*So far so bad! Sorry, all for not updating, but that's what happens when
you have so many classes and so much homework you think you're going to
drown in it! Here's the next chapter, and thanks to those who sent out a
review, you know who you are, now know that I appreciate it.*
Love Me When I'm Gone
Matt stared at the fiery redhead as she stared back. He noticed her angry glare had subsided a little, especially when Tai looked over at her with a big lopsided grin. Matt stood up politely and extended his hand to the girl he had so recently been slapped by. She may have been a brat, but Matt didn't see a reason not to be a gentleman toward her.
"My name is Matt Ishida. I didn't catch your last name." Matt said, trying to be as formal as humanly possible. He didn't want this girl to think he was going to actually be nice to him after her tantrum she had thrown. Sora tilted her head slightly to the side and flipped her hair as she caught Matt with a sweet smile.
"Takenouchi. Sora Takenouchi. It's a pleasure to meet you, Matt." Sora replied, taking Matt's hand and shaking it. Matt felt Sora's strong grip and stared as she kept her fake smile pasted to her pretty face. Tai put his arm around Sora's waist and smiled as they sat down with Matt on the couch, Sora in between the two boys.
"I met her during break, and we just kind of hit it off!" Tai explained to Matt after he'd asked how Tai had met Sora. Sora took Tai's hand and leaned her head on his shoulder.
"I was walking down a street in Daytona and he ran straight into me!" Sora exclaimed, shooting a glance at Matt, who opened his mouth in protest.
'What the heck?! She was a super bitch to me this morning for doing that, and she's dating Tai after he does it?' Matt thought to himself bitterly. Sora twirled a loose strand of hair from her ponytail and smirked triumphantly at Matt.
"I helped her up, and insisted on taking her out for coffee to make up for my clumsiness. After that we were inseparable!" Tai finished, pulling Sora into a quick kiss on the lips.
"Well that is just so interesting. . . anyway, I have to be going, I have class in about two hours." Matt said, getting up and leaving the smiling couple behind. Tai scratched his head with a confused look on his face, then rummaged through his backpack. Sora watched Matt leave and sighed. She was angry with him for being a jerk, that was for sure. But it was an accident, and even though he was a total ass for not stopping and helping her, she was still entranced by his charm he possessed.
'For a total loser, he's got a lot of charm. Too bad he probably doesn't even know it. And those eyes. . . I've never seen eyes so blue in my life.' Sora thought. She was interrupted by Tai, who rambled on about some sport she didn't care about.
Later in the day, after Matt had his last academic class, he was walking toward the student center with his gym bag. He had one more class that day, a class he had been looking forward to since he woke up. He went into the locker room and pulled out a white uniform and put it on, and tied a blue belt around his waist. Checking the mirror to make sure he looked appropriate for class, Matt walked out barefoot into the gym where other students in the same outfits were stretching and practicing.
'Tae Kwon Do. . . this should get rid of my frustration with this worthless day.' Matt thought as he began to stretch out. He finished his stretching exercises and began to practice the form he was trying to learn in time for his blue belt test. He was midway through the form when someone called his name.
"You're doing it wrong." Sora said, walking over to Matt and standing in front of him in her white uniform. She too had a blue belt wrapped around her slender waist. Matt slumped his shoulders and sighed loudly.
"What are you doing here? Can't I get away from you?" Matt said angrily. Sora laughed the comment off and motioned for Matt to watch her. She performed the form perfectly, and received applause from the other members of the class.
"Well, aren't you Miss Perfect. You're probably a third gup blue belt. I'm a fourth gup. I don't have to know it yet." Matt defended, his pride slightly bruised.
"I'm a fourth." Sora stated before getting into line and listening to the master after he entered.
"Today we begin free fighting. This is the advanced class, so I shouldn't need to explain what you'll be doing, and I won't be going over techniques. Now I want everyone to pair up with someone of the same belt." Master Shoi instructed. The class bowed and moved to find their partners. Matt looked around, desperately searching for another person with a blue belt, but found no one but Sora.
"Looks like we're gonna fight." Sora smirked. Matt moaned and ran a hand through his blonde hair and stood on the other side of Sora, who got into a fighting position. Matt got into a fighting position as well and looked coldly at Sora, who immediately adjusted her glare. Seconds passed and the two battled with glares until it was their turn to fight.
