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My Ice Angel Part 2
After that little field trip we had with the kids, we had Winter Vacation. We were regularly going to go to a skiing resort. But unfortunately, T.K., Kari, and Izzy caught the flu. Even though they insisted that we went by ourselves, we couldn't bear to leave anyone behind. So Joe, Tai, Sora, Mimi, and I just hung out at the indoor volleyball court. Since the basketball and the soccer court is usually filled. In the volleyball court, we get the room all to ourselves.
Tai and I were a team, Mimi and Sora were the other, and Joe was the score keeper. He was afraid he'd get an asthma attack or something. I don't even think that he has asthma, but he insisted on not playing, so we didn't force him. Believe it or not, we mostly tie. Mimi and Sora were both really good. Tai, obviously, was a sport freak, so of course he had to be some good. I was all right, not good, not bad.
One day, we were all hanging out at a French-style cafe. Sora and Tai were just talking about whether the boy's soccer team was better or the girl's soccer team. Joe was reading his cancer book as usual. Mimi just sipped at her tea and stare into the distance. She had no expression on her face. Once in a while, I'd catch a glimpse of her, then turn my stare back to my coffee.
Then all of a sudden, I felt a piece of paper on my lap. I secretly read it and realized that it was a note from Tai. It said:
Matt, it's Tai. Should I ask her now? What do you think?
I looked up and saw him stare at me for an answer. I simply shrugged and see if he'd go crazy on me. He remained calm but shot me a glare that said 'you're a lot of help'. I grinned evilly in return. That was how our glaring contest started. He was so mad it seemed like thunder bolts shot out of his eyes. I was getting really annoyed. So I can feel flames in my eyes also. Mimi and Sora realized this situation and they both put their hands between our faces. I was a little awe so I just stared for a while and then shook my head a little.
Then, Tai made the decision. He stared at Sora who stared back. Then very quickly, he asked the question. "Will you be my girlfriend, Sora?" Sora was completely shocked. She sat there for a few minutes, not turning her gaze. When she finally got out of her trance, she nodded slowly. Then, she smiled warmly, which caused Tai to hug her.
"Wow, Sora. Not only are you the captain of the girl's soccer team, now you're dating the captain of the guy's soccer team." Mimi commented.
"Congratulations, both of you. I thought you'd never have the guts to ask, Tai." I said.
"Well, obviously, I'm not as much of a wimp as you think. And anyway, Matt, when are you going to ask Mimi out?" Tai teased. He was just joking, but Mimi and I looked away and blushed. "Did I say something wrong?" he asked no one particular. Sora stifled a giggle, but then be quiet.
Then Joe looked up from his reading and asked cluelessly, "Did someone call my name?" Sora couldn't hold it anymore, she burst into laughter and finally calmed down when she realized that everyone was staring at her. She looked down and blushed. "I missed something didn't I?" Joe asked again. He was a little puzzled about Sora's........laughing condition.
I wondered how Tai worked up the courage to ask her. I really wanted to know. Well, now that I think of it, it's a pretty stupid question to ask. I mean, Tai did have the Crest of Courage back in the digiworld. I sighed and everyone stared at me. Sora spoke up for everyone. "What's wrong, Matt? We thought that you'd be the one laughing the hardest. But instead you seem like nothing happened. This isn't the real you."
I smiled but didn't say anything. I mean, what was I suppose to say? That I love Mimi but is too chicken to ask her out? I had to be nuts to say that. No, I had to be beyond nuts to say that. I guess they thought that I was fine so they went back to the way they were before. Except this time Tai and Sora was closer.
That night, everyone recovered. So we all slept over at Tai's. Sora and Mimi slept over in Kari's room. And Joe, Izzy, T.K., and I slept at Tai's room. But none of us could get any sleep, so we stayed at the basement. We finished watching the old version of Dracula. It was completely terrifying! Mimi, Kari, Sora, and Joe screamed at about a billion parts. Izzy was too scared to watch so he tried his hardest to concentrate on his computer. Though I knew that he'd been watching the scary parts because he became too frigid to type. Tai, T.K. and I just stared at the screen.
