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Jenashu: My turn at last! No matter what you say, Indy, I think you put me last on purpose to torture me with suspense^-^ By the way, this story, when compared to all of my other ones (under my own penname, Jenashu), are totally out of whack. In mine, Jenashu is 16 and in high school with the older kids in Odaiba High, while the other girls are younger. In this one, we're all in the same grade. Now, on to chapter 4...in Jenashu's POV!
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Jen's Party Planner
"You've got to confront him!" Indy said to Ryn as they walked towards Lily's house. Ryn sighed.
"What if he doesn't like me?" Ryn asked desperately. I gawked at her.
"Uh, hello!" I said with a cocked brow. "He's gotten in trouble for some mysterious reason for the past week, just when you happened to be in the class where trouble-makers go. For the last week, Ryn. Read my lips! The. Last. Whole. Week. And who did he sit next to every time? You! Read between the lines!"
"But, I-" Ryn started. I raised a finger to my lips to hush her when I heard a familiar whistling. My lips curved into a sly, toothy smile. Lily and I exchanged long glances before she caught on and nodded vigorously.
"Hey, Bit!" I called brightly, knowing that the whistler was him. "Are you coming to Lily's party? Come on, it'll be fun!" Ryn gave me a horrified look, but Indy and Lily were fighting their laughter.
"Sounds cool! Sure I'll come-that is, if Mouse isn't there." he said, jogging to catch up with us. He sqeezed his way inbetween Indy and Ryn. I gave Ryn an "I told you so" look. She blushed and looked at the sidewalk, as if trying to hide her red face from Bit.
"Ew-no way!" Lily cried. I winced, knowing how sharp-eared that greasy Mouse could be. Luckily, though, neither he nor his idiot sidekicks heard Lily.
At this point, the group of kids that Lily had invited over to her house joined us. We found ourselves walking past Odaiba High, my soon-to-be high school. I cleared my throat loudly and looked at Lily.
"Um, er, ahm...Lily?" I asked quietly.
"Hm?" she asked, looking up at me. I nodded towards Odaiba High, where the students were filing out onto the streets and sidewalks to go home. Dawning comprehension flashed across her face. "Sure," she said,"you can invite the older guys." I glared at her; she knew exactly whom I intended to invite first off. "Go ahead," she added, waving me on.
Izzy, Matt, Tai, and Sora where very easy to find. They were always together, and Izzy's red hair shone like a beacon in the mass of dark, black-haired students that attended Odaiba High. "Hi!" I chirped when I caught up with them. Matt and Sora sat on a step together, Tai leaned against a wall that supported the school, while Izzy sat atop a cement square that showed an image of a dragon. Flowers showed from behind Izzy, suggesting that some gardener had mistakenly planted bulbs in the decoration. Izzy was careful not to slip from his perch and crush the flowers behind him. "Kind of a weird statue, huh?" I asked of Izzy as I sat beside him.
"Yes," he replied, opening his mouth wider. I knew what that meant; if someone didn't stop him, Izzy would go on about the origin of the dragon, the type of flowers, and other little useless bits of information that I, quite frankly, had no desire to know.
"Guess what?" I asked, cutting him off. The high schoolers looked at me. "Well, Lily's having a party, and everyone's going now. Do you guys want to come?"
I suddenly felt a gentle warmth on my hand. I looked down to see Izzy's slightly darker hand laying on my pale peach one. His fingers curled between mine. "I'll come," he assured me. I felt my cheeks turning pink.
"Why not? I'll go, too," Tai said. That was all well; Tai looked for a girlfriend (other than Yolei, who is madly obsessed with him) at every opportunity he got.
I looked at Matt and Sora, who were debating their answer. After a quick moment, Matt nodded at me. A huge smile broke across my face. "Great," I said as I leaned against Izzy, "this should be good."
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It was only a matter of minutes later before everyone was in Lily's house. That girl can work miracles; food, music, and games seemed to pop out of nowhere. "Now it's time to chase away the Monday blues!" Lily said cheerfully as she sat out Twister.
I know that Twister is an old game, but it's also a classic. However, I'm not very good at it; I just don't bend that way, darn it! So I decided to just watch as my friends fell on top of each other. "OW!!! Ryo, get OFF of my arm!" Indy complained when Ryo came crashing down. I chuckled and decided to watch the kids playing spin-the-bottle.
"Are you sure your parents wouldn't mind us playing this?" I asked as I sat besides Lily. She gave me a look that said, quite plainly, "not really". "Oh well, this isn't my kind of thing anyway. I have a better idea; come over here for a second..."
With that, I dragged my cousin to a far-off corner. "Let's set up Bit and Ryn," I said with a chesire cat smile.
