A/N: Okay, not that long of a wait! This chapter was very spontaneous, and I wasn't expecting to write anything like this, but I had a lot of fun. Because it was a last minute decision to add this to the storyline, sorry if the chapter is choppy and kinda of poorly written =/ Enjoy! Review!
Mimi groaned walking into the apartment and looked around for everyone. She really hated working at the restaurant. She was cursed with having the worst people to serve today. She accidentally mixed up the orders and got yelled at by the customers and her boss one after the other.
She threw her purse onto the table and took a seat, shoving her face into her hands. What was she doing? She should be going to culinary school or something, not serving crabby people food. Ever since she left her parents' home, she knew she wanted to do big things with her life just to prove to her parents that she was capable of living by herself, but her father would laugh at the life she had right now. The thought of her father scorning her and mocking her lifestyle right now almost brought tears to her eyes.
Sora walked through the apartment door next and sighed.
"Why was today the longest day ever?"
Mimi didn't respond and lifted her head, staring at the table. Sora looked at her with concern and walked over to the small table, placing her folders and papers down.
"Are you okay? What's wrong?"
"Nothing..."
Mimi still hadn't told anyone about what happened with her parents...she wasn't ready to, either. Sora put a hand on her shoulder and cocked her head.
"Hard day at work?"
Mimi groaned and nodded her head profusely.
"I really hate working there, Sora, it's the worst job ever," she stated with an angry frown. Sora looked at her sympathetically and sighed.
"Everyone's gotta start somewhere, Meems. If it makes you feel better, I don't think I've ever worked so hard in my life as of today. Since I missed a whole day of work this week, my boss was kind of pissed and piled a crap-load of orders and paperwork on me," she explained with a grunt. Mimi shook her head groaned, hitting her fists on the table and standing up. Then an idea came to her.
"Hey, let's do something tonight! It's a friday night, right? Let's go out to a bar and let loose a little!" she exclaimed. Sora looked at her wide-eyed and laughed sarcastically.
"Yeah, okay, Mimi. After my fiasco this week, I definitely want to go back to a bar," she stated while rolling her eyes. Mimi pouted and jumped up for a second.
"Please, Sora! Please, please, please," she begged. Sora sighed and shook her head.
"I'm Sorry, Meems. I don't mind just hanging around here tonight, but I don't know if I'm up for going out," she explained. Mimi bit her lip. She didn't want to pressure Sora, especially after what happened this week. Sora told her the whole story two nights ago, and Mimi knew she was scared to go out again.
"Alright..."
Sora saw the way Mimi's face fell and how depressed she got. Sora thought for a second and groaned.
"I really hate you and you're pouty face sometimes. Alright, I'm in," Sora stated with a small smile. Mimi grinned and squealed, jumping over to Sora and hugging her tightly, "But only on one condition! I want everyone to go out too."
Mimi grinned even wider at the proposition and tried to calm her excitement.
"Of course! I'm gonna call everyone right now!"
Takeru didn't know what to do. He sighed as he walked to the bus station. Should he tell everyone that his brother was coming even though Yamato said not to?
"Do me a favor and don't tell anyone I'm coming. I know I'm not going to be welcome either way, but at least if its a surprise, I'll everyone's true and honest reactions and feelings towards me...The only way I can fix everything is knowing how everyone feels about me without any barriers put up."
How could he keep a secret this big quiet for so long! He was coming in five days. Five days! And Takeru was pretty sure Yamato knew how everyone felt about him. Two of them were fostering a relentless grudge and hatred toward the guy!
"You're the only one who wants me in your life right now. The rest of them either don't bother to keep in touch because of what I've done to Sora and Taichi or they also feel a resentment towards me..."
Well, duh, Yamato! Did that realization just come to him now? Takeru wanted to call him badly, but Yamato was really shady and always called from a random number so Takeru never knew how to keep in contact with him other than through email. This was ridiculous.
Hikari had left four hours ago and was probably on her way back to the apartment since none of the girls knew she had taken a day off to see Takeru. She told Takeru to respect Yamato's decision and not tell anyone...considering that Hikari was Taichi's little sister, she must be right and not thinking selfishly.
His cell phone started ringing and he sighed when he saw Hikari's caller ID. He quickly picked up as he reached the bus stop, trying to drown out the honking and city noise.
"Hello?"
"Hey, are you on your way back home?" her sweet voice asked through the phone. It made Takeru smile.
"Yeah, I am. Why, what's up?"
"Well, Mimi really wants everyone to go out tonight, are you up for it?"
Takeru furrowed his brows and scoffed as the bus pulled up and he started getting on.