We were sitting in a straight line. In order, it was Tai, Sora, Joe, Me, Mimi, T.K., Kari, and Izzy. The good thing is, during scary parts, Sora would close her eyes, scream, and throw herself at Tai. Kari would do the same thing to T.K.. Since they'd been going out since the digiworld. The best thing is, Mimi would do the same thing to me. The first time, she blushed a little. But after that, I guess she figured, Oh, what the heck. Joe would grasp onto my arm REALLY tight. Good thing he doesn't have any nails.
Well, anyway, we got reeeeally bored afterwards. Mimi was still a little shaky, but she managed to pull herself together. For some reason, Tai thought about swimming in the pool that's open twenty four/ seven. Everyone thought that he was crazy, but we had nothing better to do, so we went back to our places and got our stuff. Our parents thought that we'd lost it, but I think we've lost it ever since the digiworld.
We met at the pool. The girls went to the girl's dressing room and the guys went to the boy's dressing room. At the dressing room, Tai asked, "Matt, seriously, do you like Mimi?"
"I'm not going to tell you. Cause I know if I do, then you'll tell your little sweetheart and she'll tell Mimi!" I replied. I really didn't want to explain anything. Especially my feelings for Mimi.
"Number one, I'll take that as a yes. Number two, don't insult Sora by saying she's my little sweetheart, she's better than that. And number three, I'm sure I can tell Sora and she won't tell." Tai said. That got me really scared.
"Don't any of you DARE to tell any of the girls, you have to promise me! Or I'm gonna beat you into a pancake." I assured, well more like threatened, them. "Oh yeah, another thing. It's not an insult when I called Sora your sweetheart." I added.
Tai just shrugged and promised that he won't tell anyone. I doubt it. With his big mouth, the whole school would probably know by next Monday, Tuesday tops. I sighed, regretting giving Tai such a big hint. I know that Izzy won't tell, and Joe would forget by tomorrow. But Tai......
We went out to the pool. Surprisingly, we were all wearing black. Even Mimi! Maybe it's some kind of sign. In fact, it was. And I was to find that out soon. We dove and fooled around like we used to when we were little kids. Now we're eighteen. T.K. and Kari were sixteen. We had much more responsibility to weigh us down. It's funny how when we were young, we wanted to grow older. But now, we want to have those years back.
In the middle of Marco Polo, my cellular phone rang. That was the phone call that changed my whole life, every bit of it. I wish I could've avoided it. Well, the clueless me picked up the phone. Through the other side of the line was my mom, crying her hearts out. She told me to bring T.K. and rush to the hospital. She told me that something dreadful happened to my dad. I was so scared when I hung up. I mean, the hospital?
Without second thought, I told T.K. and we headed towards the hospital, speeding. The others insisted on coming and we couldn't refuse. When we got there, our mom was waiting for us at the lobby. She was sobbing with a white handkerchief in her hand. She was shaking fiercely. I'd never seen her like this before, so I guessed what happened. And I guessed right. When the police and doctors told me that my father past away, I burst into tears. They told me that he was hit by a car while he was crossing the parking lot to get his car. I kept telling myself that I couldn't cry, but I couldn't help it. Things were happening to fast! One minute, I was having the best time with my friends, with Mimi. The next minute, I find out that my father dies. Is life unfair and messed up or what?
For the next few days, I was completely lost. I used to love having the house all to myself. But now, it's just wrong. I wouldn't see anyone. I felt like nobody can understand me, not even Tai. I wished that Gabumon was here, he'd know what to do.
A few days later, the funeral came. That made me feel even worse. I went anyway, just to be the proper son. Also, I wanted to see him rest in peace. When I got there, the rest of the gang was there also. Tai came up to me and said, "I'm real sorry, man." And he put a hand on my shoulder as support.
I really didn't care or listen to what he said. It really didn't help much. It's not like this is some fairy tale and those magic word is gonna bring back my dad. No. This is the real world. And my father is dead. But just to make him feel like he's helping, I said a soft yeah.
