*New Chapter time! I have tests coming up this week, and I really needed a
break. What would be better to do with my break time? Haha, hope you like
this!*
Love Me When I'm Gone
Staring at the ceiling with a look of pure confusion, Sora thought about the night before, and the person who had not only waltzed into her life, but captured a piece of her heart as well. She ran a slender hand through her thick red hair and sighed. Sora turned over and looked at the clock, noticing she still had a good hour before she actually had to get up and get ready for class.
'I wonder what he's going to say. . . I wonder if he's going to want me around. . . would he want to kiss me again? NO SORA! That's not what he's gonna wonder. He's not going to want anything because he knows you're with Tai, and you. . . you like Tai. Yeah. . . ' Sora thought, battling herself mentally. The alarm sounded, letting Sora know she had less than an hour left. Sighing, she rose and decided to get to class early.
TK snuck into Matt's room and watched him as he slept in his bed, curled into a tight ball with his arms crossed protectively around his chest. Snickering softly, TK plugged in his electric guitar to the amp he was holding, and set it down beside Matt's ears.
"This'll teach you to super glue me. . . . bastard. . . " TK whispered as he grinned mischievously. He strapped on his red guitar and placed his fingers on the strings. Taking one more moment to look at his peacefully sleeping brother, TK turned his attention back to the instrument. He blasted out an extremely loud chord, and Matt leapt out of bed and fell to the floor, yelling and holding his ears. TK cracked up as he started playing death metal, causing Matt to glare angrily. TK stopped and let the guitar hang from his gangly frame. He pushed a tuft of blonde hair out of his triumphant face as Matt walked dangerously close to him.
"Sometimes I wish I had never taught you how to play that bloody thing. . . " Matt said, nose to nose with his brother. TK smirked and watched Matt walk out into the kitchen and make breakfast.
"Wow, someone's in good spirits. . . " TK replied, walking into his room with his things, then moving into the kitchen and joining his brother. Matt shrugged and ran a hand through his hair, pretending to be nonchalant.
"You met a girl. I can see it in your face. Is she hot? I've seen some of the girls you're interested in, and they're a far cry from pretty." TK said, earning a death glare from Matt yet again.
"For your information, yes I did meet a girl. But she's taken, and I'm not letting her relationship become ruined because of me." Matt stated, scooping scrambled eggs onto TK's plate and then his own.
"Well I think you are into her, because I can see it in your face. You're never this chipper in the morning, and I even punked you! Maybe you should try and make something happen between you two. Does she like you?" TK asked. Matt sniffed at TK and shook his head.
"I don't know, and I don't wanna know. So quit with the 20 questions, okay?" Matt snapped. For a moment, hurt settled into TK's eyes. He shook his head and finished his breakfast, then left the table and Matt.
'Great. . . now I yelled at him. What in the hell is wrong with me?' Matt thought. Moments later, TK came out of his room. He was dressed in a blue button down shirt similar to the white one he wore the day before. Black jeans finished his look, and his hair was spiked messily like his brother's.
"Wow look at you, Mr. GQ." Matt piped. TK smirked and checked himself in the hall mirror.
"I gotta look good today, I'm getting myself a date to homecoming." TK replied, settling some of his wild hair with his hand.
"Kari?" Matt said plainly. TK nodded and grabbed his back pack. He opened the door and waved at his brother before taking off out of the apartment. Matt cleaned up the breakfast mess and went into his own room where he pulled a loose pair of jeans on and dug through his closet for his gray sweater. He threw it on and looked in the mirror, satisfied. Locking the door, Matt left for the college.
Sora was sitting down in the lobby before her class, reading a book pensively. Footsteps could be heard down the hall, and Sora looked up to see Matt walking over to her, roses in hand. Smiling, the redhead jumped out of her seat and walked up to Matt, who looked into her eyes with pure love. He offered the girl his flowers, which she accepted. Sora smelled the soft fragrance of the roses and smiled as Matt took her into a passionate kiss, right in the middle of the lobby. The couple was oblivious to the world around them, to the whooping students and gawking teachers who walked by. Sora felt the world spinning as Matt picked her up in his arms and walked with her down the hall and out of the school. . .
"Sora! Are you in there?" Tai asked, fanning his hand in front of Sora's face. She shook her head, realizing she was daydreaming. She looked down at her book and noticed she hadn't even been holding it right side up. Tai laughed lightly and took a seat next to her, closing the book and setting it on the coffee table.
