Okay, here it is. Sorry again for the long wait.

This one is a bit shorter, but it's sweet and full of fluff.

Yeah...anyway, enjoy.

Disclaimer: You know...I don't own it. Nor do I own the song Take Me As I Am, by Sugarland.

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Chapter 5: Take Me As I Am

Matt pulled away first. He stared at Tai, completely amazed.

"I…wait…what?" he stuttered. Tai blushed deeply and turned away, clearly embarrassed. He grabbed his notebook and wrote again.

'I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done that. It was stupid. Please forgive me?' he held it up to Matt, who read it and smiled. Then he walked over and kissed Tai. This earned a look of surprise, and Matt smirked inwardly. Matt pulled away and looked at Tai for a minute.

"That was…wow." he said. Tai smiled. He walked over and wrapped his arms around Matt's neck, hugging him close. Matt smiled.

"So…does this mean we're…together?" he asked. Tai looked up at him and smiled, nodding. Matt smiled and planted a small kiss on the other boy's nose. Tai blushed deeply. Matt ran a finger along his right cheek.

"You know, this makes you look kind of…intimidating." he said jokingly. Tai smiled, and leaned back into Matt. Everything was right in the world. Nothing could tear this moment apart.

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Early the next day Matt walked up to the door of the big red house. Tai had instructed Matt to come and get him early that morning. On the first knock the door was open by Tai's father. He was clearly off to work.

"Oh…hello Matt. Here for Tai?" he asked. Matt nodded. "Alright. He's upstairs getting ready for school. Go on up." he said. Matt nodded again and climbed the stairs to Tai's room. He walked in to see the bed neatly made, everything in perfect order. He was amazed. He walked into Tai's bathroom, knowing he would be there. What he saw made his face turn red. Tai was standing in front of the mirror pressing a soft pad to his face. He was covering his scar. But he was standing there with no shirt on. Tai turned to face Matt, and smiled, waving. Matt looked at him. He was actually pretty thin, with little muscle. His body was the same tan as his face, which led Matt to wonder if it was natural, of if it was acquired by other means.

"Um…good morning…" he stuttered. Tai gave him a questioning look. Matt blushed deeper. He was so cute.

"You're…kinda hot…" he stuttered. This led Tai's face to turn bright red. He turned away, finished applying his makeup, and got dressed. He and Matt then proceeded to walk to school, hand in hand. It was still very early, so there weren't many people around, and they received very few stares. At school, the two walked in, and Tai led Matt to the computer lab where Sora and Izzy were already sitting. They turned as he walked in, and saw his hand in Matt's. Sora looked at them for a moment, stunned, then jumped up, squealing, and hugged Tai and Matt at the same time.

"You two are soooooo cute together!" she immediately cried. Matt looked at her.

"Um…huh?" he asked. Sora smiled.

"I've seen the way you two look at each other, and I have this amazing ability to predict relationships. Ask Izzy, I got him together with Mimi, and they've been a couple since." she said. Tai looked over at Izzy, who nodded.

"It's true. Despite our obvious differences, we have a lot in common." he stated. Tai nodded, and returned his gaze to Sora.

"So how long?" she asked. Matt blushed, surprised by her abruptness.

"Um…just a couple days, I guess." he said. Tai nodded. Sora smiled.

"Well, I wish you the best! You two are so perfect." she said. Tai smiled, and the two walked to class.

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After about a week, half the school knew about them, and everybody seemed surprised, and overjoyed that Mr. Cold and Frosty had finally found someone to make him happy.

One day, while Tai was over at Matt's house, a knock sounded at the door. Matt stood up to answer it, and Tai grumbled silently, having been leaning on him. He stood up after a few minutes to see what was taking Matt so long, and heard the conversation taking place.

"What do you even see in him?" asked a voice. Tai recognized it as Matt's drummer. He stayed silent and listened.

"What do you mean?" asked Matt. He sounded irritated.

"You know what I mean. That kid's a freak. I don't know why you even care about him." replied the other. Tai was shocked.

"Shut up man, I don't care what you think. He's nice, and I care about him. So if you've got a problem with it, too damn bad!" there was a slam, and Tai could only guess that Matt had slammed the door.

When Matt returned, he saw Tai standing in the middle of the room, crying. He walked over to Tai and lifted his chin.

"Tai, what's wrong?" he asked. Tai simply threw himself into Matt's arms, sobbing silently. Matt comforted his boyfriend, rubbing his back and trying to calm him down. When Tai finally pulled away he made a gesture with his hands. He had been teaching Matt sign language over the past few days, and Mat recognized what he was trying to say.

"I love you too." he replied. Tai smiled, tears still falling from his eyes, and buried himself in Matt's chest again.

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