Part Four
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Pacing the floor, the room dissolves
his head is falling
the water in reserve
has failed to preserve
Boys in the court yard, the roof's on fire
burning the complex - my dreams come next
will you ever forget that this occurred
~To Live And Die~ (CAGNET)
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Mimi closed the door behind her and he was still playing his piano.
When he was done, she spoke.
"I thought you don't play your piano for just anyone," she said.
"I'm sorry," he said. "I didn't really mean what I said.
Besides.. You're not just anyone."
She said nothing in reply. Just then the phone rang. Their
eyes darted towards it but they both hesitated. The phone ran for
the second time.
"Pick it up," he said. "It might be him..."
"No.." she said. "you pick it up!"
"You!"
"No!! You!"
They both made their way to the telephone as it rang for the fifth
time. Mimi shook his elbow.
"Yamato! Pick it up!"
"No way! You pick it up!!"
"No!!" They both fumbled until the seventh ring where Yamato
picked it up and forced it to her ear.
A couple of seconds of fumbling again unti she spoke up "Moshi Moshi?.."
"Mimi Nee-chan!" the voice said from the other line. "I know
where you are! I'm coming over!!"
Mimi abruptly hung up the phone and ran to the door. When she
got to the door. she locked it.
"What is it?.."
Mimi shook her head when the doorbell rang.
~DingDong~
"Who is it?.." Yamato asked her. She leaned against the door
as it started to knock.
"Open up Mimi Nee-chan!" the voice from behind the door said.
"We haven't seen each other in so long!"
Yamato tried to open the door but Mimi struggled to keep it close.
"What - Are.. You doing?!" Yamato whispered harshly. "Open the
door!"
A couple of seconds of fumbling and Yamato got his way again.
He opened the door.
"Hi!" a man in a black suit with slick hair said. "You must be
my new big brother in law! Michael is it? My name is Ryuichi!
Mimi's younger brother."
"Eh... No.." Yamato said as Ryuichi pushed his way in with a
girl following him to see Mimi.
"Nee-chan," Ryuichi said. "I thought you were gonna move to a
better place than this dump!"
"Ryuichi!" Mimi glared. "What are you doing here?..."
"Well, Happy Birthday!! I'll be living in this town now.
I just opened a new club downtown!"
Then Ryuichi made hisway to Yamato again. "I guess Michael has
changed a lot in 2 years.. His hair used to be curly, but now he
got style! I like it!"
"That's not Michael!" Mimi yelled.
"Oh?.. Then what's your name?" Ryuichi asked him.
"Yamato.." he answer uncomfortably.
"Nice... Meet my girlfriend, Rumiko," Ryuichi said intruducing
them to the short black haired girl beside him. "You look better
than Michael!! You have better style!! I like that kinda man
for my sister!!"
"Nice to meet you two.." Rumiko said with a smile.
"Ryuichi!" Mimi said. "He's not what you think!"
"Oh..? Then what?..."
"Michael left me!" Mimi yelled. Silence filled the room.
The four of them sat down on the couch as Mimi began to tell her little
brother her story.
"So you're staying here temporarily?" he asked.
"Yeah.." she shrugged. "Until I get a decent job.."
"I see..." then Ryuichi stood up. "Sorry I didn't get to celebrate
your birthday Nee-chan. But tommorow, come to my club! Bring
your friends along!" Ryuichi handed Yamato a card. Then he
walked over to Yamato's piano. "Nice... Mind if I play
it? My piano playing's a bit rusty.."
"Well-" Before Yamato could answer Ryuichi was already playing
it. Yamato couldn't say anything
because he was amazed at the way Ryuichi was playing. He was
good. Maybe even better than himself. "How'd you learn to play
like that?"
"I do it as a hobby," he shrugged.
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(Next day in the night club)
Mimi had invited Mari along with Miyako and Yamato.
"Sorry about what happened yesterday Mari," Mimi said. "I think
I had a little too much drink.."
"That's allright Mimi-senpai," Mari smiled. "I wasn't mad to
begin with."
Just then Ryuichi and Rumiko walked to their table and handed them
each a drink.
"On the house," he said. "Nice to see you again Yamato, Miyako,
and.. who's this?.."
"Oh," Mimi said. "This is Mari! She goes to the same piano
school as Yamato."
"Then," Ryuichi said taking her hand. "You must play us a song!"
Ryuichi dragged her to the stage and started playing one of the keyboards
with the rest of the band following. Mari hesitated at first, but
then started to play. Soon, they were playing a duet. Yamato
saw this from the table and felt a little jealousy arise.
"Don't worry," Mimi assured him, but inside, she was assuring herself.
"He's always like that."
"Rumiko," Ryuichi said later at night. "I'm gonna walk Mari home.
Take care of the stuff for me.."
Rumiko just nodded as a reply. Deep inside, she was jelous too.
On the other side, Yamato, Miyako, and Mimi watched the two walk away.
"Mimi-senpai, Yamato-senpai," Miyako said. "Gotta go!! Bye!!"
"Bye!!" Mimi said as she walked away. Mimi knew that Yamato was
jelous.from his face, but she didn't say a word to him in their whole way
back.
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(In the apartement. 4:00 am)
~DingDongDingDong~DingDongDingDong~
Yamato and Mimi wiped their eyes as they opened the doors to their
rooms and yawned. Who could be knocking at this hour. When
Yamato opened the door both their eyes widened. It was Rumiko.
"Ryuichi..." she said sniffing her tears away. "He didn't come
home..."
To be continued.......
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A.N.
WAAAAAAAAAH!!!! Ok, Mimato fans, stay calm.. read the next
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