Author's Note: This is my second Mimato, I think. ^_^ Except this one is a bit more outgoing than my last one. And you can tell, too. There's 3 parts to this. Matt's Story, Mimi's Story and a Mimato Story. ^_^ Kawaii, huh? Enjoy it! BTW, This fic is inspired by Lil Bow Wow's song, Puppy Love. Love the song! Love the guy! ^_~
Puppy Love
You're a rock star, they say. A teen idol. Live up to it…no way am I even gonna try. I don't care. I know they look up to me. That's why I try so hard not to screw up. Apparently, I didn't try hard enough when it came to that stupid bet yesterday.
"So whad'dya say?" One of his friends asked. It was Tek, also one of his band members. He waved the cheque for $80 in Matt's face. "Take the bet, or not?"
"…It's gonna be easy." Matt shrugged, keeping his eye on the cheque. "Very easy."
"Your goal," Tek smirked. "You've got this whole week to go out with at least 15 girls."
"At least?"
"Yeah." Tek nodded. "So, whad'dya say? Take the bet or not?"
Matt sighed, "It's a stupid bet, Tek."
"Stupid?" Tek snapped. "…well…I just need to give away some money- so whad'dya say?"
"I dunno."
"20 girls, $85."
"Uh…" Matt sighed.
"This cheque is waiting for you, Matt. If you don't take it…hell, you'll never earn decent money."
Matt sighed again, and regrettably took the cheque.
"Is that a yes, or a no?"
"…yeah." Matt nodded, smiling at the cheque In his hands.
"No." Tek took the cheque back. "I give you the cheque when the mission is completed. Today's Saturday, starting tomorrow, you must get yourself 20 dates, and schedule them. Get me names. First…and last. All 20 of em."
Matt shrugged, "Deal, then." He picked up his guitar and shook his head. "Tek, you are a cold, cold man."
"Heh," Tek scoffed. "Whatever."
***
I knew I shouldn't have done it. It was completely wrong, making those girls believe I actually want to be with them. Well, now I'm in it, I can't get out of it. …Matt Ishida, promise me, that you'll go through this and forget about it. Promise me that you won't get any joy out of persuading innocent girls. Promise me, so I can go on and learn to forgive myself.
Matt walked home with his guitar over his shoulder, grinning. "This is gonna be the easiest $85 I've ever made in my life…depending if I've ever actually made $85 this easily before." He sighed, and stopped. "…I know I shouldn't be doing this. But there was a time when I also knew that $85 wasn't as important as people's feelings…oh well…" He kept walking.
All of a sudden a girl came walking out of a store, looking at her watch. She sighed, and kept walking. Pretty soon, she and Matt were walking at the same pace.
Matt took a few glances at her, then decided to finally look and realized it was Mimi. "Hey."
Mimi smiled, "Hey Matt. Where are you going?"
"…home." Matt said, feeling a little empty. "…Nice talking with you again. Bye." He kept on walking.
Mimi sighed, shaking her head, "He really is in a hurry, isn't he?"
Once Matt got to the corner of the street, he crossed the road and got to his apartment. He opened the door and stepped in, resting his stuff in his room. He sat down in the living room and watched TV. He switched back and forth on channels, and stopped when he got a music video.
***"Type of playa, but it ain't. It just sounds like that. Cuz I'm just too young to get down like that.
Hit the movies, hit the mall, then come out with big bags. The next day, do lunch then head to Six Flags.
But it don't mean nothin', we just havin' some fun. Even though I might've told you on the rides "You're the one".
Sorry little Shorty, I gotta take that back. Cuz I'm just too young to get down like that."***
(Lyrics to "Puppy Love" by Lil Bow Wow)
Matt switched off the TV. It seemed like the whole world could relate right now. He tried to forget about the whole thing, by resting. He closed his eyes, and soon enough fell asleep….
***DREAM SEQUENCE***
"Good Morning, Matt!" 2 unknown girls rushed over to him, gave him a hug, then kissed him.
Matt nodded, sleepily, then reached behind his dresser to get a cigarette. He lit it, and sighed. "…right. Good Morning."
"Breakfast is downstairs." One of them said, walking outside.
"See you later." The other said, following the other outside.
