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Chap.3 Moving In

"Great!" Exclaimed Sora turning around, heading towards the living room and sitting down on one of her couches, the two guys followed sitting across from Sora. Sora crossed her legs showing her long tan legs. Matt witnessed this and realized that if he didn't do it too she would suspect something; he hastily crossed the leg over the other and looked at Sora with a forced smile, Sora raised an eyebrow at the blond as she saw how he had a very uncomfortable look. She only thought of smiling back.

The girl he once remembered long ago didn't look the same, she was more feminine and hotter (the way Matt put it); she was still slim but her figure was more curved, she no longer wore hats or baggy jeans instead she wore tighter clothes which showed the new formed curves of her body. Her red hair was now below her shoulders and brushed. And her eyes, her eyes were a very light brown or mixture of red and brown, burgundy? Well whatever color it was, it was clear and out of the ordinary, she had the most beautiful uncommon eyes.

"So tell me a little about yourself Matt, what do you do for a living?"

Before Matt could respond Tai interrupted, "He works with me at the O.J. Enterprises as a salesperson."

"Oh, the Orange Juice company, right?"

"Uh, no it's-"Matt began to explain at the redhead, who had a smirked on her face, was she teasing him?

"She calls it like that," Tai turned to his side clearing out the puzzled look on Matt's face who didn't understand why she had said that, but as soon as Tai clarified he recognized that Sora was being funny.

"I know what it is, another pyramid scheme, just like the diet pill."

"I don't take pride of my job, I know it's a pyramid scam as you call it, but it's the only way I make ends meet, I sell coffee that helps you lose weight," Matt responded looking straight at Sora; feeling a little shame of his job. Selling coffee in an office wasn't something Matt was pleased about; he hated calling people and telling them that there was a way for them to lose weight every morning without having to exercise, and still having the same energy as a cup of real coffee. He hated going door to door and trying to sell the product but getting rejected by the slam of the door on his face. He hated punching in numbers every day at work and not really making any worthy profit from it. It wasn't something he saw himself doing as a lifetime. He knew he had potential for something bigger in life but lately everything has always gone crappy for him. Nothing positive has happened in his life since his band broke up.

"I understand, you have to do what you have to do. I just find it funny, nobody has ever heard of the company and when they ask they always say 'what's that? Do they sell oranges?' I giggle at the thought," Sora lightly tittered.

"Hmm, real funny, Sora," Tai said.

"I kid, anyways, I never had a gay roommate before, but I'm pretty sure we can get along since I have so many gay friends I work with. I would let you stay for lunch but at the moment I'm busy with some dress designs I have to do for a friend's wedding," she scowled at the thought of the pile of work she had waiting.

Understanding Sora's circumstances both guys decided to head out, Matt reached out again to shake her hand and kissed her soft cheek. "Well, I guess I'll see you later, roomy." He said with the most confident smile. Sora smiled at the blond, "Sounds like a plan, just come in whenever you have your stuff, you don't have to knock, there's the key for that purpose."

The redhead waved at them before she closed her door. Matt glance back one last time; he was completely surprised that she didn't remember him from school, considering he was a big hit back in high school, or from the unfortunate incident that had happened years ago with the hat and the lovely 'gift' inside. He guessed that she had actually forgotten about him.

"That went well, see Matt, you were worried for nothing! Sora's a cool chick."

"She seems nice."

"She's great, I should have introduced you to her years ago but she's always busy, she never has time. She hasn't had a date in years since she broke up with her ex-boyfriend, but now it doesn't matter because she thinks you're gay."

"Has she gone out with anyone else since then?"

"No, she is only dedicated to her job, she doesn't easily trust guys, I'm one of the few she trusts; I mean we've been friends since kids."

"What happened? Why did they break up?"

Tai opened the door to the driver's seat and got in; Matt went the opposite direction and got in his car, the engine revived and Tai drove towards his apartment. "Well, don't tell her I told you, but the jerk lied to her. He told her all this bullshit and she believed it but it only ended up hurting her. She really loved him, but he never felt the same about her. Since then it was hard for her to date another man again. What's with the questions? Are you interested?"

