Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon, Tera, or Adrian (you know who they belong to by now-.-) I don't own ANY stores, including FAO Scwartz. I don't own ANY toys, expecially PokEMon stuff!
Jenashu: Oi! Today, the Digidestineds hit the streets of New York City! Yay! BTW, I got permission to use Tera in my story! Yay! Well, I felt bad for Tai, so I decided to hook him up with someone, okies?
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The Digidestineds Hit Town
The sun poured through the window and touched the body of the sleeping girl. The warmth of the rays spread through her, causing her to awaken. Jen looked at the clock and gasped. Seven-thirty? she asked herself. You mean I actually woke up early?
Jen sat up groggily and looked around. Suddenly she realized that Lulu was gone. "Sora, Sora!" Jen cried, shaking the sleeping girl until her mahogany eyes popped open. "Where's Lulu?"
"Probably getting food," Sora replied sleepily.
"It's only 7:30! Breakfast doesn't start until 8:00!" Jen pointed out.
"Some people actually get up early," Sora replied.
"What do you mean? That won't affect the time that breakfast is served here!" Jen cried, practically disstressed into tears.
"It affects the time that people open their stores," Sora said, now fully awake. Jen blinked at her.
"What do you mean?" she demanded again.
"I mean that today's the day we get to go out and shop and stuff," Sora replied calmly. Jen gawked at her.
"Really? Wow! Mimi can give us the grand tour!" Jen said happily, hurrying to get dressed.
"I wouldn't hurry so much if I were you," Sora told Jen. "I doubt the boys will be up and at 'em for a while."
"You're right...But I can fix that!" Jen said. She reached for the phone.
"You wouldn't!" Sora exclaimed.
"Wanna bet?" Jen asked as she dialed some numbers. After about seven rings (A/N: well, hotels don't usually have answering machines, right?), an extremely tired voice greeted her. Well, kind of greeted her.
"What?!" Tai asked angrily.
"Rise and shine, o my cousin!" Jen chirped cheerfully. "Today's the day we hit town!"
"Like I care? I can't walk, remember?" Tai said, now sounding depressed as well as angry.
"Oh, it's okay. The nurse should have a wheel chair," Jen replied happily. "I won't leave you behind!"
"I don't want-" Tai started.
"I won't take no for an answer! Wake up Matt and Izzy, please, Tai," Jen cut him off.
"Trust me, they're both up," Tai replied. Jen heard someone say "give me that!" The next moment, she was talking to a very angry Yamato.
"What the hell are you doing, calling us at 7:30?!" he asked. Jen laughed.
"I'm doing you a favor. New York, New York, here we come!" Suddenly she heard the phone crackle, and she was talking to Izzy.
"Jen? What's going on? Is something wrong? Are you alright?" he asked worridly.
"Aww, I'm fine Izzy-Chan, I'm sorry to worry you," Jen said, feeling very moved. "I just wanted to make sure you were all up. We get to explore today, and I won't go without you!"
"Oh, I forgot about that. Okay, we'll get ready," he said. Jen distinctively heard Matt say,
"Speak for yourself, Romeo! I'm going back to bed."
"See you, Izzy-Chan. Could you give the phone to Matt? I'm going to let Sora deal with him," Jen said, laughing.
"Alright, I will. See you, Jen."
Jen handed Sora the phone and started to get ready. She knew Sora could convince Matt to do just about anything, which meant that the Digidestineds were all going. This is gonna be great! Jen thought happily.
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By the time breakfast was over, the number of people in the group swelled. The Teenage Wolves, Michael, Garu, and Tera all decided to go with the Digidestineds. The Teenage Wolves didn't want to go without their 'Fearless Leader', Michael didn't want to go without Mimi, Garu's best friend's girlfriend was a shop-o-holic and would want to go in EVERY store (so said Garu), and Tera was a bit niffed at her friend Cyrstal after the whole closet thing. So, the whole group (all13 of them) where on their own on the streets of New York, their only restrictions being a curfew and staying in a group.
"Didn't they say something about using common sense, too?" Kakeyu asked. Yaten nodded miserably. "Ah, damn..."
"Never a dull moment with them around, huh?" Garu whispered to Jen, tilting his head towards The Teenage Wolves. She nodded in consent.
