A/N: *laughs evily* From the reviews I got, you guys seemed to be enjoying
what I have so far. *smiles* Well, it's going to get good from here on
out! So read on and enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own any part of Digimon! Not a single thing! Hehe.
Tai trudged his way up the stairs and to the door of his apartment. 'What a night.' He thought to himself. He placed the key into the keyhole and slowly turned the key to open the door. He walked into the dark shutting the door behind him and making sure it was locked. He did not care that it was dark; he just wanted to go to bed. So, setting down his keys on the kitchen counter top he walked straight to the back and into his room. Taking off his shoes and socks, he began to strip down to his boxers. He then began to take off his button down shirt, and snagged a t- shirt that was atop his dresser. Then all of a sudden he heard the front door slowly squeak. He stopped a moment to listen. Someone was coming in the apartment. Thinking it was Hikari he quickly pulled his t-shirt over his head and stumbled out of his room and down the hall.
"Hikari?" He said in a bit of a whisper. No answer.
Hmmmmm…. something didn't seem right. So Tai slowly backed into his room and went behind the door grabbing a hold of his baseball bat. Carefully, he crept along side the wall down the hall. Just then he heard a loud crash. Now was his chance! He appeared out of the shadows with a battle cry, ready to use his bat as self-defense. All of a sudden the intruder let out a piercing scream. Tai stopped suddenly, holding the bat up in mid air.
"What the…?" He quickly searched for the light on the side of the wall and when is hand hit the switch; he flipped it on.
"Mimi?!" He said a bit shocked and confused. "What…. are you doing here?" He walked over to her. She was crouched down, holding her head out of protectively. Slowly, she took her hands off her head and looked up at him, frowning.
"Tai! How dare you scare me like that!" She said angrily.
"Me! Scare you! Don't you think it should be the other way around?" Tai said a bit insulted.
"What?" She looked at him puzzled.
"Never mind." He mumbled and offered his hand to help her up. "So what are you doing here?"
She took his hand and he pulled her up to her feet. She stood there brushing her blouse and skirt of any dust that had collected on it and looked up at Tai.
"Well, your sister gave me the key to get in here." She let out a sigh. "Ok, here's what happened. I was supposed to come in and surprise Yamato, but when my plane was a little delayed, I was unable to make it. But, Sora was supposed to come and pick me up. As soon as the plane landed I got off and went straight to the pay phone to call her. But her mom said she was still out. Well, then I just figured I'll go over to Miyako's because I figured I could crash over there, but when I got there Hikari was there and she said that I could go sleep in her bed over here. Then she just gave me the key to the apartment and here I am!" She said, giggling.
Tai stood there a bit, trying to process all that she had said. Well, one thing he did process, that Mimi was still "long winded" as she had always been.
"Um…. ok. Well, lets go get you settled in then." He said, still a little dazed. He bent down, picked up her luggage, and started walking down the hall to Hikari's room.
Mimi started to follow him down the hall but then stopped and held her stomach. She winced a bit when a sound came from within. It was loud enough for the both of them to hear. Tai stopped to look at her.
"Did you even eat anything on the plane?"
"Well…. actually, no. Oh Tai, the food just looked so horrible! And they didn't even have any chopsticks or anything. So I didn't even touch it!" She looked at him and winced again as her stomach started to make more gurgling noises.
"Ok then, let me just set your stuff down in here and then I'll go fix you something to eat." He smiled at her. She then let out a squeal of joy and walked into the room.
"Thank you sooooooooooo much Tai! I'm just going to change really quick and then I'll be out there in a few minutes."
"Uh huh, ok." He mumbled, placing her bags down in Hikari's room and then walking down the hall to the kitchen.
******
Tai stood there a moment looking into the fridge. Every thing his mother had cooked did not look too pleasing. He figured he'd make Mimi something himself, he definitely was not going to give her anything his mother had cooked before she left for her own vacation. So, he just started pulling out some vegetables and package of chicken. Come hell or high water he was going to cook her something even though he was not an expert at cooking.
