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Sorry this took so long but I've been pretty busy lately. Besides this is the last chapter!

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Well here's the last chapter! Enjoy it while it lasts!

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Megan and Sora stood across the net from one another, pummeling tennis balls at each other. It was only the warm up but both of them were trying to get to playing their best tennis as quickly as possible. Sora watched Megan carefully. Unfortunately Megan looked as strong as ever. It looked like it was going to be a tough match.

The time finally came for the match to start. Sora won the toss and elected to serve. Sora took the ball in her hand, which was shaking. The pressure was palpable in her veins. This was her chance to make all her years of tennis count. She also really did not want to lose this match to Megan.

Sora nervously tossed the ball in the air and struck it.

"Fault!" called the chair umpire as the ball fell off the net, back onto Sora's side of the net.

Sora's arm had been stiff from nerves. She hadn't been able to strike the ball very hard. Sora threw the ball up again. Again the ball flew from her racquet into the net.

"Double fault! Point Miss Morrison." Said the chair umpire.

Sora hopped up and down then bounced the ball a few times.

"Come on Sora. You can do this. Just relax." Sora tried to tell herself.

The pep talk didn't seem to work though. Sora double faulted again.

She hit her racquet strings against the top of her head in frustration. She shook out her arms trying to get the stiffness out of them. Yet they still didn't seem to move as freely as usual. Sora lost the first game and Megan barely had to do anything.

"Game, Miss Morrison, four games to one." Called the umpire.

"Damnit!" Sora thought to herself. She was a good ways into the first set and still had not gained her composure. She concentrated hard on a spot on the ground trying to think of something to calm her down. She looked up and looked at Tai. Tai grinned in his usual goofy way. Seeing him, Sora had to smile too. Her breathing started to become more even and less frantic. Her limbs started to loosen up as well. By the time Sora got to the other side of the court she was feeling good.

Megan hit a hard serve up the middle. Sora stepped into the court and hit the ball on the rise. She used the pace from Megan's serve to reflect the ball into Megan's backhand corner. Return winner! Sora pumped her fist and went to the other service box to receive serve.

From the other side of the court Megan scowled. That last shot had caught her off guard.

"Luv-15!" said the chair umpire.

"Are you kidding?" Questioned Megan walking up to the chair to complain, "That last shot was out! Didn't you see that?"

"From what I could see that shot was clearly in." replied the umpire.

"Then you need glasses." Muttered Megan.

"That's a warning Miss Morrison," Said the umpire, "Now I suggest you return to the court."

"Hmph!" grunted Megan going back to serve.

Sora hit continued to return well and broke Megan's serve. Sora went on to hold her own. Finally it was 6-6. Sora was playing exceptionally well now. She could hardly believe the turnaround she had pulled. Before she had barely been able to keep shots in the court, now she was dictating play. She didn't have to use her usual tricks to combat Megan. Sora was taking her head on shot for shot and winning.

During the tiebreak, however, Sora decided to break out some her tricks. Sora started slicing and keeping the ball low like she had in her first match against Megan. Because Sora hadn't done it earlier, Megan had trouble getting used to the shot. The strategy put Sora up to a 6-3 lead in the tiebreak.

Sora bounced the ball and went for a serve different from her usual one. Instead of tossing the ball high up in the air, she simply dropped it from her outstretched arm and brushed under it with sidespin. The ball was much slower than Sora's normal serve. Megan set up to pummel it, but when the ball bounced it bounced to the side instead of at Megan. Megan whiffed the serve.

"Come on!" Sora shouted.

"I cannot believe this!" Megan shouted in turn, "That was out!"

"Seriously you'd have to be an idiot not to see that was out!" Megan said addressing the umpire.

"Again, I see nothing to support that." Calmly replied the chair umpire.

"Of course I get the fuck up umpire." Muttered Megan.

"That's twice now Miss Morrison! One more from you and you are out."

"Ha, like you would! You do and my Dad'll ruin you! Back in California no one would dare cross me! Now was that in or out?"

