DW: Here we go with chapter three. Thank-you all for your reviews, they were greatly appreciated.
Irie: You are insane. Oh well. *dances around singing 'Blue is blue and bluuuuuue'*
DW: Yeah, and she says I'm insane. Anyhow, I own nothing except the plot, which is partially based on a true story...
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I have to flirt with Tai. I don't know why I was getting myself all worked up; this is going to be fun. Kari tells me that Tai is in the family room watching television. Go figure. I walk into the family room and almost walk right up to him, but then I change my mind. I lean up against the doorjamb, in what I hope is a sexy manner, and say sweetly, "Hello Tai."
Tai looks up from his television show in surprise, surveys me and then goes back to watching T.V.. This time, I walk over to him and sit down next to him. He turns to look and me and looks like he as about to say something, but then changes his mind at the last minute.
"What are you watching?" I ask, then look at the television to see some sort of action movie.
"Rush Hour." he answers, without moving his eyes from the television screen. Fine, I guess I need to do something a bit more dramatic to get his attention again. I notice that the remote control is sitting to his left, while I am to his right. Taking a deep breath, I put my left hand on his leg, lean across him, and grab the remote with my other hand. If the fact that I just threw myself on top of him doesn't get his attention, I don't know what will.
"Hey, give me back the remote!" he says. Ok fine, taking the remote is what got his attention. I guess he will just ignore the fact that I practically lay down on top of him. Whatever, I have his attention now and I plan to keep it. I wave the remote in front on his face in a teasing manner.
"Oh, you mean this remote?" I say with a coy smile, "If you want it, come and get it." He takes the bait and leans forward to grab the remote. At that exact second, I lean back and hold the remote over my head and out of his grasp. He sighs in an exasperated manner and I grin, knowing that I am playing this dare for all it is worth. While I am thinking about the fact that this dare is making the night more interesting, Tai lunges for the remote. Luckily, my well-tuned soccer reflexes kick in, and I lean back (again) at the last second. The end result is that I am lying on the couch, with Tai on top of me. I lay there for a second, staring into his chocolate kissed eyes, before I realize how bad this would look to someone who walked in. Without really thinking about it, I try to get up and up knocking both Tai and myself off the couch. He stands up first and gives me a look.
"Give me back the remote Sora."
"But I don't want to."
"Sor...come on."
"You'll have to convince me." As soon as those words are out of my mouth, I regret them, thinking that he could take them the wrong way, but he just smiles his slightly lopsided smile and says, "If that is what you want."
Then, he starts tickling me. How did he even know I was ticklish? I'm laughing hysterically while trying to get him off and still keep a hold on the remote control, when I suddenly realize something. Tai said my name. I know he said it once already, but that was asking me about my name. Now...now he just used my name in a sentence. Not only that, but he also called me 'Sor'. No one has ever called me that, except for my father. My father was the only one who was ever allowed to call me Sor. Matt tried to when we were dating, and I asked him to stop...correction, I told him to stop. But with Tai, it doesn't bother me. It almost seems...right. At this thought, I stand up much more abruptly than I mean to, causing Tai to tumble off me. I drop the remote into his lap and smile to cover up the extreme confusion that I feel. He looks back at me with an expression that I can't quite read. It looks like confusion mixed with...disappointment? What does he have to be disappointed about? I mutter something about him convincing me to give up the remote, and leave the room quickly. As I pass through the door frame, I see four shadows trying to creep secretly up the stairs. I decide to give them a second to pretend they weren't watching me while I collect myself. Ok, just because it felt right when Tai called me Sor, that doesn't mean anything. Just because I kinda enjoyed being tickled by him doesn't mean I like him. I can't like him. I won't allow myself to. All that liking guys brings is pain. I don't like Tai. I don't like Tai. I don't.
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When I walk into the guest room, I am greeted with four very bad attempts at innocent smiles. The other four girls are trying so hard to pretend that they weren't spying on me that I want to laugh.
