Five days later at the hospital…
Taichi was packing some stuff in a duffel bag when a nurse came in to the room, "Your pretty lucky young man," she said.
"I know, I all most messed my whole life but now I'm not going to do that same mistake again," he said.
"That's the way, it like god gave you a second chance," she said then she left.
Taichi went daydreaming...
"Taichi?" She said as she watched him struggling to open his eyes. "Taichi say something or blink," she said desperately.
"So-Sora---how's it----going?" he said questioning her.
"You woke up!" she threw her arms around him hugged him as he was lying their. Taichi couldn't barely move his arms he felt so weak. "I'm so glad you're a wake you all most died," she said.
"Died?" he swallowed closing his eyes again then reopening them he looked around the room, "Where---am I?" he asked scared he hand no idea what happened to him.
Sora alarmed pulled away slightly, "Your at the Hospital you don't remember anything?" she asked concerned.
"All I remember-- is going to the party and---falling," he answered slowly and confused.
"I'm going to get Hikari and a doc-" she said and was interrupted by Taichi
"No, wait!" he called she turned around to look at him.
"I just--wanted to say thank you--for being here," he said managing to look at her from his laying down position.
Fading to Sora who had just had the same daydream.
"Sora aren't you going to eat your food?" Karen said.
"Huh? What did you say?" she said snapping out of her thoughts.
"I asked if you going to eat your food," Karen said repeating herself.
She looked down at her plate, "I'm not that hungry. I'm going to go mom okay, bye," Sora said getting up out of her seat and immediately took off toward the door.
"Sora can you-" she said stopping realizing that she wasn't there anymore and sighed.
"Deanna, I messed up bad," Mimi said to her friend sadly.
"Why what happened?" she asked.
"Yamato's pissed off at me cause of what happened," she said.
"There he is now," Deanna said pointing out as he was coming toward them he gave Mimi a ice cold stare then went by them both with out saying a word.
"See what I mean he is never going to forgive me," she said quietly.
"I don't know what the problem is. Why would you be so upset that Yamato is mad at you when your boyfriend is lying in a hospital. Did you at least go and see Taichi?" Deanna asked.
"Yeah but just once. He looked so fragile, but there is something else bothering me," Mimi said.
"What is it?" Deanna asked.
"Sora, she was there with him all the time it kind of makes me wonder if she tying to steal him from me," Mimi said looking to her friend for word of support.
"Why would she? She is going out with Yamato and he's one of those hottest guys school," Deanna said to her.
"I guess you are right. Besides I think maybe I'm over imaging it," she said.
Sora ran to Taichi's hospital room she saw him standing at the window looking out.
She carefully opened the door, "Taichi what are you doing out of bed?" she asked.
"I was thinking about you," he replied as he turned around to face her.
Sora blushed, "I was thinking about you too," she said.
He looked at her a little surprised, "You were?"
"About when you woke up," she said.
"Your voice woke me up I hope you know how much it means to me that you were there," Taichi said softly.
Sora watched him and slowly she took steps toward him until they were a foot apart, "I'm glad I'm the one who did. Because I don't know what I would do if I'd lost you," she replied softly as tears rolled down her cheek. Taichi took a step closer then gave her a hug then they pulled away slowly, "Taichi...I can't believe how wrong I was about these feelings, I care for you so much," she said.
"I care about you too Sora," Taichi said he slowly brought his right hand to her face and wiped away some of the tears.
Then looking each other in each other's eyes they leaned closer to each other then their lips touched and they kissed first it was soft and gentle then as if they had just been reunited long lost lovers. Sora put her arms around his neck, while Taichi ran his hands through her hair as they made out in his hospital room.
"Yamato!" Hikari said calling out to him, he turned around and saw her running with Takeru.
"Hi guys," he said continuing putting books into his locker.
"Yamato, we are going to see Taichi today he is coming home," Hikari said happily.
"Sure just let me put this stuff a way," he said.
"I thought I'd try to find Sora but she isn't at school today," Hikari said.
"She hasn't been the same since Taichi's accident. I really don't know what is wrong with her," he said.
Hikari looked quite surprised, "Well what do you mean?" she questioned.
"Hikari you can't tell me you haven't noticed at all? Sora hasn't been to school for a week I haven't talked to her that much either maybe once during the week other times she…I don't know," Yamato said frustrated.
"Don't worry about it too much Yamato, Sora is just recovering from a major wake up call. You know Taichi and her are best friends," Hikari said deciding Sora needed a little help with damage control.
"Yeah I know I just wish she would talk to me is all," Yamato explained to her.
Hikari nodded, "It's understandable."
"Right so are we all ready?" Yamato asked looking to his brother.
"Yeah ready when you are," Takeru said and they headed out to the parking lot.
Meanwhile at the Hospital and Taichi's room…
Still in lip lock then slowly pulled away from each other and then smiled at each other then again leaning in and kissed.
Out side the room Kevin was going to open the door to his sons room when he caught sight of Taichi and Sora kissing he looked to see if Mimi, Yamato, Hikari and Takeru were any where near there then he knocked on the door which caused the two to break a part quickly. Kevin walked in and closed the door behind him.
"Hi Mr. Yagami I was just leaving," Sora said red in the cheeks realizing he saw them then she turned to Taichi, "I'll see you later."
"Okay I'll call you," Taichi said as he watched her leave.
