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Good Match-
Part#4

It was easy to tell that some huge event was taking place in Odaiba because of all the shopping bags you could see coming out of the doors of those posh stores, Fairweather, for example.


You could also tell that whatever this event was, it was taking place soon. Talk in the area around the city's highschool had become fierce with anticipation and posters were put up so that no matter which way your eye may wander, there was always one in your line of vision.


This event was Homecoming. The first really big dance of the year and a time when relationships with those we've had tiny crushes on begin.


Of course, sometimes these tiny, miniscule, little crushes do need help. And thats where Mimi and Joe come in: Odaiba's new resident Matchmakers.


With there first Project of the season being: Matt and Sora.

~~~~~~Odaiba,
Joe's Place
20:00 hours~~~~~~

Joe heard a knock on his door. This was what he had been anticipating all night. The only thing that could probably make him too nervous to even consider doing his homework (He'd finish it tomorrow morning).


The only thing that caught Joe a little bit by surprise was that this knock was exactly at 8 o'clock...Mimi Tachiwaka had never been early for anything in her entire life... he thought hopefully, a small smile curving on his lips.


Suddenly the door swung open and a hooded figure walked in. Joe stopped dead in his tracks. Mimi must really want to see him...His smile grew about ten-fold at that thought.


The cloak was suddenly torn of and Matt turned to face Joe, a look of utter terror on his face.


Joe's hopes were just as quickly dashed.


"What are you doing here?" He said disgruntled. He had to start locking his door...and find some way to make Matt leave! He didn't buy that minty-fresh mouth wash for nothing...


"Joe...Y-you have to help me..." His voice sounded beyond frightened, as if something terrible had donned on him in the middle of a perfectly relaxing bubble bath.


"What is it Matt? This better be good 'cause I'm expecting company..." Joe meant to make his last sentence sound threatening, but it obviously hadn't worked because Matt simply walked into his living room and sat down on the couch, motioning at the same time for Joe to take a seat next to him.


He hesitated before sitting himself on the other end of the couch, far out of arm's reach. Matt seemed a bit too out-of-control, and safety comes first....


"J-Joe...I had a-a dream..."His voice trailed off as if remembering something, while there was a mixture of pleasure and fear becoming apparent on his face. He was nervously playing with the tassels on one of the couch's cushions.


"Oh, come on Matt. A dream? Not even a nightmare? Are you kidding??" Joe suddenely remembered that Matt had wanted to ask Mimi to Homecoming. Maybe he had found out about their meeting tonight....


"I called it a dream because, well, it was. It was probably the best dream I could have ever had...That's what scares me" Matt began looking around the room, as if making sure no one was listening in. Joe became more suspicious, Matt didn't usually fall asleep until well past midnight. He voiced this opinion.


"Come on Matt, do you expect me to believe that the first day you fall asleep early is the same day Mimi is supposed to come over...I hope you aren't trying to stop me from asking her..."


A look of hurt flashed through Matt's eyes. "Joe, you know I would never, ever, do anything like that...I-I never..How could you even think tha-"


"Ok, I get it. You would never. Ever. Ask Mimi out behind my back...So let's get on with this dream..."


"Well, where should I start?"


"At the beginning"


"Okay. Well, I guess I fell asleep early because I was really stressed out over this Tai thing. it was really supposed to be just this little catnap, you know?" Joe nodded "Anyway, I started dreaming...the normal teenage guy stuff, nothing big- things like forgetting to put gell in your hair before you go to school (Now there's a nightmare..)- So anyway..."


Matt was cut off quickly by the doorbell. He looked up before calling "Joe's not here, come back later"


Mimi burst through the door directly after that, a shocked, yet angry expression plastered her face. "Matt! What are you doing here?!" She turned angrily towards Joe, just seeing her expression made him realize, without any explanation on why Matt was there, that he could kiss any chance with Mimi goodbye. But Matt stepped in then.


"I came over Mims...I had a dream..."


"You mean a nightmare. Oh, do tell! I love trying to sort through those and help people out!"


"Actually Mims, it was a dream and I think its pretty self-explanatory"


"Oh, well, tell us anyway. We can keep a secret, right Joe?" She nudged him and he nodded out of habit, he was still in shock at how fast Mimi's attitude could change. Women were strange...


"Ok, well, I don't mind telling you guys as long as you can keep it to yourself's" Joe noticed Matt's attitude had lightened up a bit as well...Maybe he himself was the strange one.


"So where were we Joe?"


"You were just about to tell me your dream..."


"Oh ya. So I was enjoying my peaceful, *normal* dreams when all of a sudden" he reddened a bit "Sora came in"


"To your house?" asked Mimi incredulous.


"No...In my dream..." He whispered this, as if trying to make sure no one else heard him even if there was no one else there.


"Oh" Joe and Mimi both gasped simultaneously. In reality, they had been waiting for just this sort of thing to happen.


"So there I was, in my dream, minding my own business..when..when..Sora came up to me, we looked at each other for a few seconds, and before I know whats happening, my lips are on hers!" He blurted the last bit out quickly, his voice getting louder with every word- like he was trying to prove how wrong it was by dramatizing it.


Mimi and Joe simply eyed one another, bringing their hands to their mouths to attempt hiding their snickers.


"This is by no means funny! I've never ever felt that way when I kissed a girl before...And that was just a dream! Imagine what it would be like in reality...but no! I don't like Sora that way, I can't like Sora that way!"


Mimi and Joe had been silent throughout his entire speech, but they now decided it was best to stop laughing and calm him down, before someone got hurt.


Mimi stood up next to Matt (He had stood up and began pacing around the room during the speech). Joe patted his shoulder.


"It's Okay buddy, we know already...We've known ever since the Tai thing" Mimi and Joe looked solenmly at Matt, who shrugged off both their hands from his shoulders and turned around to stare straight back at them.


"Wait a sec...You knew about this before I did? And you didn't even bother to tell me?! I mean, don't get me wrong, but we are talking about my life here!"


Joe had been startled by the sudden rise in Matt's voice, but quickly recovered.


"Matt, this was something you had to find out for yourself"


"Ya, and if its any consilation" added Mimi, leaning in closer to whisper in his ear "We think Sora likes you too, but try to keep it hush-hush, will you? You don't want to scare her off before you get a chance to ask her to the dance..."


Matt suddenly turned to stare wide-eyed at Mimi, he resembled a deer caught in headlights.


"What did you just say?"


"I said I think Sora likes you too.."


"Ya, I remember that" he said, feeling the heat rise to his face (Something that rarely ever happened to him). "I meant the thing you said after that"


"Oh, you mean the part about you asking her to the dance. Well, you don't want to scare her off, so-"


"How can I scare her off?!" His voice rising again "I'm not even going to ask her the first place!!"


"What are you trying to say Matt?" Mimi looked very confused, but Joe could clearly see what was going on...


"I don't like Sora, never have, never will- The End" Matt turned to walk straight towards the place he had dropped his coat. Picking that up, he opened the door and quickly stormed out of the house.


.....it was denial.


