Past and Present
Chapter 3
Sora's Solution
2 week later at the hospital…
Taichi was doing his daily rounds at the hospital and was scheduled for a surgery later that evening. He stood at the nurse's station overlooking some charts in his long white coat and his name pined on his lab coat 'Dr. Taichi Yagami'.
"Doctor, Yagami here is your papers," said the nurse that was behind the counter.
"Thanks," he replied then walked toward his office. As he did walk down the hall he looked to see if he could see Sora in her office. When he saw she was sitting and working on her computer, he took a moment and knocked on the door.
"Come on in," she called absentmindedly as she still was looking at the computer screen in thought.
"I hope I'm not intruding." He said as he poked his head into her room.
"Oh Taichi, Hi." She said as she turned away from the computer.
"You seem deep in thought, something up?" he questioned curiously, as he approached her desk.
Sora raised an eyebrow at him, "What makes you think that?" she questioned.
"Well…about what happened two weeks ago. We are still friends right? I mean you haven't exactly showed you were my friend in the past week." Taichi said smiling at her half-heartedly.
Sora smiled back, "Of course we are. Its just I have been very busy here and I have some stuff to organize for the hospital. Dinners and all that." She explained.
Taichi still smiling, "Excellent, I'll see you around I just need to put some stuff away in my office then do the rest of the rounds." He said he gave her a pat on her shoulder then walked out of her office, "Bye." He called.
"Bye Taichi," she said then returned to her computer. She had not had a decent night's sleep since two weeks ago, of course Taichi did not have to know that little detail or else he would have thought it to be the end of the world.
She got up from her desk, then walked slowly over to the cupboard opened it up and pulled out a blanket then walking over to the couch and laid down pulling the blanket over here and closed her eyes then she was out like a light.
Sora was fast a sleep on the couch in her office when Taichi entered the room and closed the door behind him. He slowly tipped toed toward her then sat on the edge of the couch and pushed her arm a tad to wake her up.
She stirred then she opened her eyes and saw Taichi, "Taichi?" she questioned confused as she looked around her office.
"Yeah it's me," he said. Sora swung her legs over the side of the couch and pulled the blanket toward her so he could sit next to her.
"I thought you had to finish your rounds?" she questioned.
"I did, I need to tell you something." He said watching her.
"Tell me what?"
"About the letter I wrote Sora, when you read it, it was like all my old feelings came flooding back to me. I love you." He said as he moved closer to ward her.
"Taichi…I-." Sora stopped his eyes said he wanted her. She moved closer to him, "I love you too." She whispered.
Taichi caressed her cheek with his hand the brought her lips to his and soon they were locked in a passionate lip lock. Sora let her hands travel up his back then down again. Taichi began to kiss her neck softly and slowly as she moaned, the sensation of feeling him kissing her was so very pleasurable.
"I want you so much," he whispered hoarsely.
"Shhh don't say anything more, make love to me Taichi," she said as they again were locked in a passionate lip lock.
"Sora, Sora …
Sora wake up," Taichi shook her shoulder gently.
Sora moaned, "Mmm Taichi…" she whispered. She opened her eyes and saw him staring down at her. "Taichi!" she exclaimed eyes wide open she jumped off the couch the blanket falling on the floor.
"I'm sorry I didn't mean to startle you." He said apologetically.
"No, no I'm sorry. What did you need?" she asked as she picked up the blanket.
Taichi took out a piece of paper, "I just need you to do this press release up for me if you don't mind. Something for a newspaper I believe."
Sora nodded and took the paper from him, "Sure I can do that in a couple of minutes." She said looking it over.
"Oh, no rush just put it in my mail box outside the door if my office is closed. I got to run I'll see you later." Taichi said then he left out of her office.
Sora exhaled then started to fan herself, "I can't believe what I just had a dream about," she said totally flustered. She put her head in her hands as she was sitting at her desk then looked at the paper Taichi had given her to type up.
"Sora?" Mimi said as she came into the office.
Sora jumped in her seat and put her hand over her heart as she saw it was only Mimi, "Mimi you scared me." She said.