"Absolutely not."
"Why?" Hikari asked incredulously.
"Because no one knows we're together so we won't be able to dance and stuff."
"So? That's alright, we just won't 'dance and stuff' then." He could imagine her bobbing her brows on the other side of the phone.
"Then guys are gonna hit on you and I won't be able to do anything about it without looking suspicious," he said with a slight glare as he sat down. Hikari laughed on the other side.
"Who cares, Takeru. I'll walk away. Come on, lets all just go and have fun! We haven't gone out with the whole gang for a while," she stated. Takeru sighed and rolled his eyes.
"Fine, I'll go. So, everyone's up for going out tonight?"
"Yeah, the only people that we haven't asked yet are Jyou, Iori, and Taichi. They aren't picking up their phones and aren't home yet."
Takeru sighed. It was Friday night, and going out to let out some steam didn't seem like a bad idea.
"All right, then. I'll see you in a bit."
Iori didn't even have time to walk to his apartment because had Mimi attacked him the hallway.
"You're coming out tonight, Iori, I don't care what you say," she stated, blocking his way to his apartment. Iori smiled and sighed.
"Mimi, I'd love to, but I have a lot of studying to do. I have an exam on Monday that I can't mess up on. I'm really sorry."
This excuse wasn't good enough for Mimi and she glared.
"You have all weekend! Come on, Iori! It'll be fun, we all haven't gone out together in a long time!"
Iori looked at Mimi's pleading face and couldn't say no. Why could no one ever say no to her baby face? He let out a long breath and offered a slanted smile.
"Alright, Mimi. I'll come."
Mimi whooped and crushed him in a hug.
"Yes! You won't regret it, Iori!" she exclaimed before running back into her apartment. Iori chuckled as he took out is keys and walked to his apartment door. There was a bigger reason other than his exams for not wanting to go. He wasn't in the mood to hang out with other girls just yet. He knew that it didn't work out with Akina, but he wasn't sure their affair was over yet.
He sighed and opened the door, walking into the apartment. He was surprised to see Jyou in the apartment, passed out on the couch. He quietly walked to the refrigerator and took out a bottle of water. What should he do at the bar today? Flirt? Dance? Bring girls home?
He definitely couldn't bring anyone back home with him, he wasn't ready for that, yet. Were he and Akina even over? Should he call her right now?
Iori got frustrated and sat down. Why was his life revolving around one woman who couldn't dedicate herself to him one hundred percent? Iori's attention turned to Jyou when he started stirring. Jyou's eyes fluttered open and he groaned as he rubbed his eyes under his glasses.
"You came back early today," Iori stated with a smile. Jyou smiled and tried to get the sleep out of his system.
"Yeah, one of the doctors noticed how exhausted I was and let me take the rest of the day off because he didn't want me to work in that condition," Jyou explained with a yawn. Iori nodded understandingly.
"Well, did you hear about tonight?" he asked. Jyou furrowed his brow. Iori sighed and explained.
"Mimi wants to go out to a bar tonight with everyone, and don't even bother trying to get out of it. She'll either pressure you to say yes, or make you feel really bad by making that puppy face she has and you'll end up saying yes," Iori stated. Jyou sighed.
"But I really need to rest up for tomorrow...because I got the rest of the day off today, they're making me go into work tomorrow," Jyou whined. Iori shook his head.
"Nope, won't work. She'll literally drag you to the bar on a leash if she has to," he stated with a smirk. Jyou sighed. Then an idea came to his head. What if he asked Daisuke to tell Jun to come...
"You know what, maybe it wont be such a bad idea to go out," he said quickly. Iori raised his brow and sat down on the couch next to Jyou.
"That was a quick change of heart."
Jyou thought of Jun's spunkiness and how seeing him at the bar might change her mind about him. It might also be good for him to go out and have fun...he hasn't done that in a long time...not since undergraduate school.
"I don't know, Iori, it might be fun," he said while getting up and walking towards the door.
"Where are you going?" Iori asked with a raised brow.
"I need to ask Daisuke something, I'll be right back."
"Thank god I have friends like you!" Miyako stated with a grin and Hikari laughed as they sat in Mimi and Sora's room, watching Mimi curl her hair, "No, I'm serious. Now I don't have to go on my date with Ken alone and you guys can all make sure I don't creep him out at the bar!"
"That, we can do," Sora stated as she helped Mimi. Sora sighed at how much hair Mimi still had left to curl.
"Mimi, why are you getting so dressed up? It's just a bar," Hikari asked.