"You're going down. . . . " Matt muttered as they began attacking. Sora started on the offensive with a jumping roundhouse kick followed with a sidekick. Matt blocked both of them easily and turned the tables, returning her attack with a jumping sidekick and a front whip. He hit Sora in the shoulder, and she recoiled, her hand instantly going to where the pain was. Matt took his chance and finished the fight with a punch to the face, but didn't make contact. Sora knew she was defeated and returned to her fighting position to begin another round. Matt also got into position, and the fight was once again on.
"Lucky shot." Sora spat as she began the offensive once again. She did a jumping side kick, and Matt moved to miss it. He then did a turning sidekick, but Sora blocked it and did double low knife hands, one hitting Matt in the neck, the other hitting his hand before he could strike her. Defeated, Matt took his fighting position and glared at Sora, who smirked.
"This is over. I'm going to waste you." Matt growled. Matt attacked with a simple sidekick, and Sora grabbed his foot and pulled him to her so they were nose to nose, then she knocked him to the ground. Before he fell, Matt also grabbed Sora and both of them tumbled to the ground, Matt underneath Sora. They stared at each other for a moment before getting off each other as if the other were made of fire. They adjusted their uniforms and bowed, ending the fight.
"Very good, Matt. Well done, Sora. Now please go work on your kicks. They looked weak." Master Shoi said. Matt and Sora bowed and moved to the mats where they worked on the various kicks they knew. An hour later the class was over, and Matt was walking out to his car when he noticed Sora was standing beside his getting into her own car.
"You know, I think someone's trying to tell us we're going to have to become friends, Matt because we haven't been able to get away from each other all day." Sora said coolly, tossing her things into the backseat and leaning against her car. Matt shook his head and unlocked his car, throwing his bags into it.
"You know what, I don't think so. You didn't even give me a chance to explain myself today, and you hit me. So no, friendship is something I won't be seeing in our near future." Matt argued. Sora actually looked hurt for a moment, then walked over to Matt.
"Alright, well explain it to me then, big shot." She retorted. Matt shook his head and opened the driver's door to his car.
"Not here. Let's go to the café, and I will talk there." Matt answered, looking into Sora's eyes, searching for a clue to her thoughts.
"Fine. Let's go." Sora said, her eyes softening more and more by the second. Matt nodded and got into his car, pulling out and leaving the parking lot for the café.
'What am I getting myself into?' Sora thought as she sighed and got into her car and headed for the café as well.
*Sorry this is terrible, and it's going to slow, but I promise things are going to start coming together sooner or later. Thanks.*
Love Me When I'm Gone
Matt stared at the fiery redhead as she stared back. He noticed her angry glare had subsided a little, especially when Tai looked over at her with a big lopsided grin. Matt stood up politely and extended his hand to the girl he had so recently been slapped by. She may have been a brat, but Matt didn't see a reason not to be a gentleman toward her.
"My name is Matt Ishida. I didn't catch your last name." Matt said, trying to be as formal as humanly possible. He didn't want this girl to think he was going to actually be nice to him after her tantrum she had thrown. Sora tilted her head slightly to the side and flipped her hair as she caught Matt with a sweet smile.
"Takenouchi. Sora Takenouchi. It's a pleasure to meet you, Matt." Sora replied, taking Matt's hand and shaking it. Matt felt Sora's strong grip and stared as she kept her fake smile pasted to her pretty face. Tai put his arm around Sora's waist and smiled as they sat down with Matt on the couch, Sora in between the two boys.
"I met her during break, and we just kind of hit it off!" Tai explained to Matt after he'd asked how Tai had met Sora. Sora took Tai's hand and leaned her head on his shoulder.
"I was walking down a street in Daytona and he ran straight into me!" Sora exclaimed, shooting a glance at Matt, who opened his mouth in protest.
'What the heck?! She was a super bitch to me this morning for doing that, and she's dating Tai after he does it?' Matt thought to himself bitterly. Sora twirled a loose strand of hair from her ponytail and smirked triumphantly at Matt.
"I helped her up, and insisted on taking her out for coffee to make up for my clumsiness. After that we were inseparable!" Tai finished, pulling Sora into a quick kiss on the lips.
"Well that is just so interesting. . . anyway, I have to be going, I have class in about two hours." Matt said, getting up and leaving the smiling couple behind. Tai scratched his head with a confused look on his face, then rummaged through his backpack. Sora watched Matt leave and sighed. She was angry with him for being a jerk, that was for sure. But it was an accident, and even though he was a total ass for not stopping and helping her, she was still entranced by his charm he possessed.