"Hey Tai, where're your parents?" Mimi said, walking towards the kitchen, she was dressed in her pajama bottoms and a spaghetti strap shirt. Her hair was pulled back into a ponytail.
"Huh? Oh, they're over at my grandmother's. She is sick, so they might be gone for a good part of the summer." He said, placing the vegetables on a cutting board. He opened one of the drawers and pulled out a knife to cut them with.
"Oh."
"Hey, Mimi? How long are you staying here for?"
"A whole summer! Isn't that wonderful?" She grinned.
"Yea, that's cool! Wait till everyone finds out you're here, we all thought you weren't coming." He said lighting the stove up and then pulling a pan out from one of the cabinets; setting it down on the stovetop.
"Yes, I had Sora tell them that! I wanted to surprise Yamato and you guys, but like I said, the plane was delayed. Speaking of Yama, how was the ceremony? Oh! And how was dinner? I hope it was my money's worth. You must tell me everything!" Her eyes lit up with delight.
Tai stopped and looked up at her a moment and then looked back down and continued chopping up some of the vegetables.
"It was fine." He mumbled.
"Well, that doesn't sound to convincing." She said, placing her hands on her hip.
Tai stopped a moment and thought about that dinner. He was picturing Yamato, and how he and Sora were constantly back and forth, flirting with each other.
"Tai?" Mimi said, interrupting his thoughts. "What's the matter?"
"Huh? Oh, nothing, I was just thinking of something." He looked down.
"About him huh?"
"What?" Tai said; looking up at her a bit surprised.
"When I went over to Miyako's I had gotten into a conversation with your sister about tonight at the diner. Tai, I sorry for being so straight forward, but you must tell Yamato how you feel, otherwise he won't know!"
"She told you! Oh my gosh, I can't believe she told you!" He set down the knife and place his hands on the counter top. He stood there with his head down letting out a deep sigh.
"Tai, everyone knows how you feel about Yamato. Well, maybe for the exception of Sora and Davis, but pretty much everyone knows."
"Well, if everyone knows, then how come nobody has said anything to him yet?" He looked up at her becoming aggravated.
"Because, it's not for us to tell, it's for you."
'My God, she was right! It was for him to tell.' He thought to himself. 'But he could not, he just could not tell him.'
"Tai, can I ask you a question?"
"Sure." He said letting out another sigh.
"When did you begin to have all these feelings for Yamato? When you knew you liked him more than just a friend?"
Tai stood there a moment, thinking of that question. When did he start having those feelings for Yamato?
"I…. I believe it was last year. I had went over to his apartment one evening, because we were going to study for a test."
***Flash Back***
"Hey Yama, can I use your phone really quick? I'd like to call my mom and check in with her."
"Sure." Yamato said, pointing around the corner to where the phone was.
Tai stood up letting out a sigh and then moseyed on over to the phone that was around the corner. He picked up the phone from the receiver and started dialing his number. Yamato, who was reading some of his notes; stopped to listen in.
"Hello, Mom? Yea, it's me Tai. Uh huh…yea, I'll be home for dinner…. What? You're making my favorite tonight? Cool! Ok, uh huh, yea, I love you too, bye." Tai placed the phone back on the cradle and walked back into the room where Yamato, looked as if he were reading over a sheet of paper.
"So, you ready to continue?" Tai said cheerfully.
"Sure." Yamato mumbled.
"Hey, what's the matter?"
"Nothing."
"Come on dude, what is it?"
Yamato looked up at him and then looked around.
"Do you notice anything different?" He said. Tai did the same thing; he looked around until he spotted a pair of boxers hanging on the doorknob. Yamato followed his gaze and frowned.
"Not those! I mean do you notice that it's qui…" The phone rang, cutting Yamato off in mid sentence. "Hold on." He said pulling himself up, letting out a groan. He wandered over towards the phone and picked it up.
