A/N: Hey! I'm back with my second fic, also a Mimato, called "Twice the Love, Twice the Pain". Well, I'm excited. I just wanted to make stories before I graduate high school. Hahaha. That would be like 2 years from now. Anyway, there are new characters. I've made up some names. Hope you enjoy!

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Twice the Love, Twice the Pain

Chapter 1: An Unexpected Twist of Faith

By

©ancercute

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Twice the Love

Twice the Pain

I'm falling for you

Hoping that I won't get hurt again

It was 3 o'clock in the morning, and she was still wide awake, sipping her brood Starbucks coffee. Funny though, all she wanted to do was have a good night sleep the moment she came back from work five hours ago. She came home late, again. Then some time later, would pour herself black coffee. That's about the 3rd time that week. How the hell is she going to have an R and R in this situation? She was being her stubborn self again. Too bad there's no one there to tell or command her what to do, except her manager though. It was tough. She was struggling and she knows it. Being a famous model is very tough.

Yes, she, the young 23 year old Mimi Tachikawa is a well-known supermodel. And everytime she'd walk down those Manhattan streets, people would turn their heads, eye her for her magnificently natural beauty and she would hear whispers from them sounding something like, "Is that the popular Mimi Tachikawa?" or "She is so extremely beautiful" and sometimes "Omg! I can't believe that's her natural look". Well, you can't blame her if that's what everyone says. But it was true. Definitely true. Long wavy chestnut hair, bright perfectly shaped face, strawberry pink lips, long thick black eyelashes with matching hazel orbs, Coca-Cola body with curves in the right places, a flat stomach, and a pair of creamy flawless legs… She is the envy of every woman, the unattainable dream of every men, the power of every fashion industry. She is beyond stunningly beautiful.

Another sigh escaped her lips, probably the 10th time that night, or morning perhaps. She took the last sip of her coffee and placed her mug down on the kitchen counter where she had been spending one whole hour sitting and sighing. Her face displayed a bored expression as she aimlessly draw lazy circles on the cold counter with her finger. That's when she noticed it was so quiet. Her dull apartment was so empty, cold and quiet. She remembered one time, she got a dog to accompany her in her home. It was comfortable at first but then it started to bark so loud every night. She got annoyed then. Plus, she had to buy it food, took it a bath, and she even has to dry the carpet because of its pee. She got enough of it, which leads her to now- being alone.

But why won't she buy a nice big mansion and hire maids so she could have company? And maybe let some of her friends stay with her in New York? She does earn a lot of money in her modeling career. But then again, she has to pay the maids and it would make things a lot complicated with only a few of them in a large house. Added to that, her friends were having their own lives now. Tai and Sora are now living together and earning together in who knows where in Japan, though they still aren't engaged. Koushiro is working in Tokyo as a great computer programmer while Joe is busy tending his patients in his own clinic. Tk and Kari are now dating. Tk is a professional basketball player while Kari is a journalist in an expensive magazine. And Matt? Maybe his out there somewhere performing with his band. How should she know? They haven't had a good communication with each other since she left. Might as well forget about it, she thought.

Standing up from her seat, she fixed her robe to cover her bare stomach since she was wearing a purple spaghetti strapped top and a pair of short shorts. She made her way to her bedroom, giving up and deciding to have some shut eye.

As she opened her door, she saw a room that looked like some huge hurricane had just passed.

"Ah shit," she groaned to herself.

Blankets and pillows were all over the place; lipsticks and make ups were scattered on her dresser table, magazines were lying on the floor, clothes and shoes were thrown in the least places where you could find them. It was one crazy jungle in there.

She moved her way over her unmade bed and didn't mind her trashy surroundings, remembering what riot she did earlier that morning. She plopped herself on the mattress and let blackness take over her sight, and soon drifted to sleep.

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"Good."

Flash.

"Excellent."

Flash.

"Marvelous."

Flash.

"Great job Meems. You look amazing in the photo shoots," Yuji said praising Mimi for her wonderful job well done as he adjusted the lens of his camera. He was her 1st photographer since she was chosen to become a model until up to this moment. The man was almost 2 years ahead of her with his blonde hair and green eyes.

