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TUTORING AND ROLLERBLADE LESSONS

Author: StrawberryLove-sama

Genre: Romance, Drama, Humour

Anime: Digimon

Summery: Poor Tai had fallen fast and hard. So, when he swindles his love, Sora, into tutoring him, will he fall deeper into love, and will she fall in love with him? Won't know till you read!

TUTORING AND ROLLERBLADE LESSONS

The bell had rung for class and Sora and Aiko walked in. They sat that their designated seats. Opening a few notebooks and pulling out some pencils, Sora decided that she was ready for class. Then she promptly lay her head down and closed eyes.

"But how can that be?" Aiko asked Sora. "At school, you two act as if you don't know each other and you're telling me you've been stuck together for a whole week?"

"My body is bruised all over. I'm so sore…" Sora muttered, not really listening to her friend.

"What did Mimi say?" she persisted.

"Hmph, Taichi Yagami! He's different from what everyone says. They're all just rumors." Sora snorted. "Anyways, it's only until I start my part-time job." Sora gave a sigh. I'm tired…

Aiko nodded. "He… must be a really patient guy… especially since you're a total zero when it comes to coordination."

Sora nodded and fell into her thoughts.

I often see Taichi a lot in this secluded area at school… with the tough-looking kids. The other guys, even the bullies, seem to avoid him for some reason. Its not that he breaks the school's regulations or does anything in particular to stand out, but… unless it's something severe, even the teachers leave him alone. If it wasn't for those thugs that hang around, Taichi would seem… like… just… a good ordinary student. At school, he behaves as if he doesn't even know me.

Sora looked up and met his eyes. She turned away quickly, a blush gracing her cheeks.

Somehow I can't even bring myself to say 'hi' to him…

She had a quick picture of Taichi reaching out and grabbing Sora before she fell flash through her mind.

Sora shook her head quickly. Chewing thoughtfully on the end of her pencil, she continued to float in her thoughts. I send Mimi a text message… but she didn't reply… and now I can't bring myself to call her. She hasn't called me since that day… when I spoke to her at Taichi's house. I wish she'd at least send me a message.

Sora woke up coughing. She turned to look at the clock. 9:00 AM…

Ah… Why was she up so early? It was a Saturday for crying out loud! About to go back asleep, Sora remembered something vital.

Oh no! My job! Today's the day I start!

In a flurry, Sora got ready. She brushed her teeth and pulled on her clothes in five minutes flat. She brushed her hair and put it up in a quick ponytail. Stuffing her rollerblades and some other stuff into a bag, she put that on after a jacket.

"Hey!" Miyako stopped her on her way out. "Where are you going?"

"Oh! Good morning!" Sora bowed and then went into a fit of coughing. "I'm going to my part-time job."

"Here. Drink this; it's the best cure for colds." Mrs. Inoue said, pressing a glass into her hand. Thanking her, Sora gulped it down.

"Do you want me to come with you? I'm going to the mall anyways," Miyako offered.

"Sure," Sora nodded.

"'Kay," Miyako and Sora walked toward the garage. They both pulled out their bikes.

Sora dug into her pocket and pulled out two sticks of gum. "Miyako, you want one?"

"Sure," she nodded and reached out for one. "And it's Yolei. No one but my parents call me Miyako,"

"Ok,"

Yolei put the stick of gum into her mouth and chewed thoughtfully. "Where are you going?"

"I have a part-time job at this gas station." Sora answered.

They both got on their bikes and pedaled in silence. Coming to a fork in the road, Sora waved and turned right. Yolei turned left.

Sora stopped her bike and felt her heart pounding. "Who knew that a gas station could be so awe-inspiring?"

"Wow, this place is really big," Mimi said, walking up beside Sora.

Sora watched as Taichi talk to an employee. He gave her a visor and jacket with the gas station logo. Sora strapped on her blades and stood up shakily.

"I'm going to an audition for cover of Cera Magazine," Mimi said. "And Tai said he'd go with me. You said you'd go with me, too."

Sora turned to her quickly, an apologetic smile on her face. "Oh, sorry, it's just…"

"It's okay. I know you have to work. Yet… I am a little nervous… If I get on the cover… it could make me, like, instantly famous!"

