SHOPPING FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Part 5
Davis: Hey folks! ML gave me permission to do the recap, so here it is! Basically put, it was in telephone format, and everyone was asking, "Is ML going to
book his parents' café for a Christmas party?" Well, he did. Now, here's the party, and the days before!
ML: Good job of doing the recap, mon ami. Now, you all know the disclaimer, you know, "I don't own the Digimon characters, WhiteWolf, Digidestined of
Courage, or Ravenclaw or the 98 degrees song 'This Gift'. The only things I do own are myself, Jolene and Chris." ROLL FILM!!
It was two days before Christmas when I got this cool idea. However, I would need three more mikes, two with cords, and one cordless. I searched all around the house for the mikes, and found them in my closet. I knew there were three mikes already, and I figured, "This would be great!" The café was closed, but I had the keys and the security alarm code, so things wouldn't go out of hand. I then grabbed the phone, and called Tai, Matt, TK, Ken and Takato. I told the guys to meet me at the café, and I grabbed my jacket, the mikes and the café keys, and I drove to the café. The ride took 4 minutes, but longer because of the traffic.
The guys were there, and I said, "Hey." TK said, "Hey ML. What's your bright idea?" I said, "There's this one song I'm willing to try out." Ken said, "Really? What is it?" I said, "Just some song from 98 degrees. I have it on one of the discs." TK said, "Kari likes that group. She's always playing their songs full blast." I said, "Perfect." We got to practicing the number right away. Meanwhile, the decorators had been working on the café for days, and they had rarely got some sleep. I said to the decorators, "Guys, look, I'll call Jolene over and see if she and I can handle this." The decorators knew that Jolene had done some of the decorating last year, and they needed a break anyway, so they went out. I called up Jolene and said, "We need some help for the decorating. Think you can help?" Jolene said, "Sure. I'm in." The guys and me practiced a little more, and after the couple of minutes, the guys left.
Jolene came over, and we began to get started on the decorating. I asked, "So, why weren't you with Sora and the other girls?" Jolene said, "I came down with something and I had to pass. I'm feeling better now." I said, "I'm sorry you got sick." She just said, "That's ok. It's not you." I had a laugh at this, and we finished the decorations in 5 minutes. After that, we went home. I then thought, "Yep. This party is going to be a complete success." I then crashed. I knew Henry, Ken, and Izzy would be in charge of the music, Joe handling the drinks, and the girls, with the exception of Jolene, WhiteWolf and RC in charge of the cooking. That is, with the help of one of the cooks at the café. I hoped that the number we performed would be a success.
Christmas eve passed, and the party date was on. I left the house, with the café keys, my gift for Jolene and the three extra mikes in hand. I saw the guys and said a greeting, with the good old fashioned, "Merry Christmas!" The gifts were already under the tree, ready for their proper recipients. Henry, Ken and Izzy went to their spot behind the machinery, Joe went to the bar, and the girls, except Jolene, Ravenclaw and WhiteWolf went into the kitchen. As for Tai, Matt, Ken, TK, Takato, and myself, we went into the lobby to fine-tune the number. DC and Davis were helping out Joe with the drinks.
DC came around with a couple of glasses of pop. (AN – they're all underage, so I had to improvise!) We took the glasses and drank them down. That really got us fired up. We went back to practicing, and we really did sound good. I then told them, "We'll do this after the gifts are given." They all agreed. In the kitchen, the girls knew what their respective guy liked when they came to eat. Tai loved the pasta with Mushroom cream sauce, so Sora made that for him, Kari made TK's favorite dish, good old fashioned steak with spaghetti with pepper sauce, Yolei made Ken a Salmon with lemon pepper with rice all on garlic sauce, while Matt just got his favorite dish, the pork loin with rice topped with clam sauce. I just had a soup, roasted vegetable. Things were going good so far.
We then got the gifts out, and Tai went first. Sora unwrapped the gift to reveal the velvet lined box. She opened the box to reveal the orange and red jewel pendant. Boy, was Sora happy to see it. She led Tai under the mistletoe and said, "Tai, before I give you my gift, there's another gift that I want from you." Tai said, "You read my mind, babe." The two kissed, and separated after four minutes. Sora then gave Tai the soccer ball clock, and Tai said, "Just what I wanted this year! How did you know?" Sora said, "Intuition."
It was Matt's turn. He gave his gift to Mimi, and needless to say, it turned out cool. Mimi was shocked, but happy. She then led Matt under the mistletoe, and kissed him on the lips for two minutes. Mimi gave Matt's present and boy, did his eyes go wide when he saw the guitar. He said, "Cool! I really wanted this one!" Mimi said, "It really reminds you of Gabumon, doesn't it?" Matt said, "You better believe it!" He put on the guitar, and played a few chords. It sounded real cool.
