Hey people WAA here. How you all been doing? Im am so, so sorry about the long agonizing wait. Really, I am lol. But, I'm finally getting around to it, so its bout time I get started don't you think? Enjoy!
New kid (Im so not giving you his name!) 17
New kids mother: 40
New kids father: 38
Undecidable
Chapter six: The beginning of lies
Matt's eyes, completely drown from boredom. He was leaning forward resting his chin in his hand. "Im so bored!" Matt sighed through a stressful groan. It had only been at the least one hour and Matt had already begun his game.
"Shutup! Im trying to drive here! Entertain yourself! We don't need a comedian in the car!"
"Im sure if you hopped up on stage the crowd would burst into tears laughing after seeing your ugly mug." He whispered under his breath.
Malcolm's face coloured a deep angry red. Meaning himself, he didn't want to get anyone else involved with Matt's playoffs. The man beside him appeared almost unconscious trying to close his eyes, but every time he came close, it would either be 'im bored' or 'are we there yet' which was the latest in Matt's book of annoy the driver.
The blonde's mind sparked, he slyly smirked pulling a hair off Taichi's arm. "Ouch! Owey! Pain! Im in critical pain!"
Sora slapped her forehead and smiled. 'Why can't we go ten minuets without any drama? It could always be worse I guess. Can't they just quit it? Why Matt? Why!'
"I need to pee!" Taichi raised his hand rocking backwards and forwards in his seat. "Matt! This is all your fault, if you didn't pinch me my bladder would be fine!"
"You can hold it." The blonde chuckled.
"But I really need to go!"
"And I really need to vomit! Do you hear me complaining?"
"Yes you're complaining, im psychic." Taichi held his crotch area rocking more rapidly then he had been.
Matt reached into his pocket removing a roll of duct tape. He hid it away by his side, so it was out of Taichi's sight. Sora knew the second she saw it, this was going to be trouble. He measured up a precise amount tearing through the centre. No one seemed to be paying much attention, so now was the time to strike. Matt turned, literally stamping the duct tape to Taichi's eyebrow and, "Ahhhhhhhh! Matt!"
"Matt!" Sora reddened.
"Matt!" Malcolm joined.
"Ha, ha!" Matt laughed madly. Sora on the other hand tried covering her mouth, though her cheeks couldn't contain the laughter as well as Matt seemed to let it go. "Look, now instead of two eyebrows, you have one! I'd join you, but you look really stupid. Wait I forgot… you always look stupid, even with half a monobrow."
Taichi lifted one hand to his face rubbing the bald patch where there was supposed to be hair above his eye. "Im eyebrow less! Why did you do that?"
"Why didn't I do it?"
The bickering intensified. Meanwhile Sora noticed a large brown hairy eight-legged foe crawling down Taichi's door "Guy's?"
"How about I rip off one of your eyebrows blondie!"
"Guys!" Sora attempted to scream through to the two boys.
"Like to see you try. If you don't shutup in a minuet im gonna tie duct tape to the top of your head!"
"Guys!" The two had finally stopped bickering hands practically strangling one another turning to face the young red haired woman. "There is a huge spider!" she shrieked.
The brunet slowly turned his head to the direction the girl was pointing to. "Ah! Spider! Big spider! Huntsman! Big brown huntsman spider!" Taichi pushed Matt closer to Sora loosening his seatbelt. "It's gonna eat me!"
"Squash it with your shoe!" the blonde's eyes shot open.
The glare the spider was giving Taichi intensified. He climbed over Matt and Sora seating between them. "Throw something!"
"Taichi you're too heavy!" Matt complained breathing uneasily attempting to shove the brunet aside. "Here watch the pro!" He untied his shoelace and pulled off his shoe. He assumed his aim was accurate and WHAM! His shoe had smashed the spider like a giant grape, and at the same time left a big hole in the window. "Uh… that was intentional."
"Wow Matt, not only are you the worlds master spider squasher, you're the worlds best window breaker!" Sora exclaimed. "Well, its dead at least. It didn't even touch you Taichi. You're so mean."
"It was about to! The stupid fury bastard was only all of its eight legs away from me! I swear anything with more then six legs is a monster and should be exterminated!"