"No! Of course not, I'm just curious, that's all," he lied defensively to his friend. He was definitely interested in the redhead; it was odd to him that a pretty girl like Sora was single.

"Well, she's off limits to gay men. Okay? You can't fall in love with her."

"I am not going to fall in love with her, what is this, a romantic comedy?"

"Then that makes me the comic relief and the stud! POW! Check out my guns!" The brunette flexed both arms letting go of the steering wheel, Matt automatically grabbed the wheel and quickly turned it to avoid hitting the car next to them.

"Are you fucking crazy?!"

"Relax, I got this."

The remaining of the day, the two guys decided to spend their time on watching cartoons, eating junk food and drinking beer. A celebratory feast for Matt on his last day living with them, as Tai had put it.

"Man, sometimes Princess Bubblegum can be a real bitch; she never considers Finn's feelings for her just because she's older than him," Tai blurred as he took a sip of his beer.

"I still don't understand why that dog stretches so much. Does he like have magic powers?"

"Matt, he's a fucking magic dog. You don't question the magic dog."

"Alright, geesh, my bad."

The door from the apartment had opened and Davis entered, he removed his shoes and entered the place.

"Hey, Davis, how was work?"

"It was good, sold my ramen as always. I have leftover food if you guys want any."

"Sounds great! Hey Davis, grab a beer and come sit with us, we are having a mini farewell couch party for Matt, tonight is his last night with us; he's leaving tomorrow to Sora's apartment."

"Congrats! It's like saying farewell to his bachelor life or something. Living together like a couple in love."

"Davis, we went through this, it's not going to happen."

"Alright, alright," Davis grabbed a beer and sat with the rest of the boys, "You know Matt, I think pretending to be gay is a great idea; you get to live with Sora and she would probably let you see her naked because you are 'gay' and it wouldn't matter."

"You're a pervert, Davis."

"Well, I would take advantage of the situation and be like 'girl, you need a massage.' She would let me touch her without thinking I'm a creep."

"Sora would beat the shit out of you if you ever dare touch her inappropriate," Tai responded not taking his eyes off the cartoon.

"I'm not talking exactly about Sora, I mean any girl."

"I hope my sister is not one of them because then I will be the one who would pummel you down."

"No, of course not, Kari is like a little sister to me," Davis said shifting his eyes.

"Liar."

The grown men watched a few more episodes of Adventure Time and ate the leftover noodles when they all decided to go to sleep. The maroon-headed guy offered his bed again, but this time Matt felt like sleeping on the couch on his last night, just like he did on his first night there.

Anxiety was a factor that wouldn't let Matt sleep that night, he was nervous to move in with a pretty girl like Sora not because it had been a long time since he actually talked to a girl but because it felt it was going to be hard to convince this girl that he was gay and not straight. He kept telling himself it was just temporary and whenever he had money saved up he would get out of there before she finds out and cut ties with her and never see her again. That was his brilliant plan.

The next morning Matt packed the few clothing he had rescued in a suitcase Tai had let him borrow. He retrieved his most precious possession from the closet near the living room; his old tone wood acoustic guitar, he left the apartment and headed towards his old car and put his belongings in the back of the passenger seat. The blond decided to head to work, he wanted this day to get over with; it was a Friday after all.

As he reached the parking lot of the office, he saw a hastily looking Steve going inside the building, early and the first one in as always. Matt cursed at his luck as he made his way out of the car and into the building; he took the elevator and turned quietly to the hallway that led to their office, he slid to his left softly and into his personal working desk before Steve took notice of his appearance. However, victory was short when Steve appeared behind Matt.

"Ishida!"

Matt jolted upwards from his seat as he heard his name out loud, fuck! "What is it that you want, Steve?" he remarked trying to play it cool.

"Nothing in particular, Ishida."

"Great, I guess you can leave and let me continue with my work," the blond said coldly at his annoying co-worker, he turned around to his computer ignoring the man behind him.

"It's funny how you say that as if you really did do your job," he paused at his sentence as he watched Matt turned his chair around to look at him, "Yeah, I see what you do, you think you have everyone fooled, but not me, I know. Yesterday you left work with your friend, where did you guys go? Huh? What was so important that you had to miss the meeting after lunch?"