"Hello? Oh, hey dad! Yea… oh, you're not going to make it for dinner…. ok…. yea…. fine…." Tai, who was leaning up against the wall, could hear the disappointment in Yamato's voice. "Alright, bye." Yamato set the phone gently down on the cradle. He stood there a few moments and then out of frustration he shoved the phone off of the writing table and it hit the floor with a loud "clang." He ran his fingers through his soft, blonde hair and let out a breath of air. When he turned around, he saw Tai standing there looking very concerned.
"I think you should go now." He mumbled. Walking over to the couch, he picked up his guitar, flopped down and began to strum his guitar.
Tai was about to say something, but did not dare. So, going back into the room, he picked up his stuff and walked back out to where Yamato was quietly strumming the guitar.
"Well…. bye Yamato! See you tomorrow!" He said, trying to sound a bit cheerful. Yamato only lifted up his hand as if to say, "yea" and continued messing with his guitar.
With that, Tai silently walked out the door, shutting it quietly behind him. He then fell against the door, letting out a sigh. 'If only I could do something to make you smile, to make you happy again.' He said to himself. All of a sudden, he turned around and was going to knock on the door, but stopped before his fist could make the first rap. He then figured it wasn't worth going back in there. Yamato did not seem like he was going to be in the greatest of moods, and he might end up getting angry and take it out on Tai. So, he just turned around and started to walk down the hall, but something was telling him to go back. Halfway down the hall, Tai dropped his stuff and ran back to the door. Right when his hand touched the doorknob he stopped, once again. His heart was pounding fiercely. 'What is this feeling I have?' He said to himself. It was as if he wanted to be with Yamato, to hold him, protecting him from harm. He wanted to tell him that things were going to be ok! But, what was stopping him from just opening the door?
Tai slowly pulled his hand away from the doorknob. 'Forget it.' He said to himself. Walking down the hall, he stopped to pick up his things. Taking one last look at the apartment door, he just turned and continued on his way until he was out of sight.
*****
Yamato sat there a few moments thinking of what had just happened. Then a thought struck him; he really did not want to be alone! Quickly he got off the couch and sprinted to the door, in a hurry he opened it and looked down the hall, but he was gone. Shutting the door quietly, he leaned up against it and let out a sad sigh.
***End Flashback***
"And I guess that's when I knew I liked him more than just a friend." He looked up at Mimi, who was, at any moment, ready to bawl her eyes out.
"Oh Taiiiiiiichi! You must tell him! Oh you must!" She said, teary eyed.
"But, I already told you! I can't!" He said, finally picking up the cutting knife and chopping away at the vegetables.
"Well why not?" She said in defiance.
"Because, I just OUCH!!!" Tai, who was already frustrated by Mimi's persistence, was not paying much attention to what he was doing, and accidentally cut his finger with the cutting knife. Tai quickly put the sore finger in his mouth as he went to the sink and turned on the water. Meanwhile, Mimi went to the back to go grab some bandages. A few minutes later, she came back with the bandages to fix his finger up.
"Here." She said, grabbing a paper towel off of the counter top. Tai pulled his finger from out of the running water and into the paper towel Mimi had for him. Pulling out some scissors she cut a piece of gauze. Before she wrapped his finger up, she put a little bit of medicine cream on it, so it would heal faster then she wrapped it up making sure it was secure.
"There! All done!" She giggled slightly.
"Thank you." Tai said, cradling his finger. Then all of a sudden the strangest thought hit him. "That's it! Mimi, you can be my girlfriend!"
Mimi, taken aback by the sudden outburst, looked at him for a moment trying to figure out if what he said was what he said!
"Yea! It would work!" He walked around her rambling. "Yama thought I had gotten ready for a girl! So, I could say it was you, whom I had gotten ready for, and that I thought you were coming to the party to surprise Yama, but I find out later that your plane got delayed! Yea! YEA!"
