Disclaimer #1: You'd think after all this time I'd own Digimon, right?
WRONGO!!!
Disclaimer #2: I don't own the song and lyrics in this chapter, as well. (That's right...this is a SONGFIC CHAPTER!!! OH, NOOOOOOO!!!!!)
So...just try to grin and bear it, okay?
THE STORY THUS FAR.
Due to the somewhat steady relationship between Sora Takenouchi and Matt Ishida, their friend, Tai Kamiya , leader of the Digidestined, began to sink further and further into a pool of depression. To make matters worse, a rift started to form between Sora and Tai, the best friends of best friends. Matt, sensing the growing urgency of the situation, canceled all get-togethers with his girlfriend (not including the big dance on Saturday). Tai received something of a shock when he got asked on a date by Sora's good, shy buddy, Jane. But at steady urgings by his pal Joe Kido, Tai accepted the painful status between him and Sora and reluctantly accepted Jane's offer.
From Courage To Love - Chapter 8
*KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK*
"Just a minute!" said a cheerful voice coming to the door.
The door opened to reveal a semi-well dressed Tai Kamiya. "Hi, you must be Tai Kamiya, Jane's date!"
"Uhh, yeah...and you're Mrs. Cooper, Jane's mom, right?" Tai said rather nervously.
"Correctamundo!" she replied, a little too cheerfully. "Jane, your date's here!"
"Coming, Mom!" she called back. A few seconds later, Jane stepped out of her bedroom, dressed in a simple, but pretty black dress. She gave Tai a sweet, shy, cute smile as another blush sneaked into her cheeks. Tai smiled and blushed a little too, not just from realizing how pretty she really was, but because her moods could be often infectious.
There was an awkward silence between the three of them. Fortunately, Jane's mom didn't particularly favor silence and decided to break it. "Well, you two crazy kids gotta get movin' or you'll miss the movie, right?"
Jane was the first to break out of their trance. "Oh...r-right! Let's get going, Tai!"
"Uhh...yeah! Don't wanna be late for anything! Let's get outta here!"
Mrs. Cooper rushed the two out the door quickly, but not before kissing her daughter goodbye on the forehead. "Not too late, sweetheart, okay?"
"I understand, Mom. Bye!"
Her mother waved to them as got further away from the house.
Tai "laughed" as they walked. "Your mom's...uhh...very...interesting."
"Yeah, I know," Jane replied. "She can be a little...'funny' at times."
"Oh, I'm sorry...I forgot to mention how nice you look."
"Aww, that's okay...so did I."
The two of them giggled, and Tai started to realize that maybe this date would work out after all.
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Another knock, this time at the Takenouchi's home, made its way into a pair of ears.
"That's for me, Mom!" Sora yelled as she half-ran to the door. Her eyes confirmed her suspicions as she peered through the tiny hole embedded in the door. It was Matt with a small bouquet of flowers in hand. No doubt they were for her.
"Hi, Matt!" she exclaimed happily.
"Hey, Sora," he said with a half-smile. Before he could say anything else, Sora threw her arms around his neck, closed her eyes and gave him a deep kiss. For a few seconds, Matt honestly had trouble breathing.
"AHEM!"
Sora turned her head and saw her mom wearing a lopsided grin. Sora wasn't too sure what to say. Matt gasped, but not because of Mrs. Takenouchi's interruption.
Thankfully, Mrs. Takenouchi started to laugh (in a "motherly" way) and shooed them out the door.
"You two have fun at the dance, y'hear?"
"We will, I promise," Sora replied with gladness in her voice.
"Sora," Matt said as they walked to the school. "You do know that my band's gonna be providing some of the music for the dance, right?"
"Yeah, I know, I know. Just save a slow dance for me, okay?"
"Always, girl," he said with the mark of true friendship in his voice.
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"Geez," Jane whispered to Tai during the movie. "Where do they come up with this stuff? It's trash!"
"I dunno," he replied with popcorn in his mouth. "It looked okay in the commercial."
"Nah, ALL the movie ads make it look okay."
"Well, you wanna get outta here then?" Tai asked sincerely.
"Please," she said, slightly annoyed by the obnoxious, terrible, low-budget movie.
"Well, where to now?" Tai asked once they exited the theater.
"We could go to the school dance." Jane began, but she quickly covered her mouth. It was too late, she'd already said way too much. "Oh, I am SO sorry!" she desperately apologized. Tai put a comforting hand on her shoulder, unconsciously and unintentionally reenacting a scene familiar only to Tai.
"Jane...it's okay," Tai responded, just like from last Christmas.
