Author's Note: Okay, as you can see, I am updating again. I want to finish this story before I go back to school. I know I said in the previous chapter, that this would be the last chapter, but it is only the 2nd to last. The next chapter WILL be the last chapter though. This chapter takes place 2 weeks after the previous one, as noted by Matt's journal entry. I hope you all enjoy. Happy New Year everyone. :)

CHAPTER 13 - Trial and Error

Dear Journal,

Two weeks have passed since the weekend where I rekindled my friendship with Tai. Things have been really good with us since then. We are still friends though. However, I think I will win him back as my boyfriend. Our love was too strong to simply throw away. The end of the school year is quickly approaching, as next week is finals. Classes are over as of earlier today, and all that is left is to study for finals. Everyone is so happy to be out of classes. I don't think Izzy is though. He actually likes going to class. What a strange kid. So things are a bit dull right now, but knowing my life, they will get interesting very fast, especially with my friends. The other day, Gwen came to my dorm when Tai was gone. She said she needed to confess something big, but couldn't tell Sora. She told me that, for the past couple weeks, she has been sleeping with Mimi on a regular basis! My mouth literally dropped when she told me that. The last time I talked to her about Mimi, she checked out of the conversation immediately. She said that they aren't dating. There are no strings attached to their relationship. She said they have been doing it almost every day at some point, usually when Sora and Veronica are in class. I don't really get the whole friends with benefits thing, especially since Gwen doesn't seem like that sort of person. There is also the issue that Sora now hates Mimi completely. Sora is convinced that Mimi is out to get her. Oh well, at least my life isn't as complicated as Gwen's is right now.

Matt

Sora stormed into her dorm room to find Gwen surfing the internet. "Gwen!"

Gwen jumped. "Oh my God, Sora! You scared me! What's wrong?"

"She did it again!"

"Who did what again?"

Sora was almost growling out of anger. "Mimi! She is at it again!"

Gwen rolled her eyes. "What did she supposedly do this time?"

"I just went to the library and tried to check out a book to help me for finals and they said I couldn't check it out because I already had three books checked out that were due back yesterday."

Gwen looked at Sora with a confused expression. "Huh? What does that have to do with Mimi?"

"Who do you think checked them out?"

"You."

Sora glared at her. "No! I haven't checked anything out from the library in months! Besides, when I check out a book, it is on something related to classes that I'm taking."

"What were the books on?"

"They were all self-help books on coping with being lonely."

Gwen laughed a little under her breath. "I bet the librarian thought you were a real loser."

"This isn't funny! I don't need some idiotic self-help books. I'm not some woman living all by herself with twenty cats. The books were checked out right around the time that Mimi declared war. It had to be her!"

"Okay, you seriously have to stop talking about war. We are not in the Middle East. This is a college campus in Japan. You have to get a grip, Sora. Mimi is not out to get you. I know she can be bitchy sometimes, but she is such a nice girl."

Sora looked at her suspiciously. "Why are you so defensive of her? You two have been spending a lot of time together lately. Ever since you went to talk to her about that whole 'friends with benefits' thing she wanted to do."

Gwen tried to hide her nervousness. She didn't want Sora to know that she had been sleeping with Mimi. Sora hated Mimi too much for Gwen to tell her. "I…uh…we have just been hanging out."

Sora glared at her again. "Okay, if you say so. You are acting weird though."

"Your defenses are all aroused, that's all."

Sora sighed. "Maybe you're right. I have been a mess lately." She walked to her bed and sat down. "First, I got on shaky ground with Mimi, and then that shower incident happened. A couple days later, Tai informed me that my phone number was written inside a stall in the boy's bathroom next-door under the sentence 'Call this number for some hot phone sex.' I got calls from perverted college boys for a week until the janitorial staff finally removed it. Now I have overdue books on loneliness. I really think Mimi is behind it though."

"I don't think so, Sora. You know I have some psychic abilities. I would have felt it."

"No offense, Gwen, but you have been really off lately. You thought Bryan was the nicest guy ever and you thought Rosemary had changed."

"Well, Bryan was my favorite cousin at the time and I wasn't trying to examine him. I trusted him completely, which I've realized was stupid. As for Rosemary, I don't think I was thinking with my brain with that situation. I was thinking with something a little further south." She laughed a little.

Sora smiled. "Okay. Well, I just hope this torture stops."

Veronica sat in Izzy and Clair's apartment holding Clair's hand tightly. "I can't believe it is tomorrow. I am finally going to court about the rape."

