Oh Tachikawa!

By HinkyLin

Chapter 12: Confessions

After the night of angst, they were sleepy, because of the time they stayed up and also, their eyes wanting to close.

It had been a memorable two weeks. It had been the weeks of opening your feelings, the weeks of confession and the weeks of thanksgiving.

"Goodnight." Mimi told Maui. She was about to go inside, but two arms wrapped around her. "Goodnight, my hime." Yamato said and let go of her. He smiled at her and she smiled back. "Goodnight, Yamato!" she said enthusiastically. He smiled wider and entered his room. She entered her room and touched her shoulders.

She could feel the warmth he gives her, whenever he embraces her.

Sora was already asleep. She lay on her bed, trying to get some sleep, but couldn't.

She touched her lips, as the thought at the past few days he kissed her. He was the one, who gave her, her first kiss, and it was in an Algebra Class. Maui was the only one she knew in Literature Class, they were both taking this course.

She went back with her thoughts. She smiled; whenever he calls her 'my hime.' she appreciated it. It made her smile wider, whenever he has the word, 'my'. What the hell of falling stars just happened to me? Yamato…Yamato…argh! So what if he's a blonde hottie? Argh! I can't sleep!

As soon as the morning sunshine rises, Sora in a miracle woke up earlier than Mimi. "Well, guess what, Mimi, I'm first!" Sora said, talking to the sleeping friend.

She shrugged and went to the bathroom, took a shower and changed her clothes.
"I'll keep the door unlock. I'll be back anyway." Sora said, going to Erika's.

Mimi on the other hand was dreaming.

Dream

She was standing on a bridge. There she saw her dad walking passed by with another woman. She felt so depressed. Then as she started to walk, she saw Sora, with a dirty brown cloak, and a tin can, with some pennies in it. "Sora? What happened to you!" Mimi asked, but there was no answer. "Sora?" her eyes begin to water.

Then she got up and tried to go home, but it seems that the house they had was rented.

She then look at the person beside the mansion was her mom, with all their things, trying to hail a taxicab. Her mom was crying. "M-mom?" she felt how her mom feels. 'Is this a dream?" she asked her mom, but there was no reply. "As the time ticks and tocks, quickly solve this problem before you hit the rocks, or you'll either have to pay the price, and have everlasting fears and tears in your eyes." A voice behind her said.

"What?" she asked. "GO! Find your remaining light, before everything you'll see will change the sight!" the voice said. "My light…" she muttered. My light. Who's my other light? Wait, there are two remaining people that I love….Tai and Yamato.

End Dream

Yamato was still waiting outside her door, but she's not awake yet. The others were at the conference room by now. He lost patience and busted in. "Hime, you're not awake yet?" he asked. She was moving back and forth. He sat beside her sleeping figure. She looks so innocent….

Dream

She chose Tai. But Tai was all right, he was happy. Then her eyes widened and were wet. She just left Yamato behind…Yamato.

End Dream

"Yamato…" she muttered. He cringed when he heard his name. "Yamato!" she was alerted, saying his name. "Sora, I-" she alrady knew Sora was awake. She heard a laugh. It was Yamato.

"Good morning, my hime!"He greeted. She bit her lip and felt so ashamed. It was just a dream. "Yamato…" she said again. He tried to hide his feelings. "Wow. So when did you start saying my name?" he asked sarcastically.

She was just sitting there, trying to get rid of the thought, she almost lost him. So that's what I would feel, when I lost him. "Yamato,"

"Yes, hime?" he asked. "Hug me." She favored Did I just said that?! He was surprised at first, but he smiled and wrapped his arms around her. She buried her face on his chest. "Oh no Mimi, don't cry anymore, you look very pretty when you cry, but beautiful when you smile." He said sweetly. She blushed.
"What time is it?" she asked. "Oh, eight thirty." He said. Her eyes widened. "I'm late! I'm late! I'm late!" she said, getting her clothes she's gonna wear and he towel. But she paused for a while. "Why aren't you with the others? Don't you know you're late also?" she asked. He smiled.
"I just wanna be with you, my hime!" he said sweetly. She could feel red colors are are showing on her face. She entered the bathroom. He was sitting in her bed, smiling. Then there he saw her journal.

