Troubles of life, chap 3
Me-Sorry for lack of updating! This job is really getting in the way! Thank- you for all those who reviewed!
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Ken-Takerus Lost Angel, or Dennie doesn't own digimon or it's characters, they do however own the plot!
Me and Dennie- On with the show!
~*~A couple days later (from where we last left off)~*~
Sora was doing a lot better and finally out of the hospital. All her friends and her mom were so relieved. Tai was just about to call his friend.
telephone rings
Mrs. Takenouchi wiped her hands on her apron and picked up the ringing telephone.
"Hello?" She spoke into the receicver.
"Hi, Mrs. Takenouchi! Is Sora around?" Tai asked.
"Oh, hello, Tai. No, um...I think she went out for a run or something."
"A run?"
"Yeah, exercise..."
"OH! Oh yeah...heh..."
"I'll tell her you called, though, ok?"
"Ok, thanks. Bye."
"Bye."
Putting down the receiver, Tai made a face. Running? Sora was a fit girl, but she never went out running. She always played soccer, or roller bladed, and she was even getting into tennis now. Maybe he was just thinking like this cause he was so disappointed. He really wanted to talk to Sora.
------------********------------------------********------------------------ ********-------------- Sora huffed and puffed along the path in the park. Just another kilometer until she was home.
(A/N using the Canadian system here...(lol)...um...I think a kilometer is a bit more than a mile...or something like that, I dunno, ask Takerus Lost Angel! lol she'll know!)
She was tired and hot. She was starting to get that dizzy lightheaded feeling again. Maybe she should stop...no, no! keep going! she urged herself on. It wasn't that much further...right? She turned her discman up a little when her favourite song came on. She hummed a bit here and there. She started thinking. Maybe her and Matt should break up. As each day passed, she realized more and more how much she wanted Tai. There was just somethng about him...
Sora finally reached home. She walked into her apartment.
"Mom..." she called, breathlessly. "I'm taking a shower!"
"Ok dear, and Tai just called for you. And Matt just before him. You're getting popular with the boys, eh?" her Mom said with a chuckle.
"Mom!" Sora blushed. She grabbed some clean clothes and a towel and brought them into the bathroom. She pulled out the scale. 113. She hadn't lost anything...but at least she hadn't gained anything. She shrugged and put the scale back, and turned on the shower.
------------********------------------------********------------------------ ********------------ ~*~At Matt's Appartment~*~
"DAMN!" Matt yelled when one of his guitar strings snapped. "Oh well, these are old..I need new ones anyways..." He put his guitar down and walked out of his room. "Dad! I'm going to the music store!"
"How come?" Mr. Ishida questioned as he came out of the kitchen.
"I need new guitar strings..." Matt grunted, as he tied his shoes. Just then the phone rang. T.K. answered it from the phone in the family room where he was watching T.V.
"Hello? ---yup, just a sec..." T.K. covered the receiver and looked up. "Matt, it's for you."
"Who is it? I'm on my way out." Matt said impatiently.
"It's Sora, I think." T.K. replied.
"Oh, in that case..." Matt took the receiver from T.K. "Hey..." he said into the mouthpiece.
"Hey!" Sora replied from the other end. "Matt...um...I just wan...well, you called earlier, right?"
"Yup"
"Ok...any peticualer reason?"
"Well, yeah actually...wanna go to a movie tonight? My treat of course!"
"Um..."
"It's Friday..."
"I know...but, Matt listen, this thing with us...it's not working...I-I-I love you, but only as a friend, nothing more...this is too awkward...and I must confess, I really, really like Tai."
Matt was quiet for a moment. He was really hurt. If she didn't like him as more than a friend, why did she agree to go out with him? And why did she kiss him last week?! Now he was mad. "Ok." he said to her. "Sure...hook up with Tai, and then you can trash him for Izzy next week, and then some other guy the week after, how about Ben? He likes you, you know. And by the way, thanks for leading me on!" And with that, Matt slammed down the receiver with out saying bye.
"What was that all about?" Asked T.K. "Are you going out with Sora? And you didn't tell me!?"
"No! Just shut up and mind your own beeswax!" Matt snapped at his younger brother.
"Whoa...are you ok, man?"
Matt didn't reply. He just left for the music store.
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The Phone Rings
"Hello?" Tai says.
"Hey Tai! It's Sora, my mom said you called earlier. Is there a reason to why you called?"
