Me: I think I am going to cry!
Joe: (Still tied up) Well isn´t that just the most tragic thing in your life!
Me: Well actually...they are tears of joy! I got a total of 91 reviews for the first 8 chapters! So many people love my story! I am so HAPPY!
Joe: (Grumble) Well that´s nice... ~_~
Me: Oh come on Joe...you should be happy!
Joe: Why is that? (Glare)
Me: ^_^ They told me to untie you hehehe!
Joe: (SMILES HUGLY) THEY DID! OH THANK GOD! I LOVE EM!
Me: (Laughing) But some didn´t...
Joe: COME ON! Untie me PLEASE!
Me: Ok ok...but hold on...
Joe: (All anxious) WHAT!?
Me: I need to do something...(Leaves...comes back) ok! (Unties Joe)
Joe: I AM FREE!!!! (Jumps in the air and does a little dance)
Me: (Giggle) To bad you aren´t going no where ^_^
Joe: (Stops jumping...and dancing) huh?
Me: (Smirk) I cut off any connection to the outside world ^_^
Joe: Huh!?
Me: I locked all the door and windows...and also hid all the phone plugs and wires...
Joe: HUH!?
Me: YOU ARE MINE! MWAHAHAHAHAHA!
Joe: NOOOOOOOOOOO! (Runs to the door and tries to open it)
Me: It is no use Joe ^_^ (Holds up bolt key) (sings) I...got...the...KEY! ^_~
Joe: (Pouts) Why are you doing this?! WHAT DID I DO!?
Me: Simple! A review told me to untie you...yes! But they also warned me about you trying to call Matt! ^_^ I also locked all the doors for the hell of it hehe!
Joe: (Pathetic) I thought they loved me...ugh! (Walks to the living room and starts to move chairs) I might as well make myself at home...
Me: What are you doing?
Joe: I am making a fort to protect myself from this mad house! DUMB MATT! I SHOULD HAVE NEVER CAME! UGH!
Me: ^^; Um...ok...well let me do my disclaimer...
Joe: WAIT!!!!!!!!
Me: WHAT!?
Joe: Let me build my fort and protect myself! (Pulls a chair beside another one and throws a blanket and pillows around him) OK! READY!
Me: ^^; Um ok...(breaths in deeply) I! DON´T! OWN!
Joe: (Pulls pillow over his head) JUST SAY IT ALREADY!
Me: DIGIMON! !@^%(!#*&^#@^%#(!^@*!&^#)!*#^(!*&@(*&#@(!^#(&%#*&!^#* (Picks up a chair and throws it at Joe´s fort...not really thinking)
Joe: *_* YOU ATTACKED ME! Plus, you are so lucky Cody is asleep!
Cody: I am awake Joe...
Me: EEP!
Cody: Shameful Sonja! Now please...I am tired...(Falls back asleep)
Joe: (Shakes head) You need to have you mouth washed with soap...
Me: Oh quite you!
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A bright night shown through the windows of many apartment complexes as teens all around got ready for a big night...a night of remembrance. In one high window, a light shown through as two brothers got ready...
"T.K!!! GIVE THAT BACK!" Matt chased his little brother around the room at full speed. He wore a black tuxedo and a black tie. Matt´s hair was gelled into spikes like always...but chasing T.K around the apartment was sending a few strands astray. "T.K!!! I swear if you don´t give those back I will see to it that you will never see fourteen!" The teen lounged forward, nearly knocking down a lamp.
The small tall blonde boy stopped on one end of the couch as he looked at his brother, who was on the other end...glaring. T.K watched as Matt followed his every move as he moved from left to right. He was trapped. The boy laughed and brushed his hair back with his left hand as he held a bouquet of pink roses in his right. "Come on Matt. Just tell me who this secret person is, and I shall give the flowers back."
Matt growled and smirked. He relaxed and began to laugh. "Keep the flowers. BUT! If you do...you won´t be able to leave this apartment without getting past me. Plus I am sure that you don´t want to be late in picking up..." Matt grinned widely. "...Kari."
T.K groaned. "You play a hard game Matt." He came from his side of the couch and held the pink roses to Matt cautiously. "Here..." The boy pouted. "...you are no fun."
Matt snatched the flowers from T.K and punched him in the arm. "Don´t mess with `the man'." Matt walked away from his brother and to the kitchen with the roses. "Hey bro? When are you going to pick up Kari?"
T.K stood in front of a full body mirror and adjusted his tie. His eyes peered at Matt´s reflection in the same projection. "At 5:30...why?"
Matt laughed. "Nothing really. Just that...all that running around has made you loose track of time. It is 5:45 right now. Unless you can..." Matt didn´t even finish his sentence, T.K was out the door in a blink of an eye...seriously. The blonde rock star laughed to himself. "...pick her up in 30 minutes." Matt gazed upon the clock and it read 5:01P.M. This made the boy laugh loudly to himself. He didn´t mean to trick his brother like that, but he didn´t want T.K to follow him when he would go pick up Mimi from across the street. Matt took one last look in the mirror and grasped the bouquet of pink roses. He smiled and walked out of the door...at a much cooler and slower pace than T.K had done, of course.
