Begins Chapter 26

Taichi woke up in an uncomfortable amount of pain, "Ohh…" he moaned then he opened his eyes and noticed that Sora wasn't there with him. "Sora?" he called but he had not gotten a answer from her, Taichi frowned.

"Takeru? Are you up?" he called.

"Yeah," He replied absent-minded, "Did you see Sora yet?" he asked.

"No, I saw Hikari but she's not here now either," Takeru said to him.

The door opened up, Sora came through with Hikari, Mimi and Yamato.

"Taichi, your up how are you feeling?" Mimi asked him.

"Horrible," He answered.

"Hey people can some on help me out off the bed?" Takeru called.

"Be right there little bro," Yamato said he pushed the curtain wall in so it wasn't in the way.

"Ah...poor Taichi," Sora said she brushed away at his face cutely.

"Sora you're treating him like a baby," Mimi said.

"Because in a way he is my second 'baby'," she said.

By this time Yamato had helped Takeru into the wheel chair. Hikari smiled at Takeru and he returned the smile.

"Actually, I still want to know why I wasn't notified about this suspicions behaviour of Jeff's?" Yamato asked them.

"Yamato, can you please just leave it alone?" Sora asked.

Taichi looked at him, "I thought this discussion was over…and why are the two of you dressed up?" he asked as he looked between Mimi and Yamato.

Yamato and Mimi both rolled there eyes annoyed, "You don't remember what this morning was really the both of you are dense," Yamato said.

Sora was giggling; Taichi raised an eyebrow towards her as if to say what.

"Taichi the trial remember," Sora said to him. His eyes widened understanding what she was talking about.

"OH…that….what?" Taichi asked. Yamato had an annoyed look on his features while Mimi was trying to suppress from laughing.

"My problem is that you forgot I told you and Sora both at least six times and you two keep on forgetting. Was there something that you two lost once you got married?" Yamato asked him.

Taichi shook his head nodded, "Well how did it go?" Taichi asked him.

"Sorry man, you guys drive me nuts," Yamato said then began to laugh forgetting how angry he was.

"Well, how did the trail thing go?" Takeru asked.

"She's going to be committed," Yamato replied.

Takeru frowned, "Uh…who is going to be committed?" he asked.

"Brittany, The District Attorney wanted to put her in an intuition, calling her a danger to others and herself," Yamato said to him.

Takeru nodded the best he could, "Oh….her. Yeah that's true."

"That's pretty mean to say Takeru," Sora told him, trying to be serious.

"No it isn't Sora admitted it," Taichi answered.

Sora looked down at him wearily and shook her head, "I don't…." she replied.

Yamato pointed at her "Lair! You know it too….she tried to kill Mimi and Hikari," Yamato replied.

"Yamato that's not fair to accuse her she's just…..different. Right Hikari?" Sora looked at her sister.

"Yeah…Sora's right you can't make fun of her. I kind of feel sorry for her in a way," Hikari replied.

Mimi nodded in agreement while the guys frowned.

"Never mind I don't want know anymore," Taichi said.

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Blue Notes……

Nancy walked into the restaurant she looked around and she spotted him and walked to the table.

Dave looked up and saw her, "Nancy, Hi," Dave said he got up and pulled a chair out for her. Catching her by surprise he hadn't done that for a long time not since they first started dating. She sat down and he went around to the other side and sat in the chair across form her.

"David you didn't have to do that," She replied.

"Nope, I wanted to," He replied.

She smiled warmly at him, "Do you want something to drink?" he asked.

"Um…maybe a club soda," She replied.

"Okay I'll be right back," He said standing up he went to go get a drink at the bar.

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The nurse was in the hospital room, changing Taichi's bandages. Mimi and Yamato had gone out for lunch, Takeru and Hikari had gone down to the cafeteria to discuss a few things and eat.

Sora was in the hospital room with the nurse while she was changing his bandages. "Can you be careful where you put your hands?" Taichi asked.

"Taichi…she's had to do her job," Sora replied.

Taichi sighed, "Okay…but you have to at least stay near me," Taichi told her.

"You're such a baby."

