The Crest of Virtue
By: Tiger LiLy
*******
Disclaimer: I own what I own.
*******
Chapter 5: What You Don't Learn in School
(Regular Narration)
"Alright! I got a 'C' on the math test!" Tai cheered as he, Jen, Izzy, and Tera all walked home together.
"So you're improving?" Izzy asked.
"Heck yeah!"
"That's kind of sad, Tai." Jen replied. Jen was very serious when it came to schoolwork. "So does this 'C' mean no more exploding calculators?" She snickered.
"Very funny, Jen!" Tai scoffed.
"I guess that means 'no'!" she grinned.
Tai ignored his cousin and continued to bask in his triumph. "Thanks for helping me, Tera! I think that's what helped me actually pass the test!"
"What do you mean?" Jen asked.
"This past week I've been doing math homework after school with Tai at either my place or his."
Jen blinked. "Wow, you guys sure became friends fast!"
"Well, technically, they've been friends for about eight years." Izzy informed.
Tera laughed. "Yep! And I see now that Tai's not such a jerk after all."
"At least not all the time, I suppose." Jen smirked.
Tai frowned. "Can't you guys ever say anything nice about me?"
Jen and Tera laughed.
"Why didn't Kari walk with us?" Izzy asked.
"She said she was going home with Yolei so they could study for their science test tomorrow." Tai replied.
"And Tai and I have a math quiz tomorrow." Tera sighed. "That teacher of ours just keeps dishing those things out!"
Tai sighed and nodded in agreement.
Soon they reached the apartment building and took the elevator to their floors.
"See you tomorrow, Tera! Bye Tai!" Jen waved, as Tai and Tera were the first ones off.
"Bye!" They both waved.
Tera followed Tai to his apartment door and waited for him to unlock it so they could enter.
"Thought I should warn you that my mom is going to be home earlier today so if she offers you food, don't take it!"
Tera laughed. "She's not that bad of a cook, is she?"
"Ever heard of 'Fungus casserole?"
Tera wrinkled her nose. "No."
"That's because it's her own recipe."
They entered the apartment and were greeted by the family cat, Meeko.
"Hey there, Meeko!" Tera smiled as the white and orange cat purred and rubbed Tera's legs while she was removing her shoes. "So where's Agumon and Gatomon?" She asked Tai as she sat down on the couch.
"Gatomon does her own thing and I sent Agumon back to the Digital World to recuperate."
"What happened?"
"Mom used him as a test subject for her recipes!"
Tera laughed. "You're mom's cooking must REALLY be bad!"
"Trust me, if you can help it, you don't want to find out how bad!"
"How do you survive?" Tera laughed.
"I'm tougher than I look!" he gloated.
"I bet you're just immuned!" she scoffed.
"That too!" he grinned.
Tera laughed again. Sometimes Tai was pleasant to be around.
*******
Jen and Izzy got off on the same floor because they both resided there. They walked down the hall together until they cam to Jen's apartment.
She smiled. "Want to come in? I baked some cookies yesterday!"
The red head smiled and accepted her invitation.
When Jen opened the door she was greeted by a blasting stereo. She sighed. "My brother's home." She ventured inside with Izzy close behind and found out Jen's brother wasn't the only one there.
Jen gawked and Izzy turned red at the sight of her brother making out with some blonde girl on the living room couch. The moment Jen recovered from her shock, she grabbed Izzy by the collar of his uniform and lead him out of the apartment.
Jen shut the apartment door and stared at it. "Since when did my brother have a girl friend?!" she sighed. "Sorry about the cookies, Izzy. I'll bring you some if my brother and his 'guest' haven't eaten them all. Actually, from the looks of her, I bet she's on some kind of diet!"
"It's alright." He assured her. He then took Jen's hand. "Let's go to my apartment, instead." He said.
Jen sighed but smiled. "Sounds a lot nicer." Jen was happily surprised when Izzy didn't let go of her hand until they reached his apartment down the hall. Since they were both shy at times, little things Izzy did, like taking her hand, surprised her but in a good way. They both had become more comfortable with one another after as long as they had been dating.
Izzy let Jen in first as they entered a cool, quiet apartment. Though their apartments were the same size, Jen's apartment didn't seem nearly as nice and all because she had one extra family member then Izzy did.
The two removed their shoes by the door. Izzy went to put his backpack in his room while Jen sat her's by her shoes.
"Mind if I check my e-mail?" she heard Izzy ask.
"It's your apartment!" she shouted to him. "Do as you will!"
"It will only be a nano second!"
Jen had to roll her eyes to herself. 'Right.' She thought. She decided to preoccupy herself with afternoon television.
Izzy came out of his room about five minutes later. And found Jen on the couch with the remote in hand. He walked over and sat down beside her only to have her look over at him.
"Just cyber junk." He sighed and sank back into the couch.