The car remained silent, and basically dragged out the long process of upcoming their arrival. Malcolm of corse had realised Matt broke the window, but he knew starting an argument he wouldn't win was absolutely pointless.
It wasn't the first time either. Earlier, a reasonable year or two ago Malcolm and Matt fought unbearably. One simple night, Malcolm started an argument continuously telling Matt he was a bitch and it was his fault his mother had abandoned them.
Matt eventually lost it and screamed at his father fearlessly with a growing fire steaming in his eyes. "I hate you! You… you prick!" it was the first time he had called his father such a word.
The fight raged on for an additional two minuets and Matt eventually threatened he'd leave for good. Throwing back the door he approached Malcolm's car kicking a hole through the windshield. It was never spoken of again.
If someone wanted a slightly better explanation for Matt's behaviour, it involved a large consumption of alcohol and illegal smoking.
Five hours later…
"Only another hour to go!" Matt's joy was announced to the whole car. But frankly, no one really cared.
Taichi on the other hand, had practically slept the whole trip. The first few hours were long and boring, and the last hour he had leaned up against his door and fallen asleep beside the shattered window that shouted him a breeze.
Then there was Sora. She and Matt had been dishing out games of tick, tack, toe and scissors, paper, rock. Still at that moment they were finishing up a game of I spy.
In the front seat, Malcolm and Vincent had enjoyably spoken among themselves about the wonderful thoughts of building a house on a farm or living out beside the beach with nothing but free time. Neither had bothered trying to eves drop on Sora and Matt.
"Hey Sor?" Matt leaned across Sora's lap trying to latch eye contact with her. "Do you have any good idea's for fun when we get there?" he asked out of boredom.
"Hmm… well. I was thinking we could throw our bags inside, get changed and head down to the beach with Taichi. Wait! Before that, we have to introduce ourselves to the new guy."
Matt mused. "Yeah! I don't want a bad interpretation if I don't say hi. Im also planing to… nah I think I'll save it for the fun of everything." Sora rolled her eyes laughing sheepishly.
For that moment Matt felt a slight disturbance in his mind. It was almost like his stomach was at war with his mind, disagreeing on everything he was thinking.
From that point, the journey was practically quiet. Sora and Matt whispered pointless nothings into one another's ear. Eventually the talking must have worn them out; they were sweetly leaned up, leaning their heads in towards one another.
The blonde's mind dropped faintly in and out repeating pointless information. 'She's so sweet… practically softer then my pillow, and warmer then my blanket… if I had the choice, I would never move from this spot. Man! I sound like a preacher.'
At the same time Sora smiled with one hand on Matt's knee. 'He's just like a teddy bear when he's sleeping…' her nails sent chills through Matt's spine. It was almost like they were alone, but neither of the adults seemed to be paying attention anyway, and Taichi on he other hand was dead to the world. "Matt are you asleep?" she whispered. Under his vivid eyelids were the two halves of the world's ocean, mysteriously wandering like a marooned ship.
"Hmm…?" his eyes were still closed, the only reason he hadn't yet opened them was most likely the fact he was happy lying on Sora, and if he moved she would changed positions which frankly he didn't want happening.
The trip drew to a final close after a good hour. Sora, Taichi and Matt had surprisingly slept the whole time while the adults talked about their boring lives they found somewhat amusing.
The car was now driving in through the gates and into a garage with a heap of other vehicles. "We're here guys. Wake up." Malcolm threw his arm around the headrest and turned around to face the three. Matt's left arm was around Sora and his right around Taichi who was lying on his lap, and Sora resting her head against his. "They look so tired." Malcolm said to Vincent. "Maybe they finally wore themselves out. You wake them up while I go get the key's and find where the others are."
Malcolm exited with his wallet and the car keys. Vincent shook Matt's knees where Sora's hand was still on. "Matt… Matt…"
"Hmm…?" The blonde opened his eyes and studied the figure gently shaking him. "Are we there already?"
"You guys slept the whole way." 'Surprisingly…' "Sora. Taichi. We're here."
Taichi shot up faster then you could say wakey, wakey. Sora was much slower but eventually rubbed her eyes enough to clear her vision. "We're here!" Sora announced. "It took the longest god damn time!"