Matt remained on his seat as he looked back to the man standing up, "What is your problem with me? What do you care if I miss the meeting or not? What I do is none of your business."

"The meeting was mandatory, Thomas is not going to be happy when he hears this, maybe this time he would listen to me and have you fired. I will never understand why he has you around when you can't even make top sales as close to mine."

"I may not be the best salesmen around, but I do my job how Thomas wants it and that's what matters to him. You can go ahead and tell him, I really don't give a fuck about your opinions, Steven. Like I said, my business is none of yours."

Once again he turned around to his computer, he left Steve standing up, pissed at the way Matt had called him and how he won this round. Steve walked away from Matt's back, his footsteps elapsing.

"It's STEVE!"

Matt chuckled, he had achieved on pissing Steve off; he brushed off the thought and picked the phone and dialed the first number on his list. "Good morning, is the owner of the house available? Hi, Mr. Vaughn, My name is Matt and I am calling you for a free offer of a coffee that can change your lifestyle and your health! Do you drink coffee in the morning? You do? How long does the caffeine last? Really? That's not a lot. Well, hear me out, I have this special offer going around and it could guarantee you a more energetic day! Yes I am offering you a free week supply sample of our Organic Java Coffee. It's all organic and it has the same taste as real coffee but with more of a kick so you can continue with your day with no crash whatsoever! All I need is your address information and the shipping is free! You can't miss this great offer. Just try it out for a week, if you are completely satisfied just call me back at this number and we can give you a discount on your first purchase. No sir, this is not a gimmick, its solid truth, I drink the coffee every day and it has made me an energetic morning person not to mention it helped me lose weight. Yes sir, sounds like a deal? Great! Expect your shipment next week. Ha-ha, okay. Great, you have a wonderful day, sir. Thanks. Bye," click, "God, I hate my job."

Hours later after calling and receiving calls then putting in applications and filling up some papers, Tai had showed up like always with his cup of Joe and leaning against Matt's wall, "I didn't even see you leave this morning."

"Sorry, I decided to get a head start at work so I can leave early."

"You really are eager to live with Sora aren't you? You dog! Ha-ha!"

Matt blushed a little but hid it from the brunette, "It's not even that, I just want this day to be over with so I can have a good weekend without thinking about work! There, but you know, maybe I am a little excited to move in with a girl like Sora. It's something I've been looking forward."

"Okay, take it easy; don't get your panties in a knot."

"You mean, in a bunch?"

"Yeah, whatever, same thing,"

"Tai, if you are going to insult me, at least have the decency of doing it right."

"Nah, it's too early," Tai said as he took a sip of his coffee.

"Matt, Tai, I need to talk to you in my office," Their boss said as he made his unnoticed appearance and retrieved immediately to his office. Both friends looked at each other wondering what had happened. They made their way in to the spacious office with a clear view of the outside traffic. Thomas sat on his chair behind his desk while Steve stood on his right, at the sight; Matt threw poisonous daggers at Steve's eyes, Steve wasn't intimidated by the look; he stood his ground with a wide smirk on his face feeling all mighty and finally attained what he wanted.

"Take a seat, boys," Thomas said showing them two chairs in front of the desk, the guys did what they were told and sat at the two chairs, "It was brought to my attention from Steve that you were not in our mandatory meeting yesterday after lunch. I have to say I didn't notice since it was a short meeting and it was just a few things that needed to clear up for next month's event, but Steve was kindly enough to share that you weren't there. Why?"

Matt was about to say something when Tai interfered, "I'll like to say first that I'm very sorry we missed the meeting, Thomas, and I apologize for not going to you first and to inform you that I had to take Matt to this important appointment with this good customer of mine; you see, Matt recently lost his home in a fire and a friend of mine, my customer as well, had this place for rent and there was no way for Matt to get there since he didn't know where she lived so I offered him a ride and the only time she was available was at noon but no later than 1. With success we did get the room. I'm sorry again for not telling you and breaking such trust you and I share."

