Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon at all

Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon at all.

Author's Note: I was planning to make it happen here, all of it, but my writer's block said that you have to go back and rewrite half of this chapter or you're going to be stuck here forever. Conclusion on the next chapter. I know, it seems to be dragging on forever. I'm sorry, guys. But it has to go this way.

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The Doctor, the Model, and the Rock Star

Part VII: Waiting For the Right Moment

Davis slipped out just as the club was getting more crowded. He had to meet Ken outside, before anything else. No one saw him go, which was just as well because he doesn't want to be questioned. But what if Kari started thinking that he had another girl?! Naw… Kari has more sense than that. Besides, he'll always be hers and hers alone. So, there!

He walked out the door and asked the bouncer if he could look for one of their friends. He nodded and Davis started the search. He saw Ken somewhere in the middle of the long line, by himself. He waved to him.

"Hey, Ken!" He waved to him. Ken smiled back, although a bit uncertain. Davis pulled him out of the line. "Come on!"

"Where are we going?"

"We got special access to the club. Matt's band is playing," he answered, carefree.

Ken stopped short. "So the others are inside already?"

Uh-oh… wrong answer… "Uh, yeah, they're inside, but I'm sure they won't mind," Davis stuttered. "It's really, you know, uh, okay with them. It's really, um, no trouble. Yeah! They don't mind. In fact, they said to invite you."

Ken usually won't be taken by lies like this, but he wanted to be friends with the others. "Are you sure?" he asked.

Davis scratched his head, smiling widely. "So sure. Never been sure of anything!"

He just nodded. "All right then."

Walking to the front of the line, Davis thought about the other's reactions. He was about to give the password when he heard a shriek—of surprise or something else—from behind. They both looked back to see Jun, twenty people away from the front.

"Davis!" she exclaimed. "You never told me you'd be here today!"

Davis looked annoyed very fast. "You never asked, Jun!"

"And you can go in?! Mattie didn't even put me on the list! That's not fair!!!" She started wailing like a wounded whale, which attracted people in line to look. Davis took one last annoyed look at her and pulled Ken to go inside.

"Digidestined, please," he told the man.

"Go right in," the bouncer pointed them inside.

Once in, Davis led Ken to their table. No one had stood up yet and they had just ordered drinks when Davis and Ken made it to the scene. They were all surprised to see the former Digimon Emperor.

"Ken?" Mimi made sure.

Ken dipped his head in respect. "Hello."

All eyes turned to Davis, who grinned sheepishly. "Uh, guys, I invited Ken?"

Ken was surprised to hear Davis' reply to the looks the others gave him. "You mean I'm not invited?"

"It's not like that at all!" Mimi exclaimed. "You're invited and very much welcome." She stood up from his seat and dragged Ken to her side of the table. Everyone made a big move over so that Ken will sit next to her. Mimi looked sincerely ecstatic to see him. "So how's it going, Ken?"

"Cody," Kari whispered, "they don't seem to be making any moves."

T.K. leaned over to talk to them. "Hey, Cody, you think they know it's all set up?"

In the darkness, they couldn't see each other's faces clearly. Davis only added to it by looming over them.

"Cody," he said in a warning tone. "This isn't working!"

The "cherub's" eyes turned into slits. "I know that, Davis." He thought for a moment. "Why don't you talk them into it?"

"Great!" TK said. "I'll take Izzy." He walked off to the resident genius and started talking him to—

"—tell her that you like her."

"Huh?" A question mark was practically dancing over his head.

"You know, Yolei? Does that ring anything?"

If only it wasn't dark, Izzy would have stood out, looking like a very ripe tomato. TK could only make out a slight pink on his cheeks.

"You're blushing!" he teased the genius. "Why don't you tell Yolei?"

Izzy kept his head low. "I—I don't know if I should."

TK laughed, slapping the redhead on the back. "Of course, you should."

"Hey!" Izzy complained. "I'm going to wait until I know… if… we're okay. If she's… you know, if she likes me, too."

"She does" was the simple answer.

Izzy looked surprised for a moment, then it turned to a shy, happy smile. "Really?"

TK nodded vigorously. "Uh-huh."

"Do you think I should tell her?"

Some more of the same nod.

He stood up from his seat and brushed himself from whatever it was that was on his shirt. Actually, he's more like straightening it. He started to walk over the other side of the floor. Simultaneously with Tai, who Davis has taken charge of, things were going a bit… rough.

"Oh yeah?" Tai pushed Davis.