"I didn't mean too, what happened you look flustered a little bit." She replied observing her friend.
"Nothing, it's just really hot in here that all." Sora said as she fanned herself.
Mimi narrowed her eyes at her, "I saw Taichi in here." She said.
"It's not what you think," she began, "He asked me to type this press release up that's all." She said showing Mimi a piece of paper in her hand.
"I see, but that's obviously not it." Mimi said watching her friend's expression carefully.
Sora sighed, nothing ever went by Mimi these days she had helped her a lot during the fourteen years Taichi was not here. "Fine, but I can't tell you here though. How about out side on the terrace," she said pointing out side.
Taichi sat at his desk looking at the papers on his desk when the phone rang he reached over and picked it up, "Dr. Yagami speaking." He said. Taichi frowned as he heard laughter at the other end and got furious, "If this is a prank call then get lost." He said then hung the phone up.
The telephone rang again he picked it up, "Hello Dr. Yagami speaking." Taichi replied as he still looked over his papers.
"You idiot. Why did you hang up on me!" Yamato shouted at him.
"That was you? Why the hell were you laughing then?" he questioned as he put the papers down on his desk.
"Because you it sounds funny how you answer the phone," Yamato replied angrily.
Taichi grew more angry by the minute, "What do you want?" he questioned. "I'm trying to work here you know."
"It's more of what I have to say." He said as he talked more calmly this time.
"Okay, so tell me then," Taichi said as he tapped his fingers on the desk.
"I just forgot to mention that Sora never read the letter. I tried to tell her to read it but she didn't and that was partly the reason we broke up." He explained.
Taichi sighed, "I know, she read it in front of me two weeks ago. That is in the past it's not like I have the same feelings for her as I did fourteen years ago."
"Okay so tell me what's wrong?" Mimi asked her.
Sora pace the length of the terrace back and forth nervously she knew that when she told Mimi she would freak out at her.
"Sora…what is it?" Mimi asked a little annoyed that she would not open up.
"I had a dream, about Taichi," she began looking at Mimi who motioned for her to go on, "I…it was…I don't know how to explain it." She replied.
"Well just tell me about it I'm sure it was harmless right?" Mimi questioned hopefully.
Sora shook her head, "I don't if you would call it that." She said.
"Well just tell me and then we will see." Mimi said as she looked to the door making sure no one was listening in on them.
"I was sleeping in my office when Taichi came along and woke me up, he wanted to tell me something, so he said that he loved me and I said that I loved him back then we started to make out then I asked him if he would make love to me," she looked up at Mimi's shocked face.
"SORA ARE YOU CRAZY!" Mimi shouted at her.
"Mimi it was only a dream," Sora said to her.
"That has better been true, Sora your married you shouldn't be thinking about adultery. I mean you can fantasize about celebrities and all but Taichi is off limits. It is totally different" Mimi said to her sternly.
"Then help me Mimi, I know I shouldn't think about him this way. I promised, no we promised that we are friends and we will keep it like that not to let old feelings get in the way of what we both have now." She said to her with her honest of words she could express.
"I wish I could help you Sora, I really wish I can." Mimi replied then turned away from her, "But I'm not going to be here every minute to watch you and make sure you don't do something that you will regret."
Sora began to get teary eyed, "Mimi please say something that will help me." She begged then she remembered what he had told her before they opened the envelop.
"If you open it…then your opening the past and that can be dangerous." He said.
Now she truly understood what he meant when he said dangerous. She rubbed her temples gently as if she were trying to ease a headache that was coming on. But maybe is could just have one moment with him one kiss. "Mimi I have an idea." She said quickly as she looked at her friend.
"What is it?" Mimi asked cautiously.
"If I can ask him for one kiss just one, I mean just to bury my feelings for a final time." Sora said.
Mimi shook her head in a disagreeing manner, "You can't do that." She said strictly.
"Well why not I think it will help me to get over him," Sora queried back angry.
"Sora if you do that you might want more and it might lead to actually committing adultery. Do you really want to risk it all?" Mimi questioned her.
