Vigatus: Thanks for advice and review. I don't do well when I have too many characters in my story. Sorry, but I'll think about trying to work them in more often in my stories. One more each time maybe.
JyouraKoumi: Sorry about you lost. I hope you are doing okay.
Crimson Blademaster: Sorry you felt disappointed in Matt but he and Tai always over react in any of their agruements. I do tend to dramatize them a little more though.
Soramon: You don't like me anymore! But...they make up! I had to put their first fight in ! The problem I'm having is this isn't a Sora/Matt fic. I'm always doing their relationships and it seems to be a little harder to move Izzy and Mimi into the story. I am working on a plot and Mimi and Izzy will be showing up more often. My mistake was doing this as Sora's point of view.
Cheers!
Tai walked me home that night. I felt so empty, so numb. I just kept running our argument repeatedly in my head. I didn't even realise I was home until we stopped at the front door and Tai asked if he should stay until mom got home.
"What?" I asked, looking up into those familiar coco eyes of his.
"I'll wait, I said. You know, until your mom gets home if you want." Tai scratched the top of his head.
"Oh." I stared blankly at the door, slowly shaking my head. "No, it's alright. I think I need some time alone. You know…"
"Sure, no problem!" Tai gave me a reinsurance smile. "If you need me or anything…"
"Thanks Tai," I reached up giving him a huge hug. "You've been great. I really appreciate you being there for me."
"Well you know. I will always be there for you and you for me, remember? It's our promise." He messed up the top of my hair with his big hand. "And don't worry about you and Matt. It wasn't your fault, you know."
"Are you sure?" I asked. I know it wasn't my entire fault but was some of it my fault and if it was, which part?
"Yeah. Matt's a hot head but he cools off with some time. You'll see." Tai kissed my cheek and opened the door for me. "You two have to make up."
"I hope we will." I sighed, shutting the door softly after me. As a habit I had, I went to the window; pulled back the curtain and watch Tai walk away from my house. At the fifth street light, he stopped and turned away, waving one last time, as he always had before today. I smiled, waving my own hand before he turned and continue on to his own home.
I went to my room and sat on the bed, staring at my cell phone and hoping Matt would call. I woke up the next morning, curled around the very same phone. Quickly I checked to see if anything was on my voice mail or if I had any missed messages. Nothing.
I quickly showered, skipped breakfast and made my way to school. I found myself searching for a familiar blonde headed boy, scanning the crowed.
"What'cha doing?" Tai's voice came up from behind me.
I turned around with a weak smile, "Hi."
"Wow, you look bad!" Tai shook his head.
"Thanks! I really needed that," I rolled my eyes and continue to head for the school doors.
"What I meant was…" Tai still behind me.
"I know what you meant and I know what you mean," I said rather snappy. It wasn't his fault I cried myself to sleep.
"I take it he didn't call then?" Tai asked.
"No," I stopped and turned to face my friend. "I thought I'd catch Tk and see if he knew anything."
"Why would he know?"
"Because they're brothers…"
"And that means what exactly?" Tai asked. "Tk can't tell you anything that I haven't already said. Matt needs time to cool his thick head. Once that's over he will start thinking normally again."
"Hi Sora," Mimi came up the stairs, as always looking as though she just stepped out of a beauty salon.
"Hey," I gave her a quick smile.
"Are you not talking to me now?" Tai asked.
"Of course I'm talking to you," Mimi rolled her eyes. "I know you can't help being an incentive jerk sometimes."
"Thank you…" Tai frowned. I gave him a smile and an elbow to the rib. "How about Izz?"
"That you would have to ask him about," Mimi chirped, "Even though you told everyone in the shop that could listen in on our group, I'm not with Izzy."
"And why not?" Tai asked.
"Tai," I warned, I did not want a repeat of the other day.
"Because it wouldn't work." Mimi told him while rolling her eyes. "We just aren't right for each other. I…me and Izzy is…well Izzy. We are completely different."
"That would make your lives more interesting!" Tai argued.
"I'm not his type." Mimi frowned, "I know what people say about me. I'm all beauty but no brains. Izzy needs someone who can keep up with him intelligently."
"The bloody teachers can't even do that!" Tai threw his hands in the air. A sure sign of frustration.
"That maybe why he isn't dating any of the teachers," Mimi blinked her beautiful well-done eyes. I wish I could put make up on like that; I never seem to get the same effect as she does.
"Well…you would be good for him and I'm sure he would be good for you."
"It wouldn't work, Tai." She waved at a few of her friends, friends I could not tolerate. "I have to go; we are meeting together before class to go over some of the latest gossip! THIS reminds me," Mimi turned to me, "You are finally a hot topic! The break up with you and Matt is all over the school."
"The break up!" My eyes grew large.
"Oh honey," Mimi gave me a quick hug, "It's a school thing. Matt wouldn't break up with you over that!"
Shesmiled one last time and quickly made it to the 'I-am-sooo-much-better-then-you', flock.
"Tai…." My heart started to race.
"No Sor don't you dare cry. Not in front of everyone," Tai hooked his arm around mind as he moved down the hall, forcing me to follow. "Mim's right. It's gossip and that's all."
"Well…how would they have known we were even fighting?" I asked.
"See, their infectious poison is working on you already." Tai looked down at me, "Everyone knows about the fight because it was in the middle of town, on the sidewalk, in front of a teen hang out. We had pizza toppings all over us, yelling, well Sor it was hard to miss a chaotic scene such as that." He nodded to a classroom, "Here's your first class. Do not let it get to you until you know everything."
"Alright…" I said, not really sure, I could.
