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Looks like I decided to put up a second chapter! It'll be great, I promise. Thanks for the reviews guys, loved em! Okay, here goes!

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The Day Afterward

The sun beamed out of the window, slowly creeping across the two figures in Tai's bedroom. Tai lay in Matt's arms, completely in heaven from his warmth. They were both awake, but neither of them really said anything. They were just too happy. Tai's head tilted up towards Matt's, and his eyes looked straight into the blue orbs. Matt smiled a little.

"Hey Tai. Have a good sleep?"

"How could I not? Last night was one of my best nights ever." Matt blushed a little at this comment. He moved away from Tai and straightened out, lying on his back. His thoughts was blurry with thousands of thoughts. One of the main thoughts was bothering him.

"Tai.. Are we going to tell anyone?" This comment struck Tai a little odd, as it hadn't really sunk in. He finally realized the situation, and got a little worried.

"I don't know.. Geez, I hadn't really though of that. Do you want to?"

"Yeah, but not everybody.. I kind of want to keep this to the gang.." Matt's words couldn't take any effect, because just then, Kari and T.K. burst in. Their expressions were priceless. Kari's eye's were wide open, and her face was pale. T.K's eye was twitching, but his was kind of laughing. Matt was the first to say anything.

"Uh.. Hi Kari. Hi T.K. Why the bewildered looks?" Matt didn't realize until then that his hand's were wrapped around Tai's waist, not to mention both of the teen's were only in boxer's, and in the same bed.

"Oh my god TAI! What are you doing!" said Kari. She didn't mean that in a mean, or angry way. She was laughing a little bit.

"Yeah MATT, I too would like to know.." exclaimed T.K. He wanted some explaining to happen, and he wanted it now.

"Well.. Me and Matt.. I mean, well. I didn't bring a sleeping bag, so I slept in his bed.. And then. Well. One thing led to another, and.." Tai was stuttering pretty badly. Matt was taking it a little calmer.

"I'm Tai's new boyfriend!" He half shouted. Kari and T.K. were stunned.. Kari was the first to say that she accepted this decision. She would be happy for her big brother, no matter what. T.K. didn't have a problem with it either. Both of the younger siblings told Matt and Tai that they were just a little startled, not angry.

The day passed slowly after that. With some prying, Tai and Matt found out that their siblings were dating. This seemed to be a big deal for Kari.

"Yeah! We can go on double dates! I can always go to T.K's house, and T.K. can always come to mine! This is going to be so great!" Kari bounced up and down the walls.

"Tell me WHY we told them?!" whispered Tai, to Matt. They both laughed as Kari was still naming things the couples could do together. Tai slipped his hand down to Matt's and started to hold his hand. Matt blushed a deep shade of red. Unfortunately, T.K. noticed.

"Hey Matt, why are you blushing? Why are you.. OH! I see!" T.K. gladly called attention to the two locked hands. Kari and T.K. started giggling hysterically, teasing the two boys.

The four of them decided to go to the mall to shop around. Then at noon, they would meet back, and eat lunch. Matt and Tai went to a sports shop, and Kari and T.K. went to a kiddy store. Matt picked up a basketball.

"Hey Tai! Watch out!" Matt threw the ball at Tai. He should have known that Tai would catch it, because Tai was very athletic.

*Yeah, and that's why he's got an incredibly hot body. Damn!* Matt almost laughed at his thoughts. He looked up and saw the basketball being hurled back at him. He wasn't as fortunate as Tai. He caught the ball alright, but kind of knocked over the shelf of basketballs while doing so. The manager of the store wasn't very pleased. At all. The two spent the rest of the time picking up the basketballs off of the floor.

T.K. glanced at his watch impatiently. Tai and Matt were supposed to be there. Mainly to buy him and Kari lunch.

"Maybe we should go try and find them?" suggested Kari. Just then, Sora, Izzy, Joe, and Mimi met up with them, and soon they were all waiting for the two boys. Tai and Matt appeared shortly after, both with guilty grins on their faces.

"Let me guess. You two tried playing some sort of game, got in trouble, and that's why you're both late?" sighed Sora. Matt nodded, and everyone burst out laughing. Everyone sat down, eating their lunches, when Kari kicked Tai under the table.

"OW! What was that for, Kari?"

"Don't you have something you need to tell the gang?"

"Oh. Yeah. Everyone.. Kari and T.K. are going out." Tai and Matt started laughing, knowing that wasn't what Kari wanted them to say. Kari sighed, annoyed. T.K. was bright red. Everyone focused on him and Kari.

"Well, I take it, from the redness of T.K's face, this is true?" asked Joe.

"Yeah.. Only, there's something else. Tai and Matt are going out."

Silence. Complete and utter silence. No one dared moving. Sora had a piece of salad in her mouth, but she stopped chewing and swallowed. Mimi stared straight at Matt. Izzy stared straight at Tai.

"Is this true?" questioned Sora. Matt nodded his head. Everyone burst into laughter again.

"Hey! Why is everyone laughing?!" said Tai, completely confused.

"Well, I think I speak for everyone when I say, it's about time!!" said Izzy.

"What are you talking about?" said Matt.

"All of us knew that Matt liked Tai, and vice versa, and it was just a matter of time before you guys got together. We were even going to make a little plan to hook you guys up if this kept up for too long." Matt and Tai smiled. They were glad that their friends were so accepting.

"I'm glad you guys aren't mad at us. Me and Tai did get together, but it was only last night that we did. That we found out, that is." Both Tai and Matt beamed at each other, and at the rest of the gang.

"Well? Aren't you guys going to give each other a kiss?" squealed Mimi. Tai looked back at Matt. Matt was about to ask if that was okay with Tai, but his words were cut off by Tai's lips. They both kissed, very happily. The gang did their little 'ooh's' and 'aww's,' but then everything went back to normal. Kari, T.K, Matt and Tai walked home. Matt's dad was waiting for him, to take him home. Matt turned to Tai.

"Today was a great day. Don't you think?"

"Yeah. I loved it. Thanks for the day at the mall.. Let's just not go to the sports store anymore.."

"Didn't you hear the manager, Tai? We're banned from that store. I don't think he'll let us five feet from it!" They both chuckled and said their good-bye's.

Tai flopped down on his bed, thinking about his life for the past few days. He smiled and drifted off into a daydream.

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There ya go! I like it, and I'm glad I wrote it. Please review, and watch out for chapter 3!!

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