"Tai? What are you talking about?" Mimi stood there puzzled; she turned around to face him. Just then, he grabbed her shoulders and looked into her eyes.
"You can help me get Yamato! If we act like we're dating. You know, boyfriend and girlfriend. Then I'm sure Yama will notice me and then, he'll get jealous and want me! It'll work, with your help of course, but I know it'll work!"
Mimi put a hand on his arm and looked away.
"I don't know Tai…." She started to say something else, but he quickly cut her off.
"Oh please Mimi! You want to see Yama and I together don't you? I know you do! Please, just this one time, help me!" A smile formed over his lips. "Hey, it's summer, and don't you need some new summer wear?" He knew that was Mimi's weak spot, shopping.
"Weeeeeellll…." She brought her gaze up to meet his and smiled. "Ok, I'll do this one thing for you!"
All Tai could do was hug her. He was happy that she had agreed to help him get Yama.
"Well, I'm hungry, is the food almost ready?" She turned to look at what might have been prepared, but all she saw was a few vegetables chopped, the package of chicken still in it's wrap, and the fire that had been turned on the stove were the pan lay. She frowned a bit.
"Ok! I'm going to cook it myself!" She said, shooing off Tai. He walked around and took the place where Mimi was once sitting.
Mimi gently picked up the cutting knife and brought it down to the board. Automatically, she started to chop the vegetables at an unbelievable speed and on top of that, she had chopped them very fine. It was if she had been cooking all her life.
"Hey Mimi, since when have you become an expert in cooking?"
"Huh? Oh, well, I don't know. I guess you can say it was a hidden talent I didn't even knew I had! And the funny thing is, is that I enjoy it! Actually, I'm taking a few classes here and there. My main goal is to have my own cooking show!" She looked up and smiled at him.
"Oh, ok."
'Mimi??? Cook??? That's certainly odd.' Tai thought to himself. 'Well, if it's her enjoyment, I'm happy for her and I do hope she has her own cooking show one day.'
Disclaimer: I do not own any part of Digimon! Not a single thing! Hehe.
Tai trudged his way up the stairs and to the door of his apartment. 'What a night.' He thought to himself. He placed the key into the keyhole and slowly turned the key to open the door. He walked into the dark shutting the door behind him and making sure it was locked. He did not care that it was dark; he just wanted to go to bed. So, setting down his keys on the kitchen counter top he walked straight to the back and into his room. Taking off his shoes and socks, he began to strip down to his boxers. He then began to take off his button down shirt, and snagged a t- shirt that was atop his dresser. Then all of a sudden he heard the front door slowly squeak. He stopped a moment to listen. Someone was coming in the apartment. Thinking it was Hikari he quickly pulled his t-shirt over his head and stumbled out of his room and down the hall.
"Hikari?" He said in a bit of a whisper. No answer.
Hmmmmm…. something didn't seem right. So Tai slowly backed into his room and went behind the door grabbing a hold of his baseball bat. Carefully, he crept along side the wall down the hall. Just then he heard a loud crash. Now was his chance! He appeared out of the shadows with a battle cry, ready to use his bat as self-defense. All of a sudden the intruder let out a piercing scream. Tai stopped suddenly, holding the bat up in mid air.
"What the…?" He quickly searched for the light on the side of the wall and when is hand hit the switch; he flipped it on.
"Mimi?!" He said a bit shocked and confused. "What…. are you doing here?" He walked over to her. She was crouched down, holding her head out of protectively. Slowly, she took her hands off her head and looked up at him, frowning.
"Tai! How dare you scare me like that!" She said angrily.
"Me! Scare you! Don't you think it should be the other way around?" Tai said a bit insulted.
"What?" She looked at him puzzled.
"Never mind." He mumbled and offered his hand to help her up. "So what are you doing here?"