Mimi blushed and stuttered, "Uh, I just wanna go all out. You never know who you'll meet...and I-I like getting dolled up!"
Miyako scoffed.
"I'm the one thats gonna be on a date! Someone curl my hair!" she exclaimed. Hikari laughed again at her jitteriness and told Miyako that she'd do it. The two younger girls walked into their room and started getting ready, as well.
Mimi sighed.
"What do you think Hikari would say if she found out I liked her brother," Mimi asked Sora quietly. Sora laughed and rolled her eyes as she handed Mimi another bunch of cinnamon hair to curl.
"Mimi, first of all it's more like you're 'obsessed' with her brother and second of all, I think she'd be really excited. We all would be, because maybe Taichi would actually settle down with you instead of whoring around like he usually does," she stated. Mimi grinned.
"You think he'd be in a relationship with me?"
"No, I'm saying that at least you're a good girl and if anything were to happen, he wouldn't just dump you aside like he does with other girls," she stated. When she saw Mimi about to squeal in excitement, Sora added, "If anything were to happen, Meems. If."
Mimi pouted and finished curling her last bunch of hair.
"Well, you never know what might happen," she stated, running some fingers through her curled hair to make it look loose and messy, "does it look like I'm trying too hard to get his attention right now?"
"Kind of, but you look good!" Sora stated with a smile. She was looking through her clothes in the closet they shared. One side was Mimi's and one was Sora's. She picked out a pair of skinny jeans and a red silky halter top.
"How does this look, Mimi?"
Mimi turned around and made a face at the outfit.
"Come on, Sora, if I'm going all out, You're going all out! Here, wear this," Mimi went to her side of the closet and pulled out a strapless teal dress. Sora raised her brow and shook her head.
"No way, I'm trying not to get noticed. We're not going to a club, Meems, we're going to a bar," she stated. Mimi rolled her eyes and exaggerated her hand motions.
"Sora, we're going all out, and when I mean 'all out', I mean 'go put on that dress and rape a bunch of guys tonight'," she ordered. Sora laughed and rolled her eyes.
"Alright, alright calm down..."
A couple hours later, there was a knock on the door and all that could be heard was Miyako squealing and pushing Hikari out of the room to open the door. Hikari glared at her as she fixed her light jeans and light pink dressy top. She walked briskly to the door and opened it to a very sharp looking Ken. He was wearing dress pants paired with a gray sweater; the sleeves rolled up.
"Hey, Ken! Come in," Hikari offered with a smile. He returned it.
"Thanks, you look nice, by the way," he stated. Hikari thanked him and told him to sit on the couch. Miyako came out of their room, looking nervous and shy, wearing a black A-line skirt that went above her waist with a lavender tank top which complemented her hair. Ken got up and smiled.
"You look beautiful," he stated, putting his hands in his pant pockets. Miyako grinned and walked up to him, hugging him tightly. Ken chuckled and hugged back and they both sat down on the couch, talking.
Hikari smiled and walked into Sora and Mimi's room. She grinned when she saw them.
"Wow, you guys look amazing!"
Sora was wearing the teal strapless dress with her hair pin straight, her smokey eyeshadow looked tantalizing. Mimi wore a black dress with short sleeves that clung to all her curves. Her hair was curled messily and put in a messy, low bun with strands coming out.
They both grinned and thanked the younger girl.
Sora's cell phone beeped and she looked at the caller. She rolled her eyes and picked it up.
"Why are you calling me when you live right across the hall?"
"Because I'm too lazy to come all the way down there," Taichi stated on the other end. Sora laughed.
"Hey, Sor, I'm not really up for going out tonight. I'm tired and I have a lot of shit to do so I could use all the time I can get," he explained. Sora could hear the exhaustion in his voice but if everyone was going out, then he should too.
"Well, then you're just going to have to explain to Mimi because she really wants everyone there," Sora stated with a smirk. Mimi looked at Sora with a confused expression.
"Here, talk to her," Sora said with a mischievous grin. Mimi took the phone when Sora offered it to her and spoke. Her eyes widened when she heard the voice on the other end.
"O-Oh, hi Taichi..." she said quietly. Hikari looked at her with a curious look but shrugged her shoulders and went to the mirror to fix her make-up.
"Yeah, I would really love it if you came...please?"
Sora snickered as she ran some fingers through her hair. Mimi was blushing like a tomato.
"Oh...alright...I understand. Okay, bye," she ended the call and pouted, "He's not coming. He really doesn't want to."
"Oh, you couldn't force him like you forced Iori and Koushiro?" Sora asked with a grinning smirk. Mimi glared as Hikari sighed.
