Chapter 6: Yes to the dress
A few weeks after the party, Kari was being whisked through a dress shop by a very excited Mimi with Sora and Yolei behind her.
"Mimi, slow down! You're gonna pull my arm off at this rate of running!" Kari yelled to her excited pink haired friend who was dragging her through the shop. Mimi then stopped in front of loads of white wedding dresses.
"Oh! I can't wait! It's gonna be so fun finding you the perfect gown! Ooh! I'll need to organize dresses for the bridesmaid's too!" Mimi was enjoying this far too much. Sora turned to Yolei.
"If this is how Mimi is for Kari's wedding, I'd to hate to see the planning for her and Izzy's wedding. It would drive him completely loopy!" Said Sora as Yolei nodded in agreement. But Yolei was thinking about weddings too. Her own that is. Once she found her dream man, she'd have an extravagant wedding filled with love, laughter and of course, fine food. She thought back to her ex, Ken Ichijouji. The two were once very strong lovers, but then she and Ken had gotten into a fight over something and broke up. She couldn't remember what the fight was about though.
Later on, the girls were waiting on Kari to come out of the changing rooms in what could be the 9th dress she was trying on. Mimi was still excited about all this. It was like she had an internal fire burning inside that just wouldn't go down. The other two were getting a little bored at this…
"As much as I'm happy for Kari to find the dress she wants, I'm bored out of my brains here!" Sora groaned loudly. "I just want this to be over!"
"Hey girls… How's this one?" Kari said, coming out of the changing rooms. The 3 girls just stared at her like she had two heads. She was wearing a white gown with a large puffy dress, a plain white top with pearls sewn to it and a silky veil. "Is it not good enough?" she asked them.
Mimi stood up. "It's… PERFECT!" The actress went over and started yammering to Kari about how perfect she looked. "Oh my gosh Kari! You're like a princess in that dress! Everything about it is just so...so… perfect!"
"I definitely agree." Replied Sora. "I may not be into all that super girly stuff, but you look perfect in that dress."
Kari blushed at her friends kind comments. Yolei then perked up. "And think of it Kari! You may be TK's princess now, but once you walk down the aisle and say I do, you'll become his beautiful queen!" The spectacled girl said, with a big happy smile on her face.
"Thank you girls." Kari said, still blushing. "I just hope TK will be as happy to see me in this on our wedding day."
"You kidding?! Of course he will! You're the woman he's going to marry!" Mimi told her confidently.
The Digidestined of Light went back into the changing rooms and took off the dress. Once it was packed up, she took it to the counter. The cashier scanned it. "That will be 65514.60 Yen please." She told them. Kari was taken back a bit by this.
"That's… very expensive for a dress like that… You sure that's the right price?" She asked the cashier who nodded. Kari looked into her purse. She didn't have quite enough. Sadly, she turned to her friends and told them what was going on. "Right… We'll have to find another one that's a bit cheaper."
Suddenly, Mimi whipped out a sliver card from her own purse. It has the words, 'American Express Platinum' on it. "Not so fast Kari. I've got it under control." She proceeded to pay the cashier the full cost of the dress. The bride to be was rather shocked at this.
"M-Mimi! You didn't have do that!" She angrily told her friend. But Mimi just smiled at her.
"Look, I get paid that amount of cash for just doing a basic TV interview. It's nothing too serious for me. Besides, seeing you in that dress on the happiest day of your life is the only repayment I'll need."
Kari wanted to hug Mimi and chew her out at the same time but decided to hug her. Sora and Yolei stood back and watched.
"She's like a big sister to her." Sora said. Yolei smirked. "She'll have a big sister in the future."
Sora looked confused. "What'd you mean? Tai doesn't have any other siblings."
"Oh, I didn't mean big sister. What I should have said she'll have a big sister in law in the future." Yolei stated, still grinning like a cheshire cat. Sora's face was now a bright red. "Let's… Let's just go…" She said quietly. The 4 girls left the shop, Sora still blushing away.