Aki Midoshi: Thank you for the correction in chapter 24. That was the word I was seeking. I hope you are feeling better by now.? I'm not sure if Matt will be bald or not. It may not even show up in the story anymore...but maybe I'll place something down somewhere to give people an idea. I wanted one of Matt's band members to be different then the rest of the group and I thought Akira could have a personality with sarcasms.
JyouraKoumi: Thank you for reading and review. You are always there to review my stories, no matter how bad they seem to be. Thank you.
BanditPonyta: Aw, I am glad this story made you see Mimi in a different light. There is someone I know who likes to dapple in mystery stories and he is forever trying to think of unique ways where someone would try to hide the body and how someone else would have to track it down. It is amusing to hear him talk. So that's where I got the idea for Akira.
Inner Beauty: Yes this story is still going on and will have an end…actually two endings. I hope you continue to read and I'm glad you liked the band members. There wasn't too much information on them for me to find out who played what and so forth.
onlyaname: LOL, I'm not sure if he will go bald or not. We may never know…but I'm glad you enjoyed the chapters. I couldn't stop that night but I wanted to break it up just in case someone didn't want to read it all the same night.
Batool: Wow, I didn't except great feedback on the band members. A lot of people had wonderful comments about the band. Maybe there is a story with just the band. It's an idea I may want to look into.
Stained In Negativity: "Congrats on 200 reviews" thank you and it is an honour. It feels great with this many people reading and reviewing. I owe a lot to you and your help in the beginning. I do see an ending in this story. I don't believe it will reach chapter 30. The end is indeed in sight.
Broken Angel01: Thank you. I'm glad you're enjoying it. I don't think I would have thought of this story if I didn't like Ryoko in your own story so much. How perfect he seem to fit as Matt's son.
Digi-Girl101: Thank you digi girl. I'm glad you are enjoying the chapters.
BanditPonyta: "- Matt's going to end up with a shaved head. That's too bad, I like his hair, it's one of my favorite parts of him... oh... that sounded weird…" LOL yes it did sound a little odd but your review made me laugh. I don't know if Matt will go bald or not and it may be something that you may never find out. We'll see.
Onward to the next chapter. I know this seems like I might have skip something, but be patient, I'm trying a different angle. I hope everyone in joys this chapter. It has the long and waited love scene between Matt and Sora and some humour from Tk, Davis and Kari….
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Their mouths clasped in a greedy kiss. Her lips felt soft against his own, her mouth tasted like the strawberry daiquiri she had drank at the party, sweet and additive. Her fragrance was sweet and wild like honeysuckles. A soft moan escaped her mouth as he moved down her throat to nuzzle her neck. Sora kept her eyes closed, not wanting this new feeling to end.
"Matt," she whispered.
Matt responded with a gentle kiss covering her lips.
With shaking hands, Sora reached up to the collar of her own shirt to undue the flourish decorative buttons. Matt's skilful hands brushed softly against her own as he assistance her in removing her shirt. Matt pressed his lips over hers once more, his hand cupping over the front of breast before slowly moving behind her to release the clasp for her bra and the soft cotton material slid off her arms leaving her exposed and vulnerable before his gaze. His eyes gratefully devoured every inch of her bare white skin. He gazed at her in wonder and softly caressed the outline of her shoulder with his fingertip, sweeping downwards towards her breast.
Sora reached up, her fingers sliding through his hair. His hungry mouth found her breast, his lips and hands were all over her, she would have given herself to him right there and then. His kisses and caresses caused her mind to feel cloudy and slightly intoxicated. Impatiently, pushing herself at him, helping him with her skirt zipper, struggling to get comfortable. She stripped off his shirt; her hands explored his naked chest, discovering the flawless flesh was hot and irresistible to her touch. She let a hand linger over his heart, feeling the quicken pulse as her lips pressed against the base of his neck. Matt left her for a moment to kick off his trousers and join her upon the bed. Sora moaned, as she felt welcome of his weight atop her soft curves. Their skin brushed together in a timeless caress. Her fingers stroked the firm, masculine contours of his back. They made love, hungrily as their intertwined bodies came together again and again.