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T.K ran like he had never ran before. Him being late would not make a good first impression on his first date! He could just picture it...Kari opening the door, he tries to apologize, the clock reads 6:00, and Kari slaps him! The boy shook the thoughts from his mind and picked up speed!
T.K soon arrived in front of the Kamiya´s door. He glanced down at his feet trying to catch his breath from all that running. He straightened himself up, brushed his hand through his hair, and knocked on the door with a smile upon his face...even though he was thinking of the slap he would receive for being late. T.K held his breath as he heard footsteps head to the door from the other side. Slowly it crept opened and...Tai´s big head popped up from the frame. "Hey T.K!"
The blonde boy began to breath again. It was only Tai. "Hi Tai...is um...Kari ready?"
Tai smirked. "She will be done in a second. Why don´t you come inside?" Tai opened the door and ushered T.K in. Tai closed the door and made his way to the closed bathroom and knocked upon it loudly. "Kari! Hurry up! I still have to do my hair!"
Kari´s sweet voice giggled and responded smartly. "Do your hair Tai? I don´t know...I think my brush you used last time is still lost in there!" She bursted up laughing. T.K heard it all and tried to maintain laughter as he sat loathsome on the couch.
"Very funny! Just get your butt out here and don´t keep T.K waiting!" Tai crossed his arms and leaned against the bathroom door.
The door opened quickly and Kari popped her head out! "T.K is here!"
BOOM
Kari looked down at her feet and saw her brother on the floor. "You know Tai...you shouldn´t lean against the door. You may fall." She smiled down upon him as her brother groaned. Kari shrugged and looked into the living room. There low and behold...sat her date. "Hi T.K! You know you´re early?" The boy grew wide-eyed. He glanced into the clock in the Kamiya´s apartment...5:15!! T.K slapped his forehead. Matt would pay dearly! He shock his head at his stupidity, but he heard the bathroom door opening fully. He looked up and saw Kari step from the bathroom in a pink long dress with a yellow scarf. It was done tightly upon her top, but it became looser as it reached the bottom. Her hair had little butterfly clips and was all glittered. She wore some make-up but very little to where he natural color glowed. He was speechless for words. It was like looking at an angel. T.K lifted himself off the couch in great haste as Kari walked to his side. "Well..." Kari started to ask, "What do you think?"
T.K grinned and nodded like an idiot, unable to express any emotion as he kept his eyes locked on her. T.K blinked a few times and try to say something...but he managed to squeak, "great!"
Tai got up from the floor and saw this. Sure T.K was a trustful friend and like a brother to him...but the little blonde boy was still male! Tai huffed, "T.K? You better not doing anything to my sister before the dance! It is dinner then straight to the dance right?" He transfixed his eyes on the two...switching from T.K to Kari to T.K again.
Kari rolled her eyes. "Tai! Surely you trust him more than that!" Her brother just shrugged and kept his gaze. Kari sighed and grabbed T.K´s hand. "Come on T.K! Let´s get out of her before Tai crucifies you!" She giggled, but T.K gulped, stared at Tai who was still glaring, and nodded. The angel of light smiled and dragged her date out the door.
Tai grumbled and went to the bathroom to fix his hair...which was likely not going to happen.
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Mimi ran a brush through her soft hair as she gazed at her image and gleamed. Her night...her special night has finally come! She continued to brush then place her hair into a high ponytail and let her usual bangs frame her face delicately. She twisted the tail into a bun and clipped it to stay, allowing many loose strands fall from it. Mimi sighed to herself and went to the living room. Her mother and father were there with a camera and smiling as big as their own daughter. "Smile for the camera honey!" Her dad yelled as he held onto the camera.
Mimi poised like a fashion model for her close up, but a knock came from the door. Mimi gleamed, `Matt!´ She ran to answer the door.
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Yolei opened her door to see a blushing Izzy holding a bunch of violets and roses in his hands. She smiled as he stared at her in complete amazement. Her dress was white, but would show glares of purple at certain angles, long, tight at the top and flowed from her hips down, and was pure backless only to held up by a neck string. Her hair let loose and was curled at the tips. She wore small amounts of make-up and her glasses made her eyes reflect the moon and stars magically. Izzy found himself unable to breath! "You," he squeaked. He cleared his throat. `Remain calm Izzy,´ he told himself. He smiled at her after a minute of regaining his composure. "You look very pretty Yolei!" Izzy blushed inwardly. `What am I saying! SHE LOOKS GORGEOUS!´ he screamed at himself. He held out his bouquet to her. "These are for you. I hope you like them."
Yolei accepted the flowers in pure joy. She held them close and flung herself at Izzy. "Thanks Izzy! They are lovely!" She kissed him on the cheek and released herself. "Wait right here. I shall place these in a vase!" She turned and walked away. Leaving Izzy to wait...and blushing from the small kiss.
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Mimi placed her roses in the vase with pure joy! It was so sweet of Matt to get her pink roses! She kissed one and sighed. She carried the vase to her room and placed the arrangement upon her desk...this only added to the loads of pink she already shown. Mimi smiled and lifted one rose from the vase and ran back to the living room where Matt was waiting patiently. He walked up to her and offered her his hand. Mimi giggled and shook her head. "Hold on Matt." She ran to the kitchen and ran water in the sink.