He opened it and flipped some pages. Everything written was about her life, he tried to look for some diary entries with his name, but everything was just about her, except one, the last entry she wrote.

-Sweet-

You know, our last day of our retreat was an angsty one. Everyone cried. Almost. We stayed up all night. I was feeling really alone, when Ms. Kisha told her story, I was crying a river! Really I do! Then we have to confess everything to the person beside me, yeah, Yamato. He has been comforting me a lot lately…well; I did confess everything to him except one thing that I won't write it here because Sora might see it. Anyway, did the world turned upside down? Yamato was calling me, 'hime', and I think it's sweet. Also, he did grow up cute, a hottie. Anyway, gotta sleep now before my eyes have black rings around, bye!

After he finished the entry, he smiled widely, when she wrote he was sweet and unexpected she thinks he's a hottie! He returned her diary back when he saw it lastly. And Mimi was finally finished. She was all dressed with warm clothes on, her things are already packed.
"You're still here?" she asked. He nodded. "I think we can both go together." He said sweetly. She flashed a smile to him.

"Thanks, for waiting me." She said. They left the room together.

"Hey Mimi, you haven't answer my mail yet." He said.
"What?" she asked. "the letter I sent you, asking if you wanna go out." He said. She giggled. "I'll think about it." She said, she made a confused look, saying, Did I just told him that!

Was she serious? Yamato noticed she changed a lot. "Mimi, my hime, don't change. I like you the way you are." He said, putting an arm around her. She shoved his arm.

"Thanks, Yama-kun." She said, ahh word vomit! I just called him Yama-kun! Argh! He'll know I like him! He smiled, trying to keep his cool. Okay, Yamato, she just called you Yama-kun, that's alright, you shouldn't be nervous about it, keep your cool or she'll not like you back!

"Thanks for giving Ms. Tachikawa, a wake up call, Mr. Ishida." Ms. Kisha said, giving a smile to Mimi, and winking at Matt, hinting, 'you-d-like-her-huh-Yamato?' wink. "Ms. Tachikawa, please go to the dining room for your breakfast, I'm just going to give a word to Mr. Ishida!" Ms. Kisha said, she smiled back.
"See you later, Yamato." She said, going down to the stairs. He waved his hand and started to get nervous.

"So Yamato, tell me, you're making moves on 'hime'?" Ms. Kisha asked. "How did you know that!" he asked. "Well, Mr. Ishida, last night, you weren't listening to me, just staring at 'hime', then when I told you all to confess, you hugged her, and lately you even kissed her." Ms. Kisha said.
"Uh…yeah. But how did you know I was calling her 'hime'?" he asked. Ms. Kisha grinned. "I overheard you two last night." Ms. Kisha said.

Yamato sighed. "Okay, I mean it. I like her. Not just the like or crush I'm telling you, something more." He cofessed.

"But what's the use of it. She doesn't like me." He said, walking away.
"Well, I think she likes you back. When you kissed her I thought she was going to slap you." Ms. Kisha said, giggling. "I even thought when you called her hime, she was going to curse you." She said.

Yamato's heart ws pounding, like his heart just wanna explode.
"Whatever." He said. He sighed and remained his cool, went to the dining room.

Ms. Kisha smiled at him. "And then, I heard you two saying 'I love you'. But I guess you two were deaf." She said.

Yamato just quietly entered the dining room, trying to avoid everyone's eyes. He was back in blue again. At table one, he wasn't talking at all, which concerned Mimi.

He looked at her, and ended up gazing at her. She could feel the weight of his stare. She looked at him and smiled. He smiled back.

After they finished eating breakfast, the bus was there, with Class A2. Class A4 went inside the bus along with their stuff, same sitting arrangement, with the principal and Ms. Kisha, who happened to be the school guidance counselor.

