Author's Note: FINAL PART of the fic!! ^_^ This is the Mimato story. It sorta combines too. Matt's story, Mimi's story…Mimato story. ^_^ If you didn't quite get that earlier, there ya go! ^_^ This part is called "Put It on Me", and that song actually belongs to Ja Rule…feat. Lil Mo and Vita. So…enjoy it! And as always, don't forget to review!
Puppy Love
Part 3 - Put It On Me - Mimato Story
Matt opened his locker, that afternoon, feeling somewhat…different. Weird, yet happy. Strange, seeing as though the day before he and Mimi sort of had a disagreement. But he felt…happy about it. He finally pulled it open, and stuffed his books inside. He closed his locker, then turned around, to stare at Tek, who was still on the crutches. Matt shook his head, "…no."
"What?"
"I'm not taking any more of your advice," Matt said. "You're the one who got me into this, and you sure as hell won't be the guy to get me out of it!"
"Why not?"
"Because it'll be painful." Matt added. "Sure, it might help, but it'll take ages to get there. And plus, who said that you never get distracted through a train of thought?"
"Okay, I understand!" Tek interrupted. "No more advice…I just came here to say…this is all my fault."
"…I know that." Matt shrugged. "What else?"
"That I told Mimi all about how much you like her," Tek muttered. "A-And she wouldn't believe it!"
"I know." Matt sighed. "…hard to believe, huh?"
"What?"
"She's the only girl in the school who's not chasing after me." Matt explained. "…is that all you wanted to say?"
"Not only that, but," Tek began. "It was my genius skills that you guys even know each other more than that!"
"How?"
"You took the bet! Ya know, MY bet?"
"Yeah, but I was the one who picked her." Matt added. "So, you're not taking the credit for everything."
"Credit?" Tek asked. "Oh, now we're splitting her into credit, huh?"
Matt sighed. "Never mind, Tek, now just…go somewhere else."
"Okay, fine. Just thought you might wanna know," Tek shrugged, walking away, and mouthing out something. "SHE…LIKES…YOU…"
"…wha?" Matt asked. "What did you say?"
"You said you didn't want to know." Tek smirked.
"No, you have to tell me!" Matt begged. "It's my life. I'll die without knowing!"
"Okay, $5 please." Tek held out his hand, trying to balance his crutch on his elbow.
"5?"
"Hey, do you want me to raise the price?" Tek asked. "6."
Matt pulled out $6 from his pocket to give to his ever-so-cheap friend, then sighed, "Okay, now what?"
"…she likes you." Tek grinned. "Wonderful, huh?"
"S-She does?" Matt asked. "…wait a second! She told you and not me?"
"She still thinks you're a jerk, though."
"That explains it."
"She also said she hopes you die, then rot in hell." Tek said, simply. "But hey, it's not a big deal."
Matt smirked, "No way. If she actually did like me…then…why does she…not act like it?"
"Because she's afraid, Matt," Tek began.
"Afraid?"
"Matt," Tek sighed. "Don't even tell me you haven't noticed."
"…what are you talking about?"
"She's afraid that her emotions might get hurt," Tek lectured. "You see, since you took the bet the first time, she might actually think that you might take another bet or another one."
"So…what are you saying?"
"I'm saying that you're vulnerable, and she doesn't like that." Tek stated. "She thinks you're open to any opportunity, or any person, especially when she saw her best friend hanging all over you."
"…who, Kahn?"
"I think so."
"…oh…she saw that?" Matt asked. "…if you ever see her before I do, tell her it was nothing, and…I still like her."
"Okay." Tek nodded. "It's amazing how calm you can be, when you realized your ex-sort-of-to-be girlfriend saw you with her best friend, but you like her, not her, but she doesn't know that you like her, but you still like her, it's just that…well, ya know."
"…actually, no." Matt muttered. "…but…oh well."
*****
Mimi sighed and stared straight down at her books at lunch that day. She and Kahn were in the cafeteria, although Mimi didn't want to bring up the fact that she saw Kahn with Matt. She thought it might make her sound jealous. And that was the last thing she probably wanted.
"…but that was sort of out of it." Kahn continued. "And then I asked him if I could…well, you know…sort of be his girlfriend, and he asked why, and I said because-"
"Who?" Mimi asked.
"Matt, who else?" Kahn replied. "…weren't you listening?"
"Sorry, I feel sort of…weird today." Mimi said. "I'll get over it…"
"As I was saying," Kahn interrupted. "I am Matt's girlfriend!"
"…what?" Mimi asked.
"I'm going out with Matt, isn't that so totally cool?" Kahn beamed.
"…yeah." Mimi stuttered. "…wonderful."
Kahn looked at Mimi, confused. "You okay? I thought you'd be happy for me."
