~SOME OF US...~
By Venus163
A/N: OK. I know you want to get to the story, so I'll just blab like this at the beginning of Chapter 1 and at the end of the Epilogue, ok?
This is an old fic of mine, a Mimato with some Taiora and a little bitty tiny bit of Takari. It starts out as Sorato and hinting at Michi, but don't fool yourself into thinking that's what happens. It kind of sucks in my opinion because it's so old and I was so inexperienced, but I put this up anyway to see what people think.
This was written WAY before Season 02 so pretend that it never happened, OK?
This is way more humorous than what I usually write, so if my humor is awful, please tell me (nicely).
Of course, REVIEW! PLEASE! IN THE LITTLE BOX AT THE BOTTOM!
Ahem. Enjoy!
CHAPTER 1: Some of Us Never Grow Up
With shaking fingers she dialed the number of her best friend. Even though they were apart, her best friend *always* understood her. So, of course this time would be no exception...
Her heart quickening, pounding in her heart, she waited as the phone on the other end rang. Once...twice...three-
"Hello?" came a familiar voice, one that had helped her get through *everything* - from her moving to her loneliness, even with her break ups, even though they were half a world apart...
"It's Mimi," she said quickly, shivering.
"Mimi! Wow, it's been so long, like a week!" came back the sarcastic voice.
"Shut up," she said good-naturedly, nervousness forgotten. "You know how expensive these long-distance calls are."
"I know," was the reply, warmth entering the voice. "So, what's up?"
She began trembling again as she remembered why she had called. "Um...I..."
"Mimi, what is it?"
She felt guilty at the worried tone of her friend. "Never mind," she said quickly, "it was stupid. I'll just hang up now..."
"Something's up, Mimi; you can't fool me about it," scolded the voice on the other end. "Now, SPILL!"
She smiled. "You never were very patient, Tai." (A/N: Fooled you, didn't I? Thought it was Sora, maybe even good old reliable Joe? Nope, it was Tai! ^.^)
"I know, I'm very impatient, especially at times like these. Now, SPILL!" Tai insisted.
Mimi giggled, her trembling having ceased. "Well, you know that my Dad's switching jobs again, right? Well, we're moving again, and where we're going you just *won't* believe!"
She heard Tai gasp. "No way, let me guess...Alaska! Wow, I've always wanted to live in an igloo, are they warm? I mean, they *are* made of snow, and snow is cold, you know? Oh, and will you be traveling in a sled pulled by dogs? I..."
"TAI!" she yelled, trying to hold back her laughter. "I'm not moving to Alaska!"
"Oh." Then, "Where are you going?"
Mimi said shyly, "Well, I'm moving back to Tokyo..."
She didn't get any farther. Tai's excited whoop interrupted her.
"Yeah! You're moving back to Tokyo! Yeah! Yeah! Yea-"
"Tai! Shut up! You'll scare Kari to death!" Mimi scolded.
She smiled. She could just *see* Tai blushing as he said, "Oops. Sorry."
"Don't tell the others, please!" Mimi insisted. "I want it to be a surprise."
"Okay. When are you coming?"
"In two weeks..."
"Two weeks? That's all? Man, you should have called sooner..."
"Tai..."
"...I would have been more prepared..."
"Tai..."
"...less work for...what?"
"Shut up."
"Oh. Right."
Matt tried hard not to keep from blowing up as he passed through the crowd of people...or crowd of *girls* to be exact...
"Oh, Matt, would you mind signing my shirt?" one asked.
"Matt, will you go out with me?" Matt paled at his; it was from a particularily frenzied girl called Jun. (A/N: Evil grin!)
"Matt..."
"Excuse me," he said forcefully, pulling himself away from the group. "I have to meet with my friends." Finally managing to untangle himself from the mob of girls, he escaped into the classroom.
"Why did I ever join soccer?" he grumbled, throwing his bag on his desk.
Sora laughed. "You know the answer. You like to play."
Matt pulled her close to him and kissed her. "...and you..."
Joe sighed. "Is it just me, or is that all they do since they started going out a month ago?"
Izzy looked up from the computer in the room, typing up the rest of their report. "Correct, Joe. I hypothesize that..."
"Hey, y'all!" Tai exclaimed, hurdling into the room, all smiles.
"Hey Tai!" greeted Joe.
