Thanks for the lovely reviews on the first chapter guys! They were all quite good, although I wouldn't mind someone ripping on me occasionally :P Anyways, don't ask me how, but by some stroke of luck I got all my work done early today and had a chance to write. So here you go!

Chapter 2: Breaking All the Rules

Tai's POV

"I don't know man, I mean I never text girls the day after I get their number. I'd be breaking all my rules!" Tai explained to Matt.

He was on his daily late morning run with Matt. And when he said late morning he meant 1:00 in the afternoon, since it was summer break and all.

"Tai, this is the third time you've said that." Matt patiently pointed out.

"Really? Well, I don't know man. I mean she was pretty cool. But wouldn't it be too soon? I mean like we just met yesterday, you know?" he rambled.

"Really? It feels like it's been two or three weeks, since you've met her, considering how much you're talking about her." Matt finally let a hint of annoyance betray him.

"Dude come on, I'm serious. I don't know what to do."

"Ok just give me a sec to think," Matt said coming to a stop. "What'd you say her name was again?"

"Mimi."

"Right, do you have your phone? I left mine at home and want to text Sor quick," He said, grabbing it from my outstretched hand. "Thanks, now tell me exactly how you got her number."

As he was busy texting, I recounted the story of how I got Mimi's number last night. Occasionally, Matt would give a small nod.

Then in the middle of my story, he handed me my phone back and started running. Confused, I looked at my phone, which is when I felt a sinking feeling when I realized what he'd really been doing.

Tai: Hey Mimi, it's Tai the guy from the bus yesterday. I was wondering if you had any plans for today? 1:23

"ISHIDA, YOU PIECE OF SHIT!" I roared, before taking off after him.

By the time I caught up to him, he had already reached the park where we were meeting up with some of our friends.

"Hey Tai." Sora greeted.

Ignoring her, I went straight for Matt.

"You dumbass! Why the hell would you do that?" I rounded on him.

"What'd he do?" Sora asked.

"I just helped him with his girl problem." Matt replied with a wicked grin.

"Girl problem? Since when do you like girls Tai? Matt's little brother T.K. piped up, having just arrived with my sister Kari, who giggled at T.K.'s joke.

"Apparently since last night," Joe Kido, another of my friends jumped into the conversation, having also just arrived. "Seriously though, why did you text me for help?"

"You were the only one up! And besides you still helped me more than this asshole!"

"Oh shut up, I did you a favor. If she responds, then you know she's into you. If not, then on to the next right?" Matt defended himself.

Before I could even begin to tell Matt how fucked up his logic was, my phone rang.

Mimi: Hey, your name is Tai? I could've sworn it was Thomas :P Haha anyways, I don't really have any plans, just thought I'd have a quiet day, why?

"It's her, isn't it?" Sora asked, to which I simply nodded. "Here, give me the phone." She demanded.

"Why would I trust you with this?" I asked her incredulously.

"The Dani Brooks fiasco." She said referencing the last time I had a thing for a girl. Needless to say, it was a complete disaster.

I just silently handed her my phone and didn't even bother to dispute that. Everyone started laughing at my lack of resistance.

She punched out a message quickly and then pocketed my phone.

"Sor, can I uh have my phone back?"

"No chance in hell."

"Why not?"

"You will find a way to fuck this up."

"She has a point, Tai." Kari spoke up for the first time.

"Fine, whatever."

"So, where's Izzy?" Matt asked no one in particular.

"No idea, actually." Joe responded.

After about fifteen minutes, Izzy showed up on his bike.

"Sorry I'm late, guys!"

"No worries, you just missed Tai ranting about some girl." Matt joked.

"Yeah, I got his twenty texts last night. Sorry, but I was already sleeping." He said with a laugh.

"You guys are assholes." I replied.

"So, what are you going to do about this?" Izzy asked curiously.

"I don't know, Sora's kind of handling it right now." I responded.

"Considering last time, I'd say that's probably not a terrible idea." He said, laughing.

Again, I put my head down in shame. That was not a great memory.

"Alright, so here's the plan," Sora suddenly spoke up. "Tai, go get your portable grill, Matt go get patties, Izzy hot dogs, Joe buns and condiments. I'll take care of the soda, cups and plates, T.K. Kari, can you take care of the basket and everything else like the Frisbee and kites?"

Kari and T.K. both immediately nodded and took off towards home, but everyone else just looked at Sora confused as hell.

"Um Sor, what's going on?" Matt asked.

"We're having a picnic!"

"No, no I got that part. What I meant to ask is why?"

"I just invited this Mimi girl to a picnic with us."

"What?" I asked with horror.

"Why? I thought you wanted to see her?"

"I mean I do, but why a picnic? And why today?"

"Well when else do you want to see her?"

"I mean, I don't know. Isn't it too soon? I usually wait at least a week to make plans with a girl."

"Tai, shut up. You have literally no game, so just let us handle this one." Matt replied to me.

Joe the most practical of us, finally asked:

"So where are doing this? And when?"

"At the lakefront at 3:00. Oh and Joe want to go with Tai and me to go pick her up?"

"Wait, we're picking her up?" I asked my stomach doing a flip.

"Yeah, she doesn't really know how to get there."

"Yeah, I'll come with." Joe responded.

"So this is actually happening," I asked. "Wait, Izzy where are you going?" I noticed him walking away.

"Well, I mean it's already 2:00, so we should get going." He said continuing towards his bike.

"Fuck me." I muttered under my breath, absolutely dreading this and even more whatever Sora had planned for when we got there.