Author's note: My sincerest apologies to EVERYONE! I know I haven't updated in more a year, but I promise you now that I WILL finish. I gonna try to update every week. Thanks to everyone for the reviews, and enjoy the long awaited 3rd chapter. By the way, thoughts are now italicized. Like this. Thanks.

Chapter 1: Be Fashionable By Starlilly

"So what exactly do I have to do to 'Be Fashionable'?" Tai asked Kari on their way to school the next day.

"Don't worry about it Tai! I called Yolie last night and she is going to help me after school with you. I didn't tell her about your special "gift" though."

"You should have! She wouldn't believe you and it might have given her a good laugh."

"Maybe she would believe it. I'm sure everyone is wondering why you have been acting so nice lately." Kari teased.

And why you haven't been so nice in the past.

Tai looked over at Kari who was just staring out the passenger window.

"Tai?" She asked.

"Yes Kari?"

"Well. never mind." Kari turned and looked out the window again.

"Kari?"

"Yes Tai?"

"You might as well ask because I already heard." Tai smiled at her.

"Right. I keep forgetting about that." Kari smiled back. "I mean, Tai, you haven't been Mr. Sensitivity in the past. I thought you were getting better as you were growing up, but."

"Then there was Sora. I guess I was so heart broken over Sora and Matt that I didn't really want to meet another girl so it could just happen again. I just picked up an attitude I thought would drive girls away, I guess."

"And boy did it work!"

"I'm sorry if I ever hurt you Kari. You know I would do anything to protect you."

"I know Tai. Thanks. And now that you have these powers, you can work on finding a good relationship again!"

"Or I could keep working on Sora."

"Why Sora?" "There is just a feeling that I have about her. She's. special. I don't want her to be the good one that got away." Tai smiled dreamily into space.

"TAI! WATCH THE ROAD!!!!!!" Kari shrieked.

"Right!" Tai swerved out of the way of oncoming traffic and back into his own lane.

"Your hopeless Tai!"

"I know!" Tai grinned and started thinking about Sora again.


Tai and Kari walked into school, and hundreds of girl's thoughts entered Tai's mind.

I bet I could date him now!

I knew they would never last!

I bet that poor girl is crushed!

"Hey, Kari. Do you know who broke up?"

"Some one broke up?"

"Yeah, totally! Like, only the whole school is talking about it! Get with the program!" Tai said. Kari looked at him a little frightened. "Sorry, Kari. I've been listening to girls for the past day and its catching on."

"Right. Let's go find the others. I bet they know who broke up." Kari walked toward their lockers.

"Are you sure this spell isn't the one that makes you gay? Because that sounded gay, and I really don't wanna be gay!" Tai called after her.

She turned around. "When you start asking if your butt looks big in those jeans, then I'll start to worry."

"Well, the seams on them aren't very flattering." Tai muttered, trying to get a good look at his butt. Tai suddenly heard what he said and blushed. "I AM NOT GAY!" He yelled and stormed off.

Kari started giggling. "Tai, wait! If it's any help, your butt does look kinda big! Tai! Come on! Tai!" She laughed some more as she ran after him.


"So she didn't come to school today." Mimi finished talking to the group when Tai and Kari came.

"What are you guys talking about?" Tai asked.

Everyone turned to look at him. Sora and Matt were absent from the group.

Where's Sora? Oh, no! Kari thought.

I hope that he won't do anything unsuitable. Yolie thought as she frowned at Tai.

Does he know? How should I tell him?

"Whoa! What's going on! Come on, tell me!" Tai looked from person to person.

"Did Sora and Matt.break up?" Kari asked, rather hesitantly.

"Yeah. Last night after their dinner. She called me right after it happened. It's really too bad." Mimi looked at Tai for his reaction.

"Broke up?" Tai repeated, shocked. "Well that's..."

Don't say great! All three girls thought in unison.

" ...too bad. I'll have to find Matt and talk to him." Tai looked at the floor to make sure no one saw the excited look in his eyes.

"He didn't come to school either. You can see him after school, though." TK told Tai.

The group talked awhile longer about different things, but all Tai wanted to do was keep talking to Mimi about the break up. She could tell him everything he wanted to know about Sora. Was she really sad? Did she want to break up? Was she already thinking about a new guy? Unfortunately, Mimi slipped away before Tai could talk to her more, so he would just have to wait until later.

"This is too good to be true!" Tai yelled inside his head, and for the first time in the past three days, he felt things we're finally going right.


"Where is she?" Tai thought as he skimmed over the hall, trying to locate Mimi's head. The last bell had rung and now all Tai wanted to do was get the scoop on Sora. But of course, her best friend was no where to be found. "Ahrrgggg! She isn't any where in the school!"

"Who isn't?" TK asked as he came up behind Tai.

"What? Oh, hi TK. Do you know where Mimi is?"

"Yeah, she went to go talk to Sora at her house. She left right after the bell rang."

"Oh."

