Disclaimer: I do not own any of the official Digimon characters.
This fic contains some slight Takari and a few hints of Taiora.
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Chapter 1: T.K.'S ROOMMATE
It was Sunday morning. As usual, like any other Sunday morning, T.K. was sleeping in late. He never got much sleep during the school week, so he often used the weekend to catch up. Patamon lay next to him on the pillow. They were so deep in sleep that they were completely oblivious to the fact that someone had been continuously ringing the doorbell for the past ten minutes.
"T.K.! Open up!" called Matt for the twenty-second time. Still no answer. Matt sighed, bent down, lifted the mat, and grabbed the spare key. He let himself in and stepped into the apartment, locking the door behind him.
"T.K.! You home!" called Matt, "Huh. Probably still sleeping." He removed his shoes and took a pair of slippers from the closet. Slipping them on his feet, he walked to T.K.'s room, where he saw his younger brother still fast asleep. Matt glanced at the clock. It was almost 11:45 a.m.! Matt sighed again and looked around the room. It was then that he noticed T.K.'s portable CD player sitting on T.K.'s desk. Matt grinned as an idea came to him. First, he checked to see of there was a CD in there, which there was. Matt slowly crept up to T.K.'s bedside and inserted the earphones into T.K.'s ears and raised the volume to maximum.
'This is gonna be brutal!' thought Matt. T.K.'s eyes suddenly snapped open. Matt froze.
"Hey, Matt," said T.K.
"Uh, hi?" said Matt. T.K. took his earphones out and yawned. 'I'm screwed,' thought Matt.
"So what's going on?" asked T.K. he slowly got out of bed and re-buttoned the first two buttons of his pajama top, which had come loose, somehow.
"Not much," said Matt, "You?"
"Tired," said T.K. He walked off towards the bathroom with Matt right behind him.
"So T.K., any plans for today?" asked Matt as he sat down on the toilet.
"Not really," said T.K. as he tossed Matt his pajamas and boxers before stepping into the shower. He turned on the water and began to wash himself.
"Well, would you be interested in going with Tai to the airport this afternoon?" asked Matt.
"Why on Earth would I need to go to the airport?" asked T.K.
"Apparently, Tai's friend from Canada is coming over," said Matt.
"As a visitor?" asked T.K.
"As an exchange student," said Matt. T.K. stuck his head out from behind the shower door.
"So what does that have to do with me?" asked T.K., "Isn't Tai's friend going to stay at Tai's place?"
"Well, yes. But that's not all," said Matt, "Apparently, Tai's friend is bringing along his little brother."
"Little brother?" asked T.K., sounding intrigued.
"Yeah," said Matt, "Tai said he's a guy about your age. I thought you might like to meet him, so I volunteered you to have him live with you and Mom."
"What?" said T.K. in disbelief.
"I talked it over with Mom. She said it's okay," said Matt.
"Without MY input?" asked T.K.
"Yep," said Matt. He stood up off the toilet and unzipped his pants.
"I'm not going through with it," said T.K., "I mean, I've got stuff I don't want strangers to see. And what about Patamon?"
"Just be a nice boy and do it," said Matt as he zipped his pants back up.
"I'm not going through with it," repeated T.K.
"Let me help you make your decision," said Matt, "You have no choice." And with that, Matt flushed the toilet and walked out of the bathroom. He could hear T.K. screaming in pain from the scalding water.
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"Tai, calm down," said Kari.
"How can I calm down!?" said Tai, "Todd's coming over!"
"I know you're excited about Todd coming over as an exchange student, but your pacing is making me dizzy!" said Kari, "By the way, where are you going to let him sleep?"
"I brought out my old sleeping bag from the back of my closet," said Tai, "And besides, he bringing his younger brother."
"I thought Todd was an only child," said Kari.
"So did I," said Tai, "But then again, I never met his family before."
"So where is his brother staying?" asked Kari.
"With T.K.," said Tai, "And considering how often you visit T.K., you'll probably see Todd's brother quite a lot. At least for the next several months."
"With T.K.?" asked Kari.
"I think he'll be a pretty nice guy," said Tai, "Come on, we're going to pick up T.K. before we head out to the airport."
