***Author's Note***
Okay, since there's this new chaptering thing I guess I don't need to put a disclaimer on every chapter so I won't. I just hope you all like it so far! And I'm when I say Maura, I mean Maura in Tai's body and when I say Tai, I mean Tai in Maura's body so when I talk about Maura, I'm still gonna say 'she' instead of 'he and same for Tai. And when I'm talking about a voice or body part, I mean the real person's body part or voice. Not the soul or person or whatever that's in the body. Is that confusing? You'll get it. And one more thing, I truly know beans about football so bear with me. I wrote as much as I know which isn't much. Review please!
Help! I'm trapped in my best friend's body!
Chapter 2: In the park
By: ME jus1digigirl *Maura*
"I don't feel like playing football Matt!" Maura protested as Tai.
"You're just saying that cause last time my team beat yours!" Matt laughed. "You're coming whether you like it or not. Even if we have to drag you!"
"I am not going!"
"Yes you are!"
"No I'm not! And that's that Matt!"
Ten minutes later....
"Hey guys! It took you long enough! Hi Tai! You were supposed to meet us here!" a boy Matt's height walked up.
Matt and TK had dragged Maura in Tai's body all the way to the park. She had stopped fighting just a few minutes ago and had admitted defeat.
Now, walking into the park, she realized that there would be other guys playing too. At first, she had just thought it would be Tai, (her) Matt, and TK but now, she found out she was wrong. The guy who had walked up to them was Jared, a boy in her science class.
"Umm, I don't think I am gonna play. I really don't feel good," Maura said twisting Tai's face hoping to look sick.
"No way are you getting out of this game! We've got to beat Matt today!" Jared said and dragged the protesting 'Tai' to the field.
"I really don't think that's a good idea," Maura said weakly. She was getting tired of fighting them.
"Oh I think so! Now," Jared said as they got on the field, "take your position."
"Which is?"
Jared looked surprised, "How could you forget? You're the kicker, duh!"
Maura sighed. At least she knew what that was. All she had to do was kick the ball and, "Then what do I do?" she asked.
"What? Look Tai, if you're trying to get out of playing, forget it! Now get into position!" Jared shouted.
Maura sighed once more and took her position, "Okay but don't say I didn't warn you!" she stood where she was supposed to and waited for the guy holding the ball to tell her when to kick it.
(A/n: Okay, like I said, I don't know about football so I'm just writing stuff.)
Then, the game started and Maura figured she was supposed to run up and kick the ball. So, she did.
"Ouch!" she yelled falling and kicking the ball making it go only a few feet. Standing back up, she watched as the other boys ran here and there.
"Catch Tai!" someone yelled and threw her the ball.
Instinctively, she jumped and caught it and starting running.
"Wrong way! Tai! Where are you going!?" yelled 'his' teammates confused at how Tai was acting.
Maura stopped running and turned now running in the correct direction. She didn't know what she was supposed to now. Maybe I should throw the ball to someone? She stopped and looked around for someone to throw the ball to but didn't know who was on Tai's team. And she really didn't want to be standing there with the ball cause she'd seen boys tackle.
Deciding to throw it to anyone, she lifted her arm and "Oof!" she fell. Someone had done the last thing she wanted to happen. Someone had tackled her. Turning over in Tai's body she was looking into Matt's eyes. Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! Wait a minute. What am I freaking out about? I'm Tai! I'm playing football so there is no problem! She couldn't continue her thoughts because then the rest of Matt's team jumped on top making a pile with her at the bottom getting crushed. "Oww!"
Five minutes later...
Maura hobbled over in Tai's body to a bench with Jared and Matt, "I told you not to make me play! Thank goodness Tai has a strong body though."
"What are you talking about?" Jared looked at his friend. "I think that tackle damaged your head more than your body."
Maura slapped a hand over Tai's mouth, "I mean, thank goodness I'm not a weakling or else I really would have been crushed!"
Matt and Jared just gave her weird looks and ran back over to the field to continue playing. "We'll come over afterwards. Just sit here and get the fresh air," Matt shouted over his shoulder.
"Thank you," she muttered. "Ow! Every bone in my, I mean Tai's body aches! How can they play such a painful sport?" she continued muttering. But she had other things to worry about than pain. Like being a guy for a few days.
"Oh no!" Tai in Maura's body stood up and looked out the window.
He saw Matt and TK dragging Maura in his body towards the park. "Oh just wonderful! I really hope she can get out of playing. Maybe I should go too, to see how 'I' play today." Tai decided and left.
He followed the 'three' boys to the park and then when they started playing, he sat on a bench a little ways from the field.
"Wrong way Maura! I mean Tai!" Tai yelled jumping up in Maura's body when Maura in Tai's was running the opposite way. Then, "Ouch!" he said as he saw his body getting tackled by Matt and then the great pile-up. "Oh boy. That's sure to ruin my reputation in football." He groaned and placed Maura's head in her hands.
