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Good Match- Part#6
It had taken Matt an entire 20 minutes to describe to Joe his guitar lesson with Sora, and an additional 10 minutes to tell him how stupid he must have seemed when he had said nothing when Sora had left. He also made certain that Joe knew about the kiss that had meant so much to him but he feared very little to Sora.
Joe listened to this without interrupting, it was obvious to him that his friend was on a roll and probably the most feelings and thoughts he'd ever expressed to anyone.
Joe was suddenely filled with pride at the thought that Matt had called him first, out of all their friends, to share with him feelings he valued and trusted him to keep secret.
But with that pride he felt ashamed because he knew, as Matt should have, that it was impossible for him to keep a secret from Mimi and he began to wish fervently that Sora would tell her before he made a slip of the tongue.
'So what do you think Joe? Should I...take the risk? Ask her to the dance for real this time?'
Joe would have been stumped by Matt's question because he hadn't been listening to a word he had said after he had mentioned the kiss, too lost in thought. But Matt had made it easy by asking a direct question, hard as it was for him to answer it.
'Well Matt, I think you should go by your strongest feeling. It all depends on how much Sora means to you. Is she special enough to make Yamato Ishida go steady with someone? We can only dream of the possibilities..."
Matt ignored Joe's last comment and fought the urge to just thank Joe and hang up right then and there, instead he asked:
'So...you think that it all depends on me? That Sora will say yes if I ask her out?'
'I think so, I mean, who can resist the infamous Ishida charm?'
Matt tried to sound more cheerful at his friends words, but he knew deep inside that his "charm" was simply a show put on for girls that weren't his best friend. He knew that Sora could and would never fall for it and if he wanted her to feel for him the way he felt for her, then it all depended on what she thought of him now.
'Thanks Joe. I-I...I'll see you at school tomorrow'
Joe heard the click of the phone being put down on the other end as their conversation ended and although Matt had sounded more cheerful, Joe knew he wasn't yet convinced that asking Sora to the dance was the right move- no matter what her answer may be.
~~~~ Thursday (I think it is anyway...) ~~~~
As Joe had said, Matt was back in his classes the next day and dealing with the repercussions of having missed the day before.
The worst thing he had to deal with were the girls who would saunter up to him, bat their lashes and ask if he were feeling okay. Although this was sweet, Matt knew that they were only hoping him to ask them to the dance- even if it were only as a last resort.
It seemed that word had travelled around the school that Matt Ishida, usually the one to have a date all lined up and ready to go two weeks before the dance, was still without one and Homecoming was now only 3 days away!
**(Its Saturday)**
This proved most unfortunate for the guys because if they were to ask a girl, she would simply say that Matt was inevitably waiting for the perfect moment to ask her, and shrug the poor boy off. The hostility caused by the testosterone in the school was therefore quickly on the rise, and it was all aimed at Matt.
He felt the brunt of this hostility from Tai and his friends. He wondered what exactly Sora had said to him and came close to asking once, when Tai had seemingly accidentaly pushed him into his locker, but had had to bite his tongue back to stop himself. It was Sora's business, and he'd have to wait until she decided to tell him.
He had an idea, though, of what she had said. He got this from the way Tai's eyes had suddenely become very cold towards Matt, but if Matt were with Sora, they would become soft and an unmistakable sadness filled them. This delighted Matt himself and made his resolve to ask Sora out sharpen abruptly.
He decided to ask Joe during lunch if he knew for sure what had made Tai so ferocious towards himself as he sat in his last class of the morning.
He stole a quick glance at his former-friend before the bell rang for lunch and caught him scribble something down on a piece of paper. Tai soon realised he was being watched and quickly hid the paper from Matt's sight by his arm, turning a light shade of red as he realized Matt must have seen what he wrote.
Matt watched Tai, completely puzzled- he hadn't seen a word on the scrap of paper. What would make Tai so embarrased around him? He decided it would best serve his curiosity if he followed Tai, just to see what happened to the note.
