Begins Chapter 20
Monday, December 3rd
Three weeks away from the Big Day...
"Taichi, sit down before you drive me nuts," Yamato replied as he watched his best friend pacing around in front of him.
"I can't! I mean do you know that it's twenty two days away! That's like I don't know so….." he stopped.
"So what?" he asked.
"I don't know," Taichi replied the he finally sat down on the recliner.
"Okay so are you ready yet?" Yamato asked annoyed, he'd been waiting there for the past five minutes listening to Taichi complain about how soon his wedding day was coming it seemed that they weren't going leave to get they're suits.
"For what?" Taichi asked.
"For the fittings idiot," Yamato told him.
"Oh, no. I've got to wait for my ring boy to come," He replied.
"That's ring bearer," He corrected.
"Yeah whatever," He said annoyed at Yamato, just then the door bell rung.
"And that must be him," Taichi said went to the door opening it, Takeru was standing there.
"Takeru I thought you were going to meet us they're?" he asked. He then looked past him.
"I was put--" Taichi interrupted him.
"Dylan. Buddy you're here," He went up to his 4 year old cousin.
Takeru looked at Yamato who just shrugged, "Yeah, my mom dropped me off," He replied.
he walked his cousin inside, "Okay, men let go to get our suits fitted," Taichi replied.
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Bridal Store…
"Okay let's start with the wedding dress, okay girls," Monica the sales lady said.
"Okay" Sora said.
"I'll be right back with some selections of some popular wedding dresses this year." Monica replied as she went into another room.
"Oh wow, This is going to be so fun. Sora," Mimi said to her.
Just then Monica came back in with a cart of Wedding dresses.
"Whoa, so I get to try them all on?" Sora asked.
"Yeah, here's the first one, it's a new age look, and it's in red," She replied handing Sora the dress. She then came out of the dressing room, Everyone had a disgusted look there faces.
"No Sora, that's not good," Mimi replied.
"Yeah, it's too….not traditional," Hikari replied.
"Too red," Lily said she was going to be Koushiro's girlfriend.
"Yeah and too business-ish," Ivy said Jyou's girlfriend.
"Yeah, your right," Sora replied looking at the dress in disgust then taking another one off the rack.
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Later That evening…
Sora hid the dress in Taichi's old house while Taichi was probing her for hints of what the dress looked like and attempted to sneak out while Sora was nursing Saria. Once he hand set on the door knob, "Taichi! get back here!" she called.
Taichi sighed, "How did you know I was going there?" he asked.
"I know you and you're my little cutie pie. Remember?" she asked him.
"Yeah, but I just want a little peek that is it. Just one! I'm begging you. Please," He said begging her from the living room.
"No," she answered quick and short.
"Okay I give up I promise, I won't try to find it," Taichi said with a sigh.
"You won't find it Taichi, your mother hid it pretty well," Sora said.
"Okay fine you win," He said sitting down on the couch.
Sora came back out after feeding Saria, "Can't you wait?" she asked.
"Yeah, Okay," Taichi replied sighing contently, the started up again.
"So did the doctor give you the green light yet?" he said hoping off the sofa.
"No, you asked me that this morning and I told you remember?" Sora asked as she took as sit next to him.
He tried to thinking back to this morning, "I can't remember. What did you say?" he asked.
"He said, that we can make love, on the wedding night," Sora replied. she lied she was actually given the green light but Taichi didn't need to know that until the wedding night.
Taichi sighed, "Well can we practice kissing?" he asked.
"Okay good enough," Sora replied and pulled Taichi into a deep lip lock.
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Mimi's House…
"Yamato, come on why do you keep on putting it off!" Mimi cried.
"We've went thought this over one million times Mimi, I'm not going to be taking advantage of you," Yamato replied point of fact.
Mimi huffed annoyed, "Ever since you stopped me from making love to you on that night in August you've been pushing away from the subject! We can't avoid it forever Yamato," Mimi shouted partially at him.
"What's the rush, I'm not as horny as Taichi is or Sora for that matter. Look at what they did, there going to get married and already have a kid!" he yelled at her.
Mimi glared at him, "Your scared because I might get pregnant is that what this all about!" she shouted.
"That's not it. I'm not scared of anything," Yamato replied.
"Then what is it."
Yamato sighed, "I….I don't feel like talking about it," He replied.
"Yamato please," She begged him.
"Mimi, I can't," he replied.
Getting up walking to toward the exit of her bedroom door. Mimi quickly go up blocked him from leaving.
"Mimi don't do this." He replied. She looked at him then going into her pocket she pulled out a small case.
