Gato: And I'm back again. I was banned from updating...again...but I'm finally
back.
Irie: You have to stop breaking the rules.
Gato: No, has to stop deleting my stories.
Irie: Fair enough.
Gato: Do the disclaimer please.
Irie: She owns none of the characters that appear in Digimon.
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Day of the week: Wednesday.
Days until prom: nine.
Number of phone calls made: somewhere between fifteen and twenty.
Number of appointments and arrangements made by phone: four.
Amount of money spent thus far: ...I don't even want to think about that...
Okay, so Mimi and I bought our dresses on Monday and she dyed her hair on Tuesday. Today is Wednesday and it is five in the morning. Yes, that's right, FIVE in the MORNING. Why am I awake so early, you ask. Well between the mall, making appointments and actually attending school I have had no time to do my homework. So I have to try and finish a chapter in Tess of the D'Urbervilles, fifteen Calculus questions and a history essay in...three hours. I think I can do this.
I have an hour and a half left and I'm still reading the stupid book. I need to stop procrastinating. Well, at least I cleaned my room. Okay, no more wasting time, I will finish the chapter.
Half an hour remains...and I finished the chapter. That's all I finished. It took me three hours to read thirty pages, but my bathroom is perfectly organized. I'm so tired. I think I'll just shut my eyes for a minute...
... ... ...
"Sora? Sora!"
Hmmm...? What's that sound? And who is shaking me?
"Sora, get up! You have to me in school in three minutes!"
"Oh shit!" I jump up and shove my unfinished work into my bag.
"Don't swear, Sora!" my mom reprimands automatically.
"Sorry, sorry!" I mutter as I run from the house. Shit, shit, shit. I'm going to be so late...
.........
"You're late, Miss Takenouchi."
Why don't they tell me something I don't know? I sigh and face Ms. Johnson. "I'm very sorry, it won't happen again."
"I certainly hope not. Take a seat Miss Takenouchi."
I slide into my chair and glare at the teacher's back. Every other teacher has lightened the work load because of prom. Every other teacher understands the complete insanity that is prom. And then, there is Ms. Johnson. If anything, she became worse ever since the prom was announced. Well at least I finished my Calculus questi...oh no. I was busy cleaning my bathroom when I should have been doing Calc. Shit. Well, maybe she won't call on me.
"Miss Takenouchi."
Never mind. "Yes, Ms Johnson?"
"Could you please come to the board and write out the solution for question three from the homework."
She knows I didn't do the work. Oh, I hate this woman.
"Of course," I reply smoothly and glance at Mimi. Mimi smirks and hands me her sheet while the teacher's back is turned. I can recognize Joe's handwriting in vain attempts to explain the work to Mimi. Well, at least I have and answer. I can't help smiling smugly as I pass Ms Johnson. I have to remember to thank Joe for saving my butt.
.........
"I have to thank you Joe. You saved my butt in Calc today." I announce as soon as the boys sit down.
"How did I save your butt?" Joe asks while slipping and arm around Mimi's waist.
"By 'helping' Mimi with her homework."
"Hey!" Mimi cries indignantly, "I did most of that work myself!"
"If by yourself you mean following Joe's instructions." I shoot back. Mimi sticks her tongue out at me and leans against Joe.
"Forget your homework again, Sor? Honestly, I thought you were more organized than that."
"Hey! I started to work...but then I got distracted."
"Really, Sora," Tai grins, "you need to focus more on your schoolwork if you want your marks to stay where they are."
"Which one of us is in the best university in Japan?" I demand impulsively then bite my lip. Oh crap, I really didn't mean to say that. University is still such a delicate subject for the four of us. I can feel Tai's eyes burning into me.
"Tai, you haven't even mentioned my hair," Mimi says smoothly. At times, her social skills are so good it's scary.
"It's very...black." Tai answers, already distracted from my university slip.
"I love it." Joe says while playing with Mimi's raven coloured locks.
"Maybe I should die my hair," I quip.
"And deny me the privilege of calling you 'carrot-top'? No way!" Tai returns. Okay, now I know that he has forgotten about it...for now.
.........
I arrive at home and while trying to open the door, trip over the door stop. I basically fall into the house and land on my hands and knees. "For the love of..." I trail off as I see a large package bearing the Queens logo. Queens, one of the most prestigious universities in Canada, has sent me an acceptance sized packaged. Wow.
I slowly pick up the envelope and make my way to the kitchen. I rip open the top and sure enough the word 'Congratulations' is the first thing I see. Wonderful, even more decisions to make. I pick up the phone and dial Mimi's phone number.
"Hello?"
"I'm in Queens."