"I'm tired." Yamato said, stretching his arms and placing one arm around Mimi. "Well, I'm pooped." Tai said at their backs.

Aya popped out on their front with the camera. "Eyo! Picture, picture!" Aya said.

"Hello dad!" Aya said sarcastically to Yamato. Yamato smiled. "Hello mom!" Aya said to Mimi, who was ignoring. "C'mon, time for picture, picture!" Aya said.

Mimi put her best smile, Yamato pulled her closer to him, She leaned on his shoulder and he put an arm around her. "1, 2, 3!" Aya said, Tai and Sora popped out.

Aya clicked and the photo was released, two copies.

"Here, keep it." Aya said, giving it to Yamato and Mimi. Mimi smiled on how cute they were.
"And also, here." Aya said, giving the photo she took before they reached the retreat house. Mimi looked at it and blushed, so as Yamato. Mimi laughed. Yamato smiled.

"Thanks Aya, now I can change my friendster picture!" Yamato said happily. Mimi put them in her wallet and wrote captions.

She couldn't deny they look cute together as a couple. What made her really laugh is when Aya took the photo while they were sleeping. Hence, she saw Yamato on how concerned he was for her.

"Whoever came up an idea of taking this picture is such an intelligent one." Yamato said, putting the photos in his wallet. "It was Sora!" Aya answered.
"Sora, you really are top one worthy." Yamato said.
"I know, I'm the best!" Sora said.

"It's sad, we're going to have classes next week." Mimi said. "Nah, I think it's great! More cheese for Sora!" Yamato said. Sora whacked his head.

"Whatever." She said emotionless, her eyes at the view through the window.

I'm just going to be hurt when I'm with Yamato, unlike Tai, he won't reject you nor hurt you.

Yamato stretched his arms again and put an arm around her shoulder. He noticed she was being quiet and all, knowing there is something wrong.
"Hey my hime! What's the solitude?" he asked as he laid his head on her shoulder.

She didn't reply. "So, my hime wants the hard way." He said. He poked waist that made her jerk.

"Yamato…" she said with sigh. "Well, you're ignoring me, is there something wrong?" he asked as the 'put-an-arm-around-her' became a 'hug'.

"Iie. There's nothing." She said. "Okay." He said unsurely.

"Back to the normal." She said to herself.

"Well, don't pout, it doesn't suit you, smiles makes you beautiful." Yamato said sweetly. She looked at him and smiled. He blushed, he word vomitted. Man Yamato! You're too obvious!

"Hey Yamato, mind if we can swap seats for a while?" Tai asked. Yamato's mind was saying no, also his heart. "Why?" he asked coldly. "I just wanna say something to Mimi, geez Yamato!" Tai said with a pissed off look.
Yamato bit his lip and nodded regretfully. They swapped. Yamato tried his best not to show emotion, but he keeps on peeping between them. "Geez Yamato, Mimi will not be eaten by Tai so stay cool." Sora said, also with a pissed off look.
"Don't deny Sora, you like Tai! You're also jealous!" Yamato whispered to her stiffly. "Fine I am! What are they doing now?" Sora asked.

Yamato looked between the two seats, Tai has his arm around Mimi! Yamato's head was steamed red. He pulled Sora next to him, when Sora saw, her head also was steamed. "Yamato, you gotta go to your proper seat now!" Sora whispered to him, Yamato nodded, stood up and poked Tai on the shoulder. Tai turned around. "What?" Tai asked.

Yamato glared at him. "Go back to your seat. I mean NOW!" he said angrily. "Okay, see you later Meems!" Tai said, standing up and waved to her. She smiled and waved back. Yamato rolled his eyes. He plumped back in his proper seat.
"Stop flirting with him." He said coldly.
"Wha?" she said in shock.
"You smile and wave back, what do you think that is!" he asked angrily.

She didn't want to say something, or else they'll go back in Stage one: Arguing. Again.

She smiled at him. Is he jealous? "He wants me to tell more about Sora." She said. His eyes soften and felt ashamed. "Oh." He said.