"Yamato look at these, I'm not going to forget them, like Sora did," She replied. Not that she liked making fun for forgetting to take birth control pills. Sora still her friend. Plus it was Taichi's fault any ways she was mad at Yamato for dodging the issue so many times. Then came up with something in her mind then looked at him with her eyes wide.
"What wrong?" he asked watching her reaction so suddenly.
"Are you gay is that it?" she asked.
Yamato's eyes widened in disgust, "I AM NOT GAY!" He yelled.
"Okay fine, Then show me?" She stated.
"Show what?" he asked.
"That your not gay," She said.
Yamato looked away, he wasn't gay he was just scared that she would be unimpressed with him, but that's not how she's been acting for the past few weeks.
"Look Yamato, I tried to get Taichi into bed once, but it didn't work," She stopped as Yamato turned to face her dramatically.
"Taichi...you were going to sleep with him?" He asked angry.
"Yeah that was what we had planned originally when we were going out, remember at the party the night of Sora's soccer celebration party?.…." She trailed off remembering that horrible night.
"Look," He lowered his eyes to the ground.
"I'll tell you the real reason why I don't want to do it," Yamato replied.
"Okay tell me," She said
"The real reason is that I love you and I don't want you to hurt you in anyway," He said.
"Yamato, you won't hurt me, I love you too. There will be nothing that you will do that will hurt me Yamato," She said.
Yamato smiled and sat down on the bed, "My parents won't be home till about oh one or two tonight," Mimi replied.
Yamato nodded finally giving away to his male instinct letting the thoughts that bothered him escape into the air. There lips came crushing against each other like as it if where the last day on earth; Mimi pulled Yamato's shirt over his head and threw it to the side, as her hands worked on getting his jeans off, she managed to unbuttoning them, then both fell onto her bed.
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Taichi and Sora both pulling away, from each other and trying to catch they're breath, "Was that good enough practice?" Sora asked.
Taichi shook his head, "No way hun, need some more practice," He said then tackled Sora on the couch, as they continued to make out on the couch, hands all over the place until…
Ding-Dong…
Taichi ignored it and still was kissing Sora, Sora had to pull away from him, "Taichi's some one's at the door," She said.
Taichi was busy kissing and licking her neck, "Taichi! get a grip of your hormones," Sora told him then Saria started to cry.
"Oh…" Sora moaned and managed to pry herself away from him.
"Taichi go to the door while I'll go and see Saria," She said to him.
"Yeah, Yeah. I got it," He replied going up to the door.
Sora disappeared into the Saria's bedroom.
He opened the door, "Mom…Dad…and Sora's mom! What are you all doing here?" Taichi asked laughing nervously.
Sora came into the room and saw her mom and in laws, "Oh, Hi mom," She replied.
"Oh, how's my grand daughter?" Sora's mother asked.
"she's fine, but I got to go change her," Sora said.
After awhile Sora came back in the living area...
"We just want to talk to both of you," Anna began.
"What for?" Sora asked.
"About how this whole thing started. It seems that you two are like an actually family. A really young family," She said and stopped.
"So what does this have to do with everything?" Taichi asked.
"Well you've proven that you could live by yourselves well," Anna finished.
"Thank you mom," Taichi said.
"Yeah thank you. Anna," Sora replied.
"But you do realized that marriage is a commitment," Kevin said to both of them.
They both nodded understanding, "Yeah we do, that's why I ask Sora to marry me Dad, I love her and I want my child to have a loving family with both parents," He told them, emotionally.
Sora had started to have tears fall down her face she was attempting to blink them back at the same time though she wasn't having a successful time of doing so, "Oh Taichi.." Sora said she hugged him tightly.
They're parents watching, "Stop it…your going to make me cry," He told her softly, his voice was starting to crack a bit.
The mother's started to get teary too, "Okay, let's not get that emotional," Kevin said to them quietly.
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Yamato and Mimi are under the covers of her bed holding each other, "look Yamato I know this changes are relationship a bit, but I still love you," Mimi said, kissed him.
"I know. So do I was so scared that I wouldn't you know…. not be good enough." Yamato replied, he watched her expression.
"Is that why you keep avoiding me with that subject?" Mimi asked.
Yamato blushed looked up at the ceiling, "Well yeah, but was it good?" he asked.
Mimi blushed too, "Well yeah, I guess….I wouldn't know cause I never did it before this would be my first time," She said.
Yamato leaned over to her kissed her while Mimi put her arms around his neck pulling Yamato to go on top of her.
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December 23rd afternoon.….
"TAICHI! The rings! Where did you put the rings?" Sora asked panicking, she was so freaked out.
Taichi came into the room, looking at her, he held her shoulders making her look at him, "Sora….clam down. I've got the rings are in the box one the dresser," He said.
"How are we going to do this?" She replied. "Look at me I'm a nervous wreck Taichi," she replied.
