"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 5 - Sisterly Love
(As told by Yolei, in her point of view)
I've been watching Season 2 continuously, even in repeats, in order to get a better feel for
the personalities of the four new Digidestined. That's something that has escaped me for
some time now.
Until now.
Although I can't decide which character I like the most, I have to say that Yolei is the
most interesting of the bunch. Her sisters keep picking on her. She dreamed for days
about marrying Ken before discovering that he was the Digimon Emperor. She's got
such a short fuse that some people are afraid to approach her when she's angry.
And some people wonder why she got the Digi-Eggs of Love and Sincerity... other than
the fact that she is the only other female Digidestined besides Kari.
One thing I really found interesting was how much she adored Mimi when they first met.
How she wished that Mimi was her sister so that they could spend everyday together. Of
course, a scene like that is a potential keg for sprouting rumors.
In this chapter, Yolei and the others find out for the first time about Mimi's visit. You
won't believe how excited she'll be after hearing this.
"Of course I'll be excited," interjected Yolei. "Mimi and I will be best friends forever!"
I guess, but could you possibly wait until the story starts like everyone else?
"Oh, all right," she replied, crossing her arms over her chest. She then points towards the
screen with a look of determination on her face. "But I better be the first one to greet her
when she arrives!"
Sure, whatever you want Yolei...
Disclaimer: The Digidestined are trademarks of Saban Entertainment and Toei. While
we await Mimi's arrival in the next chapter, let's watch as the new Digidestined fill out
their tax returns. So what if they're not even old enough to own houses... being a
Digidestined is a full time job, you know. I know Cody's paying for all of those kendo
lessons his grandfather keeps giving him. Must be the prune juice he always buys...
***
July 14th, 12:40 p.m., Odaiba Elementary School
"Yuck! Mystery meatloaf again?" I complained as the lunch lady spooned a ladleful of
meat slop into a tray. I cringed as she added a handful of soggy French fries before
handing me the tray. I attempted not to smell the strange meatloaf mixture in front of me
as I reached into the milk bin for a chocolate milk. Handing over two dollars to the
cashier, I head out of the serving line and into the main cafeteria.
I walked around, looking for someone to sit with. I glanced to my right and saw my
classmates, Lorraine and Mandy, sitting at a table. Unfortunately, all of the seats around
them were full.
"Yolei," came a familiar girl's voice, "Over here!"
I looked a few tables down and spotted Kari waving at me. I smiled as I began walking
towards her. Upon arriving at the table, I saw that TK and Davis were straddled on either
side of her, as usual. I took the empty seat on the end, to the right of TK.
"I don't understand why they have to serve us this crap!" I commented.
"I like to think of it as a nice alternative to my dad's cooking," TK replied.
"Guys, be nice," stated the effervescent Kari. "The lunch staff puts a lot of hard work
into making these meals for us."
"Yeah, right," Davis replies sarcastically, as he uses a fork to twirl some of the slightly
burnt macaroni and cheese from his tray.
"So," TK began, "are any of you going to check out Sora's tennis match up at the high
school? It is the regionals, after all."
"I'd like to, but I can't," I answered sadly, remembering that it was my turn to watch the
convenience store after school.
"I'm going!" exclaimed Kari.
"I'm going if Kari's going," added Davis.
"You're coming too, right TK?" Kari asked.
"Of course. Besides, I bet Tai and the others will be there too."
I watched Davis growl quietly to himself as TK and Kari broke off into their own little
conversation. I decided to take this time to dig into the slop the school was passing off as
food. Better to eat something than starve all day, I say.
All of a sudden, my thoughts about eating were interrupted by a strange beeping sound. I
glanced over and saw that Kari was reaching into her backpack. She pulls out her
D-Terminal and opens it. We all look over and see that the e-mail icon on her screen is
blinking.
"It's from Izzy!" exclaimed Kari, as she opened the e-mail message. "Izzy forwarded us
an e-mail from Mimi. It says that Mimi's coming to visit us!"
My eyes lighted up at hearing this. "Mimi? Here?"
"That's awesome!" TK shouted. "What a great time for all of us to reunite and be in one
place at one time! It's like a Digidestined reunion!"
"Mimi?" Davis stated, somewhat confused. "Who's Mimi?"
"Who's Mimi?" I yelled, getting up out of my seat. "Who's Mimi?" I yelled again as I
walked over and grabbed Davis by the collar. "You don't remember who Mimi is?"
"Yolei, calm down!" Kari said. "You're attracting attention!"
"Davis," TK told him, "Mimi's the girl in the pink hair. You know, the one you've
already met twice!"
"Oh, you mean that girl from New York?"
TK nods. "Yes, that's Mimi."
"Really? I thought that was Sora!"
"Did you forget to take your brain enhancing pills this morning?" I yelled at Davis,
somewhat joking... though I'm sure Davis couldn't tell by the tone of my voice.
"Oh, Mimi? Now I remember! The chick with that Michael dude, right?"
TK sweatdrops. "Yeah Davis... the chick with Michael, right."
"Yolei... can you let go of me now?" Davis asked politely. I looked down and saw that
my hands were indeed still on the collar of Davis's jacket. I laugh nervously as I release
him and walk back to my seat.
"What time is she going to be here, Kari?" TK questioned.
"The e-mail says that her plane is scheduled to land at arrive at Tokyo International just
before seven tonight."
"So I guess we're going down to greet her, huh?"
Kari smiles back at TK, replying with an affirmative head nod.
I can't believe it! It feels like just yesterday that I was talking to Mimi and flirting with
her friend, Michael. Say... whatever happened to that date that I was supposed to go on
with Michael? He didn't call me that Saturday night.
