Tai's Rival
This is season 2.
part 1
"So," Sora asked, walking down the hall of the school,"Did you hear the latest news?"
"What?" Tai asked walking beside her.
"I hear there's a new student in our class," she said.
"Really?" he asked as they stopped by their lockers. Their lockers were right next to each other, Matt's was across the hall, and Izzy's was right next to Tai. All the better because Tai and Sora were going out. They weren't boyfriend/girlfriend yet. Sora asked Mimi when they should be a couple, and Tai asked Matt. They both gave the same answer, "When you think you're ready." Tai was ready, but he wasn't so sure about Sora.
"Talking about the new kid?" Matt asked, walking up,"I hear that he's loaded! His father owns and runs some sort of mega business, with ties all over the world!"
"And I hear that he's a great soccer player," Izzy said,"At his old school, he was their most valuable player."
"Speaking of soccer," Tai said to Sora,"We've got finals in a couple of weeks, we could sure use your help."
She shook her head,"Tai, we've been through this before, I play tennis now."
He shrugged,"It was worth a shot."
Then the bell sounded,"Well," she said,"Let's go so I can meet this kid."
As they walked down the hall, Matt said to Tai,"Why'd you ask her that for? She's a tennis player now."
"I now," he said,"but our team needs help. I thought I might have been able to convince her, but I should have known better. She has lost her Tom boyishness, and is acting a lot more feminine, not that I'm complaining."
Matt saw the smile on his face,"You're glad?"
"Kind of. You don't know how hard it is when you walk in a public place and they think your companion is a guy!"
He was suddenly hit in the head by Sora's bag,"I was never mistaken for a guy!"
"I know, I know!"
They walked into their class room and sat at their desks. The teacher walked in. "Settle down," she said,"We have a new student today. His name is Shugi Otamo."
The class fell silent as Shugi walked in. He had short black hair and brown eyes. Tai wasn't even paying attention until he head Sora whisper to one of her friends,"Wow, he's hot!"
Tai bolted right up and stared at him. Shugi's eyes scanned the class room, then stopped on Sora. He walked right up to her,"Please to meet you," he said.
"N-N-Nice to meet you," she said, trying not to faint. Tai could feel his anger boiling.
"Please," the teacher said,"You can socialize after class. You can take your seat next to Sora, but please, no talking."
Tai clenched his pencil so hard that it broke. He saw Shugi flirting with Sora. He was cringing so hard that he was shaking. "Tai," Matt whispered, "Calm down. You look like your about to blow."
Tai struggled to regain himself. "That guy is going to pay!" he said to himself.
As usual, at lunch time, Tai, Matt, and Izzy ran as fast as they could to get into the cafeteria before the rush. Today was no exception. With Tai in the lead, using the agility that won him captain of the soccer team, he quickly got him, Matt, and Izzy lunch before anyone else even set foot in that room.
Once the crowed started coming in, Tai scanned the area for Sora. She came in, with Shugi right behind her. Tai stared at them. "Is Sora going to sit with him?" Matt asked,"She usually sits with us."
His question was answered when the two of them sat at a table alone. Tai clenched his fist so hard that the spoon started to bend. "Tai, are you all right?" Izzy asked.
"Yes," he growled,"Everything's just fine."
He started eating, but because he was quivering with anger, the soup he was trying to eat was getting all over the table, and on himself. Tai finally gave up on that, and started to drink it, but it was still getting all over the place. "Careful," Matt said,"You're getting some in your mouth."
He slammed the bowl down. "Very funny," he said, dripping with sarcasm.
"What is wrong?" Izzy asked.
"Don't be stupid!" Matt said,"Can't you see he's jealous?"
"I AM NOT JEALOUS!" Tai yelled, louder than he meant. Soon the entire cafeteria was staring at him. Matt and Izzy could see his face turning into an apple. "Uh," Matt said,"Soccer team will win at the finals next week, right?"
"Right!" everyone yelled, then went back to eating.
"Thanks," Tai said.
"So," Izzy said, completely oblivious,"Who are you going to ask to the Prom?"
Matt shot him a, 'Shut up now!' look, but it was too late. Tai said,"I was going to ask Sora, but she's probably going with Shugi, now!"
"Tai, be reasonable," Matt said,"She's only known him for a day. If he asks her, he's the fastest player I've ever seen."
"Maybe you should ask her now," Izzy suggested.
"That's a good idea," Tai said,"I'll go right now."
They watched him get up and walk over to Sora and Shugi. They saw Tai ask Sora, then Tai throwing his hands up. "Good," Matt said,"She said yes."
Then she saw Tai run back to their table and sit down. "Well?" Matt asked, taking a sip of water.
"I just saw he kiss her."
Matt spit out all of his water all over Izzy's face.
"So did you ask her?"
"No, And he's going to be on the soccer team too," Tai said, with fire in his eyes.
"Uh, Tai," Izzy said,"Promise me you won't do anything stupid."
"Oh," he said, getting up to through out his garbed,"I would never think I doing that."
