The Love that Binds Chapter 20
March 22nd Monday...morning 8:00am
Mimi was working on some of her designs at the kitchen table. She was busily drawing and looking over them.
Fabric samples and sketches lay strewn a top of the table In front of her as she seemed to be sketching another drawing, picking up the cup of hot coffee that was sitting next to her as she concentrated on the drawing in front of her...she brought the cup to her lips taking a sip of it and then placed the cup back down and flipped threw her work.
"Hmm..." she sighed then looked over to another stack of sketches.
"Oh...no wonder," She replied to herself then placing the two sketches to her side and worked on the one that was currently in front of her.
The telephone rang sever times and Mimi reached over to her left and picked the cordless phone up, "Hello" she answered. "Yes...this is I," She said, as she remained silent she started to smile. "Oh...my gosh that's great news thank you!" she cried then pressed the button to close it.
She was about to phone Yamato at work but stopped herself.
'Yamato, will find out tonight.' She replied snickering softly, her conscious told her not to do it but she couldn't help it, then retuned to her work.
Yagami's house...
"Sora..." Taichi started but she cut him off.
"Don't start Taichi, the doctor told me that it was policy that I use the wheel chair he never told me that I had to use it," Sora walked into the living room of the mansion.
"Okay...I know you don't need the wheel chair but still..." he continued.
"Taichi I'm fine...I didn't force you to stay in your wheel chair when you were stabbed did I? Even though I warned you thousands of times to stop walking around like that...but did you ever listen? No you didn't." she told him she lay down on one of the recliner chairs.
"It was different and I admit that you were right," He told her.
She looked at him eyes widened in shock, "And you admit that I was right years after this incident?" she asked.
He sighed, "Okay I'm not going to argue with you any more," He replied and sat on the couch. They watched each other for a while.
"Good...because you know I will win," She answered.
Taichi was about to protest when the phone rang he got up and ran to the phone picking it up, "Yagami, Taichi speaking who's this?" he answered.
"Idiot...you have caller display," Mimi told him.
"Oh right...what do you want Mimi?" he asked.
"I'd like to speak to Sora," She politely told him over the phone.
"Okay. Sora...phone," Taichi told her.
She picked up the phone that was next to the table, "Hello."
"Sora, I can't believe it!" she exclaimed excitedly at the other end.
"Believe what? Tell me," Sora got extremely curious.
"I'M PREGNANT! It turns out that there wasn't anything wrong with us in the first place. The fertility clinic called and told me this morning! The doctor also said that I should book an appointment with a obstetrician and I thought why not your obstetrician. Anyway...I'm not telling Yamato till he gets home. so I'm going to act like the doctor had really bad news," she said.
"Oh...way to go! Mimi...you are bad just make sure you take a picture of his reaction," Sora added at the end.
"Oh you better believe I will," She replied.
The two women laughed, Taichi watch his wife frowning a bit. He knew she was up to no good when she laughed like that. Sora hung the phone up.
"Sora...when you laugh like that I know something happening what up?" he asked.
Sora looked at the ceiling then to him, "Nothing sweet heart...nothing to concern yourself about," She answered him.
"Oh sure...I'm going to be in our room," He replied.
"Taichi...we can...sit on the couch watch a video," She replied as she looked at him.
"Well...if you put it that way we can just make out...here," he looked at his wife she grinned.
"Good Idea, it won't hurt me," she said patting the spot next to her.
He didn't even answer and obliged quickly then the two began to make out on the couch.
Davis had been hiding in the kitchen under the table on top of the chairs that were pushed the entire time...he waited there until he could here faint sound of kissing...he slowly and very quietly got down and crawled toward the stairs making sure that Saria's parents didn't hear him. He started to go up the stairs quietly. Then about half way up the stairs he heard the stereo was turned on and some romantic song was playing.
Takeru sat at his desk in the room that Hikari's mom and dad allowed him to stay in. He had a paper and pen in front of him and he was staring at the blank sheet. 'Man...What do I do? I don't have my book I've been working on since last year and I can't re-write it,' He thought to himself then sighed.
He could hear music come on suddenly, "Hm, maybe Hikari's home." He got off the chair and went to bedroom door, but stopped. "Some force is telling me that not to go down stairs and I'm going to listen," he replied then went and sat down again. He then had decided to turn on the television and watch it maybe he could get an idea of what do to for his book if he watched some television.
Mimi and Yamato's Home...
The kitchen table was cleaned from any sketches that were on the table from this morning. Mimi wore an apron she was smiling as she cleaned of the counter. 'Sora's right' she smiled and continued to wipe off the counter.
