Sup everyone?!?? Chapter 8's running, thanks so much for reviewing and
support, it's really a big help. And in turn, here's a new chap. ^_-
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Chapter 8
"When we were going to go to the dance together, I thought she was really interested in me. I guess it wasn't meant to be." Tai sighed.
"Don't be so hard on yourself; I know a lot of girls who are dying to go out with you!" Mimi said.
"Yeah.sure." Tai said, looking up at the sky. "Somewhere in the future I'll find someone."
Mimi smiled. "How bout I start by finding you a date for the dance?"
Tai looked at her. "Do I seem that desperate?"
Mimi laughed. "I'm only trying to help!"
"I think I'm going to deal with this on my own." Tai said walking away.
'I feel so sorry for him, what more could I have done to help?' Mimi thought.
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Sora went to the kitchen to grab the sodas while Matt stood at the door. She quickly turned around and bumped into Matt.
"What are you doing here?? I told you to wait at the door." Sora said dropping the soda.
"Miss me?" Matt asked grinning.
Sora blushed furiously. "Matt!!"
"I take that as a yes." Matt smiled, putting his arm around her and grabbed the soda.
Sora blushed even more, if possible, and decided she might as well enjoy it. The two headed out the door and back to the park.
"Oh! Here they come now!" Mimi said excitedly and ran up to the two.
"Did someone call for soda?" Sora asked.
Matt gave the soda to Mimi.
"Perfect! Thanks you two." Mimi said grinning. She noticed how Matt had his arm around her and decided to ask some questions.
Matt headed over to the rest of the group.
"I see it was a great hit!" Mimi smiled.
"What?" Sora asked.
"Don't play dumb with me; I saw his arm around you." Mimi said, putting her hands on her waist.
"We were just kidding around." Sora said. "Nothing serious and I haven't even told him that we were going to the dance together. Besides, we're just going as friends, and nothing more."
"I took care of that already." Mimi said. "And I'll tell you that he did sound anxious to go with you."
"Really??" Sora asked, realizing her reaction she added, "I couldn't care less."
"Sora, nothing gets past me, now let's get back to the picnic before people get suspicious." Mimi said smiling.
(A while later)
Sora dropped her bag at the door and plopped on the couch.
"As if that wasn't tiring enough." Sora said sighing.
The phone rang and Sora reached over the table to get it.
"Hello? Takenouchi residence, Sora speaking." She answered.
"Hey there." A familiar voice greeted.
"Matt? What's up?" Sora asked.
"Nothing." Matt replied.
Sora laughed. "You of all people don't call girls for 'nothing'."
Matt chuckled at her humor. "I guess you know me too well. So why'd you call me?"
"I didn't call you!" Sora said.
"Sora, you must not be feeling well, you called me. I guess the fact that you're talking to me is making you delirious." Matt joked.
"YAMATO ISHIDA!!" Sora screamed.
"Are you annoying Sora again?" Another familiar voice asked in the back round.
'Hmm, that sounds like Tai.' Sora thought.
"Where are you?" Sora asked.
"Mimi's house." Matt said. "With Tai. I called to ask if you wanted to come on over."
"Sure, I've got nothing better to do." Sora said.
"Fine, I'll be there in a sec to pick you up." Matt said.
"I think I can walk a few blocks by myself." Sora said.
"And let you, a helpless female wander in the dark streets at this time of day? Heaven forbid!" Matt said.
Sora laughed at Matt's sarcasm.
The doorbell rang and Sora got up.
"Hold on a sec Matt, someone's at the door." Sora said.
She opened the door.
"Matt!!" Sora screamed in the phone.
"Ouch, you didn't have to yell." Matt said, pulling the cell phone away from his ear.
"But I thought I heard Tai!" Sora said.
"At your service!" Tai said, popping his head in.
Sora screamed and almost fell over.
"Don't you dare scare me like that again!!" Sora yelled.
"Well, are we going to Mimi's house, or not?" Matt asked.
"Sure, let me fix my hair." Sora said.
"You look fine!" Matt said.
"Thanks, but I know my hair looks like a tumbleweed." Sora said, rushing over to the bathroom.
"Tumbleweed?" Tai and Matt said exchanging confused glances.
"Ready." Sora said, a few moments later.
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"How nice of you to come! And to think, I only invited Matt first." Mimi laughed, letting all three of them in.
The boys decided to take a look around.
"Well, the dance is days away, I can't wait!" Mimi exclaimed.
