Author's Note: Hey guys, I really need to know, happy ending or sad? I was really thinking of happy since this is the kind of happy go easy fics, but any suggestions are open! Oh yeah, another thing, should I do a Valentine's Day fic? And if so, what couple? Please comment in review! Now onto the fic!
Opposites Attract Part:2
When we got into our locker rooms, we changed into our gym t-shirt and shorts, both red with three white stripes down the side. The guys clothes are completely opposite, with the white background and the red stripes. Sora and I changed as quickly as possible so we can meet the guys in the field. It's always fun to hang out with them.
When we got to the gym room, they're already there. Ms. Currie sat with them on the bleachers with her shiny whistle around her neck and the warn out school basketball in her hand. We walked up to them and sat in the seats directly in front of them and turned around to join the conversation.
"How come you four are always the first ones out here?" She asked. I almsot blushed at the question but I managed to keep my cool.
"I don't know about them, but if you smelled the boy's locker room, then you'd want to get out of there as quickly a possible." I giggled lightly when he pinched his nose and waved his hand in the air as if the whole gym room stunk. That is true though, every time I walk by that room, I can smell the disgusting odor of sweat. I have to cover my nose every time.
"Well, our locker room actually smells good. But whenever we're in there, we're always caught in some gossip. Then they'd start asking us questions and treating us like royalties just because they want to please us. Not trying to be mean or anything, it's almost pathetic. How they always dress like us and try to act like us just so that people can like them. Tai, I really wouldn't be talking if I were you. You're probably the reason why the guys' locker room stinks so badly." Everyone other than a very red Tai cracked up. Surprisingly, Tai didn't come up with anything to get me back. "Tai? Speechless? That's a first!"
He glared at me like I've just killed someone or something. But that just made me laugh harder. "Well, you guys and girls stay here and chat for a while, while I go hustle up the rest of your class. If they ran the same speed they change, then we'd have a very sad sports department." Then she got up and left them room. We had the whole gym to ourselves and finally, Tai spoke.
"Thank you for embarrassing me, Mimi. You're such a good friend." he said sarcastically as he stared at me again. I saw that coming sooner or later. I walked up and sat down next to him and pet my hand on his shoulder. I patted his shoulder lightly.
"Anything for a good friend, Tai." I replied sarcastically with a wide smile. I could hear Matt and Sora snickering a little as I held in my own burst of laughter.
"You know if you weren't a girl, I'd give you pain you'd never forget." he said with a sigh. I just returned with a smile.
"So now you're a sexist AND you're threatening people. Aren't you a big sweetheart?" I exclaimed dramatically. He was just about to say something when he was interrupted by a loud, high-pitched whistle. We all covered our ears with our hands and looked up to see Ms. Currie as she lead the rest of the class into the gym. Without her saying anything, we went to where we're supposed to stand for stretches- girls on the right, boys on the left.
I took my place next to Sora and Tai walked by. He stuck his tongue out at me rudely and made a silly face so I just had to do the same thing back to him, I just couldn't resist.
After the stretching exercises, Ms. Currie announced that we're going to play basketball. You could hear everyone moaning and groaning. I flashed a quick smile at Sora and she just rolled her eyes. They all knew that basketball is my favorite and best sport, other than cheerleading that is. Actually, I really don't like sports, but basketball I'm actually good at. I know it's hard to believe. It's one of life's great mysteries.
Everyone was pretty excited at first, but then she announced that it's boys-against-girls. All the girls moaned because none of us are half as strong, tall, quick, or athletic than any of them. But that didn't wear away my excitement. In fact, it's even better this way. It'll be a challenge. Plus, if I win, I can laugh in Tai's face. If I lose, I can also say that the teams weren't fair. It's perfect, either way I win.
After we got into our positions, I volunteered to jump for the ball for my team since most of my teammates weren't that enthusiastic. Most of my teammates meaning everyone other than Sora. She's always up for a good game. I put my hair up with a scrunchy as I waited for the other team.
Just then, Tai volunteered to jump for his team. Everyone cheered as he walked up to the position. That's popularity for ya. Well, except Matt since we both knew that Tai was just jumping to go against me.
