Friends?
Tai's apartment...
Tai nervously paced back and forth in his room
'How could I be so stupid!' he mentally kicked himself
'How can you hurt her like that? And you say you love her, ha!' he yelled at himself
'But, it's because I lover her so much that I got out of control...just keep telling yourself that Tai, what ever makes you feel better...' he spoke to himself
He stood there, sulking in remorse for about a minute
'What are you waiting for? Go apologize!'
Sora's apartment...
Matt lay on Sora's bed as he watched her change out of her tennis uniform
"Aw, do you have to take it off?" he whined
"So you want me to keep it on? That's funny, I would have thought that you would want it off." she smirked
Matt didn't quite register what she had meant at first, but then started jumping on her bed in glee
"Take it off, take it off!" he exclaimed
Sora giggled at his behavior. She leaned over to give him a kiss but was interrupted by the door bell
"I'll be back." she left Matt pouting
She chuckled as she left but was startled when she opened the door
"Tai...what are y-" Tai covered her mouth
"Just listen to me Sora." he pleaded and received a small nod from her
"I love you Sora. I love you so much, I didn't know I was hurting you. When you agreed to do all those things with me, I was really excited, it must have been the happiest day of my life!" he shouted
"Tai..." she sighed but he continued to talk
"Please forgive me! I'll do anything for you! Do you want me to sing, I'll do it, you know I will!" he went down on one knee and attempted to sing
"No, don't!" she pulled him up
She lightly chuckled and hugged Tai
"I forgive you Tai." she whispered in his ear
She leaned back and stared into his chocolate eyes as he stared into her ruby ones
"Kiss me?" he whispered, his eyes were so sad, yet full of hope
She leaned forward and kissed him. They shared a passionate and tender kiss, as if it were meant to be
"I love you." he whispered, still holding her
"I love you too." she replied
"Sora? What's taking so long?" Matt's voice echoed
"Friends?" he offered
"Best friends, and always will be." she smiled
"Sora?" Matt whined once more
"Go on, he's waiting for you." Tai gave her a slight push
Sora chuckled and gave him a kiss on the cheek
"Bye." he waved
"Bye." she replied and closed the door behind her
Tai remained outside staring at the door for a few seconds
'I"m glad you're happy now.' he sighed and walked away
"Who was it?" Matt put his arms around Sora
"Tai." she replied
Matt's grip tightened as he heard the name
"What did he want?" his tone was low
"He came to apologize." she mechanically answered, she was deep in thought, remembering the connection she felt with Tai
"And?" he asked
"I forgave him." she replied, coming back to reality
"Everything is going to be ok." she gave him a reassuring smile
"Ok." it all sounded a little too simple and suspicious, but something told him that everything really was going to be ok
"Come on, let's go to my room." she pulled him by the arm
"Yes ma'am!" he followed
In her room, they both lay on her bed and spent the afternoon snoozing in each other's arms. Sora fluttered her eyes open and glanced at Matt, who was still sleeping
'I love you Tai, but this is who I'm meant to be with.' she smiled and leaned over, placing a kiss on Matt's lips
"Hey." the kiss woke him
She giggled and he cupped her face with his hands
"I love you Sora." he whispered
"I love you too Matt." she replied
The two kissed and remained in each other's arms for the rest of the day... and their lives
THE END