"Courting Miss Mimi" -- Part 2
Story Written by Freedom Fighter
Table of Contents for Part 2
1 Three Girls and an American
2 Fighting for Attention
3 A Private Serenade
4 Scoring Love
5 Dinner and a Movie
6 A Little Too Close for Comfort
7 Ask the Love Dummy!
8 Mimi's Final Decision
Part 2, Chapter 4 - Scoring Love
Last chapter, you got to hear Matt sing "You're a God" by Vertical Horizon. A neat little
song, I might add. Also, were there any comedy fans that found Yolei's putting teaching
technique a bit familiar? That's right, it's from "Happy Gilmore!" That has got to be
one of the funniest movies I've ever seen.
Now, back to business. We finally move into the second day in this chapter. We'll turn
the focus off of Mimi temporarily to showcase Sora's spectacular tennis skills. This may
end up the only smidgen of Taiora you guys get in this fanfic, so take it with care.
But I'm not forgetting Mimi completely in this chapter. Izzy and Michael are both
making plans for what may end up to be an exciting second night! Who will get to her
first? And what will Matt and Joe say about this? And can Yolei be out of the running
already? With six more chapters to go, you can bet she's not throwing in the towel yet!
Oh, and yes, this chapter is rather short for a reason! Especially since there will be some
big advances in the next two chapters! Stay tuned!
Enough talk from me. Go on and read the chapter! And don't forget to review either!
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Disclaimer: Digimon belongs rightfully to Toei and Saban. I do not own any of the
characters. Oh, and does anyone here other than me think that Sora could one day
become the next Anna Kournikova? Hey, it could happen!
***
July 14th, Inoue Apartment
Mimi was lying down on the bed in the guest room. She turned one way and then
another, as she tried to find a comfortable position to sleep in. Finally, she ended up
facing the ceiling. She sighed as she remembered what had just transpired since arriving
at the airport.
"First, Joe and Michael competed against each other in a game of ring toss. Then, Matt
treated me to a free minute long concert. And then Yolei tried to help me with my golf
game. What's the connection?"
Mimi tried to think. It was obvious that they were all trying to please her. But were they
really trying to do what she thought they were doing?
"Could they all be flirting with me?" Mimi thought. "And if they are, is this one of those
things where they all bet money to decide who can win me? No, it can't be! That's just
stupid. They'd never do something like that. They all must really love me."
Mimi lied there for a few seconds before her brain processed her last statement.
"They all must really love me? No way!"
Mimi began to think about Michael, Matt, Izzy, Joe, and Yolei. "Why are they all so
interested in me? Aren't there any good-looking girls here in Odaiba? Or boys, in Yolei's
case. Why would she be flirting with me?"
July 15th, Odaiba Secondary School - Tennis Courts
After putting her bags in the back of Mrs. Takenouchi's car, Mimi followed Sora's mom
to the small set of bleachers on the side of the tennis courts. There, they already see Tai,
Kari, and Yolei sitting in the front row. Tai got out of his seat to hug Mimi... after all,
they haven't seen each other in awhile... before sitting back down and waiting for Sora to
appear on the court. Kari and Yolei, on the other hand, were willing to say hello more
verbally.
"Hi Mimi!" Kari shouted.
"Everything's all squared away?" Yolei asked.
"Yep," Mimi replied. "All of my bags are in their car. I'll head straight to Sora's house
once her tennis meet is over."
"I hope Sora wins," Kari stated. "I heard that she's been practicing a lot lately!"
"What are you hinting at?" her brother asked with a raised eyebrow. "Are you saying that
we practice a lot?"
"Tai, what are you talking about?"
"Oh... so you don't know."
"You're not making out with my daughter, are you? You're both only fourteen, for crying
out loud!"
"Mrs. Takenouchi, I swear! Sora and I have never had a make-out session!"
"What about the time I caught Sora scrubbing your back while you were taking a bath?"
"Kari!" Tai yelled, blushing.
"Tai!" Mrs. Takenouchi shouted, angry at hearing this.
