This is the longest chapter that I wrote. I hope you guys will like it! I
put a lot of effort in it. By the way, thanks for the hearty reviews! They
made my brain start working up again!
~Chapter 7
"You mean.you two were.?" Ryo trailed off as he eyed on both Takeru and Hikari whose hands were clasped together.
Hikari slowly nodded with a little blush.
"Yea. We met back at high school. I really loved Takeru but mom wanted me to go to the USA and live with her. Much comes to worst, she wants me to marry this obnoxious guy who I even barely know! I quarreled with her till the end but Takeru-"
"But I told her to go on. Hikari wouldn't have a nice life with me. We're poor. They're rich. That's two different worlds. So I ran away from her one night vowing never to see her again." Takeru said remembering the past years.
"But, I never stopped loving you, Kari. Believe me." Takeru added as he held Hikari's cheeks.
Hikari's eyes widened and tears formed.
"I know. that's why I came back after all those years. I still love you, Takeru. I still do." Hikari said as she gave Takeru a warm hug.
Takeru returned it and smiled to himself.
"Well!!!" Kouji said happily.
"Isn't it nice to have a happy ending?" he added.
"That's right! When do you two plan to get married?" Mimi asked.
"M-married?" Takeru and Hikari asked together.
"Yeah. You know. Settle in. have kids." Mimi described dreamily.
Yamato looked at Hikari and Takeru who were eyeing each other differently.
"I don't think it's time for them to get married yet, Mimi. They would want to get to know each other more after years of separation." Yamato concluded.
Hikari nodded almost immediately.
"And I still have to fix my little brother's attitude towards your younger sister, Takeru. He can be very demanding and hurtful sometimes but I really love him." Hikari said.
Takeru was lost at that thought at first.
"Takeru?"
"Huh? Oh. Kari. Uh, yeah." Takeru replied as he looked out the window to see Taichi and his sister entering the hospital.
Taichi saw behind Sora, watching her back.
When suddenly, Sora stopped on her tracks and knelt down.
"What's wrong little fella?" she asked.
Taichi moved forward to see a little boy crying in his knees.
"I lost my momma in the hospital. I want to see her." The kid said in between sobs.
Sora smiled and patted the little boy's head.
"Don't worry. I'm sure we'll be able to find your mother. And-"
but before Sora could continue, Taichi picked the little boy up and carried him in his arms.
"C'mon." he said in an ordering manner.
Sora looked at his from his back and smiled. She quickly followed him and grabbed his hand. And together, they entered the hospital.
"Good morning, ma'am! What can I get you?" Sora asked the woman who just came in the coffee shop.
"Two blueberry cheesecake for take out please." The woman said.
"Right away, ma'am!" Sora said cheerfully as she took a box and placed two blueberry cheesecake inside.
It had been a week since Sora started working on a coffee shop near her school. She decided that she'll be a working student to help her family. Taichi had an idea of paying for her first semester but.
~Flashback~
"I'll pay for your tuition." Taichi said sternly.
"Pay? For my tuition? Taichi, no!" Sora protested in vain.
"No? what do you mean, no? I said I'll pay!" Taichi argued.
For the whole time, Kouji and Ryo were just there. Watching the two fight. So you could imagine them swaying their head from left to right after each argument.
"I said no, Taichi! I want to do it by myself. It's my problem!" Sora said back.
"NO!!! I said this so it's this!!!" Taichi yelled as he raised his voice.
Sora was taken aback and looked from Taichi to the ground.
'Taichi is sympathizing me. Great! This is what I need.' Sora thought exasperatedly.
"Fine.have it your way." Taichi said quietly as he walked away.
Sora looked up and brightened.
"Thank you, Tai!!!!" she said happily as she went after Taichi.
~End of flashback~
Sora suddenly blushed.
Did she remember right or did she just call Taichi, Tai?
No one calls him that way except his sister and his closest friends.
"Baka, Sora!!!" Sora said as she banged her head to the counter.
"What are you doing, Sora?" someone asked.
Sora looked up almost immediately to see her co-worker and her new friends.
"Izumi!!! Oh gosh, I'm sorry about that." Sora said shyly.
"Sorry? To me? You should be sorry to your head!" Izumi said playfully.
"Ehehehe." Sora meekly said as she scratched her head and stuck her little tongue out.
Just then, another customer came in.
"Welcome to Shirley's! How may I help you?" Izumi asked cheerfully.
