Yes it's me, really! I'm not too happy with this story so I've decided to re-write it all over again. Some parts will be edited, some parts will be deleted. The ending will be different because I'm not pleased with it, which means no sequel! (Yay!)
Due to some of the ages of the characters they're supposed to be somewhere in college, but no. When I originally wrote this I wasn't thinking, which is also one of the reasons why I'm embarrassed by this story. So for the sake of the plot I'm just going to stick with it, okay? Dubbed names will be used because dubs rock!
Pairings are Taiora, Mimato, JoeJun (can't think of a cute nickname for the two; insert grin!)
Tai Yagami-17; Matt Ishida-17; Joe Kido-18; Izzy Izumi-16; Sora Takenouchi-17; Mimi Tachikawa-17; Jun Motomiya-17
I Want U Chapter 1: Back 2 School
"Man, it's our senior year in high school," Tai Yagami boasted happily. "I'd never thought we'd make it this far!"
"Yeah, I know what you mean," Tai's best friend Matt Ishida replied as they walked the school halls together. "It seems like it took forever for us to get here."
"Yeah, and the best thing I like about being a senior is…"
"You get to pick on underclassmen?" Matt asked, interrupting Tai's sentence
Tai snorted in response. "No, that's the second best thing. The best thing is…we don't have to wear school uniforms, anymore!" Tai shouted at the top of his lungs, causing his voice to create a slight echo through the halls.
Every casual dressed senior in the hall began to cheer at Tai's outburst, while the uniform-clad underclassmen rolled their eyes and snorted in jealousy.
Yes it's true. The tradition started around three years ago by senior students. Now at Odaiba High School, the senior students are allowed to wear their casual clothes for the remainder of the school year.
"Yeah that is an advantage." Matt agreed, laughing at what just happened. Looking down at his own back-to-school outfit, he decided to wear a navy Ralph Lauren blazer, a white button down Polo shirt with two of the top buttons undone, a pair of loose-fitting Levi's with a navy belt to hold them up, and a pair of all-white Nike's on his feet. "My clothes are a lot more comfortable than those old uniforms."
"Yup," Tai said as he examined his own attire. Tai decided to dress simple like he always does. He wore a plain, all-white Foot Locker t-shirt, baggy dark Levi's, and blue and white Adidas. "Now I don't have to dress like you, anymore!"
"Shut up," Matt replied, punching Tai playfully in the arm.
"Now, are you guys are going to stand there and fight, or are you going to speak to me?" A female's voice asked the duo. Both Tai and Matt looked forward and saw Miss Sora Takenouchi standing ahead of them with her hands on her hips.
Both young men took in her appearance and nodded appreciatively.
Sora wore a white sleeveless turtleneck, a rhinestone belt, a light denim knee-length skirt, and a pair of white platform sandals that showed off her pretty, professionally manicured toes. Her chin-length hair was curled and she wore a white headband in it. In her ears were small pearls, and around her neck was a silver heart crest that Tai gave her on her sixteenth birthday.
"Well…" Sora shrugged nervously from the intense scrutiny of her friends.
Tai shook his head from his thoughts and walked towards Sora, giving her a hug. "Nice to see you again, Sor," he whispered in her ear.
Sora embraced him and replied, "Likewise; it's been a long summer."
Tai released her just as Matt replied, "Not long enough. I wished it could've lasted longer." He walked towards Sora and gave her a welcoming hug as well.
"How are you guys doing?" Sora asked happily.
"We're great!" Tai answered cheerfully.
"And you're beautiful…" Matt breathed, still gawking at her.
Sora blushed even harder at Matt's compliment. "Thanks, Matt. You look great, too!"
"Aw, c'mon Matt," Tai spoke with a wide grin as he wrapped both of his arms around his friends' shoulders. "This is Sora we're talking about! She's one of the guys, y'know? She's one of us!"
Sora punched Tai in his arm for his comment. "Gee, thanks Tai!" she replied sourly.
"Ow," Tai winced in pain, rubbing his arm. "See what I mean?"
"Yeah, I know what you mean." A calm voice behind them responded. "Sora can be pretty dangerous when she's angry."
Everyone turned around and looked at Joe Kido standing in the hall with a sheepish grin on his face. Pushing his glasses past his nose with his index finger, he greeted everyone. "Welcome back to school, gang."