"T.K.'s coming?" asked Kari, "I'm coming, too!"
"Great," said Tai, "I'll drive." Tai took their mother's keys off the table and left a note in their place. He and Kari took the elevator down to their mom's car & got in. Tai strapped himself in, started the car, and drove off towards T.K.'s apartment building. Kari sat in the passenger's seat, but she knew that she would have to move to the back seat later, especially if she wanted to be next to T.K.
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T.K. finished emptying half of his drawers and put the rest of his clothes in the closet. He immediately went to work on making the bed for his soon-to-be guest. He pulled out a fair-sized sleeping pallet that he hadn't used in a while and dropped it on the floor next to his bed, closer to the window. Then he brought out a blanket and a pillow and placed them on the pallet.
"You're not going to have him sleep on THAT, are you?" asked Matt.
"You think I'd sacrifice my own bed?" asked T.K.
"Ooh, I get it now," said Matt. He grinned his devious mischievous grin, which he was so well known for. In fact, T.K. knew exactly what was going on inside Matt's head whenever he saw that grin.
"Shut up, Matt," said T.K. The doorbell suddenly rang. T.K. answered it and saw Tai standing there.
"Ready to go, skipper?" said Tai, trying to cheer T.K. up after seeing the boy's facial expression.
"Not really," said T.K.
"Too bad," said Tai, "Guess you won't be sharing the back seat with Kari, then." When Tai looked back, he only saw Matt standing there and a few clouds of dust on the floor.
"Well, that motivated him," said Matt.
"Coming, Matt?" asked Tai.
"Nah, my band's got a gig tonight, so we gotta practice," said Matt, "Oh my God! PRACTICE! I forgot! Later, Tai! Say hi to Todd for me!" And with that, Matt ran off at full speed.
Tai shrugged his shoulders and walked back towards the car (after closing and locking the door to T.K.'s apartment). When he got back, he saw T.K. and Kari all cuddled up in the back seat. He sighed happily for his sister and slid into the driver's seat.
"Okay, you two. Settle down," said Tai, "Next stop: Tokyo Airport!" He fastened his seatbelt and started the car. He turned his head towards the rear window as he backed out of his parking space before driving out of the parking lot and out onto the street.
"Is Tai excited about seeing his friend?" asked T.K.
"Of course," said Kari, "He's been pacing around the house all morning. Remind me to ask my mom to buy a new rug." T.K. chuckled.
"Hey, Tai. What's Todd's brother like?" asked T.K.
"I'm not sure," said Tai, "I only know what he told me through e-mail. He said that his brother's 12 years old and in Grade 7 in school."
"He's as old as T.K. and me and in the same grade as us!" exclaimed Kari.
"He said that he's also a smart kid," said Tai as he continued driving, "And if you must know, Todd even said that his brother is considered quite good-looking by some of his classmates."
"Female classmates, no doubt," said T.K.
They rode on for about another hour or so. They eventually reached the airport. Tai drove up to a machine and punched out a parking ticket. He drove around until he found a spot and parked the car.
"Tai, this is a tight spot," said Kari.
"It was the only one left," said Tai. He put the car in park and turned off the engine. Removing his seatbelt, he rolled down the window and looked to see how much space there was. There was only about one foot of space between the two vans on either side of the car, which wasn't enough to open the doors.
"Well?" asked T.K.
"Okay," said Tai as he took in a breath to calm himself, "Everyone, out the windows." Everyone rolled down their windows and climbed out. They found themselves sandwiched between vehicles.
"Just typical old Tai," said Kari. Fortunately, there was just enough room for someone to open the door enough to close the windows and lock the doors. When this was all done and over with, they went inside the arrivals terminal. The three of them stood behind a railing as they watched passengers file out of the customs and baggage claim areas.
"How are they going to find us?" asked T.K. as he looked around at he groups of people standing around. Some were even holding signs with names on them. "Why didn't we make one of those signs?"
"We don't need one," said Tai, "because here they come."
