Mimi walked around the place with a rather nervous look, all eyes were on her again! They were on her and she knew perfectly well why, if she was sincere it was not because of the fact that some guy was watching her, over the years she had acquired a lot of self-confidence, her self-esteem was not sky high, but, it was good. Actually she was nervous mainly because most of the people present were people she already knew, maybe there were new people, but most of them were familiar faces.
Especially one.
Her eyes fell on a certain boy with blond hair, blue eyes and pale skin.
There he was!
After such a long time!
At last they were seeing each other again!
It had been so long since they had last seen each other...At last they were seeing each other again!
Her eyes...
They shone as he remembered them.
Her smile...
It was still just as beautiful, she could tell she had felt butterflies in her stomach at the sight of him.
-I don't know if they look at us, as usual," Zoe commented, "Or they look at us because of you, Mimi.
The brunette grimaced.
-Wow!" exclaimed the red-haired Takenouchi this time, "Is that boy next to Taichi and the others your brother?" asked Sora intrigued, since she could swear that the brown-skinned, chocolate-eyed boy was very identical to the one who had been the co-captain of the high school soccer team before he left.
And unconsciously the green-eyed blonde's eyes wandered to the spot where her brother, her current boyfriend, her brother-in-law, Taichi, Ryo and...
Oh there he was!
Yes it was him.
Takuya Tachikawa.
Mimi's brother, she would recognize him from a thousand miles away, his face had changed slightly, his face looked more mature, but, he still had that mischievous, little boy smile.
The Tachikawa's brother looked attentively at his sister's companions, especially at the blonde with green eyes that he recognized instantly.
There she was!
The girl he had hated so much, the girl who had annoyed him so much, the girl who lived questioning his decision. He sighed. But, she was also...
The girl he had loved the most.
He grimaced. She was still just as beautiful.
Even better!
The years had favored her, no doubt, but, he couldn't help but lower his gaze as he remembered a certain event that April 3rd had ruined what could have been and never was.
Yamato opened his mouth slightly in shock at the sight of his sister's brunette companion.
It was her!
Oh there she was!
Thousands of things were going through his mind, thousands of questions, thousands of emotions. Mimi had returned, but...
Why had she left without warning?
Was she still thinking about him?
Did she have another boy?
Did she remember what had happened between them?
Or had she simply ignored him?
After three years he had her before his eyes again, thought the blond Ishida. He grimaced in annoyance as he saw the thousands of looks the local boys were giving the brown-haired Tachikawa. The looks they were giving her were similar to the ones they were giving her sister, those looks that annoyed her.
-Wow! Who is the new friend next to your sister, Takeru?" a blond, gray-eyed boy asked the blond Ishida's younger brother.
Takeru looked carefully at the girl, as she looked quite familiar... Very familiar!
-She's just as hot as Sora and Zoe." This time a boy with brown hair, pale skin and green eyes spoke.
Takeru grimaced, any minute he would have given his friend, Tomoki Himmi, a good smack for making such a comment about his sister, since she might be beautiful, but he didn't like to be treated or called a thing. But, he was very intrigued and focused on observing the girl.
Brunette.
Honey-colored eyes.
Pale skin.
And those clothes.
She reminded him a lot of his sister's friend. She looked a lot like...
Mimi Tachikawa!
He grimaced.
Was it really her?
Had she come back?
He searched with his eyes for his brother, for, the fact that she was back was something that could truly move his brother's floor.
He grimaced again, among so many people he could not find his brother.
But, he smiled victoriously as he saw two girls he knew very well, Hikari Yagami and Rika Nonaka, entering the place.
-Wait for me a second," he said to his friends before advancing in the direction of the brown-eyed brown girl.
-He heard how Rika commented to the Yagami, "I don't want to play the violin so I'll give them privacy," she said before walking away from the brown-haired girl.
Hikari smiled at her friend's comment and turned to the blonde with blue eyes.
-Hello beautiful," Takeru greeted, taking the girl by the waist.
-Hi handsome," Hikari wrapped her arms around the boy's neck smiling.
-How are you?" asked the brunette.
-Very well, now that I see you," replied the blue-eyed man.
Hikari rolled her eyes, "How many people do you say that to?
Takeru smiled, "None of them," he replied, "I've always told you, I only make those comments to you, beautiful.
