"Courting Miss Mimi"
Story Written by Freedom Fighter
Table of Contents
P Prologue
1 In Love with the New Girl - Michael's POV
2 More Than Just Friends? - Matt's POV
3 The Argument - Izzy's POV
4 The Perfect Girl - Joe's POV
5 Sisterly Love - Yolei's POV
6 The Day Everyone Fell in Love with Me - Mimi's POV
Part 2 - More Than Just Friends?
(As told by Matt, in his point of view)
Sorry for not writing a new chapter for more than a month! The "Roomies" reality series
has kept me really busy. Anyway, back to business...
For some reason, it seems that most of the fan base out there has accepted that the right
man (or boy, whichever way you want to put it) for Mimi is Matt.
Don't laugh. Most of you know it's true.
As I said last time, I don't web surf as much as I used to, but I remember last year that the
# 1 couple among Digimon fans was Matt and Mimi. Tai and Matt was a close second,
but most fans would call that debatable. Ahem... anyway...
It's time to put the facts together and present Matt's view on how much he loves Mimi.
By the way, this was never my favorite couple, but I will avoid being bias just because
I'm out to please the majority of you.
Don't worry Izzy and Joe fans! Your chance to see their thoughts on hooking up with
Mimi are coming in the next few chapters. And then there's Yolei, but I see a different
relationship between those two young girls.
Confused? If you are, then keep reading! Everything will become clear in a few
chapters. And if you aren't, well, keep reading anyway! You made it this far... and most
of you are Matt & Mimi fans. So why stop?
Ahem again...
Onward to Chapter 2, starring the squishable and huggable Matt (that's for all of those
girls out there who want Matt for themselves).
Disclaimer: Digimon, digital monsters, they don't belong to me! Oh, and I just
remembered something. Anyone who is a supporter of Tai & Matt, Matt & Sora, or Matt
& Jun (I know someone is going to kill me after suggesting that last couple), then please
avert your eyes. That would also be recommended for Matt & Mimi haters. Anyone
else is welcome to forge ahead... at his or her own discretion.
***
July 14th, 3:00 p.m., Odaiba Secondary School
As soon as the final bell rang, I ran out of my last class of the day and made my way out.
I was planning to walk straight home so I could get ready for Mimi's arrival. It's been
awhile since we last saw each other. I can remember the day she told us she was leaving
Tokyo just like yesterday...
[Flashback - Two years ago]
Tai, Sora, Mimi, Izzy, and I were hanging out after school. It was on that fateful day that
Mimi would tell us something that we would have never predicted.
Mimi was sitting on a wooden bench. She has a look of concern on her face; one which
none of us had yet noticed. Tai and Sora are off to the side, passing a soccer ball
between them. Izzy was typing away at his laptop, as usual. As for me, I was leaning
against a tree. I was busy playing my harmonica as I attempted to pass the time. But
soon enough, I had to break the eerie silence.
"Will someone please tell me why we're standing out here for no reason?" I asked.
"Good point," began Tai. "Who called this meeting anyway?"
Tai kicks the ball over to Sora, who traps it with her foot.
"Mimi said she wanted to talk to us about something," she replied. Turning to Mimi, she
then asked her, "So, what is it?"
"Sit down guys," ordered Mimi. "You're going to need to after I tell you this."
Sora, being the closest to Mimi, grabs the seat next to her on the bench. I snap my
fingers in frustration, although I was careful enough to make sure nobody saw me do it.
I've been carefully watching Mimi since we defeated Apocalymon and the Dark Masters
almost a year ago to date. She's really matured into a beautiful young woman. I wanted
to make sure that whenever she first becomes interested in dating boys, I wanted to be
her first choice. Don't ask me where this strange feeling is coming from, but I've just
felt that it was right ever since the Digiworld adventure.
I really hope she's not going to say that she's engaged or something. Wait! Why would
she say something like that? She's only eleven, for crying out loud! Any guy who's
thinking that far ahead must be a moron. Either that or pretty insane. I don't want to
imagine the pain that might come about of her dating a high schooler.
I'm going insane here myself. Just shut up and let Mimi talk so we can finally find out
what she wants!
Unfortunately, I have to wait for a little longer. Tai is sitting next to me on the grass, also
waiting for Mimi's announcement. Izzy though wasn't paying any attention. He is still
typing away at his computer. Mimi notices this. I can see her clench her fist and growl
in anger. One thing I definitely knew about Mimi is that she hated to be ignored.
"Izzy!" she yelled at him.
Waving his hand nonchalantly back at her, he replied, "Just a minute Mimi. I'm
checking out this cool website on the anatomy of an amoeba."
"Izzy Izumi! Here I am, about to tell you all what may be the hardest two words that I'm
ever going to say in my life, and you're over there playing with your stupid computer!"
"Huh? Didn't hear you there... could you say that again?"
Mimi stomps over to Izzy, much to my surprise. She snatches the laptop right out of
Izzy's hands and closes it. She then moves over to a nearby wastebasket, where she
promptly dumps it in. Now, it's Izzy's turn to be pissed off, as he goes over towards her.
"That was a very expensive piece of equipment, Mimi! You know how much it's going
to cost to get all the ports cleaned out without damaging the computer's mainframe?"
"Who cares! All I'm asking you is to listen to me for two seconds! Is that so much to
ask?"
"Did you have to wreck my computer to get those two seconds?"
"It was the only way I knew how to get your attention!"
"You can't always get your way Mimi. You're going to have to learn that patience is a
virtue."
"I don't exactly have all day to wait for you! I'm moving tomorrow!"
I gasped in shock. Never would I have ever guessed that! I glance over at Tai next to
me, then Sora on the bench, and then finally at Izzy. They all have the same look on their
faces that I do. Personally, I had to ask her to repeat herself, just to make sure I wasn't
dreaming.
"You're moving?" I asked her.
"Yep. Tomorrow night."
She pulls a giant notebook out of her backpack. At that moment, I was still in disbelief.
I was going to ask her why she was moving, but she began talking again.
"This is an unofficial copy of my transcript. I'm supposed to bring it with me when I
attend my first day at my new school."
