**Here's another chapter. . .funny, no one seems to like this story so far. . .do I suck that bad? ^_^ **
**Yamato: Ice Angel thinks you should all read and review this fic, cuz it looks really weird to see 14 fics with at least one review, and then have ONE with ZERO!!**
**Exactly!! So go ahead and read this fic. I'm sure you are all going to ADORE this next part. Jeri has a friggin b/f. . .and Takato doesn't know. What's going to happen when he finds out? And are the feelings the two harbored still there? READ!**
~*~Takato~*~
I can't believe it. She's sitting right here in MY dorm room! I mean, first of all, the odds of us even seeing each other again are slim to none, but seeing her and being paired into a DORM together?! That's almost non-existant!! She still looks as pretty as last time, only now she has more of a. . .sophisticated look to her. I mean, she looks older. . .not as child-like as she was in high school. Her eyes still have that sparkle in them. . .I could stare at them forever. Her hair's shorter than the last time I saw her, but other than that, she hasn't changed much personality-wise at all! I just. . .can't believe she's here!
~*~Jeri~*~
It's been so long. . .I wonder what he's been doing since then. He looks so handsome, and he hasn't changed a bit. There's a kind of twinkle in his eyes that lights his whole face up. And when he smiles. . .he still has the capability to make me melt with that gorgeous smile. I missed him, but I never realized how much I did until this moment. But. . .what about Josh? I love Josh with all my heart, but I can feel something more with Takato than friendship. He must have forgotten that feeling by now. . .it's not worth bringing up again. I don't want to tell him that I still feel something for him, and then find out he's seeing someone or not interested. I mean, it could affect me and Josh too. . .I don't want to do that at all. I'd be better off to just keep my mouth shut. . .yea. . .
~*~Omniscant~*~
"I can't believe it's you! This is too unreal!" Jeri said happily. Takato couldn't think of a single thing to say.
"Yea. . ." Takato droned, still in something of a daze. Jeri looked at Takato and waved a hand in front of his glassy brown eyes.
"Takato?" Jeri asked cautiously. Takato snapped back into reality and smiled a lopsided smile at Jeri, who blushed lightly.
"I'm sorry. It's just that this is so. . .weird!" Takato said. Jeri nodded and shifted her weight on the couch, propping one leg under her body.
"What brought you here? I mean, what are you studying?" Jeri querried curiously. Takato sighed lightly and looked out the window of the dorm.
"Well, I'm here to further my education, but I'm not too certain what I want to do. I think I want to get into some sort of engineering, then again, I like architecture too. I just don't know yet. How about you?" Takato replied. Jeri smiled and blushed again.
"I kinda followed someone here. . .my boyfriend actually." Jeri stumbled uncomfortably. Takato felt ice run through his veins as the word "boyfriend" errupted from Jeri's mouth.
"Oh. . ." Takato said quietly, trying his best to disguise his unhappiness with genuine interest.
"His name is Josh. He's here for Astrology. I'm here to study Music. I want to be a music teacher someday." Jeri added. She could feel Takato withdraw from her slightly, even though he was trying his best not to do so. After an uncomfortable silence, Takato got up and picked through one of his boxes, bringing out a rolled up poster and unrolling it carefully.
"Mind if I hang this up?" Takato said, showing Jeri the poster of Linkin Park. He didn't want to talk about Jeri's boyfriend anymore.
"Oh no. I actually like Linkin Park a lot. I have a couple posters too. . .I'll go get them." Jeri replied, getting up and returning with a poster of Pink and Lifehouse. Takato nodded approvingly and looked at the Lifehouse poster quizzically.
"Lifehouse? They're horrible!" Takato said. Jeri's mouth opened wide as she kicked Takato in the butt.
"No they're not! They're the best!" Jeri retorted playfully. Takato shook his head and turned to put his poster on the wall. Jeri tapped her foot and crossed her arms.
"What?" Takato asked.
"Why are they horrible?" Jeri said, pretending to be angry, and failing miserably at it. Takato sat down on the couch and scratched his head while Jeri pinned up the other two posters.