Matt, to say the least, was confused. "What are you doing Mimi?"
The pink princess smiled over at him. "I am cutting one of the roses to put in my hair. Sora taught me long ago, how to cut one correctly." Mimi turned all her attention back to the one rose in her hand, and began to cut it under water and at a certain degree. She finished, dried the end of the stem with a towel, and placed the ornament into her hair. She turned around and smiled at her date. "What do you think."
Matt could only gaze at her in wonder. "Lovely."
She giggled again and linked herself to Matt. "Mama! We are leaving."
Mimi´s dad and mom nodded. "Mimi," her mom began...
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"Sora! Tai is here!" Sora´s mother yelled out to her daughter. Mrs. Takenouchi smiled at Tai. "I am sure she will be out in a second."
Tai nodded and made his way to the couch, just as T.K had done when he went to pick up Kari. He stared around the apartment and looked at all the flowers everywhere. It looked as if there was every single kind of flower ever created! Tai smiled a bit though. Sora sured had changed from her tomboyish ways who hated the smelly old flowers...to a lovely woman who has grown to love them. Tai blushed a bit. A lovely woman indeed! A small cough was heard from behind Tai. The boy hastily stood up and turned to a sight he had always loved...Sora. Her hair was clipped on both sides and ironed straight. "Hello Tai." Her smile was radiant with her light pink lipstick and the small shine from the gloss. She walked her way up to Tai and hugged him greeting. She smelt of the flowered perfume caused by all the plants in her apartment. It drove Tai crazy as he blushed and so did Sora...but secretly.
Snap
A huge flash filled the room! Tai and Sora blinked a few times before releasing each other. The two turned to Mrs. Takenouchi who was happily holding a camera. "So cute! Let me take another one!"
Sora blushed mad crazy! "Ma...MAMA! Stop!"
Her mother smiled happily like nothing was wrong. "What? I just want to take my daughter´s picture with her boyfriend. Is that so wrong?" Tai and Sora stood like to red beets.
Snap
Another picture was taken. "You two look like tomatoes! Let me take another one!"
Snap
Sora huffed and grabbed Tai´s hand...
Snap
...and ran out of the apartment in quick steps dragging Tai hastily along...
Snap Snap Snap
...the door closed behind them.
Mrs. Takenouchi laughed and placed the camera on the counter. She hummed happily to herself. `I bet Yamato would love these pics!´ She made her way back to her flower arrangement.
Flashback
"Hello Mrs. Takenouchi!" Matt stepped into the flower store with a smile upon his face. His hands were in his pockets as he made his way to the counter.
Sora´s mom smiled back at him. She was a bit shocked. Rarely has she seen Matt so happy and with such a huge smile. "Hello Yamato! What can I do for you?"
Matt looked around. "I am looking for some flowers."
"Well I don´t think you can find any here. As you can see...they are everywhere." She replied sarcastically. Matt laughed as did she. "So what flowers did you have in mind?"
"Um...maybe some roses?"
"Roses huh?" She smiled. "Is this for your date to the dance?"
Matt blushed a bit and nodded. "Well we are sort of going as friends really. I am doing her a favor."
Mrs. Takenouchi smirked. She knew Matt well enough to know that he always held feelings inside, and that there was more to this story. "Well Yamato, I think I can find you something." The boy continued to smile as she made her way to the back room. "Come on and follow me." Matt did as he was told.
In the back Matt saw a lot of uncut flowers and such, of all kinds. Everything was so wet, soiled, and perfumed. He turned his attention back to Sora´s mom, who was removing a plastic cover from a large box. When lifted, he saw a bunch of roses of all colors! He smiled wider at the loveliness of them all. Mrs. Takenouchi grinned. "What color and how many?"
The first color popped into Matt´s head, "Pink please."
"That was a quick response," she giggled. "How many?"
"Um...I don´t know. What can I get for $30?"
"Wow. That much on a girl who is only a friend." She smiled as Matt blushed yet again. "Well I say you can get a dozen for $30." She dug a few pink roses out of the soil, still keeping much dirt and root, and walked to the back to cut them properly. "I will be right out Yamato. Just wait."
Matt nodded in response as Sora´s mom made her way into the back to cut the pink roses. He hummed a tune he had made up and waited...and waited...and waited. Soon enough, Mrs. Takenouchi came back with twelve long stemmed roses in a lovely bouquet form. Matt grinned and reached into his pocket for the money. He gladly paid for them and was about to leave the store, but turned around. "Um...Mrs. Takenouchi?"
Sora´s mom looked up at Yamato. "Yes?"
"Can you do me a favor?" She smiled and nodded. Matt continued with his usual sly grin. "When Tai comes to pick up Sora...can you take some pictures for me?"
Sora´s mom giggled. "Sure. I see why not."
"Thanks! Bye!" Matt walked out of the store and headed back to his apartment.
"Bye!" Mrs. Takenouchi yelled. She giggled and got ready to close down the store.
End of Flashback
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"Wow T.K! This place looks expensive!" Kari clung to T.K´s arm gently as her eyes gleamed with wonder upon the restaurant they were entering. Just as Kari´s words stated, it was an expensive restaurant, but T.K wanted to give Kari the best possible date ever. He smiled down upon her and lead her fully inside.