"You were totally spaced out!" Tai babbled, quickly moving on to a new subject without showing much concern whatsoever for his girlfriend. Sora sighed and listened to Tai drone on about soccer, pretending to be interested.
'This is not right. I know what I want, why am I sitting here pretending that I want Tai?' Sora thought to herself, slipping back into her dream- like state.
"Sora. . . you're not listening!" Tai griped, catching her attention once again. She looked into Tai's dark eyes and tried her best to keep her attention from drifting. Footsteps behind her were heard, and Tai stopped talking to greet the person behind Sora.
"Hey Matt." Tai greeted, then burst back into conversation. Sora tensed and watched Tai, noticing that Matt had taken a seat across from them in a small chair. He put on a pair of reading glasses and pulled out a book. But it was not only any book, it was the exact same one Sora had been 'reading' before she slipped off into her thoughts.
"Tai. . . . " Sora started. This made Tai stop talking, and look at her with a small smile.
"Tai. . . I need to talk to you." Sora said, her voice quavering ever so slightly. She noticed that this caught Matt's attention, and he was watching carefully across the coffee table.
"Sure, what's on your mind?" Tai asked, completely ignoring Sora's serious tone and quavering voice.
'God, he doesn't even know something's wrong.' Sora thought, shaking her head. Her rusty eyes became cloudy with sadness, and Tai's eyes narrowed with confusion.
"What's wrong? I can tell something isn't right." Tai asked, finally getting the picture. Sora shook her head and rose from her seat, taking her things with her as she left the lobby. Tai stared at her as she walked away, and then turned to Matt, who had watched the entire scene, but averted his eyes in time so Tai saw nothing.
"She's a really different person. . . " Tai mused, taking out his math homework. Matt watched Tai in amazement for a moment, then spoke up.
"Tai. . . don't you think you should go find her and ask her what's going on? I mean, she obviously wanted to tell you something." Matt said, his blue eyes narrowing. HE wouldn't have let Sora get away that easily. Tai shook his head and got his calculator out.
"She'll tell me when she's ready to. I'm not worried. It's not like we're married or something." Tai replied. Matt sighed and rolled his eyes. Tai was his best friend, but he could be so dense sometimes! He got up and gathered his things, said goodbye to Tai, and headed out the door toward the grove where he saw Sora walk toward. He found her sitting in front of the fountain, watching the small spout of water as it rose and fell.
"Can I sit here?" Matt asked, startling Sora. Sora nodded and let Matt sit down beside her. Instead of feeling the passion she felt last night, she felt an awkward silence envelop her. Matt ran a hand through his blonde mess of hair and sighed.
"You were gonna tell him about us, weren't you?" Matt said quietly. Sora stiffened, particularly when Matt mentioned himself and her as 'us'. She shook her head, sending Matt into a fit of confusion.
"Look, I know you are into me. I'm not stupid. Last night you showed your interest in me, and I have to tell you. . . I'm not interested." Sora blurted out, immediately regretting what she had said. Matt looked shocked for a moment, then composed himself.
"Well, then I guess it's a good time to tell you. . . I don't want you either." Matt said, his tone slightly icy. Sora turned around and stared him straight in the face, her eyes shocked and hurt.
"How can you just do that with someone. . . kiss them with so much emotion. . . and be so empty? If it meant nothing, how could you do it?" Sora asked, her voice shaking.
"I dunno, you just can." Matt stated, getting up and leaving Sora sitting by the fountain. She watched him walk away in shock and when she realized her mistake's gravity, Sora cried silent tears, burying her face in her hands.
Matt walked into his class and plopped down into the wooden seat angrily. How could she say that? He knew she had feelings for him, she had showed them so willingly the night before. And she knew he had feelings for her, but yet she shunned him. Staring at his black notebook, Matt felt so much pain and frustration he could barely stand it. Suddenly his phone vibrated, and he looked at the screen to see a text message from Sora on it.
'Matt I'm sorry. Please, can we talk? -S' Matt read to himself. He stared at the message for a moment, then deleted it. He wasn't going to let her get to him like she had the previous night.
'You're not gonna get me, Sora Takenouchi. I won't let you.' Matt thought to himself, taking out a pencil and jotting down the class notes as the professor began lecture.
