100 Days with Mr. Arrogant
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Before we start, thanks for your feedbacks. I want to EMPHASIZE here that I AM A MIMATO FAN, and I DO NOT CARE whether someone opposes to that. I received e-mails opposing Mimato… Let us continue!
Some more info: This fic circulates on SEASON 1 characters ONLY since… I do not want the happenings at Season 2!
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Chapter Nine: Remembering
"Come in!"
"Am I disturbing you?"
Sora asked as she stepped inside Mimi's room. She is starting to pack her things already. When she saw Sora sitting in one of the sofas in her room, she stopped her packing, and she sat beside her.
"Of course not!" she answered cheerfully. Mimi shyly looks at Sora, and Sora knew that she would be asking for a favor from her.
"You want me to help you pack, don't you?"
"Uh, that's not it at all, Sora… you see… I really wanted to learn about something." Mimi told her. "Can you teach me?"
"About what?"
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"What are you looking at, big brother?"
"Huh?" Taichi is scanning a magazine that Hikari loves to read. It is a teen girl magazine. He suddenly blushed as his sister comes towards his way. She sees her brother holding her magazine, and her left eyebrow arched.
"Hey, it's not what you think!" he began defensively.
Hikari shrugged her shoulders. "Of course you are not gay, right?" she began. "If you are, then, you could just---"
"No WAY! I told you it's not what you think!" Taichi screamed.
He eyed his sister accompanied by a denying look. Hikari suddenly laughed aloud, scaring Taichi a bit.
"Sorry, I was just joking!" Hikari tried to comfort him. "I know what you really, really want about my Candy magazine,"
"What I… really, really want?" Taichi asked her. Taichi silenced.
Hikari nodded. She took the magazine from him, and she places it on the table. Then she stands up and walks towards the door. She stopped; and she gave her brother a hand sign pointing outside.
"Where are we going?"
"I know. You want to buy someone a present, right?" she grinned at him.
With that, Taichi shook his head vigorously, and his face turned red. How would she know that? Taichi thought. From that, he can say that his sister has known a lot about him already.
Taichi smiled. "Alright, I'll leave it to you."
Hikari nodded. "Let's go!"
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"Yes, I'm alright mom."
Takeru is in his new apartment, talking to his mother on the phone, simultaneously arranging his things. He really wanted to finish so he could sleep early, because he got tired about the whole day he spent at his new school; running and entertaining questions of several people, specifically the college girls. It was also his first day at Japan, after he and his mother fled to USA. He missed Japan, the place and the scenery, the cherry blossoms during spring… and some unforgettable people of his childhood.
His childhood; It is an unforgettable part of his life. It took place somewhere in Japan that he might not factually remember, but in his heart he knew that he is already on the first step on his return.
"Yes mom, I will. Okay. Love you." He hung up.
Before Takeru had to carry the pile of books he brought along, he saw a piece of paper that was scattered on the floor. Slowly, he picked it up. It might be one of the things that are inserted in one of the books. It is not just a piece of paper, but it is an old picture:
His picture with his brother, way back 12 years ago…
It's not as clear as before, but even though, Takeru appreciated it a lot.
"Big brother…" he began "soon, I'll meet you. You'll see how I've grown."
His sight turned to the decors inside their house. (The picture was taken inside his house) On the side table is a figurine of an angel. From that, memories flooded his mind.
"I think I need to breathe fresh air." He decided to have dinner outside.
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"Sir Yamato is already here!" a maid hollered. The rest yelled excitedly and eagerly.
"Not again, why do they have to do this every now and then I return here?"
Yamato paused on the doorway. The maids of the mansion, whose eyes are turning hearts, surround Yamato. They are the secondary reason why he left his father's mansion. Of course, the first thing is always his father's sociological studies where he is his guinea pig.
A guinea pig; that is how he thinks he is treated. Starting when he was in senior high school, his father does all things to get him a girlfriend. What his father's entire fault was to pick those who are his fan girls. Yes. The avid ones who desperately want to get his attention. Everything turns out bad because Yamato usually gets away with his date before it started.
Regardless to that, it was not his first choice to date any girl anyway. Sure thing he attracts girls and meets a lot of them, but still… he has not found the girl he wants. His dad fears this, since his only hope is Yamato. It is too late when Yamato figured out why his dad agreed on his proposal to live on his own: to fulfill his wicked plan on him.
"You can now… uh… leave my son, ladies." His father ordered the maids calmly. They left almost one by one, and slowly. After they have all gone, Yamato took the chance to speak.
"Why did you ask me to come, dad?" Yamato asked as he gazed at his father's enigmatic reaction.
"I've heard from the voicemail that you already have a girlfriend," he began, looking at Yamato's eyes directly. He averted his eyes and he looked somewhere inside the house.
"Yeah," he muttered. He was quite nervous about this, for his penthouse is the only possession he's ever wanted, and all his stuff there. One wrong move and he is going to live with his father's decisions forever.
