The Crest of Virtue
By: Tiger LiLy
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Disclaimer: I own what I own.
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Chapter 6: Love Blooms
Tai glared at Izzy while he ate his lunch for he had discovered that Izzy wore a small bruise on his neck that his collared shirt did not quite cover. Izzy squirmed under Tai's gaze.
"I think I've lost my appetite." Izzy announced as he pushed his try of cafeteria food away.
Jen slapped Tai on the back of the head. "Get over it Tai! You should be used to us being together by now!" she sighed heavily.
Tai rubbed the back of his head and sat up as dignified as he could. No one had noticed that Tera and Tai had said very little to one another that day. They hardly even made eye contact but whenever Tera looked at him, she found him looking at her and she would glance away.
It wasn't until that afternoon when they got out of school that Tai caught up with Tera.
"Can I walk you home?" he asked.
"If you want." She replied shyly.
After they were about two blocks from the school, Tai spoke. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done that."
"Done what, exactly?" she asked.
"Um, er, you know- kiss you." He blushed.
"Is it because you regret kissing me?"
"No! I mean, it's just that after you left- I thought you were mad at me."
"I was just surprised. And then your mother shows up and even though she didn't see what happened, I still felt embarrassed."
"Yeah."
There was a pause of silence as they passed another block.
"So- if you're not mad at me-" Tai let his sentence hang.
Tera blushed red.
Tai smirked.
She caught it from the corner of her eye. "You're so full of yourself."
"No I'm not! I'm just happy."
Tera's blush continued.
When they arrived to Tera's apartment a few minutes later, Tai turned to her.
"So, do you want to go out?" he asked hopeful.
Tera blinked at the sudden question. "You mean a date?"
"Yeah."
He was being so straightforward. "Boy, you're confident! Either that, or you're an ego maniac!"
"No! It's just that it's easy to ask when you know the other person likes you back." He stated with a smiled.
Tera bowed her head shyly in guilt.
"So, do you want to? I mean, one date can't hurt. And if it doesn't work out, we can just be friends, right?"
Tera seemed to be considering this though she also seemed conflicted. "Ok." She agreed.
Tai smiled. "Great! Want to go catch a movie or something tomorrow?"
"That sounds good." She smiled.
Tai grinned. "Before I leave you, do you think that maybe I could-"
"No." she interrupted.
Tai was confused. "Why not?"
"Because I'm not the kind of girl who goes around kissing boys." She said in a dignified manner. "By the way, a lady doesn't kiss on a first date."
"What about yesterday?" he raised his brow.
"That was different."
Tai sighed. "Well, I guess I'll have to take you out on a second date then!" he grinned.
"You're terrible!" she scoffed as she slapped his shoulder.
He laughed after he flinched slightly from her playful assault. "I'll see you tomorrow at school."
"Ok. Bye Tai."
"Later, Tera-chan!" he waved.
Tera blinked at he how he addressed her and smiled. She then entered the building. As she got on the elevator, she frowned to herself.
'I hope I don't get myself into the same mess all over again.'
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Izzy was sitting at his computer in his room when he heard a knock at the front door. He went to get it and found it was Jen.
"Hey, Izzy! I baked you some cookies since my brother ate the last batch I made the other day."
He smiled and took the plate. "Thanks Jen. You didn't have to."
"I know! That's what makes it nice!" she smiled. "Besides, I am your girlfriend and if I want to make you cookies, then I'm going to make you cookies!"
Izzy laughed. "You won't hear me complaining! Well, would you like to come in and have some with me?"
"I can't. I got to get going on my homework. Besides, I ate like ten of them already!"
"Ok then, I won't keep you."
"Later, Izzy!" she waved.
"Uh, Jen?"
She turned back to him. "Yeah?"
"Um, would you- err- Might I interest you in accompanying me to a movie this weekend?"
Jen blinked at his question but then smiled. "Koushiro, are you asking me out on a date?"
He blushed.
"You're so cute! I'd love to, Izzy!"
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"I hadn't laughed that hard in a long time!"
"I'll say! Everyone was staring at you!"
"Aw, I thought it was because I'm so cute!" Tera grinned.
"Well, that was my reason." He smiled.
Tera's smile fell slightly and she blushed.
Tai and Tera were headed back from the movies. Unfortunately all the films at that designated time were in Japanese, which worked out to Tai's advantage because he got to spend most of the time whispering the translations in Tera's ear so she knew what was being said.
When they got to the building, this time Tai walked Tera inside to the elevator.
Tera pushed the elevator button. "I had a great time, Tai. Thanks."
"Yeah, me too. I hope we can do it again."
Tera smiled sincerely and nodded. "Me too."
"I guess this is good-night then." Tai took a step back to start to leave but stopped when Tera grabbed his hand.
"Don't I get to say good-night?" she smiled coyly.
"But I thought-?"
"I- changed my mind." She replied shyly.
A smile pulled at Tai's lips. She was so cute when she was shy.
Tai reached up and softly touched her face that was now blushing pink. He leaned down to her and she leaned up and pressed her lips softly, then firmly against his. She placed her hands on his sides and gently gripped his shirt when they pulled back and kissed again.
Tera let go and stepped back when she heard the ding of the elevator doors opening. She stepped onto the elevator and a shy smile pulled at her lips when she looked back at him. "Good-night, Taichi."
"Good-night." He replied. He watched as the elevator doors closed before he turned around and exited the building to head home with his heart pounding.
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So much fluffiness! I hope this wasn't too bad! Please review!
