One week, three couples
By: Sheltie
I still don't own Digimon
Chapter 10
"Hey guys, a little help here" Tai called
Sora and Kari rushed to help Tai with the groceries
"Where's TK, you didn't leave him there, did you?" Kari asked
"No, he said he had to stop by Izzy's, and to not wait up for him" Tai said
Kari furrowed her brow, confused as to why TK would go see Izzy. She shrugged it off as she helped Tai and Sora with the groceries.
TK took a deep breath and knocked on the door of Izzy's apartment.
"Coming" a voice called
That sounds like Mimi TK thought
And sure enough it was Mimi who opened the door wearing a tech convention t-shirt that was a little big on her, though it showed off her legs nicely.
"Hey Mimi, is Izzy here?" TK asked
"Yeah, come on in" Mimi said
TK followed Mimi in and she called Izzy out. Izzy came out with his hair wet.
"Sorry to disturb you Izzy, but I thought you might want to know what's going on" TK said
"You didn't disturb me at all TK, I was just finishing with a shower" Izzy said
TK had a thought of what was really going on, but decided to stay quiet.
"Well, Kari and I have decided to try and get Tai and Sora together" TK said
Izzy's eyes widen
"Really, are you sure it's a good idea?" he asked
"I have no choice really, Kari is dead set on this and I can't dissuade her" TK said
"What's going on? Izzy tell me what's going on?" Mimi asked
"Uh, well, um" Izzy stumbled
Mimi put her hands on her hips
"Izzy Izumi, you better start talking" she demanded
Under his girlfriend's intense glare the computer genius spilled his guts. He told her about everything that Tai told him. He didn't want to, but with your girlfriend's deadly gaze on you, you'd probably tell her anything she wanted to hear just to please her.
"So Tai is still in love with Sora" Mimi said after Izzy finished
TK and Izzy nodded
"Hmm, interesting. But now we need to figure out where Sora stands" Mimi said thinking out loud
"We?" Izzy asked
"Well yes we, that's why you came over here wasn't it TK, to get us to help you?" Mimi asked
This of course wasn't TK's plan at all, but decided to go with it since he knew that he and Kari could use all the help they could get. Both Tai and Sora can be quite stubborn when they want to be.
"Yeah, that's right Mimi" he said
"That's what I thought. Now I need to get Sora alone and we can have a heart-to-heart talk" Mimi said
"Why don't you, Sora, and Kari have a sleepover over here while I go over and keep Tai and TK company" Izzy suggested
Mimi leapt off her chair and proceeded make-out with her boyfriend. TK felt very uncomfortable watching this and averted his eyes as he waited for them to finish. Once the couple did, the three made a plan.
When TK got back he told Kari of the plan and she kissed him on his brilliant mind. Now the only thing to do was get Tai and Sora to go for it. Mimi called about fifteen minutes after TK got back and Sora was getting packed up along with Kari.
"So you and Kari will be having a sleepover with Mimi, and Izzy will be here with TK and me" Tai said
Sora nodded
"Yup, I hope I can trust you being out of my sight for the night and not get into any trouble" she said
"Hey, I'm a lot better than I was in high school" Tai said in defense
"I suppose so, but try not do anything stupid" Sora said
Tai pouted
"So everything is set on Mimi's side?" Kari asked
"Yup, Mimi is ready" TK said nodding his head
"Alright, wish me luck" Kari said
TK gave her a quick kiss
"Good luck" he said
Kari smiled
Mimi came bursting through the door and with quick hellos to TK and Tai she grabbed Sora and Kari's arm and dragged them out.
"Wow, that something" Tai said stunned
"I'll say, She didn't even ask Kari and Sora of they had their bags" TK said
"They did, they were on their shoulders when Mimi grabbed them" Izzy said entering the apartment at more sedate pace than his girlfriend did
"Hey Izzy" Tai said
"Hey"
"So what are we going to do?" TK asked
Mimi dragged the two girls back to Izzy's and didn't let them go until they were in the apartment.
"Gees Meems, I forgot how strong you are" Sora said as she massaged her arm
Kari nodded as she did the same
"Sorry, but we were losing valuable girl time and I for one didn't want to waste any with idle chitchat with Tai and TK" Mimi said
"Um Mimi, why are we in Izzy's place?" Sora asked as she looked around
"Oh, well um, you see since Izzy and I are together now we usually spend it over here. Actually, I'm planning to moving in here once my lease is up" Mimi said
"Wow Mimi, you move fast" Kari said laughing
"Not really, a lot of my stuff is here already so I'm kind of living here already" Mimi said
Sora raised an eyebrow at this, but decided to hold off til later to grill her best friend. The girls chatted for a while about the normal things until Mimi jumped up.
"What is it Mimi?" Kari asked
"I got to grab my movies, it won't be a sleepover without romance movies" Mimi said as she raced out of the apartment
"Where does she get her energy?" Kari asked
Sora shrugged
Mimi came back with a bag load of movies.
