Genre: Humor, friendship

Characters (ages): Izzy (14), Tai (15), Kari (12), Joe (16), Matt (15)

Warnings: talk of Koumi

Song: Be My Escape by Relient K

Notes: Obviously in this I'm referring to We are the Champions by Queen (which I don't own just like I don't own OHSHC), don't ask why Matt has the number for the locksmith memorized

"I've been locked inside that house all the while you hold the key."

Be My Escape

"Open the door, Tai."

"Oh you'd like that wouldn't you!"

"…Well yeah, I've been saying that for approximately twenty minutes now."

"Then say it for twenty more."

"Please open-"

"NEVER! MWUAHAHAHAHA!"

"…"

"…"

"Can I at least have my laptop?"

Tai, holding in snickers and blindly reaching for the other teen's computer bag innocently asked, "What laptop?"

Izzy sighed audibly from the other side of the Kamiya's closet door. "The one you stole right out of my hands before shoving me in this closet and singing We are the Champions while only stopping to laugh maniacally."

"I did that?"

Izzy was positive he was only playing dumb. "…Yes."

"When?"

"Twenty minutes ago," he said bluntly.

"Hmmm… I don't recall. By the way, Iz, you downloaded all of Ouran Highschool Host club?" he asked with a huge smirk on his face as he heard Izzy's outraged yell and useless pounding on the door.

"STOP LOOKING THROUGH MY LAPTOP! TAICHI, YOU PUT THAT DOWN RIGHT NOW, OR YOU'LL REGRET IT BIG TIME!"

Tai's smirk grew into an evil, contempt grin. "You're stuck in a closet. What are you gonna do? Use your heat vision to melt down the door?"

If Izzy did have heat vision, Tai would be a shish kabob by now.

Taking a break from trying to escape, Izzy sat down with his back leaning against the door just as Tai did on the other side. He glumly asked, "…Why are you doing this?"

There was no response.

"Tai?"

Izzy could hear a scratching on the other side of the door and a steadily growing purr and to his surprise, baby talk.

"Aw, woosa good kitty? You'wa good kitty! 'Cept when woo cwa mwy fwace in teh middwel of teh night, but tat's okay 'cause I hand you off to Kawi when woo get wike tat."

"Stop talking to your cat and let me out!" Izzy shouted, startling Miko and leaving Tai to let out an indignant humph.

He tried to give the door an annoyed look, but it didn't carry over to his friend on the other side. "I was in the middle of something."

"Great, let me out of here, and you can get back to it."

"No can do, Iz," Tai said casually.

"…And why not?"

"I'm helping you," the bushy-haired brunette stated simply.

"Helping me?" Izzy asked knowing that whatever logic led to that, it couldn't make the least bit of sense.

Tai took a deep breath to prepare himself. "What time is it?"

"I don't know; you have my laptop."

He sheepishly grinned down at the pineapple laptop in his lap. "Right, anyways it's past noon."

"PAST NOON?" Izzy shot out of his seat and ended up banging his head into the coat closet's shelf causing several hats and gloves to topple onto him. Kari's fuchsia pom-pom hat remained seated upon his head, but he was too distracted to care. "I was supposed to meet Mimi at the ice skating rink at noon!"

"And now you don't have to," Tai proclaimed with a sense of pride.

"I like spending time with Mimi."

"You like Mimi. Period." He continued quickly, so Izzy couldn't protest, "And you don't want a girl like that knowing that you skate… like that."

The redheaded folded his arms over his chest protectively. "Like what?"

"Clumsy and always falling. Like Matt on the soccer field or Joe, uh, anywhere."

"…"

"…"

"I guess I'm not the best skater."

"And now you can avoid embarrassment by not going!"

Izzy stared down at his hands guiltily. "I promised her I'd be there."

The brunette smiled in triumph. "Right so now you can tell her you couldn't go because I trapped you in a closet!"

The genius stroked his chin. "Well it's believable enough. Can you let me out now? I promise I'll stay."

