JyouraKoumi: Thanks for reading. If no one else does, I know you are always reading. Thank you for that!
Nikki1: I've been having writter block. Trying to come up with something I can atleast have a good shot of holding up with other stories on here. At this point, I don't know if Matt will keep the child or if adoption would suit them all. If it does go up for adoption, I might do a "twenty years later" where the child and matt come face to face. I don't even know if the child will be a girl or a boy. We'll see, any ideas? I might lean more to keeping the child.
Depped: hehe, I can't go as fast. I am actually trying to do it slowly so I don't rush it and ruinit. Normal I just type and what ever happens happens...but in this story I'm trying to think it clearly. Thanks for reading.
Digi-Girl101: Thanks for the reveiw and I'm trying to update as soon as I'm can!
gizmo-396: Just did, thank you for the review!
Goddess of Horses: No Sora is not the mother. I am a big fan of Sora/Matt and the rate of them two getting together in any of my stories are very good. However I don't know if I will reveal the identiy of the mother. The child may never know who it's mother truely is and I may keep that with the fans of this story...which an idea is starting to form. I might have Matt and this woman cross path again, only those two are aware of it. Yeah...
Cheers!
"You can't do that, Davis!'' Tk looked down at the board game the group had placed on the small table.
Davis took his turn with the roll of the dice before Tk made his outburst and now stared at the other boy sitting across from him, waiting for an explanation.
Tk on the other hand felt that just saying, 'You can't do that, Davis' was simple and to the point, anyone, even Davis should had figure out what he was talking about. However, Tk was in a world of his own while others at the table, who also waited for Tk's explanations, stared blankly at the blonde.
"It's good that they can play well together, isn't it?" Tai sighed, stretched his long legs out before placing them on the small coffee room table.
"Humph," Matt looked over his shoulder at the younger group before returning to the movie.
"They are getting along a lot better then you two ever did," Mimi mumbled as she flipped through a magazine.
Matt looked over his shoulder once again when voices rose, watching as Tk was in a deep explanation, waving one hand around and the other pointing to the board game before him. Davis sat there, arms crossed and head shaking in disbelief. Kari rubbed her temple as though she was developing a headache. Yolei started in with Tk, shooting down whatever point Tk was trying to make and Cody, dear little Cody, the most sensible one of the group, just walked away to take company of the older children.
"Hey Cody," Tai smiled lazily at the young boy. "It's getting late for you, isn't it?"
"I'm fine," Cody sat next to Sora.
"It is for me," Joe yawned, "I had an early class today and I can't seem to get my energy back."
"Vitamins," Tai looked over at the older boy.
"No, just rest." Joe shook his head.
"It is getting late though," Matt glanced at his watch.
"Seriously?" Tai sat up, "its Friday, Matt!"
"Seriously Tai, I'm grounded!" Matt shook his head. "If I play by dad's rules, I won't have to suffer full sentence."
"So what now you have to be in bed by eleven?" Tai asked.
"It's eleven!" Davis' mouth dropped open.
"…and when I thought it couldn't get any bigger," Tk eyes widen as he stared at Davis' open jaw.
"Shut up TP!" Davis shot him a death glare.
"Yeah like I'm going to listen to you…"
"HEY!" Joe yelled, "You two give it a rest."
Peace…
"Wow, Joe!" Sora nodded, clearly bewildered.
"Well…you know." Joe shrugged with a slight smile on his face.
"Tai it's an uncomplicated factor. If Matt plays the part of a grounded child and puts a little extra attempt instead of aggressively attacking the situation and seeking loop holes in his father's demands, Matt has a ninety-eight percent of getting a week cut off his err…punishment." Izzy informed Tai.
"Maybe….."
"I might be able to make it to that tournament," Matt gave Tai a knowing look.
"Well…" Tai grinned. He loved it when all of his friends were there to support him, to watch him win, to let him ramble about the game endlessly, to let him gloat about it in the end. "Okay I understand…" He gave a loud whistle, "Time to leave!"