Malcolm returned with the two keys peering in through the broken window at the three in the backseat. "Are you getting out of the car or what?"
"I think my arse is glued to the seat!" Matt shifted slightly and grinned. "Nope. Im all good." Taichi shoved through the door followed by Matt. Sora exited her door on the opposite side of the car. "Can we go to the beach? Now?"
"Well…" Malcolm unlocked the boot of the car and turned up the corner of his lip in thought. "You can go to the beach however long you want, just a few rules!"
'No! More rules! There are more rules! Why are there always rules everywhere I go? It's not like im irresponsible or something.' Matt snickered.
"Dinner is at nine tonight. You three meet us there. If you need us, he adults cabin number is one, two, five. Your's is, one, six, two. Sora." She looked at Malcolm. "Im giving you the key to the cabin, food should already be stored in the cupboard's. And try not to leave sand around the house. And one more thing, the new boy isn't here yet, make sure there is a space for him. Be good."
Taichi lifted his suitcase from the car followed by Matt's handing him his bag. "God! What did you pack? A suitcase full of bricks?" he panted like a dog.
"All the better to hit you with Taichi." Matt smirked.
Sora shoved the two boys along, "Common guy's lets get going."
It was a fair walk to the cabin; they passed at least one hundred of the other cabins along the way and not to mention a swimming pool, massage centre, spa and sauna. "Im going there later!" Sora exclaimed through a whining voice.
"And I'll come." The blonde looked at her rather devilishly.
Taichi's quick result ended in a laugh. "I think if you two are going, I will have to go as the only responsible one. Do you honestly think I'd let two irresponsible children go to a spa themselves?" the irritated groans Matt and Sora gave tempted Taichi further. "If I left you two together, we could end up like that situation back at school today couldn't we?" he pat their shoulders.
"Taichi!" the two screamed in unison.
The remaining walk was somewhat boring but finally they arrived together at the precise cabin. "This is it! Oh! Finally! Alleluia!" the brunet struggled to carry his bag up the flight of stair onto a neat stylish deck. "Im liking this place!"
Matt agreed dropping his bag beside the front entrance. The door was glass and a cream curtain concealed inside. "Sora you have the key. Remember, according to Taichi you are irresponsible."
She slightly slapped Matt's arm and laughed. "Im opening it." The deck was all tiled and beside the ledge a table set with five chairs huddled around. "Got it." She slid back the door dragging her bag inside.
All three expressions were similar, 'wow', 'oh my god' and 'did we get the right room?' it was massive, and not to mention classy. The furniture had been arranged neatly. Entering, there was a warm welcoming room, down the back a kitchen and further across to the right the lounge area. "It has cable!" Taichi dropped his bag running and stunningly swiped the remote from the table flicking through a serries if channels. He stood both hands on the remote grinning.
Matt explored the rest of the house, and all the rooms, four to be exact and between the four a bathroom. "I have dibs on this room!" Matt bellowed.
"Why do you get this room?" Sora arched an eyebrow upcoming to his side.
"I like it."
"Fine. Have it your way blondie." She poked out her tongue.
"Is that an offer?"
"No it's a sign."
"That you want me to kiss you?"
He leaned closer forcing his mouth onto hers; within seconds she loosened her arms dropping both to Matt's waist. "Guys! Not now!" Taichi was on the verge of barfing covering his mouth as he spoke. "Do that when no ones looking! You may as well sleep in the same room!"
"Really?" Matt's eyes widened. "Ok then. Thankyou Taichi."
"No! Sora, you can sleep on the other end of the house! No smooching here, please. And not in front of the new boy, you'll make him sick!"
Matt cunningly blew Sora a kiss. "I'll see you in three minuets gorgeous."
"And you too in less then one."
With that last dramatic statement Taichi sighed slapping his forehead. "Must you reply to him?" it was more of a rhetorical question. Taichi clamed onto Sora's wrist and dragged her through the hall.
