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Good Match- Part#3

"Are you sure thats such a good idea Mimi? I mean, I don't even know for sure if Matt actually...well, thinks of Sora that way at all." Joe and Mimi were talking quietly after school under the big oak tree outside, to the average by-stander, it would look as if they were lover's whispering sweet nothing's into one anothers ears.


"Oh Joe, don't be so...so..."


"Pessimistic?" put in Joe lightly, catching one of the many leaves falling from the tree.


"Oh, ya, thats the word! Anyway, stop being so pettimissict," Joe smiled and shook his head lightly, Mimi had never majored in English "I know from personal observation that Matt feels more than friendship for our friend Sora. We just have to make him see it!"


Mimi and Joe both silently pondered how they would go about accomplishing this task, which wasn't going to be very easy considering that Matt usually bottled up his emotions rather than revealed them.


"You know what Mims, I think I'm going to leave this particular project to you, seeing as I'm not very good wi-"


"Oh no you don't! You can't just give me this perfect opportunity then bail on me! You are going to see this through to the end if I have anything to say about it!" She stared pointedly at Joe, daring him to contradict her. Her eyes were burning with a passion that Joe had never seen before and he thought for an instant that if that passion were put into english, she'd probably have passed with flying colours...


"Ok, Ok- I give in, so when's the first meeting of the G.M.S.T. squad?" He half expected her to 'say why would we need to meet?' or 'lets tell Izzy first', he never expected-