Shaking her head, he stood up and walked over to where Maura in Tai's body was now sitting on a bench. He waited until Matt and Jared had gone back to the field first and then walked up to himself.
"Hello, Tai." he said to Maura.
Maura in Tai's body jumped as she heard herself say, "Hello Tai." She turned her head to see herself standing there with a sad expression. "Oh hello Maura." she said to Tai. "Why so sad?"
Tai walked over and sat beside Maura. "Because I, I mean you, got pulverized out there! Why did you play? You don't know anything about football! My poor body! My reputation!" Tai moaned.
Maura shook Tai's head, "Hey! Give me a break! I tried to get out of it! I would have vomited to convince them but I really did not want to stick your hand down your throat. If only I hadn't promised not to tell, I could have told Matt and TK and they wouldn't have made me play!" she glared angrily at Tai.
Tai rolled Maura's eyes, "Well, ex-cuuse me! I don't want anyone to know! Besides, you're smart! Why couldn't you have figured something out? Now everyone's gonna think I suck at football! And couldn't you have changed first? You've ruined my uniform!"
"Well, you do suck already! And don't you think I already tried to figure something out? I tried everything but they wouldn't let me! They all thought I was trying to get out of playing because I was scared or something! If I didn't play then your reputation would be worse! You'd have a reputation of being scared to play Matt's team!" Tai's voice got louder and louder as Maura got madder and madder. "And as for your uniform, I didn't have time to change seeing as how I didn't even know I was supposed to play football!" she said looking down at Tai's now dirty clothes.
"Yeah?" Tai raised Maura's eyebrows and stood up, "You could have changed before leaving. And why didn't you say you were sick or something? Then my reputation would have been saved! Now everyone who was watching thinks I'm a wimp or something! Not being able to handle that tackle!"
Now Maura stood up in Tai's body and put Tai's hands on his hips, "Oh really? Well, I couldn't handle it! I'm not used to it! You could have at least told me that you had to play so I could have been ready with an excuse! But nooo, you forgot! And that's also the reason your precious uniform is messed up!"
"Don't stand like that! You're making me act like a girl and look like one too! You'll ruin my reputation even more!" Tai smacked his own arms making Maura hold them straight down instead of like a girl.
"Well right now, you are a girl Tai! And if you keep blaming me for something that's not my fault, I will make you look and act like a girl more than ever!" Maura shouted.
Now all this shouting caused the boys playing football to look over. When they realized it was Maura and Tai, they were surprised.
"Hey Matt! Why are those to at each other's throats?" one guy asked.
Matt shrugged, "How should I know?"
"Well, you're friends with them," the guy answered.
"Hey!" called out one boy, "Someone get some popcorn! Those two fighting is a real show! They never yell at each other like that!"
"At least not publicly," muttered TK walking over to his brother. "Think we should go over and see what's wrong?" he asked.
Matt nodded and started walking. The rest of the boys decided to follow because they were curious and wanted to find out the reason for the argument.
"Shh!" Maura said suddenly realizing that everyone was coming over to see what was wrong.
"Why the heck are they all coming here? I hope they didn't hear what we were saying," Tai said with a look at Maura in his body.
"Oh well if they did, then your stupid reputation could be saved cause they'd know if wasn't really you playing out there!" Maura said sarcastically.
"Well don't you dare tell them Maura!" Tai warned.
"Yeah, yeah I know! I won't. But now, we'd better start acting like each other," Maura said and then waved at the guys coming over.
Tai sighed and then plastered a fake smile on Maura's face and waved too. "Hey guys! Nice playing today!"
Jared smiled, "Thanks Maura. Too bad someone can't play though," he said looking at Maura in Tai's body.
Maura too plastered a fake smile on Tai's face and replied, "Well, I was having an off-day. Everyone has one. What do you all want anyway?"
"We all came to ask Maura on a date. One date with one of us each night this month," one boy said jokingly.
"WHAT!?" Tai yelled not realizing that they were joking.
"Maura, what's wrong? You know Matt would never let us all ask you out!" Jared joked earning him a hard punch in the shoulder from Matt.
"Duh, we all came over to here to find out why you two were fighting," TK said.
"Fighting? Us?" Maura shook Tai's head. "No you guys have it all wrong."
"Yeah," Tai said, "We were just uh, having a disagreement."
"Didn't seem like that. Now, what's wrong Maura?" Matt asked.
"Listen," Maura in Tai's body said getting annoyed, "I really appreciate you all coming over here and finding out what's wrong but can't two best friends just argue about something?"
"Sure. It's just that we rarely get to see these two best friends argue," Jared replied.
"You have no idea," muttered Matt.
"Look, can't you all just go away? We're okay. We've solved our problem. Good-bye!" Tai practically yelled.
