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Uh… okay. Probably three more chapters so if you just might wanna quit reading… rethink it, okay?
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The Doctor, The Model, and the Rock Star
Part V: A Day of Fun for the Rest
Two days after the group's broken plans, Joe was beside the phone, thinking whether he should call Mimi or not. She and Matt certainly looked as if they were going out, but he didn't want to come to that conclusion. No, he shouldn't. If he did, that would mean breaking his heart, and being a future doctor, he didn't want to be the one to break his own heart. That would just be so careless of him!
He hesitantly reached for the phone, dialing a number. "He--hello?" Joe's shaky voice greeted.
"Joe?"
"Yeah. Is Mimi there?" His palms were starting to sweat and his stomach was getting this funny feeling.
"How'd you know?"
She lives there! His inner voice shouted. Then, "T.K.?" Did he just dial Matt's number? Was his subconscious trying to pick a fight with him? Joe!!! He reprimanded himself.
"Yeah," T.K. answered. "Mimi's here. She's talking to Matt—oh." He stopped. So much for him being a friend. He shouldn't have said that. Now Joe's going to feel so down and beat.
"Oh," Joe echoed. "Forget it then." He was going to hang up, but T.K. stopped him.
"Wait, Joe!"
"Yeah?" Joe's reluctant voice said.
"Do you want to come with us this afternoon? We're going to see Willis from America. Izzy's coming, and so are the new Digidestined. Tai's coming too. I don't know about the rest, though. Sora's got practice, Matt's got rehearsal and Mimi's got family plans." There was a pause. "So?"
"Well, I guess," the doctor hesitantly answered. "Yeah, sure. What time?"
"Meet us at Tai's house at three, okay?"
"Yeah." And they hung up. Well, those were wasted breaths… sigh… maybe I should just give up.
Davis picked up the phone at midmorning to call Ken. He didn't show up! That was his head's angry broken recording. He dialed the phone number and waited for three rings until Mrs. Ichijouji answered.
"Hello? Ichijouji residence," her pleasant voice said.
"Hi, Mrs. Ichijouji," Davis greeted. "May I speak to Ken please?"
"Yes. Hold on a second." After a few moments of silence, Ken's voice came. "Hello?"
"Ken!" the soccer player said accusingly. "Why didn't you show up?"
"I called your house. Your sister said she'd tell you." After a moment of silence, he added, "Gomen-ne, Davis. I couldn't go. There was a lot to be done at home."
"Oh," Davis could only say. "That's okay. Sorry for bothering you. Bye."
"Bye." They both hung up. Davis was fast in search of June.
"June!!!" he shouted throughout the apartment.
"What?!" "You didn't tell me about Ken calling!" "You were already gone! I was going to tell you but you came home late, pea brain!" "You're calling me a pea brain…?!"
Well, we don't need to know the rest.
At three that afternoon, the new digidestined, Tai, Izzy and Joe gathered at the Kamiyas' house.
"Everyone here?" Tai asked, looking around. All the other Digidestined nodded. "Let's go!" They headed for the door and went. All attention was focused on Joe as soon as they hit the sidewalk.
"But, Joe!" Tai exclaimed. "You just wasted breath on the phone!"
"I know, I know," Joe sighed, waving a hand to dismiss him. "I can't compete with him."
"I told you, Joe," Izzy reminded him calmly. "It's not a matter of competition. It's—"
"We all know, Izzy," Joe intercepted. "It doesn't really matter."
"But it does!" Kari insisted. "Don't you know how much you'll regret that you never told her?"
"You'll regret it forever! That's why I tell every guy I like I like them," put in Yolei.
"We'll make a plan," T.K. suggested.
"A plan?" Davis repeated. "What is this, a soccer game?"
T.K. just gave the other the Look and turned back to Joe. "I'm pretty sure Matt's band has another gig. It should be sometime this week. Then you can tell Mimi that you like her when a slow song comes."
"That's a plan?!" Tai countered.
"Like you could do better," T.K. said under his breath through animated narrow eyes.
"What was that, T.K.?"
"Nothing," was the angelic reply, which turned to the former look as soon as the other turned his back.
"We'll do it this way," Tai said. "You call her up tonight, set for a date tomorrow, and then go have romantic dinner and go for a walk in the park!"
"That sounds romantic," Kari and Yolei said sincerely.
Davis' eyes turned hearts in an instant, but it went to small dots quickly with Tai's threat of "Don't get any ideas, Davis."
"I'll see," Joe said. "I think."
After the introductions, Willis was surrounded on both sides by his fellow Digidestined, with Yolei and Kari on his immediate left and right.
"How do you like Tokyo so far, Willis?" Yolei asked.
