Part 5
Matt drummed his fingers impatiently glancing at his watch every few seconds. He got off work in about ten minutes and he had been dying to leave since he had gotten there. He wanted, he simply needed to go home and see if Tai was there or if there were any messages. He had talked to a few people during his lunch hour when they were apparently home on theirs.
Tai had not gotten in any sort of contact with either of their siblings or Mimi, which also left out Sora. The only other place he had called was Jyou and Koushiro's because Matt didn't really think that Tai would have gone to any of the younger Chosen's houses.
Of course there was always the possibility that Tai had just gone to a motel and gotten a room for the night there.
Matt sighed heavily, he wasn't sure what he could do. He had to get a hold of Tai and explain the whole situation to him. Surely when Tai realized the whole misunderstanding he would come home happily?
Another glance at his watch verified he was still there for another five minutes but he decided to leave and go home. Matt caught a city bus, which stopped near his street and ran home from there. Upon entering he found that there were no messages, and no Tai. Disappointed he sat on the couch sighing deeply.
Matt jumped up getting a little light headed in the process when the shrill ringing of the phone sounded. He picked up the receiver before it could ring a second time.
"Hello?" he demanded sounding slightly breathless.
"Sorry to disappoint you but it's only me," Mimi said resisting the urge to giggle. She knew it would make Matt mad.
"I'm not disappointed," Matt said, but his tone stated otherwise.
"Of course you are," she admonished. "You wanted it to be Tai right?"
"Yeah, I'm worried about him."
"Who wouldn't be. But lay your worries to rest, I think I know where he is."
"WHERE?" Matt fairly yelled down the line.
"Calm down. Sora and I are going to visit Jyou and Koushiro tomorrow, and we planned out this dinner like weeks ago. Today I called Jyou to make sure that we were still on and he mentioned that there would be an extra guest, but he wouldn't say who. So I think that Tai went and hid out over there."
"Thank you Sora," Matt said about to hang up.
"I'm not finished yet," she said somehow knowing what he was about to do. "And I'm Mimi, so start paying attention. Sora and I are going to drive up there tomorrow morning so if you want a ride instead of public transit."
"Thanks Mimi," he said feeling a little sheepish at having gotten her name wrong.
"Anytime," she said. "Get some rest tonight, don't even think about sitting up all night worrying."
"OK. Bye."
"Bye."
Matt sat down feeling some relief but it was most over shadowed by the impatience he felt. He wanted Tai in his arms so badly, it was almost a physical ache. He went into his bedroom and flopped face first into the pillows. He could still smell him here.
Matt managed to tear himself away from the delicious scent and went into the kitchen to get some dinner. He made himself a sandwich because he wasn't interested in fixing anything else. He sat listlessly in front of the television flipping through the channels every so often.
His eyes began to feel heavy and he made his way to the bedroom where he lay in his boxers breathing in deeply to catch Tai's fading scent. Though he was tired he was unable to fall asleep for hours as he sat up with burning dry eyes.
Matt drummed his fingers impatiently glancing at his watch every few seconds. He got off work in about ten minutes and he had been dying to leave since he had gotten there. He wanted, he simply needed to go home and see if Tai was there or if there were any messages. He had talked to a few people during his lunch hour when they were apparently home on theirs.
Tai had not gotten in any sort of contact with either of their siblings or Mimi, which also left out Sora. The only other place he had called was Jyou and Koushiro's because Matt didn't really think that Tai would have gone to any of the younger Chosen's houses.
Of course there was always the possibility that Tai had just gone to a motel and gotten a room for the night there.
Matt sighed heavily, he wasn't sure what he could do. He had to get a hold of Tai and explain the whole situation to him. Surely when Tai realized the whole misunderstanding he would come home happily?
Another glance at his watch verified he was still there for another five minutes but he decided to leave and go home. Matt caught a city bus, which stopped near his street and ran home from there. Upon entering he found that there were no messages, and no Tai. Disappointed he sat on the couch sighing deeply.
Matt jumped up getting a little light headed in the process when the shrill ringing of the phone sounded. He picked up the receiver before it could ring a second time.
"Hello?" he demanded sounding slightly breathless.
"Sorry to disappoint you but it's only me," Mimi said resisting the urge to giggle. She knew it would make Matt mad.
"I'm not disappointed," Matt said, but his tone stated otherwise.
"Of course you are," she admonished. "You wanted it to be Tai right?"
"Yeah, I'm worried about him."
"Who wouldn't be. But lay your worries to rest, I think I know where he is."
"WHERE?" Matt fairly yelled down the line.
"Calm down. Sora and I are going to visit Jyou and Koushiro tomorrow, and we planned out this dinner like weeks ago. Today I called Jyou to make sure that we were still on and he mentioned that there would be an extra guest, but he wouldn't say who. So I think that Tai went and hid out over there."
"Thank you Sora," Matt said about to hang up.
"I'm not finished yet," she said somehow knowing what he was about to do. "And I'm Mimi, so start paying attention. Sora and I are going to drive up there tomorrow morning so if you want a ride instead of public transit."
"Thanks Mimi," he said feeling a little sheepish at having gotten her name wrong.
"Anytime," she said. "Get some rest tonight, don't even think about sitting up all night worrying."
"OK. Bye."
"Bye."
Matt sat down feeling some relief but it was most over shadowed by the impatience he felt. He wanted Tai in his arms so badly, it was almost a physical ache. He went into his bedroom and flopped face first into the pillows. He could still smell him here.
Matt managed to tear himself away from the delicious scent and went into the kitchen to get some dinner. He made himself a sandwich because he wasn't interested in fixing anything else. He sat listlessly in front of the television flipping through the channels every so often.
His eyes began to feel heavy and he made his way to the bedroom where he lay in his boxers breathing in deeply to catch Tai's fading scent. Though he was tired he was unable to fall asleep for hours as he sat up with burning dry eyes.