"And Do you really think I would cheat on Ryo?" Sora threw back at her angry.
Mimi just frowned, "I have two spa tickets, take them and go with Ryo and spend some time with your husband." Mimi said handing her an envelop.
Sora took the envelop from her hand, "You think this will work?" she questioned.
"Yes, it will help to get Taichi out of your mind." Mimi said with a small smile.
"Thanks Mimi." Sora said.
"She still likes you Taichi," Yamato said into the receiver.
"What?" Taichi asked in a confused tone.
"I said she still loves you," he replied.
"Who are you talking about?" Taichi asked.
"Sora!" he shouted at him.
Taichi shook his head, "No your wrong she doesn't love me, we promised to be friends and that's all." He said.
Yamato grew irritated, "That doesn't change things much does it. Because when we were still together, she started to cry all the time since you left. I once caught her saying that she loved you to herself." He explained.
Taichi reminded silent not saying anything to Yamato for a good two minutes.
"Taichi?" Yamato asked trying to see if he was still there but there was no response, "TAICHI!" he shouted this time.
Taichi jumped then shook his head, "I'm sorry. I got to go I'm busy I'll talk to you later." Taichi said then hung the phone up.
Later on…
Taichi had come from the operating room after finishing a six-hour surgery. He walked in then went to the bathroom taking a shower after surgeries was routine for him.
He closed the bathroom door or so he thought he did as it did not shut all the way and began to undress and slipped into the shower stall and started the water.
Sora was busy finishing off the press release for Taichi. It was the final thing to do before going home for the night where she knew Ryo was wanting for her with dinner already cooking in the oven.
She typed a little more then stopped, "There," she said looking at the press release. She hit the print button then a printed copy with the hospital's header the release for Taichi was finished and ready to be signed.
Sora got up from her desk then walked over to Taichi's office she knocked on the door once but there was not a answer. "Taichi are you in there?" she called. When there was no answer, she decided to test to see if the door was open and it was. When she walked in she could here the shower going she quickly ran over to his desk and placed the press release he needed on the desk and was about to walk out of there but felt an urge to stay.
This is bad Sora you have to go now, but on the other hand it was attempting to just get a peak. She slowly walked to the bathroom door and poked it open a little bit just enough to peak inside the bathroom to see the suit Taichi had on earlier on the stool and other bits of clothes lying on the floor.
The shower stopped then she saw Taichi climbing out of the shower getting a complete eye full. She quickly back away from the door, as Taichi came toward the door towel wrapped around his waist still dripping wet, came through and nearly jumped out of his skin at the sight of Sora standing there with red cheeks clearly feeling ashamed.
"Sora!" he cried as he tried to cover any spot of him that might be exposed.
"I'm sorry Taichi! I really am." She begged for his forgiveness.
"Sorry for what? Coming in my office at the wrong time or seeing me in a towel?" He said slightly embarrassed and angry with her.
"Sorry for seeing you practically naked." She said lowering her head feeling ashamed of herself.
Taichi locked himself in the bathroom, "Sora if you don't mind I would like to get changed." He said through the door.
Sora did not want too move but she forced herself to move realizing that she was being unreasonable. She exited Taichi's office and stood outside and waited for him to change.
"Okay, NOW you can come in." he said putting emphasis on the word 'now'.
Sora opened the door and again look him over with out him noticing, "I'm very sorry, it was very un-professional." She said.
"You got that right," he said as he took the press release of the desk.
Sora watched him shifting through the pile, "I want you to know something." She said waiting to see him look up at her.
"Okay go ahead." He said stopping the shuffling. He saw the way she was staring at him earlier and it scared him Sora is married what was she thinking? He thought.
"Taichi, I couldn't forget about us, we had something but when you didn't return the feelings I choose Yamato," she said watching his expression turn to shock.
"You went out with him because you thought I didn't care enough?" he repeated.
Sora sat down on his couch, "Well yeah, I really liked him and all. But he wasn't what I was looking for. There was something missing that I couldn't put a finger on." She said. "Then one day I found him making out with another girl. I beat him up pretty good with my tennis racket, then slapped him twice for backstabbing me."