"No it's not. I...I really like, you Tai, and the last thing I wanted to do was..."
"Jane, it's all right. Sora and I just...have some things we need to work out. Really. Let's do something else, okay?"
"Okay. Thanks, Tai. Anyway...I know of a pretty good dance club around here. They play really awesome music. How about it?"
"Uhh...all right, but I gotta warn you...I don't dance very well. I'm a little clumsy."
"What a coincidence," said Jane with yet another smile. "So am I."
Tai slowly began to smile too as they held hands, making their way to their destination.
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"Well, we're here!" exclaimed Sora.
"Man, look at all the people!" said Matt, already starting to enjoy the feel of the dance. "Well, what's first? Some punch to drink or do you wanna go straight to the dance floor?"
"Let's dance, please!" Sora almost begged.
"Then what are we waiting for?"
But before they could dance, a voice stopped them. It was Mieko.
"Hey, lovebirds! What are you two up to, huh?"
"Well...this is a dance, Mieko," noted Sora.
"You actually have a date?!?" asked Matt.
"Hey! Be nice!" she pouted. Matt rolled his eyes. "Anyway, I'm just checkin' to see if there's anybody's date I can snatch!" she excitedly hissed. Matt took a couple of steps backward. Mieko saw what he was he was doing, but just laughed.
"Calm down, Matty boy! I'm not the kind to steal a date from my friends!"
"Are you sure?" Matt asked nervously.
"Positive!" she assured him. "Besides, you're not my type," she finished rather smoothly.
Matt was almost hurt. Ironically, boy-crazy Mieko just didn't seem to find Matt terribly attractive. She was quite possibly one of the few girls in the school who didn't chase him around. Matt was grateful for that part of her personality.
As Mieko turned to leave, she reminded Matt that.
Sora became very curious as Mieko whispered something in Matt's ear. Matt groaned and then "hmph"-ed as Mieko casually walked away with a content smile on her face.
"So what was all that about?" Sora asked as they walked into the middle of the dance floor.
"Uhh." Matt was clearly reluctant to answer. "Well, uh, I...during study hall she made a bet with me that she could hit the teacher with a spit ball. She put some loose change on the line. I wanted to do the same, but she already had other plans in mind."
"Like what? A date?!?" she asked impatiently.
"N-no...I, uh, in a moment of weakness I said that she could sing at the dance...with backup from my band."
"Oh, I see!" Sora gave off a laugh that Matt could tell was fake. She then grabbed her boyfriend by the neck, but for a different reason this time. "Are you suicidal!?" she almost yelled.
"C'mon, just give her the benefit of the doubt," Matt tried to reason.
"No way! Have you ever listened to her during chorus class?!? She got kicked out TWICE!!!"
"It's not like that...she, uh...well, a while back, she decided to record a song or two with my band just for the fun of it. And surprisingly, she wasn't too bad. Her voice was actually pretty decent."
"You MUST be joking."
"Don't worry about it, Sora. If she ends up blowing up the windows and ending this thing a little prematurely, then at least we got to dance, even if it was just for a bit."
Sora nodded and continued to dance, but wasn't so sure about Mieko as Matt was.
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"Whew, what a dance! I gotta take a break, Jane!" Tai said laughing.
"Heh, me too!" Jane replied, giggling.
"Both were partially out of breath from dancing, but at least the two of them were having fun now.
They sat down at an empty table to talk. "Hey, Tai...I don't think you were being completely honest with me about your dancing clumsiness."
"Believe me, the feeling is mutual."
Jane leaned over the table and locked her eyes with Tai.
"Is that the only feeling that's mutual?" she asked seriously.
"Uhh...w-what do you-"
"I think you know exactly what I mean, Tai. And I need to know if I'm wasting my time."
Tai couldn't think of an appropriate response.
"Well?"
Tai sighed. "Let's just take this slowly and see what happens, all right?"
Jane flashed a small smile towards him. "Okay," she sweetly whispered. Tai exhaled heavily and wiped his forehead. Jane could tell that he was still kind of nervous and uncertain about things, so she backed down. Besides, it probably wasn't a smart idea to pry, ESPECIALLY on a first date. "Hey, what'll it be?" asked an approaching waitress, pulling out a small pad and pencil.
"Umm, I'll have a root beer, please," Tai replied.
"Yeah, me too," added Jane.
"You got it!" Jane pulled on the waitress's arm before she could leave. Taking a small music cassette out of her purse, Jane placed it in the waitress's hand and winked. The waitress winked back and tore what looked like some sort of small ticket off of a group of tickets hanging from her belt. Jane happily took the ticket and put it in her pocket.
