Author: Kazumi Kairi or Kairi-chan
Kairi: Yaho! It's me again and this is the 13th chapter of this story.
Type 013: Karaoke BattleIt's the second month of their summer break the temperature is rising up from the next day to another. Many people are getting heated up and sweat a lot on that. Izumi was back on her apartment after she took with her friends to the beach last month. She was getting annoyed from the heat now but she's trying to concentrate on continuing her summer homework.
"No… no… it can't be right." She said.
Knock, Knock.
Izumi heard the knocking sound that was coming from outside of her balcony as she looked at her right side she saw the brunette haired lad was knocking it with a smile on his face. Of course since she has no other options she opens the sliding glass.
What it is this time, Takuya-kun?" she asked him.
"I just thought it would be nice to pay a visit." He answered.
"… You're lying, mister. I could tell that you need my help on your homework." Izumi said.
"Ehe… you've caught me." Said Takuya.
"Well I guess there's no other choice." She whispers, "So which subjects you still don't get it?"
Takuya stared at Izumi with the joint of surprise and excitement that was on his face. The blonde haired beauty just looked at his face looking scared at that expression, she is scaring at it without any reaction. The messy brunette haired lad was already inside of her room sitting next to her patiently and he had brought his homeworks already.
"You're really fast…" said Izumi. "So which one of them you don't know?"
"This one…" he answered.
The messy brunette haired lad shown his biology book and pointed the top of the page. Izumi looked at the book carefully at it from up to down until she gasped after examine the book. Then she stared at the messy brunette haired lad with a furious expression.
"THAT QUESTION IS SIMPLE AND YOU DON'T KNOW?" she asked.
"Yep!" Takuya answered simply.
"… You're impossible." She said, "But oh well… I'm still going to help you."
It took for a long hour for Takuya to get to understand to his biology summer homework until they're both done of their subject together. They've finally finished it in this month. Izumi and Takuya are both bushed out on it.
"Hey thanks a lot on the homework, Izumi-chan." Takuya thanked her.
"No problem but… why didn't you ask Kouji-kun or Kouichi-kun for help?" she asked him.
"…Ummm.. They wouldn't let me also they have part-time job." He answered nervously. "And they should be done by now."
"I see…"
After hearing the answer from the simple head lad, she say nothing else back that she wanted to say. All she could do is to stare at him with an irritated expression, which made him feeling nervous all the sudden. Then she sighs softly knowing that it wouldn't be the best answer on hitting him. Izumi thought for a while until she has one.
"So are you interested in Karaoke?" she asks him.
"…Yes I do." He answered, "Why d'ya asked?
Izumi didn't answers at his question but instead she could only smile at him very happily as you could see it clearly on her expression. The messy brunette haired lad was thoughtless until he knew why she was asking him that question. A large grin starting to appears on his face.
"Sure thing, Izumi-chan, I'll go. It may look fun." He said.
"Yeah and I think we should invite Kouji-kun and Kouichi-kun too." Izumi told him.
"Sure the more the merrier if we all have fun." Takuya exclaimed, "I'll call them."
"Um! And let me remind you one thing, Takuya-kun." Izumi added.
Takuya's excited expression and his wide grin started to fade slowly and changed into his cute curious expression in his chibi form. He asks her what was it she might remind him. The blonde haired beauty simply answered by pointing at the messy brunette haired lad's clothing again.
"You need to change it otherwise Kouji-kun and Kouichi-kun will ignore you if you wear that simple outfit." She answered.
"Oh…" he muttered with a small sweat-drop.
-In Some City
Takuya was wearing in his white short sleeve polo over his red shirt, a blue shorts and white socks under his red rubber shoes with his cap and goggle over his head. Kouji wears in a sleeveless body fit black shirt, blue pants, black shoes, few black and blue wristbands on both his wrists, and his usual blue bandana over his head. Kouichi was wearing a maroon shirt with two stars in the middle, brown pants, and pair of rubber shoes. Izumi has her hear tied with pair of moon and star clips, a yellow halter shirt, red skirt that reaches two inches below her knees and a pair of white boots.
They are walking in the streets going their way to the Karaoke bar. Izumi was the most excited one on the group. She has been swinging her arms up and down, which acts her like an elementary school girl in that age. Takuya just stared at the energetic girl's attractive attires that he had seen.
"She's really cute in that suit, right?" Takuya whispered to Kouji.