Thomas looked at Tai for a while; his bottom lip quivered a little as he heard one of his workers telling him he trusted him. He then looked at Matt for a second, "Matt? Your apartment caught on fire? I'm sorry to hear that. I didn't know."

"It's alright, Thomas, I'm good. I didn't want a lot to know."

"He was on the news, Thomas. Who knows, maybe he'll be on YouTube." Tai jokingly added. He automatically stopped as he looked at his friend back that had this murder look.

"Well, I guess that clears everything, I will email you two the notes of the meeting later so you won't miss anything and I guess when you are done with your work you can leave, have a good day boys."

The two friends were just about to head out when a very unpleasant Steve hindered, "Hold on! What about the other stuff I told you and Ishida's profanity use at work and Yagami's lack of work!"

"Steve, you really need to stop snitching, I'm getting real tired of your shit. Those don't matter; people curse all the time, we coo' guys. And sometimes people need a rest from their chairs and the monitor from the computers, and it's not always healthy to be in front of such a bright screen, right boys?" Thomas got up and walked towards the guys, wrapping his arms around the guys shoulders, "Just go back to work Steve."

Steve angrily marched out the office, but before he left he looked at the two guys with such aggressive eyes. Tai stuck his tongue out to Steve as he left to his own office.

"So you guys doing anything after work? Maybe we can watch the game or something."

The friends looked at each other feeling a little awkward around his boss Thomas and his invitation.

"No, I have to pass boss, I have plans with an old friend of mine."

"Yeah and I am pretty busy myself with moving in and such, sorry."

"Oh," the boss uttered in disappointment, "No it's alright, I get it; you guys have your own social life. Well then, have a good day." The brunette and the blond awkwardly left the office.

"Well, that was weird. Anyways, you're welcome Mattie; I just saved us from what could have been a whole day with no pay, no thanks to Steve and his squealing."

"Thank you Tai for your heroic effort and brave act, you are my hero. We should leave before we get murdered by Steve."

"Right, well I guess I'll talk to you later then, have fun at Sora's."

With one last look, Tai waved and headed towards his desk to retrieve his stuff, Matt did the same and headed outside the building.

It didn't take him long to get to Sora's place, it was actually closer to the office than Tai's place. When he had his belongings in his hands he made his way towards her apartment, he reached the door and knocked, there was no answer. He tried once again and yet he didn't hear anything. Feeling stupid for forgetting that he actually owned a key; he searched inside his pocket and grabbed the key he was given; he inserted in and twisted the knob forward and pushed the door ahead. "Hello?" He made his way in but no one was present. He stood for a while in the middle of the room when he heard a muffled noise coming from the door towards the hallway. Without permission, he followed the noise and slowly knocked the door, the door slightly opened and he saw the redhead in deep concentration with the music and the big piece of paper in front of her, she was looking at the drawing and then ripped it and threw it at the grown. She started once again; the loud music ran through Matt's ear, it was smooth and soft, classical. He decided to knock louder and this time it brought the redhead's attention, her eyes widen and she went straight to turning off the music.

"Hey!" She greeted, closing in to receive him, she tiptoed to give him a kiss on the cheek, Matt with pleasure returned the gesture, "Hi, it's good to see you, sorry I was working on some stuff, I didn't hear you come in, go ahead and bring the rest of your stuff in."

"This is all my stuff," he somewhat replied showing the only two things in his hand.

"Oh," the redhead embarrassedly said, "Well then, come to the room," she ushered him towards the room across hers, she opened the door and let him in, "I took the liberty on putting some clean sheets on your bed and a few more furniture, oh and a TV, make yourself at home, don't ever hesitate about asking for anything. I know you went through a lot and you are a friend of Tai's. So I want to make you feel as welcome as possible and I really hope we can be friends," she smiled her voice sounding comforting.

"Thank you Sora, this means a lot, and yes I hope we can be friends too," he replied looking at her with his gorgeous smile, he approached her and hugged her. He didn't plan to embrace her but he felt the necessity to thank her with a hug as he wrapped his arm around her waist. Sora didn't think twice about the thought and decided to join in.

