EPISODE 7: Homecoming and Surprises
Kami woke up and the first thing that popped into her head was TK.
I wonder how he's doing? she thought for no specific reason.
Consequently, when TK woke up, Kami was the first thing that popped into his head.
I wonder how she's doing? he thought, also for no specific reason.
They both got up, seconds away from each other to check on the other. They bumped into each other in the hall and laughed. They literally did bump into each other.
"Are you okay?" they asked each other simultaneously.
"Yeah," they both again answered at the same time.
"Well," said Kami nervously, "I'd better get packing."
"Yeah, same here," said TK. And then they left.
Keika, on the other hand, woke up with memories not of Davis, but of her ex- boyfriend in America. She started humming "My Sacrifice" because he always used to sing and hum, as did she. That was one of the reasons that they got along so well.
"Thinking about Zac again?" asked DemiJubimon.
"I just can't seem to get him out of my head. That song has a kind of haunting tune, too," she smiled.
"Well, ya got Davis now! Can't you get over him YET? It's been 2 or 3 weeks since you guys broke up,"
"Yeah,. but it was just because I was moving and nothing else."
"Well, maybe it just wasn't meant to be. You told me once that God had a perfect guy waiting for you somewhere. I believe."
Davis walked in her door then holding a small blue bag.
"Ready?" he asked.
"Yeah, just about," she said. She got up out of the chair in the corner of her room and got her bag. Davis kissed her on the cheek, but she just smiled.
"Anything wrong?" he asked.
"No, not really. It's just that I keep having this recurring thought, and it's kinda bothering me," she explained.
"Oh. Do you want to talk about it?" he asked.
"Well, Davis, no offense or anything. You're really great, but before you there was another guy, as you may have guessed,"
"The clingy one or the gay one?" he asked.
"Neither. Another one. I usually don't talk about him much. If I have to pick the "love of my life" or whatever, he would be it. I had a crush on him since seventh grade. At first, I just thought he was cute. Then, I got to know him. He had the most fantastic personality. It was always the both of us neck-and-neck for valedictorian. He was my best friend. Then we started dating. It only got better. He was sweet, funny, and just as crazy as me, believe it or not. We had been going out for almost a year, with major arguments every now and then, but it was all about stupid stuff. Nothing relationship jeopardizing or anything. I got the news we had to move, and I cried for days. The last thing I wanted was to leave him and all of my friends. Him, being the ever-fantastic person he was, asked if I wanted to try and maintain a long-distance relationship. I said no. He said he understood. And then it ended. A week later I packed, the next day I boarded the plane, the next day I landed, and then I meet you guys, and you know all the rest," he said.
"Are you telling me you don't think that you're ready for a boyfriend yet?" he asked.
"Well, I think I'm ready, but I just don't know. I want to try, though," she answered.
"Okay," he said, and kissed her on the forehead. She smiled, hugged him, and started humming "My Sacrifice" again as they slow-danced to her humming.
"Hey, that's a cool song!" said Matt, standing in the doorway. Both Davis and Keika jumped.
"Hehehe! Thought I'd get you two! Anyway, we're loading up the Mons, so you guys need to get on down. Mind if we use Aterumon, Keika?" asked Matt.
"What for?" asked Jubimon.
"To transport us back to the gate," said Tai.
"Well, can't Izzy hook it up in here?" asked Davis.
"Hey! Yeah, I bet he could! Let me get him up and ask him!" said Tai, and he ran off in the direction of Izzy's room.
"That explains it…" said Veemon.
"Guess so," said Jubimon.
So, Izzy woke up and come to find out, they could hook up his comp right there! So, Kami got out her Digivice (the others let her open the Digiport, since she had earned it with finding her first DigiEgg) and opened the Digiport.
They all fell out in the computer room again. There were various complaints about butts being in pain, but no one was seriously hurt.
"Well, I'm gonna go home," said Tai.
"Can I stay here with TK, Tai?" asked Kari. TK shook his head furiously behind Kari's back, and Tai said that she needed to get home then. She pitched a fit, which was extinguished by the Kari Jingle.
"Why do you guys always have to make fun of me?" asked Kari tearily (hey, that kinda rhymes!)
"Because, you're so…Kari-ish!" said Keika.
"Well, you won't have to worry about it for long, Kari. I'll have a talk with Keika and Kami. I'm sure they'll leave you alone after that!" said Tai, eyeing them both. Keika and Kami giggled.
Everyone branched their separate ways. Everyone who lived in Highton View Terrace went one way, and those who did not went another.
"Well, the first day of school is coming up pretty quick!" said Izzy.
"Is that all you think about Izzy?" asked Mimi.
"Well, no, I think about other stuff, like computers, and video games," he said.
"Yeah, but any normal stuff like cars or…girls?" she asked, a lot more shy than usual.
