031 – Heart and Soul

"When you fall in love…" She began, tapping a gnawed nail to her delicate chin, "It really has nothing to do with your heart."

Daisuke just nodded thoughtfully in response. In all honesty, he had no idea how he'd ended up here, sitting on the clean wooden floorboards of Sora's new apartment. He'd always been rather fond of Sora, she loved soccer, and was kind and fun and she'd never really treated him like an idiot in the way Miyako and Yamato had. It helped that she was kinda nice to look at too.

Sora had just hit 21, and was striking it out on her own in this dingy little apartment on the outskirts of Odaiba. It was hardly a stylish thing, but it was the best she could afford on her minimum wage salary. He'd been surprised when she'd invited him over, because they'd never really been the best of friends, but he'd agreed and couldn't say that he wasn't enjoying her pleasant company.

Somehow they'd gotten talking about crests, about friendship and courage and love.

"Feelings are processed and brought about in your brain…people only say heart because it seems more romantic." She shrugged, sipping at her tea. "I dunno, hard to talk about something you've never really felt."

"Whadd'ya mean?" Daisuke asked, furrowing his brow. "You know love…Your mum and biyomon and what about Yamato?"

"What about Yamato?" She said, laughing slightly, "I love him, but I don't think I'll ever be in love with him. He's…not my type."

Dais shrugged, he'd always thought that too, but maybe that was because he'd always been better friends with Taichi.

"Well, your mum and stuff…"

"That's totally different, Dais. It's…platonic."

"What about Taichi?"

Sora flushed slightly, curling her hands around the warmth of the tea cup. "I dunno…what about Takeru?"

"Huh?"

"Can you pin what you feel when your with Takeru down to emotions generated in your head."

Daisuke leaned back into the second-hand sofa, scratching lightly at his sideburns. He could say yes, but really, it didn't sound right to say that their relationship was based on a series of things felt solely in his head.

"Yeah, I guess, but I don't think it's just my head. I mean, I feel when I'm with him. I feel with my heart and my blood and my lungs and my soul and just…everything. I guess that's what love is…"

"Knowing no bounds." Sora replied, and he liked the way she didn't quirk a brow at his speech, that she wasn't surprised at what he'd said. He liked that she didn't underestimate people, or put them down. "You want ramen for lunch?"

"Sure."

Next up: 032 - What a feeling.

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