For some reason, I wanted to cry but I couldn't. I guess all my tears ran dry. I wasn't surprised either. I've been crying everyday for the past week. I know that I'm a guy, a grown guy, and I'm not really supposed to cry. But that's just an old saying. Even if I was thirty and my dad died, I'd still cry. If you lost your dad, you'd cry, too, I bet.
The next day, I was locked inside my house, again. But this time, someone knocked on my door. Regularly I wouldn't want to see anyone. I almost yelled, "Go away, I don't need your sympathy." But I decided that it wasn't anyone's fault that he died, so I opened the door. Standing right there in front of me was Mimi, dressed in all black, the same as me. I wondered why since the only reason I'm wearing black was because I was mourning. But why was she wearing black?
"Hi Matt! How are you feeling?" she asked in a cheery tune. But it was less cheerful than usual. I really didn't want to say anything. I was afraid that I'll cry in front of her. But I went off the deep end..........
"HOW AM I FEELING? Well, let's see. My dad just died and I can't do anything about it. Gee I must be feeling great! NOT!!!" I screamed as I burst into tears. I began to descend into a sitting position and I leaned against my front door. She sat down with me. She looked somewhat hurt and then I realized that I'd raised my voice. I opened my mouth to stop me, but she stopped me by cutting three of her fingertips on my lips. I didn't know what she was doing. But then the most miraculous thing happened. She closed her eyes, leaned in, and kissed me on the lips! I felt a strange bolt of electricity run through my body. I wasn't sure if she felt it too, but it felt great.
But then I realized that I wasn't supposed to feel great. My own father that had raised me just died! So I pulled away and looked away. I could feel her staring at me, with tears rushing down her cheeks. It hurt me so much to see her like this but..........
She whispered, "I'm sorry." in my ear and got up. She straightened our her velvet black skirt and walked out the door slowly and drearily. I stared at her from my window, trying to figure out what I was going to do........
My Ice Angel Part 2
After that little field trip we had with the kids, we had Winter Vacation. We were regularly going to go to a skiing resort. But unfortunately, T.K., Kari, and Izzy caught the flu. Even though they insisted that we went by ourselves, we couldn't bear to leave anyone behind. So Joe, Tai, Sora, Mimi, and I just hung out at the indoor volleyball court. Since the basketball and the soccer court is usually filled. In the volleyball court, we get the room all to ourselves.
Tai and I were a team, Mimi and Sora were the other, and Joe was the score keeper. He was afraid he'd get an asthma attack or something. I don't even think that he has asthma, but he insisted on not playing, so we didn't force him. Believe it or not, we mostly tie. Mimi and Sora were both really good. Tai, obviously, was a sport freak, so of course he had to be some good. I was all right, not good, not bad.
One day, we were all hanging out at a French-style cafe. Sora and Tai were just talking about whether the boy's soccer team was better or the girl's soccer team. Joe was reading his cancer book as usual. Mimi just sipped at her tea and stare into the distance. She had no expression on her face. Once in a while, I'd catch a glimpse of her, then turn my stare back to my coffee.
Then all of a sudden, I felt a piece of paper on my lap. I secretly read it and realized that it was a note from Tai. It said:
Matt, it's Tai. Should I ask her now? What do you think?
I looked up and saw him stare at me for an answer. I simply shrugged and see if he'd go crazy on me. He remained calm but shot me a glare that said 'you're a lot of help'. I grinned evilly in return. That was how our glaring contest started. He was so mad it seemed like thunder bolts shot out of his eyes. I was getting really annoyed. So I can feel flames in my eyes also. Mimi and Sora realized this situation and they both put their hands between our faces. I was a little awe so I just stared for a while and then shook my head a little.
Then, Tai made the decision. He stared at Sora who stared back. Then very quickly, he asked the question. "Will you be my girlfriend, Sora?" Sora was completely shocked. She sat there for a few minutes, not turning her gaze. When she finally got out of her trance, she nodded slowly. Then, she smiled warmly, which caused Tai to hug her.