"Uh Mimi, we're only staying one night here" Kari said when she saw the bulging bag
"I know, but we must have an adequate selection" Mimi said
Both Kari and Sora knew that there was more than an adequate selection in Mimi's bag. Heck, she probably grabbed all the romance movies she had.
"Aright, what should we watch first?" Mimi asked
Sora and Kari looked through the movies that Mimi brought over. The three debated over several titles before settling on Casablanca. Mimi argued that it was a classic that has to be watched. Sora and Kari just sighed and shrugged. They knew better than to try to argue with Mimi on this. They watched the movie with Mimi totally glued to the screen. Once that movie was over Kari decided to pick next, but before that Sora thought it be best to order some pizzas for them.
Meanwhile Tai, Izzy, and TK were watching the latest action movie. They were enjoying the freedom of not having any females around for the night.
"Man, this is great. I like having Sora around, but sometimes it is great to hangout with just the guys," Tai said
Izzy and TK nodded
"Yeah, I spend so much time with Mimi, that it doesn't feel like I'm a guy anymore" Izzy said
"Well it's your own fault Izzy, you just had to be her knight in shining armor when she needed it" Tai said
Izzy blushed
TK chuckled
"Oh don't get me started on you TK. You and Kari have been joined at the hip since you guys were eight-years-old" Tai said
"Alright, but to be fair I was only around her a lot at that time since she was the only other kid the same age I was and then during the Piedmon thing Sora made me promise to protect Kari, which I still do to this day" TK said
"That and you love her" Izzy said smirking
"Of course I love her, she's my best friend" TK said
"That's not what he meant TK, you are head over heels in love with my baby sister" Tai said as loud as he could without disturbing the neighbors
Both TK and Izzy just blink at Tai; neither thought he'd say this out loud.
"Wow Tai, any louder and the world will know" Izzy said
"Sorry, but you two are driving me nuts with the little dance you've been doing for the past couple years. It was cute at the beginning, but now it is downright annoying. Why do you think I've been playing matchmaker for so long, it just so I could have some peace," Tai said
"Uh Tai, you do know that even if I did like Kari that way I have no idea if she feels the same" TK said keeping it hidden that he and Kari are already together
"Are you totally dense man, Kari is totally in love with you too. Haven't you been seeing the signs?" Tai said
TK just blinked
Tai growled in frustration
"Tai, you do know that Davis likes Kari too, and she'd never want to hurt him," TK said
"Screw Davis, he's doesn't matter at all" Tai said
Izzy nodded, though he kept quiet the whole time, he totally agreed with Tai.
The girls were watching the movie that Kari had picked out, as they did they also munch on the snacks that have been laid out.
"So Kari, how's your love life?" Mimi asked
"You know the answer to that Mimi. I have two boys trying to get my attention" Kari said with a roll of her eyes
"Yeah, but only one has your undivided attention and he has blond hair and wears a fisherman hat most of the time" Mimi said
"Not to mention he's the star player on the basketball team" Sora chipped in
Kari blushed
"Can you be anymore obvious. I mean, you and TK have been joined at the hip since he returned" Mimi said
"No we haven't" Kari said with a bright blush still on her face
"Uh, yeah you have. I mean, wherever you were TK was always by your side at some point" Sora said
"So, it doesn't mean anything. We're just good friends" Kari said in her defense
"You can't fool us Kamiya, just admit that you have the hots for TK" Mimi said brightly
Kari felt the gazes of two of her oldest friends, pressuring her to a confession. She knew she shouldn't admit being together with TK already, but the intensity of the two gazes were too much.
"Alright, I love him. I love TK Takaishi. I want to have his kids" Kari shouted
"That's my girl, but next time use your indoor voice" Sora said smiling
"Oh shut it" Kari said and whacked Sora with a pillow
"Hey!" Sora shouted
Mimi was giggling at all of this, but her giggles stopped as she was hit by a pillow.
"Okay, you hit me?" Mimi asked glaring at her two friends
Sora and Kari both accused one another leaving Mimi to hit both with a pillow. This began a pillow fight between the three girls. The fight lasted until the doorbell rang. Sora paid for the pizzas.
"Lets call a truce, deal" Kari said wiping some sweat from her brow
The other two girls nodded and they all shook hands
"So Sora, what is going on in your love life?" Mimi asked
"I don't have one at the moment. I've been too busy with school and work" Sora said
"Come on Sora, there has to be some guy that has caught your eye" Kari said
Sora thought about this, but no guy came to mind. Since her last relationship she pretty much put off all dating. The only time she hung out with a guy it was with Tai and sometimes with Izzy, but mainly Tai.
"Nope, no one" she answered
"What about you're best friend slash roommate?" Mimi asked
"Tai?"
"Who else would I be talking about unless you have another roommate I don't know about?" Mimi asked
"But, it's Tai" Sora said
"So, he's still a guy. A handsome guy might I add" Mimi said
Kari moved out of the room as she didn't really want to hear this. It was her brother for god's sake.
"Mimi! This Tai we're talking about. He's my best friend, I have no thoughts like that at all" Sora said adamantly
Mimi rolled her eyes
"Please Sora, you can be honest with me" she said
"I am" Sora said stubbornly
"Sora, I'm going to tell you some things that I never told anyone else. Can you promise me that you can keep this to yourself?" Mimi asked
Sora nodded. By this time Kari had returned to the living room and also promised Mimi that she wouldn't tell a soul.
