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Chapter 4
Humiliation... (Mimi)
The cameras rolled. The lights shone with a near blinding intensity. My smile dazzled as I greeted my viewers.
"Hel-lo Tokyo! And welcome to my kitchen!" I winked at the camera with as much cuteness as I could muster. Apparently, the male population of my viewers loved when I did that sort of thing… Right now I hated the male population and wanted nothing more than for them to be wiped off the face of the planet!
"Today we'll be cooking up a storm and making one of my favorite desserts! And if you have a sweet tooth like I do, then you're guaranteed to love my recipe for vanilla cheese cake with gingerbread cookie crust! It's uber-delicious!"
As you might've guessed, I'm the popular and bubbly host of 'Mimi's Kitchen'. It's a cooking show on TV that's taken the whole of Japan by storm-or so I've heard.
Normally I love doing the show and every dish I put together makes me happy. Not today. Underneath my unwavering smile was a girl going through some major emotional issues. The whole time I was on set I inwardly seethed about being cheated on by my boyfriend Yagami Taichi.
"Let's start with the crust, shall we?" I took out a tray of fresh gingerbread man cookies. The smell was heavenly, and it was fulfilling to see the camera man drooling.
"As you can see, I've already made some homemade gingerbread men-aren't they just the cutest?" I smiled widely. I saw my producers; camera crew and directors exchange confused glances upon seeing my cookies.
These weren't your average gingerbread men, I could tell you that. These gingerbread men were shaped differently. The big hair; the confident, painted on grin made of frosting… These cookies were in fact made in the image of Tai. What I planned to do next would be the start of something every heartbroken girl longed to have the courage to do… And I was going to enjoy every minute of it.
"Now, the next step is to crush them up into itsy bitsy pieces…" I thrilled in taking the little 'Tai cookies' and crushing them beneath my rolling pin.
I think I would've enjoyed steam rolling over them more-or better yet, flattening the real Tai instead. Grinding the treats into cookie dust beneath my feet would've also been pretty satisfying, but I was on national TV after all. You know how it is, no steam rollers on set and definitely no touching food with your feet-it's not good for ratings.
Crunch…Snap…Crack…
I tried not to smile sinisterly with every crunch of the cookies. I found the exercise to be strangely therapeutic.
"Make sure you grind them up nice and finely. You wouldn't want any pieces of un-mulched cookie ruining your life-I mean dessert." I giggled lightly at my slip of the tongue.
I was enjoying this so much it should've been a sin! My producers and co. must've noticed that I was taking way too much pleasure in making a cheese cake crust, coz they decided to cut to an ad-break.
I hadn't felt this good in days.
~o~
With determination I drove through town. The thought of making Tai's life a living hell spurred me on.
I parked my car in the soccer club's lot and sat there for a short while, running through my plans one last time.
Do I really want to do this? Once it's done there's no turning back…
Images of the one I loved heart and soul, kissing another with kisses belonging only to me flashed through my mind. My heart squeezed tightly with aching and my resolve hardened.
"Oh yeah. Taichi, you're going down." Donning a large pair of black Dior sunglasses (which, by the way looked great with my black leather jacket, charcoal grey short skirt and heeled boots) I grabbed the sports bag from the backseat and purposefully walked toward the change rooms.
After charming the guard at the door, I was in. Tai's was the first voice I heard as I approached the shower and changing area-being the loudest out of them all. His was a voice that was mature, but still held its boyishness. The team was preparing for their match. I edged closer to the doors-they were open a crack. Quietly I made my way into the change room.
The shower area was right behind the wall of lockers… and so was the entire soccer team…uniform-less, might I add. I could see the steam drifting around the corner of the wall and coating my face with moisture. I found myself edging nearer to the end of the wall…
What the hell was I doing?! You're a lady, Mimi! Not some perv!!
I was shocked and horrified with myself for even thinking about spying on naked soccer players in the shower.
If they're anything like Tai, there's probably not much to see anyway.
I convinced myself that I wasn't missing out on a lot. Now to concentrate on finding Tai's locker. My eyes roved the wall of lockers until they finally found the one I was looking for.
I smirked as I got to work. I took out his uniform and casual clothes and stuffed them into my sports bag. I stared at the empty locker and gleefully envisioned Tai being forced to play in nothing but the clothes the good Almighty gave him. It would be priceless.
Mimi, you're the worst! How could you be so cruel? Aren't you supposed to be kind to all of God's creatures?
I silently cursed the sudden attack on my conscience. So I decided to be merciful and to toss in one item of clothing for Tai to wear. Then I took out my light pink lipstick and wrote a note on the small mirror of his locker door.
Hey stud…
You always said that these looked good on me… but I think they suit you better.
A smile tugged at the corners of my mouth as I surveyed my handiwork.
~o~
In the change rooms
"Come on, Tai! We gotta get out on the field!" Daisuke impatiently called his teammate.
"Um, in a minute, Daisuke… I'm trying to find my uniform. Why don't you go join the others?" Tai kept himself out of sight.
Man. I can't believe this…How am I supposed to go out wearing that?! Tai's heart beat faster as he stared at what lay in the corner of his locker. This was all Mimi's doing, he was certain of it. He rubbed the back of his neck, and mentally prepared himself for humiliation.
~o~
I took up my seat in the stadium stands and got ready to watch the show. A quick glance at my wristwatch told me that Tai would be coming out onto the field any second. When the crowd hushed and let out a collective gasp I knew my guess had been spot on.
Tai walked out to join his team. Mr. Macho soccer captain of Tokyo's favorite team walked into the game wearing nothing but my tiny tiger print hot pants.
I dug in my handbag for my camera. The girls would LOVE this! Kari would be in hysterics!
"Nice buns, tiger!"
"Hey sweet cheeks!" The opposing team started jeering.
The look on Daisuke's face was classic. His eyes were huge and his jaw hung but an inch from the ground! But Tai's expression was by far the best. He was furious and mortified all at the same time! He almost punched a fellow player when they went too far with the taunting. His coach was ready to explode at what he would call a 'mockery of a divine sport'.
People in the crowd whispered and chuckled amongst themselves. I got up, having seen enough of Tai's humiliation for today. Besides, I'd recorded his entrance so I could replay the moment over and over. And this was only the beginning!
Now he knew how it felt to be played for a fool.
Suddenly, the exuberant delight I felt only moments ago vanished and was replaced by a wave of nausea. The smell of the sweaty, greasy man with his corndog seated next to me made me want to gag. This definitely was not normal.
What's going on with me?!
I cupped my hand over my mouth to stop from throwing up. I couldn't help but blame Tai for my being sick. The ache in my heart must be affecting my health somehow. Was it a bug or something?
Once I escaped the crowded stadium I tried to steady myself against my car. I could feel every drop of blood drain from my face. My hands trembled as I fumbled for my mobile and dialed the first number that came to mind. Between waves of dizziness I managed to speak.
"Mom…Can you please pick me up at the stadium? I don't think I can drive…"
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Not sure how good that chapter was, but I suppose it's better than nothing, right? I hope everyone' enjoyed the chapter anyway. Wonder what's up with Mimi? I'm pretty sure you all will figure it out. Please review! I need some motivation, people! Send me some love and review! Alrighty! The thank-yous!
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Chapter 5:
Who will be next to crash and burn?