Hey there! People today Im not happy!

Haito: Don't take her to serious she was all happy and bubbly this morning and she just pop felt like being mad at my other me

MT: Haito I'm gonna kill you both backstabbers if you don't shut up ok I'm not in the mood and this chapter is supposed to be kinda happy, and... I can't be mad for long haito is one thing the fic is another one and my life is something you readers must not care about :P so lets be happy and hyper again!

Haito: --; told you so, don't take her serious

Oki, oki, review answering time yay!

--; im just gona answer one jeje since I read them all again and oh well there's just one I'm gonna answer :P

Yamato fan girl: Um...yes its Matt. Yeah I call him Matt and Yamato jeje I like calling him both ways, now you know why Sora is dead well kinda how but anyway, I hate Sora and is not cuz of that she is dead, its because she was the person that should die :D, don't get me wrong but lets put it this way; if she dies it was going to be a total shock for Tai and it was gonna hurt Yama lots cuz they where best friend, Mimi wouldn't have had the same effect you see? About why Tai stopped hanging with matt oh well its cuz of Sora, why cuz of Sora oh well that you'll find out. They discussed, yeah. About what? that's the point; )

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Stage 2

Takeru & Hikari

POPULAR & PERFECT

'Popular

Being popular is something difficult nowadays

For some being popular might just be being fun to be around

Well not in my case

In cases like mine being popular is being P.E.R.F.E.C.T

And believe me being really popular makes my case pretty common

If you are popular with athletes you might be unpopular with nerds

And so you would stop being perfect

If you put to much into being popular you might get bad grades and so you're going to be unpopular with teachers

Then you are not really perfect

If you think of it no one can be really perfect, at least not completely; there's always going to be someone that doesn't like you and doesn't think highly of you.

If someone is at least 99% perfect then there's something wrong, in my own opinion someone like that its just a fake, because you can't possibly be friends with someone that thinks studies are first than fun and with people all the way around without arguing with them or without laying.

So that makes popular people a bunch of liars. But still they are popular, why is that?

Because when you get to be that popular it must be due to one reason

You are really smart

Its difficult to be in good terms with so many people at the same time

You must think over every single word you speak, every single move you make and every single breath you take.

So if you where smart enough to get to that point you must be smart enough to stay like that.

That's why other people don't notice you are a total fraud and if they do then you're bummed

You're confined to be unpopular the rest of your life, and when you have tasted popularity that's a hard crash

Every popular person knows this, they just pretend they don't, I have never met someone that actually got through some poplar's façade.

Then who am I?...

I'm Spiderman...

Yeah right if I said that in public everyone, except maybe Sakumori, would have laugh

Note to self don't say that joke in front of Sakumori.

A single mistake can make someone fall

I have seen someone fall

I saw him fail

I see his pain every single day

I live with him after all.

But that, must never get known

I might fall as well if it gets around.

So yeah I'm a calculative bastard who won't admit who his own brother is.

But its hard, at first I thought that I might leave this whole theater in a short time

But every day that passes, every second I keep playing the role, it's changing me, it makes me who I am.

Even if I wanted to stop right now, I couldn't, and if I accidentally did it would all be over

I would maybe end up as my brother and I don't want that

Because he needs someone to support him

I can't get weak

But it's hard, I want to fool around like everyone does

I want to go straight to that guy and ask him what's wrong

I don't want to stay away from him pretending he doesn't exist just because he isn't in my database.

I know that if I approach him I'm going to screw up, and I'm not allowed to screw up

That's not in the nature of popular people

Even if its me we are talking about'

'There are rules

At least there are rules for me

I have no family unless they are Millionaire

That's rule number one

I love nobody

That's rule number two

I hate nobody

That's rule number three

I have no thought of my own

That's rule number four

No one manipulates me

That's number five

I have no past

That is for me rule number six

You must try to be even more popular at any chance

Rule number seven

Everyone that is my friend its my enemy as well

That's number eight

But every time I meet somebody I must create special rules for each person

Its like I'm a machine with a data base

I have developed the ability to analyze everyone and everybody

There's no one I have ever met that can be complicated for me

At least that is if I follow rule number one

Because I don't understand my family at al

But it doesn't matter I just need to take care of my brother

Not understand him

Like that I follow rule number two

I don't need to get along with dad

That's where I follow rule three

The rest of the rules just describe how I work

How I live

How I die every second I live'

'But still if anyone really knew me they would see

That I break all that rules everytime I see him

Everytime I see my brothers pain

That's when I realize how wrong is all of this'

'Almost every popular person must follow that rules

That's why popular people have no last name

They have just name and nick

So let me introduce myself properly

I'm Takeru, but you can call me Tk

And my life was officially screwed last Monday'

"I'm telling you Tk you gotta talk with her, she is the most popular girl from our grade and she is beautiful just look at him dude" Dawson was discussing again about me not having girlfiend, I can't have a girlfriend, I'm still human I'm gonna end up falling in love and then that's it rule number two to the trash!