Taichi laughed, "I'm sorry I shouldn't be laughing at all it wasn't funny." He said trying to hold in his laughter.
"It's alright Taichi, I kind of lied about not talking to Yamato for seven years though. We started only talking normally, well sometimes, three weeks ago." She said.
"It's okay Sora you don't have to apologize to me about lying. You couldn't have waited for me to get out of the shower couldn't you?" he questioned.
"I just came in to drop it off and I wanted to see you," she said that was the truth to it not as if she planed to see him naked at all it just happened. She just wanted to ask him a small favor.
"To see me, How come?" he questioned.
"Well I wanted to ask you a question. If you just let me have one kiss and I promise I will leave you alone Taichi please." She begged.
"I thought this was settled the other night Sora," he replied.
"Taichi it's just one kiss, one little kiss to feel what it would have been." She said softly.
Taichi got up from his desk he walked over to the door and peeked out and too make sure no one was overhearing the conversation, "Sora your married, we can't well I can't kiss a married women."
Sora shook her head, "Ryo doesn't need to know. What he doesn't know won't hurt him." She said
Taichi gulped what was she trying to do to him, if he kisses her things would get out of control and that is not want he wanted to happen tonight or any night for the matter. Those feeling would come back and he would not be responsible for what would happen if he let her kiss him. "Sora listen to yourself, you're a married woman. I would snapping my moral in half." He said trying to change her mind desperately.
"Please Taichi! I need to know for my sanity if what I have done in the past was the right thing to do." She said pleading with him.
"Sanity, what do you mean?" he questioned confused she could not be going crazy he thought.
"Just dreams, crazy dreams Taichi I want them to end if I kiss you then it can all end here and now." She replied looking at him hopefully.
Taichi shook his head, "Sora are you sure it will end what your feeling or will it only fuel your feelings." He said seriously.
"It will be a end, I promise you." She said.
Taichi looked away pained this was killing him he could not hurt her husband if he known better secrets have a way of coming out at the worst possible time, "Okay." He said.
"Really?" she asked surprised that she finally got him to agree.
"Yes, really," he said by this time he mentally yelled at himself his brain was telling him no bad idea but his heart was telling him otherwise. It was trespassing on the feelings that he had put away or so he thought he had so long ago.
Sora got up and locked the door making sure that no one could come into the room and surprise see her and Taichi kissing it would not look good for her job at all. "Just for extra measures that's all." She replied and turned toward Taichi.
Taichi left his desk then walked over to her, it seemed as though time was going very slowly, then stopped a few inches away. Sora slowly walked toward him too she looked at his lips then up into his brown eyes.
As they were only and inch or two away from each other Taichi quickly turned away, "I can't Sora." He replied his heart was beating hundred miles a minute.
"You promised…" she replied looking almost heart broken. She was certain if he would only give her, one kiss then it would be over that's it. He did not have anything to worry about at all.
"Sora, I care for you know that, I don't want to hurt anyone at all." He said to her softly.
"But it won't Taichi, because no one will know about it." She said again
"But secrets don't stay secrets long in a work environment, it's bound to leak out you have been in here for far to long already it's going to make people suspicious." He said to her.
Sora shook her head, "Well if we quickly get it over and done with then we can leave separate. And that will be the end." She said, "I care for you too Taichi and I won't want you to lose your job." She approached him slowly and he turned to face her.
"I promise…" she said slowly leaning inward.
Taichi closed his eyes, and then he felt her lips on his he then returned her kiss. The feelings started to rush back to Taichi; it was like jolt of electricity shot threw him. Sora was experiencing the same a whole lot of feelings from the past came in one instant.
They both began to kiss each other rapidly as if it was the end of the world tomorrow.
Sora thought this was a dream a dream she wanted so long to have, only one kiss but how could she have ever thought that this would be the end.
They were both lost in each others worlds at this time this seemed the right thing to do, Taichi slowly walking back wards towards the couch.
They broke away shortly to look at each other for a moment in silence then resumed in another passionate kiss.
To Be Continued…