Ah, forget him. I'm more concerned about seeing Mimi again then that jerk. Mimi is
sweet, compassionate, and beautiful. No wonder she has so many friends. She just
seems to raise everyone's spirits whenever she's around. And the way she dresses! Who
would have ever thought that New York was so fashion savvy?
I remember the first time I went into the Digiworld. I was so happy when we got a
change of wardrobe. If only I could have clothes that cool in the real world. I have to
admit, though, it didn't do much for Cody and Davis. The clothes made Cody look like a
girl. As for Davis... well, I think they made him look that much more dorky. Seriously!
To think Davis could pass himself off as a fighter pilot. Please! If we were in a war and
he was in one of the first planes to take off, he'd be the first one down. Not because
someone shot him down, but because he probably ran the thing into a mountain or sand
dune or something else like that.
Anyway, back to Mimi. I remember the first time I met her. I looked up to her as my
older sister. She'd be much nicer and cooler than the sisters I have now. We'd go out
every weekend and spend our weekly allowances on anything that we could get our hands
on. The amazing thing is that she's only a year or so older than I am! At first glance,
some people would think that Mimi's already a sophomore in high school. But once they
get to know her, they discover that she's a carefree teenager who likes to have fun.
What I wouldn't give to be as popular as Mimi. She's got the coolest friends, the coolest
outfits, and any boy in school would give an arm and a leg just to even get the chance to
talk to her, let alone get a date! Boy, I bet she gets a lot of those. She probably ends up
rejecting a lot of guys just because there are so many after her. I'd like to be just like her
one day.
But I know that's not going to happen. Just look at me! My figure isn't all that great, I
wear glasses whose lenses are as big as the bottom of empty coke bottles, and I can't do a
thing with my hair! Sometimes I'm afraid to talk to anybody because they might laugh at
me. I know that sounds out of character for me, but I just couldn't take all the nasty
things that were being said about me.
Luckily, I have a few good friends I can rely on whenever I'm down. Like Kari, TK,
Davis, and Cody, for example. I've grown the closest to Cody, but that's because we've
lived in the same apartment complex for the past few years, just on different floors. But
as for the others, I only met them recently, when Tai sent me that weird message from the
Digiworld. Of course, I had no idea what the Digiworld was at the time. Since then, I've
gotten to know them... at least enough so we would all be comfortable hanging out with
each other. Davis, of course, doesn't have that much of a brain. He's always after Kari's
affections, but I think that TK already has a thing for her. TK just moved to our district
this year, but it seems that the two of them had met before. If not for TK moving here,
Davis and Kari would probably already be going out.
Still, I long for love. Sure, I get it from my parents and my annoying older siblings, but
for me, that's not enough! I need someone to hold and caress me when I need love, to
tell me everything's going to be alright when I do something wrong, and to celebrate with
when I pass a test or something like that. At least in a sisterly kind of way, I'm expecting
Mimi to fulfill that role for me. I know she lives halfway across the world, but she can
do something that none of my fellow siblings would ever do. Actually, two things. Give
friendly advice and never hassle me for anything I do with any of my friends. I swear
that my siblings are so nosy! They always want to know what I'm doing every second of
my life. Can't a girl have any privacy?
Mimi Tachikawa and Yolei Inoue... the ideal sisters. You know, we would be the model
for sisters in the world everywhere. Speaking of sisters, I wonder if Mimi has any?
"Yolei? Yolei? Are you in there?"
I woke up from my daydream to see TK staring at me in the face. I fell out of my seat as
Kari giggled at me.
"Nice to see you're still in the living world," TK said.
"Why'd you wake me?" I asked. "I was having the perfect daydream."
"Really?" Kari asked me as I got back into my seat. "Sorry about that, but there's no use
eating that food of yours if it's cold."
"What were you dreaming about, Yolei?" prompted Davis.
"Huh?" I said, not noticing that I was blushing. "Oh, nothing."
"Then why are you blushing? You're not thinking about marrying Ken again, are you?"
"Me? Of course not! That creep, the Digimon Emperor, is pure evil! The way he treats
those poor Digimon is so inhumane!"
"Then who were you daydreaming about?"
I sigh as I seemingly blurted out Mimi's name. TK, Kari, and Davis look at me with
surprise.
"Mimi?"
"Why would you want to daydream about Mimi?"
"Yeah! Isn't she a girl?"
"What? I didn't daydream about her that way! It's nothing romantic!"
"Then what?" Davis asked.
"Just thinking about how nice it would be if Mimi was my sister."
"Your sister?" the three of them exclaimed in unison.
"Don't you already have a sister?" Davis asked obliviously.
"Yeah, but none as nice or sweet as Mimi."
"Nice? Sweet? Remember how she blew me off the first time we met?"
[Flashback - Episode 60 "Family Picnic"]
"Izzy told me about all of you," Mimi said.
Davis tips his goggles to Mimi as he gives her a personal introduction. "Hi! I'm Davis!"
"He especially told me about you," Mimi replied, quickly taking a step back.
[End flashback]
"I was trying to be friendly, that's all," cries Davis.
"You were trying to hit on her," TK said.
"What? I was not!"
"I saw your eyes bug out when you first saw her. You thought she was charming, didn't
you?"
"I did not! Wait, maybe she was charming, but still... I don't know! Hey! The only girl
for me is Kari! Where did all of this talk about Mimi come from?"