"Hey!!! Let's go in there!!!" Yaten said, pointing to what had to be the world's largest toy store.
"Umm...FAO Scwartz? That's a toy store," Micael said, sounding a bit disturbed.
"Sounds like fun," Kakeyu said with a wicked grin. "Who's with us?" he asked, putting his hand on Yaten's shoulder.
"I am!" Adrian said, taking a step towards them.
"I guess I should keep you guys out of trouble," Matt said with a sigh.
"Then I'll come, too," Sora said. Matt shook his head.
"Sora, you have a reputation to protect. I'll meet up with you at that resturant over there at noon, okay?" he said.
"That's a great idea! If we ever need to split up, we'll all have lunch there at noon and we'll go from there," Tera said.
"Alright. Have a good time, guys," Mitz said, turning around to catch up with the rest of the group, who were all walking away from the toy store.
"Oh, no you don't! You're coming, too!" Adrian said as he grabbed Mitz's arm and pulled him into FAO Scwartz.
"Why me?" Mitz complained to the world as he allowed himself to be pulled into what was sure to be another big mess.
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"Look at that bookstore!" Jen cried happily as she walked past a giant shop.
"They sure make everything big here, don't they?" Tai observed from his wheelchair.
"I'm going in!" Jen chirped. "Who's coming?"
"I will," Izzy and Garu said at once.
"Me, too!" Tera pipped in.
"Why not?" Tai said, causing the Digidestineds to gawk at him. They knew that the book store definately wasn't his thing.
"Too bad Joe isn't here..." Mimi said with a sigh, causing Michael's face to contort from a happy smile to a jealous frown. "He would love this."
"Are you going?" Michael asked. Mimi shook her head.
"Oh, no. There's a really cute store right around here that I want to go to!" she said happily. "I guess I'll see you guys at lunch!"
Jen, Izzy, Garu, Tai, and Tera walked into the book store, leaving Michael, Mimi, and Sora alone.
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"Here's that store I was talking about!" Mimi said.
"Aww! What cute stuff!" Sora replied.
Just great. Now I'm stuck going into a chick store, Michael thought bitterly as he followed the girls.
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"PokEMon? They still make this crap?" Yaten asked as he held up a rather disturbing Pikachu plushie. "No wonder this aisle is deserted..."
"If I recall correctly, you had the largest collection of PokEMon cards and merchandise in town," Matt pointed out.
"Yeah, I think they could've stocked this whole aisle with your old PokEMon stuff," Mitz observed.
"Now that you mention it, this does look kinda familiar..." Yaten said as he inspected the plushie. "Ya don't think they stole it from me, hmm?"
"Who would want your gross stuff, bro?" Kakeyu asked as he held up a Jigglypuff plushie. "I bet you I can throw this pink balloon thing farther than you can throw your yellow rat thing!"
"You're on, Keyu!" Yaten said, accepting the challenge.
"Everybody pick up a retarded monster thingy!" Kakeyu cried.
"I don't want to touch one of those!" Adrian protested. But in the end, he had no choice; Yaten threw a Squirtle at his face. "Urgh!"
Matt picked up a Growlithe and Mitz choose a Whopper. "Okay, it's the rat thing, the balloon thing, the turtle thing, the dog thing, and the..uhh...what the hell is that supposed to be?!" Kakeyu asked, pointing at the Whopper plushie.
"I think it's supposed to be a fish...who would buy one of these?" Mitz asked, poking the doll in the stomach. The whole band screamed when it squeaked.
"EVIL!" the choursed. (A/N: Actually, I like things that squeak)
"Okay, okay..." Yaten said after the band recovered from their shock. "On the count of three we chuck them down the aisle, okay? One...two...three!" With that, the boys threw the plushies with all of their force, not taking time to aim them properly. With a loud crash, the aisles of toys collasped as the dolls flew into them.
"ARRGGHHH!!!" Adrian screamed as little PokEMon dolls fell on top of him. Other screams and exclaimations (A/N:mostly foul language*sweatdrop*) echoed in the large store. Soon the store's staff came running towards them.
"Your aisles collasped on us!" Kakeyu shouted at them. "You're lucky none of us were hurt! Umm, no one's hurt, right?"
"Arrrgh..." Yaten mumbled weakly.