"Well. I did it."
"Good job, Sora!" Kari says, the 'innocent' smile still plastered all over her face.
"Was it hard?" asks Lisa.
"Not really. It was just fun to mess with his head. No offense, Kari."
"None taken."
"But what about when he tickled you?" Yolei said, without thinking. Her comment is met with exclamations from the three other girls and I watch as Yolei tries to cover up her mistake. This time, I do laugh.
"Don't worry. I saw you guys going up the stairs as I left the room." I say, grinning. The three other girls blush slightly and mutter apologies, but I just laugh again.
"I don't care. It's natural curiosity for you guys to come and see. Besides, you had to make sure I did my dare." The four girls nod and then begin bombarding me with questions about the dare.
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It is now 4:00 a.m., and we have not slept a wink. An hour ago, we seriously tried to sleep, but couldn't. I'm not surprised. Wanna know why? We decided to watch 'S.W.A.T' at 11:00, and we ate way too much candy. And I mean way too much. Imagine all of your favourite candies. Now multiply that by four and you might get a slight idea of how much candy we ate. So we are all currently running on sugar. We have talked, had a pillow fight, taken random pictures, and told ghost stories. Well, actually, Lisa told the ghost stories, the rest of us just listened. Now, we have re-arranged out sleeping bags (for the third time) and we are lying in the dark, talking...again. There is a pause in conversation and then Kari asks, "Sora, why did you break up with Matt?"
I lay there for a second, considering my answer. I could tell her the answer I usually do, but I don't want to. Maybe it is the fact that I am running on sugar, or the fact that the darkness has created a cozy cocoon-like atmosphere, or maybe even the fact that I hardly know three of these girls. Whether for one or all of those reasons, I find myself telling the three girls about my relationship with Matt. About how surprised I was when he asked me out and how hesitant I was to agree to go out with him. About how we had fun together, but sometimes things would seem so fake. About the moment I found out about the bet and how incredibly disgusted I was with him and with myself. About the way I confronted him and made him admit that he was using me, and about the way I decided not to let myself get hurt anymore. When I finish speaking, there is a deep silence. I want to say something to lighten the mood, but I can't really think of anything. Luckily, Kari saves me from my dilema.
"Sora, I am so sorry."
"It's...it's okay."
"No one deserves that," Alice says softly, "No one deserves to be treated like that."
"This Matt guy was obviously an ass," Lisa adds vehemently, "You could so much better."
"If any guy did that to me..." Yolei trails off, unable to finish her sentence. I can't help but grin into the darkness at their supportive kindness.
"Thanks you guys." I say, and then lob a pillow at Yolei, starting another pillow fight and breaking the strained atmosphere.
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I look at my watch. Six o'clock in the morning. It is six in the morning and I haven't slept yet. The four other girls have fallen asleep in the past half hour, and now the room is filled with their soft breathing. I toss and turn in my sleeping bag, trying to sleep for even an hour. After a bit of tossing, I decide to go for a walk and see if maybe I will be able to sleep after the walk. I am already out of the guest bedroom and half-way down the stairs when I remember that I am NOT in my house, so if I disappear for a walk and no one knows, people are going to panic. I consider going back into the room, but then decide to go out to the balcony. I walk over to the window that leads out onto the balcony and climb through. I stand there, watching the last little bits of night melt into the suns rays. I sigh.
"It's beautiful, isn't it?"
I jump about ten feet in the air and swivel around to see Tai standing beside me. I'm not sure what it is, but all of my usual witty comebacks die on my tongue as I look at him. He is standing here, beside me in boxers and a faded white t-shirt. This makes me suddenly aware of the fact that I am wearing a pyjama that consists of a tank top and pants. I cross my arms over my chest and eye him shrewdly.
"You scared me half to death!"
"Only half? I'll half to try harder next time."