"Well. . .I don't know. They just suck." Takato smiled, knowing she'd go postal. He liked Lifehouse, and so did the author of this fic. He just wanted to make Jeri mad. He also wanted to releive some of the tension from earlier that he'd sensed. And it was working. Jeri turned around and glared at Takato, then ran at him, tackling him on the couch.
"Woah, easy there, Jeri!" Takato cried. Jeri pinched Takato's sides, making him jump. He grabbed Jeri's arms, pinning them and disabling her completely.
"Now you're going to pay. . ." Takato said mischievously as he held both of Jeri's arms with one of his own. He the proceeded to tickle Jeri, who cried out and fell on top of Takato, laughing hysterically as Takato waged a tickle war on Jeri's sides. Jeri wrenched her arms free from Takato's grip and began tickling him too, making him squirm as he tried to get away from Jeri's hold on him.
"Ah-ha! The tables have turned, eh Takato?" Jeri said triumphantly as she pinned one of Takato's arms with her hand and pinned the other one with her leg. Straddling Takato, Jeri started a tickle assault, tickling Takato mercilessly. Finally Takato rolled completely off the couch, bringing Jeri down beside him in a tangle of limbs.
"Oh. . .now it's on!" Takato grinned as he chased Jeri around the small living room, both of them grinning like crazy people. Jeri tripped on the rug and stumbled, allowing Takato time to catch her. He gathered her into his arms right before she fell and hauled her back to her feet. Turning to face him, Jeri accidentally brushed her lips against Takato's. For a split second, their lips were connected. Both teens froze and looked at each other with big unbelieving eyes.
"Jeri? Who's this?" a male voice chimed from behind the couple. Jeri and Takato parted instantly and turned to face a tall young man with dark brown hair and piercing blue eyes.
"Josh!" Jeri cried in surprise. Takato felt the floor swallow him as he watched Josh look at him with confused eyes.
**That's the end of the chapter. I guess time didn't keep them from being friendly, but what is Josh going to think? You're going to have to read the next chapter and find out.**
**Yamato: That's right, folks, she's STILL writing chapters on this thing. . .**
**Shut up Yamato. What are you even doing here anyway? You aren't even mentioned in this fic, why give commentary!? Go away!**
**Yamato: Grumble
**Yamato: Ice Angel thinks you should all read and review this fic, cuz it looks really weird to see 14 fics with at least one review, and then have ONE with ZERO!!**
**Exactly!! So go ahead and read this fic. I'm sure you are all going to ADORE this next part. Jeri has a friggin b/f. . .and Takato doesn't know. What's going to happen when he finds out? And are the feelings the two harbored still there? READ!**
~*~Takato~*~
I can't believe it. She's sitting right here in MY dorm room! I mean, first of all, the odds of us even seeing each other again are slim to none, but seeing her and being paired into a DORM together?! That's almost non-existant!! She still looks as pretty as last time, only now she has more of a. . .sophisticated look to her. I mean, she looks older. . .not as child-like as she was in high school. Her eyes still have that sparkle in them. . .I could stare at them forever. Her hair's shorter than the last time I saw her, but other than that, she hasn't changed much personality-wise at all! I just. . .can't believe she's here!
~*~Jeri~*~
It's been so long. . .I wonder what he's been doing since then. He looks so handsome, and he hasn't changed a bit. There's a kind of twinkle in his eyes that lights his whole face up. And when he smiles. . .he still has the capability to make me melt with that gorgeous smile. I missed him, but I never realized how much I did until this moment. But. . .what about Josh? I love Josh with all my heart, but I can feel something more with Takato than friendship. He must have forgotten that feeling by now. . .it's not worth bringing up again. I don't want to tell him that I still feel something for him, and then find out he's seeing someone or not interested. I mean, it could affect me and Josh too. . .I don't want to do that at all. I'd be better off to just keep my mouth shut. . .yea. . .
~*~Omniscant~*~
"I can't believe it's you! This is too unreal!" Jeri said happily. Takato couldn't think of a single thing to say.
"Yea. . ." Takato droned, still in something of a daze. Jeri looked at Takato and waved a hand in front of his glassy brown eyes.
"Takato?" Jeri asked cautiously. Takato snapped back into reality and smiled a lopsided smile at Jeri, who blushed lightly.
