DW: Chapter TWO!!

Irie: Wow, you are updating this fast.

DW: I own nothing, cept the plot.

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Kari is leading me over to meet everyone. Ok, I know Yolei, hi Yolei. And I don't know the

other two girls. Hey, this is a pretty small party. Ok so the other two girls are Alice and Lisa.

Let's hope I can remember that. Ok, so now we are talking. Woo-hoo.

"So Sora, do you have a boyfriend?" Lisa asks.

Do I have a boyfriend? Hmmm...now this is an interesting topic. Long story short, I had a

boyfriend and now I don't. Who was this boyfriend? Matt Ishida. He was one of the most

popular guys at my school. I'm not exactly little miss popular, so when he asked me out, I was

surprised. But we dated, and we had fun, and I had started to actually like him...when I found out

that he was only taking me out on a bet. If he...well...let's just say if he went farther with me than

I was willing to go, then his friends would pay him double their original offer. So when I found

out what he had done, I dumped him...and put him in a heck of a lot of pain. Men.

"Nope, no boyfriend." I say. I don't feel like explaining this whole story to them. Only Mimi

knows why I really dumped Matt. I haven't even told Kari yet. Not sure if I ever will. Not

because I don't trust her or anything like that. I haven't told her because she had a crush on

Sleaze-ball Ishida's younger brother. She confided her feelings for TK in me a while ago, and I

just couldn't bring myself to tell her what Matt did to me.

"You guys want to go swimming now?" Kari asks.

Swimming? Ok, swimming sounds cool.

...

So we're in her backyard and the other four are in the pool. I'm not. I like swimming, I just

don't feel like getting in this exact second.

"Come one Sora!" Kari calls, "Get in!"

"Ok. I'm coming." I position myself on the diving board and get ready to dive in. I'm just about

to jump when I feel someone pushing me from behind. I'm not balanced enough to deal with the

push, so I fall in. Face first...belly-flop. Oww...oww...oww. Ok that seriously hurt. I sink a little

while I'm dealing with the pain and when I surface again, I see Tai, standing by the diving board

trying to look all innocent. I flip some wet hair out of my face and glare at him while treading

water. He smiles and reaches out a hand to help me out of the water. Idiot. I smile sweetly, grab

his hand, and pull him in the water. With his clothes on. Oops. My mistake. He surfaces with a

slightly shocked look on his face.

"Sorry." I say, not sure whether I mean it or not.

"What was that for?" he demands. Well, what does he think it was for?

"For pushing me into the water." I say. To quote Mimi, d'uh.

"But you're wearing a bikini...I'm wearing clothes."

I smirk. "Don't mess with me. Besides, that's why dryers were invented."

He stares, still in a bit of shock, and then drags himself out of the pool. His exit is met with

shrieks of laughter as his soaked pants (which he was wearing lower than they are meant to be

worn, just like every other guy) fall off from the weight of the water, leaving him standing there in

his boxers. I'm laughing just as hard as any of them. Hey, it's funny. He sighs slightly and tosses

the wet pants...at me. I catch them, still laughing hysterically, and watch as he stalks into his

house to get changed.

"Nice one Sora!" Yolei calls.

I snicker. "No one messes with me and gets away with it."

"I'm gonna call you next time a guy is bugging me." says Alice between her laughter.

"You really know how to handle yourself around guys. That's so cool." comments Lisa in an

admiring tone.

I know how to handle myself around guys do I? My smile lessens somewhat. No, if I knew how

to handle myself around guys, then what happened with Matt wouldn't have happened at all. I lay

Tai's pants on the edge of the pool and join Kari and the others in a game of volleyball. I suck at

volleyball, but at least it takes my mind off things.