I notice the playful light in his eyes and the smile playing at his lips. I bite back the first four responses that come into my head, then grin at him.
"I'll be waiting and ready."
"I bet you will. But back to what I was saying, it's beautiful."
I look back out at the sunrise and can't help but agree.
"It's stunning. I've never seen anything so beautiful before."
Tai mutters something that sounds like 'I have.'
"What did you say, Tai?" I ask in honest curiosity. I'm beginning to realize that for all my sarcasm, Tai is a pretty cool person to have as a friend.
"I was saying that I see this pretty often." he says, a bit too quickly for it to be an honest answer, bu I decide not to harp on it.
"Do you come up here a lot?"
"Yeah. I do."
We stand next to each other in a comfortable silence for a few minutes watching the sky turn purple, red and blue. I turn to Tai and begin to ask him a question. I never get to finish the question however because Tai kisses me. What is he doing?! He can't kiss me! It isn't allowed! He pulls away from me and mutters, "I'm sorry."
I am standing here, staring at him in shock for a few minutes before my brain finally kicks in and is able to make my legs move. I don't say a word to Tai as I leave the balcony and walk quickly back to the guest room. I climb quietly into my sleeping bag, pull it over my head and lay there, my mind reeling...
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DW: There we go, now the story has a bit of a plot.
Irie: Finally.
DW: Oh shut up. I was working towards the plot advancement. This story will only have about four or five more chapters if everything goes as planned...
Irie: I know what's going to happen!! I know what's going to happen!!
DW: Shush. Now, reviewer response...
fyreblazen: Was this chapter long enough? I'm glad you like it and thank-you for reviewing.
Missy: I'm glad I was able to make things less confusing for you, thanks for reviewing.
SoraKamiya1: Yeah, stories galore. Oh well. Glad you like the story and thanks for the review.
BudgerigarLT: I'm glad you're enjoying the story and thanks so much for reviewing.
Kim: Thanks for the review!
DW: Thanks guys. I hope everyone liked the story and please please r/r.
Irie: Bye bye!
Irie: You are insane. Oh well. *dances around singing 'Blue is blue and bluuuuuue'*
DW: Yeah, and she says I'm insane. Anyhow, I own nothing except the plot, which is partially based on a true story...
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I have to flirt with Tai. I don't know why I was getting myself all worked up; this is going to be fun. Kari tells me that Tai is in the family room watching television. Go figure. I walk into the family room and almost walk right up to him, but then I change my mind. I lean up against the doorjamb, in what I hope is a sexy manner, and say sweetly, "Hello Tai."
Tai looks up from his television show in surprise, surveys me and then goes back to watching T.V.. This time, I walk over to him and sit down next to him. He turns to look and me and looks like he as about to say something, but then changes his mind at the last minute.
"What are you watching?" I ask, then look at the television to see some sort of action movie.
"Rush Hour." he answers, without moving his eyes from the television screen. Fine, I guess I need to do something a bit more dramatic to get his attention again. I notice that the remote control is sitting to his left, while I am to his right. Taking a deep breath, I put my left hand on his leg, lean across him, and grab the remote with my other hand. If the fact that I just threw myself on top of him doesn't get his attention, I don't know what will.
"Hey, give me back the remote!" he says. Ok fine, taking the remote is what got his attention. I guess he will just ignore the fact that I practically lay down on top of him. Whatever, I have his attention now and I plan to keep it. I wave the remote in front on his face in a teasing manner.
"Oh, you mean this remote?" I say with a coy smile, "If you want it, come and get it." He takes the bait and leans forward to grab the remote. At that exact second, I lean back and hold the remote over my head and out of his grasp. He sighs in an exasperated manner and I grin, knowing that I am playing this dare for all it is worth. While I am thinking about the fact that this dare is making the night more interesting, Tai lunges for the remote. Luckily, my well-tuned soccer reflexes kick in, and I lean back (again) at the last second. The end result is that I am lying on the couch, with Tai on top of me. I lay there for a second, staring into his chocolate kissed eyes, before I realize how bad this would look to someone who walked in. Without really thinking about it, I try to get up and up knocking both Tai and myself off the couch. He stands up first and gives me a look.
