Happy Friday everyone!

Warning:

Takes place about two months after the 'Fight'. So yes, Sora is dating both guys.

Feel free to skip if you want, but you will miss out on unanswered questions for several chapters and heavy discussions.

Kisses (part one)

"Dude, don't squish it!"

"Sorry, but I can't get a good grip on it."

"Hand it over, I'll hold it."

"Naw man, I've got it."

"You're sure?"

"…I think so…"

"Dude, it's a long walk back home…"

"I know."

"…and we can't take it on the train…"

"I Know."

"So put it back in the box!"

"But I don't want to listen to it."

"It's Sora's valentine's day gift... You're going to have to get over it man."

"She's going to flip!"

"Yeah. Now come on, we have to get home before she does and hide it!"

000

Gently closing the bedroom door, Tai made his way to the kitchen. "Finally got the little shit to quiet down."

"Don't let Sora hear you say that." Matt stirred sauce in the pan on the stove.

"Don't worry. It's asleep on your bed." Tai sat at the table by the window.

"My bed? Tai you are such a…." Matt quickly pressed his lips together when the front door opened.

"I'm home."

"We're in the kitchen." Tai called out to their girlfriend and roommate.

Rounding the corner, Sora hopped up on the bar stool. "Hey guys."

"Hey."

"Sup?"

Frowning, she studied the two in front of her. "That's all I get? What's up with you two?"

"Nothing!" Came the unanimous reply.

She snorted at the two. "That just makes you both sound guilty. You two weren't fighting again were you?"

Snapping off the gas under the pan, Matt turned to his girlfriend. "Tai and I were discussing what we wanted to do tomorrow."

The brunette nodded in agreement.

Two months in since Sora had agreed to their 'modernized dating' as they decided to call it, the trio so far had only one minor argument to the situation. Both guys had planned a date without coordinating, leading to both ideas being cancelled at the last minute and leaving Sora very irritated with the duo. Sometimes, with two guys dating the same girl and all three living together led to clashes of scheduling. This was a learning curve, and required all three pitching in and communicating to make it work. Sitting down multiple times in the first week, the trio had plenty of heavy discussions about their relationship, topics varying from displays of affection in front of the other, expectations, sex and jealousy. Both guys agreeing that anything more than a five second kiss should be done in private. Tai had agreed with Matt; it was a little awkward standing there twiddling fingers while the other two made out. And Sora flat out vetoed sex, until they figured out if their relationship worked. That comment had both boys looking at her with dismayed expressions, and Sora shrugging and suggesting the two stock up on tissues for a while, her teasing tone leading to an all-out tickle war, until she was breathless and crying out for mercy.

"Tomorrow?" She pondered a moment. "Oh, Valentine's day, I thought we agreed no gifts?"

"You never said anything about breakfast." The blonde smiled at her. "Which is on me tomorrow."

"And I'm taking you out to dinner." Tai chipped in.

"What? Guys that's too much…"

Giving Sora a quick kiss, Matt disagreed with her. "No it's not, its Valentine's day." He meandered back over to the stove to finish assembling the homemade pizza for dinner.

"The one day of the year every female expects to be pampered." Tai handed Sora plates to set the table. "Whether she admits to it or not." He teased before claiming his own peck to the lips from her.

Setting drinks down on the table, Sora sat down and lowered her eyes to the table, fiddling with a napkin. "Thanks guys."

Noticing her soft reply, Matt tossed the pizza in the oven and set the timer before sitting next to her. "If it's really too much, we can make other plans."

"No, it's fine really."

"Then why do you look upset?"

"I'm not upset Tai." She twisted the napkin between her fingers. "I stopped by the adoption center on my way home to help out again. Jess said my favorite kitten was adopted today by a couple. Lucky bitch, whoever she is."

The two guys shared a secret look, trying not to grin and spoil the surprise. Ever since Sora saw the flyer on the school's bulletin board months ago, the local shelter asking for volunteers to help out, she'd been going over and lending a hand at least three days a week. Unsurprisingly falling in love with a six month old female kitten, white with black spots scattered all over its coat, a black tail and a black face mask. Tai had called it a 'cow kitty' after she showed him a photo one day. She was a sweetheart, purring and giving kitty kisses, and yet people kept passing her over since she was blind in one eye. The trio had talked about adopting her once or twice, but between the adoption fees and the pet deposit, it wasn't a realistic option at the time.

