Chapter Five

Matt walked into an empty apartment, as per normal his dad was busy working at the television centre, and well TK wasn't due for another few hours, this was Matt's downtime.

Matt picked up his guitar that was laying on his bed and started to strum a few chords when the doorbell rang. It couldn't possibly be TK, he was never early, late but never early.

Matt made his way to the door, opened it and saw Sora stood there, she was crying.

Matt ushered her in and sat her down on the sofa covered in clean washing.

"What's the matter, what's happened?"

"Me and Tai have had an argument."

"What about?"

"You."

Sora was very blunt.

"Me, why?"

Matt made his way to the kitchen and fetched them a couple of soda's.

"He is insistent that I was jealous that you blew us off for that girl, and well I was a bit if I have to be honest, but he was so mean about it wouldn't let me explain anything."

"Sora look, you have no idea how much I would have loved to have heard that a few weeks ago, but things have changed, you have to make it up with Tai, you know it's the right thing."

Sora looked at Matt. She looked deep into his eyes.

"Can you honestly say that your not glad that me and Tai have had an argument?"

"In a way I am, but that's because I am still infatuated by you, but Sora things have changed and well, I am with Anya now and I want to do her right by not messing her about. And anyway I couldn't be with you now anyway even if you and Tai end things."

Sora looked at Matt.

"How come we can't? Give me reasons!"

"I couldn't to it to Tai, I know how much he worships you and well, loves you even, so I couldn't do that to him, it would kill him."

"But what about me?"

Sora had stopped crying.

"Sora you know that I love you, but you made your choice, you and Tai had been dating a day or two and you had the chance to end things you had the chance with me, but you choose him, so there is nothing I can do now, nothing you can say."

"What about this?"

Sora leaned in for a kiss.

She and Matt locked lips, they were kissing passionately on the sofa things were moving quick, he was slowly leaning her back on the sofa so that she was on her back, they were caught in the moment. But then Matt realised what was happening, and pulled away.

"No Sora we can't, not to Tai and to Anya."

"Matt please it feels so right, why can't we be together?"

"I am trying to get over you, and this doesn't help, just go and be with Tai and try to forget about your feelings for me."

With those words Matt's cell started to ring.

He got up from the sofa leaving Sora sat there, adjusting her hair and sorting herself out.

Matt looked at the id on his cell and smiled.

"Hey babe, what's up?"

Sora knew who it was, Anya.

"Yeah that's cool, I am sure TK and Kari will think of something to do, I will ring you when I am leaving mine, see you soon … love you too."

"I take it that's my cue to leave?"

"I'm sorry, I am meeting Anya, Sora I think it would be best if we didn't speak about this it may make things awkward and well frankly complicated."

Sora looked at Matt, she knew what he meant even if the way he said sounded insensitive.

"Matt I understand what you are saying, and well I will but it doesn't mean I won't stop feeling the way I do, I care about Tai don't get me wrong, but I love you! But if you want to be with Anya then I will leave it, but I hope one day we will be adult enough to accept our feeling."

With that Sora kissed Matt on the cheek and grabbed her coat from t rack and walked out of his apartment. Just as Sora was walking out TK walked in.

"Hi Matt, what's up with Sora she was crying?"

Matt looked at TK.

"Long story little bro, a very long story."

TK looked at Matt, he still didn't know about his encounter with Tai, and he was hoping he never did. But TK was going to pry further.

"Come on Matt you can tell me, I am your little bro."

Matt looked at TK.

"You have got that right TK, but your also going out with Tai's little sister, speaking of Kari, where is she? I thought you said she was coming over?"

"She is, but not until later, her mom said she has to finish her homework, but she won't take long…anyway what's the plan tonight?"

"I don't know about you, but I am meeting Anya."

TK looked at Matt quizzically.

"Anya, who is Anya?"

"Oh I forgot to tell you Anya is my girlfriend."

TK looked at Matt with anger in his eyes.

"And what about Sora, she was all you could talk about for months, and now that she is going out with Tai, your just forgetting about her and going out with someone else, I don't get you sometimes."

"TK, its more complicated than that, anyway, who says I am over Sora, what do you think she was crying about?"

TK stared at Matt trying to process all the information, then it clicked.

"You mean, she is, and your, whoa."

"Yep, and you cant say a thing, I mean its great that Sora has finally admitted her feelings for me but, I am kind of liking Anya, I mean you have got to meet her, she's amazing."

"I am sure she is, so that's why Sora was crying cause your seeing this Anya, and well she wants to be with you now, but your saying that its too late."

"Yep."

Matt walked towards his room, leaving a stunned TK still trying to put all the pieces together, why couldn't things be simpler, that would help.

"I really don't get you lot, I really don't. If only things with you lot were like what it is with me and Kari, that's what I call perfect."

Matt was in his room rummaging through his drawer for something. TK walked over to Matt's room and stood in the doorway.

"What are you looking for?"

"A picture I know I put it in here, anyway, why do you think things are soo perfect wth you and Kari, you have problems."

"No we don't what are you on about?"

"Well I mean do you really think that Davis has stopped trying to swoon Kari?"

"What are you trying to say? Kari would never cheat on me, she isn't capable of it."

TK started to panic at the thought of Kari cheating on him, with Davis of all people. Matt was still looking for the picture.

"Look bro I was joking course Kari isn't going to cheat on you, as you said she isn't capable of it, so don't worry yourself over it, I was pulling your leg."

"But you meant the bit about Davis?"

"Well yeah cause like most people know he does it."

"I didn't."

"Yeah well I did say most people."

Matt looked up at what he was doing to see TK glaring at him, Matt just smiled at him.

"But as I said bro, she isn't capable of it."

"Yeah well thanks for planting that seed of doubt in my he…"

Matt jumped up and interrupted TK.

"Ah ha, I have found it."

"What is soo special about this picture Matt?"

"It's a picture of Anya and me on our first date."

"Aww how romantic you took at photo."

Matt looked at TK and smirked.

"Hey, don't act like you didn't, I have seen the photos in Kari's room."

TK went red with embarrassment.

"Hey, why have you been in Kari's room?"

"Long story, look TK this is Anya, isn't she beautiful?"

TK looked at the photo in Matt's hand, in the photo Matt has his arm around a dark haired beauty, and he is kissing her on the cheek as she is laughing, it was the perfect picture in Matt's eyes.

"Wow bro she is beautiful, why is she with you again?"

Matt thumped TK on the back of the head.

"Hey watch it little bro, remember I know things about you that you would rather Kari didn't find out."

TK just laughed nervously.

Matt grabbed the deodorant on his desk and sprayed under his shirt, he then grabbed the body spray next to the deodorant and sprayed that as well, he then reached for his aftershave and sprinkled some on. TK began to cough.

"Put anymore on you will gas the place out."

"Yeah yeah, very funny, B.O boy."

"Hey now that's just plain mean."

Matt grabbed his leather jacket from the back of his chair and put his shoes on, grabbed his car keys and his cell and walked out of the apartment.

"See you later TK, don't do anything I wouldn't."

TK shouted after Matt, TK was hanging out of the front door, he could see Matt walking towards the elevator.

"That narrows it down then, what haven't you done?"

TK saw Matt turn and wave to him. As he did so, TK heard a familiar voice.

"Well I am sure we can think of something else to add to the list of things."

TK turned and to is amazement he saw Kari standing behind him. She had come from the entrance from the back of the building.

TK smiled.

"I am sure we can, we have got a couple of hours, dad don't finish till 10."

With that TK and Kari walked into the apartment shut and locked the door and Kari was pulling TK by the hand into Matt's room and TK closed the door behind him.