Epilogue
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The wedding bells rang loudly and the entire church as alive with happy cheers and shouts.
Tai looked over at Sora and smiled after he mouthed out a silent 'I Love You.' She blushed a little and blew him a kiss from where she was standing.
The couple separating them was in their own little world. As the blue haired man slipped a ring on the brown haired girl's finger Sora smiled for her best friend and former roommate. Looking down at her own hand, which held a large bouquet of pink roses, she smiled at her own ring. It had been a half a year since her own wedding, but being in a church like this, with Tai standing in the Best Man spot, and she in the Maid of Honor side, all dressed up like this… it made her remember that day.
She had gladly married Tai. And had spent everyday with him ever since. They were together, just the two of them… well, maybe not just the two of them. Looking down in the first aisle, sleeping in her team mate Yui's capable arms, was the other person who was with her and her husband.
Takuya, their little bundle of energy had been born a month premature. After giving the new parents the fright of their lives, the baby had pulled through a complicated delivery, and graced them with a perfectly normal baby boy.
Yui smiled and continued to rock the infant, as the wedding ceremony continued and the priest finally said those words that Sora had loved to hear.
"I now pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss the bride."
Tai caught her eyes once more as the priest spoke the final line. He loved her, and she loved him.
It had been a rather bumpy half year, but Tai would not change a thing… well, maybe add a few more hours into the day… make the pile of dirty diapers magically disappear on their own… but nothing other than that.
Soon the newly married couple walked down the aisle and Tai took Sora's hand, but not before getting a quick kiss at the altar again, and followed.
The wedding party was a blast, and everyone was having a great time.
Sora had taken little Taku as they had nicknamed their son, from Yui giving the babysitter a much needed break
Tai smiled as he saw little Taku's head smiling over Sora's shoulder. She was cradling his tiny head in the crook of her shoulder while she gently patted the baby's back to get a burp out of him. Coming up from behind him, Sora knew he was coming. Little Taku always got excited when Tai acted all funny for him.
Like she had expected, Tai was wonderful with his son. She was thankful everyday that she had made the right decision. Depriving Tai, herself and the world of such a smart and beautiful baby would have killed her.
Life sure was precious.
The slow dances began and Tai, pulled both mother and child out on to the floor.
"Baby's first slow dance." Tai smiled as he kissed his wife before she smacked him for being stupid.
Once the new Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kido left, the party continued for a time afterwards.
Tai was still humming the last slow song as he pulled his car up to the family's home. They had decided that apartment living had its perks, but Tai was adamant about having a house for his family.
The two found a nice house in a respectable area outside the city center, away from the hustle and bustle of Tokyo. It was a good sized house, but for Tokyo standards it was like a mansion. The two story western style dwelling was perfect for a family expecting a baby.
Tai knew he wanted it the moment he saw it. Convincing Sora that is was perfect for them took some time. She nearly fainted seeing the price tag.
True to his word, Tai took care of everything. Sora demanded to help pay for things, but Tai shook his head and told her to save it for when they began to remodel the place.
New coats of paint, and countless afternoons of barbequing in the backyard with their friends as a 'thank you' for helping and the place was perfect.
It could not have been better timing, Tai thought as he parked his car. They had been married a few weeks later, and Tai got to carry his wife across the threshold of their new home on their wedding night. And then again after their honeymoon.
He smiled remembering those moments. She had laughed at him telling him it was so cliché and kind of funny looking. But he was determined to do it. He secretly had always wanted to do that since he was a kid watching old romantic movies that the babysitters would watch.
Getting out of the car, Tai watched as Sora opened the back seat door and unstrapped their baby from the car seat. Little Taku was sleeping soundly as his mother picked him up.
"It's been what? Six months and a couple of weeks now? And this little guy is almost a month and a half old?" Tai said as he walked to her side looking down on a sleeping Taku. Walking from the garage to the front door together Sora nodded as she rocked their baby to keep him from waking up.
"And things aren't so bad, are they?" He asked unlocking to door and holding it for her.
"I'm not going to budge on this Tai." She said as she entered the house and turned on the lights with her elbow.
"But little Taku needs someone to play with."
"Tai, he's too young to even sit up by himself, I don't think he will mind not having a playmate for some time. Besides, why have another child when I have you?" She smiled and then sighed. Looking around the house she wondered where her cleanly boyfriend had gone? Tai had seemed to lax a little on his cleaning regiments with little Taku here at home, and the place was rather disorganized. Granted it was nothing like Matt's place, but still…
"Besides, we are still new with this working parent thing, ok? Maybe when we get things under control and when Taku can sleep through the night we will discuss the topic of another addition."
"Fine." Tai said looking a little defeated. "But if it happens, it happens, right?" He smiled deviously as he followed her into the nursery. Standing behind her as she settled Taku into his crib, Tai wrapped his arms around her.
Kissing her neck, his skillful fingers moved from her waist up her body and to her hair. Pulling the pins out of her hair, he watched it cascade down her back. She had let it grow a little bit longer since she was on maternity leave. He loved running his fingers through her locks, just as much as she seemed to enjoy playing with his massive lump of unruly hair.
"Mrs. Kamiya, care to join me?" Tai whispered against the back of her ear as he nuzzled her neck.
"You're not going to give up on this are you?" Sora sighed as she enjoyed his touch.
"I can't help it… I love you. And I want to do nothing more than spend the rest of my life with you. And besides, if we have enough kids, we could start our own soccer team."
"That is the dumbest thing I have heard you say in a long time Mr. Kamiya." She said as she turned and met his lips. "But cute."
He smiled as she slipped out of his reach and sauntered to the door. Tai kissed Taku goodnight and followed his wife eagerly into their bedroom.
Life was indeed a game, and right now, both of them felt as if they was winning by a hundred points. Everything was perfect. They had a son, a house, a decent career even after making a few sacrifices here and there, good friends, and most importantly of all they had each other… now and as long as they lived.
Smiling down at his wife after their round of lovemaking, he could truly say he was content.
"I love you." He whispered to her as they cuddled up together and tried to get five minutes of sleep before Taku decided to get up.
"I know…" She replied and shut her eyes enjoying the warmth of his touch. "And I do too."
A/n:
tear... sniffle... sigh!
And that folks, is all she wrote for this Taiora fic.
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