Silence on the other line for a second, then, "That's great Sora!"
"Really?"
"Of course! That's a great university and a difficult one to get into! Congrats!"
"Thanks..."
"You don't sound too happy about it."
"I know it's a good university and all but if I go...."
"Do you want to go there?" Mimi interrupts my predictable comment with a very good question.
"Yes."
"Well, you have to do what's best for you. Don't forget to follow your heart."
"What if I don't know what's best for me?"
"You will. Just do what feels right. You still have time to decide, don't you?"
"Yeah...I don't have to decide overseas universities until a week after prom."
"And we still have tons of time for local universities so don't worry about it just yet."
"Thanks Meems."
"That's what I'm here for. Don't forget to call and confirm the limo arrangements. Oh, and you need to give to flower place your credit card number. We'll pick up the boutonnières Thursday night."
"Right."
"They'd better get us some corsages. It is our anniversary, after all."
"I don't need the reminder."
"Right, sorry. Well, I'll see you tomorrow, Sora."
"Thanks, Mimi."
Well, I sort of feel better. Do what's right for me, huh. Well hopefully something will happen to show me what's right for me. For the time being, I have even more phone calls to make.
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Gato: Yahoo, another chappie up and running.
Irie: STOP THE CLICHEES!
Gato: Oh, whatever. Anyway, I can relate very VERY well to this university anxiety as I just went through it.
Irie: No freaking kidding.
Gato: I will do my best to have another chapter up soon. Now it's time for...
Irie: REVIWER RESPONSE!!
TO Noriko Fujita: Of course I remember you! Honestly. Well, I'm glad you like my sense of humor. I hope you're enjoying the sequel thus far and thanks for reviewing.
TO kawaii-Q: Yep, I finally wrote the sequel. Took me long enough, huh? Well, thanks so much for the review!
TO HuntressDiana: I'm glad you're enjoying the story and that you liked that line. I apologize for the gap between updates but, as you know, I procrastinate. Thank you very much for the review. It was appreciated.
TO Linkolas: First off, I love your screen name. Second, I apologize for my 'mostly girls' comment. I don't think I've had too many boys review my stories before and that is why the comment slipped out. Well, I'd like to thank you for your review and I'm very glad that you are enjoying the story.
Gato: Well, thanks for reading and PLEASE take the extra step and review.
Irie: Yes, review...or else.
Irie: You have to stop breaking the rules.
Gato: No, has to stop deleting my stories.
Irie: Fair enough.
Gato: Do the disclaimer please.
Irie: She owns none of the characters that appear in Digimon.
...................................................
Day of the week: Wednesday.
Days until prom: nine.
Number of phone calls made: somewhere between fifteen and twenty.
Number of appointments and arrangements made by phone: four.
Amount of money spent thus far: ...I don't even want to think about that...
Okay, so Mimi and I bought our dresses on Monday and she dyed her hair on Tuesday. Today is Wednesday and it is five in the morning. Yes, that's right, FIVE in the MORNING. Why am I awake so early, you ask. Well between the mall, making appointments and actually attending school I have had no time to do my homework. So I have to try and finish a chapter in Tess of the D'Urbervilles, fifteen Calculus questions and a history essay in...three hours. I think I can do this.
I have an hour and a half left and I'm still reading the stupid book. I need to stop procrastinating. Well, at least I cleaned my room. Okay, no more wasting time, I will finish the chapter.
Half an hour remains...and I finished the chapter. That's all I finished. It took me three hours to read thirty pages, but my bathroom is perfectly organized. I'm so tired. I think I'll just shut my eyes for a minute...
... ... ...
"Sora? Sora!"
Hmmm...? What's that sound? And who is shaking me?
"Sora, get up! You have to me in school in three minutes!"
"Oh shit!" I jump up and shove my unfinished work into my bag.
"Don't swear, Sora!" my mom reprimands automatically.
"Sorry, sorry!" I mutter as I run from the house. Shit, shit, shit. I'm going to be so late...
.........
"You're late, Miss Takenouchi."
Why don't they tell me something I don't know? I sigh and face Ms. Johnson. "I'm very sorry, it won't happen again."
"I certainly hope not. Take a seat Miss Takenouchi."
I slide into my chair and glare at the teacher's back. Every other teacher has lightened the work load because of prom. Every other teacher understands the complete insanity that is prom. And then, there is Ms. Johnson. If anything, she became worse ever since the prom was announced. Well at least I finished my Calculus questi...oh no. I was busy cleaning my bathroom when I should have been doing Calc. Shit. Well, maybe she won't call on me.
"Miss Takenouchi."