"I feel so bad for him, he's always stressing out about this promotion," Hikari stated with concern, sitting on the bed. Sora nodded and looked at Mimi.
"Wanna go over to their place and convince him in person?" she asked with a smile. Mimi shook her head profusely. She was way too shy to see him when she was so dressed up. Sora laughed and sighed.
"I'll go over there and convince him then, I'll be back in a bit guys."
Sora left the room and smiled when she saw Miyako and Ken hitting it off, deep into a conversation. They smiled and said 'hi' before Sora left the apartment. She walked across the hall and knocked on the door before turning the knob.
Taichi was already on the couch, watching TV. She figured that Koushiro and Daisuke were getting ready in their room. She walked over and stood in front of the TV, arms crossed. Taichi looked up and grinned.
"Hey, Sor."
"Come on, get up and get ready, you're coming," she ordered, shutting off the television and smiling at him. Taichi made a disgusted face and Sora lifted her brow.
"What?"
"Nothing, you just look hot. And its grossing me out because I think I just checked you out," he stated, sticking out his tongue in disgust and looking away. Sora laughed and went over to him, pulling his hair slightly. Typical man-whore Taichi.
"Come on, Taichi, we all want you there, and Mimi really wants everyone to be there today," she explained. Taichi sat straighter and lifted his brows.
"Oh, really, Mimi really wants me there?" he asked with a grin and a knowing wink. Sora rolled her eyes.
"I didn't say that, but if that will get you to come, then yes, Mimi really wants you to come," Sora explained truthfully with a knowing smile. Taichi knew what Sora was emphasizing and nonchalantly brought his arms behind his head.
"Well, I mean, if it's for Mimi, then I guess I'll come," he stated with a grin. Sora laughed and hit him in the stomach, forcing him to stand and go to his room.
After another half hour, everyone met up in the girls' apartment. Taichi was the last one to walk in and Mimi was purposely waiting for him. Her stomach clenched when she saw him wearing dark blue jeans and a black button up shirt with the cuffs unbuttoned and a white wife-beater barely showing under the shirt. He looked very smoldering and sexy. She was even happier to notice that they matched, both wearing black.
Sora made sure everyone was present and then they all exited the apartment and walked down the stairs. Everyone was talking amongst themselves: Jyou and Daisuke were chatting about Jun, but Daisuke was constantly asking why Jyou wanted his sister come to the bar. They both wore blue dress shirts, but Jyou wore dress pants while Daisuke wore jeans. Sora was walking with Mimi, who was very excited for the bar. Hikari and Takeru walked next to each other but being very cautious while Miyako and Ken were linked arms, walking in the back of the group and chatting happily. Iori, Taichi, and Koushiro were in the front of the group, leading the way to the bar.
The bar they wanted to go to wasn't that far so there was no use paying for four cabs or stuffing everyone in the car. It was definitely walking distance. Once everyone got in the bar, they all went their separate ways. The music was very lively and the beat was super catchy.
Iori, Koushiro, Takeru and Jyou went straight to sit down at the bar while Taichi and Daisuke were looking at the dance floor like perverts, scouting out girls to dance with. Takeru kept his eye on Hikari, he didn't feel comfortable having to split up with her, but Hikari insisted that they weren't attached at the hip all night.
Ken and Miyako sat a little farther away, trying to have a legitimate date so no one disturbed them. The rest of the girls all decided to buy shots because Mimi kept insisting. Sora noticed the way Mimi kept glancing at Taichi to see what he was doing and knew why Mimi wanted to take shots. Sora took a mental note to keep an eye on her best friend to make sure she didn't do anything too crazy.
Everyone was having fun just chilling or dancing. Daisuke had found some very hot blond that he was dancing intensely with. Taichi and Takeru would whoop and cheer him on as he dance, only exciting Daisuke more and making him dance even crazier.
Soon, Jun walked into the bar wearing big gold hoop earrings with a knee-length brown skirt and orange halter top. Jyou instantly noticed because he was waiting for her to come this whole time. He couldn't ignore the butterflies flapping around in his stomach. She was walking around greeting many people; Jyou had no idea that she was a social butterfly. As she made her way over to the area Jyou was in, he tried to look like he was busy, listening in on Iori and Takeru's conversation.
"Jyou?"
Jyou tried to nonchalantly look over and smiled.
"Oh, hey Jun! Wasn't expecting to see you here," he smiled, getting up to be leveled with her. Jun furrowed her brows and smirked.
"Weren't you the one that told Daisuke to invite me here?" she asked. Jyou blushed slightly and tried to quickly think of something to say.