"Who are you going with?" Sora asked.
"A few guys have asked me, but I turned them down. I think I'll go stag this time." Mimi said.
"Are you crazy?" Sora asked, shocked.
"Of course not!" Mimi said. "But I'm a bit worried about Tai."
"I was afraid of that." Sora sighed. "I don't think I should go with Matt."
"Don't worry Sora, I'll figure some way to help him out. You just have a good time with Matt on Friday. Promise?" Mimi asked.
"You're really trying to make this work, aren't you?" Sora asked.
"Trying? I don't even need to. I'm just giving you two a push in the right direction. Now, tell me what happened when you two went to get the sodas." Mimi giggled.
"Interesting." Tai said, looking at the giant study.
"What, never seen books before?" Matt said.
"Laugh all you want, but I'm not as stupid as you think." Tai said, as a matter-of- factly.
Matt left the study and headed upstairs where the girls were.
"He was flirting, just admit it!" Mimi said.
"He was not!" Sora yelled.
"Who wasn't what?" Matt asked, walking into Mimi's room.
"Er.I was saying that Tai wasn't cute." Mimi said quickly.
Sora slapped her forehead.
"Oh really?" Matt grinned, knowing they were keeping something from him. "Then who do you think is cute?"
"Why, you, of course." Mimi said sarcastically.
"Thought so." Matt smiled.
Mimi laughed.
"Why don't you and Sora talk while I grab a drink? Anything for you two?" Mimi asked at the door.
"No thanks." Sora said.
"Same, but I'll bet Tai wants something." Matt said.
"K." Mimi said, before leaving.
Sora stood there nervously and Matt looked at her intently.
'God, she looks so cute when she's nervous like that.' Matt thought.
"Anything you wanna tell me?" Matt asked, grinning.
"It's nothing really." Sora said, setting herself on the bed.
Matt sat down next to her.
"Alright then. How's life been treating you?" Matt asked.
"*sigh* I've had a lot on my mind." Sora said.
Matt put his arm around her shoulders.
"I must be on your mind all the time then. All girls are like that." Matt joked.
"Yama, the world isn't centered around you." Sora laughed.
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Tai wandered around until he decided to look for the others. He went by Mimi's room and saw Sora talking to Matt, who had his arm around her.
Tai sighed, took a deep breath and walked inside.
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Chapter 8
"When we were going to go to the dance together, I thought she was really interested in me. I guess it wasn't meant to be." Tai sighed.
"Don't be so hard on yourself; I know a lot of girls who are dying to go out with you!" Mimi said.
"Yeah.sure." Tai said, looking up at the sky. "Somewhere in the future I'll find someone."
Mimi smiled. "How bout I start by finding you a date for the dance?"
Tai looked at her. "Do I seem that desperate?"
Mimi laughed. "I'm only trying to help!"
"I think I'm going to deal with this on my own." Tai said walking away.
'I feel so sorry for him, what more could I have done to help?' Mimi thought.
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Sora went to the kitchen to grab the sodas while Matt stood at the door. She quickly turned around and bumped into Matt.
"What are you doing here?? I told you to wait at the door." Sora said dropping the soda.
"Miss me?" Matt asked grinning.
Sora blushed furiously. "Matt!!"
"I take that as a yes." Matt smiled, putting his arm around her and grabbed the soda.
Sora blushed even more, if possible, and decided she might as well enjoy it. The two headed out the door and back to the park.
"Oh! Here they come now!" Mimi said excitedly and ran up to the two.
"Did someone call for soda?" Sora asked.
Matt gave the soda to Mimi.
"Perfect! Thanks you two." Mimi said grinning. She noticed how Matt had his arm around her and decided to ask some questions.
Matt headed over to the rest of the group.
"I see it was a great hit!" Mimi smiled.
"What?" Sora asked.
"Don't play dumb with me; I saw his arm around you." Mimi said, putting her hands on her waist.
"We were just kidding around." Sora said. "Nothing serious and I haven't even told him that we were going to the dance together. Besides, we're just going as friends, and nothing more."
"I took care of that already." Mimi said. "And I'll tell you that he did sound anxious to go with you."
"Really??" Sora asked, realizing her reaction she added, "I couldn't care less."
"Sora, nothing gets past me, now let's get back to the picnic before people get suspicious." Mimi said smiling.
(A while later)
Sora dropped her bag at the door and plopped on the couch.
"As if that wasn't tiring enough." Sora said sighing.
