~~~~~~~~**Takenouchi's New Problem**~~~~~~~~
part two
"He's so rude!" Matt flopped onto the couch. TK glanced at Matt. He was
spending the weekend at their dad's apartment building, so he was more
interested in the older kids' conversations.
"What now?" TK asked his brother while balancing dirty dishes. "I swear,
you only want me here to do your chores."
"Oh yeah, thanks for doing my laundry." Matt snickered.
"Be quiet! So, who's rude?"
"Tai and his situations!" Matt took a pillow off the couch and threw it up
and down.
"I am not following..."
"Okay, I called him awhile ago, and it was like I was talking to myself!
I asked him what was wrong, and he was mumbling something that I had no
idea what he was talking about!"
"That's a situation?" TK laughed. "Man, you guys are so lame!"
"What was that?!" Matt got up and threatened to knock over the dirty
plates TK was balancing.
"You wouldn't!" TK was getting nervous. The plates shook a little from his
uneasiness.
"Dad will just make you buy new ones! Hahahaha!" Matt stopped laughing and
helped him put down the plates. He started to wash a few. "The job's always
easier with more help." He grinned.
"Thanks." TK was really worried before that. 'Matt isn't that bad of a
brother, I just wish he'd stop scaring me like that!' TK thought.
"So, what girls like you now?" Matt continued.
"Whaaaaaat?"
"You are the basketball champ, ya know. Don't be shy."
"No girls like me! Who do you think I am, uh, yeah leave me alone!" TK ran
into Matt's room and locked the door.
"Hey! That's my room!" Matt ran after him, he accidentally left the water
running in the sink.
"Too bad! Guests' choice on rooms!" TK laughed.
"Wait 'til I get in there, TK! TK!!!!" Matt shouted.
Riiiing Riiiing
"Get the telephone, TK!"
"I'm not falling for your trick!" TK responded.
"Aww man!" Matt ran to pick up the phone. He cleared his throat. "Hello?"
"Why hi there, who's this?" The voice sounded chirpy, maybe a bit too happy.
"Who are you looking for?" Matt challenged with another question.
"It depends if he still lives here, are you helping me or not?"
"Who is this?" Matt demanded.
"Well, aren't you a little rebel."
"Excuse me?" 'I recognize this voice, it sounds so familiar, could it be?'
Matt thought.
"This may sound weird..."
"What do you mean?" Matt asked.
"This is Mimi..."
"Mimi!!!"
"Ach, don't shout like that!"
"Aren't you is the United States? Why are you calling?" 'I knew it was her!'
"You see, I am not in the United States." Mimi giggled. "I am at a hotel
here! This is the only phone number I remembered!"
"Cool!" Matt smiled.
"But I have more news, I am coming back here for longer than a weekend, six
months."
"Six months!" Matt was shocked, he never knew he would even see Mimi again.
Well, besides at the Digital World.
"I get to enroll back in school, too! I can't wait! This will be just like
old times, uh, but not in the Digiworld!" She laughed.
"Yeah you're right, since you are only a year younger you will probably be
in some of my classes."
"Oh, yeah! I forgot! Hey, do you have Sora's phone number?"
"Actually no, call Tai and ask." Matt read Mimi Tai's phone number.
"Thanks a lot, I'll ask Tai if we should all do something tomorrow."
"Um wait, that may not be a good idea.." Matt stopped her.
"What do you mean?"
"Tai is not being himself lately, I don't know why-" Matt was cut off.
"I can find out! I am good at these things, talk to you in awhile. Bye!"
Mimi hung up the phone.
"Hello?" Matt didn't notice Mimi would hang up so quickly. He hung up his
phone, too. "TK? Are you still in there?!" No response. "You are!" Matt
pounded on the door.
"Hi there, is Tai home?" Mimi asked someone from Tai's apartment room.
"Yeah, who's this?" It was Mrs. Kamiya.
"Mimi Tachikawa."
"Oh, hold on." 'Hmm, I remember that name from somewhere, don't I?' Mrs.
Kamiya thought while walking to Tai and Kari's room. She knocked on the
closed door.
"Yeah?" Came Kari's voice from inside. "Come in."
Mrs. Kamiya opened the door. She saw Tai and Kari by the computer playing
some game. "Tai you have a phone call, it's Mimi." She said.
"Mimi!?" Tai and Kari were surprised.
"Kari, stay here and keep playing Ever Quest." Tai ordered.
"No, I want to talk to Mimi!" Kari fought back.
"You can when I am done." Tai left the room.
"What's an Ever Quest?" Mrs. Kamiya asked her daughter.
"It's this game on the internet you play with other users, I think Tai's getting
addicted to it." Kari responded.
"How are you sure he is?"
"I heard him talking to Matt on the portable phone earlier, and Tai was
murmuring things while playing the game. He probably had no idea what he was
saying, knowing how distracted he gets!" Kari started to giggle.
"That's how guys are with video, I mean, computer games. Do I get to try?"
"Sure, mom." Kari let her mother sit down and play the game while she
watched.
"Hey, Mimi!" Tai said cheerfully.
"Hi! I am staying in Japan for six months, and I am going to school with
you guys!"
