*Holy crap, someone asked me to update this. . . I think they might have meant one of my new CCS fics? Anyhow, here it is, hope you like!*

Love Me When I'm Gone

Sora awoke the next day with a smile on her face. The evening before with Matt had been heaven to her. He was so gentle, so . . . good. This was what she wanted in a boyfriend; not that Tai didn't fulfill those qualities, she just wasn't attracted to him as much as she was Matt.

Getting out of bed, Sora walked into the shower and let the hot water wash over her creamy skin. When finished, Sora walked out of the shower and caught sight of her reflection in the mirror. She had three large red marks on her neck, all thanks to Matt. Sighing and rolling her eyes good naturedly, Sora walked out into her room and began to get ready for school.

Matt and TK ate breakfast in silence. TK would glance up at Matt every so often to see a satisfied smile plastered to his face. The younger of the two narrowed his eyes angrily.

"You know, if I recall correctly, you were pretty hurt when she did it to you." TK commented, dipping his spoon into his bowl of cereal. Matt sniffed, obviously not amused.

"She brought this onto herself. She wanted to play games, I'm playing." Matt retorted, shoving strawberry slathered toast into his mouth. TK's blue eyes were stormy as he finished his breakfast.

"This is a great lesson for me. When you are into someone, you should use them and hurt them. That'll draw the ladies like flies." TK said sarcastically.

"You know TK, how about you just shut the hell up?! You don't know anything about this, and you keep talking about it like you do! Just go to school and forget about it! Damn!" Matt yelled, obviously growing more and more angry with his younger brother. TK scowled, but complied, getting his jacket and heading out the door. Matt stared at what remained of his breakfast, then pounded the table with his fist.

'No, you're not going to let her off that easy. She's going to learn how it feels to be treated like garbage.' Matt thought as he dusted some loose crumbs off his shirt and gathered his things.

At school, Matt walked into the lobby to find Sora already there waiting. He looked at her, and for a moment the whole plan about giving her a taste of her own medicine flew directly out the window.

Standing before him stood what he thought was quite possibly the most beautiful angel he had ever laid eyes on. Sora was wearing a pink dress that was just long enough to reach her knees. It had two inch wide straps on either side, and was slightly shining in the sunlight. Her hair was half up, part of it pinned into rolling curls while the other part lay in waves. Her makeup was subtle, and she was just plain stunning.

Shaking off his stunned reaction, Matt walked toward the girl, who smiled warmly at him. Sora watched as Matt approached her, but then passed her by and sat with a girl in his class. Confusion set in for Sora, and she wondered why he hadn't even bothered to say hello.

'What's that all about? Eh, must be a little nervous. I did dress up quite a bit more than usual.' Sora thought, ripping her attention from Matt, who was talking to the other girl. She started to read her textbook when he heard Matt and the mystery girl laughing happily.

"That's really funny! I can't believe you did that to your little brother!" the petite brunette cried as she laughed lightly. Matt smiled; this was his perfect opportunity. He sidled up closer to the girl, who smiled warmly at him. It was now or never.

"Hey Meg, would you want to go get something to eat tonight?" Matt asked, trying to be loud enough for Sora to hear. He smiled as he saw Sora's body tense slightly.

"Sure, what time?" Meg asked. Matt flashed a lady-killer smile and told her what time he would be picking her up. Meg gave Matt her address and phone number, then rose to her feet and walked to her class. Matt sat back and crossed his arms, waiting for Sora to take the bait.

"Matt?" he smiled when he realized she had stood and was now opposite him. Matt looked up at Sora, his blue eyes seemingly innocent.

"Matt, I thought . . . you and I . . . last night . . . " Sora trailed, her cinnamon eyes showing her hurt feelings. Matt cocked his head to the side and smiled slightly.

"Baby, I never said we were gonna be anything." Matt responded. Sora felt her cheeks get hot as the blood rushed to her cheeks. She frowned, her eyes narrowing with anger.

"You used me, you lying son of a-" Sora started.

"I didn't lie to you. Did I tell you we were gonna be together after last night? No. Now you know what it feels like to be treated the way you treated me." Matt retorted coldly, snatching up his backpack and heading up to his class. Sora watched him as he left, dumbfounded.

'I didn't mean for you to feel used, Matt.' Sora thought as she felt tears well up in her eyes.

*It's short, but there you go. Next chapter (if there will be one): an assignment in Tae Kwon Do puts Matt and Sora together, and a mistake is made.*