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Thank you to everyone who reviewed! Looks like its gonna be a Kensuke… hehe, with a Takari side order.

And there will beTaito HINTS... perhaps Taito, I'm not sure. That will be in the next chapter if not this one. I promise.

To the story!

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"Ugh! What is this stuff?" Matt said, picking at the goo thing that was sitting on the plate in front of him.

"That would be Angel Pasta in a mushroom sauce," Izzy said, looking up on the billboard near the serving area.

"It tastes good! I'll have yours if you don't want it," Tai offered.

Matt looked sceptically at his pasta. "Let me taste it first… gross!"

Joe and Izzy laughed, they weren't going to touch theirs.

"Great! Then can I have it?" Tai asked.

"Go right ahead," Matt said quickly, pushing his plate towards Tai.

"Have ours too," Joe said, giving Tai his and Izzy's too.

"Look! There's Joe and co," a loud voice came, with a laugh following.

"Hey! That rhymes!"

All four heads sitting at the table turned. The voice belonged to none other than Daisuke Motomiya.

"Sorry we're here a little late. Dai insisted on showing T.K. every little memorable place, from the spot he had his first fight, where he met me and Cody… sorry Iori," he corrected himself from the glare he received. "All those sort of places."

Tai and Izzy laughed. Joe just sighed, and Matt… well, he wasn't paying any attention. After he saw it was Davis, he returned his attention back into himself.

"I've survived my first day… well, semi day. I've made three friends, I think, and three sort of friends, who I'm guessing I'll like as well. T.K. seems happy, the school looks like it can teach as well as educate, rather than just teach like my old school. Why aren't I jumping over the moon?" Matt thought, twirling his fork around and around in his mashed potato.

T.K. addressed a question at Matt, nothing more than, "How's dinner?" When he got no response, he looked at the older guys who all shrugged.

"Matt! Hello! I'm talking to you!" T.K. said, getting close to a yell.

"Huh? Oh, hi T.K. Sorry, what did you say?"

"Oh never mind, are you okay?" T.K. asked, getting a little annoyed, as well as worried at his brother's constant lack of communication to the outside world, just talking inside himself.

"Yeah, why wouldn't I be?" Matt asked.

"You seem out of it."

"Just tired."

Tai interrupted their conversation. "Matt? Don't you eat dude? You've totally wrecked your mashed potatoes by mixing them with the peas, pumpkin and spinach."

Matt looked down at his plate and grinned. "Didn't realise I was doing that. Should pay more attention to what I'm doing."

"Yeah, you do space out a lot. What's wrong man?"

Matt shrugged. "I'm not sure, I'm trying to figure that out."

T.K. frowned. He had been following their conversation and felt hurt that Matt was talking more to someone that he hadn't known for more than a day then he was talking to him. "I guess he isn't really talking to Tai. Oh well."

T.K. looked at Joe and Izzy who were in a heated discussion over something he couldn't follow, then turned his attention to Ken and Iori who were watching Davis try to eat the mountain of food he made, without throwing up.

Matt was surprised and confused from how easy he talked to Tai. He couldn't understand why he was talking, he just found that the words came out.

"So, you mean that you came to this school because your parents didn't want you hanging around?" Tai asked.

"I figured that was my dad's reason, and my mother was sick of getting phone calls from the school about… me."

There was a loud squeak that came from the front doors of the room.

"Welcome to a new year at Brighill Boarders School. I know I welcomed you all last night, but I felt it appropriate to give you another speech.

T.K. heard six people at his table groan. He glanced at Matt, and they both grinned.

"Brighill High is famous for its high standard of academics, sporting achievments and its work in the arts. It has a wide range of extra- curricular activities going, and a very good, and extremely efficient staff. Of course, I like to pride myself as well. I have been running this school for the past 22 years, and in that time, I feel that I haven't done a bad job on this school.

This year we are going to continue with the usual sports, but are going to open up and try a new sport. Of course I'm sure your wondering what this is," Mr Murphy said, stopping.

Tai, being impatient, couldn't contain himself and burst out," Come on sir! Tell us!"

This caused most of the school to burst out into laughter. Mr Murphy smiled.

"Contain yourself Mr Yagami. Mr Hemper, if you care to explain?"

Mr Hemper took his place in front of the microphone. " Our school is proud to this year have entered the field durby. This game I'm sure none of you are familiar with."

He was right. There were looks of confusion all around the room.

"It consists of eight players a side. Each team must complete a series of tasks set before them per game. The tasks are rather unusual. There is an obstacle course, which the school hosting will provide. There are little games being played throughout. They go contstantly all day. The main ones are basketball, soccer and baseball. There will be a brain quiz to test your brains as well as your brawn, which will include items such maths, science, etc… like school work. Each item will have two players from each team. The last task, which is the hardest, is, ready for it, orienteering! Two players will spend the day in the wilderness trying to collect as many of the required items. Judges will collect points for winning, team effort, creativity in the brain section, and trying your best, as corny as that may sound. I hope many people decide to give this sport a go. This school is hoping to have a high amount of teams to help our chances. I'm sure you'll be glad to know that you can pick your own teams. If you are interested, please come to a meeting in my office on Wednesday. Even if you don't have a team to put down, still give me your name, and I'll try ,y best to accommadate your needs. Thank you."