"Dawson seriously I have no interest in talking with... what was her name again?" love's not on my database sorry try again later

"Hikari" said Dawson with an exasperated sigh

"Hikari what...?" weird I mean why just tell me her name?

"Tk are you hearing what I'm saying?! No right, well listen and carefully she is Hikari 1-A class, P.O.P.U.L.A.R." Dawsons reply did not answer my question but rule number one did

"Oh" I'm getting tired of Dawson telling me to talk to this girl "So I go talk with Hikari and what?" if Dawson dared to say anything along the lines of ask her out I was going to end up busted

"Tk we are talking about you getting a girlfriend so what do you think is next?" Said Dawson arching an eyebrow at me

"A... Dawson I don't think that's a good idea you know, maybe I should just--"

"Tk you want to fail it or what?" Dawson's serious face remembered me why this conversation was being held. Every year there's a ball in which there are this stupid awards, like best smile, best dancer, best couple and that was it, Dawson said it was of utter importance for me and my girlfriend to be best couple. Problem? I have no girlfriend and don't intend on having one so why bother? Well that's rule number seven.

Maybe my worst mistake ever was to let Dawson understand what being popular could represent, he is now determined to prevent me from "failing" at any cost.

"No, you know what, I'm talking to her right now" I was determined to go through this without failing once. Dawson smiled and gave me a path in the back

"Go do it"

Problem actually was that in my opinion Hikari was a nice person, so I might end up liking her. And I didn't want to like her, not at all. During my train of thoughts I have reached her chatting group of friends. They where looking at me so I had to say hello.

"Hi" I said with the most charming smile I could put without meaning it. The girls of course a smiled and greeted back. "Sorry ladies may I have a talk with your sweet friend here" I asked nodding towards Hikari

"Sure" they all chorused and left chatting animatedly

"Oh sorry I haven't introduced myself, I'm Takeru but you might call me Tk if you like to" I said bowing a little

"Hikari, some people likes calling me Kari since its just shorter" she said extending her hand a little bit, me being a total gentleman understood immediately and took her hand bowing to kiss it

"Such a beautiful name and so perfect as well you for sure light up the place" I said making use of my intelligence, yup I know what Hikari means ok?

"Smart and gentleman, what is it you wanted to talk with me...Tk?" She asked sitting down with her back against a tree. I sat at her side before answering

"Just noticed I had never talked with you when you seem to be a pretty interesting person" I said as a matter of fact

She chuckled a bit before talking again "So that's all, why in private then?"

"Right now I'm short of money" Ok, so I can't think of a good excuse "and I wouldn't dare to talk to a lady like you without giving a treat" so I said anything that popped into my mind "So if you may let me I would like to invite you a... coffee but since there's no coffee what about a soda?" I said standing up and reaching out to help her up as well.

She took my hand and stood up "A soda sounds nice" she said smiling sweetly and so we headed towards the cafeteria, that had no coffee [1]

That was the first step to my downfall. Hikari appeared to be a really sweet girl with pretty interesting likes, smart, honest and it always amazed me the way she always stood tall and kept her eyes focused straight ahead, she made al her own decisions, her own choices, she lived in her own way. And so I realized I wanted to know her, to grab her and for her to look my way. Because I couldn't believe she really was all I pretended to be.

It was all perfect, but as I said this was my downfall in more than one way

It had been a week since I started hanging around Hikari, Dawson couldn't be more proud of me. He had told me he hear some of Kari's friends talking about how she seemed to be falling for me. Well sometimes is good to have Dawson as my helper. Still I didn't want Hikari to fall for me, that would mean my wish come true. The real me wish after all, If she corresponded my liking feelings then this would go on, but what if I fell in love like for real? Then I would break a rule that is keeping me together. If I fell in love with Kari then I would be weak, yup that would be my 'Achilles heel'

Nothing was more blissful and dreadfull at the same time. But the time had come, as Dawson explained it "it's now or now" I had to ask her out and then I would have all the awards of the ball in my pocket, still this wasn't as simple as that.