All Kari and I could do was laugh. We couldn't believe how much of a fool Davis was
making himself out to be. Suddenly, the bell to end our lunch period rang. We quickly
gathered our things and went to dump our trays. We all had to hurry because we didn't
want to be late for class. Especially me. Today, our class presentations on the Animal
Kingdom were scheduled to continue. I couldn't wait to hear Mitchell's report. He said
his report was going to be on hawks. Needless to say, I was excited.
After school, I skipped along happily as I began to head out. On my way out, though, I
met Cody coming out of his class. I decided to inform him of the good news.
"Hey Cody, guess what?"
"Oh, hi Yolei. What's going on?"
"Mimi's coming into town tonight!" I exclaimed happily.
"Mimi? Really? That's great!"
"Yep! She just earned enough money to make another trip!"
"That's good. She's so sweet to take time out of her summer vacation for us."
"Oooohhh... does someone have a crush on Mimi?"
Cody blushed. "Crush? What are you talking about? I'm not interested in dating yet."
"Oh come on Cody, you can tell me. I won't tell anyone you like her!"
"I don't like her!"
"Sure. And Davis swam the English Channel last night."
"Hey! At least I'm not like TK and Kari!"
"Yeah, but those two are meant for each other."
"Now, if only those two would realize that."
"Right... in a million years! They're as stubborn as Davis's attempts to break them up!"
We laughed as we made our way out to the courtyard. We saw TK wave goodbye to Kari
and Davis before turning towards us as the duo walked home. The three of us then
headed off the way to the apartment complex where we live.
"I told Davis and Kari to meet in the lobby of our apartment complex at five thirty," he
told us.
"That's fine by me," Cody replied. "I would have already had my kendo lesson and
dinner by then. What time is Mimi coming in anyway?"
"Seven," I quickly replied.
"So, what are you going to until then, Yolei?" TK asked me.
"I'm going to get ready for Mimi's arrival, that's what!"
"Get ready?" TK stated, confused.
"Why do we need to prepare for Mimi's arrival?" Cody added, equally confused.
"Um... well, she's going to be tired when she gets in, and I'm not so sure she wants to
spend her first full night back in Tokyo in a motel!"
"You have a point..." TK noted, agreeing with me.
"I'm going to see if my parents wouldn't mind having Mimi stay with us... at least for
tonight," I added, telling them of my plan.
"That's a good idea!" Cody said, smiling.
"I know! That's why I'm the resident genius of our Digidestined!"
I laughed, obviously not knowing that this sudden outburst of power from me was
making both Cody and TK jealous. But what did I care? If there was any opportunity to
get to know Mimi better, than this is it!
After some prying, I convinced my parents to prepare one of the guest rooms for Mimi...
though they told me that Mimi couldn't stay any longer, because our uncle and aunt from
Buffalo were coming over for a visit this weekend, and they had first priority on the room
since they were members of the family.
I spent the rest of the time preparing the guest room and myself for Mimi. After making
sure the guest room was clean and the bed was prepared, I decided to take a shower.
Once out, I got dressed into a light green 'Hello Kitty! short sleeve shirt and blue jeans. I
then combed my hair, filed my nails, and cleaned my glasses. I then decided to lie on my
bed and relax until it was time to meet the others.
The next thing I knew, I saw Davis jumping up and down on my bed. My first reaction
was to scream, then get out of the bed. In the process, I nearly make Davis fall off, but
he manages to catch himself.
"Davis! What are you doing in my room?" I asked him angrily, well aware that my room
was dirty with books and clothes scattered all over the place, especially a few of my
private undergarments.
"Well, we're trying to get you! Don't you know what time is it?"
"Damn it Davis, my room isn't exactly clean, you know!"
"So? Mine's as bad as yours, if not worse."
Obviously, Davis had not gotten the point, and who knew how long he had been in my
room. He probably had enough incriminating evidence against me for blackmail, if he
wanted too. I then glanced at the clock and gasped in shock. It read 5:52.
Without even looking back, I ran past Davis and out of the room. I headed right for the
front door. I quickly say goodbye to my mother, who was at the door. Once outside, I
saw the others. I grab Cody by the hand and sprint off, running for the stairs.
"Wait!" TK yelled after me.
"We have to wait for Davis!" Kari yelled, although she probably thought she'd never
have to say those words.
"Mimi! I'm coming Mimi!" I yelled, ignoring the duo as I started pulling Cody down the
stairs.
By the time I reach the bottom of the floor, TK, Kari, and Davis are coming out of the
elevator. I groan in disbelief as I release my grip on Cody, who is panting heavily after
dragging him down a dozen floors or so.
"We'll get there in time, Yolei," TK commented, calming me down. "Just relax!"
I decided that I needed a breather too, so I joined Cody in heavy panting for several
minutes.
"This wouldn't have happened if you weren't taking a nap, Yolei!" Davis shouted.
At this point, I remembered that he had been in my room. I manage to right myself and
go over to Davis. Once again, I grab Davis by the collar, this time prying him up against
the wall.
"Davis, you better not have taken anything out of my room!"
"Why would I want to take anything out of your room?"
"You don't enter a girl's room unannounced, especially if it's dirty!"
"Like I said, it wouldn't have happened if you had been awake!"
By this time, TK and Kari were attempting to get between us. Kari managed to pry my
hands from Davis's collar so she could pull me back, while TK helped dust Davis off.
"You're crazy, you know that?" Davis yelled at me.
"You're the one who's crazy!" I yelled back. "What if I had fallen asleep naked,
dummy? Don't you even consider the consequences before you come barging into
someone's room?"
"Well, then it's your fault for sleeping naked and leaving your door unlocked."
The rest of us gasp at Davis's comment. At that point, I pretty much lost it. I broke free
of Kari, went over to Davis, and slapped him across the face so hard that he fell to the
ground.
