**Fourth edition! Woo hoo! People, I can't write a good fiction without input from you all! So PLEASE review this story! I love getting on and seeing that people have read and reviewed my fic! And I love all of you who actually read my fics, even though you don't review them. I guess I kinda want to know people like my work. Well, anyway, Tai's not coming back? Say it isn't so! What's a girl to do? Find out!**
How It All Started
Fourth Edition
Six months. Six long, cold months without Tai. For Mimi, it was almost unbearable to see Sora and Matt, who she had moved in completely with four months earlier after some complications with the pregnancy, be so happy while she was so miserable. Tai hadn't called since that night all those months ago, and Mimi hadn't seen Izzy at all either. She heard he'd run off with his fiancee to get married, but it was only a rumor. Almost nine months pregnant, Mimi lay on the couch, her hand on her rounded belly as she drank some water, trying desperately not to spill it on her. Sora walked into the living room, drying her hands with a dish towel.
"How are you feeling, Mimi?" Sora asked cheerily. Mimi groaned with frustration and wiped some of her hair from her face.
"I'm eight and a half months pregnant, on bedrest for the ninth week in a row, my husband hates me, Izzy's nowhere to be found, and I'm in a bad mood. I feel like crap. Need I say more?" Mimi snapped, irritated. She softened as Sora looked hurt and began to walk away.
"I'm sorry, Sora. I'm just having such a rotten life right now." Mimi sighed. Sora sat down on the couch beside her pregnant friend and hugged her tightly.
"It's okay. You're just having mood swings." Sora replied, smiling. Mimi smiled back and stared at the television, watching the news half heartedly. Sora sighed again and walked into the kitchen where Matt sat, finishing dinner. Matt looked up at Sora and smiled somewhat distractedly.
"What's the matter, Sora?" Matt asked. Sora looked in at the couch Mimi was parked on, then back at her fiancee.
"It's Mimi. She misses Tai so much." Sora whispered. Matt nodded, then continued to eat slowly.
"Why won't you tell me who the father of her baby is?" Matt asked suddenly, taking Sora aback.
"It's something Mimi doesn't want displayed publicly. You understand, right Yama?" Sora replied, touching Matt's face with her fingertips.
"I understand." Matt stated, kissing Sora's fingers seductively. Sora cooed in response, then hushed herself and sat back as Mimi tottered in.
"Um, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to interrupt anything. I just had to get up, I'm feeling pretty bad." Mimi said, embarrassed. Matt and Sora blushed and got up, Matt giving Mimi his seat while Sora got some water for her friend. Mimi sat down and eyed Matt's food hungrily.
"I know I just ate dinner, but are you going to finish that, Matt?" Mimi asked. Matt shook his head, and in a split second, the remainder of the meal was gone. Matt stared in absolute awe as Mimi wiped her lips with a napkin and patted her tummy contentedly.
"Thanks!" Mimi said. Sora handed Mimi the water, which she downed quickly. Sora and Matt stared at Mimi, who finished off the glass easily.
"Are you okay? I mean, you're acting funnier than usual." Sora said, concerned. Mimi nodded and looked around for something to do. She got up to walk to the other side of the kitchen, but fell straight to the floor, clutching her stomach.
"What the heck???" Matt cried as he helped Mimi up. She rubbed her stomach and cried loudly.
"I think I'm in labor!" Mimi shrieked as Sora rushed into Mimi's room, emerging later with a bag of supplies for the hospital. Matt helped Mimi to the car and helped her in, then got in with Sora and sped to the hospital hurriedly.
"I'm so sorry, you guys. I thought it was labor!" Mimi said sadly as she returned, still pregnant, to the apartment with Sora and Matt.
"It's okay. . . but I need sleep." Matt murmured as he walked into his and Sora's room.
"Let me help you to bed." Sora offered, walking Mimi to her room and turning down the sheets. After getting settled, Mimi yawned loudly as Sora pulled the blankets over her.
"Thank you so much Sora. I'd be a gonner without you and Matt to help me." Mimi said before closing her eyes and falling asleep. Sora frowned and walked to the phone, dialing a number.
"Hello?" a man said as he picked up the receiver. Sora shook with anger as she fought the urge to scream.
"Come home. Now. She needs you." Sora hissed, holding all her anger back. She heard Tai in the background talking to another man, then come back on the line.
" I can't." Tai replied.
"You will! She's having a tough time! She's been on bedrest, almost lost the baby, everything! And here you are, being a jerk and ditching her! Matt and I have taken such good care of your wife, and you can't even find the decency to call her and ask if she's okay? You know what, screw you!" Sora spat angrily.
"It's not even my kid!" Tai retorted.
"But she's your wife. When she talks in her sleep, she talks about you. Not Izzy, you!" Sora yelled, trying to be calm. Matt walked out of the bedroom, his eyes sleepy.
"You know?" Tai asked, astonished that Mimi had told Sora about Izzy.