"We'd like to speak to Sora." A calm voice said.
Sora peeked from the counter to see who was looking for her.
"Yamato! Ryo! Kouji! What are you guys doing here?" she asked happily.
"Aw. Sora, we're hurt. How can you treat us like that?" Ryo asked playfully.
"Is it wrong to visit a friend?" Kouji asked.
"No, no, no! It wasn't by that. I was just." Sora tried to say.
"Surprised?" Yamato filled in for her.
Sora nodded.
"Okay, okay. Sheesh! Anyways, we're here to talk to you, c'mon." Ryo said as he motioned Sora to follow them.
"I can't. I still have work. You'll have to wait later or when we close. My boss wants these cakes to be finished by late in the afternoon." Sora said quietly.
Izumi took a look from her friend.
"That's okay, Sora. You can go on right ahead. I'll stay." Izumi offered.
By now, Izumi knows quite a lot from Sora. And by this, they became very close friends.
Sora shook her head.
"No, Izumi. If I leave, the boss will blame you." Sora replied.
"So let her blame me. Who the hell can sell all these cakes in one afternoon anyways?" Izumi asked.
"We." Yamato abruptly said.
"We?" Ryo and Kouji asked.
"If we buy all the cakes here, will you come with us and talk?" Yamato asked.
Sora looked at them, wide-eyed.
"You.you can't buy all the cakes here. How will you eat them?" Sora asked.
"I need fat. I'm too thin." Yamato replied as he pulled out some money from his wallet.
"Hey, that's a great idea. C'mon." Ryo said as he tugged some money too.
"Great." Kouji replied unhappily as took out some too.
"I can't let you buy all these, Yamato!" Sora said.
"No? But we're the customers. You follow us." Kouji said.
Izumi laughed and nodded her head.
"He's right." She said.
"See?" Kouji said playfully.
"Hey, wait a minute. I thought you didn't want to spend the money." Ryo said.
"I didn't say anything. Did I?" Kouji asked.
"Y-.never mind. Here." Ryo said as he gave Sora the money.
Sora just smiled and murmured, "Thank you."
"Where'd everyone go?" Taichi asked as he looked around and saw no one of his friends in sight.
Taichi clutched the little present he was holding. He was supposed to give it to Sora a week ago but she was so busy that he had no heart to even bother her.
Then, he remembered.
"I'll give to her that day then." He said to himself and walked away.
"What!!! You mean. next week?" Sora asked, surprised.
"Yah. I guess we just went first before Taichi was ever to tell you about it but we have to warn you first." Ryo said.
"The Queen is coming back too." Kouji said.
"The Queen?" Sora and Izumi asked.
"Taichi's mother. She's coming back from the States." Yamato said.
"And it wouldn't be too good." Ryo added.
"She's really a devil and all. She wants Taichi to be married off to those sophisticated women so that the Yagami family will maintain its name." Kouji said.
"Oh." Sora said sadly.
She knew it was too good to be true. She could never be with Taichi. Wait. What was she thinking? She never liked Taichi anyways. Right?
"So, listen up. A driver will pick you up on 4 o' clock and we'll help you choose a dress to wear. Then, at the party. Just keep on nodding on what we say, understand?" Kouji said.
Sora didn't know what to say. Were they saying that they.she has to lie? In front of Taichi's mother?
"C'mon, Sora! Give it a go! I mean, Taichi would surely want you to be there, right?" Izumi said.
Sora smiled.
She didn't know if the smile was for what Izumi said or if she just got a plan to go to Taichi's birthday.
"Okay." Sora replied.
"Phew! I'm so glad Sora agreed to the whole thing." Ryo said.
"Yeah. I know. I mean, why not? It's really obvious that those two are head over heels in love and they're just trying to stop themselves." Kouji said.
"Oh, yeah. Yama. Where did Mimi go?" Kouji added.
".She went to France." Yamato replied.
"France!? What for?" Ryo asked.
"Study." Yamato replied as he stood up from the bar and left.
~Flashback~
"I want you to go to my birthday this Friday, understand?" Taichi said to Sora with no feelings at all.
Sora was a little taken aback.
"What if I don't want to?" she asked.
"You have to." Taichi argued.
"and give me a good present." He added.
~end of flashback~
Sora sighed.
"What's the sigh for, Sora?" Izumi asked worriedly.
