Part 7
Hikari placed a hand on her stomach briefly in an attempt to still the butterflies, and raped lightly on the apartment door. She smoothed out imaginary wrinkles in her light cotton dress and the door swung open.
"Hey Hikari, you look nice," Miyako greeted her with a wide smile. "What's up?"
"Not too much, I wanted to talk to you, so I decided to come over, and here I am," Hikari babbled, blushing as she realized she sounded like an idiot.
"Come on in," Miyako said stepping back to give her the room to do so. "Mom, Dad, Hikari's here, we'll be in my room," Miyako said as they walked past the living room.
""Okay Honey," a voice yelled back while another demanded Hikari not touch any of her stuff.
"What'd you want to talk about?" Miyako asked sitting back on one twin bed while Hikari perched on the other.
"I like you a lot Miyako, and I thought with it being Valentine's day and all there'd be no better time to ask, so, will you go out with me?"
"Wow, Hikari, I didn't think you'd ever want to go out with me. I mean, I sent you those flowers, but I didn't even dare hope. Of course, I'd love to go out with you," Miyako said all in one long breath. She rose from the bed and crossed over to embrace Hikari, and sat next to her, grinning happily.
"Great," Hikari said, relief washing over her in such an overwhelming manner she was at a loss for words. "That's great," she repeated, intertwining her fingers in Miyako's hand.
"I'm glad you've got more guts then I have, or I might still be sending you anonymous gifts years from now," Miyako told Hikari.
*~&~
Sora cracked her knuckles before shoving her hands in her pockets, following Tai and Matt at a discreet distance. She could see them plainly, but Jun was no where in sight. Maybe Matt had just been paranoid and Jun wasn't stalking him anymore.
Sora was caught off guard when Jun came flying out of a drug store.
"Jun!" Sora yelled giving chase. Jun slowed but kept following Matt as she talked to the girl, Sophia or something like that.
"What do you want?" Jun asked watching Matt and that boy touching Matt through narrowed eyes.
"We need to talk."
"I'm busy," Jun interrupted.
"About Matt. You may look like one, but you aren't a dog, and that means you aren't supposed to follow him around like one," Sora said grabbing Jun's upper arm and leading her down a few streets and into an alley.
"You can't talk to me like that," Jun said shrilly. "Let me go! Where are you taking me?"
"I want to talk to you, alone."
"Couldn't we talk in a restaurant, sometime next week, I'm busy."
"So you mentioned. But I think this is important." Jun managed to yank herself out of Sora's grasp and rubbed her arm.
"Make it quick!" Jun snapped upset that she had lost Matt. She probably wouldn't be able to find him again that night. She could just wait at his house until he got home.
"I don't want you following Matt around anymore," Sora said as simply as she could.
"He's not yours."
"And he's not yours, but he is taken, by one of my dear friends no less, so I'm telling you to back off."
"You can't tell me anything. Matt isn't taken by anyone, I know that for a fact. There is no woman in my Matty's life."
"He is not yours," Sora said forcibly. "I'm not going to warn you again, you stay away from him."
"Why?" Jun said crossing her arms over her chest with a stubborn twist to her mouth.
"You'll answer to me otherwise. Are you blind girl? You were just following Matt, while he was out, holding hands with someone, on Valentine's Day, and you still can't figure out that he's taken?"
"Matt's not gay!" Jun yelled. "I know he's not, because we're in love, and just because he hangs out with that soccer freak all the time," Jun cut off as the wind was knocked out of her. Sora lent closer to Jun where she had slammed the girl into the wall.
"You are not going to talk like that about my friend and you are not going to go chasing his boyfriend. You stay away from both of them or your going to find yourself in a lot more trouble then the restraining order I'm trying to talk Matt into getting."
"I'll do as I please, now if you don't mind letting go of me I have to go talk to my Matt."
Sora held up Jun by her collar, the cloth bunched in her fist and hit her hard enough to snap her pretty little head back. She dropped Jun and she fell to her knees, dazed. Sora kicked Jun, sending her sprawling on her side on the filthy alley floor and drew back her foot for another kick.
*~&~
Tai watched as Matt kept checking over his shoulder every few minutes, looking worried.
"Matt, what's up? Is Jun following us or something."
"No, that's what's worrying me. She was for awhile, but then Sora came up and they both disappeared."
"And? You say it like it's a bad thing."
"I'm just having trouble believing that Mimi asked Sora. Sora might kill the idiot."
"Again you say it like it's a bad thing. She has whatever she gets coming to her."
"Whatever Tai, I'm going to try and track them down, make sure Sora doesn't hurt her."
Tai followed Matt down the street even though he couldn't figure out why Matt even cared.
"Sora!" Matt yelled, running towards the pair, horrified to see Sora half-holding Jun off the alley floor.