T.K. and Kari looked at the gates leading from customs baggage claim. They saw a purple-haired boy wearing cream-colored cargo shorts, a black shirt, sneakers, blue socks, a brown leather jacket, and a blue bandanna around his neck come out through the gate with a backpack over his shoulder and dragging a suitcase behind him. In his right hand was a red metal box. Next to him was a younger boy with bright blond hair (though not as bright as Willis') and crystal blue eyes wearing blue carpenter jeans, a black T-shirt, silver Nikes, and a silver watch. He, too, was carrying a backpack and dragging a suitcase.
"Hey, Todd!" yelled Tai over the chattering of the surrounding people, "OVER HERE!"
"Tai? Is that you?" said the purple-haired boy. Tai, T.K., and Kari pushed their way around people and eventually met up with Tai's friend.
"Hey, buddy. How's it been?" asked Tai.
"Not bad," said Todd, "You?"
"Great!" said Tai, "I'm so glad you're here. It's been like three years?"
"Two and a half," said Todd.
"T.K. Kari. You two remember Todd, don't you?" said Tai.
"We remember him," said T.K., "Todd Tzumati. It's been a while."
"I'll say!" said Todd, "Man! You've shot up like a weed, T.K! I didn't even recognize you! And Kari! You're still just as I remembered you before I moved to Canada."
"Some things never change," said Kari with a smile.
Tai walked up to Todd and whispered into his ear. "Oh yeah. Right. Thanks for reminding me, Tai," said Todd.
"No prob," said Tai.
"Guys, I want you to meet my brother," said Todd and placed a hand on the shoulder of the blond-haired boy who had accompanied him.
"I thought you were an only child," Tai whispered into Todd's ear.
"Technically, I am," Todd whispered back, "He's adopted."
"Oh," said Tai.
"Todd, what're whispering about?" asked the blond boy.
"Nothing!" Todd said, quickly, "Why don't you introduce yourself?"
"Fine," said the blond-haired boy. He extended his hand out towards Tai, T.K., and Kari. "Name's Tzumati. Justin Tzumati."
"Nice to meet you, Justin," said Tai and shook Justin's hand.
"The pleasure was all mine," said Justin. He then shook hands with T.K. and Kari.
"Well, let's get going," said Todd.
"Right this way," said Tai, "I'll drive." Tai, T.K., and Kari led Todd and Justin out to Tai and Kari's mom's car. The two vans that had been there earlier were now gone. Tai loaded the suitcases into the trunk while the others got into the car. Todd sat in the passenger's seat while T.K., Kari, and Justin sat in the back. Finally, Tai got into the driver's seat, buckled up, started the car, paid the fee, and drove off.
"So where are we staying?" asked Todd.
"You'll be staying with me and Kari," said Tai, "Justin will stay at T.K.'s." T.K. and Justin looked at each other, but neither spoke a single word. This worried Tai and Kari for a bit, but Todd reassured them that Justin always acted this way.
"He's really defensive, at first," said Todd, "But once he gets used to you, he makes a really good friend.
Tai decided to drop T.K. and Justin off before heading back to his own home. T.K. helpfully took Justin's suitcase up to his apartment and into his room.
"Well, Justin. This is where you'll be staying for the next few months," said T.K., "I've made room in my drawers for your clothes. Oh, and your bed is on the floor near mine. Sorry I couldn't make it any better."
"It's okay," said Justin, "I've gone camping several times before, so don't worry about it."
"I'll help you unpack later, but why don't I get you something to eat?" asked T.K.
"What have you got?" asked Justin.
"Let's take a look," said T.K. he walked over to the fridge and opened the door. "Let's see. We've got TV dinners, some celery, leftover white rice, bread, a bit of broccoli, a couple of apples and oranges, a carton of milk, some juice, butter, jam, eggs, lettuce, leftover barbecued pork, and a few cans of pop."
(A/N: I'm Canadian, so I say pop.)
"Anything else?" asked Justin.
"We've got a few waffles in the freezer along with some ice cream, ice cubes, and frozen corn and peas," said T.K., "There's not much in the pantry except for some instant oatmeal, a box of cereal, a few cookies, and a thermos of tea. Sorry, Justin. The best I can offer you is a TV dinner."