"Give me back the remote Sora."
"But I don't want to."
"Sor...come on."
"You'll have to convince me." As soon as those words are out of my mouth, I regret them, thinking that he could take them the wrong way, but he just smiles his slightly lopsided smile and says, "If that is what you want."
Then, he starts tickling me. How did he even know I was ticklish? I'm laughing hysterically while trying to get him off and still keep a hold on the remote control, when I suddenly realize something. Tai said my name. I know he said it once already, but that was asking me about my name. Now...now he just used my name in a sentence. Not only that, but he also called me 'Sor'. No one has ever called me that, except for my father. My father was the only one who was ever allowed to call me Sor. Matt tried to when we were dating, and I asked him to stop...correction, I told him to stop. But with Tai, it doesn't bother me. It almost seems...right. At this thought, I stand up much more abruptly than I mean to, causing Tai to tumble off me. I drop the remote into his lap and smile to cover up the extreme confusion that I feel. He looks back at me with an expression that I can't quite read. It looks like confusion mixed with...disappointment? What does he have to be disappointed about? I mutter something about him convincing me to give up the remote, and leave the room quickly. As I pass through the door frame, I see four shadows trying to creep secretly up the stairs. I decide to give them a second to pretend they weren't watching me while I collect myself. Ok, just because it felt right when Tai called me Sor, that doesn't mean anything. Just because I kinda enjoyed being tickled by him doesn't mean I like him. I can't like him. I won't allow myself to. All that liking guys brings is pain. I don't like Tai. I don't like Tai. I don't.
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When I walk into the guest room, I am greeted with four very bad attempts at innocent smiles. The other four girls are trying so hard to pretend that they weren't spying on me that I want to laugh.
"Well. I did it."
"Good job, Sora!" Kari says, the 'innocent' smile still plastered all over her face.
"Was it hard?" asks Lisa.
"Not really. It was just fun to mess with his head. No offense, Kari."
"None taken."
"But what about when he tickled you?" Yolei said, without thinking. Her comment is met with exclamations from the three other girls and I watch as Yolei tries to cover up her mistake. This time, I do laugh.
"Don't worry. I saw you guys going up the stairs as I left the room." I say, grinning. The three other girls blush slightly and mutter apologies, but I just laugh again.
"I don't care. It's natural curiosity for you guys to come and see. Besides, you had to make sure I did my dare." The four girls nod and then begin bombarding me with questions about the dare.
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It is now 4:00 a.m., and we have not slept a wink. An hour ago, we seriously tried to sleep, but couldn't. I'm not surprised. Wanna know why? We decided to watch 'S.W.A.T' at 11:00, and we ate way too much candy. And I mean way too much. Imagine all of your favourite candies. Now multiply that by four and you might get a slight idea of how much candy we ate. So we are all currently running on sugar. We have talked, had a pillow fight, taken random pictures, and told ghost stories. Well, actually, Lisa told the ghost stories, the rest of us just listened. Now, we have re-arranged out sleeping bags (for the third time) and we are lying in the dark, talking...again. There is a pause in conversation and then Kari asks, "Sora, why did you break up with Matt?"
I lay there for a second, considering my answer. I could tell her the answer I usually do, but I don't want to. Maybe it is the fact that I am running on sugar, or the fact that the darkness has created a cozy cocoon-like atmosphere, or maybe even the fact that I hardly know three of these girls. Whether for one or all of those reasons, I find myself telling the three girls about my relationship with Matt. About how surprised I was when he asked me out and how hesitant I was to agree to go out with him. About how we had fun together, but sometimes things would seem so fake. About the moment I found out about the bet and how incredibly disgusted I was with him and with myself. About the way I confronted him and made him admit that he was using me, and about the way I decided not to let myself get hurt anymore. When I finish speaking, there is a deep silence. I want to say something to lighten the mood, but I can't really think of anything. Luckily, Kari saves me from my dilema.