"Hey, that's cool!"
'He doesn't sound weird like Matt said.' Mimi thought. "What are you doing
tomorrow? Can we all do something, I want to see everyone."
"I'm not doing anything, so sure!"
"Wait, do you have Sora's phone number?" Mimi wondered.
"....Sora?"
"No, I said Sora but I meant Matt." Mimi was being sarcastic.
"Huh?" Tai didn't understand.
"Well do you have her number or not?"
Of course Tai knew it, he knew it by heart. He knew a lot of peoples' phone
numbers by heart. He told Mimi.
"Wait, hold on, okay? I have to go..uh..clean my dog.." There was a clicking
noise, but she didn't hang up.
'That's funny, I didn't know Mimi owned a dog?' Tai thought.
"Hello?" That was definitely not Mimi's voice.
"Mimi!? If that's you, you must have changed into a guy or something!" Tai
blurted.
"Tai!? You idiot, it's me Matt!"
"But I never called you!"
"I called Matt, sorry." Mimi admitted. "I knew you wouldn't want me to call him.
So, can we all do something tomorrow?"
"Wait Tai, I thought you were ice skating with Sora just now?" Matt asked.
"Sora!?" Mimi giggled.
".....no, we didn't go-" Tai was cut off.
"Oh, we could all go ice skating tomorrow!" Mimi announced happily.
"Er, uh, okay.." Tai mumbled.
"Why didn't you guys go?" Matt continued.
"Do I have to say, and right now?"
"YES!" Matt and Mimi both said.
"I hate it when people team up on me..." Tai noticed Kari sneaking up
behind him. He turned his head around and she ducked behind the couch. "Hold
on a sec.." He told Matt and Mimi. He put the phone down gently and tiptoed
to the couch. He jumped over landing on Kari. "Gotcha!"
Kari screamed. "Get offa meeee!"
Their mother poked her head out of the bedroom. "Stop rough-housing, I am
busy playing!" She shouted and went back inside.
Tai and Kari were confused. "You're letting her play my game!?" Tai demanded
an answer.
"Maybe..if..you...got..off..of..me...I...could..answer!" Kari coughed out.
"Oh, sorry!" Tai hopped off his paralyzed sister.
"I...think you need..to lay off...the chocolates." Kari stood up.
"Oh be quiet!"
Kari stumbled over to the phone. "Hello? Mimi?" She asked.
"Kari?"
"Hi! Howareyouwherehaveyoubeenareyoustayinglongwhereareyounowdoeseveryoneknow??"
"Wha...?" Mimi was confused by all the questions Kari asked in less than a
minute.
"Oh, I forgot they were on the phone!" Tai said in the background. "Oh well.."
He mumbled. He sneaked into his room. "Mom! You're still in here?!"
"Shh! I think I got something here!" Mrs. Kamiya shouted back.
"Okay! Geez.." Tai laid down on his bed. He closed his eyes, soon he couldn't
hear his mother's grunting anymore....
'*' "Tai! I hate you!" Sora shouted as she pointed in his face.
"Sora? Why? What did I ever do to you?"
"Taichi, I've had enough of the way you treat me! You always act like I am your
girlfriend, and you always want me going places with you! Just like that dumb
ice rink! You think I would actually go-with you? Hah! I would rather go with
that hott Ishida boy!"
"Sora, since when do you act this way?"
"Shut up, Taichi! I am always this way, you better accept it! I'm glad I quit
soccer long ago, that was a mistake of me to ever like it! You are a waste of
my time, and so is that silly game!"
"It's not silly!" Tai's distance from Sora was slowly drifting.
"It's pointless then! I am more into guys that play the guitar and sing! If you
ever talk to me or put your arm around me when I am cold ever again, I will hit
you so hard! Understand? I hate you!" Sora turned and walked away. She started
fading away..
"Sora! I didn't mean it that way! I only wanted to go to the ice rink as
friends! I ruin everything! It's all my fault...it's all my fault...it's all my
fault......
'*'
"...my...fault..." Tai mumbled while he slept.
"Tai, hunny?" Mrs. Kamiya shook him. "It was just a bad dream."
Tai woke up. "A dream!?"
"Yes, hunny-"
"No! It wasn't a dream! She meant that the whole time, and I never noticed!"
Tai jumped out of his bed and stormed out the room.
"She?" Mrs. Kamiya thought out aloud.
Tai walked past Kari, she was still on the phone. He only slept for fifteen
minutes, it seemed longer. He walked to the fridge and opened it. He peered inside.
"Tai, Mimi and Matt want to talk to you, where were you?" Kari asked him.
Tai took out a pop and closed the fridge door.
"Tai?"
He walked to the closet and took out his coat.
"Where are you going?"
Tai's feet slipped into some shoes. He opened the front door and stepped
out.
"Tell mom!" Kari yelled.
Tai closed the door.
"Tai! Mimi, call me in ten minutes!" Kari slammed down the receiver and
ran into her room. "Mom! Tai just left the house, he didn't even say
anything!"
"Kari, hush." Her mother cooed.
"Mom! What about Tai?"
"Let him go, he'll come back."
"You don't care? Only for that weird game?"