Behind Mimi, Izzy pulled his partially damaged laptop out of the wastebasket. Hearing
the ruffling of crumpled up paper, she turns around to face him. So do the rest of us.
"Izzy, you're not listening again!" she began yelling again.
"Hold your horses Mimi!" he replied. "I was paying attention! In fact, I was about to ask
you why they'd give you a transcript?"
"Yeah," Sora spoke up. "That shouldn't be necessary if you're moving down the road."
"Yeah," added Tai. "You're just moving out of Odaiba and into another district, right?
Like Osaka. Or maybe Reedington."
I was the first to realize the obvious. Even Izzy hadn't yet figured out my next statement.
"You're moving out of Tokyo altogether, aren't you?"
Mimi sighs. She stands silent for a few seconds as the rest of await her answer. Finally,
she responds.
"I'm moving to another country. A place called New York City."
"Where's that?" Tai asked.
"I believe that city's located in America," answered Izzy.
"America?" Tai continued. "Where the heck is America?"
"Are you sure there's no way you'll change your mind?" Sora asked a now sad Mimi.
"No," she replied. "It's my parent's decision. They decided that it was no longer safe to
live here in Tokyo. Especially after what happened with Myotismon."
Once again, silence rang through the courtyard. Mimi then glanced at her watch.
Realizing how late it already was, she stuffs the notebook back into her backpack and
starts walking off without zipping it up.
"I'm sorry about this guys. If it were up to me, I'd stay here. But it's not."
"Can we see you off tomorrow?" questioned Sora.
"Sure. I'm not sure what time we're leaving, though, so I don't know if you'll get there
in time. You guys do have class."
With that, Mimi runs off before anyone can say anything. I'm not sure if anyone else
noticed it, but I caught a glimpse of a tear running down Mimi's face as she disappeared
from sight.
The following afternoon, as soon as the final bell had rung, I ran out of the school and
headed directly for Mimi's house. I didn't bother to wait for the others. They'd just slow
me down. I forgot for the moment that I was supposed to bring T.K. home with me for
the weekend to live with me and my dad. All I cared about was getting to Mimi before
she left for good so that I could tell her how I truly felt about her.
After a couple of minutes of running all out, I finally reach Mimi's apartment. But in
disbelief I discover that the little sign with their name on it on the door was no longer
there. They were already gone!
I had only one chance left. Get to the airport and hope that Mimi is still there. But it was
halfway across the city! The quickest way to get there from here would be by the
subway. So I quickly run to the nearest station, about half a mile away. I took the next
train to Tokyo International Airport.
Upon arriving there, I went to the nearest information booth. The lady there directed me
to Gate 16, the only gate from which a plane heading for New York City was located.
Pushing my way through the thick crowds, I finally reach the area where the gate is. I
start using my eyes to search the room for Mimi. I finally find her right by the gate
entrance. Her parents are giving the attendant their tickets. There was only one way I
could think of to stop her.
"Mimi!" I shouted over the loud noise of the terminal. "Mimi, wait!"
Miraculously, she hears me. She stops in her tracks and starts looking around as well. I
knew that she hadn't seen me, but she had definitely heard me call her name. I decided
to try again as I picked my way towards her.
"Mimi! Mimi! Wait Mimi!"
Suddenly, a heavenly voice replied to my cries.
"Matt! Is that you?"
I moved out of the pack and into a small clearing. There, I finally spot her waving at me.
As I approach her, she starts running towards me. It's like one of those fairy tales! Two
kids, destined to be together forever! We'll hug and share a kiss, and then she'll decide
to stay in Tokyo. It's a dream come true!
Or so I thought.
Mimi stops a few steps in front of me. I stop as well. But just as I think that she's going
to lean in to hug me, she smacks me across the face!
"Ow," I reply, rubbing my face where she had hit me. "What was that for?"
"Shame on you for not telling me!" she exclaimed.
"Telling me what?"
"That you love me!"
I step back and gasp. "When did you find that out?"
"Sora told me all about how you were milling about, trying to think of a way to impress
me."
"Well, that's partially true..."
"Don't lie to me! You know I don't like it when people lie to me!"
"Okay, I won't lie to you. I do love you."
"Really?"
"Yep."
She crosses her arms over her chest and stares at me. "Prove it."
"If you insist." I sigh. I begin to think... how am I going to tell her how I feel? I know...
just come out with it. She doesn't like people who lie, remember? "Well, if you must
know, the first time I met you, I thought you were another one of those girls who'd go
anywhere, date anyone, and play the field with anyone you chose when you grew
up. But nowadays, I see that you are more than that."
"Thank goodness. I was getting ready to smack you again."
"Mimi, you're the apple of my eye. You always bring out the best in everyone. I'm
always happy when you're around. You never take an insult from anyone. You always
speak what's on your mind. You're the kind of girl that everyone dreams of. Not the
type that's stunningly beautiful and is always looking for the quick fix."
"Are you saying that I'm not beautiful?"
"I didn't mean it that way. I'm just referring to girls who let it hang all out for everyone
to see."
"Oh."
"Anyway... I want a girl who's funny, cheerful, honest, and cute. In my opinion, you're
the only girl I know that fits that description."
Mimi blushes in response.
"I know that this probably isn't the most convincing argument that you've ever heard, but
still..."
She puts a finger over my lips. She smiles at me.
"I know it isn't. But I don't care. The only thing I want to hear from you are those three
magic words."
"You mean I love you?"
All of a sudden, she gets up on her toes. She quickly pecks me on the lips. I'm frozen in
place! I can't move! I've never experienced anything like this! But I've seen something
like this on TV. Right now, I'm supposed to grab her by the arm and give her the longest
kiss we've ever had. And then she'll agree to stay here in Tokyo. But I can't move! And
she's walking away from me!
"It's too bad you couldn't admit your feelings sooner."
What did she just say? She didn't just say what I think she said, did she?
"It's been great getting to know you and the others, Matt. It's too bad they're not here to
say goodbye."
I strained to get the words I needed out to her before she disappeared for good. But the
only words that I could get to come out were...
"Mimi, wait! Don't leave me! We need each other!"
"I'm sorry Matt! I have to go!"
"Mimi!"
