A/N: OK, I worked on this non-stop. It took me a while. It's about 7 ½ pages long. Anyway, in this fic, The Digital World
thing NEVER happened! Keep that in
mind while you read this! When I
thought this idea up about a week ago (yes it took me a week to sit down and
type it, that's mainly due to the fact I had to get ready for finals and
stuff. I got out of school
yesterday! Finally! Anyway…) I was listening to Shy Girl by O-
Town. That's a good song. I hadn't meant to put the lyrics in, but
decided I would. Wow that was a
confusing sentence. OK, enough from me!
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters in this story and I
don't own the lyrics to Shy Girl. I guess
you could say I don't own the title either.
Ok, so I'm not very creative. Please
don't sue me! I don't have anything!
Sora smiled. It's
definitely Friday night. Why isn't she
out with some guy? She thought to
herself. "What's up?"
"Well, I have this friend from my school, Matt Ishida. He's having a party, and I didn't hear about
it until this afternoon. I told him I
couldn't get a date that fast, and he told me to just bring a friend. Anyway, I was wondering if you were
planning on anything tonight?" Mimi
said all of this extremely quickly.
"Sora," Mimi said anxiously. "I need to show up with another human to this party or I'll be
the laughing stock of more people than just you."
"I didn't mean for it to.
You'll have a good time if you go.
Please Sora?"
The Doorbell sounded throughout the apartment. "That's Mimi." Sora scrawled her mom a note and put it on the kitchen
table. She walked to the door and
opened it.
The two girls walked to the elevator. "Hey, Mimi, am I going to know anyone at
this thing?" Mimi noticeably flinched.
"Well," she hesitated.
"You'll know me…"
"I know. But will I
know anyone else?"
"Um…" Then a thought struck her. "You know that guy I set you up with once? Taichi Kamiya? He'll be there."
"Oh. Well, don't
worry. You'll have fun. Trust me!"
At that moment they reached Mimi's pink Miata. The two got in the car, and drove across town.
Mimi pulled up in front of the biggest house Sora had ever
seen, well, besides Mimi's. They got
out of the car and walked to the house.
Music blasted from inside. Mimi
opened the door. Sora walked
through. As soon as Mimi walked into
the house, Sora figured out why Mimi never had any extra time. Shouts of "Mimi's here!" and "I knew she'd
come!" rang in Sora's ears. Mimi just
stood there and greeted people over and over.
She introduced Sora to everyone, however the numerous different names
weren't registering.
Mimi led Sora to the refreshment table. "Hey Mimi, want to dance?" A boy asked.
"Go on. I'll be
fine!" Mimi smiled wide, showing her
perfect white teeth.
"Thanks Sora, you're the best. I'll be back soon." With
that Mimi headed out, and Sora soon lost her to the sea of unfamiliar people.
Wishing you had stayed at home
You kick yourself for coming
When you're standing there all alone
The centers of attention
Are busy making all their moves
While all the guys are looking at them
I've got my eye on you
Only you
You might think you're nothing special
You might be losing heart
But baby don't you realize
How beautiful you really are
Shy girl
It's written on your face
A mermaid out of water
Feeling out of place
Shy girl
Trying to hide a blush
Caught you looking for a second
Felt my heart
rush
Don't run away
Don't be afraid
Don't be shy girl
So beautiful
Shy shy girl
I'm moving in closer
Slowly trying to break the ice
But it's hard to get a lock
On your downward glancing eyes
You might think you're nothing special
But I'm about to lose my heart
Oh baby don't you realize
How beautiful you really are
Shy girl
It's written on your face
A mermaid out of water
Feeling out of place
Shy girl
Trying to hide a blush
Caught you looking for a second
Felt my heart rush
Don't run away
Don't be afraid
Don't shy girl
Now I'm standing right in front of you
I confess I'm nervous too
Girl you know there's something going on
And not to give it a chance would be so wrong
Oh, baby
Shy girl
It's written on your face
A mermaid out of water
Feeling out of place
Shy girl
Trying to hide a blush
Pretending that there's nothing
Between the two of us
Don't run away
Don't be afraid
Don't be shy girl
Shy girl
It's written on your face
A mermaid out of water
Feeling out of place
Shy girl
Trying to hide a blush
Caught you looking for a second
Felt my heart rush
Don't run away
Don't be afraid
Don't shy girl
Sora frowned. "God,
this is so stupid. Why am I here?" She practically screamed to her herself over
the rock song now blasting. Sora felt
eyes resting on her. Wow, I took
that last song way too personally. Sora
you're being stupid.
"Why hello there!"
Sora looked up to see a guy standing in front of her. His eyes were friendly and welcoming. "Mind if I sit?"
"Go ahead," Sora said, moving over to make room.
"You've been sitting here for quite a while. Not very social are you?" The boy asked in a friendly voice.
Sora blushed. "No,
not really. I don't know anyone."
The boy smiled.
"Then how is it you heard about this party?"
"My friend called me and said a guy named Matt something was
having a party and she asked me to come."
"You aren't having a very good time, are you?"
"Is it that obvious?
I don't want to be rude and just leave though. That Matt kid might be offended." Sora looked at the boy sitting next to her. He looked her straight in the eyes, and a
huge grin rested on his face.
"It's Ishida."
"Um, excuse me?"
"My name. Matt
Ishida. Host of the little get
together. Pleased to meet you…?"
Sora felt stupid.
