Basic Relationships 101: Story One
An angel strips its wings-
Letting it vulnerable to die.
An angel reached its hands out,
For me and I don't know why.
"Seven minutes, honey."
That wretched voice cried out. A young girl scowled and sat on her bed. Her gentle strawberry-blonde hair fell loosely over her shoulders as she crossed her arms. The room she was in was stripped of everything but her bed, dresser, and her two luggage bags.
"Seven minutes, seven minutes," she mocked ruthlessly. "I don't want to leave home again. I don't want to move back. But at the same time, I do. Oh, how I miss everyone. But I can't just move back and ditch all my other friends." Her American accent formed into using the slangs of her friends. "I totally can't like… go back home and still make visits with the friends I have here."
"C'mon, honey, we should be going soon." Her father called out.
She rolled her tear-filled eyes. "Izumi Koushiro, I hope you haven't forgotten me."
"Mimi, come!" Her mom yelled through the open front door.
"Mimi, come," she repeated. "Do this do that. I'm you stupid dog with a stupid leash and you're just tugging on it. I hate this vile world." Her hands fumbled in her dark blue flares and pulled out a gold and silver-trimmed locket. Pressing a small latch on the side, it opened slowly and she looked at it. Inside was a picture of her crush at the adoring age of thirteen. On the left, small letters were engraved. It read: Never forget me. This brought tears to her eyes.
"Come on, Tachikawa Mimi! We'll be late for our flight. Don't you want to see your friends again?"
Mimi closed the locket and hooked it around her narrow neck. She did want to see her friends, but she didn't want to leave her old. Nobody knew of her return to Odaiba. Another second of looking in her room, then she lifted her bags into her arms and hurried out the door.
It was near three o' clock in the afternoon when Izumi Koushiro received an e-mail. Although he was on the bus ride home from school, he opened up his laptop and clicked on the letter icon. His first thought was it being a forward from Miyako; she loved to send things out to everyone possible. But he saw the signature. Tachikawa Mimi. His eyes lit up with joy.
"Absolutely fascinating." He muttered lightly and deleted the message. It only read that she was traveling again, but she didn't say where. He wrote back telling her to keep him updated with her news. Nineteen minutes later, Koushiro walked into his home and was greeted by his mother and father. When he told them the news of Mimi going to travel again, they smiled secretively. The parents knew of her surprise, but the kids did not.
Koushiro entered his room and dropped his bag onto the ground. Setting his laptop on his desk, he turned to look at the picture on his desk. His heart melted at the girl's smile. And then it gave him pain. Who knows where Mimi was now? He wanted to see her so badly. On the day of her move, he had given her a locket. And that's it. He didn't say how he felt. Nor did he show it. He felt pathetic and weak when he thought of her. Koushiro sighed and turned the picture away from him so it wouldn't pain his heart any longer.
A large plane flew through the clouds with ease. Inside, the girl was leaning her head against the window. Her mind was wishing the landing destination would arrive soon. The little boy in front of her kept throwing a paper airplane and it landed on her lap every single time. After the first three times, it got old. Finally she took the airplane and ripped it in half. He started to cry and her mother scolded her.
"Oh, puh-lease, Mama." She rolled her eyes and stared out the window. "It's a dumb old plane and a dumb little kid. No big deal."
"I remember a certain someone who cried because a young boy stole her extra diaper." Her mom warned.
"Oh Mom!!" Mimi buried her face in her hands. "Don't even dare to tell that story!"
"You were crying your eyes out." By this time, the elderly couple in the back were listening as well as the child's mother. "You chased him without your diaper and then finally you fell; you had the biggest butt bruise ever..!" She smiled. The couple in back, the mother in front, and a teenage boy to the right started to laugh.
"M-uh-om!" Mimi growled and stood up. She walked into the isle and looked at the teenaged boy.
"What did I do, honey?" Mrs. Tachikawa asked innocently.
The girl blushed furiously and stormed her way into the bathroom. Her mother still blinked oddly, wondering what she did.
"Hey, Koushiro… Izzy, sweetie."
"Wha'?" Koushiro turned in his bed.
"You need to get up."
"What! Is it six o' clock already?" he paused. "Wait, isn't it Saturday?"
His mother smiled and turned on the light.
"Ack!!" Koushiro moaned and rolled off his bed. He lie in a pile of bed sheets, all tangled up in every which way. "Mom…"
"We need to go to the airport."
"What for? What happened?" Koushiro finally sat up. Taking the time to look at the clock, he realized it was one o' clock in the morning.
"We need to meet someone, now come on. Don't bother changing."
Koushiro groaned and stood up. His pajamas were mainly the clothes he fell asleep in. Except his shirt was removed as well as his shoes. He scrambled to get his coat and accidentally skipped out on his shoes. Three seconds after the door shut, it opened again. Koushiro ran and got his slippers, then ran out.
Mimi yawned and stretched her arms. She was dead tired, but she couldn't sleep. Her mind convinced her that she was happy to be back home. The pilot of he plane came over the intercom and notified them that they will be arriving in the port shortly. Her mind also convinced her that she would give Koushiro the first hug…
The young computer whiz sat lazily in a chair, waiting for whoever was coming. Some of the others were there. Taichi, Hikari, and Jyou for instants. And of course, Miyako was ready and waiting. His eyes kept closing on him, but he forced himself to stay awake. Before anything else could happen, he fell asleep… just as the airplane was touching ground.
Even though he was asleep, he could hear what was going on. He heard everyone start gasping and running away. Despite his effort to open his eyes, he couldn't. He was too tired. Mimi looked at him when she was hugging Miyako. She forgot what she was planning all along. After she gave her share of hugs, she walked over to Koushiro. Jyou was watching with a jealous gleam in his eye. The girl sat down beside him and he shifted a little.
"Koushiro?" she whispered, her index finger twirling around in his messy red hair.
A strong scent of strawberry perfume caused him to shift again. "Stop it."
"Koushiro…" she repeated. "It's me, Mimi."
"Me, me, me…" he grumbled.
Mimi laughed and put her chilled hands on his chest. He jumped up, now wide-awake. The others laughed.
When he caught the look of Mimi's gentle looking eyes and soft strawberry-blonde hair, he smiled. "Mimi…"
They exchanged a long, fond embrace and Koushiro ran his fingers through his friend's hair. Exchanged compliments of how well they look and how much they missed each other were whispered. Jyou began to be even more envious.
What makes him so special? Tell me… Tell me. Jyou hung his head and made up an excuse to leave. Koushiro, you back-stabber. He knew it was his jealousy speaking, but he couldn't stop the thoughts.
My angel is my best friend-
One who I love so much.
I now know the reason
Why I love his caressing touch.
I never did forget you,
Nor will I leave your sight.
You're my angel of sincerity,
And I love you with all my might.
-Basic Relationships 101: Story One-
This mainly described Koushiro and Mimi's love for each other. Story Two will get into Jyou's jealousy. Um, tell me if I should continue this. 'Cause whenever I write stories with two parts to it, less and less people start to review… So tell me what you think, please. Bye. ~ Hikari Takaishi
Oh yeah, these will mainly be short… Just thought you'd like to know. ^_^