There was still a step to take, and that was meeting her family, yeah have I mentioned that there's supposed to be no family, well family in our cases was just there for three things, money, permissions and dating. I couldn't date Hikari without talking to her parents first, don't ask even I myself didn't knew why. It might have been what saved me from one of the greatest mistakes in my whole life, but it still was my breaking point.

I couldn't take any more of this, it's too much pressure, asking a girl like Hikari out is something I'm just not used to do. Ok I'm the one who usually receives love leters, it's not me proposing!

But noooo!!! Internet seemed to think this could be a good time to make fun at me, why? oh so why?! should it be today that I was supposed to meet Hikari at the park, under the cherry tree yada yada that the damn computer had to say 'You got a mail' I could have ignored it yup if it wasn't for the fact that it was my, could you call it emergency mail? I don't get trash mail in this account, I just get either important or urgent messages so there... I had to open it.

'And now lets read what it--oh god, not now. How come—jeez I cant even finish my thoughts. It's amazing, how many things could go wrong right now, here it was the replay to the mail I never thought would be answered. I can't believe my dad took the time to answer this mail.'

'He actually wants to talk to me, at...at his house, next Friday 3 of September at 6 o'clock...wow, I haven't talk to him for a really long time. This is...uh...well...unexpected. Let's see Friday 3...Friday 3 hmm today is....what day is today? Calendar, where is the calendar when you need it, uh...stupid Tk there's a calendar in the computer, lets see click here uh huh today is....Friday 3!!! damit!!!!'

'Oh my god, oh my god!!!! I, I---what time is it?!?! 5:54 great I've got only sex minutes to reach Dad's place so where is it?' I pulled a pen out of my drawer and ripped a page from my notebook and started taking note of the address ' number 3354...oh well I think I can reach there just 10 minutes late if I take a cab' so I ran down the stairs of the apartment complex and jumped up and down at the same time I shouted to call a cab as fast as possible y gave him the address and rushed towards my dad's place. This was my opportunity and I was not going to loose it, even if I had to break the damned rules.

So there, I had a family, rule one to the trash, I do hate the traffic and the cab driver for being so slow, three to trash, that mail totally manipulated me, four away, and I do have a past, a past that im not proud of so there you go. Four rules in just one day, and it was going to get better.

So this is it, I'm standing in the front door of what I suppose is my dad's place. I'm half an hour late. And now I realize that I completely forgot about Hikari and the park, so I'm late for both things. I'm so screwed.

I lifted my hand about to knock the door, but I found I couldn't do it, it was...hard. I couldn't help but feel weak I haven't seen my father for so long and now I get late. 'What if he had to do something after and he left for now? What if he thinks I didn't want to see him? What if—oh damn stop it Takeru put yourself together and knock in the damn door!!!'

So I knocked one, two, three times. And a females voice came through the door.

"Coming!" I heard some clicks and the door was open, at the other side I could see a woman in her late 30's wearing a pink apron, her long brown hair up in a ponytail and her two sparkling brown eyes staring at me "May I help you?" I stared, this woman must be my father's wife, she is pretty and seems nice 'Bad I once called her a hooker'

"Ah..um, Hi" Oh god I'm so nervous I can't even say good afternoon "I'm here to...well...my father...he...." She seemed to know what I was talking about she looked at me from head to toe then smiled sweetly and steped aside to let me in "thanks, sorry for being late, I..." was all I could say, she nodded putting a hand in my shoulder

"It's ok...Takeru, that's how you are called right?" she asked sweetly, I nodded "better late than never, follow me he's in the kitchen" and with that she walked towards what I suppose should be the kitchen, I followed. In the kitchen table was sitting my father, I haven't seen him for long, his hair is going white but he still looks kind of the same way, he was taking a coffee . There was another cup at the other side of the table along with a plate full of pastries. He must have been waiting for real. He looked up from his cup and looked at the woman infront of me.

"Who was at the door Ami?" He asked in a tired but sweet tone, huh? I guess he can't see me since I'm at her back

"Oh, well it was... this young man, who seems to be in a rush since he is late" se steped aside and gave me a sweet smile "I'll leave you now, pleasure to meet you Takeru" with that she left the kitchen.

I focused my glance back to my father the look on his face was the one of someone looking at a recently found object. To my surprise it must have been a favourite object because some tears where going down his checks and I was surprised when I realized I was crying to. He stood up and made his way towards where I was standing. He hugged me hard and I more than gladly corresponded to it. This was my father after all even if I wanted to I couldn't compleately hate him, not after missing him for so long.