"Oh, you're welcome dear." The hold lasted a few seconds before they split and looked at each other. "Uh, I guess this means we are roommates now. I have to warn you in advance, I rarely cook due to always being busy so don't expect to be fed all the time."

"That won't be a problem, as half of my payment here, I can cook for the both of us; I am a good cook."

"Really? Oh that's fantastic! I sometimes get sick of a lot of take-out food its unhealthy and I'm starting to look like a fat cow."

"That's a lie, you have a very nice body; you must be doing something right to keep your figure. I mean you are very pretty to be calling yourself a fat cow."

"Aw, you're sweet. Thanks, well yes I do spend my free time working out so I don't get fat. Sometimes I have to model some of my own design clothing so I got to stay in shape."

"You model too? I shouldn't be surprised, you are gorgeous."

Sora blushed a little at the remark, damn, why did he have to be gay?! "Thank you, Matt."

"You're welcome, beautiful," he said without thinking, was he actually flirting? No, this was part of an act; gay guys always compliment girls like that, right? When was the last time he flirted with a girl, years? Now he felt awkward, he didn't want to be seemed as if he was hitting on her. Maybe she won't really take notice since she is always getting compliments by guys and girls and the homosexual. "So it's settled, I shall provide the food around this place," he lastly said to break the awkward moment inside his head.

"That sounds great."

He started to unpacked his stuff when his nostrils caught a swift of a strong aroma, he sniffed around to search for the smell, "What's that smell?"

Sora's nose began to sniff as she recognized the smell and frowned, "Oh, I'm sorry, it's the mixture of different perfumes that my old roommate use to wear, I sprayed some Febreeze to eliminate the odor but it keeps coming back. She would wear so much perfume that I guess it stunk the whole place and it never left the room."

"When did she move out?"

"A month ago, after her boyfriend proposed to her she moved in with him. She is one of my best friends and now she's getting married in a couple of months."

"Wow, and the smell never left the place. Well, congratulations to your friend, what's her name?"

"Mimi Tachikawa, or soon to be Mrs. Mimi Izumi, she's crazy for this guy, I wouldn't have thought she would pick him of all the boys she dated, but I can see they make such a cute couple. He has the brains and she has the looks."

"You don't seem to be happy about this wedding thing, Sora."

"I am happy for her! I truly am! However, she asked me to be her Maid of Honor and her wedding dress designer and I am also in charge of the flower arrangement of her wedding, plus, I have other side projects of my own. So as you can see I have a lot in my plate, and what sucks is that she keeps constantly calling me at the wrong times about how everything is going and she keeps changing the design of her dress, it's actually driving me a little crazy." Sora forcefully laughed at the thought.

"It sounds to me that you need a break," he suggested as he put his shirt on a hanger then making his way into the closet.

"Tell me about it! I really need to get out, just to take this stress out," Sora lift her arms on the air then dropped them down as quickly as she raised them.

"I think you need it."

"You know what? You're right; I do need it, I should go out. Hey, you should come with me. It could be a good way to get to know each other more."

"Uh, yeah that sounds fun, but I don't know, I feel a little tired," he lied, he wasn't exhausted, he knew that but he had to stay with the plan and not get too comfortable around her.

"Come on, say yes, I know a good place where we can go and I think you are going to love it," she cheerfully proposed to the blond who looked at her pleading gaze.

He was about to reject the invite when she interrupted his thought of mind, "That is a beautiful guitar, you play?"

"Thanks, and yes I do. I don't usually have it out on the open but the case I use to put it in burned down with the building."

"I'm sorry to hear that," Sora sincerely apologized.

"No worries, I'm just glad I was able to rescue her before the fire got her."

"Her? You got a name for her?"

"Roxanne, named her after the song "Roxanne" by The Police," he replied as he looked deeply at his old guitar, "She's stood with me since I was a teenager, she's that old, she's something I cherish."

"Huh, Interesting," she responded with this vacant look, she stood quiet for a moment lost in her own thoughts, she finally cleared her throat and spoke, "Well then remember, tonight at 8 we are leaving, so get ready alright? If you don't have anything nice to wear, don't fret I have extra clothes I can let you borrow."