Just then, the front door opened and Mrs. Takaishi walked in. "T.K.! I'm home!" called Mrs. Takaishi.
"I'm on the kitchen, Mom!" called T.K., "Come in. There's someone I want you to meet." Mrs. Takaishi walked into the kitchen to find T.K. standing there with Justin. "Mom, this is Justin. He's an exchange student from Canada. He's going to be spending a few months with us."
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Justin," said Mrs. Takaishi as she shook hands with Justin.
"The pleasure was all mine," said Justin.
"I was going to offer something for him to eat," started T.K., "but we..."
"Leave that to me," said Justin. He reached into he fridge and pulled out the rice, some celery, a few eggs, lettuce, and the barbecued pork. He retrieved the frozen corn and peas from the freezer and placed them all on the counter. T.K. and is mother watched Justin, wondering what he was up to.
"What are you doing?" asked T.K.
"Just sit at the table and wait," said Justin. They did. In a few minutes, T.K. and Mrs. Takaishi could smell something coming from the kitchen.
"Is he doing what I think he's doing?" asked T.K. He found out when Justin walked up to the table with three bowls of fried rice in his hands. He went back into the kitchen and grabbed three cups, three sets of chopsticks, and the thermos of tea. He placed everything on the table and sat down.
"Dinner is served," said Justin. T.K. and Mrs. Takaishi tried some of the rice.
"This is good," said Mrs. Takaishi.
"I haven't had cooking like this since when we were still one family!" exclaimed T.K.
"I'm glad you like it," said Justin. He picked up his bowl and wolfed it down with T.K., who was doing the exact same thing. Justin offered to do the dishes, as well, but Mrs. Takaishi insisted that she do them, so he and T.K. started to unpack Justin's belongings.
"I'll introduce you to my other friends tomorrow," said T.K., "I think you'll like them and I think they'll like you."
"I would be happy to oblige," said Justin.
'Maybe this will turn out better than I thought,' thought T.K.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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So what do you think? Justin's pretty much a mirror image of myself. Same personality, many of the same interests (I've only made slight changes.)
Anyway, please read & send me your reviews. The more exciting stuff starts in the next chapter.
This fic contains some slight Takari and a few hints of Taiora.
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Chapter 1: T.K.'S ROOMMATE
It was Sunday morning. As usual, like any other Sunday morning, T.K. was sleeping in late. He never got much sleep during the school week, so he often used the weekend to catch up. Patamon lay next to him on the pillow. They were so deep in sleep that they were completely oblivious to the fact that someone had been continuously ringing the doorbell for the past ten minutes.
"T.K.! Open up!" called Matt for the twenty-second time. Still no answer. Matt sighed, bent down, lifted the mat, and grabbed the spare key. He let himself in and stepped into the apartment, locking the door behind him.
"T.K.! You home!" called Matt, "Huh. Probably still sleeping." He removed his shoes and took a pair of slippers from the closet. Slipping them on his feet, he walked to T.K.'s room, where he saw his younger brother still fast asleep. Matt glanced at the clock. It was almost 11:45 a.m.! Matt sighed again and looked around the room. It was then that he noticed T.K.'s portable CD player sitting on T.K.'s desk. Matt grinned as an idea came to him. First, he checked to see of there was a CD in there, which there was. Matt slowly crept up to T.K.'s bedside and inserted the earphones into T.K.'s ears and raised the volume to maximum.
'This is gonna be brutal!' thought Matt. T.K.'s eyes suddenly snapped open. Matt froze.
"Hey, Matt," said T.K.
"Uh, hi?" said Matt. T.K. took his earphones out and yawned. 'I'm screwed,' thought Matt.
"So what's going on?" asked T.K. he slowly got out of bed and re-buttoned the first two buttons of his pajama top, which had come loose, somehow.
"Not much," said Matt, "You?"
"Tired," said T.K. He walked off towards the bathroom with Matt right behind him.
"So T.K., any plans for today?" asked Matt as he sat down on the toilet.
"Not really," said T.K. as he tossed Matt his pajamas and boxers before stepping into the shower. He turned on the water and began to wash himself.
"Well, would you be interested in going with Tai to the airport this afternoon?" asked Matt.
