Part Three
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I'll wait here to play you a
Song tonight
You'll be under the pale moonlight
~Under The Moonlight~ (CAGNET)
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(The next morning)
"Hey," he said walking out of his room ready to go out. "You haven't
slept all night.."
"I couldn't sleep," she smiled. "Well.. At least today's
saturday...Where are you going?"
He replied: "I'm going teach and be back at 12:00 Bye!!"
"Bye!!"
Just then, Yamato snuck his head back in.
"I forgot," he said. "I'm kinda waiting for a phone call.. So
if there's a phone, just let the machine get it okay?"
"But what if it's for me?"
"You can hear through the machine.."
"Ok! Bye!!"
"Bye!! And Remeber!!"
"Yeah, yeah!!"
As Yamato headed out the door. Mimi sighed to herself as she
continued to look at the phone. Knots twisted in her stomach.
Who was she kidding. He wouldn't call...
Just then the phone rang. She let machine get it.
"Mimi-senpai!!!!!!!" the voice said cheerfully. She sighed.
It was Miyako. "Mimi-senpai!! I know you're there!! Pick
up the phone!!" Mimi sighed again and picked up the phone.
"Hi Miyako-chan," Mimi said.
"Mimi-senpai," Miyako started. "I thought we could go out later
and catch up!"
"Miyako-chan," Mimi said. "I just talked to you yesterday.."
"Yeah, well, I'll meet you in our usual noodle-stand 7:00 tonight ok?!
My treat!!"
"But-"
"Aaaah!! I gotta go!! I gotta get the door!! I'll call you back
in less than a minute ok?! Bye!!"
"Miya-!" Mimi started but she already hung up.
Mimi sighed to herself. Then the phone rung again. She
picked it up.
"Konnichiwa!!!!!!!!!" Mimi greeted expecting it to be Miyako, but it
wasn't.
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(Noon)
"Tadaima," Yamato said plainly as he walked in.
"Welcome home!!!!!!!" Mimi greeted. "There was a call for you!"
Yamato turned his attention to the phone and started pressing the buttons.
"No message?"
"That's because I picked it up!"
"What?!"
"It was from Mari!" she said smiling.
"What did she say?!"
"Nothing," she shrugged. "I picked up the phone with a 'hello!'
and then she asked whether you were in, and I said 'Yamato's not in at
the moment, who is speaking?' then she said 'Mari" and then I said 'Ah..
Mari! I've heard so much about you! I'm Mimi! Do you
have any message?' and then she said 'No, that's allright, thank you anyway'
and I said 'Ok, bye bye!' and she said 'bye!' and then I hung up." Mimi
explained each and every detail and then let out a sigh of relief.
"Aaaargh!!!!" Yamato screamed.
"What?...."
"I told you NOT to pick up the phone!!"
"I thought it was for me!"
"You could've waited for the message!"
"Chill out Yamato!" she said. "You have a date with her today
don't you?"
"Listen!!" Yamato yelled. "Since you're living here WITHOUT having
to pay the rent for a while, the least you could do is NOT get on my nerves??!!"
Before she could reply, he slammed the door to his room.
"Yamato!!" she said opening his door.
"Aargh!!!" he said pushing her out. "And NEVER set foot in my
room!!" With that he slammed the door in her face.
"FINE!!" she said still standing out his door. "Yamato...
You're making such a big deal out of this!!"
Moments later he comes out and headed for the door.
"Where are you going?!"
"Out, which is NONE of your bussiness!" he grumbled and slammed the
door.
Mimi looked at the door. Maybe he really is mad... Then
she turned back to continue filling her job form.
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(At Night in the noodles stand)
Mimi sighed to herself resting her chin on the palm of her hands.
"Don't feel bad Mimi-senpai," Miyako said comforting her. "It's
not your fault...."
"Yeah," Mimi said taking a sip to her glass of beer. "Guees you're
right... But you know what Miyako-chan..."
"What?"
"I still feel bad...."
"Hmm..." Miyako said with an observing tone. "I've never seen
you feel so guilty before...."
"I am..." Mimi sighed.
Just then two people came in and when Mimi saw who it was, it was Yamato
with a girl beside him.
