Ok yeah I didn't get 50 votes like I was hoping/obsessively praying, but(wipes eyes with tissue) I was just so exited about doing a sequal it kept me up at nights which started late night love hate talks with Colleen who's room is next to mine and she said that if I didn't leave her alone she'd burn my G.I. Joe collectionT_T. & yes, G.I. JOE! G.I. Joe rox!! I never really played with barbies when I was little, sure I tried and mom and dad got me 'em but, OK OK THE LIL' BLOND DEVILS FREAK ME OUT!! I mean c'mon! They just stand there on my shelf! Their big perfect blue eyes staring at me and I have a bunk bed(that I've had since I was little because I was too scared of monsters under the bed for mom and dad to get me a normal one) so they're perfectly eye level! I just can't turn away! I'm afraid if I do they'll come up behind me and kill me with a steak knife! Stuffed animals and G.I. joes' are more my thing, dolls and barbies scare me(shudders). And yeah people I luv u and all and I luv getting little emails saying Deni get off u'r lazy butt and write but I think someone writing will u stop being a cliff hanger bitch and write is just a tad bit much¬¬. I dunno who wrote it! They never put a name or anything and I haven't really gotten and aggressive reviewers here save a few! They..They.. THEY YELLED AT ME!(cries) I'm Deni!(sniffles) Weird surreal emails confuse meT_T. (P.S. Dun correct my grammar or spelling stuffs, #1.I maybe using an accent like with Zeek and #2. If u'r gonna do it then u've just taken the happy lil' job of being my  personal editor^_^y)

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"I'm falling even more in love with you
Letting go of all I've held on to
I'm standing here until you make me move
I'm hanging by a moment here with you

-*BANG!*

"fvmnuts.("five minutes)" She rolled over drawing her hand away from the remains of the recent alarm clock and ducked under the covers keeping out the dreaded sunshine.

"(Yawn) That's the third one this week Meems." The young man yawned stretching out and cracking his arms before drawing her closer.

"Isdfvmnuts"("I said five minutes") She grumbled grudgingly turning away from him drawing the covers closer to her self.

"Alright alright, office doesn't need me until 8:30 anyway." He mumbled keeping his muscled arm around her waist.

            She made and incoherent nod before returning to the yumminess of sleep. Then, suddenly, it struck! They had no warning, no noise, no smell,. And then. It was too late. The bed shook and slammed around the young man shooting straight up. Mimi on the other hand had no intentions of  following in her companion's suit. Instead she yanked the covers over her head to block it out.

"It had better be a lot later than if feels like." She grumbled irritated.

"GETUPGETUPGETUPGETUP!! C''mmmoooonnn Mom! It almost seven! G.I. Joe is on!"

"Yeah yeah yeah!! G.I. Joe is the coolest!(p.n./personal note: So true^^) I wanna shave my head too!"

            Mimi by then had finally consented that the world was simply holding a conspiracy against her. She threw the cover away from her to glare at the jumping boys as they pranced and frolicked on the queen-sized bed. The glare vanished the instant one of the little boys flew to her arms. She laughed and aggressively tickled him allowing the musical laugh to satisfy her ears. Soon he was able to scramble from her grasp and dash to the other occupant of the bed dragging him to the living room and letting the other boy a chance for his mother's arms. Mimi repeated the ritual before throwing the other one over her shoulder and carrying his squealing form to the living room also.

            They set them in the T.V. room with their cereal, of course they begged and pounded the glass table for more sending Mimi to the kitchen. She giggled and rolled her eyes at their childish antics heading herself to the oven to make pancakes. Not long after she felt warm comforting arms encircle her waist giving her a playful pinch on the hips. She smacked at his head making him hold her tighter.

"Ya know, I hear the kennel's low on visitors this season-"

"Oh Daisuki shut up!"

Nitsuko and Kiuru peaked around the corners with groans and other disgusted noises yelling at them to stop the 'mushy stuff'.

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            It had been five years since Yamato, Taichi, Ezekiel,……….Cuujo, five long beginning years for Tachikawa Mimi. But it had been bliss. She had flown to America just as she and Cuujo had planned. It had all seemed like a Cinderella fairytale. She had inherited stocks and realistate from her parents, on to mention the 'exceptional' amount of money. It was all hers. Even with the money financially securing her she refused to give up a career. She owned a small restaurant, which she named 'Kawaii Kawa' in the urban area of Edgewood Vermont. It was a nice little city, little crime, little noise, and wonderful people. It seemed perfect! She had bought a large house a few streets down from her restaurant. Mimi had wanted a modest little house but with the up-coming baby she wanted her child to have a large place to play in. She had gotten a small Persian cat refusing to get a dog but knowing when the baby was old enough she'd have no choice.