"No, when he woke up he mentioned someone, let him work it out. He's old
enough to handle it."
"Heh, could have fooled me." She teased.
"Kari!"
***
Tai slipped on his jacket and walked down the stairs of the apartment
building. He walked past several rooms, there were so many doors, they were
never-ending. Tai wiped his forehead with his can of pop. He was nervous,
but he had to end this confusion that was taunting him. 'Sora could have
never said that, it was a dream, just like mom said.' Tai was thinking.
'But she did say she wouldn't go with me to ice rink, what was that about?
I am so confused. What has happened to us? It's like we don't see anything
the same anymore like we use to.' Tai turned around and walked back the same
way as he just came. 'Sora really doesn't like me, does she? I don't like
her, do I? Sure, she is pretty and she's smart and she's good with every
sport and she has the best personality and she looks great in a skirt, but
that can't mean I like her. Yeah, I've known her practically my whole life,
but that would ruin anything. *I can't go with you, I'm sorry!* That
dream was fake, she never would yell at me. When she didn't want to go
skating she even used the word 'sorry'. She didn't want to hurt my feelings.
Sora is so caring.' Tai stopped. He noticed he was standing in front of Sora's
apartment. The pop in his hand was placed on the ledge of the building. He
knocked on the Takenouchi's door. Tai had no idea why he came or how he
managed to stop at this door. Maybe because he had to clear things up. His
hands were trembling. 'Why did I come here?' He thought. 'What will I say?'
He put his hand back down to his side when he was done knocking twice.
"Mom, I'll get it!" Sora called. Sora felt so bad for what she did to Tai
earlier. She spent almost an hour in her room thinking about what she did
until her mother made her do chores. She almost cried, too. Sora looked
through the peep-hole in the door. 'Ack! It's Tai! What do I do, what do I do!'
Sora took a few steps backwards. 'Ummm, oh no! I can't believe he came, I was
going to go there! What do I do!? There's so much I needed to say to him, but
what was it, again? Why did he come here? Does he hate me for what I said?
Why do I think so negative?' She couldn't keep Tai waiting there the whole time,
she had to open the door, face the music. Sora's hand inched towards the
doorknob. She slowly opened the door. "Tai?" She managed to cough out. Tai
couldn't believe he actually came to her apartment. He did not know what to say.
"I am so sorry for what I did, I really am!" Sora talked fast. "I don't
know why I wouldn't go, I guess I kinda thought weird and my mind was
racing. I think it was because I wanted to go with Matt and others, too."
'Matt?' Tai thought. '*Hott Ishida boy..*' He shuddered.
"Tai? I am sorry, seriously. Please forgive me for what I did." Sora looked so
defenseless. She had a warm heart that could be broken by the way Tai was
thinking before. 'How could I hurt Sora like I have? She looks more sorry than I
was unhappy about this earlier. Tai stood there. He looked at her, then at the ground,
then back at her.
"Tai? Say something." Sora's gentle eyes made her look so fragile, as if
one wrong word he said could make her heart break into pieces. "Tai?" 'Why can't he
forgive me?' Sora thought as she looked down. She didn't want to cry, she couldn't
do that now, but it was so hard to live up to her words.
Tai noticed the look she had on her face. "Sora..."
She barely heard him, she looked up slowly. "Tai?"
His foot started to move a step forward and his hand shook as he tried to raise it. He
put his hand on her shoulder, Sora had a sudden reaction of surprise. She thought he
wouldn't do anything else, but his hand then slid behind her head. He walked a little
closer, his face was drawn to hers. Sora didn't realize until now what was happening,
did she not want to stop it? His hand pushed her head closer and his lips pressed
against hers. Her lips were as soft as silk and Tai lingered to taste more. Sora couldn't
turn away, she couldn't resist his sudden emotion. She was so surprised that her eyes
were still open and she slowly kissed him back. Her eyelids shut, she wouldn't find
out what this meant now, she would find out soon after. Tai's kiss went deeper, he
wanted to find out where he was really getting at, and if she was really kissing him
back. Sora pulled away from it just when she was at ease. She looked at him with a
blank stare. Her eyes were glimmering now. 'W..what just happened? He..kissed me..?'
She couldn't get the image of the kiss out of her head. 'What's this mean?' She thought.
"..sss..orry that came out of no where." Tai stuttered, he was blushing. 'I can't believe
I did that.' He thought.
"It's...okay." Sora held her hand to her cheek, while the other one held tightly to her back.
"You, uh, want to come inside for a while?" Sora stumbled at words, what else was there
to say?
"I don't think that's a good idea.." Tai said slowly.
"You're...right, should we just say this never happened and forget it?" Sora said at the
same pace.
"I guess so..." Tai responded.
"Maybe we'll do something tomorrow..." She stopped, then added quickly, "-with the
others, heh heh." She choked.
"Alright, well, okay..I'll see you later?" With that, Tai ran like a bolt
of lightning.
Sora was still shocked at what had just happened to her. She leaned against her front
door, in the same position for at least five more minutes. Her hand rose up and two of
her fingers touched the lips he kissed. 'He..kissed..me.' She repeated in thought as she
went back inside and closed the door behind her.
