Hey everyone, I'm so back! I really need to update more often, the contest is almost over. But hey, what can I say? My mom runs an online business and my dad loves playing spider solitaire. My computer time is about 2 hours in the afternoon and whatever hours at night until 12 AM. It bites. But enough about me, let's talk about you wonderful reviewers.

vialana: Mimi is so cool. And the contest was going to be this chapter, but...well, just read it to find out what happened. And yes, I adore plot complications as well.

Fell: meep? Lol. Cute. Thanx, I don't think I've had anyone say that this is wonderful before. THANKIES!

Loner Fox: Miyoumon, I'm not sure if you are more sane or not. But I doubt you could write as well. And I plan on continuing. =D I've always wanted to say that line.

Aero-Grrl: Clueless Tai I so adorable, isn't he? Newly found huh? Some how I highly doubt that. Lol, but that's ok, join the club.

Sillie: You'll have to ask Tai if you can hug him, but I'm not real willing to share...just kidding. You don't have to wait for very long because the next chapter is here!

nEo-cHaN: Glad you luv this story. And yes, Tai is such a cutie!

CCPheonix: Thanx Patamon, I wish my own muse appreciated me as much as you do.

Ryamon: Shut up IV. I appreciate you.

You do?

Ryamon: Yea, you feed me.

*sweatdrops* whatever. Anyway, it's ok to be sappy. Creates good fluff stories! And does Patamon even have knees? And the next chapter is up and ready to go!

Shishi-Kokoro: I just thought Mimi would be the perfect one to teach his the right stuff. And I will keep on writing. I wish I could go to Germany. And thanks for putting me on your Favorite's list! =D

madkornfan: I've never seen you around before, but thanks for reviewing! And here's more right now!

Angel Chick: Tai is HOTT!!!!!!!! I'm obsessed a bit too, so it's all good.

Hannio: I would LOVE some more kawaii clueless Tai. And hugging Tai is always fun too. Sorry though, the competition is a bit pushed back. BUT PLEASE READ ANYWAY!

Ok, I think that's everyone. Again, thanks y'all! And here we go, chapter 5.

Ryamon: It's time to duel!

o_0. O...k? Wrong anime Rya. Forgive her, while I'm typing this, we're watching Yu-Gi-Oh! Anyway, read on and forward!

Tai's POV

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Saturday, May 17th. The big day of the contest. Holy crap, this is not a good thing. I mean, it's not like I'm nervous or anything, but I mean, this is a big deal. Matt's a judge.....I'm a contestant...I'm totally cool with this. AW MAN, WHO THE HELL AM I KIDDING?

"Sora, help me!" I whined as I crashed on her couch. She rolled her eyes and stood over me.

"Tai, what are you doing here? You have to be dressed and down there in a hour." She sighed as she pulled my face out of her couch by my hair.

"OWIE! Don't pull on the hair." I complained as I sat up.

"Whatever. Why are you here? You can't be here because you need to be there damn it!" she lashed out.

"Sora, I really don't need you and your bitching right now while I'm on the verge of a total breakdown!" I exclaimed. She stopped moving and looked at me.

"What's up with you?" she asked as she plopped down next to me.

"I can't do this. I absolutely CANNOT go through with this. PLEASE TELL ME I DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS!" I whined even more.

"Tai, shut up and stop whining. It's annoying." She said. I glared at her and waited for her answer. She started to walk back to her room.

"Oh and Tai?" she called over her shoulder. I looked at her to show I was listening.

"You still have to do the contest whether you like it or not." She said with a smile and headed inside her bedroom, with me quickly following behind her.

"Why? I can't do this." I said again. She shrugged her shoulders and started rummaging through her vanity.

"Don't tell me you're chickening out Kamiya. I thought you were braver then that?" she mocked me.

"I don't know, I mean....hmm." I really didn't know how to explain everything to her. Sure she was my best friend, but I really don't think she would understand what I was thinking right now. Hell, I don't even understand what I'm thinking. And that's downright scary.

"Are you ready to go?" Sora said suddenly, bringing me out of my thoughts. While I was trying to sort out everything in my brain, she had been packing stuff into her backpack.

"Where we going?" I asked her as I followed her out of her room. She turned around and hit me upside the head.