"What's going on?" Tai asked.
"Well," Jane began to explain, "Most of the songs played are requests from people. If they don't have the song you want, then you can sometimes bring your own tapes in and they'll play them for you."
"And what's that little ticket you got?"
"Well, y'see that little counter up there? When the number matches the number on your ticket, that's when your song will be played!"
"Cool!" Tai remarked.
"Mm-hm," she nodded in her own, cute way.
The waitress immediately returned with their drinks, and set them down on their table.
"Thanks," Jane responded to the waitress, pulling out some money to pay for the root beer.
"Well," Tai started, "Here's to our first...date."
"Agreed," Jane said firmly. With that, they gently "clinked" their bottles against the other, and drank. During the few seconds the cool root beer went down their throats, the two once again locked eyes. Tai began to notice Jane's pretty hair and cute eyes.
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Matt finished strumming some fresh tunes on his guitar, whipped some hair out of his face, and flashed his "trademark" smile to the crowd. Everyone applauded and cheered, especially the girls. (No surprise there, though.)
Matt pulled the microphone closer to his mouth and spoke. "Well, it's been great, but me and my buddies have our own dates to attend to. So...the DJ'll play some music for you, and we'll start again later after we get some dancing done. Thanks."
"Guys..." Matt signaled for his band members to "take five" and they did so, removing their instruments and going their separate ways. Matt hopped off the stage and took Sora by her hands. "So...how was I?"
"You were perfect," she said lovingly, giving him a soft kiss on the lips.
"Thanks. I only wish I felt perfect."
"Nobody is. That's part of what makes us human."
"I appreciate the sentiment, Sora. So, what's next?"
"What's next is that you and I are gonna dance 'til we drop!"
"Really?" Matt asked with a partial puzzled look.
"Well, at the very least I'm determined to have some fun!"
"I can live with that. Hold on." Matt walked over to where to the disc jockey was, and Sora was a little surprised to see HIM at the table. It was...
"T.K.!" Sora exclaimed with a smile. "Hey there!"
"Yo! Bro!" Matt had to yell since his younger brother, Takeru "T.K." Takaishi had some thick and heavy headphones on.
T.K. turned his head, and smiled upon the sight of his big brother. "Hey, Matt!" he responded, taking off the headphones.
"T.K., you're the DJ?" asked Sora.
"Yep...me and...hold on..." T.K. briefly ducked under the table. Sora and Matt couldn't see anything because the table was covered by a long cloth. T.K. rose holding another kid who was sleeping.
"Me and THIS," he finally finished. Sora didn't recognize him at first, but the goggles (originally Tai's) quickly gave his identity away. It was none other than the "courageous" Daisuke "DAVIS" Motimiya.
Davis shook his head and quickly broke out of his sleep.
"Davis, I know you're bored, but try to remember...we're getting PAID for this!" T.K. scolded.
"Oh...sorry...heh, heh," he said sheepishly.
T.K. smacked his forehead, but tried to keep cool as he turned back to his brother. "So, what can I do for you two lovebirds?"
"Uh, here." Matt handed a CD to T.K. "Play this, willya?"
T.K. took it and looked at the label, smiled warmly and nodded.
As Sora and Matt headed back to the dance floor, Tai's sister, Kari casually walked over to where T.K. and Davis were.
"Hey, Kari," they both politely greeted.
"Hi, guys...umm, T.K.?" Kari asked nervously.
"Yeah?"
"Umm, would you...maybe wanna dance with me?"
"Aww, geez...I'd love to Kari, but I gotta tend to the records n' stuff. I'm sorry."
"Oh...ok." Kari looked disappointed, but that was expected. The Kamiya children just didn't seem to have much luck with love these days. T.K. knew that Kari really wanted to dance with him, but he had a job to do. He quickly got an idea, but it wasn't the smartest.
Taking a deep breath, he spoke. "Uhh, Kari...Davis here was just about to take a break, so maybe you two could dance together for this next song."
"What?" asked Kari.
"What?!?" asked Davis.
"You heard me," T.K. replied firmly.
"Are you crazy!?" Kari hissed into T.K.'s ear.
"C'mon, it's just one dance. By the way, I'm playing 'your song'..."
Kari looked really sad now. "But I wanted you and me to dance to that-"
"We will. I promise," he whispered with a wink.
"Okay. Thanks, T.K." she whispered back.
"Anything for you, Kari," he finished with a smile. "You know that."