Tai raced to the Kamiya door and leaned on it with his palms, panting. His face was all
red and his hair was messy.
Kari heard what seemed like a knock on the door. "I'll get it, mama." She decided.
Kari walked to the door and when she opened it Tai fell at her feet.
"Owww!" He shouted when he crashed to the floor.
"Tai! What were you doing?!" Kari backed up.
"Leaning against the door." He crawled inside and Kari closed the door.
"Where did you go?" She questioned.
"For a walk."
"Well, you seemed depressed! Where did you walk to?" She pestered.
"Some place you never heard of."
"What?" Kari wondered.
"The beauty parlor!" Tai laughed.
"Er.." Kari knew he was joking. 'At least he's happy, again. Before he was
tense, but I guess he did work things out like mom said he would.' Kari
thought. She sat down beside her brother on the floor and hugged him.
"Kari? What's this for? Did you eat too many sugar packets, again?"
"No, it's for being my silly, happy brother." Kari smiled as he hugged her back.
***
Mimi was kicking her legs as she giggled. "I'm so glad I am back here! You
wouldn't believe Americans these days!"
"What do you mean?" Sora asked her best friend as she popped another mint
into her mouth. They couldn't stop laughing or smiling. It was so delightful
that they would share the same conversations years ago once again.
"The boys are so weird! Here in Japan they're all funny and crazy, but
when I was there in the U.S. of A. they were almost serious the whole time!"
"Oh come on, Mimi! Just admit it, you like everything here better!"
"Yeah, the friends, the boys, the food, the stores, and everything!" Mimi cheered.
They both giggled while sitting on a bench in front of the strip mall.
"If anyone has changed my favorite restaurant, I swear you'll never hear the end
of it!" Mimi threatened.
"Don't worry, it's still here. I go to it every weekend." Sora said happily.
"Wanna go there for lunch? My treat!"
"Alright." Sora bounced off the bench. She led Mimi to the restaurant of her dreams.
Well, not literally her dreams.
"Ooh! It looks better! The remodeling makes it look more fashionable."
Sora grinned. They walked inside and sat across from each other in a booth table by
the window.
"Tell me everything that is new with you, and don't you dare say nothing!" Mimi noted.
'..the kiss..' Sora's mouth shut and she turned bright red. 'Where did that come from?
I can't tell Mimi that! Or can I?' Her hands went over her mouth.
"What's wrong?" Mimi asked, concerned.
"Nothing!" Sora coughed out.
"You know I won't tell anyone, I'm your best friend." Mimi mentioned.
"I know, but not here, okay?" Sora whispered.
"Wow! Must be important!" Mimi was excited.
"Mimi, please."
"Okay, okay!"
A waiter came up to them, and they ordered fries and two sprites. The waiter thought
he would get a bad tip when he heard what they wanted.
"Hey, isn't that Tai and Matt?" Mimi poked at the window, meaning she wanted Sora
to see.
'Tai!!??' Sora gulped. 'I am not ready to face him, am I? This is going to be so weird!
Please don't have Tai come in here, please god!' Sora's head hit the table.
"They're coming in here, oh, Sora are you okay?" Mimi looked at her.
"Fine." Sora mumbled without moving.
"Hey girls." Sora could hear Matt's voice and a slight 'hello' from Tai.
"Hi! What's up? Come sit down." Mimi offered.
"Okay." Matt sat next to Sora and Tai next to Mimi.
"What's wrong with her?" Matt asked Mimi.
"Sora's not feeling too good I guess?" Mimi answered.
"What'd you guys order?" Tai asked.
'Why is his voice so calm? Does he really not remember what happened yesterday?
Was it that bad to forget!?' Sora thought while raising her head. Tai was looking at her
until she looked at him. 'He must remember.'
"We got fries and some drinks. You guys should have came here sooner." Mimi told them.
"Not like you told us to come here," Matt said. "it's okay."
"Oh my gosh, I think I know that woman over there!" Mimi grabbed Matt's hand. "Come
with me."
"Take Tai!" Matt resorted, but was dragged away.
Sora looked at him. Tai glanced at her.
"Yeah?" He asked.
Sora couldn't stand this, like nothing happened. She pulled the collar of his shirt close to
her face. "I can't do this, okay?! Like nothing happened!"
"Last night?!" Tai choked. 'Why is she acting so strange over a plain kiss!' Tai thought.
"Tai, you have to tell me why you did that, was that meant to happen?" Sora couldn't let
him answer, she saw Mimi and Matt coming back. She let go of Tai and his face crashed
onto the table.
"What'd we miss?" Mimi wanted to know.
"Owwww." Tai's eyes were scratched out.
"Nothing really, only Japanese boy behavior!" Sora winked at Mimi.
.........................................................................
Author note::: Sorry for the cliffhanger, but that's okay, right? ^o^ hehe, so now what will
happen? Will Tai ask Sora out? Will school be different with Mimi around? And why the heck is
the title of the fanfic so odd? It's because you haven't found out yet!! (duh! Jk!) Please
review, because a lot of people don't and it doesn't make me energetic to write!