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The whole apartment was quiet, Tk's mother had to stay late at work. The walls kept a home for the soft shadows the lingered in the room due to the soft glow of a table lamp. Kari took a few deep breaths and made her way nervously towards the made bed. Tk's room reminded her of Tk, from the bright cheerful colours down to the slightly messy display of clothing lingering on the floor.
"What am I thinking?" She said to herself, a hand coming to rest on her forehead. "I shouldn't be even be here."
"Please, Kari." Tk whispered. "You can do it. You wanted to come over, you asked if you could."
"I know but I wasn't thinking clearly." Kari muttered from the doorway.
Tk reached out and took her hand in his, "I'll help you. I promise it will be worth it."
"I don't know, Tk." Kari leaned against him. "I never did anything like this before."
"Neither have I." Tk gave her a gentle smile. "You can do this. We can do this."
"You're right." Kari gave a shy smile. "You are. We can do this. It might be fun, right?"
"If you want, I can try to make it fun for you. Being new at this, I am not sure how but if that is your thing, I will try. I can grantee it will be something you will never forget."
"Right. Okay here we go." Kari walked towards the bed and knelt down at the edge. She felt the soft carpeting dig into her bare knees. "Tk?"
"It's okay, you can do it." Tk reassured her.
Kari smiled as she reached down to undue the small snaps on the soft material, "If I didn't love you, I wouldn't be here." She sighed looking down at the infant on the bed. "You do know that, don't you Ryoko?"
Ryoko's face showed his puzzlement but he loved the attention he was receiving and he showed it with a toothless laugh.
Kari peeled back his diaper, her smile quickly faded and an unavoidable gagging noise erupted from her mouth. The thin girl covered her mouth and ran back out into the hallway and into the bathroom.
"See, it's not easy!" Davis stood beside her after she flushed the toilet. He crossed his arms over his chest; his goggles covered his eyes instead of resting on top of his head.
"That is horrible! What is your brother feeding him?" Kari turned to the blond.
Tk raked his fingers through his hair, "I thought I could do this. How can he do it! Hell, Matt gages when he watches Tai eat pizza!"
"So what do we do? We can't leave him like that…can we?" Davis looked at his two friends. "I mean, it won't hurt him if we did, would it?"
"Davis!" Kari rolled her eyes. "Maybe we should call Matt."
"Not an option." Tk shook his head, "I promised him this night. I pretty much insisted that I would watch Ryoko while he went out. These last three months have really pulled a toll on him. He needed time for himself."
"Well couldn't you have made other arrangements and have someone else watch him? Seriously, what kind of father is Matt? Letting us baby-sit!" Davis asked. "If that was my kid, I wouldn't let us baby-sit!"
"I told you, the last three months haven't been easy towards him. He needed time and he wasn't thinking clearly." Tk growled. "He was always late for school then he forgot about band practice…then he freaked out when Akira gift wrapped a hair trimmer. He just needed to do something for himself, to get away."
"Guys, we can do this." Kari rolled her eyes. "I just wasn't prepared for that!"
"We don't have any experience in this!" Davis cried. "Look at us! We are the babies of our families. We are the ones they looked after. We never changed a diaper!"
"I had a doll once that when you feed it…" Kari started.
"Did your doll ever make a mess like that?" Davis pointed to Tk's open door.
"As a matter of fact…" Kari watched the infant from the doorway, "Well it never came with odour."
"Hey, your mother has been helping Matt during school. Maybe we can take Ryoko to her!" Tk smiled at Kari.
"I'm not taking that kid anywhere! It is not safe! We could get arrested for endangering the human species with toxic substance!" Davis brown eyes grew large.
"Well we've have to do something. We can't let him sit in that stuff." Kari bit her bottom lip. "What time is your mother coming home?"
Tk sighed, "Two hours from now."
"Can we call someone else?" Davis asked after a moment of silence.
"No, we have to do something and we need to do it now." Kari turned towards the boys.
"I've got it! Mother uses rubber gloves when she does dishes! I could us them and the goggles."