Matt had pulled away from Sora. He stepped in front of Tai. "What is with you? You've been smiling nonstop for two weeks now!"
"Tonight, tonight..." Tai sang, the smile never leaving his face.
"What, you're going to get lucky with some girl?" Matt asked sarcastically.
*That* caused Tai to frown. "No, no, no! I would never *dream* of doing that." Then, he smiled again. "Tonight, tonight..."
Matt sighed, exasperated. "Ugh, Tai, you are seriously..."
"Is the report done?" he interrupted, whistling.
Izzy nodded. "Completely finish..."
"Great. We'll see you tomorrow." Tai left the room, nearly skipping.
Sora broke the uncomfortable silence. "Did he say 'we'?"
Mimi felt out of place as she waited at the airport. Her typical American teenager's outfit was drastically bright and it stood out compared to the drab outfits of the other Japanese.
"Where is Tai?" she asked herself. Her mother and father had gone ahead; she had insisted on waiting for her best friend.
Her eye caught on a tall guy with *very* familiar hair. He was dressed in the uniform of Odaiba High, and was looking around him.
Mimi put her index fingers and thumbs together, forming a box, and made it so she could see the guy when she looked inside the box. A younger version, complete with goggles, flashed inside her mind, and recognition was upon her at once.
Walking up to him, she asked, "What, no hug?"
The guy stared at her, mouth open, as if wondering why this girl would be asking *him* for a hug. "Huh?"
She giggled. She knew that most people considered her to be 'hot', mostly boys, so she assumed that was the problem. "Let's see...tall, same hair, but no goggles...Aw, come on, Tai! You are a huge dork!"
His mouth snapped shut. "Mimi?"
Mimi grinned. "Took you long enough!" She put her arms around him and gave him a joyful hug. "It's been forever! You're so tall, and so handsome..."
Tai pulled away to look at her. "Gawd, Mimi...pink hair, more fashionable, although still scrawny..."
"TAI!"
He grinned, taking her bag. "Come on, Kari's going to have a fit when she sees you. T.K., too. They're..."
"Going out. I know," Mimi piped up. "You've told me so a million times already. And about if T.K. even *thinks* something inappropriate..."
"I'll have to kill him," Tai finished.
They looked at each other, and laughed.
By Venus163
A/N: OK. I know you want to get to the story, so I'll just blab like this at the beginning of Chapter 1 and at the end of the Epilogue, ok?
This is an old fic of mine, a Mimato with some Taiora and a little bitty tiny bit of Takari. It starts out as Sorato and hinting at Michi, but don't fool yourself into thinking that's what happens. It kind of sucks in my opinion because it's so old and I was so inexperienced, but I put this up anyway to see what people think.
This was written WAY before Season 02 so pretend that it never happened, OK?
This is way more humorous than what I usually write, so if my humor is awful, please tell me (nicely).
Of course, REVIEW! PLEASE! IN THE LITTLE BOX AT THE BOTTOM!
Ahem. Enjoy!
CHAPTER 1: Some of Us Never Grow Up
With shaking fingers she dialed the number of her best friend. Even though they were apart, her best friend *always* understood her. So, of course this time would be no exception...
Her heart quickening, pounding in her heart, she waited as the phone on the other end rang. Once...twice...three-
"Hello?" came a familiar voice, one that had helped her get through *everything* - from her moving to her loneliness, even with her break ups, even though they were half a world apart...
"It's Mimi," she said quickly, shivering.
"Mimi! Wow, it's been so long, like a week!" came back the sarcastic voice.
"Shut up," she said good-naturedly, nervousness forgotten. "You know how expensive these long-distance calls are."
"I know," was the reply, warmth entering the voice. "So, what's up?"
She began trembling again as she remembered why she had called. "Um...I..."
"Mimi, what is it?"
She felt guilty at the worried tone of her friend. "Never mind," she said quickly, "it was stupid. I'll just hang up now..."
"Something's up, Mimi; you can't fool me about it," scolded the voice on the other end. "Now, SPILL!"
She smiled. "You never were very patient, Tai." (A/N: Fooled you, didn't I? Thought it was Sora, maybe even good old reliable Joe? Nope, it was Tai! ^.^)
"I know, I'm very impatient, especially at times like these. Now, SPILL!" Tai insisted.
Mimi giggled, her trembling having ceased. "Well, you know that my Dad's switching jobs again, right? Well, we're moving again, and where we're going you just *won't* believe!"