A few minutes later the bell rang notifying the students that lunch was served. Tai took no chances and was out of the class before anyone else had raised themselves out of their seats, Matt following closely behind.
He had had to stay a fair distance away from Tai to help from being noticed. This was because Tai kept looking over his shoulder expecting to see someone following him when they obviously shouldn't be, although the halls were practically empty, most people still hadn't left their classes.
Matt jugded they were finally nearing their destination when Tai began to slow down and stop looking around nervously, at least not look around as much.
Suddenely the door to the Spanish classroom on Matt's right burst open, sending out many pupils talking fiercly and hurrying to their lockers to put away their books.
Matt was so caught up in the flow of people that he didn't notice Tai look back and see him, or realize that he had slipped the note into a locker near by. The only thing he caught was Tai turning a corner and disappearing from sight before the rush of people subsided and he was free once more.
Matt simply shrugged and headed back the way he came, towards his locker. He still needed to talk to Joe.
Though when he finally reached the cafeteria, found Joe, and sat down, he realized that his detour had cost him some time to wait to be able to speak to his friend because now he could clearly make out Mimi and Sora headed towards their table. He had enough time to whisper "I need to talk to you later" before they were close enough to overhear him.
That didn't really matter though because once Matt saw the flustered look on Sora's face and the small note in her right hand he completely forgot about what he wanted to discuss with Joe.
Mimi and Joe caught the look of dread wash over his features and she mouthed soundlessly to him that she would explain it all later. Joe nodded in response and looked at the note Sora was fiddling with in her fingers, the one Matt was so transfixed on.
"This isn't going to be good" he thought to himself, concern for his friend sweeping over him.
~~~~The End of Chapter #6~~~~
A/N: Sorry that was so short...Anyway, I'd love to know what you thought of that chapter and how I could improve it because I really didn't like it. I hope the next one is better, and I'm sure it will be, because it can't get much worse...Okay, so on the bright side I got it out on time, which was hard. The next chapter should come out sooner, so look out for it! 'Till then - minda
Good Match- Part#6
It had taken Matt an entire 20 minutes to describe to Joe his guitar lesson with Sora, and an additional 10 minutes to tell him how stupid he must have seemed when he had said nothing when Sora had left. He also made certain that Joe knew about the kiss that had meant so much to him but he feared very little to Sora.
Joe listened to this without interrupting, it was obvious to him that his friend was on a roll and probably the most feelings and thoughts he'd ever expressed to anyone.
Joe was suddenely filled with pride at the thought that Matt had called him first, out of all their friends, to share with him feelings he valued and trusted him to keep secret.
But with that pride he felt ashamed because he knew, as Matt should have, that it was impossible for him to keep a secret from Mimi and he began to wish fervently that Sora would tell her before he made a slip of the tongue.
'So what do you think Joe? Should I...take the risk? Ask her to the dance for real this time?'
Joe would have been stumped by Matt's question because he hadn't been listening to a word he had said after he had mentioned the kiss, too lost in thought. But Matt had made it easy by asking a direct question, hard as it was for him to answer it.
'Well Matt, I think you should go by your strongest feeling. It all depends on how much Sora means to you. Is she special enough to make Yamato Ishida go steady with someone? We can only dream of the possibilities..."
Matt ignored Joe's last comment and fought the urge to just thank Joe and hang up right then and there, instead he asked:
'So...you think that it all depends on me? That Sora will say yes if I ask her out?'
'I think so, I mean, who can resist the infamous Ishida charm?'
Matt tried to sound more cheerful at his friends words, but he knew deep inside that his "charm" was simply a show put on for girls that weren't his best friend. He knew that Sora could and would never fall for it and if he wanted her to feel for him the way he felt for her, then it all depended on what she thought of him now.
'Thanks Joe. I-I...I'll see you at school tomorrow'
Joe heard the click of the phone being put down on the other end as their conversation ended and although Matt had sounded more cheerful, Joe knew he wasn't yet convinced that asking Sora to the dance was the right move- no matter what her answer may be.
