Past and Present
Chapter 5: The Catfight
"Morning, honey," Ryo replied as he walked into the kitchen Sora sat down at the kitchen table reading the newspaper, but her thoughts were not in the newspaper but were about Taichi.
Ryo looked at his wife she seemed to be in deep thought, "Sora are you okay?" he asked.
Sora snapped out of her thoughts and brought her attention to her husband, "I'm sorry Ryo…. Yeah I'm fine." She replied lying but truthfully, nothing was really going to be all right since she messed up royally.
"That's good because I'm a little worried about you," he said.
"There is nothing to worry about I assure you, I got to get to work though I'll see you later," she got up and gave him kiss on his lips softly, "I love you."
"I love you too sweetheart," Ryo said to her.
When Sora stepped out the door and closed it behind her she paused for a moment, "I really do love you Ryo," she said with tears trickling down her cheeks.
Taichi's Office…
Taichi threw the pen he held in his hand down hard onto the desk. He couldn't get Sora out of his mind this couldn't be happening all over again he couldn't be falling in love with her all over again.
There was a knock on the door, "Come in," he called out.
Kyandii stepped into the room, "Hi Taichi I came by with some breakfast I hope you don't mind," she said holding a paper bag in her hand.
"You didn't have too," he said looking at the bag she had put on the desk.
"I know I didn't but I wanted too," she said she opened the bag and took out a coffee and muffin from it.
Taichi smiled at her thoughtfulness, "I was wondering maybe you want to do something tonight after I'm done at work?"
"Oh I'd love to Taichi," Kyandii said then walked up too him and placed a kiss on his lips.
"When did you want me to pick you up?" he questioned.
"Call when you're ready," she said then walked to the door opening it up.
"Wait one more thing," Taichi said he walked up to her and kissed gently.
Sora's Office… 8:00am…
Sora had picked up her telephone then dialed a number she waited till some one had answered, "Hello, Yamato Ishida."
"Yamato, I just wanted to know something," Sora said.
Yamato raised an eyebrow, "Sure what can I do?" he asked.
"Has Taichi said anything about me to you?" she said hoping that he would say something like he had spoken with him.
"Actually he hasn't. Why do you ask if you don't mind me asking you," Yamato said sitting up right on the couch now.
Sora had begun to sob on the other end of the line, which started to worry him, "What's wrong Sora?" he asked.
"I've made a mess of things," she cried, "I made him break his moral about his oath to never touch a married woman."
Yamato frowned, "What do you mean?" he questioned.
"I, I … kissed him. Then from there it all went to the point that we could have made love," she cried wiping her tears with a Kleenex.
Yamato was silent for a moment Mimi was right after all, "Sora…I can't tell you anything to make you feel better."
"I know," she cried, "I know you can't that's what makes what I did such a bad thing."
Yamato sighed, "Call Mimi," he said as a suggestion.
"I just need to tell someone. Besides I thought Taichi would have confided to you." She replied.
"Sora, this is the first I heard of this but I will talk to him about this." He said.
Sora nodded understandingly "I'm sorry, for bothering you." She replied and sniffed. There was a knock on her office door, "Yamato someone is here I got to go." she said.
"Okay Bye Sora," he said as he closed the phone
Mimi stood at Sora's office door she knocked.
"That's all right Sora." He told her. "Matt some one's here. I'll talk to you later." She said to him.
"Okay. Bye Sora."
They hung up the phones. "Come in." Sora called.
"Sora." Mimi said to her.
"What?" she replied annoyed.
"I know what you did last night, do you have any Idea how wrong and how worried we all were!" Mimi closed the door behind her.
"What would you know?" Sora said upset.
"I would know that you did what I told you not to do!"
Sora narrowed her eyebrows in anger at her. "Mimi, I don't need to be told from you what I did was wrong because I realize it was wrong last night."
"What did you do exactly?" Mimi asked her.
Sora got up and sat on her couch. "If you know then I don't have to tell you the details," Sora said.
Mimi closed the door to her office, "I told you NOT to in the first place because I already knew you are in love with him. I told you NOT to because I am your friend and I want to protect your best interests," she said.
"I know what you told me Mimi; and I was wrong the kiss made things totally wrong." She said thinking back to when Taichi yelled at her.
Mimi frowned at her she was at loss for words, "What else do I have to tell you that Taichi is a single man and you are a married woman," She said tiresome.
Takeru watched Hikari pace in front of him, "Hikari please, can't we just enjoy our day together in peace instead of worrying about Sora," he said pleading with her.
"I have to do something about it Takeru I can't leave it as it is now," she said.
"That's why Mimi is handling it, if she couldn't she would have called you," Takeru said taking her by her hand and lead her out the door.
Kyandii threw her shirt back on and by the looks of it, she was very angry. She went into the bathroom and closed the door behind her.
Taichi bit his lip and smacked his hand on the desk he could not believe how much of an idiot he was. He was not supposed to think about her that way but he was and he made a huge mistake in the progress that he needed to fix.
Kyandii came out of the bathroom with an angry look on her features, "I don't want you see you again Taichi Yagami!" she said then turned around flicking her hair with her right hand and headed out the door, slamming it on her way out.
"Kyandii wait!" Taichi hollered he went after her but he was too late she was gone. He closed the door to his office an sat at his desk, "I'm an idiot!" he said throwing the paper weight off his desk.
"But," Sora began.
"But nothing Sora!" Mimi said crying aloud.
Sora grew upset at her, "MIMI I need you to listen to me!" she cried.
Mimi frowned she sat down on the sofa in the middle of the room, "Okay I'll listen to you," she said.