"Aaaahhhh!" Davis yelled, touching the spot where I had slapped him as he slowly got
up.
"Take that, you pervert!" I yelled at him, getting ready to break out into a fight if he
dared say a word back to me.
"Yolei!" Kari shouted, running over and re-restraining me. Cody, who had now caught
his breath, went over to help TK with Davis.
"I know you want to protect your privacy Yolei, but you don't have to knock Davis's
head off!" TK stated with unwavering eyes. It was then that I had realized what I had
done. I relaxed and attempted to calm down. Kari pulled me away to a nearby bench
while Cody and TK continued to console Davis. We both sat down as Kari continued to
comfort me.
"TK's right, you know?" she said. "Maybe Davis doesn't always think with his head, but
that's no excuse to go and beat him up for it."
I nod sadly. "I know. It's just that I didn't want him touching any of my private
things..."
Kari patted me on the back. "I know exactly how you feel. Earlier this month, I had to
start locking my door when I slept because Tai would try to sneak into my room. He
keeps claiming that he doesn't feel comfortable unless he knows I'm safe."
I smile. "That's so sweet. Somewhat weird, but sweet."
"Yeah... until he started searching my drawers to make sure I wasn't buying cigarettes or
something like that. I yelled at him for invading my privacy. Sure, I was mad. But
there's no way I'd go and hit him like you did. Sometimes, guys can be like that. They
may be overprotective or a little brainless. Unfortunately, my brother's a bit of both, but
I consider that to be a good thing."
I laughed out loud at that comment. Kari gave me that 'You can't really be laughing at
that' look.
"Come on, you have to admit it's funny!" I exclaimed.
Kari smiles. "I guess it is a bit funny."
We share a good hearty laugh for a minute. After that we share a big hug, as Kari pats
me on the back.
"Everything's going to be fine. Just be careful with your outbursts, okay?"
"Okay, I promise."
"Good. What do you say? Ready to go to the airport and see Mimi?"
"You bet! Let's go!"
The two of us get back and head over to the guys. We see that TK, Cody, and Davis are
waiting for us. I decide to make peace and apologize.
"Look Davis," I said, extending my hand out to him, "I'm sorry for slapping you. I was
just concerned about my privacy and I got a little out of hand, that's all."
"No, I'm sorry," Davis replied back, "I shouldn't have entered your room without your
permission. I know I always don't think before I act, but I hope you'll forgive me."
Wow! Davis is actually apologizing to me? I must be dreaming! I must be! Okay Yolei
girl, get a grip. Just shake hands and act like you're sorry. Why should I act like I'm
sorry? I am sorry!
"It's no big deal," I said. Then pointing to the red spot on Davis's left cheek, I added,
"Did it really hurt that much?"
"Let's just put it this way," Davis responded, still rubbing the spot, "I'll remember never
to get you mad, ever! I don't think I'd be able to live after another one of your slaps."
We all laugh hysterically at Davis's comment. Davis then stops laughing.
"No, I'm serious."
"Oh," I squeaked, as the rest of us ceased our laughter. "No hard feelings, right?"
Davis smiled back at me. "No hard feelings."
We finally shook hands with each other. But I couldn't resist pulling Davis in and giving
him a big hug. It was only for a brief second, just long enough for the others to start
laughing, but short enough to pull Davis out before he realized where I had buried his
face.
We hit the road, walking in hopes of getting to the airport before Mimi gets there.
Halfway there, we spot Matt just ahead of us. He's carrying a bouquet of roses. Must be
for Mimi, I bet. Sigh... Mimi... we'll be together again soon. My loving soon-to-be new
and only sister. We walked up to him when we realized that he was daydreaming.
"All I'm saying is that it pays to wait," Matt seemed to say to himself. "Because you
never know what might happen to the girl of your dreams. She'll be there one minute
and gone the next."
"You know," began Davis, to my surprise, "I still don't understand why you told me
that."
Snapping out of his daydream, he turns and sees us walking with him.
"Gee Matt," began my brother TK, "I didn't know you had that much of a crush on
Mimi."
"Mimi," I sighed, blushing at the sound of her name.
"What's with her?" Matt asked, not aware that he was pointing at me.
"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?"
Matt then blushes and realizes that he had been holding the roses in my hand in plain
sight the entire time. Realizing that it was too late to hide it, he sighed and told us the
truth.
"They're for Mimi."
"I see," I stated, elbowing Matt in the ribs a few times. "Trying to impress her, are we?"
"Yeah," Matt 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," Matt said 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," I 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.
"It's six fifteen guys," Matt said, looking at his watch. "We'd better hurry if we're going
to get to the airport to see Mimi's plane get in."
We continued our journey to the airport. Kari was probably nervous, as she had TK
holding onto her right hand and Davis onto her left hand. Matt was too busy thinking
about Mimi that we had to stop him several times to make sure he didn't get run over by
a car. That was mostly Cody's job, but the rest of us helped out. I at least kept myself
aware of my surroundings as I thought about Mimi.
Imagine... only a few more minutes and then I'd get to see her again.
Realizing that we had gotten to the point where we had to be in a vehicle of some sort to
get into the airport grounds, we quickly called two taxis. Matt piled into the first, with
Davis and TK still attached to Kari. That left Cody and I to share the second cab alone.
Cody sat the short four minute ride to the terminal in silence, while I continued to think
about Mimi.
I have an entire itinerary planned out for you and I, Mimi. We're going to have the time
of our lives tomorrow! I hope you brought your walking shoes...
To be continued...