"Are you alright?" Matt asked, crawling out from under a pile of PokEMon junk. Yaten winked at him.
"Ohhh..." he moaned, filling his voice with pain.
"Come on, bro! We have to get you help!" Kakeyu said, helping Yaten stand. Yanten leaned heavily on Kakeyu and put an arm around his shoulder. He began to walk with a very exagerated limp. Mitz, Matt, and Adrian followed behind.
"By the way, you'll hear from our lawyers!" Adrian shouted as they boarded the escalator and slowly decended. As soon at they were sure that the shocked employees couldn't see them anymore, they broke out into a run and left the store.
"SCORE!!" they all chourosed, raising their hands into a five-person high five.
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"Wow, I just knew it! Tera, check out all of these Mangas!" Jen said happily as she pulled out her favorite kind of book in the world. "I love this!"
"Cool! How will I decide which ones to buy?" Tera asked. Jen nodded; she was having the same problem. Meanwhile, Izzy was drooling over the gargantuan section full of computer books, Garu was searching for the series of books he read, and Tai was, well, basically wheeling himself around and trying to look deeply interested in something whenever Tera cast her green-eyed gaze towards him.
Tera suddenly remembered that she had to look for the next novel in the series of books she was reading, and she left Jen alone in the Manga section. A few moments after Tera left, Izzy walked towards her. "I knew I'd find you here, Jen," he said.
Suddenly Jen frowned. "What's wrong?" Izzy asked.
"I was just wondering what kind of trouble The Teenage Wolves are causing right now...There are probably lots of possibilities at a toy store..."
"Is this what they call 'woman's intuition'?" Izzy asked with a smile. "Don't worry, I'm sure they're fine."
"It's not them I'm worried about; it's the poor people at the the toy store!" Jen exclaimed. Izzy laughed and leaned against the rack of books. "Don't do that! It might fall!" Jen cried as she gently pulled him off of the aisle.
"That would be a mess, wouldn't it?" Izzy asked.
"More importantly, it could be painful!" Jen said. Izzy smiled again.
"You're starting to sound like Joe," he said playfully.
"Please don't say that," Jen requested, causing Izzy to laugh out loud.
"You're so funny," he said fondly. Jen blushed.
"It's not on purpose..." she trailed off. Izzy gently touched her cheek. Where is all of this coming from? he asked his normally shy self. Well, maybe I'm only shy when it comes to this- showing Jen my feelings for her, that is. It's so frustrating-why can't I just tell her? Just say it, Izzy! Tell her!
Izzy cleared his throat. "Jen, I..." he started. Jen tilted her head in a way that said, "yes?"
"I..."
"Hey, you two, have you seen Te-" Tai's voice called as he turned into the aisle. He stopped in mid-sentence when he saw Izzy reaching up and touching his cousin's face (while the redhead's own face was about as red as his hair). "Oops, sorry! I didn't mean to interrupt anything!" he said, smirking at Izzy. "I'll just leave you two alone," he added smugly as he wheeled himself away.
There was a long pause after Tai left. Izzy slowly brought his hand down and sighed.
"Life's not fair, huh?" Jen said finally. "Well, they say the fourth time's the charmer," she added in an attempt to cheer Izzy up.
"You mean we have to be embarrassed like that again?" Izzy asked.
"Maybe, but I don't care," Jen said, causing Izzy to blush even more. "Besides, it could have been worse."
"W-what d-do you mean?" Izzy stammered, his wits weakened by the odd feeling running through him.
"It could've been The Teenage Wolves instead of Tai!"
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"Oh my gosh! Look at this, it's SO CUTE!" Mimi cried as she held up an outfit.
"Yeah!" Sora agreed as she examined the earrings on sale.
This is going to be a looong day...Michael thought with a sigh.
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"You know guys, I'm surprised none of us got hurt," Mitz said. The boys had caused two more "accidents" so far, and it was only 11:30.
"Where, bro?" Kakeyu asked with a laugh.
"Mainly the toy store," Mitz replied. "And would you please stop calling us 'bro'? None of us are related to you, thank the Lord."
"Whatever, bro."
"Well, actually, we probably helped out today in the toy store. If five stuffed toys could knock the aisles over, then they have a problem on their hands. Guys, as much as I hate to say it, we might've done something constructive," Adrian pointed out.