"Say goodbye to the others for me! Tell them that I'll miss them all!"
With that, Mimi rejoins her parents as they head in to the tunnel towards the plane.
Finally, I unfreeze myself from my position, but it's too late. Another attendant appears
and follows Mimi in. The attendant at the gate then closes the door behind her coworker.
"Mimi," I quietly yelp with my hand outstretched towards the gate. That was my only
chance to keep Mimi from going to America and I blew it. I was so close and yet so far.
I decided to stay a few extra minutes to watch the plane takeoff. When it finally did, I
began walking out of the airport. With my hands in my pocket, I let out a disappointing
sigh as I work my way through the crowd and towards the exit.
[End flashback]
Wow! That was the most depressing day of my life. But luckily, I've gotten over it.
Right now, I'm at the flower shop. I'm buying a bouquet of roses for Mimi. Bet she'll
be surprised when she sees me give her those. Thirty-five dollars! What a rip off! Oh
well... it's for Mimi. Love doesn't have a price tag and I want to make sure it stays that
way.
But if it weren't for something that happened over the Internet about ten months ago, I
probably would be looking for another girl already...
[Flashback - Late September 2000]
Two months after Mimi had left, I found out that she had been talking almost every day
with Sora through e-mail. After bargaining with Sora, she finally gives me Mimi's
e-mail address. So the next day I e-mail her and she replies back almost instantly. Well,
to the best of her ability. There is a fourteen hour time difference between New York
and Tokyo, I believe.
From that point on and for the next year, Mimi and I promised that would write to each
other everyday. Whenever we missed a day, we would verbally harass each other and
assume the worse had happened... like either of us had found another person to fall in
love with. Luckily, that didn't happen often, but when it did, boy, we were in for a
lengthy chat, regardless of what time it was.
Then came September 15th. It was a Saturday, so when she missed e-mailing me that
day, I just assumed that she went out shopping or something. But then I didn't hear from
her on Sunday. Then Monday. And then Tuesday. I was getting so worried! What
could keep her from her computer?
I decided to go and ask Sora about it. But she was in no mood to talk. It seems that she
and Tai had another argument the day before. She claims it was the worst of them all.
She was threatening to break-up with him. I didn't believe her at first. That is, until she
threw a picture of her and Tai together out the window.
Anyway, I managed to get a phone number from Sora before she started throwing out
anything that reminded her of Tai. Returning home, I decided to call Mimi. Seeing as
how it was late in the morning on a school day in New York, I just left a message on her
machine.
But even then, she doesn't reply back.
For days on end, I continue to e-mail and phone her whenever possible. My dad was
threatening to cut the phone line because I was running up our long distance bill.
Exactly two weeks later, I wake up early in the morning. To my surprise, I look at my
computer screen and see that Mimi is currently online. I decided to find out why she
hadn't been replying to me. I jump into my chair and I send her an instant message...
FutureRockStar: Mimi, it's me! Whassup?
After a few seconds, Mimi responds.
AmericanBeauty: Matt?
FutureRockStar: Yep.
AmericanBeauty: Hi.
FutureRockStar: Where have you been?
FutureRockStar: You haven't replied to me for two weeks now!
AmericanBeauty: I'm sorry. I've been busy.
FutureRockStar: Busy? So busy that you can't even sit and talk for a few minutes?
AmericanBeauty: Yeah.
FutureRockStar: You haven't forgotten about me, have you?
AmericanBeauty: Of course not silly.
AmericanBeauty: It's just that I've had other things on my mind.
FutureRockStar: Such as?
AmericanBeauty: There's something I've got to tell u.
FutureRockStar: I'm listening.
AmericanBeauty: I know that we've been talking a lot about us eventually getting
married...
FutureRockStar: Yeah, go on...
AmericanBeauty: And I just realized something...
FutureRockStar: What?
AmericanBeauty: This isn't going to work out.
FutureRockStar: What do you mean?
AmericanBeauty: Come on!
AmericanBeauty: We haven't seen each other in almost a year!
AmericanBeauty: I've missed looking at your face.
AmericanBeauty: And I can't go on without seeing it again.
FutureRockStar: We can fix that.
FutureRockStar: I'll just ask my dad for some money for a trip to NYC.
FutureRockStar: I don't think he'll mind.
AmericanBeauty: You don't get it, do you?
FutureRockStar: Get what?
AmericanBeauty: There's someone else in my life now.
FutureRockStar: Who?
AmericanBeauty: We can still be friends.
FutureRockStar: Who? And why?
AmericanBeauty: You don't know the guy.
AmericanBeauty: Besides, long distance relationships don't work out well.
FutureRockStar: We can make it work!
FutureRockStar: Just give it some time.
AmericanBeauty: I'm sorry.
FutureRockStar: Mimi!
AmericanBeauty has logged off.
I was just shocked. I couldn't believe it. Mimi had dumped me for another guy.
Probably some jock, I bet. If I ever see him, I'll give him a piece of my mind! But that's
the thing... they're over in New York, while I'm here in Tokyo. How am I supposed to
do that?
Seeing as how it's a Saturday, I decide to go out despite the fact that I'm now sad over
the break-up. Believe it or not, the first person I see upon stepping out of my apartment
is Tai. I hang my head low as he comes running up to me.
"Matt, good thing I caught you!"
"What is it Tai?"
"Kari fell down a sewer hole! I need your help to get her out."
"Come on. You expect me to believe that?"
"I'm not kidding! Come on!"
"Why don't you go down and get her?"
"I'm wearing my soccer uniform, dumdum. It costs thirty-five dollars for a
replacement!"
I sigh. "Okay, I'll help. But you better not be kidding! I'm in no mood for jokes!"
I reluctantly follow Tai down the stairs and then two blocks down the street before
coming upon an open manhole. A small crowd has gathered around it, including to my
surprise, Davis.
"Davis!" I yell. "What are you doing here?"
"Well," Davis began, "I was talking with Kari when she fell into this manhole. Someone
had stupidly left the manhole cover off."
"So," I said, turning to Tai as we made our way through the crowd, "you are telling the
truth."
"Duh."
Tai goes over to the hole and yells into it.
