Author's Note: Yeah...well let me give you the short story. Computer died, both desktop and laptop, all my stories were on there, got a new one and couldn't save any of them...so yeah...work been killing me, family has been demend me for a while, so yeah...here we are. Me with a new story...and I did save it on my jump drive, that I found finally. Please excuse any grammer, spelling...not the best at it.

I don't own anything other than what I can buy with my money, which isn't much...just a few Dvds, shirts, my ticket from Raw in January, too bad I couldn't buy what I really wait... I do own my two characters that are introduced: Yumi and Muriel.

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The Mistake is Me
Chapter 1

A young girl around the age of twenty five, yet she looks to be eighteen by looking at her beauty had her nose in a big book in the local university. Long, flowing auburn hair that stopped at her lower back, filled with curls at the bottom, beautiful shining dark chocolate eyes that would make anyone just melt by looking at them, and lovely and smooth cream skin like a porcelain doll, which make people jealous of her healthy skin. All dressed up in a simple pink and white tube top floral dress that reached to her knees and pink heels that are five inches tall to help the five foot three Japanese girl be tall.

She sat at the university library, writing down notes on a pad of paper. She had her black rim glasses on, helping her to read the pages. She blew some of her hairs out of her face and continued to do her work. All of a sudden, a big book hit the table she was sitting at, making her jumped almost out of her seat. She looked up to see a girl around her age, staring down at her with a smirk. Long, straight red hair that went to her shoulders and was up in a ponytail, sparkling emerald green eyes glaring down at her with curiosity, and smooth white skin that almost matched her friend. She was dressed in a green tank top, blue jean skirt, and black three inch heels.

"I should have figured that you would be here, Yumi," her friend spoke with an Irish accent. The girl known as Yumi, closed her book and smiled.

"You know that I had a paper due and I wanted to get some research done, Muriel," Yumi told her friend, Muriel.

"And you do know that it's not due for another three weeks." Yumi just giggled and nodded.

"I know, but I just want it to get it out of the way." Muriel shook her head at her friend.

"You really need to get out more, Yumi."

"I do get out, just not recently," admitted Yumi, "I been really busy with school."

"Yumi," began Muriel, sitting down next to her. "I know what is going on and you still believe that he is going to return. Yumi, let's face it; he left you two years ago. It's time to move on."

"Muriel, I'm not waiting for him. Why would you think something that ridiculous?" Muriel looked at her with a look, telling her that she was lying. "You don't believe your good friend? Wow I do feel hurt."

"I'm just worry about you that is all. I know it is a long time that happened, but it seems like you can't get over the past." Yumi removed her glasses and sighed.

"Honestly, Muriel, I don't want to have this discussion again. He is happy wherever he is and that is all that matter."

"Then why aren't you happy and why do you still wear that ring?" Muriel pointed out the ring on her wedding finger. Yumi looked down at it and spoke.

"It's pretty and I like it. Is it wrong to wear something that is pretty? And plus, I am happy with my life as it is right now. As soon as I finish school, medical school will be waiting for me."

"If you want people to know that you are taken when you aren't."

"Muriel, this is nonsense, I'm done talking about this." She stood up and gathered her things together. Muriel stood up as well and stared at Yumi.

"You know that I'm looking out for you. I really want you to be happy. You haven't been in a relationship since he left you," Muriel started on her friend. "This isn't really healthy for anyone to be living in the past. He isn't going to waltz in and sweep you off your feet. It's time for you to get a new Prince Charming." Yumi just looked up at her friend, getting her backpack on.

"I suppose, but still..." Muriel got an idea and smiled at her

"Look, my brother is in town with some of his friends. We can go and hang out with him for a little bit. Maybe one of his friends will catch your eyes," teased Muriel. Yumi rolled her eyes at her and sighed.

"Very well, I will go with you. I better do it or you will keep bugging me. Besides, I haven't seen your brother is a long time." Muriel clapped in excitement.

"Excellent, I will give him a call right now and set up the plan with him. I will stop by your place to get you so look cute." Yumi raised her eyebrow at her.

