Begins Chapter 14

May 21st Prom day...

"Sora you look good," Hikari said with a smile.
Sora gave her a strange look, "Yeah for a fat person look how huge I gotten already it's scaring me," She said patting her abdomen.

"Sora, your five and half months pregnant and besides you can't really tell if you wear that dress we bought," Hikari said.
Sora looked skeptical at her, "You really think?" she asked.

"Yeah, maybe we should call Taichi and ask his opinion," Hikari suggested.

"No he says everything I wear looks nice on me. He's won't be much help," She said placing her hand over her stomach making the shape of her semi rounded abdomen, "Mimi will tell you her honest opinion," Hikari said.

"Mimi's probably getting ready for prom. She won't have time," Sora said looking down at her stomach again.

"Sora, come on I bet Mimi would be delighted to come over and help, in fact I'm going to call her right now," She said picking up the phone.

Sora watched her dial Mimi's number nervously.

"Mimi, hi I was wondering if you could come over and help me with Sora? .. Yeah…...Okay….now?.Bye," Hikari said putting down the receiver, "See it wasn't that hard," Hikari said.

Sora turned around to face the window, "What's wrong?" Hikari asked.

"Nothing really, I'm okay," Sora said trying to sound convincing.

"No, there's something wrong. What is it? Maybe I can help," Hikari asked offering her help.

"Hikari I told you already everything is fine," she said more sternly then before.

Hikari frowned, "Does it have something to do with my brother?" she asked.

"NO HIKARI BACK OFF!" Sora immediately covered her hand over her mouth, "I'm sorry Hikari, I didn't mean to yell at you. I am so sorry," She said her voice began to break up tearfully.

"What is it?" Hikari asked as she watched her sister-in-law carefully.

"I can't tell you…" she said quickly.

"Sora it's not good keeping things to yourself why can't you tell me? Is it really that bad?" She asked.

Sora turned around and looked at her she had tears rolling down her cheeks, "I can't because it has something to do with, my getting pregnant, and if I tell you, you might tell Taichi. And I couldn't let you do that because then he'd leave me I know he will if he knew," Sora said with worry.

"Sora what could have been that bad that he'd leave you?" she asked.

"I can't tell you," She said again.

"Sora come on, I pinky swear to you, I'll never ever break it I swear," She said holding up her left pinky to Sora.

"Hikari I can't risk if you're lying to me," She said.

"Sora, have I ever broken one of these promises?" she asked.

Sora thought for a while, "No," she said.

"So tell me," Hikari said Sora lifted her pinky and the two linked there pinky's together, "Okay tell me, what's so horrible that you think Taichi would leave you?" Hikari questioned waiting for Sora to answer.

"The reason is that I forgot to take the birth control pill. It is my fault because all of this happened," She said then wiped her eyes dry.

Hikari was silent, "Sora I don't think he would. It's an honest mistake it could have happened to anyone," She said trying to make her feel better.

Sora eyes welded up with tears once more, "No that's where you're wrong, I could have done something about it. But I didn't and now I'm carrying a baby inside of me," She said upset.

Yamato and Taichi at the mall…

"Tell me something. Where the hell are we going to find those damn corsages?" Taichi asked.

"Moron at a flower store that specializes in making corsages," Yamato said then punched Taichi in the shoulder.

"Ow! I don't what to be bruised at my prom," He said angrily.

"I didn't even hit you hard enough to give you a bruise," Yamato said, "Hey now that I think about it there is a corsage place just a block from here. Let's go."

As Yamato practically started to run to the mall parking lot Taichi was trying to catch up with him, "What's your rush?" he said shouting to him.

"It's almost one o'clock that's why!" Yamato shouted back.

"Crap!" Taichi said starting to run himself and they headed down the hall in a hurry.

As the two went down the hall in a rush they saw Takeru a ways up, "There he is, let's drag him along with us," Yamato said.

"TAKERU!" Taichi called.

Takeru turned his head and saw his brother and Taichi running up to him, "Oh hi Taichi Yamato. I was just…..Whoa don't, what are you doing!" he exclaimed as the two older boys started to drag him away from his friends.

"You're coming to help us out with the corsages," Yamato said to him.
Takeru sighed, "Bye I'll see you tomorrow!" he hollered to some of his friends.