"Why on Earth would I need to go to the airport?" asked T.K.
"Apparently, Tai's friend from Canada is coming over," said Matt.
"As a visitor?" asked T.K.
"As an exchange student," said Matt. T.K. stuck his head out from behind the shower door.
"So what does that have to do with me?" asked T.K., "Isn't Tai's friend going to stay at Tai's place?"
"Well, yes. But that's not all," said Matt, "Apparently, Tai's friend is bringing along his little brother."
"Little brother?" asked T.K., sounding intrigued.
"Yeah," said Matt, "Tai said he's a guy about your age. I thought you might like to meet him, so I volunteered you to have him live with you and Mom."
"What?" said T.K. in disbelief.
"I talked it over with Mom. She said it's okay," said Matt.
"Without MY input?" asked T.K.
"Yep," said Matt. He stood up off the toilet and unzipped his pants.
"I'm not going through with it," said T.K., "I mean, I've got stuff I don't want strangers to see. And what about Patamon?"
"Just be a nice boy and do it," said Matt as he zipped his pants back up.
"I'm not going through with it," repeated T.K.
"Let me help you make your decision," said Matt, "You have no choice." And with that, Matt flushed the toilet and walked out of the bathroom. He could hear T.K. screaming in pain from the scalding water.
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"Tai, calm down," said Kari.
"How can I calm down!?" said Tai, "Todd's coming over!"
"I know you're excited about Todd coming over as an exchange student, but your pacing is making me dizzy!" said Kari, "By the way, where are you going to let him sleep?"
"I brought out my old sleeping bag from the back of my closet," said Tai, "And besides, he bringing his younger brother."
"I thought Todd was an only child," said Kari.
"So did I," said Tai, "But then again, I never met his family before."
"So where is his brother staying?" asked Kari.
"With T.K.," said Tai, "And considering how often you visit T.K., you'll probably see Todd's brother quite a lot. At least for the next several months."
"With T.K.?" asked Kari.
"I think he'll be a pretty nice guy," said Tai, "Come on, we're going to pick up T.K. before we head out to the airport."
"T.K.'s coming?" asked Kari, "I'm coming, too!"
"Great," said Tai, "I'll drive." Tai took their mother's keys off the table and left a note in their place. He and Kari took the elevator down to their mom's car & got in. Tai strapped himself in, started the car, and drove off towards T.K.'s apartment building. Kari sat in the passenger's seat, but she knew that she would have to move to the back seat later, especially if she wanted to be next to T.K.
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T.K. finished emptying half of his drawers and put the rest of his clothes in the closet. He immediately went to work on making the bed for his soon-to-be guest. He pulled out a fair-sized sleeping pallet that he hadn't used in a while and dropped it on the floor next to his bed, closer to the window. Then he brought out a blanket and a pillow and placed them on the pallet.
"You're not going to have him sleep on THAT, are you?" asked Matt.
"You think I'd sacrifice my own bed?" asked T.K.
"Ooh, I get it now," said Matt. He grinned his devious mischievous grin, which he was so well known for. In fact, T.K. knew exactly what was going on inside Matt's head whenever he saw that grin.
"Shut up, Matt," said T.K. The doorbell suddenly rang. T.K. answered it and saw Tai standing there.
"Ready to go, skipper?" said Tai, trying to cheer T.K. up after seeing the boy's facial expression.
"Not really," said T.K.
"Too bad," said Tai, "Guess you won't be sharing the back seat with Kari, then." When Tai looked back, he only saw Matt standing there and a few clouds of dust on the floor.
"Well, that motivated him," said Matt.
"Coming, Matt?" asked Tai.
"Nah, my band's got a gig tonight, so we gotta practice," said Matt, "Oh my God! PRACTICE! I forgot! Later, Tai! Say hi to Todd for me!" And with that, Matt ran off at full speed.
Tai shrugged his shoulders and walked back towards the car (after closing and locking the door to T.K.'s apartment). When he got back, he saw T.K. and Kari all cuddled up in the back seat. He sighed happily for his sister and slid into the driver's seat.