Jen blinked at him. She then looked at the clock on the living room wall, then him, then her watch, then him again.
"What is it?" Izzy asked.
"You were only on the computer for like seven minutes!"
"Yes, I just check my e-mail like I said."
"But usually 'checking your e-mail' takes an hour at least!"
"Well, I don't need to be on the computer right now. Nor want to be on the computer."
"Huh? Izzy, are you feeling well?" she leaned over and put her hand on his forehead.
Izzy chuckled and took her hand off his forehead and held it. "No, I just want to be with you right now and not my computer." He smiled sincerely.
Jen stared at him for a moment in amazement. "Izzy, that has to be the sweetest thing you've ever said to me!" She beamed.
Izzy wasn't sure if Jen realized how sad that sounded but he didn't care when the next thing that happened was Jen threw her arms around his neck and kissed him.
Jen pulled back and smiled at him with a twinge of pink on her cheeks. Before he knew it, Jen was pulling on his tie to loosen it around his neck. "You're not in school anymore, Mister!" she said lightheartedly. "So you can loosen up!" Jen then kissed him again.
Izzy felt his face get hot and it tickled Jen to see him blush when she had kissed him. It never failed.
Jen didn't do anything more. She already kissed him twice so if he didn't initiate that he wanted to continue kissing, she wasn't going to.
Fortunately, that wasn't a problem for after loosening his tie just a little bit more, so he could swallow the lump in his throat, he leaned forward and kissed her softly. She then placed her hands on his shoulders as she leaned into it, pressing her lips against his slightly harder to somewhat deepen the kiss so it would not brake.
*******
"I hate math."
"It's not so hard once you know the equations to use. Let's do this problem then we'll compare answers."
"Wait, let's do an odd numbered problem because their answers are in the back of the book. That way we can check to see who's right."
"Right." Tera nodded.
"Then we can take a break." Tai stretched.
"I'm with you on that!"
"Why not take that break now?"
"Nice try. Do the problem."
Tai sighed in defeat. He grabbed his pencil and leaned over the coffee table as he sat on the couch, stared at the problem for a moment. He then glanced up at Tera who was busy working out the problem. Tai then casually leaned back and tried to peak over Tera's shoulder to see her paper but she caught him.
"Tai." She eyed him.
"I don't know what formula to use!" He said in his defense.
Tera sighed, sat up, and leaned over to his paper that was on the coffee table. He did the same, following her lead.
"Ok, you use the same one you used for this problem here." She pointed. "Do you see?" she turned her head to the right and pushed some of he hair back behind her ear so she could see. As she did this, Tai had turned to her and they came inches away from one another's face.
Tai looked momentarily surprised. "Yeah, I see." He said in a soft tone since she was so close he did not need to speak any louder.
Tera took in a sharp breath and turned away from him.
"Tera?"
She turned to him. "Hm?"
"Do you still hate me?"
"I never hated you, Tai! I just thought you were a big jerk and you bugged me."
"Then you like me?"
"Yeah, I like you! We're friends! Duh!" she almost laughed.
"Then you won't hate me?"
"What is this? Twenty questions?! I get to ask a question now! Why would I hate you?"
He leaned over and slightly kissed the corner of her mouth seeing as her head was turned from him at an angle. He then withdrew from her back to being inches apart and nervously replied. "Because I like you- alot."
Tera was stunned, but before she knew it, she had turned her head ever so slightly more towards him. She then closed her eyes as Tai leaned in again and softly kissed her lips.
Just then Mrs. Yagami entered the apartment. "Hi kids! Are you home?" she shouted as she carried in two armloads of groceries.
Quite startled, Tai and Tera quickly jumped to their feet, both with blushing faces.
"Oh, hey mom!" Tai greeted nervously.
"Hello Tai! Where's Kari? Oh! Who's your friend?"
"Kari is at Yolei's studying, and this is Tera! She's been helping me with math homework!"
"That's nice! Hello! I'm Mrs. Yagami!" she smiled.
Tera bowed her head. "Pleased to meet you." She then turned to Tai. "Well, I should be getting home!" She said nervously and started gather her homework.
"I can walk you." He offered.
"No! I'll be fine!"
"It was nice meeting you, dear!" Mrs. Yagami called to her as she left.
"You too!" She replied. She glance up at Tai but quickly avoided his gaze as she left.
After Tera had shut the door, Tai biting down on his lip and sighed heavily.
"Tai, honey? Are you feeling well? You look flushed." Mrs. Yagami noted.
Tai felt his cheek with his palm and could feel the heat of his blush threatening to expose him. "I'm ok mom! I'm just a little warm!"
*******
YAY! Jenshiro-ness! YAY! Taiera-ness! What's going to happen now?! There's more to come so keep reading if you want to find out more! The more reviews, the faster I update! Hint, hint! ^_~
Tiger LiLy =^..^=
By: Tiger LiLy
*******
Disclaimer: I own what I own.