"Yeah! How can we do that, though?" Lily asked. I shook my head.
"I don't know yet. Can we rig spin-the-bottle? I don't think that's possible," I replied.
"It's not."
"Okay, then...Let's think about it for awhile. When one of us gets inspired, just walk over here. Could you tell Indy for me?"
"Great. Just as long as you can think clearly with Izzy around," Lily teased. I frowned and waved off her comment before realizing that I didn't know where Izzy was. I finally found him talking to Bit in Lily's kitchen.
I walked up to them. "Hi guys," I said, suddenly feeling very inspired. Bit waved cheerfully and Izzy grasped my hand in reply. "I didn't know you two were friends."
"Yeah, that's a long story," Bit said, rolling his eyes. I gave him a questionate look, but he waved it off. "Anyway, Jen? Can you tell me what chapter you're studying in Spanish class?"
"Yes, chapter five, but why do you ask?" I questioned. That's when it hit me; Ryn had been pretending to read during class to hide her face, and she had opened up to page 400 some. Bit would be able to figure out that chapter five was no where near there.
Bit shrugged. "Umm, Izzy," I said, getting a great idea, "I need to talk to you. Could you excuse us, Bit?"
"Sure." Bit replied, walking away. I turned to Izzy.
"Izzy, has Bit said anything to you about Ryn?" I asked. Izzy nodded.
"Yes, he did. He's always asking me to ask you questions about Ryn. He asked me not to tell you that he wanted the answers, not me, but...You seemed to have peiced things together anyway," Izzy said. I nodded, slowly absorbing the information I'd need to set things up.
My train of thought was broken when Izzy sat on a counter and beckoned towards me. I sat besides him and smiled. "Why do you always sit on high things?" I asked innocently. Izzy frowned at me.
"Stop that. Don't be a tease, Jen," he scolded. But I could tell that he was joking the impish smile on his face. Luckily for me, the short boy wasn't touchy about being vertically challenged. Izzy reached across my back and tugged my long braid in revenge.
"Now I've forgotten my plan," I realized a moment later. Izzy tilted his head in question. That's when I heard a loud knock at the door. I hopped down from the counter, followed by Izzy, and walked towards the door.
"That's funny," Lily mumbled, "everyone's here. So who...?" When she opened the door, Mouse greeted her with a dark frown.
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Jenashu: Well, it's Indy's turn again. Happy writing!
Jenashu: My turn at last! No matter what you say, Indy, I think you put me last on purpose to torture me with suspense^-^ By the way, this story, when compared to all of my other ones (under my own penname, Jenashu), are totally out of whack. In mine, Jenashu is 16 and in high school with the older kids in Odaiba High, while the other girls are younger. In this one, we're all in the same grade. Now, on to chapter 4...in Jenashu's POV!
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Jen's Party Planner
"You've got to confront him!" Indy said to Ryn as they walked towards Lily's house. Ryn sighed.
"What if he doesn't like me?" Ryn asked desperately. I gawked at her.
"Uh, hello!" I said with a cocked brow. "He's gotten in trouble for some mysterious reason for the past week, just when you happened to be in the class where trouble-makers go. For the last week, Ryn. Read my lips! The. Last. Whole. Week. And who did he sit next to every time? You! Read between the lines!"
"But, I-" Ryn started. I raised a finger to my lips to hush her when I heard a familiar whistling. My lips curved into a sly, toothy smile. Lily and I exchanged long glances before she caught on and nodded vigorously.
"Hey, Bit!" I called brightly, knowing that the whistler was him. "Are you coming to Lily's party? Come on, it'll be fun!" Ryn gave me a horrified look, but Indy and Lily were fighting their laughter.
"Sounds cool! Sure I'll come-that is, if Mouse isn't there." he said, jogging to catch up with us. He sqeezed his way inbetween Indy and Ryn. I gave Ryn an "I told you so" look. She blushed and looked at the sidewalk, as if trying to hide her red face from Bit.
"Ew-no way!" Lily cried. I winced, knowing how sharp-eared that greasy Mouse could be. Luckily, though, neither he nor his idiot sidekicks heard Lily.
At this point, the group of kids that Lily had invited over to her house joined us. We found ourselves walking past Odaiba High, my soon-to-be high school. I cleared my throat loudly and looked at Lily.
"Um, er, ahm...Lily?" I asked quietly.
"Hm?" she asked, looking up at me. I nodded towards Odaiba High, where the students were filing out onto the streets and sidewalks to go home. Dawning comprehension flashed across her face. "Sure," she said,"you can invite the older guys." I glared at her; she knew exactly whom I intended to invite first off. "Go ahead," she added, waving me on.