"Why are you saying it to me?" Kouji asked.
"Come on Kouji try to admit that Izumi-chan's cute. Right, Kouichi?" said Takuya/
"I… um… yeah…" Kouichi answered nervously.
"Here we are guys, the Moriko Karaoke Bar!" Izumi exclaimed.
They've finally arrived to their destination what Izumi have said the bar called 'Moriko Karaoke Bar' was an interesting building that has great structures around of it. It may be low but when you went inside of it you'll find something extraordinary in it. The boys were really surprises at the building that the blonde beauty girl had brought them.
"Let's go in guys." She insisted.
"…Yeah." The boys answered.
"Just a minute!" a voice exclaimed.
Izumi stopped at it as she heard a loud and annoying female voice was demanding them. Her expressions turned shocked as she seems to know that voice very well. She looks behind and saw a young girl who seems to be in a young age than her. The girl has a sour face that doesn't fit much to her beauty, which made Takuya and Kouichi disgusted at her also Kouji as his eyes started to shadowed it.
"Who is that little girl?" Kouji asked Izumi.
"I don't wanna know her name…" Takuya muttered.
"Let's go or the space will be taken." Said Kouichi.
The strange girl was getting really angry that Izumi and the boys are ignoring her presence. Also they're about to walk away and enter Moriko Karaoke Bar but the mysterious girl was blocking their way, which made them to stop.
"How dare you ignore I, Tashiwa Rieko, who wants to challenge you Orimoto Izumi!" she exclaimed.
"You and that little girl are rivals?" Kouichi asked.
"Yeah you may say that but I don't think her as my rival." Answered the blonde haired girl.
"HEY!" Rieko screamed, "Orimoto Izumi I challenge you on a Karaoke Battle!"
The strange girl called Tashiwa Rieko pointed furiously at Izumi with raging flame on the background. The blonde haired beauty stared at the annoying girl who has a very bad attitude with few veins popping above her head.
"Ummm… Izumi-chan I think she's serious on challenging you." Takuya whispers her
"Yes I am serious of this challenge! And I will follow you all day!" Rieko shouted again.
As Rieko said the last sentence, Izumi suddenly felt really scared. Rieko will follow her everywhere wherever she went in one whole day? She couldn't take the crazy little girl who will follow her trail where she goes in a good day for their summer vacation. The blonde haired girl looked at the three boys likewise they only shrug and told her that it was her problem she must face it. She sighs and looked at the annoying little girl with weary expressions.
"All right then I'm accepting your challenge." She answers, "But you must pay for this."
"Fair enough. Also for getting a date with those pretty boys." Said Rieko.
"WHAT? WHY INCLUDE US?" Kouichi shouted at her furiously.
"It's a good prize…" Rieko answered.
Rieko began to daydream that she won the battle against Izumi and gets the boys(Takuya, Kouichi and Kouji) dating with her. Takuya, Kouichi, and Izumi gasped at what the annoying little girl was thinking. This bad knew the three boys are really handsome that means they are included to the prize even for Kouji who looks disgusted at it.
"Izumi-chan! You must win!" Takuya pleaded to the blonde girl.
"WHY ARE YOU PLEADING IT TO ME!" Izumi yelled.
"I've got a very bad feeling about it, Otouto." Kouichi whispers to Kouji.
"Let's just hope…" Kouji said, "The nightmare will be over."
"You guys…" Rieko whispers.
-In Moriko Karaoke Bar
They are inside of the Karaoke Bar's special room where most customers would like to have on their room for fun of singing. Takuya, Kouichi, and Kouji are standing behind the blonde haired girl's side. Of course Rieko was twitching why boys doesn't stay on her side.
"Okay the Karaoke Battle should be between me and Orimoto. We'll sing 4 songs each of our turns!" Rieko announced, "I'll go first."
"Geeze… her angry expression sure makes me feel puke on her." Kouichi muttered.
"I don't wanna have someone like her." Said Takuya.
As Rieko has her first turn in the first round her voice, the expression and the way she sang was totally destructible as it doesn't give the good mood to the song she was singing. When it's Izumi's turn on he first round, on the other hand her voice and the expressions were fitted perfectly to the song she was singing. The boys cheered loudly for her, which means Izumi won the first round.
The next round was rock music where Rieko was really good at the music, except Izumi was having trouble pm keeping the lyrics, which means the annoying girl won the second round. On the third round was a classic music unfortunately Izumi had won this round. At the fourth round is the rock and roll although the so-call rival had won this round.