"Well, uh, gosh, um, well, no, I mean, yeah, well, sometimes," he laughed nervously. Mimi blushed and giggled.
"Do you see what I see," Keika asked Matt.
"I dunno. I thought it would be Joe, but, they're so opposite, they were bound to be attracted to each other some day." He said.
"So….." said Izzy nervously.
"Hey, why are you guys walking with us? You live in another complex now, don't you?" asked Tai. Mimi and Izzy laughed and started to turn and walk away, but bumped into each other. Joe shook his head and started off to his house.
(NOTE: I probably will get where the different characters live mixed up, k? So, just don't get mad at me or anything because I have compromised the sanctity of the location of the dwellings of the Chosen Children, k? Kewl!)
Well, so, they all went off their separate ways.
*****************A FEW HOURS LATER*****************
The phone rang at TK's house, and Keika picked up?
"Hiya! Can I help you?" asked Keika.
"Yeah, do I have the wrong number or something?" asked a teenage male voice.
"Well, who are you trying to call?" asked Keika.
"Uh, TK. Tell his it's Zac. He'll know who it is," said Zac.
Keika stopped and thought for a second. "WAIT! Zac who?"
"Zac McGregor. Could you hurry?" he asked.
"Wait, I want to talk to you for a sec," said Keika, recognizing the name.
"Okay, so, what are you, TK's girlfriend or something?" asked Zac.
"Oh, lint, no! I'm his, um, related, uh, person," she said.
"Did you just say 'lint'?" he asked.
Keika hit herself in the forehead.
CRAP! Now he's gonna know who I am! she thought.
"I had a girlfriend that used to say 'lint' all the time. Instead of cussing, that is. She thought that cussing was really bad for Christians to do. Anyway, I—"
"Do, uh, do you miss her?" asked Keika.
"Who said she moved!?! Who are you anyway?" asked Zac.
"Well, Zac, you aren't gonna believe me, but, uh, it's me!" she said.
"You who?" he asked.
"Oh, for the love of Mike! I've known you almost my entire life and you can't recognize my voice on the phone!?! That's the kind of thing I always loathed about you! Always so---"
"KEIKA!?! What the, uh, lint are you doing at TK's house? You ARE his girlfriend, aren't you?! God, I knew this would happen. The second you get over there you'd have another one wrapped around your finger and ensnared in your blonde hair! That is so like you! You're alwa—"
"TK's my cousin, you nitwit!" yelled Keika.
There was an awkward silence on the other end.
"Oh," laughed Zac. "So that would be the reason that you're there, huh?"
"Yeah, that would be it. And where do you get oof, I mean off, telling me that I'm some kind of skank? That is so like you! Oh, puh-leaz! Don't pull that condescending crap on me!" she said.
"I see you still think you're smarter than everyone else with your multi- syllable words," he said.
"It's polysyllabic, Zac. If you're going to belittle me, do it properly!" she said.
"Who's belittling you?" asked TK, poking his head in the doorway?
"Uh, it's one of your friends. Zac, I think he said," answered Keika.
"Oh, that Zac. The 'serious' Zac," smiled TK.
Keika covered the microphone of the phone with her hand. "We never were serious, TK. We're still teenagers."
"Let me have the phone," said TK. Keika's hand just left the receiver when TK added
"Oh, by the way, Davis called on the other line. I think his exact words were 'hugs and kisses to my sweetie pie' or some other mushy junk like that."
You could hear the silence on the other line. Keika hit her forehead.
"So, Zac. How are things in Texas?" asked TK. "Keika, he wants you to pick up the other phone." Keika gulped hard. She walked over to the other phone and picked it up.
"Soooo, who's David, may I ask?" well, asked Zac.
"It's Davis, and he's—"started TK.
"He's my boyfriend, Zac. My boyfriend," blurted Keika.
"I was gonna get to that…" said TK.
"Well, that's, um, good for you, uh, Keika. Good to know that you have, uh, moved on, I guess," said Zac, sounding kind of downtrodden (I just felt like using that word!).
"Okay, clearing the air of tense-ness. So Zac, how were things after camp?" asked TK.
"Uh, fine. Yeah, things went great for the rest of the summer."
"So, you guys know each other from camp?" asked Keika.
"Yeah. Um, hey, TK, I'll catch ya later. I gotta go and do some pre- school reading." Said Zac.
"Sure, man. Talk later," said TK.
"Well, then. Don't say bye to me!" said Keika. Zac just hung up.
******ZAC'S HOUSE IN AMERICA******
After Zac hung up, he just laid back on his bed.
"God, I miss her!" he said to himself. (Of course, this wouldn't be my story if half the males I'm not related to weren't in love with me! Come on, people! You expect me to survive on the affections of ONE? *scoffs* Being sarcastic, of course!)