"I'm sorry. It's just that this is so. . .weird!" Takato said. Jeri nodded and shifted her weight on the couch, propping one leg under her body.
"What brought you here? I mean, what are you studying?" Jeri querried curiously. Takato sighed lightly and looked out the window of the dorm.
"Well, I'm here to further my education, but I'm not too certain what I want to do. I think I want to get into some sort of engineering, then again, I like architecture too. I just don't know yet. How about you?" Takato replied. Jeri smiled and blushed again.
"I kinda followed someone here. . .my boyfriend actually." Jeri stumbled uncomfortably. Takato felt ice run through his veins as the word "boyfriend" errupted from Jeri's mouth.
"Oh. . ." Takato said quietly, trying his best to disguise his unhappiness with genuine interest.
"His name is Josh. He's here for Astrology. I'm here to study Music. I want to be a music teacher someday." Jeri added. She could feel Takato withdraw from her slightly, even though he was trying his best not to do so. After an uncomfortable silence, Takato got up and picked through one of his boxes, bringing out a rolled up poster and unrolling it carefully.
"Mind if I hang this up?" Takato said, showing Jeri the poster of Linkin Park. He didn't want to talk about Jeri's boyfriend anymore.
"Oh no. I actually like Linkin Park a lot. I have a couple posters too. . .I'll go get them." Jeri replied, getting up and returning with a poster of Pink and Lifehouse. Takato nodded approvingly and looked at the Lifehouse poster quizzically.
"Lifehouse? They're horrible!" Takato said. Jeri's mouth opened wide as she kicked Takato in the butt.
"No they're not! They're the best!" Jeri retorted playfully. Takato shook his head and turned to put his poster on the wall. Jeri tapped her foot and crossed her arms.
"What?" Takato asked.
"Why are they horrible?" Jeri said, pretending to be angry, and failing miserably at it. Takato sat down on the couch and scratched his head while Jeri pinned up the other two posters.
"Well. . .I don't know. They just suck." Takato smiled, knowing she'd go postal. He liked Lifehouse, and so did the author of this fic. He just wanted to make Jeri mad. He also wanted to releive some of the tension from earlier that he'd sensed. And it was working. Jeri turned around and glared at Takato, then ran at him, tackling him on the couch.
"Woah, easy there, Jeri!" Takato cried. Jeri pinched Takato's sides, making him jump. He grabbed Jeri's arms, pinning them and disabling her completely.
"Now you're going to pay. . ." Takato said mischievously as he held both of Jeri's arms with one of his own. He the proceeded to tickle Jeri, who cried out and fell on top of Takato, laughing hysterically as Takato waged a tickle war on Jeri's sides. Jeri wrenched her arms free from Takato's grip and began tickling him too, making him squirm as he tried to get away from Jeri's hold on him.
"Ah-ha! The tables have turned, eh Takato?" Jeri said triumphantly as she pinned one of Takato's arms with her hand and pinned the other one with her leg. Straddling Takato, Jeri started a tickle assault, tickling Takato mercilessly. Finally Takato rolled completely off the couch, bringing Jeri down beside him in a tangle of limbs.
"Oh. . .now it's on!" Takato grinned as he chased Jeri around the small living room, both of them grinning like crazy people. Jeri tripped on the rug and stumbled, allowing Takato time to catch her. He gathered her into his arms right before she fell and hauled her back to her feet. Turning to face him, Jeri accidentally brushed her lips against Takato's. For a split second, their lips were connected. Both teens froze and looked at each other with big unbelieving eyes.
"Jeri? Who's this?" a male voice chimed from behind the couple. Jeri and Takato parted instantly and turned to face a tall young man with dark brown hair and piercing blue eyes.
"Josh!" Jeri cried in surprise. Takato felt the floor swallow him as he watched Josh look at him with confused eyes.
**That's the end of the chapter. I guess time didn't keep them from being friendly, but what is Josh going to think? You're going to have to read the next chapter and find out.**
**Yamato: That's right, folks, she's STILL writing chapters on this thing. . .**
**Shut up Yamato. What are you even doing here anyway? You aren't even mentioned in this fic, why give commentary!? Go away!**
**Yamato: Grumble