"Kari! Are you still there?"
"Tai?" she answered back.
"How are you doing?"
"Fine. If you don't mind the smell down here and the fact that I twisted my ankle."
"That was going to be my next question," I yelled down the hole, moving alongside Tai.
"Matt? You're here too?"
"Yeah. Tai called me after he couldn't come down for you. He says he doesn't want to
ruin his uniform."
"Don't tell her that!" Tai exclaimed.
"Oh, thanks a lot Tai," Kari replied sarcastically. "I can always count on you."
"See?" Tai yelled at me. "She's probably going to get mom to smack me again because I
wasn't watching her."
"Personally, I think you deserve it," I reply.
"Hey!" Davis interrupted. "Are you going to get Kari out or what?"
"Why didn't you go down and rescue her?" I questioned
Davis scratches his head before replying, "Why didn't I think of that?"
Tai, Matt, and the entire crowd facefaults.
"With rescuers like you," Kari yelled out of the hole, "I'd be better off being eaten by a
giant rat."
"Do those things exist?" Davis yelled back to Kari.
"Out of the way," I say, gently pushing Davis out of the way and starting to climb down
into the hole.
After climbing down for what seems like eternity, I finally reach the bottom. I turn
around and instantly see Kari sitting on the other side of the sewage filled river. She was
favoring her left ankle.
"Matt!"
"Are you okay Kari?"
"I'm fine, I guess. Get me out of here."
"How did you fall down here in the first place?" I asked her as I walked through the
small river and over to her.
"I guess I was so busy talking with Tai and Davis that none of us saw the open manhole
until it was too late. I unfortunately landed on my ankle."
"Do you think you can climb back up?"
"If I could, do you think I'd still be down here?"
"Good point."
All of a sudden, Tai yells down to us from the hole entrance.
"The paramedics are here, guys! They're coming down to get you."
"Okay!" I yell back. I then turn to Kari and help her get up. As she limps back across the
river, her right arm is around the back of my neck for support. As we reach the other
side, one of the paramedics climbs down the ladder. Soon after, one end of a rope is
thrown down into the hole. The paramedic carefully ties it around Kari's waist before
helping her climb out of the hole. I follow them out.
Once out of the hole, the whole crowd steps away from Kari and the paramedics. Mainly
because Kari had been down there so long that she smelled like rotten fish. The
paramedics place Kari on a stretcher before wheeling her to an ambulance. As they push
her in, Kari smiles at me. But not Davis or her brother, who are both coming up behind
me.
"Thanks Matt," she said.
"No problem. And don't worry about the ankle. It'll be fine."
With that, Tai and the paramedics jump in and close the ambulance doors behind them.
It then takes off towards the hospital. As I watch it pull away, Davis comes up to me.
"Thanks for the help."
"You're welcome. But you know, I wouldn't have had to come down here if you
would've gone down there yourself."
"I guess so."
"Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go sulk."
As I begin to walk off towards who knows where, Davis walks up and keeps pace with
me.
"Why are you following me Davis?"
"I wanted to ask you a question."
"Okay."
"I want to know if you know how to impress a girl."
"A girl?" I said, remembering how I had just broke up with one myself.
"You see, I kinda have this crush on Kari."
"You? When did this all come about?"
"Ever since last year, when we first shared a class together. But I didn't have the
confidence to admit it until now."
"Let me give you a bit of advice... it's a little too young to be thinking about a girlfriend."
"What? Are you kidding? She's the cutest girl I've ever seen and you're telling me to
forget about her?"
"Not forget. Just hold off on for a few years."
"Why?"
"I know from personal experience. You're both ten, right?"
"Yeah."
"Two years ago, I fell in love with a girl I knew. She was your age. I was a year older
than she was. We were developing feelings for each other. But then she moved away to
another country. To top it off, I find out today that she's dating another guy. She
completely betrayed me."
"So, just what exactly are you saying?"
"All I'm saying is that it pays to wait. Because you never know what might happen to the
girl of your dreams. She'll be there one minute and gone the next."
With that, I walk away, leaving Davis to ponder what I just told him.
[End flashback]
"You know, I still don't understand why you told me that."
Snapping out of my daydream, I glance to my right and see Davis walking right beside
me. Cody, Yolei, TK, and Kari are all with him.
"Gee Matt," began my brother TK, "I didn't know you had that much of a crush on
Mimi."
"Mimi," Yolei sighed, blushing at the sound of her name.
"What's with her?" I ask, pointing at Yolei.
"Beats me," Cody replied. "She's been like this ever since Izzy e-mailed us at lunch,
telling us that Mimi is coming into town again."
"Say," Kari stated, "what's with the roses?"
I then blush and realize that I had been holding the roses in my hand in plain sight the
entire time. Realizing that it was too late to hide it, I sigh and tell them the truth.
"They're for Mimi."
"I see," Yolei stated, elbowing me in the ribs a few times. "Trying to impress her, are
we?"
"Yeah," I answered, smiling. "Besides, it'll make up for last time."
"Oh yeah," Kari said, remembering Mimi's visit a few weeks ago.
"I think you had band practice all day that day," TK added.
"She visited on a Saturday, you know," Cody also added.
"Well, I'm not going to miss her this time," I say aloud. "I'm going to go up to her and
tell her how I feel. And if she already has a boyfriend, then I'll just prove to her that I'm
better than he is."
"Yeah!" Kari cheered. "That's the spirit!"
"Say," Davis thought to himself. "If it can work for Matt and Mimi, maybe it'll work for
me and Kari."
"I know that look on his face," Yolei told Cody. "He's thinking of another way to
impress Kari."
"When is he going to learn that she likes TK?" Cody retorted.
Overhearing this, both TK and Kari blush in response. They turn around and yell at
Cody.
"I'm not in love with him/her!"
"Sure you're not," I snickered.
Of course, Davis gets into the argument. Just like that, TK and Davis are at each other's
throats over Kari again. Boy, will they ever learn that it's too young to be thinking about
love?
I sigh once again as I lead the others to the airport. I look at my watch. It's already six
fifteen. We'd better hurry if we're going to make it there in time to see Mimi get off of
the plane.
To be continued...