"Okay, you two. Settle down," said Tai, "Next stop: Tokyo Airport!" He fastened his seatbelt and started the car. He turned his head towards the rear window as he backed out of his parking space before driving out of the parking lot and out onto the street.
"Is Tai excited about seeing his friend?" asked T.K.
"Of course," said Kari, "He's been pacing around the house all morning. Remind me to ask my mom to buy a new rug." T.K. chuckled.
"Hey, Tai. What's Todd's brother like?" asked T.K.
"I'm not sure," said Tai, "I only know what he told me through e-mail. He said that his brother's 12 years old and in Grade 7 in school."
"He's as old as T.K. and me and in the same grade as us!" exclaimed Kari.
"He said that he's also a smart kid," said Tai as he continued driving, "And if you must know, Todd even said that his brother is considered quite good-looking by some of his classmates."
"Female classmates, no doubt," said T.K.
They rode on for about another hour or so. They eventually reached the airport. Tai drove up to a machine and punched out a parking ticket. He drove around until he found a spot and parked the car.
"Tai, this is a tight spot," said Kari.
"It was the only one left," said Tai. He put the car in park and turned off the engine. Removing his seatbelt, he rolled down the window and looked to see how much space there was. There was only about one foot of space between the two vans on either side of the car, which wasn't enough to open the doors.
"Well?" asked T.K.
"Okay," said Tai as he took in a breath to calm himself, "Everyone, out the windows." Everyone rolled down their windows and climbed out. They found themselves sandwiched between vehicles.
"Just typical old Tai," said Kari. Fortunately, there was just enough room for someone to open the door enough to close the windows and lock the doors. When this was all done and over with, they went inside the arrivals terminal. The three of them stood behind a railing as they watched passengers file out of the customs and baggage claim areas.
"How are they going to find us?" asked T.K. as he looked around at he groups of people standing around. Some were even holding signs with names on them. "Why didn't we make one of those signs?"
"We don't need one," said Tai, "because here they come."
T.K. and Kari looked at the gates leading from customs baggage claim. They saw a purple-haired boy wearing cream-colored cargo shorts, a black shirt, sneakers, blue socks, a brown leather jacket, and a blue bandanna around his neck come out through the gate with a backpack over his shoulder and dragging a suitcase behind him. In his right hand was a red metal box. Next to him was a younger boy with bright blond hair (though not as bright as Willis') and crystal blue eyes wearing blue carpenter jeans, a black T-shirt, silver Nikes, and a silver watch. He, too, was carrying a backpack and dragging a suitcase.
"Hey, Todd!" yelled Tai over the chattering of the surrounding people, "OVER HERE!"
"Tai? Is that you?" said the purple-haired boy. Tai, T.K., and Kari pushed their way around people and eventually met up with Tai's friend.
"Hey, buddy. How's it been?" asked Tai.
"Not bad," said Todd, "You?"
"Great!" said Tai, "I'm so glad you're here. It's been like three years?"
"Two and a half," said Todd.
"T.K. Kari. You two remember Todd, don't you?" said Tai.
"We remember him," said T.K., "Todd Tzumati. It's been a while."
"I'll say!" said Todd, "Man! You've shot up like a weed, T.K! I didn't even recognize you! And Kari! You're still just as I remembered you before I moved to Canada."
"Some things never change," said Kari with a smile.
Tai walked up to Todd and whispered into his ear. "Oh yeah. Right. Thanks for reminding me, Tai," said Todd.
"No prob," said Tai.
"Guys, I want you to meet my brother," said Todd and placed a hand on the shoulder of the blond-haired boy who had accompanied him.
"I thought you were an only child," Tai whispered into Todd's ear.
"Technically, I am," Todd whispered back, "He's adopted."
"Oh," said Tai.
"Todd, what're whispering about?" asked the blond boy.
"Nothing!" Todd said, quickly, "Why don't you introduce yourself?"
"Fine," said the blond-haired boy. He extended his hand out towards Tai, T.K., and Kari. "Name's Tzumati. Justin Tzumati."
"Nice to meet you, Justin," said Tai and shook Justin's hand.
"The pleasure was all mine," said Justin. He then shook hands with T.K. and Kari.
"Well, let's get going," said Todd.
