karone-sakura: Thanks for your review and I'm glad it put you in a better mood.

JyouraKoumi: Um...I'm not really sure if that's bad or good but whatever.

theladyknight; Wow, thanks so much. I'm really glad you enjoyed the last chapter.Eilirielhad meantioned that Matt was too gloomy so I tried to lighten him up a bit. I'm glad it worked, I mean...who doesn't enjoy Tai and Matt's exchange of words from time to time. It keeps them young.

I am afraid the next chapter isn't long at all. I was just trying to put something down to keep the story going. Hopefully tomorrow I'll have more time to work on this story and be able to deliever a better chapter for you all. Thanks for the review and to everyone else who reads this. - Cheers!

"Popcorn is ready!" Tai jumped over the back of the couch, landing next to Sora.

"And half of it's on the floor," Matt gave a slight nod to the food that spilled out of Tai's bowl.

"Ah," Tai waved a hand in the air, "You couldn't tell the new popcorn from last week's. Ever heard of a vacuum cleaner?"

"I have it in the closet, care to show me how it works?"

"I'd like to but you see, I've been dying to see this movie. I believe I was how should I say…"

"Grounded?" Sora giggled as she reached into the bowl of popcorn.

"I suppose that is a word to use…" Tai shrugged is broad shoulders, "I was detain by a former appointment."

"You were grounded!" Matt reached behind Sora to slap Tai across the head. "When aren't you in trouble?"

"When I know I have practice, tourment or a really good game is on the TV set."

"We can't watch this show until we turn off the lights!" Matt walked over, switched off the lights before the show could start.

"If I can't go to sleep tonight, neither can either of you!" Sora warned the boys.

"Relax, you'll sleep fine," Tai popped some popcorn into his mouth.

"Quite hogging that," Matt reached over Sora to get a hand full of food.

"ME!" Tai's mouth dropped, "Look at that!"

"I took a handful!" Matt replied

"Like hell you did! You took half the bowlful!" Tai hugged the bowel closer to him.

"Selfish troll…"

"I am not a troll Blondie!"

"You act like a troll, you look like a troll, by gosh…"

"Hey," Sora hit both of the boys in the ribs. "I would like to watch this with out you two shouting names at each other."

"I can't believe he is sleeping!" Sora gaped at the boy who was using her shoulder as a pillow.

"I don't think he's sleeping, just drooling." Matt placed his finger on Tai's forehead to give him a little nudge. The result was Tai to shift position, his head thrown back over the sofa and snoring louder then a grizzle bear. "He's going to soak your shoulder."

"I like him better when he drools." Sora picked up Tai's head and placed it on the sofa pillow.

"Do you think he is dreaming about something that makes him drool?"

"I don't know."

"Or maybe he can't drool and dream at the same time," Matt flipped the television off with the remote control. "Now what?"

"I'm not really sleepy," Sora said softly. "Are you?"

"If I went to bed now, I would be awake for another two hours." Matt sighed, "Just lying there. Don't you hate that? There you are, lying in your bed, facing the ceiling and all you can think about is how you have to stop thinking and get some sleep but you never do stop. It's like trying to listen to a complete silence. Its not there, it won't happen because something is always making a noise. Whether it is the humming sound of your refrigerator or a distant dog bark…or your best friend snoring out his bloody lungs."

"I know what we can do!" Sora jumped up off the sofa, ran down the hall into Matt's room.

"I can do that!" Matt said to himself with a grin. He stood up, throwing the remote on Tai's chest and headed down the hall to his room.

"I found these when I was cleaning! Opps, sorry." Coming down the hall, Sora carried boxes for board games, she smacked against Matt's chest.

"Board Games?"

"Yeah..why?" Sora asked over her shoulder as she continued down the hall.

"Never mind." Matt frowned, fallowing her but not as eagerly as before. "I do own video games, we could play them."

"That's alright." Sora placed the boxes down on the table, "Aw, look at that! I wish I had a camera! Isn't he so cute?"

Matt glanced over to his troll-looking friend who was holding the remote in a most loving way, "Whatever."

"What do you want to play first?"

"I haven't played those games since I was eight!" Matt frowned, "I don't even know if all the pieces are even there."

"Was that the last time you cleaned your room?" Sora patted to a spot on the floor next to her. "What first?"

"I have video games, Sor." Matt knelt down beside her, "Can't we play something on play…"

"No we are going to have an enjoyable evening playing um…Shoots and Ladders!" Sora smiled as she held up the box.

"I don't even remember how to play…come to think of it; I don't think I ever did. Tk and I just made up the rules as we went along."

"Shoots and ladders or Monopoly?"

"Shoots and ladders!" Matt sighed in defeat.