---Author's Note---

Hey guys whats up? Isn't this amazing, I've update in the same month! Not a month later but in the same one! That is quite the miracle is it not? So I hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas! I did, I had so much food I thought I was gonna explode haha.

Anyway, besides that bit of what I'm sure was slightly unneeded news, this is the chapter that I know many of you have been waiting for and badgering me to write! This is THE Taiora chapter. Yes, THE Taiora chapter. So, without further ado (or anymore unneeded news) I give you

Chapter 6: I Had No Idea

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'When I get my hands on her, she is never going to see daylight or Tk. Ever again.'

'When I get my hands on her, she is going to wish I never played soccer.'

Tai and Sora both sat there, both giving insults and threats to Kari in their minds. But even though they were angry, more then that, they were afraid, horrified, frightened, they would both rather face the Dark Masters again then go through with this dare.

'Well, I could always just leave.... no, wait, I can't do that. If I do that everyone would never let me live this down..... AH! How hard can this be. He's just been my best friend, since... forever. And you've liked him for half that time. I just have to tell him, we'll never know unless we try..... But do I really want to risk our entire friendship just to find out?' Sora turned to look at Tai. He had a look of seriousness on his face, which meant he was thinking. Looking at him wasn't making her decision any easier.

'Come on Tai! How hard could it be to tell the girl of your dreams you love her? Well, no, she's not just the girl of my dreams, she also my best friend... since like... forever. But I've loved her for half of that time, so it shouldn't be that hard right? Right? Wrong. If I told her, I'd put our entire friendship at stake, I mean, imagine how awkward it would be to hang around her if I professed my love to her and she didn't feel the same way. But, I'll never know unless I try, I mean, Kari wouldn't do this to me unless he knew Sora liked me too right? Right. I can do this, I'm the bearer of Courage for crying out loud! Ok...' Tai turned to face Sora too, surprised to see she was already staring at him. He watched her face turn the same color as her fiery red hair.

"Uhh...... Sorry. Didn't know how long you would blank out there." She stuttered, obviously embarrassed for getting caught staring.

Tai watched her go even redder (if possible) with an amused smirk. "Uh no problem. So um, quite a predicament we're in huh?"

He watched her nod before answering, "Yea. We could always just run you know, and not do the dare...."

The words stung Tai a bit. Strangely, it gave him even more courage to tell Sora how he really felt. 'Here goes nothing.' He thought before he replied. "Nah, the rest of them would never let us live it down. Besides, how would it look for me, the leader, if I ran from a dare. Sure, I can stand up to a sadistic, evil,bent on taking over the world giant monster, but I can't do a dare?"

Sora opened her mouth as if she was going to say something, but instead closed it and merely nodded instead. 'He's so calm about this. Could it be he really doesn't feel the same way for me as I do for him?'

The two best friends sat in silence for awhile, neither knowing what to even say.

Meanwhile, in Kari's bedroom, everyone sat on Kari's room or close to the wall that was blocking them from watching Tai and Sora.

"I don't hear anything.... you think they told each other and are-"

"Ew! Davis don't even think about finishing that sentence, it's already weird enough knowing I have to help my brother in his love life, I don't even want to think about what he could be doing." Kari finished, making a grossed out face.

Davis, Joe and Cody had quietly left Tai's room without the hot-head's notice and had joined everyone else in Kari's room where they were trying to eavesdrop on the two stubborn best friends.

"Just saying. But then, why is it so quiet?" He pointed out.

Kari's eyebrows furrowed in confusement and her small frown added onto her confused appearance. "No idea. Maybe they haven't said anything and are just siting in the silence, no knowing what to say..."

Matt gave a small chuckle under his breath. "That doesn't sound like Tai at all. I mean, I can hardly get the guy to shut up about her, or anything for that matter. He wouldn't just freeze like this. He knows he can do it, he just needs a push that's all."

Giggling into her hand, Mimi replied, "Boy, never thought the day would come where we would have to give Tai a push."

"Yeah I know huh. Well, only Tai Kamiya would be able to face a evil monster bent on taking over the world and not able to tell a girl that he's known his entire life how he feels." Joe concluded. Everyone nodded in agreement, silently laughing at the irony of Tai's reaction.

"So, if Tai needs a push, how are we gonna give it to him?" Ken asked.

Everyone's faces went into thought, no really knowing what to do. "No idea, the simplest thing I can think of is just texting him..." Cody absentmindedly suggested. Kari's eyes went wide with excitement and she snapped her fingers in excitement of the idea. "That's it Cody! Brilliant!"