~Aly
Ps- Sorry for all the questions that Sora asked in the story, it may have gotten annoying but
that's what she was thinking.
part two
"He's so rude!" Matt flopped onto the couch. TK glanced at Matt. He was
spending the weekend at their dad's apartment building, so he was more
interested in the older kids' conversations.
"What now?" TK asked his brother while balancing dirty dishes. "I swear,
you only want me here to do your chores."
"Oh yeah, thanks for doing my laundry." Matt snickered.
"Be quiet! So, who's rude?"
"Tai and his situations!" Matt took a pillow off the couch and threw it up
and down.
"I am not following..."
"Okay, I called him awhile ago, and it was like I was talking to myself!
I asked him what was wrong, and he was mumbling something that I had no
idea what he was talking about!"
"That's a situation?" TK laughed. "Man, you guys are so lame!"
"What was that?!" Matt got up and threatened to knock over the dirty
plates TK was balancing.
"You wouldn't!" TK was getting nervous. The plates shook a little from his
uneasiness.
"Dad will just make you buy new ones! Hahahaha!" Matt stopped laughing and
helped him put down the plates. He started to wash a few. "The job's always
easier with more help." He grinned.
"Thanks." TK was really worried before that. 'Matt isn't that bad of a
brother, I just wish he'd stop scaring me like that!' TK thought.
"So, what girls like you now?" Matt continued.
"Whaaaaaat?"
"You are the basketball champ, ya know. Don't be shy."
"No girls like me! Who do you think I am, uh, yeah leave me alone!" TK ran
into Matt's room and locked the door.
"Hey! That's my room!" Matt ran after him, he accidentally left the water
running in the sink.
"Too bad! Guests' choice on rooms!" TK laughed.
"Wait 'til I get in there, TK! TK!!!!" Matt shouted.
Riiiing Riiiing
"Get the telephone, TK!"
"I'm not falling for your trick!" TK responded.
"Aww man!" Matt ran to pick up the phone. He cleared his throat. "Hello?"
"Why hi there, who's this?" The voice sounded chirpy, maybe a bit too happy.
"Who are you looking for?" Matt challenged with another question.
"It depends if he still lives here, are you helping me or not?"
"Who is this?" Matt demanded.
"Well, aren't you a little rebel."
"Excuse me?" 'I recognize this voice, it sounds so familiar, could it be?'
Matt thought.
"This may sound weird..."
"What do you mean?" Matt asked.
"This is Mimi..."
"Mimi!!!"
"Ach, don't shout like that!"
"Aren't you is the United States? Why are you calling?" 'I knew it was her!'
"You see, I am not in the United States." Mimi giggled. "I am at a hotel
here! This is the only phone number I remembered!"
"Cool!" Matt smiled.
"But I have more news, I am coming back here for longer than a weekend, six
months."
"Six months!" Matt was shocked, he never knew he would even see Mimi again.
Well, besides at the Digital World.
"I get to enroll back in school, too! I can't wait! This will be just like
old times, uh, but not in the Digiworld!" She laughed.
"Yeah you're right, since you are only a year younger you will probably be
in some of my classes."
"Oh, yeah! I forgot! Hey, do you have Sora's phone number?"
"Actually no, call Tai and ask." Matt read Mimi Tai's phone number.
"Thanks a lot, I'll ask Tai if we should all do something tomorrow."
"Um wait, that may not be a good idea.." Matt stopped her.
"What do you mean?"
"Tai is not being himself lately, I don't know why-" Matt was cut off.
"I can find out! I am good at these things, talk to you in awhile. Bye!"
Mimi hung up the phone.
"Hello?" Matt didn't notice Mimi would hang up so quickly. He hung up his
phone, too. "TK? Are you still in there?!" No response. "You are!" Matt
pounded on the door.
"Hi there, is Tai home?" Mimi asked someone from Tai's apartment room.
"Yeah, who's this?" It was Mrs. Kamiya.
"Mimi Tachikawa."
"Oh, hold on." 'Hmm, I remember that name from somewhere, don't I?' Mrs.
Kamiya thought while walking to Tai and Kari's room. She knocked on the
closed door.
"Yeah?" Came Kari's voice from inside. "Come in."
Mrs. Kamiya opened the door. She saw Tai and Kari by the computer playing
some game. "Tai you have a phone call, it's Mimi." She said.
"Mimi!?" Tai and Kari were surprised.
"Kari, stay here and keep playing Ever Quest." Tai ordered.
"No, I want to talk to Mimi!" Kari fought back.
"You can when I am done." Tai left the room.
"What's an Ever Quest?" Mrs. Kamiya asked her daughter.
"It's this game on the internet you play with other users, I think Tai's getting
addicted to it." Kari responded.
"How are you sure he is?"
"I heard him talking to Matt on the portable phone earlier, and Tai was
murmuring things while playing the game. He probably had no idea what he was
saying, knowing how distracted he gets!" Kari started to giggle.
"That's how guys are with video, I mean, computer games. Do I get to try?"
"Sure, mom." Kari let her mother sit down and play the game while she
watched.
"Hey, Mimi!" Tai said cheerfully.
"Hi! I am staying in Japan for six months, and I am going to school with
you guys!"
"Hey, that's cool!"
