Chapter Three
Sora's POV:
Mimi and I walked up to the door and I rang the bell. Izzy opened the door and we stepped in to see the party in full swing. There was food everywhere and people were talking, dancing, and generally having a good time. I also noticed that Izzy had raided his parents' liquor cabinet. Mimi pushed past me to say to Yolie and Kari, and I went to go find Matt. I found him playing beer pong with the drummer, and bass player from his band, along with some guy I didn't know.
Smiling I gave him a kiss on the check and said, "Hi."
"Hey, I missed you."
"I missed you too."
"Do you wanna go dance or something?"
"Not now, I'm in the middle of a game," with that he sunk one into the other sides plastic cups, "stay and watch, then we'll go dance."
Sighing I sat down and watched them throw that little plastic ball attempting to sink it in the beer. It seemed like all for of them were at least tipsy and weren't throwing real well. I knew it would be a while before either side won. Sometimes being a girlfriend could really suck.
Mimi's POV:
Sometimes not having a boyfriend can really suck. After talking to Yolie and Kari for a few minuets Ken and TK came over and they quickly left. Ken and Yolie were now dancing and TK and Kari were sitting on the couch talking, well mostly talking. I knew that Matt and Sora were probable together doing God knows what, and I really didn't want to know. Izzy and Davis were talking to some girls I didn't know, and Tai was talking to some guys from his soccer team, actually he was scanning the room looking for someone, while his friends were talking. I felt bad for him, but hey my best friend was going out with a guy I used to like. Then I saw Joe, he was standing by himself, off to the side, not really part of the crowd, but not really separated from it. I straightened my knee length light purple skirt and my white halter-top and went over to him.
"Having fun," I asked.
"This really isn't my scene, plus going to private school the only people I know here are our whole gang of digidested. I almost wish Cody was old enough to come than I could talk to someone I know."
"You know me, and I'm great at talking," this got a tiny smile out of Joe, "Besides parties weren't made for talking they were made for having fun."
"I have fun doing my summer school homework, well not really. Alright Mimi show me how you have fun at a party."
With that I dragged him over to the bar and pored us each a shot of something in a bottle, okay so I'm not ready to work at the "Coyote Ugly" bar, but it was liquor. After downing that I dragged him on the dance floor. Joe actually is a pretty decent dancer. About fifteen minutes later a slow song came on. Resting my head on his shoulder I realized how much fun I had with Joe. I also felt really good to have his arms wrapped around my waist. It was really nice.
Tai's POV:
Man parties suck. Okay so normally I love them, I need them, I live for them, but ever since my two best friends spend them making out, they are like a living hell. After talking to Phil and Scott from the soccer team for a while I finally saw Sora. She and Matt walked in from the back room holding hands. From there they sat in the lounge chair, Sora on Matt's lap and proceeded to make out for the past thirty-eight minutes, not that I was counting or anything. I liked parties because I was normally surrounded with people but at this one I was pretty much alone. Phil and Scott's girlfriends, Stevie and Lisa had come over and after a few minutes of chatting had dragged their boyfriends off to play some drinking games. I scanned the room for Joe, he was almost always a wallflower at theses things, maybe he could teach me how to stand around. However, he was dancing with Mimi, and it looked like they were having a really good time. Could poor Joe finally be getting the girl? Just then I felt a tap on my shoulder I turned around to Sora smiling at me.
"Hey, what's up," I asked her.
"Not much, I just noticed you here by your self and thought I would see if anything was wrong. I mean you normally didn't spend the whole night hanging out by the food."
"I'm hungry, and nothings wrong. I don't have a care in the world. No problems here." Except for the fact that I like you, but no you like the dark cool handsome musician I thought to my self. Sora didn't say any thing she just gave me a strange look.
Finally she said, "something is bothering you, come on lets go talk." With that she grabbed my hand and dragged me to Izzy's parents' room and out on to the balcony.
"Okay spill it, what's bothering you?"
"Nothing, can't a guy eat chips with out being integrated?"
"Not you, because you never just eat chips for two hours at parties. I did not spend the past sixteen years being your best friend for you to not tell me what's wrong. You've been acting weird for a while and I want to know why and we're going to sit out here until you tell me."
I opened my mouth to protest, but I was shot the look of death. So we sat there in silence for a while. It was a beautiful night, a full moon, and a clear sky. Maybe I should just tell her how I feel; I mean what's the worst that could happen. I mean if I keep it to my self things are just going to keep getting weirder between us, and me and Matt. Of course telling her could result in the loss of my two best friends. Still I had to tell her.
