Due to the demand for more Tajeri (TakatoxJeri), I've decided to write more to this story.
Chapter 2
The day at school seemed to go on forever that day, but it was almost over. Takato felt like Jeri was staring at him constantly.
"Takato!" A voice interrupted his thoughts.
He looked up quickly and saw Ms. Asagi standing there.
"Yes ma'am?" He quickly asked.
"What did I just say?" She asked.
"My name?" Takato said.
"Well yes, but that wasn't the answer I was looking for. Takato I want you to stay after class. Nikki can you answer the question correctly?" She said walking back to the front of the room.
While Nikki answered the question he sunk lower in his chair.
The bell rang and everyone started leaving.
"Can I have your cards if you die Chummily?" Kazu asked.
"No, I want them." Kenta said.
"No. Neither of you can have them." Takato said angrily.
"Fine. I'm outta here." Kazu said as he left followed by Kenta.
"I'll wait for you after school." Jeri said.
"No. Just go." Takato said.
"Okay." She said disappointedly, then left.
Takato sighed then rose from his chair. He walked to Ms. Asagi's desk.
"What is my punishment?" He asked.
"Takato, what was so important that you couldn't listen in class?"
"Uh..."
"Whatever you say will stay between us, unless it is something your parents need to know about."
"This morning just before school I found out that this girl likes me, and I kinda like her too, but I don't know what to say around her, and all today it felt like she's been watching me."
"That's it?"
"Yeah."
"I thought children your age didn't think about those things. I thought it was more like something to do with those drawing I see you do."
"My drawings? I'm sorry about that I just-"
"They're good, just keep your doodling time to before or after school. So she is in this class?"
"Yeah."
"You should just tell her how you feel about her."
"You see, she wasn't the one who told me. She told a friend of mine and he told me."
"You should still tell her. Now go and tell her."
"But what about my punishment?"
"I'll let you go with a warning this time, but don't tell anyone, or you will be serving a detention."
Takato stood up and thanked his teacher as he ran out the door.
She smiled after him for a moment then went back to grading papers.
Outside he ran into Henry.
"What took you so long?" Henry asked.
"I had to talk to Ms. Asagi. Did you see which way Jeri went."
"She went that way." He said pointing down the street.
"Thanks!" Takato yelled as he ran in the direction Henry had pointed.
He saw Jeri down the street a ways. He almost called to her, but she'd disappeared into a doorway.
He walked in that same shop.
"Excuse me, but aren't you a little young to be in here?" A big man asked.
"Uh, I need to talk to Jeri." Takato stated.
"Oh. You're one of her friends. She's upstairs." The man, Jeri's dad, said casually.
"Thanks, Sir."
Takato went up the stairs. In the room to the left was Jeri telling a story with her puppet to her little brother to get him to take a nap. He stood in the doorway, just watching.
When she finished she tucked in the little boy. She hadn't even noticed that Takato was there until she walked towards the door.
"Takato! What are you doing here?" She asked shutting the door behind her, so her brother wouldn't wake up.
"Jeri, I need to talk to you." Takato answered,
"About what?"
"Guilmon told me that you told him that you liked me."
Jeri blushed. "Is that the reason you came to my house? Because of what Guilmon said?"
"Well kinda. But also to tell you that I like you too." Takato felt himself blushing too.
"You do?"
"Well, yeah."
They just sat there.
Takato didn't notice Jeri leaning towards him until her warm lips briefly touched his cheek.
He just looked at her as they both turned bright red.
"Well, I'd better go see if Guilmon needs any more food and do my homework. I'll see you tomorrow Jeri." Takato said with a half-smile.
"See you later, Takato." She smiled to her self.
Jeri watched Takato walk down the street to the park.
When Takato reached Guilmon's hutch Guilmon ran out to meet him.
"What took you so long." He asked.
"I had to stay after school, then talk to Jeri." Takato said.
"Oh. What about?"
"I told her I liked her back."
"That good?"
"Yeah. That's good." Takato held his hand up to his cheek and smiled.