"Yeah, I just wanted to know how you were feeling?" He said casually.
"I feel fine, except for the fact that I broke up with Matt. Like I loved him, but I wasn't in love with him!" Sora said sincerely.
(A/N Corniness, but oh well!)
"Oh, that's too bad! How did Matt take it?" Feeling as if he was the reason it was his fault they broke up.
"He took it pretty hard, I hope he gets over it! He is one of my best friends. I wish things could go back to the way they were. Before everything got so confusing." She said tears forming in her eyes.
"Don't worry Sora, I'll always be there for you. You can always count on me!" Tai said reassuringly.
"Thanks Tai! Well I got to go, my mom needs the phone, it was nice talking to you! Bye." She said.
"Bye!" With that the line went dead. Sora I hope you know, no matter what happens to you I will be right by you! No matter what choices you make I will always love you!
------------********------------------------********------------------------ ********---------- ~*~Later that evening~*~
Sora logged into her email inbox. No new emails. She clicked on the compose button, typed in the recipients address and then began her message:
hey, Matt Listen, I'm really sorry. I don't want you to hate me or to be mad at me! you're like one of my best friends and you know that! so don't make this anyharder! it ddint work out...these things happen, but taht shouldn't ruin our friendship! I don't wanna lose you, you mean a lot to me, u jsut have to understand that I only luv u as a friend and nothing more. and pleasedon't be jelous that it's Tai that I like! don't be mad at him , and dont' be mad at me! I didn't mean to lead u on, the truth is, I do like uou like that a little, how can I halp it, I've fallen for the Ishida charm! ;) so pleasde forgive me, k? luv ya, Sora, xoxo PEACE!
(A/N remember, the typos are part of the story!)
Sora clicked the send button. Hopefully Matt wouldn't be so mad that he'd ignore her! She sighed and put her pyjamas on, then went in to brush her teeth.
------------********------------------------********------------------------ ********---------- ~*~The next morning~*~
"Where's Matt?" asked Sora when only Tai showed up at her appartment the next morning.
"I dunno. He didn't show up at my place this morning and I had to leave or else I'd be late for you!" Tai replied. "Don't wanna be late for school"
"Yeah." Sora agreed. "I emailed him last night."
"Yeah? What for...to appologize to the bitchy baby?!"
"Yes..."
"What!? If anything, he should be appologizing to you!"
"Why? I broke his heart, he didn't break mine!"
"Yeah, but needs to learn to suck it up and take it like a man!"
At that, Sora had to laugh. She punched Tai in the arm, playfully. "Tai, will you go out with me?" She asked this so suddenly that Tai was taken by surprise.
"Wh...yeah!" he said. "Of course!" and with that he threw his arm around her. Sora laughed and kissed his cheek.
------------********------------------------********------------------------ ********---------- ~*~During 3rd period, after lunch~*~
"C'mon, girls! Only two more laps! This is nothing for you! Hustle!" cried Sora's gym teacher.
"Phew!...I-I hate...having gym...after lunch!" puffed Sora's friend Annie as they ran the track. Sora groaned in agreement. She was beginning to feel lightheaded. The ground started spinning. Then everything went black.
------------********------------------------********------------------------ ********---------- ~*~15 mins later~*~
Sora opened her eyes and blinked a couple times to clear them. Where the hell was she?! She looked around her, but before she had a chance to figure anything out she heard a voice calling her name.
"Sora! Oh my God, Sora!" It was Annie. "Are you feeling ok?! You like, fainted in the middle of gym class!"
"Did I?" asked a very weak Sora.
"Yes! I guess you got too heated up or something. Well, at least you didn't throw up!" Annie shuttered. Sora smiled and nodded.
"Ok, dear." the school nurse said to Annie. "You can head back to class now. Tell your teacher that she's concious now." Annie nodded and retreated back to class, giving Sora a little wave and a look of concern as she left.
"What happened to me?" asked Sora.
"Well, you passed out in the middle of gym class, sweetie!" replied the nurse.
"How did I get here?"
"Four of your friends had to carry you in and I let the one girl who said she was really good friends with you stay, just to make sure you were alright and then to report the news to the others."
"Oh."
"How are you feeling now? Can you think of anything that might have made you faint?" the nurse inquired.
Without thinking, Sora replied, weakly. "I'm really hungry...that could be it..."
"Well...didn't you eat?"
Sora realized what she had just said. "Um...no..."
