Title: Ship of Dreams- Part 1: You're a goddess
Author: Trinity (yeppers, I"m back!!!!)
Censor: PG-13 for language
A/N - *gak* it's a..... Michi... and I'M writing one!!!!!!!! well, be kind as it is my first... ... er.... this is gonna be dedicated to Kate, (aka digitally obsessed) b/c she used her awful Dark Magic to possess me to write this ^^() -NEWAYS the title is from Vertical Horizon's "You're a God"
Dedication: KATE-CHAN!!!! You are the awesomest, girl, now all of y'all, go read her schtuff!!! (Especially her TS series, it's da best!) do an author search for "digitally obsessed" Luv ya girl! now on w/ the ficcie:
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" Look, I don't think that we're communicating as well as we used to. I mean, I love you, I really do, it's just..." her voice trailed off as she stared uncomfortably at her shoes.
"Just what?"
She looked up at him. His honey brown eyes betrayed his thoughts. He knew what was coming, he was just waiting for her to say it.
"I don't think we're making the connection that I need right now." she paused, then continued, "Let's take a break for a while, okay?"
He fought the need to run his silver eclipse off the road. Trying to be understanding, he said, "Okay, if... if that's what you want"
"You can drop me off here." she said, her voice cold.
He stopped the car in front of the mall. She climbed out and met his large amber eyes with her dark rimmed aqua ones. "Ja ne, Taichi-kun."
"Ja ne, Kate-chan, you know I'll always be there for you."
"Okay," she turned and left.
He drove out of the parking lot, his wild brown hair flapping in the wind. "Damn it," he said, "Why did I ever get the convertible?" Then he
remembered, it was to impress Kate. He thought about the first time they had kissed, in that car under the stars atop Odaiba's prettiest make out point.
He sighed as he pulled over. (A/n- he's still in the parking lot) He got out of the car and began putting the top up when he heard someone crying. He ventured out into the darkness, trying to find the source of the sobbing. Then, he saw her.
A girl, about his age, maybe a year younger, was sitting on the ground, her back leaned up against a car. Her head was in her hands, and her long light brown hair was hanging down, almost covering her whole face and hands. "Er.. can I help you, miss?" the ever caring Tai said.
She looked up, her light auburn eyes flashing wildly, she pressed up against the car. She reached into her purse and pulled out a small can of pepper spray. "No, I'm fine." she said, almost mechanically, holding the pepper spray in front of Tai's face.
"Relax, lady. I'm not going to hurt you. I just was wondering, why are you sitting in a mall parking lot crying?" Tai glanced at the pepper spray nervously. He needed his eyes for the soccer tournament the next day.
The young woman stood up and brushed off her dark denim jeans and green tube top. "I have my reasons." she said, wiping her mascara streaked face with the back of her hand. "Well, mister, it's been real, but I have to go...er... meet someone now, Ja!" she said as she hopped into her car and drove off..
He shrugged and headed back to his car.
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As he was driving home he kept thinking about the girl with the auburn eyes. He was so lost in his thoughts that he didn't keep his mind on the road.
Beep.... Beep.....
Someone was honking at him! He woke up from his trance and realized that he had just been driving in circles around the mall. It was now getting dark. He glanced at the clock.
The bright green digits shone- 8:59. "Shit." Tai said, suddenly remembering about his trig mid-term that was happening the next day.
He decided to make a last minute stop at Starbucks. He walked up to the counter and ordered.
"I'll have a large café breve with an extra shot and a shot of chocolate, please." He flashed a smile at the girl behind the counter.
She blushed slightly, then turned to make his drink. A few minutes later, she came back with his breve and rang up his order.
Her dark bluish purple eyes sparkling, she gave him his total. After he had paid, she smiled and said, "Come back and see me... er... us soon!"
He glanced around for a seat. To his surprise, he saw the girl with the auburn eyes sitting down with her nose in a fashion magazine and a bottled water beside her.
He slowly walked over to the table she was sitting at and asked, "Excuse me, but is this seat taken?" He gave the girl a breathtakingly gorgeous smile.
She glanced up at him, her large eyes dialated because of the low light, and motioned for him to sit. After a few seconds, she did a double take and realized who was sitting across from her.
"What... what are you doing here?" she questioned, her brow furrowing into a frown.
"Well nice to see you again, too!" he smiled, his brown eyes flickering.
"Wha... Were you... did you follow me here?" She questioned, her ruddy eyes narrowing.
"Of course not! Can't a guy get a decent cup of coffee in this town without being asked if he's a murderer or rapist?" he smiled at her again before opening his trig book and flipping pages.
She relaxed and a small smile began tugging at the corners of her mouth. She stopped reading for a moment and glanced at her watch.
She then resumed flipping through her magazine hurriedly. "Well, I'd better get home. Nice meeting you, er... what was your name?" she said standing up.