The boys took a step back at seeing 'Maura' yell. "Fine. We're leaving! Just remind me never to joke with you again." Jared motioned to the other boys and they walked away. Only Matt and TK remained.
"Yes?" Tai said irritably.
"What is wrong with you Maura?" Matt asked incredulously.
"Nothing! I'm fine," Tai said.
Maura now was very furious and really wanted to tell Matt and TK their problem but she had promised. And I wish I hadn't. She decided to first get rid of Matt and TK and then have a talk with Tai.
"Listen guys. We really do appreciate you coming over here but we're okay. Ta-Maura is just not in the mood right now so good-bye!" Maura waved a hand.
"Oh alright. I hope you both feel better by tomorrow. My band's performing. It should be one of our best concerts! See you there Maura!" Matt waved and walked off with TK.
"Band?" Tai asked. "Oh boy."
Now, Maura turned to face Tai in her body. "Well Tai, I hope you're happy! Now all those boys think I'm really mean and sarcastic. They won't speak to me anymore!"
"Sure they will, You're Tai! They'll speak to Tai. Now about speaking to me as you, I don't know," Tai said rolling his eyes. "Duh! Of course they'll speak to you. But they were just annoying me!"
Maura glared at him and turned away.
"Why are you so mad just because those guys are mad at you?" Tai asked.
"Because they're my friends Tai. And pretty soon you're gonna lose one." Maura stayed turned.
Tai sighed, "Look, I'm sorry. I'll apologize to them tomorrow. Say that I was having a bad day cause umm...I got a D. How about it? We really shouldn't be fighting now."
Maura sighed and turned back around, "Alright. Just remember to apologize. Now, let's go home."
Tai smiled, "Okay."
The two started walking down the path. "How the heck do you wear these skirts and feel comfortable?" Tai asked looking down at the Maura's green uniform.
"Now you know how I feel. I hate skirts, especially those. They're way too short! That's why I always wear shorts on under."
"Uh huh. Well, I feel sorry for you. As for seeing girls wearing them…" Tai paused grinning.
"Not girls you mean. You're talking about one girl," Maura smiled mischievously. "Soo-raa," she sang out.
"Shut up! Listen, does Matt expect me, I mean you to be at his concert tomorrow?" Tai asked changing the subject quickly.
"Of course!"
Now Tai stopped walking. "What? What if he tries to hug me or something? Sick!"
Maura stopped too and faced Tai in her body, "Look Tai. You have to go! I always go to all of Matt's concerts like I always go to your soccer games and like I always go to Sora's tennis games and TK's basketball games and anything else any of my other friends have."
Tai shook his head, "How do you manage to do all that plus have time left over?"
Maura grinned sheepishly, "Actually, I don't always go to everything all the time. Anyways, the thing is, you have to go tomorrow! Matt's expecting me I mean you! They've been working on some of their best songs for it!"
"Can't tomorrow be one of the times you didn't go?" Tai pleaded.
"No. And why don't you want to go? There's no harm in going. And you know, if we just told them, then-"
"NO! Fine, I'll go. I'll go." Tai sighed. "Is there anything else I-" he was cut off because someone was calling them.
"Tai! Maura!" they turned their heads only to see their little sisters and Maura's mother.
"Great." Tai muttered.
"Hey guys! Maura, mom wrote you a note. Did you come to find us?" Sam asked walking up to them.
"Yeah. You wouldn't believe the cool birds we saw!" Kari exclaimed.
"But you came too late if you wanted to see them," Sam added.
"We did not come here to see the birds Kari," Tai said in Maura's body.
"I just came here to play some...uh football," Maura explained in Tai's body.
"Hi honey!" Maura's mom said to Tai in Maura's body. She had been walking nice and slow so it had taken her some time to reach them. "Have a good day?"
"Define good," Tai muttered.
Maura jabbed him in her side and smiled, "What was that?"
Tai looked up and smiled at Maura's mom, "Sorry. Just having an off day. That's all."
Maura's mom looked unconvinced, "Okay, but if you want to talk about it, you know you can always talk to me."
"Sure, uh...mom," Tai said.
"Well now, are we all ready to go home?" Maura's mom asked. "Did you two walk here? Come on, I'll just drive you home too Tai since Kari's coming. No sense in getting tired out!" and she walked off towards the parking lot outside the park.
"Might as well go. Come on Mau-I mean Tai," Tai said pulling Maura in his body along with him. Kari and Sam followed, slightly confused.
End of Part Two.
***Author's Note***
So, how's it? Tell me tell me tell me! Ahem. Sorry, I'm a little hyper. I actually finished this part! Although I think the end's a little weak. Oh well. (*smiles*) Please review and tell me what you think. Do you think Maura and Tai should tell the others? I haven't decided yet. I'll probably decide depending on what you all want. And part 3 will be up when I finish it. And I've decided to maybe write about either Kari and TK switching or Sora and Tai…but first, I have to finish this!
*Maura*