Whooo! Forever since I updated this fic. o_O And this next chapter's probably gonna be my favorite, too (Junzumi! lol ^^). Umm… well, yeah.
Gak! How do I get this many freaking reviews? Creeeeepy… Anywho, Saya, thank you for that absolutely WONDERFUL picture! XD I can't draw Sailor fukas worth crap. Oh! And thanks to everyone else that reviewed this. ^^;;
Oh yeah. I better explain my logic for this chapter. The movie profile thing says Junpei grew up in a rich family, and that just got my insane Junpei-fangirl mind going. I figured 'Wow! He uses so much English in the show, that I bet you he knows it as a second language or something!' XD Ah yes, I scare myself. Anyway, Junpei now has the super power of being able to read and speak English! Yay!
ONE last comment to bore you all to death. I LOVE MISTER DEEDS! Adam Sandler owns x_X
Umm… yes. Chapter 3!
Cosplay and Shounen-AiChapter 3
"Are you sure it's okay that I'm over here at your house?" Junpei asked Izumi as he sat down on her couch in front of the TV. After leaving Takuya's, they had walked over to the Orimoto's apartment. Izumi figured that they might think of some more ideas after watching a couple of movies, or something. Junpei didn't really understand what she was talking about, but he decided that if he was gonna be watching movies tonight, it was better to do it with Izumi than anyone else.
The girl nodded calmly, searching through her videos, attempting to find something watchable.
"Blah, nothing much good here. My parents buy most of our movies…"
"Hey, dun worry. Just pick something out. We weren't even planning on watching at all, right? We have to think of more ways to help Takuya."
"Yeah…" She said, a slight smile on her face as she was lost, for the moment, in her thoughts. Junpei could tell she loved matching those two up, and now she was beaming inside since Takuya had admitted his liking for the other boy. In fact, the girl could barely keep her excitement contained; at the moment, she was practically bouncing from shelf to shelf of her movies.
"Ah ha! I found one!" Izumi exclaimed loudly. Junpei looked up at her with a questioning look on his face. Izumi turned around and beamed at him, holding some American movie in front of her. Junpei leaned forward and read the English on the cover.
"Mister Deeds?" He looked up at her again, his eyes revealing his skeptical feelings inside.
"What?! It's hilarious! I love this movie!" she said happily as she pushed it into the DVD player and pushed the On button. Junpei smiled slightly. He always loved it when Izumi was energetic, happy, or showed any other positive feeling. And at the time, she was brimming with joy, perfectly ready to sit down and enjoy a movie with her friend.
Friend…
Junpei sighed as Izumi turned around, the TV showing the DVD menu behind her.
"Junpei, could you hand me the… remote? You okay?"
He stiffened, realizing his little sigh had been noticed.
"No no, I'm fine!" He quickly replied as he handed her the remote. She took it, gave him a look that clearly asked 'what's wrong?', and started the movie. She slid onto the other side of the couch just as the scene opened to a mountain with an old guy talking about going to the top of some mountain. He was comical, and already, Izumi was grinning and laughing, even though she had no idea what they were saying. Junpei smiled himself, and scooted a little closer to the girl.
"Want a translation?" he said quietly. Izumi shook her head.
"I think I know enough to understand what's going on…"
Junpei nodded and continued watching the movie. It was quite funny, and he found himself chuckling at the actor's antics. He barely glanced at Izumi for the first twenty minutes, as he was concentrating on absorbing what was on the screen so he could understand what was going on later in the movie.
The girl was relieved that the older boy didn't look at her while she thought about small random things, and mostly they were about him.
I wonder how he likes the movie so far. He seems to like it. Ah, there! He laughed. She smiled herself, glancing at the screen where a funny scene was unfolding. The main character was walking around town, delivering pizza, completely ignoring the men who kept pestering him about some $40 billion dollars that he had just inherited. Okay, so she had watched the Japanese subtitled version about a hundred times. What's wrong with that?
She looked back to Junpei. Her eyes followed along his forehead, down and up his nose, over his chin. He had a strong figure, and she often wondered what he would be like once he had grown up. Sure, at the time, he was a bit pudgy, nothing wrong with that. But when he was an adult, she was sure that the extra weight would drop off quickly. He'd still be a big guy, but not like the way he was now. More like one of those fighter guys on those games or something. Most likely really handsome with all the girls after him. I'm sure he'd like that…
(Author Note: I love Junpei. ^_^)
In the deepest part of her mind, she knew that Junpei liked her, but she didn't know about her feelings back. She was content enough being his friend, and he being hers. But still, the thought lingered.
Does he still like me as much as he did back in the Digital World? She often wondered this to herself. Only two years back, he would have done anything for her. In fact, now that she thought about it, even though she had had a slight crush on Kouji, it was Junpei that stood by her side. He was the one who thought of her well-being, constantly making sure she wasn't hurt or tired.
Now her mind was back in the digital world, replaying over the battles they had fought in her head. The ones most clear in her mind were her own first evolutions, and the fights she had with Ranamon, along with a few of the other heroic battles of the other kids.