"Taichi... but you can call me Tai" he replied with a wink.
"And why is that?" she asked, smirking.
"Er......" Tai flushed. He wanted to say, "Because I've been thinking about you all night and you're beautiful..." but, instead he just smiled and shrugged.
"Okay, bye then!" she said as she flounced out of the café. Tai sighed and got back to his reading.
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The next day, after his trig test, which he was sure he bombed, he was walking through the senior courtyard.
He walked over to a large old tree and sat down, leaning against it. He closed his eyes and tried to sleep, but his thick brown hair kept falling out of place and brushing his cheek, tickling him.
He decided to just doze, since he had to continually brush the hair out of his face. He tried to think about the upcoming soccer tournament, but his mind kept wandering to the girl. He realized that he hadn't gotten her name.
"Damnit, Tai.... That sucks, you could've at least gotten her name!!" he said softly, giving himself a mental slap.
"It's Mimi"
"Wha???" Tai said, opening his eyes. She was standing over him. She was standing over him?!
"YAAAHH!!" he yelled in surprise as he jumped up, brushing grass off of his jeans.
"Well, you said you wanted to get my name last night. I'm sorry I left in such a hurry, but it was getting late, and my..... uh... my parents were probably worried."
Mimi said looking down at her 3 inch brown leather platform shoes. "It's okay, but now I'm getting the feeling that you're the one following me!!" Tai said with a smile.
Mimi laughed and said, "No, it's not that, I've been going here for about a week now, I transferred from another district. We just must not have any classes together. Or, well.... what grade are you in?"
"I'm a senior, and you are?"
"... a junior."
"Then what are you doing in the senior courtyard??" Tai asked, quirking an eyebrow.
"This is the senior courtyard???" she flushed crimson. "I didn't know.. I just saw you lying out here and thought I'd come out and talk. It's my study hall right now."
"Oh, it's okay. No one'll ever know, I thought you were a senior..."
She smiled and flushed harder, "Well, then let's just meet here during study hall."
Tai smirked and said, "This coming from the girl who was holding a can of MACE about 2 inches in front of my nose last night."
"I'm really sorry about that, I didn't know..."
"No prob, I'm just kiddin.." he flashed a smile. He looked her up and down quickly, just trying to catch what he had missed in the low light the previous evening.
She was wearing a green tank top and a short dark greenish leopard print skirt. "...must like green.." he thought. "Well, she looks great in it." (A/N: I put that in for you Kate!)
As she felt Tai's eyes look her up and down, she felt her eyes drifting over him as well. He was wearing a long-sleeved white t-shirt with a short sleeved black one over it that said "Channel 93.5- the new rock alternative" (A/N- that's the name of the radio station I listen to...) and a pair of dark denim baggy pants.
"My god he's hot...." she thought...... "NO! I can't let myself get involved with anyone.... it might happen.. again....." Her eyes widened slightly at the realization and she looked around for an exit.
She spotted one, and then glanced at her watch. "Well, looks like I gotta go or I'll be late for class..." she said, as she turned and left.
"But... it's only been 45 minutes!! You have another 30 to get to class!!" he called after her, but it was too late. He leaned back against the tree and slowly slid down it, the rough bark scratching his back.
"Is it me?" he thought. "Am I really that bad?" (A/N- NOOOO Taichi-kun!!! it's not your fault!!... gomen readers... keep on readin') He pulled out his chemistry book. He might as well use the free time to catch up on his schoolwork.
His eyes scanned the page, but the words just weren't connecting with his brain. He kept thinking about... her. Mimi.
He knew that name from somewhere, but he couldn't remember. He laid back on the grass and stared up at the bright blue sky dotted with pure white clouds. And then he heard, a giggle, and a voice.
"Oh, Trowa-kun.. you're so much fun to be with!! Not like my ex. He was all about himself, never about me.. We always had to go where he wanted to go, and do what he wanted to do."
"It's okay, Kate-chan, don't worry about Taichi anymore. You're with me, now. Everything is gonna be about you now. I promise."
"Good, now hold me..."
Taichi glanced up and looked around the tree with a confused face. There was Trowa, one of the guys on the soccer team, and Kate was lying with her head resting in his lap, her long black hair flared wildly around his legs.
They were looking at each other like they had been in love for years. Then, Trowa leaned down and kissed her deeply.
Taichi laid back down again and looked back to the sky, heat coming to his face. He felt tears come to his eyes, and sit on top of the lenses, blurring his vision slightly.
"Oh, well, it was for the best, I suppose. She's happier now... God, do I miss her though. Trowa ought to be the happiest guy in the world right now, he's got the most beautiful girl in school wrapped up in his arms." He reminisced, "She used to be in mine, but I guess I wasn't enough for her. I didn't give her the love that she needed. Will I ever find someone that I can care about?" he wondered aloud.