"Joe!" All three seniors shouted in unison. Sora gave him a hug, and both Matt and Tai gave him friendly slaps on the back.
"How you've been doin', man?" Matt asked his friend. "Still striving to be that great doctor, eh?"
"Of course," Joe grinned, "always." Everyone took in Joe's appearance. He wore a striped, button down Dockers' shirt, khaki Dickies pants, and brown leather loafers.
"How's everything going with the band?" Joe asked referring to Matt's local rock band, The Wolves.
"We're doing great," Matt bragged. "As a matter of fact, we're having a Back-2-School concert this Friday at The Clubhouse!"
"Is that the new teen club that opened earlier this year?" Sora asked.
"It's only the hottest spot in Odaiba!" Matt answered.
"Sounds like fun," another voice replied. Everyone turned and looked at Izzy Izumi. "You guys can count me in!"
"Izzy!" Sora squealed as she gave him a hug. "How's it been going for you?"
"I can't complain," Izzy shrugged nonchalantly. "After all, this is our last year here at Odaiba High!"
Izzy wore a dark green Tommy Hilfiger shirt, navy cargo shorts, white socks, and a pair of black Reebok's. He stuffed his hands in his pockets, as the others nodded their heads and murmured in agreement.
"Oh, I see what's going on…" a female's voice spoke to the group. "You guys get together and didn't invite me? Well, forget you all, too!"
Everyone turned in the direction of the voice. They stared, blinking at the unknown female. She looked about 5'5 was incredibly cute. Her hair was jet-black, and it was in a short, blunt-cut. The middle was half-curled, half-spiked, and the sides were slick, like the stylish Mohawks that women with short hair wear nowadays.
She also wore a fitted red top that had gold letters L.A.M.B emblazoned on it. The fitted top accentuated her ample bosom and flat torso. She wore a pair of baggy army print cargo pants, and on her feet were a pair of army green Pumas
Gold bangles adorned her wrists, a gold belly chain hung in between the belt loops of her cargos, and large gold hoops drooped from her ears. She folded her arms across her chest and smirked, the cherry gloss from her lips reflected the hallway lights. "Well don't just stand there and stare at me like you don't know me!"
"Um," Tai scratched his head, completely speechless. He didn't have a clue that girl was.
"Have we met?" Sora inquired.
"Oh, my gosh," the girl exclaimed with disbelief shining in her burgundy eyes. "You guys really don't remember me, do you?"
Matt blinked a few times, his mind registering the unbelievable. That voice…? Burgundy eyes…? No, no, no…it couldn't be…could it…?
"J-J-Jun…?" he asked uneasily.
Jun twirled back and forth, and then struck a little pose. "The one and only," Jun Motomiya replied. She winked at the gaping crowd. "Surprised, aren't ya?"
"Boy, I'll say!" Tai exclaimed cheerfully. "You look hot!"
Jun chuckled at Tai's compliment. "Thanks, Tai! You don't look too bad yourself."
"Yeah, I agree with Tai," Sora spoke softly. "You do look great."
The others nodded in agreement…everyone except Matt; who was still trying to understand how Jun went from being a negative five to a perfect ten over the course of the summer.
"Thanks, Sora," Jun replied with a smile. "You look great, too!"
The senior class of 2002 didn't notice a pair of heels sounding rhythmically on the floor behind them, due to the fact that everyone was still shocked about Jun's extreme makeover.
The footsteps stopped, and the person placed their hands on their hips. "Hmm… it sounds like a party is going on here. You guys know that a party isn't a party unless Miss Tachikawa is there!"
Everyone turned simultaneously at the high-pitched voice. There stood Mimi Tachikawa with her hands on her hips, and a smirk on her face. She wore a light-rose mid-drift, V-neck halter top, light denim hip-huggers, a light-rose leather belt, and clear glass heels.
Rose colored nail polish adorned her fingers and toes, as did the matching lip gloss on her lips.
Everyone gawked at the pink diamond jewel in her navel because of her belly piercing. Shrugging nonchalantly, Mimi tossed her freshly dyed, platinum-blonde hair over her shoulders, exposing one karat pink diamond studs.
Recovering from her initial shock, Sora screamed, "MIMI!" The girls squealed and they embraced each other in a tight hug.
"SORA!" Mimi screamed out her best friend's name. "It's been too long!" They released each other so Mimi could hug everyone else.