"Y-Yeah, I just didn't figure you'd come," he stated nervously, fixing his glasses. Jun giggled and rolled her eyes.
"Nice save, doctor," she stated with a laugh. Jyou chuckled and scratched the back of his head.
"So, do you want something to drink?"
"Sure, thank you," she stated, flirtatiously taking a seat next to Jyou.
Takeru was keeping a constant watch on Hikari as she danced with Sora and Mimi on the dance floor. So far, no guy had done anything to piss him off yet, but he was just waiting because he knew it would happen sooner or later.
"Do you see a girl you like?"
Takeru snapped out of his trance and payed attention to Iori again.
"Oh, um, yeah."
"Which one is it?" Iori asked with a smile. Takeru cursed to himself.
"Um, that one," he pointed to a random girl who was dancing near Hikari. Iori looked at the girl with short dirty blonde hair and nodded in approval.
"Go dance with her."
Takeru bit his lip. How was he going to explain that he didn't want to?
"Uh, nah, I'm not in the mood to dance."
Iori raised his brow and shrugged his shoulders.
Taichi was now sitting by Koushiro, talking as well. Koushiro was getting a little upset because every girl that walked by looked at Taichi and smiled. Not one girl, yet, had come over to smile at Koushiro.
"I really can't even have fun, Kou, I keep thinking about work," Taichi stated, running his fingers through his hair. Koushiro was sure that at least three girls stared at him as he did so.
"Try not to think about it...buy a drink," he stated. Taichi sighed heavily and nodded.
"Amen to that," Taichi stated, buying three shots. He took all three one after another, and Koushiro watched him cautiously.
"Be careful, Taichi..." Everyone know how Taichi got when he was stressed and drank. The gang pretty much considered him a very slight alcoholic.
"Don't worry about me, I'm just trying to let loose a little," Taichi grinned.
Mimi at this point had four shots and was feeling a little tipsy. She grabbed both Hikari and Sora's hands.
"Lets go get one more shot, girls!"
"Uh, Meems, I think you're okay," Hikari stated. Mimi pouted and shook her head.
"My limit is six, okay? I've only had four!"
"There is no way your limit is six!" Sora stated, who was feeling a little buzzed as well from three shots, "Why don't you have a mixed drink instead?"
"No, come on!" she dragged them back to the bar, and she purposely brought them to where Taichi and Koushiro were. Sora gave a hesitant look to Koushiro, not knowing if a drunk Mimi around Taichi was a good idea.
Mimi bought two more shots and drank them straight, one after another. She made a disgusted face for a second and then shook out of it. She took the seat next to Taichi and smiled, giving Sora a knowing look. Sora sighed and took Koushiro and Hikari away while Hikari gave her brother and Mimi a strange look.
"So, did you notice that we're matching?" Mimi asked him flirtatiously, bringing her hand to his arm. Taichi laughed, feeling the few shots that he took, as well.
"Of course I noticed. How would you feel if I told you that I did it on purpose?" He asked, knowing that he should be careful. He liked flirting and teasing Mimi because he knew that she had feelings, but he didn't know if he should do anything.
"I'd be pretty excited," Mimi stated softly, leaning her body in closer. Mimi knew exactly how she got when she drank. She was more daring and more confident, and deep down, she knew she was drinking a lot on purpose to make a move on Taichi.
"Want more to drink?" he asked her, and she nodded encouragingly. Taichi got himself something really strong and got Mimi something very low in alcohol because he knew she had a lot already. After drinking that, Mimi laughed and held her forehead.
"I was drunk exactly a week ago, too. I'm so lame," she stated with a giggle. Taichi chuckled and took her hands.
"I don't think you're lame at all."
She blushed at this and grinned.
"So, what do you think of me then?"
Taichi smirked and bobbed his brows.
"Well, I think you're sweet, beautiful, innocent-"
"I am not innocent!" she exclaimed with a grin, letting her hands roam his arms. Taichi laughed and raised a brow.
"Oh, really?"
"Really. I can be un-innocent too, you know?" she stated shakily. She was really starting to feel the alcohol. Taichi shook his head with a smile, not looking away from her eyes.
"I don't believe you," he stated softly. Mimi brought her face close to his and smiled.
"Then let me show you."
With that she brought her lips crushingly to his which Taichi hesitantly welcomed. There was no harm in trying it, right? Taichi brought his hand to her cheek as he opened his mouth a little more to it deeper which made Mimi sigh in content. However, something quickly made Taichi stop and he pulled away.
"Mimi, wait, I can't do this," he stated, holding her shoulders. Mimi looked at him with puppy eyes.