After he left, Matt turned to Izzy,"E-mail Davis. Tell him to watch Tai when their practicing."
Later that day, while he was changing in the locker room for soccer practice, Davis read the e-mail from Izzy. "I don't believe this," he said, nearly breaking his pocket organizer. He closed the message and smiled a bit when he saw the Digi-egg of Courage on the screen.
He placed it in the pocket of his jeans in his locker, when he saw T.K. standing there. "Davis," he said,"Matt sent me over to make sure you got Izzy's message."
"Yeah," he said,"I'll keep on eye on Tai, though I don't know why. I'd cream this guy myself for taking his girl, but I know Tai can handle it himself. I can't belive this guy, kissing Sora right in front of Tai!"
"Maybe Sora's got a side to it," T.K. suggested.
"But who would know? Kari?"
T.K. shook his head. "She'd never talk about her love life to Kari, simply because she's Tai's sister."
"Anyone else?"
"Well, she wouldn't think twice about telling Mimi, they were best friends, but she's in America. Plus, I hear that she's been restricted to five hours a month to talk to her. Evidently, she's been racking up her phone bill. I can only imagine how much long distance it takes to call America, especially with Mimi on the other line."
They thought for a moment longer before they both said at the same time,"Yolei!"
"Okay," Davis said,"You go and talk to her, I've got to watch Tai."
T.K. nodded. "I'll call you later."
"Right," Davis said as he ran onto the field.
Once he got out there, he saw they were all ready stretching. He saw Tai staring at Shingu. "If looks could kill..." he said, walking up to Tai.
"Watch yourself today," Tai said to him,"Things are really going to heat up." Then he walked away.
"Okay!" the coach yelled,"Fora changed of pace, we're going to do a scrimmage first, and I'm going to let you choose your teams. Captains are Tai and......Shingu."
The two of them walked away from the line and turned back to face them. "By the way," Shingu said,"I am going to ask Sora to the Prom, and you'd better not get in my way."
Tai growled at him."Davis, your on my team! Get over here now!" he commanded without taking his gaze off of Shingu.
Davis walked over and stood behind him. "Yes, sir," he said.
Shingu saw that and figured that Tai must be Davis's superior in something, almost like Davis was a solder, and Tai was his commanding officer. Maybe Tai was the leader of something, if so, there were bound to be others than just Davis. He didn't know what was going on, but he was determined to find out.
After the teams were picked, Tai told his team his strategy. "But what about Shingu?" one player asked.
"Leave him to me, " Tai said.
This is season 2.
part 1
"So," Sora asked, walking down the hall of the school,"Did you hear the latest news?"
"What?" Tai asked walking beside her.
"I hear there's a new student in our class," she said.
"Really?" he asked as they stopped by their lockers. Their lockers were right next to each other, Matt's was across the hall, and Izzy's was right next to Tai. All the better because Tai and Sora were going out. They weren't boyfriend/girlfriend yet. Sora asked Mimi when they should be a couple, and Tai asked Matt. They both gave the same answer, "When you think you're ready." Tai was ready, but he wasn't so sure about Sora.
"Talking about the new kid?" Matt asked, walking up,"I hear that he's loaded! His father owns and runs some sort of mega business, with ties all over the world!"
"And I hear that he's a great soccer player," Izzy said,"At his old school, he was their most valuable player."
"Speaking of soccer," Tai said to Sora,"We've got finals in a couple of weeks, we could sure use your help."
She shook her head,"Tai, we've been through this before, I play tennis now."
He shrugged,"It was worth a shot."
Then the bell sounded,"Well," she said,"Let's go so I can meet this kid."
As they walked down the hall, Matt said to Tai,"Why'd you ask her that for? She's a tennis player now."
"I now," he said,"but our team needs help. I thought I might have been able to convince her, but I should have known better. She has lost her Tom boyishness, and is acting a lot more feminine, not that I'm complaining."
Matt saw the smile on his face,"You're glad?"
"Kind of. You don't know how hard it is when you walk in a public place and they think your companion is a guy!"
He was suddenly hit in the head by Sora's bag,"I was never mistaken for a guy!"
"I know, I know!"
They walked into their class room and sat at their desks. The teacher walked in. "Settle down," she said,"We have a new student today. His name is Shugi Otamo."
The class fell silent as Shugi walked in. He had short black hair and brown eyes. Tai wasn't even paying attention until he head Sora whisper to one of her friends,"Wow, he's hot!"
Tai bolted right up and stared at him. Shugi's eyes scanned the class room, then stopped on Sora. He walked right up to her,"Please to meet you," he said.
"N-N-Nice to meet you," she said, trying not to faint. Tai could feel his anger boiling.
"Please," the teacher said,"You can socialize after class. You can take your seat next to Sora, but please, no talking."
Tai clenched his pencil so hard that it broke. He saw Shugi flirting with Sora. He was cringing so hard that he was shaking. "Tai," Matt whispered, "Calm down. You look like your about to blow."
