Brooklyn let his emerald eyes gaze out of his bedroom window. He had looked for Sora during lunch earlier that day, but she was nowhere to be found. He remembered that Tala had said something about meeting her then. The redhead was most certainly expected to skip school the rest of the day, seeing as he was barely there anyway. But Brooklyn couldn't imagine that Sora would agree on leaving school property. She just wasn't that kind of person.

"Oh, well," he mumbled to himself, letting his gaze turn back to his homework. He sat like that for the rest of the evening, not once letting his mind wander.

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At the same time, a coal black sports car stopped in front of a huge white house with beautifully decorated windowsills. The front door opened slightly, and a blonde female stepped into the fresh air.

"Sora!" she exclaimed, as she spotted the raved haired teen that had just stepped out of the car. "Sora, where have you been all day?"

"I was with a friend," the girl replied, and Judy's gaze turned towards the car, studying the teen behind the wheel. The redhead sitting there gave her a short smile, before talking to the two females through the open window.

"I'm sorry if you have been worried, Mrs. Tate," he said apologetically. "That was never my intention."

"It's okay, Tala," Judy smiled, seeming relieved that it was Tala who her adoptive daughter had been with. "You are free to come and visit Sora whenever you want. I miss having you around here."

"I appreciate that," Tala replied, smiling back. "I'll pick you up tomorrow, Sora."

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"I don't like you hanging out with Tala."

Sora opened her eyes tiredly, and gave a long yawn. Her aqua eyes turned towards the blonde standing in the doorway. His face had an unusual serious look.

"Max…" she said, another yawn escaping her lips. "It's two in the morning. Can't this wait until tomorrow?"

"Only if you promise to stay away from him."

"Go to hell," Sora groaned, turning over. She heard the blonde sighing behind her, but he didn't leave. In fact, his feet took him around the bed, so that he was once again face to face with his raven haired adoptive sister. Sora watched as he sat down on the bedside, still turned towards her. A hand was placed on the side of her face, the older teen slowly bending down over her, until their lips collided.

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Max hadn't expected her to hit him. A sound of surprise escaped his lips as Sora's fist smashed into his face.

"What the hell was that supposed to mean?" she snarled, a beastly sound that made Max whimper in fright.

"It was just a kiss," he said, his voice shaking. Sora shook her head in what looked like disgust, pushing him away. The still surprised teenage boy stumbled backwards, falling down on the carpeted floor.

"Don't you get it?" he said, his voice more firm now. "That's the reason I don't like you with Tala. I want you for myself, but no, you have to walk off with Tala, leaving me behind all alone."

Sora raised her hand to throw something at him. Max used his arms to cover his azure eyes, together with the childish, freckled face. He then felt something hitting the top of his head. As he dared to let his guarding arms away from the face, he discovered a lip gloss lying on the floor. Sora had probably just taken what was closest to her.

"Leave me fucking alone, you bastard," the girl said, every single one of her words dripping with poison.

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Kai knew something was wrong the second he saw Sora arrive in history class. The way she didn't pay attention in class was different than usual. She usually looked like it was too boring listening to the teacher, so she'd rather daydream or draw on her books. But today, she seemed to be involved in something else, something so deep that she didn't even notice the world around her.

His suspicions were confirmed when the teacher dismissed the class, and Sora stayed in her seat, staring emptily into the air.

Kai shook his head, having no idea why he was doing what he was about to do.

"Hey there," he said, waving a hand in front of Sora's face. As she didn't reply, he continued, "Tate!" His voice was stronger the second time, as he was getting annoyed by the girl that didn't react to anything.

"Huh? What?" Sora mumbled, her eyes turning upwards tiredly to meet with Kai's.

"Class is over," the dual haired teen muttered, before leaving. He could feel the girl staring at him as he walked out the door.

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Sora blinked in confusion. Had Kai just.. talked to her? She almost didn't believe it. Kai was always acting like a complete jerk. What would it matter to him if she got detention for sleeping in class? Not that she had been asleep, but the teacher would certainly think so if he discovered her lazy eyes staring at nothing at all.

Kai.. She couldn't bring herself to thinking that he was the heartless idiot that he pretended to be. If he was, he wouldn't have told her that class was over. He wouldn't have been getting her out of trouble. Well, before she got into it, anyway.

"Hey, Sora!" It was Brooklyn's voice. Sora turned around to see him make his way through the crowded hallway, heading towards her.

"Haven't seen you in a while," he mumbled as he finally reached her.

"Yeah, well," Sora started, but didn't get further as she was pushed over, right into Brooklyn. As her face was buried in his chest, she unintentionally inhaled his scent. He smelled like coffee.

"I- I'm s- sorry," she stuttered as she stepped back, studying her shoe tips. Her face was burning. No way she could ever look Brooklyn in the eyes ever again.

"Sorry for what? It's not like it was your fault, or anything," Brooklyn said, a confused tone lingering in his voice. Sora let her eyes look up at him for a short second. And for the first time, the realized how beautiful the ginger really was.

"Anyway, what are you doing tonight?"

Sora tilted her head, eyes wide in surprise.

"Nothing. Why?"

"I was just thinking, maybe we could do something together. Go see a movie or something."

"Sure," Sora replied, a wide smile expanding on her face. Brooklyn smiled back.

"Great. I'll pick you up at 8, okay?"

I know, I know.. Crappy, short chapter. This stupid holiday is making me lazy. The positive thing is that I've finally planned the entire story. That was kinda hard to do without knowing which pairings to use xD So thanks to all my wonderful reviewers! I love you guys.

Please don't kill me for being so fucking lazy ._.