Standard Disclaimer: Gentlemen…I AM HUNGRY! Get me a lawsuit!
Author's Notes: Was there a point to the above disclaimer? Noop.
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Chapter 6: Costume Contest (Part 1)
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/Homeroom, Odaiba School, Odaiba, Friday, November 5th, 7:58 AM/
"…yaaaaagh…" dully yawned Davis. However, his mouth was wide enough to swallow an Elecmon.
"Geez. You sure seem out of it," muttered TK, who sat two seats away.
Davis slowly nodded. "Yeah…worked late last night cleaning up the store."
Kari blinked out of curiosity. "Really? Why?"
"Gah…" The newest male addition to the Inoue family scratched his head lazily. "Demiveemon and Poromon raided the freakin' store last night…I had to clean up the joint with Yolei…" Well, at least she has the same problem I have… That was one small condolence; at least Yolei was having some difficulty staying awake right now.
"Owch. When'd you finally go to sleep?" asked TK out of slight concern; after all, lack of sleep was never good for a student.
Davis grumbled as he sloppily pulled open his math book and put it in front of his face. "4 AM…God I feel tired…"
"WHAT?" yelped Kari, barely managing to keep her voice down. "4 AM?" That wasn't good. Whenever Davis stood up later than 3 AM…he ALWAYS got detention. It was a simple fact that Kari had managed to keep track of in the years she had known Davis.
RRRRIIINGG!
Uh oh, thought Kari with a grimace as Mrs. Hakashi walked in the door.
"Good morning class. Time for roll call," authoritatively said Mrs. Hakashi as she scanned her checklist. "Aki Araki."
"Here."
"Taishi Asakura."
"Here."
"Ai Azuna."
"Present."
"Aino Benika."
"Present."
"Mao Chikato."
"Here."
"Daichi Etsuya."
"Yo."
Mrs. Hakashi frowned. "I'll pretend I didn't hear that Mr. Etsuya. Again?"
"…present."
"Better. Rei Fujiko?"
"Here."
"Michael Genji."
"Present."
"Sarah Hanaka."
"Present."
"Ruka Haruko."
"Here."
"Davis Inoue." Mrs. Hakashi made sure to put an emphasis on the Inoue this time around.
"…"
"Davis INOUE."
"…"
Mrs. Hakashi snarled. "What is it this TIME?" She immediately stomped over to Davis' desk.
Kari gulped as she stared at Davis, who was still glancing at his math book. Davis, please answer her…don't tell me you're still upset about yesterday…!
"Mr. Inoue!" yelled Mrs. Hakashi as she towered over his desk. "Whatever you find so interesting about your textbook can NOT be worth ignoring your teacher! Now respond DAVIS INOUE."
"…"
"Fine then." She reached down and pulled away the book, ready to give him a verbal thrashing…and paused.
Everyone in the class gaped. Kari couldn't believe it. Oh no…
He didn't…, thought TK out of absolute horror.
"…zzz…"
Davis Inoue…had fallen asleep at his desk.
Mrs. Hakashi stared at him for a few moments, wide-eyed.
Then her eyes narrowed.
Then she screamed, "WAKE UP RIGHT THIS MOMENT DAVIS INOUE!"
"WHA!" yelped Davis out of surprise. His arms flew up on impulse-
SMACK.
And, as a result, his left hand smacked Mrs. Hakashi right in the face. The math teacher, unprepared for the hit, stumbled backwards. She lost her balance, fell over…
KONK.
…and banged her head onto the floor, knocking herself unconscious. However, during this series of unfortunate events, Davis' math book – which had been in her hands – was released and sent flying backwards as well. It sailed through the air…towards the door…
SLAM.
…and knocked against a certain red switch on the wall beside the door. Davis – who still felt sleepy – paled. Nuh uh…please tell me my book didn't hit that switch…no way my luck's THAT bad…
The class stared on in stunned shock. A certain Daichi Etsuya asked, "Uh…isn't that the fire alarm switch?"
BRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEE!
An ear-deafening alarm erupted throughout the entire school, causing the classmates to impulsively cover their ears. Seconds later, another system kicked in.
FOOSH.
The water dispensers.
Shrieks erupted from throughout the entire school as water began pouring into every single room and hallway throughout the facilities (and now, somewhere in the high school wing, Tai Kamiya's hair was turning into a mop, thus meriting consideration as a useful helper by the school janitor).
The students shrieked as they stampeded out of the room (a few paused to drag Mrs. Hakashi out; how courteous of them). TK quickly got out of his desk and yelled, "Come on!"