I wonder if she missed me…No, she doesn't! I mean, if she really sounded that mad at me, then she can't miss me, can she? I dunno… he thought.
"What do you think, Dude?" he asked his gray tabby cat, really named Dude. Dude just meowed.
He got up and started sorting through mail. He usually just ignored stupid school newsletters, but there was a headline on this one that especially intrigued him.
"Wanna Study in Foreign Countries?" it asked.
He read it over, and discovered that it would actually cost his family very little to send him to a country like, oh, say, Japan, and study for the rest of high school. He could bail out at any time and go home. Everything was paid for, and there was a list of families he could stay with.
"Hey! Here's one that has a guy my age and an older sister. He plays soccer. Two complete parents of opposite sexes. Sounds halfway normal! Now, what's their name? Great!" he said, well, to himself.
Wait till I show this to my parents! They'll love it. Great on an application, I'm out of the house, and I get to travel! Woo-Hoo! he thought. Dude cocked his head.
**********DAVIS'S HOUSE**********
"Davis, answer me this, what is this girl's name again?" asked his Mom. We'll call her Davis's mom! (I'm not sure about the possessive forms of Davis. Tell me, please!)
"Keika Ureshinamida, Mom. She's TK and Matt's cousin from America," he said.
"Where in America?" she asked.
"Texas, Mom. Do you keep forgetting? He talks about her in-, um, inces-, all the time!" said June.
"June, why don't you envelope your masticating oraphus in silence?" asked Davis.
"Erm…"said June.
"Why, Davis! Who taught you to say such things?" asked Mom.
"That would be Keika," he said.
"She taught you those words? How old is she?" she asked.
"A few months younger than me," answered Davis.
"Well, you keep hanging around with her. An intelligent influence in your life can't be so bad. Even if she is your girlfriend," she said. Davis jumped out of his chair and kissed Mom on the forehead.
"Thanks, Mom!" he yelled as he ran back to his room. On the way, he jumped and clicked his heels.
"He's such an idiot sometimes!" said June.
Mom just looked at her and shook her head.
*******THE KAMIYA RESIDENCE*******
"Tai, do you think I stand any chance against Kami?" asked Kari.
"You want my honest opinion?" he asked.
"Well, yeah." she said.
He thought for a minute.
"Well, in all honesty, I'd say the situation looks pretty grim for you right now. Well, you take Kami, and then you take you, and, well, its just not good for you," he said.
"Well, why not?" she asked on the verge of tears.
"Kari, don't cry! You asked for my opinion, and I gave it to you! There's nothing wrong with you really, but its just that maybe TK's not your type. You'll meet someone. That's all I have right now." he said with a sigh.
Kari wiped her eyes, hugged her big brother, and said
"I'm sure you'll meet someone, big brother."
"I hope so," he said.
"Well, if you think about the odds and everything, I mean, you gotta meet someone eventually, right?" asked Kari. Tai groaned, and held his head in his hands.
"I know. It's a sad life for us single people," said Kari, patting his back.
SINGLES! Not single people!!!!! he thought.
**********IZZY'S HOUSE***********
"So, uh, I suppose I'll see you later, Mimi. It was nice of you to go 2 miles out of your way and walk me home, though," said Izzy blushing.
"Oh, no problem. I don't have anything to do at home anyway," giggled Mimi. Izzy laughed nervously.
"Well, I, uh, better get inside. My mom worries a lot," said Izzy.
"Um, ok. See you tomorrow," answered Mimi. Izzy thought hard for aminute.
"Mimi, wait for a sec," he said running towards her.
"Hmmm?"
"Well, I just wanted to say that, well, if you're ever in the neighborhood, to come by. My door is open," he said.
"Oh, okay," she said, and turned around. "See you tomorrow. And this time I mean it!"
I wonder if she likes me…thought Izzy, a common thought for characters in this fic!!!
I wonder if he likes me. Stupid question. He acts like he does, but I'm still not sure. I'll ask Palmon when we go back to the DigiWorld.thought Mimi.
**********YOLEI'S HOUSE**********
"Well, where do I sleep?" asked Kami.
"Um, the girls room or the couch. Take yer pick!" said Yolei.
"The girls room, I guess. You don't mean the bathroom, do you?" asked Kami.
"NO! Crap, we wouldn't ask you to sleep in the bathroom!" said Yolei.
"OK. Just wondering," said Kami with a smile.
They walked into the girls room, as it was called, and Yolei walked over to her bed. She pulled the trundle out from underneath her bed, and went into the laundry room to get some sheets.
"Is this Kami?" asked Yolei's older brother.
"Yeah, that's her," replied Yolei.
"Does she have a boyfriend?" he asked. Yolei looked at him with disgust.