Clair held her best friend's hand tightly for support. "This is about more than the rape, V. Bryan was emotionally controlling you and pressured you to get an abortion. He was a toxic influence on your life, and justice needs to occur to right the wrongs he preformed. You may just be charging him with date rape, but you are going to be testifying so much more."

Veronica looked into Clair's eyes. "I'm so scared, Clair."

"I know you are, but you have to be strong. For all we know, Bryan could have done what he did to you to other girls around campus. Maybe he raped people in the past too. Look at all of the women around the world who don't report things like this. All of their voices are unheard because they are scared. You can't be one of them. You have to pursue what is just."

Veronica smiled. "Thanks, Clair." She gave her friend a hug. "You really are going to make an amazing therapist one day."

Clair smiled back. "Thanks, V."

Matt was having Izzy fix his computer after it kept crashing. Izzy had been in Matt dorm for an hour and Matt was growing bored since it was only the two of them there and Izzy was entranced in the technology. "Uh…Izzy…are you going to be able to fix it?"

Izzy looked up and smiled. "You bet I am! I just finished."

"Wow, Izzy you're amazing!"

"I am a bit of a computer genius. Your hard-drive was just too cluttered. You really need to clean it out every now and then."

Matt shrugged. "What can I say? I'm not the most tech-savvy person around." The two boys laughed over that for awhile. "Hey, Izzy?"

"Yeah?"

"Can I ask you something?"

"Sure, Matt. Go ahead."

"You and Tai have been very close lately. Has he talked about me much?"

"He has mentioned that you two have become close friends again."

"No…I mean…in a romantic way. Like…has he been thinking about wanting me to be his boyfriend again?"

Izzy looked uncomfortable. "Oh…well…you know Tai. He doesn't talk about his feelings much."

Matt sighed. "Yes, that is very much like him. He is such a boy."

Izzy smiled. "I'm sure he still loves you, Matt. You two are meant to be together. We all think so. I think Tai needed this time off though to figure some things out. He is trying to improve his grades, he is improving his soccer skills every chance he gets to keep his scholarship, and he still hasn't made amends with his father. The school year is about to end and he is going back to our hometown where his own father practically hates him."

Matt looked down. "I know. He has a lot on his plate. I just wish that I was his boyfriend again so I could help him though it all."

"You know, Matt, you can still help him even if he isn't your boyfriend. Tai is your best friend in the world. You have to be there for him anyway."

Matt looked up at Izzy and smiled. "You're right Izzy. Thanks for that. Clair is really rubbing off on you."

Izzy smiled. "What can I say? She is going to make an amazing therapist one day."

The next day, Izzy and Clair walked with Veronica to the courthouse. The three of them had all gotten dressed up for the court battle. Mr. Harada, Veronica's lawyer, saw her and walked over to the three of them. "Hello Veronica."

"Hello Mr. Harada."

"The court hearing is going to start in half an hour. Are you ready?"

Veronica sighed. "I think so."

Clair put her arm around her best friend. "Everything is going to be okay, V."

Izzy patted Veronica on the back. "Don't worry. Clair and I are here to support you. It will all be over soon."

Veronica smiled at her friends and lawyer. "Thanks everyone. I'm ready to get this over with."

Matt sat on his bed strumming his guitar while Tai was kicking his soccer ball around the dorm room's floor. Matt looked up from his guitar. "Tai?"

Tai stopped kicking the soccer ball and looked up at his friend. "Yes, Matt?"

"I know I offered for you to stay with me at my dad's apartment when we were dating, but I wanted you to know that the offer still stands. You can stay with me and my dad as long as you want or need to."

Tai smiled. "Thanks, Matt. That really means a lot to me." He walked over and sat at the foot of his bed. "I mean it. I don't know what I would do without you."

Matt's heart skipped a beat over Tai's words. "Tai, you have always been my best friend and that will never change. We are closer to each other than we are to anyone else in our lives."

"I know. I wish I had the relationship that you and your father have, though. He was so accepting of you when you came out to him. When I came out to my father this January, he couldn't accept me for who I am. I tried to gain his acceptance and understanding over and over, but he wouldn't budge on his opinions." Tai looked down solemnly. "I knew I would face homophobia after I came out, but I never thought it would be from the man who raised me. My sister, Kari, was perfectly fine with it and my mother has grown to accept me as well. However, it's my father's opinions that count in that household. As long as he hates my homosexuality, I'm not welcome in his home."