"Yeah!" Davis pushed Tai back.

"Well, you don't want to be rough about it, you know!"

"I wasn't!" Davis defended. "You started pushing me, remember?"

"You didn't have to push me back!"

Before things could get worse, Sora, who had been watching from the other end of the table, broke into it.

"Stop it, you guys!" she said, breaking up the two. Both of them looked at her, surprised. Tai slightly blushed.

"You've been watching us, Sora?"

"Since you started pushing each other," she answered calmly, then turned stern. "Now what are you fighting about?"

Both boys looked for an excuse fast.

"You see, uh, Tai, was, uh…"

"Davis, um, borrowed my soccer ball, and um…"

Sora looked unimpressed. "Just as I thought." She stood back on her heel. "Now, you guys better behave or the bouncer will come and kick us out." It sounded like a mother reprimanding her sons. She turned to walk away, then looked back again. "And I'm not joking." This time she went.

The soccer players just stood in silence, but not in complete silence. There was music all around—loud music for dancing and fooling around. (Now, don't get any ideas. I meant just goofing off.) Tai and Davis sighed at the same time.

"You know, you should really tell her," Davis said.

"But what if she turns me down?" Tai sounded like a boy pleading for praise.

Davis' face exaggerated into a frustrated cartoon. "Aw, man! Remember what you said in the park that day? This is your chance!!!"

Tai looked doubtful. "I don't know… hey!" Davis shook him with strength they never knew he possessed.

"TAI!!! WAKE UP!!! This is your chance!!!!!!"

And, as if on cue, the fast music turned into a slow dance. Tai searched for Sora, finding her on the other end of the long table set for them.

"Go get her," Davis pushed him. Tai was forced to walk a bit fast towards Sora's direction. The said lady was surprised to see Tai. She looked away, trying to hide that hopeful, embarrassed, and happy smile forming on her lips.

Is he going to ask me to dance? Oh, no, I'm not ready. Wait! What am I talking about? I'm totally ready! I hope he asks me. I don't think there's anyone behind me. Please, let him ask me. Please—

"Excuse me, miss?"

Wait!!! That's not Tai!!! Sora looked to see a complete stranger—but not bad-looking for one—standing in front of her.

"Can I have this dance?" He asked so gentleman-ly that Sora couldn't refuse. She nodded her 'yes' and stood up to go with him. She looked at Tai, who had stopped already and was following Sora with his eyes looking so sad. She wanted to run to him and tell him it's just a dance and that there will be others, but the guy had already put his hands on her waist. She had nothing else to do but put hers on his shoulders.

"Curse him!" No, it wasn't Tai. He looked back to see T.K. looking evilly at the guy who had just asked Sora to dance.

"Something wrong, T.K.?" Tai asked, smirking.

The blond shook his head and walked away. T.K. ended up in a gathering with the rest of the younger Digidestined, with the exception of Yolei, who was fretting and worrying her lavender head off with Mimi, who was trying to comfort her.

"Well, that one didn't quite work out," he announced.

"We all know, T.P.," Davis said with a bit of sarcasm. He was more down than anyone else. Tai was sort of his charge, and it obviously failed. Meanwhile, Cody was just silent, his now cherubic features glowing ever so slightly.

"What are you at, Cody?" T.K. asked. "You look like a light bulb went off in you."

"What time is it?" Cody asked back.

"Nine forty-five," Kari answered. "Matt's band is due to play in a few minutes. Are you thinking…?"

The little cherub nodded. Kari only smiled. "I'll wait for Sora to finish with him. I'll talk to her."

Kari went to the edge of the dance floor. Although she and Sora couldn't see each other very well, she was near enough to sign that she wanted to talk to her. Sora's face turned into a negative one, seeming to say "I can't." She pointed her finger to him, from behind and signed the number one. He wants one more dance.

Kari resigned, sighed and walked back to Cody and the others. "He wants one more dance," she reported.

Cody nodded. "T.K., Davis, you take care of Yolei and Izzy."

"What about Joe?" T.K. asked. "Don't you think he needs a bit of confidence?"

Davis patted the blond on the back. "My friend, when there's a triangle, you don't interfere. Love will take its rightly course." Then he walked away.

Kari, Cody and T.K. looked dumbfounded. "I heard right, right?" Kari asked.

Both boys nodded. Guess Davis' knows a bit more than they do.

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Author's Note (again): I swear, the next one is long & uncut conclusion. So hold on!!!