Author's Note: This is part 2 of Puppy Love, except it's Mimi's Story. Not much to say, other than enjoy, please review! The song "Just Another Girl" is by Monica! ^_^
Puppy Love
Part 2 - Just Another Girl - Mimi's Story
Mimi walked down the hall, feeling different as well. She didn't know why. She felt warm inside, for some reason. She didn't know why. So she kept walking, and for the first time, marveled at the school tiles. She got to her locker, and opened it as she grabbed a few of her books out. As she shut her locker, she noticed a face standing behind her that she saw in her mirror. She shut the locker, and turned around, "What do you want, Tek?"
"Mimi," Tek smiled. "Mimi, Mimi, Mimi-"
"Tek, what do you want?" Mimi asked. "I'm busy."
"Your…" Tek began. "…how shall I say this? Boyfriend-"
Mimi looked up.
"Has just dropped…" Tek, brought out the cheque and the other ripped one from his pocket. "…from a million dollar bet."
"Million dollar?"
"…well, not really-" Tek reassured. "You know, your basic $85 and $75."
"85, 75? For what?" Mimi asked.
"$85 to go out with 20 girls for the week," Tek nodded. "…$75 for going out with you."
"…with me?"
"Yeah." Tek nodded again. "With you. And he ripped up the cheque because he said he sorta had a crush on you." He chuckled a fatherly laugh. "Oh, it's just pure irony."
"Why is it?"
"Because," Tek shrugged. "Everyone else knew about it except for you-"
Mimi gasped.
"And the other 19 girls." Tek winked. "Remember, I didn't say anything." And he walked away.
Mimi gasped again and turned back to her locker. "It was all a lie wasn't it?"
Suddenly, Matt came up to her and smiled, "Hey."
Mimi gasped, then grumbled, "Don't talk to me."
"…why not?"
Mimi didn't reply. Instead, she locked her locker, then stalked away.
Matt thought, trying to remember what had just happened. He then turned around, and saw Tek, waving the $85 cheque in his face. Matt walked over to him and snapped, "What the hell did you tell her?"
"Nothing." Tek shrugged. "Just the bet."
Matt slapped his head. "What are you, crazy?!"
"No." Tek replied, rubbing his head. "You can't possibly be lying to her like this, actually making her believe that you liked her-"
"Yeah, but-"Matt paused. "I do like her! She's nice, and…well…she made me feel different today! That's the only reason I quit the stupid bet."
Tek rendered speechless. "…oh…" he chuckled, edging away. "…well…you could've explained it more, cuz ya know-"
"Oh god, you are dead!" He began chasing Tek around the school, leaving Tek crying for mercy.
******
Mimi got home that day, late because of her thinking. She walked slowly on the way home, not bothering to marvel at anything. "…w-why would I care?" Mimi asked herself. "It's not like Matt and I were actually anything." She collapsed on her chair. "…I did like him though." She smiled at the thought, but soon became angry thinking that there were still another 19 girls who felt the same way. She turned on the TV, and to her surprise, they were playing this music video.
***Cuz I don't wanna be, just another name in your little black book. Just another face in the crowd and it's got me shook. I gotta mean a little more to you, than a space in your list of your things to do.
Another chain shotgun in your Benz, just another dollar piece that you can show all your friends. You can call me crazy, say I'm insecure. But I don't wanna be just another girl.*** (Lyrics from "Just Another Girl" by Monica)
Mimi switched off the TV, and pulled a pillow up to her face. Automatically, Matt's face appeared on it. She threw the pillow through the balcony door, as it soared off of the floor. "Why does this have to happen to me?" She slowly drifted off into dream land… ^_^
***DREAM SEQUENCE***
"Good Morning," Mimi awoke one morning. She was lying in a large deluxe bed in a sparkling house. "…is this place for real?"
"Mrs. Mimi Kido?" A person walked in. "Ah, so you've awaken. How would you like your-"
"Kido?!" She gasped. "My last names' Tachikawa."
"Not until you got married to the multi-millionaire, 5 estate owner, Joe Kido."
"JOE?!" Mimi gawked. She cupped her back and fell back under her covers. "Eww, eww, eww, disgusting!"
"Darling, have you awoken?" Joe marched in carrying a suitcase. "Good morning-" He leaned over to give her a kiss, instead she slapped his face.
"What's your problem?" Mimi snapped. "You dare try to kiss me I will ruin that perfectly good brain of yours!"
Joe rubbed his cheek. "What's wrong?"
"You're what's wrong!" Mimi snapped again. "Now get off of my bed!"
"But this is my bed, too!" Joe said.
"What?" Mimi gasped. "…Eww…you actually sleep beside me?"
"Well, yeah-"
"AAAAHHH!!" She screamed.
"Mrs. Kido, Mr. Ishida's at the door for you." The maid called.
