It was the Odaiba High pep rally that Saturday. The school's
band was blasting their music as the football players and cheerleaders,
including Sora at Juri's influence, came out. The Pink Ladies and the T-Birds
were amongest the crowd. After the coach had made his big speech, three off the
T-birds pranced around immatating those in the band and the football players.
Yamato sweatdropped, pushing
his sunglasses to the brim of his nose, and then rolled his sapphire colored
eyes.
"Guys?" The three stopped, looking
to their 'leader'.
"Be cool, huh?" Yamato shook his
head.
Behind them, they heard a clattering and a clinking and a roar. The turned
around, to see Taichi driving in a really, REALLY beat up car; a dent in the
hood included. The brunette stopped the car infront of them and hopped out.
"So what do ya think?"
Yamato smirked, looking at the car.
"What a hunk of junk."
"Hey, man, once I get this thing
fixed up and zoom the engines, this baby's gonna fly." Taichi crossed his
arms. "I'm gonna race it againest the Snakes."
"The Snakes?!" Daisuke
exclaimed.
"Yea, you wanna make somethin' of
it?" Taichi glared at him.
"Uh-huh. I wanna see ya make
somethin' out of this heap!"
Taichi grabbed Daisuke by the shirt
collar. "You're crusin' for a brusin'." Something caught his
attention and he dropped Daisuke.
"Hey, what're the Snakes doin' here?
This ain't their truf!" exclaimed Takeru.
"Think they wanna rumble?" asked
Taichi, taking a knife from his jacket pocket.
Yamato crossed his arms and answered
cooly. "If they do, we're ready for 'em."
The T-Birds were given the finger by a boy with dark blue hair and the Snakes
drove off.
*
Sora made her way through the crowd. Someone lifted her knee high, green skirt
and she turned bright red, trying to push it down.
"Hey!"
She turned to see Hikari and smiled,
embrassed. "Thanks, 'Kari."
"Sora, you were really great out
there!"
"Yeah, but then I messed up. I was so
nervous."
"Oh no! Your split was divine."
Hikari smiled.
"Hey, Sora."
Sora turned to see the three Pink Ladies
standing there. "Oh, hey, Mimi. Hey, girls."
Rolling her eyes, Mimi grinned. "We
got a surprise for ya."
"You do?" Sora blinked as
she was grabbed by the pink haired leader. Miyako started fixing Sora's hair
and Iori started giggling.
*
"Once we fix this car up, we can make
it out of the city, y'know that?" Yamato grinned towards his grop, not
noticing the Pink Ladies coming towards them.
"Right. A dude is gonna have ta put
out, before he even gets in!" joked Ken.
"Yo, Ishida!" Mimi called,
grinning. The T-Birds turned, "I got a suprise for ya."
The blonde haired leader walked forward,
smirking. "Oh yeah?"
"Yeah." Miyako and Iori pushed
Sora foward. She lost her balance, but regained it. Yamato was wide eyed in
shock.
"Sora?!"
"Yama?!" Sora's eyes widened.
"Wh-what're you doin' here?! I
thought you were movin' back to Kyoto!" Yamato spreaded out his arms.
"We had a changed of plans!"
Sora exclaimed.
"I can .." Yamato sweatdropped
as his gang stared at him, he cleared his throat. "I mean, that's cool,
baby. That's cool. I mean, yanno, rockin' and rollin' around all the time
.."
"Yama?" Sora tilted her head to
the side.
"That's my name, don't wear it
out." Yamato repiled, running a hand through his hair.
"What's the matter with you?"
"What's the matter with me, baby?
What's the matter with you?"
Sora looked heart broken as she shook her
head. "What happend to the boy I met at the beach this summer?"
"Well, I don't know. Maybe uh,
there's two of us? Why don't ya stake out a missing person's add, or try the
yellow pages, I dunno." Behind Yamato, his friends snickered.
Sora glared at him as she shoved her white
and green pompoms into Yamato's chest, "You're a fake and a phony and I
wish I never laid eyes on you!" She stomped off.
"Ooooooooooooo." The group
snickered again.
"So she laid her eyes on ya, huh
Ishida?" Ken teased. Yamato glared at Mimi, who gave a innocent smile as
she jerked her head away and walked off eith her group.
Hikari found Sora sitting on the rear of a white bug, sobbing.
"He was so nice to me this summer
.." Sora sniffled, not looking up at Hikari.
"Listen, Sora. Men like those guys
are rats." She tilted her friend's chin to look up at her, "They're
fleas on rats. They're heaps of fleas on rats." Sora giggled, smiling
slightly as Hikari took a tissue from her jacket pocket and began to wipe her
friend's tears away. "I mean, they're too low for even the dogs to
bite," she continued, "The only man a girl can depend on is their
dad.'' Sora sniffled again.
