This one is for Takara Ravenheart! Hope you enjoy some Izzy and Tai shenanigans.
Ever since Izzy accidentally dropped his laptop and cracked it, Izzy had been coming over to Tai's house with hopes of convincing him to finally let him use the desktop.
Unfortunately, his mother had taken that chance to forbid her son from using any computer until his own was fixed. Not only that, but to ensure that her word remained the law, she forwarded the message onto Tai, the person she thought Izzy would seek help from first.
He only needed to wait one more day to get his computer back, but he had already spent three days without it, and he was already growing desperate.
Because of that, he ended up accompanying his friend to the public library to check out a book for a project. As they closed in on the section where his book was supposedly located at, Tai stopped in front of the manga section.
"You're staying here while I go find the book."
"I'm not an avid reader, though…"
"There's got to be something you'll like," Tai objected, pushing Izzy towards the nearest shelf. "I want you to check out at least one before we leave."
"But I didn't bring my library card!" Izzy argued.
"That's okay, I'll let you use mine."
All out of excuses, Izzy grumbled and stuck out his tongue. Tai only smiled mockingly and walked away.
Izzy slowly made his way past the countless shelves. None of them particularly caught his attention, though.
"Izzy? Never thought I'd see you here!" a familiar voice called him from behind.
Tucked in between two shelves was Mimi, a stack of volumes from a wide assortment of series beside her. "How come you're looking for manga all of a sudden?"
"Tai is making me," Izzy replied. "But I don't know what to check out."
Mimi jumped up and grinned. "I've got just the series for you!" she announced, walking to a shelf and taking out a nearby volume. She then handed it to Izzy who bore an unsure expression. "This series has romance, drama, friendships, and everything else you could possibly hope for!"
Izzy inspected the back cover and frowned. "Shojo? I don't think-"
Mimi cut him off before he could continue, "Trust me, you'll love it. Just sit down and take a peek." Mimi proceeded to lead Izzy to the closes chair and force him to start reading.
I might as well give it a try…
Tai waited impatiently at the entrance to the manga section. He had found the book and was ready to check it out, but Izzy was taking forever. Finally, when he was about to go in and find him, however, he heard footsteps and assumed they were his.
"There you are, Izzy! I thought I-"
It was Izzy, alright, but it was hard to tell at first due to the stack of at least a dozen volumes that he was struggling to carry.
"Tai, do you mind if I check out more than one?"