"Sicko! You're, like, 4 years older than her! When you're in high school, that's just plain wrong!" said Yolei.
"Well, just don't give her to Scott (made up name for Yolei's other brother, a little bit older than her who I'm not sure exists!). He wouldn't know what to do with a 'proper young lady'!" he said, imitating a really lame British accent. In the past, my made-up Scott has been infamous for dating some all-around bad girls. He dated a Marilyn Manson groupie, a Greenpeace member who was thrown in jail for shooting at a policeman, a 16-year-old mother of 2, and a trafficer for the Columbian cocaine cartel. Whew! That was hard to make up!
"So, does she have a boyfriend?" he asked. We'll call him Dave (made-up name, again!).
Yolei hit him and said "Yeah. His name's TK. He lives in our building, too. You've met TK, I think."
"Oh. Man, you gotta hate the guy that takes a cute blonde off the market!" he said, sighing.
Yolei rolled her eyes and brought some sheets back into her room. Kami asked what she talked to her brother about, Yolei simply said
"Oh, stuff."
***********ISHIDA HOUSE***********
"Hey, dad. What do you think about adding some more vocals to the band?" asked Matt.
"Well, uh, I've never been very musical, so I suggest that you run it by your bandmates first. Keika, right?" asked Matt's dad.
"Yeah. She sang today, and she has some real vocal talent. Granted, she's no Charlotte Church, but she's pretty good. She can do a rock voice or a ballad voice or even a silly song voice," he replied.
"That's real neat, Matt. Remind me again when school starts," said Dad.
"Uh, the 10th of September, I think," replied Matt.
"Okay. That's not too long away. You're going to be a senior this year!" said Dad. (Okay, okay! I know I messed up how old all the Digidestined are in relation to each other, but it fits better with my story this way. They're only a few years apart in my version. Sorry! No sarcasm this time!)
"Yeah. Better start filling out college applications or something soon," he said jokingly.
***********IORI'S HOUSE***********
"PRUUUUUUUUUUUUUNE JUUUUUUUUUUICE!" shouted Cody's grandpa.
"Grandpa. Calm down! I know how much you love prune juice, but this is a little over-the-top, am I right?" asked Cody.
"PRUNE JUICE IS ALWAYS RIGHT!!!!" said Grandpa.
Cody shook his head, grabbed some sedative, and ran after Grandpa with a butterfly net.
***********POR TELEFONO***********
"So, what do you think about going to a karaoke place or something on Sunday?" asked Davis.
"Well, I can't on Sunday. I have to go to church. But how about Saturday? It'll be our pre-school, end-of-the-summer……thing, I guess," said Keika.
"Okay. Did you want to bring anyone?" asked Davis.
"Yeah. How about all the Digidestined?" asked Keika.
"Uh, sure. Guess what! Ya know how we signed up for that foreign exchange program where a kid gets to stay at our house?" asked an enthused Davis.
"No, but I catch the drift," laughed Keika.
"Well, we got an application from this American guy. He's our age. Just don't flirt with him or anything when he gets here, k? I get kinda jealous sometimes. It's a bad habit, but kinda hard to help." he said.
"Okay. No flirting, I promise! Cross my heart and hope to…..be hospitalized for a fairly long time!?!" she said. They both laughed.
"Well, I'll see you tomorrow, I guess," said Davis.
"Wait!" said Keika suddenly.
"Huh?"
"Well, I've been thinking about our song, and as horribly romantic as the serenade was, I think I wanna change it. The song that is," said Keika.
"Okay. Uh, what to?" asked Davis.
"You can come over sometime and listen to records and CDs and stuff. I have a few in mind," she said happily.
"Okay. How about tomorrow! I'm not doing anything. My mom's taking care of all the shopping," said Davis.
"Sounds great! See ya then! Oh, wait again!" said Keika.
"Huh again?"
"Well, I know I've only known you for a little more than a week, but in that week, I think that I've…" she paused to think of exactly she was going to say.
"What?" asked Davis.
"…I've grown to like you a lot. Lurve you, even. Lurve I my word for like a whole WHOLE WHOLE bunch. I don't really want to say love because I'm kindayoung for that, I think. But I've, uh, become quite attached to you. I lurve ya, honey!" said Keika nervously.
"Uh, thanks, I guess. Listen. I dare not say 'I love you' either, but I do like you a lot a lot a lot a lot! I lurve you, too, sweetie!" said Davis.
"Okay. Lurve ya! Bye!" said Keika.
"Same to you! Bye!" said Davis.
**************THE END OF THIS EPPY****************
Okay! Okay! It went kinda slow at the end with all that stuff, but it's CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT or something……..I haven't thought of an excuse yet! Forgive my typos! I usually write whenever I have time, which is usually pretty late! *plays "My Heart Bleeds for You" on the violin* Old joke, too!
