~chapter three : One good turn deserves another
"Aaaahhhh!" Sora yelled in the kitchen. It was four thirty in the afternoon. The meat rolls she was cooking got burned. The charred smell floated in the air. Smoke filled the whole room. Matt coughed as he fanned out smoke, trying to get the burned (and useless and wasted) rolls out of the oven. "Sora dear! What's wrong?!" her mom yelled hysterically, rushing into the kitchen, and saw black smoke all over and hearing two kids coughing and sneezing. "Mom, we're OK. Just burned rolls, that's all." Sora explained between coughs. Sora's mom tried to help waft the smoke outside the kitchen. It took them a while to clear the smoke. After all, they put THIRTY rolls in the oven-and they all got burned up. She went out again, but with an "I don't know about you" look on her face, saying she had to get out for some fresh air.
"Darn! I can't cook, I told you! Why can't you make me learn fast?! The dinner's tonight and I'm still here with nothing but burnt rolls and a blonde guy who can't stop nagging but won't do anything NICE! Won't you do something so I could make this fast? It's gonna be your fault if ever this goes wrong!" Sora yelled at Matt and threw down the oven gloves and flung the wooden ladle at the counter, just barely missing Matt's head.
Matt, irritated, shook his fists and shouted, "Patience! I'm not a god or anything! I can't teach you lots of stuff at one time only! Can't you see I'm trying hard to make you learn?! And don't blame me for anything! You're the one who asked for help so shut up and move! Why'd you have to yell!"
Sora drew back and grew silent. "Sorry.," she apologized.
Matt put his arm on her shoulder and said, "Sorry too. Just got irritated.."
Matt lifted Sora's chin. Sora's eyes grew wide as Matt told her in a gentle voice, "Now, I want you to have a perfect evening with Tai. I don't want you to have this night ruined. I'm giving you the best I can, OK? Now give it your best shot."
Sora blushed. She stroked Matt's face as well and replied, "I will.. I just want to thank you for. for everything." her voice seemed to weaken at the last part. They suddenly became aware of each other holding themselves in one another's hands and caresses. They broke away from each other. Both of them reddened and seemed to be silent for a while.
Matt broke the silence "Umm.C'mon. I'll just teach you something else. How about Chicken Curry?" ^~^
Meanwhile at the Kamiya residence, Tai was in his room combing his hair. His younger sister Kari was at the door watching her brother as he put gel on his hair. "No matter what you do, your hair will never stay down," Kari commented. Tai growled, "So? Just tryin' anyway!" "What are you so prepared about?" Kari asked curiously. "I'm going to have dinner with Sora at her place. Just trying to look good, you know. Girls always want guys to look good," Tai mumbled as he put mousse and hairspray on his hair. Way too much. And way too wrong. "Well, just a tip, don't go too far and don't be too mushy. Sora's too down- to-earth, if you just forgot," Kari reminded Tai. He just snickered. "Well, by golly, gotta go to the library. TK's gonna meet me there at five- thirty. You know, study." Kari announced. "Oooohh, lovebirds out on a study date!" Tai teased and turned to Kari. Kari just smiled and stuck her tongue out before going out of the hallway. Tai shook his head and went back to his unfixable hair. ^~^
"Hmm, all done!" Sora said to herself proudly. Matt set the table already and the food was set on the table presentably and smelling good. Sora wiped sweat on her forehead and exhaled a sigh of relief. "Well, I'm proud of you," Matt appraised her.
"Thanks Matt. I owe you big time!" Sora commented and elbowed Matt. She then gave him a kiss on the cheek as a sign of gratitude, which made Matt feel a little embarrassed. [Sora's mom just left to go to a friend's house as well.] Matt looked closely at Sora and shook his head disapprovingly.
"Uh, I think you need to change your clothes," Matt expressed. Sora looked down and saw her stained and wrinkled dress covered with sauce stains and stuff. "I'll be right back," she said and bounded up to her room to change and groom herself. Matt waited patiently for his partner as he fixed the table.