A small group of kids watched the couple enter the classy place. "Davis! I don´t see why we have to..." A hand clasped over Ken´s mouth swiftly.
"HUSH!" Davis glared at Ken. "I don´t want them to hear us," he whispered. He released his hand from Ken´s mouth.
Ken looked a bit disgusted. "Davis? Your hand smells like pickles."
A laugh was heard in the back. Davis put his finger to his lip, "Cody! Be quite! No laughing!" he exclaimed in a oh so low whisper.
The little boy shook his head with a smile. "Davis...of all the crazy things. Why do you have to spy on T.K and Kari? And better yet...why did you bring Ken and me into this!"
"SHHHH!" Davis glared at Cody. "Because!" Davis said still whispering.
"Um Davis...I think you can stop whispering. We are outside of the restaurant, and they are inside." Ken sighed.
Davis laughed. "Oh yeah!" He was all jumpy. He didn´t want to get caught, but he also wanted to make sure that T.K would not do anything to Kari. "I guess we should go inside, huh?" Ken and Cody nodded. Davis smiled and made his way in, with Ken and Cody sadly following like slaves.
A few seconds later, footsteps were heard heading toward the same restaurant. A shy happy couple walked close to one another, not really touching. "This is it," the boy replied.
The girl stared upon the elegant restaurant in amazement. "It looks expensive! I bet they serve good food!" She looked at her date and smiled shyly. "I am sorry about that little incident before."
The boy grinned and laughed. "It is ok. It wasn´t your fault. In fact, we were both quite embarrassed." The girl nodded. "Well let´s go in." The boy lifted his arm and the girl happily linked hers to him...blushing a bit in the process.
Sora and Tai walked into the restaurant.
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Yolei gasped and was nearly in tears! She stood right outside of her apartment. Izzy walked up behind her and smiled shyly. "You like your surprise?"
Yolei turned around and lunged herself a Izzy for what seemed to be the eighth time that night. "I love it!" She released herself and ran to the limousine giggling with happiness.
Izzy smiled. Yolei´s fee spirit and will is what he liked about her. He breathed and made his way to the limo. He watched as Yolei touched the limousine in sheer wonder. He reached is arm past her and opened the side door. Yolei smiled as she saw what he was doing. "Lady´s first," Izzy smiled at her. She smiled back and entered the automobile.
Inside, the seats were of fine leather and low dim light shined overhead. Crystal glasses were set to the side and low romantic orchestra music played in the background. Yolei began to touch everything! She has never been inside a limousine before...it was great! Izzy sighed and leaned back. He always dreamed of this night...it was going to be perfect. "Izzy?"
Izzy looked up at Yolei´s curious eyes. "Yeah?"
"Where are we going to eat?"
He smiled and knocked on the glass black window leading to the driver side. The limousine began to move. "You´ll see."
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Joe watched in the far off corner of the restaurant as he saw T.K and Kari entered. He smiled to himself as the two took a table he would waiter. He was about walk over to greet them, but he also noticed Davis, Ken, and Cody in the bushes. Joe blinked and scratched his head. He began to walk to them and ask why they were there, but then Tai and Sora entered the restaurant. Joe paused as he watched them being seated on the far opposite end of the restaurant from T.K and Kari´s table. `Oh God,´ he thought. `This is going to be one LONG night.´
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Me: Well what will happen next? T.K and Kari, Tai and Sora are eating at the same place...and neither couple knows. Davis is spying on T.K and Kari...with Ken and Cody for some reason hehe! What will he do? Joe seems to be the waiter?! Why? I thought he was invited to the dance?! Izzy is taking Yolei on a surprise dinner, and what of Matt and Mimi? ^_^ Sorry to leave this fic like this...but this Chapter is a basic introducing into the plot. It gets WAY interesting in the next Chapter. ^_~
Joe: Um...Sonja? Who are you talking to? (Still hiding in his sucky built fort) And why am I only in this part of the fic?
Me: Hehe! I am talking to the readers!
Joe: Readers? I see no one...
Me: Sometimes...you are truly clueless...
Joe: Enough of that! Answer my other question! Why am I only mentioned in a little part?
Me: Joe come on. I am sorry! But trust me! You play an IMPORTANT part of this fic!
Joe: Oh yeah! (Sarcastic) I am the great Joe...the Waiter. ~_~
Me: Joe! You are the waiter for a reason! Plus you have another place in this fic! I didn´t want to ruin it...but you are the D.J for the dance ^_~
Joe: The D.J?
Me: Yep!
Joe: Cool! I never been a D.J!
Me: I know ^_^ It is usually always Izzy...but he has a date and you don´t...opps! Did I say that out load?
Joe: (Grumble) Sometimes Sonja...you are to harsh.
Me: Hehe I know. You know what...I don´t care about Joe no more...he can´t escape. I think it is time to go see what Tai and Sora are doing in the back room? (Runs off to the back room with a cup.) (Leans the cup to ear to door) Let´s listen in...
(Hehe find out next time...what are Tai and Sora doing? And why have we not heard from Davis, Kari, or T.K!? Hehe!)