Kari nodded and turned to Davis. "Come on Dav…is…"
"…zzz…"
Defying all odds, Davis had fallen asleep…again.
TK's eyes boggled. "How the heck can he sleep through this?"
"Who cares? Just give me a hand!"
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/Lunch Table, Odaiba School, Odaiba, 12:05 PM/
"Refusing to answer roll call. Falling asleep in class. Assaulting a teacher. Setting off the fire alarm without an actual fire. Need I go on?" said Yolei, who was still slightly wet…and VERY, VERY irritable.
Right now – after the fire alarm debacle – the day had gone as usual (although the faculty and the students had become very cantankerous due to the wetness). Lunch was no different, and here we find the new Digidestined sitting at the lunch table. Of course, they were all still wet…and Davis was more irritable than all of them. "So I did all of that. They didn't have to give me a detention for it."
"Face the facts Davis: you HAVE gotten detention for less," interjected Cody.
"He has a point there," added TK.
Davis snorted as he crabbily bit into a brownie. "Hmph. Like I care. It's nothing new."
Kari sighed. Sometimes, she wished Davis took his record more seriously; with all of the detentions he had gotten, it was going to be hard for him to move on if he continued on like this.
"So, did any of you hear the announcements?" asked Cody.
Everyone shook their heads.
"Well, my homeroom teacher managed to get to the announcements before he was doused with water. Apparently, there's going to be a Halloween Costume contest on Monday."
This got everyone's attention. "Halloween costume contest?" exclaimed Yolei. "But Halloween was in October!"
"True, but the schools were still closed until November 1st. That's why the school faculty's making up for it with a Halloween costume contest right after school ends on November 8th," said Cody. After chewing and swallowing part of his sandwich, he continued, "They said whoever wins first place gets 100 dollars and a trophy."
Davis' ears pricked at that statement. A trophy…and a hundred bucks? A smile came to his face. Yeah…I'm gonna win that contest… And then, his smile became a wide grin. …and I know how.
Kari took note of Davis' grin. "You sure look happy? Came up with a costume idea?"
"Better than that," said Davis cockily. "I'm going to win."
Yolei looked at Davis with a look of sarcasm. "Right. Oh, and when you go back inside, make sure your ego's small enough to fit through the door."
"WHAT WAS THAT?" yelled Davis as he stood up. All traces of his exhaustion from earlier were apparently gone.
"Nothing. Just pointing out the fact that you're boasting." Yolei was not in the mood to get involved in a loud banter with her 'brother' – she inwardly shuddered – due to her tiredness. She was not capable of getting into a loud argument right now.
"WILL YOU QUIT WITH THE INSULTS FOUR-EYES?" roared Davis.
Yolei's eyebrow suddenly twitched. …what…did…he…just…call…me? "WHAT?"
Scratch what I said. She was DEFINITELY capable of getting into a loud argument.
"YOU HEARD ME! IF YOU THINK THAT I'M ACTING SO COCKY, THEN WHY DON'T YOU STEP UP TO THE PLATE?" roared Davis.
TK sweatdropped. They're at it again…
Yolei snarled as she stood, her fists clenched tightly. "IS THAT A CHALLENGE?"
Davis smirked. "I'm not asking you for a date, am I?" THAT should get under her skin.
It did.
SLAM!
As Davis moaned on the ground, rubbing his aching head gingerly, Yolei furiously stated, "One: do NOT use a dating analogy like that EVER AGAIN!"
I'll agree to that, thought Davis angrily. He had only intended to annoy Yolei…but to infuriate her. But then again, he often underestimated Yolei, didn't he?
"And two…YOU'RE ON!"
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/Rooftop, Odaiba School, Odaiba, 12:12 PM/
"They're at it again," said Gatomon as she licked her fur, her face stuck into one of annoyance.
"What else is new?" asked Patamon.
"…uuugghh…" moaned Poromon.
Upamon paled. "Oh no, not again!"
"HUUURRRGH!"
Sickly brown-green vomit covered the rooftop. Poromon wearily wiped his beak off. "Sorry…"
Gatomon sweatdropped. "Now HOW much 'Torture-Cola' were you two given?"
Demiveemon lazily raised his hand. "Twenty ounces each…oh, stomach hurting…"
The other three Digimon sweatdropped.
And that was how it had been for the littlie In-Trainings of the Inoue household. After the previous debacle that had been last night's 'Operation Snack Attack', Mr. and Mrs. Inoue had subjected the two Digimon to an extra-large dose of the infamous Torture-Cola. And thus did the Digimon hurl.
