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Chapter Three

"So, I guess we should talk about our little situation," Sora said as she entered into the living room. She had changed into a white tee that had the word "Princess" in pink and gold lettering. She jumped up on one side of the couch and put her legs over Matt's lap.

Matt briefly looked at Sora's legs before asking, "Comfy?"

"Why yes I am," Sora answered with a smile.

"So what exactly do you want to talk to me about?"

"Well it's summer, right?"

"It's summer? I thought it was winter," Matt said sarcastically.

Sora playfully punched him while saying, "Ha ha ha, very funny. Anyway, as you know, it's summer and at the end of August we'll be preparing for college. So I was wondering how long are we going to pretend?"

Matt shrugs as he looks at her. "I don't know. I haven't really thought about it."

"Oh," Sora said as she looked down at her hands.

Matt grabbed one of her hands and squeezed it lightly as he asked, "How about we take things one day at a time? Is that okay with you?"

Sora turned her gaze to Matt as she said, "I guess." The only problem for her was that she didn't know how long she'd be able to keep up this act and had no clue as to how she should act.

Matt let go of her hand and leaned back against the couch as his hand rested on Sora's legs since they covered his lap. "Maybe we should discuss what to do," he said. "So, where do you want to go for our first date? I'll let you choose."

Sora's serious face quickly became replaced by a sly smile as she said, "Well you know…I did want to go shopping."

"The mall? Since when did you turn into such a girl?" he asked.

"Since I entered high school in case you haven't noticed," she laughed.

"Hmph, that's the last time I let you pick," he grumbled.

"Oh Matt, stop being such a grouch," she laughed as she reached over and pinched his cheeks. "Think about it. I'll do the shopping while you hold the bags, then we can grab a bite to eat, and later we'll even go into a music store for you. Now doesn't that sound like fun?"

Matt sighed. "I guess."

"Plus, we'll be at the mall where there are hundreds of fans that will see us together. So, what time do you want to go? I'll let you chose that."

"Gee, thanks your highness, " he said sarcastically. "I guess I'll be at your door at 3. We'll even take her along."

"Her?" she asked confused.

"Yeah, you know, my one true love, my one and only ever so lovely car."

"Matt, it's just a car," Sora said flatly.

"Sora! Do not speak of her like she's just some old thing, she's my baby," he gasped out.

Sora couldn't help but laugh at how serious he was. "Okay Matt. Anyway, 3 O'clock gives me plenty of time to clean up and check on Mom's floral shop. I'm just thankful I don't have to be there everyday. Thanks to Mom she convinced the manager, Lucinda, to take her vacation when she got back from the states."

"Oh yeah, she left two days ago. When is she coming back?"

"Not for another month, Mom trusts me," she nonchalantly answered.

"What?! You're gonna be on your own for a month?"

"It's really not that bad since my mom knows I can take care of myself. Besides, we have a system. I call her on her cell phone everyday. Plus, she left several envelopes of money that are marked with the date of each week and in those envelopes, there are two piles of money separated by two smaller envelopes, one for leisure money while the other is for food and necessities."

Matt just stared at her disbelievingly. "How can anyone be so organized?"

Sora laughed as she tweaked his nose.

Matt shrugged as he moved Sora's legs off of him so he could get up. "All right then, I'd better get going."

"Okay, I'll walk you out," she said as she got up.

When they got to the door, Matt's expression turned serious as he put his hands on her shoulders. "Look, if anything gets too awkward or you don't feel comfortable, just let me know."

Sora nodded as Matt pulled her into a hug. She felt his warm breath on her ears as he softly said, "Thanks for doing this Sor. It really means a lot." Again, Sora could feel that nervousness and something else…she could feel her heart race… She felt him pull away and she looked into his eyes as his hands fell to her waist. "You're welcome," she replied softly.

Matt didn't know why but he always seemed to get lost in her eyes. And for some unknown reason to him, he could feel his heart speed up. What's wrong with me? He cleared his throat and pulled his hands away from her waist. "So uh, I'll see you later, " he said as he avoided her eyes and opened the door.

"Yeah, bye Matt," she said as she avoided his eyes.

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Sora had just finished drying her hair. However, she was still in a towel and unfortunately for her, she could hear someone knocking. Oh crap, he's here already, she thought as she ran to the door and opened it. "Hey Matt," she said.

"Hey Sor-" he stopped himself as he saw her just wrapped up in a single white towel. He could see Sora's face redden, as he couldn't stop his eyes from wandering up and down.

Sora cleared her throat as she avoided looking at Matt, which in turn caused him to blush at having been caught staring. "So, uh sorry I'm not ready but after the flower shop I had to buy some groceries and I got back late. You can wait in the living room." Sora allowed him to come in and then she shut the door. "I'm almost done anyway, so you won't have to wait too long."