Joe: (Still tied up) Well isn´t that just the most tragic thing in your life!
Me: Well actually...they are tears of joy! I got a total of 91 reviews for the first 8 chapters! So many people love my story! I am so HAPPY!
Joe: (Grumble) Well that´s nice... ~_~
Me: Oh come on Joe...you should be happy!
Joe: Why is that? (Glare)
Me: ^_^ They told me to untie you hehehe!
Joe: (SMILES HUGLY) THEY DID! OH THANK GOD! I LOVE EM!
Me: (Laughing) But some didn´t...
Joe: COME ON! Untie me PLEASE!
Me: Ok ok...but hold on...
Joe: (All anxious) WHAT!?
Me: I need to do something...(Leaves...comes back) ok! (Unties Joe)
Joe: I AM FREE!!!! (Jumps in the air and does a little dance)
Me: (Giggle) To bad you aren´t going no where ^_^
Joe: (Stops jumping...and dancing) huh?
Me: (Smirk) I cut off any connection to the outside world ^_^
Joe: Huh!?
Me: I locked all the door and windows...and also hid all the phone plugs and wires...
Joe: HUH!?
Me: YOU ARE MINE! MWAHAHAHAHAHA!
Joe: NOOOOOOOOOOO! (Runs to the door and tries to open it)
Me: It is no use Joe ^_^ (Holds up bolt key) (sings) I...got...the...KEY! ^_~
Joe: (Pouts) Why are you doing this?! WHAT DID I DO!?
Me: Simple! A review told me to untie you...yes! But they also warned me about you trying to call Matt! ^_^ I also locked all the doors for the hell of it hehe!
Joe: (Pathetic) I thought they loved me...ugh! (Walks to the living room and starts to move chairs) I might as well make myself at home...
Me: What are you doing?
Joe: I am making a fort to protect myself from this mad house! DUMB MATT! I SHOULD HAVE NEVER CAME! UGH!
Me: ^^; Um...ok...well let me do my disclaimer...
Joe: WAIT!!!!!!!!
Me: WHAT!?
Joe: Let me build my fort and protect myself! (Pulls a chair beside another one and throws a blanket and pillows around him) OK! READY!
Me: ^^; Um ok...(breaths in deeply) I! DON´T! OWN!
Joe: (Pulls pillow over his head) JUST SAY IT ALREADY!
Me: DIGIMON! !@^%(!#*&^#@^%#(!^@*!&^#)!*#^(!*&@(*&#@(!^#(&%#*&!^#* (Picks up a chair and throws it at Joe´s fort...not really thinking)
Joe: *_* YOU ATTACKED ME! Plus, you are so lucky Cody is asleep!
Cody: I am awake Joe...
Me: EEP!
Cody: Shameful Sonja! Now please...I am tired...(Falls back asleep)
Joe: (Shakes head) You need to have you mouth washed with soap...
Me: Oh quite you!
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A bright night shown through the windows of many apartment complexes as teens all around got ready for a big night...a night of remembrance. In one high window, a light shown through as two brothers got ready...
"T.K!!! GIVE THAT BACK!" Matt chased his little brother around the room at full speed. He wore a black tuxedo and a black tie. Matt´s hair was gelled into spikes like always...but chasing T.K around the apartment was sending a few strands astray. "T.K!!! I swear if you don´t give those back I will see to it that you will never see fourteen!" The teen lounged forward, nearly knocking down a lamp.
The small tall blonde boy stopped on one end of the couch as he looked at his brother, who was on the other end...glaring. T.K watched as Matt followed his every move as he moved from left to right. He was trapped. The boy laughed and brushed his hair back with his left hand as he held a bouquet of pink roses in his right. "Come on Matt. Just tell me who this secret person is, and I shall give the flowers back."
Matt growled and smirked. He relaxed and began to laugh. "Keep the flowers. BUT! If you do...you won´t be able to leave this apartment without getting past me. Plus I am sure that you don´t want to be late in picking up..." Matt grinned widely. "...Kari."
T.K groaned. "You play a hard game Matt." He came from his side of the couch and held the pink roses to Matt cautiously. "Here..." The boy pouted. "...you are no fun."
Matt snatched the flowers from T.K and punched him in the arm. "Don´t mess with `the man'." Matt walked away from his brother and to the kitchen with the roses. "Hey bro? When are you going to pick up Kari?"
T.K stood in front of a full body mirror and adjusted his tie. His eyes peered at Matt´s reflection in the same projection. "At 5:30...why?"
Matt laughed. "Nothing really. Just that...all that running around has made you loose track of time. It is 5:45 right now. Unless you can..." Matt didn´t even finish his sentence, T.K was out the door in a blink of an eye...seriously. The blonde rock star laughed to himself. "...pick her up in 30 minutes." Matt gazed upon the clock and it read 5:01P.M. This made the boy laugh loudly to himself. He didn´t mean to trick his brother like that, but he didn´t want T.K to follow him when he would go pick up Mimi from across the street. Matt took one last look in the mirror and grasped the bouquet of pink roses. He smiled and walked out of the door...at a much cooler and slower pace than T.K had done, of course.