"That was out," said the chair umpire firmly "And so are you! As of right now you are ejected from the National Tournament!"

"Wha, What?!" stammered Megan, "You cannot do that! Don't you know who I am? Back in California,"

"You're not in California anymore." Interrupted the umpire, "I don't know how they run things there. But here in Japan what you did warrants an ejection. Now get out before I call security."

"Well if I can't play in this tournament neither will you!" Megan shouted rushing at Sora with her racquet.

"Security!" called the umpire.

Sora backed away from Megan who held her racquet back to swing at her. She aimed for Sora's right elbow hoping to re-injure it. Megan took a swipe but Sora managed to jump out of reach. Tai was climbing the fence to try and help Sora. Megan took another swing and Sora blocked it with her racquet and did something she'd wanted to do for a while. Sora nailed Megan square in the face with her foot.

Megan fell back onto the court.

"How dare you!" hissed Megan madder than ever. Her nose was bleeding. She got up to try and take another swing at Sora. As she got up, however, security guards grabbed her and dragged her off the court kicking and screaming.

"Get off me you creeps!" Megan screamed, "You can't do this to me! I'm a Morrison!"

"You all right?" asked Tai grabbing Sora by the shoulders and checking her over for any injuries.

"I'm fine Tai. In fact I've never been better." Said Sora watching Megan being carried off.

"Good," Said Tai hugging Sora, "Wanna go somewhere to celebrate you finally giving Megan what she deserved?"

"I think I would. Megan getting her just desserts is cause for celebration."

"My only complaint is that I didn't get to do it! Any requests for what to do?"

"Well we are in downtown Tokyo. How bout we hit that place at the top of the Fumiko Building? Mimi told me it's beautiful."

"I dunno…" Tai said pulling out his wallet and scanning it for money.

"Don't worry I'll pay." Said Sora.

"Oh no you won't! I didn't even let those dumb girls pay when I went out with them. There's no way I'll let you pay. C'mon let's go."

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The restaurant on top of the Fumiko Building was on the roof. Sora and Tai sat at the top. The view was incredible. You could see most of Tokyo and the lights of buildings were just starting to come on. The sky was just as incredible a sight. It was just about that time where the stars were starting to come out and the sun was barely in sight over the horizon, lighting the sky in soft reds and purples. For a while Sora just stared at it, breathing in the cool night air.

"Really something huh?" said Tai.

"Yeah…" sighed Sora.

"Is this the first time you've been up here?" asked Tai.

"Yes. Now I wish I could come here everyday." Said Sora.

"Well I don't think either of us has the budget for that," Noted Tai, "But it sure is nice up here. You know I used to daydream about bringing you up here?"

"You know I did too?" said Sora putting her hand on Tai's. Tai gave her a big smile and leaned over to kiss her. Sora leaned in to take it.

Sora ordered a shrimp platter and Tai got a flank steak. When they finished there was a half moon over them and the stars were shining. Van Halen's "Dance the Night Away" came on.

"Wanna dance Sora?" asked Tai, taking a cue from the music.

"I'd love to!" answered Sora.

"A live wire, barely a beginner

But just watch that lady go

She's on fire, 'cause dancin' gets her higher than-uh

Anything else she knows

Ooh, baby baby

Won't-cha turn your head my way?

Ooh, baby baby

Well don't skip romance 'cause

You're old enough to

Dance Dance the night away

Oh-oh-oh Ah Come on g-girl, dance the night away" played the music as Tai and Sora swayed on the dance floor set up in the middle of the tables.

The song ended. Sora and Tai just held each other in their arms savoring the moment till Sora mentioned that she needed to use the restroom.

"So when do you play tomorrow Sor?' Tai asked.

"10 AM." Said Sora, "You need to be there so I don't get nervous."

"You get nervous? I thought I was going to have a heart attack watching you. It's worse for me because I can't do anything. But I'll be there. I'll bring the rest of the digidestined too so they can call 911 if I faint."