"You know what you need?"
"What?"
"A night out with the girls."
Hikari smiled more, "We're havin' a sleep over at my house tonight, wanna
come?" Sora nodded as Hikari started helping her up, walking to the pink
car. "You'll love it!"
***
Later that night ..
"Hey, look! It's Miyako!" Iori
laughed, pointing at the tv as Miyako immatated a cartoon beaver on the tv.
"Brusha brusha brusha! Try the new
crest toothpaste. Brusha brusha! It's snazy, for your teeth! Brusha--
.." Miyako was trying not to laugh at herself.
Mimi rolled her eyes, throwing Hikari's
stuffed bear at Miyako. "Turn that off!"
Sora laughed softly, then looked down.
Mimi reached for a brown paper bag, standing ontop of the bed. "Alright!
How about a little sneeky-peeky to get this party goin'!?"
Everyone except Sora cheered but Hikari
quickly shushed them. "Shh! My parents will hear!" She ran towards
her bedroom door, locking it.
"Woah! It's imported!" Miyako
exclaimed, snatching the bottle from Iori. She then handed it back,
reaching into her own brown paper bag. "Hey! Anyone want some
twinkies?"
Iori took a gulp, then she eyed Miyako.
"Twinkies and wine? Oh, that's so wrong!" Miyako snatched it and
pointed to the lable.
"It says right here that it's a
dessert wine." She pointed to the twinkie, then the bottle of wine.
"Wine. Dessert!"
Mimi smacked Miyako upside the head.
"Hey! Sora didn't get any wine!"
"Oh, no. That's alright." Sora
answered quickly as Miyako climbed up onto the large bed and held it out to
her.
"What, you never had a little drink
before?" Mimi arched a brow.
"Oh no, I had some at my cousin's
wedding."
"Oooo, ring-a-ding-ding." Mimi
answered sarcasticly.
"Go on, we don't got cooties."
said Miyako as she handed the bottle to a nervous looking Sora.
"Go on, it ain't gonna kill ya."
Mimi scoffed. Sora slowly looked down at the bottle, then took a swig.
"Hey, Sora. Want me to pierce your
ears?" asked Hikari.
"DUN-DUN-DUN.." The other Pink
Ladies said in unison.
"Shut UP!" Hikari snapped.
"DUN!!!"
"Isn't that dangerous?" Sora
asked in fright, then hiccuped.
"Oh, no! I know what I'm doin'. I'm
gonna be a beautician, yanno." Hikari answered.
"Here ya go, 'Kari. You can use my
virgin pins." Iori took a pin from her hair, rubbing it againest her
nightgown and handed it to Hikari.
"Yeah. Nice to know their good for
something." Miyako snickered.
Hikari grabbed the pin and dragged Sora
towards the bathroom. "We better do it in here. My Ma will be furious if I
get blood on the carpet."
"B-blood?" Sora's face went
pale, her eyes wide.
"Oh, it only bleeds for a
second."
"Kari, I don't feel so good."
"Don't worry, Sora." Mimi
reassured her, "If Kari screws up she can always fix your hair so your
ears don't show."
Sora had a worried expression as Hikari dragged her into the bathroom and
slammed the door. Mimi smirked as she took another swig grom the bottle as
there was a scream from the bathroom. Hikari opened the door and stuck her head
out.
"Could you get me some ice for her
ear lobes?"
"Why don't you run cold water and
stick her ear under the focet?" Iori asked.
"Oh." Hikari went back into the
bathroom and there was a moment of silence. She came back out and looked at her
friends. "Hey, you guys. Sora's sick. I just did one ear, she saw the
blood and BLECH."
"Geez." Mimi was combing her
strawberry pink hair, sitting infront of the mirror. "That goody-two-shoes
makes me wanna barf."
* * * Look at Me, I'm Sora Takenouchi. * * *
Mimi: Look at me, I'm Sora Takenouchi.
Lousy with virginity.
Won't go to bed til I'm legally wed.
I can't! I'm Sora Takenocuhi!
Watch it! Hey, I'm Doris Day.
I was not brought up that way.
Won't come across even Rock Hudson lost
His heart to Dories Daaa-aaa-aay..
I won't drink.
Miyako + Iori: No!
Mimi: Or swear.
Miyako + Iori: No!
Mimi: I won't rat my hair.
Miyako + Iori: Eeeeeewww!
Mimi: I get ill from one cigarette. -Coughing noises.-
Keep your filthy paws, off my silky draws!
Would you pull that crap with Juki?
As for you, Tory Donahue.
I know what you wanna do.
You got your crust, I'm no object of lust.
All three: I'm just plain Sora Takenouchi!
Mimi: Elvis! Elvis! Let me be!