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T.K ran like he had never ran before. Him being late would not make a good first impression on his first date! He could just picture it...Kari opening the door, he tries to apologize, the clock reads 6:00, and Kari slaps him! The boy shook the thoughts from his mind and picked up speed!
T.K soon arrived in front of the Kamiya´s door. He glanced down at his feet trying to catch his breath from all that running. He straightened himself up, brushed his hand through his hair, and knocked on the door with a smile upon his face...even though he was thinking of the slap he would receive for being late. T.K held his breath as he heard footsteps head to the door from the other side. Slowly it crept opened and...Tai´s big head popped up from the frame. "Hey T.K!"
The blonde boy began to breath again. It was only Tai. "Hi Tai...is um...Kari ready?"
Tai smirked. "She will be done in a second. Why don´t you come inside?" Tai opened the door and ushered T.K in. Tai closed the door and made his way to the closed bathroom and knocked upon it loudly. "Kari! Hurry up! I still have to do my hair!"
Kari´s sweet voice giggled and responded smartly. "Do your hair Tai? I don´t know...I think my brush you used last time is still lost in there!" She bursted up laughing. T.K heard it all and tried to maintain laughter as he sat loathsome on the couch.
"Very funny! Just get your butt out here and don´t keep T.K waiting!" Tai crossed his arms and leaned against the bathroom door.
The door opened quickly and Kari popped her head out! "T.K is here!"
BOOM
Kari looked down at her feet and saw her brother on the floor. "You know Tai...you shouldn´t lean against the door. You may fall." She smiled down upon him as her brother groaned. Kari shrugged and looked into the living room. There low and behold...sat her date. "Hi T.K! You know you´re early?" The boy grew wide-eyed. He glanced into the clock in the Kamiya´s apartment...5:15!! T.K slapped his forehead. Matt would pay dearly! He shock his head at his stupidity, but he heard the bathroom door opening fully. He looked up and saw Kari step from the bathroom in a pink long dress with a yellow scarf. It was done tightly upon her top, but it became looser as it reached the bottom. Her hair had little butterfly clips and was all glittered. She wore some make-up but very little to where he natural color glowed. He was speechless for words. It was like looking at an angel. T.K lifted himself off the couch in great haste as Kari walked to his side. "Well..." Kari started to ask, "What do you think?"
T.K grinned and nodded like an idiot, unable to express any emotion as he kept his eyes locked on her. T.K blinked a few times and try to say something...but he managed to squeak, "great!"
Tai got up from the floor and saw this. Sure T.K was a trustful friend and like a brother to him...but the little blonde boy was still male! Tai huffed, "T.K? You better not doing anything to my sister before the dance! It is dinner then straight to the dance right?" He transfixed his eyes on the two...switching from T.K to Kari to T.K again.
Kari rolled her eyes. "Tai! Surely you trust him more than that!" Her brother just shrugged and kept his gaze. Kari sighed and grabbed T.K´s hand. "Come on T.K! Let´s get out of her before Tai crucifies you!" She giggled, but T.K gulped, stared at Tai who was still glaring, and nodded. The angel of light smiled and dragged her date out the door.
Tai grumbled and went to the bathroom to fix his hair...which was likely not going to happen.
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Mimi ran a brush through her soft hair as she gazed at her image and gleamed. Her night...her special night has finally come! She continued to brush then place her hair into a high ponytail and let her usual bangs frame her face delicately. She twisted the tail into a bun and clipped it to stay, allowing many loose strands fall from it. Mimi sighed to herself and went to the living room. Her mother and father were there with a camera and smiling as big as their own daughter. "Smile for the camera honey!" Her dad yelled as he held onto the camera.
Mimi poised like a fashion model for her close up, but a knock came from the door. Mimi gleamed, `Matt!´ She ran to answer the door.
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Yolei opened her door to see a blushing Izzy holding a bunch of violets and roses in his hands. She smiled as he stared at her in complete amazement. Her dress was white, but would show glares of purple at certain angles, long, tight at the top and flowed from her hips down, and was pure backless only to held up by a neck string. Her hair let loose and was curled at the tips. She wore small amounts of make-up and her glasses made her eyes reflect the moon and stars magically. Izzy found himself unable to breath! "You," he squeaked. He cleared his throat. `Remain calm Izzy,´ he told himself. He smiled at her after a minute of regaining his composure. "You look very pretty Yolei!" Izzy blushed inwardly. `What am I saying! SHE LOOKS GORGEOUS!´ he screamed at himself. He held out his bouquet to her. "These are for you. I hope you like them."
Yolei accepted the flowers in pure joy. She held them close and flung herself at Izzy. "Thanks Izzy! They are lovely!" She kissed him on the cheek and released herself. "Wait right here. I shall place these in a vase!" She turned and walked away. Leaving Izzy to wait...and blushing from the small kiss.
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Mimi placed her roses in the vase with pure joy! It was so sweet of Matt to get her pink roses! She kissed one and sighed. She carried the vase to her room and placed the arrangement upon her desk...this only added to the loads of pink she already shown. Mimi smiled and lifted one rose from the vase and ran back to the living room where Matt was waiting patiently. He walked up to her and offered her his hand. Mimi giggled and shook her head. "Hold on Matt." She ran to the kitchen and ran water in the sink.
