*YES! No one likes this fic! I LOVE IT! Hehe, I don't really think that,
it's just that my inbox never contains any reviews on this one. . . and
since I had to re-do it, I lost the 2 I had accumulated before! *tear*
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Love Me When I'm Gone
Matt walked out of his class and headed down the stairs toward the parking lot. On his way down he brushed past Sora, who was walking up toward her class. She stopped and turned, looking at him with pained eyes as he kept moving. He didn't look back at the girl, and he didn't care. She was just using him. Sighing, Sora kept walking to her class.
"So she said yes." TK said suddenly as the two brothers ate dinner later that day. Matt nodded, but didn't speak. He honestly could care less about TK's little attraction to Kari. He had his own problem with his attraction to Sora.
"Just thought you would like to know." TK added, getting sick of the awkward silence. He didn't like feeling uncomfortable in his own home. He did pay half of the rent, after all. That was a good sign considering he was only seventeen. He watched Matt sulk over his food and finally pounded the table, startling his older brother.
"What's your problem, TK?!" Matt said, his eyes surprised. TK just shook his head and looked angrily down at the table.
"I'm sorry, it's just that you have been in a terrible mood for a couple days. I want you to lighten up! What's eating you?" TK asked, trying not to sound annoyed. Matt's azure eyes narrowed.
"I knew it. You're into her. Well, let me fill you in. Tai was talking to Kari about her, and he says he doesn't really want to date her. So she's all yours, go get her!" TK cried, throwing his hands up and leaving the table.
"I won't do any such thing, Takeru. She used me." Matt snapped. TK turned and faced Matt, knowing something was wrong when his full name was used. Matt nodded, his anger showing through his fake composure.
"She used you? How?" TK asked, sitting back down at the table.
"She and I. . . got involved last night. Today she wrote me off like I was nothing, and then decided later that she wanted to talk." Matt said, emphasizing his last word with frustration.
"So what are you going to do? Do you have feelings for her?" TK questioned. Matt nodded, his blue eyes softening at the mention of feelings.
"Yeah. . . but I'm not going to let her use me anymore. She's gonna have to earn me now." Matt said, getting up and clearing his and TK's dishes. TK helped, then retreated to his room and picked up his guitar, picking out the notes to a song he knew. His thoughts crossed to Matt and how upset he was that he'd been played.
'Well, Mr. Ladies Man. . . .now you know how it feels to want something.' TK thought, strumming slowly on the guitar.
Sora walked through her apartment absently, straightening things as she went. Tai was coming over, and she wanted things to look nice for when he arrived. Sora sighed, wishing Matt would have called her to talk.
'Why would he want to talk to you after you blew him off?' Sora thought as she wiped a spot of dust off her entertainment setup. The doorbell rang, and Sora was torn from her thoughts to open the door for Tai.
"Hey Sora." Tai said, smiling a silly smile at her. Sora returned Tai's smile weakly, but Tai didn't seem to notice much.
"You have a great place. It's very. . . neat." Tai said, trying to make some sort of an attempt at conversation. Sora nodded, and the two of them looked away suddenly, then faced each other again.
"Tai. . ."
"Sora. . ."
The two of them smiled nervously as they spoke in unison. Tai motioned for Sora to start, and she swallowed nervously. Running a hand through her hair, Sora walked over to the window and looked longingly out at the city.
"Tai. . . I don't think I can do this. I mean I like you and all, but this. . . this was something that happened too fast." Sora stated, rushing through her thought as fast as she could. Tai put his hand on her shoulder and looked at Sora with understanding chocolate eyes.
"I came here to tell you the same thing. I think it's better you and I just be friends." Tai added, bringing Sora into a gentle hug.
"I'm glad we could work this out, Tai." Sora whispered, holding onto him tightly. Tai nodded, squeezing Sora tight. They parted and smiled broadly at each other.
"You wanna go get some ice cream?" Sora asked, sounding genuinely happy for the first time that day. Tai nodded and opened the door for Sora, and the two of them walked out into the chilled night air.
