Fight

Odaiba high...

Tai had Sora pinned up against the wall. He held a tight grip on her shoulders

"Where have you been?" he hissed

Sora winced in pain, looking only at the floor, she didn't reply

"Look at me when I'm talking to you!" he shouted and lifted her face up by her chin

Fear was written all over her face. She held back tears and it was obvious that she was in pain

"Tai, please..." her voice was a soft whisper

In a sudden reaction, Tai loosened his grip. Her gaze softened his heart and it made him regret what he had done

"Oh Sora..." he pulled her into a hug and buried his face in her hair

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry..." he kept whispering in her ear

His hot breath tickled Sora's ear as she hugged back

"What the hell is going on here?" Matt shouted from the distance, walking towards them

"Matt!" Sora exclaimed, not moving from here position, Tai's arm was now wrapped around her waist

"You! Let go of her!" Matt glared at Tai

Tai put his hands up in defense and slowly walked towards Matt

"Listen Matt, I didn't mean to hmph!" Tai was cut off as Matt swung at him and punched him on the face

The hit made Tai dizzy, giving Matt the opportunity to strike again. With another swing, he hit Tai on the stomach, causing him to bend over in pain. As he looked up, he was greeted with another punch on the face

"Bastard! Don't ever touch Sora again! You better not think of talking to her, don't even look at her!" Matt held Tai up by his collar

"Matt, please stop!" Sora pleaded. Luckily, they were alone while everyone else was outside having lunch

"Let me explain." Tai groaned in pain

"Save your apologies, I don't want to hear them." Matt took another swing

In a quick second, Sora stepped in the way, taking the hit for Tai. She fell to the floor after the impact

"Sora!" Matt exclaimed in surprise

Sora was dazed and hurt, but she got up and gave Matt a firm punch on the nose, causing him to bleed a little. She then turned to Tai and back-handedly slapped him. Tai now lay on the floor in pain and Matt held his nose. (This girl can fight!)

"When you said you'd take care of him, I didn't think you were going to kick his ass!" she shouted at Matt

"You know I hate fighting!" she fumed

"But, Sora, what about what he did to you?" Matt said in pain

She turned to Tai and glared down at him

"Tai, what you did to me is almost unforgivable...that doesn't mean I won't forgive you, but it will take time for me to trust you again." she said

Tai sat up and nodded

"Matt, I'm sorry I hit you." she took out a tissue and cleaned the blood on Matt's face

Tai got up, struggling through the pain.

"Sora, Matt...I'm really sorry." he said and walked out

Sora gave him a sad smile and turned back to Matt

"I'm sorry for fighting Sora." Matt said in a childish matter

"Aw, you're forgiven." she grinned at his behavior

Outside, Tai sat alone under a tree.

'Sora...I'm such a jerk...I'm sorry. I promise, I'll make it up to you.' he told himself

TBC...