"Crap!" thought Tai. Well, he would call her tonight

"Wanna come to my house to see Matt?" TK asked as he started towards main doors.

"Uhhh... Do I want to?"

TK smiled ruefully. "He smells a little bad and doesn't say much, but he will appreciate you coming over. I think."

"Sure. I'll come." It can be that bad, right?


"Hey Matt, I'm home! I brought Tai with me! Try not to scare him away like you did to Joe!" TK smiled brightly at Tai.

Tai smiled back, a little uncertainly. He made his way to Matt's bedroom down the hall and knocked.

"Matt?"

When there was no answer Tai pushed the door open and stepped in. He was suddenly struck with the smell of melted cheese, dirty socks, and some other odor that reminded Tai of the old fish docks down by the coast. After recovering from the initial shock, he plugged his nose and made his way to Matt's bed. He removed a cheese and anchovy pizza with a dirty sock stuck to it off a chair and sat down. "

Matt? You awake?"

A mass of blonde hair poked its way out from underneath piles of blankets. Slowly, Matt pushed his hair off his face, and looked at Tai. His eyes were full of sadness. Now that he had Matt's attention, there were two things Tai could do. He could talk to him like a guy would or how a girl would. He might be able to here women think, but he wasn't one.

"You all right?" Tai said in a gruff voice.

"Hmmmmm." Matt mumbled back.

"Want me to get you a pop?"

"Hmmmmm."

"'Kay." Tai got up to go get a pop from the kitchen. Tai smiled inwardly. "Yep, talking is over rated. I think the girls' got it wrong on this one."


Tai opened the door to his house after staying another hour at Matt's. He remembered he was supposed to Kari after school, but was surprised when no one was in the house.

"Mom? Kari?" Tai picked up a note on the counter and read:

Dear Tai and Kari, I went to visit your father at work. I made my tuna surprise for dinner. You can heat it up and don't be alarmed if it moves. Love you! Mom

"Well, that explains Mom." Tai muttered.

"Tai? Is that you?" Kari's voiced called out.

"Kari? Where are you?"

"In the bathroom. Come in here!"

"Okay." Tai walked to the bathroom, pushed open the door and walked in. It was pitch black. "Kari?"

Suddenly, something wrapped itself around Tai's ankles. He started to fall backwards, but he landed on a chair instead of the floor. Some one tied something around his chest, binding him to the chair. A light flicked on, and Tai was facing the mirror. He could see Kari and Yolie standing behind him.

"Guys.what are you doing?" Tai asked, uncertain.

"Tai, this is for you own good." Kari said.

Tai saw Yolie take something from behind her back as their thoughts drifted into his head. Tai opened his eyes wide and screamed. In the other room, Miko stopped cleaning herself and looked up.

Stupid boy.


Tai moaned as bit by bit his precious hair was being cut off. He was angry that he didn't pay attention their thoughts before he walked into the room. He couldn't see his reflection because he had a blindfold on.

"Can we at least take this thing off? I can't see you ruining my life!" Tai said bitterly.

"We put it on because you had panic attack every time the scissors came near your head!" Yolie exclaimed.

Sorry Tai, but your big hair just isn't fashionable. You'll be fine, trust me! Kari thought.

"Oh! I think we're done!" She said out loud.

Tai felt them tug on the blindfold and it fell off. Tai stared dumbstruck at his reflection.

"My hair..." He said weakly.

Realistically, his hair wasn't really that short, but to Tai he might as well be bald.

"I'm ugly!" Tai wailed.

"You are not Tai! All the GQ models have the same hair cut. You look really cute now!" Yolie squealed.

Tai looked in the mirror again and smiled. He did look a little more muscular and tan, and it would be easier to run in soccer.

"Yolie," Kari complained "he doesn't need a big head, we just chopped off all that hair!"

"Hey Yolie, wanna know who Kari likes?" Tai started. Kari blushed and Yolie raised an eyebrow.

We all know she likes TK Yolie thought.

Tai looked back in the mirror, grinning at the new him.


Tai walked out the next morning in the clothes Kari had picked out for him. They were looked like most of his clothes, but they fit him just right. Tai smiled every time he passed a mirror, thinking of what Sora would think.

"Oh Tai! You look so great!" His mom exclaimed.

"Very hip, son. Very jiggy." Tai's dad said from behind the paper.

"Thanks dad...I think"

"Tai, come sit down and look at the book!" Kari exclaimed.

Tai opened the book to the table of context. All of the chapters headings were glowing gold, except for the "Be fashionable" one.

"I think that means you completed it!" Kari said, smiling. Tai grinned back. This would be over soon, thank god.

But Tai wouldn't admit that he was learning things, and that maybe this wasn't a curse, but a gift. Because this morning he wasn't thinking about what the girls were gonna wear, but how he could make Sora smile.

Well, what do you think? I'm thinking about making this a Taiora, but it could also be a great Michi. I don't know! If you have a preference, put it in your review. I'll try to make everyone happy!

Cya

Starlilly