She took his hand and he pulled her up to her feet. She stood there brushing her blouse and skirt of any dust that had collected on it and looked up at Tai.
"Well, your sister gave me the key to get in here." She let out a sigh. "Ok, here's what happened. I was supposed to come in and surprise Yamato, but when my plane was a little delayed, I was unable to make it. But, Sora was supposed to come and pick me up. As soon as the plane landed I got off and went straight to the pay phone to call her. But her mom said she was still out. Well, then I just figured I'll go over to Miyako's because I figured I could crash over there, but when I got there Hikari was there and she said that I could go sleep in her bed over here. Then she just gave me the key to the apartment and here I am!" She said, giggling.
Tai stood there a bit, trying to process all that she had said. Well, one thing he did process, that Mimi was still "long winded" as she had always been.
"Um…. ok. Well, lets go get you settled in then." He said, still a little dazed. He bent down, picked up her luggage, and started walking down the hall to Hikari's room.
Mimi started to follow him down the hall but then stopped and held her stomach. She winced a bit when a sound came from within. It was loud enough for the both of them to hear. Tai stopped to look at her.
"Did you even eat anything on the plane?"
"Well…. actually, no. Oh Tai, the food just looked so horrible! And they didn't even have any chopsticks or anything. So I didn't even touch it!" She looked at him and winced again as her stomach started to make more gurgling noises.
"Ok then, let me just set your stuff down in here and then I'll go fix you something to eat." He smiled at her. She then let out a squeal of joy and walked into the room.
"Thank you sooooooooooo much Tai! I'm just going to change really quick and then I'll be out there in a few minutes."
"Uh huh, ok." He mumbled, placing her bags down in Hikari's room and then walking down the hall to the kitchen.
******
Tai stood there a moment looking into the fridge. Every thing his mother had cooked did not look too pleasing. He figured he'd make Mimi something himself, he definitely was not going to give her anything his mother had cooked before she left for her own vacation. So, he just started pulling out some vegetables and package of chicken. Come hell or high water he was going to cook her something even though he was not an expert at cooking.
"Hey Tai, where're your parents?" Mimi said, walking towards the kitchen, she was dressed in her pajama bottoms and a spaghetti strap shirt. Her hair was pulled back into a ponytail.
"Huh? Oh, they're over at my grandmother's. She is sick, so they might be gone for a good part of the summer." He said, placing the vegetables on a cutting board. He opened one of the drawers and pulled out a knife to cut them with.
"Oh."
"Hey, Mimi? How long are you staying here for?"
"A whole summer! Isn't that wonderful?" She grinned.
"Yea, that's cool! Wait till everyone finds out you're here, we all thought you weren't coming." He said lighting the stove up and then pulling a pan out from one of the cabinets; setting it down on the stovetop.
"Yes, I had Sora tell them that! I wanted to surprise Yamato and you guys, but like I said, the plane was delayed. Speaking of Yama, how was the ceremony? Oh! And how was dinner? I hope it was my money's worth. You must tell me everything!" Her eyes lit up with delight.
Tai stopped and looked up at her a moment and then looked back down and continued chopping up some of the vegetables.
"It was fine." He mumbled.
"Well, that doesn't sound to convincing." She said, placing her hands on her hip.
Tai stopped a moment and thought about that dinner. He was picturing Yamato, and how he and Sora were constantly back and forth, flirting with each other.
"Tai?" Mimi said, interrupting his thoughts. "What's the matter?"
"Huh? Oh, nothing, I was just thinking of something." He looked down.
"About him huh?"
"What?" Tai said; looking up at her a bit surprised.
"When I went over to Miyako's I had gotten into a conversation with your sister about tonight at the diner. Tai, I sorry for being so straight forward, but you must tell Yamato how you feel, otherwise he won't know!"
"She told you! Oh my gosh, I can't believe she told you!" He set down the knife and place his hands on the counter top. He stood there with his head down letting out a deep sigh.