            She had been seven months pregnant when she'd met Daisuki Motomiya. He was a Japanese American. His parents had moved to America when they were young. Mimi had outright loathed the idea at not being able to work at her own restaurant so no one could disagree with her always being there. She did little things, what things you could do when you were pregnant. Waitressing, cooking(badly but she tried and worked hard to learn), cleaning, anything she could do to help out. The day had been quiet, a few of the waitresses were on break had surrounded her putting their hands and heads to her stomach to feel and hear the baby kick. They would shriek with delight and giggle every time their anticipation was satisfied. There was talk of course. She had just turned nineteen and there was always talk. She could hear the muffled whispers and see the disapproving glances.

            Most had thought she was a high school drop out. Well, technically she supposed she was, but Matt had her schooled beyond most teens so her intelligence couldn't be questioned. Not the way they where doing it any way. At least the waitresses never talked. They had been cautious at first when she hired them but her playful energetic nature had one them as good friends and defended her good name. They all had their share of fawns and atrocious noises at names they liked and ones they didn't. James, Coya, Brittany, Sabastion. She didn't' really care for them, she was half American but she preferred Japanese names. Much more original and unique.

            It had been a slow day. Not much going on. The only people that were there were the usual old couples reminiscing of their yougan times. Mimi was surveying the clothed tables, the rosed vases, and candled candle holders, the laced curtains, the swaned napkins, and the silvered silverware. Everything looked modest yet urethral. It had sort of a gingerbread house aura, only without Hansal and Grettle and the old witch. Everything was perfect. Ok, that was a lie. Everything was almost perfect. If only there hadn't been that yelling and other commotions it would have been perfect. With a frustrated noise she stomped over looking for the source. She ran a hand through her waist length cinnamon hair, it had looked adorable when it was nice and short and gorgeous shoulder length. Then again it had also been pink with read highlights. Now that it was back to its natural color it hadn't looked right so she had let it grow.

            She saw read at the picture painted before her. There was a tall spiky maroon haired young man possibly a year or so her junior looming over a small newbie boy she had grown quite fond of. His name was Stephan, she shyest boy she had ever met. He had been looking for a summer job and she couldn't help but take him under her wing. Now here was this spiked idiot practically intimidating the blood out of the poor kid. He was wearing what looked like a business suit so she guess that was part of the reason. When Stephan tried to shout back the man gripped his collar all but lifting him from the ground. That had been the last straw. If it was anything in the world she hated most, it had to have been rude people. She screamed leaping on to his back hooking her arm around his neck putting him in a chokehold.

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            Stephan fell to the floor watching in shock as his aggressor sputtered and gasped for air stumbling blindly around the floor. He didn't know whether to be grateful for his boss or terrified.

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            Mimi jerked her arm back even more, feeling a great sense of closure at bringing this giant to his knees. She released him stepping back to admire her work. He kneeled grasping his throat choking for air. She smirked placing her hands on her hips. Her work here was done. The physical stuff anyway. She looked down her nose at him like a Tigress with a superiority complex would at a rabbit trying to fight. She was un-surprised when he whirled around on his knees to glare furiously at her.

"What the hel…..l?"

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"…l?"

            On the 'what the' Daisuki only came face to protruding stomach with his attacker. On the 'hel' was when he was face to towering face with the creature. Narrowed eyebrows and eyes stared angry and cold, haughty frown marking her lips, delicate fists poised on her hips. She was aggressive! She was a psycho! She was a lunatic! She was the most gorgeous goddess he had ever laid eyes on.  Daisuki Motomiya stared up into her face his arms hanging limply at his sides, his jaw swinging slack, and his eyes wider than dinner plates. His mental worship was soon shattered as a manicured nail shot in his face. She leaned her back down until she was eye level with him, not bending her legs for fear she's never be able to get back up again.

"Look you pompous, sick, bully of a sex starved bastard! Don't you ever come here with your businessy holier than thou attitude! Especially when *I'm* here! I am sooooo close to kicking your ass over this restaurant pal!" She screeched in his face.

            For one surreal and quire moment, Daisuki Motomiya had no retort. None! He waited and waited all the while gazing retardedly at this temperamental angel in front of him.