"It looks great!" was the blonde's enthusiastic reply. "I was hoping to see women in kimonos though."
"Do you want to see the radio tower first?" Kari asked.
"Sure," Willis answered, flashing Kari with a smile.
"Oh! Do you want to grab some ice cream on the way?" Yolei asked again, this time in a perky mood.
"Why not?" was the warm reply.
"You know," Davis said, leaning over to T.K., "if we don't watch out, he'll steal our girls if we don't look for a second."
T.K. nodded vigorously. Tai came up from behind. "Just relax, you guys. I'm sure Willis isn't that much of a traitor."
"My treat," they heard Willis' announcement.
"Thank you," Kari and Yolei said at the same time.
Needless to say, T.K.'s and Davis' eyes turned into a line with incredibly tiny dots under them.
The afternoon went quite well and the Digidestined, including Willis, stopped at the Kamiyas' apartment. They were talking and watching a movie at the same time when Matt came with his good news.
"Guys!"
"Matt?!"
"Huh?" That was Willis.
"Good news!" Matt was near jumping around the room. "We got another gig, and this time at another club! They said they'll make it an all-ages night just for us!"
"For real? You sure? That's great!" The Digidestined gave different positive replies, but T.K. made sure Willis wasn't forgotten.
"Before we forget, Matt, this is Willis. Willis, this is my brother, and one of the original Digidestined, Matt."
"Nice to meet you," Matt said.
"Same here," said the blonde.
"Can Willis come too?" asked Kari.
"Yeah, sure!" That was the most enthusiastic reply anyone ever got from Matt.
"What time? Where?" Tai prodded.
"Tomorrow, at six thirty," Matt answered. "Everyone's going to be there, right?"
"Yeah!" everyone answered.
At the back of the group, Joe hung his head forward and just whispered, "There goes my plan."
He received a pat in the back from Tai, who said "It's okay. Go with T.K.'s plan"
When Davis got home, he was fast to move on the phone, pulling the plug on June when she said "Five minutes, Davis!" angrily twenty minutes ago. Of course, there was the five minute fight, like always. But Davis proceeded with calling Ken.
"Ken!" he called in a jolly voice when Ken's voice came. "We're going to another club tomorrow. Wanna come?"
"Again?" Ken wondered out loud. "Don't you ever tire of going to clubs?"
"Nah, not really," Davis answered. "Seven o'clock. This time you can't say you have to do something because I told you a day early."
Ken smiled on the other line. "Okay, sure."
"Thanks! That's great!" Davis cheered silently. "I'll see you tomorrow!"
Matt was silent in his room that night. That cancelled club gig sure did this one a big good. The two clubs were total rivals, and this one went to extreme measures to make sure they'll be remembered. They don't usually bring in an all-ages night, but this one was granted just under Matt's request so the others can watch.
He lay in his bed, thinking about Mimi. Man, he sure was lucky. Being so close to her and a good friend was the best thing that's ever happened to him! Her coming back from America was the highlight of his summer! He's had fantasies about how he's going to spend each and every moment with her, but it's just so hard putting them in action. First of all, he hasn't asked her out, and second, she'll be going back to America really soon. The last reason… he can't find the right words to tell her he likes her. So, what's the best way to? A song, of course! He finished the song two days ago and his band has been practicing it. It sounds really good, just the way he wants it to be.
He sang the words in a whisper. "Maybe when I see you on the streets tomorrow, maybe then I'll be strong enough to admit how I feel. Cause every time I see you my heart twists in sorrow. But when you smile at me, my heart just starts to heal…" And it's true…
Mimi brushed her hair that same night. Matt had called her and said his band had another gig and that it's going to be the best one ever. She was so excited! The Bests are what she's lived for. She was thinking about the best outfit to wear. Hmm… maybe a mini skirt? No… A plaid one to her knee would be nice. Yeah! She's going to use the pink one she bought from the New York. And she'll use a yellow knit top…
Her thoughts veered to somewhere else. Lately she and Matt seem to be having a relationship, but none of them had admitted it. Matt has been telling her how good she looks, and how nice her smile is, and that the guy who will finally "captured her heart" will be the luckiest man in the world. I hope so, she thought with a smile. Then Joe popped into her head. Now, Joe's a very nice guy. Smart, and he may not be so sensitive at times, saying what he thinks, but she likes that in him. That's what makes him so special to her. His criticisms are always… they're always for the good and it always brings attention to the overlooked things. He's very kind. And the fact that he stayed with her in the Digital World, separated from the rest of the group, when she was really lost… Wow… if she would have to pick between the two of them, that would be a hard one. She can't even feel herself leaning to any of them.