Standing across from me, he gave me "the look" and smiled. Silently, I mouthed, "I'm going to beat you so bad". We bent our knees to get ready to jump. Right when we heard the whistle and saw the orange ball in the air, we both jumped at the same time. Even though I'm shorter, cheerleading helped me jump higher. We both hit the ball at the same time with the same strength except in different directions. So instead of hitting it anywhere, it just fell straight down when we let go.
Basketball was extra hard, especially since Tai was guarding only me. we ran up and down the court with the ball the whole time while Sora and Matt were our back-up. Everyone else just seemed to have stood there and flirted. I used to be like that, but soon I decided that I didn't want to be laughed at by Tai anymore. So I got myself together and the brand new Mimi was born. We're like brothers and sisters though, constantly making fun of each other and bickering all the time. But it really would've been cool if he was my brother.
The buzzer rang right when Tai was about to make a basket. "All right, ten minutes in the locker rooms." Sora and I ran towards the locker room with smiles on our faces. We beat them fair and square by three points. I could tell that Tai's glaring at me. Oh well, he'll forget about it soon enough. He needs to learn how to be a good loser, especially when he's competing against me. He should be ready to eat my dust later at tennis.
After last period, Sora reminded me that we had detention. I sighed in frustration when I saw Mrs. Jones sitting there, waiting for us to face our misery. We took our usual detention seats in the front of the room. Sora sat on the very right, I sat right to the left of her and Tai sat next to me. Matt sat on the very left. We sat with our hands folded and back-straight just like she always scold at us to The next thirty minutes is going to seem like eternal hell.
"Good afternoon, Mrs. Jones," we said in unison properly. She nodded at us as she stared at us with her piercing blue eyes through her silver rimmed glasses' lenses.
"Grab a dictionary and turn to page 321." We walked up to the side counter for a dictionary and flipped to page 321 after getting back in our seats. I wanted so much to roll my eyes but she always catch me. I stared at the small print of the book and looked over at Sora, who covered her mouth and yawned.
Knowing what we have to do, I took out a notebook and flipped it to a clean page. I took out my pink pen (it annoys her very much!) and began copying the first word and definition from the page. I paused and looked over at Tai, who's practically falling asleep. How much sleep does a kid need anyway?
Then I looked further over at Matt. Him, being the perfect student, began writing quickly, trying to get the work down as fast as humanly possible. Then suddenly, he looked up at me. He smiled gently which practically made me weak at my knees like some love-sick teenage girl (which I'm not, by the way!). It's a weird feeling. Our eyes locked for two quick seconds, but because of those seconds, my heart felt like it was going to melt.
Feeling my face getting hotter and hotter at the gaze of his intense blue eyes, I looked back down on my half filled page. My curvy, pink writing was distinctive, especially against the dictionary's dull, black print. When I looked back up, Matt was concentrating on his paper again. I wish he doesn't care about his work that much and stop to take a look at all the beautiful things around him.
I smiled faintly and began writing again. Every five minutes, I can't help but look up at Matt. And everytime I was about to do/say something, I reluctantly remembered that I was in detention and that Mrs. Jones was watching my every move. Detention was extra hard today. Not only did my heart burn for freedom, it also burnt with passion for Matt. Wait a second! Now I'm sounding like some weird author or poet! Great, when will this day end?!
For the next thirty minutes, I spent half the time just staring at you-know-who. Finally, Mrs. Jones' head appeared from the newspaper and got up to check out work. She walked over to Matt and he confidently handed her his notebook. She smiled as her eyes scanned through the pages of notes. "Nicely done, Mr. Ishida," she complimented as she handed him back his notebook. He nodded and smiled as he packed up and got ready to leave.
I looked over at Tai, who was sleeping soundly like a little boy. I kicked him in the leg a little too hard I guess, and he fell off his chair and laid flat on the floor. I covered my mouth and gasped as I got up and rushed to see if he was all right. Mrs. Jones, Sora, and Matt followed me to his side. I went over and placed his head on my lap as Mrs. Jones questioned me about what happened. I simply stuttered that he fell and lost consciousness. If I said that he fell asleep and I kicked him, we'd both get in trouble.
I began slapping his face lightly and calling his name. Finally, his chocolate brown eyes opened. "Are you all right, Taichi?" Mrs. Jones asked frantically.
"Uh... I think so," he replied softly as he got up. We all got back to our seats as if nothing happened. After all, these things practically happen everyday. Come on, it's Tai, what'd you expect? Especially when you put us together... not a good mix. Nope, not at all. If you do, then we'd be like a bomb, exploding anytime.