Kari was smiling too, now and signaled for Davis to join him on the dance floor. Davis began to follow, but turned towards T.K. T.K. wondered what his "adversary" had to say.
"Thanks," said Davis, who was smiling, as well.
T.K. smiled again and the two warmly shook hands.
T.K. placed Matt's CD in the player and turned it on.
A somewhat upbeat song began to play. But it sounded more like some sort of remix song.
A girl's voice started to sing through the speakers. T.K. recognized it as Yolei's voice.
People started dancing again as this new song ran into peoples' ears...
"Got a feelin' you're the one now - my heart's beating for you stronger
Every day I'm dreamin' of you - what's a girl in love to do huh?
Got emotions that are real and growin' - Can't seem to keep 'em from a' showin'
Just want to shout out to the sky - "Please be mine!"
Then Yolei's voice was joined by two others during what seemed to be the chorus.
"I want someone to love - to give my everything
I just want to be with you, be with you, baby
'Cause if I had your love, I'd have everything
I just want to be with you, be with you, baby, baby, yeah."
The second verse started up, sung by Kari...
"Listen now to what I'm sayin' - 'cause this ain't a game I'm playin'
You may think other girls are fine but boy - I'm gonna make you mine
So start thinkin' in a new direction - you and I would be a total perfection (uh, huh)
The cool side, now, to affection - Here ya go..."
T.K. looked around and saw people dancing right and left. There was no doubt about it, this was an awesome song! T.K. found that he liked it too. He began to shake his head back and forth a bit as the chorus ran again, then heading into the third verse, however T.K. didn't recognize the singer.
"Couldn't be now any clearer - all I want is for you to be nearer
Closer to the heart that beats for you - Don't you know that I want-want- want ya!
I need you more than the air I'm breathin' - So you better-better be believin' (uh, huh)
You're the only one in this world - for this girl."
Matt and Sora let the words and the music pass into their ears and through their heads, and dance with raw energy and adrenaline. Sora quickly started to sweat, but loved the rush she was getting from the beat of the song.
"I want someone to love - someone to be my only love...
I want someone to love - someone to be my only love..."
Kari and Davis danced together pretty well, and likewise enjoyed the music. They laughed and smiled while letting their legs and feet do the work.
"...someone to be my only love..."
Those last few words echoed into oblivion as the song finally ended
"Were those voices...?" Sora began to ask as the chorus and music repeated and faded out. "I mean...was that who I think-"
"Yep," Matt interrupted, nodding. "None other than our very own Yolei Inoue and Kari Kamiya."
"Wow, I didn't know they could sing! That song was really good!" Sora complemented. "But who was that third singer?"
"I think you know who it was," Matt said with a wink.
"Here she comes now, excuse me. Be right back." Matt quickly rushed through the crowd and back onto the stage with his band.
"Excuse me everyone," he announced through a portable microphone. "For the next song, my band's gonna provide the music, but a have 'special guest' here with me tonight. Most likely, girls, your dates have been chased by her, but let's hope her singing is more admirable. May I present Mieko Chi!"
Matt handed Mieko the microphone as he stepped off the stage.
Almost everyone in the room knew who she was and that she'd been trying to steal peoples' dates for the last two hours or so, but the people applauded just to be polite. Had Sora been a cartoon character (Yeah, right!), her eyes would've popped out of their sockets realizing that Mieko was the third mysterious singer in the song.
"Thank you, everyone," Mieko said in a serious voice for once. "And I wanna thank Matt's band - the Teenage Wolves - for this opportunity."
At that same time.
"Ah, number 37! That's our song! C'mon Tai!" Jane said, happily pulling Tai out of their booth.
"I think you'll like this song," Jane suggested.
"What is it?"
"It's a (pop) song that Mieko recorded with Matt's band a while back."
"She can sing?!?"
"I know, it threw me for a loop, too. But she was just doing it for fun."
Tai and Jane laughed, and for once, Tai felt at ease.
But his attention was pulled to the speakers as the music started.
TO BE CONTINUED.
NEXT TIME.
Tai, Jane and the others get to dance to a song from Mieko! But the song affects Sora in a way she never thought it would! Will Sora finally understand and figure out what she truly wants? Find out next time!
P.S. The next chapter after this one is almost finished, and will be put out later this week! That's a promise! So keep reading and reviewing! And give me more opinion on what you think about the story or even what you think is gonna happen (or what SHOULD happen)! Well, be seein' y'all for now!
P.P.S. The song "I Want Someone To Love" is from the "Lunarock" (Sailor Moon) CD. It seemed like a good song that could be used in this chapter. The next chapter will have another song, too, just thought I'd tell you.
