Ch. 1
As a Souvenir
Everything seemed to go silent in the Tokyo Airport as everyone hugged the Tachikawa family. Mimi felt hot tears run down her face as she hugged her seven friends who came to see her off. One by one she wrapped her arms around them, making it harder by the minute for her to hold back from staying.
"Mimi, I'm going to miss you so much!" Sora said to her to friend, Mimi just forced a smile and cried even more. Everyone joined in by agreeing with Sora.
"I so don't want to leave you guys! I don't want to go to America!! I'm gonna hate it there!" Mimi said while she grabbed the nearest person to her, Matt. His eyes widened as she wrapped her arms around him. Mimi's mother, also crying, tapped Mimi's shoulder and told her it was time to get on the plane. Mimi slowly unlatched herself from Matt's neck. She wiped her tears and studied everyone's appearances one last time. They all waved good-bye to her one more time, as Mimi hugged Sora once more. Three men picked up Mimi's luggage and took it to the plane.
"Mimi, hunny, why don't you take a picture with all your friends... as a souvenir." Mimi's father suggested to his young 10 year old. Her face brightened a little as he gave her his $500 camera. Mimi put everyone into formation and snapped the shot. Her father began, "Mimi, get in there with them." She smiled and ran in with her friends. She stood next to Sora.
"Dear we really need to get going.." Her mother said. Mimi's smile faded into a frown as she made her way through the crowd to her parents.
"I'll write you guys! I want pictures! As much as possible! Love you all!" She shouted back to them as she boarded the plane. Each of her seven friends looked at their hands to see she had written her address, email, and phone number on it.
~Mimi's POV~
We boarded the plane after taking pictures and I cried my eyes. Daddy sat next to me on the plane, I got the window seat. 'I don't want to go to America, I'll hate it there' I remembered crying into Matt's shoulder. I couldn't believe that I even grabbed him and hugged him in the first place. Mama told me not to talk to anyone I didn't know, as if I didn't know this already.
"Daddy, why do we have to move to America? Why can't I just live in Odaiba with Sora and her family? They wouldn't even notice me if I lived in her closet!" I said as I tried to hold back tears. He faked a smile while dialing numbers on his cell phone.
"Princess, I've told you a million times, we're going to New York City because the crime in Japan was getting worse, and they need more police officers in New York. You'll make friends, and you'll get used to it! You'll love it here! I promise you that..." He cut off his sentence when the person on the other line of the phone picked. He never finishes his promises. It's like he always means to do that.
"typical.." I said softly, but he still heard.
"What was that, Princess?" He played dumb as he hung up the phone.
"Nothing, its just that you either never finish your promises you were going to make or you never keep them." I told him, he was speechless. After years of talking with him, he was finally speechless. My mother looked at my shook her head, as if she were telling I'm hurting him. I just sighed and looked out the window. We still hadn't left even though we had been on the plane for 15 minutes. I could still see Sora, Tai, Kari, Matt, and T.K. watching my plane. Its like they were looking straight at my window, but I knew they didn't know where I was.
~Sora's POV~
I started missing Mimi as soon as she left, I missed the way she would always make me smile and make me laugh. But she was on her way to New York to make a new best friend. I felt hot tears run down my face. I wiped my tears on my arm as soon as I saw Tai looking at me. We decided to leave about 20 minutes after Mimi boarded the plane. We all jumped into Tai's car. His mom brought us up to the airport to say good-bye to Mimi. It was silent on the way back to our houses, no one said anything, much less dare to talk about Mimi. Tai sat in the passenger seat, I sat in the bucket seats with Kari and Matt and T.K shared the back seat. Finally, Mrs. Kamiya broke the silence as she told me I was home. I barely noticed since I wasn't paying much attention the where we were. I climbed out of the car and ran up to my apartment and cried as I ran to my room. My mother followed close behind.
"Sora.. Do you want anything hunny?" She said compassionately. All I could manage to mutter was "No."
~Matt's POV~
Sora got dropped off first. I decided that T.K and I would walk the rest of the way home. Mimi was always my friend, but I miss her even though I thought I wouldn't. All I had thought of her when she was here was that she was annoying and spoiled. T.K was walking with his head tilted toward the ground as I looked at him.
"You ok, little bro?" I asked him. He picked up his and forced a smile. I put on a smirk and kept walking.
"... Matt.. Will we see her again? Ever?" T.K asked me as I stopped at his large house. I looked downcast at him.
"Not likely, T.K. But we'll talk to her every once in while." He frowned and hugged me, he quickly let go and ran into his house. I was left to walk the rest of the way to my apartment by myself. Although that's the way I wanted it in the first place, solitude. Shortly after I dropped T.K off at his house, it started to downpour. I didn't mind though, it just added to the depression of the day. I decided that I wouldn't go straight to my house, I felt like taking a walk. I went to the park. People were scattering to their cars, to their umbrella's. I just kept walking, not caring where I was headed. Soon I sat on the bench across from the Ice Skating Rink. I pushed some of my blonde hair out of my eyes, and relaxed on the bench. I laid my head back and let the rain hit my face. I stayed there until I fell asleep.
