Thanks a ton for the reviews, I was so shocked when I opened up my email and all those nice reviews alerts popped up. A lot of people have asked me whether they're going to do it or not, they've already scored in an earlier chapter, the details are just left out because of the rating.
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Unlike the other nights, pitch black and cloudy, tonight was far from dark. Even without the firelight, everything solid outside the cave opening was visible under the full moon. The milky way dyed the sky into a shade of purple. Occasionally, trails of mist would come and go, but as the vapor cleared, moving dots of yellow sprinkle drifted around the cave, turning in rhythmic circles.
"Lightening bugs," Yamato said as he spotted one floating around him. He throw a hand at it in an attempt to catch the flying insect. Since it was so light, it was pushed back by the wind created from the force of his arm. Then eventually, he dispersed all of them before he even got a chance to touch one.
"You scared them away," Sora told him. He shrugged. Without having those lamp-like insects to watch as entertainment, he returned to stare at the sky to pass time.
He rested his eyes blankly on the full moon, watched as it slowly descended down a shadow of a tall tree. Hours went by, in utter silence they had nothing to talk about. Still, both of them were awake, too exhausted to even fall into peaceful slumber. His arms automatically slipped behind her back, gently massaging her spine without really having to think about it. The movement was a natural tendency he can't get rid of, not that he wanted to. She allowed him to do that, but as soon as his fingers touch the edge of her jeans, she would torture him until he gets nightmares.
"Hey, look up there! A shouting star," Sora shouted exuberantly and pointed to a fussy tail of light that disappeared as quickly as it made its entrance.
Yamato cracked a grin, "I've never been able to seen one in Odaiba. But I've read books about it."
"You nerd,"
"I guess I am, I've always wanted to be an astroanut."
"Really? So what do you know about comets, smartass wannabe?"
"I heard it's a good luck sign."
"Maybe,"Sora said with the slightest bit of hope although she knew it was too good to be true. From all those talks of being rescued, nothing good was coming. No choppers, no boat, no sign of human existence whatesoever, it was like Digital World all over again.
"Wonderful, ain't it? You can see things you'll never be able to see back home."
Sora simply gave a single nod, "when I was little. I had fantasies of living in paradise with a prince charming, have a beautiful baby, and live happily ever after."
Yamato lighted a questioning grin, then all of a sudden cracked up.
"A girl can dream can she?" she countered.
"I think those fairy tales filled your head with too much nonsence."
"Yeah," Sora replied as she recalled bedtime stories and movies she watched, "Like Tarzan and Jane, wouldn't that be nice?"
Yamato chuckled,"there's one thing missing then."
"What?" Sora couldn't fingure out what he was referring to at first. He gave her a seducive smile and she gasped.
"Ew No! You freak, get away from me!" she placed a hand at the back of his skull and spanked it forward.
"No game. I swear, just thinking about your Tarzan fantasy," he immediately shrunk away from her dangerous wopping hand and begged for forgiveness by his innocent smile.
"I'm telling you, don't take advantage of me again." she pouted at him.
"I figured you'd say that." Yamato said, "you know, that's one thing I can't stop loving about you, you're tough and you don't get seduced easily, not just some vulnerable girl who's craving to love someone."
"Not when it's You we're talking about..." she murmured because deeply down she knew he was wrong and as much as she hates to admit, the pictures came back to her from several nights ago. But that single entrance could meant everything. She might even be pregnant.
"What?" Yamato seemed to heard her.
"What?" she flinched, "Did I say something?"
"I don't know.. maybe I'm just hearing things, forget it," Yamato told her and sighed.
"Good," she could feel her stiff muscles starting to fall flat into their normal shapes. Pinkness filled her cheeks, she tried to avoid his eye contact. Now that he mentioned what he had said about her, she began to think otherwise. It's true that she's a tough girl, but her stuck up personality can't hardly break through his irresistable charm. She tried to avoid eye contact, but his would always come up with a way to draw her closer. Behind his eyes, the word sex was written underneath the surface. A hidden intention or whatever she called it... she knew when to become self-aware. In a way, she didn't know to think of him anymore, whether she could trust him or not, she wasn't sure anymore.
"So tell me," she decided it was a good time to change the subject. "What's one thing you would die to have right now."
"Chocolate cake, beer, juicy beef steaks that just came out of the griller with brown sauce dripping from them. How about that?" he replied, half drilling onto her shoulder by the thought of his favorite meals.
"Sounds like heaven," Sora laughed and shook her head.
"You?" he turned to look and her and snapped back the question.
"A long bubble bath... then a nap."
"Nah, food comes before hygenine."
"I just want to be able to walk around without my dirty clothes sticking onto me. I'm going to the pond first thing in the morning," she declared, a look of utter disgust formed on her face when she looked down at her jeans.
Yamato lifted his arm and smelt his armpit, then shrugged, "well, the sun's almost up you might want a head start on going."
Sora nodded and got up, smiling suspiciously as she brushed the dust off her buttock.
"What about you? You haven't taken a bath in more than a week."
"I'm a man, Sora. I can last with my legs dirty."
"Are you sure? You might want to fix your precious hair, it's becoming like Tai's stuck-up haystack. Come with me to pond," Sora waited for his answer. For once she knew she was't going crazy. She was anxious to see whether he accept to come or not.