When Sora did come out, he found himself face to face with a pretty, spruced up auburn-haired girl in a white silk sleeveless top, lavender skirt and matched with a pair of new looking black sandals. "Nice," Matt said as Sora came over to him. "Well?" Sora asked, "what else is missing?" Matt said "nothing".
Sora realized Matt was staring at her. "I remember," Sora said, "having a crush on you on fifth grade. I used to stare at you like that every time you passed by."
Matt blushed.
"But I think that was just a long time ago. You shouldn't worry," Sora immediately countered. Matt looked at his watch and saw it was six thirty already. They just finished on time.
"So Sora, have to go. Hope you have a good night," Matt bid her as he walked towards the door.
"Wait! I still have to give you something," Sora halted Matt. She drew out a card of appreciation and a small heart shaped golden locket and put them on Matt's hand.
"That's for helping me this week and tonight," Sora explained. "This real?" Matt asked pointing to the locket. Sora nodded.
"Really? This must've been expensive!" Matt commented. "Oh that's nothing. Compared to the help you gave me."
Matt thanked her and waved to her and went away. As soon as he got out, Tai came out the other way and proceeded to Sora's place. Matt looked back for a while and saw Tai being greeted by Sora and being welcomed inside.
Matt sighed, as if in envy, but he didn't know he what he was feeling. He turned back and went on to going home. He put the gifts in his pocket which he didn't dare yet to find out the contents.
Just glad I made her happy. I just don't know why I feel concerned for her. And, oh wow, Sora had a crush on me too! But that was before anyway. It seems like I'm feeling jealous seeing Sora with Tai! Suddenly I think what in the world did Sora see in Tai. Besides I'm more good-looking and cute and more popular and more smart and stuff . It's true anyway. ;-) Why'd Sora choose him? Bah, what am I thinking? Oh my gosh, I can't be.. ^~end chapter~^ ~===================================================~
"Aaaahhhh!" Sora yelled in the kitchen. It was four thirty in the afternoon. The meat rolls she was cooking got burned. The charred smell floated in the air. Smoke filled the whole room. Matt coughed as he fanned out smoke, trying to get the burned (and useless and wasted) rolls out of the oven. "Sora dear! What's wrong?!" her mom yelled hysterically, rushing into the kitchen, and saw black smoke all over and hearing two kids coughing and sneezing. "Mom, we're OK. Just burned rolls, that's all." Sora explained between coughs. Sora's mom tried to help waft the smoke outside the kitchen. It took them a while to clear the smoke. After all, they put THIRTY rolls in the oven-and they all got burned up. She went out again, but with an "I don't know about you" look on her face, saying she had to get out for some fresh air.
"Darn! I can't cook, I told you! Why can't you make me learn fast?! The dinner's tonight and I'm still here with nothing but burnt rolls and a blonde guy who can't stop nagging but won't do anything NICE! Won't you do something so I could make this fast? It's gonna be your fault if ever this goes wrong!" Sora yelled at Matt and threw down the oven gloves and flung the wooden ladle at the counter, just barely missing Matt's head.
Matt, irritated, shook his fists and shouted, "Patience! I'm not a god or anything! I can't teach you lots of stuff at one time only! Can't you see I'm trying hard to make you learn?! And don't blame me for anything! You're the one who asked for help so shut up and move! Why'd you have to yell!"
Sora drew back and grew silent. "Sorry.," she apologized.
Matt put his arm on her shoulder and said, "Sorry too. Just got irritated.."
Matt lifted Sora's chin. Sora's eyes grew wide as Matt told her in a gentle voice, "Now, I want you to have a perfect evening with Tai. I don't want you to have this night ruined. I'm giving you the best I can, OK? Now give it your best shot."
