"WHAT! WHO THE HELL DO THEY THINK THEY ARE!"

Matt sat at the kitchen table in shame as Tai paced around the living room, just outside the arched door, and yelled at himself.

"Tai! Calm down, it's only for a few months."

"HOW CAN I CALM DOWN? THIS IS EXUAL DISCRIMINATION DAMMIT!"

Matt shook his head. "This is something totally differant Tai. We'll just have to wait it out, besides, not all of the parents can hate me. Mimi and Sora's children are in my class, so at least that's two. Besides, none of the parents in my class know anything about this, as long as it stays that way I can go on about my days."

"I guess...but don't forget, you have to take friday off, it's TK and Kari's wedding."

"I know Taichi. Don't worry, I won't forget."

"Mkay Yami, I trust that you'll take care of it."

"I will Tai, and I'll make it through this."

Tai embrassed Matt in his arms and a tear danced down Matt's face.

At least I hope I will...

-----Sayonara ne mou nidoto aenai basho e itta none
Eien no wakare no tsumetasa o uketomerarezu ni
Kikasete hoshikatta uso de kamawanai kara
Atashi wa anata ni tashikani aisarete itatte
Tatta ichido de iikara-----

Matt greeted Mimi at the door the next day. He had come to work early so that he could speak with her.

"So...that means you'll need a sub on Friday and Monday, right?"

"Yeah. You may want another person on staff to do your job too, TK and Kari really want everybody to be there."

"Okay, I'll call Ms. Joyce this afternoon."

Matt smiled. "Have they installed those stupid camera's yet?"

"Yeah, they did it before anybody got here to elude suspision."

"Okay. Just making sure."

Sora stepped in with her daughter, Ayumi.

"Hello Mr. Matt!" the little girl cheerfully greeted him as Sora let go of her hand.

"Hey there Ayumi. Hi Sora." He pulled away from Ayumi's grasp on his neck as she ran back to her mother.

Sora sipped her coffee and waved until she could talk again. "Morning guys. I gotta go to a meeting this morning, so I couldn't be here any later. Would you take her to class Matt?"

"Sure, she can wait up here with me ana Mimi until the first bell rings."

"Thanks. Gotta go, buy guys!"

"Love you mommy!"

"Love you too sweety."

Sora blew a kiss at Ayumi and walked out the door.

"So, you ready for your second day of school?" Mimi asked, leaning on the desk blocking her way.

Ayumi nodded, showing her almost toothless smile. Ayumi had lost four teeth in her upper front section, so it appeared as if she had tiny spikes coming from her gums where the new teeth were growing. Matt laughed and walked out with Ayumi as the first bell rang.

"You need to go to class sweety." Mimi said, as a young boy stepped from behind her desk and quickly ran up to Matt as he walked with Ayumi.

They grow up so quickly...

-----Owari naki hazu no kanashimi wa maku o tojite
Kisetsu mo kawatte samusa ga yakeni mi ni shimiru kedo
Are wa wasure mo shinai natsu no hajimari no hi de
Atashi no kawari ni kotoshi wa sora ga naki tsuzuketa
Datte amarinimo yume no tsuzuki no youde
Mada naku koto sae mo dekinai mama-----

"Okay kids, free time." Matt said, jumping from his desk to greet a tiny woman that looked an awful lot like Tai's mother, only much younger...and shorter...

"Hello. I'm Mr. Ishida. Do you need anything?" he asked, seeing the smile on her face he assumed she didn't know about the camera's or anything else used for survelance...but he was wrong...

"Yes, I'm just here to see if the camera's are working properly."

The smile on Matt's face quickly dropped as he led her into the room. "In the corner." he pointed in the direction of the camera's and cursed at her under his breath.