Lol this chapter contains Taiora, and little tiny Mimato, don't own Digimon and characters, ok? Here's the story! Linked

Chapter 03: One Half Of It

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Sora watched the two of them, both of them snuggled in each other's arms. What about Yamato, Mimi? You broke up with him and replaced him with Tai? Or…Tai feels more comfortable with you than me?

She breathed heavily.

"Tai! Mimi! Over here!" she said with a cheery voice. The two of them broke up their hug. "Well, thanks for the help, Love Doctor Mimi Tachikawa!" Tai said, patting her head. Mimi smiled.

"Well, there's Sora! Why don't you patch things up with her?" she suggested, and then left Tai and Sora for their own.

Tai nodded then looked directly at Sora, who was looking at Mimi's way. "Yo Sora! So, how's you and Setsuko!" he asked, trying to sound enthusiastic. Sora flashed a smile at him. He seems to be happy…

"He's great! Although I still can't understand why you guys hate Cena so much…" she said with a sweatdrop.

"Hehe….guys will be guys!" he said. Then silence fell.

They felt awkward about it.

"So Tai…what happened to Yamato?" Sora asked. Tai looked at her quizzically.

"Yamato? He's fine. Why'd you ask?" Tai asked.

"Well, is he okay breaking up with Mimi?" Sora asked which made Tai looked at her shock.

"Break up? You think Mimi and Yamato are going to EVER break up? Give me a rest, those two can't stop smooching each other!" Tai said, laughing.

"Oh…I thought Mimi's your girlfriend." She said embarrassingly. Tai laughed again. "Me and Mimi? Woah, that's new! I don't know what Matt will do to me if he ever finds out I'm taking Mimi!" Tai said happily.

"Oh." That was the only thing she can say. But they were so close. "Hey Tai, can you accompany me to Joe's? I need to return something." Sora favored. Tai grinned nervously.

"Sorry Sora! I promised Yamato that I'll help him with their month anniversary surprise for Mimi!" Tai excused. Why did he do that? Now was the chance to patch up, but he refused.

Sora made a pout. "Oh." She replied again.

"Why don't you ask Setsuko out? I'm sure he'll accompany you." Tai said, patting her head.

Sora sighed. She wanted to cry. Tai's being distant to her. "Okay." She said.

"Maybe some other time Sora! Anyway, I need to go for my next class! See yah!" Tai said, bidding a "see you later" to Sora. Sora bid back. Once he was out of sight, she plumped at the bench, and looked at the grass.

"Why's he so distant to me? He'll prefer Yamato and Mimi than me? Me, Sora Takenouchi, his best friend before Matt? What did I do wrong?" she whispered sadly.

"Or, is his best-friendship to Mimi is equal to mine? One half of it? Fifty fifty?" she whispered.

And why I am so concerned about it? Yes, I am his bestfriend, so what if Mimi's closer to him? It's not like I want Tai whole! Or maybe she does.

She stood up and went to her next class.

After School….

Tai had been waiting Yamato outside his classroom. Once he spotted him…

"Woah Tai, what do you want? And to tell you I'm in a rush. I need to prepare my surprise for my girlfriend!" Matt said impatiently.

Tai sighed. "Good thing you said it dude, I'm going to help you!" Tai said.

Yamato arched abrow. "Now that's new. Since when did you started helping me with girls?" he asked sarcastically. Tai sighed again.

"Jeez Tai, stop the sighing. Is there something wrong?" Yamato asked. Tai sighed again. "Well, Sora favored if I could accompany him to Joe's." He said.

"So, what did you tell her?" Yamato asked eagerly.

"I refused." Tai answered.

"You jerk! It was your chance!" Matt hollered angrily.

"No Yamato, I need to. So I told her that I promised you to help you for the surprise to Mimi. Anyway, where is Mimi?" Tai asked.

"I'm about to pick her up in her class." Matt said, and went to Mimi's classroom, with Tai.

Mimi however was on duty of cleaning.

"Awww so many dirt, so little broom." She said, sweeping the floor. Someone knocked on the door. She looked up and it was Matt and Tai.

"Oh, hello." She said, continuing to clean.

When Yamato approached Mimi, a lot of his remaining fans inside her class got their attention.

Tai snickered. "The usual." He said. He watched Yamato flirt.

He took the broom from Mimi's hands and swept the floor. "Uh, Matt, you don't need to bother, I could handle it." She said, looking at him. He flashed a smile at her.