"Why not?!" asked the confused nurse.
"Well, I got up late...and, like really late and I just ran out of the house. I didn't eat, and didn't grab my lunch." Sora blurted out, even though it wasn't true.
"Well, couldn't you have called your mom, or bought something in the cafeteria? Even if you had to borrow money."
"I wasn't really hungry at lunch..."
"How could you not be hungry, when you hadn't eaten breakfast. And then suddenly your hungry after lunch?"
Sora shrugged and closed her eyes. The nurse sighed.
"I think we should get you something to eat, dear."
Sora's eyes flew open when she heard that. "No, no,it's ok...I don't have any money one me today."
"Well, I don't mind..."
"No, I don't wanna do that! And I should really get back to class..."
"Honey, you're weak as a little puppy, you need food! Your health is more important. When was the last time you ate?"
Sora just wanted to run out of there and keep on running until she was safe in her own bed.
"Well?" the nurse was getting impatient.
Sora looked down. How could she tell the nurse that she hadn't eaten since...she couldn't even remember! She was so tired and weak she couldn't think straight. She was sure she had eaten something yesterday...didn't she have a banana? And a salad? Yeah that was right. When was that? During lunch...
"Yesterday." she finally replied.
"Yes, that's what I figured, but when yesterday?"
"Lunch."
"Didn't you have supper!?"
"No"
"Why not!? Don't your parents feed you?"
"Of course!" Sora felt guilty now. She didn't want to make this look bad on her mom. "My mom feeds me, and she loves me, I just.-I'm never hungry, that's all..."
"Well you must be. And you're body does need food. That must be why you fainted. Has this happened before?"
"No." Sora lied, yet again
"Ok, well, I'm going to get you come food. Is chicken soup ok?"
"Um, I wouldn't mind a salad...if that's ok..."
"Oh, sure thing dear." The nurse went to the cafeteria and retuned a few minutes later with a salad for Sora. While she was gone, Sora had considered running away. But she didn't want skip school, and she was to weak to go anywhere. She figured she really should eat, so she stayed.
"Thank you so much." she said when the nurse handed her the salad. Sora ate it. When she was finished, she thanked the nurse for everything and went to her fourth period class.
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"Hey Sora!" Tai said to his newfound girlfriend. "How are you feeling?"
"Just fine." She lied. I hate lying to Tai, but I can't help it. If he found out he would never leave my side. I'm starting to realize how Kari must feel all the time.
"So, I was saying would you like to come over, I could really use some help on the French homework." Tai said breaking Sora's train of thought. "So do you want too?"
"Uhhh..yeah sure, that would be great!" Sora said trying to force a smile.
"Come on! Let's go!" Tai shouted happily.
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SomeWhere, Else in The School Yard.
"Yo, Matt! Band practice is cancelled!" One of Matt's band members yelled to him over the crowed of people.
"Whatever man! I'll talk to you later." Matt hollered to his friend.
"Matt!" Mimi shrieked. "It's all over the school! You Mr. Popularity, got dumped!"
"O.k. Mimi, you don't have to rub it in! I already feel bad as it is!" Matt snapped.
"Oh yeah, sorry!" Mimi replied innocently.
Matt grunted. She is pretty cute... he thought to himself ...even though she's really perky. But that's Mimi for ya!
"Whatcha smilin' at?" she asked. Matt blushed. He didn't realize that he had started smiling.
"Oh, nothing, just thinking" he replied. And then, he decided to try his luck. "Hey, Mi?"
"Yessum?"
"Uh, if you're not busy, do you wanna go to a movie with me on Friday?" Matt asked her.
A big smile spread across Mimi's pretty face. "Sure!" she replied enthusiastically.
Matt smiled back. "Great." he said. He walked over to her and put his arm around her. "C'mon, I'll walk you home. Oh, and I hope this doesn't seem weird that I did this like right after I broke up with Sora. You, know I've always thought you were really pretty, and there was always something about the way you are that I liked. And you have a great voice. We should jam sometime!"
"I've always had the hots for you!" Mimi confessed.
------------********------------------------********------------------------ ********---------- ~*~At Tai's house~*~
"Ok, when you put certain verbs in the past tense, you have to use être..." Sora explained to Tai about his French homework. "They're movement verbes like tomber, and aller...get it?"
"I thought all verbs were movement..." Said a confused Tai.