~~~~10 minutes later~~~~


He stood outside the Takenouchi residence, debating about whether he should go in there and tell Sora about the stupid things Mimi had just said or to go home and fall asleep, presumptuously to dream once again about the girl inside the house in front of him.


His emotions lost the battle however, as he heard the familiar voice of his ex-friend closing in on him. He began frantically searching for the safest place to hide, coming short and deciding that the large flower pot next to the railing would have to do the job.


Not long after he spotted Tai closing in on him, muttering what sounded like reassurances. Since when had Tai been so nervous before?


Suddenely, it donned on him. The fight...Tai thought that he wanted to ask Sora to Homecoming! Of course, it was all coming together! Now that he thought of it, that imaginary girl did sound a lot like his amber-eyed friend. But it was all coincidence.


Tai thought that he had already asked Sora, thats why he was reasuring himself...in fact, it did sound a lot like 'Matt didn't ask her...He wouldn't...He's not that heartless'. Matt frowned slightly at this but decided the best choice would be to ingore.


He suddenely felt the urge to jump out of the bushes and explain to Tai that the hole thing was a misunderstanding, that he didn't want to ask Sora out and that he missed his friend...but before he could take action, Sora's front door swung open.


Tai must have knocked while he was working everything out in his head...


But now, as he viewed Sora for the first time after is dream, he knew everything he had just told himself was a lie.


One glimpse at her and he realized with dismay that things would never be the same between them...


One glimpse and all the impulses in his body told him to rush forward and pull her into a tight embrace...


One glimpse and he knew that everything would be alright as long as they were together...


One glimpse and all he wanted was for her lips to be on his...

~~~

Joe and Mimi stood below Matt, looking up at him from the ground as he watched Tai enter Sora's home with a welcome smile. Matt's own face had turned an unhealthy purply-red.


"Denial's over" whispered Joe in Mimi's ear.


His breath sent shivers down her spine, but she found the strength to nod at his remark before watching Matt get up, notice them, and begin walking down the other way very slowly...Yamato Ishida was embarassed...Embarassed that they were right...


~~~~End of Chapter #4~~~~

A/N: I hope that was good! I didn't get many reviews for the last chapter so I've decided that If I don't get at least 7 (my lucky number) for this chapter, I'll discontinue this fic. I hope I won't have to do that...but with the holidays coming up and everything, I just won't have time for a story no one reads anyway. So if you want me to keep going, just let me know, thanks!
-minda