Chapter 44


Author's note: This chapter will be focused on the homecoming week. The Digidestined plans homecoming - Digidestined style (okay, more like my style but whatever). So it's going to be a really long read. If there is anything that pisses you off, kindly remember that this is just a fan-fic. Please keep the dissatisfaction to yourself. Please keep the reviews clean. Thank you very nice, and review! :D

Oh and another thing, this will be the second last chapter. God knows when I will upload the last one. It may take forever. Who knows. I'm packed with work. Sorry :(


Matt's POV

This week is homecoming week and we Digidestined have something in mind. As usual, we are all at my girlfriend's crib after school to discuss about this. We have exactly three days left to the actual day (and I'm referring to homecoming) and we all want to look the best we can. The girls are sitting together while we guys are sitting together but we are all still, sitting together in a circle in the living room... Get the picture? If you don't, it's all right.

"Let's all wear black!" Davis suggests.

"Why black?" I ask.

"Yeah, Junior. Why black?" Tai adds.

Davis shrugs, "I don't know. We're always being so colourful and we hardly wear any black."

"Davis, Ken wears black all the time," Yolei says.

"I'm talking about the whole group and not just Ken alone, Yolei. You have a brain so please make good use of it," Davis sarcastically says.

Boy, Yolei is burning up. Davis sure had just rubbed her the wrong way.

"Okay, okay enough. No arguments, kids," I say.

"Kids? Who are you calling kids?" Both Davis and Yolei shout at me simultaneously, causing me to startle.

"Chill, guys. I was just saying."

"Why not the guys wear black and the girls wear white?" I hear TK suggest.

"What do you think this is? A wedding, Takeru?" Yeah, Mimi is always the first one to respond to TK.

"I was just suggesting, Meems."

We all sat there in silence for a minute. We are all running out of ideas - I think. At least I know I already am running out of ideas. I'm never good at suggesting things so that explains why nothing creative really comes out of my mouth unless it's music that we're talking about. Usually when it comes to clothes, isn't Mimi the one that always is full of ideas? Why is she suddenly so blank now?

That reminds me. Speaking of homecoming, I suddenly lost my mood. I don't feel like attending this so-called party they're organizing in the school hall. I wonder who will be the one performing when clearly, that stage belongs to me strictly for that one night only. It breaks my heart just thinking about it. I should be up there, performing, singing songs and dedicating them to Mimi because one of the ways that she and I communicate is through music but all that is gone - in a split second. Life can be really unfair no matter how hard you work for it. I have no right to argue with the principal about this. He probably has his own reasons why. Maybe he found a better band or maybe he prefers a girl to perform. Or maybe, he wants the performer to play classic music. Oh, I don't know. Still, I'm not happy and my heart can't take it. Yes, I can be such a girl sometimes but, that's just how I feel.

"I have an idea," Mimi speaks, breaking the silence.

We all look at her and wait patiently for her answer.

"Let's all wear the colour of our crests," Mimi smirks.

I don't think that that idea is bad at all. I mean, I don't even mind wearing blue. Blue is after all, my favourite colour. Let's imagine...

If Tai wears orange, he'll look damn weird.

If Sora wears a red dress... Meow! She'll look hot! Okay, shut up Ishida.

If Izzy wears purple... I'm bursting out in laughter now.

If Mimi wears green, she'll look so natural... Yes, she is a natural beauty and that's why I love her.

If Joe wears grey, it's pretty much the colour he wears almost everyday so, nothing new.

If TK wears yellow, it'll match his hair. Lucky for him.

If Kari wears pink, she'll look so cute. I could hug her forever. Kari may not be as slender as Mimi is but Kari still has an hourglass figure. Boy, if only... Hush! I'll slap myself now.

Ken's crest is kind of a light purple. He'll probably be a good match with Izzy. They can both be each other's dates for homecoming... I'm just saying.