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Desperate for changing
Starving for truth
I'm closer to where I started
I'm chasing after you

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            She watched him repulsed as he just kneeled there. She rolled her eyes with a disgusted grunt turning to leave waving her hand at him. Mimi was about to leave when she was yanked back. She let out a yelp turning to see the man hanging on her wrist for absolute dear precious life! She gawked appalled at him. Even more surprised that he knew Japanese.

"MATTE!"

"What do you think you're doing?! Whatdaya want?!" She yelled.

            He got up brushing himself off still holding her wrist.

"My name's Daisuki Motomiya-"

"You're from Japan?"

"Eh, no exactly, my parents moved here before I was born. I-I was just wondering, while I'm waiting, if you would join me for a Cappuccino? Kawaii Kawa is said to make the best.

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I'm falling even more in love with you
Letting go of all I've held on to
I'm standing here until you make me move
I'm hanging by a moment here with you

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"No I won't and yes it does, what're you doing here anyway?"

            He put on his puppy dog smile flashing his big chocolate orbs into her overly large cinnamon ones.

"Pleasepleasepleaseplease? I'm just waiting for the manager; I need to get the owners address to discuss a bit of business. I'm sure it'll take a lot longer than I think so I have plenty of time on my hands. Of course, as long as your husband doesn't mind." He begged drawing his hands into a prayer to her. He said the last part slyly secretly asking her if she was involved.

            She observed his skeptically and snorted turning away.

"Number one: I don't date jerks. Number two: You're not gonna have as much time as you think. Number three: I'm not married not that its any of your business."

"You're not? Boyfriend then?"

"Mind your own business!"

"Alright aright! Whoa cowboy!" He said holding his hands up in defense. "So why wouldn't I be waiting long?"

"Whatever business you have to discuss with you can take it back where you came from." She scorned whipping around to walk off but once again her offending appendage was taken from its place at her hips.

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Forgetting all I'm lacking
Completely incomplete
I'll take your invitation
You take all of me now

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"But I don't want to discuss business with you, I need the own-" She gave him a knowing look with a raised eyebrow answering whatever questions he had. "Oh." If there was one thing about Daisuki it was that he always bounced back. He put on a beaming smile and walked closer. "I think you'll like my offe-"

"Back off big man, and why where you harassing my staff?!"

"Harassing is such a nasty word…" He squirmed under her glare. "He wouldn't give me the address, saying something about confidential."

"And you should respect that!" She shouted jerking her hand away and walking towards the doors.

"MATTE!"

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I'm falling even more in love with you
Letting go of all I've held on to
I'm standing here until you make me move
I'm hanging by a moment here with you

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            And that's how it went for the next four years. He was always there! He would come into Kawaii Kawa three times a day at exactly 10:00 when it opened, 2:00 for lunch, and 6:00 for dinner. Always ordering the same thing. 10:00 was a cup of coffee and toast, 2:00 was a sandwich with noodles, 6:00 was sushi and orange rice. To add to that he would continuously follow her around telling her his offer to add his noodles to the menu. Turned out he was famous for his Noodle carts and restaurants all over the world. She was un-impressed but relented for him to stop coming here. And he did. Only to come to her home!  Now he could no longer talk business. Now he spoke only of how perfect she was and continuously stalked her begging her to at least give him a chance. Mimi had taken chances before. Chances were bad omens. Chances led to pain. A chance she wasn't willing to take.

            Tachikawa Mimi never once thought she would be grateful for Daisuki. Never. But then came that day.

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            Mimi was cooking herself dinner trying to make a beat out of the constant ringing of the doorbell and knocking of the door. Daisuki had come everyday that she just stop letting him in, and finally she just stop answering the door altogether. She had a specific craving for shrimp with jelly that day and couldn't control it. So a week before she had put Dai-baby to work and sent him to get every single crave food that entered her mind. Since his work was done she went back to her ritual of making songs out of his noise. So far she had gotten Ironic by Alanis Morisette, Blow your mind by Eve, and love fool by the Cardigans. She had found an interesting cd store and was listening to 'Half on a Baby' by R. Kelly. She had never liked American music; it had a tendency to be grotesque, but every once in a while she could find a tearjerker.

            She got the needle baster filling it with jelly and proceeded in filling the shrimp. Ten minutes later she was done and Daisuki's relentless dinging and knocking was still there. She had learned long ago to make lemons from lemonade so it ceased to bother her. Mimi stepped on her tiptoes for the spice frowning down at her belly when it showed itself to be a separator between her and the upper cabinet. She grunted desperately reaching her cravings growing stronger. Ok, now they were no longer cravings. They were unbearable abdominal pains!! She screamed doubling over clutching her stomach. Her breath grew to pantings. Another wave of contraction swam over her bringing out a scream.

