Love is Complicated
Part 1
By Firenze
Hey, this is a Mimato and partially Taiora, so if you're really, seriously against these couplings and can't stand them, then don't read this; and if you want to nonetheless, don't flame me!
Disclaimer: Why do we need these??? Everyone knows it doesn't belong to us! Duh, they belong to FOX KIDS, Bandai, Saban, Toei Animation, and all that other stuff everyone already knew.
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It was a beautiful, starry night, and a romantic full moon was out. It was perfect since the night was Mimi Tachikawa and Yamato Ishida's one month anniversary of them going out with each other. Things between them had been going very smoothly, and Mimi figured it was about time to take things to another level in their relationship.
Matt had invited Mimi to his house for a very nice dinner. The meal was only ruined when Mr. Ishida kept popping in to check on what they were doing, and most likely to make sure that they weren't doing anything like making out or something.
They were anxious to get away from the house to be alone, so they walked to the park. Once they got there, they sat down on a park bench. Matt slid his arm around Mimi, and she rested her head on his shoulder.
"This has been a great one month anniversary," Matt whispered.
"Yeah," Mimi murmured. "It was so sweet and romantic." He took her hand and leaned over to kiss her. Mimi closed her eyes and smiled to herself. "I love you."
Matt backed away as fast as lightning. A look of panic and some terror had crossed his face. "Wh—wh—what?" he asked in shock.
Mimi looked a bit surprised. "I love you, Matt."
Oh no, what do I do? What am I supposed to say in this type of situation? I'm not ready for this! I've only been with her for a month; I'm only fourteen! I can't handle this type of thing! His palms began to sweat and he was silently freaking out. "Oh," he said lamely.
"Oh?!" she asked in amazement. "I tell you I love you, and you say 'Oh'?! Don't you love me?" she shrieked hysterically.
"Mimi, I –"
"I don't believe you!" she cried. "I wasted so much time with you! We're through!" Mimi buried her face in her hands and ran off, crying unstoppably.
"Mimi!" he yelled after her, and started to run.
Someone grabbed his shoulder and stopped him. "Give it up, man." It was Tai, and he looked very serious. "Just let her go."
"I can't!" he shouted, struggling against Tai's hold on him. "Tai, I have to do something, I just broke her heart!"
"That's why you can't go after her. She thinks she loves you, but you don't love her back, and now is not the time to talk to her. She's too heartbroken and it'll take time for her to accept this. Once she calms down, you can tell her," he said pretty calmly.
"She needs some cheering up!" he protested.
"But she won't find it from you, right after what happened."
"Tai, I really like Mimi, I do, but I'm just not ready for this! She loves me, but I don't feel that serious about her."
He nodded. "I understand. It's only been a month, and we're just pre-teens!"
"That's what I thought!"
"Look, just give it some time; she'll get better in a while," Tai said.
Matt collapsed back onto the bench. "Has Sora ever put you in this kind of situation?" he asked, depressed.
"No, never. I know she'd never do that."
He sighed deeply and ran his fingers through his hair. "So what now?"
He shrugged. "I don't know. Want to come over to my house and play some video games? It'll get your mind off everything."
"Nah, I'm not in the mood right now." He hung his head, shoved his hands in his pockets, and walked away. "I'll see you sometime."
"Okay, later." Tai walked away too. He should probably find Sora and get her to cheer Mimi up. Hopefully, it would work better than he had done with Matt.
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Ring, ring!
Sora woke up abruptly. She had been having a very peaceful nap after soccer practice had run especially late. It turned out, she had been sleeping for a few hours already, and it was around eight forty-five or so.
Ring, ring!
"I'm coming," she called to no one in particular. Her mother wasn't home yet for some reason. She picked up the phone. "Hello?"
"Sora?" asked a sobbing, unsteady voice. She distinctly heard a nose being blown.
"Yes?" she asked uncertainly. Who is this?
As if reading her mind, the miserable voice on the other end replied, "This is Mimi. I'm sorry to bother you right now, but –"
"It's all right," she said. Is this truly Mimi? She had heard her cry before, but not at all like this. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing…just Matt and I –" She broke out into hysterical sobs.
"I'm guessing the anniversary has gone wrong?" she said softly.
"Oh, it was horrible, Sora!" She blew her nose again, and paused to wipe her eyes, no doubt. "Look, I hate to cry, and especially on the phone, and I'm sorry for bothering you so late at night, so I'll go now."
"Wait! Mimi – no, hold on --!" she said frantically. "Mimi, don't hang u–"
Click. Sora heard the dial tone. She thought of calling Mimi back, but she didn't seem in the mood to talk. "I wonder what happened," she said, scratching her head. Checking her watch, it was 8:56 pm. I should get to sleep now. I can try to find Mimi in the morning.
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Matt woke up the next morning with a horrible nightmare. It was when he told Mimi he wasn't in love with her. He had visions of her very depressed and devastated, and in the end, she commit suicide by drinking poison and stabbing herself in the heart, as she jumped off a high cliff.
Matt was covered in a cold sweat when he sat up abruptly, breathing heavily. In the very end of his dream, he had been doing some heavy thinking. He realized that he really loved Mimi, and he searched everywhere to find her. He found her just as she was falling; a dagger plunged into her heart, her face deathly green.
"I LOVE YOU, MIMI!" he had shouted, out of control with tears. He watched as she fell onto a large rock jutting out from the cliffside.
Matt was pretty sure he had screamed that out loud right before he woke up.
"Matt?" his dad asked, coming in.
"Huh? Oh, hey, Dad," he said nervously.
"Are you alright?" his dad asked, with a slight frown and a crease in his forehead.
A sweat drop appeared on the back of his blond head. "Yeah, I'm fine. Just a bad dream, that's all," he said hurriedly.
Mr. Ishida looked a bit suspicious, but he let it pass. "Well, okay. I'm going to work now, and I should be back around six."
"Okay. Bye, Dad!"
He left Matt's bedroom and, Matt breathed a sigh of relief. He was glad he didn't do any questioning on what he and Mimi had been doing last night or something like that.
Matt took a shower and got dressed. After a quick breakfast, he went right to the phone.
He dialed a number quickly and waited as it rang a few times. It was nine something in the morning, and he doubted he was even up yet, but –
"Hello?" asked a cheerful voice.
He twisted the phone cords impatiently in his fingers, but spoke in a rational tone. "Oh, hi, Kari, is that you? This is Matt. Can I talk to Tai? It's really important –"
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I'm ending part 1 here, though this wasn't meant to be two parts at first. That was a dumb place to cut it off, but oh well. Just review and tell me what you think; and if I get enough positive reviews, I'll get the final part up. It's already done anyway. Thanks for reading!