"Sora if this has been bothering you for the past few months you have to tell him it's the only way," Hikari said to her, "It's only going to get to you more."

"Okay, I'll tell him," Sora said silently as she wasn't feeling the greatest about it but she knew in her heart that Hikari was right Taichi had to know about what happened.

"Hi girls!" Mimi said with a huge smile on her face then it faded to a frown as she noticed the serious expressions on they're faces.

"Hi Mimi," They both replied at the same time.

"What's wrong?" she asked.

"I'm telling Taichi about the pregnancy thing, Mimi," She said rather wearily to her.

"When are you doing that?" she asked cautiously.

"Tonight after the prom, I don't know it depends how I'm feeling," She said.

"Oh, then why was I called over here?" Mimi asked.

"To see if the dress is okay on Sora," Hikari replied.

Sora sighed and got up, "Change into the dress and lets see what it looks like," Sora got up slowly and went to change into the dress.

She came out in a few seconds, "Sora it looks great," It was spaghetti strap dress which went up to her ankles and was a dark red color.

"Oh, wow Sora that looks so good!" Mimi said.

"Yeah it does look great on you, you can't even tell that your five months pregnant," Hikari said to her.
Sora only made a face, "Yeah right," She said looking at her self in the mirror.

"Sora, you know your pregnant that's why it seems so big to you. Other people don't care. If it makes you feel better I got a shawl that matches your dress, I'll go and get it," Mimi said.

"No Mimi your house is to far away from here--…" Mimi cut Sora off.

"No, I got in my car just wait here and I'll get it," She said and ran out of Hikari's room.

"I guess she came prepared," Hikari said.

"Yeah that's Mimi for you," Sora said smiling a little.

"I still don't see why I must come with you two?" Takeru said annoyed, "I was out with some friends having a normal day and you two come along out of no where and drag me away. The only person who can do that is Hikari!"

"Gezzsh, take it easy bro. We just need your open mind on what to kind of corsage would look good on Mimi and Sora," Yamato said.

"Yeah, I mean. I don't want to ruin prom for her," He said.

"You're not going to ruin prom if you pick a wrong corsage," Takeru said rather dryly.

"I did not mean it like that," Taichi said.

"Right," Taker and Yamato said in unison.

"Here it is," Mimi said as she held up the shawl to Sora. She put in around her shoulders letting it cover her lower stomach.

"Wow, I think it looks better because you can't notice my stomach that much," Sora said smiling feeling once again a little more happier.

"So everything is settled no more miss-communications and problems with the dress?" Hikari asked. The two shook their heads, "Great now you two got a prom to go to tonight, let's start fixing your hair," she said excitedly and went quickly to her car, "I'll be right back," She said to the both of them and took off out of Hikari's bedroom.

Mimi walked back to her car and pulled out two cases and then carried them back to the house after she was gone someone had stumbled out from bushes. The person on their hands and knees stood up it was Brittany her hair covered in leaves and twigs. "She thinks she can go out with my Yamato does she?" Brittany said aloud, "Well I'll make her life a living hell like she did to mine."

She got her self to Mimi's car opened the driver side door which Mimi had left unlocked and popped the hood of the car. She pulled a pair of pliers from her bag and sniped away at some of the wires, "There now she can't move her car she so she won't be able to make it to the prom at all," She said with a smirk on her face and snuck out of the driveway.

Later on at 6:00pm….

Taichi, Sora and Mimi were all standing waiting at the main house for Yamato who was late. "Where is he, I told him to be on time," Taichi said rather irritated.

"Taichi, I'm sure he's fixing his hair like always, getting carried away with his vanity," Sora said.

"Yeah…" he replied rather dryly then the doorbell rang and he jumped about two inches into the air and hurried to open the door.

"I hope I'm not late," Yamato asked as he walked into the house. The girls rolled there eyes at him while Taichi glared at him, "Okay! I just got a little carried away."

"Figures you would," Taichi said then there was a beep.

"Come on guys tonight is going to be fun," Yamato said as he Taichi and the girls both left through the front door.

The gym at the school…

Brittany watched the doors and waited to see if Yamato came in from her spot near the stage with her date, which she was planning, on ditching afterwards. Jeff was out with a girl; he too was waiting and watching for someone to arrive.

….Later on….

"I can't believe this I failed again this always happens!," Brittany cried angrily, "I'm going home to think of something else."