Disclaimer #2: I don't own the song and lyrics in this chapter, as well. (That's right...this is a SONGFIC CHAPTER!!! OH, NOOOOOOO!!!!!)
So...just try to grin and bear it, okay?
THE STORY THUS FAR.
Due to the somewhat steady relationship between Sora Takenouchi and Matt Ishida, their friend, Tai Kamiya , leader of the Digidestined, began to sink further and further into a pool of depression. To make matters worse, a rift started to form between Sora and Tai, the best friends of best friends. Matt, sensing the growing urgency of the situation, canceled all get-togethers with his girlfriend (not including the big dance on Saturday). Tai received something of a shock when he got asked on a date by Sora's good, shy buddy, Jane. But at steady urgings by his pal Joe Kido, Tai accepted the painful status between him and Sora and reluctantly accepted Jane's offer.
From Courage To Love - Chapter 8
*KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK*
"Just a minute!" said a cheerful voice coming to the door.
The door opened to reveal a semi-well dressed Tai Kamiya. "Hi, you must be Tai Kamiya, Jane's date!"
"Uhh, yeah...and you're Mrs. Cooper, Jane's mom, right?" Tai said rather nervously.
"Correctamundo!" she replied, a little too cheerfully. "Jane, your date's here!"
"Coming, Mom!" she called back. A few seconds later, Jane stepped out of her bedroom, dressed in a simple, but pretty black dress. She gave Tai a sweet, shy, cute smile as another blush sneaked into her cheeks. Tai smiled and blushed a little too, not just from realizing how pretty she really was, but because her moods could be often infectious.
There was an awkward silence between the three of them. Fortunately, Jane's mom didn't particularly favor silence and decided to break it. "Well, you two crazy kids gotta get movin' or you'll miss the movie, right?"
Jane was the first to break out of their trance. "Oh...r-right! Let's get going, Tai!"
"Uhh...yeah! Don't wanna be late for anything! Let's get outta here!"
Mrs. Cooper rushed the two out the door quickly, but not before kissing her daughter goodbye on the forehead. "Not too late, sweetheart, okay?"
"I understand, Mom. Bye!"
Her mother waved to them as got further away from the house.
Tai "laughed" as they walked. "Your mom's...uhh...very...interesting."
"Yeah, I know," Jane replied. "She can be a little...'funny' at times."
"Oh, I'm sorry...I forgot to mention how nice you look."
"Aww, that's okay...so did I."
The two of them giggled, and Tai started to realize that maybe this date would work out after all.
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Another knock, this time at the Takenouchi's home, made its way into a pair of ears.
"That's for me, Mom!" Sora yelled as she half-ran to the door. Her eyes confirmed her suspicions as she peered through the tiny hole embedded in the door. It was Matt with a small bouquet of flowers in hand. No doubt they were for her.
"Hi, Matt!" she exclaimed happily.
"Hey, Sora," he said with a half-smile. Before he could say anything else, Sora threw her arms around his neck, closed her eyes and gave him a deep kiss. For a few seconds, Matt honestly had trouble breathing.
"AHEM!"
Sora turned her head and saw her mom wearing a lopsided grin. Sora wasn't too sure what to say. Matt gasped, but not because of Mrs. Takenouchi's interruption.
Thankfully, Mrs. Takenouchi started to laugh (in a "motherly" way) and shooed them out the door.
"You two have fun at the dance, y'hear?"
"We will, I promise," Sora replied with gladness in her voice.
"Sora," Matt said as they walked to the school. "You do know that my band's gonna be providing some of the music for the dance, right?"
"Yeah, I know, I know. Just save a slow dance for me, okay?"
"Always, girl," he said with the mark of true friendship in his voice.
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"Geez," Jane whispered to Tai during the movie. "Where do they come up with this stuff? It's trash!"
"I dunno," he replied with popcorn in his mouth. "It looked okay in the commercial."
"Nah, ALL the movie ads make it look okay."
"Well, you wanna get outta here then?" Tai asked sincerely.
"Please," she said, slightly annoyed by the obnoxious, terrible, low-budget movie.
"Well, where to now?" Tai asked once they exited the theater.
"We could go to the school dance." Jane began, but she quickly covered her mouth. It was too late, she'd already said way too much. "Oh, I am SO sorry!" she desperately apologized. Tai put a comforting hand on her shoulder, unconsciously and unintentionally reenacting a scene familiar only to Tai.
"Jane...it's okay," Tai responded, just like from last Christmas.