"So I'm I. You saw what I did this morning I put the dirty clothes in the toilet and nearly went to washroom in the hamper," He said.
Sora made a face at him, "Taichi that's gross. That was why those clothes were wet?" she asked.
"See were both the same. Now come on lets go to the church for rehearsal," Taichi said as he lead Sora out the door along with Saria to the car and got in.
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At the church…
The persist walked over to the couple, "Sora, Taichi and baby Saria. Everyone's waiting for the two of you," He replied.
"They're already here?" Sora asked. As they walked in saw all the wedding party waiting there for them.
"SORA! WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG! TAI! OH YOU RUINED THE WHOLE WEDDING!" Mimi cried she looked like a hysterical wreck. Sora and Taichi, got really scared looks in their eyes.
"That's enough Mimi," Yamato said he turned to the two, "Okay so are we ready to start the rehearsal?" Yamato asked.
"Yeah, okay," Taichi said, then he continued.
"Okay everyone to the back of the church and everyone in there positions," Taichi directed.
"Yamato and I have to stay at the front …..right?" he asked the persist.
"Yes, the groom and best man up to the front and stand on the left side of the alter and you wait for the brides maids and the ushers to come down," He said to them.
Once everyone was in the order they were supposed to be in. The persist signaled Lily and Koushiro to start down the aisle slowly. As the two got to the mid point down the aisle, Jyou and Ivy then start down, as Koushiro went to stand off to the side near Yamato, the Ivy went off to the right in the exact same spot Koushiro was on the other side. Jyou and Ivy both made they're way there. Jyou next to Koushiro and Ivy next to Lily. Hikari and Takeru came out next and they both headed down the aisle. Once they went to there spots, Takeru next to Jyou and Hikari next to Ivy.
Next was Dylan carrying a pillow with the rings in an oval shaped box object it was done fancily with lace.
Now Natalie, Dylan's little 3 year old sister, came down the aisle and she was walking slowly like Hikari had told her to, she wouldn't listen to her brother, but only to her cousin Hikari. Once Natalie had made it half way to the middle of the isle, Mimi came out. 'Wow' thought Yamato even though she was in her street clothes she was looking pretty hot. He watched her coming closer and closer toward them.
Once she reached the alter she mouthed, 'I love you' to Yamato, who smiled. Mimi stood in the front of Lily.
"Okay Once we get all the wedding party to the front, you wait about five seconds, then the traditional wedding march will start…and Sora, you start coming after the main part of the song starts," he said.
"Okay," She replied then she came out with her mother on her arm they walked slowly up to the alter.
"Now Karen you give Taichi your blessings and you give your daughters hand to Taichi's," He replied motioning to them then he motioned for Taichi and Sora to come up to the alter and showed them where to stand. "I'll be standing right here," He said, standing where he said he will be standing and they both nodded.
"Can we try with music this time?" Sora asked.
"Yes, once more," He replied.
They rehearsed the whole wedding again. This time with the music and it turned out pretty good.
Later on at Taichi's mom's and dad's house around 11:30pm.
"Okay, I give up. I've got to go to Yamato's house," Taichi replied annoyed.
"There now it's all most tomorrow remember it's bad luck to see me, so go. You and Yamato," Sora replied.
"I'll see you tomorrow Sora, and I'll see if I can lock him in the guest room." he said, and laughed.
Taichi how ever didn't find anything amusing about this at all, "Okay funny, ha, ha, ha. But don't you think I suffered enough!" Taichi said to her.
"Suffered? What are you talking about?" Sora asked.
"I can't stand to be away from you or my daughter!" he replied.
"I'll see you tomorrow at the 1:00pm." She replied and kissed giving Taichi a small peck. However Taichi decided to prolonged the kiss more. Until she lightly pushed him away.
"Come Taichi, I don't want to drag you out of here," Yamato replied.
"Fine okay one more kiss," Taichi said looking at Sora.
"Okay sweetie," Sora kissed him. "and my daughter." He said stalling then kissed Saria on her cheek.
Yamato started up, "Taichi, it's dangerously close to midnight. It can be bad luck if you see your wife-to-be on the day of the marriage," Yamato told him.
"Okay lets go," Taichi said and he hesitantly walked to the door putting on his shoes, coat and taking all the tuxes for him, Yamato, Koushiro, Jyou, Takeru and Dylan.
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Sora was standing at the door watching Yamato's car pull out of the drive. She then turned toward Hikari.
"So when does all the real stuff begin?" Hikari asked.
"Bright and early tomorrow morning," Sora said smiling.
"I have to get up early then?" she asked Sora nodded.
"Okay no problem," She replied.
To Be Continued.…