NOTE: Ugh...I'm not feeling so good. :P Something's funny in the tummy. :(
Well anyways...This is a new update for the little chibi story. I wanted to update before I started school tomorrow (BARF! (...poor choice of words... -.- )). Wow, this story is so cute and fluffy...it's completely polar opposite from my other stories! XD
WARNING: Read Prologue.
DISCLAIMER: Read Prologue.
Chapter 2. A Fallen Knight
The friendship that Tai and Matt shared could be considered as unique. The fact that the two boys were able to connect so well and so quickly was truly rare. They'd play with one another as often as they could, which usually was every day. That is, until summer ended. The two boys went to different elementary schools, but even then, they never missed a play date with one another. Often times, they would find a way to contact one another and decide on a day to play after school…after they finished their homework of course.
For some reason however, Tai had suddenly lost contact with Matt. It had only been a week or so since they had last seen one another, but to Matt, it felt like a thousand years. The young blonde was of course sad about this, but he thought that maybe it could be that Tai was busy (That was what his mother told him anyways). One day, Matt became very restless and decided to go to the park and see if he could find his friend.
"Mommy?" Matt called out to his mother. "Is it ok if I go to the park?"
"Have you finished your homework?" she called back. Matt looked at his nearly finished coloring project. All he needed to do was figure out what 1/8 + 3/8 added up to and then color in the spaces with the correct answer.
"Yes," he lied, and then quietly added to himself, "Almost."
"Alright, don't stay out too long," she finally said. Matt grinned happily, put on his shoes and raced out side.
Matt inhaled the crisp, clean air before heading off to the playground. The sun was mildly shining due to a few looming clouds that threatened to bring rain soon. Upon arriving to the park, the blonde was slightly disappointed to see that no one was there, not even Tai. He sighed and then trotted over to the swings. He stood on the seat and started to rock himself back and forth. He had picked up great speed when suddenly, he heard something very odd.
It sounded like some sort of animal whimper. It was soft, but still audible over the slight squeaking of the swing. Matt stopped himself and tried to pin-point where the sound was coming from. He finally noticed that it was coming from the tunnel that connected the two main jungle gyms. Matt hopped of the swing and went over to the latter of one of the jungle gyms to start climbing up. He jumped down a ledge and started crawling through the large lengthy tunnel. Half way through, he found the source of the noise.
Tai was sitting in the middle of the tunnel, with his face buried in his knees. At first, Matt thought he was sleeping, but then he heard a few miserable sniffles come from the darker boy. The blonde frowned and crawled closer to him. He gently poked his friend, who immediately lifted his face up. His eyes were red and wet.
"M-Matt!" he gasped and tried to rub the tears away. "What are you doing here?"
"I was playing on the swings," Matt said to his friend. "Then I heard something here and decided to follow it." Tai nodded and continued to wipe away his tears. "Tai, what's wrong? Why are you sad?" Tai bit his bottom lip and whimpered slightly. Seeing his friend like this was starting to make Matt very sad.
"M-my sister almost d-died," Tai sniffled. "And i-it was b-because of m-me!" Matt watched as fresh new tears started falling down his friend's face. The young blonde tried to understand what he meant…but he had never heard that word before.
"What does 'die' mean?" Matt asked.
"L-like…when someone is g-gone fore-ever," Tai explained through tears. "I-I wanted t-to play soccer w-with K-Kari and b-because of th-that, she almost l-left us forever!"
"That's terrible," Matt gasped.
"D-do you know w-what the w-worst part is?" the brunette whimpered. Matt shook his head. "W-when s-she came b-b-back home today…" Tai's bottom lip started trembling terribly. "She told me that she was sorry she couldn't kick the ball and that I probably never want to play with her again!" The brunette started crying even harder than before after his outburst. "It's not true though! I do want to play with her again! I always want to play with Kari! I didn't mean to hurt her! If I had known she was that sick…" Tai buried his face in his knees again and cried.
