Authors Note: I am really sorry it took so long to post another chapter. I had a family member who was extremely sick, just a toddler and I really thought we were going to lose him in July. The whole month of July was hospital visits. Things have turned around and he is that cheerful little boy again. I worked a long time on this chapter today. To get it right, to make it long enough to hopefully make up for the pass months. I hope you enjoy it and I hope the next post won't be so long between.

"Tai," Sora nudge her head to the next room.

"What?" Tai dug into the last of his cereal.

"Go speak to him." Sora urged.

"Oh." Tai stared gloomy at his cereal for a moment before slowly raising and going into the next room. He paused at the door frame for a moment, looking back over his shoulder.

"Go on." Sora waved her hands to pushed him onwards. "He doesn't bite."

Tai rolled his eyes before proceeding to the next room. He immediately spotted Matt on the sofa reading a magazine.

"Hey!" Tai put a cheerful smile and bounced next to Matt.

Matt glared as the magazine jumped before his eyes.

"I was thinking that maybe you and I could do something." Tai shifted on his seat, adjusting himself to face Matt's profile. He slung one hand on the arm of the couch and the other along the back of the sofa, his fingers resting just behind Matt's head. "Like go see a movie this afternoon. Then, I don't know, maybe have dinner then do something a little later? What do you say?"

"No." Matt flipped the page, no hesitation hinted in his answer. No pause of consideration was even attempted on his half.

"No?" Tai slanted his eyes at the other boy. "What do you mean no? I asked you nicely!"

"And I'm married. Happily married. To your best friend!" Matt shot back as he continued to read.

"What does that have to do with anything?" Tai threw his hands up in the air. "I'm not asking you on a date!"

"Then what are you asking?" Matt finally lifted his eyes from the magazine.

"To go to a movie then dinner then…" Tai's eyes grew large, "I did ask you out!"

Matt rolled his eyes before returning to his magazine.

"It's not like that. I'm not like that!" Tai went on.

"It's fine. I won't tell Sora, just don't ask again." Matt sounded bored.

"No. You got it wrong, Matt." Tai put a hand on Matt's arm.

Matt looked down at Tai's hand then slowly up at Tai.

Tai quickly pulled his hand away, his cheeks flushing.

"We'll pretend it never happen." Matt put his eyes back on the magazine.

"It didn't happen." Tai went on.

"Right." Matt nodded.

"No, seriously. It didn't happen! Everything came out wrong. You took it the wrong way!" Tai cried.

"Whatever." Matt voice was soft.

"Dude, I'm not into other dudes." Tai went on.

"Tai. Drop it." Matt said sternly. "It is not a big deal. Happens all the time."

"What? No this doesn't happen all the time. I dig girls. The cute, pretty variety. Not guys." Tai shook his head, "Sora asked me too!"

Matt blinked up at him in confusing. "My wife asked you to hit on me."

"I did not hit on you!" Tai hissed. "Your wife, my best friend ask me to do something with you. Something we can bond too."

"And you took that as an invitation to make a pass?" Matt asked.

"No damn it! You are so bloody conceited aren't you!" Tai yelled. "Sora asked me to spend time with you so we can become friends for her sake. I thought a movie would be something to do."

Matt turned back to his magazine.

"Look, she wanted us to do some bonding stuff together. I notice that I seem to irate you every time I open my mouth." Tai went on, "So I thought if we go see a movie, we won't be talking much. Then dinner, because I like to eat and seeming that you are still alive, you must eat sometime too. Although, I'm starting to think you have that whole vampire thing going on. Either way, I'll be stuffing my mouth so I won't be talking and if I do, you won't understand me because my mouth would be full. Then something afterwards, because I haven't gotten that far yet so I was hoping you would have a suggestion."

"I don't want to go to the movies with you nor do I want to watch you consume any amount of food." Matt sighed, "I've seen that enough while here."

"Fine. I tried." Tai stood up and faced the entrance of the living room, his back towards Matt. "I'll go and tell Sora that you refused any chance of becoming friends."

Matt growled inwardly and set his magazine aside. "No don't do that."

Tai smiled but did not face Matt.

"I'm sure there is something that we could do." Matt told him.

"Like?" Tai turned back around and sat next to him, not so close this time.

Matt shrugged.

"We could play soccer." Tai beamed jumping off the sofa. "I have a soccer ball up stairs. I'll just run up and get it."

"No." Matt shook his head.

"What do you mean no?" Tai frowned, slowly sinking back down onto the couch.