She heard Tai gasp. "No way, let me guess...Alaska! Wow, I've always wanted to live in an igloo, are they warm? I mean, they *are* made of snow, and snow is cold, you know? Oh, and will you be traveling in a sled pulled by dogs? I..."
"TAI!" she yelled, trying to hold back her laughter. "I'm not moving to Alaska!"
"Oh." Then, "Where are you going?"
Mimi said shyly, "Well, I'm moving back to Tokyo..."
She didn't get any farther. Tai's excited whoop interrupted her.
"Yeah! You're moving back to Tokyo! Yeah! Yeah! Yea-"
"Tai! Shut up! You'll scare Kari to death!" Mimi scolded.
She smiled. She could just *see* Tai blushing as he said, "Oops. Sorry."
"Don't tell the others, please!" Mimi insisted. "I want it to be a surprise."
"Okay. When are you coming?"
"In two weeks..."
"Two weeks? That's all? Man, you should have called sooner..."
"Tai..."
"...I would have been more prepared..."
"Tai..."
"...less work for...what?"
"Shut up."
"Oh. Right."
Matt tried hard not to keep from blowing up as he passed through the crowd of people...or crowd of *girls* to be exact...
"Oh, Matt, would you mind signing my shirt?" one asked.
"Matt, will you go out with me?" Matt paled at his; it was from a particularily frenzied girl called Jun. (A/N: Evil grin!)
"Matt..."
"Excuse me," he said forcefully, pulling himself away from the group. "I have to meet with my friends." Finally managing to untangle himself from the mob of girls, he escaped into the classroom.
"Why did I ever join soccer?" he grumbled, throwing his bag on his desk.
Sora laughed. "You know the answer. You like to play."
Matt pulled her close to him and kissed her. "...and you..."
Joe sighed. "Is it just me, or is that all they do since they started going out a month ago?"
Izzy looked up from the computer in the room, typing up the rest of their report. "Correct, Joe. I hypothesize that..."
"Hey, y'all!" Tai exclaimed, hurdling into the room, all smiles.
"Hey Tai!" greeted Joe.
Matt had pulled away from Sora. He stepped in front of Tai. "What is with you? You've been smiling nonstop for two weeks now!"
"Tonight, tonight..." Tai sang, the smile never leaving his face.
"What, you're going to get lucky with some girl?" Matt asked sarcastically.
*That* caused Tai to frown. "No, no, no! I would never *dream* of doing that." Then, he smiled again. "Tonight, tonight..."
Matt sighed, exasperated. "Ugh, Tai, you are seriously..."
"Is the report done?" he interrupted, whistling.
Izzy nodded. "Completely finish..."
"Great. We'll see you tomorrow." Tai left the room, nearly skipping.
Sora broke the uncomfortable silence. "Did he say 'we'?"
Mimi felt out of place as she waited at the airport. Her typical American teenager's outfit was drastically bright and it stood out compared to the drab outfits of the other Japanese.
"Where is Tai?" she asked herself. Her mother and father had gone ahead; she had insisted on waiting for her best friend.
Her eye caught on a tall guy with *very* familiar hair. He was dressed in the uniform of Odaiba High, and was looking around him.
Mimi put her index fingers and thumbs together, forming a box, and made it so she could see the guy when she looked inside the box. A younger version, complete with goggles, flashed inside her mind, and recognition was upon her at once.
Walking up to him, she asked, "What, no hug?"
The guy stared at her, mouth open, as if wondering why this girl would be asking *him* for a hug. "Huh?"
She giggled. She knew that most people considered her to be 'hot', mostly boys, so she assumed that was the problem. "Let's see...tall, same hair, but no goggles...Aw, come on, Tai! You are a huge dork!"
His mouth snapped shut. "Mimi?"
Mimi grinned. "Took you long enough!" She put her arms around him and gave him a joyful hug. "It's been forever! You're so tall, and so handsome..."
Tai pulled away to look at her. "Gawd, Mimi...pink hair, more fashionable, although still scrawny..."
"TAI!"
He grinned, taking her bag. "Come on, Kari's going to have a fit when she sees you. T.K., too. They're..."
"Going out. I know," Mimi piped up. "You've told me so a million times already. And about if T.K. even *thinks* something inappropriate..."
"I'll have to kill him," Tai finished.
They looked at each other, and laughed.