Matt closed his door throwing open his bag untidily. 'What to wear…' simply enough he picked out a pair of black board shorts. After a minuet of dressing he exited his room with a towel thrown over his shoulder. Taichi was first ready and stood with the sign of relief. "Wow! I expected transparent boardies." He laughed. Matt on the other hand seemed quite disturbed. "I mean you and Sora you idiot!"
"Ah!" he pleasantly answered. "Thank god! I thought you meant you wanted me in transparent boardies!"
The two laughed together in unison like giggling preschool children. "Well? Are we going or what?" Sora emerge from her room in a trendy two piece costume.
Matt whistled quickly slapped by Taichi. "Don't be a jerk, and…" He slapped his arm harder. "Tag! You're it!" Sora ran after Taichi skipping down the flight of stairs leaving the front door wide open. It wasn't exactly like anyone would go inside, besides the new boy when he finally arrived.
Sora and Taichi ran forward into the water followed by Matt now diving at Taichi. "Tag!" the brunet grabbed Matt's foot as he tried crawling away with the sand clumped together under his hands. He pulled him back face first into the water.
"Uh! No way!"
From the edge of the beach Sora chattered her as the water whipped her feet "Brr! Its freezing!" the two boys glanced at one another and then at the red haired girl rubbing her arms. "Why are you guys looking at me like that?" they paced forward towards her. "Guys?" both grinned. "Guys!" Sora screamed and ran quicker then they could say attack Sora! "No! Don't touch me!"
"I thought you liked Matt touching you?" Taichi cunningly remarked. The two had pulled her to the ground, Matt holding her arms and Taichi holding her legs.
"Well… yeah. Of corse."
"Then what's the problem?" the brunets grin widened.
"What are you going to do? Don't hurt me. And please don't wet me!"
This time Mat spoke, "The water's great, and we are just… introducing you to the cold." The two boys dragged the squirming girl over the sand lifting her about ten centimetres from the sand. To be honest she looked like kill two tribe mates had caught and now prepared to take back to the village "Ready Tai?"
"Ready." He confirmed. "One…" they started together swinging Sora. "Two…"
"Don't do it or you guys will be so sorry! Even you Matt!"
"Is that a threat? I think my angel needs a little taste of the beach!" she closed her eyes and braced herself as her back began to skim the water. "Three!" they released her, and before long she was under water bursting up wiping the sand from her stomach. Her red hair stuck to her body and her teeth chattered somewhat faster. "What's wrong Sor? Don't like the water?"
"You tell me?" she wrapped her arms around his body lifting herself out of the cold to Matt's chest.
The waves caused Matt to stumble slightly. Taichi decided to even it out clinging to Matt's back. "You guys are weighing me down like a rock! Im gonna sink like the titanic here!"
Together the three fell into the ocean plunging into the sand. Matt jokingly gathered a handful of sand sprinkling the wet muck over Taichi's head.
The sun sheltered the three chasing one another with clunks of sand in hand around the shoreline. Time drew close to quarter to nine; Taichi fell to the floor, laughed and studied his watch announcing, "Guys! Dinner is starting. Common we gotta go."
"Alright, alright. We'll be right there." Matt filled in for Sora.
"Ok, just don't be late. I'll tell the adults you're coming, im going to go meet the new boy. See ya in a few minuets guys!"
The two remained together sitting where the waves gently ended at the shore brushing up against Matt and Sora's sides. The sun had formed into a bright semicircle setting in the horizon leaving small glittering lights across the surface of the water. Matt leaned back into the wet sand. "It's pretty yeah?"
"Very… since when have you been mister romantic?"
"Since I realized how much I actually love you." 'That was damn good! I can dish out replies that are worth saying if I actually put my mind to it before I blabber something out…'
'He is mister romantic, doubt it if I will…' he gazed at her with a gentle love. At first she didn't notice, but turning her head she depicted his cobalt blue eyes different from the sand. So charming, so witty, so smart, and so different. Each of these features made up who he was slowly becoming. "… What?" she smiled as he continued studying her every aspect.
"You're beautiful." She tucked her hair behind her ear and blushed.
"Why are you saying this? Is there some type of catch?"
"No…" the breaths he began to take caught and clogged his throat. "Im just thinking, what will happen next…" he bit his tongue. Sora ran her hand across his cheek gently stroking him like a delicate animal you'd think was instinct a billion years ago. The one thing he was thinking about and he was thinking about it quite a lot was Jennifer. Her name and fire began cursing his mind.
