Something in Common can go a Long Way chp 3

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I don't own this show! DUH!!! If I did do you think I would be writing fan fics? Aaahh... No!

*Clears throat* Anyway... um, ya, read and make sure you review! Trust me, writers like reviews! So write one! Hope you like it. Moumantai!

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Ken and Daisuke let go of their death grip on each other as they got to their table and sat down on the floor. Daisuke put his arm around Ken. Ken smiled and leaned against his boyfriend. Izzy and Draco immediately took out their laptops and started to type. Izzy leaned closer to Draco but still didn't take his eyes away from his computer.

"4 gigs?" he asked.

"5, she replied. Izzy nodded

"Thought so," he said with no readable expression in his voice.

"450 ram?" she asked not taking her fingers off the keyboard.

"Yeah," Izzy replied after a few seconds.

"Mmmm," Draco said typing even faster.

Joe and Ruby looked at each other then back to Izzy and Draco.

"What?" Joe said confused.

Draco sighed.

"Simpletons."

"Tell me about it!" Izzy replied. They both looked up from their computers and gave each other a smile but then went right back to typing.

Joe sat up very straight all of the sudden and went bright red. He frantically looked around the room searching for something he could focus on other then Ruby. Ruby just sipped her water and laughed into her cup. She was playing footsie with Joe and laughing at herself for doing it. Ruby wasn't one to do that sort of thing normally but she figured he was too cute to resist. Joe went even redder. He swallowed hard and let his breath out in a little squeak. The squeak caught Draco's attention and she looked up to see Joe looking like one of the shades of lipstick she had in her bag. Draco leaned back in her chair to see if Ruby was, in fact, playing footsie with Joe, but she leaned too far back and with a squawk of surprise fell back with a dull thud. As if that wasn't bad enough she had bumped the table on the way down and her glass of water was now all over her face and chest, soaking her. She reached up and grabbed the glass before it fell onto the ground but her fingers were wet and the glass slipped shattering all over the floor next to her.

Now all of this had happened in less than five seconds and Izzy, being so submersed in his computer, didn't see any of it. Izzy was, on the other hand, snapped out of it when he heard a loud thud and the shattering glass that followed. He quickly looked up from his computer and was face to face with Draco's... feet.

Izzy looked down at a now blushing Draco. He pushed his chair away fast and knelt down.

"Are you OK?" he asked worried.

Draco closed her eyes and rolled over forgetting about the broken glass. She put her hand on a big shard. It sliced into her hand and finger. Draco let out a shriek of pain and pulled her hand to her chest. She gritted her teeth and looked at her hand to revile a big spike sticking out of it. She swore out loud, but in English, so none of the Japanese kids knew what she had said. Izzy saw the shard and grabbed her hand.

"This is going to sting," he said calmly.

Draco closed her eyes as Izzy carefully took the spike out of her hand. Once it was out he placed it on the table. Izzy put his hands on Draco and helped her up. By this time there were three waiters there to help. One was cleaning up the glass and the other two were all ready with Band-Aids for Draco. Ruby stood up forgetting all about Joe for the time being.

"Dracs, you OK?" she asked in English.

Draco looked at her best friend, still holding her hand.

"Ya, I think so. The cut's not deep but it hurts a lot."

Izzy was wishing he could understand what they were talking about.

Draco went on. "I can't believe I just did that! I'm so stupid! Izzy probably thinks I'm a total geek! Let alone the rest of them!"

Ruby gave Draco a sympathetic look. Izzy really wanted to know what they were saying after hearing his name.

"Uh... Draco I don't think Izzy's going to care if you're a geek or not, if you no what I mean," Ken said unexpectedly in English.

Draco blushed.

"I mean," he continued, "I think he likes you! Just look at the way he's all worried about you right now!"

Draco took a quick glance over at Izzy who did look rather concerned. Draco smiled.

"And I do have to admit he is pretty kawaii a-or cute!" Ken added with a little smile.

Draco and Ruby giggled at that.

"But don't tell Daisuke over here," Ken said with a chuckle, "because he will get uh... what's the word... jo-jealous." He looked to Ruby and she nodded with a giggle.

Draco turned to the Band-Aids and was wondering how she was going to put them on herself.

"Here," Izzy said quietly. "Let me help."

Before Draco could respond Izzy took the stuff away from her. He unraveled it a bit and spun it in his hands to make it tighter. He slipped his hand under Draco's and held it a little closer to his face. Then very gently so as not to hurt her, he began to wrap it up. He glanced up at Draco's face every few seconds for any sign of discomfort. He finished and Draco took a look at his job.

"Arigato, Izzy-san!" She looked around and spotted the sign that said 'bathrooms'. "I'll be just a nano! I'm going to get myself cleaned up, so to speak. Just order me something. Don't worry, I'll eat anything!"

