Erotic Rain Part 2:
Secrets

Author's Note: This is part 2 of Erotic Rain. Secrets are hard to keep from friends, but sometimes they just have to be... Enjoy! PS: I'm kinda being hard on Tai, but there is no hard feelings. Tai Kamiya is an awesome character! Please R&R!



~Mimi~
Meeting Matt like that this morning had left me on cloud nine. Nothing could sever this mood that I was in. Not even the rain had its negative effect on me anymore. All I could see was the prospect of sunny days ahead. Sunny days with Matt that is!
"Hey Mimi! You look extra cheerful today. Are they serving pizza in the cafeteria today?" It was Sora. I couldn't wait to tell her the good news.
"It's even better than that my friend!" I told her.
"Better than pizza?" she giggled.
"Much better than pizza!" I assured her.
"What could be better than pizza?"
"I..." Damn! I can't tell Sora that Matt's coming over tonight! I forgot that Sora was suppose to come. I was so excited that I forgot about my best friend. How could I do something like that? Well, I better think of something fast. "They have a sale on pink dresses at the mall." I blurted out.
"Yeah Mimi, that's much more exciting than pizza" Sora gave me this really weird look, but soon she shrugged it off and changed the subject. "So, what are we doing tonight?" she asked.
"Oh, about tonight Sora..."
"Is there something wrong?" She looked very concerned and it was going to hurt me to do this to her, but she'd understand. It's not everyday that I get to be alone with Matt she knows how much I like him.
"No, there's nothing wrong except that my mom decided to leave tomorrow instead. You could still come over tonight, but I thought that we'd have more fun without my mom checking up on us every fifteen minutes. So, how about making our girl's night tomorrow instead?" I asked, hoping that she actually bought the story.
"Sure! I'll see you tomorrow then." she gave me a hug and then left for her afternoon classes.
"Yeah, tomorrow." I called back. Don't I just feel great? I blew off my best friend for an evening with a guy. Sure, that guy is Yamato Ishida, but not even he is worth losing my friendship with Sora. "You really deserve that crest of sincerity now Mimi" I sighed. "I shouldn't keep secrets like that from here, but what other choice did I have?

~Matt~
"Is it safe to enter your vicinity?" Tai asked, before stepping in stride with me down the hallway.
"Sure!" I told him. Nothing was going to bring me down today!
"Wow! You're sure in a better mood this afternoon." Tai exclaimed.
"Yeah, I'm felling a little better. Do you feel like grabbing a burger at Macdonald's for lunch today?"
"Are you sure you want to risk getting wet?" Tai asked.
"Yeah, I was thinking that your hair can also double as an umbrella. Just stay close and we'll be alright to get to the car." I joked. We made a mad dash to the parking lot and hopped into Tai's car. Of course he had to park way in the back. That was expected. A typical Taichi Kamiya idea... Always stupid.
"We're off!" Tai exclaimed as we pulled out into the street.

~Tai~
"What's with the perma-smile?" I asked, breaking one of those awkward silences. I really hate those!.
"What?" Matt asked. It seemed like I had pulled him back into this dimension. He had been off in alternate universe.
"You haven't stopped smiling since I met you in the hallway. It's totally creepy. First, you're at your lowest low and now you're on perma-smile!" I pointed out.
"Can't a guy be happy?" he asked
"Not when that guy is Matt Ishida." I replied. "Mr. Attitude himself!"
"That may be the truth on any other day..." he began.
"So what's so special about today?" I prodded.
"Um..." he hesitated.
"Well..." I persisted.
"Today's Friday! I love Friday! TGIF!" he blurted out the almost incoherent words. You'd think that he might want to take a breath once and a while. I knew that something was up.
"Who's the girl?" I asked.
"Why do you think there's a girl?" Matt tried to act surprised, but I could tell that he was hiding something.
"Shall we analyze the last five minutes? You've dropped evidence everywhere. There's not a doubt in my mind that there is a girl." I declared.
"Okay, so let's hear it." Matt seemed amused by my "Detective Tai" act.
"Well, let's see. First there's the whole smile thing, you've spaced out numerous times, you hesitated when I asked what was so special, what else could it be? It's a girl!" I concluded.
"You got me Tai! There is a girl." Matt admitted. I quickly raised my arms in triumph, but dropped them back onto the wheel.
"I knew it!"
"Yeah, it's my mom's birthday today and I can't wait to see her reaction when she is surprised with the party I planned. Tk and I have been working hard and today's the day that it all comes together." he told me.
"Oh..."

~Matt~
Tai was pretty upset that he wasn't able to figure out my secret. He hardly touched his hamburger at lunch. If I knew that he was going to take it so hard, I would have humored him. Of course, I wouldn't have really told him that it was Mimi that I was meeting, but I could've come up with something better than "mom's surprise party." I hope to God that Tai doesn't question Tk. I didn't particularly like keeping secrets from Tai. He is my best friend and all, but he would have flipped and made a big deal out of nothing. I'm just going over to spend some time with a friend. It's not like anything is going to happen. I had made my way down Mimi's street and had just pulled into her driveway. It was still raining pretty hard and just walking up to the front door did a number on my clothes and my hair. "Nothing is going to happen." I repeated as I knocked on the door.
"Hiya Matt!" Mimi exclaimed as soon as she opened the door.
"Mimi!"

END OF CHAPTER 2

What will become of this little meeting between Mimi and Matt? He seemed stunned at the end... Will Tai and Sora catch on? Find out in Chapter 3!

~MPF