Majority of the students started clapping. Tai lent over the table and said to Davis, "We gotta be part of that! How fun would it be to go in the soccer, baseball and basketball section! Hang on... let me count... fate! There's eight of us!"

Matt tried to get Tai's attention. "Teacher! Looking right at you!" Was the message he was trying to get across. But, Tai didn't seem to notice.

"Hey yeah Tai! I wonder who will do what..."

"Mr Yagami! You're talking out of turn again! Detention tomorrow at lunch! You too Mr Motomiya. No excuses," Mr Murphy said sternly.

"Well, children, I'll let you get back to your meal. No changes, in bed by 8:00, lights out 8:30. Up tomorrow at 6:30, classes start at 8:30. Thank you."

Alas, there was not much applause for the school principal. Not noticing, he walked out of the room.

Daisuke glared at Tai across the table, Tai looked at him apologetically, but proceeded to speak. "Guys! There's 8 of us! Why don't we join in on the Field Durby? We'll get out of class and it should be fun! What do you say?"

"I think we should each state our opinion, and the sector we want to go in. If we want to go in it at all," Izzy said. "I'll start. I would like to go in it, but you guys no that I'm not particually athletic. So, could I go in the not athletic part?"

Everybody laughed. I expected no more or less of you Izzy," Joe said.

"I might as well go next. I'll do it, and i'll go in anything that's not taken. I don't mind what I do, it should be alot of fun anyway."

"Trust you Joe to not know what to do and appear nice by saying you'll take the slack," Tai snickered.

"I'm allowed to do what I like, Tai. We all know what spot you'll take, Joe retorted.

Tai raised an eyebrow. "Oh really? What then?"

"The soccer section."

"Perhaps, but perhaps not.

Everyone who knew Tai well looked at him questioningly.

"I'll go in whatever Matt does."

Matt widened his eyes, startled. "Excuse me?"

"What? I'm going with you! You have no choice!"

Seven heads all looked at Matt, and he felt an anger towards Tai for putting him on the spot. "I wasn't planning on going in it."

"Well you are now! Seriously, you are, whether you like it, or not."

"Hmph."

"Is that all you have to say for yourself? Where's the Matt I know?" T.K. asked.

"I'm not going to fight with people anymore T.K. Thats all there is too it."

Tai took this opportunity to say, "Well that's settled then. How bout you Dai?"

Matt backhanded Tai on the back of the head. "Fine, I'll do it, but you shouldn't take my acceptance without my saying so. Keep that in mind for next time."

Tai saluted, "Yes Sir. I mean Yamato, I mean Sir Yamato. Yes, Sir Yamato, right away..."

Tai was cut off by a hand sliding around his mouth. "You can shut up now," was all Matt said.

Davis said, "My turn to speak now? I wanna do the soccer one, sorry to anyone who wants to do it, but that's what I want to do."

Ken decided it was his turn to speak. "Then I'll do it too."

Tai, Izzy, Joe, Davis and Iori all gasped.

"Ichijouji? You're a genuis! You're not supposed to do this... though I must admit your good at soccer. It is up to you after all..." Joe said.

"Then it's settled," Ken finalised.

T.K. spoke up. "I'll do it. The obstacle course sounds good for me."

"Though I wish I could do something with Daivs or Ken, but they're already going together... I won't be jealous. Make the best of the situation," T.K. thought.

"Okay! Looks like me and Matt doing orienteering, cause no one else has volunteered and we're together. Joe? Iori? You two decide what you want to do. Oh yeah... Iori, are you going to do it?"

Iori who had remained quiet through this whole ordeal started to speak. "I'll give it a go. I'll go with T.K. I guess."

Daivs was a little annoyed with that 'I guess', "Don't make it sound like a chore!"

Iori blushed. "I didn't mean it like that... sorry T.K."

"Don't worry, I didn't take it to offense."

"Looks like I'm with you Izumi!" Joe remarked.

"Good! Looks like that's worked out?"

Matt sighed. "Orienteering... could have been worse. At least I'm with Tai, though I can't let him know that," Matt thought.

There was a chorus of yes's.

"Yahoo! Looks like we're doing it!" Tai exclaimed.

"Matt? Do you ever go to sleep?" Tai yawned.

Matt frowned. He didn't like being interrupted. "Tai, I'll turn the light out soon. Unless it bothers you, then I'll turn it off now..."

"Na, I'm okay. Just wondering why you don't sleep. What are you writing? Is it a journal? You know, I keep a journal, no, don't laugh, and don't tell the others," he said, indicating the two sleeping boys in their room.

"It is part journal. I write... other stuff as well," Matt blushed.

"Like what?" Tai asked curiously.