"Don't worry about me. You don't have to rush on my account," he said as he stuffed his hands into his black jeans and walked towards the living room. Matt glanced back and couldn't help but watch Sora's retreating figure.

He stayed that way for a few seconds before going into the living room to sit down. As he turned on the TV, he couldn't help but think of Sora with that towel that hugged her body in all the right places. Damn! I never really noticed how much she's changed and now...just in that towel...man, what curves...what the hell is wrong with me? Sora's one of my best friends! So why is my body reacting so much right now...

Matt slapped himself as he looked at the TV. Okay Matt, let's not think of Sora...she is not some Victoria Secret model, he told himself as he switched the channel. Unfortunately for him a Victoria Secret commercial came on. Ah! He thought as he changed the channel.

"And now back to the movie, 'More Than a Friend' on Lifetime for wom-" Matt cut the TV announcer off as he switched the channel.

Matt watched as a guy with light brown hair ran his hand through his hair as he softly spoke to a red-haired girl, "I know we've been friends for so long Sara but I have feelings for you. Strong feelings." Matt didn't know why but he ended up shutting off the TV as he walked to the glass doors leading to the balcony. He opened them and stepped out onto the balcony, breathing in the warm summer air. And a few minutes later Matt could hear soft footsteps approaching. He turned around to see Sora stepping out onto the balcony with a faint blush on her cheeks. He didn't know why but it made him smile.

Sora looked down at the ground as she apologized, "I'm sorry about before. You know, me keeping you waiting."

"Don't worry about it. Besides, it was worth waiting for you," he said as looked at her outfit of a knee length gray skirt and a v-neck three-quarter-length sleeved top, making her blush. He couldn't help but notice how good she looked.

Her cheeks turned redder and without even looking, she could feel his intense eyes. She walked past him and leaned on the balcony railing, looking down at the view. Out of the corner of her eye she saw Matt join her. "Isn't the view beautiful?"

"It sure is," he said as he looked directly at her instead of the blossomed trees decorating the nearby park and its pond.

Sora laughed nervously as she turned to him. "Alright, that's enough out of you. Let's get going." Damn him...why does he have to keep on saying stuff like that? And why do I keep on blushing?

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Later that day at the mall…

Sora laughed at Matt's joke as they walked past a few stores before Sora stopped him. She smiled slyly as she asked, "Oh Matt, guess what I spy?"

Matt looked in the direction of her eyes and he groaned, "Oh man, I'm beginning to think you're worse than Mimi."

Sora laughed lightly at him as she grabbed the hand that wasn't holding her bags. "Come on. You're only carrying two shopping bags."

Matt sighed as he allowed himself to be dragged to yet another women's' store. "Yeah but these two bags are filled with other bags."

"Oh stop whining. I need casual sandals that I can wear with jeans and Capri's," she said as they walked into the shoe store. She let go of his hand and gave him her pocket book. "Hold this for me," she said before walking off to a sign that said "Sale" in bold red letters.

Matt sighed as he joined a few other guys at the side of the store.

One of the guys who had six bags around him looked over at Matt as he said, "Let me guess, you got roped into carrying all your girlfriend's bags?"

Matt looked at the guy as he said, "Yeah, something like that." Matt set the bags in front of him as he leaned back against the wall and crossed his arms. He looked across the store at Sora, who was trying on this pair of tan straw platform sandals. His eyes narrowed as he saw a guy approach her.

Sora was looking down at her feet when a gorgeous guy with emerald eyes and black hair came up to her, saying, "Those look good on you."

Sora looked up at him and blushed slightly as she looked into his emerald eyes. "Thanks."

"You know, those look like something my sister would like. Her birthday is in two days and I'm trying to find a gift for her. Do you think a sixteen-year old girl would like something like you're wearing? Is that what's in for the summer?" he asked her.

"Most likely, but I'm not a fashion expert," she replied.

The guy ran his hand through his hair as he gave her a once over. "Really? I find that hard to believe. You look like you have great fashion sense," he said stepping closer to her.

Sora began to feel slightly nervous as she could feel a familiar pair of eyes looking at her from across the store. Out of the corner of her eyes she could see Matt staring at her and the guy with a frown. She mumbled a "thanks" as she sat down on the little bench and took off the sandals. She slipped on her shoes and put back the sandals in the shoebox.

"Do you mind if I ask you for your number?" he asked hopefully.

Sora looked over at Matt and then looked back at the guy. "I'm sorry," she said as she got up. "I have a boyfriend."

"Oh, I guess I should have known. Pretty girls like you are always taken," he said before walking off.

Sora glanced back at the guy before picking up the shoebox and heading towards the bored cashier. She glanced at Matt and noticed him glaring at the guy as he walked out of the store. She was surprised at him as the cashier rang up her shoes. Sora walked over to Matt with her new purchase. "You know Matt, if I didn't know any better, I'd think you were jealous," she said.