Yamato looked at her and pretended he didn't know her.
"Yamato!!" Mimi said cheerfully shaking his hand as he began to shrug
her away sitting on the nearest table with the girl. "Ah!!!
You must be Mari!!" Mimi shook her hand also.
"Yes.." Mari said with a smile. "You must be Mimi-senpai.
Yamato's cousin...."
"Er.. Yeah..."
"Hi!!" Miyako said beside Mimi. She shook Yamato's hand and Mari's.
"You must be Yamato-senpai!! And nice to meet you two!! I'm
Miyako!! Mimi-senpai's friend!!"
"Eh.. Nice to meet you too.." Yamato said uncomfortably.
Mimi began to sit beside Yamato as Miyako sat beside Mari.
"Yamato," Mimi said with an enthiusiastic smile. "I'm sorry about
what happened okay? I'm sure you could forgive me!"
"Ok, ok!" Yamato whispered harsly. "You're forgiven! Now
leave me alone!"
"Yamato," Mimi laughed as she patted his shoulder turning to Mari.
"he can be so cold sometimes, but when he's around you I'm sure he's as
warm as warm can be!!"
"Eh..." Mari said as she didn't know what to say.
"Now tell me Mari-chan," Mimi said. "How was your date?!
I think you guys look perfect together!!"
"She's- she's always like this" Yamato stiffened a laugh to Mari.
"Mari," Miyako said joining in. "Are you guys a 'thing' yet?!"
Mari stood up uncomfortably. "Maybe I should go..."
"I'll walk you home," Yamato said also getting up.
"No! It's ok!" Mari said abruptly and started to run out of the
restaurant.
"Mari wait!" Mimi stopped laughing. Miyako got up also.
"Mimi-senpai," Miyako said with a smile. "I have to go now, are
you able to walk home allright?!"
"Of course Miyako-chan!" Mimi smiled with a forced chuckle. "Yamato's
here with me!" she said tugging onto his arm. Just then Yamato grabbed
his hand away.
"Do you know how annoying you are?!" Yamato yelled at her.
With that, he ran out the door. Mimi was shocked. But she
followed him out.
"Why do you have to follow me?" Yamato asked her as cold as he can as
he walked in the door to the apartement with Mimi following him.
"Listen Yamato," Mimi pleaded. "Please!! I didn't know she was
gonna react like that!!"
"Well she's different than you!!" Yamato yelled. "You act like
a four year old!! Act your age for once!! I can't stand you!!
No wonder why Michael left you!"
With that last sentence the whole room turned silent. Mimi looked
at the ground avoiding his face, but she couldn't avoid the tears that
spilled out.
"You're right..." she said with a forced smile. "I should go.."
"Mimi I'm sorry I-"
Before he could continue she walked in her room and started to get
out her suitcases.
"Don't worry Yamato!" she said trying to sound cheerful. "I won't
bother you anymore!"
Yamato sighed as he took the cigarette on the table and started to
light it. But then his eyes caught something. It was a job
form. He looked at it as he inhaled the cigarette. Name: Tachikawa
Mimi. Age: 28 Sex: Female Birthday: May.18th.
Yamato then realized something. May 18th.. Then he looked
at the calendar. Today...
"Goodbye Yamato!" she said with a bag and a small suitcase. "I'll
come to pick up the rest of my stuff tommorow.."
"Mimi wait-!"
But before he could say anything else. She was already out the
door. He took a deep breath, ran his fingers through his hair, and
put his cigarette down. He made his way to the piano and started
to play as hard as he can.
As Mimi walked out of the apartement building a song stopped her. It was his piano. And he was playing a song. A happy birthday song. She stopped and froze 5 metres from the apartement building door. She felt like crying and laughing at the same time. Michael didn't keep his promise. Here, in this world. She has never felt more useless in her entire life. Her whole life is falling apart. And here, she thought nobody remembered. But someone did.. After the song was over. He played another one, and it was the song.. The same one so she loved so much. She leaned on the nearest wall and started to cry.
To be continued.........
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A.N.
Sorry!! I don't know when Mimi's birthday is!! And for anyone
who still doesn't know how the song goes. Click
here