"Well... music if you must know. Can I ask you something Tai?"

"Sure. You can talk to me. I may be dense, but I can keep a secret."

"Why are you so nice to me? I mean, I never did anything for you. I'm not very nice... there's nothing special about me! The only person whose ever really payed any attention to me at all is my brother, and sometimes I feel that's because he has to! If I was just another person in the world, he wouldn't give me as second glance. My parents... there's a place you don't want to go. You know, I had a dog once, he was nice. Too bad I went to school camp, came back and found hhim dead. My dad forgot to feed him... I'll shut up now."

"Dude! So you have a bummer lot of parents... it happens I guess and you were just one of the unlucky ones. Of course your brother loves you because your his brother! He doesn'n't have too! He does because he wants too! Now, I'm not one of those people who can just rattle of someone's good qualities, say all these words of endearment to make you feel better, but I'll say this. I like you. Why? Cause you've got blonde hair! I mean,, a blonde is someone who you should pay attention too! Sorry, I won't talk about your hair. Of course, it isn't very common, so... sorry," Tai said, stopping at Matt's crooked smile.

"I have nothing more to say... now I'm going to try to sleep. Goodnight," Tai said.

"Tai, you make it look like I was the one who started talking to you! Ugh!" Matt said frustrated.

"Man you get worked up over the slightest things!" Tai laughed.

"Guys! Can it! Some of us need to sleep!" came Joe's voice from across the room.

"Okay, now we really have a reason to go to sleep... goodnight," Tai whispered.

"Night."

"Goodnight."

"You said that already."

"Won't say it again."

"Good then."

"Goodnight."

"Tai!"

"I'll shut up when you turn out your light."

Matt realised that he hadn't turned his light out and blushed slightly. "Oh yeah, sorry."

He leaned over and switched it off.

"Goodnight for good, Matt."

"Goodnight Tai."

EARLIER IN THE ANOTHER ROOM

"I found it!" Dai exclaimed.

T.K. grinned. Dai was going to show him all the girls at the neighbouring school Georgia School for Girls. For the past half an hour, Davis has been searching for his sisters last year's school magazine. It had all the photos of the girls there, and Davis intended to give T.K. a good look at all the pretty ones, so he knew which one to ask to dance at their over school dances. Of course, T.K. didn't know why Davis would have her magazine, as he seemed to figure that Dai's sexual pereferences were somehow not towards girls.

"I should just ask him out right whether he's gay! It'll give the others

a laugh. plus I'll get some inside info on him. I wonder if he's with Ken... that

would make sense, though I'm not sure whether... never mind," T.K. thought.

"T.K.! Move over already so the rest of us can sit on your bunk!" Dai yelled.

"Yeah, sure," T.K. said, and moved the tiniest bit.

"Oh? Your a wise guy huh? Take this!" Davis said back.

Dai jumped at T.K. and tired to wrestled him off the bed. This was no easy

feat. They were both evenly matched. But Daivs having suprise on his side,

managed to get him off.

They landed on the floor with a nice loud omph!

Davis rolled off T.K. and they were both so riddled in laughter that they

didn't notice an alarmed Ken beneath them both.

Ken sighed and pushed T.K. off of him.

Dai suddenly noticed Ken and exclaimed, "Ken! What are you doing there?"

Ken sighed again. "I dropped my pen and it rolled over towards T.K. and Iori's

bunk. I didn't expect to be bowled over as I was bending down to pick it up."

T.K. and Davis looked at each other and burst out laughing.

"Guys! Honestly I thought we were going to show T.K. the photos!" Iori

exclaimed.

Davis stood up and grabbed trhe magazine. "Oh yeah! Opps... we kinda

ripped and squashed them a bit,": Daisuke said.

T.K. suddenly remembered what we was going to ask Davis. "Hey Dai? Are

you gay?"

Dai tripped over his own feet. Landing back in a heap on the floor, he looked

up to T.K. and said, "You really get to the point don't you?"

Ken and Iori were rolling helplessly in laughter on the floor, glancing between

T.K. and Davis.

Nobody noticed the rap on the door. They all noticed the dor opening and

the teacher walking in.

"All right boys. What is all this racket? You are supposed to be getting ready

for bed. In bed is in ten minutes and lights out fifteen minutes after. I must ask

you to be quiet, as your disturbing the other children. Mr. Motomiya, I might

have known. Well, I expect better behavior from you tomorrow. From now on,

I will not be tolerant to misbehaving students." And with that, the teacher

strolled out of the room.

":Who was that?" T.K. asked.

"Mr Moles. Dai's favorite teacher," Ken said with a grin.

Davis pouted. "Is not."

Ken rolled his eyes. "Sarcasm," was all he said.

"Guys? I guess we better do photos tomorrow," T.K. said.

"Right," came the three others.

"Oh yeah! Dai you never answered my question!"

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Sorry for taking so loong to update this chapter! Comes from not enoughh

acess to the family computer.

Please review! Oh, and I'm sorry about the no Taito! It will come!