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A/N: I'm still a little apprehensive about writing this. I have it all planned out in my head, but I'm still not sure. Anyway, I want to thank everyone who reviewed! Please keep them coming! And to anyone who didn't, please do!

Crossing Paths - Chapter One

"Yamato, get up!" Says Takeru, I can tell that he's standing over me. Tell me again why he has a key to this apartment. "Get up!" He says again.

He opens the blinds in my room; the sunlight invades and hits my face. I grunt and pull my covers over my head. "No!" He demands. "You have to get up." I feel him yank on the blanket, and I'm too tired to put up a fight so I just let him take them. "Get up!"

I lay there for a minute, deciding whether or not I should say something to make him go away. Without opening my eyes I say, "Tell me again why you have a key to this apartment."

I hear him sigh. "For reasons such as this. You need to get up and get your butt to school. Mr. I'm-a-senior-this-year."

I twist my face in disgust, or try to at least. "Don't remind me. I take it you're here because you want a ride."

"Do you think that was the only reason I came over here? To ask for a ride?" He says, trying to sound hurt. Right, not gonna happened.

I finally opened my eyes, and try to bear the sunlight in my face. I look at him. "Yeah, that and bug the hell out of me. I should say no, just because."

He frowns. "That's not fair. You have to say yes."

"And why is that?" I ask. Starting to stretch I say, "Oh wait--Let me guess, because I'm your brother?"

Takeru grins. "And because you love me." He says with a nod.

I laugh and sit up in my bed. "You think so, huh?" I stretch again. "Sorry to break it to you, but no."

He shakes his head. "Whatever." He starts towards the door. "Get dressed... So you can take me to school." Before I can reply he walks out the door and shuts it.

I grin, shaking my head I say. "Right." I finally get myself off the bed, which took a lot of will power. I'd much rather just go back to bed and skip senior year. I have no desire to be a senior, honestly. I walk over to my closet to decided on what I plan to wear to school. I finally decided on a pair of jeans and a green long sleeved t-shirt. I lay the clothes on my bed, and then put on a pair of clean boxers. As I pull on my last piece of clothing, my shirt, I hear a knock at my door. "No one's home!" I yell.

The door opens anyway. "Didn't I say that no one was home?" I ask as Takeru walks in.

"Are you ready?" He asks. His arms are crossed and he's tapping his foot on the floor impatiently.

I grin. "Should I take that as a hint?" His expression doesn't change, so I sigh. "Fine, let's go." I grab my keys off my desk, and usher him out of my room.

I pull my car into a parking spot, and before I even have the keys turned to turn off the car he jumps out. "Geez." I say outloud to myself. "A little too excited about school, I think." I shake my head, and turn off the car. I get out and look up at the school. "Ugh, keep thinking this is your last year Yamato. Keep thinking that."

First I need to go to the principle's office to I can get my schedule. So I make my way through the hall, waving and saying hi to everyone as I go. I finally make it, and I open the door. There's only one other student in there. They're standing at the office aid's desk. I walk up and take a place next to them. I don't look at them though. Instead when the aid looks up I say, "I need my schedule." I glance at the person next to me, it's Taichi Yagami. He'd just said the exact same thing I said; when I said it no less. I turn my attention back to the aid and she's giving us a skeptical look. "I lost it." We both say. Taichi laughs but doesn't look at me. I just stare at him, puzzled.

The aid hands Taichi's schedule to him, and he turns and walks out of the office. I watch after him, still puzzled. I hear the aid clear her throat, and my attention snaps back to her. She hands me my schedule. "Thanks." I say. Then I turn and walk out of the office myself. What the hell was that back there anyway? That's never happened before. I shake it off, and take a glance at my schedule. Ugh, personal fitness first. Damn it.

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Aero-Grrl: Hm, I don't think that chapter was very good. Please review though! Let me know if I should continue, I'm very apprehensive. Again, thanks to everyone who reviewed, and even to the people who haven't.