Well I'd like to formally thank all my reviewers this chapter! Thank you Myshadowspirit for being the FIRST reviewer, though of course I probably guilt you into reviewing () GUILT a powerful weapon!! Then thank you to Band Geek who has almost reviewed every chapter, but did come from the last attempt at this story, and then a thanks to SamanthaMae who gives me grammical tips. . . hehe. . .then to Krystyna!!! another guilter! And then a thanks to my newer reviewers. . . Vigatus, Dragonfire411, Super Garurumon, and Tinkerbell 128, OH and TerrorizingTaiora11!! though your not new. . . Yep that's all of them. . .for now ()

I also need to say that part of this chapter, (the end really) and the title is kinda based on this song by the Jonas Brothers, 'Just Friends' which I heard on youtube, my friends obsessed with them, yep, and I was checking out their new album. . .and I liked this song, I only really liked two, and I was like this really works, for two characters, which you will discover if you read. . . yep : ) so read review etc.

Coffee

Chapter 7

Just Friends

Since the rejection of the teddy bear Sam hadn't sat with Matt or Tai in math. Giving Tai plenty of time to rethink his means of why he liked her. The fact was he was using her, which he had been doing purposely, but she wasn't willing to be used.

He couldn't just leave her though. He did like her sarcastic comments, and the few conversations they had. Just not as lovers, or trying to pretend to be her lover, just friend. Something he was going to have to try to convince her of; since she didn't seem to be willing of giving Matt another chance or him for that matter.

Tai approached her as she stood out in the commons; it was a warm fall day, with a steady breeze. She was leaning against one of the walls.

"Hey," he said smiling.

"Hi," she replied.

"You want to sit with me at lunch?" he asked.

"No thanks," she replied.

"Well where are you going to sit?" he asked.

"Nowhere," he replied.

"So you're going to starve yourself?" Tai asked.

"I do eat."

"Really?"

"Yeah, just not in the cafeteria," she said.

"Why?"

"Because I'd have to sit with you," she said.

"Which would be such an honor," Tai replied.

"Maybe, to some."

"Another opinion?" he asked.

"Yep, an opinion on who actually likes you. Maybe you should try the girl you gave the ice-cream to," she said.

"Maybe, but I don't want to, I want to ask you," he said.

"I already turned you down," she said.

"I know," he replied.

"So you're just going to stand here aren't you, waiting."

"Yep," he said smiling like the idiot he was.

She sighed.

"So who do you sit with?" she asked.

"Anyone you want to," he replied.

"Usually?" she asked, "If I didn't sit with you."

He shrugged, "Matt, Izzy, Sora, my sister and some other people."

"So why don't you go sit with them."

"Because I want to sit with you."

"You're kind of cute," she said.

"Really?" he asked.

"Yeah in the fact that you have a huge head," she added.

"Thanks!"

"I'm not sure if that was a compliment," she said leaning against the wall.

"I'll take it as one," he said giving her a goofy grin.

"Do you ever stop smiling?" she asked.

"Sometimes," Tai said frowning.

Sam laughed.

"Hey, I made you laugh," he said, smiling again.

"Yeah, I actually have emotions unlike you," she said.

"And there you go again putting me down, one day I'm going to take it to heart," he said.

"It might be good for you if you do, it just inflates your head now," Sam replied.

"Fine, maybe I will."

"Good."

"If you come and sit with me," he said.

"Why?" she asked.

"Because I've decided I don't actually like you, and want to be your friend now," Tai said he was so blunt.

"Interesting," she said.

"Really?" he asked.

"No."

"Will you sit with me?" he asked.

"No."

"Why not?" so many questions.

"Cause."

"Explanation please," he did have cute fluffy hair.

"Because, I said so."

"You're so boring, you should have some fun," he said.

"What's your idea of fun?"

"A movie and ice-cream," he said.

"Could you get my favorite flavor right this time?" she asked.

"Yeah," he said, "If you tell me what it is."

"Strawberry, though sometimes I like coffee," she said.