Matt walked down the sidewalk toward the ice cream place. He rubbed his hands together and sighed loudly. Why couldn't TK go out and get his own ice cream fix? He opened the door, but stopped when he heard a familiar laugh inside. Matt peeked in and saw Tai and Sora sitting in a booth, eating ice cream and laughing hysterically. He tensed, and fought back his jealous anger that was welling within him.
'She is something else. . . "Oh I wanna talk! I'm Sora Takenouchi, and I really like you Matt!" Whatever. . . ' Matt thought to himself, walking in and snatching up TK's favorite, not acknowledging anything around him. Sora noticed Matt buying something at the counter and waved as he walked out, but got nothing in response.
'He must not have seen me. I'll stop by his house later after Tai goes home.' Sora thought, turning her attention back to Tai.
Matt walked home in the cold, watching as his breath left his lips. They looked like clouds as they floated and dissipated. Carrying the ice cream, Matt stalked down the sidewalk, images of Sora and Tai sitting happily together invading his head.
"That girl has a lot of nerve, making me feel this way. . . how dare she?" Matt whispered to himself, his voice shaking with anger. Opening the door to his apartment, Matt walked in, tossing the frozen snack to his brother before retreating to his room and slamming the door.
TK was almost asleep on the couch when a knock on the door brought him to his feet. The groggy teen opened the door to Sora, who looked up at him with confused cinnamon eyes.
"Is this where Matt Ishida lives?" Sora asked. TK nodded and motioned for her to come inside.
"I'm TK Takaishi, his younger brother. Matt's in his room down the hall." TK replied, showing Sora where Matt was hiding. Thanking TK, Sora walked down the hall and opened the door to Matt's room, slipping in quietly. Matt was asleep on his bed, still wearing his street clothes. Sora sat down and shook Matt, who woke up suddenly. Their eyes met, and Matt frowned slightly.
"What do you want?" Matt asked groggily.
"I want to talk to you about Tai and me." Sora replied, looking down at the floor. Matt sat up, swinging his feet onto the floor as he did so.
"Why do you and Tai concern me?" Matt asked, his eyes icy and cold. Sora looked into Matt's angry ocean of blue and sighed.
"We're not together. I broke it off." Sora said, her voice soft. Matt was shocked by her confession, but not bought.
"Why? What was wrong with Tai?" Matt questioned, keeping the stony look on his face.
"Because. . . because I am attracted to you, Matt. You and I, we're so alike." Sora said, her voice growing softer. Matt wasn't swayed by her words, he was too bitter to be swayed. He was going to give Sora a taste of his own medicine.
"You do?" Matt asked, pretending to act dumb. Sora nodded, and Matt pasted a fake smile on his handsome face. He moved his hand onto Sora's and looked into her eyes for a moment before leaning down and kissing her lips. Sora wrapped her arms around Matt's neck and kissed him back hungrily. Matt pushed Sora down onto the bed and got on top of her, propping himself up on his elbows.
TK was soundly sleeping on the couch when Sora finally emerged from Matt's room an hour later. Her hair was a mess, and her lipstick was worn off. They hadn't had sex, but they had explored each other more closely than they had the previous night. Matt followed the girl to the door and let her out. Sora leaned in to kiss Matt once again, but Matt stopped her.
"I'll see you later, Sora." Matt said, another false smile on his face. Sora smiled weakly and walked out the door. Matt shut the door and leaned against it, a look of revenge on his face.
"What did you do, Matt?" TK asked, shaking Matt out of his thoughts. The teen had woken up, despite all efforts to keep him from doing so. Matt walked past TK toward his room, then stopped.
"I'm giving her a taste of what it feels like to be used, that's all." Matt said simply before going back to his bedroom and shutting the door. TK sighed loudly and flopped back onto the couch.