Kami woke up and the first thing that popped into her head was TK.
I wonder how he's doing? she thought for no specific reason.
Consequently, when TK woke up, Kami was the first thing that popped into his head.
I wonder how she's doing? he thought, also for no specific reason.
They both got up, seconds away from each other to check on the other. They bumped into each other in the hall and laughed. They literally did bump into each other.
"Are you okay?" they asked each other simultaneously.
"Yeah," they both again answered at the same time.
"Well," said Kami nervously, "I'd better get packing."
"Yeah, same here," said TK. And then they left.
Keika, on the other hand, woke up with memories not of Davis, but of her ex- boyfriend in America. She started humming "My Sacrifice" because he always used to sing and hum, as did she. That was one of the reasons that they got along so well.
"Thinking about Zac again?" asked DemiJubimon.
"I just can't seem to get him out of my head. That song has a kind of haunting tune, too," she smiled.
"Well, ya got Davis now! Can't you get over him YET? It's been 2 or 3 weeks since you guys broke up,"
"Yeah,. but it was just because I was moving and nothing else."
"Well, maybe it just wasn't meant to be. You told me once that God had a perfect guy waiting for you somewhere. I believe."
Davis walked in her door then holding a small blue bag.
"Ready?" he asked.
"Yeah, just about," she said. She got up out of the chair in the corner of her room and got her bag. Davis kissed her on the cheek, but she just smiled.
"Anything wrong?" he asked.
"No, not really. It's just that I keep having this recurring thought, and it's kinda bothering me," she explained.
"Oh. Do you want to talk about it?" he asked.
"Well, Davis, no offense or anything. You're really great, but before you there was another guy, as you may have guessed,"
"The clingy one or the gay one?" he asked.
"Neither. Another one. I usually don't talk about him much. If I have to pick the "love of my life" or whatever, he would be it. I had a crush on him since seventh grade. At first, I just thought he was cute. Then, I got to know him. He had the most fantastic personality. It was always the both of us neck-and-neck for valedictorian. He was my best friend. Then we started dating. It only got better. He was sweet, funny, and just as crazy as me, believe it or not. We had been going out for almost a year, with major arguments every now and then, but it was all about stupid stuff. Nothing relationship jeopardizing or anything. I got the news we had to move, and I cried for days. The last thing I wanted was to leave him and all of my friends. Him, being the ever-fantastic person he was, asked if I wanted to try and maintain a long-distance relationship. I said no. He said he understood. And then it ended. A week later I packed, the next day I boarded the plane, the next day I landed, and then I meet you guys, and you know all the rest," he said.
"Are you telling me you don't think that you're ready for a boyfriend yet?" he asked.
"Well, I think I'm ready, but I just don't know. I want to try, though," she answered.
"Okay," he said, and kissed her on the forehead. She smiled, hugged him, and started humming "My Sacrifice" again as they slow-danced to her humming.
"Hey, that's a cool song!" said Matt, standing in the doorway. Both Davis and Keika jumped.
"Hehehe! Thought I'd get you two! Anyway, we're loading up the Mons, so you guys need to get on down. Mind if we use Aterumon, Keika?" asked Matt.
"What for?" asked Jubimon.
"To transport us back to the gate," said Tai.
"Well, can't Izzy hook it up in here?" asked Davis.
"Hey! Yeah, I bet he could! Let me get him up and ask him!" said Tai, and he ran off in the direction of Izzy's room.
"That explains it…" said Veemon.
"Guess so," said Jubimon.
So, Izzy woke up and come to find out, they could hook up his comp right there! So, Kami got out her Digivice (the others let her open the Digiport, since she had earned it with finding her first DigiEgg) and opened the Digiport.
They all fell out in the computer room again. There were various complaints about butts being in pain, but no one was seriously hurt.
"Well, I'm gonna go home," said Tai.
"Can I stay here with TK, Tai?" asked Kari. TK shook his head furiously behind Kari's back, and Tai said that she needed to get home then. She pitched a fit, which was extinguished by the Kari Jingle.
"Why do you guys always have to make fun of me?" asked Kari tearily (hey, that kinda rhymes!)
"Because, you're so…Kari-ish!" said Keika.
"Well, you won't have to worry about it for long, Kari. I'll have a talk with Keika and Kami. I'm sure they'll leave you alone after that!" said Tai, eyeing them both. Keika and Kami giggled.
Everyone branched their separate ways. Everyone who lived in Highton View Terrace went one way, and those who did not went another.
"Well, the first day of school is coming up pretty quick!" said Izzy.
"Is that all you think about Izzy?" asked Mimi.
"Well, no, I think about other stuff, like computers, and video games," he said.
"Yeah, but any normal stuff like cars or…girls?" she asked, a lot more shy than usual.