As she began to think about each individual battle, she started to notice something. Nearly every time they fought against whatever random Digimon there was, he had always protected her as much as he possibly could. He risked his life for her each time he stood up to take the blow. Not only that, he didn't shelter her. He let her do whatever she had wanted. If he had been one of those overly mean protective guys, he wouldn't have even let Izumi evolve. But he did, and when she was fighting, he was always behind her one hundred percent.
Whenever she needed reassurance, it wasn't Kouji or Takuya there, it was Junpei to stand by her; to help her with her problems, to do something clumsy to light up her face, to give her a friendly smile.
Something swelled up in her she hadn't felt before; a deep feeling of appreciation for the boy next to her. She glanced at him again, her eyes browsing over his face, delving into his dark brown eyes.
An idea came to her mind.
She smirked inwardly, a playful smile gracing her lips. Time to see what he thinks of me now.
In one deliberate movement, she scooted so she sat right next to Junpei. Trying to act as if nothing was happening, she leaned her back into the couch, her shoulders nearly touching the boy next to her.
Almost automatically, she felt Junpei stiffen up at her closeness to him. She risked a quick flittering look his way. A light blush was spread over his face, which, at the moment, was paralyzed in a look of half shock and half fear. He leaned forward as to put some distance between the two of them. Izumi gave him a worried look. Well, he's apparently not very comfortable with me sitting right here… I guess he doesn't want to get too close or something…
She sighed deeply, and continued to watch the movie.
It is OKAY! Just stay perfectly still and she won't slap you or get mad at you or ruin your friendship or anything!Oh sure. That was so incredibly easy to do with the girl of his dreams sitting right next to him.
His face felt like it was burning with fire, and he just hoped to god that his blush wasn't too deep. He tried to concentrate on the movie, but Izumi's presence right next to him made him feel extremely nervous. Of course he still had feelings for her, and he felt he always would. Most of the time, he wished that she was even as close to him as she was now. But this just made him feel extremely nervous, and also forced his heart pumping harder than a stupid hummingbird's.
Izumi moved next to him, placing her elbows on her legs and leaning forward herself. Great, no escaping… Junpei thought to himself as he glanced at her. He couldn't help but notice how her long blond hair was so silky that it seemed to flow through the air. He closed his eyes and looked away. Just why does she have to be so beautiful?
He closed his eyes and fell back into the couch, stretching a bit because he felt rigid from not leaning back for a while. Izumi turned around and gave him a look, then laid back herself. Smooth one, Junpei, he thought sarcastically to himself at Izumi's reaction to him moving. When he noticed.
Gak!
Junpei's blush grew. He practically had his arm over Izumi.
For the next few minutes, he didn't dare move a muscle. He kept throwing little glances in Izumi's direction. It looked like she had no intention of moving as she sat, staring at the TV, her arms folded and legs crossed. He lightly thought through this small problem. I guess I could relax… There's gotta be at least an hour left in this movie, and if I act like some petrified piece of wood the whole time, I'm gonna feel pretty stiff…
And so he did.
Izumi only half-realized that Junpei's arm was now resting on her shoulders, but when it completely came to her…
Wha?
She glanced up at Junpei to see if he knew what he was doing. He seemed quite relaxed, almost half-asleep, though a light blush remained on his face. He actually seemed a bit dazed, but, it was kind of late… Izumi blinked a few times, amazed, and then relaxed herself, slipping off into her own thoughts.
Junpei… I guess he still likes me a, at least a little.
A smile spread across her lips as she leaned up against the boy next to her. He was either not bothered at all by this, or nearly asleep, because he didn't do a thing except curl his arm around her as she changed position. She snuggled into his warm side, watching the world through half-closed eyes. It was very cozy, curled up on the couch with Junpei, a guy. Oh, her parents were going to freak out when they got home and saw them napping together. They never really did like the fact that almost all of her friends were boys.
Oh well.
Their problem.
Izumi closed her eyes and listened to Junpei's slow and steady breathing. In fact, she felt tired, unusually tired. Maybe today was just so weird with Takuya's crush and her plan that she wore herself out? Probably not… oh well. Her eyelids drooped, and she stifled a yawn.
You do know he must still like you, right? She questioned herself before nodding off completely.
She opened her eyes a little and stole a glance at Junpei's peaceful face.
Yeah, and I think I like him back.
And with that she floated off into her dreams.
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Yay! That's the chapter! *hums happily* Ah yes, I lurv Junzumi ^_^
Just wondering, but did any of you notice how their plans didn't go as expected. They were no help to Takuya at all! *cackles*
Oh, and I dunno why I made Junpei be all Takeru-ish with the 'OMG! My friendship will be ruined if I hit on so-and-so! Nyoooo!' stuff. x_x I guess Junpei and Izumi just kind of remind me of Takeru's and Hikari's relationship. _ But I expect it's due more to just plain old randomness.
Umm, next chapter… I have no idea what's going to happen, so it's going to be a surprise for us all! Fun! =D Okay, yeah, that's it. Go do what people do!
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