Hikari laughed lightly- Ha! Someday I'd like to believe that.
-You should, beautiful," he replied, "You're the only one.
Hikari shook her head slightly amused and approached the boy who didn't hesitate to stretch his lips to kiss her, but, she moved slightly and gave him a soft kiss on his cheek.
-Why did you do this to me?" asked Takeru, it was unbelievable that his best friend and great love of his life was the only girl who "played" with his feelings or "rejected" him.
In general girls never refused him a kiss and she was the exception.
It was unfair!
She was his friend, but, she played hard to get and that made him love her more.
-Hey, all eyes are on that girl," she pointed to the girl next to her sister and the red-haired Takenouchi, "and she reminds me a lot of Mimi.
-You're not wrong," replied the brown-haired Yagami, "It's Mimi.
-I thought so," muttered the blond, "Does that mean the Tachikawa are back?
-You could say that, yes," replied the brunette.
-Ooops," exclaimed the blond, "Things are going to get good around here then. I can't wait to see what will happen in the lives of my siblings.
Hikari rolled her eyes in amusement- Hey! Don't laugh at their lives.
-I know," the blond replied amused, "But come on Hikari! Admit that it will be fun to witness this soap opera again.
Hikari grimaced-Well, we'll see...
~Three years ago
-The girl greeted the older of the twins with a kiss ignoring that the younger of them was grimacing at this, something that only Nonaka noticed. Rika also grimaced, sometimes she wondered if her grimaces were for her brother...or for her?
-How are you beautiful," Koichi asked the girl.
-Very well," answered Mimi's sister, "And you?
-Excellent! Now that I see you," replied the Kimura.
Kouji simply rolled his eyes and walked away from them in the direction of his locker. Rika did the same to give the couple "privacy" and approached her cousin.
-Hello cousin," greeted the lilac-eyed girl.
-Hello," Kouji answered and turned to the girl, "Are you sober," asked the Minamoto.
Rika grimaced, evidently she knew perfectly well that her cousin was asking her because he more than anyone else knew that lately she was trying some strong substances. The lilac-eyed girl nodded wordlessly.
-I'm glad to hear that," Kouji commented somewhat relieved.
Rika grimaced, "You shouldn't worry about me.
-I wish I could," commented the Minamoto, "But, I don't like the idea of you ruining your life with those things.
Rika was not a very skin person, actually she had a hard time getting attached to people, the same happened with Minamoto, both were somehow the same in character, cold and distant, but, between them there was a kind of bond that united them, probably because they were cousins, both got along quite well, they understood each other and actually the boy acted like a brother to her.
-Drugs suck," Kouji commented, "You should give them up.
Rika grimaced, he always gave her the same speech.
-I'm sorry, but, you know it's something I can't quit," replied the lilac-eyed girl, "I still don't know how you and Koichi have lived your whole life without taking one.
-Because they simply destroy people's lives," replied the Minamoto.
Nonaka knew perfectly well why the boy said that, in fact everyone knew that the great businessman Kousei Minamoto had divorced his first wife because he discovered her using drugs. She gritted her teeth, since she honestly could not imagine the twins' mother in that act, Tomoko Kimura was a good person, who reasoned, she did not seem to have consumed any drug for pleasure.
-Good morning!" Mimi literally shouted to her red-haired friend, Koushiro Izumi or also known as Izzy, who was quietly in the computer room working quietly on his computer, as he always did.
The redhead gave a little jump when he felt the girl's hands on his shoulders and shouted, "Mimi," he exclaimed, "What are you doing here?
-I came to see my best friend," replied the girl amicably, "Aren't you glad to see me," she raised an eyebrow, "Or are you waiting for a girl and don't want me to see them?
Izzy rolled her eyes- Don't talk nonsense Mimi. I was just surprised to see you here.
Mimi smiled- Soon it will be lunch time and I wanted to know if you would like to go somewhere else instead of eating here, you know! Go eat something more decent.
The redhead grimaced, it was a good idea, but, he still had to finish doing something- I'm very busy Mimi, I still have to go to deliver some reports to Miyako from the computer room.
-Well, but, you can go, I'll wait for you and then we'll go," commented the chestnut.
-You won't get a no for an answer, will you," Izzy rolled her eyes.
Mimi denied.
