Masquerade
The inevitable disclaimer: yes, I bet y'all know that I don't own
Digimon (too bad) or its characters and that it belongs to Toel Animation,
the Fox's Network, and the Saban Company (pick any one of the three). The
plot is mine, please don't take it. Email me if you want to use it on your
own site.
The plot: Okay the characters are about a little older than the series.
Joe is in the 11th grade; Matt, Sora and Tai are in the 10th grade; Mimi and
Izzy are in the 9th; and Kari and T.K. are in the 7th grade.
I know you want to get on to the story but first I'd like to thank
Mimi4matt for being a wonderful web-mistress, site builder, but most of my
friend online. Also Roaramon for posting this on his new and revamped site!
Okay, on to the story (Yay!). Hope you enjoy it!
-Part 1-
/*-9:30 AM at Highton View
Terrence High/*-
Slam! I shut my locker. It was only after second period. Sighing, I
walked to my next class, gym. Today we were going outside to play tennis.
"Hey Matt! Here!" A junior that I knew handed me a flyer. Across the top
was scrawled "MASQUERADE" in big blue letters. Under that it said, "Highton
View Terrace High presents its first annual Masquerade! Friday June 16th,
2000 at the Hashi-Tora Club. It starts at 7:00 PM, so get there early!" That
was one week from today. I tried to read more but walking down the hall,
someone bumped into me. Looking up, I found Mimi staring at me.
"What's that?" she asked. I handed her the piece of paper. Mimi read it
and asked me if I was going.
"I might go. But then again I might not. Don't you have to have a mask
and dress up?" I asked.
"Yeah Matt, but that's the fun of it."
"Well, we have to go. The bell's gonna ring, and I know you don't want
to be late."
"No, that's okay. My next class is Home EC. The teacher doesn't care if
I'm late. She loves all the little projects I make. Bye!"
"Bye, Mimi." I walked to gym. As soon as I walked into the locker room,
the bell rang. Tai was at his gym locker, already changed out.
"Hurry up, Matt. And by the way, have you seen this?" He handed me the
Masquerade paper. "Sora wants me and you and Mimi to go."
"What? Sora wants us to go like as friends? I don't know. I told Mimi
that I wasn't going."
"Okay, well, we need to go outside now for tennis. Be my partner?" Tai
asked. I nodded my head. Then, I put the paper in my backpack and forgot all
about it.
/*-3:00 that afternoon/*-
Brrrrrrrrrriinnng!!!!!! The phone in my room rang. I ran upstairs to
pick it up. The caller id said Kamiya. Tai!
"Hello?" I picked up the phone.
"Hi, Matt?" Tai answered. "Do you want to go to the movies tonight? With
Sora and me?"
"I don't want to intrude on you and Sora."
"Why don't you go with someone else?"
"Like who? I can't get a date today."
"Oh, Sora will have someone for you." Tai laughed.
"What does that mean? Who?" I asked a million questions. "Tai, tell me
who it is, or I'll have to hurt you."
"I'm not afraid of you. Well, you'll have to see. Ha ha, you'll have to
come to the movies. See you at the Najeba Uschi Mall at six. We'll pick a
movie from there. See you there."
"Okay, whatever Tai. Bye." I hung up the phone and sighed. Great, I
thought, Tai and Sora have some girl that has a crush on me and will be
hanging all over me. I hate girls like that. They only like me for my looks.
It's not fair, everyone thinks I'm this hunk/jock that can only play sports.
I can think, too. How much fun. I have to go anyway. Tai will be mad at me.
I can't get my best friend mad.
I watched some TV to avoid my homework, or at least do some homework
while watching it. Opening my binder, I came across a picture that I had
sketched and colored in school that day. It was a picture of a blue and
purple wolf with giant pinkish claws and huge teeth. I tried to remember
where I saw this wolf, so I sat there racking my brain. Oh well. Ugh, I have
math and science. Oh, I'll do it later. I flipped through the channels until
I came to Sailor Moon. I stopped and watched it until T.K. arrived home.
"I'm home!" shouted T.K.
"Do you want a snack?"
"No, that's okay. I'm gonna eat this cookie!" He showed me a cookie as
round as his face and with pink and yellow frosting it said " Takeru-chan".
"Kari made that, didn't she?" I asked as T.K.'s face turned red.
"Umm, can Kari come over tonight? You know, we have to
do.umm...well.homework! Yeah, homework."
"Well, you have to ask Dad. Anyway, I'm going to the movies tonight. I
have to get ready." I told him. I went and spent an hour in the bathroom
taking a shower, gelling my hair, and picking out my clothes. I stopped by
T.K.'s room and looked at some drawings that caught my eye on his walls. One
was of a tan small piggish creature with ears like bat wings. Another was of
an angel with a visor over his head, a staff in his fist and six wings. They
seemed familiar, like from a dream. I couldn't figure out.