"Matt," she yelped guiltily, dropping Jun. The later quickly scrambled away, looking like a scuttling crab, whimpering piteously.
"What are you doing?" Matt demanded, striding towards Jun and helping her to her feet. "Are you OK?"
"I'm fine now," Jun said glaring daggers at Sora, yet looking smug as she clung to Matt's arm.
"I was just trying to dissuade her from stalking you," Sora said scuffing the toe of her shoe on the ground, her hands back hind her back.
"By killing her? What's wrong with you Sora?"
"I'm so glad you came to save me," Jun said smiling up at him, not noticing the sour look he gave her.
"Come on, we'll take you home," Matt said. "And hope she doesn't decide to press charges on you Sora."
"I wont if you don't want me to Matty," Jun said batting her eyelashes. "Though the bitch deserves it," she said with surprising venom in her voice after the sickly sweet tone she used while talking to Matt.
"Can you walk?" Matt demanded trying to yank his arm out of her grasp.
"Of course I can," Jun said in playful tones.
"Then let go of me," Matt said, barely keeping his voice from rising. Feeling stung she did so, but refused to let the comment get to her. Her own mind was shielding her from how close together her Matty was walking next to the bushy haired freak.
"Matt, do we really have to take her home? I'm sure she can get there on her own."
"We're taking her home Tai," Matt said firmly, trying to keep some distance between him and Jun, but if he moved any further he was going to knock his boyfriend off the pavement. Upon reaching the doorway to Jun's apartment Matt knocked loudly, ignoring Tai's frantic gestures to just leave.
"Jun! What happened to you?" Mrs. Motomiya said grabbing Jun's upper arm and dragging her through the threshold. "Thanks for bringing her home boys, now Jun what have you been up to? You looked like the cat drug you through the mud," she said starting to close the door.
"Wait a second, I need to speak with you."
"It will have to wait, can't you see I'm busy, I need to tend to the split lip at least unless she wants it swollen. And oh God, that's going to be one heck of a shiner."
"I would like to speak to you now, about Jun and what she's been up to. I'm debating calling the police."
"Oh dear. Come on in," she sighed leading them to the living room, sending Jun to the bathroom to start cleaning off the blood. Jun disappeared but lurked nearby so she could listen to what Matt was saying. Who knew, maybe he wanted her parents permission to ask her out, or even for her hand in marriage. Hearing wedding bells she nearly missed the conversation
"What's she been up to, please tell me its not drugs or anything."
"No. She's been stalking me, and I've done everything I can think of to get her to leave me alone. Tonight one of my friends decided to take matters in her own hands, which I apologize for."
"She stalking you?" Mrs. Motomiya asked skeptically. "That's a pretty big accusation
"And not only has she convinced herself she's in love with him, but she thinks he loves her back. She can't seem to get it through her thick skull that Matt's my boyfriend," Tai said possessively. Mrs. Motomiya blinked, obviously shocked but refrained from commenting.
"Holy cow Jun! What happened to you?" Daisuke demanded loudly from the hallway as Jun glared at him for disturbing her lurking.
"Come in here a second Daisuke," Mrs. Motomiya demanded.
"What do you want Mom? Oh hey Matt, she didn't steal something else from you did she? I hope not, I lost a lot of skin prying the last shirt away from her."
"Do you think Jun's been following Matt?" his mom interrupted, feeling a headache coming on.
"Following him? She's a certifiable psychopath, she's been stalking him ever since she first saw them play."
"Play?" she asked sounding tired.
"I'm in a band," Matt explained.
"I'm sorry she's been… stalking you, we'll take care of it. If it happens again let us know. Jun, get in here!"
"Yes Mom?" Jun asked sweetly, batting her eyes at Matt as she stepped into the room almost demurely.
"I want you to quit following this boy around. You are no longer allowed anywhere near him in you can help it, and you had better help it."
"But Mom! You can't keep me away from him, we're destined to be together, we're in love!" she cried out, looking at Matt imploringly.
"Jun! I don't love you, for god's sake, I'm gay!" Matt snapped. "Come on Tai. Good-bye Mrs. Motomiya, Daisuke," Matt said standing and grabbing Tai's hand.
"Later guys," Daisuke said resuming his trip to the kitchen. Outside of the house Tai did a happy dance, shouting for joy.
"I'm glad to be rid of her too," Matt said dryly, but smiling. "Let's go back to my place, I'm sure if we're quiet Dad wont mind as long as we stay in my room."
"With the door locked?"
"Of course." Tai whooped loudly again and pulled Matt to him in a crushing kiss before all but dragging Matt to the apartment complex. All in all it had been a pretty successful Valentine's day.
