Hello, everyone. First of all, I'd like to thank you for reading thus far. Uncharacteristically, I'd like to comment on the fact that it has been a few days since my last chapter.

I have been absolutely swamped with college and as such, the frequency of updates has declined. This may be the case for quite a while but I intend to finish all stories that I have started; it just may take a while.

Bare with me and be sure to leave a review!


Inside, the people were going crazy. It was undoubtedly the party of the year. Space was so limited that even the smallest of men and women had to bully their way through the crowd. Nevertheless, everyone was having a great time; especially an intoxicated Sora.

Sora was always so motherly and caring of everybody. Upon consumption of enough alcohol, she became the "fun mom" so to speak. Partying, cheering, dancing with guys; yet still caring for anybody who was sick or needed a ride home. Matt didn't mind her dancing with guys but he wished he didn't have to play at the party so he could be the one dancing with her.

He finished up playing another song and after nearly two hours on stage, he called into the mic that he was hanging it up for the night. The crowd would've turned sour if the host hadn't booked a DJ for when Matt's time was up. Matt wasn't offended in the least as he went to search for his fiery girlfriend.

He spotted her amongst the crowd, due to her trademark hair, amongst a group of soccer players. There were guys from Tai's team and girls she played pickup games with and they were just having a blast. Matt never really fit in with them because he's never been a jock. He's always been the writer, the poet, the musician type and he still finds it strange from time to time that his girlfriend is so sporty.

It kept her really fit though, to the point that he could never get through a conversation without sizing her up thoroughly. In fact, he hadn't noticed that he was scanning her until he saw her pushing her way through the crowd towards him.

"Like what you see, pretty boy?" She cocked an eyebrow seductively.

"And what if I do?" He always tried to play it cool but Sora made his heart do flips.

"Play your cards right and I might just take you home." It might not have sounded that sexy considering they had to yell it amongst the crowd but it was more than enough to make Matt hot under the collar.

"And why wouldn't I be taking you home huh?"

"I mean, I don't know for sure, but I think that I have a nicer apartment." She winked at him playfully.

It was nice for them to wind down and enjoy themselves for a change; especially with all the shit that has been going on lately. Tai and Mimi were the furthest things from their minds right now.

The DJ put on an easily recognizable hit and the crowd burst into excitement.

"Oh, my god! I love this song!"

She grabbed Matt's hand before he could react and she dragged him out onto the floor. Matt was amazed at the sheer strength she possessed as she effortless pushed people out of her way to get to the makeshift dance floor in the huge living room.

Grinding wasn't something that Sora would normally do. It was a different story when she was drinking though. She rarely did it with other guys but it never meant anything and it didn't compare to the way she did it with Matt. She made him well aware that she only had eyes for him.

Matt always felt super uncomfortable whenever she danced with him like this. He loved it but it made resisting the temptation of taking her home early excruciatingly painful. 'She's getting it tonight' he couldn't help but think about all the things he was going to do to his girlfriend when they got home. She couldn't help but think the same thing.


Outside Tai finished up his cigarette and stomped it out on the ground. He looked over at Mimi who was staring like she expected him to say something. The cab driver was just waiting on the curb impatiently for somebody to get in. Otherwise, he just wasted his time coming out to this address.

Before either of them had a chance to make a decision they were shoved aside by two young girls.

"I'm so sorry." The soberer of the two said. "She needs to get home right away, I hope you understand."

Tai just cracked an approving smile and Mimi spoke up.

"Sure, that's fine! Get home safely you two!"

Mimi was glad that the decision was made for her. She wanted to spend more time with Tai anyway and at what better place than at a party? Fun was their middle name after all!

Mimi turned to Tai and looped her arm in his. He was stunned at her sudden change in disposition. As they began to walk towards the house Mimi stopped.

"Shit! My makeup is super messed up. This is your fault, Tai." She scowled at him.

"I-I'm sorry! I think you look fine!"

"Well, it's a good thing that I always take some makeup with me in my purse!" She put a hand on her hip sassily. "I just need to find the bathroom."

"I'll go look for one, I'll be right back." He gave her a peck on the cheek as he took off into the sea of people.

Tai's kiss left Mimi in awe holding her cheek in the driveway. She never expected his lips to be so tender. His kiss left her craving more; she felt her stomach wind into knots at the thought of him.