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When school got out, Tai headed towards his car. When he got there, he put the top down and turned his music up. He slowly pulled into the line of cars that had accumulated to get out of the school parking lot.
"And now, the new one from Vertical Horizon!" the dj announced.
~I've got to be honest
I think you know
We're covered in lies
and that's OK
There's somewhere beyond this
I know
But I hope I can find the words to say
Never again
no
No never again
'Cause you're a god
And I am not
And I just thought
That you would know
You're a god
And I am not
And I just thought
I'd let you go
But I've been unable
To put you down
I'm still learning things
I ought to know by now
It's under the table
so I need something more
to show somehow
Never again
no
No never again
'Cause you're a god
And I am not
And I just thought
That you would know
You're a god
And I am not
And I just thought
I'd let you go
I've got to be honest
I think you know
We're covered in lies
and that's OK
There's somewhere beyond this
I know
But I hope I can find the words to say
Never again
no
No never again
'Cause you're a god
And I am not
And I just thought
That you would know
You're a god
And I am not
And I just thought
I'd let you go~
Tai sighed and pulled out of the parking lot. As he was going around the corner, he spotted Mimi walking on the sidewalk. His mind flashed back to the song...... "You're a goddess" he thought. He pulled up to her and asked, "Need a ride?"
"Uh... no, it's really not that far..." she replied.
"C'mon, there's a lot of traffic, it could be a while before you get across this street." his amber brown eyes pleaded with her.
"Uh.. okay" she said hesitantly, before throwing her bag in the back seat and hopping in.
"So... where's your house?" Tai asked.
" You can turn here...." she said, giving him directions.
"You walk all this way after school?"
"It's really not that far. Anyways, it's good excersise."
They pulled onto a narrow road with shabby looking houses on either side. Noticing Tai's wrinkled nose, Mimi said, "You can drop me off at this corner, here."
"Am I really that boring?" Tai said, a cockeyed smile on his face.
Mimi noticed how handsome the almost pure white of his teeth shone against his nicely tanned skin. And his lips.... well, she could look at them forever, but, instead, she broke her stare and looked back up into his eyes.
"No, it's just, I'd like to get my walking in for the day." "Did I say that??? That sounded so awful!!!
Jeez, Mimi..." she was cut off from her mental diatribes.
"Well, I'll see you in study hall tomorrow, then, okay?" Tai said, breaking her thoughts.
"Sure, meet ya by the tree!" Mimi said.
Tai almost instinctively leaned in for a kiss, but stopped when she opened the door and got out. She leaned over and grabbed her bag, then turned and left.
"Bye!" Tai called after her.
"Bye Tai!"
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The next day they met during study hall at the tree in the courtyard. They talked for the whole period , and when it was time to go, each had more to say to the other.
"Uh... Do'ya think that you could come over for dinner tonight, Mimi?" Tai asked.
"Sure, but I don't know where your house is....."
"You can just come home with me after school. Do'ya need to clear with your parents first?" Tai gazed at her with his large brown eyes.
"Uh... yeah, I'll go call them after school, I'll meet you in the parking lot." Mimi said.
"Okay then"
"Bye."
"Bye."
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"Wow, Mrs. Kamiya, this is awesome!" Mimi said with a smile as she popped some more of her sukiyaki into her mouth.
"Well, I can't take all of the credit, Hikari helped a lot. She's getting to be quite a cook!" Mrs. Kamiya replied.
Kari got up quickly and said, "Well, it was nice seeing you again, Mimi. Sorry I can't stay longer, but I have a date with Dai. Bye!" A slight blush slowly crept up into her cheeks.
"Bye Kari! Have fun!" Mimi said before returning to her food.
"Don't stay out too late, Kari. Come back before 11:30, okay?" Tai said, a menacing tone in his voice.
"After all of these years, he's still extremely protective of his little sister...... " Mimi thought. "Er..... Mrs. Kamiya, where's the bathroom? I need to..... uh..
Freshen up a bit...!"
"Down the hall, to your left." Mrs Kamiya pointed.
"Thanks!" Mimi said, grabbing her purse hastily as she headed in the direction Tai's mother had pointed.
Mr. Kamiya leaned in towards Tai and said, "Wow, son, that's quite a girl you've got there!" He reached over and gave his son a strong pat on the back.
"Huh? Oh, yeah, she is something, isn't she?" Tai said, breaking from his thoughts.
"Son, your father and I are going out to see a movie. We won't be back until about 1." Tai's mother said warily. "I know I can trust you, Tai." She added, giving him the look that said " You'd better stay out of trouble, mister, or you know what's going to happen."
"Sure thing, mom! Don't worry, Mims and I are just friends!" He smiled at her innocently.
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Tai was sitting crosslegged on his bed, his head in his hands, when Mimi walked in. She looked at the bunk beds, and smiled. "You still sleep in here with your sister, huh?" Her eyes sparkled.