Noticing tears, Tai pulled his girlfriend to him. "Hey, that's a good thing right? I mean she has a happy home now with people who will love her."

She nodded in his shirt. "I know, but it still hurts a little."

"Would chocolate help you feel better?" Matt hated seeing his girl cry.

"No, I'm OK. Really." Her voice betrayed her emotions.

Giving Tai a look, Matt made a motion with his hands, receiving a nod from the brunette he sighed. To hell with their surprise. "Hey Sora?" He waited for her to look at him. "Umm, we lied. We got you a gift."

Startled, Sora pulled away from Tai's clasp and narrowed her eyes at the two. "We said no gifts… I didn't want you trying to outdo each other."

"Would it help if I told you we cooperated and bought it together?" Tai watched as her eyes sparkled at the thought.

"Really?"

Laughing quietly, Matt stood from the table. "Guess the surprise is over, I'll go get it." And he disappeared down the hall.

Excitement in her eyes, Sora turned to Tai. "Well what is it?"

"And you say you hate surprises." Moving behind her, he covered her eyes.

"Tai! What are you…?"

"No peaking!" The brunette shushed her as Matt came around the corner. "We were going to wait till tomorrow, but Matt's a sucker when it comes to pretty girls who cry."

The blonde chuckled at the joker. "Hold out your hands." And he gently deposited the fuzzy gift in her waiting hands.

"Oh!" Wrenching her eyes from Tai's hands, Sora rapidly blinked unbelieving, at the black and white, still slightly sleepy feline before her. Her eyes flew to Matt's face. "What…?" She turned and looked at Tai. "How…?"

"It was a really long walk." Tai reached out and scratched the black and pink ears. "She didn't want to stay in the box."

"You walked twelve miles!"

"Don't let him lie, it's only six miles." Matt straightened the red bow around the kitten's neck. "He kept trying to get her to ride on his shoulder."

"Did not!"

"Did too!"

"You're making things up!"

Ignoring the two bantering over her head, Sora ran a hand over the kitten's face, scratching that spot under her chin that always had the little feline turning inside out and purring. This was really happening, wasn't it? "The fees…?"

Shrugging Matt dismissed her worries. "Apparently students get discounts, having a pet is supposed to help reduce stress."

"The pet deposit…?"

"Already taken care of." Tai frowned at the look on her face. "Sora? Breathe, you look like you're about to pass out."

"I…I…I…" Wrapping her arms around the little feline, Sora buried her face in the soft, silky coat. Smiling through tears when a rough tongue licked near her ear, kitty kisses.

"Hey." Running a hand over his girlfriend's back, Matt frowned. "This was supposed to stop you from crying…"

Leaving the kitten on the table, Sora shoved the chair back before launching herself at the blonde. Wrapping her arms around his neck and pulling him down to a crushing kiss, not caring that Tai was four feet away.

Chuckling when she pulled away, Matt returned her grin. "You're welcome."

"Little jealous over here." Tai lightly teased the red head, wrapping his arms around her when she turned and gave him an equally searing kiss of thanks. "Anything to make you happy."

"Thank you. Best gift ever!" Picking up the kitten, Sora flipped her on her back and scratched her ears with a hand, grinning when the feline melted in her arms with a rumbling purr. "Did you pick up food?"

"The center gave us a sandwich bag of food before we left." Matt pulled the pizza out of the oven and shut the door. "It's enough for tonight and tomorrow morning, but we need to pick up more."

"And anything else you think she needs." Tai pulled a pizza cutter from a drawer. "But we did stop and picked up a litter box on the way home."

"Yeah, Tai got to carry the cat and I had to lug the litter."

Setting the kitten down, Sora pulled two small, random bowls out of a cabinet, filling one with water and the other with kibble from the bag provided by Matt. Looking around the kitchen, she settled the mismatched bowls out of the way of foot traffic by the wall. Snapping her fingers a little to get the kitten's attention, who had wandered under the table looking for scraps.

"Now I'm a little jealous too."