"Well, technically, but, you know like...um...oooh..." Sora thought for a sec. "Sora, I'm having a bit of trouble, I had French last semester." She laughed.
"Oh wait, I think I get it!" Tai said suddenly. They worked on that a little more, and finally about 20 minutes later, they were finished.
"Great! You're gonna do fine on that test next week!" Sora exclaimed.
"And all thanks to you! Tai said cheerfully. "Thanks so much! You're so smart!"
Sora laughed. "No problem Tai, anytime!" She smiled at him. Tai smiled back. The two edged a little closer until their lips met. They pulled away and looked into each other's eyes. Then they kissed again. But then they heard footsteps in the hall and they pulled back just in time as Kari burst into the room.
"Sora, your mom called. She wants you home for supper." Kari announced.
"Oh, ok, thanks Kari." Sora replied.
Kari nodded and left. Sora gathered her stuff.
"I'll call ya later, k?" She said to Tai.
"Yup!" He got up to say good-bye. While she put on her shoes he looked around to see if anyone was nearby. The coast was clear. When she got up and was about to say bye, Tai wrapped his arms around her in a hug, and then kissed her. She returned these signs of affection, said good-bye and left.
------------********------------------------********------------------------ ********---------- ~*~10 minutes later~*~
"Hi mom" Sora said walking into her apartment.
"Hi Sweetie." Mrs. Takenouchi replied, giving her daughter a kiss on the cheek. Sora smiled at her mom and then said:
"I'm going for a run, ok?"
"But supper's ready..." Mrs. Takenouchi protested.
"Yeah, I know, but I don't wanna run after I eat. That's not good. So I'll eat when I come back." Sora said.
Her mother hesitated for a moment but finally replied. "Ok then, but don't be too long. Don't want to push yourself too hard. It's pretty hot out."
"I know, I know. I'll be fine." Sora said. And with that she went to change into her running gear.
------------********------------------------********------------------------ ********---------- ~*~At the Ishida place...~*~
Matt hummed to himself as he logged onto the net to check his email. There was some junk, a message from Mimi and one from Sora. After he cleared the junk, he clicked on Mimi's. It was short.
hey babe! juss sendin a couple kissez ur way! i'm so happy! lookin forward to friday! ;) well c ya tmr! luv ya! Mimi! *kissez~&~hugz*
Matt typed a quick reply, sent it and then moved on to Sora's email. It read:
hey, Matt Listen, I'm really sorry. I don't want you to hate me or to be mad at me! you're like one of my best friends and you know that! so don't make this anyharder! it ddint work out...these things happen, but taht shouldn't ruin our friendship! I don't wanna lose you, you mean a lot to me, u jsut have to understand that I only luv u as a friend and nothing more. and pleasedon't be jelous that it's Tai that I like! don't be mad at him , and dont' be mad at me! I didn't mean to lead u on, the truth is, I do like uou like that a little, how can I halp it, I've fallen for the Ishida charm! ;) so pleasde forgive me, k? luv ya, Sora, xoxo PEACE!
(A/N just to refresh your memory!)
Matt smiled. But his smile quickly faded. He felt really bad for treating Sora the way he did. That was so wrong of him! He hit the reply button, typed his message and sent it.
------------********------------------------********------------------------ ********---------- ~*~Back at Sora's home~*~
Sora arrived back home all hot and sweaty from her run.
"Hi Sora." Her mom greeted her. "Did you have a good run?"
Sora nodded, taking off her shoes.
"Are you going to eat now?" Mrs, Takenouchi asked.
Sora made a face. "I'm all sweaty and nasty! I wanna take a shower before I do anything!" she replied. Her mother nodded. Sora headed for the shower. When she was finished showering and dressing, she decided to check her email. In her inbox, there was a reply from Matt to the email she had sent him the other day. She opened it.
Dear Sora hey, look I'm sorry for the way I acted the other day. i was wrong, i shouldn't have been so rude. if yu don't like me, in that way u dont, I shouldn't be such a baby. I think u and tai make a good couple. Mimi seems to think so, too. her and I are going out, by the way! ;) So, hw are you feeling? is it tru that u fainted today?! is everything ok with u? are u sick or something? tell me what;s going on, girl!! g2g...ttyl frum Matt PS...I FORGIVE U! ha ha, obviously!
Sora was sort of upset. How did everyone know about her fainting incident? Well, word travels fast at school. She just wished that everyone didn't know. They would start catching onto her. Tai was the only one that knew her secret. Speaking of Tai, she decided to give him a call.