"Tai no Baka. We have to be at the mall in an hour for the contest. Do you ever listen to anything I say?" she said as we walked down the street. She continued talking and ranting about me not listening to her. I listen to her. And it all sounds like blah blah blah.

"Tai are you even paying attention to what I'm telling you?" She said, and it didn't sound like blah.

"Sorry Sora, what'd you say?" I asked her sheepishly. Ok, so maybe I wasn't listening at the moment.

"YOU ARE SO CLUELESS YOU KNOW THAT TAI? YOU NEED TO LEARN TO LISTEN!" Sora exclaimed exasperated.

"Sorry. I just happen to have a ton of things on my mind right now." I said as we continued to walk.

"Like what?" she asked, wanting an explanation.

"Never mind. You wouldn't understand." I said quietly. She just nodded and shrugged it off.

"Then I take it that it has something to do with Matt." She smirked a bit. Damn her for being right. Damn me for being so easy to read. DAMN HORMONES FOR MAKING ME BLUSH!

"Maybe, I dunno." I mumbled back. She seemed satisfied with that answer and dropped the subject.

"Anyway, what I was saying is that we need to get there now so Meems and I can get you ready." She said to me.

"Where is Mimi anyway? I didn't see her at your house." I asked as realization dawned on me.

"Oh, she went shopping earlier. Evidently Daddy's charge card wasn't maxed out yet." She explained. I laughed a bit; after all, it was typical Mimi behavior.

"Where are my clothes?" I asked her.

"You don't have them?" she said skeptically. I shook my head. More panic overswept me.

"I left them at your house. I don't have them. I thought you did!" I exclaimed. My anxiety level continued to increase.

"Nope. I don't have them." She said almost happily. I started freaking out even more.

"SORA WHAT THE HECK AM I GONNA DO? I NEED MY CLOTHES FOR THE CONTEST!" I shouted. She remained calm and continued walking.

"How can you stay calm?" I asked her, frustrated.

"Tai, just because I don't HAVE your clothes doesn't mean that I don't know where they are." She said calmly.

"Well, then where are they?" I asked just as calmly.

"Mimi took them with her this morning. She said that she would meet us there." She said. I stopped moving and turned to face her. I grabbed her by the shoulders and vigorously shook the living hell out of her.

"WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME THAT IN THE FIRST PLACE?" I shouted at the top of my lungs. She broke free of my grip and started walking again.

"Because it's fun to watch you over-react. Makes you cute." She commented with a wink. I ran to catch up with her.

"That's not EVEN funny, Sora Takenouchi. You know I'm really stressed about this whole thing." I said harshly as I hit her on the arm.

"What is there to be stressing about?" she asked as we walked inside the mall.

"Well, for starters, what if this plans doesn't work and I make an idiot of myself and lose the contest?" I asked. She shook her head and sighed.

"Tai, we've been over this so many times already. You'll do just fine, all right? Mimi trained you well, your best friend is a judge, and we will make you look fabulous." She said with a fake British accent.

"You think so huh?" I smirked at her as she walked into the store where the contest would be held.

"Oh, I know so darling." She said with the same fake accent. I just rolled my eyes and followed her inside.

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As Tai and Sora entered Abercrombie and Fitch, they were greeted by a large crowd. (A/N: So sue me, the contest is sponsored and held by A&F.) They pushed past many people, searching for Mimi.

"Where do you think she is?" Tai asked as they ran into more people.

"How should I know? There's WAY too many people out here." Sora signed in frustration as she pushed past a large man.

"I don't know. But we need to find her no- OUCH!" Tai interrupted himself as someone stepped on his foot. He looked up for the culprit and looked right into the face of Kei.

"Oops, sorry Kamiya. Didn't see ya there, since you're so short." Kei said with a nasty smirk. Tai growled at him, causing Sora to turn around.

"What are you doing here, Kei?" Tai hissed.

"Like that's any of YOUR business lamebrain. I should be asking you the same question." He replied.

"Oh shove it and get lost." Tai said as he started to walk away. Kei grabbed his wrist and twisted it. Tai yelped in pain and stopped moving.

