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the life and times of

tachikawa mimi

there's only two types of people in the world

moving to america was something she never expected to happen, and mimi wasn't too happy about it at the time. she'd grown to love it there, though. the diverse people, the trendy little shops, the wide variety of foods. it was great! she fit in so well with her peers at her private school and already had a close-knit group of friends. although she did miss it back in odaiba, she was used to the idea of living in america by now. her summer had just ended, and it had been an amazing one. her friends always threw the greatest parties, and her parents were kind enough to give her no curfew and a loaded credit card. she didn't like to call herself spoiled, but, in actuality, she was. her favorite part of summer was trying her hand at modeling, in which her friend andrea's mother helped her land a job for the teen vogue magazine. mimi and andrea posed in some fabulous clothes from europe in an article describing how wonderful european designs were. it was really fun, but mimi was too young to decide if it was something she'd like to continue throughout her life.

with all that said, it was quite the bittersweet shock when her father told her they would be moving back to odaiba, japan, around the same area in which they used to live. mimi was never expecting this, and she thought it was almost a bigger shock than when she found out she'd be moving to america. she was already a month into school, and she never saw this coming. her father had gotten a promotion where he got to decide where he'd work. there was a spot open at the japanese branch of the business in which he used to be employed, and he took it forthwith. he and mimi's mother had missed japan terribly, as all of there family and lifelong friends resided there. so, although mimi was a little upset they didn't talk to her about this before making the decision, she was forgiving and accepted what had happened. they told her she'd have to leave within a week, so that she didn't miss too much school at odaiba high school, in which they had already enrolled her.

"princess, our condo in odaiba is not ready yet, but you really need to attend school before you miss too much," her father explained, telling her of how the situation would work out, "but your mother and i need to stay here until our house sells. the economy isn't that great, obviously, and we're having some troubles selling it. however, we've booked you a hotel room near to our condo and your school."

a little confused, mimi questioned, "wait, so you're letting me stay in the hotel by myself?"

"mimi, we trust you," he began, "plus, the hotel manager is one of my good friends from college. he said he'd keep a good eye on you."

mimi scrunched her face in disgust for a second, remembering this friend of her fathers. he was always so creepy and always told her she looked 'really nice.' misinterpreting her face of disgust, her father hurriedly added, "don't worry! i booked you the best suite in the place! so don't think you're getting some gross place or something."

laughing a bit, mimi smiled, "thanks, dad. i can't believe this is happening, everybody back home will be so excited!" well, she hoped, anyways. she really hoped they hadn't forgotten about her.

unbeknownst to her, there was one boy who would never forget about her back home.

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so, that was that, and mimi was on her way back to japan. her departure from her friends was quite sad, but they were all happy for her in the end, being able to return to the place in which she grew up. she was really nervous, in all honesty. she hadn't told anybody of her return, because she wanted it to be somewhat of a surprise. it didn't take her long to get settled down in her hotel room. it was quite glamorous, and mimi only giggled at her dad's consistency. he always got her the best things, even if she didn't ask. her parents loved her so much, and she knew it. it wasn't as if they only showed it through purchasing her the things she wanted and spoiling her, no. they told her and treated her as the most valuable thing in their life. she felt extremely lucky to have parents like her own. however, it was quite exciting living on her own for quite awhile. it would be quite interesting, to say the least.

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while mimi was busy unpacking, her old best friend, sora takenouchi busy doing something extremely different. it had started out as a boring saturday afternoon, so she decided to go to her long-time boyfriend's house; the house of taichi yagami. his parents weren't home, and she greeted him with an almost too passionate kiss. it last a few seconds, before tai pulled away.

"what's this about?" he questioned, grinning a little, "i'm just that irresistible, aren't i?"

sora rolled her eyes, her hands running over tai's well-built chest, "oh, please, like you haven't missed me. you had a soccer tournament for the past few days!"

"yeah, i know," tai began, "i was actually about to call you to see if we could go to lunch or something. i missed you a lot." most of that was a lie, but sora would never know.