Matt, to say the least, was confused. "What are you doing Mimi?"
The pink princess smiled over at him. "I am cutting one of the roses to put in my hair. Sora taught me long ago, how to cut one correctly." Mimi turned all her attention back to the one rose in her hand, and began to cut it under water and at a certain degree. She finished, dried the end of the stem with a towel, and placed the ornament into her hair. She turned around and smiled at her date. "What do you think."
Matt could only gaze at her in wonder. "Lovely."
She giggled again and linked herself to Matt. "Mama! We are leaving."
Mimi´s dad and mom nodded. "Mimi," her mom began...
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"Sora! Tai is here!" Sora´s mother yelled out to her daughter. Mrs. Takenouchi smiled at Tai. "I am sure she will be out in a second."
Tai nodded and made his way to the couch, just as T.K had done when he went to pick up Kari. He stared around the apartment and looked at all the flowers everywhere. It looked as if there was every single kind of flower ever created! Tai smiled a bit though. Sora sured had changed from her tomboyish ways who hated the smelly old flowers...to a lovely woman who has grown to love them. Tai blushed a bit. A lovely woman indeed! A small cough was heard from behind Tai. The boy hastily stood up and turned to a sight he had always loved...Sora. Her hair was clipped on both sides and ironed straight. "Hello Tai." Her smile was radiant with her light pink lipstick and the small shine from the gloss. She walked her way up to Tai and hugged him greeting. She smelt of the flowered perfume caused by all the plants in her apartment. It drove Tai crazy as he blushed and so did Sora...but secretly.
Snap
A huge flash filled the room! Tai and Sora blinked a few times before releasing each other. The two turned to Mrs. Takenouchi who was happily holding a camera. "So cute! Let me take another one!"
Sora blushed mad crazy! "Ma...MAMA! Stop!"
Her mother smiled happily like nothing was wrong. "What? I just want to take my daughter´s picture with her boyfriend. Is that so wrong?" Tai and Sora stood like to red beets.
Snap
Another picture was taken. "You two look like tomatoes! Let me take another one!"
Snap
Sora huffed and grabbed Tai´s hand...
Snap
...and ran out of the apartment in quick steps dragging Tai hastily along...
Snap Snap Snap
...the door closed behind them.
Mrs. Takenouchi laughed and placed the camera on the counter. She hummed happily to herself. `I bet Yamato would love these pics!´ She made her way back to her flower arrangement.
Flashback
"Hello Mrs. Takenouchi!" Matt stepped into the flower store with a smile upon his face. His hands were in his pockets as he made his way to the counter.
Sora´s mom smiled back at him. She was a bit shocked. Rarely has she seen Matt so happy and with such a huge smile. "Hello Yamato! What can I do for you?"
Matt looked around. "I am looking for some flowers."
"Well I don´t think you can find any here. As you can see...they are everywhere." She replied sarcastically. Matt laughed as did she. "So what flowers did you have in mind?"
"Um...maybe some roses?"
"Roses huh?" She smiled. "Is this for your date to the dance?"
Matt blushed a bit and nodded. "Well we are sort of going as friends really. I am doing her a favor."
Mrs. Takenouchi smirked. She knew Matt well enough to know that he always held feelings inside, and that there was more to this story. "Well Yamato, I think I can find you something." The boy continued to smile as she made her way to the back room. "Come on and follow me." Matt did as he was told.
In the back Matt saw a lot of uncut flowers and such, of all kinds. Everything was so wet, soiled, and perfumed. He turned his attention back to Sora´s mom, who was removing a plastic cover from a large box. When lifted, he saw a bunch of roses of all colors! He smiled wider at the loveliness of them all. Mrs. Takenouchi grinned. "What color and how many?"
The first color popped into Matt´s head, "Pink please."
"That was a quick response," she giggled. "How many?"
"Um...I don´t know. What can I get for $30?"
"Wow. That much on a girl who is only a friend." She smiled as Matt blushed yet again. "Well I say you can get a dozen for $30." She dug a few pink roses out of the soil, still keeping much dirt and root, and walked to the back to cut them properly. "I will be right out Yamato. Just wait."
Matt nodded in response as Sora´s mom made her way into the back to cut the pink roses. He hummed a tune he had made up and waited...and waited...and waited. Soon enough, Mrs. Takenouchi came back with twelve long stemmed roses in a lovely bouquet form. Matt grinned and reached into his pocket for the money. He gladly paid for them and was about to leave the store, but turned around. "Um...Mrs. Takenouchi?"
Sora´s mom looked up at Yamato. "Yes?"
"Can you do me a favor?" She smiled and nodded. Matt continued with his usual sly grin. "When Tai comes to pick up Sora...can you take some pictures for me?"
Sora´s mom giggled. "Sure. I see why not."
"Thanks! Bye!" Matt walked out of the store and headed back to his apartment.
"Bye!" Mrs. Takenouchi yelled. She giggled and got ready to close down the store.
End of Flashback
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"Wow T.K! This place looks expensive!" Kari clung to T.K´s arm gently as her eyes gleamed with wonder upon the restaurant they were entering. Just as Kari´s words stated, it was an expensive restaurant, but T.K wanted to give Kari the best possible date ever. He smiled down upon her and lead her fully inside.