"No. I wanna deal with you right now for that stunt you pulled here last week." Kei said murderously. Tai whimpered and continued to struggle. He glanced over his shoulder to look for Sora, only to find that she wasn't there. Kei in the meantime took the opportunity to squeeze his wrist harder.

"OW! LET GO YOU SON OF A BITCH!" Tai yelled at the top of his lungs. However, it was too loud inside the building for him to be heard. Kei shot him another nasty look.

"Face it Kamiya. You can't do anything about it. No one can hear you scream." He said as he bit his neck.

"HOLD IT RIGHT THERE!" a loud voice startled Kei. He looked behind him and then suddenly took off, leaving Tai behind. A security guard walked up to Tai, with Sora closely behind him.

"You all right kid?" he asked. Tai just nodded and stood up.

"Just fine sir." He replied. The guard nodded and walked away. Sora took his spot and took Tai into her arms.

"Tai are you ok?" she asked him.

"Yea, I'm ok." He said in a wavery voice, looking as though he would burst into tears at any given moment. And he did. His wrist hurt and all the stress about the contest was too much for him.

"Sora! Tai! Over here!" a new voice called out to them. Sora looked up and saw Mimi standing on a chair and doing cheerleader moves to get their attention. She smiled at her and then guided a still shaken up Tai towards her. Mimi hopped off of her chair and grinned.

"Hey guys!" she said in a cheerful voice. Then she looked at Tai.

"Tai, what's wrong?" she asked in a worried tone. Tai didn't answer, just continued to let tears run down his face and hold his wrist.

"Kei's here." Sora explained as she examined Tai's wrist.

"What happened?" she asked as she placed Tai on the couch backstage.

"He first stepped on my foot. Then he said he was gonna deal with me about what happened last week. I tried to leave, but he grabbed my wrist and hurt it. Then he bit my neck." Tai answered in a somewhat broken voice. Mimi frowned.

"Stupid inconsiderate son of a-"

"Mimi! Calm down, he's gone now." Sora said, trying to get her friend to calm down.

"I don't care! What gives him the right to pick on Tai?" she asked furiously. She opened the ice chest and made an ice bag for Tai's wrist.

"Something about soccer." Tai answered as he placed the bag on his wrist.

"That's just REALLY messed up." Mimi said while shaking her head. She started to busy herself with some small task at the desk, while Sora opened her backpack and searched through its contents.

"There must be something else that causes him to beat up on you." Mimi murmured thoughtfully. It was quiet for a while after that.

"Mimi, where'd you get such a spacious place like this?" Tai asked as his tears subsided.

"What? Oh you mean this dressing room? Well, I managed to pull a few strings when I got here." She said once again cheerfully.

"How so?" he inquired as he removed the ice from his wrist.

"Well, besides the judges here, there are some other judges. Model scouts." She explained to him.

"What are they? Or rather, who are they?" he asked as he stood up.

"Model scouts are like talent scouts. They go to these kinds of things and look for people with model potential. They decided to come and scout out models from this contest. Let's just say that they're good friends of mine." Mimi answered slyly. Tai chuckled lightly and leaned over her shoulder.

"Whatcha writing?" he asked her. She quickly covered it up and shoved it in her pocket.

"It's nothing important." She replied, glancing at her watch. Her eyes widened and she shot out of her chair.

"Oh my gosh! Tai we need to get you ready. We only have half an hour left!" she said as she hurried over to the closet and started throwing out Tai's clothes.

"Go get dressed. We'll be waiting for you in here." She said as she pushed him out into the hallway. Tai just shook his head and walked towards the boys bathroom.

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Mimi can be such a ditz sometimes I swear. But she's a good friend so I don't mind that much. Maybe she's right though. There must be another reason why Kei is such an ass. I mean, the whole soccer thing was quite a while ago. And who would hold a grudge over a soccer try-out? It's plain stupid really. But that's just my opinion. I continued to ponder over what the heck I did as I walked into the bathroom and started to change. I looked up and then suddenly came out of my trance and realized something.

"Why is it so empty in here?" I asked myself as I pulled my shirt over my head.

"It may not be as empty as you think it is." A low voice came from the back corner. I whirled around and looked behind me.

"Who's there? Show yourself coward!" I commanded. The figure slunk out of the dark shadows and came forward. His blue and black hair flopped forward, partially covering his face. But I could still see the blood red eyes.

