Tai & Sora
By Kumquat Queen
of
FREAKSHOW
A/N: Yay, it's official, you like me, you really like me! Well, ok maybe not all of you, but Rome didn't burn in a day. Here for your enjoyment, Part 2 of "Brothers And Booze!"
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CUE OPENING THEME, JAZZY, PIANO
A MONTAGE PLAYS ACROSS THE SCREEN:
TAI AND SORA
STARRING:
TAI KAMIYA (A CLIP OF TAI LAUGHING GOOD-NATUREDLY)
SORA TAKENOUCHI (A CLIP OF SORA MAKING CRAZY GESTURES WITH HER ARMS)
KARI KAMIYA (A CLIP OF KARI LAUGHING IN AN ELEVATOR)
MATT ISHIDA (A CLIP OF MATT MAKING AN ENTRANCE INTO TAI AND SORA'S APARTMENT)
TAKERU "TK" TAKEISHI ( A CLIP OF TK DOING A SPIT TAKE)
(FINALLY A CLIP OF THE FIVE EATING PIZZA, TALKING AND LAUGHING)
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Matt was mad as Hell. How could Tai and Kari do this to him? He knew Kari well enough to know that she would stop at nothing, but Tai? He guessed the old saying was true: Like sister, like brother.
"Listen, Matt," Tk started, but was cut off.
"No, TK, I don't want to hear it." Ok, so maybe a lot of him did want to hear it. But...
"Matt, why are you still holding onto this?"
"Because it still hurts!"
TK sighed resigndedly to himself. This was going to be a looooong day.
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While the brothers Ishida were working out their emotinal baggage, in another part of the mansion, Tai and his mastermind sister were sipping brandy and watching the clock.
"So," Kari spoke up after a while, "How long do you think we'll have to keep them locked up in there?"
"Well," Tai sighed with an air of discontent, "Knowing Matt, there will be some primary arguing. Then a shouting match will ensue. After that, there might be a few heavy objects thrown, followed by a tense silence. After that, who knows..."
"Yeah," Kari sipped her drink slowly, "And knowing TK like only I do-"
"Wait a minute," Tai interupted, "You've known him for all of what, four days? And you presume to say 'knowing him like only I do'?"
"Well, in those four days, we've become very close, I'll have you know! We've wined, dined, and yesterday, I flashed him!"
"Kari, you flash everybody! Or have you forgotten that whole debacle at the Golden Bear Awards with Hideo Miyazki and the nacho platter?"
"Hey hey hey hey, hey! HE was coming on to ME! And for your information, they were tacos, not nachos!"
"Ms. Kari," said a voice from the doorway, "Your daily alcohol pyramid is here. They were out of Crown Royal, so I go you extra Jose Cuervo." Kari's house keeper, Lupita entered the family room, pushing a cart laden with bottles and jugs sure to be filled with liquor. She was a short, slightly stocky Brazillian woman with black hair pulled into a tight bun, and a stern expression on her face. She looked to be about mid-to-late-50's.
"Oh, thank you, Lu lu, you're the best. But y'know, I put that mouthwash in your christmas stocking for a reason." Oh, boy, here it came...
"Look lady," Lupita started, "I'll squash you like a wormy apple." Kari stood up, put on her trademark scowl, and sauntered over to her maid. Thus the pair started one of their world famous shouting matches. Tai picked out words like 'toaster,' 'bathtub,' 'Tequitoville,' and the two ended the argument simultaniously with "...like a walnut!"
Kari beamed. "Oh, Lupie, you light up my life!" The two shared a hug, and Lupita left the room.
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"Matt, we're not getting out of here until we fix something, so can we at least try?" You have to hand it to TK. Matt was a wall of silence, but he refused to give up. His efforts were rewarded when Matt finally turned around and sat dejectedly on the bed. TK took this as a good sign. "Ok, I guess I'm going first. I know that you didn't want to believe it, but I did see Maryssa in that bar." Matt made a noise that sounded like speech. "What?"
"I said that you were right. Less that a month later, I walked into the house and she was with..." Matt was obviously still upset, even now, under his current...affiliation.
"But..." TK didn't really know how to say this. "I'd think that that point would be moot, now."
Matt sighed, "It is. But was just so much easier to stay mad than admit I was wrong." Now they were geting somewhere. "I'd rather have stayed angry than put the work into rebuilidng those burned bridges."
"Matt, you should have known I wouldn't have held it against you. I mean, I would have reacted the same way if you had told me that Kira was seeing someone else then." Matt looked up suddenly, realization striking his face. "What?" TK had a bad feeling.
"Um, well, I never told you WHO it was I found Maryssa in bed with..."
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Now that the dust was cleared, Tai and Kari, who had been listening via a baby moniter, decided it was time to let the brothers out.
"So," Tai asked them, "Are you two ok?"
"Yeah," Matt said, smiling. "I think we are."
"Well," Kari started, "Know that that's over with, what do you say we go get hammered!"
"Wait!" The foursome turned to see Sora running slowly toward them clutching her stomach.
Tai was confused. "Sora? What happened? Did you eat the Beef Bowl at Oodles of Noodles again?"
Sora tried to catch her breath. "No....Remember the ...cake contest at the radio station? Well...." All of a sudden she pulled out two concert tickets. "I won!"
CUE END THEME
ROLL CREDITS
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Well, I hope you liked. I may not get to post again for a few days, but If I can, you bet I will! Next Chapter: Kari takes the gang to her husband's wilderness lodge for the weekend, while Tai deals with guy problems. Also next chapter: Review responses, yay!