"Whoa, I didn't notice this till right now but that girl in the red spaghetti dress if pregnant," Jeff's girlfriend said quickly.

"Huh? Who," He asked.

She pointed to Sora, "Hmm, well isn't that interesting," he said smiling to himself. He turned to his girlfriend, "Lyla I have a few things I want to do if you don't mind I'll be right back," he said and made his way towards Sora and Mimi who were both alone sitting at their table, "Hi girls," he said.

Mimi looked up at him disgusted, "Get out of here jerk," she said with bitterness.

"No I don't feel like it, I just wanted to ask Sora for a dance is all," he said looking at her with interest.

Sora shook her head, "I'm not dancing with you. So you can leave," she said calmly.

He simply sighed, "Alright all I wanted to do is ask you how the bun in the oven is," he said slyly.

Sora looked at him startled, "Don't be so surprised most of the school knows anyways so come on confess who the father is," he said.

"I'm not telling you that it is none of your business," Sora said strongly.

He laughed again. "That's fine I can probably guess its Taichi. Mr. Taichi Yamagai gets his girlfriend pregnant…You wouldn't think he's that kind of guy," He said grinning at her.

Sora angrily got up from her seat and slapped him across the face, "How dare you come up to me at all and say that," her threatened her voice echoed through out the gym.

The people around them stared at them and soon Yamato and Taichi arrived to their girlfriend's defense, "Get away from her," Taichi said angrily then shoved him back.

Sora and Mimi had moved so they were behind Yamato and Taichi who both look like they were going to kill Jeff.

"Taichi it's not worth it," Sora said pleading him.

"Yeah you better do what she says," Jeff said looking at him sternly then he grinned, "Well so long you guys I don't need the likes of you ruing this prom night," he said and walked away from them and the girls.

Yamato and Taichi watched him walk away. Taichi turned to Sora quickly, "Are you okay?" he asked.

"Yeah I'm fine," she said then suddenly everything about Jeff vanished and she remembered her conversation with Hikari and Mimi from earlier, "there is something I wanted to tell you though," she said.

"Sure, what is it?" he asked.

"Well I'll tell you later can we enjoy this evening?" she asked with a smile and Taichi nodded.

Yagami Mansion…

Sora, Mimi, Yamato and Taichi had left the prom party at the school and headed back to the house.
Mimi had gotten into her car and started it but nothing happened, "What the heck," she said to herself and tried to start the car again but nothing happen once more. "Yamato?" she called opening her car door and got out.
Yamato came over to her, "Yeah?" he asked.

"My car won't start," she said.

Yamato got into her car and turned the key but nothing happened he frowned, "Hmm," he then reached down and pulled the hood release leaver. "Maybe we can go get a flash light from Taichi's house," he said.

"No let's not wake them up, I got a flash light in the truck," Mimi said she opened up her trunk and got the flash and walked back to where Yamato was handing him the flashlight.

Yamato switched it on and they both looked, "No wonder it won't start these wires are cut," Yamato said.

"Who'd so something like that? Now I don't have a ride home," She said annoyed.

"Hey don't worry about that I'll take you home, my pleasure," He said.

Mimi smiled, "Okay thanks," She said and the two walked to his car and got in.

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'Okay Sora, you can do this. He will understand it wouldn't be your fault about it,' Sora thought to herself, she closed her eyes then opened them, "Taichi, about the thing I wanted to tell you…" she said trailing off.

Taichi turned to her smiling, "Oh yeah, so what is it?" he asked.

Sora went up to him and kissed him very passionately before pulling away, "I just wanted to do that first before I told you this," She said as she tried to catch her breath.

Taichi narrowed his eyes 'this already looks bad' he thought, "Okay, so tell me what it is," He asked.

"Taichi about the very first night together….." she stopped looked at him nodded remembering the night.

"Yeah, What about that night?" He questioned her suspiciously.

"It's about the pregnancy."

Taichi looked at her confused, "Sora come on you can just tell me. I'm not going to bite you," He said softly.

"The pill, I forgot to take it," She said and turned around not wanting to look him in eyes.

Taichi frowned, "Huh? What are you talking about?" He asked.

"I forgot to take the pill, Taichi," she said again unsteadily this time.

"You mean this pregnancy could have been avoid is you had taken it," He asked sounding almost hurt but not.