"Muriel, in case you haven't notice, I always look cute. I still get mistaken as a high school student." Muriel giggled at her and smiled.

"I know, but at least you get people to tell you that you are young instead of old." Muriel waved to Yumi and head towards the exit. Yumi looked down at her ring and sighed to herself. She touched the ring for a second and tried to get it off her finger. She didn't have the will power to do so and let her hands dropped.

"One day, it will come off, just not today."

"Hurry up, Yumi. You know that my brother hates to be waiting, especially if food is in the picture," called out Muriel, trying to get Yumi out of her car. Yumi decided to dress up in a light green flowing dress and her four inch black heels. Her hair was still the same just a green bow added. Muriel was dressed up in a yellow sundress with a white sweater on and her black heels.

"I'm coming, just hold your horses," called back Yumi, getting out of the car. "I can't believe I'm doing this," she mumbled to herself.

"It's just a get together Yumi, it's not like you are walking down the aisle." Yumi shot her a look to shut up about her past. The girls walked into the restaurant together. Muriel was looking for her brother and spotted him in the corner with some of his friends. Muriel smiled and waved to him. She was about to take a step over to them, when she saw something that she didn't except to see. She stopped dead in her tracks, making Yumi run into her.

"You could give me a warning that you were going to stop," complained Yumi. Muriel turned to her and started to push Yumi out of the restaurant. "What are you doing?"

"Believe me, you will be thanking me later," Muriel told her, trying to get Yumi out. The girls started to struggle with each other, until they heard an Irish voice behind them.

"What are you lass doing?" The girls stopped and turned to see Muriel's brother, Stephen standing behind them, staring at them with a curious look on his face.

"You should ask your sister, Stephen. She is the one that is causing trouble as usual. I was just brought into it as usual as well," Yumi told him, as Muriel let go of Yumi. She marched over to her brother and got a hold of his arm.

"Excuse me Yumi, I need to have a serious talk with my dear old brother," she told her with a smile. She turned to him, giving a death look and pulling him to the side. Yumi sighed and shook her head, trying to understand her friend at time.

She walked over to entrance and looked around the restaurant. She glance at the fish tank in the lobby and stared at all the fishes in the tank. She didn't notice someone walking up to her from behind. She tapped on the glass lightly to get the fishes' attention. The fishes swam away from her in a hurry. She just giggled at them and looked up to see her reflection. She didn't see just see her reflection in the tank, but she saw someone else, someone that she really didn't think that she would see again. He was back in her life and she really didn't have a plan to deal with him, if he did come back. She didn't want to turn around and kept her eyes on the fishes. Maybe if she kept staring at them and pretend someone isn't behind her, that person will go away.

"You know that you have to turn around sometime," the person told her in a deep voice. She didn't want to turn around and face the person. The person sighed and she could hear footsteps walking away from her. She sighed in relief and turned away from the tank. Not even two steps away from the tank, the person appeared right in front of her. She jumped back, nearly hitting the tank of fish. He was actually there, staring at her with that smirk on his face that got her caught in his web.

"I knew it was you when I saw you coming in." Yumi had her hands behind her, trying to hide the ring on her finger. She was trying her best to get it off, but it was stuck. She had her head down, not wanting to face him. "So it's been a while hasn't it, Yumi?" She stopped what she was doing and finally looked up at the person.

"Is there something you want?" she asked him," If you are here to talk about old memories, then you are barking up the wrong tree." Yumi felt his fingers on her chin, making her turn to face him. Yumi kept strong, yet the tears in the back of her eyes were starting to form.

"Yumi, I did what is best for us. You know that I would have done anything…" he began, as she pushed his hand off her.

"I have no time to deal with this," she mumbled, turning on her heels to get out of the restaurant. Yumi was almost out of the building, when she felt a hand on her arm. "Please, remove your hand off my arm right this instant."

"Wow and to think that I broke you from this proper language," he joked with her, as she didn't find it funny one bit. "Look I really just want to sit and talk about…" Yumi ripped her arm out of his grip and turned to him.