"It's a tie…" said Kouji.
"WE KNOW IT'S A TIE KOUJI! WHY ARE YOU SO DAMN CALM AT THIS?" Takuya yelled.
"Aren't you scared at all, Otouto?" Kouichi asked.
"No…" he answered.
"…"
Rieko and Izumi are staring at each other's eyes, the annoying girl was getting too furious and angry at this while Izumi was calm and never shows any anger expressions on her face. Since two of them were in a tie they must do the tiebreaker challenge on the last round… is to sing Techno music.
"Heh! This should be really easy." Rieko smirks, "Once this battle is over the boys will be all mine!"
"I can't let this one down, I hope there's a better chance…" Izumi whispers.
Now that Rieko was singing it, she was loss at the tone that she could not try to keep up the lyrics. The boys stared at the annoying girl with a majority sweat-drops each above of their heads. It was so embarrassing for her voice singing like that. And now it was Izumi's turn for this final round.
"This is it guys…" the lone lad whispers.
Takuya and Kouichi had their eyes eager on Izumi who was getting nervous so suddenly. Her body began to shaken out really nervous on it. The blonde haired beauty was getting two doubts either she'll win or not. She was about to say that she couldn't do it but she felt a sudden heavy hand yet warm ones that were placing over her hands. The blonde girl looked at her right side and saw Kouichi.
"Don't get a sudden nervous, Izumi. If you get that the lyrics and the voice won't become alive." Kouichi told her.
"Kouichi's right, don't over stress yourself to this, na Izumi-chan." Said Takuya.
"I don't want to say this but I agree with them too." said Kouji. "There are said that you must calm and relax and let the music moves around you. In other words let the music move your voice."
"Kouji-kun… Kouichi-kun… Takuya-kun… arigatou." Izumi whispers, "All right I can do it!"
"You're not backing out?" Rieko asked.
"No way! After all I'm just having fun." Said Izumi.
Rieko suddenly shocked as she saw Izumi was getting her confidence yet when she saw her eyes. She had thought that the blonde haired girl's eyes are starting to flash with filled some unknown feeling that she wasn't sure. The music was starting up from the box. The blonde girl was getting on the beat. Takuya was also feeling the neat even Kouichi.
Insert Song: Super Girl
Doushite itsumo itsumo nige dashichau no?
Shippai osoretara nanimo kanawanai yo
Nandomo kujiketatte zenzen ii ja nai?
Jibun wo shinjite mite michi wa hirakareru yo
Risou no jibun ni chikazuku tame ni ne
Sou yo ashita wa yatte kurun ja nai?
Hora! Sono kao agete!
Donna ni tsurai toki demo nikkori waratte iyou
Nakimushi ni sayonara shite itsuka suupaa gaaru!
Doushite jibun rashisa nakushite shimau no?
Minna to issho nante sonna no tsumaranai
Nandomo egaita chizu nuritsubusanaide!
Jibun wo kanjite mite michi wa miete kuru yo
Yume mita jibun ni chikazuku tame ni ne
Sou yo mirai wa yatte kuruna ja nai?
Hora! Sono te nobashite!
Donna ni tsurai koto demo omoide kaete ikou
Yowamushi ni sayonara shite mezase suupaa gaaru!
Donna ni tsurai toki demo nikkori waratte iyou
Nakimushi ni sayonara shite itsuka suupaa gaaru!
Donna ni tsurai koto demo omoide kaete ikou
Yowamushi ni sayonara shite mezase suupaa gaaru!
Song ends
As Izumi sang the song, she feel the differences from what she had sang from the previous ones yet the strange feeling she gets felt really good that she had never felt that way she has one. Takuya and Kouichi started to cheer wildly for the blonde beauty and Kouji simply just gave her a thumb up. Rieko stared at Izumi so surprisingly that she had lost from her rival.
"Why is it? Why I lost from her?" she yelled.
"The reason why Izumi-san won because she is calm and puts her feelings to the song, unlike you, you're too nosy. And you don't put your voice and the lyrics to share one." Kouji explained to her.
"And that's why Izumi-chan won." Said Takuya.
"… I guess I have to accept I've lost to you, Orimoto." Said Rieko, "But I'll be back to challenge on you more!"