"I still don't have a gift for Taichi. He even expects me to give him a good present. But where will I find a good present? I don't even have money." Sora sighed again.
Izumi thought for a while.
"Well.why don't you bake him some cookies. This is a bakery store, right?" Izumi said.
Sora brightened.
"That's a great idea!!" Sora said happily.
"Demo.it-"
Izumi placed a finger on Sora's lips.
"It's the thought that counts, Sora. If Taichi really understand, he'll know that this will be the best gift he'll have on that day. And besides, put all your heart in making it. I bet it's worth all the while." Izumi said.
Sora nodded her head.
"I'll give all my heart for these. for Taichi." Sora murmured.
Taichi sat 'patiently' in his chair.
"Where is she?" he asked.
"Taichi, don't worry. I'm sure Sora and the three will show up." Hikari said.
"Yeah. Just be more patient. Sora can always be late." Hikari added. "Why are you here anyways?" Taichi asked.
"What do you mean by that? it's your birthday." Hikari answered.
"Just go to him. He needs you more than I do." Taichi said.
Hikari looked at him and whacked his head.
"You think you can get to my good side, huh? No way." Hikari said as she marched away from Taichi.
'Thanks, little brother..' Hikari thought as she raced to her car and went to the hospital.
Taichi hung his head and scratched it. Just then, his mother came in.
"Mother. Nice to have you back." Taichi said.
"Good. I see you're fine. That's nice." His mother said as she walked away from him and entertained the guests.
Taichi slumped himself back to his chair.
"Some birthday." He murmured.
"Hey. What's birthday boy doing on that chair?"
he looked up.
"Finally! I thought you guys will never come!!!" Taichi said happily as he each received a hug from his three closest friends.
"Here." Ryo handed him his gift.
"Wow. They're heavy." Taichi commented.
"They're expensive." Ryo added.
Taichi nodded.
Just then, he saw who was behind Yamato.
Taichi stared at her. Enchanted to the fact that she was the most beautiful girl he had ever laid eyes on. She was perfect. She was an angel.
"Where have you bee? Why were you late!?" Taichi scolded.
Sora took a deep breath and his her gift away.
"Do you know how hard it is to choose a dress just for you?" she asked a little too loud.
Taichi was taken aback from that answer.
A dress? Just for him?
Taichi slowly smiled and he could see Sora blush.
By that sudden outburst, everyone in the room stared at them. even catching the attention of Taichi's mother.
"Well. Who might this lady be?" she asked as she walked towards them.
"What's your name?" she asked.
"Mother. She's-"
"I am not asking you, Tai. No go and entertain your other guest." His mother ordered.
Taichi looked at Sora and then to the three friends.
"Didn't you hear me? Go." His mother ordered.
Taichi slowly left.
"Now. What is your name?" she asked Sora.
"Sora-"
"Sora Kamiya! She's.the daughter of a famous architect around here. very rich." Kouji plugged in.
"Yes! She's even well educated. Her mother's an owner of tons flower shops and a distributor around the world." Ryo added.
"Yes. She's also-" Yamato was about to add something but Taichi's mother stopped them.
"A lady such as you with high status should at least know how to play the piano. Mind if we here a piece or two?" she asked, challenging Sora.
Sora didn't like the tone of her voice. It sounded as if she was belittling her in some way. Sora could guess that The Queen might've already known the truth. But Sora had other plans in mind.
Sora twitched her lips and walked to the piano.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I proudly present Sora Kamiya. She will be playing a piece for us." The Queen said in an evil way.
'In your dreams.' Sora thought. 'I'll never play for the likes of a witch like you.'
Taichi went towards his friends who were all waiting for the next event.
"Does Sora know how to play an instrument?" Ryo asked.
no one answered him.
Taichi saw Sora sit down and looked at him.
Then, she smiled.
Taichi arched a brow.
Sora banged her hands to the piano with no grace or even passion.
The Queen had an evil smile on her face. She was right.
"Ladies and Gentleman. I present you Sora Kamiya. Someone who tries to get in my son's life. A total fake! Guards!!!" The Queen said.
Suddenly, there was someone playing.
It had such melodious notes easing everyone.
And the voice.