"THE HORROR!" the others chourosed.
"Oh, guys," Matt said suddenly, "it's 11:30. We should probably head back to the restaurant."
"Yeah, we wouldn't want to keep your girlfriend waiting," Yaten said sarcastically, elbowing Matt playfully.
"Knock it off," Matt ordered.
"Whatever, o Fearless Leader!"
"He really does have to be fearless to date Sora..."
"They'd better have good food at that place!"
"I bet everyone else got lost."
"SHUT UP!" Matt shouted as his band pelted him with their comments. Suddenly, his eyes popped open. "What...did you say, Mitz?"
"I said, I bet everyone else got lost."
"...does anyone know which way the restaurant is?"
"Oh SHIT!"
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Tai's stomach growled loudly as the group looked for a shop that interested them. With all five of them, they had found lots of good stores. "I think it's lunch time, guys," Tai said.
"He's right," Garu said, glancing at his watch. "It's almost noon. We'd better go to the restaurant..."
"You can always count on my stomach alarm!" Tai exclaimed, causing Tera to burst into giggles.
"Hey! Wait up!" Everyone turned around when they heard Mimi calling them. She was carrying tons of bags, and it looked like Michael had some of hers, too.
"So," Izzy whispered to Michael, "did Mimi drag you into all the, ah, feminine stores?"
"Why didn't you warn me?"
"Sorry, it slipped my mind."
"Alright, let's go!" Sora said, leading the way to the restaurant.
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"Where are they? It's 12:15..." Sora trailed off as she sipped her soda.
"Knowing Matt's band, they've most likely mislocated themselves..." Izzy said.
"You mean they're lost?!" Sora asked, grabbing Izzy's collar from across the table. Garu hid a satisfied smile behind his drink.
"Well, it's not nessicarily true!" Izzy gasped.
"Hey, stop!" Jen cried, prying Sora's fingers off of Izzy's shirt.
"I'm sorry...I'm just worried," Sora said softly as the waiter came around with their food.
The teens sat at two tables pushed together; Sora, Mimi, Tai, and Tera sat on one side, while Izzy, Jen, Garu, and Michael sat on the other.
Finally, at 12:30, five teens burst through the doors.
"Sorry, guys, we lost track of time," Adrian called.
"You mean you lost track of yourselves!" Tai replied, causing Tera to laugh. The boys pulled up a table and sat down to have their lunch.
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"Alright everyone, time for a potty break!" Kakeyu called, attracting many odd looks. Everyone but Tai and Tera got up.
"I'm fine," they said as one.
"Okay, but we're not going to stop for you later!" Kakeyu said.
"You're not even going with us," Tera reminded him. The teen shrugged and walked away.
Tai sighed and put his hands on the wheels on the sides of his chair. Tera gave him a concerned look.
"If you want, I'll push you," she said. Tai smiled.
"No thanks. This is better than a day at the gym!" he said, flexing his arms to show off the muscles there.
"Ah, tough guy," Tera said playfully. Tai smiled.
"I hold my own," he said.
"I like that," Tera replied. Tai gave her a goofy grin.
"Are you having fun?" he asked.
"Yeah, your friends are all so nice. And those guys are hilarious!" she said, tilting her head towards the table that The Teenage Wolves had been sitting at.
"They're nuts, all five of 'em," Tai replied.
"Who's nuts?" Yaten demanded as he walked towards them.
"That was quick," Tai said. Yaten shrugged. Suddenly, Tera giggled, and Tai realized what it sounded like he was talking about.
"Never mind, Yaten!" he shouted.
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"That was fun..." Jen said with a smile as she sat on her bed. "I wonder how Mimi's gonna get all that stuff in her bag?"
"I think she got her Dad to pick it up and take it home," Sora replied.
"Ah..." Jen said.
"Hey, Jen. You do know that we're leaving for Austrailia tomorrow, right?" Lulu asked.
Jen's eyes popped open. "REALLY?!" she asked.
"You should really keep up with what's going on, Jen!" Sora said.
"Why bother when I've got you two?" Jen said with a big smile. "I'm so excited!"
"...but we have to wake up at about four in the morining, you know," Lulu pointed out.
"WHAT?!"