*Wow, Matt's a jerk. . . but who thinks Sora deserved it for being a brat after the night before? Review and let me know what you think! This might be the final chapter, since I have ZERO reviews for this thing! Grrrr. . . . *
Love Me When I'm Gone
Matt walked out of his class and headed down the stairs toward the parking lot. On his way down he brushed past Sora, who was walking up toward her class. She stopped and turned, looking at him with pained eyes as he kept moving. He didn't look back at the girl, and he didn't care. She was just using him. Sighing, Sora kept walking to her class.
"So she said yes." TK said suddenly as the two brothers ate dinner later that day. Matt nodded, but didn't speak. He honestly could care less about TK's little attraction to Kari. He had his own problem with his attraction to Sora.
"Just thought you would like to know." TK added, getting sick of the awkward silence. He didn't like feeling uncomfortable in his own home. He did pay half of the rent, after all. That was a good sign considering he was only seventeen. He watched Matt sulk over his food and finally pounded the table, startling his older brother.
"What's your problem, TK?!" Matt said, his eyes surprised. TK just shook his head and looked angrily down at the table.
"I'm sorry, it's just that you have been in a terrible mood for a couple days. I want you to lighten up! What's eating you?" TK asked, trying not to sound annoyed. Matt's azure eyes narrowed.
"I knew it. You're into her. Well, let me fill you in. Tai was talking to Kari about her, and he says he doesn't really want to date her. So she's all yours, go get her!" TK cried, throwing his hands up and leaving the table.
"I won't do any such thing, Takeru. She used me." Matt snapped. TK turned and faced Matt, knowing something was wrong when his full name was used. Matt nodded, his anger showing through his fake composure.
"She used you? How?" TK asked, sitting back down at the table.
"She and I. . . got involved last night. Today she wrote me off like I was nothing, and then decided later that she wanted to talk." Matt said, emphasizing his last word with frustration.
"So what are you going to do? Do you have feelings for her?" TK questioned. Matt nodded, his blue eyes softening at the mention of feelings.
"Yeah. . . but I'm not going to let her use me anymore. She's gonna have to earn me now." Matt said, getting up and clearing his and TK's dishes. TK helped, then retreated to his room and picked up his guitar, picking out the notes to a song he knew. His thoughts crossed to Matt and how upset he was that he'd been played.
'Well, Mr. Ladies Man. . . .now you know how it feels to want something.' TK thought, strumming slowly on the guitar.
Sora walked through her apartment absently, straightening things as she went. Tai was coming over, and she wanted things to look nice for when he arrived. Sora sighed, wishing Matt would have called her to talk.
'Why would he want to talk to you after you blew him off?' Sora thought as she wiped a spot of dust off her entertainment setup. The doorbell rang, and Sora was torn from her thoughts to open the door for Tai.
"Hey Sora." Tai said, smiling a silly smile at her. Sora returned Tai's smile weakly, but Tai didn't seem to notice much.
"You have a great place. It's very. . . neat." Tai said, trying to make some sort of an attempt at conversation. Sora nodded, and the two of them looked away suddenly, then faced each other again.
"Tai. . ."
"Sora. . ."
The two of them smiled nervously as they spoke in unison. Tai motioned for Sora to start, and she swallowed nervously. Running a hand through her hair, Sora walked over to the window and looked longingly out at the city.
"Tai. . . I don't think I can do this. I mean I like you and all, but this. . . this was something that happened too fast." Sora stated, rushing through her thought as fast as she could. Tai put his hand on her shoulder and looked at Sora with understanding chocolate eyes.
"I came here to tell you the same thing. I think it's better you and I just be friends." Tai added, bringing Sora into a gentle hug.
"I'm glad we could work this out, Tai." Sora whispered, holding onto him tightly. Tai nodded, squeezing Sora tight. They parted and smiled broadly at each other.
"You wanna go get some ice cream?" Sora asked, sounding genuinely happy for the first time that day. Tai nodded and opened the door for Sora, and the two of them walked out into the chilled night air.