Mrs. Jones took Tai's notebook from the desk and took a quick glance at it before giving it back. "Great, Taichi. You wrote one more word than usual, your first name."
She walked over to my desk and I gladly handed her my notebook. She skimmed through the first and second pages and set it back down on my desk as she shook her head with her fingers on her temples. "Stylish as always, Ms. Tachikawa."
"Thank you," I replied as I turned and put everything back in my bag. I smiled at the satisfaction of knowing that I successfully gave her a killer headache with my pen like she does to me everyday with her attitude.
She checked Sora's and hers was fine. We quickly rushed out the room before she makes us do anything else. It was almost like running for my life. I don't know if I'll survive with another minute of being with her.
When we got to the front door, Tai swung his racket in the air. "Tennis?"
"Lets," I said as we began to walk towards the tennis court. "You know, not only did we beat you in basketball, now we have to beat you in tennis too. Beaten by the same girls on the same day, I almost feel sorry for you." I said as Sora and I walked over to our side of the court.
"In your dreams, Tachikawa. I just let you win on purpose because you're a girl," he said as he dug through his bag looking for a tennis ball. Sora sighed and went over to her bag. From one compartment, she pulled out a bright green, fuzzy ball.
"We'll see about that," I muttered under my breathe as I walked up to serve the ball. For the next hour, we just kept hitting the ball fiercely like it was each other's faces. Of course, I got the advantage since I have a professional as a partner. With one movement of her wrist, she could send the ball flying across the court.
Finally, Matt declared defeat for stubborn Tai. We were all beat, probably the best workout I've ever had though. "So, guys are better than girls, huh, Tai?" I just had to rub it in his face. I mean, I know I'm supposed to be some sincere angel. But hey, get real! I'm a normal teenage girl living in a normal world! You shouldn't expect too much.
"Right about now, I'd shut up if I were you," he hinted.
"But you aren't so that too bad isn't it? Thank God I'm not you though."
"Hey! What's that supposed to mean?"
"You figure it out. Trust me, it doesn't exactly take a rocket scientist. Well, anyway, I have to go home and the first thing I have to do is take a shower," I said as I picked up my bag. They all waved good-bye as I turned, but the thing I remembered the most was the quick, warm smile Matt gave me.
Opposites Attract Part:2
When we got into our locker rooms, we changed into our gym t-shirt and shorts, both red with three white stripes down the side. The guys clothes are completely opposite, with the white background and the red stripes. Sora and I changed as quickly as possible so we can meet the guys in the field. It's always fun to hang out with them.
When we got to the gym room, they're already there. Ms. Currie sat with them on the bleachers with her shiny whistle around her neck and the warn out school basketball in her hand. We walked up to them and sat in the seats directly in front of them and turned around to join the conversation.
"How come you four are always the first ones out here?" She asked. I almsot blushed at the question but I managed to keep my cool.
"I don't know about them, but if you smelled the boy's locker room, then you'd want to get out of there as quickly a possible." I giggled lightly when he pinched his nose and waved his hand in the air as if the whole gym room stunk. That is true though, every time I walk by that room, I can smell the disgusting odor of sweat. I have to cover my nose every time.
"Well, our locker room actually smells good. But whenever we're in there, we're always caught in some gossip. Then they'd start asking us questions and treating us like royalties just because they want to please us. Not trying to be mean or anything, it's almost pathetic. How they always dress like us and try to act like us just so that people can like them. Tai, I really wouldn't be talking if I were you. You're probably the reason why the guys' locker room stinks so badly." Everyone other than a very red Tai cracked up. Surprisingly, Tai didn't come up with anything to get me back. "Tai? Speechless? That's a first!"
He glared at me like I've just killed someone or something. But that just made me laugh harder. "Well, you guys and girls stay here and chat for a while, while I go hustle up the rest of your class. If they ran the same speed they change, then we'd have a very sad sports department." Then she got up and left them room. We had the whole gym to ourselves and finally, Tai spoke.
"Thank you for embarrassing me, Mimi. You're such a good friend." he said sarcastically as he stared at me again. I saw that coming sooner or later. I walked up and sat down next to him and pet my hand on his shoulder. I patted his shoulder lightly.
"Anything for a good friend, Tai." I replied sarcastically with a wide smile. I could hear Matt and Sora snickering a little as I held in my own burst of laughter.