"Sora!" Yolei screamed for no apparent reason.
"Sora?" came the response from Mimi. "Where?"
"There!" Yolei exclaimed, as Mimi and the others glanced in the direction that Yolei was
pointing. On the second court closest to them was Sora, dressed in her white tennis
uniform. She was warming up for her next match.
"Do you think she'll win? I mean, Sora told me she was good and all, but..."
"Of course she'll win, Mimi! She's the best player on the team! And possibly the best
player in the region, I might add!"
"That confident, huh Yolei?"
"Of course! There's no task too great that the Digidestined girls can't do!"
Their conversation is interrupted as Kari spots Davis and Cody coming towards them.
"Davis! Cody! You made it!"
"Of course we did, Kari! Anything for you!"
"Sure, Davis..." Kari sighed.
"Has Sora's match started yet?" Cody asked.
"Not yet," came the reply from Yolei, "but it should be starting any minute now."
"Where's everyone else?" Mimi asked.
"Beats me," Davis replied, shrugging his shoulders. "Besides, it even gives me more time
to snuggle up with Kari since TK's not here yet!"
Kari sighed again. "Give it a rest..."
"That reminds me," Davis began, ignoring Kari briefly and turning towards Yolei, "what's
this I hear about you wanting to take me out on a date?"
Yolei began to panic. Everyone except Cody and Davis turned towards her and begin
eyeing her suspiciously. Yolei laughs nervously as she pushes Cody and Davis away
from the group.
"Since when did you think that Davis was cute, Yolei?" Mimi asked.
"Are you insisting that I'm not cute?" Davis shouted back, before Yolei covered his
mouth with her left hand. Yolei laughs again and then drags the two younger boys out of
sight, leaving the rest of the gang a bit puzzled as to what is going on.
After dragging the duo behind the bleachers and out of sight, Yolei began yelling at Cody
for telling Davis too soon.
"What's the big idea, Cody? No one else is supposed to know about this except the three
of us! And then you go and tell Davis before you two get here, knowing all well that he
could absentmindedly blurt it out in front of the love of my life?"
"It's all part of the deal," Cody replied. "What better way to right things than to lessen
your chances of falling in love with Mimi?"
"You mean you planned this all along? You little troll!"
"So," Davis interrupted, "does this mean that you don't want to take me out on a date,
Yolei?"
Yolei growled angrily and was about to take out her frustration out on Davis when she
remembered that Cody was the one who set all of this up in the first place.
"You'll pay for this, Cody Hida! I swear!"
"Not if you don't want me to spill to Mimi your little secret."
"She practically knows already thanks to you! And even if she didn't, Davis here will
spill the beans eventually!"
"I don't know. I think he's more focused on trying to think of a way to impress Kari."
"That's it!" Davis shouted. "If I show Kari that I'm better than TC at his own game of his
basketball, then she'll just have to fall for me!"
Yolei and Cody sweatdrop.
"See? He's not paying attention at all."
"Okay, I'll go on this stupid date. But if Mimi falls in love with someone other than me,
the first person I'm going to take it out on is you, Cody!"
"Fair enough." Cody then thought to himself, "Remember to ask Sora if I can stay with
her while Yolei cools down."
TK and Michael suddenly run by, heading up into the bleachers to meet the others. Yolei
noted the smile on Michael's face. She knew he had something in mind to ask Mimi.
Yolei forgot about Cody and Davis for a moment to go after Michael. But it was too late.
By the time she got to Mimi and the others, Michael was already talking to Mimi.
"So, what do you think?" Michael asked.
"Well, I really don't want to go..." Mimi began before seeing Michael beginning to turn
away, with his head hung low. "But sure, I'm game!"
"Great!" Michael exclaimed, brightening up and grabbing Mimi's hands with his own.
"I'll drop by Sora's at seven thirty to pick you up!"
Yolei, hearing all of this, angrily stomps away. As she makes her way down the
bleachers, she spots Cody trying to sneak away!
"Stop right there!" Yolei yelled. That was Cody's cue to run away as fast as possible.