Matt reached into his dresser and brought out a bottle of liquor. He unscrewed the top, and began to drink from the bottle. He grabbed the remote off the dresser and turned on the TV.
"And now, in recent news, Rock star and superstar Yamato "Matt" Ishida has been discovered to be a drug addict and under possession of marijuana, tobacco and pot-"
Matt shut the TV off, and put down the bottle. He threw the remote down and fell back asleep on his bed.
***SEQUENCE ENDS***
Matt instantly awoke. He gasped, and shuddered at the thought. "…no way could that ever happen to me…" He sighed, thinking it through. "I-I'm just gonna go out with a couple 20 girls I don't know to get this bet over with. Yeah…that's right."
***
Matt wrote down a bunch of names on a long list until it totaled up to 20. He looked through the yearbook. "…Karla Ikeda…Jamie Tanaka…Azalea Atsusa…Mimi Tachikawa…-" He paused. He was a little skeptical about going on a date with her, but when he realized it was all for the money, he shrugged and kept going.
"Timetables," Matt sighed. "Okay…I have this whole week…Sunday night at 7 till 8, Mina Tenakawa, 8 till 9 Ria Yamahida and 9 till 10 Jenn Yokota.." She gawked, "I only have a limited time of sleep this week. And homework? That's only…2 hours…" He sweat-dropped. "What am I gonna do about sleep?! My earliest band practices are at 6. And I can't come to 2 rehearsals."
He carried on writing the rest on the names. "…10 till 10:45 Sunni Midehira. Next day, 7 till 8 Sakura Tsuniyama, 8 till 9…" He arranged the rest of the names, and carried on until it was complete. Now, he had the whole day to find Mina, Ria, Jenn, Sunni and Sakura and ask them all out, then the next day, ask the next girls out, and the next, and the next.
"Hey Mina," Matt walked up to her later on. "How would you like to go to the movies with me?"
"…no."
"Restaurant?"
"…maybe."
"Anywhere?!"
"…fine." Mina smiled. "See you at-"
"7." Matt added. "…I-it's the only time I'm free for the night."
"Okay." Mina nodded. "See you later, then."
Matt sighed. "This isn't so hard." He scanned the area, when he spotted Ria Yamahida. He casually walked up to her, as she closed her locker. She noticed he was smiling at her.
"…hey." She said, dully.
"Hey." Matt grinned. "How would you like to go on a date with me?"
She looked up at him. "…why?"
"Because-" Matt stuttered. "I-…uh…I…happen…to…have a really big crush on you?" God, what did I just say?!
Ria smiled. "…okay. I'll see you at-"
"8." Matt interrupted. "…I-it's the only time I'm free for the night." He lied.
"Okay." She nodded. "Bye."
Matt sweat-dropped. "How much more longer do I have to lie like this?"
"Until you get the grand prize…"
Matt turned around, as Tek came walking up, waving the cheque in his face. Matt sighed, disappointed, "Tek, what is your problem?"
"I don't have a problem," Tek retorted. "You do, though. You have this whole week to go out with 20 girls."
Matt didn't reply.
"…where's my list?" Tek asked.
Matt reached into his pocket, and brought out papers upon papers full of writing. "It should be one of those."
Tek grumbled, and stuffed them into his pocket. "Remember, this whole week." And he walked away.
******
"Hi Matt!!" Mina hugged him, when he appeared at her front door. "So, where are we going?"
"…to a restaurant…" Matt searched his pockets. 15 dollars, good.
"Okay," Mina smiled. "I have a pretty big appetite anyway."
Yeah, well, you better have some extra cash cuz I am so broke.
He thought.***
"And what would you like?" A server person walked up to Mina, as Matt rested his head on the table.
"Uh…" Mina searched through the menu. "3 hamburgers and a low fat milkshake. Matt, how about you?"
"Water." He sighed, dropping 10 dollars on the table.
"Only, water?"
"Yeah." Matt nodded, lifting his head up. "Why?"
The guy shrugged, and walked away.
Matt said, "…so…you have a pretty big appetite, huh?"
"Sure." Mina shrugged. "I don't gain any weight, though. I'm a Tae Bo instructor, and a Karate student."
