Chapter Seven- Irresistible Ishida
The telephone rang at the Junryou household. Jesi picked up the phone.
"Hello, Junryou residence, Jesi speaking."
"Hey Jesi it's me Yolei. Mimi is in town for the week and we were wondering if you
wanted to come for a girls night out with us. Sora and Kari are coming too."
"It sounds great, what time?"
"We'll come pick you up tonight at 6, does that sound good? We can walk there."
"Ok, but where are we going?" Jesi asked.
"We're going to Matt's concert! His band, The Teen-age Wolves, is playing at the school tonight."
"Isn't Matt TK's older brother?"
"Yes that's him, he sure is a hottie. Think TK only older, and sexier."
"Heh, ok that sounds good. I'll see you at 6."
"Oh yeah and wear something hot, we want to impress all the guys! See ya!" Yolei hung
up the phone.
"Something hot?"
At six the doorbell rang.
"Coming!!" Jesi yelled. Her parents were out for the night. She ran over to the door and
opened it up.
"Hi Jesi--wow." Yolei and the other girls looked to surprised to see Jesi's outfit.
Instead of her usual white dress and knee socks, she had on a tight, red tanktop and a
shiny, leather miniskirt.
"Wow I know I said wear something hot, but you're going to have boys chasing you down
the street!" Yolei said
"You really think so?"
The girls arrived at the concert early and stood near the front of the stage. More and
more people started to arrive and soon the place was packed.
"Kari, what is Matt like?" Jesi asked.
"He can be a bit moody sometimes, but he's a really nice guy."
The spotlights went on, and the curtain opened up. Matt and the other three members of his band, Akira, Yutaka, and Takahashi, stepped out on the stage. While the other three were getting their instruments ready, Matt spotted the girls and leaned over the edge of the stage.
"Hey girls how's it going?"
"You look great Matt," Sora said.
"Don't I always?" Matt smiled and the girls all snickered.
"Hey Yamato, are we going to have a concert or are you going to stand around talking to your lady friends all night!?" Akira shouted.
"Hold your horses will you!?" Matt grumbled at Akira. "Sorry girls, gotta go." he winked and them and stood with the rest of the band. He picked up his bass and spoke into the microphone.
"Are you ready to rock!?" He yelled to the audience.
Everyone in the crowd screamed in reply.
"I can't hear you!" An even louder cheer emanated from the audience.
The show that night was amazing. The Teen-age Wolves were singing better than ever. Matt was so into his music as his voice left his lips.
"You've gotta boy,
You've got a girl
Sitting underneath a tree.
They sit there everyday.
And even though, you may think this is the way that things should be...
It may not always be that way.
You can't take nothin for granted.
You've gotta live life today!
I turn around, I can see what's behind me.
I turn back around, I can see what's ahead!
And If you don't believe I've been here all along,
Just turn around.. Just turn around."
Some girls in the audience screamed out Matt's name like he was a celebrity. Matt saw the girls in the audience getting riled up and decided to get them more excited. Matt unbuttoned his green jacket and threw it into the audience. Then he took off his other shirt and threw it into the crowd too. Matt's shirt landed right in Jesi's hands.
"Cool you caught Matt's shirt!" Yolei said.
The concert ended and most of the girls went home. As Yolei, Kari, Sora and Mimi were
leaving, Jesi called to them.
"I'll catch up with you later!"
Jesi walked backstage and saw Matt putting some instruments away. She walked up to
him.
"Excuse me, Matt?"
"Hey there." he said in his ever so cool voice.
"I just wanted to give you your shirt back," she said, and handed it to him.
"Heh, that's ok, you're supposed to keep it."
"But, don't you want it back?"
Matt smiled and took his shirt back and put it on. "You know most girls would have kept
it. So what's your name?"
"Jesi Junryou. I'm TK's friend."
"Oh yeah, TK's mentioned you. You were with Kari and all the others, right?"
Jesi nodded.
"Nice to meet you." He shook her hand and then put another green jacket on over his shirt.
They walked outside together, Matt with his hands in his pockets, like always.
"So where are you heading?" Matt asked her.
"I live in the apartment building down the street, Odaiba Mansion."
"Do you know Izzy Izumi? He lives there."
"Yes Izzy lives next-door to me. He's in my class too."
"Izzy's a friend of mine too, I guess it's a small world. So, would you like me to walk you
home?"
"Sure."
Jesi and Matt walked down to sidewalk in front of her apartment building. Inside the building,
Izzy was busy working on the computer. He happened to glance out the window and see them.
"I wonder what they're doing?" Izzy thought.
Jesi and Matt came to a puddle in the sidewalk.
"I wish I didn't have to get my shoes wet," Jesi said.
"Here," Matt picked her up and carried her across the puddle.
Of course from inside Izzy's room all he saw was Matt picking Jesi up.
"Agh! What is he doing? Ken's not going to like this."
Jesi and Matt walked inside to Jesi's door. Izzy watched through the peephole in his
front door as they walked by.
"Would you like to come in?" Jesi said.
"Sure."
"He's going inside with her. I hope Matt doesn't try anything," Izzy said to himself.
Inside the house Jesi and Matt took off their shoes and put slippers on.
"Here Matt I'll get you a towel for those wet shoes."
"No don't worry about it."
"It's no trouble." She went to get something for him to dry his shoes off with after
walking through the puddle. She then went into the kitchen.
"Would you like some tea?"
"That sounds great."
Meanwhile Izzy was standing outside the door listening. Matt sat down on the sofa and
waited for the tea to be prepared. Suddenly Izzy had a sudden urge to sneeze.
"ACHOO! Oops..."
