Highs and Lows

Chapter Four: She Wants Revenge

- Criquett

Ah, once again thank you for your reviews! Sorry this next chapter is a bit shorter than the other ones... I'll make it up, don't worry! Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon

"So therefore… mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, autism, and attention deficit disorder are caused by disturbances in the… the brain and usually have lifelong effects…" Sora yawned, shuffling the handful of note cards in her hands.

Mr. Satsuki removed his glasses, and rubbed his temples. "Miss Takenouchi," he began. Sora swallowed hard. "You are three minutes short of time. I only asked for a 5-minute presentation. I certainly expected much more from you, what seems to be the problem?"

Sora sighed. She got home later than she had anticipated last night and found it hard to concentrate especially after her midnight kiss. "I'm very sorry, I didn't have time to finish last night."

"You had three nights to complete this report. I must say I am very disappointed."

Sora stared at the tiled floor, tears slowly beginning to well in her eyes. She slumped back into her seat, refusing to look up at anyone for the remainder of the class.

When the bell finally tolled for second period, Sora heaved herself from her chair and quietly made her way into the quickly crowding halls. She heard a familiar voice calling out to her.

"Sora!" Maya's voice rang. "Hey, I tried calling you last night, but your mom said you were tutoring. Anyway, how did your presentation go?"

Sora glared at her best friend. "Horrible. I was three minutes under time! Tai kept me 'til really late last night, but it's not his fault. He needed help with chemistry and I agreed to help. But I got home so late that I had absolutely no time to finish or even get myself organized!"

"Whoa, wait a minute," Maya frowned, trying to comprehend what she just heard. "Tai? Tai Kamiya?"

"Yeah, after that detention he asked me to help him with his chemistry class," Sora said, brushing the topic away with her hand.

"Uh Sora, Tai flunked chem." Maya said.

"What are you talking about? He has his test today and he really knows the material now-"

"No. I mean he was in my first semester chemistry class, and I watched him fail the class!"

"What?" Sora exploded. "He already took the class! Then why the hell did he ask me to come over?"

Maya shrugged. "Maybe he likes you?"

Sora fumed. "He knew I had a huge oral report today! He wasted five hours of my time … I could have gotten an A when instead I got a C! I'm going to murder him!"

"Hi Davis," Mimi greeted coolly.

"Huh? Oh hey Mimi, what's up?" He asked as he resumed eating his lunch. The pink-haired girl twirled a lock of her hair as she searched the cafeteria, looking for someone. Her finger cam to an abrupt stop as she spotted who she was looking for. "What is Tai doing?"

She watched the tall brunette going from table to table, talking to random people. Davis looked up from his tray, "Oh, he's looking for Sor- uh… you!" He quickly caught himself and tried to play it off.

"Who is Soruh Yoo?" Mimi asked naively.

"You," Davis corrected. "I meant to say Tai is looking for you."

Mimi raised a skeptical brow. "Davis." She said sternly. "Why didn't Tai come hang out with me like he always does yesterday after school."

"We had soccer practice, and he was tired." Davis said, trying to act casual.

"Soccer has never stopped him before… why do you lie?" Mimi asked, cocking her head to the side.

Davis began humming loudly, trying to ignore the girl across from him. Mimi frowned; she knew Tai made plans last night and they did not include her. She ran a promiscuous toe up Davis's leg from under the table.

"Ok, ok!" Davis winced, biting his lip. Mimi gave a smug grin, dropping her foot back to the ground. "He met a girl at detention and asked her to come over. Don't ask me what they did 'cause I don't know."

"But you know who it was. Tell me." Mimi said making an obvious adjustment in her seat.

"Sora!" Davis said quickly.

"Sora Takenouchi?" Mimi asked incredulously. Davis nodded, casting his eyes down at his empty tray. "Well," Mimi huffed, "She obviously doesn't know who she's dealing with."

Sora was seething for the rest of the day. She quickly became very irritable and snapped at anyone who even looked at her. She ripped a whole in her notes from pressing down too hardly with her pen and nearly yelled at Izzy when he asked her what was wrong.

Maya consoled Izzy as she explained what had happened. "Tai's just a horny, perverted jock who just wants to get into your pants!" Maya said.

"I'm such an idiot!" Sora said, smacking herself in the head. "You know he really had me going with his stupid act."