The phone ringed, Mimi hurried to the phone lifting it off the receiver quickly,"Hello Mimi," She answered.
"Meems...babe...are you going to tell me or what?" Yamato's voice rang in her ear.
"Oh...sweetie you remember what I told you this morning? I didn't get a call yet," She said managing to hold the fact that she did already get a call and that her results show she was indeed pregnant.
"Oh...well what's taking them so long. It will prove you how wrong you were suggesting there was something wrong with me," He said to her.
Mimi rolled her eyes, "Okay...I get it already...anyway when you get home I'll have dinner ready and set, a romantic dinner," she whispered.
"Oh...really...hmm...your up to something aren't you?" he asked.
"Ah...how could you say that! Why can't I have a wonderful nice romantic dinner with my husband?" She questioned.
"Because...you don't usually suggest stuff like this when we are expecting news...HEY!" Yamato cried he heard the dial tone on the other end.
"Okay she wants to play it like that," He replied.
"I'll just have to improvise..." he smiled then returned to his work.
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Taichi and Sora still on the couch making out slowly until Sora pulled away from him. "Damn," She grimaced as she held on to her lower abdomen.
Taichi looked a little dazed at her then remember about what happened.
"I'm sorry," He said softly.
Sora watched him, "Taichi, you didn't do anything. I'm sorry about being a bitch earlier too," She apologized.
Taichi reached caressed her check. "It's okay...I like you like that," He replied.
Sora smiled, "Taichi..." she whispered softly and smiled lightly at him.
The mood was cut short when the stereo was turned off, "Okay...I don't know what your both doing but Taichi you leave Sora alone she has to rest," Hikari said as she walked into the living room.
"Ah...yeah since when did you decide when I couldn't touch my wife?" he asked her, curious as to her response.
"Because my sister in law just came back home from the hospital doesn't mean you can jump her," Hikari told him.
Taichi sat there his mouth wide open in disbelief, "That is not your business and we weren't doing that!" he shouted a bit angry.
"Now, Now..." Sora began.
Hikari stopped her, "Don't start both of you," Hikari replied.
Everyone stopped when the doorbell rang Taichi got off the couch he helped Sora up.
"I got it," Hikari went to the door opened it and she gasped.
5:00pm...
Yamato opened the door of his home and entered. He dropped his suitcase on the ground temporarily then took his shoes off at the door then his coat off, "Meems...smells good."
"Yeah...it does...now hurry before it gets cold," She replied from the kitchen.
Yamato hurried into the kitchen but there wasn't anyone there it was empty.
"Mimi..." Yamato began but stopped short as he eyed his wife she wore a cute little sun dress the one that made him go crazy ever time. It hugged her body perfectly it was short above her knees a good two inches...with a light pink with little blue flowers on it, it also was backless it was held up by two laces that were tied around her neck.
"Your wearing it," Yamato answered as he watched her sort of drooling.
"Yes...now...dinner is waiting," She whispered turning around and walking into there small dinning room area.
Yamato shook his head then dropped the suit jacket and brief case on the chair in the kitchen he then followed her into the dinning room.
"Oh...wow..." he whispered. The room was lit with the light from the candles they were scented which gave the room a soft rose smell. Two tall candles were centered in the middle of the table with the fancy dinner wear was set out. "You see now I'm really suspicious of what's happening," He replied he pulled out his chair.
Mimi was smiling as she was already seated, "I take it you like my romantic set up don't you?" she asked watching him.
He nodded, "It's beautiful...but...I still don't understand what's it about?" he asked her.
"OH please like I said before do I need to have a motive to have a romantic dinner with my husband?" she asked.
Yamato sighed eyeing her, "I guess not..." he trailed of still sounding like he didn't believe her yet.
"Now come on and eat..." she replied.
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"Saria...you parents a strange," Davis replied as he sat down on the floor. He was working on the homework that Saria brought him.
"Really how?" she asked as she took was working on homework.
"I went downstairs to get something to eat they started to fight...then make out? Is there something wrong with them?" he asked.
"Oh...they do that all the time...they fight and make up...I guess it would be strange but I don't they think it that way," She said.
"Okay...then," he sighed and started at the work in front of him. "Awe... an assignment?" he whined.
"Yeah...if it's okay I already put you in my group and Mina," she said.
"Mina? Why her?" he asked a bit angry.
"Davis...I know she may have gotten angry to hear about that spider thing but she is still our friend. Plus, I think she coming over to our side a bit she's realizing how stupid her friends are," Saria replied.