"I really am not in the mood to continue this discussion about our past."

"But I do." Yumi rolled her eyes at him and crossed her arms over her chest.

"Want me to cover the basis right now? We met, we dated, we eloped, we were a married couple for a few weeks, you left me alone with just a note saying, it was a mistake, and now two years later you want to talk about what happen, two years later. Sorry but I really don't have talk to sit and have a cup of tea with you." He noticed the ring on her finger and smirk.

"Then why are you still sporting the ring?" Yumi didn't look down, as she kept her cool, yet it was ready to break down any moment now.

"It's pretty, why doesn't everyone understand that it pretty and I like pretty things?" He walked closer to her, as she took a step back.

"I believe that I know the real reason and I do not blame you at all." Yumi looked at him in surprise at his statement. She let her hand fall to her sides for a moment and brought one of her hand up and slapped him hard across the face.

"Do not judge me, you don't know me at all to even judge me," she told him, with venom in her voice. "You think that I'm just another victim in your game, so I will admit that I was, but it will never happen again." With that, Yumi walked out of the restaurant, forgetting about Muriel and her brother. She hailed a taxi and got in the cab.

"Fifteen and Vine please," she announced to the driver. The cab was about to move out, when the door opened. She didn't have any time to react, as the person got in the cab with her.

"You are lucky, lass that my sister isn't the one in here with you. She is too busy giving him a lashing with her tongue," Stephen told Yumi, as she relaxed. The cab driver looked at them for a second, wondering what the hell is going on.

"Please just drive," ordered Yumi. He nodded at her and started to drive to her place she instructed him to do.

"I rather have you in here with me, then your sister. She would have started her lecture about how I was not acting like a lady and didn't keep my cool," admitted Yumi to him.

"If I knew all of this, I would have not brought him with me for dinner." Stephen looked at Yumi with a concern look on his face. "Now the important question is that are you all right?" Yumi smiled at him and nodded.

"Yes, I'm fine now that I got to slap him. Yet I do think that my hand will be hurting tomorrow morning," she joked with him. They both laughed for a few moments and let it die down. "I assume that Muriel gave you the story about him and me."

"Parts and pieces of it, she was starting to get detail until we heard you slap him. It is up to you if you want to tell me the story." Yumi sat quietly for a few seconds and took a deep breath.

"We met at a club, when I just turned twenty one. I wasn't really interesting in him, but he was really persistent to get to know me. I did give him my number, which I thought it was a mistake because he was calling and texting me all the time. I nearly had to get my number change, but I didn't. I guess you can say he grew on me."

"He likes to get what he wants, I have to say," Stephen said, as Yumi nodded.

"I know, but I was blinded by love. We dated for quite some time. I know that he was busy with his job, but still had time to keep our relationship healthy and alive. Soon we decided to get hitched."

"In the moment?" asked Stephen, as Yumi nodded again at him.

"Yeah, we just went to the local justice of the peace and got married. Everything was perfect for a few weeks and believe me the marriage was shorter than Kim's wedding." Stephen flinched a bit, comparing the two marriages together.

"Wow, what cause the marriage to go down?" Yumi looked at him with a serious look on her face.

"That is a good question; I will let you know when I find the answer."

"You mean, he never told you why it wasn't working."

"I got a note when I got back from class one day, stating that this marriage was a mistake. Just that plain and simple, he just walked out on our marriage, pretending it never happen. I have tried to think of many solutions to why he thought this was a mistake and I only came up with one answer." Yumi took a deep breath and spoke again, "I am that mistake he mention on the letter. If he never met me, then he would have never made all of those decisions." Yumi had tears coming down her cheeks, as she continued. "That was the only reason I could think of. I filed for divorce a few days after he left."

"Have you gone to get the official paperwork?" Yumi shook her head to answer him."

"I'm scared to wake up from this nightmare and face reality that I was the mistake to cause all this pain and sorrow." Stephen pulled Yumi in a hug, as she buried her head into his chest, trying not to cry.