"I don't like soccer." Matt looked over at him.

"What the bloody hell! What do you mean you don't like soccer?" Tai practically screamed.

"I'm not into it." Matt simply stated.

"You're not into it." Tai said it slowly as though he was trying to understand what that really meant.

"The game is okay but I'm not really into sports." Matt explained.

"Fine. Whatever." Tai shook his head in disbelief. "How about swimming."

"No." Matt shook his head.

"You seem to like swimming." Tai told him.

"I don't mind swimming with my brother and I really enjoy swimming with my wife but I don't want to swim with you. Perhaps before you made a pass at me, I might have but now…"

"I did not make a pass at you!" Tai growled.

They both were silent. Tai crossed his arms and stared at Matt. Matt stared forward at the wall across from where he sat.

" How about hiking." Tai finally broke the silence. "We can do a lot of hiking here."

"No." Matt shook his head.

"Why not hiking?" Tai threw his hands in the air.

"It's hot outside." Matt pulled a face.

"Then what? There isn't much to do here." Tai sighed and leaned back on the sofa only to mutter, "I can't believe Sora married a pansy."

"What did you say?" Matt shot a look over at Tai.

"Nothing." Tai leaned his head backwards against the head of the sofa.

"We could play with the game systems." Matt noticed the play station set before the television.

"Games." Tai blinked slowly. "Brilliant! Why didn't I think of that?"

Matt looked quickly over at Tai as he bounced off the sofa.

"We can play games all day! That's bonding and it's guy stuff!" Tai grinned, "Yeah, we can do this."

"Matt," Sora walked into the living room. "The girls and I are going to go shopping."

Matt looked towards her. "All of you?"

"Well, yeah." Sora smiled, "We haven't done anything together for awhile, not just us girls and I thought it might be fun."

"That's great, Sor." Tai said from his position on the floor where he was hooking up a game system. "Make sure Kari goes with you too. I don't like how TK and Davis are always at her feet."

"Well, yeah she's coming." Sora looked confused, "You know Tai, your sister is a girl too."

"I know and I'd like to keep her that way." Tai muttered.

"I think once they are girls, they remain that way…well most of them do." Matt told the brunette.

"They eventually become girlfriends to someone who doesn't desire to be called her boyfriend." Tai growled.

Sora walked towards Matt, lifting his face by placing a hand under his chin so she could give him a deep kiss. "Love you."

"Love you too." Matt whispered against her lips.

"That's what I don't want her to become." Tai rolled his eyes. "Go, Sora. Do you girl bonding so we can do our guy bonding."

"Sora!" Mimi yelled from outside. "We are going with or with out you!"

"I better go." Sora slowly released Matt, her hand gliding down his neck, over his shoulder, skimming his outstretched hand, trying to keep touching him as long as she was able though she was walking away. "See you tonight."

"Have fun, lov." Matt smiled back at her.

"Yeah, yeah. Go already." Tai hissed as he untangled the cord around the controller only to hand it to Matt before he went after the other control piece.

"What are we playing?" Matt asked.

"Just a simple dirt bike racing game." Tai muttered. "I'm player one and you are player two."

"Wow, so they are bonding." Mimi smiled at Sora as she climbed into the car.

"Yeah, it's great." Sora smiled nervously, "But why do I feel so nervous?"

Mimi backed out of the dirt drive way onto a unmarked road. "Because you can't be there to supervise them."

"They'll be fine, Sor." Yolei called from the back seat. "Maybe they'll even become friends."

"You're right." Sora nodded her head, more for herself then for them.

"Sure we are right. It's what you wanted." Mimi went on. "Your best friend and your husband becoming great buddies."

"I know." Sora said gloomy.

"Second thoughts?" Kari asked from her seat behind Sora. "Matt seems like a great guy and Tai likes everyone. They'll hit it off."

"You are right." Sora gave a true smile. "Everything will be fine."

"Hey, how about we go to Seduca' so you can pick Matt something up special tonight." Mimi gave Sora a wicked look.

Kari and Yolei giggled from the back seat.

"I hear that's what you are suppose to do. If your husband does something good, something you wanted him to do, you reward him." Mimi smile became larger, showing off a beautiful set of teeth. "Do you know how much I envy you?"

"Me?" Sora looked taken back.

"Matt is delicious." Mimi gave a girlish growl.

"Stop." Sora felt a blush creep to her cheeks.

"You know." Kari scooted in her seat so she could slip her head between Sora and Mimi's seat. "This is the first time we actually got you alone with out one of the guys being present."