"lunch?" she inquired, a sly smirk spreading across her face, "how about we just skip to dessert?"

smiling, tai chuckled a bit, lightly. pulling him closer, sora kissed him slowly as he began to slide his tongue into her mouth. tai was an amazing kisser, and sora loved it. it only took a few minutes for the two to end up in his bedroom. it took even less time for tai to begin unbuttoning her blouse.

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getting out of the shower, mimi was glad to feel clean after a long day of traveling. she was extremely tired, but she was too excited to see everybody. pulling out her sidekick, creating a new text message. "you really need to go to that little café we always used to hang out at," mimi began her text to sora, "i sent over a surprise from america that you definitely need to see!"

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sora's phone rang, indicating a new text. at the time, she was wrapped around her boyfriend, both of them clad in nothing more than their undergarments. the two had gone pretty far, but never all the way, yet. sora wanted to extremely bad, but she wanted it to be perfect. a hook up just because his parents were gone wasn't exactly her idea of perfect. it was pleasurable, without a doubt, but not how she wanted to be deflowered.

she ignored her phone at first, but upon realizing it was mimi's text tone, she pulled herself away from tai for a moment. "sorry, it's just i haven't been in touch with mimi for awhile." tai nodded, understanding. the two were best friends, and his thoughts drifted. he hadn't heard the name mimi for awhile. or seen her, for that matter.

"she says she sent me something amazing from america that i just have to see," sora laughed, knowing mimi's over excitement about certain things. closing her phone, she stood up, "we can continue this later?"

he smiled, "definitely." he never argued with sora when it came to mimi, it just wasn't his place. he didn't mind, the two were close and he knew they missed each other a ton.

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walking through the doors of the café, sora was just thinking about how strange it was for mimi to have something delivered here. she wondered why she wouldn't have just sent it to her house? however, after only a few seconds of being in the building, sora saw none other than mimi herself standing there, a wide grin across her face.

"ARE YOU SERIOUS!?" sora exclaimed, rushing toward mimi, the two embracing tightly. "i didn't know you were coming to visit!"

laughing a bit, mimi exclaimed, "okay, okay! you're choking me sora!" the two laughed together, parting.

mimi looked a bit different to sora. she had grown a bit taller, her hair was now a pretty, dirty-blonde that reach past her shoulders, cascading down in a beautiful array of waves. her good taste in clothes hadn't changed, as mimi was wearing a cute little pink, casual mini-dress with a wonderful pair of silver sandals to match. a silver headband also held her bangs back, matching her sandals and clutch purse that she held in her hand.

"but, seriously, meems, why didn't you tell me you were coming?!" sora was pretty much freaking out. her best friend was here!

"i wanted it to be a surprise!" mimi giggled, "and the best part is.. well, i'm here to stay!"

sora's jaw dropped, and she practically jumped on mimi in excitement. pulling out her phone, she pretty much texted everybody the following: "mimi's back! and she's here to stay!"

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the two had spent the afternoon catching up, and everything was quite pleasant. they were both excited to be reunited, and mimi felt a ton better about going to school on monday. she had been worried, but now she knew that everything would work out, from what she could tell.

sora had soccer practice that night, though, so they sadly had to part ways. mimi ended up going back to her hotel room and ordering room service. the pasta she ordered was delectable, which was a huge relief for her. some hotel's room service could be really nasty.

getting herself ready for bed, mimi brushed her teeth and changed into a pair of her short volleyball shorts she received while on the team at her private school. pulling over her head a somewhat worn, grey "ODAIBA" hoodie, mimi threw her hair back into a messy ponytail that rested over her shoulders.

she had planned to watch a movie, as it was already around 11 at night and there wasn't much else to do. she would probably end up painting her nails, too. she had just bought a new pretty pink nailpolish! just as she was getting everything all set up, mimi heard a knock at her door. curious, she went to go open it. had she ordered something else from room service and forgotten?

swinging the door cautiously open, mimi found herself staring at the messy-haired, brown-eyed boy whom she knew almost too well. "tai?" she exclaimed.

without a word, tai pulled mimi close to his body, his warmth overwhelming her. wide-eyed, mimi began, "tai.. wha-" but before she could finish, his lips collided with her's, and he kissed ten times more passionate than any other time he had kissed sora.

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