"Well, it's about time she realize that and that she knows who her real friends are," He answered he put his pencil down and looked at Saria. "So this assignment what's it about?" he questioned.
"We have to do research on the Arctic. We have to find out about the animals, people, landscape, weather and seasons," She replied.
Davis looked at the paper, "Maybe we should tell your parents," He replied suddenly.
"What why? It's just a project," Saria said looking confused.
"No not that about me being here. I called my parents and told them that I was okay but I didn't tell them where I was. I know your parents are cool and they could agree to have me here. Because your house is so big," He told her and Saria nodded.
"Okay, we could but we need to lie. So just don't tell them that your parents don't know where you are but know your fine," She told him then stood up looked at the door. "But, first lets wait a second. We will do this the right way so that they don't know that you stayed over last night," She replied.
"Okay what is the right way?" he asked.
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Yamato and Mimi had finished their dinner. Then Yamato remember about the results he looked at Mimi, "Hey...um remember the conversation we had this morning and you hung up on me after I asked whether or not my buds work?" Yamato questioned her.
"Oh..." she looked away.
"What?" he asked worried.
"I don't know... Here," she handed him a piece of paper. "Yamato I wrote it down. I'm sorry if it's not what you wanted to hear," She had her head down.
Yamato took the paper from her confused and worried, "Am I cleared?" he asked his hands started to shake. 'Oh please god that every things all right with me,' he prayed to himself. He began to unfold the paper while his wife looked on in anticipation. Once he finally opened he read it then looked up at Mimi in shock, "Mimi... your..." he stopped looked at her.
She smiled widely then nodded. Yamato dropped the paper and quickly got up from his chair as did Mimi. Then gave her a huge hug her.
"Oh my god! I don't believe it! I mean...the test said you weren't...and what happened about the test results?" He questioned he looked at her.
"That was part of the test result, the pregnancy test is ninety nine point nine percent accurate, maybe I did something wrong while I was doing the test. Also there wasn't anything really wrong with you and I," She replied smiling.
Yamato was still so happy. He then picked her up and twirled her around lightly, "I love you so much!" he exclaimed.
"I love you to but I'm starting to feel dizzy...could you please put me down?" she asked.
Yamato laughed, "Sorry," He stopped twirling her around.
"Thank you. So your really excited aren't you?" She whispered.
"Yeah...I mean...we made something out of love..." he patted her abdomen. Mimi took his hand in hers. She looked like she was about to cry.
"What?" he questioned.
"I brings me back to think when the first time I found out I was pregnant. I was so scared you'll get so mad at me because of it..." she whispered.
"Hey...don't think about it, it's the past that's all," He replied.
"Still Yamato...after worrying for so long and after your reaction of finding out I was pregnant right now. I wish so much that I told you," She replied.
Yamato pulled her into a hug, "Shh...no...it's the past...we should look forward to the future okay? Anyway who's idea was it that to make me think the worst that I lost my man hood?" he asked suddenly.
Mimi smiled, "Mine with a little help by Sora," She whispered.
"Sora?..." he huffed.
"What Yamato?"
"You know what, it's only bad enough that she's the maid of honor at the wedding and that I have to dance with her. Now she has to tell you to do that to me! That's last straw," He replied.
"Yamato...what's with the sudden I hate Sora stuff?" she questioned.
"OH like you don't know. What about that stuff she did last year... remember she slapped me? Do you?" he asked his wife.
"Yes...I do...but that's my fault also," She replied softly.
"No it's not your fault I bet Sora had been wanting to do that for a very, very long time," He said.
Mimi rolled her eyes, 'I need to do something to shut him up.' She replied then grabbed him and kissed him hard and long.
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"Karen!" Hikari hugged her."Hi...when did you get come back?" Hikari asked.
"Last night I thought I come by and surprise you guys," she replied with a smile.
"Tell me about it! You surprised me," Hikari replied. "Come in," Hikari gestured into the home.
Karen stepped in closing the door behind her then taking her shoes off. While Hikari took her coat. Karen walked into the kitchen Takeru, Sora and Taichi both looked up.
"Mom!" Sora hurried fast as she could to her.
"Oh honey how are you?" Karen asked as she gave her daughter a hug.
"I'm okay now that you're here...I was so scared..." she began to cry in her mothers arms.
Karen didn't know what was wrong she looked at Taichi he looked sadly at Sora, "She's been through a lot just the past forty-eight hours," Taichi replied.
"What do you mean?" Karen questioned pulled away to look at her daughter she sniffled a bit but her eyes were red from crying just now.