"Thanks," she replied at her photographer then sat down in the couch of the studio, where she worked everyday.

Mimi was a little tired of posing during the shoot, but has gotten used to it over the years. She drank water to replenish her thirst when Aika her 2nd best friend came jumping and skipping towards her, with her long black hair bouncing and her bright purple eyes gleaming, being the ever so jolly bestfriend she was.

"Meems, here you are," she said cheerfully.

Mimi smiled at the sight of Aika. She was lucky to have her as her best friend in New York, but she could never equal Sora. Mimi and Sora were like sisters. Sora would always be there for her whenever she needed her, she would always give the best advises, and most of all, they have grown together and they learned how each other thinks. Sora was the diamond among all her jewelries.

But that doesn't mean Aika can't be trusted or anything. She was the best that Mimi could have in New York, other than her career of course. She was there for her the moment Mimi became a supermodel. And she never changed her attitude towards Mimi to whatever she became or may become. And that's what she liked about her.

"What's the news? You're overly excited today," Mimi asked wondering what she would tell her.

"Girl, there's a sale today at Manhattan Mall!!" She announced with thrill in her voice jumping up and down. "Plus, a new club is opening this night! I think it's called Coastal Lounge."

Seeing the look on her best friend's face, all Mimi could do was smile and laugh. She managed to bring a smile to plaster on her face just to forget the awful things she did last night in her room.

"Please tell me your free tonight Meems," she pleaded with a pout. "C'mon. It's a Friday night!"

"I don't know Aika. I don't know if I have to do more photo shoots today," Mimi explained slowly breaking the poor little heart of Aika.

"I think you could call it a day today Meems," a man's voice suddenly interrupted the two.

Both girls looked up and saw a tall middle aged man with chocolate brown hair and black eyes named Kenji, Mimi's very loyal manager, smiling up to them.

"You can have the rest of this day. I think you did a fantastic job in your shoot. We'll cut work short today," he told the young model.

"Thank you very much sir," she said appreciating the kindness his manager has given her.

She turned back to her friend receiving a curious face. "So?"

"I'm free!"

"Yes!"

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"You are not wearing that to the opening of the club are you?" Mimi asked looking Aika up and down disapprovingly in the fitting room.

Aika had tried fitting on a really tight black jeans with the word "bitch" printed on the butt part of the clothing.

"Why not?"

"Coz it doesn't look sexy. It's just too plain and simple for my taste. Let's go look for other chic clothes to try on."

"Fine. This is like the fifth time you said no to whatever I choose."

They made their way to several shops and boutiques in the mall. It has almost been an hour and a half before they found the right things they were going to buy. Plus, there were other extra shopping bags and stuff to add style in their shopping trip.

Few hours later, the two girls were in Mimi's apartment getting ready for their free leisure time that Friday night. And what better way to spend it than to have a great time partying in a new bar in the city. Go dancing.. drinking.. shaking the worries off.. and probably getting your mind off of everything.

"So, what's up with you?" Aika asked Mimi as she put her big silver hoop earrings facing the oval mirror.

"What do you mean?"

"Don't play with me girl. The moment we met down the elevator going to the studio, your face was all like Cinderella didn't get to meet her fairy godmother to take her to the ball. It was like 'malls don't exist in the world'. You looked fucked up!"

Mimi sighed. She was definitely fucked up that night. Or lonely. She must have been missing someone.

Suddenly, she erased that thought from her head.

"Yeah. Well, I was a little emotional that time. Or maybe I was really fucked up. I don't know," she told Aika adjusting the crisscrossing laces of her black and pink sandals.

"About what exactly?"

"You know what? Let's not talk about it cuz it really bothers me. Let's go out and have fun!"

"Sure. Whatever you say," Aika said rolling her eyes.

Soon enough, they were standing in front of a full body mirror, checking up their appearances and everything else that mattered. Mimi was wearing a short rose pink v-cut corset with black lace ups on the front and ribbon straps showing her cleavage and her pierced belly button. She had a short black miniskirt paired up with matching pink and black sandals with those laces crisscrossing her legs. Added to that, she had a light make up and her hair done in a ponytail. On the other hand, Aika wore a very short denim skirt and a fit lime green sleeveless polo shirt leaving the buttons undone. She had a pair of black boots that came halfway up to her knees. They were excited to have the night of their own.