"I would if I could, but I can't," Tai rattled off airily.

"Why can't you?"

"Miko ate the key."

"…"

"…"

"That is not a 'good kitty' at all."

"What makes you think I know how to crack open a lock?"

"Please, Kari! You're his only hope!"

She looked to her brother in disbelief. "I was the only one available, wasn't I?"

An attention-seeking knock came from the other side of the door. "Can someone open this? I'm one hat avalanche away from claustrophobic."

"Alright, I'll try," she mumbled whilst fiddling with the bobby pin keeping her bangs at bay. She took it out, unbent it, and began fiddling with it in the lock.

"Got anything yet?" Tai asked impatiently.

"Nope."

A few more minutes of fiddling with the lock later:

"Do you even know what you're doing?"

"Nope, but this is what they do in movies."

Tai and Izzy both instantly facepalmed.

"Please, Joe! You're his only hope!"

Joe scrunched up his nose. "I highly doubt that. If worse comes to worse there's firemen, policemen, or your mom."

Tai placed his fists to his hips. "You think I'm gonna let my mom know I let Miko eat a key?"

Their trapped companion coughed slightly.

"Or that I locked Izzy in a closet," he added quickly.

"So what do you want me to do?" Joe inquired.

Tai explained, "As the oldest and tallest of the digidestined, I thought I would leave it up to you to ram this door down!"

"…"

"…"

"Please tell me you're joking."

"I can't."

"Why?"

"Because I'm not."

"Right so I'll be seeing you guys." Joe turned tail to retreat, but Tai grabbed his collar and spun him around to face the door. "Come on, Joe. Kari tried and now it's your turn to contribute. Just close your eyes and run straight for it."

Kari picked up Miko and took a few steps back. Tai side stepped away from his elder friend.

Joe looked from Tai to the door then rolled his eyes up to the ceiling. "How do I get myself into these things? Why is it never 'come on over, Joe! We're going to play a nice, safe, quiet board game!'? Oh, it always has to be something else. 'Joe, there's monsters all over the internet', 'Joe, save me from the hoard of bees you're allergic to!', 'Joe-"

"JOE!" Tai yelled to get his attention. "You're already here! Just do it!"

The older teen sighed deeply and faced the firmly shut door. He had to do this for his friends; he was reliable after all. He took a deep breath, braced himself, and charged.

"YEEEEHAAAAWW!"

Needless to say, Joe had to buy a new pair of glasses that day.

Tai dropped to his knees dramatically as soon as his front door swung open. "Please, Matt! You're his only hope!"

Matt looked around the room at Kari stroking Miko and Joe clutching his arm. "Did you say that to everyone?"

"…Just help."

He casually went to throw his coat in the closet before stopping when the doorknob wouldn't turn.

"Help me out of the closet!" Came Izzy's voice from within the coat closet.

"Oh… You see, Izzy, before others can except you, you have to except yourself-"

"Not like that!"

Matt chuckled lightly. He dropped his hand off the knob and looked to where behind the door he assumed his friend was. "Let me guess: Tai."

"Yep," Izzy replied flatly.

"Why?"

"To stop me from going ice skating."

"Brilliant," Matt remarked sarcastically.

Tai irritatedly asked, "So what are you gonna do?"

Matt paused a moment to contemplate, strolled over and into the Kamiya's kitchen, picked up the telephone and started dialing.

Tai's eyes grew wide. "What in the Digiworld are you doing?"

"Calling the locksmith," he stated simply causing Tai to dash over, steal the phone, and slam it down on the receiver.

"You really shouldn't hang up on people," the blonde reprimanded.

"We can't call the locksmith!" Tai exclaimed, "They could tell my mom!"

Matt shrugged helplessly. "I guess that's that then."

"What's what?"

"We'll have to wait until…" Everyone in the room's eyes turned to the cat in Kari's arms.

There was a long, awkward pause then Tai laughed nervously. "At least I got you out of ice skating, right, Iz?"

Much thanks for reading! Hope you enjoyed!