Somehow, I made it through school but barely. I could not remember any of my lessons. It was one of those days where you were there physically but not mentally. I didn't have to work after school so as soon as I walked through the door, I gave my cell phone a pitch, grabbed my cd player and went on my jog before practice at the tennis court.
Practice went much better then school did, of course I pretended the balls were those rumour seeking villains, a few were Matt, my cell phone and life in general. Finally my coach called it quiets, gave us a quick review of our performance, what to work on and stopped for the day.
When once again when arriving home, I didn't venture into the house. Instead, I snuck out to the back yard where the swinging bench waited. I snuggled down on the bench, my feet not even reaching the other end. I closed my eyes and flipped my cd on.
I'm not sure what it is about the swing I enjoy so much. Maybe somewhere in the back of my mind, it's a security of just being rocked. The swing swayed back and forth, putting my mind finally at ease as the music was my lullaby. I was so engrossed into the music that I didn't notice the swing was swaying a little too much. When the CD player flipped off, I opened my eyes and instead of seeing the blue sky, I found myself staring into cerulean eyes.
"I hate you,'' I whispered. He didn't say a word, instead he kissed my forehead and walked pass me. Matt took a seat on the swing, the space my short legs didn't cover. He lifts my left leg up and placed his under it, his other leg he kept on the ground to swing us back and forth. I gave his shoe a shove; it didn't really do anything but raise an eyebrow from Matt. "You are a jerk!" I spat.
"I know and now you know." Matt smiled.
"It's not funny! I kept calling you! Why didn't you return my phone messages?"
"Because…I wasn't talking to you," Matt shrugged.
"Why?"
"I um.." He shook his head, "Guess I was still mad."
"Do you know what I've been going through?" I asked watching him slowly shake his head, "People at school were saying…"
"Since when did you listen to what others had to say?" Matt asked, quirking up an eyebrow.
"Don't change the subject!" I hit his sneaker again. " They were talking about our break up! I'm sure it is in our school newspaper! Since you didn't call what was I suppose to think?"
"Why would I break up with you?" He asked. "I love you."
"Then why did you walk away from me!"
"Because you were yelling, I was yelling and I don't think we were getting anywhere. Do you?"
"So you just walk away?" I asked. "What about working through it?"
"What's to work through?" Matt shrugged while playing with my shoelaces. "We had an argument yesterday and today is today, a new day."
"That doesn't work. You can't pretend it didn't happen." I watched him carefully. He didn't say anything but continue to play with my shoelace. "Are you always going to walk away from me?"
"Absolutely. I walk away from Dad, I walk away from Tk, I walk away from the band, but you know what…" He grasped my leg and pulled me on top of his lap, "I always come back. It is easier to just be alone and think then stand there letting someone yell at me. The only person I don't walk away from is Tai and that's because he follows me."
"You were yelling too, remember." I gave him a little pout, forgiving him somewhat.
"But you were yelling louder," he joked, kissing my lips gently.
"Did you apologies to Tai yet?"
"Why would I apologies to him?"
"Because you hit him!"
"He hit me too!"
"You threw first punch!"
"That'sthe way our friendship works!"
"Oh is it? And how did you decipher that?"
"He pisses me off, I punch him, he makes me feel guilty, I make him dinner, and everything is settled. It's his plot and it works all the time." Matt shakes his head.
"His plot?" I asked, raising my eyebrows.
"Yeah. He begs me to cook a dinner for him, I won't. I don't understand where he thinks I like to cook…but since I refuse him, he then plots this ingenious plan for me to fight with him and then smooth it all over by cooking a bloody dinner."
"First off, ingenious and Tai do not go together and Tai would never do that."
"Hell he won't. Right now he's looking over some dinner recipes."
"See there! I happen to know that Tai does not own a recipe books. He's afraid his mother might try to cook something!"
"He goes on-line and he picks the most difficult dishes!" Matt pouted. He is so adorable sometimes. I put his head between my hands and gave him a kiss, not as gentle as the one he had given to me.
"Aw…you guys are so cute!" I heard Mimi's voice from behind me. I glanced over, watching as she made her way through our backyard garden in her high heel shoes. "So…is this the make up part?" She smiled sweetly and wrapped her arms around both my neck and Matt's.
"Can't breath!" I cried. I really cried because she made me knock my forehead against Matt's cheek. I know it hurt my head and I wasn't surprise to find him rubbing his cheek when Mimi finally released us from her grip.
"I just came over to keep you company Sor but I guess Matt beat me too it." She smiled, snuggling between the end of the swing and Matt. "So what are we doing today?"
"What do you mean?" Matt looked over at her.
"To make up for the argument? What special evening did you plan?"
"I have band practice in an hour Mims." Matt frowned, staring at her intensely.
She rolled her eyes, "So you didn't bring gifts? Flowers? Candy? Hell boy, don't you watch those movies?" She asked while he continues to stare at her. "When making up you are suppose…."
"That'sin movies," Matt cut her off.
I laughed as Mim through up her hands, "You are hopeless Yamato!" She looked down at Matt's jacket as it begun to make a musical tune. "Your jacket is ringing."
"I know." Matt's hand kept making small circles on my back.
"Do you want to answer that?" I asked him.
"Nah, it's Tai." Matt frowned.
I sighed and took his cell phone out of his inner pocket. Flipped up the top and right away I was greeted by Tai's booming voice.
"It's about time you answer you fucking phone! I warned you before about hurting her and look what you do! Why don't you at least give her a phone call instead of ignoring her! If she was…"
"Tai?" I smiled, "It's Sor. Would you like to talk to Matt?"
"Oh, hey Sor. Sorry about that I thought…what are you doing with his phone?"
"He wouldn't answer it, so I did." I glanced over at Matt, "Everything is cool Tai and you were right."
"I was?" silence, "Well of course I was!"