Matt only could sit and listen as his friend cried and cried. This was so much information to take in and he wasn't very sure how to handle all of it. Matt was starting to feel very, very sad watching Tai cry like this. He had been so brave the first day they met. Now he was very sad and looked very lonely. Like how Matt was before Tai became his friend. The blonde wanted to be brave like his friend was that day, so he put a hand over his hand to try and make him feel better. The other boy took his friend's hand and squeezed it.
"Tai," Matt said quietly. "Please don't cry…You're making me sad."
"I'm s-s-sorry M-Matt," Tai sniffed and tried to rub his tears away. "I'm just really sad." Matt tried to think of what to do to make Tai feel better. Then he remembered something he saw his father do once.
"Tai?" the blonde muttered.
"Y-yeah?" Matt looked down for a moment, slightly nervous since he had never actually done this to anyone else. But finally, he leaned forward and gave the darker boy a small peck on the cheek. Tai stopped crying and looked at his friend, slightly surprised.
"What was…t-that for?" Tai asked.
"I saw my dad do it once," Matt blushed. "My mommy was really sad and so he just kissed her on the cheek and she wasn't sad anymore." Tai stared at his friend a little longer then touched his cheek. "Did that help?" Tai opened his mouth and then closed it. Matt blushed even harder and looked down. "Sorry…I'll leave now."
Matt started crawling away, slightly discouraged at not having his idea work out right. He thought that it would have made Tai feel better…but maybe it only worked with grown-ups. The young blonde still felt very sad, but it seemed more because he couldn't help Tai. Matt crawled out of the tunnel and then slid down the slide. He made his way over to the swings, not ready to go home yet, and was about to sit down on the seat.
"Matt?" The blonde looked up to see Tai crawling out of the tunnel and sliding down the slide. He raced over to his friend and gave him a big hug. "Thanks Matt. It did make me feel a lot better." Matt smiled happily and hugged his friend back.
"I'm glad that it worked," Matt sighed. "I thought it only worked for grown-ups."
"Nah, not really," Tai smiled. He then frowned slightly and looked down at the ground. "I still feel a little sad about Kari…but not as much though…"
"It's ok Tai," the blonde said. "She's your sister…I get it. I mean…I have a little brother, so I know how you can feel sometimes."
"You do?" Tai asked, looking up. Matt nodded. "Hey, maybe the next time we come and play, we should bring them to play with one another."
"I like that idea!" Matt said excitedly. Then he remembered something. "But…that'd have to be a time when Kari wasn't so sick anymore…and when Mommy lets T.K. come out and play."
"Oh…right." Tai was starting to feel sad again, Matt could tell. So the blonde leaned forward again and kissed him again. This time however, his aim made him kiss the corner of Tai's mouth. Matt felt his heart get really happy and excited at that moment. He looked at his friend, who once again touched his cheek and blushed.
"What are you two doing near our swings again?" The two boys jumped and turned to look at Bobby and his followers, who were making their way over to the swing sets.
"Get lost you bully!" Tai shouted and stood in front of Matt. "These aren't just yours!"
"They are too!" Bobby growled as he soon came face to face with the bold brunette.
"I don't see your name on it!" Bobby finally got fed up with the little boy and pushed him down. Tai sprang up and shoved the older boy. The two started fighting with one another.
"Stop it Bobby!" Matt cried as he tried to help his friend. His little fists slammed against the older boy, who was now on top of Tai. "Leave him alone!" Bobby's two followers grabbed hold of Matt and wrestled him away. The fight was three against two. There was no way they could have made it…
"HEY YOU BIG MEANIES!" The five boys looked up to the new voice. What they saw in front of them shocked all of them. This new comer was so unsuspecting and so different than they were, that they almost took them for granted. This person was the one who completely changed Tai and Matt's relationships, and lives, forever.
Hmm...not exactly the ending I was going for, but it's still pretty close. :) I should go to bed...maybe then my stomach will be feeling better...bleah...
Oh, forgot to mention something: I'm not 100% sure what age Tai and Matt are. I'm thinking maybe about 6 or 7, making T.K. and Kari 3 or 4. Just so you know.
Reviews are to Psycho Weasel, as Matt is to Tai...er...Please review! ^_^;