"Yes, I'm saying it's my fault that I'm pregnant Taichi, I forgot to take the pill so… Are you going to do leave me now?

Abandoned me, because I know you will…" she said trailing off.

Taichi went to Sora and turned her around and he held her shoulders so she'd look directly at him, "Sora don't you ever say that, I'm not that kind of person."

She didn't say anything because she wasn't so sure of what he was going to do, "I'm going to go out I just need a little space to sort my feelings out," He said then gently let go of her and he walked to the door and out.
As he left Sora went to her bedroom and changed into her night gown that Taichi had given her and she crawled into her bed laying on her side then she started to think about everything, 'he must hate me.'

'He couldn't even say what he was feeling when he was here,' She thought tears ran down her cheeks soaking into her pillow. She sat up slowly. "I want to wait up for him," She said and took her blanket with her to the couch and turned on the television.

The Blue Notes bar 11:30pm

Taichi walked into the place and sat on one of the bar stools in front of the bartender. The bartender came to him, "What will it be sir?" he asked Taichi.

"Uh…just a be-I mean soda please," he said making sure he didn't order any alcohol. 'I'm not going to drink my sorrows down, like an ass like last time,' He thought remembering when he was drinking at Yamato's house.

"Soda? Are you sure," The man questioned.

"Yeah I'm sure, I had bad experience with alcohol once," He told him and the bartender handed him a soda, "thanks," Taichi said with a small smile.

"Yamato thank you so much, I had a wonderful time," She said.

Yamato had walked her to the door and they were both standing there nervously in silence until Yamato broke the silence, "Hey well, I'll see you later. Bye," He said not wanting to do anything that might break what they have had going and turned to walk away.

"Yamato!" Mimi called out to him.

He stopped and turned around to look at her, "Yeah what is it?" he asked.

"I just want to give you this," She said moving closer to him and leaned him a bit going for his lips but just catching herself she kissed his cheek instead, "I'm sorry," She said feeling guilty that she encouraged him she was going to do more then a kiss on the cheek. The fact was is that she wanted to but for what ever reason she decided not too.

Yamato nodded understanding, "Its okay Mimi I'll see you tomorrow," He said to her.

"Bye Yamato," She said waving to him.

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"Hey kid you've drunk five sodas already," The bartender said.

Taichi shrugged, "Yeah well, I'm thinking about stuff," He said then glanced at the bartenders name tag.

"Troubles on the home front?" he questioned.

"I guess can I ask you a question. Frank is it?" Taichi asked.

"Yeah sure, but what's your name?" Frank asked.

"Taichi, but what if you're in this situation where your girlfriend tells you after the fifth month of the pregnancy that she forgot to take the birth control pills," Taichi asked then waited for his response.

"Well to be honest with you I wouldn't know what it would be like. But lets say it happened to me, I'll be mad but it would be my fault as well because I should have reminded her," He said.

"You really think so?" Taichi asked.

"Yeah, I mean it would be mine and hers responsibly to remind each other," He said finishing.
Taichi looked downward then looking up at him "Thanks, for the advice," Taichi replied and got up leaving a twenty on the counter for the bartender and left quickly.

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Once arriving home Taichi opened the door saw Sora laying on sofa asleep her blanket on the floor Taichi walked over to her, kissing her gently on her head, she stirred slightly. He picked up the blanket and covered her with it, "I'm sorry Sora that was rude of me to walk out like that. We've been through worse and I'm not about to let go of you because of the baby. Like I said before, we'll stick through this together, as a couple … and a family," He said whispering to her. He got up and began to walk to the bedroom.

"Taichi, I love you too," Sora said quietly.

He froze in his tracks and turned to her "Sora you heard me?" he whispered.
She nodded sitting up right, "Yeah…..and that was so sweet about what you said…..and I thought you'd leave me for this reason for sure but you just proved to me just how wrong I was," She said standing up now and she hugged him he returned the hug as well, "thank you," She said.

Tears coming down her face, "for what?" he asked.

"For being so great about this whole thing," She said pulling away to look at him.

"I couldn't leave my best friend with this could I?" He asked then pulled away and gave her a kiss.

They entered the bedroom going to their respective beds, "Night Taichi," Sora said closing her lamp.

"Night Sora," Taichi said as he closed his lamp.

To Be Continued...