Odaiba High
Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon or any of its components. Read last chapter's disclaimer to find out who else owns what (cuz I'm too lazy to type it again).
Jenashu: Hi everyone! This is the second chapter of Odaiba High, and I hope everyone likes it so far. I'm enjoying it, but then, that's just me. One more thing; I just turned into a teen, and I'm really into mushy stories now. So, you might want to consider that, because...it's getting really soppy now. But it's still a pure Jenashu fanfic, so enjoy!!!
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Chapter Two
Izzy's Decision
Izzy was just too pre-occupied to notice that someone had been staring at him for the whole day. Someone who was catching on to Izzy's odd behavior, and was almost sure of the cause of it.
This certain someone had careless blonde hair and emerald eyes. He was Izzy's best friend outside of the Digidestineds, and the change in Izzy preplexed him. And, being as curious as he was, he decided to investigate.
By the end of the day, Drellus had all of the proof he needed. He had watched Izzy and Jen blush at the lunch table, he had heard their conversation in the library, he had heard Matt and Tai's teasing, he had seen Izzy get revenge on Hiren and Carter for hurting Jen (or, in Carter's case, embarrasing her), and he had seen Jen throw a note at Izzy during Spanish class (and he had noted his red-faced reaction).
Drellus now had to decide how to approach Izzy. It took him all of Spanish class to decide on his manuveur, but at least he felt prepared. How was he supposed to tell poor, oblivious Izzy that the intellegent red-head had fallen in love?
"Hey, wait up you three!" Drellus shouted at Tai, Jen, and Izzy as they walked home. "Mind if I join you?"
"No, not at all." Jen said cheerfully.
They talked until the group had to say good bye to Tai. "Hey, Izzy. Can we talk in your room for a minute?" Drellus asked as Tai walked off.
"Uh, sure." Izzy said as he pulled his keys out of his pocket. Jen shrugged and walked behind them.
Both Izzy and Jen lived in the Odaiba Mansion apartment complex, and their apartments were on the same level. The three friends rode the elevator to Floor Seven in compainionable silence. Jen waved good-bye and walked into her home as Izzy and Drellus walked further down the hall.
"So," Izzy said as he shut the door to his room, "what did you want to talk about?"
"Well," Drellus said as he sat slowly on Izzy's bed, "lately I've noticed a sizeable change in you. And I think I've figured out what caused it."
"O-oh? What do you mean?" Izzy asked a bit nervously as he sat on his computer chair.
"You know what I mean. You've been spacing out in class, and you've been snapping at people. You always seem to be thinking about either something very intense or nothing at all. And your face keeps turning red." Drellus pointed out.
"I-I guess that's just a part of maturing?" Izzy said. Drellus frowned.
"Don't even try blaming this on "that"." he said.
"Well, teenagers are supposed to be moody sometimes during this time of growth-" Izzy started.
"Yeah, but I'm not seeing you getting any taller very quickly." Drellus said. Izzy frowned. He had embarrased himself for nothing.
"Well, I can't explain it to you, then." Izzy said as calmly as he could. Drellus smiled with his eyes narrowed.
"Then please allow me to explain it for you." he said. Izzy opened his mouth to argue, but Drellus cut him off. "You have a big crush on Jen, and you don't know how to tell her. You're shy, and you don't want to destroy the friendship you have if she disses you. Am I right?"
Izzy stared at the floor, and Drellus noticed that the tips of his ears had turned a bright shade of red. They sat in silence for a few moments.
"Do you really think I'm acting differently? Is it obvious?" Izzy asked finally. Drellus gave him a weird look.
"Yes. You're always spacing out (even more than usual). It must be pretty obvious, because I've noticed, Tai has noticed, and Matt has noticed." he pointed out. Izzy remained silent.
"Do you think she'd be mad at me if I told her?" he asked.
"No, I don't. Not at all." Drellus said. Izzy didn't look very convinced. "Look, Izzy. I'm your friend, and I'm going to stick with you. So now I'm going over Jen's house to talk to her-"
"No way! I don't want you to tell her!" Izzy said hurridly. Drellus smiled.