Matt nodded, in shock. "…okay…"
"I'm also starting Tae Kwon Doe, and I hear Tai Chi is good for the soul." She added. "And I also might start horseback riding, and hockey-- if I'm into it."
"O-"
"Do you play soccer?" Mina asked.
"N-"
"That's too bad, I really would've wanted to play against you." Mina smiled. "I won 4 titles as the best player of my league-- in the Men's category."
"Y-"
"Yes, I'm on the men's team."
"W-"
"The girls were too girly for me." Mina sighed. "They never played right."
"A-"
"Are you psychic?" Mina asked.
"N-"
"Too bad, I knew a friend who was." Mina shook her head. "…uh, and then they lost their brain waves and moved to the country."
"A-"
"I'm sorry," Mina sighed. "I'm never usually this talkative, it's just that I've always really had a really big crush on you since…grade…11."
"That's this year."
"I know." Mina smiled, giving Matt a hug. "I love you."
"I love you too." Matt replied.
******
"Thank you for taking me to the restaurant, Matt." Mina nodded, once they arrived at her front door.
"That's okay." Matt nodded. "See you later, Mina." He began to walk down the street. You know…this isn't so bad after all… He looked at his watch, And I've got 2 minutes to get to Ria's…
***
Second after second of each of the dates, Matt seemed to gain more interest. He didn't think of it as cheating off innocent girls, but he thought it was more…of a hunting sport. And it only lasted for this week, so he had to make the best of it. A few more "I love you"'s here, and more "You're the one"'s everywhere else and he'd have all the girls in the school believing he was in love with them all. He'd have gained the reputation…of a playa.
Matt grinned, shining his teeth in his mirror in his locker. He grinned, "Oh yeah, you are da man." He closed his locker, looking at his next target…Mimi Tachikawa. He casually walked up to her, and smiled. "Hi."
"…hi." Mimi smiled back. "What do you want?"
"Honestly, you think that just because I come up to you grinning, you think I want something from you?" Matt asked.
Mimi stared at him, confused. "Are you okay?"
"…yeah." Matt shrugged. "Hey, Mimi, would you like to go on a date with me?"
"…why?"
"Because," Matt stuttered. "Because…uh….oh god…"
"You're thinking." She interrupted.
"Yeah, so?"
"That means you had no reason to begin with." Mimi smirked.
"Okay, you're right." Matt admitted. "I'm shy."
"Wha-?"
"I was too afraid to say it," Matt lied.
"Uh huh," Mimi smiled. "Right."
…She's not buying it…
"Okay, Mimi, you are 100% right. But-" He sniffed, then hugged Mimi. "If you promise to go out with me this once, I'll never bother you again!"Mimi sighed. "I can't believe I'm doing this…You are begging me to go out with you?"
Matt suddenly realized what she was talking about, then let go of her and shrugged, "Let's not put it that way…exactly."
"Fine." Mimi replied. "Fine, I'll go out with you."
"Okay." Matt nodded. "Tonight at…" He looked at his hand, where he wrote down:
Mimi Tachikawa - 8 till 9
"8." Matt answered. "Right. See you later." He walked away with pride.
Mimi kept walking with her books in her hands when all of a sudden 3 girls came rushing up to her.
"Hey!" One of them said. "You must be Matt's new girlfriend, right?"
"What?" Mimi asked.
"You're going out with him today from 8 till 9!" Another gasped. "That was my time too!"
"Oh, mine was at 9!"
"Mine was at 10!"
"Mine was at 9, too!"
"8 for me!" They all chatted between them their timeslots for dates with Matt. All of them unaware that it was because of an $85 bet that Matt Ishida even glanced at them.
****
"8 till 9…" Matt paced back and forth at his apartment. "It's just a regular date like any other…so why am I so nervous about this?" He sighed, and prepared to go to Mimi's house.
Once he arrived at Mimi's front door, he rang the doorbell as Mimi opened it. "Hi." She smiled.
"Hey." Matt sighed. "We're going to the…theatre, right?"
"I have a better idea," Mimi smirked. "Why don't we take a walk?"
"Walk?" Matt asked. "But I stocked up on $30 just to pay for popcorn!"
"Now you can keep the $30 and use it for better stuff." Mimi smiled, taking Matt by the hand and pulling him to join her. "Come on."
