Chapter 2

            The sun poured into the room, waking up the young boy.  Travis reluctantly got out of bed, got dressed, and got ready for school.  When he came downstairs, he saw his parents, but no Katie.

            "Where's Katie," he asked.

            "Well, you know how tired your sister is from her flight.  She insisted on getting up early to help me, but I told her that she could sleep in," Rita answered.

            "Oh.  Well, I gotta go.  Don't wanna be late for school.  Bye."  And with that, he left with a piece of toast in his hand. 

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            Everyone was busy chatting before class.  When suddenly, the door slammed open.  There stood Laura, and out of breath too.

            "Hey Laura.  Over slept again," replied Kana.

            "Yeah.  My stupid alarm cloak didn't go off," answered Laura as she sat down. 

            "Good morning class," replied a cheerful Mr. Hamasaki.

            "Good morning Mr. Hamasaki."

            "Well, let's begin our lesson, shall we."

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            It was after school, and the girls were watching Travis at soccer practice.  When he scored a goal, everyone cheered.

            "Hey Laura," shouted a voice.

            "Hey Katie," Laura answered back, "I want you to meet my friend Kana."

            "Nice meeting you," replied Kana.

            "Pleasure meeting you too.  I've never thought that my baby brother was this good."

            "So, Katie, what sports do you play," Laura asked.

            "Tennis, and ice skating," Katie answered.

            "Really?  We went skating last winter, and Laura kept on falling."

            "Hey!"  All three girls laughed.

            "Well, if you want, I could help you get better," Katie offered.

            "That'll be great.  Thanks."  The girls turned their attention back towards the soccer practice.

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            "Hey Laura," greeted Travis.

            "Hey Travis," answered Laura, with her head bowed 'cause of a blush coming on.  Katie noticed this.

            'I've got to get those two together.  She's defiantly a keeper,' Katie thought to herself.

            "Hey, why don't you come over to our house?  You two could finish that project that you were working on yesterday," suggested Katie.

            "Hey, that's not such a bad idea.  What do you say Laura," asked Travis.

            "Sure, why not?  I just gotta call my dad," answered Laura.

            "No problem.  Here, I've got my cell phone with me." Katie gave it to her.

            "Thanks."

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            After an hour working on the project, it was time for dinner.

            "I better get home," Laura said.

            "No, you don't.  I called your dad to tell him that you were gonna be a little late.  So, wanna stay for dinner," Katie asked.

            "Yeah, sure.  Thanks." 

            All three of them went downstairs to eat.  When dinner was over, Laura had to go home. 

            "Thanks for having me over.  I really appreciate it."

            "No prob.  Don't forget, tomorrow I'm gonna help you with your skating."

            "Right, I won't forget.  Bye."

            "Bye," both Travis and Katie said at the same time.  As they were waving, Katie whispered into Travis' ear and said, "She's a keeper."

            "Katie," retorted Travis.  Katie smiled and winked at him.  Then, she went inside.

Author's note:  Well?   How is it?  Don't worry, there's gonna be more fluff later on in the story. 

SparkyKnight: Hey, thanks for the compliment.  Yeah, I'm thinking about putting Hamtaro and the gang in, but that's not defiant.  Don't forget, Travis and Laura are the center of attention in this fic.  But, yeah, I'm thinking about it.

Kitty Cat: Thanks for your compliment.  I will keep on writing.

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