Linked Chapter 02: Meet The New Guy

(EDITED)

"What now Sora?" Tai asked. Sora giggled.

"Oh Tai! I've never been so happy for my entire life!" she exaggerated.

Tai blinked a few times.

"I thought your happiest moment ever was trick or treating when Halloween while you're wearing your devil costume?" Tai said. Sora blushed at the thought.

"That was a long time ago, and don't remind me of the tooth decay!" Sora warned, Tai snickered.

"Well, what do you really want to talk about?" Tai asked, trying to be serious, but Sora giggled again, Tai sweatdropped I shouldn't be hanging around with Matt anymore, girls really are confusing.

"I met this guy at gym- oh Tai! I can't even find the words that fit in!" Sora exclaimed. Tai became blue. "You're acting like Mimi, it scaring me!" Tai said nervously. "Oh Tai! You gotta see him!" Sora giggled more and dragged Tai by his arm. Sora dragged Tai all the way to the Park N Lot. "There's nothing here, Sora." Tai said, Sora giggled again. "Oh Tai! You will see him!" Sora said, two seconds she dragged him behind a blue car.

Tai didn't pay attention to Sora, and the words she said. He kept muttering something.

"So, who's the new guy? (Changes voice to girly) He's so cute I can't stop to giggle! (Changes voice to boyish) Who is the guy? (Changes voice to girly again) He's so dreamy! (Changes voice to boyish agaiN!) Who is it! Damn it!" Tai snapped out when the car hew as leaning on drove.

He looked around and Sora wasn't there. "Sora, where are you?" Tai asked.

He stood up and chased the blue car that he leaned. "You! Nasty driver!" he cursed, the door opened and a tall, tanned, hazel-eyed guy appeared.

"Sorry." He said. Tai was amazed.

"Hey, is that a Batista shirt you're wearing?" the guy asked amazingly.

"Yeah. What about it?" Tai asked. "I love Batista! The name's Setsuko Fukame." He introduced.

"Taichi Yagami, you're new here, let me give you a tour!" Tai said, leading him to the entrance door. Sora by the way was making a phone call to her cousin. "Damn it! No signal!" she said under her breath, she stood up and looked for Tai. "Tai? Where are you?" she asked.

Back to Tai…

"Wow! So you're also a wrestling fan! My best friend is also a wrestling fan! And you know what, she's a girl!" Tai said.

"Really? A girl loving wrestling! Now that's unique, what's her name and who does she likes?" Setsuko asked.

Tai frowned. "Her name is Sora Takenouchi, he like D good for nothing Champ!" Tai said irritatingly.

"You meant John Cena, right?" Setsuko asked with a smirk. Tai nodded.

"I hate him." Tai said. Setsuko agreed. "Me either."

"Anyway, let's go look for Sora!" Tai said, but before that, he bumped on Mimi and Yamato.

"Hey Tai! Who's the guy?" Yamato asked. "Hello Yamato and Mimi! Meet my new wrestling loving friend, Setsuko! Setsuko, this is Yamato and Mimi." Tai introduced.

"Wow Tai your friend there's kinda cute." Mimi said girlishly, forgetting she has a boyfriend.

"Pardon!" Yamato said sarcastically. Mimi looked at him and gave a nervous smile.

"I mean, not as cute as you, Yamato!" she said as she pecked his lips and they were lip-locked. Setsuko blinked a few times.

"They are a couple, right?" Setsuko asked Tai, pointing at the two lovers.

Tai nodded. "Yeah, just don't hang out with them for too long or you'll just regret yourself." Tai said.

"Now, let's go look for Sora!" Tai said, leading the way, as Setsuko followed him. They found Sora at the school garden, her mobile phone was in her hand, and she had been phasing it everywhere. Damn! No signal! And where Tai could be!

"There she is!" Tai pointed at Sora. Sora heard him.

"Tai! There you are!" Sora said, running to him.

"Well Sora, I want you to meet my friend, Setsuko! He also thinks John Cena's a loser!" Tai said, waiting for Sora's reaction. But Sora was just standing there, in awe.

"H-hi…I'm S-Sora Takenouchi." She stuttered. "Hi Sora, Tai told me a lot about you, my name's Setsuko Fukame." Setsuko said and flashed her with a smile.

Tai looked at both of them, disgusted. "Maybe I should leave you two guys for a while." Tai said. He really wanted to be excused right now. There he stopped on front of his locker.

"There's always that one person who will always have your heart, but you'll never see it coming cuz you're blinded from the start know that you're the one for me, it's clear for everyone to see, oh baby, oh you'll always be my boo." Tai looked behind his back and not surprised it was Yamato and Mimi.

"Knock it off Yamato." Tai said.

"Where's Setsuko?" Mimi asked. Yamato coughed.

"Knock it off Yamato, I'm just asking." Mimi told him.

"He's with Sora." Tai said.