"What's wrong?" he knew exactly what was wrong. How was he going to tell Sora he kissed a teacher?
'Im sorry im forced like this into lying to you…' "Nothing? Why? Do I look upset or something?"
"Very… you look like you want to say something but… have no clue how to put it."
'Wow! She's good.' He smiled shaking his head. "I'd tell ya if something was up."
"Promise, on best friends honor?" she lifted her smallest finger to chest level.
His glare was quite amusing; he first gazed down at her hand and then returned his eyes to Sora's smile. "Only best friends honor?" he gently rest his arm over her shoulder pulling her head towards his and softly kissed his lips coated in strawberry lips gloss now covering his lips, but he honestly didn't care, only that he was late for dinner. "Shit! Late!"
"Since when have you ever been worried whether we're late or not?"
"New kid! I haven't met the new kid yet. And im hungry, can't you hear my stomach?" he tilted his head leaning in closer to Sora's ear, putting on a fake squeaky accent "Feed me Sora. Feed belly! Yummy, yum, yummy!" Matt put on his casual voice again adding in a whisper, "Even if you're very tasty." He toyed. "Ouch!" she slapped him lightly.
"Common, lets go. Since you're hungry!" Sora giggled walking alongside Matt to the barbeque area.
"Who wanted steak?" Malcolm was wearing a fine white chef hat and apron, serving over a hot barbeque. The adults all sat together on the left table the teens on the right. The adults seated at their table consisted of Vincent and his wife Fiona. Taichi's mother Loraine and his father Sam. Two other extraordinary strangers were also seated together, and of corse Malcolm whom did Vincent assist quite often beside the barbeque.
Matt and Sora charged into the area panting after an exhausting run. "Here… at… last!" the blonde lowered his head.
"Oh there you are Matt! I knew you were coming." Malcolm lent a hand out towards a woman at the far end of the table, shoulder length red hair and neatly tied back to match her green eyes. "Matt, Sora. This is Ren." His hand swerved slightly now aimed at a male figure black hair, chubby around the cheeks and a clean-shaven beared. "This is John. And his son Izzy." Matt turned his head noticing Taichi, beside him, a strange young boy he had never seen before red hair, green eyes and quite short for his age.
Matt lifted a hand waving. "Hi, im Matt and this is Sora."
Malcolm placed his chef hat down beside the barbeque. Sora slightly waved to the young boy as Malcolm approached Matt squinting as he zoomed in on his face "Are you wearing lipstick?"
The brunet whom was seated almost choked on his drink spraying the floor 'Busted!' he repeated wiping his lip.
"It's not lipstick!" Matt bellowed. The other adults had frozen in awe watching the blonde explain, Sora's father was steamily eyeing Matt unlike Sora's mother who was most concerned watching her daughter beside him. "It's not lipstick Malcolm."
"Then what the heck is it? Bubble gum?" he asked sarcastically.
'Well there goes my great escape!' "Of corse not!" he gazed around at the intense crowed, Taichi gave him the 'you disserve this!' look, and the new boy just arched an eyebrow as if to say 'Huh?'
"Well? What is it Mr. it's not lipstick? Are you a transvestite! Have you suddenly come to a strange conclusion like wearing women's clothes and makeup!"
Sora almost screamed out, as Matt explained, "No. But… yeah, ok Malcolm. You got me good. It is lipstick, but I have a good explanation!"
"Really! Is Sora by any chance involved with all this?"
"Hell yeah! Where the hell do you think I was?" the other adults almost fainted hearing Matt speak. Taichi on the other hand couldn't help but laughing at the word transvestite.
Malcolm's eyes beamed open "Matt!"
"Sora!" Her father rose from his seat gritting his teeth.
"It was an accident. I wanted to go down to the shop and see what they had." Malcolm and Vincent listened attentively. "So we went in and everything and Sora was smelling lipsticks-"
"Correction, it was lip-gloss." Sora added.