"Okay." Matt sighed.
***
"So…" Matt began. "…who am I kidding? There is nothing to talk about while walking!"
"There's a lot to talk about." Mimi smiled. "You choose. Love or Romance."
"Do I really have to?"
"Yeah," Mimi nodded. "You're the one who's complaining there's nothing to talk about."
"…what do you usually talk about?" Matt asked.
"…flowers." Mimi smiled. "…and…blossoms."
"Blossoms?" Matt asked.
"Yeah," Mimi said. "Everything blossoms, Matt. You just have to look for yourself."
Matt didn't reply, instead all he could do was smile. "…like what?"
"I have no clue." Mimi shrugged.
Matt smiled.
"What do you usually talk about?" Mimi asked.
"Me?" Matt gasped. "Oh, you wouldn't like it."
"Seriously? …try me."
"…you like rock music?"
"No."
"Metal?"
"No."
"Hard core?"
"No."
"Country?"
"…no."
"Neither do I." Matt shrugged. "But you wouldn't like it anyway."
"Okay," Mimi agreed. She looked at her watch. "It's almost 9. Aren't we supposed to be heading back now?"
Matt didn't reply for awhile. I'm sorry Jessie, Monica, Valerie, please don't beat me up the next day of school. "…no."
"No?" Mimi asked. "But-"
"The other girls can wait." Matt nodded, as he silently slipped his hand over her shoulder. Mimi seemed to have noticed, and didn't mind. She was blushing at the fact that Matt decided to postpone his other dates just to spend time with her.
******
Matt woke up the next morning feeling different. Not different, but normal. Like the way he felt before the whole bet. Before he became the playa of the school. He got up, and looked at himself in the mirror. He even started to think he looked different. He felt…different, too. Whatever this change is…it's scaring me. He collapsed on his bed, "What happened?"
"Matt!" His dad yelled. "You're gonna be late for school! Get up and move!!!"
Matt sighed, shaking his head. He prepared for school, then headed out the door.
***
Why do I have doubts about this? It's just a normal day like any other this week where I ask out 4 other girls. So what?
He opened his locker. It's the bet. I can't do it. I can't go through with it. He took his books out. It's Mimi. She made me feel a whole lot more different. Or normal. He walked down the hall. It's Tek…he's screwed in the head."Hey Mattie, boy!" Tek walked up behind him, waving the cheque in his face, and kissing it a few times. "2 days away from our grand prize! What do you have to say for yourself?"
"…I quit." Matt shrugged, walking on.
"…no, that's not it." Tek ran to catch up with him. "You what?! You can't quit!"
"I quit."
"Why?"
"Because."
"Because why?" Tek asked. "I don't get you. You said you'd do anything to go out with a lot of girls!"
"Yeah, well, things've changed." Matt shrugged again. "Sorry."
"Sorry?!" Tek snapped. "What the hell?! You drop out of an $85 bet and all you can say is-"
"Sorry." Matt said simply. "I can't do it anymore."
"Why?"
"It's this girl."
"Is she on the list?" Tek asked.
"…yeah-"
"Goodie," Tek sighed, sarcastically. "Matt falls in love with this girl and drops out of a chance to win $85 off of his cheap friend!"
"Uh huh."
"What are you crazy?!"
"Might be."
"Couldn't you fall in love with the girl after the bet?!"
"Possibly."
"Well what about the other girls?"
"Never saw them last night."
"A wha-?"
"You heard me."
"So, you just saw one of them and- what is going on Matt?!" Tek snapped. "So you're just dropping out like that?"
"Like that."
"No second prizes?"
"There aren't any." Matt replied. "Listen, Tek, go find someone else to bother with your lame ideas, okay?"
"Can't blame me. Everyone else was gone." Tek shrugged. He brought out his cheque book, and wrote something. "How about…a new…second prize…$75!" He gave Matt the cheque.
Matt took the cheque, scanned it, as Tek grinned.
"You gonna take it?" He asked.
"…no." Matt ripped it up, and gave it back to Tek as Tek just gawked.
"How could you do that?! Y-You can't do that."
"Already have." And Matt walked away.
*********
That's the end of part 1! Please review, in the mean time, ki? ^_~ Thankies!