Trials of Life
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"Talking"
'Thoughts'
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(-/-/-) Flash back
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Chapter 36
She blinks as Mimi begins to chat with her over Jager. They've been going out for the last five nights, beginning with the first night. She found it odd to be around this group, especially how they seem to be so close, almost like a family.
She tries to listen but finds that the task just seems impossible, but she could tell that Yolei might be the only one out of the girls that is really listening to Matt's girlfriend. She glances to her right to see Sora looking at Tai and then to her left to see Kari watching TK interact with Ken and Davis.
She then turns back to watching Mimi. "So, what do you like best about Jager?" Mimi asks suddenly, it seems to her. She blinks and answers without thinking, "His eyes." She finds the whole group looking at her and she adds, "They just seem so… ancient." She wonders if she could be any lamer.
She's surprise that the others all nod at this. "Sounds about right." Mimi says. "You've been to his place yet?" Kari asks. She shakes her head no. "Me alone in a apartment with a guy?" She asks with a bit of a hint in her voice. "He wouldn't." Yolei says. "He's a gentlemen. The thing is, you've been going out to the theatre and stuff, right?" Sora asks. She nods at this. "He's got this huge big screen TV in the living room with DVDs and satellite. Plus he can cook." Mimi informs her.
She blinks at this, she never really given much thought in checking out Jager's place and from the way they talk about it; it must be a nice place. "I don't know if he would go for that." She admits to them. "We could go and ask him right now. Maybe check it out tonight." Yolei says.
Before she knows it, Mimi and Yolei have grabbed her by both her hands and leading her towards Jager. She watches as Joe notices them before the other two. Izzy and Jager also turn around after Joe says something. They get close and Mimi says, "I hear you've not invited Lin to your place yet Jager! Shouldn't you two spend time in a private place once in a while?" Jager blinks at this and says, "I thought Lin might be too scared to be alone with a guy at his place." She's relieved at the answer, meaning that he did care about her feelings at least.
"O please! You wouldn't try anything to her and she's might be getting bored going out all the time! Right Lin?" Yolei asks her. "I kind of am…" She says and Yolei then says, "So there you have it! The two of you could spend a quiet evening alone at Jager's." Mimi adds, "I'll be willing to go grocery shopping, as to help pick out something for a romantic dinner for two." "No thank you Mimi. I have some fish to the freezer that will do." Jager says quickly.
Soon they head back the where Kari and Soar are waiting. She can't believe what has just happened. Now she knows why Jager wants the girls off his tail about dating. She feels kind of sorry for Jager, but when this is all over, they'll break it off. She didn't know just what to think about that, for on the one hand, she was beginning to like Jager as a person, even if he conned her into dating him, but he never pride into her private life or tried to keep her off balance.
'The concerts and spending time with this group are just bonuses that I get from being Jager's girlfriend. It's odd; they all seem to approve of me after meeting three days ago. They treat me like I belong…' She thinks as she listens with half an ear to the conversation going on before her.
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He noticed the distant look on Lin's face after talking with Jager and them. Surprisingly, he didn't know just what to think about his twin brother dating. He did find that Lin is a nice enough girl and seems to be really into Jager from then just his looks. Everyone could tell that about Lin and that's why they made sure to treat her like one of them. Now that question is, will Jager and Lin last?
He didn't know what feelings Jager has for Lin, but it looks like Lin might be falling hard and fast for his brother. He'll have to probe Jager about it, especially before Kari asks him to do it. He just hopes that it's two-sided relationship. It wouldn't be fair if it wasn't.
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He sighs as he checks the time, it's only five and Lin's going to be showing up at seven. He had plenty of time to have dinner more then ready for when Lin arrives. He sets the timer and then heads for the couch.
He doesn't turn on the TV, just lays there, thinking about the past five nights, well six if you count tonight. He had notice that Lin seems to be more interested in him then in the activists they do. He has seen those kind of looks before too, like on Tai and Sora's faces when they look at each other or on Kari and TK's faces. He didn't know how to stop Lin from developing those kind of feelings for him, for he didn't know if he could feel the same way towards Lin like she does towards him.