"I know. We should do this more often." Sora nodded her head. "We could have lunch then catch a movie."

"Sounds great and in between shopping, eating and watching a film you can tell us all about Matt." Mimi winked at Sora.

"Roll down the window!" Yolei said from the backseat, "It's getting hot in here!"

"Hit him!" Tk yelled in Matt's ear.

"What do you think I am doing!" Matt yelled back.

"Come on Tai! I can't believe he's winning! You're letting a pretty boy take you down! Be a man!" Davis rubbed Tai's shoulder.

The boys had switched off and were now playing a wrestling game. Tk and Davis grew intensely involved, edging the other two men to out whip their component.

"Hey I'm going to get something for us to eat. No one kills anyone till I get back!" Izzy warned the group, having a hard time taken his eyes off the television while walking.

"Um…I'll help." Joe leaned near Matt's ear. "You better win. Tai's been beating me for four years. Show no mercy!" Joe gave Matt a friendly clap on the shoulder before following Izzy into the kitchen.

"What should we get?" Joe asked, looking into the refrigerator. "We have left over hamburgers from the grill."

"Well, it's a guys day." Izzy said slowly. "Couldn't we, you know not eat health?"

Joe frowned.

"Just this one day." Izzy hurried up.

"No. You are right. Junk food isn't good for you but I guess it could be even up with the good time we are having. It's good to have a good time once in awhile."

"Great!" Izzy beamed as he ran towards the cupboard, grabbing anything that wasn't good for them. Potato chips, pretzels, peanut butter, all the chocolate and candy he could find (even in the secret places), soda and beer.

"Err…isn't that over doing it?" Joe asked.

"Come on Joe. It'll be fun!" Izzy ran into the living room. "I brought food from the gods!" Izzy yelled, placing a huge bowl of everything he could find and stuffing it inside the bowl.

"Cool!" Davis grinned as he grabbed a handful of stuff. "Where did all this stuff come from?"

"One of those bargain places." Joe sat near them. "We went there yesterday to purchase the economy size. Thought it would last till the end of this vacation. Now, I hope it last the day."

"Great of you sharing your food." Tk beamed taken a bag of chips.

Tai set down the controller to dig in.

"What? The games over?" Izzy's mouth dropped.

"Who won?" Joe frowned.

Everyone else pointed to Tai.

"I am now and forever shall be the winner!" Tai bowed down to the group.

"That sucks." Joe grumbled.

"Nah, he plays me next. He barely beat Matt and I always kick my brother's ass." Tk beamed.

"I let your brother look good." Tai warned him.

"Sure you did." Tk grinned evilly. "Too bad I won't show you that much kindness."

"How about I take you on now?" Tai asked.

"Don't you want your hand to rest?" Tk titled his head, "I don't want that to be an excuse you ploy after I beat you."

"Ha!" Tai rolled his eyes. "You will never take me little swine!"

"Hey, no reason for name calling." Joe interrupted.

"So how about this?" Mimi held up a deep blue satin and lace night gown with very little satin. "It matches his eyes."

"It is pretty." Sora agree, "But it's not my color."

"You are right." Mimi put it aside, "It is my color though."

"I don't want you to buy it." Sora frowned, "You just said it matched my husband's eyes."

"Well yeah but I won't be thinking about your husband when I'm wearing this. I'll be thinking how good I look." Mimi rolled her eyes.

"How about pale pink?" Kari held up a silky grown with pearls as straps. The nightgown was long, touching the floor but it's material was designed to hug a girls curve. Revealing while elegant. The back of the gown v-ed deeply, downward to show off just a tip of the curve of a woman's back side.

"Oh, that is pretty." Sora eyed it.

"Buy it!" The girls said at once.

"Eat it!" The boys urged Tai to down marshmallow followed by a gulp of beer.

Tai let the marshmallow slip down his throat and hurried to empty his drink, slamming it down and holding his hands in the air as though he just ran a marathon. The guys hooted and cheered.

"Davis!" Joe stuck a marshmallow in his mouth.

Davis closed his eyes and chopped down the sugary sweet before begging for his can of beer. The younger boys had waited for their older friends to finish most of the alcoholic before they slipped a hand over a can. Sooner then they thought, they were consummating beer along side of them with out a word being said.

Davis smirked and slammed down his beer in glee.

"Okay Matt, back to you." Joe took out a marshmallow. "This would make one hundred and eleven for each of you."

Matt groaned.