*What a mess. . . and I'm sorry it took a turn like it has, but believe me, this is one road filled with turns, twists, and sorrows. So please read it and review for me! Thanks!*
Love Me When I'm Gone
Staring at the ceiling with a look of pure confusion, Sora thought about the night before, and the person who had not only waltzed into her life, but captured a piece of her heart as well. She ran a slender hand through her thick red hair and sighed. Sora turned over and looked at the clock, noticing she still had a good hour before she actually had to get up and get ready for class.
'I wonder what he's going to say. . . I wonder if he's going to want me around. . . would he want to kiss me again? NO SORA! That's not what he's gonna wonder. He's not going to want anything because he knows you're with Tai, and you. . . you like Tai. Yeah. . . ' Sora thought, battling herself mentally. The alarm sounded, letting Sora know she had less than an hour left. Sighing, she rose and decided to get to class early.
TK snuck into Matt's room and watched him as he slept in his bed, curled into a tight ball with his arms crossed protectively around his chest. Snickering softly, TK plugged in his electric guitar to the amp he was holding, and set it down beside Matt's ears.
"This'll teach you to super glue me. . . . bastard. . . " TK whispered as he grinned mischievously. He strapped on his red guitar and placed his fingers on the strings. Taking one more moment to look at his peacefully sleeping brother, TK turned his attention back to the instrument. He blasted out an extremely loud chord, and Matt leapt out of bed and fell to the floor, yelling and holding his ears. TK cracked up as he started playing death metal, causing Matt to glare angrily. TK stopped and let the guitar hang from his gangly frame. He pushed a tuft of blonde hair out of his triumphant face as Matt walked dangerously close to him.
"Sometimes I wish I had never taught you how to play that bloody thing. . . " Matt said, nose to nose with his brother. TK smirked and watched Matt walk out into the kitchen and make breakfast.
"Wow, someone's in good spirits. . . " TK replied, walking into his room with his things, then moving into the kitchen and joining his brother. Matt shrugged and ran a hand through his hair, pretending to be nonchalant.
"You met a girl. I can see it in your face. Is she hot? I've seen some of the girls you're interested in, and they're a far cry from pretty." TK said, earning a death glare from Matt yet again.
"For your information, yes I did meet a girl. But she's taken, and I'm not letting her relationship become ruined because of me." Matt stated, scooping scrambled eggs onto TK's plate and then his own.
"Well I think you are into her, because I can see it in your face. You're never this chipper in the morning, and I even punked you! Maybe you should try and make something happen between you two. Does she like you?" TK asked. Matt sniffed at TK and shook his head.
"I don't know, and I don't wanna know. So quit with the 20 questions, okay?" Matt snapped. For a moment, hurt settled into TK's eyes. He shook his head and finished his breakfast, then left the table and Matt.
'Great. . . now I yelled at him. What in the hell is wrong with me?' Matt thought. Moments later, TK came out of his room. He was dressed in a blue button down shirt similar to the white one he wore the day before. Black jeans finished his look, and his hair was spiked messily like his brother's.
"Wow look at you, Mr. GQ." Matt piped. TK smirked and checked himself in the hall mirror.
"I gotta look good today, I'm getting myself a date to homecoming." TK replied, settling some of his wild hair with his hand.
"Kari?" Matt said plainly. TK nodded and grabbed his back pack. He opened the door and waved at his brother before taking off out of the apartment. Matt cleaned up the breakfast mess and went into his own room where he pulled a loose pair of jeans on and dug through his closet for his gray sweater. He threw it on and looked in the mirror, satisfied. Locking the door, Matt left for the college.
Sora was sitting down in the lobby before her class, reading a book pensively. Footsteps could be heard down the hall, and Sora looked up to see Matt walking over to her, roses in hand. Smiling, the redhead jumped out of her seat and walked up to Matt, who looked into her eyes with pure love. He offered the girl his flowers, which she accepted. Sora smelled the soft fragrance of the roses and smiled as Matt took her into a passionate kiss, right in the middle of the lobby. The couple was oblivious to the world around them, to the whooping students and gawking teachers who walked by. Sora felt the world spinning as Matt picked her up in his arms and walked with her down the hall and out of the school. . .
"Sora! Are you in there?" Tai asked, fanning his hand in front of Sora's face. She shook her head, realizing she was daydreaming. She looked down at her book and noticed she hadn't even been holding it right side up. Tai laughed lightly and took a seat next to her, closing the book and setting it on the coffee table.
