Tai had a van. It was old, it was sort of ugly, and he was in love with it. Matt had dubbed it the "Can Van", and Davis titled it the "Ride from Hell", but Tai's name for his vehicle was the "Stud Mobile".
The side door opened, and I could see that everyone else, Digimon included, were already inside. And it was packed.
"Ken!" Davis grinned and motioned me to enter. "We all had to double buckle, so you have to sit with me."
Tai waved from the front seat. "Hey Ken," he called over his shoulder. "Sorry you have to sit with Davis, hopefully he won't get carsick."
In the back, the older kids snickered. Sora, Izzy, Joe, Yolei and Cody were stuffed in the back seats, leaving the middle for TK, Kari, Davis and me.
Matt chuckled from the front. "That's why you always have to call shotgun."
I maneuvered myself inside, climbing over TK, then Kari, and then Davis. "Are you sure the van will be able to handle us?"
Tai nodded. "The Stud Mobile can handle anything."
Groan erupted from the back.
I squeezed next to Davis. "Hey Davis," I said as casually as I could.
"Hey Ken!" Davis replied. "Hope you don't mind sharing with me. I kinda like be squashed in a smelly van, how about you?" His brown eyes danced merrily. "And the best part is I get to sit next to Kari."
Kari rolled her eyes. "Different seats on the way back!"
"We're meeting Mimi at the beach," Matt told us all, "Which is a good thing. One, we wouldn't be able to fit her in, and two, she'd probably commit suicide if she was forced to ride in this piece of junk."
"Hey!" Tai smacked Matt. "Watch what you say about the Stud Mobile."
Various Digimon huddled in any open spaces. "If we get pulled over..." Gatomon growled under her breath.
"Don't worry," Patamon said from TK's lap. "Today's going to be a great day!"
Next to me, Davis wiggled. "It'll be a fantastic day!" He grinned. "The best ever."
"The weather's supposed to be perfect, I checked online before we left." Izzy said from the back. "Sunny all day, and hot. Just right for going to the beach."
"The only thing we need now is some tunes." Matt switched on the radio. "Too bad I didn't bring any of my band's recordings." After flipping through the channels, he stopped on a song.
"I hate this song!" Sora yelled over the music. "Why'd you pick this one?"
"Because it's loud!" Tai opened all the windows and cranked up the volume. "Beach, here we come!"
~~~
We screeched onto the highway and sped down the road. The wind blew through the van, bringing us relief from the early day heat. I closed my eyes and tilted my head back, enjoying the salty breeze.
Davis wiggled again. "Are we almost there yet?"
It was hard, sitting next to him. We were smashed together, my right side in total contact with his left. He moved a lot, bumping our legs together, or nudging my shoulder. I forced myself not to notice it, and focussed instead on the scenery. "I don't think so, Davis. I believe Mimi's beach is farther away from the public ones."
Suddenly Davis leaned over me, sticking his head out the window. "I can see the ocean!"
He was completely in my lap. I blinked, unable to move, frozen by shock. Wormmon, resting at my feet, caught my eye and winked at me.
Davis pushed himself back into his seat. "It can't be long now." He told me. "I can hardly wait."
"Yeah," I tried to talk, but the words stuck in my throat. "Me neither."
Davis flashed me a grin. He raised his eyebrows, glancing at Kari out of the corner of his eyes. He yawned suddenly, and stretched his arms over the seat, and onto Kari's shoulders. "I'll need someone to put suntan lotion on me..." He said suggestively.
Kari deftly shrugged out of Davis' embrace. "Maybe Veemon will do it." She replied with a sweet smile.
Davis pouted and turned back to me. "Well, I thought it was pretty smooth."
"You're slick Davis, that's for sure," I laughed with him.
"Speaking of suntan lotion," Joe piped up from the backseat, "It's very import to wear proper protection. Now, I brought SP 75, just in case. You can never be too careful."
Sora giggled. "Joe, tell me you didn't bring an entire first aid kit."
Davis and I turned around in our seats. "Hey, what's that pink bottle?" Davis asked, pointing to something pink in Joe's bag.
"Pepto-Bismol." Joe replied. "You never know what could happen at the beach."
Yolei adjusted her glasses. "As long we have plenty of food, I'm all set."
"We brought everything." Sora rummaged through a cooler. "And Mimi promised that we could have whatever we wanted. Her beach house is going to be open and empty of any adults."
"Sweet." Davis bounced excitedly. "Speed it up Tai, I wanna get there before I'm too old to enjoy it!"