Sora blushed. She stroked Matt's face as well and replied, "I will.. I just want to thank you for. for everything." her voice seemed to weaken at the last part. They suddenly became aware of each other holding themselves in one another's hands and caresses. They broke away from each other. Both of them reddened and seemed to be silent for a while.
Matt broke the silence "Umm.C'mon. I'll just teach you something else. How about Chicken Curry?" ^~^
Meanwhile at the Kamiya residence, Tai was in his room combing his hair. His younger sister Kari was at the door watching her brother as he put gel on his hair. "No matter what you do, your hair will never stay down," Kari commented. Tai growled, "So? Just tryin' anyway!" "What are you so prepared about?" Kari asked curiously. "I'm going to have dinner with Sora at her place. Just trying to look good, you know. Girls always want guys to look good," Tai mumbled as he put mousse and hairspray on his hair. Way too much. And way too wrong. "Well, just a tip, don't go too far and don't be too mushy. Sora's too down- to-earth, if you just forgot," Kari reminded Tai. He just snickered. "Well, by golly, gotta go to the library. TK's gonna meet me there at five- thirty. You know, study." Kari announced. "Oooohh, lovebirds out on a study date!" Tai teased and turned to Kari. Kari just smiled and stuck her tongue out before going out of the hallway. Tai shook his head and went back to his unfixable hair. ^~^
"Hmm, all done!" Sora said to herself proudly. Matt set the table already and the food was set on the table presentably and smelling good. Sora wiped sweat on her forehead and exhaled a sigh of relief. "Well, I'm proud of you," Matt appraised her.
"Thanks Matt. I owe you big time!" Sora commented and elbowed Matt. She then gave him a kiss on the cheek as a sign of gratitude, which made Matt feel a little embarrassed. [Sora's mom just left to go to a friend's house as well.] Matt looked closely at Sora and shook his head disapprovingly.
"Uh, I think you need to change your clothes," Matt expressed. Sora looked down and saw her stained and wrinkled dress covered with sauce stains and stuff. "I'll be right back," she said and bounded up to her room to change and groom herself. Matt waited patiently for his partner as he fixed the table.
When Sora did come out, he found himself face to face with a pretty, spruced up auburn-haired girl in a white silk sleeveless top, lavender skirt and matched with a pair of new looking black sandals. "Nice," Matt said as Sora came over to him. "Well?" Sora asked, "what else is missing?" Matt said "nothing".
Sora realized Matt was staring at her. "I remember," Sora said, "having a crush on you on fifth grade. I used to stare at you like that every time you passed by."
Matt blushed.
"But I think that was just a long time ago. You shouldn't worry," Sora immediately countered. Matt looked at his watch and saw it was six thirty already. They just finished on time.
"So Sora, have to go. Hope you have a good night," Matt bid her as he walked towards the door.
"Wait! I still have to give you something," Sora halted Matt. She drew out a card of appreciation and a small heart shaped golden locket and put them on Matt's hand.
"That's for helping me this week and tonight," Sora explained. "This real?" Matt asked pointing to the locket. Sora nodded.
"Really? This must've been expensive!" Matt commented. "Oh that's nothing. Compared to the help you gave me."
Matt thanked her and waved to her and went away. As soon as he got out, Tai came out the other way and proceeded to Sora's place. Matt looked back for a while and saw Tai being greeted by Sora and being welcomed inside.
Matt sighed, as if in envy, but he didn't know he what he was feeling. He turned back and went on to going home. He put the gifts in his pocket which he didn't dare yet to find out the contents.
Just glad I made her happy. I just don't know why I feel concerned for her. And, oh wow, Sora had a crush on me too! But that was before anyway. It seems like I'm feeling jealous seeing Sora with Tai! Suddenly I think what in the world did Sora see in Tai. Besides I'm more good-looking and cute and more popular and more smart and stuff . It's true anyway. ;-) Why'd Sora choose him? Bah, what am I thinking? Oh my gosh, I can't be.. ^~end chapter~^ ~===================================================~