Izzy, Matt, Tai, and Sora where very easy to find. They were always together, and Izzy's red hair shone like a beacon in the mass of dark, black-haired students that attended Odaiba High. "Hi!" I chirped when I caught up with them. Matt and Sora sat on a step together, Tai leaned against a wall that supported the school, while Izzy sat atop a cement square that showed an image of a dragon. Flowers showed from behind Izzy, suggesting that some gardener had mistakenly planted bulbs in the decoration. Izzy was careful not to slip from his perch and crush the flowers behind him. "Kind of a weird statue, huh?" I asked of Izzy as I sat beside him.
"Yes," he replied, opening his mouth wider. I knew what that meant; if someone didn't stop him, Izzy would go on about the origin of the dragon, the type of flowers, and other little useless bits of information that I, quite frankly, had no desire to know.
"Guess what?" I asked, cutting him off. The high schoolers looked at me. "Well, Lily's having a party, and everyone's going now. Do you guys want to come?"
I suddenly felt a gentle warmth on my hand. I looked down to see Izzy's slightly darker hand laying on my pale peach one. His fingers curled between mine. "I'll come," he assured me. I felt my cheeks turning pink.
"Why not? I'll go, too," Tai said. That was all well; Tai looked for a girlfriend (other than Yolei, who is madly obsessed with him) at every opportunity he got.
I looked at Matt and Sora, who were debating their answer. After a quick moment, Matt nodded at me. A huge smile broke across my face. "Great," I said as I leaned against Izzy, "this should be good."
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It was only a matter of minutes later before everyone was in Lily's house. That girl can work miracles; food, music, and games seemed to pop out of nowhere. "Now it's time to chase away the Monday blues!" Lily said cheerfully as she sat out Twister.
I know that Twister is an old game, but it's also a classic. However, I'm not very good at it; I just don't bend that way, darn it! So I decided to just watch as my friends fell on top of each other. "OW!!! Ryo, get OFF of my arm!" Indy complained when Ryo came crashing down. I chuckled and decided to watch the kids playing spin-the-bottle.
"Are you sure your parents wouldn't mind us playing this?" I asked as I sat besides Lily. She gave me a look that said, quite plainly, "not really". "Oh well, this isn't my kind of thing anyway. I have a better idea; come over here for a second..."
With that, I dragged my cousin to a far-off corner. "Let's set up Bit and Ryn," I said with a chesire cat smile.
"Yeah! How can we do that, though?" Lily asked. I shook my head.
"I don't know yet. Can we rig spin-the-bottle? I don't think that's possible," I replied.
"It's not."
"Okay, then...Let's think about it for awhile. When one of us gets inspired, just walk over here. Could you tell Indy for me?"
"Great. Just as long as you can think clearly with Izzy around," Lily teased. I frowned and waved off her comment before realizing that I didn't know where Izzy was. I finally found him talking to Bit in Lily's kitchen.
I walked up to them. "Hi guys," I said, suddenly feeling very inspired. Bit waved cheerfully and Izzy grasped my hand in reply. "I didn't know you two were friends."
"Yeah, that's a long story," Bit said, rolling his eyes. I gave him a questionate look, but he waved it off. "Anyway, Jen? Can you tell me what chapter you're studying in Spanish class?"
"Yes, chapter five, but why do you ask?" I questioned. That's when it hit me; Ryn had been pretending to read during class to hide her face, and she had opened up to page 400 some. Bit would be able to figure out that chapter five was no where near there.
Bit shrugged. "Umm, Izzy," I said, getting a great idea, "I need to talk to you. Could you excuse us, Bit?"
"Sure." Bit replied, walking away. I turned to Izzy.
"Izzy, has Bit said anything to you about Ryn?" I asked. Izzy nodded.
"Yes, he did. He's always asking me to ask you questions about Ryn. He asked me not to tell you that he wanted the answers, not me, but...You seemed to have peiced things together anyway," Izzy said. I nodded, slowly absorbing the information I'd need to set things up.
My train of thought was broken when Izzy sat on a counter and beckoned towards me. I sat besides him and smiled. "Why do you always sit on high things?" I asked innocently. Izzy frowned at me.
"Stop that. Don't be a tease, Jen," he scolded. But I could tell that he was joking the impish smile on his face. Luckily for me, the short boy wasn't touchy about being vertically challenged. Izzy reached across my back and tugged my long braid in revenge.
"Now I've forgotten my plan," I realized a moment later. Izzy tilted his head in question. That's when I heard a loud knock at the door. I hopped down from the counter, followed by Izzy, and walked towards the door.
"That's funny," Lily mumbled, "everyone's here. So who...?" When she opened the door, Mouse greeted her with a dark frown.
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Jenashu: Well, it's Indy's turn again. Happy writing!