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Outta Control

-A taiora fanfic by emichii

Everybody always had the disillusioned idea that being a teenager must be easy. Yep. Everybody but teenagers themselves.

Being fifteen was meant to be good. Kinda easy and drifting along. Going to school and messing around with your friends. You're not a kid anymore, so you can make your own decisions; but you're not quite an adult yet, so you don't take all responsibility for everything that goes wrong.

Unfortunately, that sure as hell doesn't make anything easy.

Chapter 1- Noo!! Not the "L" word!!!

Tai snorted in disbelief at the annoying new year sevens milling around his high school. He rolled his eyes at the three girls that kept shooting glances at him and whispering excitedly to each other.

But… it didn't matter! He picked up his pace and strode through the hallways. His normally goofy grin lit up his face as he walked quickly. If there was one thing that he liked about the new school year, the first school term, it was being with his friends. Around them, Tai didn't need to mask himself. He could be Tai Kamiya- the cheerful, easygoing goofball with the big heart.

There was no need for the high school social ladder crap.

But crap or not, it was impossible to deny that he was a kind, good-looking soccer player with a great grin. And his best friend Yamato Ishida was the king of the school. The emerging rockstar had fangirls jumping him from every corner and although he bragged about it occasionally, Tai knew that Matt was as sick of this crap as he was.

"Hey, Matt!! Whassup??" he cried out cheerfully, waving at Matt.

Matt grinned. "Not much, not much. Normal school life."

"Thought so," Tai smiled as he punched Matt playfully in the shoulder.

The only thing about Matt that Tai wasn't so fond of was how he dated girls without a second thought. True, he was the king of the school, as mentioned before, but that didn't mean he could change girlfriends as often as he gelled his hair. Because, for Tai, who'd never been in a real relationship before, this stuff was serious!!

Matt dated anyone who he fancied, even a little bit; and anyone who fell for his charm. After two weeks or so, he broke up with them and went on to the next one. And for Tai… he couldn't stand this shallow behaviour.

But… he's been doing pretty well so far. Tai thought to himself as he absentmindedly ran a hand through his messy brown hair, to the squeals of the year sevens watching him from behind a corner. He hasn't hit the 2-week mark yet, but he seems to be going strong and steady with his current girl so far. I guess I can be happy for him right now then.

The bell rang and everyone scattered to their classes. Tai yanked his locker open and glared with hatred at his maths book before reluctantly wrenching it out. Slamming the locker door closed, he pulled a face at the couples around him.

There was a disease infecting the mass population of high school right now. And it only seemed to be spreading. Just about everyone from year seven to year ten had paired off and it annoyed Tai, because he was immune to the illness.

"This must be what they call love!!" his friend Mimi had remarked to him once.

Love… must be a waste of time. He growled almost menacingly under his breath at his admiring fans, and they just squealed at him. Why the hell would anyone want to waste their time always with the same person?

He paused. And paled. Wait. That was bad, thinking like that. That was the reason why Matt went through girls so quickly.

He took a deep breath and started his deep thoughtful pondering again.

It just didn't make any sense. As if being a teenager wasn't hard enough, why throw in anything that made it even more confusing? What was with all this hugging and kissing and holding hands everywhere, even in the classrooms? What was with all this squealing and whispering? What was up with the teary-eyed girls and the stony-silent guys?

Tai's eyes hardened but it wasn't because of the stupid algebra problem in front of him.

He'd seen it before. And certainly heard about it.

Why… He frowned. Why would anyone chase after love so willingly if they're just gonna get hurt in the end?

All those tear-jerking chick flicks he'd been forced to watch by his friends Sora and Mimi… and the apparently real-life dramas and rumours he'd seen around him… why would anyone even bother??

People broke up. People went away. People cheated. People lied.

And no matter how much those certain couples tried to make it work, no matter how much one of them pleaded and begged, no matter how much they might cry and sob… if they weren't immune to love, then they weren't immune to the pain it caused.

So… as he had thought before, Tai nodded his head to himself and settled with his first verdict. Love is a waste of time!!

But little did he know, although he had never liked anyone in that way before, he was about to be taken down by the most severe case of love he'd ever known of.