"I'm sorry mom...I didn't mean to cry like that...it's just seeing you and the whole aftermath of what happened the past fourty-eight hours," she whispered then wiped her eyes.
"Taichi could you tell her?" Sora asked he nodded.
"Okay come will sit in the living room and I'll explain," He said they follow him into the living room.
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Yamato pulled away from the kiss and he looked at her for second, "Do you think we could...you know...when your pregnant?" he questioned suddenly.
Mimi shrugged, "Hmm...don't know but I did make an appointment to see Dr. Ollson at the hospital for Wednesday. She'll tell us if we could or not," She said to him.
Yamato groaned, "But that's what I wanted to know now," He replied he looked at her.
"Well we can't not until we go to the appointment," Mimi told him.
"Okay fair then..." he answered.
"So are you going to come with me to the appointment?" she asked, "Like Taichi did with Sora?" she questioned.
"Yeah of course I am the dad...after all...and plus I'd like to know about that...so I don't have to wait for my wife to tell me about it," He said.
"Can you promise me something?" Mimi asked.
"Um...sure...any thing." Yamato replied.
"We go to the wedding your going to do your part as the best man and you'll co-operate with Sora. Because Sora doesn't hate you as you hate her," Mimi said to him she watched waited for his answer.
"Show's how much of her dark side you see," Yamato muttered angry.
"Yamato...be nice please!" she begged.
"As long as she calls a truce and tries not to do anything funny... Because you know what I think? I think that the 'Yagami' name has gotten to her head," He replied pointing to his own head.
"Yamato! Are you or are you not? For Takeru and Hikari then and your baby," she trailed off giving him the famous puppy dog eyes.
Yamato looked away quickly, "NO, please don't do that you know how I can't stand that," He complained.
"That's why I do it," She replied softly still frowning.
"Okay! I promise!" he said.
Mimi smiled happily as he said that, "See and you'll make this wedding a memorial one by co-operating with her," She replied.
"What ever," He said then looked over at the candles on the table.
Yagami's House
Ding-Dong
Taichi was about to go up and get it when they heard someone practically run down the stairs to the door, "I got it!" Saria shouted she ran then slid up to the door opening it, "Hello! Davis!" she exclaimed happily then threw her arms around him in a big hug.
"Saria...your...choking me..." he whispered.
She let go, "I'm sorry...I got to act really happy," She whispered.
He eyed her and nodded, "Oh...I understand now."
Taichi came to the door saw Saria and Davis at the door, "Davis...how are you?" he asked.
"Um daddy...do you think you could let Davis stay over for a while...just for a few days?" She asked he put on her best puppy dog eyes and looked at him.
"I don't know...do your parents know you're here?" he questioned Davis.
"Yes they do Mr. Yagami," He said.
"Well come in then... we have lots of rooms for you to stay for a while," Taichi replied. He knew that Sora told him that it was stupid for him to think that his daughter was already involved with guys, 'Sora's right they are too young they only friends,' he thought.
Closing the door Davis came in, "Thank you Mr. Yagami. For letting me stay," He smiled at Saria's dad.
Tuesday March 23rd 2017
Next morning
Tokyo, Stadium
8:00am...
"Okay...What I thought of yesterday's exhibition game that was bad...it was horrible you should be ashamed of yourselves...do you call that an game? I certainly do not...I want you to work as a team...not as individuals...soccer is a team effort...Now...two laps...around the field," The coach ordered the team obeyed and ran the laps.
After...
The Coach watched on he blew the whistle ordering them to come over here after they had finished the small jog, "Okay Forwards I'll take you guys up there Tomas will take the defenses and the goal keepers," He replied.
Later on...
The Coach nodded watched the forwards...they seemed fine...but his star player was missing shots he shouldn't have been missing...he made so many awful mistakes during the game that night, he missed the goal by a few feet a few times at times...it wasn't like him to do so.
After practice...
Most of the players had gone home...Daisuke was still in the dressing room dressing when he came out...his coach was standing there, "Dai? I'm sorry...about what happened," He said.
"Daisuke Motomiya aren't you the great soccer player? What happened? I'm concerned with your play recently. I mean you were fine for the first few per-season games but..." he stopped wanting Daisuke to answer.
"I've been having personal problems it's kind of hard to forget about it. I think I should sit out for the next few games," He answered.
"Of course, Daisuke...I hope you get through," He replied.
"Thanks...I promised to get hold of my self before the regular season starts," He replied then heading toward the parking lot.
As Daisuke walked out of the stadium the rain poured down on him he slowly was heading toward his car. 'I can't even think, I can't even play anymore,' he thought then started to run to his car he unlocked the doors and hoped in.