What felt like seconds was actually minutes. Mimi was so distraught by the touch of Tai's lips that her sense of time melted away. Tai emerged from the crowd exasperated.

"I found a bathroom" he managed to squeeze out as he panted.

"Good work Kamiya! Now, where is it?" She gave him mock encouragement. They threw so much sarcasm at each other that they both learned not to take it to heart.

"Upstairs, first door on the right." He was still trying desperately to catch his breath.

As she began to walk past him she put a hand on his shoulder and leaned in; putting her mouth by his ear.

"You don't want to join me in the bathroom, do you?"

He stiffened his posture and felt a rush of red overwhelm his cheeks. His exhaustion from breaching the party was no longer an issue.

"I'm just kidding!" She winked at him and waved teasingly as she walked away. She left him in a stunned mess at the end of the driveway and she greatly enjoyed it.

He couldn't help but stare at her figure as she made her way to the entrance. She was petite for sure but she had it going on. She had nice hips and a cute bubble butt from all the working out she did. Her chest wasn't the biggest but something about them just drew Tai like a moth to a flame. He had to make a conscious effort to close his open mouth.

"Shit, she didn't tell me if she wanted me to wait out here or if I should go inside!"

Tai wasn't one for thinking things through so he just went with his instinct as usual. He made his way back into the party; greeted once again by cheers, booze, and needy women. He didn't care for any of it, he just couldn't wait until his eyes met Mimi's again.


Mimi was grateful that this house had three bathrooms. It made party congestion a lot less likely so she could fix her makeup in peace.

"God, Tai really ruined my makeup. I'll make sure he makes up for it some way or another. Maybe pay up in smooches?" She giggled giddily at the notion of her new man giving her kisses apologetically.


After about ten minutes or so, Tai began to get a little antsy. 'What's taking her so long?' he pondered. Just as he made the decision to go towards the upstairs bathroom he saw Mimi at the top of the stairs. He was love-struck. She was a knockout, that's for sure.

Mimi and Tai almost instantly locked eyes. This was mostly because she could easily spot his hair from a mile away and he couldn't NOT notice the most beautiful girl in the room. It was in his nature to take the prettiest girl in the room home after all. Tonight, it was somebody that was right in front of him most of his life and he couldn't be more excited about it.

Tai made distance across the house, albeit slowly, brushing shoulders with every drunken individual at the party. As he got to the foot of the stairs, the thoughts that sat on the tip of his tongue were swallowed. He was left with an empty vocabulary at the sight of her radiant beauty.

She noticed him open his mouth to say something and then close it again. She took it as a compliment and was quite proud of her short notice work.

"The great Taichi Kamiya has no words?" She spoke loudly, over the thumping crowd.

Tai, being ever smooth, responded without delay "there are no words worthy of praising you."

She was caught off guard by his suave behavior. She was so used to the playful Tai, the reckless Tai, the rambunctious Tai; this was definitely a change of pace that made her heart flutter in surprise and embarrassment.

"Wanna dance?" He asked her nonchalantly, gesturing with his thumb to the living room.

"Yes!" She grabbed his hand and dragged him out to the floor.

They both saw Matt and Sora blurring the line between grinding and dry humping out on the floor and looked at each other with a perturbed expression.

"Ewww!" They both exclaimed making the other laugh.

Neither of them knew how long they were dancing. Their bodies were inseparable, their skin glistening with sweat, taking in each other's every breath, every movement, every expression. With this context, "magical" wouldn't be the appropriate word; but to them, that was how it felt. They couldn't help but wonder why they hadn't done something like this sooner.

They felt the heat of the alcohol flush their skin. Their heads were polluted with the intoxicating qualities of their beverages. It only amplified the closeness they felt while simultaneously reducing inhibitions.

Their distorted sense of time was jarred as Mimi felt a sudden rush of ice cold liquid splash all over her. She squealed in response to the act. It was Sophie holding an empty cup.

"Oh my god! I'm so sorry Mimi!" Sophie sprinkled mock compassion onto her words. She had to resist the urge not to crack a grin at the sight of Mimi drenched with booze.

Mimi wasn't falling for her fake kindness. Everyone else may have given Sophie the benefit of the doubt but she knew better. She knew it was intentional but was in no position to retaliate. She didn't want to be labeled the psycho bitch after Sophie essentially apologized and portrayed the situation as an accident. She was a fellow drama student after all.