No, stupid didn't even begin to describe what she felt. "Sora Takenouchi." She blushed again. "I'm
sorry. I didn't mean to down your
party. I'm just not used to this kind
of surrounding. I feel kind of out of
place."
"That's alright.
Come on, let's go outside for a breather. I'm hot from dancing so much."
He stood up and extended a hand.
Sora looked at it, and then realized he wanted her to take it. She placed her small hand in his, and got up
from the sofa. She swayed slightly on
her feet from sitting so long. Matt put
his other arm around her waist, and led her across the room to the door.
They walked through a series of different rooms, all
expensively decorated. This place is
a palace! He led her to a screened
in deck and turned on the lights, both inside and outside. The deck overlooked a great expanse of well
cared for lawn. In the distance, Sora
saw a lake. The entire yard was covered
with flowers and thin stone walkways.
Sora breathed in deeply, and walked over to the edge of the deck. "It looks like it came straight from a fairy
tale."
"Doesn't it? A
little too much so for me; same with the house. My mother likes it though.
So my father keeps it up for her.
Don't ask me how. My little
brother and I always used to break stuff.
We got yelled at so much when we were little. Eventually, we learned though," Matt answered from the door
behind her.
"You have a brother?
Is he here?"
"Nope. Just me. The three of them went to the Bahamas. I couldn't go because of prior commitments."
"Isn't this a little cliché? The rich kids parents go away and he invites the world over?"
"Sure. Is that a
problem for you?" He teased, walking over to join her.
"What if it is?" Sora asked. For the first time she actually took in his features. He was a great looking guy with sun blond
hair and piercing blue eyes that were staring at her playfully.
"I'll send them all away.
Anything for you," he said, a smile shining down on her.
"That's the biggest offer any guy has ever made me," she
replied. He moved closer to her and put
his arm around her waist. Sora felt a
shiver run down her back as he touched her.
"What do you mean by that?"
"Um, nothing really.
I just don't date much." Why
the hell did I just tell him that?!
"Well, why not?" If
Matt noticed anything strange or off-putting about her last remark, he didn't
show it.
"Guys don't go for me.
You're a guy, you tell me," she remarked. She sounded a little more hostile than she had meant to.
"I would love to tell you, but the problem is, I don't
know. I've only known you all of what
an hour? And I've already fallen for you." He touched her cheek and led her to look
into his sapphire eyes. Should I
trust this guy? I don't even know
him. He might be drunk. No, he doesn't seem the slightest bit tipsy. He might want to hurt me…
But his next action wiped that thought right out of her
mind. He gently kissed her lips,
sending chills through her body. Then
he pulled away and looked her straight in the eyes, as if looking for
objection. He didn't see any so he
brought his lips to hers again, for longer this time. When they parted, Sora felt weak, and couldn't stand
properly. "Do you have this effect on
all the girls you kiss?" Sora
asked. Matt just smiled.
"Come on, let's go back inside. By the way," he asked as they made their way to the glass door
that led inside. "Who's your friend?"
"Mimi Tachikawa."
"Oh, Mimi. She told
me she couldn't get a date. She had a
whole afternoon. That should have been
plenty of time for her. But I'm glad
she didn't get a date." He smiled.
"Why?" Sora asked, though she had a pretty good idea what
his answer would be.
"Well, if she had gotten a date, I never would have met
you! Remind me to commend her on her
choice of friends." Sora just smiled
back.
"Sora! There you
are! I've been looking for you!" Mimi ran up to the two as they entered the
somewhat emptier party room. "I managed
to stay completely sober just so I could drive you home!"
"You drink?" Sora
asked in a confused voice.
"Only at parties.
But I never overdo it don't worry," she added seeing the worried look on
her friend's face. "Oh, I see you met
Matt! What were you two up to," Mimi
asked slyly. "Oh wait, I don't want to
know!" She said seeing Sora blush, and Matt give Sora a side glance. "Don't worry. I won't tell."
"Mimi, get your mind out of the gutter!" Sora came back, embarrassed.
Mimi rolled her honey colored eyes. "Whatever.
I'll be at the car." With that
she walked off in the direction of the front door.
"Has this night ended as badly as it began?" Matt asked, looking Sora in the eyes.
"No, thanks to you, I had a really great night."
"I'm glad. Let me
walk you to the door." He took her hand
and they slowly made their way to the front door. "Oh, one more thing before you go. Can I have your number?"
Sora smiled. She grabbed a piece
of paper and a pen from the table next to the door and wrote her name and
number on it. She replaced the pen and
handed the paper to Matt. "I'll call
you."
Before she could stop herself, Sora let out a snort. She felt Matt place a single finger under her
chin. She looked into his eyes. He bent down and kissed her lips. Then he put his lips near her ear and
whispered, "I promise." Sora felt
herself blush. I hope he can't see
that. He stepped back. "Good night." With that he turned and walked back into the room and out of
view.
Sora walked slowly to Mimi's car and got in. "Sora, you're good."
"What do you mean?"
"Every girl in my school wants to get that guy. They've tried, quite unsuccessfully, to get
him to look at them. Then you waltz in
and get him to fall for you no problem.
It's amazing."
"Oh, that.
Whatever." Sora sighed and
looked out the window. Mimi shook her
head. She's hopeless, Mimi
thought to herself. Yeah, hopelessly
in love maybe. Mimi chuckled to
herself as she pulled onto the highway.
The End