"How did you know I shared a room with her in the first place?" Tai said, his eyes widening quizzically. "Kari said it was nice to see her again... Again?? She's never met her, has she?"
"Who... who are you?" Tai's russet-brown eyes narrowed slightly.
Mimi stared at the poster- covered wall briefly before slowly sinking down onto the bed.
"Think hard about your past, Tai. When you were 11, a girl dressed all in pink that you knew very well left for America.... You never saw her again."
"Mimi..... Mimi!! Oh my god, Mimi Tachikawa!" Tai said, his eyes widening in surprise. He threw his arms around her. "I don't believe it's you! Why didn't you tell me sooner???"
She broke out of his comforting arms. "I wasn't sure... When I left, I thought that you hated me.... I wanted to start new.. I wanted you to like me..." Her eyes shined with tears.
"Of course I like you! You're the best thing that's happened to me in a long time, Mims." He pulled her back into a hug, and this time she made no attempt to pull away.
She looked up at him and wiped her uniquely beautiful auburn eyes. "Thanks, Tai. This is the first time that I've ever felt.... wanted. I want to
stay like this forever." She smiled.
"Me too, Mimi, me too." Tai's eyes shone with caring. His heart was pounding. He felt as if it was going to burst out of his chest. He stared at her, and gently brushed a small strand of hair that had fallen out of place. She placed her hand over his and timidly returned his stare.
They got caught up in the moment and slowly leaned in until their lips touched briefly. For a split second, their worlds collided and all the pain Mimi had felt in her heart left her.
All of the awful, haunting, recurring memories from the back of her mind left her. For that split second, she was in Tai's arms, and she knew that was where she was meant to be.
But, as everything wonderful is, the kiss lasted only a split second. They pulled away, and looked at each other. Russet brown eyes looked into large auburn ones.
"Oh God, I love you Mimi..." Tai breathed softly. He pulled her back to him hungrily, pressing his lips against hers hard. He kissed her passionately, soft at first, then harder, deeper. This kiss lasted longer than the first, and their souls were entertwined for a while.....
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Mimi blinked her eyes open and stretched her cramped arms, when she did this, her hand brushed up against Tai's mop of wild brown hair.
Startled, she pulled her arms back close to her quickly, not wanting to wake Tai. She was still wrapped up in his arms.
After the kiss ended, they had confessed their love for each other and fell asleep together on Tai's bed.
Nothing had happened, but Mimi felt as if she was floating above the clouds. She glanced down at Tai's sleeping figure and traced his darker colored cheek with a slender white finger. She sank back down in his arms with a smile on her face.
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Tai awoke with a start to the sound of a door opening. He sat straight up in bed, realizing his parents were back from their movie. He looked over at Mimi, whose magnificent auburn eyes were shut, her lush, dark eyelashes lying heavily on her cheeks. Her long light brown hair, which was fanned out around her head like a halo on the pillow, shimmered in the moonlight. He nudged her awake softly.
"Mimi, my parents are home... If they see us like this..." his voice was thick with worry.
Her eyes flew open with realization. She got up quickly, and ran over to her purse. She picked it up hastily, and then dodged over to the window. She opened it slowly, struggling with the weight.
Tai walked over to her and easily pushed it open for her. She pecked him quickly on the lips and then she was gone.
Tai sat down on the bed slowly. He was in a daze. Had the girl he had been in love with since the minute he had seen her just fallen asleep in his arms? He laid on his back with a sigh, and put his hands beneath his head. He quickly fell asleep, and his dreams were filled with Mimi.
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The next morning, his alarm clock rang and he groggily pulled himself to a sitting position on his bed. When his large bare feet touched the cold hardwood floor, he winced, but headed towards the shower quickly.
When he got out, he wrapped a towel around his midriff and walked back into his room to get dressed.
Kari was already ready, she always was on time. He pulled his shirt up off the floor, shaking it. He pulled it up over his head and strong chest. As he did, a small pill bottle fell to the floor and bounced a few times before rolling away.
"It must've fallen out of Mimi's purse when she left..... I wonder what it is?" Tai thought. He followed it, stopped it with his foot, and then picked it up.
Turning it over in his hands, he peered at it, trying to read the fine print. His eyes widened with shock and horror. "What the hell?"
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A/N: WOW! That had to have been my best writing so far, if I must say so myself heehee. So... What exactly ARE those pills, huh??? Well, they're..... ::an airplane flies overhead as Trinity tells you what the pills are, but you can only see her mouth moving:: haha!! (heehee, sorry i had to steal that from ya, Kate.. but it wuz just sooo good!) Anywayz, hoped ya liked it, and as always, my email is Taichigrl@hotmail.com
my site is http://welcome.to/everythingkamiya
Luv y'all!
Trinity