"You were totally spaced out!" Tai babbled, quickly moving on to a new subject without showing much concern whatsoever for his girlfriend. Sora sighed and listened to Tai drone on about soccer, pretending to be interested.
'This is not right. I know what I want, why am I sitting here pretending that I want Tai?' Sora thought to herself, slipping back into her dream- like state.
"Sora. . . you're not listening!" Tai griped, catching her attention once again. She looked into Tai's dark eyes and tried her best to keep her attention from drifting. Footsteps behind her were heard, and Tai stopped talking to greet the person behind Sora.
"Hey Matt." Tai greeted, then burst back into conversation. Sora tensed and watched Tai, noticing that Matt had taken a seat across from them in a small chair. He put on a pair of reading glasses and pulled out a book. But it was not only any book, it was the exact same one Sora had been 'reading' before she slipped off into her thoughts.
"Tai. . . . " Sora started. This made Tai stop talking, and look at her with a small smile.
"Tai. . . I need to talk to you." Sora said, her voice quavering ever so slightly. She noticed that this caught Matt's attention, and he was watching carefully across the coffee table.
"Sure, what's on your mind?" Tai asked, completely ignoring Sora's serious tone and quavering voice.
'God, he doesn't even know something's wrong.' Sora thought, shaking her head. Her rusty eyes became cloudy with sadness, and Tai's eyes narrowed with confusion.
"What's wrong? I can tell something isn't right." Tai asked, finally getting the picture. Sora shook her head and rose from her seat, taking her things with her as she left the lobby. Tai stared at her as she walked away, and then turned to Matt, who had watched the entire scene, but averted his eyes in time so Tai saw nothing.
"She's a really different person. . . " Tai mused, taking out his math homework. Matt watched Tai in amazement for a moment, then spoke up.
"Tai. . . don't you think you should go find her and ask her what's going on? I mean, she obviously wanted to tell you something." Matt said, his blue eyes narrowing. HE wouldn't have let Sora get away that easily. Tai shook his head and got his calculator out.
"She'll tell me when she's ready to. I'm not worried. It's not like we're married or something." Tai replied. Matt sighed and rolled his eyes. Tai was his best friend, but he could be so dense sometimes! He got up and gathered his things, said goodbye to Tai, and headed out the door toward the grove where he saw Sora walk toward. He found her sitting in front of the fountain, watching the small spout of water as it rose and fell.
"Can I sit here?" Matt asked, startling Sora. Sora nodded and let Matt sit down beside her. Instead of feeling the passion she felt last night, she felt an awkward silence envelop her. Matt ran a hand through his blonde mess of hair and sighed.
"You were gonna tell him about us, weren't you?" Matt said quietly. Sora stiffened, particularly when Matt mentioned himself and her as 'us'. She shook her head, sending Matt into a fit of confusion.
"Look, I know you are into me. I'm not stupid. Last night you showed your interest in me, and I have to tell you. . . I'm not interested." Sora blurted out, immediately regretting what she had said. Matt looked shocked for a moment, then composed himself.
"Well, then I guess it's a good time to tell you. . . I don't want you either." Matt said, his tone slightly icy. Sora turned around and stared him straight in the face, her eyes shocked and hurt.
"How can you just do that with someone. . . kiss them with so much emotion. . . and be so empty? If it meant nothing, how could you do it?" Sora asked, her voice shaking.
"I dunno, you just can." Matt stated, getting up and leaving Sora sitting by the fountain. She watched him walk away in shock and when she realized her mistake's gravity, Sora cried silent tears, burying her face in her hands.
Matt walked into his class and plopped down into the wooden seat angrily. How could she say that? He knew she had feelings for him, she had showed them so willingly the night before. And she knew he had feelings for her, but yet she shunned him. Staring at his black notebook, Matt felt so much pain and frustration he could barely stand it. Suddenly his phone vibrated, and he looked at the screen to see a text message from Sora on it.
'Matt I'm sorry. Please, can we talk? -S' Matt read to himself. He stared at the message for a moment, then deleted it. He wasn't going to let her get to him like she had the previous night.
'You're not gonna get me, Sora Takenouchi. I won't let you.' Matt thought to himself, taking out a pencil and jotting down the class notes as the professor began lecture.
*What a mess. . . and I'm sorry it took a turn like it has, but believe me, this is one road filled with turns, twists, and sorrows. So please read it and review for me! Thanks!*