Disclaimer:
Kari: The authors don't own anything but the made-up names of the people in Matt's band. Face it, if they did own Digimon, they wouldn't be writing fanfics, but scripts.
Matt: Just read the story, already! Fanfiction.net is a disclaimer in itself!
Author's Note: Okay, this is Kitsune here to clear some stuff up. Number 1: For the sake of this fanfic Matt is 16 and Kari is 13. They're not really. And I use the information provided by the original Japanese version, not the dubbed version. Kari is 11 in the original version and Matt is 14. Number 2: Yes, Jun is three years older than Matt. Go to any site with info on the original version. Here, as a matter of fact, here's a URL to one: Megchan's Digimon Sekai. Go there and you'll find all the info you need about Digimon 02 (ORIGINAL version, minna-chan)...Anything else I need to say? No...wait, yes! The song that Matt sings is the translation of his first season Japanese song, Walk on the Edge. And we're pretending that Matt lives in a large, cushy house in Odaiba 'coz he's famous and all. ;P...I'm listening to Negai Kanaeru Kagi now....Suki da Negai Kanaeru Kagi. Negai Kanaeru Kagi is Matt's 02 theme. Oretachi no Melody is cool also...goi download the songs from Napster or something. They're sugoi! Also, I have something to ask you. It's at the bottom of the fanfic.
Part 4: Band Practice
"Hey, Matt, who's that?" Alex asked as Matt and Kari walked in.
"This is my girfriend Kari." Matt said, "Kari, this is Alex. And that's Jim and Luke." Matt introduced.
"Hey." Jim waved slightly
"How old are you?" Luke asked Kari suspicously.
"Why do you want to know?" Kari shot back.
"Coz you don't look very old." Luke said.
"Oh, really?" Kari folded her arms.
"How old are you?" Luke persisted.
What is she gonna say? What is she gonna say? Matt thought nervously, trying to keep his face calm.
"Too young to drink, but old enough to walk downtown by myself. And the rest is classified information. Even ask the government." Kari said.
Matt felt like a cross between smacking Kari for the idiotic comment or hugging her for not telling her age.
"Whatever." Luke said.
"Oh, look, Jun arriveth." Alex called as the familiar sister of Davis walked up.
"Let the fireworks begin." Matt muttered under his breath.
"Oh, you're here." Jun said, distaste fully evident as she noticed Kari.
"Hey! Matt! Get your guitar out! We have to practice!" Jim called.
"Uhh, yeah." Matt said. He walked over to where the others were, but he kept looking worridly over his shoulder at Kari and Jun who were glaring at each other.
"So." Jun said, letting the word hang in the air.
"So what?" Kari asked, her eyes narrowing.
"Who gives you the right to steal my man?" Jun demanded.
"He wasn't your man in the first place." Kari shot back.
"He was until you moved in on him." Jun snapped.
"For your information, he asked me out in the first place." Kari said, Ooohhh, I hate her!, she thought angrily.
"I suggest you back off of Matt now or else." Jun said in a threatening tone.
"Or else what?" Kari narrowed her eyes. Instictively, she reached into her pocket for her Digivice, as she always did when she was angry.
"Does anyone else here know your real age, Kamiya?" Jun sneered.
Kari didn't answer. She was too busy panicking. What if Jun tells the others that I'm only thirteen? she thought worridly.
"So, they don't?" Jun smirked, taking Kari's silence for a 'yes', "Well, you wouldn't want Matt's band members to find out would you?" she continued.
"You wouldn't dare." Kari said.
"Oh, wouldn't I?" Jun laughed.
"Not if I have anything to do with it." Kari said.
"Really? What are you gonna do about it, little girl?" Jun asked.
"OK, one, two..." Jim started counting the beats of the song.
"Three." Matt finished and started singing,
"We're not ready yet, just look
If I'm right and we really get crushed
Then what's the point?
"Well, if you want to I can't stop you
Just cause you're passionate about it
Doesn't make it right
"Try being a little cooler
Cool off your head
There's a chance of winning
Any game
"I'm all right on my own
I'll even walk the edge of a knife
"I'm not trying to be tough
But I can't become enough--HEY!" He stopped singing when he saw Jun push Kari. "What are you doing?" he yelled and rushed over to where the two girls were standing.
"Jun here seems intent on picking a fight." Kari said.
"Jun, what the hell d'you think you're doing?" Luke asked.
"Teaching this little brat here a lesson." Jun said, her eyes glittering.
"Jun, just back off." Matt said. He could feel the anger building inside of him. If she doesn't stop acting like such a bitch, I swear I'm gonna punch her out.
"Do you know the truth about Matt's little 'girlfriend'?" Jun asked the others.
"What truth?" Alex asked boredly.
"Jun, I'm warning you." Matt said in a low voice so that only Jun and Kari could hear him.
"She's only thirteen." Jun said triumphantly, smirking at Kari.
Uh-oh...here it comes...good-bye reputation, Matt thought, bracing himself for the scorn of his bandmates.
To his surprise, they started laughing.
"Oh, come off it, Jun." Jim said.
"Get over it, already. Matt doesn't like you." Alex laughed.
"Nice try. I don't think Matt would date a thirteen year old." Luke told her.
They think that Jun's so jealous that she'd start spreading lies about my age! Kari realized.
Jun was outraged to say the least, "You think I'm joking?" she cried angrily, "I am NOT!"
"Come off it Jun, you're just jealous of Kari." Matt said.
"Why don't you just go home and cool off." Jim suggested.
Jun simply glowered at Kari and Matt, then turned on her heel and stalked off.
"I'd watch out for her. She seems really pissed." Luke said to Kari.
"Doesn't bother me." Kari shrugged.
"Let's get back to practicing." Matt suggested.
Kitsune's Question: Do you guys want this to turn into a Yakari romance (Yamato[Matt]/Hikari[Kari]) or just leave it at a pratical joke? Beth wants to make it a romance.