It was Sora...
"Sora, what are you doing here?" you asked. She sighed and walked up to you.
"My father works here. When I found out that Tai was here, I came right here." she said.
"Oh. Why do you think that this is your fault?" you asked, knowing the answer.
"It is my fault! If I hadn't have been so jealous of you, then I wouldn't have tried to break the two of you up. Then he wouldn't be here." she said. You nodded.
"Yeah, it is your fault. You almost killed one of your best friends! Your crush! Is that how you tell guys that you like them!? By sending them to the hospital!?" you asked glaring at her.
She sat down in a chair, and she put her head in her hands. Her shoulders started shaking.
i'Is she crying!?'/iyou asked yourself.
"Sora? Are you crying?" you asked. She looked up at you. She had tears falling down her face.
"I don't know what came over me to do that! I can't even remember why I did it!" she said.
"Sora...I've know you since we were about 12. And even then you didn't like me." you said.
"But, I'd never hurt Tai! I really could care less about what happened to you! But Tai..." she said. Then she went back to sobbing. You just stood there.
Soon, a man walked in the room, and called Sora.
"I'm coming, Dad." she said. Then she got up and wiped away her tears as she walked out of the room.
You sat down in a chair, and you looked at Tai's sleeping body. He looked peaceful, yet not at the same time. You looked at his right wrist. You reached out, and you grabbed his wrist. You put a little pressure on his cuts. He winced, and the look on his face clearly said that he was in pain.
i'Good!'/i you thought.
You put a little more pressure on his wrist. He sat up and pulled his arm back, and he cradled it. He didn't even notice that you were there.
"Fuck, that hurt!" he said.
"Now Tai, watch your language." you said. He looked over at you. Your eyes met. For what seemed like the longest time, you stared into each others eyes. Then Tai's eyes showed an emotion. It was an emotion that said he was ashamed.
"Tailer...W-why are you here?" he asked. You sighed and you shook your head and chuckled a bit.
"Well, I thought that it was obvious. I was worried about you, Tai. You're one of my friends. I had to see if you were okay." you said. Tai looked away from you.
"Tai? What's wrong?" you asked as you took hold of his chin, and made him look at you.
"Nothing. Where are my parents?" he asked.
"They're at home. Now, tell me what's wrong," you said. The tone of your voice said that he wasn't getting out of this conversation. He sighed and he looked down.
"I'm sorry..." he whispered.
"Huh? What was that?" you asked, although you knew exactly what he said. He looked into your eyes.
"I'm sorry. F-for what I did with Sora." he said. Then he looked away from you again. You sat on the bed next to him, and you grabbed his right arm, and you looked at it. You sighed in disappointment.
"Why Tai? Why did you do this?" you whispered; your voice cracking a bit. Tai looked at you. He saw tears running down your cheeks. You didn't even know that you were crying.
"What?" he asked, playing dumb. You looked up at him. Then you noticed the tears.
"Why did you cut yourself!? Did you think about the fact that you could die!?" you asked.
"I was upset at myself for upsetting you." he said. You stared at him in disbelief.
"And you didn't think that doing this would upset me? Tai, I was worried sick when I found out! I ditched my boyfriend so that I could come here! I left my most valuable posession uncovered in the parking lot! Tai Kamiya, I was worried sick about you!" you said.
"Tailer...You already have a new boyfriend?" he asked.
"Er, kinda. Well, I was going out with him before I moved here. And it turns out he lives next door to me..." you said trailing off. Tai looked disappointed.
"You should go." he said. You just stared at him with a blank face.
"What?" you asked.
"You should leave." he said looking up to meet your eyes. His eyes held, fury and sadness. You gasped. Who was he furious at? Was it you because you got back with Brock?
"Y-you want me to leave? Why?" you asked. He looked back at his bed.
"Just...leave." he said. You nodded sadly.
You picked up your helmet, and you slowly walked out of the room. You got out to your bike, and you took the alarm off. You got on, put the helmet on, and started the bike and took off.
You finally got home, and you parked the bike, and put the alarm and cover on. You took your helmet, and your purse, and you went up to your apartment. When you got inside, you saw Matt, Tk, Kari, and Brock sitting in your living room. Izzy was in the kitchen showing your mom how to make the right kind of smoothie.
"What are you all doing here?" you asked. They all looked at you.
"We wanted to talk." Matt said. You nodded and you led the way to your room. You put your helmet, and purse on the floor in the corner of your room. You walked out onto your balcony, and the others followed, and Tk closed the door behind him.
"So, how'd it go with Tai?" Kari asked. You sighed.
"Not to well. To make it short, Sora showed up, then left. Then I woke up Tai. And well, I told him that Brock and I were kinda going out, and he kicked me out of his room." you said.
"He kicked you out of his room?" Matt asked. You nodded.
"If that's how he wants to be, then fine. Two can play at that game. I'm just gonna forget all about him." you said.
"Well, we'd better go. I have to get Tk home." Matt said.
Then those two left. You, Izzy, Brock, and Kari faintly heard Kari's mom calling her so they could go and see Tai. Then she left. You were leaning against Brock, who was leaning against the balcony ledge.
"Tailer?" he said.
"Hmm?" you asked.
"You really do like him, don't you?" he asked. You sighed and nodded.
"I like him alot. More than I liked Kyler." you said. He whistled.
"Damn! Then you must like him alot!" he said. Kyler was a kid back home that you really really really liked.
"Yeah. I do." you said.
"You're my best friend, TaiTai. We want to look out for you. That's why I think we should just stay friends, and you should go crawling back to Tai." he said.
"No. You know my pride won't let me." you said smiling. "And what do you mean 'we'?"
"Before I left I talked to Dray. He knew that both of us were going to be moving to Japan. He wanted me to take care of you. And he said that if you ever need him, to just email him. He really misses you Tailer. You haven't talked to him in how long?" he said. You sighed.
"Two months. Mom wouldn't let me call him, email him, or look at my pictures of him. I guess I should go and email him..." you said. Brock nodded. You stepped away from him.
"Brock, you should go. I need to be alone for a little while. To think about what I'm going to do." you said.
He nodded, and he kissed you lightly on the forehead, then he went back to his apartment. You sat on your balcony for a while. Then you heard a slider near yours open and close. You looked over at Brock's balcony. It was empty. That means that it was...
You looked over at The Kamiya's balcony. Tai was standing there, staring off into the city. He didn't know that you were even on your balcony. You ignored him, and you looked back out at the city. Your mind wandered to Tai. You were thinking of everything that has happened since that night four years ago, when you were called to the Digital World for the first time. Then you thought about the first time that Tai kissed you. You sighed loudly and your eyes started to get wet from tears that formed in your eyes.
i'Why am I crying?'/i you asked yourself.
You wiped your eyes, and you sniffled. Then you noticed that Tai was staring at you. Your eyes connected from afar. You don't know how long you were just staring into his eyes. You were entranced by them. They held so much emotion. So much...life. But right now, they looked dead.
When you snapped out of your little daze, you were walking over to his balcony. You jumped the gap, and you stood by the railing. Tai walked up to you, slowly. Your hands were holding his wrists. Your thumbs were rubbing the bandages on his wrists. Your eyes left his, and they stared at the bandages.
"You have no idea how much you scared me..." you whispered. You leaned your head on his chest, and you let the tears fall. Tai's arms left yours, and they wrapped themselves around your back, and he brought you closer to him. It hurt his hands while he was pulling you to him, but he didn't mind. He just wanted you in his arms. You both stood there for a while. You had no clue that you were being watched.