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Guy Talk

BANG!

The sound of a slamming door woke him out of a sound slumber. Rolling over, Tai blinked at the clock on the nightstand, four o'clock on a Saturday afternoon. Mumbling, he got out of bed and headed to the kitchen. "Wonder what's up?" Seeing his roommate noisily emptying the dishwasher, he reached over and pulled out a clean glass for water. "Something wrong Matt?"

Shoving plates away with more force than necessary, the blond shook his head, remaining tight lipped.

"Where's Sora?"

"Apparently cooling off somewhere." Came the tense reply. "Go away Namaiki, I don't have any treats for you." He attempted to push the feline away with his foot.

"You two finally have an argument?"

"No, we're perfectly fine." Matt replied dryly.

"Alright, what happened?" Turning a chair around, Tai sat backwards, folding his arms across the back. "Spill man." Snapping his fingers at the cat, he scratched her ears as she rubbed her body against his leg.

"It was stupid."

"Most fights are."

"Tai…"

"Hey man I'm not trying to pick a fight." He held his hands up defensively. "I'm trying to help out here."

"She cancelled our date again."

"Again?"

"That's the second time we've rescheduled it this week." Dishwasher empty and nothing else to do for the moment, Matt crossed his arms and leaned against the counter, facing the brunette. "It's like she doesn't have time for me anymore."

"And it's like she has time for me?" Raising an eyebrow, Tai asked the blonde.

"You two just went out day before yesterday…"

"No we didn't." The brunette shook his head. "She cancelled it."

"You too?" Matt looked surprised. "We were supposed to have a sleepover today, but she fell asleep on the couch before the movie was halfway over."

"Yeah I know man." Suddenly hungry, Tai got up and pulled ingredients out of the fridge. "The same thing happened to me the other day." He gently pushed a meowing Namaiki out of the way when she tried to steal a package of cheese. "Not for you Sass."

"Really?"

"Have you checked her calendar man?

"Calendar? Why would I do that dude?"

Setting a pan on the stove, Tai turned on the flame underneath and reached for a can opener. "Go check it…" Rotating the lever, he opened a can of chili and dumped it in a pot to heat.

Moving over to the wall by their shared desk, Matt looked over the calendars on the wall, one for each of the trio to pen in dates and projects due, as well as date nights and other social events. His had dates scribbled in in both his and Sora's handwriting while Tai's was mostly empty, save for a few marks from the red head, and Sora's was full of dates, times and assignments, all color coded and…"Fuck!" Matt ran his hands through his hair, suddenly feeling slightly stupid. "I forgot what week it is!"

"Yup, I figured you forgot about it."

"She knows I don't care about that."

Tai stirred the pan before him. "Hell man, I don't care either. But you know how Sora is…"

"…It bothers her." Sitting in Tai's earlier discarded chair, the blonde sunk his head in his hands. "She hates it when her sheets get stained." He ran a hand over the feline's spotted coat after she bumped her head against his leg.

"She gets moody and tired…" Tai agreed with him. "Cheer up man; it's only for a few days."

"Yeah, but now I feel like a selfish idiot." He sighed. "Why didn't she mention it?"

"I guess you also forgot the whole concept of the calendar." Seeing Matt's confused face, Tai elaborated. "This way no one gets embarrassed over the topic?"

Cursing under his breath, Matt smacked his head onto the table top. "Some boyfriend I am…"

Amused, Tai reached into the pantry, shoving Namaiki out of the way with his foot. "No, I'm not feeding you wet food you glutton. Here Matt." He tossed a box of Pocky at the blonde. "Knowing her, she's at the park. Go cheer her up."

"I don't know man…"

"Sora never holds a grudge for long. Knowing her, she's probably beating herself up and blaming everything on her 'stupid' hormones." Smiling at the blonde, Tai continued. "I'll have dinner ready by the time you two get back."

"You're going to cook dinner?"

"Hey man, chili dogs aren't that hard to make!"

"Guess you're right." Gathering keys, Matt pulled on his shoes. "Thanks man." Pressing buttons on his phone, he dialed Sora's number, closing the door behind him. "Hey Sora…Where are you?"


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