Mimi jumped out of bed, and perfected her hair. "Do I look nice?"
"Why?" Joe asked. "You always called Mr. Ishida a cheap, low life person."
"He's a rock star, isn't he?" Mimi asked.
"Yeah." Joe scoffed. "Mr. I'm-a-rock-star!"
"I know." Mimi beamed. "I think I'm in love with him!"
"But you're married to me!"
"I'm filing a divorce, now get!" She ran to the door, and opened it, marveling at how much Matt had grown. "…hi."
"Hey." Matt smiled. "Listen, I came for that thing that Joe took from me yesterday. Do you know where it is?"
"Yeah." Mimi nodded. "Right here." Mimi wrapped her arms around him, then gave him a kiss.
Joe walked in and gawked, almost suffering from a severe heart attack. "Mimi, I-…ah…" He gasped. "Asprin! Nasal Spray! INHALER!"
"Yes, sir."
***SEQUENCE ENDS***
Mimi smiled, waking from the sequence. "…wait a second." She cupped her mouth. "Eww, I have dreams about being married to Joe." She quickly ran to the bathroom.
******
Mimi had slightly gotten over Matt, but still had somewhat of a crush on him. At school, the next day, before first period, she got to her locker, and opened it. She gasped when she saw what was inside. A box of chocolate and a bouquet of flowers. She smiled, when she picked up the flowers and saw the note attached. From Matt… She smiled, "Oh, that is so sweet…oh wait…no it's not." She turned around and there was Matt standing behind her.
"Hey." Matt muttered. "Listen, I wanted to say I was sorry for not telling you about the whole bet thing before but-"
"Here," Mimi shoved the flowers in his hand. "You can keep those. Thanks for the chocolate." She slammed her locker, then walked on.
Matt sighed shaking his head. "This was just a really big mistake, wasn't it? …but is it supposed to mean something?"
"Yeah," Tek walked up behind him, on crutches, and a cast around his foot and neck. "It means you're a total IDIOT for actually taking the bet and she'll NEVER like you."
Matt grumbled at him. "What do you know?"
"Lots." Tek stated. "A lot…more…you know." He tried to shrug. "Did the flowers work?"
"I wouldn't be holding them."
"Oooh," Tek winced. "That must hurt."
"Not as much as you'll be hurting," Matt snickered.
"No, please, I have a prescription!" Tek pleaded. "I'll die if you twist my leg again! I'll be an amputee!!!"
"It's alright," Matt shook his head. "I'll wait till you're healed or whatever." He walked away,
Tek tried to scoff, then yelled in pain. "Ack, uh…he'll get over her. …If he won't…she'll get over him…and more vice versa."
******
Mimi sat down in the cafeteria that day around lunch time, as the rest of her friends sat down to join her. Mimi smiled, slightly, "Hey."
"HI!!" One of them, Kahn beamed. "So, I heard about the big breakup with Matt."
"Breakup?" Mimi asked, shocked. "We weren't really anything to begin with."
"That's not what I heard," Another, Jenn smirked. "Rumor has it that he tried to kiss you."
"Not that I'm aware of." Mimi protested.
"Rumor also has it that you still like him."
"I don't know what you're talking about."
"Rumor still sorta has it, that he sent you chocolates and flowers, too!"
"…no." Mimi lied. "That's stupid."
Kahn grabbed the note, that Mimi was ever-so-carefully crumpling in her hand. She read it, then smiled, "From Matt…that's sweet."
Mimi blushed. "It's nothing…really, it isn't."
All of a sudden, both of them started to break out in "Rumor has it" questions. Then Jenn shouted, "OH YEAH!! Rumor also has it that you has a dream about being married to Joe, then kissing Matt behind his back, then actually moving into his apartment, then you actually-"
"Okay!!" Mimi screamed. "They're all true! All of them, now please stop screaming them out loud-- do you want him to hear?"
"Him?" They asked.
Mimi sort of pointed towards Joe, who was holding a cell phone and a briefcase.
"…oh." They sat back down. "Never mind."
"So what're you gonna do?" Kahn asked.
"What do you want me to do?!" Mimi asked. "Sure, I know how to handle a breakup, but not a breakup where you're actually starting to care for the guy that played you like a fool, lied to you, and you know 100% that he doesn't like you-"
"Sure, Mimi," Jenn said. "He doesn't like you. That's why he "wasted" his money on chocolate and flowers."
"And that's pretty expensive chocolate, too…" Kahn took one out of the box. "Creamy coconut!! …cherry delight! I love these!"
Jenn took one as well. "…Strawberries and cream!! Oh god, I wish I was Matt's not really girlfriend, and I found out he played me like a fool, then I get tons of chocolate too!"