Tai grinned. "You're lucky I'm a completely irresponsible and totally reckless driver, Davis!" He stepped on the gas, and we zoomed towards the beach.
The side door opened, and I could see that everyone else, Digimon included, were already inside. And it was packed.
"Ken!" Davis grinned and motioned me to enter. "We all had to double buckle, so you have to sit with me."
Tai waved from the front seat. "Hey Ken," he called over his shoulder. "Sorry you have to sit with Davis, hopefully he won't get carsick."
In the back, the older kids snickered. Sora, Izzy, Joe, Yolei and Cody were stuffed in the back seats, leaving the middle for TK, Kari, Davis and me.
Matt chuckled from the front. "That's why you always have to call shotgun."
I maneuvered myself inside, climbing over TK, then Kari, and then Davis. "Are you sure the van will be able to handle us?"
Tai nodded. "The Stud Mobile can handle anything."
Groan erupted from the back.
I squeezed next to Davis. "Hey Davis," I said as casually as I could.
"Hey Ken!" Davis replied. "Hope you don't mind sharing with me. I kinda like be squashed in a smelly van, how about you?" His brown eyes danced merrily. "And the best part is I get to sit next to Kari."
Kari rolled her eyes. "Different seats on the way back!"
"We're meeting Mimi at the beach," Matt told us all, "Which is a good thing. One, we wouldn't be able to fit her in, and two, she'd probably commit suicide if she was forced to ride in this piece of junk."
"Hey!" Tai smacked Matt. "Watch what you say about the Stud Mobile."
Various Digimon huddled in any open spaces. "If we get pulled over..." Gatomon growled under her breath.
"Don't worry," Patamon said from TK's lap. "Today's going to be a great day!"
Next to me, Davis wiggled. "It'll be a fantastic day!" He grinned. "The best ever."
"The weather's supposed to be perfect, I checked online before we left." Izzy said from the back. "Sunny all day, and hot. Just right for going to the beach."
"The only thing we need now is some tunes." Matt switched on the radio. "Too bad I didn't bring any of my band's recordings." After flipping through the channels, he stopped on a song.
"I hate this song!" Sora yelled over the music. "Why'd you pick this one?"
"Because it's loud!" Tai opened all the windows and cranked up the volume. "Beach, here we come!"
~~~
We screeched onto the highway and sped down the road. The wind blew through the van, bringing us relief from the early day heat. I closed my eyes and tilted my head back, enjoying the salty breeze.
Davis wiggled again. "Are we almost there yet?"
It was hard, sitting next to him. We were smashed together, my right side in total contact with his left. He moved a lot, bumping our legs together, or nudging my shoulder. I forced myself not to notice it, and focussed instead on the scenery. "I don't think so, Davis. I believe Mimi's beach is farther away from the public ones."
Suddenly Davis leaned over me, sticking his head out the window. "I can see the ocean!"
He was completely in my lap. I blinked, unable to move, frozen by shock. Wormmon, resting at my feet, caught my eye and winked at me.
Davis pushed himself back into his seat. "It can't be long now." He told me. "I can hardly wait."
"Yeah," I tried to talk, but the words stuck in my throat. "Me neither."
Davis flashed me a grin. He raised his eyebrows, glancing at Kari out of the corner of his eyes. He yawned suddenly, and stretched his arms over the seat, and onto Kari's shoulders. "I'll need someone to put suntan lotion on me..." He said suggestively.
Kari deftly shrugged out of Davis' embrace. "Maybe Veemon will do it." She replied with a sweet smile.
Davis pouted and turned back to me. "Well, I thought it was pretty smooth."
"You're slick Davis, that's for sure," I laughed with him.
"Speaking of suntan lotion," Joe piped up from the backseat, "It's very import to wear proper protection. Now, I brought SP 75, just in case. You can never be too careful."
Sora giggled. "Joe, tell me you didn't bring an entire first aid kit."
Davis and I turned around in our seats. "Hey, what's that pink bottle?" Davis asked, pointing to something pink in Joe's bag.
"Pepto-Bismol." Joe replied. "You never know what could happen at the beach."
Yolei adjusted her glasses. "As long we have plenty of food, I'm all set."
"We brought everything." Sora rummaged through a cooler. "And Mimi promised that we could have whatever we wanted. Her beach house is going to be open and empty of any adults."
"Sweet." Davis bounced excitedly. "Speed it up Tai, I wanna get there before I'm too old to enjoy it!"
Tai grinned. "You're lucky I'm a completely irresponsible and totally reckless driver, Davis!" He stepped on the gas, and we zoomed towards the beach.