"No it's not. I...I really like, you Tai, and the last thing I wanted to do was..."
"Jane, it's all right. Sora and I just...have some things we need to work out. Really. Let's do something else, okay?"
"Okay. Thanks, Tai. Anyway...I know of a pretty good dance club around here. They play really awesome music. How about it?"
"Uhh...all right, but I gotta warn you...I don't dance very well. I'm a little clumsy."
"What a coincidence," said Jane with yet another smile. "So am I."
Tai slowly began to smile too as they held hands, making their way to their destination.
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"Well, we're here!" exclaimed Sora.
"Man, look at all the people!" said Matt, already starting to enjoy the feel of the dance. "Well, what's first? Some punch to drink or do you wanna go straight to the dance floor?"
"Let's dance, please!" Sora almost begged.
"Then what are we waiting for?"
But before they could dance, a voice stopped them. It was Mieko.
"Hey, lovebirds! What are you two up to, huh?"
"Well...this is a dance, Mieko," noted Sora.
"You actually have a date?!?" asked Matt.
"Hey! Be nice!" she pouted. Matt rolled his eyes. "Anyway, I'm just checkin' to see if there's anybody's date I can snatch!" she excitedly hissed. Matt took a couple of steps backward. Mieko saw what he was he was doing, but just laughed.
"Calm down, Matty boy! I'm not the kind to steal a date from my friends!"
"Are you sure?" Matt asked nervously.
"Positive!" she assured him. "Besides, you're not my type," she finished rather smoothly.
Matt was almost hurt. Ironically, boy-crazy Mieko just didn't seem to find Matt terribly attractive. She was quite possibly one of the few girls in the school who didn't chase him around. Matt was grateful for that part of her personality.
As Mieko turned to leave, she reminded Matt that.
Sora became very curious as Mieko whispered something in Matt's ear. Matt groaned and then "hmph"-ed as Mieko casually walked away with a content smile on her face.
"So what was all that about?" Sora asked as they walked into the middle of the dance floor.
"Uhh." Matt was clearly reluctant to answer. "Well, uh, I...during study hall she made a bet with me that she could hit the teacher with a spit ball. She put some loose change on the line. I wanted to do the same, but she already had other plans in mind."
"Like what? A date?!?" she asked impatiently.
"N-no...I, uh, in a moment of weakness I said that she could sing at the dance...with backup from my band."
"Oh, I see!" Sora gave off a laugh that Matt could tell was fake. She then grabbed her boyfriend by the neck, but for a different reason this time. "Are you suicidal!?" she almost yelled.
"C'mon, just give her the benefit of the doubt," Matt tried to reason.
"No way! Have you ever listened to her during chorus class?!? She got kicked out TWICE!!!"
"It's not like that...she, uh...well, a while back, she decided to record a song or two with my band just for the fun of it. And surprisingly, she wasn't too bad. Her voice was actually pretty decent."
"You MUST be joking."
"Don't worry about it, Sora. If she ends up blowing up the windows and ending this thing a little prematurely, then at least we got to dance, even if it was just for a bit."
Sora nodded and continued to dance, but wasn't so sure about Mieko as Matt was.
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"Whew, what a dance! I gotta take a break, Jane!" Tai said laughing.
"Heh, me too!" Jane replied, giggling.
"Both were partially out of breath from dancing, but at least the two of them were having fun now.
They sat down at an empty table to talk. "Hey, Tai...I don't think you were being completely honest with me about your dancing clumsiness."
"Believe me, the feeling is mutual."
Jane leaned over the table and locked her eyes with Tai.
"Is that the only feeling that's mutual?" she asked seriously.
"Uhh...w-what do you-"
"I think you know exactly what I mean, Tai. And I need to know if I'm wasting my time."
Tai couldn't think of an appropriate response.
"Well?"
Tai sighed. "Let's just take this slowly and see what happens, all right?"
Jane flashed a small smile towards him. "Okay," she sweetly whispered. Tai exhaled heavily and wiped his forehead. Jane could tell that he was still kind of nervous and uncertain about things, so she backed down. Besides, it probably wasn't a smart idea to pry, ESPECIALLY on a first date. "Hey, what'll it be?" asked an approaching waitress, pulling out a small pad and pencil.
"Umm, I'll have a root beer, please," Tai replied.
"Yeah, me too," added Jane.
"You got it!" Jane pulled on the waitress's arm before she could leave. Taking a small music cassette out of her purse, Jane placed it in the waitress's hand and winked. The waitress winked back and tore what looked like some sort of small ticket off of a group of tickets hanging from her belt. Jane happily took the ticket and put it in her pocket.