'He doesn't sound weird like Matt said.' Mimi thought. "What are you doing
tomorrow? Can we all do something, I want to see everyone."
"I'm not doing anything, so sure!"
"Wait, do you have Sora's phone number?" Mimi wondered.
"....Sora?"
"No, I said Sora but I meant Matt." Mimi was being sarcastic.
"Huh?" Tai didn't understand.
"Well do you have her number or not?"
Of course Tai knew it, he knew it by heart. He knew a lot of peoples' phone
numbers by heart. He told Mimi.
"Wait, hold on, okay? I have to go..uh..clean my dog.." There was a clicking
noise, but she didn't hang up.
'That's funny, I didn't know Mimi owned a dog?' Tai thought.
"Hello?" That was definitely not Mimi's voice.
"Mimi!? If that's you, you must have changed into a guy or something!" Tai
blurted.
"Tai!? You idiot, it's me Matt!"
"But I never called you!"
"I called Matt, sorry." Mimi admitted. "I knew you wouldn't want me to call him.
So, can we all do something tomorrow?"
"Wait Tai, I thought you were ice skating with Sora just now?" Matt asked.
"Sora!?" Mimi giggled.
".....no, we didn't go-" Tai was cut off.
"Oh, we could all go ice skating tomorrow!" Mimi announced happily.
"Er, uh, okay.." Tai mumbled.
"Why didn't you guys go?" Matt continued.
"Do I have to say, and right now?"
"YES!" Matt and Mimi both said.
"I hate it when people team up on me..." Tai noticed Kari sneaking up
behind him. He turned his head around and she ducked behind the couch. "Hold
on a sec.." He told Matt and Mimi. He put the phone down gently and tiptoed
to the couch. He jumped over landing on Kari. "Gotcha!"
Kari screamed. "Get offa meeee!"
Their mother poked her head out of the bedroom. "Stop rough-housing, I am
busy playing!" She shouted and went back inside.
Tai and Kari were confused. "You're letting her play my game!?" Tai demanded
an answer.
"Maybe..if..you...got..off..of..me...I...could..answer!" Kari coughed out.
"Oh, sorry!" Tai hopped off his paralyzed sister.
"I...think you need..to lay off...the chocolates." Kari stood up.
"Oh be quiet!"
Kari stumbled over to the phone. "Hello? Mimi?" She asked.
"Kari?"
"Hi! Howareyouwherehaveyoubeenareyoustayinglongwhereareyounowdoeseveryoneknow??"
"Wha...?" Mimi was confused by all the questions Kari asked in less than a
minute.
"Oh, I forgot they were on the phone!" Tai said in the background. "Oh well.."
He mumbled. He sneaked into his room. "Mom! You're still in here?!"
"Shh! I think I got something here!" Mrs. Kamiya shouted back.
"Okay! Geez.." Tai laid down on his bed. He closed his eyes, soon he couldn't
hear his mother's grunting anymore....
'*' "Tai! I hate you!" Sora shouted as she pointed in his face.
"Sora? Why? What did I ever do to you?"
"Taichi, I've had enough of the way you treat me! You always act like I am your
girlfriend, and you always want me going places with you! Just like that dumb
ice rink! You think I would actually go-with you? Hah! I would rather go with
that hott Ishida boy!"
"Sora, since when do you act this way?"
"Shut up, Taichi! I am always this way, you better accept it! I'm glad I quit
soccer long ago, that was a mistake of me to ever like it! You are a waste of
my time, and so is that silly game!"
"It's not silly!" Tai's distance from Sora was slowly drifting.
"It's pointless then! I am more into guys that play the guitar and sing! If you
ever talk to me or put your arm around me when I am cold ever again, I will hit
you so hard! Understand? I hate you!" Sora turned and walked away. She started
fading away..
"Sora! I didn't mean it that way! I only wanted to go to the ice rink as
friends! I ruin everything! It's all my fault...it's all my fault...it's all my
fault......
'*'
"...my...fault..." Tai mumbled while he slept.
"Tai, hunny?" Mrs. Kamiya shook him. "It was just a bad dream."
Tai woke up. "A dream!?"
"Yes, hunny-"
"No! It wasn't a dream! She meant that the whole time, and I never noticed!"
Tai jumped out of his bed and stormed out the room.
"She?" Mrs. Kamiya thought out aloud.
Tai walked past Kari, she was still on the phone. He only slept for fifteen
minutes, it seemed longer. He walked to the fridge and opened it. He peered inside.
"Tai, Mimi and Matt want to talk to you, where were you?" Kari asked him.
Tai took out a pop and closed the fridge door.
"Tai?"
He walked to the closet and took out his coat.
"Where are you going?"
Tai's feet slipped into some shoes. He opened the front door and stepped
out.
"Tell mom!" Kari yelled.
Tai closed the door.
"Tai! Mimi, call me in ten minutes!" Kari slammed down the receiver and
ran into her room. "Mom! Tai just left the house, he didn't even say
anything!"
"Kari, hush." Her mother cooed.
"Mom! What about Tai?"
"Let him go, he'll come back."
"You don't care? Only for that weird game?"
"No, when he woke up he mentioned someone, let him work it out. He's old
enough to handle it."
