A/N: Well, here's chapter two! If you like it, please review!

I don't own the show... yada-yada.

Warning: Boyxboy relationship. Don't like? Don't read.


Jared moaned as light exploded into his vision.

"Time to wakie-wakie!" Matt's kid-like voice burst into his ear drums.

"Five minutes…" Jared mumbled, turning to lie on his stomach.

"Nu-uh! You're getting up, even if that means I have to pluck you out of bed and dress you myself!"

Jared turned a lovely shade of red, thanking the powers-that-be that his face was hidden by the pillow, "You sound like a little kid when you talk, you know" He said as he hoisted himself out of bed, using his hand to block the sun from his eyes.

"I do? Hmm. Interesting. You think Mayu would like that? Or would it be a turn-off?" Matt started to lose the glimmer in his eyes.

"Oh, I think its kinda fun. Of course, I'm a little irritable in the morning, so..." Jared trailed off into thought as he plucked a pair of jeans and a button up, light blue t-shirt that he remembered would match his eyes perfectly.

"Okay, good. I want as much of a chance with her as any other guy, it would- whoa…" Matt stopped in mid-sentence to look at Jared.

"W-what? Do I have something on my face?" Jared waited a second for an answer and when he didn't get one, he waved his hand in front of Matt's face. "Matt? Matty? You there?"

"Uh-yea! Sorry, your eyes look… nice with that shirt. They are just a lovely shade of blue!"

"That's what you were starring at, idiot?" Jared felt like him and Matt were best friends. He just got the sudden feeling like they were meant to be friends. He enjoyed having Matt around. He was a happy-go-lucky kinda guy and could make light of any situation. Although he could deal without the abrupt wakeup call from him, it was nice to have someone nice around, compared to the other guys in the house.

"Hey, don't call me an idiot. I may be one, but it's not nice call me one!"

Jared's vision started to spin as Matt was speaking. He felt like he was going to fall, but, it was an out-of-body experience, and he couldn't steady himself. "Matt…" He mumbled.

"Jared? You don't look to good… Jared? Are you okay?" Matt was starting to worry.

"M-matt? Why are you… spinning?" Jared sounded drunk as he lost his balance.

"Jared!" Matt shot his arms out to catch him as they both went colliding to the ground, Matt laying on his back with Jared's face planted in Matt's upper chest.

"Mmff" Jared said as he lifted his head.

Matt rubbed the back of his head from the pain the fall had caused him. "You okay, Jared?"

"Uh… yea. Thanks for trying to catch me" Then Jared realized how much pain he would have suffered if Matt hadn't caught him, "Are you hurt?"

"Nah, I'm fine, but you look sick…" Matt examined Jared's face. It was covered in sweat and had a tinge of pink that was slowly turning red.

"No… I'm fine." Jared attempted to get up and Matt followed him. When Jared was standing up, he started to sway again.

"Dude, you have to get in bed, you have a fever!" Matt started to drag Jared over to his bed.

"No-mmff" Jared struggled as Matt's obviously stronger body dragged him over to his bed.

Matt picked Jared up and laid him out on his bed and wrapped the sheets around him. 'I need to get some medicine…' Matt thought as he started looking around. As he walked out the door, he bumped into Adam.

"Excuse you" Adam said, wearing smirk that blatantly pissed Matt off.

"What do you want?" Matt said, narrowing his eyes, trying to read Adam's facial expressions.

"Oh, I just wanted to inform Jared that he is to go on the group date today, and I will be attending the last one-on-one before elimination." His triumphant look almost seemed to engulf his face, as he pushed Matt out of the way to tell Jared the illusive news. "Oh Jared?"

"Don't bug him with this shit. He's sick." Matt said almost emotionlessly.

"Oh? Sick? He won't be able to go on the date today, will he?" Adam was smirking yet again.

"No, but he's better than you will ever-" Matt was cut off by the doorbell.

"Looks like Mayu is here. Let us go give her a proper greeting." The acid words dripped like poison out of his mouth.

"Fine." Matt simply said and started walking down the stairs. He didn't exactly want to leave Jared without medicine, but this would only take a minute.

"Ah! Hello everyone!" Mayu said in her high, melodic soprano voice. Everyone was practically drooling over the beautiful asian woman in front of them.