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Jenashu: Taa daa! Well, I don't have much to say about that chapter. It was kind of pointless, but still entertaining (I hope!). So, I guess I'll see you next time!
Jenashu: Oi! Today, the Digidestineds hit the streets of New York City! Yay! BTW, I got permission to use Tera in my story! Yay! Well, I felt bad for Tai, so I decided to hook him up with someone, okies?
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The Digidestineds Hit Town
The sun poured through the window and touched the body of the sleeping girl. The warmth of the rays spread through her, causing her to awaken. Jen looked at the clock and gasped. Seven-thirty? she asked herself. You mean I actually woke up early?
Jen sat up groggily and looked around. Suddenly she realized that Lulu was gone. "Sora, Sora!" Jen cried, shaking the sleeping girl until her mahogany eyes popped open. "Where's Lulu?"
"Probably getting food," Sora replied sleepily.
"It's only 7:30! Breakfast doesn't start until 8:00!" Jen pointed out.
"Some people actually get up early," Sora replied.
"What do you mean? That won't affect the time that breakfast is served here!" Jen cried, practically disstressed into tears.
"It affects the time that people open their stores," Sora said, now fully awake. Jen blinked at her.
"What do you mean?" she demanded again.
"I mean that today's the day we get to go out and shop and stuff," Sora replied calmly. Jen gawked at her.
"Really? Wow! Mimi can give us the grand tour!" Jen said happily, hurrying to get dressed.
"I wouldn't hurry so much if I were you," Sora told Jen. "I doubt the boys will be up and at 'em for a while."
"You're right...But I can fix that!" Jen said. She reached for the phone.
"You wouldn't!" Sora exclaimed.
"Wanna bet?" Jen asked as she dialed some numbers. After about seven rings (A/N: well, hotels don't usually have answering machines, right?), an extremely tired voice greeted her. Well, kind of greeted her.
"What?!" Tai asked angrily.
"Rise and shine, o my cousin!" Jen chirped cheerfully. "Today's the day we hit town!"
"Like I care? I can't walk, remember?" Tai said, now sounding depressed as well as angry.
"Oh, it's okay. The nurse should have a wheel chair," Jen replied happily. "I won't leave you behind!"
"I don't want-" Tai started.
"I won't take no for an answer! Wake up Matt and Izzy, please, Tai," Jen cut him off.
"Trust me, they're both up," Tai replied. Jen heard someone say "give me that!" The next moment, she was talking to a very angry Yamato.
"What the hell are you doing, calling us at 7:30?!" he asked. Jen laughed.
"I'm doing you a favor. New York, New York, here we come!" Suddenly she heard the phone crackle, and she was talking to Izzy.
"Jen? What's going on? Is something wrong? Are you alright?" he asked worridly.
"Aww, I'm fine Izzy-Chan, I'm sorry to worry you," Jen said, feeling very moved. "I just wanted to make sure you were all up. We get to explore today, and I won't go without you!"
"Oh, I forgot about that. Okay, we'll get ready," he said. Jen distinctively heard Matt say,
"Speak for yourself, Romeo! I'm going back to bed."
"See you, Izzy-Chan. Could you give the phone to Matt? I'm going to let Sora deal with him," Jen said, laughing.
"Alright, I will. See you, Jen."
Jen handed Sora the phone and started to get ready. She knew Sora could convince Matt to do just about anything, which meant that the Digidestineds were all going. This is gonna be great! Jen thought happily.
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By the time breakfast was over, the number of people in the group swelled. The Teenage Wolves, Michael, Garu, and Tera all decided to go with the Digidestineds. The Teenage Wolves didn't want to go without their 'Fearless Leader', Michael didn't want to go without Mimi, Garu's best friend's girlfriend was a shop-o-holic and would want to go in EVERY store (so said Garu), and Tera was a bit niffed at her friend Cyrstal after the whole closet thing. So, the whole group (all13 of them) where on their own on the streets of New York, their only restrictions being a curfew and staying in a group.
"Didn't they say something about using common sense, too?" Kakeyu asked. Yaten nodded miserably. "Ah, damn..."
"Never a dull moment with them around, huh?" Garu whispered to Jen, tilting his head towards The Teenage Wolves. She nodded in consent.
"Hey!!! Let's go in there!!!" Yaten said, pointing to what had to be the world's largest toy store.