"What's going on?" Tai asked.
"Well," Jane began to explain, "Most of the songs played are requests from people. If they don't have the song you want, then you can sometimes bring your own tapes in and they'll play them for you."
"And what's that little ticket you got?"
"Well, y'see that little counter up there? When the number matches the number on your ticket, that's when your song will be played!"
"Cool!" Tai remarked.
"Mm-hm," she nodded in her own, cute way.
The waitress immediately returned with their drinks, and set them down on their table.
"Thanks," Jane responded to the waitress, pulling out some money to pay for the root beer.
"Well," Tai started, "Here's to our first...date."
"Agreed," Jane said firmly. With that, they gently "clinked" their bottles against the other, and drank. During the few seconds the cool root beer went down their throats, the two once again locked eyes. Tai began to notice Jane's pretty hair and cute eyes.
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Matt finished strumming some fresh tunes on his guitar, whipped some hair out of his face, and flashed his "trademark" smile to the crowd. Everyone applauded and cheered, especially the girls. (No surprise there, though.)
Matt pulled the microphone closer to his mouth and spoke. "Well, it's been great, but me and my buddies have our own dates to attend to. So...the DJ'll play some music for you, and we'll start again later after we get some dancing done. Thanks."
"Guys..." Matt signaled for his band members to "take five" and they did so, removing their instruments and going their separate ways. Matt hopped off the stage and took Sora by her hands. "So...how was I?"
"You were perfect," she said lovingly, giving him a soft kiss on the lips.
"Thanks. I only wish I felt perfect."
"Nobody is. That's part of what makes us human."
"I appreciate the sentiment, Sora. So, what's next?"
"What's next is that you and I are gonna dance 'til we drop!"
"Really?" Matt asked with a partial puzzled look.
"Well, at the very least I'm determined to have some fun!"
"I can live with that. Hold on." Matt walked over to where to the disc jockey was, and Sora was a little surprised to see HIM at the table. It was...
"T.K.!" Sora exclaimed with a smile. "Hey there!"
"Yo! Bro!" Matt had to yell since his younger brother, Takeru "T.K." Takaishi had some thick and heavy headphones on.
T.K. turned his head, and smiled upon the sight of his big brother. "Hey, Matt!" he responded, taking off the headphones.
"T.K., you're the DJ?" asked Sora.
"Yep...me and...hold on..." T.K. briefly ducked under the table. Sora and Matt couldn't see anything because the table was covered by a long cloth. T.K. rose holding another kid who was sleeping.
"Me and THIS," he finally finished. Sora didn't recognize him at first, but the goggles (originally Tai's) quickly gave his identity away. It was none other than the "courageous" Daisuke "DAVIS" Motimiya.
Davis shook his head and quickly broke out of his sleep.
"Davis, I know you're bored, but try to remember...we're getting PAID for this!" T.K. scolded.
"Oh...sorry...heh, heh," he said sheepishly.
T.K. smacked his forehead, but tried to keep cool as he turned back to his brother. "So, what can I do for you two lovebirds?"
"Uh, here." Matt handed a CD to T.K. "Play this, willya?"
T.K. took it and looked at the label, smiled warmly and nodded.
As Sora and Matt headed back to the dance floor, Tai's sister, Kari casually walked over to where T.K. and Davis were.
"Hey, Kari," they both politely greeted.
"Hi, guys...umm, T.K.?" Kari asked nervously.
"Yeah?"
"Umm, would you...maybe wanna dance with me?"
"Aww, geez...I'd love to Kari, but I gotta tend to the records n' stuff. I'm sorry."
"Oh...ok." Kari looked disappointed, but that was expected. The Kamiya children just didn't seem to have much luck with love these days. T.K. knew that Kari really wanted to dance with him, but he had a job to do. He quickly got an idea, but it wasn't the smartest.
Taking a deep breath, he spoke. "Uhh, Kari...Davis here was just about to take a break, so maybe you two could dance together for this next song."
"What?" asked Kari.
"What?!?" asked Davis.
"You heard me," T.K. replied firmly.
"Are you crazy!?" Kari hissed into T.K.'s ear.
"C'mon, it's just one dance. By the way, I'm playing 'your song'..."
Kari looked really sad now. "But I wanted you and me to dance to that-"
"We will. I promise," he whispered with a wink.
"Okay. Thanks, T.K." she whispered back.
"Anything for you, Kari," he finished with a smile. "You know that."
Kari was smiling too, now and signaled for Davis to join him on the dance floor. Davis began to follow, but turned towards T.K. T.K. wondered what his "adversary" had to say.