"Wow, Sora. Not only are you the captain of the girl's soccer team, now you're dating the captain of the guy's soccer team." Mimi commented.
"Congratulations, both of you. I thought you'd never have the guts to ask, Tai." I said.
"Well, obviously, I'm not as much of a wimp as you think. And anyway, Matt, when are you going to ask Mimi out?" Tai teased. He was just joking, but Mimi and I looked away and blushed. "Did I say something wrong?" he asked no one particular. Sora stifled a giggle, but then be quiet.
Then Joe looked up from his reading and asked cluelessly, "Did someone call my name?" Sora couldn't hold it anymore, she burst into laughter and finally calmed down when she realized that everyone was staring at her. She looked down and blushed. "I missed something didn't I?" Joe asked again. He was a little puzzled about Sora's........laughing condition.
I wondered how Tai worked up the courage to ask her. I really wanted to know. Well, now that I think of it, it's a pretty stupid question to ask. I mean, Tai did have the Crest of Courage back in the digiworld. I sighed and everyone stared at me. Sora spoke up for everyone. "What's wrong, Matt? We thought that you'd be the one laughing the hardest. But instead you seem like nothing happened. This isn't the real you."
I smiled but didn't say anything. I mean, what was I suppose to say? That I love Mimi but is too chicken to ask her out? I had to be nuts to say that. No, I had to be beyond nuts to say that. I guess they thought that I was fine so they went back to the way they were before. Except this time Tai and Sora was closer.
That night, everyone recovered. So we all slept over at Tai's. Sora and Mimi slept over in Kari's room. And Joe, Izzy, T.K., and I slept at Tai's room. But none of us could get any sleep, so we stayed at the basement. We finished watching the old version of Dracula. It was completely terrifying! Mimi, Kari, Sora, and Joe screamed at about a billion parts. Izzy was too scared to watch so he tried his hardest to concentrate on his computer. Though I knew that he'd been watching the scary parts because he became too frigid to type. Tai, T.K. and I just stared at the screen.
We were sitting in a straight line. In order, it was Tai, Sora, Joe, Me, Mimi, T.K., Kari, and Izzy. The good thing is, during scary parts, Sora would close her eyes, scream, and throw herself at Tai. Kari would do the same thing to T.K.. Since they'd been going out since the digiworld. The best thing is, Mimi would do the same thing to me. The first time, she blushed a little. But after that, I guess she figured, Oh, what the heck. Joe would grasp onto my arm REALLY tight. Good thing he doesn't have any nails.
Well, anyway, we got reeeeally bored afterwards. Mimi was still a little shaky, but she managed to pull herself together. For some reason, Tai thought about swimming in the pool that's open twenty four/ seven. Everyone thought that he was crazy, but we had nothing better to do, so we went back to our places and got our stuff. Our parents thought that we'd lost it, but I think we've lost it ever since the digiworld.
We met at the pool. The girls went to the girl's dressing room and the guys went to the boy's dressing room. At the dressing room, Tai asked, "Matt, seriously, do you like Mimi?"
"I'm not going to tell you. Cause I know if I do, then you'll tell your little sweetheart and she'll tell Mimi!" I replied. I really didn't want to explain anything. Especially my feelings for Mimi.
"Number one, I'll take that as a yes. Number two, don't insult Sora by saying she's my little sweetheart, she's better than that. And number three, I'm sure I can tell Sora and she won't tell." Tai said. That got me really scared.
"Don't any of you DARE to tell any of the girls, you have to promise me! Or I'm gonna beat you into a pancake." I assured, well more like threatened, them. "Oh yeah, another thing. It's not an insult when I called Sora your sweetheart." I added.
Tai just shrugged and promised that he won't tell anyone. I doubt it. With his big mouth, the whole school would probably know by next Monday, Tuesday tops. I sighed, regretting giving Tai such a big hint. I know that Izzy won't tell, and Joe would forget by tomorrow. But Tai......