"Oh! Matt, Adam! Nice to see you two! Although you won't be joining us on this date, I wish you fun!"

"Of course Miss Mayu" Adam smiled but to Matt, it looked all too fake.

"Well, Jared will be staying home along with us. He seemed to catch a terrible cold." Matt said simply, watching Mayu's face change from happy-go-lucky to a devastated look. "Oh my! Everyone, please stay down here! Matt, could you show me to his room?"

Matt was a little surprised that Mayu cared for him so much even though she didn't know him. "Uh, yea, sure. Over this way." Matt lead her over to his and Jared's room, letting Mayu and a camera man walk in first.

"Jared? Are you okay?" Mayu sat on the edge of the bed looking at him.

"M-mayu? Is that you?" Jared's eyes fluttered open.

"Yes! It's me! You look bad… I'm so sorry you can't accompany us on this date…"

"Oh, no, please enjoy your time getting to know all the nice men down there. You don't have to worry for me." Jared smiled sincerely, making Matt go red. 'He really is… no! I love Mayu, the beautiful, sensitive, Mayu!'

"Your all too sweet Jared! I can't wait to get to know you!" Mayu kissed his cheek, stood up and left with the camera man. After they left, Matt couldn't help but feel jealous. He dropped his head down, listening to everyone leave with Mayu. He even heard Adam wishing her a goodbye.

"Hey, Matt. Why do you look so sad? You already got your time with Miss Mayu…"

"Oh, Adam is just pissing me off… and he's gonna stay here. And obviously cause a hell of a problem." Matt sighed. He really didn't want to deal with Adam. Who would? "Although, I actually would like to be here when you show him up!" Matt smiled, remembering last night.

"I really don't think that will happen when I'm in this state…"

"Oh, you never know!" Matt smiled, finally relaxing.

Jared's eyes went wide at the thought he had and stuffed his face into his pillow. 'No, I don't think Matt's smile is cute! Stupid! Why do I have to get all embarrassed about it?'

"Hey Jared? You okay?" Matt's smile went away and was replaced with worry. 'Shit. I never got that medicine for him!' Matt got up to leave and went to the bathroom to search for some medicine.

"Matt?" When no response came, he looked up from the pillow to see Adam smirking from the doorway. "Do you always have that smirk on, Adam?" Jared asked evasively.

"Well, when your involved, yes."

"So, just because I stood you up, your gonna hate me for the rest of my life?" Jared almost demanded. He wanted so bad to get out of bed and punch him.

"Sure. Why not?" Acid dripped from every word.

Jared got out of bed, steadied himself, and walked up to Adam. "This is why." And he punched Adam right in the nose.

"Shit! You basterd!" Adam grabbed his nose.

Jared started swaying again from the backlash of the punch. "Uhgmf…"

Matt was walking back when he saw Jared on his feet, about to be off them again. "Jared!" He yelled, pushing Adam out of the way and grabbing Jared before he fell. "Jared, you shouldn't be out of bed!" His fingers held onto him, his mind knowing he should let go, especially since Adam was here, but he just held Jared, one hand around his back, on his hip and the other on Jared's shoulder. Jared relaxed in Matt's arms.

'He just so warm…' he thought dreamily. He was on the verge of sleep at the moment.

"Hey, Jared, don't fall asleep here!" He shook Jared's body.

"Okay…" He smiled like a drunk man.

Adam rolled his eyes. He thought for just mere seconds about the way the two were looking at each other, but dismissed the thought immediately, "You two are boring… I'm going to grab a beer and watch some T.V…" And with that Adam left.

"Basterd." Matt said under his breath. "Wow, Jared, did you punch him in the nose. In this condition?! I told you! You could still kick his ass when you're sick!"

"He was just pissing me off, plus, he deserved it." Jared smiled.

"That's for sure. Well, here ya go. Some medicine for that fever of yours."

Jared took the medicine, downed it with water and fell onto his bed.

"You should get some sleep, so I'll leave you alone." Matt started to walk out of the room when Jared spoke up.

"Thank you, Matt."

"Uh." Matt kept his back to Jared while his face slowly turned red. "You're welcome."


A/N: I thought that was such a cheesy ending... XD

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