"Only for you hun," He said with a wide grin.

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"Are you okay Takeru? I mean you are really okay?" Hikari asked she was concerned for him.

"I am fine you don't have to worry about me," He said as he took a bite of the sandwich he had ordered.

"No, what I actually mean is how was it? What did you do…when you were locked up?" She asked she wasn't sure if she made sense but she wanted to hear what happened.

"Hikari, I.." She stopped him.

"No Takeru, it doesn't matter if I get hurt just tell me," She replied.

"There was nothing to do, I cried and tried to plot my way out," he replied.

"Oh," She said.

"Come on there's got to be something else you want to talk about besides this?" Takeru questioned her.

"No, I just want too talk to you about anything…" she said.

He put his sandwich on the table in the paper plate, "Hey, how about I promise you a night on the town when I get out?" he asked.

Hikari smiled, "That would be great Takeru," she replied, she got up and leaned over to him kissing him lightly on his lips.

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Three weeks later…

"We the jury, find the defendant Jeffery Frasier Guilty of all charges," The jury member spoke up. Sora kissed Taichi happy finally they got him out of there lives for good.

"Court is adjourned meet at 0700 hours tomorrow for sentencing," The judge pounded the mallet on his desk indicating the court's dismissal.

Jeff walked passed Taichi and his family, "Taichi you better watch it because I'll get you when I get out of jail," He replied angrily.

"You should if you know what good for you," He answered him back. Sora helped her husband up giving him his crouches.

"There are you okay?" Sora asked.

Taichi nodded, he got himself in a comfortable position.

"Daddy!….daddy….daddy," Saria was chanting daddy all the time she like him a lot.

"Saria...shh.." Sora said.

Saria gave Sora a mean look, "No!" she said.

She then began to chant daddy again, "She's acting like Taichi did when he was that young its so cute," Anna said smiling at her little granddaughter.

Slowly the Yagami family and their friends exited the court house and headed over to the Yagami mansion.

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At Taichi's parents house, there was a celebration going on. Taichi sat down on the couch. He still found it hard to sit, the wound was bothering him. The mesh they put in was really irritating him.

Yamato took a seat next to him,"Hey man how's it going?" He asked.

"Not good it's bothering me again," He replied.

Yamato frowned, "Well get it checked out?"

"I did the doctor said that that mesh thing has to stay in there for about two months. Which sucks because I can't do anything at all," He complained.

Hikari was walking Saria around she was starting to walk but slowly. Hikari would grab both her hands and she'd walk. "Saria were you taking me?" Hikari asked. Saria was heading down the hallway then she'd turn around and walked back up and keeping on going back and forth Hikari was starting to get dizzy from doing that.

"Ah…Sora, is she eating solids?" Mimi asked she was curious, just to find out.

"Um…no not yet…" she turned to look at Anna "When do you think she could Anna?" she asked.

"Um around eighteen months I think; however it varies from child to child," She replied.

Sora turned to Mimi, "Well I've got to check with the doctor on that, I don't think any time soon though," She replied.

"Oh so how is Taichi's recovery doing?" she asked.

"I think its okay…so far we had a scare I think it was last week, because it started to bleed suddenly. He says he's feeling a lot of pain from it still though," She said with worry as she looked over at Taichi.

"Oh…we he'll get better soon," She said.

"I hope so…Mimi come with me to my place I'll show you something I was planning on doing for him," She said.

Mimi nodded, "Okay what are best friends for," Mimi said smiling.

"Guys watch Saria for me," Sora said as she and Mimi went out the door.

"You know what's killing me? It's Sora she's taking this like she was the one that was hurt," He replied slowly.

"Taichi of course she's hurt she loves you. She cares for you so much that it hurts her," He told him.

"I know…it isn't that but she shouldn't have too because she's hurting me by…crying for me…" He replied trying not to make is sound confusing.

"Have you guys had a minute alone to talk about it?" Yamato asked him.

"No…when we are alone we just enjoy our company or I'm asleep because of the pain killers I have take so I can go to sleep without being jolted awake by the pain," Taichi explained.