This time, Cody's brows furrowed in confusion. "It is?" The child of light nodded happily. "Yup. I can text him encouraging him. I told him that we'd know whether or not he would tell her or not, so he won't be so surprised when I send him a text." She quickly got out her phone and immediately began texting her stuck brother.

Sora and Tai still both sat in silence, both in deep thought and both terrified at the idea of telling their best friend and secret love how they truly felt. The silence broke when Tai's phone suddenly went off in his pocket, signaling he had received a text. He fished out his phone and flipped it open and read the text:

Tai, get a move on you coward!

Tell her how you feel, if you

don't, you'll never know

and instead go on your entire

life wondering what would have

happened if you had told her.

Come one, where is the courageous

brother and leader I and everyone

else knows and loves?

"Kari...." Tai mumbled. Sora looked up at him, confused. "Kari sent you a text?" She inquired.

He sighed and nodded. "Yeah. It's just nothing though."

"Oh."

'She's right Tai, you know she is, tell her. Tell her or else you'll regret it for the rest of your life always wondering what could've been, is that what you want?'

"Sora....." Tai started. The red-head looked back up at him again. "Yes Tai?"

"Listen.... this dare that we have to do......it's stupid."

The words hit her heart, hard. He thought it was stupid? That was it? So he was just going to walk out, or just tell words he truly never meant. She fought to hide the hurt that she knew she was reflecting in her eyes.

"Oh.... well...umm..."

"But you're not."

Sora did a double take. "What?"

Tai turned to her and she saw an expression in his eyes she had never seen before. It looked like love.

"Sora, you're not stupid."

She was of course, confused by that statement. "Um, thank you?"

Tai sighed and shook his head. Sora couldn't tell if it was because of her or him.

"No, I mean," He sighed again before continuing, "I mean. Sora, you're one of the smartest girls I know. And not only that, you're sweet and kind and an incredible soccer player..." Sora giggled. Only Tai would make being able to play soccer well such an important thing in a girl.

"And also, you're the most beautiful girl I know."

Sora gasped. She did not see that coming. Sure, she suspected Tai may have liked her... but to call her the most beautiful girl he knew? He must be blind.......

"And no I'm not blind." He replied, as if he were reading her thoughts. But then again, they just knew each other that well.

"Sora, you've been my best friend for practically my entire life. You know me better then anyone and I know you better then anyone. We've been through stuff people would never even begin to know about and through it all, our friendship has just become stronger. I mean, I know I can be hard-headed, stubborn, I tend to think before I act, I can be way bossy, I'm immature, lazy, loud, crazy and...... where was I going with this again?"

Sora gave a quiet laugh. "Keep going." She whispered, looking at the floor misty eyed. Tai gave a nervous laugh and scratched the back of his head before he continued again. "Right..... but uh, Sora?"

She looked up at him, now uncaring about what she displayed in here eyes, uncaring of the fact that she was about to cry and uncaring that she was in fact, in love with her best friend.

"Yeah?" She practically whispered. Tai stared into her eyes, letting her see every emotion in them, the strongest being love.

"I love you."

I love you. Sora let those words consume her. She couldn't believe it, not only did Tai like her, he loved her. He loved her just as she loved him.

Sora stared back, letting Tai see every emotion in her eyes as well, for her, the strongest being love as well.

"I love you too Tai."

She watched as a big grin stretched across his face in utter joy, she doing the same. They both just continued to stare at each other until they heard someone in Kari's room (that sounded a lot like Mimi...) shout, "KISS HER YOU FOOL!"

They both laughed and looked away, but then caught each others eyes. Slowly, they moved towards each other, heads tilted, eyes becoming slowly shut, till they felt each other's lips on their own becoming what everyone wanted them to be: a courageous love.

Once again in Kari's room, they heard cheering and a loud Kari shout, "FINALLY!"

They felt each other laugh and opened their eyes and looked at each other with love, until Tai bent down again and kissed what he knew would be the most important person in his life for as long as he would live.

-------Author's Note-------

Wow... I think this is my longest chapter. I was so happy writing this! So excited. I hope it was what you guys wanted, sorry if it wasn't. I tried my best, I may re-write in the future because there were some things I wasn't too sure about and may want to re-write, just not quite sure how yet. Once again, I would like to thank these absolutely wonderful people:

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