12:35 pm

Arishi

Alone, and at home, Tai wondered around for hours, seemingly trying to find some activity to spark his interest. But as of yet, he had no such luck. Sitting on the couch, eyes finally glue to the t.v., Tai had givien up. The phone rang to his right.

"Kari, phone!" He yelled absently.

A thump cames from the stairs. "Get it yourself!" She yelled back.

It rang some more.

Kari came down the stairs, huffing. "Fine, I'll get it." She picked up the phone. "Hello? Yea...Tai?" She tried to get his attention. No luck. "Hold on , Matt." Kari shoved the phone up against Tai's ear, startling him from his oh-so-fasinating commercial.

He jumped, knocking the phone out of his sister's hand. "Wha-"

"It's Matt, you doorknob."Tai picked up the phone, and said hello before it actually clicked that he was talking to Matt.

"Hey, Tai. Carnival's in town."

"Carnival? Oh, really?! Let's go!"

"I was just going to ask you that." Matt's voice sounded amused.

"Well, then, let's go!" To Matt, he sounded like an over-eager puppy. He would never know what actually went on through his mind. What really went though Tai's mind was that he would have a chance to hang out with his best friend and maybe, just maybe, he might...NO! he couldn't think that way. He would drive himself mad. Tai couldn't like Matt like that. Not ever.

...

Tai found himself eating a delicious elephant ear drowned in chocolate and strawberries, Walking past rows of merchandise, looking for a suitable ride to barf on. Possibly a high vortex spinner thing...no, the zipper! Matt stood beside him, watching the ear fest Tai was having. This meant large chunks being swallowed whole. Not exactly healthy in the least.

"Look!" Matt's attention was drawn away by a girlish cry of surprise. A large mob of girls headed to a large blue tent draped in swirling purple banners. A sign hung on the front just above the doorway. One after the other, the girls walked in and out. Matt was vaguely interested. What did that sign read? Before he knew it, he was dragged along by Tai towards an exhilerating roller coaster ride. He nervously strapped himself in. Here we go...

Tai on the other hand was ecstatic. He bounced in his seat and when the ride gave a lurch, he whooped.

Matt hated it. A whole quarter hour, wasted by loops and swoops...and of course...Tai's barf. When they got off, it wasn't Tai walking shakylegged, it was Matt. Tai observed Matt with amusement.

"You're going to pay for this." Matt said.

"Yeah, right. How could you ever get revenge?" Tai scorned jokingly.

"By making you experience the worst thing here." Matt was smiling evily. From the ride, he saw what the sigh had said. FORTUNES.

"Yeah? And what's that?" Tai half punched Matt.

Matt pointed to the tent surrounded by girls.

Tai's eyes went wide. "No...not now, not ever." He said, trying to sound firm. He didn't believe in all that, it was more like a waste of time. Also, he didn't want to be seen going into something girls obsessed over.

"Go now." Matt's voice was pure menace.

Tai swalllowed and looked on at the tent with dread. Matt pushed him towards it. "Get in there." He gave Tai a solid shove and Tai went flying. Sprawled in the middle of the tent, Tai looked up to see that it was entirely dark and dismal, the only source of light coming from an orb on what looked to be a table. Eyes glowed through the light. "Taichi Yagami. Welcome." The voice was raspy from talking all day.

Tai shuddered and drew himself up. "Hello." He said quietly.

"I don't need to gaze into the chrystal to know your future. I've been waiting for you."

"Y-you have?"

"Yes. You will love and kill the one who knows you best." That was all the voice said, yet it terrified Tai, who would've thought any fortune just a pail of slops. But this one was different.

Some force picked him up and threw him out of the tent so when he next opened his eyes, he was looking up at Matt's smiling face. "Haha." He said.

"What the hell just happened?" Tai almost yelled, shaking.

"Well, you just walked out and laid down right here." Matt answered. "What happened?"

"N-nothing." Tai sat up, hand on his head. He had a splitting headache. Yet he didn't know that this was just the beginning. He looked up into Matt's worried eyes "You okay?"

How could Matt be worried about him? He was the one who made me go in their, the bastard, Tai thought. Suddenly he was filled with this rage so powerful. He aggresively jumped at Matt's throat, locking his hands around it, growling. It took all of two seconds for him to snap back. What the hell? He pulled back sharply. Matt stood up quickly and backed away, his own hand at his throat. "Tai?"

"Sorry...I-I don't know what came over me. I-I hate those things." He tried to pass it off as pretend anger.

"Yeah, sure, whatever." Matt's eyes were wide and fearful, a light blue they should never be. He backed away into the crowd and dissapeared.

"Wait! Matt!" Tai called, extremely afraid. He just attacked his best friend!! Where had those feelings come from?

But, it was just the beginning...