Two guys, one girl
Outside, the birds chirped a contagious tune that livened up the city despite the harsh wind and cold of the receding thunderstorm. Inside, Tai moaned and stretched; his groggy eyes fluttering due to the bright rays of light that came through the curtains of the window.
"Time to wake up!" Sora's face suddenly came into view.
Burrowing his head under the pillow, Tai groaned. "Ugh...five more minutes!"
"Oh come on Tai, its Saturday morning." Sora opened up the curtains and let the sun shine through. "The day is ours; let's make the most of it."
Tai remained hiding under his pillow and curled under his sleeping bag for more warmth. "You make the most of it and tell me how it went."
Sora rolled her eyes while brushing her hair; looking at herself in the large mirror on her dresser. "You're going to have to get up eventually."
Tai grunted.
"Not even to eat?"
"Food?" Tai sprang up. "What's for breakfast?"
Sora turned to him and smirked. "Bunny pajamas." she said.
Tai skeptically raised and eyebrow and looked down to examine himself. He was wearing bunny pajamas that he had obviously grown out of years ago for the long sleeves reached his elbows, his belly popped out and the pants rose up to his shins.
"Eh..." he sheepishly smiled while tugging down the shirt to cover his exposed stomach.
Sora giggled and walked to the kitchen with Tai on her trail. "We're having eggs, bacon..." she could see Tai already drooling from the corner of her eye. "Hash brown and pancakes." she finished while taking out a frying pan and all the necessary ingredients to prepare their meal.
"Great!" Tai sat at the table with a fork in one hand and a knife in the other.
Within minutes, the apartment was filled with the intoxication aroma of food. Tai and Sora took their plates into the living room where they ate and watched t.v.
"Where's your mom?" asked Tai through mouthfuls.
"At the flower shop. She opens early on Saturday; she's usually gone before I get up."
"Wow, that's pretty early."
Baffled, Sora raised an eyebrow and pointed at the clock that hung on the opposite wall. "Tai, its 10:50!"
"Well, it's early for me!" Tai argued.
"Whatever." Sora shook her head and continued eating.
They spent the remainder of the morning glued to their seats; watching the usual Saturday morning cartoon line up. Suddenly, a knock came from the door.
"Could you get that Tai?"
Tai nodded and walked towards the door. His eyes widened as their visitor was revealed.
"Matt?"
"Tai?" They spoke in unison; both equally surprised to see the each other.
"Matt?" Sora's soft voice broke the awkward tension. "What are you doing here?"
Rubbing his head, Matt answered. "Well, I wanted to talk about...uh, what happened-wait! What's he doing here?" he pointed at Tai. "And in bunny pajamas?"
Tai retorted; having been insulted twice for his wardrobe. "This isn't about me, what are you doing here?"
Sora sighed. "Oh boy. Tai, maybe you should go home before your mom worries about you."
Tai pouted but agreed. "Ok, let me get my things."
Tai headed inside Sora's bedroom and came out minutes later with his sleeping bag and pillow. "Talk to you later Sora." he chirped and stared coldly at Matt. "See you."
Matt entered the apartment, flabbergasted. "He slept over?" he exclaimed and Sora nodded.
"Why?"
"Thunderstorms." Sora mumbled; barely audible to Matt.
"Thunderstorms?"
"What did you want to talk about?" Sora quickly changed the subject.
Matt blushed, remembering what had happened. "Listen Sora..." he took her delicate hand into his rougher one. "There's something gnawing away at me and it's been doing so since we first met." he tucked a loose red lock behind her ear. "You're so beautiful." he whispered.
There was a pause and they remained in each others gaze for what seemed an eternity. Their connection was broken by the loud ring of the phone in the kitchen.
"Hello?" Sora answered.
"Hey its Tai, is Matt still there?"
Sora sighed in annoyance. "Yes Tai he's..." she pocked her head into the living room and found emptiness and the front door open. "..gone."
"He left?"
"Yeah..listen, I'm going to help my mom at the shop, I'll talk to you later."
