Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ In The Moonlight ❯ Chapter 1

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Sora began to smile as she walked though the Torii. She loved how peaceful it was in the shrine. Walking along the pathway she reached the fountain where she cleaned her hands in the traditional fashion and then continued on towards the buildings. Rounding a corner on the path she saw a familiar face walking towards her.
"Tai!" She smiled even more brightly.
He looked up from the package he had just been fiddling with. When he saw her, Sora could see the shock in his eyes.
"S. Sora" he laughed nervously while stroking a hand though his hair. "What are you doing here?"
"Well, you know with university entrance exams coming up and stuff I thought that I could use the extra help. I'm going to pick up some charms and things" Sora rolled her eyes "I know it sounds foolish. Reminds me of when we took our high school entrance exams!" Sora then noticed the package that Tai had in his hand. "Is that what you're doing here?" she pointed to the bag he carried.
"Uh this?" Tai said holding it up and laughed "Yeah, something like that" he said blushing.
"Oh! Matt's band is playing later today. Do you want to come?" Sora asked.
Tai smiled "I was going to see if you wanted to play some soccer, you know one on one, but if you'd rather go see Matt I'd love to!"
"How about soccer some other time? So I'll meet you at seven then okay?" Sora said.
Tai nodded "See you at seven then"
"Well I better fun and get my charms!" Sora waved goodbye and continued down the path. Suddenly she stopped and turned.
"Don't worry! I won't tell anyone you bought charms for the exams if you won't tell anyone I did too! Especially not Izzy! He'd kill me if he knew I was trusting luck for my entrance exams!"
Tai laughed "It's a deal!"

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Tai pulled the charm out of the bag. He was sitting on his bed at home. Throwing the bag on the floor, he leaned against his wall.
Sighing he placed the charm beside a picture of him and Sora taken earlier that year. He smiled at the picture and took it off his night stand. He held it in front of him and then closed his eyes.
Why did all of this start happening at exam time? Sora had always been there for him. His best friend for as long as he could remember. Then the talk of university exams came up. It was then that he realized that they may be separated if they got accepted at different universities. He never wanted to loose Sora, he wanted her to be his forever! He loved Sora more than he ever thought or knew he could.
Tai opened his eyes and looked at the picture once more.
"Tonight. I'll do it tonight" he whispered. Placing the picture back down, he grabbed the charm he had purchased earlier that day and shoved it in his pocket.

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Sora looked at the clock as she walked in the door.
"Good thing I grabbed some food while I was out" she muttered "I barley have time to get ready!"
On her way home from the shrine, she had stopped to do some clothes shopping for tonight. Not that tonight was special, but she wanted it to be.
She had bought a beautiful royal blue halter with only a tie around the neck and one in the back. Even though it was just barley turning summer, the nights were warm enough for clothes like that. She had also purchased a cute jean mini-skirt.
After getting dressed she began to do her hair and make up. Tonight she would be with the one she loved. The only boy for her. Sora wanted to look great tonight. She wanted him to want her. Want her as much as she wanted him. As she finished with her hair she looked down at her clock. 7:10 Cursing under her breath Sora ran and shoved her feet into her black leather knee high boots and zipped them up then ran out the door, knowing full well she was late to meet Tai.

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Tai was standing out side the games center where he and Sora always met up. It was half way between both of their places. He ran his fingers though his hair and then looked down at his watch. It was 7:20 already and Sora still hadn't shown up. It wasn't like her to just not show. He started to worry, maybe something had gone wrong. Maybe he should go out looking for her.
Just then Sora walked up. She was beautiful, her hair was crimped in some areas and had tiny braids in others, and with her halter and skirt she looked like she could have walked out of a fashion magazine. Tai's heart began to beat faster and he could feel his palms getting sweaty. He wiped them on his jeans and smiled. He wanted her to be his.
"Sorry I took so long. I made some stops on the way home from the shrine. I didn't really have time to get ready so that made me late. I felt really bad. I tried to call your mobile but I only got your message." Sora smiled back at him.
Reaching into his pocket Tai pulled out his mobile. Looking he noticed that the battery had run out. "I can't believe that happened again! I swear anytime you call the battery dies!" he laughed.
"Or maybe you're just trying to avoid me!" Sora teased with a sparkle in her eye.
"That's exactly what I'm doing" Tai replied "I'm avoiding you so I decided to wait twenty minutes for you to show up!" he rolled his eyes.
Sora laughed and looked at the game center behind him. She suddenly got an idea "Tai, you don't happen to have some change on you do you?"
Tai gave her a questioning look "Yeah I do.. Why?"
"Come with me!" Sora said dragging him off to the game center. She took him all the way to a Purikura machine.
"No! I refuse!" Tai laughed.
"Come on Tai! I've only got one other of you when we were in junior high! I need more stickers for my collection anyway!" Sora smiled "Please?"
Tai gave in and soon they were standing in front of the screen choosing a background for their picture. They posed together and Tai had his arm around Sora's shoulders. He loved the feel of her bare skin and he wanted to hold her close. But not yet. this wasn't the right time. The camera flashed and Sora got busy writing their names on the screen as well as putting 'BEST FRIENDS' on it as well. They stood waiting by the machine for their photo stickers to finish developing. When finally they finished, Sora grabbed some scissors and cut the sheet in half.
"Thanks" Tai said as she handed him half of them. He smiled as he looked at them.
"We better hurry now if we want to get there in time for Matt!" Sora said and they left laughing and talking.