"Thanks," said Davis, who was smiling, as well.
T.K. smiled again and the two warmly shook hands.
T.K. placed Matt's CD in the player and turned it on.
A somewhat upbeat song began to play. But it sounded more like some sort of remix song.
A girl's voice started to sing through the speakers. T.K. recognized it as Yolei's voice.
People started dancing again as this new song ran into peoples' ears...
"Got a feelin' you're the one now - my heart's beating for you stronger
Every day I'm dreamin' of you - what's a girl in love to do huh?
Got emotions that are real and growin' - Can't seem to keep 'em from a' showin'
Just want to shout out to the sky - "Please be mine!"
Then Yolei's voice was joined by two others during what seemed to be the chorus.
"I want someone to love - to give my everything
I just want to be with you, be with you, baby
'Cause if I had your love, I'd have everything
I just want to be with you, be with you, baby, baby, yeah."
The second verse started up, sung by Kari...
"Listen now to what I'm sayin' - 'cause this ain't a game I'm playin'
You may think other girls are fine but boy - I'm gonna make you mine
So start thinkin' in a new direction - you and I would be a total perfection (uh, huh)
The cool side, now, to affection - Here ya go..."
T.K. looked around and saw people dancing right and left. There was no doubt about it, this was an awesome song! T.K. found that he liked it too. He began to shake his head back and forth a bit as the chorus ran again, then heading into the third verse, however T.K. didn't recognize the singer.
"Couldn't be now any clearer - all I want is for you to be nearer
Closer to the heart that beats for you - Don't you know that I want-want- want ya!
I need you more than the air I'm breathin' - So you better-better be believin' (uh, huh)
You're the only one in this world - for this girl."
Matt and Sora let the words and the music pass into their ears and through their heads, and dance with raw energy and adrenaline. Sora quickly started to sweat, but loved the rush she was getting from the beat of the song.
"I want someone to love - someone to be my only love...
I want someone to love - someone to be my only love..."
Kari and Davis danced together pretty well, and likewise enjoyed the music. They laughed and smiled while letting their legs and feet do the work.
"...someone to be my only love..."
Those last few words echoed into oblivion as the song finally ended
"Were those voices...?" Sora began to ask as the chorus and music repeated and faded out. "I mean...was that who I think-"
"Yep," Matt interrupted, nodding. "None other than our very own Yolei Inoue and Kari Kamiya."
"Wow, I didn't know they could sing! That song was really good!" Sora complemented. "But who was that third singer?"
"I think you know who it was," Matt said with a wink.
"Here she comes now, excuse me. Be right back." Matt quickly rushed through the crowd and back onto the stage with his band.
"Excuse me everyone," he announced through a portable microphone. "For the next song, my band's gonna provide the music, but a have 'special guest' here with me tonight. Most likely, girls, your dates have been chased by her, but let's hope her singing is more admirable. May I present Mieko Chi!"
Matt handed Mieko the microphone as he stepped off the stage.
Almost everyone in the room knew who she was and that she'd been trying to steal peoples' dates for the last two hours or so, but the people applauded just to be polite. Had Sora been a cartoon character (Yeah, right!), her eyes would've popped out of their sockets realizing that Mieko was the third mysterious singer in the song.
"Thank you, everyone," Mieko said in a serious voice for once. "And I wanna thank Matt's band - the Teenage Wolves - for this opportunity."
At that same time.
"Ah, number 37! That's our song! C'mon Tai!" Jane said, happily pulling Tai out of their booth.
"I think you'll like this song," Jane suggested.
"What is it?"
"It's a (pop) song that Mieko recorded with Matt's band a while back."
"She can sing?!?"
"I know, it threw me for a loop, too. But she was just doing it for fun."
Tai and Jane laughed, and for once, Tai felt at ease.
But his attention was pulled to the speakers as the music started.
TO BE CONTINUED.
NEXT TIME.
Tai, Jane and the others get to dance to a song from Mieko! But the song affects Sora in a way she never thought it would! Will Sora finally understand and figure out what she truly wants? Find out next time!
P.S. The next chapter after this one is almost finished, and will be put out later this week! That's a promise! So keep reading and reviewing! And give me more opinion on what you think about the story or even what you think is gonna happen (or what SHOULD happen)! Well, be seein' y'all for now!
P.P.S. The song "I Want Someone To Love" is from the "Lunarock" (Sailor Moon) CD. It seemed like a good song that could be used in this chapter. The next chapter will have another song, too, just thought I'd tell you.