(Tai POV)
I walked out of my room finally giving up on trying to call Sora, I've been calling her all day and no answer. Same goes for texts too, I've sent her who knows how many every hour and nothing. But what I saw was pretty weird, my parents were smiling while Kari hid her face in a couch cushion.
"Uh did I miss something?" I asked walking up to the three making Kari take her face out of the couch cushion showing me that it was red as hell...was she embarrassed about something?
"Oh your new brother-in-law was just here so you missed meeting him." Dad said laughing as Kari put her face back in the couch confusing me.
"I've met T.K. before, I've known him for years."
"T.K? He and your sister aren't together. His name is Yuto."
"And he's a bright and nice young man, you should've met him." Yuto? Who the hell is that? And when mom said that, oh boy Kari screamed so loud it sounded like she was right next to my ear. "Oh don't be so dramatic."
"What happened?"
"Oh no we just saw them kissing outside that's why she's acting like this." Okay now I'm confused.
I woke up the next morning after spending the night thinking about everything that's going on right now. So a quick run down: new Alphamon in town and he has a partner meaning another Digidestined. Sora and I kissed two days ago and she's been ignoring me since. And now not only did I just find out last night that Kari and T.K. aren't dating, she has a totally new boyfriend that was HERE last night and I didn't get to meet him. WOW did I leave anything out? Oh yeah, if Agumon fights Alphamon he's going to die. So there's THAT.
"Tai come eat breakfast!" Agumon and I jumped out of bed and we went to the living room to see Kari, Gatomon, and my dad eating breakfast while my mom served me and Agumon ours...god I hope she didn't do one of her, quote on quote, "healthy" breakfasts.
"Hey Kari congrats on the new boyfriend!" Agumon sat next to Kari and after saying that, she facepalmed sighing heavily and kept eating.
"I'm surprised they didn't start dating sooner." Gatomon said getting a mouthful of rice making Kari grab her tail and squeeze it making her yowl in pain. And right after that Mom finally came with a bowl of rice and some grilled fish for both of us...thank god, it's grandma's recipe.
"So Tai any word from Sora?" Mom asked sitting down eating her breakfast too.
"Not at all, I was going to go by her house later and try to fix everything." I said eating a mouthful of rice as Kari stood up to put her now empty bowl in the sink. And right as she began to wash it, her phone started ringing on the table making Dad pick it up and see who it was.
"Who is it dad?"
"It's Yuto! Hello? And good morning to you too!" Kari tried to hurry up washing her bowl as Dad starting talking to her new boyfriend on the phone. "We're just having breakfast right now...oh they do huh? Great then we'll see you there tonight!" Kari managed to finish and ran back to the table to get her phone back from Dad, too bad her boyfriend had just ended the call.
"What did he want?!" Kari's face was red again as she looked at Dad in shock and confusion.
"His parents invited us to dinner at their place tonight at 8. They're apparently looking forward to meeting us. So Tai if you do go to Sora's, please try being early so we don't make them wait." Wow, this is just wonderful.
Around 2 I decided to go to Sora's apartment and on my way there I passed by a flower shop and decided to buy some for her. I kept walking with the flowers in my hand I was trying to think about what to tell her when I get there. I got to her apartment I knocked on the door and almost immediately Mrs. Takenouchi opened the door surprised to see me.
"Oh Tai hello."
"Hi Mrs. Takenouchi, is Sora home?"
"Sorry Tai she stepped out a few hours ago to run some errands, she should be home soon though so come in." I walked into the traditional looking apartment and handed her the flowers. "Wow these are lovely."
"They're for you and Sora."
"Why thank you, have a seat." I sat down on the floor while Mrs. Takenouchi grabbed a vase and started working on the flowers I brought them. "Sora told me what happened..." Oh no.
"She did?"
"Yes, and to be frank: I'm not surprised. For as long as you two have known each other you always caught her attention." Wait what?! "I remember the day she met you, she came home all happy and I remember her coming up to me yelling 'Mom! I meet the funniest boy today, his name is Tai Kamiya!' And then she kept going on about you more and more even through middle school. Even when she complained about you, she always kept the loving smile even when she called you 'Stupid Tai.' And before she started dating Matt, I remember her even thinking about you when she talked to me about it. Then when they were dating even when she went on about Matt, she went on about you more than him. While it's not my place to say tell you this, but I do believe she holds you closer to her heart than anyone else." I sat there, completely dumbfounded by everything she had just told me. Right before I could say anything, the door opened and Sora and Biyomon walked in with bags in her hands.