Keep that pelvis FAAR from me!
Just keep your cool, now you're starting to droooooool ..
'Ey, Fungu .. I'm Sora Takenouchi.
**
Sora came out of the bathroom with tears
in her eyes. "Are you making fun of me, Mimi?"
Mimi snatched her brush and sat back down
and continued brushing. "Some people are so touchy."
*
The driving of Taichi Yagami led the T-Birds to Hikari's house. Daisuke, Ken
and Takeru were pretending to be drunk, singing loudly.
"Hey, shut up!" yelled Taichi,
banging a fist on the seats.
"You party pooper." Daisuke
pouted.
"I'll call 'er!" Takeru stood up
in the car, one foot on the drivers seat. "Sora, where art thou
Sora?"
"SIT. DOWN!" Yamato screamed,
snatching the front of Takeru's shirt and pulling him down into the back seat
again.
The Pink Ladies were gathered at the window, minus Mimi, who was changing.
Hikari peeked out of the curtain. "They can't come in here! My folks'll
flip!"
"Where ya goin'?" Iori asked as
Mimi stepped over her friends.
"I'm gonna get my kicks while I'm
still young enough to get 'em." She slipped out the window, leaving Hikari
to stare at the other three.
"What's she gonna do?! Shimmy down
the drain pipe?!"
"Hey, look." pointed out Takeru,
"It's Mimi."
Mimi climbed down the white fence, then jumped down where it wasn't so high
she'd break her neck. She brushed herself off and faced the T-Birds as they all
got out, minus Yamato.
"Well, you look like you could help a
lady." she said as crossed her arms.
"Lady? I don't see no lady."
joked Ken, making Daisuke and Takeru laugh.
"SHUT UP!" Taichi slammed his
fist on the side of the car, making the three jump. Mimi ran a hand through her
hair, looking up at the brunette.
"You got a lot of dough for a
guy." She grinned.
"Yeah, you know it." Taichi
smirked, as Mimi looked towards Yamato.
"What's up, Ishida?"
Looking towards the pink haired girl, his
eyes filled with sadness. "You're lookin' good, Mimi."
"Eat your heart out." Mimi
flipped pink tresses over her shoulder, grinning.
"Well, sloppy seconds ain't my
style." Yamato hopped out of the car, ignoring the angry glare from Mimi.
"Where ya goin'?" asked Takeru.
Yamato turned around. "Well, where as
far away from you dorks as I can get."
"Yama!" The other three whined.
Taichi looked at Mimi as Yamato continued to walk away.
"Your .. chariot awaits,
m'lady." Mimi smiled at Taichi as she and the others got in. Taichi
started backing out of the drive away noisely. Mimi turned around to look at
the other three in the back.
"What'da think this is, a gang
bang?" She said coldly.
"You wish." Daisuke scoffed.
"Hey, get out!" Taichi yelled,
looking at the other three as they started to protest, "I said OUT!"
*
Sora sighed as she plopped down onto the
bed. "I don't know what I ever saw in Yamato."
Iori looked up from writing a letter to
one of her *many* foregin boyfriends, "Don't sweat it, hun. Have one of
mine." She handed a wallet filled with pictures. Sora's eyes went wide.
"You have so many!"
"I know."
"How do you keep up with them
all?"
"I'm a terrific pen-pal." Iori
looked down at her writing, continuing it. "Hopelessly devoted to each and
everyone of 'em."
The room fell silent.
"Can I have some of that?" Sora
pointed to the paper.
"Sure!" Iori handed her a piece
of pink stationary paper and a pen, and Sora walked out of Hikari's room.
Miyako looked up from her toenails, which Hikari was painting and shook her
head, Hikari doing so as well.
Sora stepped onto Hikari's back porch, sighing as her night gown blew in the
breeze as she held onto the paper.
* * * Hoplessly Devoted to You. * * *
Sora: Guess mine is not the first heart broken.
My eyes are not the first to cry.
I'm not the first to know,
There's just no getting over you.
Hello, I'm just a fool who's willing,
To sit around and wait for you.
But baby, can't you see?
There's nothing else for me to do.
I'm hopelessly devoted to you.
But, now there's nowhere to hide.
Since you pushed my love aside.
I'm not in my head, hoplessly devoted to you.
Hopelessly devoted to you.
Hopelessly devoted to you.
Hopelessly devoted to you..
My head is saying, "Fool, forget him."
My heart is sayin', "Don't let go."
Hold on to the end, that's what I intend to do.
I'm hoplessly devoted to you ..
But, now there's nowhere to hide.
Since you pushed my love aside.
I'm not in my head, hoplessly devoted to you.
Hopelessly devoted to you.
Hopelessly devoted to you.
Hopelessly devoted to you..
