A long way away

By

Hannio

Chapter Four

Clearly not okay

Disclaimer – None of the characters mentioned in the below work of fiction belong to me in any fashion. I am merely borrowing them for my own entertainment.

Author Note – I'm suddenly filled with a desire to try and update some of the stories that I've always wanted to finish! Hence why this is getting updated. Although its been a while I still remember what I wanted to do with this story which is always a bonus! Anyway please enjoy!

"Has he messaged you yet?" Hikari Yagami breathed in deeply before letting it out noisily, twisting in her seat so she could glare at her big brother over her shoulder. Tai had been haunting her room like a ghost for the past two hours, sighing loudly and generally making a nuisance of him self. Normally she didn't mind spending time with him. They actually got on pretty well considering they were related but right now she could have really used some alone time.

"No Tai" she now stated "They only landed in America about two hours a go, we don't know how far away they'll be living from the airport, it could take them three hours to get there not to mention that they will still need to unpack, it might take them ages to find the laptop. Why don't you go and see Sora or something? That will take your mind off of things"

"Doubtful" Tai replied, throwing his body onto her bed ignoring her glare. "I can't believe Matt has gone. He could have stayed with us you know, Mum and Dad wouldn't have minded" Kari lifted her hands to her temples rubbing at them in an attempt to dislodge the headache that was beginning to grow.

"We've been through this hundreds of times Tai" she answered, trying to keep the annoyance out of her voice, from the sharp look he gave her she had clearly failed. "Matt wants to remain with his parents and TK which is a completely reasonable thing to expect. Well be seeing them in under a month anyway. The way you're acting is like you're never going to see him again"

"What if he meets someone new out there?" Tai demanded, running a hand through his brown hair looking more and more agitated as he continued to speak. "Someone who he thinks is cooler then me. He might decide that they are a better best friend then I am because they are there all the time. He might decide that Mimi is his new best friend" Tai's face fell into a frown at the thought causing Kari to raise an eyebrow at him.

"Don't you think you're overreacting just a bit Tai?" she asked "Surely it would be a good thing if Matt and Mimi hooked up when they were out there? Plus Matt is your best friend; you should have more faith in him and want him to meet new people. Surely you don't want him to be out there in a strange new country without any friends?"

"What do you mean hook up?" Tai asked, his voice sounding high pitched as he stared at her, a look of horror on his face as he leaned towards her "You think Matt and Mimi might start dating? No" he shook his head wildly as though he was trying to dislodge the thought from his head "They just can't! It would be wrong, they're just friends"

"Well that's a lame argument" Kari remarked, a slight chilly tone to her voice "Me and TK were just friends and we're now dating and need I remind her that you were friends with your own girlfriend before she asked you out" Tai looked blankly at her "You remember your girlfriend don't you Tai? A girl by the name of Sora?"

"Of course I do" he replied looking flustered by the question. "But… but we're not talking about me and her we're talking about Matt and Mimi and that would just be weird" Kari shook her head, turning her attention away from her brother to her email account instead and hit the refresh button.

God she hoped there was a message on there, if there was a message then hopefully it would satisfy Tai and he would go and do something else leaving her alone. Not that she really expected one quite yet. TK had never promised to message her straight away but he was quite a sensitive guy. He would surely know that she would worry until she had heard from him.

She shook her head glaring at Tai while she waited for it to load.

What was with him? She could understand him being gutted about his best friend going to another country but really he was taking this whole moping thing to a whole new level. Anyone would think that Matt had been his boyfriend the way he was acting. It was as though his world was over.

Kari gave him a thoughtful look. She had never really spoken to him about his relationship with Sora. It never seemed her place to and even on the few times she had been tempted to mention it, it just hadn't been the right time. The whole relationship just felt strange, like it was completely one sided or something. Sora had asked Tai out and he had accepted but he seemed more surprised by the whole thing then happy. Then there were the few occasions that Kari had seen them together. Sora had been all over Tai and yet Tai just treated her the same way he always had. There was absolutely no change and surely if they were dating then there should have been?

She glanced back at the screen, her eyes widening as she pushed her brother from her mind.

There was a message.

"Its here" she said loudly, clicking on it and bringing it up. It wasn't greatly long but it made her smile.

"Let me see" Tai demanded, coming to his feet in a rush and hurrying over to her.

"Its private" she stated, her cheeks flushing as she held her hands over the screen so he couldn't see it "If you sit down then I'll read you the bits that aren't" Tai glanced at her for a moment before sitting on the edge of the bed watching her with an anxious, watchful expression.

"Is Matt okay?" he asked instantly. Kari took her hands off the screen and glanced at it before she began reading out loud.

"The plane journey for me was complete hell, I can't remember the last time I was so sick, course Yama had no problem with it, he just stuck the headphones in at the beginning and watched all the movies that were available to him. I guess he fell asleep but I didn't notice the only thing I really saw was the bottom of a sick bag. I'm clearly not the flyer of the family that's for sure"

"Poor TK" Tai remarked wrinkling his nose up. Kari nodded before she continued reading.

"We're at the house now, luckily I found the laptop really early on before Yama could find it, not that he would bother to send a message about now. Guess who has already come to visit him? That's right Mimi. They look like they are getting on like a house on fire. America really suits her. She has pink hair at the moment and it looks good. They are out in the garden and she's staying for dinner which is awesome. Looks like they might end up getting close if you get what I mean"

She stopped reading and turned to look at Tai who was staring at the wall, his hand curled into fists resting against his thigh.

"Tai are you ok?" she asked. She watched in surprise as he ignored her question and left her room, slamming the door hard behind him with enough force that the pictures on her wall shook. She stared at the door, her eyes wide. "Clearly not then" she muttered to herself before she turned back to the computer and pressed the reply button.

TK would want to hear about this.

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