"Haha okay Tai. It'd be great to have everyone there." Said Sora.

"Oh check please!" called Tai to one of the waiters.

"The bill has already been taken care of by this young lady." Said the waiter pointing at Sora.

"Wait, what?!" exclaimed Tai in surprise, "When did you?"

Then it occurred to Tai.

"When you went to the bathroom…" Tai muttered. Sora snickered from the other side of the table.

"You sneak!" Tai said getting up grab Sora. Sora got up and ran away. Tai chased Sora down the stairs till they were both out of breath from running and laughing.

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Sora awoke to an unpleasant ringing. It was her alarm. Sora groaned and hit the snooze button. About 30 seconds later, Sora remembered why she set her alarm. The National Tournament!

Sora jumped out of bed and went to her closet. This was the final day of the tournament. There were only two people left in the main draw, her and Ayaka. Sora had been playing the best tennis of her life this tournament. She attributed it to Tai. Thinking about him put her in a state that was both concentrated and relaxed. Her newly inspired play had gotten her through every opponent so far.

"One More." Thought Sora.

She put on her lucky yellow Nike tank top, a matching tennis skirt, and her gold Nike Air Zoom Mystify II's. She went into the kitchen to wait for Tai, who was picking her up. She did a few jumping jacks and push ups to get her blood flowing. Sora decided to check Ayaka's records online. She tried to find Ayaka's losses. There weren't many but Sora did notice Ayaka had lost a number of times to Tamiko Shigami, a high school graduated player notorious for taking the ball early.

"Hmmm, I think I can use that." Sora thought.

Pretty soon Sora heard a knock at her door.

"Guess who?" came a familiar voice.

"I don't want whatever you're selling." Sora said from the other side of the door.

"I think you do." Responded Tai.

"Fine what have you got?" asked Sora opening the door.

"How bout a ride to Nationals with the hottest guy you've ever met?" Tai offered.

"Sounds good to me. Let's go!" Sora said picking up all her stuff.

The final match was being played on the stadium court at The National Tennis center. Sora walked onto the court and looked around. There were seats all around her and reaching at least 3 stories. Not all the seats were filled but there was a sizable crowd. Sora didn't care about that as much as the people sitting in the front row. The whole gang was there: Tai, Matt, Joe, Izzy, Kari, Mimi, T.K., Davis, Yolei, Cody, and Ken. Having them there was all she needed.

Tai, Matt, Davis and T.K. had painted the letters "S", "O", "R", and "A" on their chests. The rest of the digidestined wore Sora themed shirts they'd made the previous night.

The atmosphere in the stadium was electric. Noise was going all over. Sora even saw a few camera flashes. The volume level rose when Ayaka came into the court. She was talking to her personal coach as she walked to her seat next to the umpire's chair.

The time came for the match to start. Ayaka won the toss and elected to serve first. As the two warmed up Sora saw no chinks in Ayaka's game. She moved smoothly to each ball and executed perfect textbook strokes. Just as a test Sora took a few balls on the rise. When she did she noticed Ayaka had a little more trouble setting up her long, graceful strokes.

The first game Sora was over whelmed by Ayaka's play. It wasn't long before Ayaka was up 3-0. Sora was struggling just to stay in points. Ayaka always seemed to be right where the ball was and put the ball in the place where it was hardest for Sora to hit.

The fourth game Sora started to take the ball on the rise more. The result was Sora was able to take control of some of the points but she still lost the first set 6-2. Sora was still getting used to hitting the shot. She wasn't yet in control of it.

Sora used her new shot throughout the second set. By the end of it Sora had the shot almost down. Sora was up 5-4 with a break point on Ayaka's serve. Sora hit the shot early with a slice and rushed the net.

The slice was on Ayaka's side by the time Ayaka looked up. Ayaka quickly ran over to the ball. She caught a piece of it and lobbed it up in the air. Sora watched the ball. It was going to go over her head. Sora backed up and jumped as the ball flew over here. Sora met the ball in the air and slammed it back into the other side of the court.