And hurl.
And hurl.
By the time morning had rolled around, the about two gallons of vomit had been produced by Demiveemon and Poromon combined. Thankfully, there were sinks and toilets (and, unfortunately for Mantarou, his left shoe) for disposing the mess. The two had been convinced that they were feeling well enough to go to school with Davis and Yolei…but right when they had gotten onto the school roof, the after-effects of the Torture-Cola had hit them again (unfortunately for Gatomon, which explained her annoyed countenance).
So here we are.
"So, what'd they say about a costume contest?" asked Patamon.
Gatomon shrugged. "Who knows. I caught everything, but the only thing to gain is some money and a trophy."
Upamon blinked. "Ooh…I wonder if the trophy will be big?"
"Urrgh…" moaned Demiveemon.
Patamon paled. "Uh oh! Gatomon, watch out!"
"BLUUUUURRRRGGH!"
"DARN IT DEMIVEEMON! I JUST GOT MY FUR CLEANED!"
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/Yolei's Room, Inoue Apartment, Odaiba, 3:45 PM/
Yolei frowned as she stroked Poromon's feathers. How to beat him…how am I going to beat Davis…?
That was the key. And while Davis wouldn't be home until later – as the detention kept him at school until 5 PM – he was currently troubling Yolei.
His words earlier at lunch. He had proclaimed his apparent victory.
That was what worried Yolei. It hadn't taken Davis long to come up with a costume idea…so what would HE be dressing up as? That was the key; she had to come up with something better. But how? She had an eye for fashion, but her sense for winning combinations wasn't exactly the best. Who…who can I count on to get me a winner?
Then it hit her. "I've got it!"
"HUUURRGGH!"
"…eew…"
Five minutes and one change of clothes later…
Yolei, now wearing a dark red T-shirt and blue shorts, quickly grabbed the phone in the living room, and dialed a number she had learned no more than a week ago. "Hello? Tachikawa residence? Ah, hi Mimi! Great to hear from you! Listen, I have a favor to ask of you…"
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/Outside Inoue Convenience Store, Odaiba, 5:21 PM/
"Bleh…" muttered Davis as he trudged home. "Detention sucks…"
"Then why do you get it so much Davish?" asked Demiveemon. By this time, the effects of the Torture-Cola had FINALLY worn off (shows him to raid a store).
Davis facefaulted. "…never mind…"
As Davis lazily walked into the convenience store, he found that all of the shelves that had been raided by Demiveemon and Poromon – as well as the freezers – were full again. Man. Mr. and Mrs. Inoue work fast. On the other hand, Davis wondered how much money the Inoues had lost due to the Digimon's snacking binge.
"Hi Davis!"
Davis shifted his eyes to see Jun Inoue, working behind the counter with Subaru. She was wearing the standard apron that employees wore. "Yo." Then he continued walking towards the door.
Jun blinked as she practiced exchanging money for change on the countertop. "What's his problem?"
"You forget," interjected Subaru. "That he stood up till 4 last night."
"True."
Davis lazily walked upstairs into the main apartment and towards HIS room.
Heh…well, it's actually Mantarou's room. Davis often thought about how much of an intrusion he and Jun were in the Inoues lives. Truthfully, he would've preferred living on the streets than mooching off a family entirely separate from the Motomiyas.
But then again, the Motomiyas didn't exist anymore, did they? Not legally, anyway. Bleh…I STILL hate my new name. Davis Inoue…BLECH. As Davis walked down the hall towards Mantarou's (and his) room, he heard noise coming from Yolei's room.
"Okay…so before we begin the measuring, we should go over basic color choices…"
Davis blinked. Is that Mimi I hear…?
"Right. I'd prefer a mixture of differing shades of red and purple."
And that's Yolei…A giggle. "I like the way you think!"
What's going on? Davis stomped toward Yolei's room and gazed inside.
A briefcase – and Poromon, for that matter – was sitting on Yolei's bed. The briefcase was open, revealing fashion magazines and clothing catalogues. Sitting on the floor was Mimi, holding a list of colors in her hand. Sitting in front of her was Yolei.
"Mimi? What are you doing here?" asked Davis out of surprise.
"Oh! Hi Davis!" said Mimi with a smile, her shoulder-length strawberry-blonde hair combed to perfection. She was currently wearing a purple tank top and pink capri pants. Yes, she was wearing the very outfit she had worn in the tumultuous chain of events between October 22nd and October 26th. Despite her fickle taste when it came to fashion, she had grown attached to that set of clothes. Her brown eyes sparkled with glee as she asked, "So, how's being an Inoue going for you?"