"Well it must have been easy for him," Izzy replied. "Acting stupid doesn't take a lot of brain power. The beauty of it all is really quite outstanding."

"…Anyway! Did anything like actually happen between you two?" Maya asked.

"Not really, I mean we had fun and he seemed like he really got a lot out of it and everything… and then he kissed me."

"What!" Izzy and Maya shrieked in unison.

"Not like that!" Sora added quickly. "He walked me back to my apartment because it was really late and he just gave me a thank-you kiss on the cheek, that's all!"

"Yeah well you better hope that was all it was. Tai is bad news Sora, he'll ruin your reputation here," Izzy informed.

"Thanks for the heads up Izzy." Sora stated a bit sarcastically. "Ugh! I hate him! He's gonna get it from me and he'll be sorry!"

Maya and Izzy exchanged uneasy glances. The day was thankfully almost over; only 15 minutes left. They both remained silent, allowing Sora to be consumed in her wrathful thoughts towards Tai. Meanwhile an eavesdropping Jun eagerly waited for the bell to ring.

"Mimi!" Jun called out through the emptying halls.

"Hey Jun! What's up?" Mimi asked her friend.

"You won't believe what I over heard last hour!"

"Oooh, I love conversations that start like this! Spill!" Mimi squealed.

"Well, apparently Sora was tutoring Tai in chemistry last night, and-"

"Chem? But he already took that class!" Mimi interrupted.

"I know, but Sora didn't! So she's all mad at him now because he kept her really late last night and she didn't get to finish some project for today! But he did kiss her on the cheek afterwards." Jun finished.

Mimi laughed. "On the cheek? That's it? Hah! Well, I still want my share of fun. Come on Jun, let's go watch the boys practice."

"Maya, what time is boys soccer practice over?" Sora asked as the two headed off towards the auditorium for an after school class executive meeting.

"4:45, why? You're not going to go are you?"

"I'm just going to stop by for a minute, not too long." Sora said casually. Maya could tell she was trying hard to suppress the burning feelings swimming through her mind.

Sora made her way to the first row with all the other board members and quietly listened to the announcements made by Yolei, who was a student representative. She waited for the applause to cease before she rose to join Yolei at the podium. After giving her reports she addressed the hall about upcoming school events. She assigned members for fundraising activities and publicity promotions for the spring dance.

"As you all know, the spring dance isn't far so we need people to work lunches and sell tickets. Prices will be a bit more expensive this year due Matt's band, who graciously agreed to perform. Also, we have a new venue for the dance. Instead of the gymnasium, Headmaster Oshima is allowing us to rent out The Stadium, which is an open arena, so decorations will need to be limited. We'll have another board meeting next Tuesday here after school, where we will take care of the logistics. Thank you." Sora closed her notebook and paused for any questions. When none arose she stepped down from the stage, gathered her things and left with Maya towards the soccer field.

The team was huddled in a tight circle, listening to Coach Kasai's final remarks. Afterwards, they were dismissed and headed off the field towards the locker rooms. Mimi looked around the field and jumped off the bleachers. She walked over towards Tai, swaying her hips as she did. "Hey Tai," she cooed.

The sweaty brown-haired boy smiled before taking a long drink from his sports-bottle. "What's goin' on Meems?"

"Oh nothing, you looked fabulous at practice today," She said, advancing slowly towards him.

He grinned, not noticing the quick shift in Mimi's eyes. He let her spin him around so she now faced the school. She grimaced slightly before wrapping a generous arm around his sweaty neck. She looked past his shoulder and smiled devilishly.

A look of shock and complete disgust filled Sora's fragile face. Mimi saw Maya trying to drag her away, but she didn't budge. Mimi snuggled closer to Tai as he led her off the field. She flashed a malevolent wink in the red-head's direction, gloating with pride.

"Ugh," Maya said distastefully. "He's such a man-whore! Come on Sora, let's go home. Forget about him."

Sora ignored the girl next to her. She marched up towards the bleacher and grabbed a red and black duffel bag with KAMIYA written on it. She emptied it out on the ground and threw its contents all over the field. She then snatched his water bottle, gathered a heap full of dirt from the ground and sprinkled it inside. She shook the bottle with all her might, and chucked it back in the bag. "I HATE YOU!"

Yikes! Can Tai recover from his mistakes? And will Sora ever forgive him? Review and find out!

Regards,

Criquett