"Why?"
"Because you're my friend, and I can't do this to you," he explained, moving some curly hair out of her face. Mimi grinned and wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Well, we can't have fun just as friends?"
Taichi chuckled and looked at her pretty face.
"I don't know, its a little risky..." He knew how she really felt but he was letting his hormones get the better of him.
"Don't worry. I just want to kiss you, I don't care if we're doing it as friends and nothing else," she stated with a slight slur. Taichi bit his lip.
"Meems, I don't kn-"
"Shh. Trust me, I'll be fine. Just kiss me," she ordered, leaning forward and bringing her lips to him again. Taichi kissed her back slowly, not sure if he was doing the right thing, but feeling the alcohol starting to affect him, as well, he put the caution signs in his head to the back of his mind and tried enjoy this.
Hikari and Koushiro watched in amazement while Sora grinned, cheering happily. Ken and Miyako made their way over to the trio and Miyako squealed when she saw Mimi making out with Taichi.
"I knew she liked him! Aw, they're really cute!" Miyako stated, rejoicing with Sora. Hikari's mouth was just wide open and Takeru walked over to her to lift up her chin with a laugh. Koushiro's heart dropped watching them. He actually had to turn his head away, he didn't want to look, especially when everyone was excited and cheering them on.
While Mimi and Taichi were having their 'moment' with everyone cheering and watching, Iori sat by himself. Jyou and Jun were dancing and Iori smiled at the awkward gap between the two. When Jun took a hold on Jyou's hips and brought them closer to her, Iori had to hold in his laughter at the redness of Jyou's face.
"Is this seat taken?"
Iori looked up and saw a sweet looking brunette standing in front of him, wearing shorts and a yellow floral top.
"Uh, no," he stated quietly, motioning for her to sit down. She sat down timidly and looked at Iori.
"We both seemed a little shy, awkward, and out of place so I thought I'd introduce myself...My name is Noriko Kinoshita," she explained with a small smile, offering her hand. Iori shook it and smiled.
"My name's Iori," he stated.
There was a silence and neither knew what to do. Noriko finally gained the courage and turned to look at him.
"So, do you want to dance?" she asked as loudly as she could. Iori looked at her and didn't know what to do. He couldn't stop thinking about Akina. Even though Noriko was very sweet and was definitely his type, he couldn't do it. He couldn't dance with another girl.
"I'm sorry, Noriko...I'm already involved with someone," he said bluntly. Norika winced slightly and faked a smile.
"No problem...um, may I ask where she is?"
Iori bit his lip and hesitated, "She couldn't make it..."
Noriko could tell he was lying.
"Well, can I tell you something?" she asked. Iori nodded, "If she didn't care enough to be here with you, then you shouldn't care either."
Iori didn't answer and clenched his jaw. He knew it was true. Noriko sighed and took out a slip of paper and a pen.
"Here's my number if you're ever in need of someone to talk to...or if you ever wanna meet up and get coffee," she stated with a smile, handing him the paper, and walking away. Iori sighed, looking down at the paper. Instead of throwing it away like he thought he was going to, he folded it up and put it in his pocket.
At this point, Mimi had made her way onto Taichi's lap, both still making out passionately. Mimi's hair was coming slightly undone from Taichi's fingers raking through them.
Everyone let them be and didn't disturb them. They all started doing their own things. Hikari and Sora danced together, laughing happily until a hand tapped Sora's shoulder. She turned around and her cheery mood fell.
"I was not expecting you to be here again!" Willis explained with a laugh. Sora stopped dancing, just staring at the blond-haired man and not knowing what to do. Hikari got concerned and latched onto Sora's arm. The only people that knew what happened were Taichi and Mimi, and both were too busy hooking up at the bar to notice the situation Sora was in right now.
"Yeah...I'm h-here with all my friends," she said over the music. Hikari could feel the friction between the two and butt in.
"I'm Hikari, her roommate and best friend," she yelled over the music. Willis smiled and shook her hand.
From afar, Takeru thought that Willis was hitting on Hikari and instinctively made his way towards them. He pulled Willis slightly and both blonds looked at each other weirdly. Hikari knew what Takeru thought and took his hand, shaking her head.
Sora took this chance to walk away in the opposite direction, away from Willis. She couldn't see him, she felt disgusted with herself. She didn't want to interrupt Taichi and Mimi so she went to Koushiro, who was sitting by himself at the bar, circling the top of his cup.
He noticed Sora's distraught face and quickly changed his attention.
"Are you all right?"
Sora shook her head, feeling tears brim her lashes. Koushiro quickly made her face him and she buried her face in her hands. She was also feeling a little buzzed so it was making her a little more emotional.
