The next morning, all of the DigiDestined had gathered at Tai and Kari's house. The cast list would be posted that afternoon, so they all decided to gather in one place to see the cast list together and talk about it.
"Okay guys. I've gathered you all here today for one reason." Tai announced.
"Tai, we know why we're here. The cast list is going to be posted this afternoon and we're going to all see it together." Sora sighed.
"Ahh! I'm so excited I can hardly stand it!" Yolei squealed right next to Davis' ear.
"Geez, Yolei. Squeal a little louder, would ya?" Davis said sarcastically. "Besides, we've got a few hours till the list is posted. Why don't we play a game while we all wait?"
"That sounds fun. What about you, Cody?" Joe asked.
"That's okay with me." Cody said quietly.
All of the Digimon were there as well to celebrate the auditions. As usual, some of them were mostly concerned about food. "Is there any food?" DemiVeemon asked.
"I'm getting hungry, Cody!" Upamon declared.
"Hold on, Upamon. We'll get you something." Cody told him.
"Let's eat something!" Poromon agreed.
"You guys are always hungry." Patamon laughed, looking at Gatomon, who just looked at the In-Training Digimon, rolling her eyes.
"Just like children." Gatomon sighed.
"Come on, Gatomon. Aren't you hungry too?" Patamon asked.
"Ken, I'm hungry too." Minomon said, being held in Ken's arms.
"Hey, Yolei." Ken asked. "All of the Digimon are hungry. Did you bring the snack bag?"
"I wouldn't forget it!" Yolei set the bag down for the six Digimon of the younger DigiDestined to eat.
"Are you excited, Kari?" T.K. came up to her. "You did really well, you know."
Kari blushed. "Aww…thanks, T.K. So did you!" They both blushed.
Meanwhile, Ken came behind Davis, putting him in a friendly headlock. "I have to hand it to you, Davis. I really didn't know you could sing as well as you did. You really have it in you!"
"Wow, Ken. You really mean it? I'm totally stoked for this list to be posted. How about you?" Davis said.
"Yeah, it'll be interesting to see how Ms. Minami made the cast." Ken agreed.
Several hours later, the DigiDestined were all gathered around Izzy's computer, waiting for the list to be posted.
"Well, everyone." Izzy started. "Should we see if the list is up?" This got a big unanimous cheer from all DigiDestined and Digimon.
"Now, no matter what the outcome of the cast is, we're all going to be okay with whatever parts we get right?"
"Right!" Everyone agreed.
"But Tai, what if someone isn't cast?" Mimi asked.
"Don't worry about it, Mimi. I talked to Ms. Minami. She said it's such a big cast and everyone who auditioned will be in the show." Tai answered.
"That's a relief." Matt settled.
"Let's open the list, Izzy!" Yolei yelled.
"Hold on, Yolei. Let's everyone take some deep breaths and prepare ourselves for what we are about to see." Sora said, leading the DigiDestined (and Digimon) in a quick relaxation exercise. After it was over, Izzy turned his computer on and was about to push the enter key to open the page.
"Now, whatever happens, everyone will be okay with whatever, right?" Izzy asked.
"Right, right. Come on, Izzy. Don't keep us all in suspense!" Tai said.
"Ready, Kari?" T.K. asked, inadvertently taking her hand in his. Kari blushed.
"Yeah, a little nervous, but what's done is done. How about you, T.K.?" Kari asked him.
"Same feeling." T.K. ever so slightly squeezed her hand, helping her to be okay with the outcome.
"Okay, everyone. List is appearing…now!" Izzy hit the enter key, allowing the webpage to appear. All the DigiDestined gathered closer, with the Digimon waiting close behind. On the webpage, the list was posted, with the following note:
Dear Cast:
Thank you to all who auditioned. It was a very hard decision to cast this show. There was so much talent. I look forward to working with you all.
Signed, Ms. Minami.