"Tai, everyone knows how you feel about Yamato. Well, maybe for the exception of Sora and Davis, but pretty much everyone knows."
"Well, if everyone knows, then how come nobody has said anything to him yet?" He looked up at her becoming aggravated.
"Because, it's not for us to tell, it's for you."
'My God, she was right! It was for him to tell.' He thought to himself. 'But he could not, he just could not tell him.'
"Tai, can I ask you a question?"
"Sure." He said letting out another sigh.
"When did you begin to have all these feelings for Yamato? When you knew you liked him more than just a friend?"
Tai stood there a moment, thinking of that question. When did he start having those feelings for Yamato?
"I…. I believe it was last year. I had went over to his apartment one evening, because we were going to study for a test."
***Flash Back***
"Hey Yama, can I use your phone really quick? I'd like to call my mom and check in with her."
"Sure." Yamato said, pointing around the corner to where the phone was.
Tai stood up letting out a sigh and then moseyed on over to the phone that was around the corner. He picked up the phone from the receiver and started dialing his number. Yamato, who was reading some of his notes; stopped to listen in.
"Hello, Mom? Yea, it's me Tai. Uh huh…yea, I'll be home for dinner…. What? You're making my favorite tonight? Cool! Ok, uh huh, yea, I love you too, bye." Tai placed the phone back on the cradle and walked back into the room where Yamato, looked as if he were reading over a sheet of paper.
"So, you ready to continue?" Tai said cheerfully.
"Sure." Yamato mumbled.
"Hey, what's the matter?"
"Nothing."
"Come on dude, what is it?"
Yamato looked up at him and then looked around.
"Do you notice anything different?" He said. Tai did the same thing; he looked around until he spotted a pair of boxers hanging on the doorknob. Yamato followed his gaze and frowned.
"Not those! I mean do you notice that it's qui…" The phone rang, cutting Yamato off in mid sentence. "Hold on." He said pulling himself up, letting out a groan. He wandered over towards the phone and picked it up.
"Hello? Oh, hey dad! Yea… oh, you're not going to make it for dinner…. ok…. yea…. fine…." Tai, who was leaning up against the wall, could hear the disappointment in Yamato's voice. "Alright, bye." Yamato set the phone gently down on the cradle. He stood there a few moments and then out of frustration he shoved the phone off of the writing table and it hit the floor with a loud "clang." He ran his fingers through his soft, blonde hair and let out a breath of air. When he turned around, he saw Tai standing there looking very concerned.
"I think you should go now." He mumbled. Walking over to the couch, he picked up his guitar, flopped down and began to strum his guitar.
Tai was about to say something, but did not dare. So, going back into the room, he picked up his stuff and walked back out to where Yamato was quietly strumming the guitar.
"Well…. bye Yamato! See you tomorrow!" He said, trying to sound a bit cheerful. Yamato only lifted up his hand as if to say, "yea" and continued messing with his guitar.
With that, Tai silently walked out the door, shutting it quietly behind him. He then fell against the door, letting out a sigh. 'If only I could do something to make you smile, to make you happy again.' He said to himself. All of a sudden, he turned around and was going to knock on the door, but stopped before his fist could make the first rap. He then figured it wasn't worth going back in there. Yamato did not seem like he was going to be in the greatest of moods, and he might end up getting angry and take it out on Tai. So, he just turned around and started to walk down the hall, but something was telling him to go back. Halfway down the hall, Tai dropped his stuff and ran back to the door. Right when his hand touched the doorknob he stopped, once again. His heart was pounding fiercely. 'What is this feeling I have?' He said to himself. It was as if he wanted to be with Yamato, to hold him, protecting him from harm. He wanted to tell him that things were going to be ok! But, what was stopping him from just opening the door?
Tai slowly pulled his hand away from the doorknob. 'Forget it.' He said to himself. Walking down the hall, he stopped to pick up his things. Taking one last look at the apartment door, he just turned and continued on his way until he was out of sight.