"Heh, could have fooled me." She teased.
"Kari!"
***
Tai slipped on his jacket and walked down the stairs of the apartment
building. He walked past several rooms, there were so many doors, they were
never-ending. Tai wiped his forehead with his can of pop. He was nervous,
but he had to end this confusion that was taunting him. 'Sora could have
never said that, it was a dream, just like mom said.' Tai was thinking.
'But she did say she wouldn't go with me to ice rink, what was that about?
I am so confused. What has happened to us? It's like we don't see anything
the same anymore like we use to.' Tai turned around and walked back the same
way as he just came. 'Sora really doesn't like me, does she? I don't like
her, do I? Sure, she is pretty and she's smart and she's good with every
sport and she has the best personality and she looks great in a skirt, but
that can't mean I like her. Yeah, I've known her practically my whole life,
but that would ruin anything. *I can't go with you, I'm sorry!* That
dream was fake, she never would yell at me. When she didn't want to go
skating she even used the word 'sorry'. She didn't want to hurt my feelings.
Sora is so caring.' Tai stopped. He noticed he was standing in front of Sora's
apartment. The pop in his hand was placed on the ledge of the building. He
knocked on the Takenouchi's door. Tai had no idea why he came or how he
managed to stop at this door. Maybe because he had to clear things up. His
hands were trembling. 'Why did I come here?' He thought. 'What will I say?'
He put his hand back down to his side when he was done knocking twice.
"Mom, I'll get it!" Sora called. Sora felt so bad for what she did to Tai
earlier. She spent almost an hour in her room thinking about what she did
until her mother made her do chores. She almost cried, too. Sora looked
through the peep-hole in the door. 'Ack! It's Tai! What do I do, what do I do!'
Sora took a few steps backwards. 'Ummm, oh no! I can't believe he came, I was
going to go there! What do I do!? There's so much I needed to say to him, but
what was it, again? Why did he come here? Does he hate me for what I said?
Why do I think so negative?' She couldn't keep Tai waiting there the whole time,
she had to open the door, face the music. Sora's hand inched towards the
doorknob. She slowly opened the door. "Tai?" She managed to cough out. Tai
couldn't believe he actually came to her apartment. He did not know what to say.
"I am so sorry for what I did, I really am!" Sora talked fast. "I don't
know why I wouldn't go, I guess I kinda thought weird and my mind was
racing. I think it was because I wanted to go with Matt and others, too."
'Matt?' Tai thought. '*Hott Ishida boy..*' He shuddered.
"Tai? I am sorry, seriously. Please forgive me for what I did." Sora looked so
defenseless. She had a warm heart that could be broken by the way Tai was
thinking before. 'How could I hurt Sora like I have? She looks more sorry than I
was unhappy about this earlier. Tai stood there. He looked at her, then at the ground,
then back at her.
"Tai? Say something." Sora's gentle eyes made her look so fragile, as if
one wrong word he said could make her heart break into pieces. "Tai?" 'Why can't he
forgive me?' Sora thought as she looked down. She didn't want to cry, she couldn't
do that now, but it was so hard to live up to her words.
Tai noticed the look she had on her face. "Sora..."
She barely heard him, she looked up slowly. "Tai?"
His foot started to move a step forward and his hand shook as he tried to raise it. He
put his hand on her shoulder, Sora had a sudden reaction of surprise. She thought he
wouldn't do anything else, but his hand then slid behind her head. He walked a little
closer, his face was drawn to hers. Sora didn't realize until now what was happening,
did she not want to stop it? His hand pushed her head closer and his lips pressed
against hers. Her lips were as soft as silk and Tai lingered to taste more. Sora couldn't
turn away, she couldn't resist his sudden emotion. She was so surprised that her eyes
were still open and she slowly kissed him back. Her eyelids shut, she wouldn't find
out what this meant now, she would find out soon after. Tai's kiss went deeper, he
wanted to find out where he was really getting at, and if she was really kissing him
back. Sora pulled away from it just when she was at ease. She looked at him with a
blank stare. Her eyes were glimmering now. 'W..what just happened? He..kissed me..?'
She couldn't get the image of the kiss out of her head. 'What's this mean?' She thought.
"..sss..orry that came out of no where." Tai stuttered, he was blushing. 'I can't believe
I did that.' He thought.
"It's...okay." Sora held her hand to her cheek, while the other one held tightly to her back.
"You, uh, want to come inside for a while?" Sora stumbled at words, what else was there
to say?
"I don't think that's a good idea.." Tai said slowly.
"You're...right, should we just say this never happened and forget it?" Sora said at the
same pace.
"I guess so..." Tai responded.
"Maybe we'll do something tomorrow..." She stopped, then added quickly, "-with the
others, heh heh." She choked.
"Alright, well, okay..I'll see you later?" With that, Tai ran like a bolt
of lightning.
Sora was still shocked at what had just happened to her. She leaned against her front
door, in the same position for at least five more minutes. Her hand rose up and two of
her fingers touched the lips he kissed. 'He..kissed..me.' She repeated in thought as she
went back inside and closed the door behind her.