"First of all, you are not a mistake. If you want to tell someone that they were the mistake then that would be the idiotic man that left you after marrying you." Yumi just shook her head, not wanting to believe his words. "You are a wonderful girl that has a great future ahead of you and you don't need him to affect you. If you like, I will finish what my sister is starting. I know that she would try to hit him, but she would be too angry to do so. I can always make it look like an accident," he offered to Yumi.

"No thank you Stephen. I really don't want to cause any trouble with my love life. I have been dealing with this dilemma for two years. I didn't tell your sister about this until a year ago. I could never figure why she was so mad about this, until tonight. I should have figured out that you two were co-workers, but it did not enter my mind at all."

"My sister knew about this and I just found out tonight so you are not alone."

"I do thank you for your concern and your assistance. Your sister and you are truly wonderful friends to me. I do concern you two as family as well, since mine aren't around anymore." Stephen just stroked her hair, calming her down.

"Say when we get to your apartment, how about we watch a movie of your choice, just not Japanese thought. I'm still really rusty and I do not intent to read subtitles all night," he joked with her, as a smile slowly appeared on Yumi's face.

"Sure, but we better contact Muriel tell her to meet us there." Stephen pulled out his phone to give her a call. He waited for three rings, until Muriel picked up the phone.

"Stephen is she all right?" asked Muriel in a concern voice.

"Ai, she is calm. We wanted to tell you that we are going to her place for a movie and want you to join us."

"I would love to, but I'm still giving this asshole a piece of my mind." All of sudden, Yumi and Stephen could hear Muriel yelling. "You son of a bitch, I'm surprise that nobody has chopped your balls off. Since we are at a restaurant, I should go to the kitchen, get the biggest knife I can find, chop them off, and put them on the menu for all the shit you have put my little Yumi through!" Yumi's eyes were wide in surprise, hearing such language from Muriel. She does see her bad side, but this is the first that she is threatening bodily harm to anyone. Yumi didn't like that at lot, even if it is towards the man that broke her heart, she wouldn't wish that on him. Stephen just chuckled at his sister's choice of words to his co-worker.

"Muriel, please, I don't want to explain to everyone at work why we are short one person," he told his sister.

"He isn't going to get away for doing this to Yumi. I will make sure of that."

"Stephen, tell your sister to back off," called out the person that was receiving her abuse.

"I wish I could, but I even have a hard time to control her," he told his co-worker. Yumi knew that he deserve to be grill by her friend, but she still feel bad for anyone that get the wrath of Muriel.

"Muriel, just get to my place soon," replied Yumi. What didn't they know that they were on speakers, thanks for Muriel of course, right?

"Yumi, please just let me explain," began the man who once had Yumi's love. She flinched at the sound of his voice, wishing she didn't say anything now.

"You don't have the right to speak to her, you elf!" Muriel yelled at him. Yumi and Stephen held back their laugh.

"Did you just call me an elf?"

"Just hurry over, Muriel," ordered Stephen, before hanging up on his sister. "Sometimes I do wonder if she is my sister."

"She has the Irish spirit and pride, you know," replied Yumi.

"That she does, that she does."

Preview for the next chapter:

"You have no right to speak to my friend in that matter!" she scolded her husband. "She has been my rock and shoulder to cry on since you walked out that door two years ago. It does not give you the right to scold my friend just trying to protect my well be." He turned back to Yumi, giving her a calm look.

"I did what I believe is right, Yumi."

"You should have considered my feelings, before you decide. I can't believe I'm having this conservation with you." Kofi stepped in between the couple, before things could get worst.

"I hate to play a therapist here, though I should have got my degree since I am good at keeping peace. I don't know what is going on but you guys are starting to attract attention." Yumi and he looked around to see people were staring at them.

"I'm done with this conversation." With that, Yumi turned on her heels and marched to the exit. She was almost there until she heard a name that she hasn't been called for two years.

Author's Note: Review please, if you want to find out who is her so-called husband...first person to guess is damn good of course!