Rieko left the Karaoke bar after leaving one last sentence to Izumi but at least she left the money to pay for it just what Izumi said. Finally the annoying girl was gone and leaves them in peace. The blonde haired girl sat on the seat so tiredly after that insane battle with that rival.
"Finally now we can have our fun." Kouichi muttered,
"That was really hectic." Kouji whispers. "Which reminds me after Oniisan and I got all the trouble before coming here."
"What do you mean?" Takuya asked Kouji.
Kouji stared at the goggle head lad with a surprise expression that was written, 'You-didn't-know?' look. The goggle head lad shook his head innocently, which made a twitch on the younger twin lad. Kouichi laughs softly knowing that Takuya had forgotten it, while Izumi stared at the boys so confusedly.
"Today's August 24th right, Takuya?" said Kouichi, "Don't tell me you forgot what day it is."
Takuya has blank face at first with few question marks are appearing above his head August 24th what's so special of today's day, Takuya wondered. He thought of it very carefully then something hit his head as he remembers.
"Of course! It's my 16th birthday! How could I forget!" Takuya exclaimed.
"You just remember, you dult!" Kouji insulted him.
"Happy birthday Takuya." Said Kouichi.
Kouichi and Kouji gave Takuya their birthday present to the goggle head lad, then they noticed that Izumi was staring at them surprisingly at this. The goggle head lad was curious on why the blonde beauty looked like that then she suddenly fumed shocked.
"ARE YOU TELLING ME THAT YOU'RE 15 ALL THE TIME?" Izumi screamed. "YOU SAID YOU'RE 16 WHEN WE FIRST MET!"
"Oh that… I forgot to tell you the truth about it… Sorry Izumi-chan." Takuya apologized to her.
"Wait a minute, your birthday is today right?" she asked him.
"Yeah… why?"
Izumi smirked evilly at this while the goggle head lad stared at her expression both confusedly and sacred. Kouichi sweat-drop at this while Kouji felt something bad to the blonde haired girl.
"Then that means… I'm four months older than you!" she boasted. "My birthday's in May."
"ARE YOU SHOWING YOUR HIGH PRIORITY THAN ME?" yelled Takuya angrily.
Takuya and Izumi started to fight at each other by telling who's the greater and which one of them should follow them. Kouichi and Kouji stared at the two with sweat-drop above their heads at Takuya and Izumi's sudden changed relationships and they decided to let them be.
"By the way where are Shinya and Tomoki? They should be here by now." Kouichi asked.
"Yeah. I called them few minutes ago." Kouji agreed, "But on the other hand we shouldn't let those two to see this."
Somewhere in the city, Shinya and Tomoki were walking in streets while they are trying to follow the directions on he map. But they're already… lost.
"WHERE IS MORIKO KARAOKE BAR?" Shinya screamed.
"I wanna go home!" Tomoki also screamed.
T.B.C.
Kairi: So how was it? Looks pretty funny for this chapter… ahahahha. Sorry, I can't think any good ideas lately and I've had a hard time thinking some good ideas on my other Digimon story called 'An Assassin's Heart'. Oh I forgot to mention that the song that was mentioned Izumi sang was called Super Girl an image song of Tachikawa Mimi from Digimon 01/02. And here's the translation version.
Super Girl Translation
Why are you always, always running away?
If you're always afraid of making mistakes, you can't do anything.
No matter how many times you get discouraged, it's still OK, isn't it?
Try believing in yourself and the road will be opened to you.
To get closer to the ideal you,
That's right, isn't tomorrow coming?
Hey! Lift up your face!
No matter what hard times you have, you should laugh with a smile
Say "Goodbye" to the crybaby you, someday Super Girl!
Why do you stop action like yourself?
It's boring if everyone is the same.
Don't paint over the map that smiled so many times,
Try feeling your own feelings and you'll be able to see the road.
To get closer to the you that you saw in your dreams,
That's right, isn't the future coming?
Hey! Reach out your hand!
No matter what hard things come your way, let's return to your memories,
Say "Goodbye" to the wimpy you, wake up Super Girl!
No matter what hard times you have, you should laugh with a smile
Say "Goodbye" to the crybaby you, someday Super Girl!
No matter what hard things come your way, let's return to your memories,
Say "Goodbye" to the wimpy you, wake up Super Girl!
Kairi: And I'd like to thank the FF reviewers from the last chapter.
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Kairi: And that's all for now. Please R & R. And see you on the next chapter!