Yolei gave chase, as the two ran towards the school and subsequently in the direction of
the parking lot. They run by Matt, Joe, and Izzy, who are all confused over what's going
on.
The trio makes their way to the bleachers, where the others are waiting for them.
"Just in time, guys!" Tai proclaimed. "Sora's about to start her quarterfinal match!"
Matt and Joe nod as they look for a place near Mimi to sit. Unfortunately, they see
Michael already sitting to her left, and Izzy had already sprinted over to get the seat to her
right. Matt and Joe sigh in discontent. They would have to figure out another way to get
Mimi's attention.
But what happened next would definitely throw everything off-kilter.
"So," Izzy began, "do you have any plans for tonight, Mimi?"
"Izzy's asking Mimi out?" Joe thought to himself. "What gave him the right to do that?"
"Stay away from her!" Matt thought, although in reality he wanted to yell that at Izzy
right now. "I want to be the first to take her out on a date!"
"Sorry Izzy," Mimi replied, "but Michael already asked me out a few minutes ago."
"He did?"
"And I said yes," Mimi added with a giggle.
Izzy gasped in shock. He couldn't believe that Michael had beaten him to the punch.
And with his idea, to boot! He had the night all planned out. Dinner, dancing, and a
movie, if he still had some money left afterwards. What he didn't know was that Matt
and Joe, both a few rows up, were thinking the exact the same thing.
"Why did I have to ride with Matt's dad?" Izzy thought. "I knew that carpool idea was a
bad idea."
"Why did I ride with Matt and the others?" Joe thought. "I could've gotten my brother to
drive me up here first."
"Why did I agree to give Izzy, Joe, and Michael rides up here?" Matt thought. "I
would've asked Mimi out first if they weren't with us in the car!"
Michael smirked evilly, unknown to any of the others. He had taken a huge step towards
the finish line. He was only one night away from victory.
He was one night away from courting Miss Mimi Tachikawa.
To be continued...
Copyright Date: 1/21/02
Story Written by Freedom Fighter
Table of Contents for Part 2
1 Three Girls and an American
2 Fighting for Attention
3 A Private Serenade
4 Scoring Love
5 Dinner and a Movie
6 A Little Too Close for Comfort
7 Ask the Love Dummy!
8 Mimi's Final Decision
Part 2, Chapter 4 - Scoring Love
Last chapter, you got to hear Matt sing "You're a God" by Vertical Horizon. A neat little
song, I might add. Also, were there any comedy fans that found Yolei's putting teaching
technique a bit familiar? That's right, it's from "Happy Gilmore!" That has got to be
one of the funniest movies I've ever seen.
Now, back to business. We finally move into the second day in this chapter. We'll turn
the focus off of Mimi temporarily to showcase Sora's spectacular tennis skills. This may
end up the only smidgen of Taiora you guys get in this fanfic, so take it with care.
But I'm not forgetting Mimi completely in this chapter. Izzy and Michael are both
making plans for what may end up to be an exciting second night! Who will get to her
first? And what will Matt and Joe say about this? And can Yolei be out of the running
already? With six more chapters to go, you can bet she's not throwing in the towel yet!
Oh, and yes, this chapter is rather short for a reason! Especially since there will be some
big advances in the next two chapters! Stay tuned!
Enough talk from me. Go on and read the chapter! And don't forget to review either!
*Mailing List Notice: Keep up-to-date on when new chapters are released! Join my
mailing list! Check out my profile page for details!*
Disclaimer: Digimon belongs rightfully to Toei and Saban. I do not own any of the
characters. Oh, and does anyone here other than me think that Sora could one day
become the next Anna Kournikova? Hey, it could happen!
***
July 14th, Inoue Apartment
Mimi was lying down on the bed in the guest room. She turned one way and then
another, as she tried to find a comfortable position to sleep in. Finally, she ended up
facing the ceiling. She sighed as she remembered what had just transpired since arriving
at the airport.
"First, Joe and Michael competed against each other in a game of ring toss. Then, Matt
treated me to a free minute long concert. And then Yolei tried to help me with my golf
game. What's the connection?"