The phone rings and gets up to answer it. "Hello?" He says. "Hey Jager, it's me, TK." His brother says. "Hey TK, what's up?" He asks. "I calling to ask you about Lin." His little brother says. "O." He says. "What do you want to know?" He adds. "You do know that she's falling for you, right?" TK says. He sighs and says, "I know and we've only know each other for like six days already. I really don't know if I'm ready for that kind of relationship, TK." "You're well over two hundred and you think you're not ready for a girlfriend?" TK ask in a humorous tone. "I never thought too much about it during my time in the Digital World and only thought about it on and off for the last few years. I really don't know what I should feel, I know that Rev would give me his opinion and then talk me through the emotions." He says. "So, you'll be waiting for Rev to return before deciding what your feelings are?" TK asks. "He's going to be back in a day or so, I think this could wait that long." He answers. "True, it might just her first love and she'll fall out of love too." TK says. "It could happen." He agrees.
They chat for a good eleven minutes before hanging up. He then checks on the food and then returns to the couch. He thinks over plans for the next festival that's coming up. He wonders just what to wear to it.
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She walks to the door with Jager's apartment number on it. She pause and for a second wishes to just turn around and leave, but that feeling quickly passes and she rings the doorbell. The door opens and Jager motions her into the apartment.
She walks into the apartment and takes off her shoes and jacket too. She looks around and just stares at the big screen TV. 'They weren't joking about that. I don't think I've ever been this close to one outside the mall. I wonder what his parents do for a living.' She thinks, and then she smells something really good. She turns towards the kitchen area and finds that Jager is almost done placing the food on the table.
She walks to the table and sits down where the other place setting is. Soon Jager begins to ask her what she wants on her plate. She tells him and soon her plate is full. Jager then loads food onto his own plate and they then start eating at the same time.
She found the food to be really good and much better then her own. "So, this is the apartment that you live in. Are you're parents coming home soon?" She asks. She watches as Jager looks puzzled at this and then he answers, "I live on my own, you see." She looks surprised at this and Jager adds, "I got a large bank account, I don't manage it, a old friend does. You see I'm in university." She looks stunned at this and says, "So you're a genius then?" Jager nods at this, "I guess you could say that. I'm usually ahead of my classmate on certain things." "You don't act like one." She says. "I usually thought most genius were snobby and aloof." She adds. "Izzy's a genius, if that helps." Jager says.
She's surprise at that one. She just thought that Izzy was a computer nerd, like Yolei proclaims she is. "I guess I've just offended you and your friend." She says. "It's ok, you didn't know." Jager says. She smiles slightly at this. She still feels bad about what she said, but Jager will most likely wave off any apology she tries to say. She almost couldn't believe that she had be terrified of him, but then, the way they meet didn't leave a first good impression for either of them.
They soon finish dinner and she offers to help clean up. She expected to just put them into a dishwasher, but it seems that Jager doesn't use it too much. Only when he's too busy doing other things, so they soon finish washing the dishes and leave them out to dry off.
She then sits on the couch as Jager pops popcorn. She looks around for any pictures that might be hanging up or on the coffee table but finds recent pictures. She sighs and turns as Jager walks over with a large bowl of popcorn and puts it on the coffee table and then asks, "You want something to drink?" She answers, "Anything will be fine." Jager nods and brings back two cola drinks.
She then watches as Jager puts in a DVD. She then takes a sip out of her glass and gets comfortable. Jager then sits by her and pushes play. Jager glances at her and asks, "You want to skip trailers?" "If you want to." She says. Jager doesn't and they watched the trailers for different movies.
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She walks out of the apartment building, feeling content about everything that happened tonight. She waits at the bus stop, checking the time to see when the bus she needs will arrive. She leans against the sigh post, thinking about this evening.
'I guess they were right about Jager being a gentleman. It wasn't like what I thought it would be like either. I now know more about him then I did before and I'm going to miss going out with him too. He's not only cute, but also kind. I wonder if we could still be friends after this?' She thinks, and then notices that her bus has arrived. She flashes the driver her bus pass and then finds a sit. The bus then starts up again and she stares out the window.
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He finishes turning off all the lights and then heads to his bedroom. He takes off his shirt and socks. He then moves under the sheets. He thinks through the events of the evening.
They didn't move towards each other during any of the two movies that they watched. It was more like two friends enjoying each other's company then a date. He's also figured out that he's growing fond of Lin in the way a guy grows fond of a girl. He sighs and closes his eyes after turning off his lamp. He tries to get some sleep, soon his fast asleep.
To be continued …