That time when I had a dream seems so far away
I feel like crying more than anyone knows
Too clumsy to convey my feelings
I try to pretend to be strong
But if I'm all alone in this world
And love disappears instead of tears
I won't hang my head, I'll fly away
Tomorrow I'll be closer to that dream I held
The journey is long and sometimes painful
People are just so small
My weakness suddenly makes me unable to see
Even the meaning of my being here
But if I clear my heart
Someday I'll surely find a love I want to fill it with
I won't give up, I'll fly away
Tomorrow I'll get stronger for someone's sake
But if I'm all alone in this world
And love disappears instead of tears
I won't hang my head, I'll fly away
Tomorrow I'll be closer to that dream I held
It was Sora.
Taichi smiled.
He was proud of Sora. And because of that, he even believed that Sora was meaning to him.
He suddenly saw the guards walking towards her and he quickly took action and pulled her away.
Yamato, Ryo and Kouji stayed in the middle not letting the guards go after them.
"Move." The Queen ordered them.
they wouldn't budge.
"MOVE!!!!" she yelled but they still didn't.
they began a staring contest. No one moving.
Just then, Yamato stepped away.
Ryo and Kouji followed.
But it was too late.
By this time, Sora and Taichi must've have gone far.
The Queen switched to her 'fake' loving voice and said, "Shall we enjoy the night more?"
Sora and Taichi sat on Taichi's car for the next minutes. Not one of them speaking a word.
"Where's my gift?" Taichi asked as he looked At Sora.
Sora looked at the box she was carrying.
Then, Taichi grabbed it away from her.
"Tai, no!!!" Sora yelled.
".Tai?" he asked as he eyed on Sora.
Sora bit her lip.
'Baka! Why did you call him that! you have no right to call him that!'
"Taichi, please don't open it. It's really not that nice of a gift. It-"
but before Sora could continue, Taichi opened the box to see what was inside.
"See? I told you. It's not even worth you and-"
"Thank you, Sor." Taichi said as he looked at the cookies Sora baked.
~So, how was it? I hope this is long enough. I really tried making it long too. And oh yeah, if you noticed, Taichi's mother is a little out of character. I hope it's okay with you guys. And yes, Mimi left for France for a while so you'll not be having any Mimato moments. I was planning of another thing for Yamato. and Izumi's here!!! just wait for the next chapters and I'll give some Koumi moments! And if you guys don't know, the song Sora sang was actually her song. It's called Ashita wa Motto sung by Mizutani Yuuko. I thought that it would be better to be in the English version so you guys can understand it better.
Till next time!
~Chapter 7
"You mean.you two were.?" Ryo trailed off as he eyed on both Takeru and Hikari whose hands were clasped together.
Hikari slowly nodded with a little blush.
"Yea. We met back at high school. I really loved Takeru but mom wanted me to go to the USA and live with her. Much comes to worst, she wants me to marry this obnoxious guy who I even barely know! I quarreled with her till the end but Takeru-"
"But I told her to go on. Hikari wouldn't have a nice life with me. We're poor. They're rich. That's two different worlds. So I ran away from her one night vowing never to see her again." Takeru said remembering the past years.
"But, I never stopped loving you, Kari. Believe me." Takeru added as he held Hikari's cheeks.
Hikari's eyes widened and tears formed.
"I know. that's why I came back after all those years. I still love you, Takeru. I still do." Hikari said as she gave Takeru a warm hug.
Takeru returned it and smiled to himself.
"Well!!!" Kouji said happily.
"Isn't it nice to have a happy ending?" he added.
"That's right! When do you two plan to get married?" Mimi asked.
"M-married?" Takeru and Hikari asked together.
"Yeah. You know. Settle in. have kids." Mimi described dreamily.
Yamato looked at Hikari and Takeru who were eyeing each other differently.
"I don't think it's time for them to get married yet, Mimi. They would want to get to know each other more after years of separation." Yamato concluded.
Hikari nodded almost immediately.
"And I still have to fix my little brother's attitude towards your younger sister, Takeru. He can be very demanding and hurtful sometimes but I really love him." Hikari said.
Takeru was lost at that thought at first.
"Takeru?"
"Huh? Oh. Kari. Uh, yeah." Takeru replied as he looked out the window to see Taichi and his sister entering the hospital.
Taichi saw behind Sora, watching her back.
When suddenly, Sora stopped on her tracks and knelt down.
"What's wrong little fella?" she asked.
Taichi moved forward to see a little boy crying in his knees.
"I lost my momma in the hospital. I want to see her." The kid said in between sobs.
Sora smiled and patted the little boy's head.