Copyright Date: 7/20/01
Story Written by Freedom Fighter
Table of Contents
P Prologue
1 In Love with the New Girl - Michael's POV
2 More Than Just Friends? - Matt's POV
3 The Argument - Izzy's POV
4 The Perfect Girl - Joe's POV
5 Sisterly Love - Yolei's POV
6 The Day Everyone Fell in Love with Me - Mimi's POV
Part 2 - More Than Just Friends?
(As told by Matt, in his point of view)
Sorry for not writing a new chapter for more than a month! The "Roomies" reality series
has kept me really busy. Anyway, back to business...
For some reason, it seems that most of the fan base out there has accepted that the right
man (or boy, whichever way you want to put it) for Mimi is Matt.
Don't laugh. Most of you know it's true.
As I said last time, I don't web surf as much as I used to, but I remember last year that the
# 1 couple among Digimon fans was Matt and Mimi. Tai and Matt was a close second,
but most fans would call that debatable. Ahem... anyway...
It's time to put the facts together and present Matt's view on how much he loves Mimi.
By the way, this was never my favorite couple, but I will avoid being bias just because
I'm out to please the majority of you.
Don't worry Izzy and Joe fans! Your chance to see their thoughts on hooking up with
Mimi are coming in the next few chapters. And then there's Yolei, but I see a different
relationship between those two young girls.
Confused? If you are, then keep reading! Everything will become clear in a few
chapters. And if you aren't, well, keep reading anyway! You made it this far... and most
of you are Matt & Mimi fans. So why stop?
Ahem again...
Onward to Chapter 2, starring the squishable and huggable Matt (that's for all of those
girls out there who want Matt for themselves).
Disclaimer: Digimon, digital monsters, they don't belong to me! Oh, and I just
remembered something. Anyone who is a supporter of Tai & Matt, Matt & Sora, or Matt
& Jun (I know someone is going to kill me after suggesting that last couple), then please
avert your eyes. That would also be recommended for Matt & Mimi haters. Anyone
else is welcome to forge ahead... at his or her own discretion.
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July 14th, 3:00 p.m., Odaiba Secondary School
As soon as the final bell rang, I ran out of my last class of the day and made my way out.
I was planning to walk straight home so I could get ready for Mimi's arrival. It's been
awhile since we last saw each other. I can remember the day she told us she was leaving
Tokyo just like yesterday...
[Flashback - Two years ago]
Tai, Sora, Mimi, Izzy, and I were hanging out after school. It was on that fateful day that
Mimi would tell us something that we would have never predicted.
Mimi was sitting on a wooden bench. She has a look of concern on her face; one which
none of us had yet noticed. Tai and Sora are off to the side, passing a soccer ball
between them. Izzy was typing away at his laptop, as usual. As for me, I was leaning
against a tree. I was busy playing my harmonica as I attempted to pass the time. But
soon enough, I had to break the eerie silence.
"Will someone please tell me why we're standing out here for no reason?" I asked.
"Good point," began Tai. "Who called this meeting anyway?"
Tai kicks the ball over to Sora, who traps it with her foot.
"Mimi said she wanted to talk to us about something," she replied. Turning to Mimi, she
then asked her, "So, what is it?"
"Sit down guys," ordered Mimi. "You're going to need to after I tell you this."
Sora, being the closest to Mimi, grabs the seat next to her on the bench. I snap my
fingers in frustration, although I was careful enough to make sure nobody saw me do it.
I've been carefully watching Mimi since we defeated Apocalymon and the Dark Masters
almost a year ago to date. She's really matured into a beautiful young woman. I wanted
to make sure that whenever she first becomes interested in dating boys, I wanted to be
her first choice. Don't ask me where this strange feeling is coming from, but I've just
felt that it was right ever since the Digiworld adventure.
I really hope she's not going to say that she's engaged or something. Wait! Why would
she say something like that? She's only eleven, for crying out loud! Any guy who's
thinking that far ahead must be a moron. Either that or pretty insane. I don't want to
imagine the pain that might come about of her dating a high schooler.
I'm going insane here myself. Just shut up and let Mimi talk so we can finally find out
what she wants!
Unfortunately, I have to wait for a little longer. Tai is sitting next to me on the grass, also
waiting for Mimi's announcement. Izzy though wasn't paying any attention. He is still
typing away at his computer. Mimi notices this. I can see her clench her fist and growl
in anger. One thing I definitely knew about Mimi is that she hated to be ignored.
"Izzy!" she yelled at him.
Waving his hand nonchalantly back at her, he replied, "Just a minute Mimi. I'm
checking out this cool website on the anatomy of an amoeba."
"Izzy Izumi! Here I am, about to tell you all what may be the hardest two words that I'm
ever going to say in my life, and you're over there playing with your stupid computer!"
"Huh? Didn't hear you there... could you say that again?"
Mimi stomps over to Izzy, much to my surprise. She snatches the laptop right out of
Izzy's hands and closes it. She then moves over to a nearby wastebasket, where she
promptly dumps it in. Now, it's Izzy's turn to be pissed off, as he goes over towards her.
"That was a very expensive piece of equipment, Mimi! You know how much it's going
to cost to get all the ports cleaned out without damaging the computer's mainframe?"
"Who cares! All I'm asking you is to listen to me for two seconds! Is that so much to
ask?"
"Did you have to wreck my computer to get those two seconds?"
"It was the only way I knew how to get your attention!"
"You can't always get your way Mimi. You're going to have to learn that patience is a
virtue."
"I don't exactly have all day to wait for you! I'm moving tomorrow!"
I gasped in shock. Never would I have ever guessed that! I glance over at Tai next to
me, then Sora on the bench, and then finally at Izzy. They all have the same look on their
faces that I do. Personally, I had to ask her to repeat herself, just to make sure I wasn't
dreaming.
"You're moving?" I asked her.
"Yep. Tomorrow night."
She pulls a giant notebook out of her backpack. At that moment, I was still in disbelief.
I was going to ask her why she was moving, but she began talking again.
"This is an unofficial copy of my transcript. I'm supposed to bring it with me when I
attend my first day at my new school."