'For a total loser, he's got a lot of charm. Too bad he probably doesn't even know it. And those eyes. . . I've never seen eyes so blue in my life.' Sora thought. She was interrupted by Tai, who rambled on about some sport she didn't care about.
Later in the day, after Matt had his last academic class, he was walking toward the student center with his gym bag. He had one more class that day, a class he had been looking forward to since he woke up. He went into the locker room and pulled out a white uniform and put it on, and tied a blue belt around his waist. Checking the mirror to make sure he looked appropriate for class, Matt walked out barefoot into the gym where other students in the same outfits were stretching and practicing.
'Tae Kwon Do. . . this should get rid of my frustration with this worthless day.' Matt thought as he began to stretch out. He finished his stretching exercises and began to practice the form he was trying to learn in time for his blue belt test. He was midway through the form when someone called his name.
"You're doing it wrong." Sora said, walking over to Matt and standing in front of him in her white uniform. She too had a blue belt wrapped around her slender waist. Matt slumped his shoulders and sighed loudly.
"What are you doing here? Can't I get away from you?" Matt said angrily. Sora laughed the comment off and motioned for Matt to watch her. She performed the form perfectly, and received applause from the other members of the class.
"Well, aren't you Miss Perfect. You're probably a third gup blue belt. I'm a fourth gup. I don't have to know it yet." Matt defended, his pride slightly bruised.
"I'm a fourth." Sora stated before getting into line and listening to the master after he entered.
"Today we begin free fighting. This is the advanced class, so I shouldn't need to explain what you'll be doing, and I won't be going over techniques. Now I want everyone to pair up with someone of the same belt." Master Shoi instructed. The class bowed and moved to find their partners. Matt looked around, desperately searching for another person with a blue belt, but found no one but Sora.
"Looks like we're gonna fight." Sora smirked. Matt moaned and ran a hand through his blonde hair and stood on the other side of Sora, who got into a fighting position. Matt got into a fighting position as well and looked coldly at Sora, who immediately adjusted her glare. Seconds passed and the two battled with glares until it was their turn to fight.
"You're going down. . . . " Matt muttered as they began attacking. Sora started on the offensive with a jumping roundhouse kick followed with a sidekick. Matt blocked both of them easily and turned the tables, returning her attack with a jumping sidekick and a front whip. He hit Sora in the shoulder, and she recoiled, her hand instantly going to where the pain was. Matt took his chance and finished the fight with a punch to the face, but didn't make contact. Sora knew she was defeated and returned to her fighting position to begin another round. Matt also got into position, and the fight was once again on.
"Lucky shot." Sora spat as she began the offensive once again. She did a jumping side kick, and Matt moved to miss it. He then did a turning sidekick, but Sora blocked it and did double low knife hands, one hitting Matt in the neck, the other hitting his hand before he could strike her. Defeated, Matt took his fighting position and glared at Sora, who smirked.
"This is over. I'm going to waste you." Matt growled. Matt attacked with a simple sidekick, and Sora grabbed his foot and pulled him to her so they were nose to nose, then she knocked him to the ground. Before he fell, Matt also grabbed Sora and both of them tumbled to the ground, Matt underneath Sora. They stared at each other for a moment before getting off each other as if the other were made of fire. They adjusted their uniforms and bowed, ending the fight.
"Very good, Matt. Well done, Sora. Now please go work on your kicks. They looked weak." Master Shoi said. Matt and Sora bowed and moved to the mats where they worked on the various kicks they knew. An hour later the class was over, and Matt was walking out to his car when he noticed Sora was standing beside his getting into her own car.
"You know, I think someone's trying to tell us we're going to have to become friends, Matt because we haven't been able to get away from each other all day." Sora said coolly, tossing her things into the backseat and leaning against her car. Matt shook his head and unlocked his car, throwing his bags into it.
"You know what, I don't think so. You didn't even give me a chance to explain myself today, and you hit me. So no, friendship is something I won't be seeing in our near future." Matt argued. Sora actually looked hurt for a moment, then walked over to Matt.
"Alright, well explain it to me then, big shot." She retorted. Matt shook his head and opened the driver's door to his car.
"Not here. Let's go to the café, and I will talk there." Matt answered, looking into Sora's eyes, searching for a clue to her thoughts.
"Fine. Let's go." Sora said, her eyes softening more and more by the second. Matt nodded and got into his car, pulling out and leaving the parking lot for the café.
'What am I getting myself into?' Sora thought as she sighed and got into her car and headed for the café as well.
*Sorry this is terrible, and it's going to slow, but I promise things are going to start coming together sooner or later. Thanks.*