Matt sat his guitar down and walked over to Tai's bed. He sat down next to his best friend and put his arms around him. "I'm sorry for all that you are going through, Tai. I just want you to know that I'm here for you. If you ever need to talk, I'm here."

Tai hugged Matt back. "Thanks. I just might take you up on that offer." The two boys smiled and stayed in each others' arms.

Veronica sat in the courtroom next to her lawyer, Mr. Harada, while Bryan was questioned. She tried to maintain complete composure, as her lawyer had instructed. She found it very hard though. She looked at the boy who had raped her, forced her to get an abortion, and emotionally controlled her for months. She wanted to kill him, but she knew violence wasn't the answer. As her lawyer had warned her, Bryan pled not guilty to all accounts filed against him. He claimed that Veronica's story was false and that she was a very troubled girl. He stated that they dated for several months, and that Veronica became pregnant, but chose to have an abortion due to her own free will. She wanted to stand up and yell at him that that isn't what happened, but she could not. She could only sit and wait to take the stand herself.

"Are you sure you didn't do those things to Sora?"

Mimi rolled her eyes at Gwen. "Yes, I'm sure. I am not the one doing all these vile acts to Sora. It is somebody else. Now, enough of this conversation. Let's talk about something happier."

"Like what?"

Mimi gave Gwen a seductive smile. "Like how sexy you look naked." Mimi leaned into Gwen who was lying next to her in bed fully clothed. She kissed Gwen on the cheek and then more passionately on the mouth.

Gwen smiled as Mimi removed her lips from hers. "It's early for you to be this horny. It's only two o'clock in the afternoon."

Mimi laughed. "I can't help it. I'm in bed with you and Veronica is in court right now, so she won't be back for hours. Come on, please?"

Gwen sighed. "Fine, you know I can't resist you." Mimi smiled and started taking off her shirt. Gwen did the same. The two girls started making out in their bras and skirts. Mimi moved herself on top of Gwen and started running her fingers through her hair. They were soon interrupted by the sound of the door opening. Gwen's heart stopped and pushed Mimi off of her reflexively. Her heart then stopped as she saw who was standing in the doorway. "Sora?" Sora stood there with her eyes fixed on the two half-naked girls in bed together. Gwen became panicked by Sora's speechlessness. "Sora, I can explain."

Sora shook her head. "Don't bother. The visual explains it all." She walked out of Mimi's dorm room and closed the door behind her.

Gwen's eyes started to tear up as she realized how hurt her best friend was. "Oh my God, Mimi. She is furious at me."

Mimi put a hand on Gwen's shoulder. "I'm sorry, Gwen. I always lock the door when we are together in here. I guess I forgot this time." She have Gwen a doe-eyed expression.

"I have to go talk to her." Gwen started to get up but Mimi stopped her.

"I think you should let her cool off first."

Gwen sighed. 'Maybe you're right." Gwen started at the floor and thought about how betrayed Sora must be feeling right now.

Veronica had taken the stand and was waiting for Bryan's attorney, Mr. Ito, to examine her. She looked out at hey own lawyer who gave her a reassuring nod that she could do this. Mr. Ito walked closer to Veronica. "Miss Veronica Sasaki?"

"Yes Mr. Ito?"

"You have charged my client, Mr. Bryan Tanaka, with rape."

Veronica looked across the courtroom to Bryan who had a stoic expression on his face. She then looked back at Mr. Ito to respond. "Yes, that is correct."

"Can you please describe the alleged rape in further detail?"

"Well, I was at Bryan's apartment alone with him. The two of us had been talking and he decided that we should move things into the bedroom." Veronica felt her face turn a little red as she told complete strangers intimate moments of her life. "I was not in the best mental state that night and accepted his offer. After kissing for awhile, he made it known that he wanted to have sex. I told him that I didn't want to, since we had only just started to see each other, but he told me that it was my own idea to have sex with him. He manipulated me and forced me to have sex with him despite my pleas for him to stop."

Mr. Ito paused to evaluate what Veronica had just said and continued to question her. "Ms. Sasaki, did you go over to Mr. Tanaka's apartment on your own free will or had you made prior plans with Mr. Tanaka to arrive there?"

Veronica realized that Bryan had been very detailed with his accounts to Mr. Ito, despite him acting innocent on the stand. Veronica knew she had to be honest though. "It was my idea to show up at Bryan's apartment."