Matt turned swiftly around to face the redhead, did he just heard right? "You're going to lend me clothes? Uh, I don't think we are the same size, honey. My chest is a little wider than yours."

At this Sora let out a soft laugh, "Oh! I should have been more specific, I have guy clothes as well; after all, I am a fashion designer so I do have guys' clothes around. That was funny. Oh, I haven't laughed this hard in a while."

Sora carefully observed the blond as he put the last of his clothes in the drawer; as if he felt her eyes on his back he looked around and gazed at her mesmerizing ruby eyes.

"What is it?" He curiously asked at the redhead as she kept looking at him with this disbelief look.

"I don't know but you just seem so familiar to me and I can't put my finger on where I've seen you before," she quirked her eyebrow as she squinted both of her eyes. Matt began to get nervous, maybe she does remember him. Was it the band he was on that she remembers? Or was it the long ago memory of when they were kids?

"Oh! Now I remember! Yeah, I saw you on the news the other night! That's where I remember you from! I'm glad I remembered, because it was bothering me since I first saw you, mystery solved! Well I have to finish some designs before we can go out, so remember, 8 tonight!" Sora retrieved to her room to give the blond his space, she turned the music back up again and resumed to her job.

And just like before, Matt had no other option but to accept the invitation, he wouldn't want to come out as a cynical gay guy, right? He couldn't even say no to her.

It was passed 8 already and the couple was already dressed and ready. Sora let Matt borrowed some pair of black pants and a black button up shirt, Sora began to adjust the collar and unbutton a few of the buttons of his shirt. She smirked a little at the blond, "It's always good to show some skin, you look great on these clothes," she complimented.

"You don't look bad yourself," Matt said checking Sora out from top to bottom. Sora was wearing a tight strapless short dress that had a few ruffles on the bottom; she wore tall black stiletto shoes her hair was brushed on the side with a small bun. "Thank you sweetie, we should go."

"Where are we going again?"

"You'll know when we get there."

Sora volunteer to drive her black Mercedes Bens, at the look of her car, Matt whistled and felt a little embarrass as he imagined his old Honda alongside this beauty. "Girl, you have good taste. You should let me drive it one of these days."

"Maybe after we leave I'll let you drive it, I might need you to from where we are going."

"Why?" he said as he got inside the luxurious car.

"I already told you. You'll know when we get there."

The engine began to slowly hum softly and revived as Sora pressed the gas pedal.

When they arrived to their destination the parking lot was already full, Sora did a quick turned and with luck she found a parking spot. They started to walk to the overcrowded sidewalk as a lot of men and women stood in line to have access inside the building. Matt looked at the people peculiarly. What was this place? "Sora, are we really going to wait in line just to get it?" He questioned the redhead as he followed her.

"No, I have ways to get in. I'm a VIP so this place knows me well." They walked all the way to the front of the line, a big unfriendly rough bodyguard stood in the doorway, "Name?" He brusquely asked.

"Sora Takenouchi."

He looked at his clipboard as his finger ran down the list; he looked at her and then at Matt. "He's with me." She quickly added.

"Come in Ms. Takenouchi." The gruffly bodyguard stepped aside letting the couple in.

As Matt entered through the crowd, the loud music hit him on his chest like an amplifier, the electronic feeling ran through his body as he stepped in, colorful lights flashed through his blue eye, constantly changing hues, Sora grabbed his hand in case he got lost. Couples danced at the rhythm of the techno music, the sweaty bodies plastered against each other.

They were in a night club.

Sora looked around the club searching for someone when she finally saw the group she was looking for she redirected Matt towards them. It was a group of men.

"Sora! You made it! Oh My God and who is this scrumptious thing you brought?!" One of the guys asked moving his hand around while he put a hand on his waist.

"This is Matt, he's my roommate!"

"Ohh! He's adorable!"

"He's soo cute!"

"I just want to cuddle his face off!"

"Uh, Sora, where exactly are we?" Matt queried loudly at her ear.

Sora got close to him and loudly said, "We are in Electric City. It's a club, a gay club."

Oh shit.

Oh shit indeed. What would you do Matt? Ahhh! Suggestion? Critiques? Continue? Don't forget to review! The more I get the faster I update.