Mimi tried to think. It was obvious that they were all trying to please her. But were they
really trying to do what she thought they were doing?
"Could they all be flirting with me?" Mimi thought. "And if they are, is this one of those
things where they all bet money to decide who can win me? No, it can't be! That's just
stupid. They'd never do something like that. They all must really love me."
Mimi lied there for a few seconds before her brain processed her last statement.
"They all must really love me? No way!"
Mimi began to think about Michael, Matt, Izzy, Joe, and Yolei. "Why are they all so
interested in me? Aren't there any good-looking girls here in Odaiba? Or boys, in Yolei's
case. Why would she be flirting with me?"
July 15th, Odaiba Secondary School - Tennis Courts
After putting her bags in the back of Mrs. Takenouchi's car, Mimi followed Sora's mom
to the small set of bleachers on the side of the tennis courts. There, they already see Tai,
Kari, and Yolei sitting in the front row. Tai got out of his seat to hug Mimi... after all,
they haven't seen each other in awhile... before sitting back down and waiting for Sora to
appear on the court. Kari and Yolei, on the other hand, were willing to say hello more
verbally.
"Hi Mimi!" Kari shouted.
"Everything's all squared away?" Yolei asked.
"Yep," Mimi replied. "All of my bags are in their car. I'll head straight to Sora's house
once her tennis meet is over."
"I hope Sora wins," Kari stated. "I heard that she's been practicing a lot lately!"
"What are you hinting at?" her brother asked with a raised eyebrow. "Are you saying that
we practice a lot?"
"Tai, what are you talking about?"
"Oh... so you don't know."
"You're not making out with my daughter, are you? You're both only fourteen, for crying
out loud!"
"Mrs. Takenouchi, I swear! Sora and I have never had a make-out session!"
"What about the time I caught Sora scrubbing your back while you were taking a bath?"
"Kari!" Tai yelled, blushing.
"Tai!" Mrs. Takenouchi shouted, angry at hearing this.
"Sora!" Yolei screamed for no apparent reason.
"Sora?" came the response from Mimi. "Where?"
"There!" Yolei exclaimed, as Mimi and the others glanced in the direction that Yolei was
pointing. On the second court closest to them was Sora, dressed in her white tennis
uniform. She was warming up for her next match.
"Do you think she'll win? I mean, Sora told me she was good and all, but..."
"Of course she'll win, Mimi! She's the best player on the team! And possibly the best
player in the region, I might add!"
"That confident, huh Yolei?"
"Of course! There's no task too great that the Digidestined girls can't do!"
Their conversation is interrupted as Kari spots Davis and Cody coming towards them.
"Davis! Cody! You made it!"
"Of course we did, Kari! Anything for you!"
"Sure, Davis..." Kari sighed.
"Has Sora's match started yet?" Cody asked.
"Not yet," came the reply from Yolei, "but it should be starting any minute now."
"Where's everyone else?" Mimi asked.
"Beats me," Davis replied, shrugging his shoulders. "Besides, it even gives me more time
to snuggle up with Kari since TK's not here yet!"
Kari sighed again. "Give it a rest..."
"That reminds me," Davis began, ignoring Kari briefly and turning towards Yolei, "what's
this I hear about you wanting to take me out on a date?"
Yolei began to panic. Everyone except Cody and Davis turned towards her and begin
eyeing her suspiciously. Yolei laughs nervously as she pushes Cody and Davis away
from the group.
"Since when did you think that Davis was cute, Yolei?" Mimi asked.
"Are you insisting that I'm not cute?" Davis shouted back, before Yolei covered his
mouth with her left hand. Yolei laughs again and then drags the two younger boys out of
sight, leaving the rest of the gang a bit puzzled as to what is going on.
After dragging the duo behind the bleachers and out of sight, Yolei began yelling at Cody
for telling Davis too soon.
"What's the big idea, Cody? No one else is supposed to know about this except the three
of us! And then you go and tell Davis before you two get here, knowing all well that he
could absentmindedly blurt it out in front of the love of my life?"