/*-5:00 that evening/*-
I glanced at my watch. It was 5 o 'clock, time to dress. I picked out a
white undershirt and a blue shirt from GAP, and then a pair of blue jeans. I
rode the tube (subway) to Najeba Uschi Mall and waited for Tai, Sora, and
the "blind date". Finally, Tai arrived. But he was by himself.
"Hey Tai, where is Sora? I thought she'd be with you." I teased Tai.
"Oh, she's with M." Tai gasped. "She's with.umm.the.mystery guest! Yeah,
that's it. The mystery guest!" Tai shouted. I gave him a questioning look.
Now I knew he knew that I knew that he knew who the "mystery guest" was.
"Hey, what movie are we gonna watch? How 'bout a scary movie? That be cool."
"Tai, did anyone tell you that you talk a lot? Did you know that?"
"Sorry." By this time, Sora and the other person had arrived. The other
person had on a pink skirt. I looked at her face and recognized it.
"Mimi!" I shouted. I was surprised; I wouldn't have expected her. "Wow,
um, Sora, is this the other person?" She nodded and smiled. "Hi Mimi."
"Hey, haven't seen you in a while. So should we pick a movie? How about
we skip the movie and grab something to eat. Oh, I know a great noodle
takeout place. Come on guys, it'll be fun!" So with that Mimi led us to this
restaurant over on the next street. We sat down and were served promptly.
During dinner, we talked about our plans for the week. Sora and Mimi started
a conversation about what they were going to wear to a party or something. I
wasn't listening.
"So Matt, are you going?" Mimi asked.
"Um, sorry Mimi, I wasn't listening. Going where?"
"To the masquerade, dummy!" Sora told me.
"Oh, yeah sure I'll go." I replied.
"Ok, since I'm going with Tai, why don't you and Mimi go with us! We can
make it a double date!" As soon as she said that, I felt this strong desire
that we've been together before and that it was right that I should go with
Mimi and Tai and Sora. I felt a deep love for these three friends sitting
around the table.
"Sure, I'll go with you Mimi." I said. "And Tai and Sora."
"Great then Matt, get a costume like a mask and outfit to match!" Mimi
shouted. And with that, we laughed and ate the rest of our noodles.
-Part 2-
/*-9:00 the next morning
(Saturday)/*-
"So Tai, what are your plans for finding a costume? Which store are we
going to?" I asked Tai.
"Stop being so inquisitive. It's too early in the morning. Do you have
coffee? I'll take a double mocha on the rocks." Tai slumped over in his seat
on the subway. I shook him and he straightened up. T.K. and Kari were in the
seats across from us, asleep.
"We're not at the mall yet. Anyway, so what are you going to do for a
costume?"
"I don't know," he answered me. "I was thinking somewhere along the
lines of this." He took a few pieces of folded, worn paper full of lint out
of his pocket. Tai carefully unfolded them and showed me his drawings. They
were of an orange dinosaur with white claws, looking much like a T-Rex.
Another drawing was of a bigger dino with a mask on its face and purple
stripes.
"Wow, Tai. Those are good. So you're gonna be a dinosaur? Ha, you have been
watching way too much Jurassic Park." I laughed.
"So, I think these are better than your idea. So what are you going as.a
spider?"
"No Tai, actually I was thinking of a wolf." I answered him.
"Really, how simple. Now everything makes sense. I always knew you
watched Saturday cartoons. Did you get that off of Monster Rancher?" he shot
back at me for the dinosaur joke.
"Whatever, Tai. You were the one mumbling about a double mocha.".
"This stop is Nagano-sakue. Please exit," boomed a voice from the subway
intercom.
"Okay, Matt this is our stop. We're going to meet the girls at the
Nagano mall, right? Kari wake up!"
"Yeah come on T.K.!" We exited the train and rode the escalator to the
outside. Ah! Fresh air. My little group walked the block to the Nagano mall.
Upon entering, T.K. complained that he was hungry, even though I reminded
him that we just had a breakfast of eggs and bacon. He replied that he knew
it was lunchtime because his tummy was talking to him. Sighing, I grabbed
his hand and Tai and Kari followed. The elevator ride to the food court was
silent, expect for the growling of T.K.'s stomach. As soon as the door
opened, a loud scream could be heard. It was a girl screaming, then another
girl's scream.
"That sounds like Sora!" Tai shouted.
"And the other person must be Mimi!" I added. All four of us started
running towards the screams. "Alright Digimon! Let's battle!" What? What was
I saying? What are Digimon? I thought. Finally, we saw Mimi and Sora and
then were sure screaming. At their food. Oops, I feel like a dork. After
they calmed down, I asked them what was the matter.