"You know if you weren't a girl, I'd give you pain you'd never forget." he said with a sigh. I just returned with a smile.
"So now you're a sexist AND you're threatening people. Aren't you a big sweetheart?" I exclaimed dramatically. He was just about to say something when he was interrupted by a loud, high-pitched whistle. We all covered our ears with our hands and looked up to see Ms. Currie as she lead the rest of the class into the gym. Without her saying anything, we went to where we're supposed to stand for stretches- girls on the right, boys on the left.
I took my place next to Sora and Tai walked by. He stuck his tongue out at me rudely and made a silly face so I just had to do the same thing back to him, I just couldn't resist.
After the stretching exercises, Ms. Currie announced that we're going to play basketball. You could hear everyone moaning and groaning. I flashed a quick smile at Sora and she just rolled her eyes. They all knew that basketball is my favorite and best sport, other than cheerleading that is. Actually, I really don't like sports, but basketball I'm actually good at. I know it's hard to believe. It's one of life's great mysteries.
Everyone was pretty excited at first, but then she announced that it's boys-against-girls. All the girls moaned because none of us are half as strong, tall, quick, or athletic than any of them. But that didn't wear away my excitement. In fact, it's even better this way. It'll be a challenge. Plus, if I win, I can laugh in Tai's face. If I lose, I can also say that the teams weren't fair. It's perfect, either way I win.
After we got into our positions, I volunteered to jump for the ball for my team since most of my teammates weren't that enthusiastic. Most of my teammates meaning everyone other than Sora. She's always up for a good game. I put my hair up with a scrunchy as I waited for the other team.
Just then, Tai volunteered to jump for his team. Everyone cheered as he walked up to the position. That's popularity for ya. Well, except Matt since we both knew that Tai was just jumping to go against me.
Standing across from me, he gave me "the look" and smiled. Silently, I mouthed, "I'm going to beat you so bad". We bent our knees to get ready to jump. Right when we heard the whistle and saw the orange ball in the air, we both jumped at the same time. Even though I'm shorter, cheerleading helped me jump higher. We both hit the ball at the same time with the same strength except in different directions. So instead of hitting it anywhere, it just fell straight down when we let go.
Basketball was extra hard, especially since Tai was guarding only me. we ran up and down the court with the ball the whole time while Sora and Matt were our back-up. Everyone else just seemed to have stood there and flirted. I used to be like that, but soon I decided that I didn't want to be laughed at by Tai anymore. So I got myself together and the brand new Mimi was born. We're like brothers and sisters though, constantly making fun of each other and bickering all the time. But it really would've been cool if he was my brother.
The buzzer rang right when Tai was about to make a basket. "All right, ten minutes in the locker rooms." Sora and I ran towards the locker room with smiles on our faces. We beat them fair and square by three points. I could tell that Tai's glaring at me. Oh well, he'll forget about it soon enough. He needs to learn how to be a good loser, especially when he's competing against me. He should be ready to eat my dust later at tennis.
After last period, Sora reminded me that we had detention. I sighed in frustration when I saw Mrs. Jones sitting there, waiting for us to face our misery. We took our usual detention seats in the front of the room. Sora sat on the very right, I sat right to the left of her and Tai sat next to me. Matt sat on the very left. We sat with our hands folded and back-straight just like she always scold at us to The next thirty minutes is going to seem like eternal hell.
"Good afternoon, Mrs. Jones," we said in unison properly. She nodded at us as she stared at us with her piercing blue eyes through her silver rimmed glasses' lenses.
"Grab a dictionary and turn to page 321." We walked up to the side counter for a dictionary and flipped to page 321 after getting back in our seats. I wanted so much to roll my eyes but she always catch me. I stared at the small print of the book and looked over at Sora, who covered her mouth and yawned.
Knowing what we have to do, I took out a notebook and flipped it to a clean page. I took out my pink pen (it annoys her very much!) and began copying the first word and definition from the page. I paused and looked over at Tai, who's practically falling asleep. How much sleep does a kid need anyway?
Then I looked further over at Matt. Him, being the perfect student, began writing quickly, trying to get the work down as fast as humanly possible. Then suddenly, he looked up at me. He smiled gently which practically made me weak at my knees like some love-sick teenage girl (which I'm not, by the way!). It's a weird feeling. Our eyes locked for two quick seconds, but because of those seconds, my heart felt like it was going to melt.