Never mind. "Yes, Ms Johnson?"
"Could you please come to the board and write out the solution for question three from the homework."
She knows I didn't do the work. Oh, I hate this woman.
"Of course," I reply smoothly and glance at Mimi. Mimi smirks and hands me her sheet while the teacher's back is turned. I can recognize Joe's handwriting in vain attempts to explain the work to Mimi. Well, at least I have and answer. I can't help smiling smugly as I pass Ms Johnson. I have to remember to thank Joe for saving my butt.
.........
"I have to thank you Joe. You saved my butt in Calc today." I announce as soon as the boys sit down.
"How did I save your butt?" Joe asks while slipping and arm around Mimi's waist.
"By 'helping' Mimi with her homework."
"Hey!" Mimi cries indignantly, "I did most of that work myself!"
"If by yourself you mean following Joe's instructions." I shoot back. Mimi sticks her tongue out at me and leans against Joe.
"Forget your homework again, Sor? Honestly, I thought you were more organized than that."
"Hey! I started to work...but then I got distracted."
"Really, Sora," Tai grins, "you need to focus more on your schoolwork if you want your marks to stay where they are."
"Which one of us is in the best university in Japan?" I demand impulsively then bite my lip. Oh crap, I really didn't mean to say that. University is still such a delicate subject for the four of us. I can feel Tai's eyes burning into me.
"Tai, you haven't even mentioned my hair," Mimi says smoothly. At times, her social skills are so good it's scary.
"It's very...black." Tai answers, already distracted from my university slip.
"I love it." Joe says while playing with Mimi's raven coloured locks.
"Maybe I should die my hair," I quip.
"And deny me the privilege of calling you 'carrot-top'? No way!" Tai returns. Okay, now I know that he has forgotten about it...for now.
.........
I arrive at home and while trying to open the door, trip over the door stop. I basically fall into the house and land on my hands and knees. "For the love of..." I trail off as I see a large package bearing the Queens logo. Queens, one of the most prestigious universities in Canada, has sent me an acceptance sized packaged. Wow.
I slowly pick up the envelope and make my way to the kitchen. I rip open the top and sure enough the word 'Congratulations' is the first thing I see. Wonderful, even more decisions to make. I pick up the phone and dial Mimi's phone number.
"Hello?"
"I'm in Queens."
Silence on the other line for a second, then, "That's great Sora!"
"Really?"
"Of course! That's a great university and a difficult one to get into! Congrats!"
"Thanks..."
"You don't sound too happy about it."
"I know it's a good university and all but if I go...."
"Do you want to go there?" Mimi interrupts my predictable comment with a very good question.
"Yes."
"Well, you have to do what's best for you. Don't forget to follow your heart."
"What if I don't know what's best for me?"
"You will. Just do what feels right. You still have time to decide, don't you?"
"Yeah...I don't have to decide overseas universities until a week after prom."
"And we still have tons of time for local universities so don't worry about it just yet."
"Thanks Meems."
"That's what I'm here for. Don't forget to call and confirm the limo arrangements. Oh, and you need to give to flower place your credit card number. We'll pick up the boutonnières Thursday night."
"Right."
"They'd better get us some corsages. It is our anniversary, after all."
"I don't need the reminder."
"Right, sorry. Well, I'll see you tomorrow, Sora."
"Thanks, Mimi."
Well, I sort of feel better. Do what's right for me, huh. Well hopefully something will happen to show me what's right for me. For the time being, I have even more phone calls to make.
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Gato: Yahoo, another chappie up and running.
Irie: STOP THE CLICHEES!
Gato: Oh, whatever. Anyway, I can relate very VERY well to this university anxiety as I just went through it.
Irie: No freaking kidding.
Gato: I will do my best to have another chapter up soon. Now it's time for...
Irie: REVIWER RESPONSE!!
TO Noriko Fujita: Of course I remember you! Honestly. Well, I'm glad you like my sense of humor. I hope you're enjoying the sequel thus far and thanks for reviewing.
TO kawaii-Q: Yep, I finally wrote the sequel. Took me long enough, huh? Well, thanks so much for the review!
TO HuntressDiana: I'm glad you're enjoying the story and that you liked that line. I apologize for the gap between updates but, as you know, I procrastinate. Thank you very much for the review. It was appreciated.
TO Linkolas: First off, I love your screen name. Second, I apologize for my 'mostly girls' comment. I don't think I've had too many boys review my stories before and that is why the comment slipped out. Well, I'd like to thank you for your review and I'm very glad that you are enjoying the story.
Gato: Well, thanks for reading and PLEASE take the extra step and review.
Irie: Yes, review...or else.