"Mom I'm ho-" She walked up to us greeting her mom before noticing me on the floor stopping mid-sentence. "O-Oh hi Tai."
"Hey Sora."
"I think I'm going to help your mom out." Biyomon walked over to Mrs. Takenouchi who was motioning to Sora to talk to me. Instead she just sighed and walked into her room making Mrs. Takenouchi try to stand. Instead I raised my hand and got up instead.
"Don't worry Mrs. Takenouchi I got it." I walked to the room and opened the door to see no sign of her at all. But there was a huge lump on her bed under her blanket so I walked over and I sat down on her bed. "Well might as well make myself comfortable. Oh man my feet hurt, I should take my shoes off." I started taking off my shoes and I felt the lump move and I laid down next to it. "Ahhh, maybe my socks too." I started reaching for my socks to take them off and Sora burst out from the covers slapping my chest.
"Okay okay I'll talk to you! Jeez just keep them on before you stink up my room more!" I laughed hearing her say that plugging her nose. Then again with how much perfume she has in her room, she's complaining about me taking off my socks?! "What is it?"
"I just want to talk, you've been ignoring me since we...you know..."
"Yeah, I noticed from how much my phone was blowing up yesterday." She went back under the blanket and it took almost everything inside me not to snap and leave.
"Look! It's just...I don't know what came over me to lean in for it. Since we were kids you've been one of my best friends and I've always counted on you for everything. And you want me to be honest with you? I've never had a girlfriend or ever felt anything for anyone else because nobody's ever going to be better than you!" I didn't know what I was saying at this point. "Only one girl's ever had my attention and that's you. Not Mimi, not Meiko, just you. If you really don't want me to be here then I'll go, I don't want to bother you anymore." And I did just that: I got up and put on my shoes and I started walking to the door. I had no idea what I had just told her but I'm glad I did. But right as I got to the door...
"Tai wait." I turned around to see what she wanted and next thing I know I was pushed onto the door with her smashing her lips on mine. I didn't know what to do but what I felt like I should do and that was put my hands on her waist and return the kiss. We stood there for several minutes until we stopped to get some air.
"You've never bothered me, and there's only one guy who I can never be mad or upset at, only happy with...and that's you. Don't you get it Tai?" She ran her hands through my hair keeping her forehead on mine keeping eye contact. "You've always been there for me and I can always count on you...I don't like you. I love you." I-I couldn't believe it...but I only had one thing to do and say.
"I love you too...I always have." I pulled her in for another kiss and I couldn't put into words what I felt at that moment...just: pure happiness.
(Third Person POV)
It reached nighttime and the Kamiyas plus Sora were on their way to Yuto's apartment. After Tai and Sora finished their moment at her apartment, the two went back to the Kamiya Residence where they told all of them the news of their new relationship and Kari even managed to convince Yuto to leave one more seat at their table for Sora to join them that night. They went up the elevator and as they neared the apartment door, Susumu and Tai began to drool smelling the food making the women laugh. They reached the door and Kari knocked on it breathing in with her heart racing. She took one last look fixing her pink top and brushing her jeans hoping to make a good impression.
'Oh boy...I hope this ends well.' She breathed in hearing the door unlock and a woman with long blue hair wearing a purple dress shirt and black dress pants opened the door smiling seeing the group.
"Hello I'm Yuuki, Yuto's mother. You must be Kari, you're absolutely beautiful. And you must be the Kamiyas, welcome." Yuuki said leading the group inside with Kari blushing at her compliment and they saw a raven haired man putting several bowls, plates, and cups on the table that had several dishes filled with food.
"Oh hello. I'm Eiji, his father. And you're the young lady my son's been talking about? It's a pleasure to meet you. Yuto! They're here!"
"Have a seat please." Susumu and Eiji sat and the edge of the table with Yuuko and Yuuki sitting next to their respective husbands with two seats next to each of them. Sora took a seat next to Yuuko and Kari left the seat next to Yuuki open for her boyfriend but Tai stayed standing hearing a door open. Yuto walked up to the table fixing his black shirt and made immediate eye contact with the leader of the Digidestined.
"Oh, you must be Tai."
"And I'm guessing you're Yuto."