Copyright Date: 9/22/01
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 5 - Sisterly Love
(As told by Yolei, in her point of view)
I've been watching Season 2 continuously, even in repeats, in order to get a better feel for
the personalities of the four new Digidestined. That's something that has escaped me for
some time now.
Until now.
Although I can't decide which character I like the most, I have to say that Yolei is the
most interesting of the bunch. Her sisters keep picking on her. She dreamed for days
about marrying Ken before discovering that he was the Digimon Emperor. She's got
such a short fuse that some people are afraid to approach her when she's angry.
And some people wonder why she got the Digi-Eggs of Love and Sincerity... other than
the fact that she is the only other female Digidestined besides Kari.
One thing I really found interesting was how much she adored Mimi when they first met.
How she wished that Mimi was her sister so that they could spend everyday together. Of
course, a scene like that is a potential keg for sprouting rumors.
In this chapter, Yolei and the others find out for the first time about Mimi's visit. You
won't believe how excited she'll be after hearing this.
"Of course I'll be excited," interjected Yolei. "Mimi and I will be best friends forever!"
I guess, but could you possibly wait until the story starts like everyone else?
"Oh, all right," she replied, crossing her arms over her chest. She then points towards the
screen with a look of determination on her face. "But I better be the first one to greet her
when she arrives!"
Sure, whatever you want Yolei...
Disclaimer: The Digidestined are trademarks of Saban Entertainment and Toei. While
we await Mimi's arrival in the next chapter, let's watch as the new Digidestined fill out
their tax returns. So what if they're not even old enough to own houses... being a
Digidestined is a full time job, you know. I know Cody's paying for all of those kendo
lessons his grandfather keeps giving him. Must be the prune juice he always buys...
***
July 14th, 12:40 p.m., Odaiba Elementary School
"Yuck! Mystery meatloaf again?" I complained as the lunch lady spooned a ladleful of
meat slop into a tray. I cringed as she added a handful of soggy French fries before
handing me the tray. I attempted not to smell the strange meatloaf mixture in front of me
as I reached into the milk bin for a chocolate milk. Handing over two dollars to the
cashier, I head out of the serving line and into the main cafeteria.
I walked around, looking for someone to sit with. I glanced to my right and saw my
classmates, Lorraine and Mandy, sitting at a table. Unfortunately, all of the seats around
them were full.
"Yolei," came a familiar girl's voice, "Over here!"
I looked a few tables down and spotted Kari waving at me. I smiled as I began walking
towards her. Upon arriving at the table, I saw that TK and Davis were straddled on either
side of her, as usual. I took the empty seat on the end, to the right of TK.
"I don't understand why they have to serve us this crap!" I commented.
"I like to think of it as a nice alternative to my dad's cooking," TK replied.
"Guys, be nice," stated the effervescent Kari. "The lunch staff puts a lot of hard work
into making these meals for us."
"Yeah, right," Davis replies sarcastically, as he uses a fork to twirl some of the slightly
burnt macaroni and cheese from his tray.
"So," TK began, "are any of you going to check out Sora's tennis match up at the high
school? It is the regionals, after all."
"I'd like to, but I can't," I answered sadly, remembering that it was my turn to watch the
convenience store after school.
"I'm going!" exclaimed Kari.
"I'm going if Kari's going," added Davis.
"You're coming too, right TK?" Kari asked.
"Of course. Besides, I bet Tai and the others will be there too."
I watched Davis growl quietly to himself as TK and Kari broke off into their own little
conversation. I decided to take this time to dig into the slop the school was passing off as
food. Better to eat something than starve all day, I say.
All of a sudden, my thoughts about eating were interrupted by a strange beeping sound. I
glanced over and saw that Kari was reaching into her backpack. She pulls out her
D-Terminal and opens it. We all look over and see that the e-mail icon on her screen is
blinking.
"It's from Izzy!" exclaimed Kari, as she opened the e-mail message. "Izzy forwarded us
an e-mail from Mimi. It says that Mimi's coming to visit us!"
My eyes lighted up at hearing this. "Mimi? Here?"
"That's awesome!" TK shouted. "What a great time for all of us to reunite and be in one
place at one time! It's like a Digidestined reunion!"
"Mimi?" Davis stated, somewhat confused. "Who's Mimi?"
"Who's Mimi?" I yelled, getting up out of my seat. "Who's Mimi?" I yelled again as I
walked over and grabbed Davis by the collar. "You don't remember who Mimi is?"
"Yolei, calm down!" Kari said. "You're attracting attention!"
"Davis," TK told him, "Mimi's the girl in the pink hair. You know, the one you've
already met twice!"
"Oh, you mean that girl from New York?"
TK nods. "Yes, that's Mimi."
"Really? I thought that was Sora!"
"Did you forget to take your brain enhancing pills this morning?" I yelled at Davis,
somewhat joking... though I'm sure Davis couldn't tell by the tone of my voice.
"Oh, Mimi? Now I remember! The chick with that Michael dude, right?"
TK sweatdrops. "Yeah Davis... the chick with Michael, right."
"Yolei... can you let go of me now?" Davis asked politely. I looked down and saw that
my hands were indeed still on the collar of Davis's jacket. I laugh nervously as I release
him and walk back to my seat.
"What time is she going to be here, Kari?" TK questioned.
"The e-mail says that her plane is scheduled to land at arrive at Tokyo International just
before seven tonight."
"So I guess we're going down to greet her, huh?"
Kari smiles back at TK, replying with an affirmative head nod.
I can't believe it! It feels like just yesterday that I was talking to Mimi and flirting with
her friend, Michael. Say... whatever happened to that date that I was supposed to go on
with Michael? He didn't call me that Saturday night.
