CHAPTER 5: Some of Us are Mistaken
Matt waited at the café, his eyes wandering. He knew that he shouldn't be thinking of his friend's girlfriend like this, but he couldn't help it. It was as if he'd fallen in love with her…
Matt stared at the table. Was he in love with Mimi? Sure, he'd had crushes before, but this was not a puny crush. It was something more, something deeper…but didn't he love Sora?
His heart was insisting that it was Mimi, not Sora, who was the owner of his heart.
He sighed. Now he admitted it, he loved Mimi. But that only made things more complicated.
His eye caught on *her*, outside the window, across the street…with Tai. They were holding hands.
Tai stopped in front of a flower shop. He picked out a rose, and bought it. Matt realized that Tai must have asked for the thorns to be cut off, because the stem was smooth when he handed it over to Mimi.
She smiled.
He watched her closely. Her smile seemed to light up the whole area.
Tai took the rose again, and this time twined it in her hair.
She smiled at him, and they disappeared down the street together.
"Matt?"
He looked up as Sora slid into the seat across from him. "Oh, Sora."
"What did you want to see me about?" she asked.
Matt took a deep breath. He really didn't want to hurt her. "We can't see each other anymore, Sora," he said quickly. "I-I'm in love with someone else."
To his surprise, she sighed in relief. "Oh Matt, I'm glad you feel that way! It's just that…I'm in love with someone else too."
Matt managed a weak grin. "No hard feelings, then?"
Sora grinned back. "None at all. Good luck with her, whoever she is then."
"You too."
He walked her outside, where they shook hands and parted.
He took a deep breath. If only Mimi loved him, his life would be perfect…
Mimi smiled as Tai stood in front of her for inspection. "Wow, Taichi, you look *so* handsome!"
Tai nervously fingered the bouquet of flowers. "I can't do this Mimi, I…"
"Shut up, Tai," Mimi ordered, shoving the bouquet at him. "I know that Sora is in love with you, I've seen it in her eyes. It's a girl thing, alright?"
"But…"
"No buts. Now what are you waiting for?" Mimi asked, happy for her friend.
"It's just that…it's so soon after her break-up…" Tai stalled.
"Soon? It's been a month, Tai. Quit stalling. Now go, before she thinks you bailed out on her!"
Tai smiled. "Wow, thanks Mimi, I don't know…"
Mimi threatened, "The whole world will hear of what you did in kindergarten if you don't leave now!"
Tai gulped. "Okay. I'll leave…"
"Good." Mimi waved energetically as Tai walked out of the house.
Turning to Kari, she said, "You call me later, and give me *all* the details. I'm going to need it to blackmail your brother."
Kari giggled. "Alright."
Mimi turned to leave. Halfway out the door, she stopped and turned. "Oh, and Kari?"
"What is it, Mimi?"
"Don't make out with T.K. at his basketball games anymore. I had the hardest time keeping Tai from seeing you guys."
Kari blushed. "Okay."
"Bye!" Mimi left Tai's house feeling happy for her friend, but she soon sank into a depressed state. Matt hadn't even noticed her. He probably hated her…
Sighing, she decided to window-shop at the mall to get her mind off Matt.
She probably hated him…
Matt kicked a small rock. News of Sora and his breakup had spread quickly, but Mimi had taken no notice of it. She was still wrapped up in Tai…
"You love me…"
He looked up with surprise at the sound of Sora's voice. It must have worked out for her and the guy she loved.
Matt saw Sora under the cherry tree…with Tai.
They were kissing.
Matt felt his blood boil. Tai was cheating on Mimi…with Sora!
He flexed his fists. Tai was getting it.
Then, he saw a vision of Mimi, eyes filling with tears. Feeling defeated, he decided to go and tell her instead of beating the crap out of Tai.
Matt waited at the café, his eyes wandering. He knew that he shouldn't be thinking of his friend's girlfriend like this, but he couldn't help it. It was as if he'd fallen in love with her…
Matt stared at the table. Was he in love with Mimi? Sure, he'd had crushes before, but this was not a puny crush. It was something more, something deeper…but didn't he love Sora?
His heart was insisting that it was Mimi, not Sora, who was the owner of his heart.
He sighed. Now he admitted it, he loved Mimi. But that only made things more complicated.
His eye caught on *her*, outside the window, across the street…with Tai. They were holding hands.
Tai stopped in front of a flower shop. He picked out a rose, and bought it. Matt realized that Tai must have asked for the thorns to be cut off, because the stem was smooth when he handed it over to Mimi.
She smiled.
He watched her closely. Her smile seemed to light up the whole area.
Tai took the rose again, and this time twined it in her hair.
She smiled at him, and they disappeared down the street together.
"Matt?"
He looked up as Sora slid into the seat across from him. "Oh, Sora."
"What did you want to see me about?" she asked.
Matt took a deep breath. He really didn't want to hurt her. "We can't see each other anymore, Sora," he said quickly. "I-I'm in love with someone else."
To his surprise, she sighed in relief. "Oh Matt, I'm glad you feel that way! It's just that…I'm in love with someone else too."
Matt managed a weak grin. "No hard feelings, then?"
Sora grinned back. "None at all. Good luck with her, whoever she is then."
"You too."
He walked her outside, where they shook hands and parted.
He took a deep breath. If only Mimi loved him, his life would be perfect…
Mimi smiled as Tai stood in front of her for inspection. "Wow, Taichi, you look *so* handsome!"
Tai nervously fingered the bouquet of flowers. "I can't do this Mimi, I…"
"Shut up, Tai," Mimi ordered, shoving the bouquet at him. "I know that Sora is in love with you, I've seen it in her eyes. It's a girl thing, alright?"
"But…"
"No buts. Now what are you waiting for?" Mimi asked, happy for her friend.
"It's just that…it's so soon after her break-up…" Tai stalled.
"Soon? It's been a month, Tai. Quit stalling. Now go, before she thinks you bailed out on her!"
Tai smiled. "Wow, thanks Mimi, I don't know…"
Mimi threatened, "The whole world will hear of what you did in kindergarten if you don't leave now!"
Tai gulped. "Okay. I'll leave…"
"Good." Mimi waved energetically as Tai walked out of the house.
Turning to Kari, she said, "You call me later, and give me *all* the details. I'm going to need it to blackmail your brother."
Kari giggled. "Alright."
Mimi turned to leave. Halfway out the door, she stopped and turned. "Oh, and Kari?"
"What is it, Mimi?"
"Don't make out with T.K. at his basketball games anymore. I had the hardest time keeping Tai from seeing you guys."
Kari blushed. "Okay."
"Bye!" Mimi left Tai's house feeling happy for her friend, but she soon sank into a depressed state. Matt hadn't even noticed her. He probably hated her…
Sighing, she decided to window-shop at the mall to get her mind off Matt.
She probably hated him…
Matt kicked a small rock. News of Sora and his breakup had spread quickly, but Mimi had taken no notice of it. She was still wrapped up in Tai…
"You love me…"
He looked up with surprise at the sound of Sora's voice. It must have worked out for her and the guy she loved.
Matt saw Sora under the cherry tree…with Tai.
They were kissing.
Matt felt his blood boil. Tai was cheating on Mimi…with Sora!
He flexed his fists. Tai was getting it.
Then, he saw a vision of Mimi, eyes filling with tears. Feeling defeated, he decided to go and tell her instead of beating the crap out of Tai.