Behind Mimi, Izzy pulled his partially damaged laptop out of the wastebasket. Hearing
the ruffling of crumpled up paper, she turns around to face him. So do the rest of us.
"Izzy, you're not listening again!" she began yelling again.
"Hold your horses Mimi!" he replied. "I was paying attention! In fact, I was about to ask
you why they'd give you a transcript?"
"Yeah," Sora spoke up. "That shouldn't be necessary if you're moving down the road."
"Yeah," added Tai. "You're just moving out of Odaiba and into another district, right?
Like Osaka. Or maybe Reedington."
I was the first to realize the obvious. Even Izzy hadn't yet figured out my next statement.
"You're moving out of Tokyo altogether, aren't you?"
Mimi sighs. She stands silent for a few seconds as the rest of await her answer. Finally,
she responds.
"I'm moving to another country. A place called New York City."
"Where's that?" Tai asked.
"I believe that city's located in America," answered Izzy.
"America?" Tai continued. "Where the heck is America?"
"Are you sure there's no way you'll change your mind?" Sora asked a now sad Mimi.
"No," she replied. "It's my parent's decision. They decided that it was no longer safe to
live here in Tokyo. Especially after what happened with Myotismon."
Once again, silence rang through the courtyard. Mimi then glanced at her watch.
Realizing how late it already was, she stuffs the notebook back into her backpack and
starts walking off without zipping it up.
"I'm sorry about this guys. If it were up to me, I'd stay here. But it's not."
"Can we see you off tomorrow?" questioned Sora.
"Sure. I'm not sure what time we're leaving, though, so I don't know if you'll get there
in time. You guys do have class."
With that, Mimi runs off before anyone can say anything. I'm not sure if anyone else
noticed it, but I caught a glimpse of a tear running down Mimi's face as she disappeared
from sight.
The following afternoon, as soon as the final bell had rung, I ran out of the school and
headed directly for Mimi's house. I didn't bother to wait for the others. They'd just slow
me down. I forgot for the moment that I was supposed to bring T.K. home with me for
the weekend to live with me and my dad. All I cared about was getting to Mimi before
she left for good so that I could tell her how I truly felt about her.
After a couple of minutes of running all out, I finally reach Mimi's apartment. But in
disbelief I discover that the little sign with their name on it on the door was no longer
there. They were already gone!
I had only one chance left. Get to the airport and hope that Mimi is still there. But it was
halfway across the city! The quickest way to get there from here would be by the
subway. So I quickly run to the nearest station, about half a mile away. I took the next
train to Tokyo International Airport.
Upon arriving there, I went to the nearest information booth. The lady there directed me
to Gate 16, the only gate from which a plane heading for New York City was located.
Pushing my way through the thick crowds, I finally reach the area where the gate is. I
start using my eyes to search the room for Mimi. I finally find her right by the gate
entrance. Her parents are giving the attendant their tickets. There was only one way I
could think of to stop her.
"Mimi!" I shouted over the loud noise of the terminal. "Mimi, wait!"
Miraculously, she hears me. She stops in her tracks and starts looking around as well. I
knew that she hadn't seen me, but she had definitely heard me call her name. I decided
to try again as I picked my way towards her.
"Mimi! Mimi! Wait Mimi!"
Suddenly, a heavenly voice replied to my cries.
"Matt! Is that you?"
I moved out of the pack and into a small clearing. There, I finally spot her waving at me.
As I approach her, she starts running towards me. It's like one of those fairy tales! Two
kids, destined to be together forever! We'll hug and share a kiss, and then she'll decide
to stay in Tokyo. It's a dream come true!
Or so I thought.
Mimi stops a few steps in front of me. I stop as well. But just as I think that she's going
to lean in to hug me, she smacks me across the face!
"Ow," I reply, rubbing my face where she had hit me. "What was that for?"
"Shame on you for not telling me!" she exclaimed.
"Telling me what?"
"That you love me!"
I step back and gasp. "When did you find that out?"
"Sora told me all about how you were milling about, trying to think of a way to impress
me."
"Well, that's partially true..."
"Don't lie to me! You know I don't like it when people lie to me!"
"Okay, I won't lie to you. I do love you."
"Really?"
"Yep."
She crosses her arms over her chest and stares at me. "Prove it."
"If you insist." I sigh. I begin to think... how am I going to tell her how I feel? I know...
just come out with it. She doesn't like people who lie, remember? "Well, if you must
know, the first time I met you, I thought you were another one of those girls who'd go
anywhere, date anyone, and play the field with anyone you chose when you grew
up. But nowadays, I see that you are more than that."
"Thank goodness. I was getting ready to smack you again."
"Mimi, you're the apple of my eye. You always bring out the best in everyone. I'm
always happy when you're around. You never take an insult from anyone. You always
speak what's on your mind. You're the kind of girl that everyone dreams of. Not the
type that's stunningly beautiful and is always looking for the quick fix."
"Are you saying that I'm not beautiful?"
"I didn't mean it that way. I'm just referring to girls who let it hang all out for everyone
to see."
"Oh."
"Anyway... I want a girl who's funny, cheerful, honest, and cute. In my opinion, you're
the only girl I know that fits that description."
Mimi blushes in response.
"I know that this probably isn't the most convincing argument that you've ever heard, but
still..."
She puts a finger over my lips. She smiles at me.
"I know it isn't. But I don't care. The only thing I want to hear from you are those three
magic words."
"You mean I love you?"
All of a sudden, she gets up on her toes. She quickly pecks me on the lips. I'm frozen in
place! I can't move! I've never experienced anything like this! But I've seen something
like this on TV. Right now, I'm supposed to grab her by the arm and give her the longest
kiss we've ever had. And then she'll agree to stay here in Tokyo. But I can't move! And
she's walking away from me!
"It's too bad you couldn't admit your feelings sooner."
What did she just say? She didn't just say what I think she said, did she?
"It's been great getting to know you and the others, Matt. It's too bad they're not here to
say goodbye."
I strained to get the words I needed out to her before she disappeared for good. But the
only words that I could get to come out were...
"Mimi, wait! Don't leave me! We need each other!"
"I'm sorry Matt! I have to go!"
"Mimi!"