Cast List:
Jean Valjean...Tai Kamiya
Javert...Matt Ishida
Fantine...Sora Takenouchi
Cosette...Kari Kamiya
Marius...T.K. Takaishi
Eponine...Yolei Inoue
Enjolras...Davis Motomiya
Thénardier...Izzy Izumi
Madame Thénardier...Mimi Tachikawa
Gavroche...Cody Hida
Bishop of Digne...Joe Kido
Grantaire...Ken Ichijouji
Little Cosette...Miya Ito
(All other cast members, ensemble, students, etc. were listed below)
"All right! I'm Enjolras!" Davis declared.
"Yeah, just like the leader of the junior DigiDestined, you're playing the leader of the student rebellion! Congrats, Davis. I guess I'm playing your drunken comrade." Ken and Davis laughed.
"I'm Eponine?! Oh, wow!" Yolei shrieked. "Perfecto!"
"Hey, T.K. Guess what?" Kari beamed.
"We're playing lovers!" T.K. laughed.
"Just like in real life." Kari whispered in T.K.'s ear.
"Should we tell everyone that, yet?" T.K. asked.
"Nah, how about after the run of the show." Kari giggled.
"Hey, Matt! Looks like we get to be the protagonists!" Tai announced.
"You call Javert a protagonist?" Matt asked.
"He's only the antagonist to my character! By looking at the list, Izzy and Mimi are the ones playing the real villains." Tai laughed.
"Hmm…well, I've never played a villain before." Mimi sighed.
"It's not that hard, Mimi. Just play off of my character." Izzy said.
"Hey, Kari!" Tai said.
"What's up, big bro?" Kari asked.
"Looks like I'm going to be playing your father!" Tai laughed. Kari hadn't realized that. She was focused on the fact that she was playing T.K.'s lover.
"That'll be a little weird, Tai. But remember when we were in Peter Pan? The kids playing Peter and Hook were both brothers." Kari laughed. She looked at the cast list again. "Hey, little Miya's going to be Little Cosette! I'm proud of her. She'll do so great!"
"I think Gavroche is perfect for you, Cody!" Joe said.
"Yeah, that's the only part I could think of that I could audition for. Even though I could have been just a student or ensemble member." Cody smiled.
"I guess I get to be the Bishop. I'm the one who gets to redeem Tai of his ways!" Joe chuckled. "I'm also going to be a student named Courfeyrac it looks like."
"I don't know many of these kids playing the students." T.K. said.
"Well, while Joe tries to help Tai become a new man, I'll be busy the whole show trying to bring him back down!" Matt laughed.
"Ha, ha. Very funny Matt!" Tai said sarcastically.
"And Mimi and I will steal his money!" Izzy laughed.
"Well, at least he'll be nice enough to get my daughter from you guys and take care of her after my character dies." Sora shouted.
"Hey, guys. Let's not dog on Tai. This is cause for a celebration! Let's go get ice cream!" Davis suggested.
"I agree!" Yolei announced. "How about you, Cody?"
"Well, I don't see why not?" Cody decided.
"Alright then. Let's go!" Matt declared.
"Let's go celebrate our success!" Tai agreed.
All of the Digimon and DigiDestined cheered.
On the way there, Sora realized something. "What are the chances of the twelve of us DigiDestined becoming the leads in Les Mis?"
"Oh wow, you're right, Sora. That's interesting!" Izzy pointed out. "Prodigious!"
Yolei agreed. "Perfecto!"
At the ice cream store, they all ordered their ice cream and sat down at the nearby table. Suddenly, a small girl and her mother came in. Kari stood up after recognizing who it was. "It's Miya and her mom!"
"Hey, it's you. You're that nice girl that helped Miya at the auditions."
"That's right. It's me, Kari. Remember?" Kari asked Miya.
"Are you going to be in the show?" Miya asked.
"Yeah, in fact, while you're playing Little Cosette, I'm playing the older Cosette." Kari smiled. Miya couldn't help it but smile back, and hugging Kari, who happily returned the hug.
"I hope we become good friends." Miya said.
"Me too. Well, I better not hold you back from getting your ice cream. Are you guys here to celebrate?" Kari asked.
"We are. I'm so proud of Miya. This will be such a good experience for her." Ms. Ito grinned. "Thank you for helping her."
"You're welcome. You will be awesome, Miya." Kari said, making Miya blush.
"Thanks Kari. Good luck with your part!" She said.
"You too, Miya."
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