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The breeze was cool around his face as he raced down the soccer field. Tai was high and feeling as powerful as he ever could as he always did on the field. The soccer ball was at his feet and he was expertly bringing it down to the goal.

And no matter how hard the defenders tried, they couldn't stop him. Heh… Tai grinned almost as wickedly as he could, though it wasn't very cruel at all, because he was too juvenile and kind.

"YEEAAHHH!! GO TAI!!" his friends cheered the loudest from the sidelines.

Tai was so practised and so masterful at his footwork, he continued to bring the ball down to the goal, while turning to look at his friends.

Matt was standing there, cheering. Mimi and Izzy were also there, rooting for him. And the one standing on the other side of Matt had the most beautiful smile he had ever seen in his life.

Sora Takenouchi.

Suddenly Tai was completely shocked and taken aback. What the hell??

He didn't understand!! He had no idea what was going on! He was totally innocent, completely clueless about what was going on. He didn't get it at all!!

His brown eyes widened as he stared at his friend.

WHAT'S HAPPENING TO ME?!? He screamed out in his mind, as he was unable to tear his eyes away from her.

He had seen her before. He'd seen her before so many friggin' times. She was his friend. She was his childhood friend, and even now she was a precious person to him, a close friend. So what was so different about seeing her smile at him now?? WHY, bloody why??

Dammit. DAMMIT!

What was with this unusual sudden accelerating of his heart? It only beat fast when he was in the midst of a fierce soccer game.

…wait, he was in the middle of a fierce soccer game.

So it's nothing!! It shouldn't be anything to worry about!! Nothing at all! Of course not!

But as he focused on scoring the goal, he found he still couldn't look away from the girl on the sidelines. His mind wobbled dangerously. That smile… Damn, it was cute. And it was so bright, so… stunning… And that smile was just for him.

Tai blushed. And then he swore at himself for blushing.

NO!! NO! NOOOO!!! His mind was futile against his body. His face became so hot, so heated. His heart swerved and beat crazily in his chest. He never recalled feeling this insane, this high ever before. His heart swelled up with… with-

Oh hell no!! You've got to be kidding me!! NOT THE L WORD!!!

"Tai!!! TAI!!" Matt yelled.

Eheh. They were still cheering for him, Tai thought.

Matt was yelling louder and more urgently than ever. He really was paying attention to the game for once!!

"TAI!!" A dozen or so voices screamed out. Tai found it so hard to look away from her, but she was yelling as urgently as the others and her lovely smile had vanished to be replaced with confusion and worry.

Tai ran into the goalpost.

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"Tai! Tai, are you all right??"

Tai moaned and blinked open his eyes. Seeing the huge crowd gathered around him, he closed his eyes again.

What. The. Hell. What the hell happened?!?

Damn, his head was sore. His forehead was probably bleeding. And a huge lump was probably swelling up. He'd look like a mutant breed of rhinoceros.

Finally and reluctantly, he sat up and looked around lazily at all those gathered around him. Matt's face was twisted between hilarity and worry. He just didn't know whether to crack up over Tai's stupidity or worry over Tai's injury.

"Tai! You are such a moron! What happened out there?" Matt asked, trying not to laugh.

Tai looked sheepish. "I have no idea," he said honestly.

He was aware of the girl suddenly kneeling down beside him. Sora smiled sympathetically, though the concern was obvious in her face. "Are you okay, Tai? Man, that must've hurt."

Yeah. And it was all your fault. He thought but did not say.

Tai grinned at her. "I'm okay. But you're right. It does hurt."

She smiled at him.

And his head hurt. But not as much as his heart.

OH. NO.

He was lost. He was completely gone, swept away! He was now completely out of control. He was falling, disappearing. Falling down and down and being lost in the tornado of what might happen now that he'd been infected. Yep. There was no hope now. It was too late.

Darn it. He really was completely lost.

He was so totally and completely and utterly in love with her.

End of chapter 1! Hope you liked it! ^_^

Yeah, a somewhat more traditional taiora from emichii. Though, I always try my best to be original and different from my other taioras. This one will be a lot more light-hearted and funny, as you can see. Please review so that I can write more!! emichii.