"We both agreed that you'll lose the penthouse in case you don't abide with the deal, right?"
"I fully understand."
"Good. And I assume that my heir is ready." His father smirked. Yamato shrugged, and he grinned at him.
"Just wait until Saturday. I could now see that you, the company president, will surely be surprised…"
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"Oww!" Mimi cried, looking at her swollen hands. She smiled almost forcefully. "They're bright pink! Aren't they pretty?"
Sora rushed to her side, "Don't be over optimistic, Mimi." She told her and she carried what she had in her hands a while ago. Sora got an ointment from the drawer next to her. She applied it on Mimi's hands.
"It doesn't hurt any longer, don't worry."
"You sure?" Sora anxiously looked at her. She never thought that this girl would have the passion for cooking. When Mimi was still young, she never get occupied inside the kitchen, but in the garage, looking at their cars which are parked, dreaming that one day, she'd be able to drive one. And now, she had fulfilled it.
"Mimi, can I ask you something?" Sora asked, turning serious.
"Anything, Sora…"
"What made you decide to do these? You could always live a worry-free life." Sora said. "Does Yamato want you to be independent like him?"
Oh my, the psychic Sora is! Mimi exclaimed to herself.
"What made you think that Yamato-kun has something to do with this?" she suddenly asked. "Of course there isn't!"
Sora shrugged. "I guess he's a great guy for you after all."
"Saying anything?" she's preoccupied by the dishwashing and she has not clearly heard what she said.
"It's nothing, don't mind me." Sora said. Because a girl learns how to cook usually for men. I could see that you are doing this for Ishida Yamato. She thought… "Let me do that. You rest for a while, and I'll help you in packing your things. Besides, this might be the last help I could do for you starting tomorrow, right?"
Mimi nodded. I am so sorry, Sora… I lied to you, even though you are my best friend. As for now, I do not want anybody to get involved in my contract with Yamato-kun.
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"Geez, Hikari, why are we on a pet shop!"
The siblings ended up in a small pet shop, and in there is many people.
Hikari laughed. "You are Sora's best friend yet you do not know her passion for pets?"
Taichi looked at her in a curious way, "How about you? How did you know… don't tell me you asked her!"
"It only takes a little serious conversation to know that."
Taichi shrugged. "You think I am not a serious person?"
"Sometimes," Hikari answered, looking around. "Wow, there are sure lots of people here today."
"Yeah, and it's hard to compare animals to humans…" Hikari elbowed him. "Hey,"
"Look here," she said. She pointed out to the birdcages in front of her. In addition, on the birdcage is a pretty bird (of course) with an unusual pink and blue color. Hikari stared at it admiringly.
"… Isn't it cute?" she asked her brother who was busy looking at the crowd.
"Yeah. Definitely." He answered. "You know, Hikari, this crowd makes me shiver."
He turned his sight to the bird in the cage. Then his sight turned to the price sticker beside it. He looks at it unbelievably.
"Hey, hey, isn't this pet shop selling pets a little expensive?" he said.
"Expensive?" Hikari echoed. She smiled at him. "I'll help you out in the finances, but make sure you make Sora very happy."
He gave her a thumb-up. "Deal."
Taichi goes the cashier and pays. Meanwhile, Hikari looked around the pet shop for a while. She stumbled across the crowd, and it revealed a guy the girls were after. She got upset, because that part of the pet shop is her favorite: the section for cats.
"Too bad I can't see them," she whispered. She abruptly left and returned to Taichi.
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Takeru cannot understand the fanaticism of the girls who followed him like dogs towards the pet shop. He knew that it's such a small shop, and he never thought that they'd follow him up to there.
He sighed. Now, there's nothing I could do. They've seen the magazine. That forbidden magazine, for heaven's sake… he shook his head. There's no time for me to be sorry. I applied for that job, and I should go on with the consequences…
He smiled fondly at the girls. "I'm so sorry, but I need to go now." He said, walking forward. The crowd moved away, and they let him walk outside first.
"Too bad, I still want to see him…" a girl mumbled. "T.K. is so cool. And I like his shot on this magazine!"
One girl yelled, "You have that issue with T.K. already!"
Takeru looked back, Man, don't tell me that they haven't seen it? He tried his best to move as fast as possible. The crowd of girls rushed towards the door.
"I'm going to avail that one too!"
"Me too!"
"Me three!"
"Me four!"
"Okay, here you go…" Taichi is already holding the cage in his hand. He passed it on to Hikari so that she'll have a better look. "That sure is a pretty pet!"
"I hope Sora likes her." Hikari added, and they stopped in front of the store. Suddenly, the rushing girls pushed Hikari and the cage fell eventually, and its small door opened. The bird flew away, and it made Hikari gasp.
"Oh no!"
She ran in panic, and she followed the direction of the bird. It is so important for her brother, and it will be her fault if she won't find it. Not long after that, she realized that it landed on something. She ran as fast as she can… only to find the bird not on something, but on a guy's shoulder.
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To be continued…