"Had you been dating my client prior to that night?"

Veronica sighed discreetly. "No, I hadn't."

"In your description of the night of the alleged rape, you claimed that you and my client had only been seeing each other for a short time. I assumed that meant days or weeks, not merely hours. My apologies, Ms. Sasaki." Veronica felt so embarrassed on the stand. Everyone now knew that she wasn't even in a relationship with Bryan prior to the rape. She knew that Mr. Ito knew very well that she hadn't been dating Bryan before that night. He was playing tricks to make her look bad, but he wasn't telling any lies. He was just twisting her own words around. "Ms. Sasaki, had you been sexually active with many men prior to that night?"

Mr. Harada stood up quickly. "Objection! That question is inappropriate and out of order."

Before the judge could choose whether or not to make Mr. Ito retract his question, Veronica opened her mouth. "It's okay. I will answer Mr. Ito's question." She looked at Mr. Ito directly in his eyes. "Prior to that night, I had never been physically intimate with a man. The only man I have ever slept with in my life is Mr. Tanaka, and I certainly am not the type of girl to give up something as precious as her virginity to a man she barely knew at the time." Mr. Ito and everyone in the courtroom became speechless after Veronica spoke with such authority. After, Mr. Ito's attack on her, she finally felt that she could turn everything around. The judge called for a short recess before the trial resumed.

Matt walked around campus by himself to clear his head. After comforting Tai for awhile, Tai expressed that he needed to be alone for awhile to think. Matt told him that he would go take a walk for awhile so Tai could stay in the dorm room to think. He felt bad for his best friend. His father was so supportive of him being gay, that he couldn't imagine what Tai was going through with his own father. Izzy was right about needing to be there for Tai, so that is what he was doing. He put his desires to win Tai back on the back-burner while he focused on helping the boy he loved figure out his life. He knew that everything would work out the way it should in the end.

Sora sat in her dorm room by herself. Tears were gently rolling down her cheeks as she thought to herself. "That is why Gwen has been defending Mimi this whole time. She is sleeping with her! For weeks, I have been trying to get her help to find evidence that Mimi is behind these attacks, and she has just been fucking her. I'm so stupid! Gwen is always thinking with her vagina, and never with her head. I thought she would always be on my side, but she has chosen Mimi over me. Mimi is probably doing this on purpose too, just to get to me. She knows Gwen is my best friend in the world, and she realized how much it would hurt me for her to sleep with her. I'm sure that wasn't the first time the hooked up either. They probably have been doing it for weeks. I can't believe Gwen has been lying to me this whole time. She is my best friend and she is keeping all of this from me? What the hell?" Sora wiped the tears from her face and fixed her makeup in the mirror. She looked at herself in the mirror and realized that she could no longer let Mimi get away with all of this.

Veronica resumed her place on the stand and Mr. Ito didn't waste any time in resuming his questions. "Okay, Ms. Sasaki, let's continue with hearing your side of the story. The thing about the story that confuses me the most is that, after the alleged rape, you did not report it. You also did not distance yourself from my client, Mr. Tanaka. Instead, you formed a relationship with him. The two of you dated for about three months after the night of the alleged rape. Are all of these statements correct?"

"Well…yes, I supposed all of those statements are correct, but-"

"Why did you commence a romantic relationship with my client if he raped you?"

"It wasn't that simple."

"Well, please explain the complexities to the court then."

Veronica was starting the sweat with all of the pressure. "Well…I wouldn't really call the relationship romantic."

"Whether or not the relationship was romantic seems a tad irrelevant though compared to the fact that a relationship did occur despite the alleged rape."

"Yes, but it wasn't a relationship of equals like a normal one. It was a controlling relationship. I was scared to avoid Bryan, and I was scared not to date him. I couldn't leave during our relationship either. He was emotionally controlling me and threatening me. That's why I did it." Veronica's eyes started to water. "That's why I had an abortion. I became pregnant the night Bryan raped me, and after telling him of the pregnancy, he forced me to terminate the pregnancy. Despite my feelings towards Bryan, I have regretted my abortion every day since it happened." Tears started to roll down Veronica's face.

The judge looked at a file on her desk. "The documentation of Ms. Sasaki's abortion is on my podium, and is indeed valid. It is a fact that Ms. Sasaki was pregnant and terminated her pregnancy during her relationship with Mr. Tanaka."