Sora's eyes snapped to the duo waiting for her to join them at the table, hot pizza slices letting off steam. "Don't be, all the girls in my creative design class are envious of me, seeing as I have the two sexiest guys on campus at my fingertips." She sat between the two, picking up a slice of Matt's homemade pizza and taking a bite. "Oh yum! They want to know if you two are as good in bed as you are in looks."

"What did they say when you told them the truth?"

Sora smirked at her duo. "I told them I'd find out tomorrow." Blushing, she busied herself with another bite, unsuccessfully ignoring their shocked faces.

"Sora…"

"What…"

"But you said…"

"Are you sure?"

Frowning, she put her pizza down and glanced between her boyfriends. "I thought you would be happy?"

"Happy? Fuck Sora! I'm ecstatic!" Tai ran his hands through his hair. "My question is: Are you sure that's what you want?" This was uncharted territory; even Matt had admitted they had never gone very physically far in their relationship years ago.

"Why wouldn't I be? From the rumors running around in the girl's locker rooms, you two have nothing to be worried about."

"Sora…" The blonde slammed his face in his hands, gathering his thoughts before continuing. "You can't just say something like that and leave us hanging."

"So one tonight and the other tomorrow? I'll let you two figure that out. If the rumors are true, I don't think I can handle both of you in the same day." She boosted their egos. "No fighting though or the deals off." Picking up her pizza, she peeled off a mushroom before snapping her fingers at the kitten, smiling when little paws reached up and gently took the offered fungi.

"She eats mushrooms?"

"How do you think I taught her to come when I snap my fingers? She doesn't like crunchy tuna treats."

"Freaky feline."

Picking up her plate and leaving the guys at the table, Sora dropped it into the sink before scooping up the little feline rubbing against her legs. "Hi Sweetie." She rubbed noses with the kitten. "Now what am I going to name you?"

"I vote for Spot. She's covered in them."

"That's a dog's name Tai."

"Milky Way? She kind of looks like in inverted galaxy."

"Naw, dude. All those spots remind me of Oreo's." Matt reached down and rubbed the feline's belly when she flipped on her back, yanking his hand away when she swiped claws at him. "Shit! She's a spitfire."

Watching the kitten drink from her bowl, Tai called out options. "Patches? Dot? No…Kero!"

"Kero? She's a cat not a frog!"

"But she sticks her tongue out. Look!" Sure enough, the kitten sat studying the three, her pink tongue slightly sticking out, and a bored expression on her face. "And it's fun to say. Kero…Kero…Kero."

"I don't think she's impressed Tai." Sora collected the now empty plates from the two guys.

Matt watched as the kitten pounced on a mushroom that fell to the floor, eating the treat before sauntering over to rub against Sora's leg meowing for more. He swore the feline had an extra swing to her stroll. "She's got a lot of sass to her, that's for sure."

"Sass?" Whipping her head around, Sora faced the blonde.

"You didn't see the extra swing she did there? She's got more personality than most celebrities." Staring at her face, Matt frowned. "Sora?"

"Sass…" Sora stared intensely at the kitten sitting on the window ledge, cleaning imaginary dirt from a paw. "Sass…sassy…Namaiki!"

"Namaiki?"

"Huh, it fits her. That's for sure." Snapping his own fingers the same way Sora did Tai called out to the kitten. "Namaiki!" Chuckling when the kitten instantly jumped down and trotted over to rub her head against his hand, purring loudly. "I think she likes it."

"Then Namaiki it is." Sora picked up the feline and draped her over her own shoulders before turning to the duo at the table. "I'm gonna go shower while you guys talk." She gave each guy a quick peck to the cheek. "Thank you, I love my gift." The kitten jumped off her shoulders to the table. "You're staying with them? OK… Remember guys, no fighting."

Watching the red head disappear down the hall, Tai turned towards Matt. "If a cat was the key to sex this whole time, maybe we should have picked her up sooner."

"I think it was more of Sora figuring things out for herself. You know how she is."

"Yeah I know. She doesn't say it, but she's still nervous of this not working out between us."

Running his hands through his hair, Matt asked the question hanging between them. "So how do we do this man?"

"I have no idea. I do know we can't fuck this up, and honestly I don't want to hear what you two do behind her door."