"Wow…" Tai breathed as he blinked rapidly, taking in Mimi's appearance. "You look…"
"…amazing…" Izzy finished.
"Yeah…" Joe replied as he adjusted his glasses to focus on a better view.
Mimi began to blush a deep peach color. "Aw, thanks guys."
"We all thought you'd still be in America," Sora spoke. "No one knew you were coming."
"Yeah," Mimi smiled. "I wanted it to be a surprise. I've only been back for two weeks. My parents allowed me to come back to Odaiba for the remainder of the school year. So right now I'm staying with my grandparents."
"Your hair…" Matt finally spoke as he slowly recovered from seeing Mimi, again. Wow, he thought. Three beautiful girls are going to be hanging out with me for the rest of the school year! Sweet!
"You dyed it blonde…"
Mimi ran her fingers through her hair and grinned. "Yeah, it was time for a change. I like the color Christina Aguilera has, so I asked my hair stylist to dye mine the same color."
"It looks good on you," he replied.
"So," Tai interjected, gathering everyone's attention. "Why don't we all make plans to meet each other this afternoon?"
Sora shrugged at the idea. "That sounds good to me."
"Me, too," Mimi agreed. "It'll be fun to play catch up with you guys."
"I can't you guys," Izzy spoke. "I have a chess club meeting after school."
"Really, on the first day?" Jun asked, not believing him.
"Yeah," Izzy chuckled, as he shrugged his shoulders.
"I can't make it either, guys," Joe said. "I'm helping my Dad this afternoon."
Turning to Matt, Tai asked, "So what's your excuse? Band rehearsal?"
Matt snorted at Tai's comment. "No, you ass; I'll meet you guys this afternoon. Band practice isn't until later on this week."
"Let's meet at that new joint in Domino." Jun spoke out. "What's it called…?" She started snapping her fingers, trying to recall the name of the new restaurant. "Burger World!" she hollered, finally recalling the name.
"Hey, I heard their burgers are great!" Sora squealed.
"Then Burger World it is!" Tai exclaimed, grinned wildly as he pumped his fist in the air.
"I'll meet you guys there after I'm finished helping my Dad," Joe replied.
"What about you, Izzy?" Matt asked with a raise of his brow.
"I probably won't make it at all," he sighed, as he shrugged his shoulders in defeat. "However, I'll definitely make it to your concert this Friday."
"We all will," Jun grinned, wrapping her arms around the two girls.
"Yeah, I bet you will," Matt replied dryly.
"I know you'd want support from your biggest fan!" Jun winked and grinned. Everyone around them laughed, except Matt of course, who just groaned playfully.
"Well, shouldn't we all get to class?" Mimi asked her friends.
Tai sighed dramatically. "Yeah…I guess…"
The newly platinum-haired teen turned around to walk to class, but she heard everyone gasp behind her back.
"Mimi?" Sora asked, uneasily.
"Yeah," Mimi turned her head and raised a brow. "What is it?"
"What's that?" Sora asked as she pointed to the small of Mimi's back.
Mimi looked in the direction of her best friends' finger and blush a deep peach. "Well, remember when we we're kids and we all made up 'crests' to reflect our personalities?"
Everyone nodded, expect Jun. She didn't have a clue as to what Mimi was talking about.
"Well…" Mimi gushed, continuously blushing a deeper shade of peach. "I decided to get my crest of Sincerity tattooed on the small of my back. I got it done while I was still in New York. I had it for about two months now."
Everyone gawked at the intricate design of Mimi's tattoo. The Sincerity symbol was shaded pink, and it faded into a lavender color. The word "Sincerity" was written vertically in small, intricate Japanese writing. The writing also possessed the same pink/lavender shading.
"It's very pretty," Sora admitted honestly.
"Thanks, Sora," Mimi said. Turning completely around, she pointed at Sora's necklace. "I see you're wearing your Love crest."
Grabbing her necklace instinctively, Sora smiled even brighter. "Tai gave it to me on my birthday."
"Okay, okay…" Tai waved his arms to dismiss the conversation. He felt a slight blush tinge his cheeks when the girls referred to his present for Sora.
"So it's agreed that we'll meet each other in Domino City at Burger World. So, let's get to class!"
