A/n:　All new review high. You guys have reviewed more for this fic than any other crack dream I have produced. I am really happy. But at the same time, a little sad since the other fic was one of my personal favs… but hey, not complaining on the 170 reviews I am at the moment.

I suppose it is due to the cliffhangers… I made you review! Go me!

So to recap last week we had like three updates? Wow! Let us see what we can do this week!

Actually that might be hard since I will be away from my computer Wednesday and Thursday… stupid over night conference thing. Grr!

Anyway- thanks for the reviews and here we are… chapter 18 with the exciting answer to the question you all want answered!

Enjoy!

Sora's world stopped. Her mind stopped processing anything and everything it had been before he pulled out a box from his jacket pocket. Her breath caught in her throat and she just sat there frozen, the only warm part of her was where his hand still held hers.

Her mouth began to move, as if she wanted to say something but nothing came out. Instead she became light headed and then everything went black.

Tai was there to catch her as she quietly slumped forward. Several people in the restaurant came to help, including Mimi and Joe who had been watching everything from their table.

Sora came to as Tai picked her up and set her on the floor gently.

"What happened?" She mumbled as she reached for her head.

"Don't worry, just lay still." Tai said with so much concern in his eyes and voice. Sora watched as the people fussed over her, but her attention went repeatedly back to Tai and how his hand was touching her cheek so tenderly.

"I'm fine. I just felt really faint for a minute." She said sitting up, with Tai supporting her back the whole time.

She was handed a glass of water and she slowly sipped from it till slowly people returned to their regular dinner plans till it was just the four of them.

"Maybe we should get home." Mimi suggested seeing Sora was still a little out of it.

"No, I'm fine…" Sora said calming her friend and standing up. Once again Tai was there silently at her side supporting her. Without thinking she too held on to him for some help when another fit of light headedness hit.

"Sit down, here… Sora, look at me." He said as he helped her to her chair. "Are you sure you are ok? Maybe you should go home and rest."

"She has not been well for a while now. Getting dizzy and other things like that." Mimi said a little worried for Sora's health. The whole break up had messed with not only her mental health, but her physical one as well.

Joe, who had been in full doctor mode for a while found nothing wrong with her and said it was up to Sora, but he recommend her to go home and get some rest.

She refused adamant that she did not need to go home and sleep. That was all she seemed to be doing lately… Sleep, cry, soccer, cry and sleep. She needed to be out… she needed to be near him…

The three were finally convinced Sora was fine, and Mimi and Joe went back to their table.

"Are you sure you are ok?" Tai asked still worried. He was not going to sit down till he knew she was not going to fall over again. "God, Sora, I am so sorry for all of this… I didn't know… I…" He didn't know what to say knowing that she had been suffering like this…

"Tai… I'm sorry." She said in but a whisper. He heard her only because he was still standing next to her.

"Sora?"

"I don't know what to do…" She began a tiny sob finally breaking through her line of defense. She hated being so weak… it was so unlike her. But he had that power over her. "I am ashamed to think that I doubted you for even a minute… and I let this go on for all this time… you were hurting too… but I could not see that because all I was concerned about was me…"

"Oh Sora, it is ok. Please don't cry… I hate it when you cry…" He said stepping closer and pulling her head to him. She allowed him to draw her closer to him, breathing in his familiar scent her heart seemed to warm faster.

She could not help it, but she seemed to cry harder within his strong arms. Tai took the opportunity to help her to her feet.

"Let's get some air ok?" He asked as she only nodded and they walked to get their coats.

Soon they found themselves in the same park they had been on the night of the banquet.

"The sky is clearer tonight." Tai smiled seeing a few stars in the now darkening sky. Sora had been silent as she allowed him to lead her to a park bench. After sitting down she looked up and smiled.

He had been right after all. You could see a few stars from there, she mused as she let herself smile.

Tai had missed that smile. Even though she was still crying the smile shone through.

"I am sorry you have been through all this Sora. I want to make it up to you… what ever you want… tell me." He said once again on his knees before her.

"Just hold me." She said letting go of the pain and the fear of being weak.

Before Tai could comply, she moved and entered his arms. They were both kneeling on the ground now in a warm embrace. It did not matter if the night's air was chilly, because neither felt anything but the warmth they had longed for in each others arms.

"Forever if you let me." He murmured nuzzling his face into her hair. "I will do anything to have you back in my life… Sora, please… let me love you like you deserve to be loved."

"Yes." She smiled as they both pulled back enough to look each other in the eyes. Slowly slipping her eyelids shut, they shared their first kiss in some time. Both savored the tender sensation as if it was their first kiss. The yearning that was sparked deepened and soon they were ravishing each others lips, holding nothing back.

"Tai?" She breathed out with a content purr as she propped her self up looking down at him. They had somehow made their way back to his apartment after watching the stars and just enjoying being able to be near the other. Things had gone from there and they ended up finishing the night with a passionate coupling that neither would ever forget.

Tai chuckled again remembering a comment from his roommate talking about make up sex being some of the best moments in a relationship. Although he hoped to repeat the night's activity, he hoped to never have to deal with a break up with Sora ever again.

"Tai?" She repeated his name. The second time he heard it from her lips he awoke from his internal musings.

"Yeah?"

"Were you serious back there?"

"Serious? Back where?" He wondered not really wanting to use his brain for anything else but to take all of her in again.

"At the restaurant…" She said looking into his eyes. "Before I passed out… you… were you serious?"

Tai sat up and took her in his arms. Holding on to her tightly he kissed the bare skin of her neck before replying.

"I have never been more serious about anything in my life…" He said pulling away to look her in the eyes.

"Then you…"

"If you will have me…" He said kneeling before her. Taking her hands he smiled at her. "I would love to live with you for the rest of my life."

"A proposal in the nude?" She laughed trying to fight back the tears that were about to spill out.

"Yeah, well… this isn't your ordinary proposal, but it sure beats the one where you fainted on me. You aren't going to do that again are you?" He smiled.

"Yes."

"Yes, you want to faint?"

"No, yes!" She smiled back as she wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him into a kiss.

"Ah, that yes." He smiled against her lips, not wanting to let go either.

"Yes, that yes…" She purred pulling him down with her to seal the deal once more.

A/n: So that question was answered... but is it clear sailings for the couple? I don't know... it would not be fun to NOT have anything else add to the drama... so you will have to wait and see!