"Woah Tachikawa, you never told me Matt's your boyfriend!" one of his fans said, exiting the room. Mimi smiled nervously.

After Yamato finished sweeping the floor, he escorted Mimi with Tai.

They walked on their way to exit the building. Tai just watched the two people on front of him flirting, kissing, and saying their "I love you!"s.

He grunted. He hated being the person, after the word, "with". Like, "Yamato and Mimi are on their way to their destination with Tai!" he said sarcastically. Yamato and Mimi looked behind.
"Is there something wrong, Tai?" Mimi asked. But before Mimi could let him answer…

"Oh Tai! So what happened!" Mimi asked, releasing herself from Yamato, and approaching Tai.

Tai sighed. "Man, you tell her." Tai told Yamato. Mimi again walked to Yamato and clasped her hands to his.
"So? What happened to Tai?" Mimi asked.

Yamato sighed. "Sora favored Tai if he could accompany her to Joe's." Yamato narrated nervously, glancing at Tai.

"Go on Yama." Mimi said. He encircled his arm around her waist.

"Well…uh…Tai rejected." Yamato said nervously. Mimi's eyes widened. She looked behind to Tai. "Tai!" she exclaimed. Tai smiled nervously. "Sorry Love Doctor Tachikawa Mimi!" Tai apologized innocently.

Yamato laughed.

"My patience is running off Tai! Don't you know why Sora wanted you!" Mimi asked.

Tai shrugged.
"She wants to spend time with you." Mimi said calmly with a sigh.

Tai looked down at his walking feet.

Once they were outside the school…

The three of them spotted Sora with Setsuko, walking hand in hand. A knife just stabbed his heart. Matt and Mimi looked at Tai. He gulped, took something out a box wrapped in a silver velvet wrapper. He thrusted it to Mimi.

"Happy month anniversary, Yamato and Mimi." Tai said coldly and left with his head hanging down, unknown where to go, it seems he was lost in a maze.

The two of them looked at their heartbroken friend walking away with his hands inside his pockets.

Mimi looked at the box. Tears started to drop from her eyes.

There was card slipped in it.

Dear Matt and Mimi,

Hhn, thanks for everything, for match making me with Sora, even though

There's no chance for both of us.

Lol thanks for your friendship. I hope both of you can't face the hardship I'm going through. Happy Month Anniversary.

-From your friend, Tai.

After they finished reading it, both of them headed to the mall. They were happy about their date, but still they feel awful for their friend. Trying to help him out, Matt assured Mimi that, it's better not to meddle two people's relationships.

"I can't believe you!" she told him.

"It is better not to touch something we don't own." He replied as he held her hand, but she quickly pulled away which shocked him.

"Matt! Tai's our friend; he needs help, even in the smallest ways. I want to help him. Even if it means just comforting him is enough, Matt. I love Tai, as much as I love Sora…and I…" she was trailed off with her tears.

Matt looked directly at her. "Gomen Ai." He said, rubbing her shoulders. "Tai's done too much for us…and I also want to at least, help." She said.

There was silence.

"Do you love Tai more than me?" he asked. She looked at him. "That can never happen." She answered, as she cuddled herself against him.

"Why did you ask?" she questioned.

"I feel like you're always teaming up with him, rather than me." He replied. "I can only love you, because that's what I want to." She said, planting a soft kiss on his lips.

Tai had been roaming around Tokyo. Undecided where to go. All he can say to himself is he's so pathetic.

Why's he like this? He doesn't know. The thoughts of him and Sora came flooding his brain.

-Flashback-

"Hey Tai, pass it over me!" an eleven year old Sora said. Tai came kicking the ball and running at the same time. "Here Sora!" Tai kicked it on Sora's direction, once she got lead of the ball, she came running then kicked the ball hard to the net.

"Nice kick there Tai!" she told him. He blushed.

"Tai…what if we can't get back home?" a worried Sora asked. They were the only people awake in camp.

"It doesn't matter Sora, as long as we stick together, there's nothing to worry!" Tai encouraged. Sora smiled.

They were going crazy. Tai and Matt had been fighting, Mimi's crying, Sora's doubting, Joe and Izzy are going confused, TK and Kari afraid to approach their brothers.

"We need to keep going Yamato!" Tai yelled. "Give us a break Tai! I'm not the only one who needs rest!" he yelled back.