"It's all part of the deal," Cody replied. "What better way to right things than to lessen
your chances of falling in love with Mimi?"
"You mean you planned this all along? You little troll!"
"So," Davis interrupted, "does this mean that you don't want to take me out on a date,
Yolei?"
Yolei growled angrily and was about to take out her frustration out on Davis when she
remembered that Cody was the one who set all of this up in the first place.
"You'll pay for this, Cody Hida! I swear!"
"Not if you don't want me to spill to Mimi your little secret."
"She practically knows already thanks to you! And even if she didn't, Davis here will
spill the beans eventually!"
"I don't know. I think he's more focused on trying to think of a way to impress Kari."
"That's it!" Davis shouted. "If I show Kari that I'm better than TC at his own game of his
basketball, then she'll just have to fall for me!"
Yolei and Cody sweatdrop.
"See? He's not paying attention at all."
"Okay, I'll go on this stupid date. But if Mimi falls in love with someone other than me,
the first person I'm going to take it out on is you, Cody!"
"Fair enough." Cody then thought to himself, "Remember to ask Sora if I can stay with
her while Yolei cools down."
TK and Michael suddenly run by, heading up into the bleachers to meet the others. Yolei
noted the smile on Michael's face. She knew he had something in mind to ask Mimi.
Yolei forgot about Cody and Davis for a moment to go after Michael. But it was too late.
By the time she got to Mimi and the others, Michael was already talking to Mimi.
"So, what do you think?" Michael asked.
"Well, I really don't want to go..." Mimi began before seeing Michael beginning to turn
away, with his head hung low. "But sure, I'm game!"
"Great!" Michael exclaimed, brightening up and grabbing Mimi's hands with his own.
"I'll drop by Sora's at seven thirty to pick you up!"
Yolei, hearing all of this, angrily stomps away. As she makes her way down the
bleachers, she spots Cody trying to sneak away!
"Stop right there!" Yolei yelled. That was Cody's cue to run away as fast as possible.
Yolei gave chase, as the two ran towards the school and subsequently in the direction of
the parking lot. They run by Matt, Joe, and Izzy, who are all confused over what's going
on.
The trio makes their way to the bleachers, where the others are waiting for them.
"Just in time, guys!" Tai proclaimed. "Sora's about to start her quarterfinal match!"
Matt and Joe nod as they look for a place near Mimi to sit. Unfortunately, they see
Michael already sitting to her left, and Izzy had already sprinted over to get the seat to her
right. Matt and Joe sigh in discontent. They would have to figure out another way to get
Mimi's attention.
But what happened next would definitely throw everything off-kilter.
"So," Izzy began, "do you have any plans for tonight, Mimi?"
"Izzy's asking Mimi out?" Joe thought to himself. "What gave him the right to do that?"
"Stay away from her!" Matt thought, although in reality he wanted to yell that at Izzy
right now. "I want to be the first to take her out on a date!"
"Sorry Izzy," Mimi replied, "but Michael already asked me out a few minutes ago."
"He did?"
"And I said yes," Mimi added with a giggle.
Izzy gasped in shock. He couldn't believe that Michael had beaten him to the punch.
And with his idea, to boot! He had the night all planned out. Dinner, dancing, and a
movie, if he still had some money left afterwards. What he didn't know was that Matt
and Joe, both a few rows up, were thinking the exact the same thing.
"Why did I have to ride with Matt's dad?" Izzy thought. "I knew that carpool idea was a
bad idea."
"Why did I ride with Matt and the others?" Joe thought. "I could've gotten my brother to
drive me up here first."
"Why did I agree to give Izzy, Joe, and Michael rides up here?" Matt thought. "I
would've asked Mimi out first if they weren't with us in the car!"
Michael smirked evilly, unknown to any of the others. He had taken a huge step towards
the finish line. He was only one night away from victory.
He was one night away from courting Miss Mimi Tachikawa.
To be continued...
Copyright Date: 1/21/02