"Oh yeah!" she said happily. He blushed. Man! I'm such an idiot!

"Anyway, you're red. Are you sick?" she asked, putting her hand on his forehead. "Well, you're red and cold." She said.

"Hime, your hand's cold." He said to her. She removed her hand, smiled nervously and sweatdropped. "Sorry." She apologized.

"So, you want to go to TK's?" he asked hopefully. "Now? Okay!" she said.

"But first, let's go to my place, I have to leave my stuff and change my clothes anyway." She said. "Really? I thought you don't want to because your parents might think I'm your boyfriend." Yamato said.

"But hey, I wouldn't mind you to be my girlfriend!" he said as he put ann arm around her again. She blushed a little.
"Well, mom and dad were just divorced few days ago." She said coldly.

"Don't cry anymore, Mimi, or you'll end up with Michael." He said. She giggled.

"Do you want to know how many girls in class A4 has a crush on you?" Mimi asked.
Yamato gulped. "No."

"Well, let's start-" he interrupted her. "Geez hime, do you understand English?" he asked sarcastically.

Once they got there, they stopped by in school and all of them seperated in their own ways. "So, we have to take a cab-" Mimi started but he interrupted her.
"No, we'll walk." He said as he started walking. "Why! I have to carry all of my stuff by walking to my house!" she said in shock. He took all her stuff and they started to walk together. "Are you sure you can carry all our stuff?" she asked. "Piece of cake." He said.

"Why do you want to walk anyway?" she asked. He smiled. "I just wanna spend time with you longer." He said sweetly. She blushed and feels appreciated.

Once they reached the house, she let Yamato in. "Well, welcome to our petite home." She said, that wasn't petite at all. "You call this small?" he asked her. She nodded.

"Tadaima!" she said as she went to the kitchen.

Her mom was wearing a pink apron. "Welcome home Mimi!" she said as she pecked her cheek. "Mom, I got a visitor here, please at least give him something to drink." Mimi said as she headed to her room. "Wait here, Yamato." She said as she went upstairs. He nodded.

He put his things on a side and walked towards the cupboard. There photos of her family. There he saw her as a kid, he smiled. Then there's this photo of the two of them, back in high school, prom.
"Hello Yamato!" her mom greeted. "Ohayo, Ms. Tachikawa." He said. "You want something to drink?" she asked. "Anything will be fine, thank you." He said.

Her mom nodded and went back to the kitchen. He followed her.
"So, I heard you're trying to ask Mimi out? Am I right?" her mom asked with a smile. Yamato nodded nervously. Tai told them!

"But, I'm not trying to get her as my girlfriend. I know that she wasn't allowed yet. I'll wait for her instead." He said sincerely, he clasped his hands to his mouth. Man! I'm really obvious! I'll get caught!. Her mom smiled widely, knowing that this guy loves Mimi very much. He'll wait for her? Wow, I think he does love her. Her mom giggled as she gave him tea.

"I heard you already kissed Mimi." She said, trying not to show her smile. He was nervous again. "Well, yeah. Professor Utaka forced me to, even if I don't want to, because I know she's not allowed also." He said, he doesn't notice he was giving too many words. Agh! Too much, Yamato! Stop saying anything!

"You know, Mimi told me so much about you. Too much." She said, washing the dishes. "Oh…hehe…" he sweatdropped. Mimi's mom was happy. I really think he deserves Mimi. "Sorry for waiting me, Yamato!" Mimi said, as she rushed down to the stairs with these platform sandals. She tripped down, she closed her eyes, knowing she'll hit the floor, but someone held her back.

"You should be careful, you know." He said. She smiled nervously at him and muttered a thanks and sorry. Mimi's mom sighed romantically.

"See you later, mom!" Mimi said. "Where are you two going?" her mom asked.

"To his brother in Shibuya." Mimi said.
"Goodbye Mrs. Tachikawa." Yamato bid and as the two left, her mom quickly picked up the phone and called his ex-husband.