*****
Yamato sat there a few moments thinking of what had just happened. Then a thought struck him; he really did not want to be alone! Quickly he got off the couch and sprinted to the door, in a hurry he opened it and looked down the hall, but he was gone. Shutting the door quietly, he leaned up against it and let out a sad sigh.
***End Flashback***
"And I guess that's when I knew I liked him more than just a friend." He looked up at Mimi, who was, at any moment, ready to bawl her eyes out.
"Oh Taiiiiiiichi! You must tell him! Oh you must!" She said, teary eyed.
"But, I already told you! I can't!" He said, finally picking up the cutting knife and chopping away at the vegetables.
"Well why not?" She said in defiance.
"Because, I just OUCH!!!" Tai, who was already frustrated by Mimi's persistence, was not paying much attention to what he was doing, and accidentally cut his finger with the cutting knife. Tai quickly put the sore finger in his mouth as he went to the sink and turned on the water. Meanwhile, Mimi went to the back to go grab some bandages. A few minutes later, she came back with the bandages to fix his finger up.
"Here." She said, grabbing a paper towel off of the counter top. Tai pulled his finger from out of the running water and into the paper towel Mimi had for him. Pulling out some scissors she cut a piece of gauze. Before she wrapped his finger up, she put a little bit of medicine cream on it, so it would heal faster then she wrapped it up making sure it was secure.
"There! All done!" She giggled slightly.
"Thank you." Tai said, cradling his finger. Then all of a sudden the strangest thought hit him. "That's it! Mimi, you can be my girlfriend!"
Mimi, taken aback by the sudden outburst, looked at him for a moment trying to figure out if what he said was what he said!
"Yea! It would work!" He walked around her rambling. "Yama thought I had gotten ready for a girl! So, I could say it was you, whom I had gotten ready for, and that I thought you were coming to the party to surprise Yama, but I find out later that your plane got delayed! Yea! YEA!"
"Tai? What are you talking about?" Mimi stood there puzzled; she turned around to face him. Just then, he grabbed her shoulders and looked into her eyes.
"You can help me get Yamato! If we act like we're dating. You know, boyfriend and girlfriend. Then I'm sure Yama will notice me and then, he'll get jealous and want me! It'll work, with your help of course, but I know it'll work!"
Mimi put a hand on his arm and looked away.
"I don't know Tai…." She started to say something else, but he quickly cut her off.
"Oh please Mimi! You want to see Yama and I together don't you? I know you do! Please, just this one time, help me!" A smile formed over his lips. "Hey, it's summer, and don't you need some new summer wear?" He knew that was Mimi's weak spot, shopping.
"Weeeeeellll…." She brought her gaze up to meet his and smiled. "Ok, I'll do this one thing for you!"
All Tai could do was hug her. He was happy that she had agreed to help him get Yama.
"Well, I'm hungry, is the food almost ready?" She turned to look at what might have been prepared, but all she saw was a few vegetables chopped, the package of chicken still in it's wrap, and the fire that had been turned on the stove were the pan lay. She frowned a bit.
"Ok! I'm going to cook it myself!" She said, shooing off Tai. He walked around and took the place where Mimi was once sitting.
Mimi gently picked up the cutting knife and brought it down to the board. Automatically, she started to chop the vegetables at an unbelievable speed and on top of that, she had chopped them very fine. It was if she had been cooking all her life.
"Hey Mimi, since when have you become an expert in cooking?"
"Huh? Oh, well, I don't know. I guess you can say it was a hidden talent I didn't even knew I had! And the funny thing is, is that I enjoy it! Actually, I'm taking a few classes here and there. My main goal is to have my own cooking show!" She looked up and smiled at him.
"Oh, ok."
'Mimi??? Cook??? That's certainly odd.' Tai thought to himself. 'Well, if it's her enjoyment, I'm happy for her and I do hope she has her own cooking show one day.'
