I find it ironic that I'm living this story out as I write it. Except, instead of "winning" the competition, I'm losing.
Arrrgg... I'm really frustrated on how OOC Jeri is.
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We all ended up crashing by the time we got back to the beach house, since we got pretty tired. I wanted to fall asleep on my bed as soon as we got back, but I ended up being pretty thirsty, so I got up and went to the kitchen.
As I poured myself a drink, I saw Rika walk past me, holding her pillow in one hand and untying her ponytail in the other. I looked at her with a bit of curiousity, and after she left, I asked Henry, who had also been watching this.
"Whaddya think's going on?"
"I think they're having an all-girls slumber party or something in Jeri's room. Not sure though..."
I gulped down my drink, and Henry and I both made our way to the girl's room.
The door was opened at a small crack, and Henry and I sat crouched in the dark hallway, and heard giggling. I peered in, and I saw Jeri and Crystal sitting on the bed, and Rika sitting on her pillow on a sleeping bag.
They were giggling, and Henry and I continued to peer in, I stood squatting against the floor and Henry stood above me.
"So you two are really gonna join the the dance competition?" Rika asked, holding her legs against her chest, and her arms wrapped around them, holding her toes with her fingers.
"Yeah, well, at least I am." Jeri smiled proudly.
"So am I," Crystal nodded, then looked back at her cousin. "You sure you don't wanna join?"
"Yeah, I'm not much into dancing, cuz," Rika responded, with a somewhat sad voice, but she was smiling.
Crystal agreed, "Yeah, you're better at singing, much better'n me at least."
"Rika sings well, I'm guessing?" Jeri asked. "When I threw her that birthday party, I never got to hear her." (AN: Reference to Runaway Digimon Express - Jeri held a party for Rika's birthday and Rika sang in the movie. BTW, did anyone notice how yummy Rika's cake looked? It looked really yummeh. i-i)
"Yeah, she does. She's really good at it!" Crystal said, holding her arm up in enthusiasm.
Her cousin blushed. "Do not."
"Do too! My dancing is practically as good as her singing. Well, actually, maybe my dancing is better..." Crystal teased, and she ended up getting hit in the arm. Crys rubbed her sore spot with her gloved-hand, and Rika laughed.
"Oooh, Crys-chan..." Jeri tugged on Crystal's skirt slightly. "Do you want to make this competition a little bit more... interesting?"
Crystal blinked, staring at the auburn-haired girl's eyes. "Interesting...?"
Jeri smiled, and she had a mischevious glint in her eye. "If I win, I want to be able to go on a date with Takato-kun."
Crystal's eyes grew wide, and at the same time, so did I. A date? With Jeri?
Rika spoke up. "But those two are together. Is it fair to do that? The whole date situation and all?"
"It's one date, Rika-chan. It honestly shouldn't do that much harm... unless their relationship is that fragile?"
I saw Crystal's face turn red, and I continued to watch. I felt afraid to step in and stand up for myself, but I felt that would be wrong. First off, I wasn't really supposed to be listening to begin with, but my girlfriend looked like she had a mix of emotions on her mind. I looked up at Henry, and he had a blank face, unknowing of what to do.
Finally, Crystal swallowed her pride and spoke. "Okay, but if I win... you have to promise to leave Takato alone."
Jeri smiled. "It's a deal. Besides, that makes a good bit of sense."
"Funny, how that's coming from your mouth."
"Look... I know we have this going on, but otherwise can we have a bit of a truce? I know that you dislike me, and it's not right for you to, just because the only reason you do is because I used to date Takato. Besides, if the boys find out, they'll be suspicious."
Suspicious? More like afraid on the result of this little "contest".
Crystal shook Jeri's hand. "All right. Besides, I'd like to know what kind of person you are, since part of you seems... similar to me."
I dreaded the thoughts that popped into my head. What happened if Crystal lost? What happened if Jeri lost? I felt confused. Would my relationship with my girlfriend from America ride on this? Crystal continued to stay quiet, and I looked at her, her silvery-gray eyes, and mine with my magenta, and I stood there in the hallway at about 11 at night worrying about what the future held.
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Umm... yeah. Short, to the point, yeah. Still bothered by the slight OOC ness. x-x
If you're wondering what I meant before about the whole "loosing the competition" thing... Me and my boyfriend were only on a break... one of those temporary, no-one-thinks-they-work kind of ones. And although I practically always thought we were going to be back together, I found out that this time it wasn't the case - my boyfriend, I should say ex now, has a crush on another girl. Now it's his choice to figure out which one he wants. And I'm probably going to lose.
Eeh... let's just say the rest of TTT will be similar to my situation.