"Why is he here, Koushiro?"
"Who?" he asked. Sora sniffled and looked at the floor.
"This guy who I slept with when I was drunk that day I left," she explained. Koushiro knew why it was upsetting her. Everyone knew that Sora had lost her virginity to Yamato, and since she hadn't really had sex with anyone else.
"Hey, do you want me to take you back to the apartment?"
Sora nodded her head and ran a few fingers through her hair.
"Sora! Wait!"
Both Koushiro and Sora looked to the side to see Willis making his way to her. Sora bit her lip and turned away.
"Hey, Sora, can I talk to you for a second? Please?" he asked. Willis looked at Koushiro pleadingly. Koushiro could tell the man meant no harm, and maybe talking to him might make Sora feel a little better.
"Sora, I think you should hear him out. I'll be a few seats down, don't worry," Koushiro explained. Sora didn't say anything as Koushiro left and Willis took his seat.
"I know I might not be your favorite person right now, but don't be scared or upset. I never wanted to make you feel that way," he explicated. Sora still didn't look at him, suddenly feeling very insecure in her small dress.
"I mean it, Sora. There was something about you, that night, something that drew me to you...I didn't just want to have sex with you," he defended. Sora shook her head, turning to look at the blond haired man with a glare.
"Really? I was so drunk that I don't even remember anything. Thats perfect for any guy who wants to have sex with a girl," she spat. Willis sighed.
"You were really into it too, Sora. I thought that maybe you were into me, too. But I woke up the next morning and you were gone," he stated. Sora stood up, not wanting to be near him but he held her hand.
"Please...just dance with me?" he asked. Sora ripped her hand away.
"How dare you even ask me-"
"Please? Look, I'm going back to America in two weeks so I'll be out of your hair by then...just grace me with one last dance," he asked. Sora looked at the blonde and for some reason couldn't say no. He didn't seem harmful. Maybe it was the alcohol affecting her. All she knew is that she did suddenly want to dance with Willis.
Sora and Willis weren't the only ones about to start dancing. Mimi pulled away from her intense make-out session with Taichi, trying to focus on his face. She really had no idea what she was doing, she was so drunk.
"Do you wanna dance?" she whispered in his ear. Taichi, at this point, let his hormones get the better of him. He replied by standing up and leading her there. Mimi wrapped her arms around his neck and brought him very close, brushing her lips against his again. Taichi let out a shaky breath, wanting her lips again. Both leaned in and let their tongues dance as they kissed. Taichi's hands roamed her body, bringing them down to her hips and moving them closer to his.
Koushiro found Iori and sat down next to him, sighing.
"I don't know about you, but I'm about ready to go back home."
Iori nodded, "Yeah, I don't really feel like being here right now."
Koushiro noticed that everyone was dancing on the dance floor. Ken and Miyako, Sora and Willis, Jyou and Jun, Daisuke and that random hot blonde, and Taichi and Mimi-who were probably going at it the most. They might as well have just taken their clothes off and had sex right there. Koushiro couldn't stand looking at them. Takeru and Hikari weren't anywhere to be seen, but Koushiro didn't care. All he could look at was Mimi sneaking her hands under Taichi's shirt. What was he doing? Just yesterday he was wondering if he should be with Mimi at all. Koushiro doubted that Taichi changed his mind in just half a day.
"Hey, are you guys about to head back?" Miyako had come in front of Koushiro and Iori, she was holding Ken's hand behind her. Koushiro still didn't really pay attention, still staring at Mimi and Taichi. Miyako noticed this and followed his eyes, raising an eyebrow when she noticed he was looking at Mimi and Taichi.
"Hello? Koushiro?" Koushiro's head snapped up and he stuttered.
"Uh...what? Sorry, I didn't hear you."
"Yeah, Miyako, we wanna start heading back," Iori stated for Koushiro. Miyako smiled at Koushiro, understanding why he was so out of it.
"Okay, then let's go!" she exclaimed, leading the way. She turned and whispered something in Koushiro's ear quickly though: "I'll talk to you later about Mimi."
Koushiro blushed and kept his mouth shut as the four of them left the bar.
Sora was tired of dancing with Willis and thought it was about time to go home.
"Um...hey, I got to go," she stated awkwardly. Willis held onto her waist.
"Can I at least have your number?" he asked with a smile. Sora hesitated and shook her head.
"I'm sorry..."
Willis sighed and shook his head, understanding.