"Who else could she turn to? You? HA!" Sora said smugly. Tai sighed and kicked the wall angrily.
"It just made me so mad! I mean, she's my wife, and she got pregnant before we even got married! How would you feel if Matt got. . . .Kari pregnant of something! Geez!" Tai yelled. Sora looked at Matt, who looked back with confusion.
"I wouldn't ditch Matt for a mistake. And I would make sure he wouldn't ditch her either. This is something you, Izzy and Mimi have to work out." Sora stated, growing less angry. Matt gasped lightly, and Sora turned around, cupping her hand to her mouth as she realized she'd revealed the father of Mimi's baby.
"Okay. I'll be home in a couple days. Bye." Tai said, giving up. Sora put the phone down and faced Matt.
"Izzy, huh? I would have never guessed." Matt whispered as he followed Sora into their room. Mimi peeked out from around the corner, tears threatening to fall from her bloodshot eyes.
Tai rounded the block nervously, a bouquet of flowers in one hand, some candy in the other. He walked up the stairs to Sora and Matt's place and knocked three times. He was about to leave after no one answered, but stopped when the door opened, and Mimi looked out, her large belly protruding out the door. At first, Tai thought he had gone to the wrong house. But when Mimi stared at him and cried out in shock, he knew he was right.
"Mimi. . .I'm sorry." Tai said softly. Mimi stood in place, almost like she was frozen, then began to sob uncontrollably. Tai moved to her and cradled her in his arms, moving into the apartment slowly. Sora and Matt, both half asleep, watched the whole scene from the kitchen. Sora smiled at Matt, who smiled back wearily.
"No, I'm sorry, Tai. I shouldn't have betrayed you. I'm a horrible person!" Mimi bawled.
"You aren't a horrible person. You made a mistake. Everyone does it, it's okay. I love you and I missed you terribly." Tai replied. Mimi smiled and looked into Tai's eyes as he bent down and kissed her tenderly. Tai put a hand on Mimi's stomach and pulled it back, startled.
"It kicked me!" Tai cried, mesmerized by the life inside his wife. Mimi grinned, then frowned, holding her stomach gingerly.
"I think it's really time this time!" Mimi blurted. Sora and Matt took off again, getting things together and hauling them to the car.
"They're good, aren't they?" Tai said, astounded by the efficiency of his friends. Mimi grimaced again and nodded.
"Uh huh." Mimi mumbled as she got up with Tai's help and walked out to the car, Matt and Sora following.
**Someone's havin' a baby! How's everything going to go? Is Izzy going to show up? And how happy is everyone that Tai came back! This story might come out good after all! Read and review, ya'll!**
How It All Started
Fourth Edition
Six months. Six long, cold months without Tai. For Mimi, it was almost unbearable to see Sora and Matt, who she had moved in completely with four months earlier after some complications with the pregnancy, be so happy while she was so miserable. Tai hadn't called since that night all those months ago, and Mimi hadn't seen Izzy at all either. She heard he'd run off with his fiancee to get married, but it was only a rumor. Almost nine months pregnant, Mimi lay on the couch, her hand on her rounded belly as she drank some water, trying desperately not to spill it on her. Sora walked into the living room, drying her hands with a dish towel.
"How are you feeling, Mimi?" Sora asked cheerily. Mimi groaned with frustration and wiped some of her hair from her face.
"I'm eight and a half months pregnant, on bedrest for the ninth week in a row, my husband hates me, Izzy's nowhere to be found, and I'm in a bad mood. I feel like crap. Need I say more?" Mimi snapped, irritated. She softened as Sora looked hurt and began to walk away.
"I'm sorry, Sora. I'm just having such a rotten life right now." Mimi sighed. Sora sat down on the couch beside her pregnant friend and hugged her tightly.
"It's okay. You're just having mood swings." Sora replied, smiling. Mimi smiled back and stared at the television, watching the news half heartedly. Sora sighed again and walked into the kitchen where Matt sat, finishing dinner. Matt looked up at Sora and smiled somewhat distractedly.
"What's the matter, Sora?" Matt asked. Sora looked in at the couch Mimi was parked on, then back at her fiancee.
"It's Mimi. She misses Tai so much." Sora whispered. Matt nodded, then continued to eat slowly.
"Why won't you tell me who the father of her baby is?" Matt asked suddenly, taking Sora aback.
"It's something Mimi doesn't want displayed publicly. You understand, right Yama?" Sora replied, touching Matt's face with her fingertips.
"I understand." Matt stated, kissing Sora's fingers seductively. Sora cooed in response, then hushed herself and sat back as Mimi tottered in.
"Um, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to interrupt anything. I just had to get up, I'm feeling pretty bad." Mimi said, embarrassed. Matt and Sora blushed and got up, Matt giving Mimi his seat while Sora got some water for her friend. Mimi sat down and eyed Matt's food hungrily.