With that Draco grabbed her bag and left. She changed out of her soaking wet T-shirt and dug in her bag for her lucky T-shirt. She found it and putting it on, looked at herself in the mirror. The shirt was bright yellow with the symbol of Taz on it right in the middle. It had a few holes in it but it still looked good.

She took a deep breath and walked back to the table, which now had tons of food on it. She sat down and took a good look at the food. She licked her lips and grabbing a pare of chop sticks, she dug in.

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It had been about an hour and they had all gotten to know each other pretty well, considering. Draco had taken a liking to Daisuke, and Ruby, well, all Ruby was doing was staring at Joe! But then again, Joe wasn't doing anything but staring at Ruby so it all balanced out nicely. The bill came and they all split it. Then they all made their way to the places that they were staying at. The group came to the road where they had to split up.

Ruby gave Draco a hug. Draco smiled as she walked over to Izzy. Being a very outgoing person, Draco gave Izzy a little peck on the cheek.

"Arigato, for helping with my hand!"

She turned to Joe who was standing next to Ruby.

"Bye Joe!" she said cheerfully. "But one more thing before I go!" She walked over to Joe and grabbed his hand and stuck it in Ruby's. They both blushed but didn't let go. Draco winked at Ruby and Ruby made

a mental note to thank her later. She said her last good byes and Draco was off with Daisuke and Ken.

Later on after Ken had said goodbye to Daisuke, he opened the door to his small apartment. They stepped inside and were greeted by the smell of fresh baked cookies. Draco closed her eyes and sucked in a deep breath letting it out in a "Mmmmmm!"

"Mama! I'm home!" Ken called into the house.

"OK!" a voice, said from a room down the hall.

Ken's mom came out of her room and walked up to Draco. Draco took her shoes off as fast as she could, anxious to meet Mrs.Ichijouji. As soon as they were off Draco sprung up and instead of bowing or shaking hands, which is what Mrs.Ichijouji was expecting her to do, Draco hugged her with all her might.

"OH!" Ken's mom said as she hugged back.

"Its so good to meet you after so long!" Draco said looking into her eyes now. "I've heard so much about you!" Draco noticed that the smile on Ken's mothers face looked a little off.

"Oh, Um.... Don't mind me I'm just a little too out going for my own good!" Draco said with a smile as she let go of Mrs.Ichijouji. Mrs.Ichijouji looked at Ken and then back to Draco.

"Oh, That's OK, honey! It just caught me off guard is all, I wasn't expecting someone so loving!" Ken's mom stifled a giggle. Ken stepped up.

"Mama, this is Draco," he stated. "Draco, this is my mom."

They smiled at each other as Draco took a look around.

"Funny..." Ken's mom stated, "she reminds me of some one."

Ken chuckled.

"Oh, you're thinking of Izzy!"

Mrs.Ichijouji snapped her fingers.

"Yes, that's it! She looks so much like him!"

Draco turned and smiled at that comment.

"And you remind me of Daisuke as well," Ken's mom added.

"Why Daisuke?" Draco asked.

"Because Daisuke is also very outgoing and he always gives me hugs! He's so sweet, I couldn't be more happy for Ken-chan!" Ken's mom walked over to the oven.

"They're ready!" she said with a happy giggle. She slipped on her oven mitts and took the cookies out.

Ken led Draco to her room.

"I fixed up the spare room for ya!" Ken said sweetly.

"Thanks, Ken-chan!"

Draco plopped down on her bed. "What time is it?" she asked.

"6:30." Ken stated and Draco yawned.

"I've had a very long day!"

"Bet you want a shower!"

Draco rolled that idea around on her brain as it clicked that she did, in fact, want to do that very much. Draco just nodded hastily. Ken grabbed a big fluffy towel from the back of her door and chucked it at her.

Draco knocked it away with a giggle. Picking it up again Ken showed her to the bathroom.

"Thanks, Kenny! I'm going to be like 10 mins tops! And then I have to have a little chat with you, OK?"

"Sure Draco, what ever you want." Ken said with a small smile. Draco returned the smile as she walked into the bathroom.

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45 mins later Draco was still in the bathroom soaking in the tub.

"Umm... Draco?" Ken called from the kitchen, "If you want any cookies you should come soon because they're going fast!"

Draco opened her eyes in the steam filled room and took a deep breath.

"HAI!" she replied. "Just a nano!" She reluctantly got out of the bath trying her best not to get the Band-Aid on her hand wet. She dried herself off and put her PJ's on. They were blue with little duck's on them.

She walked out of the door and into the kitchen already feeling comfortable in the small apartment.

"Hi!" she said as Ken and his mother came into view.

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OK so that's it for chp 3! Hope you liked it! Please write a review! PLEASE! And if you liked this fic, why don't you go ahead and read my others! OK, well, bye for now and don't forget to Moumantai!!! ^_^ *Daisuke grin*