"Don't worry. I'm only going to see if I can get her to talk. You know, find out if she would get mad at you or not." he explained. Once again, Izzy looked like he was having doubts, but Drellus left before he could object.
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"Hey, Jen." Drellus called as he knocked on her door. "Jen!"
"Drell?" Jen asked as she opened the door. She sounded mildly surprised. "What's up?"
"Nothing, really. Just wanted to talk." Drellus said. Jen looked at him curiously.
"Okay." she said as she stepped away from the door. "What did you want to talk about?"
"Well," Drellus said, "have you noticed that Izzy's been acting weird lately?"
Jen looked thoughtful. "Yes. I was hoping you would talk to him about it. I can't understand why he won't tell me what's on his mind. He used to tell me everything..." she trailed off. Drellus could see the worry in Jen's eyes.
"It's okay, I'm sure he's fine. Maybe it has something to do with "that"." Drellus said. Jen blinked at him a moment before she understood what he meant.
"Yeah, I guess that's not something a guy would want to discuss...expecially with a girl...But still, I don't know..." Jen said.
"You seem pretty worried." Drellus pointed out. Jen started twirling her braid between her fingers.
"Well, yeah-I've known him since I was eight, after all..." she said. Drellus noticed a tinge of pink on her creamy-peach-colored cheeks.
"Hmm. Jen, I think I should go home now, or my Mom'll start worrying. Don't worry, I'm sure Izzy will tell you what's wrong sometime soon." Drellus said as he walked out of her room. And if he doesn't tell you, then I'll make him. He can't keep acting so strangely much longer, or I'll go crazy! he added to himself.
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Later that night, Jen decided to call Izzy. She needed to know what his decision was. So she picked up her phone and dialed his number.
"Hello, this is the Izumi residence." a friendly female voice said.
"Hi, Mrs.Izumi! It's Jen. May I speak to Izzy, please?" Jen said, trying to sound as polite as possible.
"Of course you may! I'll go and get him for you." Mrs. Izumi replied.
"Thanks." Jen said. A few moments later, she heard Izzy's voice on the line.
"Hello, Jen?" he asked.
"Hey!" Jen said. She decided to get right to the point. "I wanted to know if you decided about tomorrow night."
"Uh, umm..." Izzy stammered. He still didn't know. His mind wrestled with his heart for a moment, and his big brain won. "Yeah. I decided to stay home."
"Oh, okay." Jen said with a small, inaudiable sigh of dissapointment. "So can I study with you?"
Mrs.Izumi must've understood what was going on, because she said, "Why don't you invite her to dinner?". Izzy gawked at her.
"Umm, can you hold on for a second, Jen?" he asked as he put the phone down. "Mom, I don't know about that..."
"Well, I know that there's a dance at your school tomorrow night. I didn't mean to eavesdrop, but it seems that Jen was going to go to the dance with you, but you decided not to go. So, she must still have an open night. Why don't you invite her to dinner?" Mrs.Izumi asked.
"But, Mom, I don't know..." Izzy said uneasily.
"Izzy, when I was Jen's age, I would've loved to be invited to dinner with such a fine young man as yourself." Mrs.Izumi informed her son.
"...Okay..." Izzy said as he lifted the phone. "Hey, Jen...Why don't you come over to my house for dinner tomorrow?"
Mrs. Izumi rubbed her forehead. Izzy's proposal had sounded too undecided and forced.
"Sure, okay!" Jen replied with a smile.
"Great. See you tomorrow." Izzy said before hanging up. He gave his mother a pleading look.
"What do I do?" he asked.
"Don't worry, you'll be fine. I think maybe you should talk to your father if you're that worried about it." she replied.
Izzy sighed and went to his room. He instinctively turned his laptop on and got online. He saw that Matt was on, too. Matt sent him an instant message.
HotBoy4u2Luv: Hi Izzy
CompuGeek: Hi
HotBoy4u2Luv: What's up?
CompuGeek: ...Hey, Matt, you've been on a lot of dates, right?
HotBoy4u2Luv: Yeah, why?