Mr. Ito looked at the judge. "Thank you, your honor." He then turned back to Veronica. "However, this does not guarantee that my client was the father of the unborn child, nor does it confirm that my client impregnated you during a rape. My client has confirmed with me that he had sexual relations with you on the night you are accusing him of raping you, but he is adamant that the sexual intercourse was consensual. He is not ruling out that he could have been the father of the child, but he wants to make it known to the court that this was not confirmed." Bryan smiled humbly as he looked around the courtroom.

Veronica looked at Bryan, attempting to hide her disgust, and then looked at Mr. Ito. "As I said before, I have not had sexual relations with anyone else in my entire life other than Bryan Tanaka."

Mr. Ito calmly nodded. "It is beyond my area of knowledge to confirm or deny that statement. However, I will give you the benefit of the doubt on it and agree."

Veronica smiled politely. "Thank you."

"However, there is another area of your life that I find extremely relevant for this trial." Veronica looked at Mr. Ito who showed no emotion on his face. She glanced for a second at Mr. Harada who was looking at Mr. Ito with a slightly confused look upon his face. She knew that he didn't know what Mr. Ito was about to say. Mr. Ito cleared his throat and continued. "Is it true that you have had a history of attending therapy for your mental health?"

Veronica froze and wondered how Mr. Ito could have uncovered that she has been in therapy. "Well, yes it is true that I have been in therapy in the past. However, I did not start attending therapy until my relationship with Bryan ended. I have needed it to help me come to terms with our unhealthy relationship, the abortion, and the rape."

"That being said, you are confirming that you have attended mental health therapy, and that you are still currently undergoing such therapy?"

"Yes, I am."

Mr. Ito walked around the courtroom causally, usually keeping his eye on the judge. "Having abnormalities in your mental condition weighs heavily in these types of court trials. It sends an alert out that you are not in the strongest mental state." Veronica narrowed her eyes slightly. She did not like Mr. Ito trying to convey that she was a disturbed mental patient who was making this whole thing up. "As you said yourself, the issues you have dealt with in therapy all pertain to Mr. Tanaka. Am I getting this correct?"

Veronica sighed under her breath. "Yes, the problems that I have discussed with my therapist all pertain to Bryan in one way or another. I would also like to restate that I was not in need of therapy until after Bryan Tanaka entered my life." She shot a brief glance of anger at Bryan before resuming her gaze to Mr. Ito. The questioning and answering continued in a similar pattern for a short period of time before Mr. Ito concluded his interrogation. Veronica took her seat next to Mr. Harada and waited for the judge to evaluate the evidence and reach a verdict.

Gwen stood at the doorway to her dorm for about five minutes before finally gathering the courage to turn the door handle. She found that the door was unlocked and Sora was lying in bed on her back, staring at the ceiling. Gwen sighed quietly and entered the dorm room, closing the door behind her. "Hey Sora."

Sora sat up in bed and looked at her roommate with no emotion. "Hey."

Gwen solemnly walked over to her bed and sat down on it. "Obviously we need to talk."

"I have nothing to say to say to your right now."

Gwen sighed again. "Yes, I'm sure that you do. I can tell that your mind is racing. I guess I'll start by explaining things. I know you must be hurt that I didn't tell you about me being with Mimi. We aren't dating or anything. We are just having some no-strings-attached fun. It started about two weeks ago. The reason I didn't tell you about it is because of your hatred of Mimi. I knew you wouldn't approve of it."

"You're right. I wouldn't have. I hate Mimi. I'm still hurt that you are keeping secrets from me though."

"I know how much that probably hurts."

"And I'm hurt that the person you are keeping those secrets with is that bitch, Mimi."

Gwen paused. "Sora, I know that you believe Mimi is the one going after you, but you don't have any evidence of that. For all you know, it could be anybody."

Sora glared at Gwen. "But it isn't anybody. It's Mimi. Who else has a problem with me, Gwen? That's right, nobody! Mimi is the only one with a personal vendetta against me. She is behind the library books, my phone number being written in the boy's bathroom, and my clothes and towel being stolen while I was in the bathroom. Before she said she would make me her next target, nothing bad happened to me. I know you think she is hot, but Mimi is nothing but a bully and a bitch."

Gwen stood up. "Mimi has been one of your closest friends since childhood, and I'm getting tired of your rants about how she is after you. I know I'm biased since I'm sleeping with her, but I am just sick of hearing you go on and on about how evil she is."