It was already seven twenty-five when the taxi stopped at the entrance of the Coastal Lounge Bar. They got out and were greeted by two huge bouncers with big muscles in plain black shirts.

"Name?" One of them asked.

"Mimi Tachikawa and Aika Makino," Mimi answered. Then the man scribbled their names into the list while the other one opened the door for them.

"Let's show the bitches in us," Aika whispered so that Mimi could here, and they both laughed. This was one good thing with Aika. She loves to have fun and make people laugh. So there's never a dull moment with her.

They entered the dim room with only the colorful disco lights illuminating the place. Loud music was blaring the ears of everyone and people were dancing everywhere. There were groups of people on the couches drinking and laughing and being merry.

As the two walked towards the bar and sat on two tall seats on the counter, Mimi saw a group of four guys in the far end of the room talking and laughing with alcoholic drinks on their table. She noticed a handsome face in one of them, and seems to be interested and a little attracted to him. She didn't clearly see his face because of the dimness, but she was sure that he had those extremely handsome features.

"Who are you checking out Meems?" Aika asked with interest.

"That hot guy over there," she answered motioning to the group of guys she had been looking at.

"Hey, isn't that Yuji, your photographer?" she asked Mimi when she was a guy with blonde hair over the table Mimi was pointing out.

"What? No, that's not him. Sure he's a blonde, but this one's hot," Mimi replied smiling.

"Well, I'm ready to have fun." Aika got up from her position and walked over to the guys' table leaving Mimi behind.

She came nearer to their table and pulled one of them, a guy with brown hair towards the dance floor. The guy's companions laughed at him including the one Mimi's attracted to.

"Miss, can I have tequila?" she asked the bartender. The bartender gave Mimi her drink and continuously sipped it as she watched the blonde over the side of the club.

Few minutes had passed already and still Aika wasn't coming back. Several guys has offered to dance and talk to her but she ignored it. She doesn't even like how they looked.

She continued to stare at him and he managed to catch her looking at him. He looked back, and she smiled her seductive smile at him. He liked it. He grinned at her. They were talking to each other with their signs. She motioned for him to come near. And he did.

As he came towards her, she caught a glimpse of his azure eyes. It was pure handsomeness. He gave her his sexiest smile. And she returned it.

She stood up from her seat and looked up to the guy with her hazel eyes. Their bodies were near each other. Very close. He noticed how beautiful she was, like a goddess.

"Hello beautiful," he greeted and she smiled.

They were standing close to each other, staring at each other, smiling at each other. She could smell his sexy perfume. So strong.. and fragrant.

Mimi pulled the collar of the guy closer to her and moved backwards towards a darker part of the room. When she was against the wall, still holding on to his collar, she kissed him. She kissed him lightly but passionately. The guy responded back.

Then, she pulled away, smiled and bit her lips, signaling him for more. The guy smirked. He kissed her once more, pinning her on the wall so she couldn't move. Their lips touched as well as their mouths. She was using both hands to hold his collar, showing he was hers. He moved his body closer to hers so that they would touch. And as their bodies were locked together, she wrapped her arms around his neck. The guy wandered his hands on to her bare shoulders down to her flat naked stomach. He was nibbling her lips. It tasted sweet, like lollipop. He played with the piercing on her bellybutton which she find ticklish. She smiled at this and continued to kiss him fully.

It's magnificent, she thought. It feels so great, so good. She was in love with the feeling.. Yet, it feels very familiar..

His touch of my piercing..

The taste of his lips..

The smell of his delicate perfume..

But she couldn't pinpoint it out. She ran her one hand to his hair.

Hmm.. his hair.. It feels like..

She pulled away from his kiss and at the same time looked at him with shocked wide open eyes, and unlocked her arms from his neck. She stared at his ocean blue eyes with disbelief and disappointment.

.."Yamato."

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A/N: So what do you think? Please review!