A small group of kids watched the couple enter the classy place. "Davis! I don´t see why we have to..." A hand clasped over Ken´s mouth swiftly.
"HUSH!" Davis glared at Ken. "I don´t want them to hear us," he whispered. He released his hand from Ken´s mouth.
Ken looked a bit disgusted. "Davis? Your hand smells like pickles."
A laugh was heard in the back. Davis put his finger to his lip, "Cody! Be quite! No laughing!" he exclaimed in a oh so low whisper.
The little boy shook his head with a smile. "Davis...of all the crazy things. Why do you have to spy on T.K and Kari? And better yet...why did you bring Ken and me into this!"
"SHHHH!" Davis glared at Cody. "Because!" Davis said still whispering.
"Um Davis...I think you can stop whispering. We are outside of the restaurant, and they are inside." Ken sighed.
Davis laughed. "Oh yeah!" He was all jumpy. He didn´t want to get caught, but he also wanted to make sure that T.K would not do anything to Kari. "I guess we should go inside, huh?" Ken and Cody nodded. Davis smiled and made his way in, with Ken and Cody sadly following like slaves.
A few seconds later, footsteps were heard heading toward the same restaurant. A shy happy couple walked close to one another, not really touching. "This is it," the boy replied.
The girl stared upon the elegant restaurant in amazement. "It looks expensive! I bet they serve good food!" She looked at her date and smiled shyly. "I am sorry about that little incident before."
The boy grinned and laughed. "It is ok. It wasn´t your fault. In fact, we were both quite embarrassed." The girl nodded. "Well let´s go in." The boy lifted his arm and the girl happily linked hers to him...blushing a bit in the process.
Sora and Tai walked into the restaurant.
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Yolei gasped and was nearly in tears! She stood right outside of her apartment. Izzy walked up behind her and smiled shyly. "You like your surprise?"
Yolei turned around and lunged herself a Izzy for what seemed to be the eighth time that night. "I love it!" She released herself and ran to the limousine giggling with happiness.
Izzy smiled. Yolei´s fee spirit and will is what he liked about her. He breathed and made his way to the limo. He watched as Yolei touched the limousine in sheer wonder. He reached is arm past her and opened the side door. Yolei smiled as she saw what he was doing. "Lady´s first," Izzy smiled at her. She smiled back and entered the automobile.
Inside, the seats were of fine leather and low dim light shined overhead. Crystal glasses were set to the side and low romantic orchestra music played in the background. Yolei began to touch everything! She has never been inside a limousine before...it was great! Izzy sighed and leaned back. He always dreamed of this night...it was going to be perfect. "Izzy?"
Izzy looked up at Yolei´s curious eyes. "Yeah?"
"Where are we going to eat?"
He smiled and knocked on the glass black window leading to the driver side. The limousine began to move. "You´ll see."
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Joe watched in the far off corner of the restaurant as he saw T.K and Kari entered. He smiled to himself as the two took a table he would waiter. He was about walk over to greet them, but he also noticed Davis, Ken, and Cody in the bushes. Joe blinked and scratched his head. He began to walk to them and ask why they were there, but then Tai and Sora entered the restaurant. Joe paused as he watched them being seated on the far opposite end of the restaurant from T.K and Kari´s table. `Oh God,´ he thought. `This is going to be one LONG night.´
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Me: Well what will happen next? T.K and Kari, Tai and Sora are eating at the same place...and neither couple knows. Davis is spying on T.K and Kari...with Ken and Cody for some reason hehe! What will he do? Joe seems to be the waiter?! Why? I thought he was invited to the dance?! Izzy is taking Yolei on a surprise dinner, and what of Matt and Mimi? ^_^ Sorry to leave this fic like this...but this Chapter is a basic introducing into the plot. It gets WAY interesting in the next Chapter. ^_~
Joe: Um...Sonja? Who are you talking to? (Still hiding in his sucky built fort) And why am I only in this part of the fic?
Me: Hehe! I am talking to the readers!
Joe: Readers? I see no one...
Me: Sometimes...you are truly clueless...
Joe: Enough of that! Answer my other question! Why am I only mentioned in a little part?
Me: Joe come on. I am sorry! But trust me! You play an IMPORTANT part of this fic!
Joe: Oh yeah! (Sarcastic) I am the great Joe...the Waiter. ~_~
Me: Joe! You are the waiter for a reason! Plus you have another place in this fic! I didn´t want to ruin it...but you are the D.J for the dance ^_~
Joe: The D.J?
Me: Yep!
Joe: Cool! I never been a D.J!
Me: I know ^_^ It is usually always Izzy...but he has a date and you don´t...opps! Did I say that out load?
Joe: (Grumble) Sometimes Sonja...you are to harsh.
Me: Hehe I know. You know what...I don´t care about Joe no more...he can´t escape. I think it is time to go see what Tai and Sora are doing in the back room? (Runs off to the back room with a cup.) (Leans the cup to ear to door) Let´s listen in...
(Hehe find out next time...what are Tai and Sora doing? And why have we not heard from Davis, Kari, or T.K!? Hehe!)