"…huh? Oh, I am…it's just that…" Mimi muttered. "…I thought I'd sort of be over him by now."
"You mean you aren't yet?!" Kahn gasped. "…well, hey, Mimi. He only went out with you once, remember?"
Mimi nodded, slowly. "…I guess so."
"So, if-"
"Let me ask you something," Mimi interrupted. "It's about this story…about my friend." She lied. If I did tell Kahn this was just to get advice for myself, she'd think I was trying to steal Matt away from her…okay. "My friend…likes this guy. …And she knows…this guy likes her too. But she doesn't like the guy the same way because of…an incident."
"Okay…"
"…but she really wants to be with him otherwise. So…what advice would you give her?" Mimi asked.
Kahn thought, "…you know, this story sounds very familiar-"
"That's okay!" Mimi smiled, nervously. "…now what was that?"
"…she should…" Kahn began. "…first of all, she should tell him that she really likes him."
"…that's it?"
"…I guess so." Kahn shrugged. "I mean, if you really like someone, you should be honest to begin with. If not, the relationship is based on lies."
"…I guess you're right." Mimi nodded. "Thanks, Kahn."
"Don't mention it."
*****
"Tek…Tek, are you listening?" Mimi asked, that day at lunch, in the park somewhere.
"Sure, but I really have somewhere to be right now!" Tek complained.
"Spare a minute." Mimi said. "Anyway, I don't know how I'm supposed to tell Matt I like him. …straight from the heart, too. It's hard."
"Hmm…" Tek thought. "…It shouldn't be that hard. After all, he already knows. So, why don't you just say…Matt…I love you-"
"…uh…excuse?"
Tek turned around, to see Matt standing behind him, sorta shocked. Tek gawked, "I was giving her advice." He quickly picked up his crutches, and walked out. "Bye now!" He ran off.
Mimi looked up at him. "…hey."
"Hi." Matt replied.
"…here, sit down. I have something I wanted to tell you anyway." Mimi nodded, solemnly.
"Okay." Matt instantly sat down, smiling. "What did you want to tell me?"
"That, um…" Mimi stuttered. Great, I'm stuttering. Now everything will be ruined. Completely ruined! I really have to learn how to rehearse these things. "Well, it's like this…I-"
"I love you, too." Matt replied. He then leaned forward and kissed her.
Mimi thought, Oh great, he likes me too!! …wait a second. She pulled back. "What are you talking about?"
"…that's what you were gonna say wasn't it?" Matt asked.
"…yes-no." Mimi lied. "…sort of…"
"Okay, then, what is it?" He asked again.
"…it's just that…" Mimi stuttered. …what is it anyway? That was fine…perfectly fine. I mean, he actually kissed me! But…something forced me to say that. So what was it? "…that…those are just words."
"Of course they're words."
Mimi looked up at him. "…you don't get what I'm talking about, do you?"
"…not really." Matt replied, confused.
"…how could you be so…so…" Mimi began. "…so senseless about that?"
"…but they are just words."
"…they're not words, Matt." Mimi sighed. "They're feelings." She suddenly burst out in tears, burying her face in her hands.
Matt suddenly broke out in a nervous sweat. He ran over to side beside her, and put a comforting hand around her. "Uh…okay, I'm really, really sorry…"
She sighed, "You couldn't possibly know how it feels like to be told your feelings are nothing but words."
"…okay…you're right.'' He said. "I don't know how it feels like. But I do know one thing,"
"…what?" Mimi asked.
"That I was wrong to say that feelings are only words, and things like that." Matt sighed.
"…that's fine." Mimi muttered.
"Okay." He kissed her on the forehead, then hugged her, comfortably.
Mimi smiled, "Thanks, Matt."
******
Matt got home that day, and dropped his stuff in some corner of his room. He picked up his guitar and began strumming.
"Not in the house!" He heard his dad yell.
Matt ignored him, and kept strumming anyway. For some reason, all he could think of was Mimi. And the kiss. It meant nothing, almost. He tried to assure himself. Nothing…nothing at all. …but she did seem pretty upset at when I told her that her feelings were only words. …she should get over it.
Suddenly, Matt's cell started ringing. He picked it up and sighed, "Yeah?"
"MATT!!!!" The voice yelled. "I HAVE TO SPEAK TO YOU!!!"
He rolled his eyes. It was Kahn, again. For some strange reason, she thought they were girlfriend and boyfriend. All he did was help her open her locker. That was it, and she took it like some big deal. "Yeah, what?"
"I SAW YOU KISS MIMI IN THE PARK TODAY!!!!"
"…and so?"
"WE ARE OFFICIALLY BROKEN UP!!!" And she hung up.
"…and since when were we anything?" Matt asked, chuckling slightly as he put down his cell phone.