"I hope I get to see you again," he stated, kissing her cheek. Sora bit her lip. She hoped she never saw him again. With that she left and went to find everyone else. She decided to save Taichi and Mimi for last, just so their 'thing' could go on a little longer. She found Takeru and Hikari first, sitting at some random spot talking. Then she found Jyou and Jun who were dancing next to Daisuke and his blonde. Sora nearly barfed when she saw the way Daisuke and the blonde were making out, it was almost as crazy as Taichi and Mimi. Finally, she got Taichi and Mimi, who were a little hard to break apart, but everyone finally got them to.
When they all walked out, Sora held onto Mimi's hand while Daisuke walked with Taichi. Sora would rather them calm their hormones down for a bit and walk separately.
"Tai, man, that blond was banging. She gave me her number, oh my god. She has the best ass ever, and damn does she know how to grind! I was trying to hide my-"
"I get it Daisuke, please don't finish that sentence," Taichi stated with a laugh. Daisuke sighed and closed his eyes as he walked.
"I have a job I finally like and I just danced and made out with the hottest girl ever. I think my life is finally going right," he stated with a grin, "So, did you get any hot chicks?"
Taichi chuckled and looked ahead where Mimi and Sora were walking, not answering his question.
Hikari and Takeru were walking all the way in the back of the group with some distance between them. Hikari smiled grabbing a hold of Takeru's hand. Takeru looked at her in shock and pulled his hand away.
"What are you doing! Any of them can turn around and see us," he stated. Hikari laughed and shrugged her shoulders.
"No one will see. Come on, we didn't do anything together today, and we're actually dating. Let's at least hold hands for a bit," she stated with a smile. Takeru rolled his eyes and took hold of her hand, swinging it slightly.
Jyou and Jun were chatting happily as well, walking back to the apartment.
"Who knew doctors could party so hard," she stated with a wink. Jyou chuckled and blushed.
"Guess I'm not that boring after all," he said with a small smile. Jun rolled her eyes at the comment.
"Don't get ahead of yourself yet, doctor. We'll just have to see about that," she said softly with a grin. Jyou looked at her with a raised brow and smiled.
"So, are you going to stay at our apartment or head back to yours?"
"I think I'll just get a cab back to my apartment," Jun said with a smirk, "I'm not one to stay over a guy's apartment on the first date."
Jyou coughed a little in shock and looked at her with an incredulous look.
When they all walked into the apartment building, Jun caught a cab as they all went up the stairs and went to their respective rooms. Mimi was complaining to Sora saying she didn't want to sleep in their room, but Sora made her anyway.
When Hikari, Sora, and Mimi walked into their apartment, they saw Ken and Miyako sitting on the couch talking. They both turned and smiled at the girls.
"Have fun, you guys?" Miyako asked. Mimi responded with a drunken 'yes!' while Sora and Hikari gave an 'ehh' response. Hikari went into her room while Sora and Mimi went into theirs.
When they closed the doors, Ken turned and looked at Miyako.
"I had a lot of fun tonight," he stated. Miyako blushed and smiled.
"Me too..."
They both stared at each other for a few seconds before leaning in and kissing softly. It was their first kiss, and it was tender and sweet. Ken pulled away and smiled while Miyako blushed intensely, looking at the couch. Ken laughed and brought her face to look at his again, and kissed her one more time.
After that, he got up and told Miyako he had to go. Miyako pouted and brought him to the door.
"So, I guess this means I'll see you soon?" Miyako asked anxiously. Ken chuckled and smiled.
"Of course, I'll call you, okay?" he stated. Miyako grinned and nodded, opening the door and watching him leave.
"Why wouldn't you let me sleep in his room?" Mimi asked Sora angrily, sloppily changing out of her clothes because she was so intoxicated. Sora sighed and looked at her with a stern look.
"Cause after tonight, I don't think you need to sleep in his room. You two probably would have done something really stupid," she explained.
"What? Like have sex?" Mimi asked. Sora looked at her incredulously and nodded.
"Yes, Mimi. That's a big step, I'm not about to let you do that tonight," she said with a hard look. Sora should know, she took sex very seriously. That's why what she did with Willis really made her upset. Mimi put on her small pajamas and glared at her best friend.
"But I wanted to!" she exclaimed. Sora was tired and cranky after tonight. She didn't care anymore.
"Fine, Mimi, If you want to that bad, then go."
Mimi stubbornly got up and headed towards the door,
"I will," she stated forcefully as she stumbled out of the room and slammed the door behind her.
Sora sat on her bed, trying to hold in her anger and tears. She hated drinking sometimes, it made her too emotional.
She laid back in bed and closed her eyes. What a long and interesting night.