"That's bad stop taking those there not good all the time," Yamato replied.

"Well, I got to take them it's the only way I can sleep some nights," He said to him.

"Well, talk to her about it," Yamato said.

"Yeah…I will," He said.

"Thanks man for listening," Taichi told him.

"Yeah, no problem," Yamato said the two shook hands.

Sora's house….

"I think that's a great idea Sora, he'd love it," She replied.

"You really think…I mean I know he would but I wasn't sure," She replied.

"Sora nonsense, Taichi would like this…I bet it would be one night where you two actually were alone without Saria," She said.

Sora smiled the two friends hugged, "Thank you Mimi," Sora said sniffling.

"Are you crying?" Mimi asked she pulled away from her.

"Yeah…it's just it hurts so much when he's so sad like that…I love him so much." She replied her voice cracked to light sobs.

"Oh...Sora come here," Mimi pulled her in a comforting embrace.

Sora began to cry silently on her shoulder, "Sora have you told him this?" she asked.

They pulled away from each other and sat on the couch, "Yeah…I've told him…he tells me not to worry about him and he's fine but I can't help it…" she replied she wiped away her tears.

"Well, you two are emotionally attached. It's understandable Sora, "Mimi told her.

"I'm sorry Mimi for crying on you," Sora said smiling a little.

"No…don't apologize you needed someone to talk to. I'm always here for you," Mimi said to her.

Sora laughed a little, "I keep on crying on Hikari shoulder about this," She wiped away her tears again.

Mimi smiled "See now your laughing," She replied, she looked at her watch noticing that she and Yamato had to go.

"Oh, Me and Yamato got to leave soon, Sora," She told her.

"Okay lets go to the main house, I have to go there anyways," Sora said she wiped away any traces of her tears from her eyes.

Next day 6:00pm

"I have something planed for me and you this evening," Sora said.

"Really?" He questioned curiously as he looked up at her.

"Yeah I dropped Saria off at my mother house," Sora told him.

Taichi smiled, "So I get some alone time with my sexy wife," He replied.

They kissed,"Yeah, I've made dinner for us, it's just some lasagna," She replied.

"Anything you make is good enough sweetheart."

Sora smiled at his comment and she helped him to his spot at the table.

After dinner...

Taichi looked in some discomfort, "Sora could you help me out?" he asked.

"Okay, what's wrong?" she asked as she noticed his face was contorted with pain.

"Nothing, no need to worry sweetie," he said as best as he could with out letting her know how much pain he was in. Sora helped him to the bedroom, "I'm sorry if I ruined the night you had planned."

Sora shook her head, "No you didn't," she replied he heard her sniffle once.

"Sora what's wrong?" he asked.

"I just can stand to see you like this," She replied as she helped him take his shirt off then his pants, she saw that the wound was healing but very slowly and it looked a bit swollen.

"Taichi…is it throbbing?" she asked him.

"A little," He replied.

"Okay hold on one-second, I'll be back with some cream," She replied. Then coming back with a tube of pain relief cream, she applied it carefully, the replaced the bandage. "There you go." She replied. She helped him into the bed and pulled the covers over him.

"Sora, you've been wonderful through everything" He said.

"Don't worry about me…..I love to take care of you," She said taking his hand in hers and giving it a gentle squeeze.

"If it wasn't for me and my stupid anger issues then I wouldn't be in this situation that I am in now," He said.

"No, Taichi you had a right to get angry. You were only reacting to what he was saying about what he wanted to do to Saria and I. I don't blame you, I would have probably done the same," Sora confessed.

"Sora..." he whispered looking at her a little shocked.

"I would," she said smiling at him then gave him kiss on the cheek, "I love you and you need to get your rest so come on and lets go to sleep."

"Yeah, your right. I love you too," taichi said.

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Blue Notes Restaurant...

Yamato and Mimi were sitting a table enjoying their meals, Yamato had stake while Mimi had pasta. She took a minute to look up at him and stare at him while he ate then she said, "I wonder how it is to be married?"

Yamato stopped chewing and look up at her he resumed to chew what he had in his mouth then swallowed, "Um...Mimi I don't know," was the best he could answer he was nervous as it was already for what he had planned to do.