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Ken-Takerus Lost Angel, or Dennie doesn't own digimon or it's characters, they do however own the plot!
Me and Dennie- On with the show!
~*~A couple days later (from where we last left off)~*~
Sora was doing a lot better and finally out of the hospital. All her friends and her mom were so relieved. Tai was just about to call his friend.
telephone rings
Mrs. Takenouchi wiped her hands on her apron and picked up the ringing telephone.
"Hello?" She spoke into the receicver.
"Hi, Mrs. Takenouchi! Is Sora around?" Tai asked.
"Oh, hello, Tai. No, um...I think she went out for a run or something."
"A run?"
"Yeah, exercise..."
"OH! Oh yeah...heh..."
"I'll tell her you called, though, ok?"
"Ok, thanks. Bye."
"Bye."
Putting down the receiver, Tai made a face. Running? Sora was a fit girl, but she never went out running. She always played soccer, or roller bladed, and she was even getting into tennis now. Maybe he was just thinking like this cause he was so disappointed. He really wanted to talk to Sora.
------------********------------------------********------------------------ ********-------------- Sora huffed and puffed along the path in the park. Just another kilometer until she was home.
(A/N using the Canadian system here...(lol)...um...I think a kilometer is a bit more than a mile...or something like that, I dunno, ask Takerus Lost Angel! lol she'll know!)
She was tired and hot. She was starting to get that dizzy lightheaded feeling again. Maybe she should stop...no, no! keep going! she urged herself on. It wasn't that much further...right? She turned her discman up a little when her favourite song came on. She hummed a bit here and there. She started thinking. Maybe her and Matt should break up. As each day passed, she realized more and more how much she wanted Tai. There was just somethng about him...
Sora finally reached home. She walked into her apartment.
"Mom..." she called, breathlessly. "I'm taking a shower!"
"Ok dear, and Tai just called for you. And Matt just before him. You're getting popular with the boys, eh?" her Mom said with a chuckle.
"Mom!" Sora blushed. She grabbed some clean clothes and a towel and brought them into the bathroom. She pulled out the scale. 113. She hadn't lost anything...but at least she hadn't gained anything. She shrugged and put the scale back, and turned on the shower.
------------********------------------------********------------------------ ********------------ ~*~At Matt's Appartment~*~
"DAMN!" Matt yelled when one of his guitar strings snapped. "Oh well, these are old..I need new ones anyways..." He put his guitar down and walked out of his room. "Dad! I'm going to the music store!"
"How come?" Mr. Ishida questioned as he came out of the kitchen.
"I need new guitar strings..." Matt grunted, as he tied his shoes. Just then the phone rang. T.K. answered it from the phone in the family room where he was watching T.V.
"Hello? ---yup, just a sec..." T.K. covered the receiver and looked up. "Matt, it's for you."
"Who is it? I'm on my way out." Matt said impatiently.
"It's Sora, I think." T.K. replied.
"Oh, in that case..." Matt took the receiver from T.K. "Hey..." he said into the mouthpiece.
"Hey!" Sora replied from the other end. "Matt...um...I just wan...well, you called earlier, right?"
"Yup"
"Ok...any peticualer reason?"
"Well, yeah actually...wanna go to a movie tonight? My treat of course!"
"Um..."
"It's Friday..."
"I know...but, Matt listen, this thing with us...it's not working...I-I-I love you, but only as a friend, nothing more...this is too awkward...and I must confess, I really, really like Tai."
Matt was quiet for a moment. He was really hurt. If she didn't like him as more than a friend, why did she agree to go out with him? And why did she kiss him last week?! Now he was mad. "Ok." he said to her. "Sure...hook up with Tai, and then you can trash him for Izzy next week, and then some other guy the week after, how about Ben? He likes you, you know. And by the way, thanks for leading me on!" And with that, Matt slammed down the receiver with out saying bye.
"What was that all about?" Asked T.K. "Are you going out with Sora? And you didn't tell me!?"
"No! Just shut up and mind your own beeswax!" Matt snapped at his younger brother.
"Whoa...are you ok, man?"
Matt didn't reply. He just left for the music store.
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The Phone Rings
"Hello?" Tai says.
"Hey Tai! It's Sora, my mom said you called earlier. Is there a reason to why you called?"