"Getting fat on these things would be an issue," Kahn reached for another one, but Mimi slapped her hand. "Hey! I thought you didn't like him!"
"Liking him has nothing to with the chocolate." Mimi closed the box as Jenn was about to reach for another one. "…come on you guys, you really have to help me. …please?"
"…well, we've never handled this kind of a breakup before." Kahn admitted. "So it's gonna be hard…"
"…Mimi, if you like him-- just tell him!" Jenn beamed. "Who knows, he might like you too. In fact, he might love you."
"Please, be real." Mimi shook her head, trying to shake the idea. The flowers and chocolate would've been good hints. But she still couldn't get the bet out of her mind. If Matt really did like her, then why did he decide to pick her for the bet? Why couldn't he go bother some other person? Why did Mimi have to be picked on, and practically tossed around? Why?
******
Tek stared at himself in the mirror of the school. "…this whole bet was because of me." He hung his head. "Now Matt lost his only friend…oh well." He shook his head. "What? I need to get them back together somehow! SOMEHOW!!" He crutched his way out the washroom, and down the hall. He met up with Mimi on the way. Perfect. "MIMI!"
"Tek?" Mimi stopped. "What do you want?"
"Matt just told me to tell you-" Tek paused. "…that he wants to go out with you again!"
"Tell him to get a life." Mimi muttered, walking on.
"I would, but then I'd be an amputee!" Tek crutched his was up to her. "Listen, Mimi, he really does care about you. He told me!"
"Tell him he should go to hell, I don't care." Mimi replied. "Now just leave me alone."
Tek sighed, This better sound good. "…me."
"What?"
"It was all because of me you two are-" Tek paused. "…set apart. You really shouldn't be. …hey Mimi, do you know that story of the horse and the pony?"
"…no."
"Yeah, it's an old classic," Tek nodded. "The pony wanted so much to be like the horse-- tall, and fast. And the horse wanted so much to be like the pony-- young and free. And so they got this idea to talk to Mister Rabbitears, and he said "Ho ho ho. Who cares who you want to be like. You'll only be different when you die and reincarnated into a the young, or old body." And-"
"Tek, does this have anything to do with me?" Mimi asked.
"…no." Tek stuttered. "But, hell, it was a great story."" He chuckled. "Uh, what I mean is…it's not right."
"What's not?"
"Remember that first day, you met him?" Tek asked.
Mimi stared up, and smiled, "…yeah." She got visions in her head from the 4th grade. They both had to sit beside each other, and whenever Mimi felt depressed, Matt would always talk to her and tell her everything would be okay some day, and vice versa.
"And how he totally reminded you of a movie star?" He asked.
Mimi broke out of her trance, "No."
"What?" Tek asked. "…Aren't we talking about…11th grade?"
"4th grade." Mimi nodded.
"4th grade?!" Tek gasped. "And where was I?"
"In the room across from Room 408." Mimi smiled. "Remember? Room 412?"
"…you went to that school?" Tek asked. "HE went to that school? Then why did I end up in Mr. Iwase's class?"
"Because," Mimi shrugged. "Now, what was this all about Tek? I really have somewhere to be right now."
"I just want you to know," Tek began. "That…this whole thing was because of me…and…I really don't like to see two people I care about having to be torn apart because of me…It's just not fair."
Mimi rendered speechless. Wait a second. This is coming from Tek? I really should ignore it, but it means much more than something I can just float away… "…okay…you know what…fine. Tell him I'll go out with him, if that'll finally make him shut up." She scoffed. "Good bye."
Tek nodded. "…okay…now all I gotta do is tell Matt he's got a date with Mimi."
***
Later on, Mimi started to prepare for her date with Matt. Although he would pick her up. And for some reason, visions of her last date came up. She silently remembered how he had slipped his hand across her shoulder- "No, don't even think of that." She forced herself to forget. "If he does happen to apologize, the least I can do is forgive him," She smiled slightly. "…but I can't…knowing that all he means to me is nothing but a bet, makes me get so angry at him…I wish there was a way that I could just forget about what had happened. And if none of this never happened…I wonder how it would've been like…"
She imagined a grand house. 4 floors, 15 rooms or so. It was called the Ishida Estate, owned by rock star Matt Ishida and his girlfriend…Mimi Tachikawa. She imagined 6 maids, and 3 servants, and a large backyard…escalators and elevators too. But she soon snapped out of it. She knew it wasn't real, and was the least likely to happen out of all her dreams. Suddenly the doorbell rang. Mimi walked over to get it. She opened the door, and there-- instead of her date for the night-- was a note, attached with more flowers. She picked up the note and read it,
Dear Mimi,
Sorry I couldn't come to your door personally, but I have my reasons.
Meet me at the café down the street in 10 minutes.