That should be the end but its been a while since i've written so if i didn't tie something up let me know and u'll fix it. Hope you enjoyed it. Ta! ~ivvic
Hikari placed a hand on her stomach briefly in an attempt to still the butterflies, and raped lightly on the apartment door. She smoothed out imaginary wrinkles in her light cotton dress and the door swung open.
"Hey Hikari, you look nice," Miyako greeted her with a wide smile. "What's up?"
"Not too much, I wanted to talk to you, so I decided to come over, and here I am," Hikari babbled, blushing as she realized she sounded like an idiot.
"Come on in," Miyako said stepping back to give her the room to do so. "Mom, Dad, Hikari's here, we'll be in my room," Miyako said as they walked past the living room.
""Okay Honey," a voice yelled back while another demanded Hikari not touch any of her stuff.
"What'd you want to talk about?" Miyako asked sitting back on one twin bed while Hikari perched on the other.
"I like you a lot Miyako, and I thought with it being Valentine's day and all there'd be no better time to ask, so, will you go out with me?"
"Wow, Hikari, I didn't think you'd ever want to go out with me. I mean, I sent you those flowers, but I didn't even dare hope. Of course, I'd love to go out with you," Miyako said all in one long breath. She rose from the bed and crossed over to embrace Hikari, and sat next to her, grinning happily.
"Great," Hikari said, relief washing over her in such an overwhelming manner she was at a loss for words. "That's great," she repeated, intertwining her fingers in Miyako's hand.
"I'm glad you've got more guts then I have, or I might still be sending you anonymous gifts years from now," Miyako told Hikari.
*~&~
Sora cracked her knuckles before shoving her hands in her pockets, following Tai and Matt at a discreet distance. She could see them plainly, but Jun was no where in sight. Maybe Matt had just been paranoid and Jun wasn't stalking him anymore.
Sora was caught off guard when Jun came flying out of a drug store.
"Jun!" Sora yelled giving chase. Jun slowed but kept following Matt as she talked to the girl, Sophia or something like that.
"What do you want?" Jun asked watching Matt and that boy touching Matt through narrowed eyes.
"We need to talk."
"I'm busy," Jun interrupted.
"About Matt. You may look like one, but you aren't a dog, and that means you aren't supposed to follow him around like one," Sora said grabbing Jun's upper arm and leading her down a few streets and into an alley.
"You can't talk to me like that," Jun said shrilly. "Let me go! Where are you taking me?"
"I want to talk to you, alone."
"Couldn't we talk in a restaurant, sometime next week, I'm busy."
"So you mentioned. But I think this is important." Jun managed to yank herself out of Sora's grasp and rubbed her arm.
"Make it quick!" Jun snapped upset that she had lost Matt. She probably wouldn't be able to find him again that night. She could just wait at his house until he got home.
"I don't want you following Matt around anymore," Sora said as simply as she could.
"He's not yours."
"And he's not yours, but he is taken, by one of my dear friends no less, so I'm telling you to back off."
"You can't tell me anything. Matt isn't taken by anyone, I know that for a fact. There is no woman in my Matty's life."
"He is not yours," Sora said forcibly. "I'm not going to warn you again, you stay away from him."
"Why?" Jun said crossing her arms over her chest with a stubborn twist to her mouth.
"You'll answer to me otherwise. Are you blind girl? You were just following Matt, while he was out, holding hands with someone, on Valentine's Day, and you still can't figure out that he's taken?"
"Matt's not gay!" Jun yelled. "I know he's not, because we're in love, and just because he hangs out with that soccer freak all the time," Jun cut off as the wind was knocked out of her. Sora lent closer to Jun where she had slammed the girl into the wall.
"You are not going to talk like that about my friend and you are not going to go chasing his boyfriend. You stay away from both of them or your going to find yourself in a lot more trouble then the restraining order I'm trying to talk Matt into getting."
"I'll do as I please, now if you don't mind letting go of me I have to go talk to my Matt."
Sora held up Jun by her collar, the cloth bunched in her fist and hit her hard enough to snap her pretty little head back. She dropped Jun and she fell to her knees, dazed. Sora kicked Jun, sending her sprawling on her side on the filthy alley floor and drew back her foot for another kick.
*~&~
Tai watched as Matt kept checking over his shoulder every few minutes, looking worried.
"Matt, what's up? Is Jun following us or something."
"No, that's what's worrying me. She was for awhile, but then Sora came up and they both disappeared."
"And? You say it like it's a bad thing."
"I'm just having trouble believing that Mimi asked Sora. Sora might kill the idiot."
"Again you say it like it's a bad thing. She has whatever she gets coming to her."
"Whatever Tai, I'm going to try and track them down, make sure Sora doesn't hurt her."
Tai followed Matt down the street even though he couldn't figure out why Matt even cared.
"Sora!" Matt yelled, running towards the pair, horrified to see Sora half-holding Jun off the alley floor.