Ah, forget him. I'm more concerned about seeing Mimi again then that jerk. Mimi is
sweet, compassionate, and beautiful. No wonder she has so many friends. She just
seems to raise everyone's spirits whenever she's around. And the way she dresses! Who
would have ever thought that New York was so fashion savvy?
I remember the first time I went into the Digiworld. I was so happy when we got a
change of wardrobe. If only I could have clothes that cool in the real world. I have to
admit, though, it didn't do much for Cody and Davis. The clothes made Cody look like a
girl. As for Davis... well, I think they made him look that much more dorky. Seriously!
To think Davis could pass himself off as a fighter pilot. Please! If we were in a war and
he was in one of the first planes to take off, he'd be the first one down. Not because
someone shot him down, but because he probably ran the thing into a mountain or sand
dune or something else like that.
Anyway, back to Mimi. I remember the first time I met her. I looked up to her as my
older sister. She'd be much nicer and cooler than the sisters I have now. We'd go out
every weekend and spend our weekly allowances on anything that we could get our hands
on. The amazing thing is that she's only a year or so older than I am! At first glance,
some people would think that Mimi's already a sophomore in high school. But once they
get to know her, they discover that she's a carefree teenager who likes to have fun.
What I wouldn't give to be as popular as Mimi. She's got the coolest friends, the coolest
outfits, and any boy in school would give an arm and a leg just to even get the chance to
talk to her, let alone get a date! Boy, I bet she gets a lot of those. She probably ends up
rejecting a lot of guys just because there are so many after her. I'd like to be just like her
one day.
But I know that's not going to happen. Just look at me! My figure isn't all that great, I
wear glasses whose lenses are as big as the bottom of empty coke bottles, and I can't do a
thing with my hair! Sometimes I'm afraid to talk to anybody because they might laugh at
me. I know that sounds out of character for me, but I just couldn't take all the nasty
things that were being said about me.
Luckily, I have a few good friends I can rely on whenever I'm down. Like Kari, TK,
Davis, and Cody, for example. I've grown the closest to Cody, but that's because we've
lived in the same apartment complex for the past few years, just on different floors. But
as for the others, I only met them recently, when Tai sent me that weird message from the
Digiworld. Of course, I had no idea what the Digiworld was at the time. Since then, I've
gotten to know them... at least enough so we would all be comfortable hanging out with
each other. Davis, of course, doesn't have that much of a brain. He's always after Kari's
affections, but I think that TK already has a thing for her. TK just moved to our district
this year, but it seems that the two of them had met before. If not for TK moving here,
Davis and Kari would probably already be going out.
Still, I long for love. Sure, I get it from my parents and my annoying older siblings, but
for me, that's not enough! I need someone to hold and caress me when I need love, to
tell me everything's going to be alright when I do something wrong, and to celebrate with
when I pass a test or something like that. At least in a sisterly kind of way, I'm expecting
Mimi to fulfill that role for me. I know she lives halfway across the world, but she can
do something that none of my fellow siblings would ever do. Actually, two things. Give
friendly advice and never hassle me for anything I do with any of my friends. I swear
that my siblings are so nosy! They always want to know what I'm doing every second of
my life. Can't a girl have any privacy?
Mimi Tachikawa and Yolei Inoue... the ideal sisters. You know, we would be the model
for sisters in the world everywhere. Speaking of sisters, I wonder if Mimi has any?
"Yolei? Yolei? Are you in there?"
I woke up from my daydream to see TK staring at me in the face. I fell out of my seat as
Kari giggled at me.
"Nice to see you're still in the living world," TK said.
"Why'd you wake me?" I asked. "I was having the perfect daydream."
"Really?" Kari asked me as I got back into my seat. "Sorry about that, but there's no use
eating that food of yours if it's cold."
"What were you dreaming about, Yolei?" prompted Davis.
"Huh?" I said, not noticing that I was blushing. "Oh, nothing."
"Then why are you blushing? You're not thinking about marrying Ken again, are you?"
"Me? Of course not! That creep, the Digimon Emperor, is pure evil! The way he treats
those poor Digimon is so inhumane!"
"Then who were you daydreaming about?"
I sigh as I seemingly blurted out Mimi's name. TK, Kari, and Davis look at me with
surprise.
"Mimi?"
"Why would you want to daydream about Mimi?"
"Yeah! Isn't she a girl?"
"What? I didn't daydream about her that way! It's nothing romantic!"
"Then what?" Davis asked.
"Just thinking about how nice it would be if Mimi was my sister."
"Your sister?" the three of them exclaimed in unison.
"Don't you already have a sister?" Davis asked obliviously.
"Yeah, but none as nice or sweet as Mimi."
"Nice? Sweet? Remember how she blew me off the first time we met?"
[Flashback - Episode 60 "Family Picnic"]
"Izzy told me about all of you," Mimi said.
Davis tips his goggles to Mimi as he gives her a personal introduction. "Hi! I'm Davis!"
"He especially told me about you," Mimi replied, quickly taking a step back.
[End flashback]
"I was trying to be friendly, that's all," cries Davis.
"You were trying to hit on her," TK said.
"What? I was not!"
"I saw your eyes bug out when you first saw her. You thought she was charming, didn't
you?"
"I did not! Wait, maybe she was charming, but still... I don't know! Hey! The only girl
for me is Kari! Where did all of this talk about Mimi come from?"