"Well, uh, gosh, um, well, no, I mean, yeah, well, sometimes," he laughed nervously. Mimi blushed and giggled.
"Do you see what I see," Keika asked Matt.
"I dunno. I thought it would be Joe, but, they're so opposite, they were bound to be attracted to each other some day." He said.
"So….." said Izzy nervously.
"Hey, why are you guys walking with us? You live in another complex now, don't you?" asked Tai. Mimi and Izzy laughed and started to turn and walk away, but bumped into each other. Joe shook his head and started off to his house.
(NOTE: I probably will get where the different characters live mixed up, k? So, just don't get mad at me or anything because I have compromised the sanctity of the location of the dwellings of the Chosen Children, k? Kewl!)
Well, so, they all went off their separate ways.
*****************A FEW HOURS LATER*****************
The phone rang at TK's house, and Keika picked up?
"Hiya! Can I help you?" asked Keika.
"Yeah, do I have the wrong number or something?" asked a teenage male voice.
"Well, who are you trying to call?" asked Keika.
"Uh, TK. Tell his it's Zac. He'll know who it is," said Zac.
Keika stopped and thought for a second. "WAIT! Zac who?"
"Zac McGregor. Could you hurry?" he asked.
"Wait, I want to talk to you for a sec," said Keika, recognizing the name.
"Okay, so, what are you, TK's girlfriend or something?" asked Zac.
"Oh, lint, no! I'm his, um, related, uh, person," she said.
"Did you just say 'lint'?" he asked.
Keika hit herself in the forehead.
CRAP! Now he's gonna know who I am! she thought.
"I had a girlfriend that used to say 'lint' all the time. Instead of cussing, that is. She thought that cussing was really bad for Christians to do. Anyway, I—"
"Do, uh, do you miss her?" asked Keika.
"Who said she moved!?! Who are you anyway?" asked Zac.
"Well, Zac, you aren't gonna believe me, but, uh, it's me!" she said.
"You who?" he asked.
"Oh, for the love of Mike! I've known you almost my entire life and you can't recognize my voice on the phone!?! That's the kind of thing I always loathed about you! Always so---"
"KEIKA!?! What the, uh, lint are you doing at TK's house? You ARE his girlfriend, aren't you?! God, I knew this would happen. The second you get over there you'd have another one wrapped around your finger and ensnared in your blonde hair! That is so like you! You're alwa—"
"TK's my cousin, you nitwit!" yelled Keika.
There was an awkward silence on the other end.
"Oh," laughed Zac. "So that would be the reason that you're there, huh?"
"Yeah, that would be it. And where do you get oof, I mean off, telling me that I'm some kind of skank? That is so like you! Oh, puh-leaz! Don't pull that condescending crap on me!" she said.
"I see you still think you're smarter than everyone else with your multi- syllable words," he said.
"It's polysyllabic, Zac. If you're going to belittle me, do it properly!" she said.
"Who's belittling you?" asked TK, poking his head in the doorway?
"Uh, it's one of your friends. Zac, I think he said," answered Keika.
"Oh, that Zac. The 'serious' Zac," smiled TK.
Keika covered the microphone of the phone with her hand. "We never were serious, TK. We're still teenagers."
"Let me have the phone," said TK. Keika's hand just left the receiver when TK added
"Oh, by the way, Davis called on the other line. I think his exact words were 'hugs and kisses to my sweetie pie' or some other mushy junk like that."
You could hear the silence on the other line. Keika hit her forehead.
"So, Zac. How are things in Texas?" asked TK. "Keika, he wants you to pick up the other phone." Keika gulped hard. She walked over to the other phone and picked it up.
"Soooo, who's David, may I ask?" well, asked Zac.
"It's Davis, and he's—"started TK.
"He's my boyfriend, Zac. My boyfriend," blurted Keika.
"I was gonna get to that…" said TK.
"Well, that's, um, good for you, uh, Keika. Good to know that you have, uh, moved on, I guess," said Zac, sounding kind of downtrodden (I just felt like using that word!).
"Okay, clearing the air of tense-ness. So Zac, how were things after camp?" asked TK.
"Uh, fine. Yeah, things went great for the rest of the summer."
"So, you guys know each other from camp?" asked Keika.
"Yeah. Um, hey, TK, I'll catch ya later. I gotta go and do some pre- school reading." Said Zac.
"Sure, man. Talk later," said TK.
"Well, then. Don't say bye to me!" said Keika. Zac just hung up.
******ZAC'S HOUSE IN AMERICA******
After Zac hung up, he just laid back on his bed.
"God, I miss her!" he said to himself. (Of course, this wouldn't be my story if half the males I'm not related to weren't in love with me! Come on, people! You expect me to survive on the affections of ONE? *scoffs* Being sarcastic, of course!)