"Yuck, gross! There was a caterpillar in my garden salad." Mimi told me.
"It was on her fork. And then she flicked it at me!" Sora told Tai.
"Sorry! It was an accident." Mimi told everyone.
"Are you done with your salad? Because I can eat it for you." Tai asked
innocently.
"T.K.!" I said. "I'll order you something. It's okay Mimi, you can eat
your salad." So, after ordering some lunch for everyone and Mimi taking her
salad and a "piece of her mind" back to the food counter, we sat down and
discussed our costumes.
"I'm going to be an angel!" Kari told us. "A pink and white one! See, I
even have a picture!" Kari brought out her drawing of a beautiful angel with
eight wings, white gloves, a visor, and looking much like T.K.'s drawing of
an angel, except hers was a female. Everyone else had drawings, too. Sora's
was of a red and gold eagle with a magnificent wingspan and glittering
green-gold eyes. A pink and green fairy with a pink flower on its head and
vines for hair was in Mimi's sketch.
"Wow, how did you guys draw this?" I asked.
"Well, I got it from a dream." Sora answered.
"Mine was from a vision," said Mimi.
"I just pictured this angel and it come out on paper," Kari told me. I
didn't have a chance to think about the animals in the others' pictures
because after our discussion everyone was finished with their lunch and Tai
suggested we buy our supplies/ costumes/ masks and go home.
While we were walking to the store that sold Halloween costumes, I had a
chance to think about the pictures. I remember them from a dream, or maybe
it was an experience? I thought about Sora's picture, then Tai's, after that
Mimi and Kari's, and finally T.K.'s and mine. While I was thinking about the
purple blue wolf in my drawing, a hot feeling rushed through my head. My
hands flew to my temples. I received a headache and a fever from the image
of the wolf.
"Matt? Matt? Are you okay? I think you better sit down." Sora asked. Her
voice sounded like it was coming from underwater. She tried to guide me to
the bench against a wall. I touched the bench with my hand. But it was too
late. I collapsed in a heap on the floor. Then.darkness.
From the darkness came a light. It took shape as a landscape. This
landscape turned out to be a field with green grass. Next to me was a blue
furred animal that looked like a St. Bernard with a horn on its head. It was
talking to me but I couldn't hear it. Then, a shadow fell over me. This
shadow attacked me but the dog animal next to me changed into the purple
blue wolf I knew so well. It attacked the darkness with an open mouth and it
used its claws, too. Finally the shadow dispersed and the wolf shrank in
size and changed back into the dog-like creature. Then it spoke to me.
"Matt." it said. "Matt." Then it changed into a female voice. "Please
Matt. Wake up." It was a voice pleading with me. I opened my eyes at was
staring straight into Mimi's sad puppy dog chestnut eyes. She was rubbing my
forehead with a damp paper towel and holding my hand. I looked over and Sora
was on her cell phone calling someone. Mimi looked like she was about to
burst into tears. Tai was talking to the mall police.
"Yeah, he was walking and then fell over and blacked out. That girl over
there has been mopping his head with a wet cloth and we've been trying to
wake him up."
"Matt!" T.K. said. "Yay! You didn't get dead!"
"Matt! Thank you officer for your help." Tai said.
"You sure gave us a scare!" Sora told me. I sat up but still had a
headache.
"Are you sure you're okay?" Mimi asked, giving me a puzzled look.
"Um, yeah Mimi, I'm.uh.fine." She gave me another look, but I shook my
head. I'd tell her later, in private. "Let's go to the store."
"Are you sure? You blacked out. We could always come back another time."
"Yes Mimi, I'm okay." I told her. "And thanks for your help."
"Oh, they're having a private moment. Should we leave them alone?" Tai
said. Mimi blushed and I turned red, too.
"No way Tai. I'm gonna get you. It's not like you and Sora don't have
your little 'moments'." I laughed. "You tell me everything."
"Grrrrr, shut up, Matt." Tai growled. I stood up, and ever though I felt
a little lightheaded, we continued to the Halloween craft shop.
The bell tingled as we entered the store. It smelled like musty boxes.
Everyone started heading off in different directions. T.K. and Kari went in
one direction and Sora and Mimi in another. So Tai and I headed to the men's
section. I found a blue suit that didn't cost too much. Tai was having
trouble finding an orange suit so he had to ask the lady at the counter for
one. They didn't have an orange suit anyway (just like I told him) so he
bought some orange fabric.
We all met at the register with our different costume items. I naturally
paid for T.K.'s and mine. He had a pair of wings, a visor, white feathers, a
staff (I don't know what for) and blue cloth, among other items. Everyone
made their purchases with their money except Mimi, who had someone's credit
card, and then we left the mall together.