CompuGeek: No reason, really. Are they, well, hard?
HotBoy4u2Luv: What do you mean, hard? And who are you going on a date with? It's about time!
CompuGeek: My Mom needs the phone, bye!
HotBoy4u2Luv: Hold up!!
That was the dumbest thing I've ever done. Now I'll never get any peace as long as I live, Izzy thought as he logged off. Matt's gonna tell Tai, who's gonna tell Joe, who's gonna tell...well, anyway, then Tai will tell Davis, Matt will tell TK, and they'll tell everyone...Adrian's gonna find out, and then I'll be really dead...
Izzy was correct in his thinking; gossip traveled faster than colds in his school, even when class was out. Overnight, it seemed, the rumor that the biggest geek of the freshman year was going on a date became common knowledge. The only thing that got Izzy out of bed the next day was a major math test.
At exactly 7:30, Izzy heard a the usual knock on his front door. "Bye, Mom." he said as he opened the door.
"Have a good day, Dear." his mother replied as she handed her son his lunch. Izzy frowned a moment and thought, yeah, I wish.
"Hey Izzy, good morning!" Jen said as Izzy stepped into the hall. "I need to talk to you about something weird."
"Really?" Izzy asked nervously as he closed the door.
"Yeah. Ya see, I got a really weird phone call last night...a few of them, actually..."
"I already know what you're talking about. I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said anything to Matt."
"Izzy, that was suicide! I wondered how Lulu could have possibly found out, and Sora, and even Val! They all made it sound like it's like, well, a date or something." Jen said.
"Don't be mad at me..." Izzy pleaded. Jen gave him a funny look.
"Well, it is your fault, ya know..." she said slowly.
"It is, I do know...That was the stupidest thing I've ever done."
"I don't know. Remember the time everyone was playing truth-or-dare at Mimi's party that one night? And you chose dare, which was really stupid, and Tai made you-" Jen started.
"Okay, okay! Give me a break! That's besides the point, anyway." Izzy said. That game of truth-or-dare was not something that Izzy wanted to think about ever again.
"What is the point?" Jen asked in a challenging way.
"The point is...I made a major mistake that effects both of us." Izzy replied. Jen's expression softened immediately.
"Okay, I can't be mad anymore..." she said. "What do you think we should say when someone asks us about it?"
"Wait a sec..." Izzy said as he stopped to think. He couldn't seem to find a reasonable answer.
"Umm, Izzy?" Jen asked suddenly.
"Hold on, I'm thinking..."
"No, this is something else. Umm, is this, like...a-a...date, like everyone thinks it is?" Jen asked quickly. Izzy stared at her.
"I dunno! Just, whatever..." he said. Suddenly he realized how much he sounded like Tai just then and grimaced.
"Izzy, what's wrong with you lately, huh? That didn't sound like something you'd normally say, ya know!" Jen said. Her face was a brilliant shade of red, and Izzy could only hope that it wasn't because of anger.
"I don't know!" Izzy exclaimed. "Maybe I'm ill..."
"So you invited me over because you're ill?!"
"No, that's not it!"
"Then why?"
"Well, actually, my Mom suggested it-"
"Oh, thanks. At least I know your Mom likes me."
"I like you!" Izzy cried desperately.
"Aha!" Jen cried as she pressed her index finger against Izzy's chest. "I got you! I got you! I made you say it!". Izzy stared at her for a moment before it clicked.
"...Now that was clever. I'm impressed!" Izzy said, practically laughing with relief.
"So, it's a date, then?" Jen asked.
"Yeah. Prodigious!" Izzy said with a goofy smile.
"Now that's my Izzy!" Jen exclaimed. "I'm glad you're back!"
"Me, too. Sorry about that." Izzy said. He felt like there was a happy balloon bouncing around inside of him.
"That's okay. Ack! We'd better get going!" Jen said suddenly, glancing at her watch. She set off at a run towards Tai's apartment, and Izzy followed after her.
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Jenashu: I'm having mixed feelings about that, but I think it's really kawaii. What do you think of the screen names that I gave Matt and Izzy? Well, I'll see you in the next chapter!
Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon or any of its components. Read last chapter's disclaimer to find out who else owns what (cuz I'm too lazy to type it again).
Jenashu: Hi everyone! This is the second chapter of Odaiba High, and I hope everyone likes it so far. I'm enjoying it, but then, that's just me. One more thing; I just turned into a teen, and I'm really into mushy stories now. So, you might want to consider that, because...it's getting really soppy now. But it's still a pure Jenashu fanfic, so enjoy!!!
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Chapter Two
Izzy's Decision
Izzy was just too pre-occupied to notice that someone had been staring at him for the whole day. Someone who was catching on to Izzy's odd behavior, and was almost sure of the cause of it.
This certain someone had careless blonde hair and emerald eyes. He was Izzy's best friend outside of the Digidestineds, and the change in Izzy preplexed him. And, being as curious as he was, he decided to investigate.
By the end of the day, Drellus had all of the proof he needed. He had watched Izzy and Jen blush at the lunch table, he had heard their conversation in the library, he had heard Matt and Tai's teasing, he had seen Izzy get revenge on Hiren and Carter for hurting Jen (or, in Carter's case, embarrasing her), and he had seen Jen throw a note at Izzy during Spanish class (and he had noted his red-faced reaction).
Drellus now had to decide how to approach Izzy. It took him all of Spanish class to decide on his manuveur, but at least he felt prepared. How was he supposed to tell poor, oblivious Izzy that the intellegent red-head had fallen in love?
"Hey, wait up you three!" Drellus shouted at Tai, Jen, and Izzy as they walked home. "Mind if I join you?"
"No, not at all." Jen said cheerfully.
They talked until the group had to say good bye to Tai. "Hey, Izzy. Can we talk in your room for a minute?" Drellus asked as Tai walked off.
"Uh, sure." Izzy said as he pulled his keys out of his pocket. Jen shrugged and walked behind them.
Both Izzy and Jen lived in the Odaiba Mansion apartment complex, and their apartments were on the same level. The three friends rode the elevator to Floor Seven in compainionable silence. Jen waved good-bye and walked into her home as Izzy and Drellus walked further down the hall.
"So," Izzy said as he shut the door to his room, "what did you want to talk about?"
"Well," Drellus said as he sat slowly on Izzy's bed, "lately I've noticed a sizeable change in you. And I think I've figured out what caused it."
"O-oh? What do you mean?" Izzy asked a bit nervously as he sat on his computer chair.
"You know what I mean. You've been spacing out in class, and you've been snapping at people. You always seem to be thinking about either something very intense or nothing at all. And your face keeps turning red." Drellus pointed out.
"I-I guess that's just a part of maturing?" Izzy said. Drellus frowned.
"Don't even try blaming this on "that"." he said.
"Well, teenagers are supposed to be moody sometimes during this time of growth-" Izzy started.
"Yeah, but I'm not seeing you getting any taller very quickly." Drellus said. Izzy frowned. He had embarrased himself for nothing.
"Well, I can't explain it to you, then." Izzy said as calmly as he could. Drellus smiled with his eyes narrowed.
"Then please allow me to explain it for you." he said. Izzy opened his mouth to argue, but Drellus cut him off. "You have a big crush on Jen, and you don't know how to tell her. You're shy, and you don't want to destroy the friendship you have if she disses you. Am I right?"
Izzy stared at the floor, and Drellus noticed that the tips of his ears had turned a bright shade of red. They sat in silence for a few moments.
"Do you really think I'm acting differently? Is it obvious?" Izzy asked finally. Drellus gave him a weird look.
"Yes. You're always spacing out (even more than usual). It must be pretty obvious, because I've noticed, Tai has noticed, and Matt has noticed." he pointed out. Izzy remained silent.
"Do you think she'd be mad at me if I told her?" he asked.
"No, I don't. Not at all." Drellus said. Izzy didn't look very convinced. "Look, Izzy. I'm your friend, and I'm going to stick with you. So now I'm going over Jen's house to talk to her-"
"No way! I don't want you to tell her!" Izzy said hurridly. Drellus smiled.