"Say goodbye to the others for me! Tell them that I'll miss them all!"
With that, Mimi rejoins her parents as they head in to the tunnel towards the plane.
Finally, I unfreeze myself from my position, but it's too late. Another attendant appears
and follows Mimi in. The attendant at the gate then closes the door behind her coworker.
"Mimi," I quietly yelp with my hand outstretched towards the gate. That was my only
chance to keep Mimi from going to America and I blew it. I was so close and yet so far.
I decided to stay a few extra minutes to watch the plane takeoff. When it finally did, I
began walking out of the airport. With my hands in my pocket, I let out a disappointing
sigh as I work my way through the crowd and towards the exit.
[End flashback]
Wow! That was the most depressing day of my life. But luckily, I've gotten over it.
Right now, I'm at the flower shop. I'm buying a bouquet of roses for Mimi. Bet she'll
be surprised when she sees me give her those. Thirty-five dollars! What a rip off! Oh
well... it's for Mimi. Love doesn't have a price tag and I want to make sure it stays that
way.
But if it weren't for something that happened over the Internet about ten months ago, I
probably would be looking for another girl already...
[Flashback - Late September 2000]
Two months after Mimi had left, I found out that she had been talking almost every day
with Sora through e-mail. After bargaining with Sora, she finally gives me Mimi's
e-mail address. So the next day I e-mail her and she replies back almost instantly. Well,
to the best of her ability. There is a fourteen hour time difference between New York
and Tokyo, I believe.
From that point on and for the next year, Mimi and I promised that would write to each
other everyday. Whenever we missed a day, we would verbally harass each other and
assume the worse had happened... like either of us had found another person to fall in
love with. Luckily, that didn't happen often, but when it did, boy, we were in for a
lengthy chat, regardless of what time it was.
Then came September 15th. It was a Saturday, so when she missed e-mailing me that
day, I just assumed that she went out shopping or something. But then I didn't hear from
her on Sunday. Then Monday. And then Tuesday. I was getting so worried! What
could keep her from her computer?
I decided to go and ask Sora about it. But she was in no mood to talk. It seems that she
and Tai had another argument the day before. She claims it was the worst of them all.
She was threatening to break-up with him. I didn't believe her at first. That is, until she
threw a picture of her and Tai together out the window.
Anyway, I managed to get a phone number from Sora before she started throwing out
anything that reminded her of Tai. Returning home, I decided to call Mimi. Seeing as
how it was late in the morning on a school day in New York, I just left a message on her
machine.
But even then, she doesn't reply back.
For days on end, I continue to e-mail and phone her whenever possible. My dad was
threatening to cut the phone line because I was running up our long distance bill.
Exactly two weeks later, I wake up early in the morning. To my surprise, I look at my
computer screen and see that Mimi is currently online. I decided to find out why she
hadn't been replying to me. I jump into my chair and I send her an instant message...
FutureRockStar: Mimi, it's me! Whassup?
After a few seconds, Mimi responds.
AmericanBeauty: Matt?
FutureRockStar: Yep.
AmericanBeauty: Hi.
FutureRockStar: Where have you been?
FutureRockStar: You haven't replied to me for two weeks now!
AmericanBeauty: I'm sorry. I've been busy.
FutureRockStar: Busy? So busy that you can't even sit and talk for a few minutes?
AmericanBeauty: Yeah.
FutureRockStar: You haven't forgotten about me, have you?
AmericanBeauty: Of course not silly.
AmericanBeauty: It's just that I've had other things on my mind.
FutureRockStar: Such as?
AmericanBeauty: There's something I've got to tell u.
FutureRockStar: I'm listening.
AmericanBeauty: I know that we've been talking a lot about us eventually getting
married...
FutureRockStar: Yeah, go on...
AmericanBeauty: And I just realized something...
FutureRockStar: What?
AmericanBeauty: This isn't going to work out.
FutureRockStar: What do you mean?
AmericanBeauty: Come on!
AmericanBeauty: We haven't seen each other in almost a year!
AmericanBeauty: I've missed looking at your face.
AmericanBeauty: And I can't go on without seeing it again.
FutureRockStar: We can fix that.
FutureRockStar: I'll just ask my dad for some money for a trip to NYC.
FutureRockStar: I don't think he'll mind.
AmericanBeauty: You don't get it, do you?
FutureRockStar: Get what?
AmericanBeauty: There's someone else in my life now.
FutureRockStar: Who?
AmericanBeauty: We can still be friends.
FutureRockStar: Who? And why?
AmericanBeauty: You don't know the guy.
AmericanBeauty: Besides, long distance relationships don't work out well.
FutureRockStar: We can make it work!
FutureRockStar: Just give it some time.
AmericanBeauty: I'm sorry.
FutureRockStar: Mimi!
AmericanBeauty has logged off.
I was just shocked. I couldn't believe it. Mimi had dumped me for another guy.
Probably some jock, I bet. If I ever see him, I'll give him a piece of my mind! But that's
the thing... they're over in New York, while I'm here in Tokyo. How am I supposed to
do that?
Seeing as how it's a Saturday, I decide to go out despite the fact that I'm now sad over
the break-up. Believe it or not, the first person I see upon stepping out of my apartment
is Tai. I hang my head low as he comes running up to me.
"Matt, good thing I caught you!"
"What is it Tai?"
"Kari fell down a sewer hole! I need your help to get her out."
"Come on. You expect me to believe that?"
"I'm not kidding! Come on!"
"Why don't you go down and get her?"
"I'm wearing my soccer uniform, dumdum. It costs thirty-five dollars for a
replacement!"
I sigh. "Okay, I'll help. But you better not be kidding! I'm in no mood for jokes!"
I reluctantly follow Tai down the stairs and then two blocks down the street before
coming upon an open manhole. A small crowd has gathered around it, including to my
surprise, Davis.
"Davis!" I yell. "What are you doing here?"
"Well," Davis began, "I was talking with Kari when she fell into this manhole. Someone
had stupidly left the manhole cover off."
"So," I said, turning to Tai as we made our way through the crowd, "you are telling the
truth."
"Duh."
Tai goes over to the hole and yells into it.
"Kari! Are you still there?"
