A/N: Hello again all you Taiora fans, and general Digimon fans in general!

Last time I forgot to do a few things in my first author's note so here they are-

Hello to all the new fans that have not read my other crack stories. I am a die hard Taiora shipper, and plan to be for some time! I hope you enjoy the stories and feel free to email, review, or whatever. I do enjoy little comments- doesn't have to be anything fancy. I just like to see people enjoying the fic.

Next, I totally forgot the disclaimer. SO I must cover my ass (It is rather big, so I will do my best) - I do not own Digimon, nor am I getting money for the unauthorized use of the character names, etc…

There might be a rating change later in the fic- depends if the content of the fic changes like I think it might- you never know where the plot bunnies will take you… so let me know if you feel that needs to be addressed.

And that should cover things… Thanks for the reviews! I SOOOO enjoy them. They make my day all warm and fuzzy… or something.

And now- Chapter 2 in which the first spark of Taiora comes alive…

Sora was in a daze for the rest of the day. She had managed to get home some how or another. The meeting with the representative of the Tokyo Ladies Thunder had turned from a simple inquiry or interest, to a full time spot offer on the team for the up coming season, granted she could make it through training camp. Sora was determined to do it.

When she finally got home, her roommate, a definite girlie girl and not a particular fan of the game of soccer was sitting on the couch waiting.

"SO?" The bubbly girl asked kneeling on the couch to see the Sora enter the small apartment.

"I Got IN!" Sora screamed acting more like a 'girl' than she had in her whole life thus far. The long haired girl got up and squealed with her.

"I knew it! See, when Mimi tells you something is going to happen, it will!"

"Thanks so much Mimi. But, you have to hear this- not only is it a team in the L League, but Tokyo Ladies Thunder!"

"You won't have to move, right?" Mimi asked wondering about having to find another roommate. As far as the pink loving girl knew, finding an affordable apartment was hard in Tokyo, so finding a good roommate was key. And Sora was about the best you could find.

"Not at all! But it is the Tokyo Ladies Thunder!" Sora said again.

"Is that good?" The girl asked really not knowing.

The official draft results were published a day later.

All three early practice partners found themselves with a new team and a new life ahead of them. Luckily none of them had to move too far, and they could still see each other whenever they wanted.

Sora's first day as a trainee of the Tokyo Ladies Thunder was spent getting a tour with the ten other candidates. From the beginning, they were told that the team only needed two extra forwards, a goalie and then at most two defensive players. That meant that out of the five girls that called themselves forwards, Sora being one, only two would be asked to stay.

Sora knew that she could not relax now. She was going to be on the keep list.

After the tour of the facilities, including the massive training gym for both the men's and women's team, the spa, sauna, locker rooms, and the posh lounge, the candidates were then lead up into the stadium.

Never in her wildest dreams did she ever think that she would be standing on the pitch of the Tokyo Thunder's stadium. She watched their games on TV every now and then, but she took more enjoyment of actually playing, so this was her first time seeing the whole thing in person. It was huge.

As the girls were lead along the sidelines, Sora noticed that several people were warming up near mid field.

"You will all be given special seats for today's game against the Chiba Dragons. You can choose either up in the VIP box or behind the men's team on the sidelines." The man told the group.

The ten girls looked at each other and Sora could tell in their eyes which one they all preferred.

"I think I can speak for most, if not all of us, that we will take the seats on the field, if you don't mind." Sora said after no one else spoke up. As soon as she did the group nodded in agreement.

"Sounds great." The man replied with a kind smile. It was kind of sad to say this but this was actually the first time she got a good look at the man who had been leading the group around. He was tall, and definitely not built for sports. He was a bit on the scrawny side, with short blue hair and glasses.

"Um, what did you say your name was again?" Sora asked as the group took a short break before they continued.

"Me? I'm Joe. Just call me Joe." He smiled as he shook her hand. "And you are Sora Takenouchi. You were the talk of the draft this year."

"Really? You know who I am?" Sora smiled excitedly. It made her happy to have others know about her. That meant good things… she hoped.

"I am officially the team's medic on call. So if any thing happens I get called in. But I also help with other things like tours for new players and general jobs on the side line."

"You must be really busy then." Sora smiled. If everyone here was as nice as Joe, this would be a great place to be.

"Are you excited to see the men's team play?" Joe asked continuing the conversation as the two walked down the field after they regrouped from a bathroom break. The tour would continue as soon as they made it to the other end of the field and out to the main office area.

"Well, I prefer playing soccer to watching it. But yeah, it will be my first live professional game."

"Really?" Joe replied rather surprised.

"Growing up I didn't get much opportunity to go and see games. Not many teams play on Kyushu, also when I did get up here to Tokyo for school, I never had much money to do anything other than go to school, live here, and play soccer. Also, with a part time job, there isn't much time left for going to see a game."

"I didn't know you were from Kyushu."

"Yep, little town in the middle of no where." Sora smiled as they continued to walk and talk.

"Tai, why do we always come here so damn early?" Matt whined again as they finished gearing up in the locker room.

"You need extra practice this morning, because you are not going to mess this game up." Tai replied as he lifted a bag of soccer balls over his shoulder and patted the blond on the back. "Besides, a little extra warming up isn't going to kill you."

"Tai, look I won't let you down today. I promise. And I don't need extra practice. You and the guys go ahead."

"So you are just going to sit on the sidelines and watch?" Tai asked.

