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This chapter and the last one were brought on by my siblings and my stupidity last weekend while moving the youngest sister.

I played the part of 'Sora.' Enjoy!

Bleary eyed and stumbling, Sora shoved the blankets off and swung her legs off the couch, smothering a yawn in the process, and headed towards the bathroom. Not even bothering to flip the light switch, she closed the door, rubbed at her eyes and cursed her bladder.

*Splash*

"Wha… Damn you two!" She reached to turn the shower on. "When I find out who's leaving the seat up…" That was one hell of a way to wake up.

Moving In: Day Two

"Crap." The brunette snapped his phone shut.

"What's up?" The question came from the girl by the couch, opening boxes and handing a blonde items to put away.

"Mom loaned the step ladder to the neighbor for the week."

"What about your mom Sora?" The blonde asked the girl while putting photos on the entertainment center. "Doesn't she have one we can borrow for a day?"

Sora shook her head. "It's too heavy to drag all the way over here."

"I guess we'll have to wait to put up your tapestries then." Matt sent an apologetic look towards the red head.

"Darn."

"We can always use the couch guys…"

Matt set a few books down on the shelf against the wall. "I don't like the sound of this….."

Twenty minutes later, the trio had the couch against the wall and Sora, being the lightest of the three, stood on the back of it, a pencil in her grasp as she situated the last picture to hang.

"A little to the left…there!" Stepping forward, Tai handed the red head the hammer and a nail after she marked the wall. "That wasn't so hard now was it?" He handed Matt the hammer before helping the girl down once the frame was straight, swinging her down by the waist.

"Yeah, but the tapestries have to go all the way to the ceiling Tai." Matt clarified as the two of them put the couch back in place. "Sora's still about two feet too short."

"What if I stand on a bar stool?"

"And break your neck?" Sora glared at him, her arms crossed. "I don't want to spend tonight at the hospital."

Eyes suddenly sparked with an idea. "Hey Sora?" Tai's voice had a sing-song tone to it. "How much do you trust me…?"

"You know I do…" Her eyes narrowed. "Why?"

His back to her, Tai knelt down in front of the red head. "Climb on."

"What? Tai… No!"

"Sora…" He whined. "I thought you trusted me…"

"I do but this…"

"You trusted me enough to move in with us right?"

"Yes…"

"And how many times over the years have I said: I'll never let anything happen to you?"

"He has a point there." Matt finally butted in.

"And I'm still upset with you for leaving the toilet seat up this morning." Sora turned to the blonde. "You're supposed to be the level headed one here."

He shrugged. "How is it any different than climbing all over the kitchen counters yesterday?"

"Kitchen counters don't move!"

"Damnit Sora! I once braved an electric firewall to save your ass. Now get on!" He smirked when the red head moved closer. Reaching up, he gripped her hands above his head as she slung first one leg over his shoulders and then the other. Letting go of her hands, he seized Sora's legs just under her knees after she positioned herself on his shoulders. "Ready?"

"Just don't drop me."

"Never." Pushing off the ground, Tai got to his feet, swaying a little to regain balance as Sora shrieked above him. "Ow! Damnit Sora, let go of my hair!" Matt stepped in to help balance the two. "Thanks man."

"Want me to spot you two?"

"I'm not going to drop her."

"Drop? No." The red head called out from her perch as Matt handed her a tapestry and a few tacks. "Fall is a possibility though." She reached up the wall behind the couch, towards the corner. "A little to the right Tai, thanks" Reaching up, she groaned as her fingers still didn't reach the top.

"She's still too short." The blonde's voice came from behind the two.

"Damn, sorry I tried. Really thought it would work."

"Hey Tai?" This time it was Sora's voice that had a sing-song tone. "You trust me right?"

"Always." His grip on her legs tightened as she shifted. "Why?"

Carefully, she pried a leg from his grasp. "Stay close Matt."

"Sora? What are you…?" Stepping closer, Matt steadied the brunette as the girl gathered a foot on Tai's shoulder and slowly pushed herself upright.

"Shit!" Tai grabbed Sora's ankles. The girl was now literally standing on his shoulders, bracing herself with a hand on the ceiling, the tapestry in the other hand. "Are you trying to kill us?!"

"You're the one who said you would never let anything happen to me." Pinning the corner to the wall, she mumbled out around the other two tacks in her mouth, her hands pulling on the tapestry to tighten it.

"I've never pegged you as irresponsible Sora." The blonde had his hands on the girl's legs now too, steadying her. "But this…." He shook his head.

"Is insane even for me."

"Ok… OK. I won't hang up the other one until we get a step ladder." Sora mumbled out while sticking a tack in the middle of the earth-toned medallion on a cream background. "Think you two can shuffle to the left for the last tack?'

"Is that a challenge?"

"Well if you don't think you can do it…" Her tone had a teasing hint to it.

"On three Matt?"

The blond sighed. "Just go slow man. One… Two… Three." Together, the trio slowly shuffled five feet to the left, Sora steadying herself with a hand on the wall, Tai balancing her and Matt helping both friends.

Giggling, the red head pulled the tapestry taunt.

"What's so funny?"

"I was thinking: if you don't make the soccer team, you can always try out for cheerleading…" She stuck the last tack in.

"Hell No!" The brunette vehemently protested. "Are you done yet?"

"Why not? You in pink would be cute." Matt joined in the teasing. "With the right color, your hair would look like cotton candy!" He grinned as Sora exploded in laughter.

"That's it! Done or not, time for you to get off!" Slowly, Tai fell to his knees, reaching up one hand at a time to clutch her wrists in support as she stepped off his shoulders. Wincing a little as nerves in his shoulders protested.

Squeezing his shoulders and rubbing a little, Sora leaned over and placed a friendly kiss to Tai's cheek. "I didn't hurt you did I?"

Flashing a smile, Tai rolled his shoulders and got to his feet. "You can make it up to me later.

Matt smacked a hand to his forehead. "Those words are always followed by some ridiculous request man."

"Dude, I was going to ask for lunch."

Straightening the bottom of the tapestry, Sora thought a moment. "All we had was the leftover pizza we ate for breakfast. We need to go grocery shopping."

"Bring me back ramen?"

Groaning, the blonde shoved the brunette towards the door. "This is going to be one hell of a shopping trip. We all need to go."

Cotton Candy Hair goes to NoctIsFishing. Sorry chicky, but I had to include that!

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