"Tai?" she answered back.
"How are you doing?"
"Fine. If you don't mind the smell down here and the fact that I twisted my ankle."
"That was going to be my next question," I yelled down the hole, moving alongside Tai.
"Matt? You're here too?"
"Yeah. Tai called me after he couldn't come down for you. He says he doesn't want to
ruin his uniform."
"Don't tell her that!" Tai exclaimed.
"Oh, thanks a lot Tai," Kari replied sarcastically. "I can always count on you."
"See?" Tai yelled at me. "She's probably going to get mom to smack me again because I
wasn't watching her."
"Personally, I think you deserve it," I reply.
"Hey!" Davis interrupted. "Are you going to get Kari out or what?"
"Why didn't you go down and rescue her?" I questioned
Davis scratches his head before replying, "Why didn't I think of that?"
Tai, Matt, and the entire crowd facefaults.
"With rescuers like you," Kari yelled out of the hole, "I'd be better off being eaten by a
giant rat."
"Do those things exist?" Davis yelled back to Kari.
"Out of the way," I say, gently pushing Davis out of the way and starting to climb down
into the hole.
After climbing down for what seems like eternity, I finally reach the bottom. I turn
around and instantly see Kari sitting on the other side of the sewage filled river. She was
favoring her left ankle.
"Matt!"
"Are you okay Kari?"
"I'm fine, I guess. Get me out of here."
"How did you fall down here in the first place?" I asked her as I walked through the
small river and over to her.
"I guess I was so busy talking with Tai and Davis that none of us saw the open manhole
until it was too late. I unfortunately landed on my ankle."
"Do you think you can climb back up?"
"If I could, do you think I'd still be down here?"
"Good point."
All of a sudden, Tai yells down to us from the hole entrance.
"The paramedics are here, guys! They're coming down to get you."
"Okay!" I yell back. I then turn to Kari and help her get up. As she limps back across the
river, her right arm is around the back of my neck for support. As we reach the other
side, one of the paramedics climbs down the ladder. Soon after, one end of a rope is
thrown down into the hole. The paramedic carefully ties it around Kari's waist before
helping her climb out of the hole. I follow them out.
Once out of the hole, the whole crowd steps away from Kari and the paramedics. Mainly
because Kari had been down there so long that she smelled like rotten fish. The
paramedics place Kari on a stretcher before wheeling her to an ambulance. As they push
her in, Kari smiles at me. But not Davis or her brother, who are both coming up behind
me.
"Thanks Matt," she said.
"No problem. And don't worry about the ankle. It'll be fine."
With that, Tai and the paramedics jump in and close the ambulance doors behind them.
It then takes off towards the hospital. As I watch it pull away, Davis comes up to me.
"Thanks for the help."
"You're welcome. But you know, I wouldn't have had to come down here if you
would've gone down there yourself."
"I guess so."
"Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go sulk."
As I begin to walk off towards who knows where, Davis walks up and keeps pace with
me.
"Why are you following me Davis?"
"I wanted to ask you a question."
"Okay."
"I want to know if you know how to impress a girl."
"A girl?" I said, remembering how I had just broke up with one myself.
"You see, I kinda have this crush on Kari."
"You? When did this all come about?"
"Ever since last year, when we first shared a class together. But I didn't have the
confidence to admit it until now."
"Let me give you a bit of advice... it's a little too young to be thinking about a girlfriend."
"What? Are you kidding? She's the cutest girl I've ever seen and you're telling me to
forget about her?"
"Not forget. Just hold off on for a few years."
"Why?"
"I know from personal experience. You're both ten, right?"
"Yeah."
"Two years ago, I fell in love with a girl I knew. She was your age. I was a year older
than she was. We were developing feelings for each other. But then she moved away to
another country. To top it off, I find out today that she's dating another guy. She
completely betrayed me."
"So, just what exactly are you saying?"
"All I'm saying is that it pays to wait. Because you never know what might happen to the
girl of your dreams. She'll be there one minute and gone the next."
With that, I walk away, leaving Davis to ponder what I just told him.
[End flashback]
"You know, I still don't understand why you told me that."
Snapping out of my daydream, I glance to my right and see Davis walking right beside
me. Cody, Yolei, TK, and Kari are all with him.
"Gee Matt," began my brother TK, "I didn't know you had that much of a crush on
Mimi."
"Mimi," Yolei sighed, blushing at the sound of her name.
"What's with her?" I ask, pointing at Yolei.
"Beats me," Cody replied. "She's been like this ever since Izzy e-mailed us at lunch,
telling us that Mimi is coming into town again."
"Say," Kari stated, "what's with the roses?"
I then blush and realize that I had been holding the roses in my hand in plain sight the
entire time. Realizing that it was too late to hide it, I sigh and tell them the truth.
"They're for Mimi."
"I see," Yolei stated, elbowing me in the ribs a few times. "Trying to impress her, are
we?"
"Yeah," I answered, smiling. "Besides, it'll make up for last time."
"Oh yeah," Kari said, remembering Mimi's visit a few weeks ago.
"I think you had band practice all day that day," TK added.
"She visited on a Saturday, you know," Cody also added.
"Well, I'm not going to miss her this time," I say aloud. "I'm going to go up to her and
tell her how I feel. And if she already has a boyfriend, then I'll just prove to her that I'm
better than he is."
"Yeah!" Kari cheered. "That's the spirit!"
"Say," Davis thought to himself. "If it can work for Matt and Mimi, maybe it'll work for
me and Kari."
"I know that look on his face," Yolei told Cody. "He's thinking of another way to
impress Kari."
"When is he going to learn that she likes TK?" Cody retorted.
Overhearing this, both TK and Kari blush in response. They turn around and yell at
Cody.
"I'm not in love with him/her!"
"Sure you're not," I snickered.
Of course, Davis gets into the argument. Just like that, TK and Davis are at each other's
throats over Kari again. Boy, will they ever learn that it's too young to be thinking about
love?
I sigh once again as I lead the others to the airport. I look at my watch. It's already six
fifteen. We'd better hurry if we're going to make it there in time to see Mimi get off of
the plane.
To be continued...
Copyright Date: 7/20/01