"What?" Davis backed away.
"That kid is dangerous with out a diaper, Davis. He's a living water fountain!" Tk took the goggles off. "Last week, Matt barely got out of the way before Ryoko turned on the water hose."
"The water hose?" Kari rolled her eyes.
"Until you witness what I have seen that child do, don't mock my choice of words."
Tk went into the kitchen and took a pair of scissors to a large black garbage bag. He slipped the bottom of the bag over his head and pushed his arms through the two holes he made at the side of the bag. He slipped the goggles over his blue eyes, painters mask went over his mouth and nose. Next, he donned a pair of yellow rubber gloves over his arms.
"Okay, I'm ready." Tk turned to Davis and Kari. "How about the both of you?"
Kari and Davis exchange a glance before giving a stern nod.
"Okay, here we go." Tk's best friend stood beside him, also wearing a painter's mask over his face, as he held out a black plastic bag open. Tk's girlfriend to-be (he was sure she just did not want to hurt Davis's feelings), stood on his right with a box of baby wipes and a fresh diaper.
"This is going to work." Tk nodded his head more for his benefit then his friends. Quickly the diaper came off, the towel went up as a shield and the wipes pulled from the box. Less then a minute, Ryoko laid on his uncle's bed with a fresh diaper.
Yes!" Davis shouted, jumping up in the air.
"We did it!" Kari took a clean baby wipe out from the box and wiped Tk's forehead. "You were amazing! We all were amazing!"
"We can do this!" Tk grinned. "We can keep care of a baby. It isn't so hard!"
"We need to get rid of this." Davis wrinkled his nose as he eyed the black plastic bag.
"Can we tie it up and put it in the elevator?" Kari asked.
"That would be evil." Tk smiled, "Which floor?"
"Only one floor? Come on guys, with all those buttons!" Davis shook his head.
"Go out and have the elevator brought up." Tk told Kari. "Then press all the buttons. Davis, you watch to make sure the hall is cleared and signal for me."
"This is so…Tai-ish!" Kari giggled and slipped out in the hall.
"Do you think we'll get caught?" Davis asked his blond friend before sticking his head out the door.
"Ryoko doesn't come over often. I doubt anyone would think it was us." Tk smiled holding the tied bag as far away from his body.
"Okay, Kari's waving! Go!" Davis opened the door wide for Tk slipped pass.
Tk rushed over to the elevator and tossed the black bag into the corner of the elevator and together, Kari and Tk watched the elevator close shut.
"This is so evil." Kari sighed, "I blame it on the influence of Tai."
"Yes. This is definitely our older sibling's fault." Tk agreed.
"Guys, hurry in before someone see you! You two look suspicious waiting for the elevator!" Davis waved to them from his spot at the door.
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Sora splashed some cool water over her face. Looking up at the bathroom wall mirror, she traced her lips with her fingertips. They were slightly swollen and pressing sensation of Matt's lips still lingered.
"What did I do?" Sora whispered as she pressed her forehead against the cool surface of the mirror. She closed her eyes, trying to keep the tears behind the closed lids.
"Are you sure, Sor?" She remembered those soft-spoken words he whispered in her ear before she led him to her bed. She was sure then, when she felt a barrier collapse within her, falling away just like her discarded shirt, but now…?
Sora opened her eyes and picked up a towel to pat her face dry. Matt had been busy juggling his new father status, the band and school that he had little time to spend with his friends. He hadn't been able to join his old gang in two months, then seeing him at the party brought all those wanting urges back to her. All those feeling she thought she had fought off in those two months.
She was not the only one happy to see him as he made it through the doors. Almost immediate he was attacked by a swarm of fan girls and the other kind, the kind that felt those old urges returning just by looking into those blazing blue eyes.
Yet, she was the one that pushed passed them, that demanded his attention almost with out thought. She would love to have blamed it on the alcohol but it was not the consumption of the spirited drink that let her guard down. It may have hindered her from seeing reason but it was not to blame. She wanted him and she quickly found out that he felt very much the same way.