"Don't worry. I'm sure we'll be able to find your mother. And-"
but before Sora could continue, Taichi picked the little boy up and carried him in his arms.
"C'mon." he said in an ordering manner.
Sora looked at his from his back and smiled. She quickly followed him and grabbed his hand. And together, they entered the hospital.
"Good morning, ma'am! What can I get you?" Sora asked the woman who just came in the coffee shop.
"Two blueberry cheesecake for take out please." The woman said.
"Right away, ma'am!" Sora said cheerfully as she took a box and placed two blueberry cheesecake inside.
It had been a week since Sora started working on a coffee shop near her school. She decided that she'll be a working student to help her family. Taichi had an idea of paying for her first semester but.
~Flashback~
"I'll pay for your tuition." Taichi said sternly.
"Pay? For my tuition? Taichi, no!" Sora protested in vain.
"No? what do you mean, no? I said I'll pay!" Taichi argued.
For the whole time, Kouji and Ryo were just there. Watching the two fight. So you could imagine them swaying their head from left to right after each argument.
"I said no, Taichi! I want to do it by myself. It's my problem!" Sora said back.
"NO!!! I said this so it's this!!!" Taichi yelled as he raised his voice.
Sora was taken aback and looked from Taichi to the ground.
'Taichi is sympathizing me. Great! This is what I need.' Sora thought exasperatedly.
"Fine.have it your way." Taichi said quietly as he walked away.
Sora looked up and brightened.
"Thank you, Tai!!!!" she said happily as she went after Taichi.
~End of flashback~
Sora suddenly blushed.
Did she remember right or did she just call Taichi, Tai?
No one calls him that way except his sister and his closest friends.
"Baka, Sora!!!" Sora said as she banged her head to the counter.
"What are you doing, Sora?" someone asked.
Sora looked up almost immediately to see her co-worker and her new friends.
"Izumi!!! Oh gosh, I'm sorry about that." Sora said shyly.
"Sorry? To me? You should be sorry to your head!" Izumi said playfully.
"Ehehehe." Sora meekly said as she scratched her head and stuck her little tongue out.
Just then, another customer came in.
"Welcome to Shirley's! How may I help you?" Izumi asked cheerfully.
"We'd like to speak to Sora." A calm voice said.
Sora peeked from the counter to see who was looking for her.
"Yamato! Ryo! Kouji! What are you guys doing here?" she asked happily.
"Aw. Sora, we're hurt. How can you treat us like that?" Ryo asked playfully.
"Is it wrong to visit a friend?" Kouji asked.
"No, no, no! It wasn't by that. I was just." Sora tried to say.
"Surprised?" Yamato filled in for her.
Sora nodded.
"Okay, okay. Sheesh! Anyways, we're here to talk to you, c'mon." Ryo said as he motioned Sora to follow them.
"I can't. I still have work. You'll have to wait later or when we close. My boss wants these cakes to be finished by late in the afternoon." Sora said quietly.
Izumi took a look from her friend.
"That's okay, Sora. You can go on right ahead. I'll stay." Izumi offered.
By now, Izumi knows quite a lot from Sora. And by this, they became very close friends.
Sora shook her head.
"No, Izumi. If I leave, the boss will blame you." Sora replied.
"So let her blame me. Who the hell can sell all these cakes in one afternoon anyways?" Izumi asked.
"We." Yamato abruptly said.
"We?" Ryo and Kouji asked.
"If we buy all the cakes here, will you come with us and talk?" Yamato asked.
Sora looked at them, wide-eyed.
"You.you can't buy all the cakes here. How will you eat them?" Sora asked.
"I need fat. I'm too thin." Yamato replied as he pulled out some money from his wallet.
"Hey, that's a great idea. C'mon." Ryo said as he tugged some money too.
"Great." Kouji replied unhappily as took out some too.
"I can't let you buy all these, Yamato!" Sora said.
"No? But we're the customers. You follow us." Kouji said.
Izumi laughed and nodded her head.
"He's right." She said.
"See?" Kouji said playfully.
"Hey, wait a minute. I thought you didn't want to spend the money." Ryo said.
"I didn't say anything. Did I?" Kouji asked.
"Y-.never mind. Here." Ryo said as he gave Sora the money.
Sora just smiled and murmured, "Thank you."
"Where'd everyone go?" Taichi asked as he looked around and saw no one of his friends in sight.
Taichi clutched the little present he was holding. He was supposed to give it to Sora a week ago but she was so busy that he had no heart to even bother her.