"Don't worry. I'm only going to see if I can get her to talk. You know, find out if she would get mad at you or not." he explained. Once again, Izzy looked like he was having doubts, but Drellus left before he could object.
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"Hey, Jen." Drellus called as he knocked on her door. "Jen!"
"Drell?" Jen asked as she opened the door. She sounded mildly surprised. "What's up?"
"Nothing, really. Just wanted to talk." Drellus said. Jen looked at him curiously.
"Okay." she said as she stepped away from the door. "What did you want to talk about?"
"Well," Drellus said, "have you noticed that Izzy's been acting weird lately?"
Jen looked thoughtful. "Yes. I was hoping you would talk to him about it. I can't understand why he won't tell me what's on his mind. He used to tell me everything..." she trailed off. Drellus could see the worry in Jen's eyes.
"It's okay, I'm sure he's fine. Maybe it has something to do with "that"." Drellus said. Jen blinked at him a moment before she understood what he meant.
"Yeah, I guess that's not something a guy would want to discuss...expecially with a girl...But still, I don't know..." Jen said.
"You seem pretty worried." Drellus pointed out. Jen started twirling her braid between her fingers.
"Well, yeah-I've known him since I was eight, after all..." she said. Drellus noticed a tinge of pink on her creamy-peach-colored cheeks.
"Hmm. Jen, I think I should go home now, or my Mom'll start worrying. Don't worry, I'm sure Izzy will tell you what's wrong sometime soon." Drellus said as he walked out of her room. And if he doesn't tell you, then I'll make him. He can't keep acting so strangely much longer, or I'll go crazy! he added to himself.
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Later that night, Jen decided to call Izzy. She needed to know what his decision was. So she picked up her phone and dialed his number.
"Hello, this is the Izumi residence." a friendly female voice said.
"Hi, Mrs.Izumi! It's Jen. May I speak to Izzy, please?" Jen said, trying to sound as polite as possible.
"Of course you may! I'll go and get him for you." Mrs. Izumi replied.
"Thanks." Jen said. A few moments later, she heard Izzy's voice on the line.
"Hello, Jen?" he asked.
"Hey!" Jen said. She decided to get right to the point. "I wanted to know if you decided about tomorrow night."
"Uh, umm..." Izzy stammered. He still didn't know. His mind wrestled with his heart for a moment, and his big brain won. "Yeah. I decided to stay home."
"Oh, okay." Jen said with a small, inaudiable sigh of dissapointment. "So can I study with you?"
Mrs.Izumi must've understood what was going on, because she said, "Why don't you invite her to dinner?". Izzy gawked at her.
"Umm, can you hold on for a second, Jen?" he asked as he put the phone down. "Mom, I don't know about that..."
"Well, I know that there's a dance at your school tomorrow night. I didn't mean to eavesdrop, but it seems that Jen was going to go to the dance with you, but you decided not to go. So, she must still have an open night. Why don't you invite her to dinner?" Mrs.Izumi asked.
"But, Mom, I don't know..." Izzy said uneasily.
"Izzy, when I was Jen's age, I would've loved to be invited to dinner with such a fine young man as yourself." Mrs.Izumi informed her son.
"...Okay..." Izzy said as he lifted the phone. "Hey, Jen...Why don't you come over to my house for dinner tomorrow?"
Mrs. Izumi rubbed her forehead. Izzy's proposal had sounded too undecided and forced.
"Sure, okay!" Jen replied with a smile.
"Great. See you tomorrow." Izzy said before hanging up. He gave his mother a pleading look.
"What do I do?" he asked.
"Don't worry, you'll be fine. I think maybe you should talk to your father if you're that worried about it." she replied.
Izzy sighed and went to his room. He instinctively turned his laptop on and got online. He saw that Matt was on, too. Matt sent him an instant message.
HotBoy4u2Luv: Hi Izzy
CompuGeek: Hi
HotBoy4u2Luv: What's up?
CompuGeek: ...Hey, Matt, you've been on a lot of dates, right?
HotBoy4u2Luv: Yeah, why?