"Ditto."

The two friends paused for several moments thinking, watching Namaiki play with a scrap of paper she found under the coffee table. Quietly chuckling as she batted it around the room, her paws slipping and sliding over the hardwood floors.

"We need a safe-word."

"A safe-word?" Tai questioned the blonde.

"You know, a word that lets the other know: hey Sora and I have plans, so you need to find something to do out of the house later."

"It sounds crude when you put it that way." Tai cringed at the thought. "It's a good idea, what word though?"

"I don't know but it needs to be something that won't kill the mood."

"It still doesn't answer as to which of us goes first." Tai ran his hands through his hair. "We can't leave it up to Sora. You know she won't pick between us."

"I think that's why she told us to talk it out."

"What?"

Scratching the feline's ears when she put her paws on his leg, Matt tried to untangle the words in his mind. "She doesn't want us to fight right? Remember when we agreed no jealousy between us? That's what she's trying to avoid. If Sora was to pick, there would be some sort of jealousy between you and me, whether we admitted it or not."

"Huh, I didn't think about it like that." Looking over at his friend, Tai pondered what to do to make this work. "Hey Matt?"

"Yeah Tai?"

Gathering his courage, Tai took the leap. "Why don't you go ahead and have fun tonight?"

Blue eyes snapped over to the brunette. "Tai…?"

"Hey man, you want to surprise her with breakfast tomorrow. How's that gonna work if I'm sharing her bed?"

"Are you sure man?"

"Yup!" Snapping his fingers, Tai scratched Namaiki's ears when she jumped up in his lap. "I can go see that new sci-fi movie that's playing tonight."

"So I take it you're going to need me out of the house after dinner tomorrow night?"

"I'll tell you if the movie's any good." Tai teased the blonde. "But seriously man, enjoy your sleepover tonight."

"Sleepover?"

"Yeah. Isn't that what you do when you're intimate? Sleepover."

"You're a genius!" A grin spreading across his face, Matt sat back in his chair in relief. "Sleepover. It's perfect for a safe-word!"

"Izzy's the genius, I just happen to have good ideas every now and then." Tai grinned back at the blonde. "We good man?"

"Yeah, we're good."

000

Dropping her hands on the bathroom counter, Sora shook a little as the adrenaline wore off. "I can't believe I just did that. I just told those two I plan on making them both lucky!" Groaning a bit in embarrassment she turned on the shower, letting the water warm up while running a razor over her legs. "I hope those two aren't fighting out there. I just know that if I were to pick one the other would never let it go." Stepping under the water, Sora took her time washing both body and hair, giving the guys plenty of time and then some to come to a conclusion with her sudden outburst earlier. "Hopefully they don't tease each other about it later." Drying off, she took a few extra minutes on her appearance, running a brush through her hair and smoothing her favorite lotion over her skin. After stepping into her new lounge wear set of maroon trimmed in white, she opened the bathroom door and headed to the living room, a little surprised when she saw Tai pulling on his shoes. "Tai?"

"Hey Sora!" Wrapping his arms around her when she walked within reach, he gave her a slow kiss. "I'm going to go see a movie. Have fun with your sleepover."

"Sleepover?" Sora turned to the blonde after Tai shut and locked the door.

"Guy code for: I need the apartment for a while." Matt pulled his girlfriend to him.

"I take it that means the two of you figured things out?" She wrapped her arms around him.

"And we didn't argue either." Looking at her, He searched her eyes with his own, looking for the truth. "Are you sure this is what you want?" His fingers made little, slow circles over her hips.

Running her tongue over her lip in anticipation, Sora nodded. "Absolutely." She internally jumped in delight as Matt's lips descended down to hers, kissing her slowly with all the time in the world, just like he always did. Before taking her hand and gently pulling her to her bedroom, kicking the cat out and closing the door.

Parts two and three coming soon!

Thank you goes out to everyone who tossed cat names in my direction.

So I know some of my readers don't exactly like the idea of Sora dating both guys at the same time, but I want to see where/how far i can take this concept.

I promise I will keep all dates between the trio in separate chapters so they can be read individually, and I'll post a note before for those who would rather skip it.

Let me know what you think!