"Yeah, I just wanted to know how you were feeling?" He said casually.
"I feel fine, except for the fact that I broke up with Matt. Like I loved him, but I wasn't in love with him!" Sora said sincerely.
(A/N Corniness, but oh well!)
"Oh, that's too bad! How did Matt take it?" Feeling as if he was the reason it was his fault they broke up.
"He took it pretty hard, I hope he gets over it! He is one of my best friends. I wish things could go back to the way they were. Before everything got so confusing." She said tears forming in her eyes.
"Don't worry Sora, I'll always be there for you. You can always count on me!" Tai said reassuringly.
"Thanks Tai! Well I got to go, my mom needs the phone, it was nice talking to you! Bye." She said.
"Bye!" With that the line went dead. Sora I hope you know, no matter what happens to you I will be right by you! No matter what choices you make I will always love you!
------------********------------------------********------------------------ ********---------- ~*~Later that evening~*~
Sora logged into her email inbox. No new emails. She clicked on the compose button, typed in the recipients address and then began her message:
hey, Matt Listen, I'm really sorry. I don't want you to hate me or to be mad at me! you're like one of my best friends and you know that! so don't make this anyharder! it ddint work out...these things happen, but taht shouldn't ruin our friendship! I don't wanna lose you, you mean a lot to me, u jsut have to understand that I only luv u as a friend and nothing more. and pleasedon't be jelous that it's Tai that I like! don't be mad at him , and dont' be mad at me! I didn't mean to lead u on, the truth is, I do like uou like that a little, how can I halp it, I've fallen for the Ishida charm! ;) so pleasde forgive me, k? luv ya, Sora, xoxo PEACE!
(A/N remember, the typos are part of the story!)
Sora clicked the send button. Hopefully Matt wouldn't be so mad that he'd ignore her! She sighed and put her pyjamas on, then went in to brush her teeth.
------------********------------------------********------------------------ ********---------- ~*~The next morning~*~
"Where's Matt?" asked Sora when only Tai showed up at her appartment the next morning.
"I dunno. He didn't show up at my place this morning and I had to leave or else I'd be late for you!" Tai replied. "Don't wanna be late for school"
"Yeah." Sora agreed. "I emailed him last night."
"Yeah? What for...to appologize to the bitchy baby?!"
"Yes..."
"What!? If anything, he should be appologizing to you!"
"Why? I broke his heart, he didn't break mine!"
"Yeah, but needs to learn to suck it up and take it like a man!"
At that, Sora had to laugh. She punched Tai in the arm, playfully. "Tai, will you go out with me?" She asked this so suddenly that Tai was taken by surprise.
"Wh...yeah!" he said. "Of course!" and with that he threw his arm around her. Sora laughed and kissed his cheek.
------------********------------------------********------------------------ ********---------- ~*~During 3rd period, after lunch~*~
"C'mon, girls! Only two more laps! This is nothing for you! Hustle!" cried Sora's gym teacher.
"Phew!...I-I hate...having gym...after lunch!" puffed Sora's friend Annie as they ran the track. Sora groaned in agreement. She was beginning to feel lightheaded. The ground started spinning. Then everything went black.
------------********------------------------********------------------------ ********---------- ~*~15 mins later~*~
Sora opened her eyes and blinked a couple times to clear them. Where the hell was she?! She looked around her, but before she had a chance to figure anything out she heard a voice calling her name.
"Sora! Oh my God, Sora!" It was Annie. "Are you feeling ok?! You like, fainted in the middle of gym class!"
"Did I?" asked a very weak Sora.
"Yes! I guess you got too heated up or something. Well, at least you didn't throw up!" Annie shuttered. Sora smiled and nodded.
"Ok, dear." the school nurse said to Annie. "You can head back to class now. Tell your teacher that she's concious now." Annie nodded and retreated back to class, giving Sora a little wave and a look of concern as she left.
"What happened to me?" asked Sora.
"Well, you passed out in the middle of gym class, sweetie!" replied the nurse.
"How did I get here?"
"Four of your friends had to carry you in and I let the one girl who said she was really good friends with you stay, just to make sure you were alright and then to report the news to the others."
"Oh."
"How are you feeling now? Can you think of anything that might have made you faint?" the nurse inquired.
Without thinking, Sora replied, weakly. "I'm really hungry...that could be it..."
"Well...didn't you eat?"
Sora realized what she had just said. "Um...no..."