"Sorry, I was just thinking about what it would be like to be married," She said, she wasn't hinting anything just really curious about it.

"Oh…you weren't implying anything are you?" Yamato asked carefully.

"No," she said.

He sighed relieved then thought about were or not to tell her his true intentions where tonight.

"Yamato? Something wrong?" Mimi asked.

Yamato looked at her and shook his head, "No…nothing at all I was just thinking."

"Oh," She said then resumed eating dinner.

Yamato watched her thoughtfully as she ate, "Can I ask you something?" he asked.

Mimi smiled,"Sure you can, sweetie."

Yamato took a deep breath 'think before you say it, Yamato' he thought to himself, "This is just a what if question okay so please let me finish what I'm going to say," he replied.

Mimi nodded, "Oh…Okay…I won't interrupt you then." Mimi said.

Yamato was starting to get really nervous he didn't want to scare her away, "Ah…Okay I... Okay I'll start over. Um…what if someone….did ask you to marry them…." Yamato stopped quickly looked away from her blushing.

Mimi raised one eyebrow, "I don't know I guess it depends who that someone is," She said eying her boyfriend curiously.

'Shit I was too obvious,' Yamato cried in his mind.

'Oh my god…he wants to marry me?' she thought smiling.

"Okay well I was going to ask you this," Yamato got up.

Mimi gasped 'is he doing what I think he is….Oh god he is.' She thought as Yamato knelt down in front of her.

"Mimi I know that you probably don't think your ready…but I will to wait for you. However while I was with Brittany it really made me see who I really love. So I'm asking you this; Mimi will you marry me?" Yamato asked as he reached into his pocket and pulled out a velvet box and opened it to a beautiful diamond ring.

Mimi began to cry,"Oh Yamato Yes!" she cried.

Yamato slipped the ring on her finger gently, he rose and Mimi did too, they kissed and hugged.

"I don't believe you asked it...i was only thinking about marriage I didn't mean to force you," she said as she pulled a way from their hug.

"Actually, that was my intention this evening, I just thought that maybe you were on to me," Yamato said with a smile.

"Oh Yamato...," she said with a smile then her expression turned to one of curiosity, "I just want to know why you decided to ask me..."

"With everything that happened this year...I wanted to show you how much you mean to me. I wanted to show you I am not thinking of Sora at all. I love you and only you. I don't want to lose you again like earlier...I never want to feel like that again," He said sincerely.

Mimi smiled at him tears shinning in her eyes, "I'm sorry about those comments about Sora..." she turned away.

"No, you had a right to question. Because I would have to agree that I was being a jerk at the wedding," he said.

Mimi turned back to him, "Come and dance with me," she asked.

He looked at her and nodded he took her hand and directed her to the dance floor. She placed her arms around his neck and he wrapped his around her waist. They danced to a slowly moving to the soft instrumental music that played in the background enjoying each-others warmth and love.

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8:00pm

Sora lay awake in her bed while Taichi was fast asleep the turned over on her side to watch him sleep, "I promise you Taichi that I will protect you too as you do for us," she whispered.

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Yamato pulled up in front of Mimi's house he walked her to her door, "You should come in," Mimi said.

Yamato shook his head, "No, I can't," he said knowing full-well what would happen if he did.

"Yamato are you refusing staying the night?" she asked.

Yamato looked to the ground then up at her. "Well, yeah I'm not going to make love tonight. If were are going to get married we should do it the proper way. Mind you I'm not saying this because I don't want too I do. However we should wait till our wedding night."

Mimi gave him a grime look, "So you are willing to wait that long?" she asked.

He nodded, "Okay well goodnight," She kissed him making sure to give him a french kiss.

Once she pulled away Yamato looked a bit flustered, "Um…..I love you too," He stammered and started back to his car.

Mimi watch him starting to leave and he stumbled over his own feet trying to get to his car, "Mr. Ishida! Did I almost change your mind?" she questioned with an amused smile on her face.

Yamato could see that smile on her face, "I will not admit anything."

To Be Continued...