"Then it's a," he paused looking for the right word, since date wasn't it.

"A get together," she suggested.

"Yes a get together!"

"When?" she asked.

"Friday night?" he asked.

"I work," she said.

"Saturday night?" he asked.

"Anything after nine," she said.

"I do have a curfew you know," he said.

"And I don't," she smiled.

"Lucky," he muttered.

"What if it's at your house" she asked.

"That could work," he said.

"So I'll see you then, I guess," she said.

"No lunch?" he asked hoping he was wrong.

"You haven't proven yourself that much," she said.

"You're very forgiving though," he said realizing how easy it had been to convince her.

"I guess I'm a sucker for cute eyes and second chances," she said walking away.

Tai stared after her realizing what she said. He had cute eyes, he had the eyes!

Tai had skipped lunch, which was bothering Sora. There were so many possibilities of where he could be now.

"Where's Tai?" Davis asked.

"Probably getting Sam to come to homecoming," Kari said absentmindedly.

"That girl?" Davis asked.

"The red head," Kari said.

"She has a temperament, Tai told us," Davis said.

"Well she keeps turning him down," Kari said.

"Must be a red head thing," Davis said.

"Not all red heads are like that, there's just some that give them that façade" Izzy said.

"True, Izzy isn't that temperamental," Davis said.

"As long as you don't touch his computer," Yolei said.

"True, then the true red head within explodes," Davis said.

"So it must be a red head thing," Yolei concluded.

"No, that is not true, you guys are just making it worse than it seems," Izzy defended.

"Your fighting a losing battle," Matt said, "It's just like blondes."

"I wonder how temperamental they get," Davis said to himself.

"We'll look at Izzy," Yolei said.

"I am not temperamental," Izzy said annoyed.

"I'm with Matt, Izzy, Davis and Yolei can be pretty stubborn," Ken said.

"Well if blondes are stupid and red heads temperamental. . ." Davis thought aloud.

"Blondes are not stupid," T.K. said.

"T.L. just look at you," Davis said.

"Not true," T.K. said.

Davis ignored him and continued, "That makes dark haired people like myself amazingly good looking, awesome at soccer, extremely smart, and the brunettes beautiful," he said winking at Kari.

T.K. glared at Davis, "No it makes them arrogant idiots, the guys at least."

"No, it just makes blondes stupider," Davis said.

"Brown haired are idiots," T.K. said.

"At least we don't have dumb blonde jokes," Davis said.

"It's just because others like you are jealous," T.K. said.

As their argument against blondes and brown haired continued Yolei turned to Kari, "Two choices for homecoming, who are you taking?"

Kari blushed shrugging.

"Come on, Soccer freak or Blondie?" she asked.

"I don't think either," she said quietly.

"Who caught your eye then?" Yolei asked. They were all waiting for Kari to choose one of them, and thier were pretty strong guesses on who it would be.

She shrugged looking at the two boys, they were just friends.

Kari watched Sam on the soccer field.

She still wasn't exactly sure what Tai saw in her, but she was a girl. She supposed there were countless reasons why but she always thought she knew him better.

She was waiting for Tai, to finish practice and take her home. The sky overhead was gloomy and dark, looking like rain.

"Hey Kari," she looked over to the boy who was balancing on the bleachers walking toward her.

"Hey," she said.

"What's up?" he asked.

"The sky," she said smiling, staring into his blue eyes.

"Yes, yes it is," he said looking up.

She looked away from him; he was her best friend, best friends and just that.

"So has Tai gotten Sam to homecoming?" T.K asked.

"No, well I don't think so," Kari said looking at the girl.

"Have you found someone?" T.K. asked.

"It's too soon," she said.

"Yes, that's true, Tai makes it seem like it's tomorrow," T.K. sighed.

"He does," Kari said looking at the blonde.

"Though Matt has a date, and so does Ken," T.K. said.

"Well both of them are dating," Kari said.