Mimi announced that everyone could come over to her house to make the
costumes. I pulled out my cell phone and called my dad to tell him that we'd
be at Mimi's house and I gave him her number. Sora did the same with her mom
and Tai with his parents. We took the subway to Mimi's house. Mimi and Sora
were chatting about their new ideas for their costumes. I could see Sora
pulling out red sequins and red and gold feathers.
-Part 3-
/*-2:00 that
afternoon/*-
When the subway stopped, we all piled out. Mimi's house turned out to be
about half a mile from the station. My feet were becoming sore as the
walking grew on. Finally, Mimi's driveway came into sight. The gateway to
her house was framed with lilac trees. Mimi punched in the access code and
the gateway swung open. Her house was about half of a quarter of a mile
away. My bags became heavier as I saw a bend in the driveway.
Turing the bend, Mimi's house came into view. I gasped, because "house"
wasn't the word. She lived in a frickin' mansion. Tai actually dropped his
bag and tripped. It was gleaming white and seemed to be made of marble. It
made me think "Taj Mahal" (but not in the style, just the texture of the
outside). In the front were doors as big as a drawbridge and two towers on
the side with a huge one in the middle. Huge windows were everyone and the
theme of this mansion seemed to be "medieval". Put a moat around it and it
would fit perfectly in the 1300's.
"What's the matter Tai? You don't like it? Matt?" Mimi asked of us,
because at that moment, our jaws were hanging to the ground.
"Oh, you guys, haven't you seen her house before?" Sora said. We
gathered up all the stuff we dropped and continued the journey to her house.
Mimi opened her massive doors to reveal a beautiful white marble entryway.
At the back of the entryway was a huge marble staircase with gold trim (the
only way to describe it). Mimi led us to her family den that was furbished
with hunter green and gold.
"Are your parents home, Mimi?" Kari asked.
"Yeah Kari they are. My mother is probably gardening and my dad taking
care of the lawn." Mimi answered. "Does anyone want some food?"
"Sure Mimi! Do you have pizza?" T.K. said.
"Probably. I'll check in the kitchen. Come with me Sora." So Sora and
Mimi went off to the kitchen. T.K. and Kari spread their stuff out on the
den floor over in a corner.
"So Matt. How does it feel to be in your girlfriend's house?"
"Shut up, Tai." I mimicked him. "She's not my girlfriend. Although she
is kind of pretty." Oh wait? What I'm I saying? Mimi? Well, she is. Oh no! I
think I have a crush on Mimi! "So how's Sora and your relationship?"
"Oh, it's good. I really like her a lot." Tai answered me.
"It's so weird how all of us are together. I mean, like you and Sora,
T.K. and Kari, and well Mimi and I. It like we've been together before."
"Yeah, I kinda feel that way too. He-ey, you said 'Mimi and I'. So you
are going out with Mimi!"
"Well, I didn't mean it tha-" By that time Sora and Mimi had arrived
back and the conversation ended. They had pizza and sodas and breadsticks
for lunch.
"I thought we'd all eat in here. Dig in!" Mimi announced. So we opened
the pizza boxes and "dug in". We all got full from the pizza. I helped clean
up and then we started to make our costumes. Mimi suddenly told us that she
had some costume things in her room and if anyone would go with her. I don't
know why I volunteered. So, we took two flights of stairs to Mimi's room.
"How much farther?" I asked.
"Oh just down this hallway." she said. Mimi flung open her door. Wow, I'
ve never seen so much pink. Her drapes were light pink in contrast to her
carpet, which was dark pink. Every shade of pink imaginable was somewhere in
her room. She sat down at her royal pink vanity and gathered up supplies,
which she handed to me. Pink glitter, blue glitter, gold glitter, red
glitter, and every other color need for the costumes were handed to me.
"Do you need pink nails?" Mimi said.
"I don't think so. I ain't wearing pink nails." Mimi looked hurt.
"I'm sorry Mimi, I didn't mean to hurt your feelings." We sat down on
her baby pink bed sheet.
"Okay, never mind it. So, you never told me about what happened in the
mall."
"Well, since we're alone, I'll tell you." So I recounted my dream to
her.
"Wow, I had something like that, expect I had a green plant and then a
cactus protecting me." I looked into her big brown eyes. "I think there is a
connect-" at that moment she leaned closer to my face. Our lips were about
to touch when I heard giggling. I whipped around and stood up. Then I opened
the door to find four snoops spying on us. They all fell to the ground,
laughing. Mimi shook her head, and then we gathered up all our supplies. She
then led me to a different staircase to avoid the others. We walked in
silence. I was thinking about how I almost kissed her. Man, I must like her.
I know I know, this is a bad place to leave off, but up next is the costume
making and Masquerade scene.