            Why did this have to hurt so bad! The lamas movies never showed it like this!! She screeched again this time her scream was mingled with the smashing of a door on marble. She looked up through grimacing eyes at Daisuki standing worriedly over the broken down door. She gave him a pleading look that was no sooner out on her face than she was in his arms. She cried helplessly being carried baby style to his car. She sobbed and sobbed as he tried to comfort her his own concern growing.

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I'm living for the only thing I know
I'm running and I question where to go
And I don't know what I'm tapping into
Just hanging by a moment here with you

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            She had never felt such pain. It was only intensified by the fact that she couldn't control it. Through out it all Daisuki held her head and her hand crying himself for her to be ok. He gave her strength and courage to push until a new different screaming filled the air. She half laughed half cried clenching her eyes shut with happiness. Daisuki wrapped his arms around her shoulders like he was the father of the child, and Mimi worried that he didn't' know the difference.  They handed her baby to her weak and outstretched arms. She brought him into her grasp holding him to her chest. It was a boy. A beautiful baby boy. A soft cinnamon down sprinkled his forehead, then surprising them both his eyes shot open baring his golden eyes that mirrored her own. She smiled kissing his forehead.

"What're you gonna name the big man?" He said softly poking his mouth playfully.

            She looked up at him in his arms. He was such a sweet man.

"Nitsuko. Tachikawa Nitsuko"

"My Light. Good name."

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            She never ignored Daisuki after that. Mimi still refused to have a relationship with him but after Nitsuko was born she went to his place. Showed up on his doorstep with a laughing baby in one arm and a carrying case filled with baby stuffs in the other. He was shocked beyond belief but had welcomed her happily. She found out a lot about Daisuki from that day on.  Found out that he had a child of his own, Kiuru. He was only two years older than Nitsuko. Looking like the spitting image of his father. His hair was spiked like every strand wanted to go every which way only tamed by a pair of goggles unlike Daisuki's that spiked perfectly up. Kiuru was the result of a drunken party during Dai's college years. He hadn't even known. Kiuru was just on his doorstep a year later and he had been the perfect father ever since.

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There's nothing else to lose
There's nothing else to find
There's nothing in the world
That can change my mind
There is nothing else
There is nothing else
There is nothing else

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            Much to Mimi's surprise Daisuki took to Nistuko who they had nicknamed Niko like a second son. He took him to school and the park, filling in the father role. Mimi had even told him a butchered tale of the Matt and Tai deal. He had held her when she cried and cursed, raged and punched things in anger when she left.

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Desperate for changing
Starving for truth
I'm closer to where I started
I'm chasing after you

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            As the two boys grew both longed for both parents. Kiuru for a mother and Niko begged for his mom to marry Daisuki. Mimi still wasn't ready for a relationship but would always go to Dai's house when Kiuru wanted her. When his father and Niko went out somewhere instead of going with them he stayed with her to do anything she was. Baking cooking, attempting to sow, try to build a garden, any sort of thing a boy would normally find appalling. He would hug her legs and occasionally a longing 'Mama' would slip from his mouth in which his little hands would dash over his mouth in horror at what he had said. He would cry afterwards letting Mimi take him into her arms with comfort words and 'I don't minds.'.

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I'm falling even more in love with you
Letting go of all I've held on to
I'm standing here until you make me move
I'm hanging by a moment here with you

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            Eventually she had given into all three of the children's antics and pleas. Last year she and Niko let Dai and Kiuru move in. She had refused to abandon her precious house. Daisuki had never been a better person. Especially since she had decided to give their relationship a chance. She remembered the elated ear-to-ear grin on his face his arms around her twirling her around the house the children gather at his feet laughing and giggling at what they believed to be their parents.

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I'm living for the only thing I know
I'm running and I question where to go
And I don't know what I'm tapping into
Just hanging by a moment here with you

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            Somewhere in Vermont a cigarette was lit. Lips enclosed around white tip. Sapphire eyes examined the small town from the cliff as his golden strands played tug-o-war with the wind.

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Just hanging by a moment
Hanging by a moment
Hanging by a moment
Hanging by a moment here with you

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            Somewhere large chocolate eyes examined the Tachikawa home. A tanned hand ran through overly extended dark brown hair.

"Tag Mimi."

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So wadaya think!! Cioo? Nioo? Dying 2 c whatchya think! R&R peoples! Huggles!

Deni