Matt could hear the amusement in her voice as he turned to her. Jealous? I wasn't jealous... "What are you talking about?"

"I saw the way you were looking at that guy," she teased.

"Hey, if we're pretending to be a couple, I have to pretend to be jealous," he defended himself as he picked up the two bags and grabbed Sora's new bag.

"Sure, I believe you," she mocked. It's so fun to tease him... Suddenly she saw matt turn to look at her. It was starting to make her nervous as he just stared at her and stepped closer to her. She unconsciously kept stepping back till her back hit the wall. What is he doing?

Matt could tell that she was nervous as he moved his body even closer to her. "What's the matter, Sor? Cat got your tongue?" he asked huskily as he saw her blush.

Sora could feel her heart beating faster against her chest as she avoided his eyes. "Matt, people are staring."

Matt looked over to his left to see a group of girls gaping at Matt and glaring at Sora. He groaned as he looked at them. He backed away from Sora and grabbed her hand as he began to pull her. "Let's get out of here before they start hounding us."

Sora silently allowed herself to be tugged but they were soon stopped as another group blocked the couple's path. She glanced back to see the other group walk up to them. "Matt," she said as she motioned with her eyes.

Matt looked back and groaned, "We're surrounded."

"What's going on Matt?" asked a girl with two brown pigtails.

"Who is she?" asked a jealous Jun.

"And why are you with her?" asked a brunette that gave Sora a superior gaze.

"She doesn't belong with you," said a blonde girl named Kiki as she yanked Sora away from Matt.

Sora immediately became fired up as she felt herself being pulled. She yanked her arm back forcefully, "Don't touch me."

"Did you hear how she talked to you, Kiki?" gasped another girl.

And before Matt could do anything, Sora was surrounded by a group of his overzealous fans. He tried to get in but the girls were like one giant chain linked fence.

Kiki glared at Sora as she asked, "You mean don't do this?"

She then pushed Sora, which enflamed her. Sora was about to pounce at the girl but she felt three people grab her. She turned to see three girls holding her back as Kiki smirked at her. "Get off of me!" she yelled as she back kicked two of the girls and pushed the other one away from her.

By now, the manager of the store walked up to the group of girls as he barked, "What's going on?"

Matt took that opportunity to grab Sora's hand as he said, "These girls were just causing trouble with us sir."

The manager frowned as he scratched his semi-bald head. "Well let's break it up girls. If you're not here to shop I suggest you all leave," he said as he walked away.

Matt shot each fan a death glare as he said, "Don't you ever lay a hand on her again."

"But why should she matter to you? She's not pretty at all," said Kiki as she shot Sora a demeaning look.

Sora stiffened at Kiki's remark. She's right...I don't have blue eyes like her and curly blonde hair...she's so much more prettier than me...

Matt squeezed her hand for support as he gently lifted her chin up. He looked directly into her crimson eyes as he said, "Don't worry about them. They're just jealous because you're gorgeous and with me. Now come on, let's go take a walk into any clothing store of your choice. And I'll even let you try on clothes and model them for me," he said as he winked suggestively.

She blushed as he started to pull her away from his gaping fans.

The whole time Matt noticed how silent Sora was as they walked down the mall hand in hand. He stopped at turned to her. "You okay?"

Sora looked at her concerned friend as she nodded. "I guess, it's just..."

"I know what you mean. They can be so overwhelming, but don't worry about what they said to you. It's the green eyed monster of jealousy that was talking." When he didn't hear a laugh he frowned as he heard her mumble, "I guess".

"Alright that's enough," he said sharply.

Sora's gaze snapped to Matt as she heard his sharp tone. She felt his hand reach over and tuck a stray strand of red hair in back of her ear. She didn't know why but the feel of his hand sent her stomach into an Olympic somersault.

Matt looked down into Sora's eyes as he kept his hand on her cheek. He gently stroked it as he said, "Haven't you ever noticed guys staring at you and girls looking enviously at you? You are movie star gorgeous and don't try to deny it Sora. Now where's that smile of yours?"

Sora smiled up at Matt as she blushed lightly. "Thanks Matt, but stop saying things like that. I'm not that pretty." He's too sweet sometimes...

Matt continued to stroke Sora's cheeks as he softly said, "You're too modest for your own good." He could feel himself getting lost inside her eyes. They both stayed that way for a while till someone loudly cleared his throat, breaking the intense gaze that both of them had been locked in.

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So, here's the third chapter. What'd you think? I bet you are all wondering who that mysterious voice is. Well you'll just have to keep on wondering till chapter four comes out. I already began to work on some of it so it shouldn't take me too long to have the next chapter done. It just won't be posted till I get some more reviews. So please review and let me know your thoughts!

~*~Venursia