Signed, Matt
Mimi sighed, and set the note down by a table in her house, along with the flowers. She grabbed her coat, and walked out of the house, and down the street.
***
Mimi arrived at the café. It was sort of deserted because everyone had gone home. Mimi walked over to one of the outdoor tables, to where a blond looked to have been reciting something. She sat down across from him and smiled, "Hey." However, the smile soon vanished.
Matt looked up, "Oh, hi."
"So…" The both said at the same time. "…what did you want to tell me?" They gasped. "What?"
"Tek told me you had something to say to me." Matt stated.
"I didn't have anything to tell you," Mimi scoffed. "Except…I hope you die."
Matt looked up at her, then sighed, smiling, slightly, "…yeah…well, sometimes I hope I should've died too."
Mimi glanced over at him.
"But that's okay." Matt shrugged. "Everyone has their moments, and…some people lose theirs."
"…what do you mean?" Mimi asked, slowly gaining interest.
"…just because you have an opportunity," Matt began. "Doesn't mean you can just jump at it…but that doesn't mean you can let it pass you by. You couldn't live with yourself…" He sighed.
Mimi listened, carefully…then gasped and spoke, "You're…saying something, right?"
Matt nodded, solemnly.
"…you're trying to say…" Mimi muttered. "…that…you…like me?"
Matt nodded again, slower, and somewhat turning red.
"Isn't that what you told to the other 19 girls?" Mimi asked.
"…13."
"You were counting!!" Mimi snapped. "I can't believe you…you-"
"Listen, I'm really, really sorry, Mimi-" Matt said. "And I really hope this could turn out to be some kind of big misunderstanding…"
Mimi shrugged. "…I guess…" What am I saying?! "…no." She blurted out.
"Wha?"
"No…way." Mimi said again. "No way am I ever gonna forgive you!" She got up and muttered, "…see you later." And she walked back down the street.
Matt sighed, and slammed his head against the table.
******
Mimi smiled, while preparing for school that day. She felt different. Even though she and Matt sort of had another argument, she felt…happy. Believe it or not, the argument actually did some good. She finally really knew how Matt felt about her. Bad thing is, she was starting to lose her feelings for him…she didn't know whether she could trust him or not, for some reason. Pretty soon, her smile faded that day when she saw her friend, Kahn, talking to Matt near her locker. She scoffed and walked away. She didn't know why it should bother her. After all, Matt did say that he cared about her, and Mimi just said "I hope you die.". She needed to ask someone for advice. And the only person to turn to was-
"Tek, I need your help." Mimi sighed.
"…you…" Tek looked around. "…need my help?" The cast around his neck was gone, but was still in slight pain.
"Yes!" Mimi snapped. "Now hurry up already. I really don't like being seen in public with you."
"Ah," Tek smirked. "There's the Mimi I know. Anyway, what was it?"
"My friend and my ex-to-be-boyfriend have betrayed me both." Mimi grumbled.
"…what?"
"I saw Kahn practically hanging all over Matt!" Mimi said, angrily. "See, I knew it! I don't mean anything to him at all! Just like the other…13 girls he went out with!"
"…or so you think," Tek grinned. "I know somethin' you don't know, and I got somethin' to tell ya,"
"Okay what is it?!" Mimi asked.
"…I'll start with the 'I got somethin to tell ya' part. So…number two." Tek began. "Matt told me he should try going out with other girls to get his mind off of you."
Mimi kept listening.
"And I know somethin you don't know…is…that…Matt is practically going through a mental breakdown whenever he's not with you! And he's always talking about you, it gets so darn annoying-"
"So what are you saying?"
"I'm saying," Tek began. "…that Matt is not lying. He really does like you, and if you ask me, it seems way more than a crush. He said it all started when you guys were talking, walking, during the whole bet thing. He said YOU were the reason he quit the bet, because he didn't feel right going out with other girls, and he said it would be unfair to you!"
Mimi gasped, "I…I…refuse to believe that…"
"What?!" Tek snapped. "After all the emphasis I put into this?!"
"No, I…" Mimi muttered. "…all those things mean something to me, and I'll keep them in mind but…as far as I know, that's all talk compared to real feelings."
"What do you mean?"
"Tek, if I told Matt to tell you that I had a crush on you, and that I have pictures of you everywhere, would you believe me?"
"…I'd force myself to."
"See?" Mimi asked. "I can't believe all that stuff until Matt actually tells me himself, and actually shows me in more of a way than that."
"…I…don't get you."
Mimi sweat-dropped. "Tek, you always were the pointless guy, weren't you?"
"Ah-"
"That's okay, you wouldn't get it even if I told you 100 times." She got up. "Thanks Tek." And she walked off.
"…I don't know what I said," Tek began. "…but I think it worked."
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END of part 2! Stay tuned for part 3, a Mimato story! ^_^ In the mean time, please review!