Tiger LiLy =^..^=
By: Tiger LiLy
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Disclaimer: I own what I own.
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Chapter 6: Love Blooms
Tai glared at Izzy while he ate his lunch for he had discovered that Izzy wore a small bruise on his neck that his collared shirt did not quite cover. Izzy squirmed under Tai's gaze.
"I think I've lost my appetite." Izzy announced as he pushed his try of cafeteria food away.
Jen slapped Tai on the back of the head. "Get over it Tai! You should be used to us being together by now!" she sighed heavily.
Tai rubbed the back of his head and sat up as dignified as he could. No one had noticed that Tera and Tai had said very little to one another that day. They hardly even made eye contact but whenever Tera looked at him, she found him looking at her and she would glance away.
It wasn't until that afternoon when they got out of school that Tai caught up with Tera.
"Can I walk you home?" he asked.
"If you want." She replied shyly.
After they were about two blocks from the school, Tai spoke. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done that."
"Done what, exactly?" she asked.
"Um, er, you know- kiss you." He blushed.
"Is it because you regret kissing me?"
"No! I mean, it's just that after you left- I thought you were mad at me."
"I was just surprised. And then your mother shows up and even though she didn't see what happened, I still felt embarrassed."
"Yeah."
There was a pause of silence as they passed another block.
"So- if you're not mad at me-" Tai let his sentence hang.
Tera blushed red.
Tai smirked.
She caught it from the corner of her eye. "You're so full of yourself."
"No I'm not! I'm just happy."
Tera's blush continued.
When they arrived to Tera's apartment a few minutes later, Tai turned to her.
"So, do you want to go out?" he asked hopeful.
Tera blinked at the sudden question. "You mean a date?"
"Yeah."
He was being so straightforward. "Boy, you're confident! Either that, or you're an ego maniac!"
"No! It's just that it's easy to ask when you know the other person likes you back." He stated with a smiled.
Tera bowed her head shyly in guilt.
"So, do you want to? I mean, one date can't hurt. And if it doesn't work out, we can just be friends, right?"
Tera seemed to be considering this though she also seemed conflicted. "Ok." She agreed.
Tai smiled. "Great! Want to go catch a movie or something tomorrow?"
"That sounds good." She smiled.
Tai grinned. "Before I leave you, do you think that maybe I could-"
"No." she interrupted.
Tai was confused. "Why not?"
"Because I'm not the kind of girl who goes around kissing boys." She said in a dignified manner. "By the way, a lady doesn't kiss on a first date."
"What about yesterday?" he raised his brow.
"That was different."
Tai sighed. "Well, I guess I'll have to take you out on a second date then!" he grinned.
"You're terrible!" she scoffed as she slapped his shoulder.
He laughed after he flinched slightly from her playful assault. "I'll see you tomorrow at school."
"Ok. Bye Tai."
"Later, Tera-chan!" he waved.
Tera blinked at he how he addressed her and smiled. She then entered the building. As she got on the elevator, she frowned to herself.
'I hope I don't get myself into the same mess all over again.'
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Izzy was sitting at his computer in his room when he heard a knock at the front door. He went to get it and found it was Jen.
"Hey, Izzy! I baked you some cookies since my brother ate the last batch I made the other day."
He smiled and took the plate. "Thanks Jen. You didn't have to."
"I know! That's what makes it nice!" she smiled. "Besides, I am your girlfriend and if I want to make you cookies, then I'm going to make you cookies!"
Izzy laughed. "You won't hear me complaining! Well, would you like to come in and have some with me?"
"I can't. I got to get going on my homework. Besides, I ate like ten of them already!"
"Ok then, I won't keep you."
"Later, Izzy!" she waved.
"Uh, Jen?"
She turned back to him. "Yeah?"
"Um, would you- err- Might I interest you in accompanying me to a movie this weekend?"
Jen blinked at his question but then smiled. "Koushiro, are you asking me out on a date?"
He blushed.
"You're so cute! I'd love to, Izzy!"
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"I hadn't laughed that hard in a long time!"
"I'll say! Everyone was staring at you!"
"Aw, I thought it was because I'm so cute!" Tera grinned.
"Well, that was my reason." He smiled.
Tera's smile fell slightly and she blushed.
Tai and Tera were headed back from the movies. Unfortunately all the films at that designated time were in Japanese, which worked out to Tai's advantage because he got to spend most of the time whispering the translations in Tera's ear so she knew what was being said.
When they got to the building, this time Tai walked Tera inside to the elevator.
Tera pushed the elevator button. "I had a great time, Tai. Thanks."
"Yeah, me too. I hope we can do it again."
Tera smiled sincerely and nodded. "Me too."
"I guess this is good-night then." Tai took a step back to start to leave but stopped when Tera grabbed his hand.
"Don't I get to say good-night?" she smiled coyly.
"But I thought-?"
"I- changed my mind." She replied shyly.
A smile pulled at Tai's lips. She was so cute when she was shy.
Tai reached up and softly touched her face that was now blushing pink. He leaned down to her and she leaned up and pressed her lips softly, then firmly against his. She placed her hands on his sides and gently gripped his shirt when they pulled back and kissed again.
Tera let go and stepped back when she heard the ding of the elevator doors opening. She stepped onto the elevator and a shy smile pulled at her lips when she looked back at him. "Good-night, Taichi."
"Good-night." He replied. He watched as the elevator doors closed before he turned around and exited the building to head home with his heart pounding.
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So much fluffiness! I hope this wasn't too bad! Please review!
Tiger LiLy =^..^=