"Why not?!" asked the confused nurse.
"Well, I got up late...and, like really late and I just ran out of the house. I didn't eat, and didn't grab my lunch." Sora blurted out, even though it wasn't true.
"Well, couldn't you have called your mom, or bought something in the cafeteria? Even if you had to borrow money."
"I wasn't really hungry at lunch..."
"How could you not be hungry, when you hadn't eaten breakfast. And then suddenly your hungry after lunch?"
Sora shrugged and closed her eyes. The nurse sighed.
"I think we should get you something to eat, dear."
Sora's eyes flew open when she heard that. "No, no,it's ok...I don't have any money one me today."
"Well, I don't mind..."
"No, I don't wanna do that! And I should really get back to class..."
"Honey, you're weak as a little puppy, you need food! Your health is more important. When was the last time you ate?"
Sora just wanted to run out of there and keep on running until she was safe in her own bed.
"Well?" the nurse was getting impatient.
Sora looked down. How could she tell the nurse that she hadn't eaten since...she couldn't even remember! She was so tired and weak she couldn't think straight. She was sure she had eaten something yesterday...didn't she have a banana? And a salad? Yeah that was right. When was that? During lunch...
"Yesterday." she finally replied.
"Yes, that's what I figured, but when yesterday?"
"Lunch."
"Didn't you have supper!?"
"No"
"Why not!? Don't your parents feed you?"
"Of course!" Sora felt guilty now. She didn't want to make this look bad on her mom. "My mom feeds me, and she loves me, I just.-I'm never hungry, that's all..."
"Well you must be. And you're body does need food. That must be why you fainted. Has this happened before?"
"No." Sora lied, yet again
"Ok, well, I'm going to get you come food. Is chicken soup ok?"
"Um, I wouldn't mind a salad...if that's ok..."
"Oh, sure thing dear." The nurse went to the cafeteria and retuned a few minutes later with a salad for Sora. While she was gone, Sora had considered running away. But she didn't want skip school, and she was to weak to go anywhere. She figured she really should eat, so she stayed.
"Thank you so much." she said when the nurse handed her the salad. Sora ate it. When she was finished, she thanked the nurse for everything and went to her fourth period class.
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"Hey Sora!" Tai said to his newfound girlfriend. "How are you feeling?"
"Just fine." She lied. I hate lying to Tai, but I can't help it. If he found out he would never leave my side. I'm starting to realize how Kari must feel all the time.
"So, I was saying would you like to come over, I could really use some help on the French homework." Tai said breaking Sora's train of thought. "So do you want too?"
"Uhhh..yeah sure, that would be great!" Sora said trying to force a smile.
"Come on! Let's go!" Tai shouted happily.
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SomeWhere, Else in The School Yard.
"Yo, Matt! Band practice is cancelled!" One of Matt's band members yelled to him over the crowed of people.
"Whatever man! I'll talk to you later." Matt hollered to his friend.
"Matt!" Mimi shrieked. "It's all over the school! You Mr. Popularity, got dumped!"
"O.k. Mimi, you don't have to rub it in! I already feel bad as it is!" Matt snapped.
"Oh yeah, sorry!" Mimi replied innocently.
Matt grunted. She is pretty cute... he thought to himself ...even though she's really perky. But that's Mimi for ya!
"Whatcha smilin' at?" she asked. Matt blushed. He didn't realize that he had started smiling.
"Oh, nothing, just thinking" he replied. And then, he decided to try his luck. "Hey, Mi?"
"Yessum?"
"Uh, if you're not busy, do you wanna go to a movie with me on Friday?" Matt asked her.
A big smile spread across Mimi's pretty face. "Sure!" she replied enthusiastically.
Matt smiled back. "Great." he said. He walked over to her and put his arm around her. "C'mon, I'll walk you home. Oh, and I hope this doesn't seem weird that I did this like right after I broke up with Sora. You, know I've always thought you were really pretty, and there was always something about the way you are that I liked. And you have a great voice. We should jam sometime!"
"I've always had the hots for you!" Mimi confessed.
------------********------------------------********------------------------ ********---------- ~*~At Tai's house~*~
"Ok, when you put certain verbs in the past tense, you have to use être..." Sora explained to Tai about his French homework. "They're movement verbes like tomber, and aller...get it?"
"I thought all verbs were movement..." Said a confused Tai.