I wonder if she missed me…No, she doesn't! I mean, if she really sounded that mad at me, then she can't miss me, can she? I dunno… he thought.
"What do you think, Dude?" he asked his gray tabby cat, really named Dude. Dude just meowed.
He got up and started sorting through mail. He usually just ignored stupid school newsletters, but there was a headline on this one that especially intrigued him.
"Wanna Study in Foreign Countries?" it asked.
He read it over, and discovered that it would actually cost his family very little to send him to a country like, oh, say, Japan, and study for the rest of high school. He could bail out at any time and go home. Everything was paid for, and there was a list of families he could stay with.
"Hey! Here's one that has a guy my age and an older sister. He plays soccer. Two complete parents of opposite sexes. Sounds halfway normal! Now, what's their name? Great!" he said, well, to himself.
Wait till I show this to my parents! They'll love it. Great on an application, I'm out of the house, and I get to travel! Woo-Hoo! he thought. Dude cocked his head.
**********DAVIS'S HOUSE**********
"Davis, answer me this, what is this girl's name again?" asked his Mom. We'll call her Davis's mom! (I'm not sure about the possessive forms of Davis. Tell me, please!)
"Keika Ureshinamida, Mom. She's TK and Matt's cousin from America," he said.
"Where in America?" she asked.
"Texas, Mom. Do you keep forgetting? He talks about her in-, um, inces-, all the time!" said June.
"June, why don't you envelope your masticating oraphus in silence?" asked Davis.
"Erm…"said June.
"Why, Davis! Who taught you to say such things?" asked Mom.
"That would be Keika," he said.
"She taught you those words? How old is she?" she asked.
"A few months younger than me," answered Davis.
"Well, you keep hanging around with her. An intelligent influence in your life can't be so bad. Even if she is your girlfriend," she said. Davis jumped out of his chair and kissed Mom on the forehead.
"Thanks, Mom!" he yelled as he ran back to his room. On the way, he jumped and clicked his heels.
"He's such an idiot sometimes!" said June.
Mom just looked at her and shook her head.
*******THE KAMIYA RESIDENCE*******
"Tai, do you think I stand any chance against Kami?" asked Kari.
"You want my honest opinion?" he asked.
"Well, yeah." she said.
He thought for a minute.
"Well, in all honesty, I'd say the situation looks pretty grim for you right now. Well, you take Kami, and then you take you, and, well, its just not good for you," he said.
"Well, why not?" she asked on the verge of tears.
"Kari, don't cry! You asked for my opinion, and I gave it to you! There's nothing wrong with you really, but its just that maybe TK's not your type. You'll meet someone. That's all I have right now." he said with a sigh.
Kari wiped her eyes, hugged her big brother, and said
"I'm sure you'll meet someone, big brother."
"I hope so," he said.
"Well, if you think about the odds and everything, I mean, you gotta meet someone eventually, right?" asked Kari. Tai groaned, and held his head in his hands.
"I know. It's a sad life for us single people," said Kari, patting his back.
SINGLES! Not single people!!!!! he thought.
**********IZZY'S HOUSE***********
"So, uh, I suppose I'll see you later, Mimi. It was nice of you to go 2 miles out of your way and walk me home, though," said Izzy blushing.
"Oh, no problem. I don't have anything to do at home anyway," giggled Mimi. Izzy laughed nervously.
"Well, I, uh, better get inside. My mom worries a lot," said Izzy.
"Um, ok. See you tomorrow," answered Mimi. Izzy thought hard for aminute.
"Mimi, wait for a sec," he said running towards her.
"Hmmm?"
"Well, I just wanted to say that, well, if you're ever in the neighborhood, to come by. My door is open," he said.
"Oh, okay," she said, and turned around. "See you tomorrow. And this time I mean it!"
I wonder if she likes me…thought Izzy, a common thought for characters in this fic!!!
I wonder if he likes me. Stupid question. He acts like he does, but I'm still not sure. I'll ask Palmon when we go back to the DigiWorld.thought Mimi.
**********YOLEI'S HOUSE**********
"Well, where do I sleep?" asked Kami.
"Um, the girls room or the couch. Take yer pick!" said Yolei.
"The girls room, I guess. You don't mean the bathroom, do you?" asked Kami.
"NO! Crap, we wouldn't ask you to sleep in the bathroom!" said Yolei.
"OK. Just wondering," said Kami with a smile.
They walked into the girls room, as it was called, and Yolei walked over to her bed. She pulled the trundle out from underneath her bed, and went into the laundry room to get some sheets.
"Is this Kami?" asked Yolei's older brother.
"Yeah, that's her," replied Yolei.
"Does she have a boyfriend?" he asked. Yolei looked at him with disgust.