The phone rang and Sora reached over the table to get it.
"Hello? Takenouchi residence, Sora speaking." She answered.
"Hey there." A familiar voice greeted.
"Matt? What's up?" Sora asked.
"Nothing." Matt replied.
Sora laughed. "You of all people don't call girls for 'nothing'."
Matt chuckled at her humor. "I guess you know me too well. So why'd you call me?"
"I didn't call you!" Sora said.
"Sora, you must not be feeling well, you called me. I guess the fact that you're talking to me is making you delirious." Matt joked.
"YAMATO ISHIDA!!" Sora screamed.
"Are you annoying Sora again?" Another familiar voice asked in the back round.
'Hmm, that sounds like Tai.' Sora thought.
"Where are you?" Sora asked.
"Mimi's house." Matt said. "With Tai. I called to ask if you wanted to come on over."
"Sure, I've got nothing better to do." Sora said.
"Fine, I'll be there in a sec to pick you up." Matt said.
"I think I can walk a few blocks by myself." Sora said.
"And let you, a helpless female wander in the dark streets at this time of day? Heaven forbid!" Matt said.
Sora laughed at Matt's sarcasm.
The doorbell rang and Sora got up.
"Hold on a sec Matt, someone's at the door." Sora said.
She opened the door.
"Matt!!" Sora screamed in the phone.
"Ouch, you didn't have to yell." Matt said, pulling the cell phone away from his ear.
"But I thought I heard Tai!" Sora said.
"At your service!" Tai said, popping his head in.
Sora screamed and almost fell over.
"Don't you dare scare me like that again!!" Sora yelled.
"Well, are we going to Mimi's house, or not?" Matt asked.
"Sure, let me fix my hair." Sora said.
"You look fine!" Matt said.
"Thanks, but I know my hair looks like a tumbleweed." Sora said, rushing over to the bathroom.
"Tumbleweed?" Tai and Matt said exchanging confused glances.
"Ready." Sora said, a few moments later.
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"How nice of you to come! And to think, I only invited Matt first." Mimi laughed, letting all three of them in.
The boys decided to take a look around.
"Well, the dance is days away, I can't wait!" Mimi exclaimed.
"Who are you going with?" Sora asked.
"A few guys have asked me, but I turned them down. I think I'll go stag this time." Mimi said.
"Are you crazy?" Sora asked, shocked.
"Of course not!" Mimi said. "But I'm a bit worried about Tai."
"I was afraid of that." Sora sighed. "I don't think I should go with Matt."
"Don't worry Sora, I'll figure some way to help him out. You just have a good time with Matt on Friday. Promise?" Mimi asked.
"You're really trying to make this work, aren't you?" Sora asked.
"Trying? I don't even need to. I'm just giving you two a push in the right direction. Now, tell me what happened when you two went to get the sodas." Mimi giggled.
"Interesting." Tai said, looking at the giant study.
"What, never seen books before?" Matt said.
"Laugh all you want, but I'm not as stupid as you think." Tai said, as a matter-of- factly.
Matt left the study and headed upstairs where the girls were.
"He was flirting, just admit it!" Mimi said.
"He was not!" Sora yelled.
"Who wasn't what?" Matt asked, walking into Mimi's room.
"Er.I was saying that Tai wasn't cute." Mimi said quickly.
Sora slapped her forehead.
"Oh really?" Matt grinned, knowing they were keeping something from him. "Then who do you think is cute?"
"Why, you, of course." Mimi said sarcastically.
"Thought so." Matt smiled.
Mimi laughed.
"Why don't you and Sora talk while I grab a drink? Anything for you two?" Mimi asked at the door.
"No thanks." Sora said.
"Same, but I'll bet Tai wants something." Matt said.
"K." Mimi said, before leaving.
Sora stood there nervously and Matt looked at her intently.
'God, she looks so cute when she's nervous like that.' Matt thought.
"Anything you wanna tell me?" Matt asked, grinning.
"It's nothing really." Sora said, setting herself on the bed.
Matt sat down next to her.
"Alright then. How's life been treating you?" Matt asked.
"*sigh* I've had a lot on my mind." Sora said.
Matt put his arm around her shoulders.
"I must be on your mind all the time then. All girls are like that." Matt joked.
"Yama, the world isn't centered around you." Sora laughed.
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Tai wandered around until he decided to look for the others. He went by Mimi's room and saw Sora talking to Matt, who had his arm around her.
Tai sighed, took a deep breath and walked inside.