"Eh…" Davis held his right hand forward – palm-down – and tilted it from side-to-side at quick speeds. It was a gesture that meant 'so-so'. Synonyms include 'average', 'okay', 'run of the mill', and 'bleh'.
Yolei shot Davis a glare. A glare he ignored. Davis asked, "Why are you here?"
"Helping Yolei prepare for the costume contest!" said Mimi with a smile. "I'm going to make a custom costume for her!"
"You hear that Davis?" Yolei gave him the thumbs-down gesture. "You're going down!"
Davis was silent. Yolei was waiting for a reply. Demiveemon hopped out of Davis' backpack and ran to the bathroom sink to get the smell of gym socks off of him.
Finally, the Child of Miracles smirked. "Doesn't matter what you do. You won't win…I guarantee it." With that, Davis walked away and towards his room.
Poromon blinked as Yolei's eyes flared with anger. "If I didn't know better Yolei, I think you were…oh, what was that word…? Oh yeah. 'Dissed'."
"I know. I'LL KILL HIM FOR IT!" roared the youngest Inoue female.
Mimi only smiled happily. "Don't worry about it." The Child of Sincerity leaned closer towards Yolei's ear and whispered, "Besides, HE doesn't know that I won first place last year at my school in the Halloween Costume Contest…and my winning costume was handmade by yours truly. You are in good hands."
Yolei grinned widely. "Yeah! Let's get to work!"
And so they did.
For the next weekend, Yolei spent all of her free time working with Mimi on her custom costume.
Davis spent his free time lazing around.
Demiveemon and Poromon spent their free time eating, but you probably knew that.
Fast-forward…to Monday…
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/Sidewalk, Odaiba, Monday, November 8th, 3:34 PM/
A boy wearing a brown trench coat and a large brown hat walked off a bus. His entire body was concealed from view as a result of his disguise. The only part of his body that could be seen were purple eyes that possessed a kind of experienced aura.
"Hmm…if I was right, the school was this way…"
With that said, he walked towards the school.
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/Gymnasium, Odaiba School, Odaiba, 3:55 PM/
A multitude of children had gathered inside the school gymnasium: the basketball court, to be precise. The children gathered to participate in the contest stood in the center of the court. Those merely there to watch sat in the stands, which had been pulled out for the occasion. A large, makeshift podium had been erected at one end of the court, and in front of that podium sat a table. Sitting at that table were the three judges. From the faculty came two judges: the principal and a teacher. The teacher was Mrs. Hakashi. The principal was Jonathon Motoyama. And aside from some thinning brown hair near the temples, he was completely bald. The third judge was a member of the student body: Matt Ishida, member of the Teenage Wolves.
In the stands, Sora Takenouchi sweatdropped. "Boy. I can see the girls staring at Matt already."
"More like leering," huffily said Mimi.
"Calm down. You know Matt won't succumb to pressure. After all, Davis, TK, Tai, Yolei, and Cody all entered this contest." Sitting beside the two girls was none other than Izzy Izumi, Child of Knowledge, and computer genius. "He won't give in to bias."
"I suppose you're right," said Mimi with a sigh.
Also sitting beside them was Kari, who stared quietly down at Tai. He had dressed up…as Inuyasha. He had even gone so far as to spray his hair with water-soluble white paint to give off the illusion that he was the half-demon character. I swear, he shouldn't be this obsessed with cartoons at his age. Her eyes then turned to Cody, who was wearing his kendo uniform. At least Cody's costume is sensible.
"Pardon me."
The Children of Love, Sincerity, Knowledge, and Light blinked as a boy in a brown hat and trench coat stood in front of them on the stands. "Mind if I have a seat?"
Kari recognized that disguise. "Of course…Child of Kindness."
Yes; it was Ken Ichijouji, the Child of Kindness. But why the disguise? It was obvious; despite the fact the physical and mental boost provided by Demon's Dark Spore was long gone, he was still a very smart and athletic child…and he was STILL the Rocket to many. If not for the disguise, those that had gathered for the costume contest would have turned their attention to him…and ONLY him.
"So, what brings you here?" asked Izzy as Ken sat down beside Kari.
"Yolei sent a message to my D-Terminal inviting me to come to the costume contest." He quickly reached inside the trench coat and said, "You can come out now."