Now what I'm trying to figure out is, what about Davis, Yolei and Cody? I mean, Davis has both Tai's crest of courage and my crest of friendship. Yolei has both the crests of love and sincerity and Cody has the crests of knowledge and reliability. Let's ask them then.

"But Yolei, Cody and I have two crests respectively. What about us?" Davis asks.

Smart boy. I was about to ask them but he already asked before I did.

"That's the problem there. Don't worry guys, we'll figure something out," Tai says.

"I don't want to just sit here and do nothing," Mimi says as she stands up. "I want to be at the mall right now to shop and look around."

"I don't have to worry about anything. I have quite a number of suits at home. My dad has a whole collection of them so I can just choose one from his closet," Joe says.

Lucky Joe. Unlike me and the other guys, he has nothing to worry about dressing for homecoming. It's ridiculous. If it's possible, I'd like to rent a suit instead of buying one since, I'm only going to wear it for one occasion.


Currently, we are at the mall now, in one of the boutiques for men. I am with Tai, Kari and TK. Mimi, Sora and Yolei decide to hang out together. They wanted Kari to join them but both TK and Tai need Kari to help out with their suits. I mean, come on. Even I don't need Mimi for fashion advices! Okay, maybe sometimes I do.

I already have a suit on and I'm standing outside my fitting room, looking in the mirror, adjusting my tie. TK and Tai are still in their respective fitting rooms so it's just me and Kari alone outside.

"You look nice," Kari says, sitting at the bench behind me.

I look at her through the mirror, still adjusting my tie.

"Thanks, Kari," I respond and nod my head, giving her a genuine smile.

"It's no wonder a lot of girls like you. I never seemed to get it at first but only when you have this suit on you, I finally opened up my eyes and also, finally understanding why."

I don't know how much more to thank her. Why is it that I fall for gentle girls like her easily? It's ridiculous. I know, I know, I have a girlfriend already but you can't stop yourself from naturally falling in love with someone else too right? I'll be honest here. Since I opened up about me liking Kari during the party, I kind of started having this little crush on her because... She's just so cute.

"Well, Kari, you've been too nice to me lately. I think it's best you go against me now," I joke, angling my body to face her now.

"Ishida," Kari stands up and helps me with my tie. How sweet. "I am not that type of person, all right? I am not like Yolei; always arguing with the guys around her. Tai taught me to behave myself and be more ladylike."

She's finally done with helping me with my tie and then adjusts the other part of my suit to help me look good. If only... This is Mimi standing in front of me, helping me with the suit.

"There you go, Ishida," Kari turns my body to face the mirror and then leans on my left shoulder. "You look like a gentleman," she smiles.

"Thanks Kari but again, you don't have to be so nice," I return the smile.

"Kari!" Tai shouts.

Kari rolls her eyes, "Yes, Tai?" That look on her is really-damn-adorable.

"Can you help me with this..." Tai emerges from his fitting room, pants unzipped and his hair all messed up. Tai is struggling to fix his tie.

"Oh my god!" Kari looks away and hides behind me after noticing that Tai's front door is still opened.

"Kamiya, do you mind pulling up your zipper?" TK asks from behind Tai, after emerging from his fitting room.

"Huh?" Tai looks at his zipper and slaps himself in the forehead. "Oh my god! I'm so sorry, Kari!"

Tai quickly pulls up his zipper while TK and I are laughing hysterically.

"Have you zipped up yet, Tai?" Kari asks, still hiding behind me.

"Yeah, yeah, I have."

Kari then looks at Tai, giving him a face.

"Now, can you help me with the tie?" Tai requests.

"Tai is having a problem fixing his own tie. How awesome," Kari says sarcastically as she helps Tai fix his tie.

TK and I just stand there, grinning at Tai. Tai just can't be any more hilarious.

"Hey Matt, you look good in ocean blue and black," TK compliments.

"Why thank you, TK. You look good in bright yellow and black too. Matches the hair," I return the compliment.

"I look awkward in orange and black," Tai cuts into my conversation with TK.