"Well, technically, but, you know like...um...oooh..." Sora thought for a sec. "Sora, I'm having a bit of trouble, I had French last semester." She laughed.
"Oh wait, I think I get it!" Tai said suddenly. They worked on that a little more, and finally about 20 minutes later, they were finished.
"Great! You're gonna do fine on that test next week!" Sora exclaimed.
"And all thanks to you! Tai said cheerfully. "Thanks so much! You're so smart!"
Sora laughed. "No problem Tai, anytime!" She smiled at him. Tai smiled back. The two edged a little closer until their lips met. They pulled away and looked into each other's eyes. Then they kissed again. But then they heard footsteps in the hall and they pulled back just in time as Kari burst into the room.
"Sora, your mom called. She wants you home for supper." Kari announced.
"Oh, ok, thanks Kari." Sora replied.
Kari nodded and left. Sora gathered her stuff.
"I'll call ya later, k?" She said to Tai.
"Yup!" He got up to say good-bye. While she put on her shoes he looked around to see if anyone was nearby. The coast was clear. When she got up and was about to say bye, Tai wrapped his arms around her in a hug, and then kissed her. She returned these signs of affection, said good-bye and left.
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"Hi mom" Sora said walking into her apartment.
"Hi Sweetie." Mrs. Takenouchi replied, giving her daughter a kiss on the cheek. Sora smiled at her mom and then said:
"I'm going for a run, ok?"
"But supper's ready..." Mrs. Takenouchi protested.
"Yeah, I know, but I don't wanna run after I eat. That's not good. So I'll eat when I come back." Sora said.
Her mother hesitated for a moment but finally replied. "Ok then, but don't be too long. Don't want to push yourself too hard. It's pretty hot out."
"I know, I know. I'll be fine." Sora said. And with that she went to change into her running gear.
------------********------------------------********------------------------ ********---------- ~*~At the Ishida place...~*~
Matt hummed to himself as he logged onto the net to check his email. There was some junk, a message from Mimi and one from Sora. After he cleared the junk, he clicked on Mimi's. It was short.
hey babe! juss sendin a couple kissez ur way! i'm so happy! lookin forward to friday! ;) well c ya tmr! luv ya! Mimi! *kissez~&~hugz*
Matt typed a quick reply, sent it and then moved on to Sora's email. It read:
hey, Matt Listen, I'm really sorry. I don't want you to hate me or to be mad at me! you're like one of my best friends and you know that! so don't make this anyharder! it ddint work out...these things happen, but taht shouldn't ruin our friendship! I don't wanna lose you, you mean a lot to me, u jsut have to understand that I only luv u as a friend and nothing more. and pleasedon't be jelous that it's Tai that I like! don't be mad at him , and dont' be mad at me! I didn't mean to lead u on, the truth is, I do like uou like that a little, how can I halp it, I've fallen for the Ishida charm! ;) so pleasde forgive me, k? luv ya, Sora, xoxo PEACE!
(A/N just to refresh your memory!)
Matt smiled. But his smile quickly faded. He felt really bad for treating Sora the way he did. That was so wrong of him! He hit the reply button, typed his message and sent it.
------------********------------------------********------------------------ ********---------- ~*~Back at Sora's home~*~
Sora arrived back home all hot and sweaty from her run.
"Hi Sora." Her mom greeted her. "Did you have a good run?"
Sora nodded, taking off her shoes.
"Are you going to eat now?" Mrs, Takenouchi asked.
Sora made a face. "I'm all sweaty and nasty! I wanna take a shower before I do anything!" she replied. Her mother nodded. Sora headed for the shower. When she was finished showering and dressing, she decided to check her email. In her inbox, there was a reply from Matt to the email she had sent him the other day. She opened it.
Dear Sora hey, look I'm sorry for the way I acted the other day. i was wrong, i shouldn't have been so rude. if yu don't like me, in that way u dont, I shouldn't be such a baby. I think u and tai make a good couple. Mimi seems to think so, too. her and I are going out, by the way! ;) So, hw are you feeling? is it tru that u fainted today?! is everything ok with u? are u sick or something? tell me what;s going on, girl!! g2g...ttyl frum Matt PS...I FORGIVE U! ha ha, obviously!
Sora was sort of upset. How did everyone know about her fainting incident? Well, word travels fast at school. She just wished that everyone didn't know. They would start catching onto her. Tai was the only one that knew her secret. Speaking of Tai, she decided to give him a call.
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