"Sora, I am so sorry."
"It's...it's okay."
"No one deserves that," Alice says softly, "No one deserves to be treated like that."
"This Matt guy was obviously an ass," Lisa adds vehemently, "You could so much better."
"If any guy did that to me..." Yolei trails off, unable to finish her sentence. I can't help but grin into the darkness at their supportive kindness.
"Thanks you guys." I say, and then lob a pillow at Yolei, starting another pillow fight and breaking the strained atmosphere.
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I look at my watch. Six o'clock in the morning. It is six in the morning and I haven't slept yet. The four other girls have fallen asleep in the past half hour, and now the room is filled with their soft breathing. I toss and turn in my sleeping bag, trying to sleep for even an hour. After a bit of tossing, I decide to go for a walk and see if maybe I will be able to sleep after the walk. I am already out of the guest bedroom and half-way down the stairs when I remember that I am NOT in my house, so if I disappear for a walk and no one knows, people are going to panic. I consider going back into the room, but then decide to go out to the balcony. I walk over to the window that leads out onto the balcony and climb through. I stand there, watching the last little bits of night melt into the suns rays. I sigh.
"It's beautiful, isn't it?"
I jump about ten feet in the air and swivel around to see Tai standing beside me. I'm not sure what it is, but all of my usual witty comebacks die on my tongue as I look at him. He is standing here, beside me in boxers and a faded white t-shirt. This makes me suddenly aware of the fact that I am wearing a pyjama that consists of a tank top and pants. I cross my arms over my chest and eye him shrewdly.
"You scared me half to death!"
"Only half? I'll half to try harder next time."
I notice the playful light in his eyes and the smile playing at his lips. I bite back the first four responses that come into my head, then grin at him.
"I'll be waiting and ready."
"I bet you will. But back to what I was saying, it's beautiful."
I look back out at the sunrise and can't help but agree.
"It's stunning. I've never seen anything so beautiful before."
Tai mutters something that sounds like 'I have.'
"What did you say, Tai?" I ask in honest curiosity. I'm beginning to realize that for all my sarcasm, Tai is a pretty cool person to have as a friend.
"I was saying that I see this pretty often." he says, a bit too quickly for it to be an honest answer, bu I decide not to harp on it.
"Do you come up here a lot?"
"Yeah. I do."
We stand next to each other in a comfortable silence for a few minutes watching the sky turn purple, red and blue. I turn to Tai and begin to ask him a question. I never get to finish the question however because Tai kisses me. What is he doing?! He can't kiss me! It isn't allowed! He pulls away from me and mutters, "I'm sorry."
I am standing here, staring at him in shock for a few minutes before my brain finally kicks in and is able to make my legs move. I don't say a word to Tai as I leave the balcony and walk quickly back to the guest room. I climb quietly into my sleeping bag, pull it over my head and lay there, my mind reeling...
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DW: There we go, now the story has a bit of a plot.
Irie: Finally.
DW: Oh shut up. I was working towards the plot advancement. This story will only have about four or five more chapters if everything goes as planned...
Irie: I know what's going to happen!! I know what's going to happen!!
DW: Shush. Now, reviewer response...
fyreblazen: Was this chapter long enough? I'm glad you like it and thank-you for reviewing.
Missy: I'm glad I was able to make things less confusing for you, thanks for reviewing.
SoraKamiya1: Yeah, stories galore. Oh well. Glad you like the story and thanks for the review.
BudgerigarLT: I'm glad you're enjoying the story and thanks so much for reviewing.
Kim: Thanks for the review!
DW: Thanks guys. I hope everyone liked the story and please please r/r.
Irie: Bye bye!