"What was that?" Jesi said. She walked over and swung the door open, hitting Izzy's
head.
"Oh Izzy I'm so sorry! But what are you doing here?"
"Oh I was, um, just coming to over, uh to ask if I could, borrow some sugar! Yeah that's
it."
"Well of course." Jesi walked into the kitchen again. When she had left the room Izzy
walked over to Matt.
"Hey, Izzy."
"Matt I just wanted to tell you not to--"
"Izzy how much sugar do you want?" Jesi called from the kitchen.
"Uh, one cup is fine! Now Matt I just want to--"
"Here you go Izzy," Jesi said as she handed the sugar to him. "Do you need anything
else?"
"Uh no, I'm fine, I'll uh.. see you later." Izzy slowly backed out of the room and then ran
down the hall. He went into his apartment and closed the door. "Great... I didn't get to tell Matt,
and now what am I going to do with all this sugar?"
Inside Jesi's apartment Jesi served Matt some tea and donuts and they were sitting on the
couch talking.
"So you're friends with TK?"
"Yes and all the other dig-- I mean and all of TK's friends." Jesi didn't know Matt was
also a Digidestined. Just then Jesi heard a scratching coming from the door in her room.
"I'll... be right back." She stood up and opened her door a crack to see Flotsymon sitting
there waiting.
"Were you going to leave me in here all day?"
"Sorry I can't let you out, someone is here."
"But I'm hungry! I want some cat food."
"I'll get it for you later." But Flotsymon had pushed by her and was running to the
kitchen. Matt looked surprised.
"Is... is that a digimon?"
"I sure am, pleased to meet you, I'm Flotsymon. Now if you don't mind I'm gonna go eat
my supper."
"You know what digimon are?" Jesi said. "Oh wait, I guess you would since TK is your
brother."
"And besides that," Matt added, "I'm also a Digidestined. My digimon's Gabumon."
"You are a Digidestined too? I guess it really is a small world."
"By the way," Flotsymon shouted between bites, "You got an e-mail from Yolei."
"Oh I'll go check it. Matt would you like to see my room?"
"Sure."
Jesi walked into her room and looked at Yolei's e-mail. Behind her Matt was closing the
door but she didn't see him. Then Matt sat down on her bed.
"What's the e-mail say?"
"She just wanted to know if I got home alright," Jesi said.
"Hey why don't you come and sit down?" Matt said from her bed.
She sat down next to him, never suspecting what he was thinking.
"So what grade are you in Matt?"
But instead of answering, Matt leaned her back onto the bed and started kissing her. Jesi
pushed him off her and shot up out of the bed.
"What are you doing!?" she yelled
"What? You invited me into your room so I thought you wanted to fool around. That's what usually happens when a girl brings me home after a concert."
"No I was just being polite!"
"Oh, hey I'm really sorry. I guess it's hormones or something."
"It's ok."
But Matt stood up and put his arms around her. She tried to push him away but he
wouldn't let go.
"But we can if you want." he said.
"No, Ken wouldn't want me too."
"Ken Ichijouji? Is he your boyfriend or something?"
"Well... not officially."
"Then what's the big deal?"
Jesi hesitated. Then, whether it was the fact that Matt was incredibly hot, or whether it
was hormones, she didn't know, she allowed Matt to lay her down in her bed.
Matt unbuckled his belt and threw it on the floor. Then he took off his jacket and shirt as
well. He pulled the blanket over them, and things went from there.
Ken stood outside the apartment door and rang the doorbell. He could hear Jesi from
inside the apartment.
"I'll be right there!"
Ken saw the door open and Jesi standing behind it. Her hair was down and her shirt was
untucked.
"I've never seen you with you hair like that before," he said.
"Oh, I always wear my hair like this at home. So why did you come over so late Ken?"
"I just wanted to say hi."
"You came all the way here just to say hi?" Ken noticed she was sweating nervously.
Then Ken saw Matt walking out of Jesi's room. As he walked into the living room he was
buttoning up his jacket.
"Hello Matt."
"Hey Ken. It's getting late, I should be going." And with that, Matt left and strolled down
the hallway with his hands in his pockets.
"What was he doing here?" Ken asked.
"Oh nothing, just visiting."
Then Flotsymon, who had been sleeping on the couch, woke up. "Hey Jesi you and Matt
were in there for a long time, what were you doing?"
Jesi didn't say anything and she turned away, but she could feel Ken staring at her.
"He was in your room?"
Jesi didn't answer.
Ken walked into her room. He saw her comforter and sheets crumpled up on the bed.
Then he looked down and saw Matt's belt lying on the floor.
He walked into the living room.
"What's this?" he asked.
"It's...mine."
Ken wrapped the belt around her waist and turned her so she was facing him.
"It doesn't seem to fit you."
She knew she couldn't fool him, she didn't say anything.
"What were you doing!?" Ken yelled.
She turned her head away from him and remained in silence. Ken grabbed her face and
turned it so she was looking into his eyes.
"How could you?" Ken's eyes filled with tears and he walked out of the room. He
slammed the door behind him.
"Ken wait!"
"What was that all about?" Flotsymon said.
Izzy got up when he heard a knock on his door. He opened it and saw Jesi standing in the
hallway with tears streaming down her face.
As they sat on Izzy's bed she told him what had happened. Then she broke into tears
again and Izzy held her as she cried into his shirt.
"Izzy what have I done?"
"Don't worry, Ken will forgive you."
"You think so?"
"I know so."
She hugged Izzy and stopped crying.
"My family's taking a trip to the hot springs in the mountains this weekend. Why don't
you come with us?" Izzy said.
"That would be nice." she answered. "I guess I need some time away from it all to
think..."