"Well, looks like you two are little more then friends. What are you going to say to Mimi and Yamato?" his father said not to happy of what he was doing.
Taichi shrugged, "I don't know we'll find a way," he said.
"You'll find a way? I think you should know that Yamato is the one who saved your life," Kevin told him.
Taichi's face paled, "What? " he asked then sat down on the bed.
"Yamato saved your life and this is how you repay him?" Kevin said disappointed in his son now.
Taichi felt guilt for kissing Sora now. Yamato had saved his life and he was making out with his girlfriend.
Sora turned the corner and ran into Hikari, Takeru and Yamato, "Oh, Hi," Sora said nervously.
"Sora we have been looking for you all over the place, come on lets go see Taichi," Yamato said.
"Actually I was just about to go do that myself," Sora said making up a lie.
"You okay Sora you seemed a little flushed," Yamato said as he observed her.
"Oh, yeah well that is nothing I was just running to the hospital that's all," Sora said smiling at him then linked her arm around his.
They all headed around the corner to Taichi's hospital room where a doctor had exited, then the four all went in the door.
Taichi and his father looked up seeing Yamato, Hikari, Takeru and Sora, "Uh, Hi guys," Taichi said looking confused to Sora. She simply shrugged then looked at Yamato, Hikari and Takeru.
"Hey, how are you doing today?" Yamato asked.
Taichi looked down at the ground with guilt starting to grow, "I'm alright," he said.
"That's good, so when do you get to go?" he asked.
"Well the doctor said today he was just in and was running a couple more tests before I go," Taichi said.
"Yamato did Sora tell you that she was with Taichi when he woke up?" Kevin said both Sora and Taichi turned to him looking at as if he had just told a huge secret.
"You were?" Yamato said looking at her.
"Yeah, I was meaning to tell you," she said beginning to explain herself.
Hikari watched both her brother and Sora curious on why they were acting the way they were and why her father brought up the fact that Sora was with Taichi when he had awoken from his coma.
"It's okay Sora it's not like your guilt of anything right? You guys are best friends why couldn't you be the one Taichi woke up to it could have been anyone," Yamato said then smiled at her and patted her gently on her shoulder.
"I'm going to get those release papers signed," Kevin said as he felt the hospital room.
"Well I'm going to go because I got to go to a basketball game," Takeru said waving to everyone and was gone.
"So do I, but I'll see you later right Taichi?" Yamato asked.
"Yeah of course, " Taichi said.
"Sora you coming?" Yamato said as he turned his head to look over at her.
"Um, Okay" She said then Taichi looked up.
Yamato took Sora's hand and the two walked out of the door. Taichi avoided to stare at them any longer and looked over to his sister who had a suspicious look on her face, "Okay something happened fess up. Taichi." she said in a demanding tone.
"Nothing happened Hikari its all in your head," he said slightly irritated.
"Yes it did don't deny it you can't hide your feelings that easily," she said.
"If you are so sure something happened then tell me what it is?" Taichi said to her standing there waiting for her answer.
"Hm…it has to be something…to do with Sora obviously and something tells me that the story she gave us was not true she came here to see you earlier. Then I'm guessing you both kissed I have seen the look on her face when we caught her earlier," she said watching her brothers expression turn to startled in a second.
Sora took her hand way from Yamato, "I'm sorry I've got a shift at the Midnight Express," she said.
"Let me drive you," Yamato said.
"No its okay I--" Sora said but was cut off.
"No excuses I want to drive you," he said.
Sora sighed she didn't want him to drive her but gave in.
When they had arrived at the Express Sora ran over to where Cody was and she whispered to him," Give me a job to do for a while. I know it's not my shift but I can't let Yamato not know that," she said.
"Okay the get your stuff and you can sever that table but only that one," he said and she immediately went to work.
"Bye Sora," Yamato said and waved then he left the Midnight Express.
Yagami Estate…
"We need to have a talk with you son. Hikari can you please give us some privacy," Kevin said.
"Okay bye," she said leaving the living room and going to her room.
"Taichi I'm disappointed in you," Anna said as they begun to lecture him
Taichi looked down at his feet, "We trusted you to go to the soccer party but you didn't you ditched it and went to that alcohol party," his father said his voice raising.
"I know I'm sorry," Taichi said.
"Well sorry isn't enough. Do you realize that you all most died that night!" Anna said almost shouting at him.
"Mom I'm sorry what else you want me to say," he asked desperately tying to apologize to his parents.
"I'm afraid that's not good enough, a simple sorry isn't the answer," Kevin said sternly.
Taichi looked downward, "I know you don't think it's fair that we are doing this, but it is because you betrayed us and you lied to us. So what do you think your punishment should be?" his mother asked him.
He didn't know what to say, "I know that I deserve it...I did some stupid things…" he said his voice broken.
"I have come to a conclusion that you are to be grounded for the foreseeable future," Kevin said. His parents look at him and wait for a response.
"That's fine," he said understanding.
"I hope you understand why I think this is the best Idea for punishment," Kevin said quietly.
Taichi swallowed then answered, "Yeah, I deserve it for treating you guys awful this past month."
"Okay good that means you go to school in morning come back right after no going to Midnight Express after school to hang out," his father finished.
Taichi nodded then proceeded up the stairs to his bedroom.
To Be Continued...