Sora and Mimi exchanged glances. "It's okay, Tai," Mimi giggled at the wild-haired brunette. "You don't have to be embarrassed about giving Sora that necklace. It was very sweet of you." Sora chuckled at Mimi's remark about her present.
"Meems," Tai spoke, again.
"Yes, Tai," Mimi blinked.
"Shut up."
- - - - -
Tai and Matt waited impatiently for the girls to arrive at Burger World. They were already thirty minutes late, and time was steadily passing by.
"Where could they be?" Matt wondered aloud.
Tai shrugged his shoulders at his friends' question. "Who knows? You know how girls are. They like to be…"
"…fashionably late," Mimi replied as she, Sora, and Jun walked inside. Both she and Sora decided to wear different clothes to the restaurant, while Jun opted to keep on her clothes she wore to school.
Mimi wore a white tube top for the hot August heat that showed off her belly piercing, and tattoo. She also wore a pink mini skirt.
Sora wore a fitted baby tee, and a pair of navy short-shorts. Both girls kept on their same jewelry and shoes they wore to school.
Matt snorted from irritation. "Whatever. We've been standing here for over thirty minutes and…"
"Table for five?" a brunette waitress in a light blue uniform approached the group standing by the door.
Matt blinked several times at the waitress. He studied her face carefully.
Classic beauty, he thought.
Nice face.
Pretty, blue eyes.
Full brown hair.
Full lips.
Letting his gaze travel further, he stopped at her ample bosom.
Nice breasts. I would say she's around a 38 C. Matt read her nametag.
Tea.
"We'll need a table for six. We're expecting someone to arrive later." Jun answered for the group.
"Right this way," the waitress named Tea said. The group followed behind her as she led them to a booth near a window. "I'll be your waitress today. Just let me know if you're ready to order."
"We will, thank you," Sora replied.
Mimi noticed both Tai and Matt were staring at their waitress' breasts. She subconsciously folded her arms over her chest, concealing her A cups.
"Wow," Tai breathed. "Did you see the knockers on our waitress?" He turned to Matt and grinned.
"Who wouldn't have noticed?" He responded. "They were huge!"
"Is that all you guys think about?" Sora asked the duo. She'll never admit it, but she immediately began to feel insecure about her B cups, "girls with big breasts?"
Matt shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly, "pretty much. I can't help it; I like 'em big."
"Nah," Tai quickly retorted. "Breasts aren't really important to me. See, I'm an ass man, myself. Allow me to tell you Sora; yours is looking pretty nice in those shorts."
Both Matt and Tai leaned back to view Sora's backside. Sora's eyes widened as a faint blush stained her cheeks. Matt turned to Tai and nodded in agreement.
"Pigs," Jun muttered as she took her seat. Mimi silently followed afterward and finally Sora, Tai, and Matt. Picking up their menus, everyone scanned the food listed.
"I think I'll try the hot wings combo." Jun said.
"Hmm…I guess the fruit salad will do for me." Mimi spoke.
Matt snorted in disgust. "Typical."
Mimi frowned at him.
"Chili dogs for me," Sora grinned.
Matt and Tai both exchanged glances. "Cheeseburgers!" they yelled at the same time.
Tea approached their booth. "Are you ready to order?"
Everyone placed their orders, and Tea left to retrieve their drinks. A pair of blue eyes and a pair of brown eyes followed after her.
"Stop that!" Sora slammed her hand on their table to gain their attention.
Both Tai and Matt jumped at the sound; a few customers looked at their table. Blushing from embarrassment, Sora shrugged helplessly.
"Sorry."
"Jealously will get you nowhere, my friend," Tai joked.
"Um," Mimi held up her hand to keep Sora from responding. "Can we change the subject now?"
"Please?" Jun muttered with her arms folded.
- - - - -
After everyone finished eating, all of their attention was focused on Jun.
"Care to explain the 'new look'?" Matt asked his ex. Well, if you could call her that. After many times of begging and pleading (on Jun's behalf), Matt reluctantly agreed to go out with her.
They've only gone on one date over the summer, and it was then Jun came to the realization to what Matt knew all along: they didn't connect. As a matter of fact, her exact words were, "Now that I've gotten to know you, you're so not my type. But we can still be friends, okay?"