"Sora I…" then she turned her head to look at me. She looked the best I have ever seen her. Her skin and hair was bathed in moon light, illuminating her. Her eyes were full of concern and caring for me. I don't know what came over me; I just had to do it. I leaned my head in and I just kissed her like I had always wanted to, in all of the years that I have known her.
Joe's POV:
Why did I always believe that parties sucked? I just spent the last two hours dancing with the girl of my dreams. They best part is that she seamed to be enjoying herself. When I was thirteen I used to dream about this kind of thing happening. Yes, I'm with Tai now, parties rule.
When the song ended Mimi lifted her head off of me shoulder she looked at me and said, "Do you wanna go somewhere and talk for a while?"
"Yes," I said to hastily.
"Come on let's go to the master bedroom, there won't e anyone there."
"The bedroom?"
"All were going to do is talk, come on."
Damn it, what if I want to do more then talk. We left the makeshift dance floor and I fallowed her into the bead room. I nearly ran into her when she stopped short.
"What's wrong," I asked her.
"Nothing, it's just Tai and Sora are out there talking, and I don't want them to see us."
"Should we go find another room?"
"Nah, we can talk here. Besides I want to see if anything happens."
With that we sat on the floor, behind the side of the bed furthest away from the terrace.
"So…" she said.
"So, I had a really good time tonight Mimi, and I want to tell you that…"
"Oh my God," Mimi said interrupting me. I turned my head to look at her and she was looking across the bead and watching Tai and Sora.
"What?"
"He just kissed her. Tai finally kissed her, I thought he would never be able to show her his feelings."
"Neither did I. It's really brave of him, he could lose his friendship with Matt and Sora."
"I think it's so romantic that he would take that risk. I like guys who aren't afraid to show their feelings."
"Really, because Mimi I …" with that I leaned in closer to her. I could smell her perfume; feel her breath on me. I noticed her coming towards me. I closed my eyes, just when our lips were about to meet I heard the door open and a familiar voice say, "Sora are you in here?" I pulled away, even though I really really didn't want to. I watched Matt go to the door leading to the balcony and open it.
"Lets get out of here, I really don't want to be caught in the cross fire," I told Mimi. With that we tiptoed our way out of the room. Matt was yelling so loud that nobody even noticed us leaving. Once we were outside of the room, I grabbed Mimi's hand to lead her away from this scene.
Stopping in the hall way she said, "Wait I can't go. Not that I don't want to finish our talk it's just that Sora is really going to need me in about five minutes."
"Well why don't we finish it now," and leaned in to kiss her. I could see Tai coming towards us out of the corner of my eye but I didn't care. I just closed my eyes and pressed my lips upon hers. The kiss only lasted a minuet, but it felt like time stood still.
Matt's POV:
I opened the door to the room, and called, "Sora are you in here?" Then my eyes feel on the glass door that lead out to the veranda. I rushed to the door and flung it open.
"Tai what the fuck do you think you're doing," I screamed at him. The two of them quickly stood up. They both turned bright red. Sora couldn't even look me in the eye. Tai just glanced from me who wanted to kill him and Sora who couldn't look at him. He tuned white as a ghost and turned to leave.
"Look Matt I'm sorry, but I'm leaving before something happens that we will all regret," Tai said and with that he started to head back into the room.
I turned and grabbed his arm; "There is no way in hell you are leaving right now. At least not with all of your bones in place."
Sora grabbed my free hand and whispered, "Matt, no." I turned and saw her shaking her head. I let go of his arm and he retread out into the hallway. I turned back to Sora.
"Matt I'm really sorry, but he kissed me, and it was only for like a minuet. It meant nothing to me, at all. You're the one I want."
"Sora, just tell me this why didn't you push him away when he started to kiss you? Why the hell didn't you? I always suspected that Tai liked you and that you might have once upon a time liked him, but I thought that you would never betray me. So tell me why didn't you push him away, if it meant nothing to you."
Sora opened her moth but no words came out. Finally she said, "Matt I don't have an answer for that. All I can say is that I really care about you and I'll do any thing to make this work." I looked into her eyes. They were filled with tears and sincerity. She is the most beautiful girl I have ever gone out with both on the inside and on the outside, and I didn't want to lose, especially to Tai.
"Why don't you have an answer for my question?"
"I don't know myself why I didn't stop him."
"Did you mean it when you said that you would do anything?"
"Yes."
"Then never see Tai again. Stop being his friend."
"Matt that's not fair you can't do that."
"Then were over. God, Sora he loves you, and he'll never stop trying to be with you no matter who you're dating. I don't want to lose you to him, so stop seeing him for me."
"It's not fair, he is my best friend, you're my boyfriend, I shouldn't have to chose, and I won't. Were braking up not because of the kiss, but because you put me in an impossible position." With that she started to cry and left the room, leaving me alone in the dark.