***
The next day at school (yes, time just flies by ^_^) Mimi walked over to her locker. She smiled, as she pulled it open and there in her locker, as if nothing went wrong the day before, was a box of chocolates, a bracelet and another bouquet of flowers. She picked them up, and smiled as she read the card. From Matt… She flipped it around, and there was an autographed picture of him. She giggled slightly as she muttered, "Thanks."
"Thanks to who?!"
Mimi gulped, as Kahn walked up behind her. "…Kahn?"
"Uh huh, and you have a lot of explaining to do!" Kahn snapped. "How could you?! You kissed my boyfriend!!"
"…uh…" Mimi gulped.
"What's that?" Kahn asked, peering into Mimi's locker. She gasped when she saw the flowers, chocolate and others. "How could he?"
Mimi took the bracelet, slipped it on, and shut her locker. "None of your business."
"Oh, so is that it?" Kahn asked. "You're trying to steal him away from me!"
"For your information, he kissed me. I didn't kiss him." Mimi nodded.
"So why didn't you refuse?"
"Because." Mimi replied, then kept walking.
Kahn grumbled. She spotted Matt across the hall. She sighed. What am I doing? Who cares about Mimi, I'll try to patch things up with Matt. She casually walked up to him. "…hi." She stated, elegantly.
"What do you want?" Matt asked, reaching in his locker for a pen and a bunch of notes.
"I realized that whole thing with Mimi was just…" Kahn sighed. "A phase."
"How'd you find out about that?"
"Saw." Kahn shrugged. "Anyway, so I've decided to forgive you."
"…for what?"
"For seeing another girl when I wasn't with you," Kahn said.
"…why?" Matt asked. "Do you have to be near me when I'm with another girl?"
Kahn sighed, shaking her head. "You might not be getting this. But, you're not supposed to be seeing another girl, period."
"Why not?"
"Because I'm your girlfriend."
"Since when?"
"Since…a few days ago." Kahn stated. "Now just so that you're getting this, I'll say it again. We are girlfriend and boyfriend."
"Okay," Matt nodded. "Maybe you don't understand. I'll say it again so that you can get it." He sighed. "…go away." He slammed his locker, and walked away.
"Ah…" Kahn began. "…but Matt…" She bit her fingernails. "…maybe he really has feelings for Mimi."
*****
That day at lunch, as if it was just coincidental, Mimi and Matt both went home to get something and the TV happened to have been on. So they sat down to watch something for a few minutes. They happened to have been playing this music video, so they sat down to watch it.
***"Where would I be without you? (Where would I be without you?)
I only think about you (If what you're saying is true)
I know you're tired of being lonely (I need someone to hold me)
So baby girl, put it on me (I will, I will, I will)
Where would I be without you? (Where would I be without you?)
I only think about you (If what you're saying is true)
I know you're tired of being lonely (I need someone to hold me)
So baby girl, put it on me*** (Lyrics from Put It On Me by Ja Rule)
Matt sighed, switching off the TV. That's how he wished it was. But it wasn't. …but of course. Everything is possible in the dream world…
***DREAM SEQUENCE***
Matt awoke one morning, in his mansion, in a large bed. He reached into his drawer for a bottle of mineral water. Instead, he found a bottle of Gatorade. He opened it, and dumped it in his mouth, then threw the bottle back in the drawer. He turned to his left. A closet. He turned to his right, and shrieked. There was Mimi lying beside him, wearing nothing but a string-strap satin gown. He covered his face with the covers and sighed. "…make this all a dream. Please, make this a dream."
"…Matt…are you awake?"
Matt gulped, "…yeah."
"Do you have a cold?"
"No."
"You don't sound very well." Mimi sighed, taking the covers off of his head. "Good morning."
Matt got up. "…can I ask you something, why are you in my bed?"
"Because I live with you." Mimi said.
"…oh." Matt muttered, nervously. "Okay."
"Here, switch on the TV." Mimi said, taking the remote control and switching on the big screen TV at the far wall. They were showing this news broadcast.
"…and it seemed like yesterday's concert for Blue Flame, consisting of Matt Ishida, and his members Tek, Trent and Larry was a complete success since it was sold out by about 4,000, 000 seats. An upcoming tour will consist in a few months. Back to you, Sakiyomi"
Mimi shut the TV off and hugged Matt. "That's wonderful!"
"Uh, thanks." Matt nodded.
She suddenly wrapped her arms around Matt's neck, then pressed her lips against his softly.
***SEQUENCE ENDS***
Mimi sighed. She turned the TV off. "…why must everything relate with me right now? It would really help if it didn't…" She sighed, and thinking of Matt, got this weird vision.
***DREAM SEQUENCE***
Mimi awoke in this rather large and comfortable bed. She scanned the room. "Is this place for real? …or am I just dreaming?"