"Right this way," said Tai, "I'll drive." Tai, T.K., and Kari led Todd and Justin out to Tai and Kari's mom's car. The two vans that had been there earlier were now gone. Tai loaded the suitcases into the trunk while the others got into the car. Todd sat in the passenger's seat while T.K., Kari, and Justin sat in the back. Finally, Tai got into the driver's seat, buckled up, started the car, paid the fee, and drove off.
"So where are we staying?" asked Todd.
"You'll be staying with me and Kari," said Tai, "Justin will stay at T.K.'s." T.K. and Justin looked at each other, but neither spoke a single word. This worried Tai and Kari for a bit, but Todd reassured them that Justin always acted this way.
"He's really defensive, at first," said Todd, "But once he gets used to you, he makes a really good friend.
Tai decided to drop T.K. and Justin off before heading back to his own home. T.K. helpfully took Justin's suitcase up to his apartment and into his room.
"Well, Justin. This is where you'll be staying for the next few months," said T.K., "I've made room in my drawers for your clothes. Oh, and your bed is on the floor near mine. Sorry I couldn't make it any better."
"It's okay," said Justin, "I've gone camping several times before, so don't worry about it."
"I'll help you unpack later, but why don't I get you something to eat?" asked T.K.
"What have you got?" asked Justin.
"Let's take a look," said T.K. he walked over to the fridge and opened the door. "Let's see. We've got TV dinners, some celery, leftover white rice, bread, a bit of broccoli, a couple of apples and oranges, a carton of milk, some juice, butter, jam, eggs, lettuce, leftover barbecued pork, and a few cans of pop."
(A/N: I'm Canadian, so I say pop.)
"Anything else?" asked Justin.
"We've got a few waffles in the freezer along with some ice cream, ice cubes, and frozen corn and peas," said T.K., "There's not much in the pantry except for some instant oatmeal, a box of cereal, a few cookies, and a thermos of tea. Sorry, Justin. The best I can offer you is a TV dinner."
Just then, the front door opened and Mrs. Takaishi walked in. "T.K.! I'm home!" called Mrs. Takaishi.
"I'm on the kitchen, Mom!" called T.K., "Come in. There's someone I want you to meet." Mrs. Takaishi walked into the kitchen to find T.K. standing there with Justin. "Mom, this is Justin. He's an exchange student from Canada. He's going to be spending a few months with us."
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Justin," said Mrs. Takaishi as she shook hands with Justin.
"The pleasure was all mine," said Justin.
"I was going to offer something for him to eat," started T.K., "but we..."
"Leave that to me," said Justin. He reached into he fridge and pulled out the rice, some celery, a few eggs, lettuce, and the barbecued pork. He retrieved the frozen corn and peas from the freezer and placed them all on the counter. T.K. and is mother watched Justin, wondering what he was up to.
"What are you doing?" asked T.K.
"Just sit at the table and wait," said Justin. They did. In a few minutes, T.K. and Mrs. Takaishi could smell something coming from the kitchen.
"Is he doing what I think he's doing?" asked T.K. He found out when Justin walked up to the table with three bowls of fried rice in his hands. He went back into the kitchen and grabbed three cups, three sets of chopsticks, and the thermos of tea. He placed everything on the table and sat down.
"Dinner is served," said Justin. T.K. and Mrs. Takaishi tried some of the rice.
"This is good," said Mrs. Takaishi.
"I haven't had cooking like this since when we were still one family!" exclaimed T.K.
"I'm glad you like it," said Justin. He picked up his bowl and wolfed it down with T.K., who was doing the exact same thing. Justin offered to do the dishes, as well, but Mrs. Takaishi insisted that she do them, so he and T.K. started to unpack Justin's belongings.
"I'll introduce you to my other friends tomorrow," said T.K., "I think you'll like them and I think they'll like you."
"I would be happy to oblige," said Justin.
'Maybe this will turn out better than I thought,' thought T.K.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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So what do you think? Justin's pretty much a mirror image of myself. Same personality, many of the same interests (I've only made slight changes.)
Anyway, please read & send me your reviews. The more exciting stuff starts in the next chapter.