Matt wasn't even offended by her words. He guessed it was because Jun was nothing more than an ugly-duckling at the time. Shit, looking at her now…
"It's pretty simple," Jun replied, taking a sip of her soda and interrupting Matt's thoughts. "I wanted a change. It was time. Physically and personally I no longer wanted to be the girl I was before. What better time to express my 'new' self than our last year at school? I'm no longer the same girl everyone used to love to hate." Jun began to chuckle at her own words.
"By the end of the school year, I can guarantee you everyone will love me! Just you guys wait!" She winked at everyone sitting at the booth.
Tai couldn't think of anything to say, so he said nothing. He remembered how everyone treated Jun. People picked and teased with her all of the time. He immediately felt guilty, because he too, joined in on the "fun." Realizing it now, he and everyone else were completely stupid for giving Jun a hard time simply because she looked "different," simply because she was "different." Tai couldn't change the past, but he could do something about it now.
"Hey, Jun," he spoke. "I-I'm sorry about how I treated you before. It was really ignorant of me."
Jun closed her eyes and dismissed Tai's apology with a wave of her hand. "Don't worry about it. It's ancient history, now."
Tai shrugged at Jun's reply, "if you say so." At least she wasn't holding any grudges. She seems to be taking it pretty well.
He noticed Sora smiling at him from the corner of his eye. Tai nodded in her direction.
"Hey, gang," Joe greeted everyone as he approached their booth. "I got here as soon as I could."
"You're a little too late, my friend;" Matt grinned at him. "We were actually leaving."
"Yes," Mimi agreed. "It's getting late, and…"
Lo-ove; never knew what I was mis-sin'; but I knew once we start kis-sin' I fo-ound…
"What's that noise?" Sora asked, referring to the R&B melody she heard.
"Oh," Mimi squealed excitedly. "My phone's ringing." She reached inside of her large pink, Paris Hilton original bowling bag and retrieved her pink Swarovski crystal studded Sidekick III.
All of her friends narrowed their eyes from the blinding crystals reflecting the restaurant lights.
"Damn, Mimi," Tai muttered, "bling-bling!"
Mimi ignored him and answered her phone. "Hey, lover," she cooed into the receiver.
Everyone else exchanged similar glances.
Lover?
"I'm doing fine…" she continued. "…Listen, I'll give you a call back later, okay…? I love you, too, bye." Hanging up her phone and placing it back inside of her bag, Mimi looked at everyone staring at her. "What?"
"Who was that?" Joe asked her.
"Oh," Mimi blushed and giggled. "My boyfriend Michael just called me. He's still in New York. We met when I was in America. He's such a great guy." Mimi sighed in admiration. "He totally spoils me rotten, too," she giggled. "He keeps me in all of the Gucci, glitter, and gold he can afford!"
"As if your ass wasn't spoiled enough, already," Matt spat out.
"Well, you sure didn't tell me you had a boyfriend." Sora smiled, mainly trying to ease the uncomfortable tension between Matt and Mimi due to Matt's previous statement.
"First the hair, then the piercing, then the tattoo, and now a boyfriend," Tai announced his list. "Well you're just full of surprises, aren't ya, Meems?"
"I'm driving you girls and gas prices aren't cheap," Jun spoke up, ignoring Tai. "I'm ready to go, now."
"See you all in school tomorrow," Sora winked at Joe, Matt, and Tai.
"Bye guys," Mimi said, as she playfully punched Matt on his head for his earlier comment.
"Ow," Matt yelped as he rubbed his head. He was surprised that Mimi could actually hurt him, almost.
Jun chuckled and shook her head, "c'mon girls." Turning to Mimi, she said, "We have a lot to talk about."
"Yes," Sora agreed. "I want to know all about this 'Michael' person."
"We'll talk, I promise." Mimi assured her friends. After that, the girls exited the restaurant.
"Well, we better get going, too," Joe said. "I'm sorry I couldn't get here earlier."
"Will you be able to make it to my concert, Friday?" Matt asked him.
"I wouldn't miss it," Joe smiled.
"Well, I'm out." Tai waved at his friends and exited the restaurant.
"See ya, Joe," Matt told him.
"Later."
- - - - -
Well that's the first chapter! It's done and done-er! Not too many changes because the major changes will occur later throughout this story. I'll add the second chapter ASAP!
Oh and just in case anyone's wondering, I decided 2002 should be the year that the plot takes place because it's my graduation year.