"You gave her to an ugly guy!" Matt said shocked.

"Don't be harsh Yama, he's cute you know." Mimi defended.

"Defend that guy again Mimi and I'm sure I'll jump off a cliff before you could say goodbye to me." He said with a jealous tone.

"Well, he really is a hottie. I'm just a soccer dude who fell in love with soccer." Tai said.

"Just tell me that you love Sora and I'll help you!" Mimi said. Tai looked at her. I have no idea what's in my mind right now. I'm so confused.

"I don't have a clue." He answered.

"Jeez Tai, and talk about the Crest of Courage." Yamato said.

"Jeez Yamato! Even if I confront Sora that I love her since we met, all she could think of me is as her big brother! Leave me alone!" Tai said angrily as he pushed Mimi out of his way, making her stumble off, but good thing Yamato caught her.

"Tai please, don't put your anger with my girlfriend!" Yamato defended. Mimi regained her posture.

"Don't mind him Yamato." Mimi said calmly. "And after all he did to you!" he said angrily.

"He's just in a bad mood. I understand. He's right, all Sora could think about him is as a big brother." She explained to him before Yamato could kill Tai.

"You're right. Too bad Sora can't see anything through him." Yamato said, watching his pal walking directly.

The two of them felt sadness. "If I'm single right now, I'll flirt with Tai." Mimi kidded. He glared at her. "Kidding! I love you no more else!" she said as she wrapped her arms around him.

"I thought you're serious. Besides, Tai would LOVE Sora no matter what." He said.

"But still…if I'm in Tai's condition…I'd rather jump off a cliff." She told him. Tai disappeared from their view.

"And he really deserves the Crest of Courage." She said solemnly, wiping a tear.

Hmm…I shouldn't be daydreaming. Maybe love isn't my thing.

Seeing two people in their opposite sex just makes him feel hopeless. TK has my sister, my pal has Mimi, and me, Taichi had no one.

He sat on the bench and looked at the grass. He heard laughter and giggles. He looked up and far from him, there's Sora and Setsuko.

He made a sad smile, then looked at the grass again. Then he felt someone poked his shoulder. He looked at his back and there was Mimi. No Yamato.

"Hey Mimi. Where's Matt?" Tai asked with a smile. Mimi smiled back. "I told him I'd talk to you. Although…he was kinda defensive of it." She said with a nervous sweatdrop.

She sat next to him. "So, you and Sora had been friends since…forever?" Mimi asked. Tai arched a brow. "Duh Mimi." He said with a laugh.

"Well, I know how you're feeling right now, and I know that you're trying to get over it. And it's really working." She praised.

"You're so brave. I can't handle situations like that." She continued.

"Sora. Yamato and I noticed this; Sora's blind to you, and all we can say is, she can't see anything right through you." Mimi confessed.

"And I feel really bad about it, Taichi." She said sincerely. Tai patted her head.

"Hm…you read my feelings, Princess Sincerity. Yeah, I've noticed it too. I wanna protect someone I love deeply, I wanna be someone's knight. And Mimi, I envy Yamato; he's your knight in a shining armor. And me, here, loveless, I didn't even have a chance to wear that armor." He said sincerely.

"My only problem with my knight is he's overprotective. Whenever a guy approaches me, he would do the interacting, and sometimes, he'll say to never approach me again. I feel like I'm locked in a cage." She said with a nervous smile.

Tai smiled at her. "It only means you're his property. It just says he loves you very much that he won't let anyone have you. That's not surprising when it comes to Yamato. Just deal with it." He suggested.

"Tai, what if Sora had opened her eyes and see you?" Mimi asked.

Tai smiled at her. "I would be very happy."

And never ending happy if she loves me. "But Mimi, it's a big dream for me to reach, there's too much to achieve before you can have your goal, Mimi." He explained.

"Tai, you're a great counselor!" she said as she hugged him. "Really Mimi? But my ambition is to be a lawyer. Since you all think I'm a philosopher." He said sarcastically. She laughed.

"Hey Tai, just to remind you, if you have any girl problems especially about my bestbud, don't think twice to approach Love Doctor Mimi Tachikawa!" Mimi exclaimed. Tai smiled at her weakly.

"Thanks for the offer, doctor, but I'd rather fix my problem by myself." Then he saw in his view Sora saying, "see you" to Setsuko.

"Don't worry Tai! Yama and I'll help you." Mimi said as she hugged him again.
He hugged her back.

Sora sighed dreamily as the view of Setsuko left her eyes. She then looked around, surprisingly it was Tai, Mimi in her arms.

Tai and Mimi? A pinching feeling crawled over her. I thought Mimi has Matt. She watched them laugh and enjoy each other's company. Does his speciality to me's divided to Mimi?

Ahh! I've finally finished Chapter two!

Love Taiora! IS Sora now getting in her conclusions?