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It's gotten cool, and we've all gotten out of the pool. I smile at Lisa who is glaring at her dark

curly hair muttering about how much chlorine and her hair don't mix. As soon as we are dry

enough to go inside without getting in trouble, I pick up Tai's pants that are almost completely

dry and follow the four younger girls inside. We all pack into Kari's guest room and begin

looking for our clothes to change. While the rest of us are looking for clothes, Lisa has attacked

her curly hair with a brush and is putting it into two braids. When Kari comes out of the

bathroom and sees Lisa's hair, she asks someone to braid her hair. Soon enough, we are all

dressed and we all have braided hair. I think we've given a new meaning to the 'Braidy (sp?)

Bunch'. We all go downstairs in search of food. As soon as we walk into the kitchen Kari's

mom greets us with a smile and says, "Look, it's the Braidy Bunch!"

Everyone laughs. That was MY joke. Oh well. Mrs. Kamiya says that the pizza should be here

soon.

"Is Tai going to eat with us?" Kari asks.

"I don't see why not." says her mother, turning back to the dishes she is washing.

"Do you need any help Mrs. Kamiya?" I ask. What? I'm not sucking up. That's just the way I've

been brought up.

"No thank-you Sora. I'm fine."

The doorbell rings.

"That must be the pizza," says Kari's mom, going to the door. "Kari, call your brother and tell

him to come and eat."

As Kari goes to the stairs and yells for Tai, I get and idea. I whisper it quickly to the three other

girls and they start giggling and telling me to go for it. I run quietly back to the guest room where

I left Tai's pants. I pull the one over my jeans and walk back down the stairs. As I'm walking

towards the kitchen, I meet Tai who is just coming up from the basement.

"Hey!" I greet, "Thanks for the pants, they're really comfy."

He looks surprised at the fact that I'm wearing his pants, then mutters, "No problem."

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We eat pizza and talk about girl stuff. Poor Tai, he looks bored out of his skull. I smile. Typical

guy, can't deal with girl talk. He wolfs down his pizza and is about to leave the kitchen when his

mother's voice rings out from the other side of the kitchen.

"Tai! Telephone! It's Andrea."

Tai sighs, in something that doesn't quite sound like relief, and gets up from the table.

Andrea? Andrea?! As in a girl?! Wait...why is this bugging me so much? It's not like I have a

crush on the guys or someting...do I? Oh no! This is terrible. After what Matt did to me, I told

myself I wasn't going to fall for another guy that I hardly knew. So no, it isn't jealousy I feel.

It's just...curiosity. Right? Right. Not jealousy...not...

"Is that ok with you, Sora?" Comes Yolei's voice, penetrating my thoughts.

"What?" I ask, truly confused.

"Do you want to play truth or dare after dinner?" she asks.

"Sure." I say. Again, at least the game will get my mind off things.

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Now we're sitting in Kari's living room playing truth or dare. So far it's been pretty tame. And,

kinda boring. Oh well. They ARE only thirteen. I wonder where Tai is. NOT because I like him

or anything like that.

"Sora, truth or dare?" asks Kari.

"Dare." I challenge, trying to spice things up.

Kari gets an evil grin on her face. Uh-oh. "I dare you to go an flirt with my brother."

FLIRT WITH TAI?!?!?!?!?! WHAT?!?! I manage to keep a completely calm exterior as I shrug

nonchalantly and say, "Sure, why not."

They all grin evilly. They were planning this weren't they. At least they're somewhat thrown off

by how calm I...look. Cause I am not calm, not at all. I have to flirt with a guy that I don't even

like. Hey wait...what's the big deal? If I don't like him it can't hurt. I grin. "Ok, where's Tai?" I

ask, "Let's get this dare started."

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DW: Stay tuned for chapter three!!

Irie: You are insane...do you understand me? Completely insane!!

DW: Whatever...SoraKamiya, thanks so much for reviewing, I know I'm crazy, but I this story is

going to be short so then I can focus on my other digimon one, my Harry Potter ones and my

YGO one....

DW: XxTakuyaxX, thank-you for your review! I'll be updating when I can.

DW: Missy, no Tai won't be like that the whole story and thanks for reviewing.

Irie: Again, please review.

DW: Bye!