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JyouraKoumi Thanks. This next one is a bit mushy. Not very proud of it but it'll get me to the next chapter.

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Story:

The hot glaring sun above me kept beaming down upon my brown eyes. I tried to shield my tender orbs; however, the sun found a way to slide its rays below my out stretched hand. I tried to seek shelter, wherever I went the sun seem to follow. It would not be so bad if it was, "I got your back dude" approach, instead it was a "You're going to burn boy!"

"I've got sun block so leave me the hell alone!" I held my fist to the sun in threat.

"You okay?" a voice came from behind me.

"Oh, hey Jun." I smiled at the tall thin girl. "Whatcha' up too? I thought you were going horse back riding with some of the others."

"Have you spent time with my brother?" She raised her eyebrows up. "My parents asked me to come along to help watch him but they did not say I had to hold his hand."

"Sorry…" I shook my head.

"No I'm sorry," She sighed, finding a place at the picnic tables. "I don't mean to be bitchy or anything it's just that…" She shrugged off her sentence.

"Just what?" I asked, taking a seat beside her.

"Did you ever feel that life was zooming by you," She turned her knees towards me, in fact her whole body turned in my direction. "I mean everyone around me seem to be moving along gracefully and here I am still stuck in the same place I was two years ago." She threw her hands up in the air. "Forget, I don't even know what I'm saying." She started to get up but I grasped her hand quickly and pulled her back down.

"Don't," I said. "I know exactly what you mean. That is the whole reason I planned this camping trip. It seemed that everyone was growing up and here I still wanted to play, as the world was a game. Everyone become so adultish, it scared me. I didn't know who anyone was anymore…I panicked."

"Yeah?" She looked into my eyes. Why did she have to do that? I never noticed her eyes before. The shade of light brown maple syrup. Mmm…syrup and pancakes could go down so very well…wait hangover! Can't do it…

"Tai are you listing to me?" Jun looked at me with some concern.

"Sorry, I'm a little out of whack still from last night's party." I smiled at her, gave her my best charming smile so she would forget to ask me what she had just said.

"Oh," She said that so beautiful. I am blaming this very moment on the alcoholic that must still be lingering in my system.

"Don't they make you sick?" I glanced over at Matt and Sora who just appeared from the woods, soaking wet from their swim no doubt. Matt had his arm around Sora's neck and she had just punched his chest in a play. "All lovely dovie."

"I think it's cute," Jun watched her obsession and Sora walk in front of us in the distance. Never once did they look up to see us. They were lost in their own world and now it was just them. It didn't really make me sick, more envious if anything. I wonder if Sora would look at Matt the same way if she knew that I had just pulled him off another girl only a few weeks ago. I wanted to tell her but I wanted to do so for all the wrong reasons, hence I kept my mouth shut. Now, I am glad I did. With out the music career stressing him out and the late night parties, Matt seem to be getting his focus back, to know what was important in his life and what he had put at risk. He was happy again and my abducting him started to make sense to the both of us. "I always wished that I was linked in his world," The girl beside me kept talking. "All that attention. Everyone wants to be him or be loved by him. I would always picture myself marring him, having his kids, being with him in the spotlight. Even now, I wish I were in Sora's place. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy for her and I wish them the best, but once in awhile I…"

"Want to be wanted?" I looked over at her.

"Yeah," she nodded her head. "I want to be wanted, I want to be loved. Maybe not in the spotlight of the world but in someone's spotlight. To be all they ever wanted, you know?"

"Sure, everyone feels that way." I smiled weakly at her, "I use to feel the same way about being him. You know, being up there in stage and having everyone scream your name was so appealing. I am fortunate however, I am linked to his world and you know it isn't very great. He started out just putting sounds together, and then linking words with it. He made music and he loves it, his passion came so easily. After while, people started to pull him apart, you know. Telling him where he was to go, what he was to say, when he was suppose to say it. He was even supposed to keep his relationship with Sora a secret. Everything kept piling on top of him and he took it every time with out a word. I think he started to forget who he was or maybe he started to hate who he had become, what he allowed others to make him. I don't know. One day he just didn't seem to care anymore. Matt started to pick fights with Sora and his father more often and he would even snap at me. That is when I decided that I was the only one who would look after him, not because of his fame but because he is my friend. He had to get away from all of that."

"And you made sure he did," Jun smiled at me. She has a great smile, so sincere.

"Yeah, I did. He was pissed at first but he had little choice. His father was even behind it, cancelled all of his engagements." I smiled back.

"Davis was right then," Jun blushed, "You are a good person to have on your side." She bumped her shoulder with mine in a friendly manner.

"He said that?" I asked softly, not really caring what her answer was really. I was drawn to her mouth. She had beautiful heart shape lips, so full and….Wait there I was again. Why did I keep thinking these things!