"I got to get through this...it wasn't bad enough that Miyako and Ken did this...but Kara took it hard at first too. Why did she say that!" he cried he looked up at the ceiling of the car, and turned the ignition on starting the car.
Her words echoed through his mind like she just said them,"NO, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND WHEN YOU HAVE A CHILD WITH SOMEONE THERE WILL ALWAYS BE A BOND BETWEEN THE TWO OF YOU! A CHILD WILL BRING YOU AND MIYAKO CLOSER!"
"It absolutely won't," He replied then put the vehicle into drive.
Obadia Elementary...
In door recess...
Mina sighed and looked at the two of them, "I'm sorry," She replied.
"Okay, you said so the first time," Saria said to her.
"Yeah I know and I'm apologizing once again because I feel so bad for shunning you both," Mina said.
"It's okay...as long as you realized that your 'friends' were major jerks," Davis replied.
"Davis..." she said she watched him a bit, "Seriously they were bad news to begin with," He whispered.
Saria peaked over at the girls who were staring back at them and whispering, "Okay well we are going to have to protect ourselves no matter what crap they throw at us," Saria said to them.
"Hm..." Mya turned to the other girls.
"Listen do you realize that there is something between Davis and Saria?" she questioned.
"What do you mean?" one other girl asked.
"If you haven't noticed they are together twenty four seven. I want to find out what going on..."she replied most of the girls rolled there eyes.
"Why find out? Just start some kind of rumor," Ruki replied.
Mya smiled, "Good Idea," She said.
11:00am...
Daisuke apartments
Daisuke came to the door of his and Kara's apartment when he opened the door he called out,"Kara?" he looked around his apartment. He stepped and he closed the door behind him. Taking his jacket off and shoes before he called her again, "Kara... where are you?"
"In the bedroom," She called.
Daisuke walked into their bedroom, "Kara..." he took a seat at the edge of the bed.
She sniffled, "Daisuke...I don't want to hear it..." she answered.
"Kara come on it's not that bad your acting like I told you yesterday," He replied.
"It is a big deal...you made a baby with someone else how am I supposed to feel? I thought I was going to give you your first child but I didn't...she did..." she cried, she wiped away the tears with a tissue.
"And I told you that there wasn't nothing to worry about you shouldn't be worrying. I love you and I want to marry you," He told her softly he tried to kiss her. She put her hand up and stopped him, "Kara..." he looked at her shocked.
"I can't have this discussion with you any more. I called my mother she said that I can stay with her for the time being," She said then looked over at the corner of the room where she had her bags packed.
Daisuke looked to where her eyes were trained on then he nearly panicked, "Kara don't go... I need you here," He watched her carefully.
"Daisuke you don't need me. You have your ten year old son..." she replied trailing off. She got up from the bed.
Daisuke still sat at the edge of the bed, "But...Kara...you can't... I want you to stay. We are going to get married soon and you have my child inside of you," He whispered.
"I told you Daisuke I need time and I don't think I can marry you right now. I'm sorry, I really love you but not now, not after this," She said looking at him with tears in her eyes, "I'm sorry." She picked up her duffle bag from the corner of the room then walked out of the bedroom.
Daisuke got up quickly following her out, "KARA! Please!" he cried.
"Daisuke, I told you I need space. I can't think when your around. You act like nothing is wrong but there is something wrong you have a ten year old son from when you were sixteen or seventeen years old," she said.
"But, it's not my fault! It's not my fault that they never told me that I had another child okay! It's not my fault!" he shouted a bit angry.
"Daisuke don't do this. I just need my space please," She whispered.
Daisuke let out a sigh. He was upset, yeah, how ever he didn't want her to go. He nodded, "Okay...I'll give you your space," He answered.
She nodded, "Daisuke, I still love you," She answered before she walked out of the door.
Daisuke bit his bottom lip then he looked around his apartment, 'DAMN them both!' he thought angrily. He picked up a pillow from his couch and threw it into the kitchen.
He sat down on the couch began to cry in frustration, "Why...was this happening now?" he said and put he put his head into his hands.
Some where in Tokyo...
The man picked up a small vile of pills. He looked at them he curved his lips into a smile. Then he looked to a picture on the bulletin board, of Sora.
"Boy...when I get my hands on you Sora. You won't know what hit you with theses I could do anything I want," His said looking at pills in the vile again, licking his lips.
"You may have been a bitch to me. I'll make sure to make good use of you..." he said again then looked to her picture this time a sick smile spread across his face.
To Be Continued...