*******
Chapter 5: What You Don't Learn in School
(Regular Narration)
"Alright! I got a 'C' on the math test!" Tai cheered as he, Jen, Izzy, and Tera all walked home together.
"So you're improving?" Izzy asked.
"Heck yeah!"
"That's kind of sad, Tai." Jen replied. Jen was very serious when it came to schoolwork. "So does this 'C' mean no more exploding calculators?" She snickered.
"Very funny, Jen!" Tai scoffed.
"I guess that means 'no'!" she grinned.
Tai ignored his cousin and continued to bask in his triumph. "Thanks for helping me, Tera! I think that's what helped me actually pass the test!"
"What do you mean?" Jen asked.
"This past week I've been doing math homework after school with Tai at either my place or his."
Jen blinked. "Wow, you guys sure became friends fast!"
"Well, technically, they've been friends for about eight years." Izzy informed.
Tera laughed. "Yep! And I see now that Tai's not such a jerk after all."
"At least not all the time, I suppose." Jen smirked.
Tai frowned. "Can't you guys ever say anything nice about me?"
Jen and Tera laughed.
"Why didn't Kari walk with us?" Izzy asked.
"She said she was going home with Yolei so they could study for their science test tomorrow." Tai replied.
"And Tai and I have a math quiz tomorrow." Tera sighed. "That teacher of ours just keeps dishing those things out!"
Tai sighed and nodded in agreement.
Soon they reached the apartment building and took the elevator to their floors.
"See you tomorrow, Tera! Bye Tai!" Jen waved, as Tai and Tera were the first ones off.
"Bye!" They both waved.
Tera followed Tai to his apartment door and waited for him to unlock it so they could enter.
"Thought I should warn you that my mom is going to be home earlier today so if she offers you food, don't take it!"
Tera laughed. "She's not that bad of a cook, is she?"
"Ever heard of 'Fungus casserole?"
Tera wrinkled her nose. "No."
"That's because it's her own recipe."
They entered the apartment and were greeted by the family cat, Meeko.
"Hey there, Meeko!" Tera smiled as the white and orange cat purred and rubbed Tera's legs while she was removing her shoes. "So where's Agumon and Gatomon?" She asked Tai as she sat down on the couch.
"Gatomon does her own thing and I sent Agumon back to the Digital World to recuperate."
"What happened?"
"Mom used him as a test subject for her recipes!"
Tera laughed. "You're mom's cooking must REALLY be bad!"
"Trust me, if you can help it, you don't want to find out how bad!"
"How do you survive?" Tera laughed.
"I'm tougher than I look!" he gloated.
"I bet you're just immuned!" she scoffed.
"That too!" he grinned.
Tera laughed again. Sometimes Tai was pleasant to be around.
*******
Jen and Izzy got off on the same floor because they both resided there. They walked down the hall together until they cam to Jen's apartment.
She smiled. "Want to come in? I baked some cookies yesterday!"
The red head smiled and accepted her invitation.
When Jen opened the door she was greeted by a blasting stereo. She sighed. "My brother's home." She ventured inside with Izzy close behind and found out Jen's brother wasn't the only one there.
Jen gawked and Izzy turned red at the sight of her brother making out with some blonde girl on the living room couch. The moment Jen recovered from her shock, she grabbed Izzy by the collar of his uniform and lead him out of the apartment.
Jen shut the apartment door and stared at it. "Since when did my brother have a girl friend?!" she sighed. "Sorry about the cookies, Izzy. I'll bring you some if my brother and his 'guest' haven't eaten them all. Actually, from the looks of her, I bet she's on some kind of diet!"
"It's alright." He assured her. He then took Jen's hand. "Let's go to my apartment, instead." He said.
Jen sighed but smiled. "Sounds a lot nicer." Jen was happily surprised when Izzy didn't let go of her hand until they reached his apartment down the hall. Since they were both shy at times, little things Izzy did, like taking her hand, surprised her but in a good way. They both had become more comfortable with one another after as long as they had been dating.
Izzy let Jen in first as they entered a cool, quiet apartment. Though their apartments were the same size, Jen's apartment didn't seem nearly as nice and all because she had one extra family member then Izzy did.
The two removed their shoes by the door. Izzy went to put his backpack in his room while Jen sat her's by her shoes.
"Mind if I check my e-mail?" she heard Izzy ask.
"It's your apartment!" she shouted to him. "Do as you will!"
"It will only be a nano second!"
Jen had to roll her eyes to herself. 'Right.' She thought. She decided to preoccupy herself with afternoon television.
Izzy came out of his room about five minutes later. And found Jen on the couch with the remote in hand. He walked over and sat down beside her only to have her look over at him.
"Just cyber junk." He sighed and sank back into the couch.