CompuGeek: No reason, really. Are they, well, hard?
HotBoy4u2Luv: What do you mean, hard? And who are you going on a date with? It's about time!
CompuGeek: My Mom needs the phone, bye!
HotBoy4u2Luv: Hold up!!
That was the dumbest thing I've ever done. Now I'll never get any peace as long as I live, Izzy thought as he logged off. Matt's gonna tell Tai, who's gonna tell Joe, who's gonna tell...well, anyway, then Tai will tell Davis, Matt will tell TK, and they'll tell everyone...Adrian's gonna find out, and then I'll be really dead...
Izzy was correct in his thinking; gossip traveled faster than colds in his school, even when class was out. Overnight, it seemed, the rumor that the biggest geek of the freshman year was going on a date became common knowledge. The only thing that got Izzy out of bed the next day was a major math test.
At exactly 7:30, Izzy heard a the usual knock on his front door. "Bye, Mom." he said as he opened the door.
"Have a good day, Dear." his mother replied as she handed her son his lunch. Izzy frowned a moment and thought, yeah, I wish.
"Hey Izzy, good morning!" Jen said as Izzy stepped into the hall. "I need to talk to you about something weird."
"Really?" Izzy asked nervously as he closed the door.
"Yeah. Ya see, I got a really weird phone call last night...a few of them, actually..."
"I already know what you're talking about. I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said anything to Matt."
"Izzy, that was suicide! I wondered how Lulu could have possibly found out, and Sora, and even Val! They all made it sound like it's like, well, a date or something." Jen said.
"Don't be mad at me..." Izzy pleaded. Jen gave him a funny look.
"Well, it is your fault, ya know..." she said slowly.
"It is, I do know...That was the stupidest thing I've ever done."
"I don't know. Remember the time everyone was playing truth-or-dare at Mimi's party that one night? And you chose dare, which was really stupid, and Tai made you-" Jen started.
"Okay, okay! Give me a break! That's besides the point, anyway." Izzy said. That game of truth-or-dare was not something that Izzy wanted to think about ever again.
"What is the point?" Jen asked in a challenging way.
"The point is...I made a major mistake that effects both of us." Izzy replied. Jen's expression softened immediately.
"Okay, I can't be mad anymore..." she said. "What do you think we should say when someone asks us about it?"
"Wait a sec..." Izzy said as he stopped to think. He couldn't seem to find a reasonable answer.
"Umm, Izzy?" Jen asked suddenly.
"Hold on, I'm thinking..."
"No, this is something else. Umm, is this, like...a-a...date, like everyone thinks it is?" Jen asked quickly. Izzy stared at her.
"I dunno! Just, whatever..." he said. Suddenly he realized how much he sounded like Tai just then and grimaced.
"Izzy, what's wrong with you lately, huh? That didn't sound like something you'd normally say, ya know!" Jen said. Her face was a brilliant shade of red, and Izzy could only hope that it wasn't because of anger.
"I don't know!" Izzy exclaimed. "Maybe I'm ill..."
"So you invited me over because you're ill?!"
"No, that's not it!"
"Then why?"
"Well, actually, my Mom suggested it-"
"Oh, thanks. At least I know your Mom likes me."
"I like you!" Izzy cried desperately.
"Aha!" Jen cried as she pressed her index finger against Izzy's chest. "I got you! I got you! I made you say it!". Izzy stared at her for a moment before it clicked.
"...Now that was clever. I'm impressed!" Izzy said, practically laughing with relief.
"So, it's a date, then?" Jen asked.
"Yeah. Prodigious!" Izzy said with a goofy smile.
"Now that's my Izzy!" Jen exclaimed. "I'm glad you're back!"
"Me, too. Sorry about that." Izzy said. He felt like there was a happy balloon bouncing around inside of him.
"That's okay. Ack! We'd better get going!" Jen said suddenly, glancing at her watch. She set off at a run towards Tai's apartment, and Izzy followed after her.
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Jenashu: I'm having mixed feelings about that, but I think it's really kawaii. What do you think of the screen names that I gave Matt and Izzy? Well, I'll see you in the next chapter!