"Hello, you know what, our deary Mimi has a lover!" she giggled.

"We're not going to walk, right?" she asked nervously, he shook his head. "Well, this is better than going with Tai." Mimi said. He looked at her and smiled. Mimi wondered, he's so tall. Her height only reached his chin. "Tai and I was lost, we were in the wrong street, Bunkamura Avenue!" Mimi shrieked. "Woah, he really is an idiot, I wonder why Sora likes him…" Matt pondered.

Subway-

"Uh, Yamato?" Mimi felt kinda nervous. "Yeah?" he said, paying for his bus token.

"Uh…would you mind, treating me a bus token?" she asked nervously and made a nervous smile. He didn't complain, he just paid for the two of them, which costs 124 yen.

"Next time, you'll treat me." He said as they put their bus tokens in the slots.

She giggled. "Thanks." She thanked. As they entered the train, there were only four people.

She and Yamato took their seats, nothing to do, can't enjoy the view. "You owe me." He said.

She looked at him perplexedly. "Wha?"

"You owe me a kiss." He said sarcastically. He was only kidding though. She quickly pecked his cheek and turned away, blushing and ashamed of herself. What did I just do! Ahhh! I'm too obvious! He touched his cheek where she kissed him and smilled.

In a while she remained silent, her head leaning the window. He was concerned maybe she was mentally broken. "My hime, are you okay?" he asked, but no response. He approached closer to her and held her cheek. She was fast asleep. He felt in ease. She was like an angel fallen from heaven and ended up in a train, sleeping. He put an arm around her and she unconsciously leaned her head on his chest.

He wasn't that sleepy like her, actually, he loves to think about her, really. In a daydream.

Once the train stopped in Shibuya, he woke her up and they exited the bus. "Man, I need a bed." She said, her hair covering her face, like, 'Sadako'. He put her hair behind her ear and led the way to TK's.

Takaishi Residence-

"So, big brother, is Mimi now your girlfriend!" TK asked hopefully.

Yamato was about to answer, but Mimi butted in. "No." she repiled flatly.
"Aww, you two look perfect together, ne?" TK said innocently. "How many people told me that? Uh, many of them." Mimi said sarcastically.

"Hey Yamato, if you two will get married, can I be the priest?" TK asked. Mimi sighed. Yamato grinned. "Sure thing! If she wants to." Yamato said, grinning.

Mimi rolled her eyes and she had an idea she will also love it. She stood up and

Approached him.

"Well, in fact Yamato, I have something to say to you, too…" she said as she jabbed her finger on his chest seductively.

"That I think…." She said, her voice getting so seductive, Yamato has innocence on his face. "What, you like too make out with me in our couch?" he said sarcastically. "That…" she leaned her head closer. He thought she was going to kiss him.
"That….(voice gets tougher) That you're such an arrogant jerk!" she said as she pushed him on his shoulder.

"I even thought Mimi's going to kiss you." TK said, grinning. Matt glared at him.
"I want guy who kiss me, not I will start!" Mimi said.

Yamato however made a grin, while Mimi was telling TK about herself in kissing. He leaned closer to hers. "Very well then." He said as he swiftly pecked her lips and went upstairs. TK laughed.

"You were saying Mimi?" TK asked sarastically. Mimi's head steamed.

"Man! You and your brother are so alike, I hope Kari knows how to handle you!" Mimi said as she stormed off to the couch and watched TV.

Fin

Well, that's chapter 12. I think my favorite part of the whole story is the graduation, where Yamato…okay, I'm not giving anything away. By the way, this story has thirty-eight chapters.

For absolutgirl, I'm sorry to tell u, I'D Do Anything has been freezed for the moment, but now you mentioned it, I'm starting to have some ideas. I'll try to update My Valentine Player, still in progress. I know this had been the shortest, but recently, I'm taking a short break, the next one will be also short, well, just to tell you, another event is coming and don't doubt they're long. For now, my main focus is "Oh Tachikawa", since it has the most number of chapters.