"Good," Sora said she sat down next to Mimi on the sofa. "When we were in the digital world, I had feelings but I didn't know quite what they were or I must have wanted to ruin our friendship. I went out with Yamato later but that was because Taichi didn't seem to care," she said.
Mimi sighed, "So where does that leave us here in the future?" she asked.
"I've read that letter he left so long ago, he loves me I know it I could feel there was still some lingering feelings," she said.
"Sora you can't explore those feelings. How many times do I have explained to you that you're married," Mimi said.
Sora wore a weary expression on her face, "I know. I know I am married."
"Then you'll do good by it by taking the spa tickets and go to the Redwood lodge and spend the entire weekend there," Mimi said strongly to her friend worried she would do something very wrong.
Sora nodded, "Okay your right it will be good for Ryo and I."
Mimi smiled and gave her a hug, "Good Sora I'm glad you use the tickets," she said still smiling at her. "Oh! I almost forgot I found this picture form your wedding." She pulled out the picture that was already framed and placed it on her desk.
"Thank you, But I've already gotten a picture of us." Sora said.
"Yeah there isn't anything wrong with having too much pictures of you and your husband." She told her.
"I guess your right," Sora said she looked at the picture Mimi placed on her desk.
"I know I'm right. This is the right thing to do, whenever you feel like you're on the verge of doing something or thinking about Taichi. You look at that picture and remind yourself that you have a husband that loves you at home," Mimi said giving a hug to her friend.
Sora hugged her, "Thank you for being a friend Mimi."
Mimi then broke their hug and looked at her, "I know you're strong Sora. You can do it," said as she left Sora office. Sora sighed hopefully she was right and she was strong enough to hold back her feelings when it came to Taichi.
Noon….
"Who could I talk too?" he said aloud as he raked his hand heavily through his hair, Yamato will help me he thought simultaneously, he reached for the phone as he did there was a knock on his door.
"Taichi are you there?" Yamato called through the door.
"Yeah come in.," he said to him.
Yamato stepped into Taichi's office then closing the door he let out a sigh as he looked over as his friend, "Look, Taichi there is some stuff that needs to be settled," Yamato said.
"Don't you and I know it," Taichi said he walked away from Yamato to his desk.
"Sora told me about last night," Yamato, said so suddenly that it caused Taichi to freeze in one spot.
Taichi frowned then turned to face him, "It wasn't how she said it was like," he said to him seriously.
Yamato shook his head, "Are you sure about it?" he questioned.
"Don't you start with me Yamato I know how I feel! I don't have feelings for her any more, they're gone," he said.
"When she called me she was crying because she felt like she wrecked your moral. I told her I would talk with you," he said quietly.
Taichi said nothing he just sat down on the sofa quietly. Yamato watched him and sighed, "Taichi are you going to say something?" he asked.
"I called Kyandii, Sora," he said.
Yamato looked at him shocked, "You must have been seriously delusional," he said.
"It's not funny! I have to fix things with Kyandii," Taichi said.
"Since when did you become so involved with Kyandii?" Yamato asked.
"Since I came home," Taichi said with out hesitation.
Yamato raised his eyebrows at him, "Are you sure it's not because you still are in love with Sora?" he questioned.
Taichi got up from the sofa, "NO!" he said almost yelling his answer at Yamato.
"By the way you were getting angry it sounded as if you are still in love with Sora," Yamato said to him knowingly.
Taichi shook his head, "I have to move on, and I'm moving on with Kyandii. Those feelings for Sora are no longer there Yamato I hope you can understand that," he said.
"I understand clear, and it's good that you have priorities to stay committed to Kyandii," Yamato said he patted Taichi his shoulder.
"I got to get back to work Yamato if you don't mind," Taichi said pointing to the door.
"Taichi, stay committed," Yamato said as he left out the door of Taichi's office.
Sora's office….
Sora sat at her desk in her office she was doing computer work. There was a knock at the door that made her looked over at the door, "Mrs. Akamatsu?" a voice called from the other side of the door.
"Yes, you can come in," she told them.
"Hi. Dr. Hiroshi asked you to type up a press release for the hospital fundraiser next week, and one for the benefit ball next month also." Nancy, the chief of staff's sectary replied.
Sora smiled, "Okay I'll get those up thank you Nancy," She replied.
Nancy dashed out of there back to her desk after she heard the phone ringing.
Sora went back to her work when she was interrupted once again by a knock at the door. "Come in!" she called from her desk.
The person opened the door and Kyandii was there.
"Kyandii what are you doing here?" she asked, she did not look too happy Sora thought.
"What have you been doing to my boyfriend?" she asked in an angry tone.
"What are you taking about Kyandii I never did anything to him." She replied.
"Oh sure…. sure you didn't do anything to him how come he said your name?" she questioned.
Sora was starting to get nervous a bit, "What are you talking about…he said my name? Kyandii I don't know what you're talking about if he said my name it must have been because he was referring to me as his best friend." Sora answered.
Kyandii threw her purse on the floor angrily, "LIAR!" she shouted.
"Kyandii this is not the place to talk about this I'm at work!" Sora shouted as she stood at up from her desk and walked around to her.
"It is the time to talk about it, you tired to seduce him didn't you!" she shouted.
"I did not seduce Taichi, he's my best friend why would I? I'm married," Sora said.
"Yeah right you're nothing but a cheating whore," Kyandii spat at her.
Sora scowled at her in anger, "How dare you!" she wound up and slapped Kyandii across the face. Kyandii held on to her cheek, looking at Sora in shock all at the same time.
To Be Continued…