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Tai and Sora danced as the music blared around them. Of course they were able to get as close to the stage as humanly possible. The club was packed and everyone was enjoying themselves. This was the best that Tai had ever heard Matt's band play. Matt also seemed to have a glow about him that night.
"They sure are getting better aren't they?" Tai shouted over the music.
Sora nodded as she continued to dance. She was having a great time.
Matt looked down at the two of them and winked. Sora blushed as all of the other girls glared at her, jealous that she held Matt's attention.
Tai waved to Matt and Sora screamed and flailed her arms. Matt gave them a cheesy grin in return. They both enjoyed themselves the whole night.
Tai loved watching Sora dance. She was so in touch with the music that her body swayed in perfect beat to it. She looked so sexy on the dance floor as her sweat glistened in the lighting of the club. He wanted more than anything to have her. But later, he would tell her later.

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Sora leaned on the brick wall outside the club. Most of the crowd had left and she and Tai were left waiting for Matt outside. The moon was full and shone down on them with the stars glittering in the sky the fairy dust had been spread above them.
"Hey Sora. I have something for you." Tai said.
Sora watched as Tai pulled a small gift out of his pocket. She smiled and wondered what in the world he would have to give to her. She accepted the gift gratefully.
"Do you want me to open it now?" She asked studying the package.
"Yeah." Tai said as he nervously ran his fingers though his hair.
Sora opened the package carefully and pulled out a beautiful pink silk charm.
"I bought it today at the shrine. That's what I had when you ran into me" he said as she studied it.
It was so soft, made from the finest silk. Embroidered on the back of the charm was the name of the local shrine where they had been earlier that day. On the front was the character for love. It was one of the prettiest things she had ever seen. These types of charms were the most expensive to buy.
Sora looked up at Tai and before she knew it, his lips were against hers. Her pulse quickened and she closed her eyes as he kissed her softly and passionately.

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Tai pulled away from Sora. He had done it. His arms and legs were shaking. He had just kissed the girl he loved and he wanted to do it again and again.
"Tai..." Sora began but he cut her off.
"Wait I want to say something first" Tai took her hand in his. "Sora, you've been with me my whole life. I don't know why I've never expressed this before but I only started to realize how deep my feelings for you run. I love you more than anyone else in the world and I don't want us to separate when we go off to University. I want. I want you to be my girlfriend." He finished. Tai caressed her cheek softly and watched her eyes. She looked sad. He could see tears starting to well in them. His heart sank.
"Tai.. Tai, Matt and I started going out last night. I've been secretly in love with him though all of high school." Sora said.
Tai could feel his heart breaking. He had finally found the courage to tell her how he felt and she was already someone else's. He dropped her hand and turned away. He didn't want to see the tears streaming from Sora's eyes.
"Tai you've been such a close friend. We were going to tell you tonight, we wanted you to be the first to know. You've been Matt's and my best friend for years now. We thought you'd be happy that we'd finally hooked up. I didn't know that this is how you felt. Not like it could change anything!" Sora said.
Tai could feel her move closer to him as she took his hand. He looked up into her eyes. She had stopped crying but there was still sadness there. More like a pity for him, pity that he didn't want.
"Here" She said handing the charm back to him.
Tai had bought that charm especially for her. She knew that Sora loved charms and had a big collection of them. He had spent a lot of time at the shrine that morning trying to pick out the nicest one for her, one that would stand out in her collection.
"I can't keep it." Sora said.
Tai looked at the charm she had pressed into the palm of his hand. He didn't want it, didn't want the humiliation of that night to be kept with him forever. He placed it back into her hands.
"No. You keep it. Maybe it will bring good luck to your love with Matt." Tai said, holding back the tears that he didn't want her to see.
Sora held the charm, looking at it and then placed it in her pocket. "Thank you Tai" she said and kissed him on the cheek.
Tai turned and started to walk away. Stopping he looked back at her. "I should go. Don't want to intrude on the time you have with your boyfriend" As he said it he could see the tears start to well up in Sora's eyes again. He didn't care anymore at this point. She had just crushed his dreams.
As he walked away he pulled the photo stickers that they had taken earlier. They looked so happy together. It seemed like the stickers were mocking him. He threw the sheet on the ground and continued walking home.

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Sora watched something flutter to the ground as Tai walked away. There was nothing she could do. Tai was her best friend and she loved him that way but as nothing more. Matt was the one she loved. Why hadn't they told Tai earlier? Before all of this had happened. If she had known what was about to happen. what could she have done?
Wiping the tears away she tried to smile her best for when Matt would meet her. She walked over to the paper that Tai had dropped. Picking it up she saw that it was the stickers they had taken. She held them close to her heart, closing her eyes. She had lost her best friend in the world. What was she going to do now?