All Kari and I could do was laugh. We couldn't believe how much of a fool Davis was
making himself out to be. Suddenly, the bell to end our lunch period rang. We quickly
gathered our things and went to dump our trays. We all had to hurry because we didn't
want to be late for class. Especially me. Today, our class presentations on the Animal
Kingdom were scheduled to continue. I couldn't wait to hear Mitchell's report. He said
his report was going to be on hawks. Needless to say, I was excited.
After school, I skipped along happily as I began to head out. On my way out, though, I
met Cody coming out of his class. I decided to inform him of the good news.
"Hey Cody, guess what?"
"Oh, hi Yolei. What's going on?"
"Mimi's coming into town tonight!" I exclaimed happily.
"Mimi? Really? That's great!"
"Yep! She just earned enough money to make another trip!"
"That's good. She's so sweet to take time out of her summer vacation for us."
"Oooohhh... does someone have a crush on Mimi?"
Cody blushed. "Crush? What are you talking about? I'm not interested in dating yet."
"Oh come on Cody, you can tell me. I won't tell anyone you like her!"
"I don't like her!"
"Sure. And Davis swam the English Channel last night."
"Hey! At least I'm not like TK and Kari!"
"Yeah, but those two are meant for each other."
"Now, if only those two would realize that."
"Right... in a million years! They're as stubborn as Davis's attempts to break them up!"
We laughed as we made our way out to the courtyard. We saw TK wave goodbye to Kari
and Davis before turning towards us as the duo walked home. The three of us then
headed off the way to the apartment complex where we live.
"I told Davis and Kari to meet in the lobby of our apartment complex at five thirty," he
told us.
"That's fine by me," Cody replied. "I would have already had my kendo lesson and
dinner by then. What time is Mimi coming in anyway?"
"Seven," I quickly replied.
"So, what are you going to until then, Yolei?" TK asked me.
"I'm going to get ready for Mimi's arrival, that's what!"
"Get ready?" TK stated, confused.
"Why do we need to prepare for Mimi's arrival?" Cody added, equally confused.
"Um... well, she's going to be tired when she gets in, and I'm not so sure she wants to
spend her first full night back in Tokyo in a motel!"
"You have a point..." TK noted, agreeing with me.
"I'm going to see if my parents wouldn't mind having Mimi stay with us... at least for
tonight," I added, telling them of my plan.
"That's a good idea!" Cody said, smiling.
"I know! That's why I'm the resident genius of our Digidestined!"
I laughed, obviously not knowing that this sudden outburst of power from me was
making both Cody and TK jealous. But what did I care? If there was any opportunity to
get to know Mimi better, than this is it!
After some prying, I convinced my parents to prepare one of the guest rooms for Mimi...
though they told me that Mimi couldn't stay any longer, because our uncle and aunt from
Buffalo were coming over for a visit this weekend, and they had first priority on the room
since they were members of the family.
I spent the rest of the time preparing the guest room and myself for Mimi. After making
sure the guest room was clean and the bed was prepared, I decided to take a shower.
Once out, I got dressed into a light green 'Hello Kitty! short sleeve shirt and blue jeans. I
then combed my hair, filed my nails, and cleaned my glasses. I then decided to lie on my
bed and relax until it was time to meet the others.
The next thing I knew, I saw Davis jumping up and down on my bed. My first reaction
was to scream, then get out of the bed. In the process, I nearly make Davis fall off, but
he manages to catch himself.
"Davis! What are you doing in my room?" I asked him angrily, well aware that my room
was dirty with books and clothes scattered all over the place, especially a few of my
private undergarments.
"Well, we're trying to get you! Don't you know what time is it?"
"Damn it Davis, my room isn't exactly clean, you know!"
"So? Mine's as bad as yours, if not worse."
Obviously, Davis had not gotten the point, and who knew how long he had been in my
room. He probably had enough incriminating evidence against me for blackmail, if he
wanted too. I then glanced at the clock and gasped in shock. It read 5:52.
Without even looking back, I ran past Davis and out of the room. I headed right for the
front door. I quickly say goodbye to my mother, who was at the door. Once outside, I
saw the others. I grab Cody by the hand and sprint off, running for the stairs.
"Wait!" TK yelled after me.
"We have to wait for Davis!" Kari yelled, although she probably thought she'd never
have to say those words.
"Mimi! I'm coming Mimi!" I yelled, ignoring the duo as I started pulling Cody down the
stairs.
By the time I reach the bottom of the floor, TK, Kari, and Davis are coming out of the
elevator. I groan in disbelief as I release my grip on Cody, who is panting heavily after
dragging him down a dozen floors or so.
"We'll get there in time, Yolei," TK commented, calming me down. "Just relax!"
I decided that I needed a breather too, so I joined Cody in heavy panting for several
minutes.
"This wouldn't have happened if you weren't taking a nap, Yolei!" Davis shouted.
At this point, I remembered that he had been in my room. I manage to right myself and
go over to Davis. Once again, I grab Davis by the collar, this time prying him up against
the wall.
"Davis, you better not have taken anything out of my room!"
"Why would I want to take anything out of your room?"
"You don't enter a girl's room unannounced, especially if it's dirty!"
"Like I said, it wouldn't have happened if you had been awake!"
By this time, TK and Kari were attempting to get between us. Kari managed to pry my
hands from Davis's collar so she could pull me back, while TK helped dust Davis off.
"You're crazy, you know that?" Davis yelled at me.
"You're the one who's crazy!" I yelled back. "What if I had fallen asleep naked,
dummy? Don't you even consider the consequences before you come barging into
someone's room?"
"Well, then it's your fault for sleeping naked and leaving your door unlocked."
The rest of us gasp at Davis's comment. At that point, I pretty much lost it. I broke free
of Kari, went over to Davis, and slapped him across the face so hard that he fell to the
ground.