"Hello Miss Ishida!" A maid walked in. "How are you feeling?"
"…But my last name's Tachikawa." Mimi said.
"Not until you got engaged to rock star Matt Ishida." She smiled. "How would you like your tea, warm or hot?"
"ENGAGED!!" Mimi cried. "Oh my god!!" She sprung up off of the bed, and began jumping up and down.
"…uh…Miss Ishida?"
"…yeah?" Mimi asked, calming down.
"Well, yes. Uh, about the tea?"
"Hot's fine." Mimi nodded. "Thanks-"
"Hey, what's going on?" All of a sudden Matt walked in, and scanned the room. Nothing seemed completely different, except fort he fact that Mimi was marveling at him with stars in her eyes.
"…I'll be right back with your tea." The maid hurried off.
Matt walked in. "…hey. What's wrong?"
"Nothing." Mimi smiled, quickly. She patted the bed beside her. "Come sit beside me."
"…uh, okay." Matt walked over to sit beside her. "…what?"
"Nothing." Mimi said. Suddenly, she turned to Matt and wrapped her arms around him, then pressed her lips against his.
***SEQUENCE ENDS***
Mimi and Matt both awoke startled. "…whoa…" They both said.
"What just happened?" Matt asked. "…was that real?"
"Oh…" Mimi muttered. "…well…at least Joe wasn't in it!"
******
Mimi smiled, when she saw Matt in the hall later on. She walked up to him, "Hey Matt."
"Oh, hey," Matt replied.
"I just wanted to say thanks for the chocolate and stuff," Mimi smiled again. "And I also wanted to ask if you wanted to go to a restaurant with me later on."
"Sure." Matt replied. "I'll pick you up at 8."
"Okay-"
Suddenly, Kahn jumped out of nowhere and smiled, "Hi Matt, Hi Mimi!"
They sighed. "Hey."
"And what about me?! Who am I gonna go to a restaurant with?!" Kahn cried. She then smiled, "Glad you asked!" She hugged Matt. "Matt-"
"No," Matt said. "Why don't you go out with-"
"Matt, Mimi!" Tek cried, rushing down the hall. He was still on crutches, except the cast was off his foot. "Glad to see you guys back together after…the incident."
"…Tek…" Matt began, pushing Kahn closer to him. "…go out with her for me."
Tek looked Kahn up and down, as she did the same.
"No thanks." They both said.
"Right." Mimi sighed. "See you later, Matt." She walked off.
"Okay," Matt said.
"…Why her?" Kahn asked. "Why not me?"
Matt didn't answer, instead he carried on to search through his locker for something.
"Answer me!" She snapped.
"Here," Matt handed her an autographed picture of him. "Enjoy."
Kahn took the picture, and smiled. "I'll cherish this for all of my life!" And she ran off.
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That night, Matt picked up Mimi and they walked to the restaurant. They didn't really have very much to say, and the subject of "Kahn" came up a few times. But they ignored it. They got to the restaurant and sat down, talking for awhile.
Mimi sighed, "…you know what?"
"What?"
"…flowers are pretty."
"What?" Matt asked again. He knew this must've meant something, because no normal person would bring up the topic of flowers for no reason.
Mimi smiled, as she picked up one of the roses in the vase in front of her. "Flower buds blossom, right? That's only if something really nice happens to them. They never blossom if they're miserable."
Matt thought. "…um…you're…happy…about seeing…me?"
"Not necessarily." Mimi replied, giving the rose to Matt. She then leaned over to give him a kiss. Then smiled at him afterwards.
Matt smiled back. "W-"
"MATT!" Suddenly, Tek crutched inside, tiredly. "Matt, oh hi! I'm glad I caught you guys!"
Mimi sighed. "Please go away, Tek,"
"Just wanted to say, that I am the guy who helped get you guys back together!" Tek nodded. "So, if anyone else deserves credit, it's me!"
"Right, Tek," Matt muttered. "Come on, let's go." He took Mimi's hand and they began to walk out.
"Wait for me!" He followed them outside.
"Hiya Matt!" Kahn sprung out of nowhere. She followed them as well. She ran up to walk beside Matt, who had his hand around Mimi's shoulder. "So, um…are…you guys officially going out now?"
Mimi smiled, "…you could say that."
"…not going to break up any time soon?"
"No," Matt answered.
"…positive?"
"Yeah." They both muttered.
Kahn sighed, "Okay…" She turned around, and smiled, "Hey Tek! You look good for a guy on crutches!"
"Huh?" Tek asked. He got up, and threw the crutches down. "These things? I don't need them. It's just that I didn't have to do school work for a week with them on." He grinned, walking away. "See ya."
Kahn muttered, "…hmm, he lookes good anyway. HEY TEK!!!"
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