"Anyway! She found one and said 'Oh smell this!' and I did just to make her shut the hell up! So when I was smelling it she pushed it onto my mouth and rubbed it in, and I just must have forgotten to wipe it off, because we were in such a rush." 'That was too close!'
'He is so smart! Genius!' Sora studied Matt's lips noticing the lip-gloss packed on all over. 'God he's messy!'
Vincent held a hand on his chest and raised his eyes to the roof sighing, "Oh! Thank god! I thought you two made out or something!"
"Same!" Malcolm laughed shaking his head. "You worried me especially Matt. I mean, you can't date Sora; she's like a family friend. You don't date family friends, its not right."
"Don't worry, im not interested." Matt cunningly turned his eyes to Sora.
'He's gonna wish he never said that later!' Sora smiled back at the blonde taking a seat on the opposite side of the table Izzy and Taichi were seated at. "Hello new boy… Izzy? Sorry I just had a bit of a mental blank."
"She gets those a lot!" Matt squeezed in beside Sora resting his elbows on the table.
"It is an honor to meet you." Izzy closed his eyes and bowed his head.
The blonde's eyes shifted and studied the plate carefully presented before him. "Enjoy!" Malcolm shouted and slipped the plate of his hand, attending back to the barbeque. Matt and Sora dug insanely into the food. "You two must be quite hungry!" Izzy sat with horror, Taichi on the other hand had the 'its usual' look worn.
"They actually go perfect together in a pigsty!"
Matt scoffed through his food, "Watch yourself Tai! You're coming back to the beach with us after we eat!" he shovelled another mouthful in.
"Would you like to come with us Izzy?"
The boy stirred, "Hm… yeah! Alright! It sounds like a heap of fun."
"Good!" Matt wiped the corners of his mouth with his hand and dragged Sora away from her food. "Time to go swimming! Ok parentals! We are all headed to the beach! You arseholes have fun!" Sora slapped his arm foolishly chasing after the blonde.
Each and every adult sat frozen with either a glass of wine or beer in hand, Ren jumped in, "Did he just call us arseholes?"
Malcolm rubbed the back of his neck hesitating to respond. "Uh. No. He called us turn bowls which means he's calling us the controllers of children, and he is quite fond of that."
Vincent stood up dragging Malcolm aside leaving the barbeque unattended. They were at least the length of a tennis court away from the other adults. Vincent rubbed his forehead peering over Malcolm's shoulder at the teens running down the path. "Malcolm?"
"Mm?" the black haired man looked up with a solitude sigh.
"What's wrong with your son? What's wrong with you? Why are you loosing control over him like this? I mean, I have total control over Sora, and it's never been an issue. But you… and… he is only going to get worse Malcolm. Act before it's too late. Soon enough he'll be smoking, drinking and doing drugs." It had been private, but Vincent was always trying to assist Malcolm with Matt's uncontrollable behaviour. Vincent was one of the people who suggested home schooling.
"I don't know what to do anymore… I don't know what im going to do with him. If this whole home school thing doesn't work out… I guess… I'll just have to find something else."
"Send him to military school Malcolm!" Vincent grabbed his shoulders and shook the man violently. "If you send him to military school, this will all be over. He will be properly disciplined. He won't come home everyday swearing at you…" he waited for Malcolm's reaction.
Matt's father held his hand over his mouth pushing away Vincent's hands. "I can't… I would never get rid of him like that… only if it came to the point where it was my last choice…" Vincent stepped back pressing his lips together. "No… I love my son. I'm not really sure if you love your daughter, but I know my son means the world to me. And Im not willing to trade my world for anything."
"Alright… its your choice. But if you ever need to send him away… I have the perfect place and his name is already reserved… Oh and are you going to the parent teacher interview on Monday evening?"
"Yeah. But im not really looking forward to it." Malcolm laughed.
Yes, yes the end of chapter six. All these things I am springing on you guys ALL tie in soon enough. And I promise you the twists you shall witness will make you faint! Anyways, I really hope you liked it, to tell you the truth I think this chap was very slow and quite boring! LOL but I'll make up for it in the next chap. Tell me what you thought of it, in other words im looking for a review lol Review please. Well… sleep well and speak again soon! I'll try and promise the next chapter will come much faster then this one.
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