The older kids stood up and started to collect their items and most of the younger children followed lead, most but not all….
"But it's only…." Davis started.
"Passed your bed time." Tai finish for him. "Look at it this way. I am leaving and I am your ride. When your ride leaves, you leave."
"Oi…" Davis mumbled, grapping his stuff and taking the last sandwich from the table.
Matt held the door for them, thanking them for coming over and cheering him up.
"It's no problem, looked like you need us, Hun." Mimi smiled, giving him one of her choke hugs. Matt patted her back, and thanked her again while trying to catch his breath.
"See you next Friday," Sora wrapped held her arm up so he could lean down to her.
"Thanks Sor." Matt smiled, pulling her into a hug.
"I'll miss you!" Tai wiped a fake tear away and gave Matt a bear crushing hug that out did anything Mimi even attempt. "Keep in touch and remember, be brave!"
"Get out of here!" Matt pushed Tai away.
"Beboop!" Tai tapped his nose.
"What did I tell you about that?" Matt warned him, Tai merely shrugged. "Stop invading my space with your bloody finger Tai! I don't know where you put your finger last and…"
"In the dip. I put my finger in the dip…which then I put in my mouth."
"Get the hell out of here!" Matt gave Tai his trade mark stare, but he it was ruined when he grinned at Tai who stared back with puppy brown eyes. "I hate you sometimes."
"But not tonight you don't." Tai winked and walked out.
"Nite Matt," Kari gave him a one-arm hug and a quick peck on the cheek.
"Sweet dreams," Matt smiled down at her. Over the years, he grew very fond of Kari and somehow ended up as her 'other' brother. This left him in a middle of many of Tai and Kari brother and sister drama.
Matt continued to thank each one as they walked passed him. Yolei took ten minutes to get out the door, she kept chattering and changing subjects, which Matt found hard to keep up. Davis muttered something through a mouthful of sandwich; Matt didn't catch but nodded at any rate.
"Talk to you later Matt." Izzy and Joe started through the door.
"Joe…" Matt pulled his sleeve, "Could you hang back for a few more minutes?"
"Err…" Joe looked at Izzy, who shrugged. "Sure."
"See you two later." Izzy waved.
"Teeks, you going home?" Matt asked, standing with Joe at the doorway.
"Yeah…" Tk started to walk out the door, giving Joe a peculiar look. "If Mum should…"
"Call you are on your way." Matt nodded, "Hey is Tai taking…"
"...me home, sure." Tk finished.
"Call when you get home, promise?" Matt asked.
"Always." Tk grinned waving and shutting the door behind him.
Joe walked over to the sofa, picking up one of Matt's schoolbooks. "I hated this class…"
"It doesn't bother me. Be better with a different teacher," Matt took a place in a chair that sat across from the sofa.
"Ms. McLaughlin." Joe grinned. "Never meant a person who hated kids or teaching so passionately."
"It's not so bad when she sinks her hands into some poor sucker that is willing to share an intimate relationship with her."
"Oh I remember that. She is most sweet when she has a new boyfriend….however they seem to wise up quickly and leave her."
"Bring the monster back to the students." Matt nodded.
"I think the longest she had been nice to my class was a week."
"Wow, someone stuck with her for a week?" Matt raised an eyebrow.
"No, she was on some medication for a viral infection…so." Joe placed the book by on the table. "What's up?" The older boy watched as Matt stared at the book on the table, trying to find words. Joe always thought Matt was brilliant at putting words on paper, finding the musical notes to follow the truth of his words. In Joe's eyes, Matt was exceptional to stand on a stage and sing those same words to a huge crowd of strangers and trusting that crowd enough to love everything he sang. Yet when he had to actually communicate one on one, Matt was helpless.
"Need help with the class?" Joe asked, tracking Matt's vision to the book.
"Huh?" Matt woke up from his mind.
"The class," Joe nodded towards the book. "Do you need help?"