As a Souvenir
Everything seemed to go silent in the Tokyo Airport as everyone hugged the Tachikawa family. Mimi felt hot tears run down her face as she hugged her seven friends who came to see her off. One by one she wrapped her arms around them, making it harder by the minute for her to hold back from staying.
"Mimi, I'm going to miss you so much!" Sora said to her to friend, Mimi just forced a smile and cried even more. Everyone joined in by agreeing with Sora.
"I so don't want to leave you guys! I don't want to go to America!! I'm gonna hate it there!" Mimi said while she grabbed the nearest person to her, Matt. His eyes widened as she wrapped her arms around him. Mimi's mother, also crying, tapped Mimi's shoulder and told her it was time to get on the plane. Mimi slowly unlatched herself from Matt's neck. She wiped her tears and studied everyone's appearances one last time. They all waved good-bye to her one more time, as Mimi hugged Sora once more. Three men picked up Mimi's luggage and took it to the plane.
"Mimi, hunny, why don't you take a picture with all your friends... as a souvenir." Mimi's father suggested to his young 10 year old. Her face brightened a little as he gave her his $500 camera. Mimi put everyone into formation and snapped the shot. Her father began, "Mimi, get in there with them." She smiled and ran in with her friends. She stood next to Sora.
"Dear we really need to get going.." Her mother said. Mimi's smile faded into a frown as she made her way through the crowd to her parents.
"I'll write you guys! I want pictures! As much as possible! Love you all!" She shouted back to them as she boarded the plane. Each of her seven friends looked at their hands to see she had written her address, email, and phone number on it.
~Mimi's POV~
We boarded the plane after taking pictures and I cried my eyes. Daddy sat next to me on the plane, I got the window seat. 'I don't want to go to America, I'll hate it there' I remembered crying into Matt's shoulder. I couldn't believe that I even grabbed him and hugged him in the first place. Mama told me not to talk to anyone I didn't know, as if I didn't know this already.
"Daddy, why do we have to move to America? Why can't I just live in Odaiba with Sora and her family? They wouldn't even notice me if I lived in her closet!" I said as I tried to hold back tears. He faked a smile while dialing numbers on his cell phone.
"Princess, I've told you a million times, we're going to New York City because the crime in Japan was getting worse, and they need more police officers in New York. You'll make friends, and you'll get used to it! You'll love it here! I promise you that..." He cut off his sentence when the person on the other line of the phone picked. He never finishes his promises. It's like he always means to do that.
"typical.." I said softly, but he still heard.
"What was that, Princess?" He played dumb as he hung up the phone.
"Nothing, its just that you either never finish your promises you were going to make or you never keep them." I told him, he was speechless. After years of talking with him, he was finally speechless. My mother looked at my shook her head, as if she were telling I'm hurting him. I just sighed and looked out the window. We still hadn't left even though we had been on the plane for 15 minutes. I could still see Sora, Tai, Kari, Matt, and T.K. watching my plane. Its like they were looking straight at my window, but I knew they didn't know where I was.
~Sora's POV~
I started missing Mimi as soon as she left, I missed the way she would always make me smile and make me laugh. But she was on her way to New York to make a new best friend. I felt hot tears run down my face. I wiped my tears on my arm as soon as I saw Tai looking at me. We decided to leave about 20 minutes after Mimi boarded the plane. We all jumped into Tai's car. His mom brought us up to the airport to say good-bye to Mimi. It was silent on the way back to our houses, no one said anything, much less dare to talk about Mimi. Tai sat in the passenger seat, I sat in the bucket seats with Kari and Matt and T.K shared the back seat. Finally, Mrs. Kamiya broke the silence as she told me I was home. I barely noticed since I wasn't paying much attention the where we were. I climbed out of the car and ran up to my apartment and cried as I ran to my room. My mother followed close behind.
"Sora.. Do you want anything hunny?" She said compassionately. All I could manage to mutter was "No."
~Matt's POV~
Sora got dropped off first. I decided that T.K and I would walk the rest of the way home. Mimi was always my friend, but I miss her even though I thought I wouldn't. All I had thought of her when she was here was that she was annoying and spoiled. T.K was walking with his head tilted toward the ground as I looked at him.
"You ok, little bro?" I asked him. He picked up his and forced a smile. I put on a smirk and kept walking.
"... Matt.. Will we see her again? Ever?" T.K asked me as I stopped at his large house. I looked downcast at him.
"Not likely, T.K. But we'll talk to her every once in while." He frowned and hugged me, he quickly let go and ran into his house. I was left to walk the rest of the way to my apartment by myself. Although that's the way I wanted it in the first place, solitude. Shortly after I dropped T.K off at his house, it started to downpour. I didn't mind though, it just added to the depression of the day. I decided that I wouldn't go straight to my house, I felt like taking a walk. I went to the park. People were scattering to their cars, to their umbrella's. I just kept walking, not caring where I was headed. Soon I sat on the bench across from the Ice Skating Rink. I pushed some of my blonde hair out of my eyes, and relaxed on the bench. I laid my head back and let the rain hit my face. I stayed there until I fell asleep.