"True," T.K. replied, looking at Kari. It wasn't going how he planned, nonchalantly asking her to homecoming before Davis did. But could he, could he really destroy that friendship. Matt had told him to go for it, that it was obvious that she liked him and he liked her, but he didn't want to push her. Didn't want to lose what they had.

Kari shivered as the wind picked up, rain was coming.

T.K. pulled off his green blazer, and put it around her shoulders.

"You'll be cold," she said taking it off and pushing it back towards him.

"I'm fine," he said, he wondered if she was indirectly telling him that she wanted to stay just friends, but she was cold.

She wouldn't put it back on.

"Fine, we'll share, he said wrapping his arm around her, pulling her closer and the blazer over both of them. It felt right; having Kari in his arms, but this was friendship. Friendship they had since forever. Since they were little kids, following Matt and Tai around, it had just grown. Late nights on the phone, IMing each other, hanging out after school, but still it wasn't enough for him. He wanted more, but it was fine, if this was what she wanted, just friends.

Kari was happy he couldn't see her face; she could feel her cheeks going red, she had to remind herself this was T.K, and they were just friends.

They sat there, the two of them in their peaceful silence. The two of them sat there, trying to be just friends.

Tai and Matt were walking up to this scene; Tai elbowed Matt, "Look at the lovebirds on the bleachers."

Matt smiled, "Be nice."

"As long as he is, though I like him better then Davis, I wonder why he didn't ask my permission though," Tai said.

Matt rolled his eyes, "I don't think he has to."

"Yes he does, I being Kari's older brother, control her dating life, and if T.K. wants to snuggle with her he has to ask me," Tai said.

"So every time they want to do something he has to ask," Matt said.

"Basically, and Kari has a curfew, which is," Tai looked at his watch, "Now."

"Isn't that your parent's job?" Matt asked.

"No, it's mine, I probably should give you one too, since your dad doesn't have one," Tai said, "It can be now too."

Matt rolled his eyes, "We knew this was going to happen."

"I know, but without telling me, the brother first, I feel so hurt," Tai said.

Matt sighed; he was shocked that they hadn't heard Tai yet.

Tai smiled, "Watch this, time to scare T.K."

Matt sighed.

Tai walked up and coughed importantly, announcing his presence.

Kari looked at her brother, and sighed, snuggling closer into T.K. two could play this game.

T.K. wasn't exactly sure, Tai could be protective, he basically chased Kari's first boyfriend away, though T.K wasn't complaining. He slowly started pushing Kari off of him.

"What do you two think you're doing?" Tai asked.

"Sitting on a bench Tai," Kari said pulling herself closer to T.K.

"Why so close young lady?" Tai asked.

"We could get closer," Kari said, moving into T.K.'s lap.

T.K wasn't sure what to do, but Kari was doing all the moving, she had pulled his hands tighter around her so they held her in place, as her head rested on his chest.

"I believe you have a curfew," Tai said.

"Yeah, 11," she said, "Can you leave?"

"Nope, Matt and I are supervising," Tai said sitting down facing them.

"Fine," Kari said moving closer her head under his chin.

"Now I think we need to talk about boundaries," Tai said.

T.K attempted to push Kari off of his lap again, but it failed, with Kari's arms so tightly around him, he could feel her hot breath against his cheek now and a warm hand on his back.

"Like 10 to 11 feet between you guys okay," he said.

"Fine," Kari said, moving her face within inches of T.K.'s, her hot breath hitting his face causing him to go bright red and she pushed her lips onto his.

"I think they need some privacy," Matt said.

"Yes, T.K.'s first kiss, we should get a picture," Tai said, "But their totally breaking the boundary rule."

Matt grabbed Tai and pulled him away, T.K did need some privacy.

Kari pulled away and smiled, as she laughed at the Matt and Tai.

T.K. was still in shock.

"You okay?" Kari asked, she suddenly realized there could be a huge chance that he didn't like her, and that Kari had just ruined their friendships. She tried to move from his lap but his arms held her there.

"I'm fine," he said quietly. "Better than fine," he said kissing her as it began to rain, no longer just friends.