"Aaaahhhh!" Davis yelled, touching the spot where I had slapped him as he slowly got
up.
"Take that, you pervert!" I yelled at him, getting ready to break out into a fight if he
dared say a word back to me.
"Yolei!" Kari shouted, running over and re-restraining me. Cody, who had now caught
his breath, went over to help TK with Davis.
"I know you want to protect your privacy Yolei, but you don't have to knock Davis's
head off!" TK stated with unwavering eyes. It was then that I had realized what I had
done. I relaxed and attempted to calm down. Kari pulled me away to a nearby bench
while Cody and TK continued to console Davis. We both sat down as Kari continued to
comfort me.
"TK's right, you know?" she said. "Maybe Davis doesn't always think with his head, but
that's no excuse to go and beat him up for it."
I nod sadly. "I know. It's just that I didn't want him touching any of my private
things..."
Kari patted me on the back. "I know exactly how you feel. Earlier this month, I had to
start locking my door when I slept because Tai would try to sneak into my room. He
keeps claiming that he doesn't feel comfortable unless he knows I'm safe."
I smile. "That's so sweet. Somewhat weird, but sweet."
"Yeah... until he started searching my drawers to make sure I wasn't buying cigarettes or
something like that. I yelled at him for invading my privacy. Sure, I was mad. But
there's no way I'd go and hit him like you did. Sometimes, guys can be like that. They
may be overprotective or a little brainless. Unfortunately, my brother's a bit of both, but
I consider that to be a good thing."
I laughed out loud at that comment. Kari gave me that 'You can't really be laughing at
that' look.
"Come on, you have to admit it's funny!" I exclaimed.
Kari smiles. "I guess it is a bit funny."
We share a good hearty laugh for a minute. After that we share a big hug, as Kari pats
me on the back.
"Everything's going to be fine. Just be careful with your outbursts, okay?"
"Okay, I promise."
"Good. What do you say? Ready to go to the airport and see Mimi?"
"You bet! Let's go!"
The two of us get back and head over to the guys. We see that TK, Cody, and Davis are
waiting for us. I decide to make peace and apologize.
"Look Davis," I said, extending my hand out to him, "I'm sorry for slapping you. I was
just concerned about my privacy and I got a little out of hand, that's all."
"No, I'm sorry," Davis replied back, "I shouldn't have entered your room without your
permission. I know I always don't think before I act, but I hope you'll forgive me."
Wow! Davis is actually apologizing to me? I must be dreaming! I must be! Okay Yolei
girl, get a grip. Just shake hands and act like you're sorry. Why should I act like I'm
sorry? I am sorry!
"It's no big deal," I said. Then pointing to the red spot on Davis's left cheek, I added,
"Did it really hurt that much?"
"Let's just put it this way," Davis responded, still rubbing the spot, "I'll remember never
to get you mad, ever! I don't think I'd be able to live after another one of your slaps."
We all laugh hysterically at Davis's comment. Davis then stops laughing.
"No, I'm serious."
"Oh," I squeaked, as the rest of us ceased our laughter. "No hard feelings, right?"
Davis smiled back at me. "No hard feelings."
We finally shook hands with each other. But I couldn't resist pulling Davis in and giving
him a big hug. It was only for a brief second, just long enough for the others to start
laughing, but short enough to pull Davis out before he realized where I had buried his
face.
We hit the road, walking in hopes of getting to the airport before Mimi gets there.
Halfway there, we spot Matt just ahead of us. He's carrying a bouquet of roses. Must be
for Mimi, I bet. Sigh... Mimi... we'll be together again soon. My loving soon-to-be new
and only sister. We walked up to him when we realized that he was daydreaming.
"All I'm saying is that it pays to wait," Matt seemed to say to himself. "Because you
never know what might happen to the girl of your dreams. She'll be there one minute
and gone the next."
"You know," began Davis, to my surprise, "I still don't understand why you told me
that."
Snapping out of his daydream, he turns and sees us walking with him.
"Gee Matt," began my brother TK, "I didn't know you had that much of a crush on
Mimi."
"Mimi," I sighed, blushing at the sound of her name.
"What's with her?" Matt asked, not aware that he was pointing at me.
"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?"
Matt then blushes and realizes that he had been holding the roses in my hand in plain
sight the entire time. Realizing that it was too late to hide it, he sighed and told us the
truth.
"They're for Mimi."
"I see," I stated, elbowing Matt in the ribs a few times. "Trying to impress her, are we?"
"Yeah," Matt 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," Matt said 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," I 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.
"It's six fifteen guys," Matt said, looking at his watch. "We'd better hurry if we're going
to get to the airport to see Mimi's plane get in."
We continued our journey to the airport. Kari was probably nervous, as she had TK
holding onto her right hand and Davis onto her left hand. Matt was too busy thinking
about Mimi that we had to stop him several times to make sure he didn't get run over by
a car. That was mostly Cody's job, but the rest of us helped out. I at least kept myself
aware of my surroundings as I thought about Mimi.
Imagine... only a few more minutes and then I'd get to see her again.
Realizing that we had gotten to the point where we had to be in a vehicle of some sort to
get into the airport grounds, we quickly called two taxis. Matt piled into the first, with
Davis and TK still attached to Kari. That left Cody and I to share the second cab alone.
Cody sat the short four minute ride to the terminal in silence, while I continued to think
about Mimi.
I have an entire itinerary planned out for you and I, Mimi. We're going to have the time
of our lives tomorrow! I hope you brought your walking shoes...
To be continued...
Copyright Date: 9/22/01