-Okay, I'll go drop this to Miyako and leave the work for later," said the redhead pointing to some books, "Wait for me for a few minutes.
Mimi nodded and without further ado the boy left the place.
The chestnut made a grimace and looked at the window, the day was beautiful, the sun was shining and the trees were moving from one side to another due to a gentle breeze. Suddenly the girl felt as someone entered the place and smiled, her friend had been quick.
-Wow, you came back fast," exclaimed the girl, "You know, I heard that the boys' band is performing tonight, we should go because I don't want to miss it, you know! I love the music they play- She commented- Besides, Matt sings excellent and he's so...- She turned around and couldn't finish the sentence because she discovered that the person who was in that place was not her red-haired friend, but the blond brother of her best friend and singer of the band the band that was commenting- Yamato!
The blond boy raised his eyebrows in surprise- You were talking about me, Tachikawa.
Mimi grimaced, she wasn't saying anything wrong, but, the fact that he had heard her made her feel like a fool- E? E? - She stammered- What are you doing here?
-I was coming to see Izzy," the blond replied, "But, apparently she's not here.
Mimi grimaced. Izzy knew Matt was coming.
And she hadn't told him!
She would kill him!
She literally felt her soul leave her body when she saw the blond in front of her eyes.
-Sorry," exclaimed the chestnut nervously as she recognized the blond in front of her, "Izzy's not here and I didn't know you were here. But, I wasn't saying something bad about you, on the contrary I was saying how good she is.
The blond Ishida couldn't help but smile sideways when he saw the girl talking fast and nervous at the same time, it was the first time in years that she could speak more than one word in front of him without her friends next to her.
-It's the first time you've said more than four words to me," the blond commented.
He was right.
thought the girl.
Since they were little, the brunette had gotten used to say few words to the boy in a direct way, she only dared to speak as usual when her friends were there and now he was there in front of her.
-So, according to you, I sing well," the blond commented, remembering what the chestnut had said.
-I...W-well...-She stammered slightly -Yes, of course, you sing...-She grimaced- Good. You're the lead singer of your band for a reason, aren't you?
-Yes, I am." Ishida answered, "And what else?
-H-how?
-You were going to say something else," the boy commented, "Which was so...
Mimi grimaced, he had almost heard her. She wanted to say he was very handsome, since, no doubt he was, but, she wouldn't tell him that, she didn't dare tell him.
Of course she wouldn't!
-Well...-She stammered- You were so...-She looked all around, she didn't know what to say-So...
Yamato raised an eyebrow and watched her intrigued, which made her more nervous.
-So blond," Tachikawa finished.
So blonde?
Yamato grimaced.
Was that it?
-So blonde? Just that?" the boy asked.
Not really, but, it was the only thing that had occurred to the chestnut.
-Yes," he answered, "You're blond, aren't you?
-I thought you would say something else," the blond muttered.
-What else would I say?" asked the Tachikawa, "That you're so handsome.
Oh no!
The Tachikawa grimaced.
What did she say?
-I mean," she exclaimed nervously, "I wouldn't say that, since you're not.
Aren't you?
The blond made a grimace when he heard that, the first time a girl said that to him, and he was not exactly happy to hear those words from the chestnut he loved so much.
-I'm not," Yamato asked.
-Or I mean yes," corrected the nervous Tachikawa, "B-but, that's what the others say, because I d-don't find you g-cute," stammered the girl trying to hide her nerves.
-No?
-Of course not- -The chestnut replied- -You're not my style and you're my friend's brother, so, you're not handsome to me.
Wow!
The girl without thinking had stabbed him in the heart.
Wasn't it her style?
Did that mean she didn't feel something similar to how he felt about her?
-W-well, - the girl muttered.
The hell with waiting for Izzy in the computer lab!
She'd wait for him somewhere else.
-I have to go, I won't bother you anymore," The girl took her backpack, "If you see Izzy, tell him I'll wait for him at the exit. And without waiting any longer she left the place.
Yamato made a grimace, the girl without much effort had managed to ruin his evening, since she had unintentionally broken his heart into a thousand pieces.
Clarifications: From the next chapter I'm not going to focus on the past, I'm going to start focusing on the present and we're going to have slight flashbacks.
Also you should know that Takuya and Mimi are twins, because of that they have the same age.
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