"Ok, bye."
"Bye." Sora hung up and looked around the empty apartment. "That's odd."
Sora reluctantly got dressed and headed to the flower shop where she spent the remainder of her weekend in until Monday came and it was time to resume studies. Walking around the school, Sora felt and eerie silence lingering; half of the students were still asleep. Waiting for the bell to ring, she leaned against the lockers and read a book. Her reading, however, was interrupted by a familiar voice.
"So what's this about Matt and Tai fighting for your love?" Izzy stated; exaggerating the phrase your love to make the situation more dramatic.
"You've been talking to Mimi." Sora replied without taking her eyes off the book.
"Always." Izzy grinned.
"Yeah well don't listen to what she says; she overreacts."
"Hmm, I don't know." Izzy nudged Sora with his elbow. "Those two have been at each others throats for you since we met at camp." he teased and caused Sora to blush.
"Whatever." she hid her face in the book.
"So what are you going to do about them?"
"For today, stay clear of them. I need some time to think."
"And how are you going to do that?"
"Pretend I'm really busy with work in class and spend nutrition and lunch in the library."
Izzy nodded. "Ok, I'll cover for you."
RING! The bell signaled the beginning of class.
"Thanks Izzy, I'll see you later." Sora waved and rushed to class.
"Anytime!" Izzy shouted back as she disappeared through the crowd.
Later that afternoon...
Sora had successfully managed to avoid both Tai and Matt. It turned out she really did have a lot of work to do and spent most of the afternoon in the library. It was now 6:00pm and the sun had set; time to go home.
Sora gathered her things and walked out; shuttering from the cold brisk air. She walked down the street, passing by the park where she spotted a lonely figure under a tree. Sora squinted her eyes to have a better look and confirmed that it was Tai- who could miss that hair? She decided to talk to him for a bit and walked over, set her things down and sat beside him.
"What are you doing here?" she softly asked.
Tai was fixated on the ground; staring at something Sora couldn't see. "Nothing, I was just out for a walk." he didn't seem to realize that it was Sora.
"Is something bothering you?"
"Yes." he looked up at the sky. "Sora." he whispered.
"What about me?"
At the sound of this, Tai turned to his side; surprised to see her. "Sora!" he jolted up. "What are you doing here?"
"Relax Tai." she stood up. "I just came from the library and I saw you sitting here alone."
Tai didn't seem to hear a word she was saying; he merely stared at her cherry lips.
"Tai?" she looked at him skeptically.
Taking the opportunity, Tai took her hand in his and placed the other on her shoulder while resting his forehead against hers. His eyes mournful; pleading for her love. (If you want to see the picture of the moment I am describing then click or copy and paste this link http/www.kaoruspage.de/Bilder/Digi(love)bilda/taiora.jpg but for some reason I am not able to put in the link in correctly so after the http put in a collen ( : ) and another slash ( / ) and if you still can't see it, email me and I'll send it to you.)
"I need you Sora." he whispered. "I love you."
Blood rushed to Sora's face and left a crimson line across her cheeks. Her heart pounded; not knowing what to do. Tai leaned over for a kiss; their lips lightly brushing against each others'. Sora panicked, pushed Tai away and ran as fast as she could; not caring about her things. She ran and ran and while looking back she bumped into a sturdy figure.
"Sorry." Sora grumbled in pain. She looked up and saw that Matt was lending her a hand which she gladly took.
"Are you ok?" he asked.
"Yes." she replied when Matt suddenly planted his lips on hers.
"I'm sorry I took off the other day." he said between kisses. "I was so scared."
"Matt." she pleaded trying to break free from his embrace.
Footsteps were heard behind them. They turned to see Tai running up to them carrying Sora's things. As he approached them he dropped her books and bag aside and lunged at Matt; punching him in the face. Sora gasped and came between them to prevent any further injuries.
"Stop! I've had enough." she said while picking up her things and running off.
Matt and Tai remained standing; watching her leave.