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Chapter Three

Recap:

Suddenly, it hit me. I knew exactly who to call to bail me out! Whether or not the person would, I took a shot any ways. This was definitely the last person I would ever call for help but deep in my heart, I knew they'd help me out. I just prayed the person would answer their phone.

The phone rang a couple times but a soft voice finally answered on the other line. My heart raced.

"Hello, this is Sora…"

I sat in my holding cell and sighed while I waited for a sign of something good to happen. Akira's parents, not exactly the most understanding people in the world, told the cops to keep him in jail until he learned his lesson. He and his parents never really had the best relationship.

"Ishida, you're out," a security guard said opening the cell and letting me free.

"See you on the outside, bro," Akira said giving me a peace sign and going back to his own little world.

I walked with the security guard to the front of the police station and saw a familiar red head standing in front of me with her arms crossed. She looked pissed.

"This is the last time I ever do anything for you, Ishida," she said turning on one heel and walking toward the door.

"Whoa, wait!" I said running to catch up with her.

"I bailed you out Ishida what else do you want?"

"You could have said no."

She stopped and looked me in the eyes. I couldn't tell whether she was going to smack me or not.

"You know as well as I do that I couldn't just let you sit in there."

"I know… and I thank you."

"Just try and stay out of trouble."

She began walking away from me and I had to catch up with her again. She was truly a blast from the past and I wasn't going to let her walk away without talking to her first.

"That's it? I don't get a house invite or anything?" I asked causing her to stop again.

"You really thought I'd invite you to come over after I just bailed you out of jail and that everything would be okay? Matt, I did you a favor that's it."

"Oh, come on Sora."

"No. Go stay with your father or something. I'm sure your family would enjoy your company a lot more than I would."

"My family doesn't exactly know I'm home."

"So where are you staying?"

"Well, I was staying with Akira but now that he's in jail… no where?"

"Do you plan this stuff or does it just happen?"

"How could I plan this? Come on, Sora just let me stay the night. I'll be gone before you even wake up."

Sora stared at me and remained quiet for quite some time. I knew it wasn't right to be asking so much of her but sometimes I missed her. Spending the night at her apartment wouldn't hurt anything… right?

"Just for the night. If you're not gone in the morning I'm calling the cops," Sora said turning and walking again.

I did a silent "YES!" and jumped in the air. I then followed her like a lost puppy and she drove us to her apartment.

"You did WHAT!?" Mimi screamed into the phone.

"I'm letting him stay the night," Sora whispered back.

"What the hell is wrong with you? You do realize he's probably just bumming off of you until he can get a hold of one of his drug addict friends. Does Tai know he's there?"

"No, he doesn't know and I'd prefer if you didn't tell him!"

"I won't say anything. All I ask is please, please, please don't get yourself sucked into that relationship again. Just remember how miserable he treated you."

"Mimi, he's staying the night. It's not like we're getting back together."

"Just… please be careful, Sora. That's all I ask."

"I'm a big girl, Mimi. I can take care of myself."

"Whatever you say, Sora. Well, call me if you have any problems."

Mimi hung up the phone without saying goodbye. Sora knew she was upset by the fact that I was staying the night.

Sora sighed as she walked out of her bedroom and into the living room where I was sitting. She avoided eye contact and didn't speak. She acted that way in the car as well. I got the feeling she was a little bit uncomfortable. Who could blame her though? I was her ex boyfriend of like, forever. I'd feel uncomfortable in my presence too.

"So, how is your life?" I asked trying to break the silence.

"Good," was all she said.

"That's good. How's school treating you?"

"It's fine."

I sighed. Getting her to open up and talk to me was going to be a lot harder than I thought.

"So… nice apartment," I said.

"It's okay."

"Come on, Sora. It's just me. It's not like I'm some complete stranger. You can talk to me."

"You might as well be a complete stranger. It would probably make things a little less tense."

"Why do you say that?"

"No reason; just forget about it."

We sat in silence the rest of the night. Sora went to bed around midnight and I stayed up for a while just thinking. She gave me a pillow and a blanket and told me I could sleep on the couch. She then reminded me that if I wasn't gone when she woke up she'd call the cops. Sora's a lot of talk…

What the hell is wrong with me? Sora thought to herself as she stared at the dark ceiling. What was I thinking bailing him out of jail and then inviting him to stay at my apartment? This isn't like me. I should have left him to rot in jail. That would have been the right thing to do. At least it would've taught him a lesson. She rolled over and sighed deeply. Mimi's right… I'm way too nice of a person. Why can't I learn to say no? It's not like a still have feelings for him or anything… Those feelings ended a long time ago. Maybe if he wasn't such an idiot we'd still be together… Maybe… What am I saying? I'm glad our relationship ended! The things he did just showed me how much of a backstabbing, deceitful person he is! But oh those eyes… If it weren't for those eyes I wouldn't have fallen for him in the first place. They're so… mysterious. So thoughtful, so loving those eyes… Sora's eyes fluttered shut and she soon fell into a deep sleep where old memories flooded her mind.

Sora's dream…

Sora pulled the hairpin out of the neatly tied bun in her hair. Her auburn locks fell to her shoulders oh so gracefully. She smiled and began removing her dress.