"Well when we were younger I had crushes on all of our guy friends" Mimi said
"WHAT?"
"Yeah, Tai, Matt, Joe, and Izzy. I didn't have one on TK since he was quite young at the time" Mimi said
"How in the world could you have a crush on all those guys at the same time?" Kari asked
"Well I liked Tai since he was the athletic type, Matt had the cool bad boy image, Joe was older and more mature, and Izzy, well, Izzy was so cute and adorable" Mimi said
"I can't believe you had a crush on Tai. You two have nothing in common" Sora said
"Yeah, but he had that strong leader kind of vibe going on" Mimi said
"What?" Sora said with a confused expression on her face
Mimi rolled her eyes
"You didn't see it. I mean he was quite hot when he was intense" Mimi said
Sora still didn't look like she understood. So Kari had to jump in.
"TK gets the same way when he's on the court playing when the team is behind" she said
"Okay, I understand now. But I never thought of Tai like that" Sora said
Though deep inside there was a voice screaming at her that what she was saying was a lie. She had a crush on Tai since she was a kid. She never lost this crush even when she dated Matt, it just went into hibernation. Now this crush was floating in limbo wanting to be let out.
"Sora, we're your best friends. You can tell us anything" Mimi said
Sora took a deep breath
"Alright, I did have a crush on Tai, but that was when we were kids. I no longer feel that way for him" she said
Again the voice inside her shouted 'Lies, all lies.' But Sora ignored it.
Kari and Mimi exchanged a look with one another. This wasn't going as they thought it would. They had to do something.
"Sora, why do you lie to yourself. You like Tai, just admit it" Kari said
Sora sighed
"I do not, I don't like Tai like that. He's my best friend, that's all" she said
"Will just stop it. You love Tai for goodness sake. There's no need to hide it" Mimi said with a bit of annoyance
"But-"
"No Sora, you are in love with Sora. I remember when we were younger how attached you were to Tai and even though that disappeared when you dated Matt it's back again at full force" Kari said interrupting Sora
"That's-"
"Cut it out will you. Just get over with and admit it" Mimi said interrupting Sora this time
Sora was annoyed by her friends harping at her and she exploded
"Alright, fine. I love Tai. I've loved Tai for as long as I can remember. He's they only guy that can make me smile. He's the only guy I would ever want in my life. He's the only guy that I would want to go to bed with" Sora shouted
Kari and Mimi smiled at this
"There you go, don't you feel better" Mimi said
Sora growled at her friend
"Sora, you've finally let out your feelings for Tai. It's healthy" Kari said
Sora looked down and sighed. She felt better letting it out. But now that it is she didn't know if she could be the same around Tai now.
Kari and Mimi were pleased that this evening had worked out quite well. Sora had now admitted her feelings and that meant they were closer to getting Tai and Sora together.
Tai was having fun hanging out with Izzy and TK. They were watching action movies, chugging pop, and eating pizza. Yeah life was good.
"So Tai, what do you want to watch now?" TK asked as the last movie ended
"I don't know, you pick one" Tai said
TK nodded and looked through what Sora and Tai had. He grabbed one and put it in.
"I haven't seen this one yet" Izzy commented
"It's good, even Kari likes it" TK said
"Really, Sora was the one who bought this" Tai said
"Sora, well she never really did like romance movies all that much" Izzy said
"Yeah, that's why she and I get along so great" Tai said
Izzy and TK looked at one another and hoped that their girls were getting through to Sora.
Late that night Sora sighed, she was still awake. Kari and Mimi had fallen asleep just before midnight. But Sora couldn't sleep. Her mind was still going over what she said earlier. She got up and headed to the mini balcony that Izzy's place had. She opened the sliding glass door. She shivered slightly at the breeze that was coming in. She leaned over and stared out over the city. She remembered when she would do the same at the Kamiya apartment. She would stand out there late at night. Tai was usual with her on those night and they'd talk. She missed those conversations.
"Sora?"
Sora turned around to find Kari standing there
"Did I wake you Kari?" Sora asked
Kari shook her head
"What are you doing up?" Sora asked
"I just could sleep I guess. How about you, what are you doing up?" Kari asked
"I couldn't sleep either" Sora said
"Sora, about earlier. I'm sorry for pushing you, but you and Tai belong together" Kari said
"It's alright Kari. You and Mimi were right. I feel better letting it out, but now I don't know how to act" Sora said
"Just act like you usually do. I did when I found out my feelings for TK" Kari said
"I know, but it's going to be hard" Sora said with a sigh
She leaned over the railing and Kari comforted her by rubbing her back.
"Thanks Kar" Sora said smiling
"No problem, what are sisters for" Kari said smiling right back
End of chapter
A/N: that's the end of this chap. Whew, it has been a while since I've written some much on this one. I think I'm almost done with this one and in the next chap is where I'll wrap it up. Thanks for reading and please review.