"Good luck," Sora smiled again. "I know it's your dream to become a star," [AN: okay, if somewhere in the series, Mimi says something that contradicts what I just wrote, sorry!]

Taichi turned to Mimi. "He said he'll drive us to the metro."

"Really?" Mimi answered, a big grin on her face, "Then let's go! I'm gonna be late."

"Alright, take care you guys!" Sora called out, coughing a little.

"Speak for yourself. Pay attention, and don't fall." Taichi looked at her. "You klutz."

Why is he being so mean? Sora bit her lip. Then she heard someone call her.

"Yo! Hey, newbie! Come over here so I can explain everything to you."

Sora skated slowly to the man. He explained everything.

"Okay, this is how you work this." After a pause he added, "Did… you and Tai have an 'accident?'"

"WHAT?!" Sora looked stunned.

"Aren't you… working here because you need money for an operation?"

All that was going through Sora's head when he said that was, "!?!?!?!?!"

The employee took her silence as an agreement and continued pointing things out to her. "Those are new cares over there! We do minor repairs here, so…" he trailed off as he watched her teeter dangerously. "Ah! Be careful of that bump on the ground!"

Sora coughed… and promptly fell over.

That sort of got rid of her initial shock. "Did that jerk tell you that I had an "accident" with him? That I need money for an operation and that's why I'm working here?" Sora yelled.

He looked confused. "Huh? That's not it? He said you needed the money, and that's why you had to work here." He paused and remembered something. "And that you're his girlfriend and not to bother you."

Sora ignored the last comment. "It's true I need the money, but that's not the reason why!"

"But that's usually the reason he brings all his girls to the gas station. So that's not it, huh?" The employee shrugged thoughtfully.

"You two are really different," Tai said out of the blue.

"Who?" Mimi questioned.

"You and Sora," he answered.

"You like Sora?" Mimi asked incredulously. "You know she doesn't like guys, right?"

"I know," he said and drifted into an unsettling silence. Mimi looked at him with a slight frown.

Tai thought of Sora and her brown, short hair, her red-brown eyes and her smile. Yeah, he did like her…

Mimi went through the audition felt pleased by how she had done. Her cell phone started to vibrate.

Pulling it out of her pocket, she saw she had received a text message.

The gas station is busy so they've asked me to help. Gotta split.

--- Caller: Tai

After a bit, Sora calmed down a little, and made a mental note to yell at Taichi later.

"Okay, I'm coming!" Sora shouted.

She pumped gas into a car and started to cough.

"Do you have a cold?" Someone asked her. She turned to see who it was. Taichi…

"Don't overexert yourself. You're gonna have a breakdown." He advised. "Have you eaten dinner?"

"YOU!" She yelled at him. "How dare you!"

He looked mildly surprised.

"Take your little lovers' spat someplace else. You're gonna scare the customers!" Someone told them.

A faint blush crept up her neck. "Taichi Yagami… you…"

"Your voice is weird. You sound like a… frog." He said, concerned.

"You! What exactly did you say about me? Why do all the guys thing I'm your girlfriend?" Sora shouted at him. "And what's this about an operation?!"

"I… think you've caught a cold." He deliberately avoided answering her questions.

"Isn't that what you've told them?" she demanded.

"Jeez! I think I get the gist of what you're talking about. Everybody thinks what they want around this place. Don't worry about it." He spoke.

"How can I not worry about it?!" She continued to yell. "What do you take me for, Taichi?"

"What does it matter what I take you for?" he smirked. "And it's Tai, not Taichi."

She was momentarily stunned into silence. How could he take something so serious and turn it into a joke?

"Whatever," Sora brushed by him and tripped over a bump and was falling, falling, falling…

Until someone or something caught her. She hesitantly looked up into the warm hazel depths of Tai's eyes. [AN: sorry if the eyes aren't hazel or whatever.]

"Um…" Sora stammered. "I… I need to do my job…"

Tai nodded, seeming a bit nervous himself.

Then his cell phone rang again. He looked at the caller ID: Mimi.

God, he had to do something about that girl…

WHOOO ANOTHER CHAPTER FINISHED!

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