"Umm...FAO Scwartz? That's a toy store," Micael said, sounding a bit disturbed.
"Sounds like fun," Kakeyu said with a wicked grin. "Who's with us?" he asked, putting his hand on Yaten's shoulder.
"I am!" Adrian said, taking a step towards them.
"I guess I should keep you guys out of trouble," Matt said with a sigh.
"Then I'll come, too," Sora said. Matt shook his head.
"Sora, you have a reputation to protect. I'll meet up with you at that resturant over there at noon, okay?" he said.
"That's a great idea! If we ever need to split up, we'll all have lunch there at noon and we'll go from there," Tera said.
"Alright. Have a good time, guys," Mitz said, turning around to catch up with the rest of the group, who were all walking away from the toy store.
"Oh, no you don't! You're coming, too!" Adrian said as he grabbed Mitz's arm and pulled him into FAO Scwartz.
"Why me?" Mitz complained to the world as he allowed himself to be pulled into what was sure to be another big mess.
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"Look at that bookstore!" Jen cried happily as she walked past a giant shop.
"They sure make everything big here, don't they?" Tai observed from his wheelchair.
"I'm going in!" Jen chirped. "Who's coming?"
"I will," Izzy and Garu said at once.
"Me, too!" Tera pipped in.
"Why not?" Tai said, causing the Digidestineds to gawk at him. They knew that the book store definately wasn't his thing.
"Too bad Joe isn't here..." Mimi said with a sigh, causing Michael's face to contort from a happy smile to a jealous frown. "He would love this."
"Are you going?" Michael asked. Mimi shook her head.
"Oh, no. There's a really cute store right around here that I want to go to!" she said happily. "I guess I'll see you guys at lunch!"
Jen, Izzy, Garu, Tai, and Tera walked into the book store, leaving Michael, Mimi, and Sora alone.
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"Here's that store I was talking about!" Mimi said.
"Aww! What cute stuff!" Sora replied.
Just great. Now I'm stuck going into a chick store, Michael thought bitterly as he followed the girls.
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"PokEMon? They still make this crap?" Yaten asked as he held up a rather disturbing Pikachu plushie. "No wonder this aisle is deserted..."
"If I recall correctly, you had the largest collection of PokEMon cards and merchandise in town," Matt pointed out.
"Yeah, I think they could've stocked this whole aisle with your old PokEMon stuff," Mitz observed.
"Now that you mention it, this does look kinda familiar..." Yaten said as he inspected the plushie. "Ya don't think they stole it from me, hmm?"
"Who would want your gross stuff, bro?" Kakeyu asked as he held up a Jigglypuff plushie. "I bet you I can throw this pink balloon thing farther than you can throw your yellow rat thing!"
"You're on, Keyu!" Yaten said, accepting the challenge.
"Everybody pick up a retarded monster thingy!" Kakeyu cried.
"I don't want to touch one of those!" Adrian protested. But in the end, he had no choice; Yaten threw a Squirtle at his face. "Urgh!"
Matt picked up a Growlithe and Mitz choose a Whopper. "Okay, it's the rat thing, the balloon thing, the turtle thing, the dog thing, and the..uhh...what the hell is that supposed to be?!" Kakeyu asked, pointing at the Whopper plushie.
"I think it's supposed to be a fish...who would buy one of these?" Mitz asked, poking the doll in the stomach. The whole band screamed when it squeaked.
"EVIL!" the choursed. (A/N: Actually, I like things that squeak)
"Okay, okay..." Yaten said after the band recovered from their shock. "On the count of three we chuck them down the aisle, okay? One...two...three!" With that, the boys threw the plushies with all of their force, not taking time to aim them properly. With a loud crash, the aisles of toys collasped as the dolls flew into them.
"ARRGGHHH!!!" Adrian screamed as little PokEMon dolls fell on top of him. Other screams and exclaimations (A/N:mostly foul language*sweatdrop*) echoed in the large store. Soon the store's staff came running towards them.
"Your aisles collasped on us!" Kakeyu shouted at them. "You're lucky none of us were hurt! Umm, no one's hurt, right?"
"Arrrgh..." Yaten mumbled weakly.
"Are you alright?" Matt asked, crawling out from under a pile of PokEMon junk. Yaten winked at him.
