Without Love
(This was my
second Digi fic and my
first Taiora. Again, I don't own Digimon
and I don't own the song "Without Love" which is by Bon Jovi.)
He looked down at the grave where she was buried. How could it be? She had been
faithfully by his side for seventy years and now she was gone. He knew she'd
leave him someday...just not today. With teary eyes, he read the inscription on
the tombstone:
Sora Takenouchi Kamiya
Loving wife, mother, daughter, friend
'Till the bitter end
He began to cry miserably. His wife had been so beautiful, so intelligent, and
so loving. He could still feel her touch and taste her lips after every kiss.
He still wanted another kiss from her. She'd met him when they were only eleven
and they'd grown close ever since. They began dating at fourteen, got married
at twenty- one, and had four beautiful children, two boys and two girls. Now
the children had grown up and had left him alone. And suddenly she left him
too. Their mother was gone forever.
“Sora…” He whispered.
Crying, he
remembered the first time he'd met her.
She wasn't young but still a child.
There was still innocence in painted smiles.
"Oh boy, camp", Tai Kamiya said not too
thrilled. He wished that he were his sister. Kari had a cold and wouldn't be
able to go. Why couldn't he have been the one to get ill? To make matters
worse, his old teacher Mr. Fujiyama, was going to be there too. Tai prayed that the two months
he'd spend at camp would fly fast.
"Bye, honey!" his mother called as he got on the bus. "Remember
to eat all your vegetables and take your vitamins everyday!"
"Yeah, sure", Tai said nonchalantly.
"Have fun, Tai." Kari called out. "Wish I could go too."
"You're lucky", he muttered. The moment he saw how crowded the bus
was, he groaned. There were no empty seats. He stood in the front for a long
time.
"Tai, sit down! We can't leave!" Mr. Fujiyama
instructed.
"Yes, sir", Tai began making his way down the aisle. Things had
started out worse than he predicted.
"Sit next to me, Tai." A girl spoke. Tai looked at her. She was
dressed in a yellow sleeveless shirt, jeans, reddish pink gloves and gray
tennis shoes. But the weirdest thing she wore a blue hat which resembled a
helmet. "I don't mind."
"Oh, thanks." He said as he sat down. Slowly, the bus rolled down the
street and headed off towards the camp. Tai waved goodbye to his family (with
his mother still yelling about the vitamins and vegetables) and then braced
himself for the long journey up ahead.
She'd come to me as I passed her by.
Lady of the night looked in my eyes.
She said...
"Long time no see, Tai" she began.
"You know me?" Tai was taken by surprise.
The girl looked a little hurt. “You don't have a very good memory, do
you?"
"Uh..."
"I didn't think so. We've known each other since the beginning, Tai!
Remember soccer camp?"
Tai's mind went back to soccer camp. A girl that looked like this one stood out
in his memory. "I remember a girl named Sora Takenouchi."
"That's me! I'm Sora Takenouchi.”
Sora playfully punched him on the arm. “I heard Mr. Fujiyama call you 'Tai'. You are the Tai Kamiya from soccer camp, right?"
"Yeah, my name's Tai Kamiya." Tai said
sheepishly.
"Then we have met! We've known each other forever! How could you forget,
silly? Remember, we played on the same team?"
"Hey, that's right. You were the one that scored the goal and won the
championship! I tried to make it myself but..." Tai blushed. "I
tripped. Thanks for scoring that goal anyway."
"Oh...you're welcome." Sora fell silent.
Tai did nothing but stare out the window for the rest of the ride. All the
same, he thought about Sora. She'd changed since the
last time he saw her. She seemed mature and a little distant now.
I've been through some changes.
But one thing always stays the same.
That was the first time in a long time Tai and Sora
had interacted. Then when they went to Digiworld,
things changed. He began seeing her softer and sweeter side. Before, Sora had been tough and strong. Bit by bit, she became more
docile and understanding. Tai's feelings for grew stronger then ever. She had
changed him a lot. He began taking things seriously and worrying about others.
It wasn't until after Digiworld that Tai realized
what all these strange feelings were. He was in love.
Without love
There's nothing without love.
And nothing else can get you through the night
Cause nothing else feels right without love.
Whoa!
Then came junior high. Sora
lost a lot of her tomboyish ways and became more like a lady. Tai himself
became more serious with studies and his social life. All the same, he waited
for the day that he could ask Sora out. He tried to
get her to go to Matt's concert once. She refused and said she wanted to be
available in case Matt needed someone. Tai felt hopeless. Why did Matt have to
be so popular and handsome?!
He needed to try again. This time, he asked her to the eighth grade dance. But
he blew his chances when Sora agreed to go with
Matt...again. He let that go by but promised to take
her out on the prom. For the third time in a row, Tai blew his chances when Sora agreed to go out with a guy from her tennis classes.
Every time he wanted to tell her something, he just couldn't. From that point
on, Tai felt dejected and hopeless. He'd lost the girl he loved to other
people.