Jen blinked at him. She then looked at the clock on the living room wall, then him, then her watch, then him again.
"What is it?" Izzy asked.
"You were only on the computer for like seven minutes!"
"Yes, I just check my e-mail like I said."
"But usually 'checking your e-mail' takes an hour at least!"
"Well, I don't need to be on the computer right now. Nor want to be on the computer."
"Huh? Izzy, are you feeling well?" she leaned over and put her hand on his forehead.
Izzy chuckled and took her hand off his forehead and held it. "No, I just want to be with you right now and not my computer." He smiled sincerely.
Jen stared at him for a moment in amazement. "Izzy, that has to be the sweetest thing you've ever said to me!" She beamed.
Izzy wasn't sure if Jen realized how sad that sounded but he didn't care when the next thing that happened was Jen threw her arms around his neck and kissed him.
Jen pulled back and smiled at him with a twinge of pink on her cheeks. Before he knew it, Jen was pulling on his tie to loosen it around his neck. "You're not in school anymore, Mister!" she said lightheartedly. "So you can loosen up!" Jen then kissed him again.
Izzy felt his face get hot and it tickled Jen to see him blush when she had kissed him. It never failed.
Jen didn't do anything more. She already kissed him twice so if he didn't initiate that he wanted to continue kissing, she wasn't going to.
Fortunately, that wasn't a problem for after loosening his tie just a little bit more, so he could swallow the lump in his throat, he leaned forward and kissed her softly. She then placed her hands on his shoulders as she leaned into it, pressing her lips against his slightly harder to somewhat deepen the kiss so it would not brake.
*******
"I hate math."
"It's not so hard once you know the equations to use. Let's do this problem then we'll compare answers."
"Wait, let's do an odd numbered problem because their answers are in the back of the book. That way we can check to see who's right."
"Right." Tera nodded.
"Then we can take a break." Tai stretched.
"I'm with you on that!"
"Why not take that break now?"
"Nice try. Do the problem."
Tai sighed in defeat. He grabbed his pencil and leaned over the coffee table as he sat on the couch, stared at the problem for a moment. He then glanced up at Tera who was busy working out the problem. Tai then casually leaned back and tried to peak over Tera's shoulder to see her paper but she caught him.
"Tai." She eyed him.
"I don't know what formula to use!" He said in his defense.
Tera sighed, sat up, and leaned over to his paper that was on the coffee table. He did the same, following her lead.
"Ok, you use the same one you used for this problem here." She pointed. "Do you see?" she turned her head to the right and pushed some of he hair back behind her ear so she could see. As she did this, Tai had turned to her and they came inches away from one another's face.
Tai looked momentarily surprised. "Yeah, I see." He said in a soft tone since she was so close he did not need to speak any louder.
Tera took in a sharp breath and turned away from him.
"Tera?"
She turned to him. "Hm?"
"Do you still hate me?"
"I never hated you, Tai! I just thought you were a big jerk and you bugged me."
"Then you like me?"
"Yeah, I like you! We're friends! Duh!" she almost laughed.
"Then you won't hate me?"
"What is this? Twenty questions?! I get to ask a question now! Why would I hate you?"
He leaned over and slightly kissed the corner of her mouth seeing as her head was turned from him at an angle. He then withdrew from her back to being inches apart and nervously replied. "Because I like you- alot."
Tera was stunned, but before she knew it, she had turned her head ever so slightly more towards him. She then closed her eyes as Tai leaned in again and softly kissed her lips.
Just then Mrs. Yagami entered the apartment. "Hi kids! Are you home?" she shouted as she carried in two armloads of groceries.
Quite startled, Tai and Tera quickly jumped to their feet, both with blushing faces.
"Oh, hey mom!" Tai greeted nervously.
"Hello Tai! Where's Kari? Oh! Who's your friend?"
"Kari is at Yolei's studying, and this is Tera! She's been helping me with math homework!"
"That's nice! Hello! I'm Mrs. Yagami!" she smiled.
Tera bowed her head. "Pleased to meet you." She then turned to Tai. "Well, I should be getting home!" She said nervously and started gather her homework.
"I can walk you." He offered.
"No! I'll be fine!"
"It was nice meeting you, dear!" Mrs. Yagami called to her as she left.
"You too!" She replied. She glance up at Tai but quickly avoided his gaze as she left.
After Tera had shut the door, Tai biting down on his lip and sighed heavily.
"Tai, honey? Are you feeling well? You look flushed." Mrs. Yagami noted.
Tai felt his cheek with his palm and could feel the heat of his blush threatening to expose him. "I'm ok mom! I'm just a little warm!"
*******
YAY! Jenshiro-ness! YAY! Taiera-ness! What's going to happen now?! There's more to come so keep reading if you want to find out more! The more reviews, the faster I update! Hint, hint! ^_~
Tiger LiLy =^..^=