"Sicko! You're, like, 4 years older than her! When you're in high school, that's just plain wrong!" said Yolei.
"Well, just don't give her to Scott (made up name for Yolei's other brother, a little bit older than her who I'm not sure exists!). He wouldn't know what to do with a 'proper young lady'!" he said, imitating a really lame British accent. In the past, my made-up Scott has been infamous for dating some all-around bad girls. He dated a Marilyn Manson groupie, a Greenpeace member who was thrown in jail for shooting at a policeman, a 16-year-old mother of 2, and a trafficer for the Columbian cocaine cartel. Whew! That was hard to make up!
"So, does she have a boyfriend?" he asked. We'll call him Dave (made-up name, again!).
Yolei hit him and said "Yeah. His name's TK. He lives in our building, too. You've met TK, I think."
"Oh. Man, you gotta hate the guy that takes a cute blonde off the market!" he said, sighing.
Yolei rolled her eyes and brought some sheets back into her room. Kami asked what she talked to her brother about, Yolei simply said
"Oh, stuff."
***********ISHIDA HOUSE***********
"Hey, dad. What do you think about adding some more vocals to the band?" asked Matt.
"Well, uh, I've never been very musical, so I suggest that you run it by your bandmates first. Keika, right?" asked Matt's dad.
"Yeah. She sang today, and she has some real vocal talent. Granted, she's no Charlotte Church, but she's pretty good. She can do a rock voice or a ballad voice or even a silly song voice," he replied.
"That's real neat, Matt. Remind me again when school starts," said Dad.
"Uh, the 10th of September, I think," replied Matt.
"Okay. That's not too long away. You're going to be a senior this year!" said Dad. (Okay, okay! I know I messed up how old all the Digidestined are in relation to each other, but it fits better with my story this way. They're only a few years apart in my version. Sorry! No sarcasm this time!)
"Yeah. Better start filling out college applications or something soon," he said jokingly.
***********IORI'S HOUSE***********
"PRUUUUUUUUUUUUUNE JUUUUUUUUUUICE!" shouted Cody's grandpa.
"Grandpa. Calm down! I know how much you love prune juice, but this is a little over-the-top, am I right?" asked Cody.
"PRUNE JUICE IS ALWAYS RIGHT!!!!" said Grandpa.
Cody shook his head, grabbed some sedative, and ran after Grandpa with a butterfly net.
***********POR TELEFONO***********
"So, what do you think about going to a karaoke place or something on Sunday?" asked Davis.
"Well, I can't on Sunday. I have to go to church. But how about Saturday? It'll be our pre-school, end-of-the-summer……thing, I guess," said Keika.
"Okay. Did you want to bring anyone?" asked Davis.
"Yeah. How about all the Digidestined?" asked Keika.
"Uh, sure. Guess what! Ya know how we signed up for that foreign exchange program where a kid gets to stay at our house?" asked an enthused Davis.
"No, but I catch the drift," laughed Keika.
"Well, we got an application from this American guy. He's our age. Just don't flirt with him or anything when he gets here, k? I get kinda jealous sometimes. It's a bad habit, but kinda hard to help." he said.
"Okay. No flirting, I promise! Cross my heart and hope to…..be hospitalized for a fairly long time!?!" she said. They both laughed.
"Well, I'll see you tomorrow, I guess," said Davis.
"Wait!" said Keika suddenly.
"Huh?"
"Well, I've been thinking about our song, and as horribly romantic as the serenade was, I think I wanna change it. The song that is," said Keika.
"Okay. Uh, what to?" asked Davis.
"You can come over sometime and listen to records and CDs and stuff. I have a few in mind," she said happily.
"Okay. How about tomorrow! I'm not doing anything. My mom's taking care of all the shopping," said Davis.
"Sounds great! See ya then! Oh, wait again!" said Keika.
"Huh again?"
"Well, I know I've only known you for a little more than a week, but in that week, I think that I've…" she paused to think of exactly she was going to say.
"What?" asked Davis.
"…I've grown to like you a lot. Lurve you, even. Lurve I my word for like a whole WHOLE WHOLE bunch. I don't really want to say love because I'm kindayoung for that, I think. But I've, uh, become quite attached to you. I lurve ya, honey!" said Keika nervously.
"Uh, thanks, I guess. Listen. I dare not say 'I love you' either, but I do like you a lot a lot a lot a lot! I lurve you, too, sweetie!" said Davis.
"Okay. Lurve ya! Bye!" said Keika.
"Same to you! Bye!" said Davis.
**************THE END OF THIS EPPY****************
Okay! Okay! It went kinda slow at the end with all that stuff, but it's CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT or something……..I haven't thought of an excuse yet! Forgive my typos! I usually write whenever I have time, which is usually pretty late! *plays "My Heart Bleeds for You" on the violin* Old joke, too!