I saw a man turn on
A broken man who looked like me
And no one knows the pain that he's been living.
He lost his love. He still hasn't forgiven himself.
Then, one day, his little sister Kari had gotten engaged to TK, little brother
of his friend Matt. The party was being held in Hawaii. Tai had been sitting
out on the veranda watching the waves crash against
the shore while everyone else had a blast inside. Suddenly he heard footsteps
behind him. Turning around, he saw Sora.
"Hey, Tai", she began.
"Hi Sora", he greeted her. "Sit
down."
Sora placed herself next to him. "Tai?"
"Yeah?"
"How do you feel?"
"Fine, I guess."
"No. How do you feel about love?"
"Is this a trick question?"
"Just tell me."
"Well", Tai took a deep breath. "I think nothing can happen
without love. People who go through life without love go through life for no
reason. It's as the old saying goes: Love's what makes the world go round.
Why'd you want to know that?"
"Because...I'm in love."
"Really?" Tai's heart sank.
"Yes. I'm in love."
I've been through some changes.
But one thing always stays the same.
"Who's the lucky guy?" Tai risked breaking his heart by asking such a
question.
Sora smiled slyly. "Make a wild guess."
"Matt?"
"No, he has another girl."
"Izzy?"
"He's got Mimi.
"Joe? TK? Davis? Cody?"
"No! The last three are younger than me and Joe...Joe frightens me. I like
him and he’s my friend but I’m always afraid he’ll pass out of blood loss if I
touched him.” She giggled. “Besides, he's got another girl too."
"One of the guys at your tennis class?"
"No."
"Your cousin Freddy?"
"Tai!"
"Okay, I'm sorry!"
"Got any other ideas?"
"I give up. Boy, I suck at guessing games."
"You!" Sora
exclaimed. "I love you!"
"Oh, that's good. You love..." Tai did a double take. "Sora? You...you love
me?"
"Isn't that what I just said?"
"You really love me!"
"Yes!"
"But why?"
"There's something about you, Tai. I couldn't help but fall in
love."
"I'm...I'm speechless."
"Do you love me, Tai?"
"I think this will answer for itself." Tai slipped the diamond ring
he'd bought a long time ago on her finger. He'd kept it for some time hoping to
give it to her. For a long time, he thought he'd wasted his money. Now he was
glad he had the ring.
"Oh Tai", she said dreamily.
"Will you...?"
"Yes!" Sora threw her arms around him.
"Yes, I will!"
Without love
There's nothing without love.
And nothing else can get you through the night.
'Cause nothing else feels right
without love.
There's nothing without love.
And nothing else but love can burn as bright.
Cause nothing would be nothing without love.
Whoa!
That was how he married her. Two years later, Sora
gave birth to their son, Eiji. The year after he was
born, she gave birth to the twins Mika and Yamato. (Yes, they named their son
after Matt) Finally, four years later, their daughter Masami was born. Sora was so happy all those years watching the children
grow. She took care of the flower shop after her mother passed away. Tai went
on to the computer business with Izzy and made a lot
of money. Life went by and the kids left home for good. Before he knew it, he had
eight grandkids. One by one, his friends started to leave for good. They too
had lived life to the fullest. He wasn't ready to go yet and neither was Sora. But he remembered one night, a year before Sora died.
"Sora?" he began. He sat in front of the fire
with her and they both stared at the orange-red flames before them.
"Yes, Tai?" She whispered. The years had dulled her once
youthful voice and she could barely raise her voice now.
"I...I just want you to know something."
I've seen my life, some things I took for
granted.
Those passed me by, some many second chances.
I was afraid, I won't be afraid no more.
"What do you want to tell me?"
"Remember when you asked me about love?"
"Yes."
"Well, I was right. Without love you can't do much. I was thinking that if
I'd never met you...I don't know where I'd be."
"I thought the same thing, Tai. Who knows what would happen if I never
fell in love with you? I certainly wouldn't be as happy as I am now."
"Neither would
"Anything."
"Promise me you'll always be with me."
"I promise, Tai. I love you."
"I love you always, dear."
Without love, there's nothing without
love.
And nothing else can get you through the night.
Cause nothing else feels right without love.
There's nothing without love.
And nothing else but love can burn as bright.
Cause nothing would be nothing without love.
FUTURE...
Yes, Sora had promised to be there with him. Now she
was gone. She'd died in her sleep only two days ago. Tai could never imagine
life without her but he had to go on. He vowed to keep Sora's
memory alive in his soul. This was the girl that gave him a seat on the bus so
many years ago. The same girl who scored the soccer goal to win a championship,
the girl who truly represented the Crest of Love, and the girl who he'd always
loved.
"Goodbye, Sora", he whispered. "I'll
always love you."
Looking at her gravestone, he touched it and then turned to leave.
Without love, there's nothing without
love.
And nothing without love
There's nothing without love.
Nothing without love
~OWARI~
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