"Whew! Finally!" A small, insectoid head poked out of a large pocket inside the folds of the coat. It was none other than Minomon, the In-Training form of Wormmon. "Pardon my saying Ken, but that pocket is cramped!"
"Sorry. I'm not ready to fully let you be seen in public just yet," whispered Ken.
"So…" said Mimi with a sly look in her eyes. "Yolei INVITED you, did she?"
Ken remained silent as a slight blush came to his cheeks. "Yes. What of it?"
Sora smiled as she leaned back. "Say no more…"
"Speaking of which, where is Yolei, anyway?" asked the Child of Kindness.
"Changing in the girls' bathroom…and here she comes now!" exclaimed Mimi.
The moment Yolei walked into the gymnasium, a lot of eyes were drawn to her…and for good reason. She looked radiant.
Her body was adorned by a skin-tight dress made of soft, velvety material colored purple. At her waist, a violet skirt came into being that billowed down to her ankles. Dark red high-heel slippers covered her feet, and matching gloves covered her hands. Dark red ribbons twirled around her arms; speaking of the arms, they were hidden by the long sleeves of her dress. A cherry-colored sash was wrapped around her waist, adding more color to the overall design. Attached to her shoulders was a flowing scarlet cape that went down to her calves. Her long, lavender hair was combed and silky smooth, and a single red ribbon was tied onto her hair into a finely knotted bow. The final addition to her costume was surprisingly simple: she wasn't wearing her glasses.
A large portion of the males in the room stared at Yolei quietly. Ken couldn't help but blush at how…stunning she looked. Wow…
"Impressive." Kari immediately took a picture with her portable camera. "What'd you do Mimi?"
Mimi smiled. "Simple; I exercised my fashion know-how and transformed Yolei from a simple Digidestined into an alluring vixen! No teenager in their right mind would say no to a date with her!"
Ken found himself agreeing.
"But it only makes me wonder…what will Davis do? He said he would win the contest no matter what Yolei did…but after this, I'm starting to wonder," said Kari.
"Not only that," interjected Mimi. "But he didn't do any shopping for a costume or anything! It's like he already had the costume with him!"
Ken frowned. "But that can't be possible…what costume could Davis have that one, he already owns, and two, can beat Yolei's?"
At that moment, Davis entered the gymnasium.
The attention Yolei garnered was nothing compared to the attention Davis Inoue was receiving…but his entire body was covered by a shimmering suit of golden armor: the Armor of Miracles.
All of the Digidestined in the gymnasium went bone-white at the sight of Davis cockily grinning, walking onto the court. Yolei immediately thought, NO FAIR! He's using the Armor of Miracles? HOW THE HECK DO I COMPETE WITH THAT?
In the stands, Minomon whispered. "Wow. Neat costume. It looks just like his Holy Armor!"
"It IS his Holy Armor," pointed out Izzy.
"Oh."
At the judges' table, Matt Ishida was scowling. Davis…you PINHEAD! How could you think of using the Armor of Miracles as a disguise? Were you even thinking?
And then TK walked in.
And all of Davis' apparent hopes for winning easily went down the drain.
Because TK was wearing a suit of golden bronze armor. The armor itself had a curved, graceful look to it, not angular like Davis' Armor of Miracles. The armor that covered his shins, feet, and forearms had wing and rhombus markings emblazoned on them, as well as shimmering blue sapphires. Bronze gloves covered his hands, with spikes protruding from his knuckles. His head was covered by bronze armor, with a large slot in each side to show the sides of his mouth and his eyes. The forehead had an upside-down light-blue triangle emblazoned on it, and there were slits in the helmet for his eyes to see through. The ears of Pegasusmon extended from the sides of his helmet, and a mane of light blonde hair extended from the back of the helmet, ending at the top of his shoulders. Extending from his shoulder blades was a pair of large, angelic wings made of light-orange feathers. Finally, the Crest of Hope adorned his breastplate, its color a blazing yellow-bronze.
It was the Armor of Hope. Normally covering Pegasusmon, the Armor of Hope was one of the Holy Armors…and TK was using it as his costume.
The Digidestined all went bone-white again. Matt resisted the urge to face-fault at the fact his brother had had the same idea Davis had had.
Davis couldn't help but gape. WHAT? NO FAIR! TC HAD THE SAME IDEA I HAD!
TK blinked out of surprise at the sight of Davis. Wow. He had the same idea I had.
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To be continued…
Next time…
Chapter 7: Costume Contest (Part 2)
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Author's Notes: MWAHAHAHA! Cliffhanger. Take THAT!
See you soon, and please review!