"Ohhh..." he moaned, filling his voice with pain.
"Come on, bro! We have to get you help!" Kakeyu said, helping Yaten stand. Yanten leaned heavily on Kakeyu and put an arm around his shoulder. He began to walk with a very exagerated limp. Mitz, Matt, and Adrian followed behind.
"By the way, you'll hear from our lawyers!" Adrian shouted as they boarded the escalator and slowly decended. As soon at they were sure that the shocked employees couldn't see them anymore, they broke out into a run and left the store.
"SCORE!!" they all chourosed, raising their hands into a five-person high five.
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"Wow, I just knew it! Tera, check out all of these Mangas!" Jen said happily as she pulled out her favorite kind of book in the world. "I love this!"
"Cool! How will I decide which ones to buy?" Tera asked. Jen nodded; she was having the same problem. Meanwhile, Izzy was drooling over the gargantuan section full of computer books, Garu was searching for the series of books he read, and Tai was, well, basically wheeling himself around and trying to look deeply interested in something whenever Tera cast her green-eyed gaze towards him.
Tera suddenly remembered that she had to look for the next novel in the series of books she was reading, and she left Jen alone in the Manga section. A few moments after Tera left, Izzy walked towards her. "I knew I'd find you here, Jen," he said.
Suddenly Jen frowned. "What's wrong?" Izzy asked.
"I was just wondering what kind of trouble The Teenage Wolves are causing right now...There are probably lots of possibilities at a toy store..."
"Is this what they call 'woman's intuition'?" Izzy asked with a smile. "Don't worry, I'm sure they're fine."
"It's not them I'm worried about; it's the poor people at the the toy store!" Jen exclaimed. Izzy laughed and leaned against the rack of books. "Don't do that! It might fall!" Jen cried as she gently pulled him off of the aisle.
"That would be a mess, wouldn't it?" Izzy asked.
"More importantly, it could be painful!" Jen said. Izzy smiled again.
"You're starting to sound like Joe," he said playfully.
"Please don't say that," Jen requested, causing Izzy to laugh out loud.
"You're so funny," he said fondly. Jen blushed.
"It's not on purpose..." she trailed off. Izzy gently touched her cheek. Where is all of this coming from? he asked his normally shy self. Well, maybe I'm only shy when it comes to this- showing Jen my feelings for her, that is. It's so frustrating-why can't I just tell her? Just say it, Izzy! Tell her!
Izzy cleared his throat. "Jen, I..." he started. Jen tilted her head in a way that said, "yes?"
"I..."
"Hey, you two, have you seen Te-" Tai's voice called as he turned into the aisle. He stopped in mid-sentence when he saw Izzy reaching up and touching his cousin's face (while the redhead's own face was about as red as his hair). "Oops, sorry! I didn't mean to interrupt anything!" he said, smirking at Izzy. "I'll just leave you two alone," he added smugly as he wheeled himself away.
There was a long pause after Tai left. Izzy slowly brought his hand down and sighed.
"Life's not fair, huh?" Jen said finally. "Well, they say the fourth time's the charmer," she added in an attempt to cheer Izzy up.
"You mean we have to be embarrassed like that again?" Izzy asked.
"Maybe, but I don't care," Jen said, causing Izzy to blush even more. "Besides, it could have been worse."
"W-what d-do you mean?" Izzy stammered, his wits weakened by the odd feeling running through him.
"It could've been The Teenage Wolves instead of Tai!"
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"Oh my gosh! Look at this, it's SO CUTE!" Mimi cried as she held up an outfit.
"Yeah!" Sora agreed as she examined the earrings on sale.
This is going to be a looong day...Michael thought with a sigh.
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"You know guys, I'm surprised none of us got hurt," Mitz said. The boys had caused two more "accidents" so far, and it was only 11:30.
"Where, bro?" Kakeyu asked with a laugh.
"Mainly the toy store," Mitz replied. "And would you please stop calling us 'bro'? None of us are related to you, thank the Lord."
"Whatever, bro."
"Well, actually, we probably helped out today in the toy store. If five stuffed toys could knock the aisles over, then they have a problem on their hands. Guys, as much as I hate to say it, we might've done something constructive," Adrian pointed out.
"THE HORROR!" the others chourosed.