"I know I just ate dinner, but are you going to finish that, Matt?" Mimi asked. Matt shook his head, and in a split second, the remainder of the meal was gone. Matt stared in absolute awe as Mimi wiped her lips with a napkin and patted her tummy contentedly.
"Thanks!" Mimi said. Sora handed Mimi the water, which she downed quickly. Sora and Matt stared at Mimi, who finished off the glass easily.
"Are you okay? I mean, you're acting funnier than usual." Sora said, concerned. Mimi nodded and looked around for something to do. She got up to walk to the other side of the kitchen, but fell straight to the floor, clutching her stomach.
"What the heck???" Matt cried as he helped Mimi up. She rubbed her stomach and cried loudly.
"I think I'm in labor!" Mimi shrieked as Sora rushed into Mimi's room, emerging later with a bag of supplies for the hospital. Matt helped Mimi to the car and helped her in, then got in with Sora and sped to the hospital hurriedly.
"I'm so sorry, you guys. I thought it was labor!" Mimi said sadly as she returned, still pregnant, to the apartment with Sora and Matt.
"It's okay. . . but I need sleep." Matt murmured as he walked into his and Sora's room.
"Let me help you to bed." Sora offered, walking Mimi to her room and turning down the sheets. After getting settled, Mimi yawned loudly as Sora pulled the blankets over her.
"Thank you so much Sora. I'd be a gonner without you and Matt to help me." Mimi said before closing her eyes and falling asleep. Sora frowned and walked to the phone, dialing a number.
"Hello?" a man said as he picked up the receiver. Sora shook with anger as she fought the urge to scream.
"Come home. Now. She needs you." Sora hissed, holding all her anger back. She heard Tai in the background talking to another man, then come back on the line.
" I can't." Tai replied.
"You will! She's having a tough time! She's been on bedrest, almost lost the baby, everything! And here you are, being a jerk and ditching her! Matt and I have taken such good care of your wife, and you can't even find the decency to call her and ask if she's okay? You know what, screw you!" Sora spat angrily.
"It's not even my kid!" Tai retorted.
"But she's your wife. When she talks in her sleep, she talks about you. Not Izzy, you!" Sora yelled, trying to be calm. Matt walked out of the bedroom, his eyes sleepy.
"You know?" Tai asked, astonished that Mimi had told Sora about Izzy.
"Who else could she turn to? You? HA!" Sora said smugly. Tai sighed and kicked the wall angrily.
"It just made me so mad! I mean, she's my wife, and she got pregnant before we even got married! How would you feel if Matt got. . . .Kari pregnant of something! Geez!" Tai yelled. Sora looked at Matt, who looked back with confusion.
"I wouldn't ditch Matt for a mistake. And I would make sure he wouldn't ditch her either. This is something you, Izzy and Mimi have to work out." Sora stated, growing less angry. Matt gasped lightly, and Sora turned around, cupping her hand to her mouth as she realized she'd revealed the father of Mimi's baby.
"Okay. I'll be home in a couple days. Bye." Tai said, giving up. Sora put the phone down and faced Matt.
"Izzy, huh? I would have never guessed." Matt whispered as he followed Sora into their room. Mimi peeked out from around the corner, tears threatening to fall from her bloodshot eyes.
Tai rounded the block nervously, a bouquet of flowers in one hand, some candy in the other. He walked up the stairs to Sora and Matt's place and knocked three times. He was about to leave after no one answered, but stopped when the door opened, and Mimi looked out, her large belly protruding out the door. At first, Tai thought he had gone to the wrong house. But when Mimi stared at him and cried out in shock, he knew he was right.
"Mimi. . .I'm sorry." Tai said softly. Mimi stood in place, almost like she was frozen, then began to sob uncontrollably. Tai moved to her and cradled her in his arms, moving into the apartment slowly. Sora and Matt, both half asleep, watched the whole scene from the kitchen. Sora smiled at Matt, who smiled back wearily.
"No, I'm sorry, Tai. I shouldn't have betrayed you. I'm a horrible person!" Mimi bawled.
"You aren't a horrible person. You made a mistake. Everyone does it, it's okay. I love you and I missed you terribly." Tai replied. Mimi smiled and looked into Tai's eyes as he bent down and kissed her tenderly. Tai put a hand on Mimi's stomach and pulled it back, startled.
"It kicked me!" Tai cried, mesmerized by the life inside his wife. Mimi grinned, then frowned, holding her stomach gingerly.
"I think it's really time this time!" Mimi blurted. Sora and Matt took off again, getting things together and hauling them to the car.
"They're good, aren't they?" Tai said, astounded by the efficiency of his friends. Mimi grimaced again and nodded.
"Uh huh." Mimi mumbled as she got up with Tai's help and walked out to the car, Matt and Sora following.
**Someone's havin' a baby! How's everything going to go? Is Izzy going to show up? And how happy is everyone that Tai came back! This story might come out good after all! Read and review, ya'll!**