Ken gave Yolei her present next. Yolei said, "Wow! It really matches my hair! I love it already!!" Ken kissed her under the mistletoe, and Yolei gave Ken his present. Ken said, "Just what I was looking for! How did you know?" Yolei said, "Well, you are a boy genius, after all." Ken said, "Oh yeah. How could I forget that?" He was blushing all the while.
Takato said, "Hey, Lone Wolf!" Rika turned, and looked Takato in the eyes. She said, "Yeah, gogglehead?" He said, "Hope you like it!" She unwrapped the paper to reveal two booster packs of Digimon cards. She said, "I can never get enough modifiers! Thanks, Takato!" Rika then kissed Takato on the cheek underneath the mistletoe, but Takato dragged her back and kissed her on the lips for a solid six minutes. Rika then said, "Takato, here's my gift to you." Takato unwrapped the paper to see the artist's package. Takato was speechless, but he snapped out of it and said, "I like drawing, but how did you know?" Rika said, "Simple, gogglehead. Drawing is one of your hobbies, and I did see one of your pictures. You're a pretty good artist." He said, "Thanks." The two kissed once more.
I then gave Jolene her gift. Her eyes sparkled when she saw the earrings, and said, "Thanks! Those look real beautiful." I just said, "You'll look even prettier than before." She put them on, and I was right. I then led Jolene under the mistletoe, and I gave her a kiss on the cheek, but she dragged me back and kissed me on the lips for seven minutes. I said, "Whoa." She said, "Here's my gift." I unwrapped it, and noticed that it was a cool looking portable keyboard! I said, "Good gracious! This looks cool!" She said, "Glad you like it, M."
TK was up, and he gave Kari the camera. Kari said, "This is nice." TK said, "Glad you like it, my angel of light." TK then went under the mistletoe and Kari followed him. The two kissed, and their kiss was longer than any of the kisses that were given. Kari then gave TK his gift, and TK said, "Hey! Just what I needed!" Kari said, "Well, if you want to write, it's about time you get started!" TK said, "Thanks, my angel of light." Kari replied back with, "You're welcome, my angel of hope."
I then said, "Guys! We're on!" Izzy, Ken and Henry walked to the DJ station and I said, "All right, we've been practicing this, and I hope you enjoy it." Tai said, "This is for you, Sora." TK said, "And you, Kari." Matt said, "I'm dedicating this to Mimi as well." Ken said, "This is for you, Yolei, and RC, because even though I love you, I'll only love you as a sister." RC pouted a bit, but she cooled down. Takato said, "Rika, my lone wolf, you won't be alone anymore, because this is for you." I finished with, "This is for you, my Jolene." Izzy turned on the machine, while Ken inserted the disc, and Henry inputted the number.
(SONGFIC BEGINS NOW!)
Tai
The snow is falling, the city is white
Your eyes are shining like diamonds tonight
And we're all alone
There's no one home
You're finally in my arms again
Matt (w/ Takato and me on background)
The night is silent and Christmas is here
I couldn't ask for more then having you near
'Cause I love you girl (love you girl)
And I always will (always will)
And now I know the moment is right
The moment is right!
All
'Cause I've been waiting to giveThis gift tonight
I'm down on my knees
There's no better time
It's something to last For as long as you live
Tonight I'm going to give you (Takato and me – Oh girl!)
All my heart can give
Ken (w/ Takato and me on background)
I thought I'd give you something shiny and new
I tried to find something worthy of you
But I realize when I look inside
There's some things that money can't buy (oh no!)
TK (w/ Takato and me on background)
I feel the magic whenever you're near I feel it even more this time of the year'Cause I love you girl (love you girl)
I always will (Always will)
And now I know the moment is right
The moment is right!
All
'Cause I've been waiting to giveThis gift tonight
I'm down on my knees
There's no better time
It's something to last For as long as you live
Tonight I'm going to give you (Takato and me – Oh girl!)
All my heart can give
Takato and me – Takato sings odds, I sing evens (others sing in background)
You know I'll always be true to youAnd you know that I'm the one you can turn (Oh yeah)
Anytime, anyplace, or any where
You know that I will always be there (oh baby)
All
'Cause I've been waiting to giveThis gift tonight
I'm down on my knees
There's no better time
It's something to last For as long as you live
Tonight I'm going to give you (Takato and me – Oh girl!)
All my heart can give
'Cause I've been waiting to give
This gift tonight
I'm down on my knees
There's no better time
It's something to last For as long as you live
Tonight I'm going to give you (Takato and me – Oh girl!)
All my heart can give…
END SONG
The girls applauded, and even Davis was applauding. We then settled back to enjoy the rest of the night. When it was over, Jolene and me cleaned up, and closed up the joint. We went home feeling satisfied.
END
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