"Kei." I hissed. He advanced upon me, smirking all the while.

"Yes Kamiya, it's me. Surprised ain't ya?" he said. Yea, I was surprised. Even more surprised that he was wearing a Tommy Hilfiger shirt and Gap jeans. In fact, he looks like.....no. It's can't be.......can it?

"Kei? Are you.....I mean, are you..." I trailed off. He smirked a bit and nodded.

"Yes Tai, I am. I am in the modeling contest." He stated as he started circling me. I stared at him, unsure of what to say.

"You are probably trying to figure out what drug I'm smokin' now. I'm doing this out of free will." He said. What the hell....Kei Hirotami, willingly competing in a modeling contest.

"But....why?" I finally asked him. He chuckled slightly and stopped in front of me.

"Tai, have you ever wondered why I still hold a grudge about the soccer try- outs?" he asked me. DUDE! Not only is this guy a pain in the ass, he's a psychic too? Things are becoming totally weird now. I nodded and braced myself for one of his attacks.

"Well, then maybe you've also wondered why I've been beating on you for a little soccer try-out." He said just as slowly. Again, all I could do was nod.

"Well, let me tell you something, Kamiya. It's not because of the soccer try-outs." He told me. So Mimi was right. How odd, she's never right.

"Then.....what is the real reason?" I asked cautiously. He grinned a nasty grin.

"Easy. Even a dumb oaf like you should know by now." He replied. I stayed quiet for a bit, trying to think it through.

"Wait, did u just call me a dumb oaf?" I said suddenly. He just shook his head and murmured something like, "Dumb ass."

"Think Kamiya. Who's always with you whenever I pick a fight?" he said slowly. Does he think it has an effect on me if he says stuff extra slow? Because it doesn't. But I did think about what he just said. The only one who was ever around was Matt. Wait a sec....

"You don't mean...."

"Yes Tai. I want your best friend." He delivered the final blow. I stood speechless as he continued to pace around.

"I believe his name is Matt, isn't it? Such a fine looking boy." He said more to himself then to me. But he would look at me ever now and then. So they were directed to me.

"I would pick fights with you just to see him. He's so delicious looking, how could I resist myself?" he said again. I stared at him, anger boiling inside me.

"You stay away from Matt, got it?" I growled murderously.

"Oh, are we jealous?" he taunted me. I growled again. He just laughed in my face.

"Well, seems like someone has a thing for their best friend. Of course, I don't blame you. Matt really is too hot for his own good. It's no wonder he has the whole female population and even some of the male population lusting after him." He said deviously. He knows what he's doing and he knows it's bugging me.

"Plus, I imagine that he would be an excellent partner in bed." He added lustfully. With that last comment, I completely snapped.

"THAT'S IT!" I shouted as I tackled him. I pinned him to the ground and glared in his face.

"NOBODY, absolutely NOBODY talks about MY best friend like that. Matt's a virgin and how dare you even THINK of how he would be as a sexual partner!" I yelled in his face. He just shrugged it off and flipped over. Soon, I was the one on the bottom and he was staring down at me.

"Say all you wish Kamiya. But you can't do anything." He said.

"What are you talking about?" I asked quietly.

"I entered this contest because Matt was a judge. And I intend to win." He explained to me, still pinning me down. I stared at him in disbelief.

"And I can guarantee you, that Matt will be mine by the end of the day. And I will easily get you out of the picture." He said in an evil tone. He then rose from on top of me and yanked me up by my arms. He opened his backpack and grabbed a small black bag. He also took out a baseball bat.

"Lights out Kamiya. The game is over." He said as he raised the bat over my head and swiftly brought it down on my head. I heard myself yell for help, but then it all faded into black darkness.

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I'm SO sorry guys. I know I said the contest would be this chapter, but I got an inspiration suddenly and had to write this. The contest will be next chapter no matter what though.

Ryamon: But what will happen to Tai?

Yes, that is a good question. Guess you'll hafta read the next chapter to find out. Next chapter should be out by Sunday or Monday morning. But in the meantime, reviews please?

Ryamon: she needs them becaz she's a loser.

Shut up Ryamon. See ya all next time!