"You look great, Tai," Kari says.

"You're just saying that because you're always nice to everybody around you," Tai whines.

"Hey, isn't that a good thing? You're lucky that I'm not like TK who sometimes says that Matt doesn't dress up properly. I could've said something about your hair but there's nothing to say about it. It's always the same mess everyday," Kari nags.

Boy. For once, I thought that they always get along. I think Kari hates it when Tai whines. It's amazing that even for siblings that are so attached to each other also argue. TK and I, we don't really argue. We only exchange insults or words of sarcasm or whatever shit. And wait, did Kari just mention about TK saying that I don't dress up properly? Really?

"TK, what did you tell Kari about the way I dress?" I ask my brother.

"I told Kari that the way you dress is kind of sloppy and very informally. Doesn't include your school uniform though," TK replies.

True. I dress real sloppy and I'm casual most of the time. My dress code for an everyday wear is pretty simple - jeans and t-shirt or a long-sleeved (casual) dress shirt. Unlike TK, I don't really have the time to dress up. I spend most of my time on my hair. I'm such a girl; I know.

"Okay, done," Kari then gives Tai a light slap at his shoulder and smiles. "You guys look really decent. Any girl would fall for guys like you because I know I would - except for Tai of course."

TK and I are about to burst out in laughter but we controlled ourselves. We're silently laughing now. I notice Tai giving Kari a look that says 'what the hell' while Kari gives him a stupid grin in return.

"Very funny, Hikari. If I'm not your brother, would you say that I am attractive?"

"Nah, I'll pass," she responds.

We're supposed to be choosing a suit as soon as possible but here we are, laughing our asses off. The Ishida and Kamiya siblings just having our fun. Nothing extreme.


It has already been two hours but Sora, Mimi and Yolei aren't back yet. The rest of us have already reunited at our meet up spot at Starbucks. We have been waiting for them for about half an hour already! Geez! Girls, when it comes to shopping, they'll shop until the mall closes. We are all having separate conversations. I am having a conversation with Kari. I don't know how it happened but I suddenly started becoming closer to her ever since the party. I hope nobody will assume that she and I are having something behind Mimi and TK's back or anything because this friendship between Kari and I started off pretty naturally.

"Hey guys, sorry we're late!"

Finally, they're here. The rest of us let out a sigh of relief.

"Sorry we took so long. Sora has a hard time looking for a red dress," Mimi says, settling down next to me.

Yolei takes her seat in between Ken and Davis.

"Yeah. Oh my god, Tai, you should've been there with me. I didn't know which dress looks good on me," Sora says to Tai.

Actually Sora, you look good in any dress. Hush! Please punch yourself now, Ishida.

"I have to find a damn suit for myself and even I take almost an hour and a half just to look for one. I even needed Kari's help for that," Tai whines (again). He whines a lot today which is very unlikely of him to do so.

"He suck in fashion, Sor," Kari adds.

"Well..." Sora takes her seat next to Tai. "Mimi was the easiest. She instantly knew which dress she wants to get."

"Oh well Sor," Mimi flips her hair. Yeah everybody, that's my girlfriend and she's smokin' hot when she flips her hair like that. "Everyone here knows that I am the fashion guru." And she adds on a wink.

"Okay so all have done our shopping for homecoming now, correct?" I ask everybody.

Everyone else nods to my question.

"Good. Now," I look at my watch. "It's half past eight and we have school again tomorrow. We all better head home now and turn in early."

I hear the others discuss among themselves and then we all stand up to leave the cafe. Now, we only have a few days left to homecoming and I can't wait to see how gorgeous Mimi will look like in her dress. I hope I won't lose control of my sanity and go high when I see her in that dress. Though I've seen her naked before, I'm pretty sure that she'll look a lot sexier in a dress but I shall not put my hopes up too high. I might get disappointed in the end but when it comes to Mimi and her natural beauty, I know that I will never ever get disappointed. I'm looking forward to homecoming!