Tai struggled to regain himself. "That guy is going to pay!" he said to himself.
As usual, at lunch time, Tai, Matt, and Izzy ran as fast as they could to get into the cafeteria before the rush. Today was no exception. With Tai in the lead, using the agility that won him captain of the soccer team, he quickly got him, Matt, and Izzy lunch before anyone else even set foot in that room.
Once the crowed started coming in, Tai scanned the area for Sora. She came in, with Shugi right behind her. Tai stared at them. "Is Sora going to sit with him?" Matt asked,"She usually sits with us."
His question was answered when the two of them sat at a table alone. Tai clenched his fist so hard that the spoon started to bend. "Tai, are you all right?" Izzy asked.
"Yes," he growled,"Everything's just fine."
He started eating, but because he was quivering with anger, the soup he was trying to eat was getting all over the table, and on himself. Tai finally gave up on that, and started to drink it, but it was still getting all over the place. "Careful," Matt said,"You're getting some in your mouth."
He slammed the bowl down. "Very funny," he said, dripping with sarcasm.
"What is wrong?" Izzy asked.
"Don't be stupid!" Matt said,"Can't you see he's jealous?"
"I AM NOT JEALOUS!" Tai yelled, louder than he meant. Soon the entire cafeteria was staring at him. Matt and Izzy could see his face turning into an apple. "Uh," Matt said,"Soccer team will win at the finals next week, right?"
"Right!" everyone yelled, then went back to eating.
"Thanks," Tai said.
"So," Izzy said, completely oblivious,"Who are you going to ask to the Prom?"
Matt shot him a, 'Shut up now!' look, but it was too late. Tai said,"I was going to ask Sora, but she's probably going with Shugi, now!"
"Tai, be reasonable," Matt said,"She's only known him for a day. If he asks her, he's the fastest player I've ever seen."
"Maybe you should ask her now," Izzy suggested.
"That's a good idea," Tai said,"I'll go right now."
They watched him get up and walk over to Sora and Shugi. They saw Tai ask Sora, then Tai throwing his hands up. "Good," Matt said,"She said yes."
Then she saw Tai run back to their table and sit down. "Well?" Matt asked, taking a sip of water.
"I just saw he kiss her."
Matt spit out all of his water all over Izzy's face.
"So did you ask her?"
"No, And he's going to be on the soccer team too," Tai said, with fire in his eyes.
"Uh, Tai," Izzy said,"Promise me you won't do anything stupid."
"Oh," he said, getting up to through out his garbed,"I would never think I doing that."
After he left, Matt turned to Izzy,"E-mail Davis. Tell him to watch Tai when their practicing."
Later that day, while he was changing in the locker room for soccer practice, Davis read the e-mail from Izzy. "I don't believe this," he said, nearly breaking his pocket organizer. He closed the message and smiled a bit when he saw the Digi-egg of Courage on the screen.
He placed it in the pocket of his jeans in his locker, when he saw T.K. standing there. "Davis," he said,"Matt sent me over to make sure you got Izzy's message."
"Yeah," he said,"I'll keep on eye on Tai, though I don't know why. I'd cream this guy myself for taking his girl, but I know Tai can handle it himself. I can't belive this guy, kissing Sora right in front of Tai!"
"Maybe Sora's got a side to it," T.K. suggested.
"But who would know? Kari?"
T.K. shook his head. "She'd never talk about her love life to Kari, simply because she's Tai's sister."
"Anyone else?"
"Well, she wouldn't think twice about telling Mimi, they were best friends, but she's in America. Plus, I hear that she's been restricted to five hours a month to talk to her. Evidently, she's been racking up her phone bill. I can only imagine how much long distance it takes to call America, especially with Mimi on the other line."
They thought for a moment longer before they both said at the same time,"Yolei!"
"Okay," Davis said,"You go and talk to her, I've got to watch Tai."
T.K. nodded. "I'll call you later."
"Right," Davis said as he ran onto the field.
Once he got out there, he saw they were all ready stretching. He saw Tai staring at Shingu. "If looks could kill..." he said, walking up to Tai.
"Watch yourself today," Tai said to him,"Things are really going to heat up." Then he walked away.
"Okay!" the coach yelled,"Fora changed of pace, we're going to do a scrimmage first, and I'm going to let you choose your teams. Captains are Tai and......Shingu."
The two of them walked away from the line and turned back to face them. "By the way," Shingu said,"I am going to ask Sora to the Prom, and you'd better not get in my way."
Tai growled at him."Davis, your on my team! Get over here now!" he commanded without taking his gaze off of Shingu.
Davis walked over and stood behind him. "Yes, sir," he said.
Shingu saw that and figured that Tai must be Davis's superior in something, almost like Davis was a solder, and Tai was his commanding officer. Maybe Tai was the leader of something, if so, there were bound to be others than just Davis. He didn't know what was going on, but he was determined to find out.
After the teams were picked, Tai told his team his strategy. "But what about Shingu?" one player asked.
"Leave him to me, " Tai said.