Matt walked down the sidewalk toward the ice cream place. He rubbed his hands together and sighed loudly. Why couldn't TK go out and get his own ice cream fix? He opened the door, but stopped when he heard a familiar laugh inside. Matt peeked in and saw Tai and Sora sitting in a booth, eating ice cream and laughing hysterically. He tensed, and fought back his jealous anger that was welling within him.
'She is something else. . . "Oh I wanna talk! I'm Sora Takenouchi, and I really like you Matt!" Whatever. . . ' Matt thought to himself, walking in and snatching up TK's favorite, not acknowledging anything around him. Sora noticed Matt buying something at the counter and waved as he walked out, but got nothing in response.
'He must not have seen me. I'll stop by his house later after Tai goes home.' Sora thought, turning her attention back to Tai.
Matt walked home in the cold, watching as his breath left his lips. They looked like clouds as they floated and dissipated. Carrying the ice cream, Matt stalked down the sidewalk, images of Sora and Tai sitting happily together invading his head.
"That girl has a lot of nerve, making me feel this way. . . how dare she?" Matt whispered to himself, his voice shaking with anger. Opening the door to his apartment, Matt walked in, tossing the frozen snack to his brother before retreating to his room and slamming the door.
TK was almost asleep on the couch when a knock on the door brought him to his feet. The groggy teen opened the door to Sora, who looked up at him with confused cinnamon eyes.
"Is this where Matt Ishida lives?" Sora asked. TK nodded and motioned for her to come inside.
"I'm TK Takaishi, his younger brother. Matt's in his room down the hall." TK replied, showing Sora where Matt was hiding. Thanking TK, Sora walked down the hall and opened the door to Matt's room, slipping in quietly. Matt was asleep on his bed, still wearing his street clothes. Sora sat down and shook Matt, who woke up suddenly. Their eyes met, and Matt frowned slightly.
"What do you want?" Matt asked groggily.
"I want to talk to you about Tai and me." Sora replied, looking down at the floor. Matt sat up, swinging his feet onto the floor as he did so.
"Why do you and Tai concern me?" Matt asked, his eyes icy and cold. Sora looked into Matt's angry ocean of blue and sighed.
"We're not together. I broke it off." Sora said, her voice soft. Matt was shocked by her confession, but not bought.
"Why? What was wrong with Tai?" Matt questioned, keeping the stony look on his face.
"Because. . . because I am attracted to you, Matt. You and I, we're so alike." Sora said, her voice growing softer. Matt wasn't swayed by her words, he was too bitter to be swayed. He was going to give Sora a taste of his own medicine.
"You do?" Matt asked, pretending to act dumb. Sora nodded, and Matt pasted a fake smile on his handsome face. He moved his hand onto Sora's and looked into her eyes for a moment before leaning down and kissing her lips. Sora wrapped her arms around Matt's neck and kissed him back hungrily. Matt pushed Sora down onto the bed and got on top of her, propping himself up on his elbows.
TK was soundly sleeping on the couch when Sora finally emerged from Matt's room an hour later. Her hair was a mess, and her lipstick was worn off. They hadn't had sex, but they had explored each other more closely than they had the previous night. Matt followed the girl to the door and let her out. Sora leaned in to kiss Matt once again, but Matt stopped her.
"I'll see you later, Sora." Matt said, another false smile on his face. Sora smiled weakly and walked out the door. Matt shut the door and leaned against it, a look of revenge on his face.
"What did you do, Matt?" TK asked, shaking Matt out of his thoughts. The teen had woken up, despite all efforts to keep him from doing so. Matt walked past TK toward his room, then stopped.
"I'm giving her a taste of what it feels like to be used, that's all." Matt said simply before going back to his bedroom and shutting the door. TK sighed loudly and flopped back onto the couch.
*Wow, Matt's a jerk. . . but who thinks Sora deserved it for being a brat after the night before? Review and let me know what you think! This might be the final chapter, since I have ZERO reviews for this thing! Grrrr. . . . *