"Tonight, your place at 8 o'clock" She got up and looking down, as if an afterthought, she added "And by the way, I love the name" She left Joe with a feeling of butterflies in his stomach, no doutb humming what was soon to become their theme song.

~~~~Tennis Courts, a little later~~~~

"Hey, Sor, are ya gonna play or just sit there all day?" Sora quickly looked up from her textbook at her friend Kirel, coming up just behind her with a tennis racket hanging loosely by a strap over her shoulder.


"Actually 'Rel, I'm studying for the big History test tomorrow, which is more than I can say about some people..." Sora let that sink in to her friend's head as she once again looked down at the textbook, at the same time digging for a pen in her bookbag.


"Well for your information, I know a girl whose going to be conveniently sick tomorrow- caught the flu thats been going around, very sad. Pity she'll miss that test, I do hope she'll be able to take a make-up..." Kirel took out her racket from its bag and began swinging it in with her arm, warming up.


"You know, sooner or later, the teachers are gonna catch on, your looks aren't going to get you all the way through college" Kirel smiled at the remark, eyeing Sora playfully as she shook her long, thick hair so that it all fell onto her one shoulder.


"Who said I was planning to go to college? I'm thinking I'm gonna find myself a nice, rich husband, settle down, buy lots of expensive things..." Unlike most people, Sora knew her friend was only kidding. There were many people in the school that considered Kirel and her friends, herself and Mimi included, to be only looks, not brains. In Kirel's case, it was undeniably true, but that didn't mean she couldn't have a sharp mind when it came to comebacks.


"Hi guys! Rel, you wanna have a match with me?" Shouted Lee from over the top of the heads' of a group of girls just ahead of him. He was only one of many guys in their school who practically worshipped the ground Kirel walked on, but he was definetely not the worst looking. It seemed years ago, but it was really only months when Sora would have given anything to go out with him...but that was history now.


"Sure Lee, I'll talk to ya later Sor!" And with that she pranced off with the tennis ball to make the first serve, which was little less than perfect.


Sora couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief- she really needed some quiet time to study...


....But as soon as she saw Matt step out of the cafeteria doors and Tai walk around from the side of the school with some of his soccer friends, she knew that wasn't going to happen, at least not until they could stand the sight of each other.


Matt was the first to notice Sora and his opponent, Tai (Who was busy laughing with his friends).


Matt quickly took action. He began walking fast, almost running, to where Tai had so obviously been headed- Sora. He made it there first before Tai had even realized they were both on the same soccer field.


"Hi Matt, still haven't made up with Tai I see?" Sora cocked her head toward Tai over Matt's shoulder. She couldn't help but notice that Tai looked as if he were about to explode as he watched the two of them and as Matt turned and caught his eye, he immediately stormed off, his friends attempting to keep up.


Matt turned back towards Sora to find she was still looking curiously after Taichi. He watched her frown slightly, her amber eyes clouded over, and he knew she was thinking- most likely about why Tai and himself hadn't made-up yet, something he himself hadn't quite figured out .


"Well? Are you gonna tell my you guys are still at each other's throats or do I have to guess?" She saw the blank expression in Matt's eyes as he stared pointedly at her, it was very unnerving.


"Matt, hello? Are you all there buddy?" He heard Sora's voice and snapped back to reality within seconds.


"Ya, I'm all here thank you very much. Now, what were you saying?" He asked turning back to where Tai had gone, hoping not to see him on the way over with his friends ready for a good fight. But he was nowhere to be seen.


Sora repeated her question.


"Oh, well...lets see..." His voice lingered, he was trying to find the quickest way out of this without lying. He never could lie straight to Sora's face.


"I bet its over some girl that you both want to ask to the dance, right?" Matt couldn't help but notice the way her voice went hollow as she said this, as if trying to hide something she didn't want him to know was there.


"Well, to tell you the truth, I don't really know how it happened. But I think Tai does" He could have hit himself. If Sora asked Tai what was wrong, Tai would most certainly say that it was all about her. Matt still didn't believe this was entirely true, why would he have hit Tai because of Sora?


"S-so anyway...Are you going to Homecoming?" asked Matt, trying to change the subject to something a little less personal and failing miserably. Sora shook her head in answer.


"Unlike you Mr. Popularity, I have a little more difficulty when it comes to finding a date" Matt knew this wasn't true. He also knew many guys who would love to say that they had a date with Sora Takenouchi.

"Well, if you're still having trouble finding a date, I'd always be happy to escort you to the event" He held out his arm and winked playfully, he smiled even more broadly as Sora attempted to hide a blush.


"A pity date? I'm not that desperate thank you very much!" She tried to sound angry, but it was hard when Matt was smiling his 'I-know-you-want-to-and-even-if-you-don't-I'm-sure-I-can-change-your-mind' smile.


"You mean you don't pity me enough to go out with me? I would have thought you cared more than that- being the holder of the crest of love and everything..." Sora began packing her books back into her bag, it was taking her twice as long as it normally should have.


"What do you mean 'pity you'? You could find a date blindfolded, coated in dog crap, with a marine crew cut!" Matt had to laugh at this, after all, she was probably right.


"Ya, but only with some brainless, drooling fan. Its hard to find an attractive girl who thinks I do more all day than plan my next attack on some unsuspecting girl's virginity" He tried to sound sarcastic, but, to his surprise, found it very hard.


Sora looked up at him, a twinge of guilt flashing through her eyes. It had not been long ago when she had thought that was true.


"Ok then" She answered finally, after a long pause. "If neither of us find dates by this Thursday, we'll go together. How does that sound?"


Suddenly and out of nowhere, a large number of girls spotted Matt and began hurrying over, tripping due to their big heeled shoes.


Matt had time to answer "Sounds great!" before he was swept up in the rush, trying in vain to escape the sound of 'Can I have your autograph?'.


Sora quickly hopped down from the bleechers she had been sitting on and began walking away, laughing lightly and shaking her head. If those girls could do anything about it, Matt wasn't going to make it to Thursday.

~~~~End of Chapter #3~~~~

A/N: I hope that was good, I was kinda in a rush to finish it. So lets re-cap: Tai is furious with Matt and is trying to ask Sora out, Matt and Sora aren't yet aware that they may think of each other as more than friends and Mimi and Joe are trying to get them together...remember to look out for the next installement of my own little soap opera:) 'Till then - minda

*By the way, G.M.S.T. means Getting Matt and Sora Together squad(I know its not very original)