In the car with Mimi and her parents
"Why do we have to go to America?" Mimi asked
"Mimi, we already told you." her mom said.
"I wasn't paying attention." Mimi told her.
"Your dad got a job offer and he's going to check it out." her mom told her for the third time.
"Oh." she said, "I wish he didn't get it I don't want to move away from my friends."
"I know, but I want to take the job." her dad said.
Mimi didn't say anything the rest of the way to the airport. As they pulled into the airport she just looked out the window. Her dad parked the car and they got their bags out of the car and took them into the terminal. They got a cart and put all of their bags on it. Her dad then walked over to check it in. They took the bags and put them on the plane. They then got on the plane themselves.
After the plane took off a lady came by and asked if she wanted something to drink, but Mimi told her she didn't want nothing. Her mom got a glass of wine to keep her calm. Her dad got a cup of pop. About ten minutes later the plane landed and they got off and went to get their bags. They got the bags they found and then went to tell one of the people that worked there that they didn't get all there bags. They gave him a form to fill out. So he filled it out which took almost an hour. Mimi was getting really bored and started thinking about what the others where doing.
With the others back in Japan
The gang was at the ice cream shop.
"I wonder what Mimi's doing right now." Matt said.
"Probably swimming in a pool or something like that." Tai told him.
"Whatever." Matt said.
"Tai let me have a lick." Sora complained trying to take the ice cream away from Tai. They where sharing an ice cream cone.
"Here." Tai said as he handed it to her.
"Thanks." Sora said.
Kari and TK where also sharing an ice cream cone. Joe, Izzy, and Matt were eating there own.
Back with Mimi at the airport
He had just finished filling out the form.
"How much longer, dad?" Mimi asked, "I'm bored." she complained.
"Not much longer Hun. I only have to give them the form and they'll send are stuff to us when they find it." her dad said.
Her dad handed the lady the form and she told them they would get them their luggage as soon as possible. They then took what they had and went and got a taxi. Her dad finally got one and loaded the luggage and they all got in. Her dad told the taxi to take them to a hotel where they would stay the two weeks.
The taxi pulled up and they got out and got their things. They then went in and got their two rooms her dad had order a week an a half ago. They where right next to each other. Mimi had a room all to herself.
She grabbed the two out of three bags she had brought. The other one was one that got lost. The other three bags where her mom and dad's.
Mimi unpacked her things. She didn't have a lot of clothes because they where almost all in the other bag. She had all of the thing the gang gave her about two other shirts, a mini skirt, and two pairs of pants. She had her curlers, brush, hair spray, makeup, blow drier, shampoo, and soap(that smelt like kiwi), and her bra's in the other bag. She didn't have very much. Her mom and dad had brought the towels.
"I'm going to take a shower mom." Mimi told her mom as she came in and got a towel.
"Okay, but don't be long. Your dad has a meeting with the owner of the business and he wants us to come along." her mom told her. "So dress up."
"Okay, mom." she said. She went into her room and grabbed the mini skirt and the tank top Joe had made for her. She got in the shower and was out in five minutes. She put her makeup on, blow dried her hair, and put the curlers in. She took them out ten minutes later and hair sprayed her hair. Then her mom knocked on the door.
"It's time to go Mimi." she said
Mimi opened the door and her mom shook her head. "Don't you have anything else to wear?" her mom asked.
"I only have two other shirts and two pairs of pants." she told her mom.
"Okay, come on let's go." her mom said.
Her and her mom walked the the room and went and got Mimi's dad.
"Let's go hun or you'll be late." Mimi's mom said.
"Okay," he said as he walked out, "How do I look?"
"Very business like dad." Mimi said.
"You do look nice in that suit." her mom said as she kissed him.
"Lets go then." he said.
They walked out of the room and to the lobby to meet his new boss. They found him already at a table and went to join him.
"Hello, sir." Mimi's dad said.
"I see you showed up." he said, "My name is Mr. Santa."
Mimi tried not to giggle to loud as he said his name.
"Mimi, don't be rude." her mom told her.
"That's okay. I know it's a weird last name." he said.
"I'm sorry sir." Mimi apologized.
"That's quite all right." he said, "Now to get down to business."
"Yes, I was only wondering how much I would be making an hour?" Mimi's dad asked.
"Around 10.50 an hour." Mr. Santa said.
Just then the waiter came up and asked what they would like to order.
"Go ahead ladies I'm buying dinner." Mr. Santa said.
"I'll take the chicken salad." Mimi's mom said.
"I don't know what I want yet." Mimi said.
"I'll take the rice and chicken." her dad said.
"I'll take the soup special." Mr. Santa said.
"Now, what would you like miss?" the waiter asked.
"I'll take the pasta." Mimi finally said.
"What would you all like to drink?" the waiter asked.
They all said water to drink.
"It will be about ten minute till you get you meals." the waiter said.
Back with the gang
They were having dinner at the local restaurant. The whole gang was there and eating already.
"I wonder what Mimi's having for dinner, right now?" TK asked
"Who knows, what she eating." Sora said.
"I hope she like's American food." Kari said.
"I can't weight till she's back, because she said she was going to bring us something back." Tai said.
"Is that all you think about Tai?" Matt asked
"No, I think about Sora too." Tai said as Sora slightly blushed.
"Sure you do?" TK said.
"He does, sometimes he only talks about Sora." Kari said.