~~~~ Thursday (I think it is anyway...) ~~~~
As Joe had said, Matt was back in his classes the next day and dealing with the repercussions of having missed the day before.
The worst thing he had to deal with were the girls who would saunter up to him, bat their lashes and ask if he were feeling okay. Although this was sweet, Matt knew that they were only hoping him to ask them to the dance- even if it were only as a last resort.
It seemed that word had travelled around the school that Matt Ishida, usually the one to have a date all lined up and ready to go two weeks before the dance, was still without one and Homecoming was now only 3 days away!
**(Its Saturday)**
This proved most unfortunate for the guys because if they were to ask a girl, she would simply say that Matt was inevitably waiting for the perfect moment to ask her, and shrug the poor boy off. The hostility caused by the testosterone in the school was therefore quickly on the rise, and it was all aimed at Matt.
He felt the brunt of this hostility from Tai and his friends. He wondered what exactly Sora had said to him and came close to asking once, when Tai had seemingly accidentaly pushed him into his locker, but had had to bite his tongue back to stop himself. It was Sora's business, and he'd have to wait until she decided to tell him.
He had an idea, though, of what she had said. He got this from the way Tai's eyes had suddenely become very cold towards Matt, but if Matt were with Sora, they would become soft and an unmistakable sadness filled them. This delighted Matt himself and made his resolve to ask Sora out sharpen abruptly.
He decided to ask Joe during lunch if he knew for sure what had made Tai so ferocious towards himself as he sat in his last class of the morning.
He stole a quick glance at his former-friend before the bell rang for lunch and caught him scribble something down on a piece of paper. Tai soon realised he was being watched and quickly hid the paper from Matt's sight by his arm, turning a light shade of red as he realized Matt must have seen what he wrote.
Matt watched Tai, completely puzzled- he hadn't seen a word on the scrap of paper. What would make Tai so embarrased around him? He decided it would best serve his curiosity if he followed Tai, just to see what happened to the note.
A few minutes later the bell rang notifying the students that lunch was served. Tai took no chances and was out of the class before anyone else had raised themselves out of their seats, Matt following closely behind.
He had had to stay a fair distance away from Tai to help from being noticed. This was because Tai kept looking over his shoulder expecting to see someone following him when they obviously shouldn't be, although the halls were practically empty, most people still hadn't left their classes.
Matt jugded they were finally nearing their destination when Tai began to slow down and stop looking around nervously, at least not look around as much.
Suddenely the door to the Spanish classroom on Matt's right burst open, sending out many pupils talking fiercly and hurrying to their lockers to put away their books.
Matt was so caught up in the flow of people that he didn't notice Tai look back and see him, or realize that he had slipped the note into a locker near by. The only thing he caught was Tai turning a corner and disappearing from sight before the rush of people subsided and he was free once more.
Matt simply shrugged and headed back the way he came, towards his locker. He still needed to talk to Joe.
Though when he finally reached the cafeteria, found Joe, and sat down, he realized that his detour had cost him some time to wait to be able to speak to his friend because now he could clearly make out Mimi and Sora headed towards their table. He had enough time to whisper "I need to talk to you later" before they were close enough to overhear him.
That didn't really matter though because once Matt saw the flustered look on Sora's face and the small note in her right hand he completely forgot about what he wanted to discuss with Joe.
Mimi and Joe caught the look of dread wash over his features and she mouthed soundlessly to him that she would explain it all later. Joe nodded in response and looked at the note Sora was fiddling with in her fingers, the one Matt was so transfixed on.
"This isn't going to be good" he thought to himself, concern for his friend sweeping over him.
~~~~The End of Chapter #6~~~~
A/N: Sorry that was so short...Anyway, I'd love to know what you thought of that chapter and how I could improve it because I really didn't like it. I hope the next one is better, and I'm sure it will be, because it can't get much worse...Okay, so on the bright side I got it out on time, which was hard. The next chapter should come out sooner, so look out for it! 'Till then - minda