"No, I might join you… and seeing how I am the best player on the team, maybe I will allow you the extreme joy of getting a few pointers here and there."

"Whatever just get your ass moving!" Tai said as he ran ahead to the center field where several of his teammates were already warming up.

On the open air field, Tai waved to four of his teammates already stretching out. Their dark blue tops and white shorts with a blue stripe down the leg seemed to flow with their bodies as they moved to warm up their muscles.

"Yo Tai! Were have you been? You guys are late!" A boy with short spikey hair yelled.

"Sorry Davis. Matt was being Matt this morning." Tai said as he motioned with his head towards the still whiney blond approaching.

"Izzy, Cody, TS and I have been here for a while now and we are ready to go!" Davis said in a hyper voice.

"It's TK! T-K!" An angry man replied. Davis just shrugged it off not caring.

Tai smiled at the friends on the field, they really were close. Davis was sort of like a groupie at times. The young man really liked playing soccer. Even on off days, Tai would usually get a call from him asking if he wanted to play a game in a park or anywhere for that matter.

Looking over at the other two, he could see Izzy kicking balls and TK blocking them from entering his imaginary net at the moment. TK and Davis were near mirrors of Tai and Matt. Davis had spikey hair and a skill for making difficult plays look easy, where as TK was very much a blond with a similar temperament to Matt- minus the Casanova drama. As far as Tai knew, TK had never had a real girlfriend before.

And Izzy, well, he was a master strategist, so it would only be right to keep him in the midfield most of the time. But the man's versatility was his best quality. He really could play almost every position the team needed.

As for Cody, the boy didn't look much like a soccer player at first sight. But after watching the smaller boy protect the goal like he did, Tai would never judge another player on size ever again. He was more of a mousy kind of guy that would be reading books and practicing martial arts in his off time. Tai had to admit, he didn't know much else about the usually silent teammate of his.

"Well, shall we?" Tai asked and the pre-warm up warm up began.

They were not on the field for more than twenty minutes when Matt noticed the small group being led by the blue haired doc enter the stadium.

"Hey guys, look!" Matt smiled as he got their attention. "The newbies are here."

"What do you have against the girls team?" Izzy asked holding a ball in his hands. He was about to throw the ball back into play when Matt stopped the mini game to be little the women's team…. Again.

"Nothing really. I just don't find any of them attractive. And they definitely can't play soccer as good as we do."

"Says you." Tai interrupted Matt. "The Ladies Thunder placed first last year in the L League, and almost fifty percent of the Women's Cup and the last Olympic team was made up of players from this team. So give them a break."

"Tai's got a point. The Ladies Thunder are just as good as we are, maybe better because less than fifty percent of our team made it to the World Cup. And we lost it, remember?" Izzy replied giving off the stats.

"Only because the other team played dirty. It shouldn't have counted. I was fouled!" Matt tried to save face. He didn't like to be reminded how his inability to score that last point made the team lose. Although no one blamed him, Matt knew they should. And he was not about to let them know that he secretly blamed himself. So naturally the blame was passed onto the other team.

"Whatever just let them be. Besides they must be good to get this far. And knowing that only about half of them will be kept… it's got to be nerve racking. Don't you remember your time as a rookie?" TK added.

"I was never a rookie." Davis smiled causing everyone to laugh.

"You still are one." Tai smiled and got everyone to laugh at a heart broken Davis. "But don't worry; you are going into your second year with us. You won't be one for too much longer."

"Well, well… what do we have here?" Matt smiled as he looked a little closer at the group. "Maybe I should take back that soccer girls are not pretty at all comment, because I think I found a looker."

"Matt, can we get back to practice?" Tai asked knowing where Matt's new obsession would bring them- right back to two-timing and getting dumped. Tai hoped this girl was smarter than the others.

"No, take a look!" Matt said motioning for Tai to turn around. When he finally gave in and did so, he couldn't tell who Matt was talking about. The three blonds didn't look like anything special, and Matt did have a thing for blonds. The others looked rather plain as well.

"I only see nine… wasn't there suppose to be ten?" Tai asked looking back at Matt.

"No, you idiot, over by the doc. The red head, the red head!" Matt scowled at Tai and his inability to read his mind.

"Her?" Tai asked looking at the smiling girl, who was chatting with the team's medic, and then back to Matt. Tai couldn't help be feel the quickening on his heart as he took a better look at the girl.

He had never seen such a bright and beautiful smile. There was almost a glow to the girl, and as she and the rest of the group continued their walk, he felt as if his stomach was turning in knots. It was a weird feeling, especially when he had never met the girl before, didn't know anything about her, and most importantly, she was the new target of Matt's lust.

The auburn haired girl didn't even seem to notice them as the group passed by where they were standing. She continued to chat with Joe and smile happily. Tai could tell she was an athlete- her body was slim and well toned. But she did have a few curves to her, which allowed the perfect balance between athlete and knock out being achieved in one woman. Then again, she was wearing a track suit like the rest of the girls… it didn't help to access her figure too much.

Tai snapped himself out of his momentary stupor to notice the other girls looking at them and winking.

This would indeed be an interesting training season and soccer year in general.

A/N:

So, love at first sight for Tai… but what will happen if Matt is also after our lovely soccer girl? Is Tai going to go for her, or would I turn this into a Sorato so soon? For the love of all that is holy, not another Sorato!!!!

You are just going to have to stick around to find out.

And review as well! I just might pull out the evilness factor… I will do it!