Matt sat in a chair in front of her grinning stupidly as he watched her dress fall to the floor. She stood there stripped to nothing but a strapless bra and sexy panties. Her beautifully toned body glowed underneath the dim bedroom light.

Sora began to dance to music that played downstairs. Tonight was another one of their typical weekend high school parties and everyone was there. This time the party took place at Matt's house. Alcohol was plentiful and the two had shared their first taste of a sinful little drink called Absinth. Needless to say, the two had more than their fair share of intoxication and were now suffering the side effects.

Sora crawled into Matt's lap and pressed her bare body against his. His whole body tingled from her touch.

"I love you…" She whispered into his ear sending chills down his spine.

She had never said those words to him before. They had only been together for a year. They were only fifteen. So young, so innocent… until that night. Things changed after that night.

"I love you, too…" Matt whispered back as the two began to kiss passionately.

Matt unhooked Sora's bra and let it fall to the floor. He picked her up as she wrapped her legs around him. Their faces didn't part the entire time. He fell onto the bed with her underneath him. No more words were spoken as Matt pulled off Sora's panties and slipped his own boxers off.

They were so young, so innocent… until that night.

Sora moaned in pleasure and pain as she felt Matt enter her body. It was their first time. After the first few moments had passed, she cried in pleasure. This was something she'd never felt before. She felt guilty but curious at the same time refusing to make it stop. She wanted more. She grabbed onto his back and let her fingernails dig into his skin. He moaned in pain but liked it. Being with him felt right. The entire moment made her feel more passionate for him than she'd ever felt before.

When it was over the two laid in each others arms breathing heavily. Sora rested her head on his shoulder and soon fell into a deep sleep. He kissed her forehead and did the same.

They were only fifteen when it happened. They were the first of all their friends to experience this new form of passion. After all, they loved each other… right?

Sora's eyes shot open from the dream. Her heart raced. Great, not only does he stay the night at my house, I end up having a sex dream about our first time! She thought as she glanced at the clock. It read 3:00am. She sighed, "Oh, Matt…" and fell back asleep.

I just happened to be walking to the bathroom when I heard my name being called from Sora's room. It was a little odd, if I do say so myself. It appeared as though she was dreaming about me. I cracked the door open and saw her sleeping form. I began to slowly let myself in the room when I pulled back. What the hell am I doing? She wasn't inviting me into her room. I stepped back and watched her for a moment. She was beautiful. I wondered what she was dreaming about. Something good, I hoped.

I shut the door and made it to the bathroom. I did my business and went back to the couch. Regardless of how late it was I couldn't sleep. I turned the TV on and watched MTV for a little while. Of course, my band took the number one spot on the top ten countdown. People protested even airing us because of all the trouble we got in, but that's what made our fans like us that much more. I watched myself on the screen in the stupid music video and laughed at how pathetic we looked. Akira was high during that shooting so of course he was in his own world on the drums. Yutaka and Takashi were hung over so they did the best they could. I think I was the only one that was straight in that video. The video being played was to a song called "Death of a Virgin". I never told anyone but it was about the first time Sora and I had sex. I figured since I write the songs why do I have to share what their about? As a matter of fact, a lot of my songs are secretly about Sora. I keep that to myself though. She'd probably freak if she knew. A Mariah Carey song came on next and I eventually fell asleep.

Sora awoke the next morning around 8:00. She walked into the living room and saw the blanket she'd given me folded and the pillow lying on top of it.

"Huh, I guess he really thought I'd call the cops," she said to herself as she shrugged and made herself some tea.

Her phone began to ring and quickly answered it.

"Good morning sunshine!" Mimi chirped into the phone.

"How are you this cheerful this early?" Sora wondered rubbing her eyes of the sleep.

"It's called an early morning workout. It gives you a lot of energy!"

"I can tell."

"So, how was last night?"

Sora rolled her eyes. I knew she wasn't just calling to say hello.

"It was fine. I watched TV and went to bed. And no, Matt's not here right now if that's what you're wondering."

"Did I ask that?"

"No, but I know you wanted to know."

"Okay, fine. I did. Did he say anything to you?"

"Not really. We mostly just sat in awkward silence. It was kind of boring."

"So you don't have any juicy gossip?"

"Nope."

"Darn. Oh well. All right well I have to go shower now I will call you in a little bit and maybe we can do lunch! Bye!"

Sora laughed at how fast Mimi spoke. She then heard a noise come from the guest bathroom and her heart quickly raced. She heard a groaning noise and jumped to grab something to defend herself. The closest thing happened to be a frying pan.

She crept around the corner and saw a shadow from under the bathroom door. As quietly as she could, she snuck over to the bathroom door. She took a deep breath and kicked the door open only to drop the pan in surprise.

"Matt! Oh, I um, wow I, uhh," was all she managed to say after barging in on me.

I stood in front of her with a toothbrush in my mouth and a small towel wrapped around my waist. I had just stepped out of the shower and was still dripping with water. I noticed her face turn bright red as she apologized and quickly ran off.

"Strange girl…" I said to myself and laughed it off.

I thought he left already! Great, Sora. Good job busting in on him half naked! How awkward…I'm not gonna say I didn't mind I thought… Sora smirked and quickly laughed it off. She knew from that moment this wouldn't be the last time the two saw each other.

To be continued…

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