Then, he remembered.
"I'll give to her that day then." He said to himself and walked away.
"What!!! You mean. next week?" Sora asked, surprised.
"Yah. I guess we just went first before Taichi was ever to tell you about it but we have to warn you first." Ryo said.
"The Queen is coming back too." Kouji said.
"The Queen?" Sora and Izumi asked.
"Taichi's mother. She's coming back from the States." Yamato said.
"And it wouldn't be too good." Ryo added.
"She's really a devil and all. She wants Taichi to be married off to those sophisticated women so that the Yagami family will maintain its name." Kouji said.
"Oh." Sora said sadly.
She knew it was too good to be true. She could never be with Taichi. Wait. What was she thinking? She never liked Taichi anyways. Right?
"So, listen up. A driver will pick you up on 4 o' clock and we'll help you choose a dress to wear. Then, at the party. Just keep on nodding on what we say, understand?" Kouji said.
Sora didn't know what to say. Were they saying that they.she has to lie? In front of Taichi's mother?
"C'mon, Sora! Give it a go! I mean, Taichi would surely want you to be there, right?" Izumi said.
Sora smiled.
She didn't know if the smile was for what Izumi said or if she just got a plan to go to Taichi's birthday.
"Okay." Sora replied.
"Phew! I'm so glad Sora agreed to the whole thing." Ryo said.
"Yeah. I know. I mean, why not? It's really obvious that those two are head over heels in love and they're just trying to stop themselves." Kouji said.
"Oh, yeah. Yama. Where did Mimi go?" Kouji added.
".She went to France." Yamato replied.
"France!? What for?" Ryo asked.
"Study." Yamato replied as he stood up from the bar and left.
~Flashback~
"I want you to go to my birthday this Friday, understand?" Taichi said to Sora with no feelings at all.
Sora was a little taken aback.
"What if I don't want to?" she asked.
"You have to." Taichi argued.
"and give me a good present." He added.
~end of flashback~
Sora sighed.
"What's the sigh for, Sora?" Izumi asked worriedly.
"I still don't have a gift for Taichi. He even expects me to give him a good present. But where will I find a good present? I don't even have money." Sora sighed again.
Izumi thought for a while.
"Well.why don't you bake him some cookies. This is a bakery store, right?" Izumi said.
Sora brightened.
"That's a great idea!!" Sora said happily.
"Demo.it-"
Izumi placed a finger on Sora's lips.
"It's the thought that counts, Sora. If Taichi really understand, he'll know that this will be the best gift he'll have on that day. And besides, put all your heart in making it. I bet it's worth all the while." Izumi said.
Sora nodded her head.
"I'll give all my heart for these. for Taichi." Sora murmured.
Taichi sat 'patiently' in his chair.
"Where is she?" he asked.
"Taichi, don't worry. I'm sure Sora and the three will show up." Hikari said.
"Yeah. Just be more patient. Sora can always be late." Hikari added. "Why are you here anyways?" Taichi asked.
"What do you mean by that? it's your birthday." Hikari answered.
"Just go to him. He needs you more than I do." Taichi said.
Hikari looked at him and whacked his head.
"You think you can get to my good side, huh? No way." Hikari said as she marched away from Taichi.
'Thanks, little brother..' Hikari thought as she raced to her car and went to the hospital.
Taichi hung his head and scratched it. Just then, his mother came in.
"Mother. Nice to have you back." Taichi said.
"Good. I see you're fine. That's nice." His mother said as she walked away from him and entertained the guests.
Taichi slumped himself back to his chair.
"Some birthday." He murmured.
"Hey. What's birthday boy doing on that chair?"
he looked up.
"Finally! I thought you guys will never come!!!" Taichi said happily as he each received a hug from his three closest friends.
"Here." Ryo handed him his gift.
"Wow. They're heavy." Taichi commented.
"They're expensive." Ryo added.
Taichi nodded.
Just then, he saw who was behind Yamato.
Taichi stared at her. Enchanted to the fact that she was the most beautiful girl he had ever laid eyes on. She was perfect. She was an angel.
"Where have you bee? Why were you late!?" Taichi scolded.
Sora took a deep breath and his her gift away.
"Do you know how hard it is to choose a dress just for you?" she asked a little too loud.
Taichi was taken aback from that answer.
A dress? Just for him?
Taichi slowly smiled and he could see Sora blush.