"Do you want to bail?" Tai teased.

Matt took a deep breath and allowed Joe to shove a marshmallow in his mouth.

"Come on Matt!" Tk held a can of beer to his brother.

Matt fought against the gagging and finally swallowed the marshmallow then the beer.

"Wahoo!" Tk shouted.

"Alright, Izzy." Joe turned to Izzy who held up a hand to finish his beer.

"Hey, marshmallow then beer!" Tai slurred.

"I was thursty." Izzy slurred back, opening his mouth to accept the marshmallow.

"This is so good!" Mimi closed her eyes as she savaged the flavor of her chicken.

"We need to come here more often." Kari nodded her hand dipping into her desert. Licking off her spoon slowly before diving it into her mouth and sucking the rest of the chocolate off.

"And the service is excellent!" Yolei arched her back, her arm stretching outwards with a cup so a waiter could refill her drink.

"Every year, we need to come back hear." Sora agreed taken a morsal of her own food and slowly blowing on it to cool it off.

The male waiters sighed as they watched four beautiful woman slowly eat. The girls were unaware of how seductive they were enjoying their food.

"Lork." Tk stumbled down the steps into the living room. "I found porn!"

"Where?" Davis belted down another beer.

"In Ta's rum." Tk slurred.

"Hey…never mind." Tai laid on his stomach, stretched out on the carpet. His stomach rolling from the four hundred marshmallow puffs he consumed to win the drinking game.

Matt threw a popcorn cornel at Tai's face. "Better not be any guy on guy."

"Tis not." Tai groaned. "And I did not ask you out!"

"Dude, you asked you best friend's husband out?" Davis stared down at his idol.

"Noooooo!" Tai groaned as his stomach flopped again. "I like girls."

"Even guys that like girls ask Matt out before." Tk sighed. "Happens all the time."

"I am so glad I'm not hot." Izzy muttered settling down on the floor to watch the show.

"My head hurt." Matt whined form the sofa.

"I told you not drink cold beverages that fast." Tk scalded his brother. "You can't handle it."

Davis shook his head at the older boys. "Hey Teeks, why ain't we as drunk as they are?"

"Um…" Tk frowned for a moment. "I think we are but we don't know it yet."

"Oh, right." Davis made his forth attempt to shove the DVD into the disc player.

"Are you going to put the show in or what?" Joe, who was stacking beer cans against the wall, asked.

"Yeah yeah hold on." Tk waved his hand at Joe before helping Davis place the disk into the slot.

"Oh, they look so happy!" Kari sniffled at the big screen as the leading man and leading lady finally kissed.

"I can't believe he gave up so much for her." Mimi agreed. "I want a man like that. Why can't I find someone who is that compassionate?"

"They don't make men like that." Yolei shook her head in awe.

"When this comes out on DVD, I'm buying it. Every time I watch it I'm going to think of today." Sora whispered.

"Awww…." Kari, Mimi, and Yolei hugged her at once.

"Come on, take it off." Davis whispered to the television.

"Davis, it's about topless girls." Izzy looked at the younger boy. "They all take it off you don't have to ask them too."

"I didn't know they got that big…" Tk titled his head.

"This was the best night we ever had since I got married." Sora giggled.

The girls linked their arms around each other as they approached the cabin.

"We really need to do this more often." Mimi adjusted her bags. "It is so good for us. Shopping takes away all the negativity I might have been feeling if I had them to begin with."

"I know what you mean…." Kari nodded her head and opened the door.

"Guys must still be up." Yolei eyed the television light coming from the living room.

"I hope they bonded." Sora took a deep breath and walked into the living room.

"I doubt it." Mimi said under her breath. "Those two guys are so different."

"I know but…" Kari stopped as Sora slowly walked back towards them. "Sora?"

"What is it?" Mimi asked.

"Oh my god!" Yolei covered her mouth. "They killed each other."

"No but I will kill them." Sora slanted her eyes.

The other three looked confused. Slowly they edge towards the living room.

"What the hell?" Yolei put her hand on her hip. "I spent a whole day cleaning this place up!"

Food was everywhere. Tai's sleeping form was outline by popcorn the guys had threw at him. Joe was sleeping in a bed of empty cans of beer. Matt was on the sofa upside down, his head dangling over the side. Izzy was sleeping in front of the television while girls displayed themselves flickered across the screen. Davis was passionately embracing the coffee table's leg and Tk was sleeping soundly, wrapped in plastic wrapping.

"Does this mean they bonded?" Kari asked carefully.