We went out to the pool. Surprisingly, we were all wearing black. Even Mimi! Maybe it's some kind of sign. In fact, it was. And I was to find that out soon. We dove and fooled around like we used to when we were little kids. Now we're eighteen. T.K. and Kari were sixteen. We had much more responsibility to weigh us down. It's funny how when we were young, we wanted to grow older. But now, we want to have those years back.
In the middle of Marco Polo, my cellular phone rang. That was the phone call that changed my whole life, every bit of it. I wish I could've avoided it. Well, the clueless me picked up the phone. Through the other side of the line was my mom, crying her hearts out. She told me to bring T.K. and rush to the hospital. She told me that something dreadful happened to my dad. I was so scared when I hung up. I mean, the hospital?
Without second thought, I told T.K. and we headed towards the hospital, speeding. The others insisted on coming and we couldn't refuse. When we got there, our mom was waiting for us at the lobby. She was sobbing with a white handkerchief in her hand. She was shaking fiercely. I'd never seen her like this before, so I guessed what happened. And I guessed right. When the police and doctors told me that my father past away, I burst into tears. They told me that he was hit by a car while he was crossing the parking lot to get his car. I kept telling myself that I couldn't cry, but I couldn't help it. Things were happening to fast! One minute, I was having the best time with my friends, with Mimi. The next minute, I find out that my father dies. Is life unfair and messed up or what?
For the next few days, I was completely lost. I used to love having the house all to myself. But now, it's just wrong. I wouldn't see anyone. I felt like nobody can understand me, not even Tai. I wished that Gabumon was here, he'd know what to do.
A few days later, the funeral came. That made me feel even worse. I went anyway, just to be the proper son. Also, I wanted to see him rest in peace. When I got there, the rest of the gang was there also. Tai came up to me and said, "I'm real sorry, man." And he put a hand on my shoulder as support.
I really didn't care or listen to what he said. It really didn't help much. It's not like this is some fairy tale and those magic word is gonna bring back my dad. No. This is the real world. And my father is dead. But just to make him feel like he's helping, I said a soft yeah.
For some reason, I wanted to cry but I couldn't. I guess all my tears ran dry. I wasn't surprised either. I've been crying everyday for the past week. I know that I'm a guy, a grown guy, and I'm not really supposed to cry. But that's just an old saying. Even if I was thirty and my dad died, I'd still cry. If you lost your dad, you'd cry, too, I bet.
The next day, I was locked inside my house, again. But this time, someone knocked on my door. Regularly I wouldn't want to see anyone. I almost yelled, "Go away, I don't need your sympathy." But I decided that it wasn't anyone's fault that he died, so I opened the door. Standing right there in front of me was Mimi, dressed in all black, the same as me. I wondered why since the only reason I'm wearing black was because I was mourning. But why was she wearing black?
"Hi Matt! How are you feeling?" she asked in a cheery tune. But it was less cheerful than usual. I really didn't want to say anything. I was afraid that I'll cry in front of her. But I went off the deep end..........
"HOW AM I FEELING? Well, let's see. My dad just died and I can't do anything about it. Gee I must be feeling great! NOT!!!" I screamed as I burst into tears. I began to descend into a sitting position and I leaned against my front door. She sat down with me. She looked somewhat hurt and then I realized that I'd raised my voice. I opened my mouth to stop me, but she stopped me by cutting three of her fingertips on my lips. I didn't know what she was doing. But then the most miraculous thing happened. She closed her eyes, leaned in, and kissed me on the lips! I felt a strange bolt of electricity run through my body. I wasn't sure if she felt it too, but it felt great.
But then I realized that I wasn't supposed to feel great. My own father that had raised me just died! So I pulled away and looked away. I could feel her staring at me, with tears rushing down her cheeks. It hurt me so much to see her like this but..........
She whispered, "I'm sorry." in my ear and got up. She straightened our her velvet black skirt and walked out the door slowly and drearily. I stared at her from my window, trying to figure out what I was going to do........