"Matt," she yelped guiltily, dropping Jun. The later quickly scrambled away, looking like a scuttling crab, whimpering piteously.
"What are you doing?" Matt demanded, striding towards Jun and helping her to her feet. "Are you OK?"
"I'm fine now," Jun said glaring daggers at Sora, yet looking smug as she clung to Matt's arm.
"I was just trying to dissuade her from stalking you," Sora said scuffing the toe of her shoe on the ground, her hands back hind her back.
"By killing her? What's wrong with you Sora?"
"I'm so glad you came to save me," Jun said smiling up at him, not noticing the sour look he gave her.
"Come on, we'll take you home," Matt said. "And hope she doesn't decide to press charges on you Sora."
"I wont if you don't want me to Matty," Jun said batting her eyelashes. "Though the bitch deserves it," she said with surprising venom in her voice after the sickly sweet tone she used while talking to Matt.
"Can you walk?" Matt demanded trying to yank his arm out of her grasp.
"Of course I can," Jun said in playful tones.
"Then let go of me," Matt said, barely keeping his voice from rising. Feeling stung she did so, but refused to let the comment get to her. Her own mind was shielding her from how close together her Matty was walking next to the bushy haired freak.
"Matt, do we really have to take her home? I'm sure she can get there on her own."
"We're taking her home Tai," Matt said firmly, trying to keep some distance between him and Jun, but if he moved any further he was going to knock his boyfriend off the pavement. Upon reaching the doorway to Jun's apartment Matt knocked loudly, ignoring Tai's frantic gestures to just leave.
"Jun! What happened to you?" Mrs. Motomiya said grabbing Jun's upper arm and dragging her through the threshold. "Thanks for bringing her home boys, now Jun what have you been up to? You looked like the cat drug you through the mud," she said starting to close the door.
"Wait a second, I need to speak with you."
"It will have to wait, can't you see I'm busy, I need to tend to the split lip at least unless she wants it swollen. And oh God, that's going to be one heck of a shiner."
"I would like to speak to you now, about Jun and what she's been up to. I'm debating calling the police."
"Oh dear. Come on in," she sighed leading them to the living room, sending Jun to the bathroom to start cleaning off the blood. Jun disappeared but lurked nearby so she could listen to what Matt was saying. Who knew, maybe he wanted her parents permission to ask her out, or even for her hand in marriage. Hearing wedding bells she nearly missed the conversation
"What's she been up to, please tell me its not drugs or anything."
"No. She's been stalking me, and I've done everything I can think of to get her to leave me alone. Tonight one of my friends decided to take matters in her own hands, which I apologize for."
"She stalking you?" Mrs. Motomiya asked skeptically. "That's a pretty big accusation
"And not only has she convinced herself she's in love with him, but she thinks he loves her back. She can't seem to get it through her thick skull that Matt's my boyfriend," Tai said possessively. Mrs. Motomiya blinked, obviously shocked but refrained from commenting.
"Holy cow Jun! What happened to you?" Daisuke demanded loudly from the hallway as Jun glared at him for disturbing her lurking.
"Come in here a second Daisuke," Mrs. Motomiya demanded.
"What do you want Mom? Oh hey Matt, she didn't steal something else from you did she? I hope not, I lost a lot of skin prying the last shirt away from her."
"Do you think Jun's been following Matt?" his mom interrupted, feeling a headache coming on.
"Following him? She's a certifiable psychopath, she's been stalking him ever since she first saw them play."
"Play?" she asked sounding tired.
"I'm in a band," Matt explained.
"I'm sorry she's been… stalking you, we'll take care of it. If it happens again let us know. Jun, get in here!"
"Yes Mom?" Jun asked sweetly, batting her eyes at Matt as she stepped into the room almost demurely.
"I want you to quit following this boy around. You are no longer allowed anywhere near him in you can help it, and you had better help it."
"But Mom! You can't keep me away from him, we're destined to be together, we're in love!" she cried out, looking at Matt imploringly.
"Jun! I don't love you, for god's sake, I'm gay!" Matt snapped. "Come on Tai. Good-bye Mrs. Motomiya, Daisuke," Matt said standing and grabbing Tai's hand.
"Later guys," Daisuke said resuming his trip to the kitchen. Outside of the house Tai did a happy dance, shouting for joy.
"I'm glad to be rid of her too," Matt said dryly, but smiling. "Let's go back to my place, I'm sure if we're quiet Dad wont mind as long as we stay in my room."
"With the door locked?"
"Of course." Tai whooped loudly again and pulled Matt to him in a crushing kiss before all but dragging Matt to the apartment complex. All in all it had been a pretty successful Valentine's day.
That should be the end but its been a while since i've written so if i didn't tie something up let me know and u'll fix it. Hope you enjoyed it. Ta! ~ivvic