Tai and Mimi looked around and it was evident that people stopped dancing and were staring and conversing directly into their peers' ears as to not let their words of judgment reach the victim. Their gaze seemed to burn holes into her ego and she just felt like she had to get out of there.

She began pushing her way through the crowd when she saw fiery locks zoom past her in Sophie's direction. Mimi stopped dead in her tracks to witness what was about to transpire.

Sora was always genuine, she was always compassionate, and empathetic to a degree some would consider a weakness. However, her kindness knew bounds. When her friends were messed with, she was not about to stand for that shit.

She made her way over angrily at the sight of the insincere Sophie accidentally spilling her drink all over Mimi. She wasn't having it tonight.

"Hey! Bitch!" She called out and Sophie turned into a face full of rum and coke. The majority of the ice cubes fell down her shirt causing her to spasm.

"What the fuck?!" She was trying to play the victim.

"You know what you did, you spiteful whore! Don't ever fuck with my friend again if you know what's good for you."

Mimi was moved to tears by Sora's actions. Tai was absolutely flabbergasted because he'd never seen that side of her before. Matt was in the corner stifling a laugh but not very effectively. The party was the scene as it played out before them.

The host of the party popped into the situation. He was heavily intoxicated but could still formulate words. He cued to cut the music and the DJ stopped playing.

"What's going on here? Everything okay?" Pointing fingers to the three girls and Tai.

Sophie piped up belligerently. "No, you inebriated dumb-fuck! This girl just threw her drink on me on purpose!"

Sora was quick to retaliate "you threw your drink on Mimi for no reason!"

"Oh no, the poor little princess got a little wet. The slut should be used to that feeling by now."

Mimi was on the verge of tears. Between the bickering, Sophie's awful words, and the party now focusing all their attention on her, she was just overwhelmed and wanted to go home and crawl in a hole.

She lowered her head to stare at her feet when she felt a strong hand placed on her shoulder. Tai tilted her chin up with his fingers and she saw the concern in his eyes.

"Are you okay Mimi?" She could tell that he was on the verge of tears himself. Either that or he was seething with anger and suppressing it before he did something impulsive like always.

She just subtly nodded in response.

The host staggered up to the scowling Sophie drunkenly.

"You're gonna have to go."

"What?! Why me?! Why not them?!"

"I think I speak for the majority when I say we don't want you around fucking up this awesome ass party!"

The crowd cheered much to Sophie's annoyance.

"What the fuck ever, I don't need this shit!" She stormed off rudely yelling obscenities at those in her way.

The room had an air of smugness about it as she left the building. The host walked over to Tai and Mimi who were given some space by the crowd.

"Everything good?" He high-fived his teammate Tai and offered a sincere apology to Mimi for the way Sophie behaved.

"Yeah, I think we're alright. Thanks, pal!"

"Alright people! Let's get this shit back on track!" He cued the music and the party continued as if nothing happened.

Mimi and Tai were approached by Sora and Matt. Sora hugged the soaking wet Mimi and Matt placed a concerned hand on her shoulder.

"You okay Mimi?" Matt asked.

"Yeah, I think I'll be okay."

"Your dress is ruined now though. I wish I brought some spare clothes, Mimi!" Sora felt bad for the poor girl. She thought it had to be uncomfortable to be standing there with alcohol drenched clothes sticking to her skin.

"It's okay though. I'm so glad you stood up for me Sora. You're the best!" She gave her friend another hug; Sora becoming aware of the sticky mess this time.

"What are you gonna do now? I mean it's hard to party with that kind of situation." Matt chirped, trying to make light of the whole thing.

"What's that supposed to mean?!" Mimi shrieked jokingly. The group of them laughed.

Mimi was about to say something else but she was interrupted by Tai.

"I think it's time for me to make sure Mimi gets home and gets out of those cloth-" He stopped himself but it was too late. Matt and Sora were already giving him cheeky looks. Mimi suddenly became very interested at the sight of her feet; trying to hide how rosy her cheeks had become. Tai's cheeks were overwhelmed with a similar rush of heat.

"What was that Tai? Hm?" Sora leaned in really close eyeing him teasingly.

"What exactly are you going to do when you bring her home, Tai? Hm?" Matt leaned in as well, reiterating his girlfriend's behavior.