Sora's anger level shot through the roof. "Fine! Then don't listen! Pick Mimi over me. I know I'm your best friend, but she's the one you're fucking, so go ahead and side with her."

Gwen glared at her roommate. "Fine, well maybe I will pick Mimi. At least she isn't a paranoid freak who yells at me." Gwen walked towards the door and exited her dorm room.

Mimi sat in her dorm room alone as Gwen went to discuss what had just happened with Sora. She smiled that things had turned out so well today. She had not locked the door on purpose, in hopes that Sora would come in search for Gwen. Sora had been a mess lately thanks to her. She had stolen Sora's clothes and towel two weeks ago. That was supposed to be a prank in of itself, but she discovered something in one of Sora's pockets. Mimi reached into a drawer at her desk to take out what she had stolen from Sora's pocket. She smiled as she looked down at Sora's library card which she had used to check out books on loneliness and depression, which she simply just left in the library. She had also snuck into the boy's bathroom next-door during the middle of the night to write Sora's phone number inside one of the stalls along with a dirty tagline. She hid Sora's library card back in the drawer and pulled out something else she had taken from Sora. She had not used it yet but was planning on using it very soon. She heard her door handle start to turn, and she put away the item back in her drawer. She turned around to see Gwen walking back into her dorm. "Hey, how did the talk with Sora go?"

Gwen looked up at Mimi sadly. "Not very good. I think I might have lost my best friend."

Mimi stood up and walked towards Gwen and gave her a hug. "I'm sorry, Gwen. Maybe you two will make up. Don't worry."

"I guess you're right. She is so upset at me though."

Mimi gave Gwen a sympathetic smile. "It will all be okay. Here, I know what will make you feel better." Mimi kissed Gwen sweetly at first, but then stronger. Gwen reached out and locked the door. Mimi smiled as she started to undress Gwen for the second time that day.

Veronica waited in her seat next to her lawyer, Mr. Harada. The judge was about to announce the verdict of the trial. She looked to her side briefly to see Bryan and Mr. Ito also eagerly awaiting the verdict. The judge cleared her and opened her mouth to speak. "Trials involving rape are never pleasant, and I would like to applaud the bravery of Mr. Bryan Tanaka and Ms. Veronica Sasaki in their ability to give their sides of this situation. I have reviewed over the evidence and testimonials multiple times and I have reached a decision. It was not an easy decision, I must admit. These types of trials are the ones that keep me awake at night. However, one factor was strong in influencing my decision. Due to lack of evidence of rape against Ms. Sasaki, I have no choice but to declare Mr. Bryan Tanaka not guilty of rape." Veronica froze. She could not believe what had just happened. She knew Mr. Ito had made some good points, but she had quality defenses to all of his attacks. She had discussed so many aspects of her relationship with Bryan. All of the painful parts of her life that she had brought up were in vain because Bryan was found not guilty mainly for lack of evidence. She became mad at herself. If only she had gone to police the night it happened, it would have been different. There would have been visible signs on her body from where Bryan was rough with her, and his DNA would have been inside of her. She waited months before she even told anybody. Now it was too late. Bryan was a free man and he could rape other girls. He could even rape other boys as well since he was bisexual. All of these thoughts went through Veronica's head. Mr. Harada put his hand on Veronica's shoulder to comfort her. Veronica smiled politely at him and then looked over at Mr. Ito and Bryan. Mr. Ito was grinning widely, as was Bryan. Veronica felt tears welling up in her eyes. She looked up at the judge for a moment only to see the judge looking back at her and her alone. She could tell that the judge knew that Bryan was guilty, but, without proper evidence, there was nothing she could do.

Tai sat alone in his dorm room. Matt had been away for hours which he thought was sweet in a strange way. Matt had been very considerate to him lately. He could tell before that Matt was only interested in rekindling their romance, but now, he was trying to help him get through this pain. He knew how much Matt loved him and how much he would always love him. He wanted to be back with Matt, but he still could not forgive Matt for interfering in his relationship with his father. Matt had gone to talk to his father without his knowledge and Tai didn't like Matt doing things behind his back. Matt's dishonesty had lead to Tai's decision to break things off for awhile. Right now, his only priority, aside from studying for finals, was mending his relationship with his father. Just as Tai was thinking about that, someone knocked at his door. Tai got up to answer it. He thought it was just Matt coming back from his walk and wanting to be respectful and not barge in. However, Tai was shocked when he opened the door and saw who was standing there. "Dad?"

TO BE CONTINUED…in The Final Chapter