Koumi?
Place: Japan, Highton View Terrace.
Year: 2004
Izzy holds a PiBook in his hand and a backpack on his back and waits to cross the street. He starts to walk across the street heart beating, fingers trembling, and breathing really fast. He reaches the end and turns to a Café off in the distance. Walking inside the shop he buys two Lattes, and takes a seat outside in the environment. He places the lattes on the table and puts his laptop on top also. "I wait for her frantically, the pretty girl I know, the one with the pink cow girl hat, who always smiled at my failures, whait! What am I talking about? I couldn't betray Joe like this.." Izzy thinks to himself, lost in thought time slows down in his mind. But in reality it's flying by so fast. "Hey Izzy!" "AH!"
Izzy gets startled and jumps up from his seat, to find Mimi standing in front of him smiling. Trying to catch his breath Izzy quickly walks over to Mimi and smiles. "Hey Mimi, thanks for coming." Mimi bows her head "No problem Izumi" Izzy pulls out Mimi's chair and she sits down comfortably. Sitting down also Izzy looks her in the eyes. "So what's this meeting for? Is it important? Does it have to do with the Dig—" Izzy jumps up and leans on the table covering Mimi's mouth. "Mimi! You can't talk about that openly now.." He whispers to Mimi. Everyone starts staring at them and whispering. Izzy feels his face get hot and sits back down. "Uhh.. Nothing to see here! Sorry everyone!" Izzy says nervous and flails his arms around. Mimi starts giggling frantically, and places a hand barely over her mouth. Izzy starts scratching the back of his neck confused and watches her. 'Uh.. why can't you be single Mimi..' Izzy thinks to himself. Mimi looks at him and batters her eyelashes. "Your so cute when your nervous Izzy!" Izzy gasps and looks at her with a fairly red face. Mimi leans in closer and places her hand on his. Izzy starts to sweat and gulps. Mimi leans over the table to whisper in his ear. "I know why you invited me here Izzy. And I know what you want. Just say it… You won't regret it.." Mimi moves back to her seat and Izzy goes as red as a tomato, and tries to speak. "That's not! Uhh! I mean! Yes! No..! Uggh…" Izzy puts his head down on the table and sighs. "Don't be embarrassed I knew it was going to happen. I mean I clearly saw it with you and him." Izzy jerks his head up right in shock. "HIM?" Mimi slouches in her seat and looks confused. "Isn't that why you invited me here…? To come out of the closet…?" Mimi asks innocently. Izzy balls up his hands into a fist and says through gritted teeth; "I'm not gay Mimi…." Mimi sits up straight, "OH! I thought you were! I mean you always seemed it.. The way you have such a good relationship with Tai., Matt…." Mimi starts listing off all of Izzy's friends. And Izzy's heart starts racing. "MIMI! I INVITED YOU HERE TO ASK YOU OUT! BECAUSE I LOVE YOU" He stands up quickly and grabs his PiBook. While doing so he spilled all of the Latte on the table and he stormed of embarrassed , yet.. sad. Mimi sits there in awe struck and looks behind her at Izzy walking away. "He.. Loves me…?" Mimi asks herself.