"No..no. I'm not having trouble with my classes. I was sent to the counsel the other day and they actually want to move me up a few levels…" Matt trailed off.
"That's great." Joe said slowly, "Your father must be extremely happy."
Matt waved his hand, "I didn't tell him yet."
"Oh." Joe once again found himself watching Matt. "What's up then?"
"I um…" Matt tapped his fingers on the armrest of the chair. "I got myself in trouble Joe."
"Well…yeah but you know how it is." Joe shrugged, "Your father will get over it and Izzy is right. You play by the book and you'll father will most likely cut off a week."
Matt started at Joe and made a slight face before shaking his head, "No not that. Nothing to do with that right now."
"I don't understand then," Joe, scratched the base of his neck before leaning back into the cushion of the sofa.
"I met this girl…err…well woman actually." Matt sighed, running a hand through his hair.
"Are you in love?" Joe asked. "I mean if that's the case then maybe you should go to Tai or someone else. You know I never had any luck in that department. I actually wouldn't think you would have trouble there either… but."
"No I'm not in love," Matt shook his head.
"Oh…"
"I met this woman and to be honest I don't know what set everything in motion. I was mesmerized by her I guess…"
"Sure you're not in love?"
"Very sure." Matt sighed. "We did share a few moments together."
"As together or just together?" Joe asked. "Because there is a huge difference in being together and BEING together."
"We had sex, Joe." Matt said it straightforwardly, under different circumstance the blush that swept over the other boy would have amused him.
"See Matt this follows the same suite as being in love. If you need advice on sex or something, you should really speak to someone else. I don't have a whole lot of experience in this. I mean I have had sex with a few girls…well one maybe but…"
"She's pregnant Joe and it's my kid."
Joe sat with his mouth slightly open, his sentence following dead.
"I don't know what to do. I'm scared of what dad will do, scared that what ever I do won't be the right thing to do and…I need help Joe." Matt bit the bottom of his lip and waited for everything to sink into the older boy. "I know this is putting a lot on you and everything but I don't know whom else to talk to. You're older and I honestly believe you are a hell lot wiser. Izzy is a genius but this is not up his alley. I wish I had a bloody computer virus or something as simple as that. I cannot go to Tai, he can be over dramatic at times and if I tell Mimi, I might as well go on national television. And Sora…" Matt shook his head.
Joe shook his head, the shook started to ease away. "Okay…" he stood up and started to pace, "I guess the first thing I have to ask is what this, are you sure it's yours?"
"Yeah. She has always been open and honest with me. She has nothing to gain by lying to me."
"What about your fame?"
"She's stuck in making her own way. She wants to be a metropolis woman.…
"Second question is what does she want to do. Fair or not, at this moment she is in control."
"She's not aborting." Matt sighed, relieved that Joe didn't just get up and walk away. "She is thinking of adoption and said that if I want the kid I'm welcome to have it."
"Nothing to do with you being famous or anything?"
"Again, she's not after money…at least not at this time. I don't know how she will feel in the future but right now she doesn't want anything to do with the kid she is having. She said she's going to term with it and that I have seven months to figure out what I'm going to do…."
"Honestly Matt," Joe stopped his pacing, "the first thing you have to do is tell your father."
"I know…I know." Matt placed his head between his hands.
"How do you feel about adoption?"
"I don't know…."
"Why does she want the baby to go up for adoption?"
"She says she won't make a good mother and I should give her credit for owing up to that."
Joe nodded, "I got an idea," He knelt down to the blonde and placed a hand on Matt's shoulder. "Go talk to Izzy."
"I'm not sure I'm ready to tell anyone else. I only told you because I needed someone to think straight for me…"
"Then don't tell him everything. Bring is up in a causal conversation. Ask him how he feels about being adopted."
"But it was different for him. His parents didn't give him up, they died…."
"Ask him. You can at least ask.."
Matt nodded his head in agreement. Of course he could at least explore that option.
"And Matt," Joe said softly, "I think you might find that your wrong about Tai. If you need him, he'll be there."
Yolei