Hehe. Tai drives like me. ^^ The song they sing is by the Beastie Boys, and I hope I got the lyrics right.
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Tai was making record time. He was a crazy driver, and the first time he had given me a ride, I was certain I'd never survive it. There was a bizarre thrill in it though, racing high above the speed limit in somewhat ghetto van packed with excited kids.
I mused over it. It seemed weird thinking of them as "kids". Joe was the oldest, and was studying to be a doctor. And Digimon weren't kids, either, obviously. But to refer to them as my "friends" was presuming too much. Wasn't it?
"What are you thinking about?" Davis poked my arm. "Huh, Ken?"
"Nothing," I said with a shake of my head.
"You're okay, right?"
"Yeah, I'm fine." I replied quickly. "Why do you ask?"
"I thought that maybe Matt and Tai's singing was making you sick. It sure as hell makes my head hurt."
Sure enough, Matt and Tai were singing, if one could call it that, at the top of their lungs. Kari and TK had pressed their hands against their ears, and in the back, I could mumble complaints.
"Kick it!" Tai yelled.
"Huh?" I frowned. "What's this?"
"The Beastie Boys!" Davis whapped the back of my head. "It's a good song, if they weren't butchering it..."
"You wake up late for school man you don't want to go!" Matt yelled back.
"You ask your mom please, but she still said..."
"No!" Davis chimed in with a grin.
"You miss two classes said..." Tai began the line, then waved for someone to continue.
From the back, Sora and Yolei picked it up, "No homework!"
TK uncovered his ears. "But your teacher breaches class like he's some kind of..."
"Jerk!" Davis whooped.
Suddenly the entire van erupted into song. "You gotta fight... for your right... to party!"
The Stud Mobile burst into a full force of singing chaos. Everyone sang with a sort of gleeful rebellious energy. Everyone except Cody. I fought the urge to smile. Count on him to be as clueless as I was.
Davis hummed along, swaying his body to the beats. "You're lucky I'm so cool, Ken," he said seriously, "I don't know where'd you be without me."
"Someplace bad, that's for sure," I said acknowledged with a chuckle.
"Damn straight." Davis replied happily.
Matt turned down the music. "Hey, we're almost there!"
Cheers rocked the van.
"Okay," Matt pulled the directions out form the glove department. " Get off at the next exit and take a left."
"This exit?" Tai squinted at a quickly approaching exit ramp.
"Yup."
"Okay. Everyone hold on to something!" In a move that defied the laws of physics, Tai swerved the massive van onto the ramp. We fly passed a stop sign and shrieked to the left. Cars honked, people ran for their lives. It was horrifying.
"AHHHHHH!" We all screamed together, even Tai.
The outside world was a blur of motion. Suddenly, we hit a bump and bounded into he air. For a moment, I swore we were actually flying. With a crashing thump, we landed back on solid ground. The van heaved and screeched, and Tai slowed us down.
It wasn't until a few minutes later that we were able to start thinking again. Tai panted, and gave us a sheepish grin. "No one died, right?"
Davis uncurled his fingers from around my arm. "It's a good thing I was here to protect Kari."
Kari uncurled from TK's arms. "If you ever do that again Tai, I'm telling Mom."
"No problem there." Tai said with a shaky sigh. "Anyway, where to next, Matt?"
From the back, I could Sora's grumbled curses, and Yolei's whimpering. Davis laughed a little and jabbed me with his elbow. "Told ya we'd have a good time."
I nodded silently, my thoughts elsewhere. He had come to me for comfort! It awed me, that he had instantly grabbed onto me for help. A flush of warmth rushed to my face, and I ducked my head to hide it. Maybe there was hope after all.
"Now, drive for about two miles," Matt instructed Tai, "And this time Tai, try to go the speed limit."
***
Tai was making record time. He was a crazy driver, and the first time he had given me a ride, I was certain I'd never survive it. There was a bizarre thrill in it though, racing high above the speed limit in somewhat ghetto van packed with excited kids.
I mused over it. It seemed weird thinking of them as "kids". Joe was the oldest, and was studying to be a doctor. And Digimon weren't kids, either, obviously. But to refer to them as my "friends" was presuming too much. Wasn't it?
"What are you thinking about?" Davis poked my arm. "Huh, Ken?"
"Nothing," I said with a shake of my head.
"You're okay, right?"
"Yeah, I'm fine." I replied quickly. "Why do you ask?"
"I thought that maybe Matt and Tai's singing was making you sick. It sure as hell makes my head hurt."
Sure enough, Matt and Tai were singing, if one could call it that, at the top of their lungs. Kari and TK had pressed their hands against their ears, and in the back, I could mumble complaints.
"Kick it!" Tai yelled.
"Huh?" I frowned. "What's this?"
"The Beastie Boys!" Davis whapped the back of my head. "It's a good song, if they weren't butchering it..."
"You wake up late for school man you don't want to go!" Matt yelled back.
"You ask your mom please, but she still said..."
"No!" Davis chimed in with a grin.
"You miss two classes said..." Tai began the line, then waved for someone to continue.
From the back, Sora and Yolei picked it up, "No homework!"
TK uncovered his ears. "But your teacher breaches class like he's some kind of..."
"Jerk!" Davis whooped.
Suddenly the entire van erupted into song. "You gotta fight... for your right... to party!"
The Stud Mobile burst into a full force of singing chaos. Everyone sang with a sort of gleeful rebellious energy. Everyone except Cody. I fought the urge to smile. Count on him to be as clueless as I was.
Davis hummed along, swaying his body to the beats. "You're lucky I'm so cool, Ken," he said seriously, "I don't know where'd you be without me."
"Someplace bad, that's for sure," I said acknowledged with a chuckle.
"Damn straight." Davis replied happily.
Matt turned down the music. "Hey, we're almost there!"
Cheers rocked the van.
"Okay," Matt pulled the directions out form the glove department. " Get off at the next exit and take a left."
"This exit?" Tai squinted at a quickly approaching exit ramp.
"Yup."
"Okay. Everyone hold on to something!" In a move that defied the laws of physics, Tai swerved the massive van onto the ramp. We fly passed a stop sign and shrieked to the left. Cars honked, people ran for their lives. It was horrifying.
"AHHHHHH!" We all screamed together, even Tai.
The outside world was a blur of motion. Suddenly, we hit a bump and bounded into he air. For a moment, I swore we were actually flying. With a crashing thump, we landed back on solid ground. The van heaved and screeched, and Tai slowed us down.
It wasn't until a few minutes later that we were able to start thinking again. Tai panted, and gave us a sheepish grin. "No one died, right?"
Davis uncurled his fingers from around my arm. "It's a good thing I was here to protect Kari."
Kari uncurled from TK's arms. "If you ever do that again Tai, I'm telling Mom."
"No problem there." Tai said with a shaky sigh. "Anyway, where to next, Matt?"
From the back, I could Sora's grumbled curses, and Yolei's whimpering. Davis laughed a little and jabbed me with his elbow. "Told ya we'd have a good time."
I nodded silently, my thoughts elsewhere. He had come to me for comfort! It awed me, that he had instantly grabbed onto me for help. A flush of warmth rushed to my face, and I ducked my head to hide it. Maybe there was hope after all.
"Now, drive for about two miles," Matt instructed Tai, "And this time Tai, try to go the speed limit."