Tai raced to the Kamiya door and leaned on it with his palms, panting. His face was all
red and his hair was messy.
Kari heard what seemed like a knock on the door. "I'll get it, mama." She decided.
Kari walked to the door and when she opened it Tai fell at her feet.
"Owww!" He shouted when he crashed to the floor.
"Tai! What were you doing?!" Kari backed up.
"Leaning against the door." He crawled inside and Kari closed the door.
"Where did you go?" She questioned.
"For a walk."
"Well, you seemed depressed! Where did you walk to?" She pestered.
"Some place you never heard of."
"What?" Kari wondered.
"The beauty parlor!" Tai laughed.
"Er.." Kari knew he was joking. 'At least he's happy, again. Before he was
tense, but I guess he did work things out like mom said he would.' Kari
thought. She sat down beside her brother on the floor and hugged him.
"Kari? What's this for? Did you eat too many sugar packets, again?"
"No, it's for being my silly, happy brother." Kari smiled as he hugged her back.
***
Mimi was kicking her legs as she giggled. "I'm so glad I am back here! You
wouldn't believe Americans these days!"
"What do you mean?" Sora asked her best friend as she popped another mint
into her mouth. They couldn't stop laughing or smiling. It was so delightful
that they would share the same conversations years ago once again.
"The boys are so weird! Here in Japan they're all funny and crazy, but
when I was there in the U.S. of A. they were almost serious the whole time!"
"Oh come on, Mimi! Just admit it, you like everything here better!"
"Yeah, the friends, the boys, the food, the stores, and everything!" Mimi cheered.
They both giggled while sitting on a bench in front of the strip mall.
"If anyone has changed my favorite restaurant, I swear you'll never hear the end
of it!" Mimi threatened.
"Don't worry, it's still here. I go to it every weekend." Sora said happily.
"Wanna go there for lunch? My treat!"
"Alright." Sora bounced off the bench. She led Mimi to the restaurant of her dreams.
Well, not literally her dreams.
"Ooh! It looks better! The remodeling makes it look more fashionable."
Sora grinned. They walked inside and sat across from each other in a booth table by
the window.
"Tell me everything that is new with you, and don't you dare say nothing!" Mimi noted.
'..the kiss..' Sora's mouth shut and she turned bright red. 'Where did that come from?
I can't tell Mimi that! Or can I?' Her hands went over her mouth.
"What's wrong?" Mimi asked, concerned.
"Nothing!" Sora coughed out.
"You know I won't tell anyone, I'm your best friend." Mimi mentioned.
"I know, but not here, okay?" Sora whispered.
"Wow! Must be important!" Mimi was excited.
"Mimi, please."
"Okay, okay!"
A waiter came up to them, and they ordered fries and two sprites. The waiter thought
he would get a bad tip when he heard what they wanted.
"Hey, isn't that Tai and Matt?" Mimi poked at the window, meaning she wanted Sora
to see.
'Tai!!??' Sora gulped. 'I am not ready to face him, am I? This is going to be so weird!
Please don't have Tai come in here, please god!' Sora's head hit the table.
"They're coming in here, oh, Sora are you okay?" Mimi looked at her.
"Fine." Sora mumbled without moving.
"Hey girls." Sora could hear Matt's voice and a slight 'hello' from Tai.
"Hi! What's up? Come sit down." Mimi offered.
"Okay." Matt sat next to Sora and Tai next to Mimi.
"What's wrong with her?" Matt asked Mimi.
"Sora's not feeling too good I guess?" Mimi answered.
"What'd you guys order?" Tai asked.
'Why is his voice so calm? Does he really not remember what happened yesterday?
Was it that bad to forget!?' Sora thought while raising her head. Tai was looking at her
until she looked at him. 'He must remember.'
"We got fries and some drinks. You guys should have came here sooner." Mimi told them.
"Not like you told us to come here," Matt said. "it's okay."
"Oh my gosh, I think I know that woman over there!" Mimi grabbed Matt's hand. "Come
with me."
"Take Tai!" Matt resorted, but was dragged away.
Sora looked at him. Tai glanced at her.
"Yeah?" He asked.
Sora couldn't stand this, like nothing happened. She pulled the collar of his shirt close to
her face. "I can't do this, okay?! Like nothing happened!"
"Last night?!" Tai choked. 'Why is she acting so strange over a plain kiss!' Tai thought.
"Tai, you have to tell me why you did that, was that meant to happen?" Sora couldn't let
him answer, she saw Mimi and Matt coming back. She let go of Tai and his face crashed
onto the table.
"What'd we miss?" Mimi wanted to know.
"Owwww." Tai's eyes were scratched out.
"Nothing really, only Japanese boy behavior!" Sora winked at Mimi.
.........................................................................
Author note::: Sorry for the cliffhanger, but that's okay, right? ^o^ hehe, so now what will
happen? Will Tai ask Sora out? Will school be different with Mimi around? And why the heck is
the title of the fanfic so odd? It's because you haven't found out yet!! (duh! Jk!) Please
review, because a lot of people don't and it doesn't make me energetic to write!
~Aly
Ps- Sorry for all the questions that Sora asked in the story, it may have gotten annoying but
that's what she was thinking.