"Kari!" Tai nearly shouted. "You weren't suppose to tell them."
"Oops, sorry." she said giggling.
Back with Mimi
They just finish eating, when the waiter came back and asked if they wanted dessert. They all said that they were to full to eat anymore.
"I'll see you tomorrow." Mr. Santa said to Mimi's dad.
"Yes, you will sir." he said. "I'll stop by and look around to see what the job will be like."
Finally we can leave, I'm tried of being hear listening to a boring business conversation, Mimi thought to herself. "Mom, can we go shopping after this." she asked
"We'll have to see hun." her mom said.
They then got up and left the little restaurant by the lobby.
"Where do you want to go shopping at?" her mom asked.
"I don't know, anywhere." she said.
"I know where there is some good places to go shopping at." Mr. Santa said before they parted.
"Where!" Mimi said excitedly.
"But I'd have to drive you all there in my limo." Mr. Santa said.
"That works for me." Mimi said rather quickly.
"I don't know." her mom said.
"Please, mom." Mimi said
"Yeah please mom." Mimi's dad said playing around.
"all right, all right." she said, "I hate it when you two do that."
"Yay!" Mimi said really happy that she could go shopping.
They came to the first place the guy had told them about. It was a really big store, but only took Mimi to look at everything in about 20 minutes.
"You sure have a daughter that love's shopping." Mr. Santa said.
"I know." Mimi's dad said.
Mimi came running over to her dad. "Can I get this?" Mimi asked.
"It's your money, Mimi." her dad said.
"Oh, yeah." she said as she remembered.
"She made all her money baby-sitting for people." he told Mr. Santa.
"That's good, she's learning that she has to make her own money if she wants something." Mr. Santa said.
"Yeah, but my wife give's her extra money all the time." Mimi's dad told him.
"I see." he said.
By the time they were done shopping, Mimi had everything she needed. The stuff she bought for her friends and the stuff she bought for herself. Mr. Santa then drove them back to the hotel and let them out.
"See you tomorrow." he said to Mimi's dad.
"Okay, sir." her dad said.
"Thanks." Mimi shouted as she ran into the hotel with her new stuff.
"Tell I said, your welcome." Mr. Santa said.
"I will. Thanks again." Mimi's mom said as she tried to run after Mimi.
"Bye." her dad said.
"Bye." Mr. Santa said and then drove away in his limo.
Mimi's dad then went into the hotel and to the rooms they had. It was pretty late now and Mimi had almost fell asleep went she went and laid down.
"Goodnight." Mimi told her mom and dad.
"Goodnight." her mom and dad both said.
The next morning came and Mimi was the first one up. She was already dressed and ready to do something. Her dad had got up an hour after her and got ready and left to meet the dude again to check out the job. Mimi's mom got up about ten minutes after her dad left. Then her mom got dressed and cleaned up.
"I was wondering if I could dye my hair, mom." Mimi said
"What color?" Her mom asked
"Only pink." she said
"Okay, but only this one time." her mom said.
"Well, then I'm going to go get some hair dye." Mimi told her mom.
Mimi grabbed her camera and ran out the door, but not to fast, because she heard her mom tell her to be carefully. Mimi walked out of the hotel and started walking down the side walk. She took picture's of the buildings and cute guys she saw. One of the guys talk to her.
"Hi." he said.
"Hi!" she said a little excited.
"My name is Kevin." he told her.
"Mine's Mimi." she said.
"Your not from around here, are you?" Kevin asked.
"Nope." she said.
"What are you looking for?" he asked
"A place to buy hair dye." she told him.
"I'll show you where you could get some." he said as he started walking away from her.
"Where are we going?" she asked a little scared that he might try something.
"Come on here it is." he said as he came to a store.
"Thanks." she said as she walked in.
"Your welcome." he told her.
She walked to the isle that had a sign over it that said hair dye and other beauty products. She walked down it and found the hair dye. She grabbed two box's of pink hair dye and walk to the cast register to pay for it. The whole time Kevin is following her around.
"Sir, could you take a picture of me and him together?" she asked the dude ringing up her stuff.
"Sure." he said as he grabbed the camera. With a click he took the picture.
"Thanks." she said as she paid for the hair dye.
"Your welcome." he said.
Then Mimi walked out the door with the hair dye and Kevin following her like a puppy dog lost.
"Don't you have to be somewhere?" she asked him
"No, why?" he said
"I was just wondering." she told him
"Would you go to dinner with me tonight?" he asked abruptly.
"I don't know after all we just meet." she said.
They came to the hotel and Mimi started up the steps with him still following.
"Can you please go out to dinner with me?" he asked again.
"I'll have to check with my mom." she said as she walked into the hotel.
He followed her all the way to the room she was in.
"Wait here." she said and she went into her room and asked her mom if it was okay for her to have dinner with him. "She said no, sorry."
"That's okay, well I have to go. Bye." he said.
"Okay bye." she said as he walked away and she closed the door.
She then went into the bathroom and dyed her hair pink. By the time she was done her dad was home. She came out of the bathroom and her dad saw her pink hair. He had a look of shock on his face, but he was okay.
"Hi, dad." Mimi said
"Mimi, what did you do to your hair?" her dad asked
"I dyed it." she said, "Mom said I could."
"Oh okay, as long as you got permission from one of us." he said.
Then they went and ate lunch. After that it seemed like time flied and it was time to leave again.