"I thought you wouldn't show up" he let out with a breath as we kept hugging

"I'm sorry, there was a lot of traffic" I said parting a little bit "I, I missed you so much" I said and he embraced me closer

"I'm sorry Take, it was my fault, but now I'm here and you.." he said parting again and looking fully at me "you have grown up so much" I couldn't help but smile, this could have been what any mother would say, I didn't expect Dad to say that though "how have you been?" He asked "How's your mom, and what about Mato, whats been up with all of you?"

'Oh dad if you knew, everything's so hard right now'

"I'm ok, Mom its fine..." a bitter smile crossed my fase "Mato..." I left out a sigh "it was harder for him than it is for me" that's the only way I could put it, it was hard to say exactly what's wrong with my brother y couldn't tell Dad how bad was Matt's state. He looked at me, pain in his eyes and then looked down.

"It's all my fault, I shouln't have... done all this" It was good for dad to be happy now, it just was pretty hard on us. Dad went back to the table and sat, putting his elbows in it and supporting his head in his hands " but it was hard for me too, still I feel so bad about it, you know it all happened with a mistake right, your mom told you?" Yeah mom told me, dad got drunk slept with somebody else. Some years after I was born mom and dad started arguing a lot and then this lady appeared claiming her baby to be dad's daughter. Since dad was mad at mom and they where about to get a divorse, he left and established a new family with the other laidy. Which I suppose must be Amy.

"Yeah she did" I said with a sad smile

"I'm so sorry al this affected you, I would like to make it up for you both but I suppose I can't" he said with a sad tone in his voice "And the other day when I received your mail it was as if I was given another opportunity, I thought you hated me but you actually wanted to talk to me" It had started to rain outside and I couldn't find anything to say so I remained silent waiting for him to say more " I thought once about what it would have been if I went back with you and left this, but then again I would hurt so many people and I had grown to love this family as much as I loved you and it wouldn't be fair for either of you that I—"I couldn't hear the rest because someone closed the door to hard I heard some screaming coming from the front hall

"Hey monkey drop it, dad's having a sentimental talk with his son in there and you come and throw a tantrum about nothing" there was a female voice that definitely wasn't Amy's

"Quit calling me that ok!" there was another one, that I recognized just couldn't point my finger "After all this is all your fault you where the one that said he liked me and now look at me I'm completely wet and he didn't even show up!!!"

"It's not my fault you are ugly and he doesn't like you" the first voice said " And you may as well like to shut up, it's not dad's fault either. This is pretty important to him you know monkey! It's THE SON we are talking about, you know the one that is your age so you could make a favor to everyone in here and just shut up!"

"Argg, quit it ok I hate you to call me monkey" there was complete silence after that " Oh god relly, my step bro is here?" the girl said after a long time

"Yeah he's here and I suppose they are not talking anymore since you stepped in the house Monkey, now be polite and go greet your so called stepbrother[2], and apologize for

Dad stepped up and took a pick from the door towards the hallway, I couldn't resist and took a pick myself. Standing in the doorway was a tall girl about my brothers age looking at a pretty wet and flushed girl that must be my age, she was looking down her bangs covering most of her face since it was wet. She was the baby, the girl that was my fathers... so we where brothers by my dad's blood. The taller girl looked towards us and looked at me wide eyed.

"Hey monkey...." She said slowly

"What?" replied hastily the other girl still looking down

"I think I know why Tk wasn't at the park today" hey how , why...I'm confused

"Huh? Why?" The girl at her side looked a bit up, even if she was covered in mud and drenched wet I knew right then who's voice was the one I recognized

"Because he was here talking with Dad" the other girl said still looking my way, I couldn't belive, I didn't want to believe

"Huh?" the girl looked at the other one then looked towards my way and I could see she was as shocked as I was

"Hikari I think you where about to date your own brother" was all that the other girl said

Oh.My.God

Did you like it? Well I did and didn't at the same time but it turned out nice. I loved the first part, and I compleately loved the las part XD do you think I'm evil or did you like how everything went?

If you didn't understood last part then lets say Kari's complete name is Ishida hikari, there now you might understand.

You know originally the end of this chap was going to be like this:

The taller girl looked towards us and looked at me wide eyed.

"Hey monkey...." She said slowly

"What?" replied hastily the other girl still looking down

"I think I know why Tk wasn't at the park today" hey how? , why? whe--?...I'm confused

"Huh? Why?" The girl at her side looked a bit up, even if she was covered in mud and drenched wet I knew right then who's voice was the one I recognized

"Because he was here talking with dad Hikari" the other girl said still looking my

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