Baby blue eyes widened at the so-called invitation.
"Right..." Yamato chuckled. "The last time you went to the pond, the only thing you were cautious about was me spying on you." he joked. She can't be serious! Is this some sort of test?
Sora scoffed before turning her back on him, "fine, don't go if you don't want to."
Yamato was just about to nod, but he realized what he could gain by going with her. Upon realizing her hidden intention, he shot upward like a jolt of lightening. "No, I'll come! Lead the way, princess!"
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Koushiro called in every one of their digimon. The search group flew from island to island and is now in, a few hundred miles from mainland. They've flyed across Odaiba Bay in the direction the storm followed the day Sora and Yamato fell overboard. "Where could they be..." Mimi said, took out a pink handkerchief to clean her face. Her worries stacked up, getting heavier each day, she thought she would commit suicide from the guilt if only it hadn't been her friends, particular Tai and Koushiro, who have been saying pointless jokes just to cheer her up.
The rain had finally stopped yesterday, sending wet spots everywhere. On the ground, on tree branches, even moisture hanging in the air. It was noun on the spot, though the layer of thick clouds blocked most of the sunlight, making it feel like early morning. The monsoon season is at it's midpoint of leaving, the winds have shifted north, leaving behind an atmosphere of fog, rendering everything more than a feet away impossible to see.
"Koushiro? Hey answer me will ya?" Mimi shouted.
The spiky hair boy didn't replied since he didn't have the answer, he wished he did but his genius skills at tracking down devices wasn't enough to help them find Sora and Yamato. He remained silent.
"Oh my god! Where are you guys, answer me. I can't see any of you!" Mimi lost her control, started reaching out her arms hoping that she'll touch someone. All she saw was a cloud of whiteness.
"Relax, Meems. We're here." Kari assured her with her voice, then waved to let Mimi see that they were close by.
"Oh good. For a second I thought I was wondering off in another direction. Can we please get back? Then is no point in search in this fog. We'd be lucky if we can make it out of here without getting lost ourselves! Sora and Matt can't be on this island--" Mimi ran to catch up, but was suddenly silenced by a feminine growl, "Oh my god, what was that!"
A pair of wings flapped into her face, Mimi screamed and fell backward onto the ground in a hard landing on her ass.
"How could you say this?" It was Biyomon who growled. "My friend is missing and you are complaining about a stupid fog?"
Mimi was just about to defend herself with a comeback when Tai spoke for her instead, "it's not her fault, Biyomon. Everyone is just... in a shitty mood right now. Besides, she is right, there's a fat chance that they are on this part of the island. Even if they are, it's impossible to see anyway."
Biyomon sighed as her eyes dropped pair with her shoulders. "Sorry. I just...you know how it is. I always promised Sora that I will protect her ever since we met in the Digital World.."
Koushiro flinched as with a light bulb just lighted up in front of him, "Biyomon, you're a genius!"
Taichi looked at him awkwardly, "Aren't you the genius here?"
"I just thought of something. Quick, back to the chopper!"
"For what?" Everyone questioned in unison, their eyes were all beaming at Koushiro.
"You'll see. I think we've been searching in the wrong place."
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Sora crouched low so that half her body was protected under a dead log. There was still nothing but the moonlight to shape her bare exposed back. Yamato respected her privacy by looking away, turning to lock his eyes on the ground. He couldn't help it when he could hear the sound of articles of clothing being stripped off. She dropped her shirt and pants to a boulder and slid into the water, gasping and hissing as she went in.
"Cold?"
She nodded but said nothing. Yamato remained silent although he could see her nod, there was no way that he was admitting that he's peeking through his dark long eyelashes.
As the wind picked up, along with it came yellow leaves, floating in midair in small loops before they reached the water. Sora went further until she was at her neck level. Yamato heard splashing of water and felt it was safe to look. He walked to stand on the rock where her clothes where disposed, then leaned down and pulled the torned shirt off his back. The first thing he would do was wash his hair. Peering in the reflection, he could see that his use-to-be famous piece of blonde artwork had became stiff and stringy, like it was rubbed with dirt mixed in gel. Sora turned around and spotted him looking in shame.
He dipped the edge of his hair in the water, but found it a disgustingly uncomfortable position. He bent more more and accidently cracked his neck.
"Aw, screw this!" Yamato hissed and leaped into the air.
"Where are you doing?" Sora laughed when he saw him making a dive in the pond with his pants on. He landed perfectly with little splash and came up three seconds later a yard away from her. Something sounding like the rustling of the grass was heard, but both didn't pay attention.
He felt his wound rising to pain again, but eventually the pain went away as he got use to it. "This water is freezing!"
"It's a pond, Yamato. What did you expect? A swimming pool?"
He shrugged, since he didn't have any good comebacks, he said nothing and began scratching his hair to get the dust out. They finished cleaning their bodies quickly and wasted no time in the water because hungry stomaches were demanding them to get up and check on the traps for food.
Yamato came out first and shook the droplets off his head like a dog. He grimaced when he looked down, "Uh oh."
"What Yamato?"
"It---it, it can't be. They were here a second ago! Clothes don't run off by themselves do they?"
"Yama!" Sora gasped.
It's kind of short... oh well, this is a good place to stop. Forgive me for small cliffhangers! Sometimes this is where I run out of ideas...