"Stop it you guys." Sora told them, but they ignored her.
"We're going to be trapped in this world forever, Gomamon!" Joe exclaimed to Gomamon, who was having a headache.

"Izzy, what are we going to do?" Tentomon asked. "When Yamato and Tai are fighting, this may take forever." Izzy answered.

"Kari…our brothers are fighting…now we can never finish our journey." TK said. Kari nodded silently.

Mimi had been glancing at the two arguing boys. Tears came one by one. "Enough!" she shouted as she walked away to the forest.

Everyone stopped, all shocked.

"Now look what you did Tai! Now Mimi's crying!" he yelled.

"My fault! You were the one who's being stubborn!" Tai snapped back at Matt. It was a silly argument.

-End-

Sora however was in her room…she thought maybe she should go to Joe's when….when Tai's with her. Him and Meems…have been laughing…hugging…smiling…She looked outside through the window. Is he falling in love with Meems? He's being cold to me. Why? Clueless Sora wiped a tear away. Am I falling in love?

Tai looked up at the sky with black coat. Stars twinkling one by one, and the full moon was like a silver ball on its reflection.

"So, this is the feeling of a person loving someone who doesn't share the same feeling back, huh?" he whispered to himself.

"Darling so there you are, with the look on your face, as if you're never hurt, as if you're never down, shall I be the one, for you?" His cellphone rang with the polytone ringtone, that he adjusted it if Sora'll call.

He looked astonished as he looked at his mobile. It rang again with the same ringtone of, "Eyes On Me" by Faye Wong.

He wanted to answer her, but…

It rang again.

He sighed and answered it.

"Sora?"

"Hi Tai…" her voice was kinda shy.

There was a moment of silence.

"So, how's Matt and Mimi's monthsary?" Sora asked dully.
"Fine."

"Oh."

There was another blanket of silence.

"Hey Tai, the reason I called, is…why're you so stuck up with Matt and Mimi?"

"Well the guy's my bestbud and the woman's my girl-I mean, a friend."

Sora was somehow hurt when he slipped, "my girl"

"Tai…I was wondering if you want to hang out at the mall this Saturday…if you're not booked on that day." She favored.

Tai was not going to reject her requests this time. "Sure, see you at ten in the morning, kay!" he said with a happy feeling. Sora arched a brow at her mobile. He already hung up.

Sora hugged her knees. Wait…why am I being so shy and all! Tai's my best friend! I shouldn't feel like…he's going out with me feeling! This is unusually me…

Soccer.

If it hadn't been for soccer, we wouldn't even met.

:Flashback:

I was a newbie on the team. Everyone teased me when I was only seven, I was too weak for this rough game, they said.

"Do you need a helmet, Takenouchi?" one of my co taunted. I glared at him.

"Hey! So you must be the new girl!" a boy with brown eyes and wacky hair which I thought he is cute said. I love his eyes. I was drowned.

Ahh…my first crush. "I'm Taichi Yagami! And you lovely miss, are?" he asked.

I tried not to sound like the girls who giggle a lot. "I'm Sora Takenouchi, you little smooth talker!" I teased him. He blushed.

"But, you are pretty!" he told me. I tried not to show anything that will make him turn off. "Whatever."

After practice, I was gone home alone with my bag. I heard footsteps, and these weren't mine. I looked back and it was the cute guy again. "Hi!" he greeted. "Hello…" I greeted back with curiosity.

First of all, I thought we just lived in the same street, but he was actually following me!

I sighed. "Oh, so this is your house! Not far from mine! See you tomorrow, Sora!" he said as he ran.

I blushed and I can't believe myself.

And the following morning, when I left my home, the cute guy was there again.

"You!"

"Hey Sora!" he greeted. "Can I walk you to school?" he offered. I sighed and just walked.

He kept blabbing about his life and kept asking things about me.

And there…we grew closer. As we became the best of friends.

: End of Flashback:

That was so memorable. Maybe my friendship with Tai isn't divided to Mimi after all.

She finally decided to sleep, but something let her pause for a while. Before I forget, I must greet Matt and Mimi for their monthsary tomorrow. Well, I hope they'll love each other forever. She then slept blissfully, and dreamt about Tai…which made herself very weird.

OMG. I can't believe myself. I'm dreaming about TAI!

I hope u loved that Taioraness!

I really loved Sora's flashback! Go Taiora!

Thanks for Stained In Negativity, for keeping me in mind!

This chapter is rewritten.

-Hinky.