By that sudden outburst, everyone in the room stared at them. even catching the attention of Taichi's mother.
"Well. Who might this lady be?" she asked as she walked towards them.
"What's your name?" she asked.
"Mother. She's-"
"I am not asking you, Tai. No go and entertain your other guest." His mother ordered.
Taichi looked at Sora and then to the three friends.
"Didn't you hear me? Go." His mother ordered.
Taichi slowly left.
"Now. What is your name?" she asked Sora.
"Sora-"
"Sora Kamiya! She's.the daughter of a famous architect around here. very rich." Kouji plugged in.
"Yes! She's even well educated. Her mother's an owner of tons flower shops and a distributor around the world." Ryo added.
"Yes. She's also-" Yamato was about to add something but Taichi's mother stopped them.
"A lady such as you with high status should at least know how to play the piano. Mind if we here a piece or two?" she asked, challenging Sora.
Sora didn't like the tone of her voice. It sounded as if she was belittling her in some way. Sora could guess that The Queen might've already known the truth. But Sora had other plans in mind.
Sora twitched her lips and walked to the piano.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I proudly present Sora Kamiya. She will be playing a piece for us." The Queen said in an evil way.
'In your dreams.' Sora thought. 'I'll never play for the likes of a witch like you.'
Taichi went towards his friends who were all waiting for the next event.
"Does Sora know how to play an instrument?" Ryo asked.
no one answered him.
Taichi saw Sora sit down and looked at him.
Then, she smiled.
Taichi arched a brow.
Sora banged her hands to the piano with no grace or even passion.
The Queen had an evil smile on her face. She was right.
"Ladies and Gentleman. I present you Sora Kamiya. Someone who tries to get in my son's life. A total fake! Guards!!!" The Queen said.
Suddenly, there was someone playing.
It had such melodious notes easing everyone.
And the voice.
That time when I had a dream seems so far away
I feel like crying more than anyone knows
Too clumsy to convey my feelings
I try to pretend to be strong
But if I'm all alone in this world
And love disappears instead of tears
I won't hang my head, I'll fly away
Tomorrow I'll be closer to that dream I held
The journey is long and sometimes painful
People are just so small
My weakness suddenly makes me unable to see
Even the meaning of my being here
But if I clear my heart
Someday I'll surely find a love I want to fill it with
I won't give up, I'll fly away
Tomorrow I'll get stronger for someone's sake
But if I'm all alone in this world
And love disappears instead of tears
I won't hang my head, I'll fly away
Tomorrow I'll be closer to that dream I held
It was Sora.
Taichi smiled.
He was proud of Sora. And because of that, he even believed that Sora was meaning to him.
He suddenly saw the guards walking towards her and he quickly took action and pulled her away.
Yamato, Ryo and Kouji stayed in the middle not letting the guards go after them.
"Move." The Queen ordered them.
they wouldn't budge.
"MOVE!!!!" she yelled but they still didn't.
they began a staring contest. No one moving.
Just then, Yamato stepped away.
Ryo and Kouji followed.
But it was too late.
By this time, Sora and Taichi must've have gone far.
The Queen switched to her 'fake' loving voice and said, "Shall we enjoy the night more?"
Sora and Taichi sat on Taichi's car for the next minutes. Not one of them speaking a word.
"Where's my gift?" Taichi asked as he looked At Sora.
Sora looked at the box she was carrying.
Then, Taichi grabbed it away from her.
"Tai, no!!!" Sora yelled.
".Tai?" he asked as he eyed on Sora.
Sora bit her lip.
'Baka! Why did you call him that! you have no right to call him that!'
"Taichi, please don't open it. It's really not that nice of a gift. It-"
but before Sora could continue, Taichi opened the box to see what was inside.
"See? I told you. It's not even worth you and-"
"Thank you, Sor." Taichi said as he looked at the cookies Sora baked.
~So, how was it? I hope this is long enough. I really tried making it long too. And oh yeah, if you noticed, Taichi's mother is a little out of character. I hope it's okay with you guys. And yes, Mimi left for France for a while so you'll not be having any Mimato moments. I was planning of another thing for Yamato. and Izumi's here!!! just wait for the next chapters and I'll give some Koumi moments! And if you guys don't know, the song Sora sang was actually her song. It's called Ashita wa Motto sung by Mizutani Yuuko. I thought that it would be better to be in the English version so you guys can understand it better.
Till next time!