"Well, uh, she'll get sick if she doesn't get out of those wet clothes! We wouldn't want that to happen!" He thought he saved himself from his peers' wrath but it was to no avail.

"Sure Tai! Whatever!" Sora giggled and winked at him.

Matt put an arm around each of them and pulled them closer together. "Just…try not to break her Tai." He winked and laughed heartily at their sudden jumpy reactions.

The two of them spouted verbal diarrhea for a minute before they caved. They waved goodbye to their friends and called a taxi. Mimi insisted they wait outside much to Tai's dismay; he didn't want her to get sick but she insisted. Mimi wanted the opportunity to spend a little more time alone with Tai.

"Here." Tai gestured she take his jacket.

"But then, won't you get cold?" She asked, looking as innocent as ever. She wanted the jacket but she wanted him to insist on her wearing it. It gave her some sort of twisted satisfaction.

"Oh no. You're wearing this jacket. You think you're so cute, don't you?" He asked jokingly.

"You don't think I'm cute?" She feigned sorrow, curling her lips into a pout causing Tai to laugh and plant a quick kiss on her lips.

"I think you're adorable." He held her close to his chest. She could hear his heart beating rapidly and she knew he was just as nervous as she was.

"Tai?"

"Yeah?"

"Can we spend the night at your place?"

Tai was no stranger to taking girls home after the first night. His Kamiya charm was usually enough to win the heart of any girl and make them putty in his hands within minutes. Because of his frequent encounters with women, he often had a nonchalant disposition to the whole process. Mimi; however, made him feel like a nervous teenager with the girl he like liked. Mimi couldn't help but notice his crimson hue and it amused her greatly.

"I mean…unless you don't want me to?" She asked coyly. She loved teasing him because his animated reactions always made it worth it.

"No, no, no! That's not what I mean! We can go to my place if you want!" He turned his head so he didn't have to look into her tempting pools of honey. Also to hide the fact that his skin had forsaken him with a red glow that could be seen for miles.

Mimi leaned over to the side to try and make eye contact with Tai but he kept turning his head to the other direction awkwardly.

She leaned in and kissed his neck causing the boy to jump. "What's wrong Tai?" she looked at him modestly. She was trying to keep her own emotions in check and was doing a far better job than her companion.

He paused for a second before seeing headlights heading towards them.

"L-look, our cab is here."

'Just in the nick of time too' he mused.

She was disappointed that she couldn't tease him more but it was time to go. To get away from the crazy events that happened tonight. It hadn't been all bad. I mean, she managed to snare the man of her dreams so that was a win in Mimi Tachikawa's book.


Back inside Matt and Sora were out on the upstairs balcony looking at the new couple. Both were feeling quite a buzz from the copious amounts of alcohol they consumed. They were giggling at their interactions unbeknownst to Tai and Mimi.

"Remember when we used to be like that?" Sora gushily asked, looping her arm around Matt's.

"Yeah, we were scared to death of each other at first. You were so cute."

"Yeah? What did I do that was so cute huh?"

"Well, I remember that one time that you tried to cook me a lunch and ended up slipping and spilling spaghetti sauce all over your head; all because you were nervous about me watching you."

"It took me weeks to convince you I was a good cook after that!" They both laughed as they pulled closer together.

A comfortable silence filled the air for a few minutes. They were at the point in the relationship where they didn't have to talk to enjoy the other's company.

"I'm so glad that the two of them finally woke the fuck up," Matt remarked.

"Yeah, me too. But I swear to God, if Tai breaks her heart like all the other girls, he's dead meat."

"I'll pass the message on."

"Roger roger."

They both burst into hysterics. After their laughter faded they looked into each other's eyes lovingly. Their gaze wasn't averted by the drunk individual who ran out onto the balcony and jumped over the railing into the bushes, and the crowd cheering at the act.

Instead, they remained entranced by each other before leaning in. They met each other halfway and what started as a soft kiss, deepened into something more meaningful. The crowd let out an "ou" at their expense. One intoxicated patron yelled at the couple. "GET A ROOM!" The crowd cheered in response.

The two pulled apart for oxygen. They were flustered, and suddenly became embarrassed when they realized a room full of eyes was staring at them.

"Let's get out of here." Matt gestured with his thumb.

"Yeah. Let's."