Feeling my face getting hotter and hotter at the gaze of his intense blue eyes, I looked back down on my half filled page. My curvy, pink writing was distinctive, especially against the dictionary's dull, black print. When I looked back up, Matt was concentrating on his paper again. I wish he doesn't care about his work that much and stop to take a look at all the beautiful things around him.
I smiled faintly and began writing again. Every five minutes, I can't help but look up at Matt. And everytime I was about to do/say something, I reluctantly remembered that I was in detention and that Mrs. Jones was watching my every move. Detention was extra hard today. Not only did my heart burn for freedom, it also burnt with passion for Matt. Wait a second! Now I'm sounding like some weird author or poet! Great, when will this day end?!
For the next thirty minutes, I spent half the time just staring at you-know-who. Finally, Mrs. Jones' head appeared from the newspaper and got up to check out work. She walked over to Matt and he confidently handed her his notebook. She smiled as her eyes scanned through the pages of notes. "Nicely done, Mr. Ishida," she complimented as she handed him back his notebook. He nodded and smiled as he packed up and got ready to leave.
I looked over at Tai, who was sleeping soundly like a little boy. I kicked him in the leg a little too hard I guess, and he fell off his chair and laid flat on the floor. I covered my mouth and gasped as I got up and rushed to see if he was all right. Mrs. Jones, Sora, and Matt followed me to his side. I went over and placed his head on my lap as Mrs. Jones questioned me about what happened. I simply stuttered that he fell and lost consciousness. If I said that he fell asleep and I kicked him, we'd both get in trouble.
I began slapping his face lightly and calling his name. Finally, his chocolate brown eyes opened. "Are you all right, Taichi?" Mrs. Jones asked frantically.
"Uh... I think so," he replied softly as he got up. We all got back to our seats as if nothing happened. After all, these things practically happen everyday. Come on, it's Tai, what'd you expect? Especially when you put us together... not a good mix. Nope, not at all. If you do, then we'd be like a bomb, exploding anytime.
Mrs. Jones took Tai's notebook from the desk and took a quick glance at it before giving it back. "Great, Taichi. You wrote one more word than usual, your first name."
She walked over to my desk and I gladly handed her my notebook. She skimmed through the first and second pages and set it back down on my desk as she shook her head with her fingers on her temples. "Stylish as always, Ms. Tachikawa."
"Thank you," I replied as I turned and put everything back in my bag. I smiled at the satisfaction of knowing that I successfully gave her a killer headache with my pen like she does to me everyday with her attitude.
She checked Sora's and hers was fine. We quickly rushed out the room before she makes us do anything else. It was almost like running for my life. I don't know if I'll survive with another minute of being with her.
When we got to the front door, Tai swung his racket in the air. "Tennis?"
"Lets," I said as we began to walk towards the tennis court. "You know, not only did we beat you in basketball, now we have to beat you in tennis too. Beaten by the same girls on the same day, I almost feel sorry for you." I said as Sora and I walked over to our side of the court.
"In your dreams, Tachikawa. I just let you win on purpose because you're a girl," he said as he dug through his bag looking for a tennis ball. Sora sighed and went over to her bag. From one compartment, she pulled out a bright green, fuzzy ball.
"We'll see about that," I muttered under my breathe as I walked up to serve the ball. For the next hour, we just kept hitting the ball fiercely like it was each other's faces. Of course, I got the advantage since I have a professional as a partner. With one movement of her wrist, she could send the ball flying across the court.
Finally, Matt declared defeat for stubborn Tai. We were all beat, probably the best workout I've ever had though. "So, guys are better than girls, huh, Tai?" I just had to rub it in his face. I mean, I know I'm supposed to be some sincere angel. But hey, get real! I'm a normal teenage girl living in a normal world! You shouldn't expect too much.
"Right about now, I'd shut up if I were you," he hinted.
"But you aren't so that too bad isn't it? Thank God I'm not you though."
"Hey! What's that supposed to mean?"
"You figure it out. Trust me, it doesn't exactly take a rocket scientist. Well, anyway, I have to go home and the first thing I have to do is take a shower," I said as I picked up my bag. They all waved good-bye as I turned, but the thing I remembered the most was the quick, warm smile Matt gave me.