"Oh, guys," Matt said suddenly, "it's 11:30. We should probably head back to the restaurant."
"Yeah, we wouldn't want to keep your girlfriend waiting," Yaten said sarcastically, elbowing Matt playfully.
"Knock it off," Matt ordered.
"Whatever, o Fearless Leader!"
"He really does have to be fearless to date Sora..."
"They'd better have good food at that place!"
"I bet everyone else got lost."
"SHUT UP!" Matt shouted as his band pelted him with their comments. Suddenly, his eyes popped open. "What...did you say, Mitz?"
"I said, I bet everyone else got lost."
"...does anyone know which way the restaurant is?"
"Oh SHIT!"
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Tai's stomach growled loudly as the group looked for a shop that interested them. With all five of them, they had found lots of good stores. "I think it's lunch time, guys," Tai said.
"He's right," Garu said, glancing at his watch. "It's almost noon. We'd better go to the restaurant..."
"You can always count on my stomach alarm!" Tai exclaimed, causing Tera to burst into giggles.
"Hey! Wait up!" Everyone turned around when they heard Mimi calling them. She was carrying tons of bags, and it looked like Michael had some of hers, too.
"So," Izzy whispered to Michael, "did Mimi drag you into all the, ah, feminine stores?"
"Why didn't you warn me?"
"Sorry, it slipped my mind."
"Alright, let's go!" Sora said, leading the way to the restaurant.
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"Where are they? It's 12:15..." Sora trailed off as she sipped her soda.
"Knowing Matt's band, they've most likely mislocated themselves..." Izzy said.
"You mean they're lost?!" Sora asked, grabbing Izzy's collar from across the table. Garu hid a satisfied smile behind his drink.
"Well, it's not nessicarily true!" Izzy gasped.
"Hey, stop!" Jen cried, prying Sora's fingers off of Izzy's shirt.
"I'm sorry...I'm just worried," Sora said softly as the waiter came around with their food.
The teens sat at two tables pushed together; Sora, Mimi, Tai, and Tera sat on one side, while Izzy, Jen, Garu, and Michael sat on the other.
Finally, at 12:30, five teens burst through the doors.
"Sorry, guys, we lost track of time," Adrian called.
"You mean you lost track of yourselves!" Tai replied, causing Tera to laugh. The boys pulled up a table and sat down to have their lunch.
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"Alright everyone, time for a potty break!" Kakeyu called, attracting many odd looks. Everyone but Tai and Tera got up.
"I'm fine," they said as one.
"Okay, but we're not going to stop for you later!" Kakeyu said.
"You're not even going with us," Tera reminded him. The teen shrugged and walked away.
Tai sighed and put his hands on the wheels on the sides of his chair. Tera gave him a concerned look.
"If you want, I'll push you," she said. Tai smiled.
"No thanks. This is better than a day at the gym!" he said, flexing his arms to show off the muscles there.
"Ah, tough guy," Tera said playfully. Tai smiled.
"I hold my own," he said.
"I like that," Tera replied. Tai gave her a goofy grin.
"Are you having fun?" he asked.
"Yeah, your friends are all so nice. And those guys are hilarious!" she said, tilting her head towards the table that The Teenage Wolves had been sitting at.
"They're nuts, all five of 'em," Tai replied.
"Who's nuts?" Yaten demanded as he walked towards them.
"That was quick," Tai said. Yaten shrugged. Suddenly, Tera giggled, and Tai realized what it sounded like he was talking about.
"Never mind, Yaten!" he shouted.
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"That was fun..." Jen said with a smile as she sat on her bed. "I wonder how Mimi's gonna get all that stuff in her bag?"
"I think she got her Dad to pick it up and take it home," Sora replied.
"Ah..." Jen said.
"Hey, Jen. You do know that we're leaving for Austrailia tomorrow, right?" Lulu asked.
Jen's eyes popped open. "REALLY?!" she asked.
"You should really keep up with what's going on, Jen!" Sora said.
"Why bother when I've got you two?" Jen said with a big smile. "I'm so excited!"
"...but we have to wake up at about four in the morining, you know," Lulu pointed out.
"WHAT?!"
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Jenashu: Taa daa! Well, I don't have much to say about that chapter. It was kind of pointless, but still entertaining (I hope!). So, I guess I'll see you next time!