The ball went into the forehand corner on Ayaka's side.

"Set! Sora Takenouchi, six games to four." Called out the chair umpire.

Now Sora and Ayaka were even. Now it was time for a third set. Sora had nearly perfected her on the rise shot and now used it with ruthless efficiency. She jumped up to a quick 3-0 lead. Ayaka was a hardened opponent though. She had been slowly adjusting to Sora's new shot. Now Sora's shot was losing effectiveness.

Late in the match it was becoming clear that Ayaka was the more experienced player. She was holding her composure perfectly. Her play seemed elevated as well. As if she had been holding back the rest of the time. Ayaka was playing her best tennis to finish out the match. Sora was getting nervous as the match got closer to being over. She was playing it too safe.

Now it was championship point for Ayaka up 5-4. Ayaka hit a hard serve into Sora's backhand corner. Sora barely reached it. The ball flew from her racquet and was flying into the alley. Sora watched, waiting for the ball to bounce. If it landed in the alley, Ayaka would win the match. Neither player moved.

The ball would have landed in the alley but it clipped the net on the way over to Ayaka's side. It hit the net at such an angle that the ball changed course and bounced softly on Ayaka's side.

Sora breathed a sigh of relief. That had been close. From that point on Sora resumed her aggressive play, pressing Ayaka with her shots. Ayaka was still thinking about the match point she had missed. She had narrowly missed her shot at the national championship by a lucky shot.

Finally it was match point again this time for Sora, up 6-5. Sora held the ball in her hand to serve. You could hear a pin drop in the stadium as everyone waited for Sora to serve. Sora tossed the ball farther out than normal. She jumped inside the court lines to hit the serve and sprinted up to the net. By the time Ayaka hit the ball Sora was on top of the net. Ayaka looked up and saw Sora there but only after she hit the ball. Sora put the ball away easily and fell to the ground on her back, hands covering her face. She couldn't believe it. She won.

"Game, set, and match, Miss Takenouchi. 2-6, 6-4, 7-5" said the umpire.

Sora raised her fist in the air from her spot in the ground. Sora's friends rushed onto the court to celebrate with her. Sora didn't have to get up because her friends grabbed her and carried her off. She laid back on the support of their arms and watched the clouds above her. She felt like she was soaring with them.

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It had been a week since Sora won her match against Ayaka. Though things were still abuzz from it. Sora was featured in Japan's feature tennis magazine and various periodicals. All sorts of people suddenly wanted to meet here. Her time was getting more cluttered. In the midst of it Sora tried to keep her priorities. One in particular was calling today. Tai and she agreed to meet at their favorite just to talk the way they did on a pretty normal basis now.

"Well if it isn't the national champ!" said Tai as Sora joined him.

"Great, fantastic, wonderful." Said Sora, a smile lighting up her face as she sat down.

"So how's the scholarships?" asked Tai, giving Sora a kiss,"They still rolling in?"

"Yeah. I can go to just about any school in the country that has a tennis program. And some places that aren't in this country."

"So where are we going to go?" asked Tai.

"I don't know, pretty much wherever we want. We could go check out some schools, together." Said Sora.

"I like the sound of that. Where to first?" asked Tai dropping an arm on Sora's shoulder.

Sora looked out from the gazebo at the park and city around her. College would be a big step into the real world. Fortunately it looked like she wouldn't have to face it alone.

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Well there it is.... gotta go press the complete button. My first full fanfic. I'm a little sad it's over.

I want to write some more Taiora stuff I just need a good idea. I really like the Taiora stuff! If you think you've got a good one or even if you just want me to read one of yours tell me about it. I'm always up for a Taiora.

Please review this chapter or my story as a whole. Since this is the last chapter I will respond to every review no matter how minute or offensive it is.

Bye guys! Thanks so much for reading!

-Jelotto