A/N: And now for the Somi! I dunno, I just see Sora as being the dominant one and Mimi as being the girly girl one. This one is probably going to be extra fluffy. Arm yourselves for the fluff! **holds pillow up** Hehe. I just love the way "hehe" sets off my spellchecker. Now, to stop my babbling, on with the fic! R/R, of course.

And Then The Zebra Told The Giraffe That The Elephant Said...

"And then she said that Joe told her that Mary had mentioned to Sue that maybe Mike would like to go out with Vanessa! Isn't that the cutest?"

Sora nodded politely, looking at the elephants roaming around among their habitat.

Mimi squealed and hugged her arm and she immediately turned her attention to the pink-haired girl. "Oh, Sora, I can't wait until I find my special someone."

Sora smiled warmly and stroked Mimi's hair. "You'll find them soon enough." 'In fact, very soon,' she added in her thoughts. She looked skywards at the clouds, nearly covered by the blinding light of the sun. She grinned, knowing that today many great things would happen for their group of friends, and looked down at Mimi again, wondering when she should take the chance to make it happen for them.

"These elephants have such rough skin. How could they stand it? And their nails..." Mimi visibly shivered, and Sora couldn't help but giggle.

"You're so silly, Mimi."

"Silly in a good way, right?"

"Of course."

Mimi smiled and hugged her arm tighter, pulling her on to the next display. "Come on, this one is starting to stink. Literally."

They reached the display with the giraffes and Mimi squealed again. "Look at their long, beautiful necks! I wish I had a long, beautiful neck, but not that long, because that would just be weird."

She giggled to herself and Sora smiled for the millionth time that day. "You're neck is already long and beautiful."

"You really think so?" Mimi tossed her hair back proudly, exposing more of the smooth skin on her neck and sholders. Sora felt herself blushing slightly and she turned to look at the giraffes.

"Yes."

"Oh, Sora! This is such a pretty day to be out with a friend."

Mimi twirled around, her long skirt flowing about her. Sora caught her friend before she spun right into an old lady. "Watch where you're twirling, Meems."

Mimi giggled again and put her own arm around Sora's waist, pulling her along. "Let's see as much of this big zoo as we possibly can."

"Okay."

They marched up to the next display and giggled at the zebra. "What were they thinking? Black and white stripes?" Mimi asked incredulously.

Sora rolled her eyes. "With you, Meems, everything is about fashion and gossip. Who was wearing what, when, and where."

"Not everything," Mimi protested. "It's just important to me. I'm not a total airhead, you know."

"I know that," Sora insisted. "You surprise me with how smart you are sometimes."

Mimi nodded slightly. "Yeah, well, I surprise a lot of people with how smart I could be. Everyone seems to have this stereotype when they look at me that I'm some dumb cheerleader that can't think for herself."

Sora immediately looked apologetic. "Aw, Meems, I didn't mean it like that. I know you can be just as smart as any of us when you want to be."

"Yeah, I know." Mimi nodded and smiled. "That's why you're such a good friend!"

"Friend," Sora repeated half-heartedly, forcing a smile.

Mimi noticed her tone and smile, and took a deep breath, turning to her. "Sora, you know who I like already, don't you?"

Sora hesitated, trying to read her friend's face with what she wanted as an answer.

"Just tell me the truth."

Sora sighed and nodded, "Yeah, I do."

"So then?"

She looked confused. "So then what?"

"Why don't you ask me already?"

"Why don't I ask you what already?"

"Ask me to be your girlfriend."

Sora looked surprised at Mimi's bluntness.

Mimi misunderstood the look and cringed. "I'm sorry, were you waiting for a special occasion? Did I ruin it all?" Mimi suddenly looked scared. "I'm so, so sorry Sora."

Sora quickly shook her head and took Mimi's hands in her own. "No, don't be. It's not that I was waiting, and you didn't ruin anything. Any occasion with you is special, Meems. Any time with you is good."

Mimi smiled, sighing relief. Sora grinned at her. "And now that we're on the subject, will you be my girlfriend?"

Mimi rolled her eyes. "Like you have to ask," she muttered, as she was enveloped into Sora's arms. They held each other tightly, and Sora looked at the sky through Mimi's pink hair, feeling tears gather in her eyes. She knew that this had to be the most important moment in her life, and she wanted to lock away every little detail in her memory to bring up whenever the going got rough. She knew that there would be bumps in the road of their relationship, but she vowed to herself then and there that she would work with Mimi to get over them. The hardest task was over with, and the ride was a smooth slide downhill from there.

The two separated after a while, soft, brown eyes gazing into shining amber. They clasped hands and continued walking, pointing out to each other this or that animal, and reading the signs together.

As the two girls gathered before the sign of the antelope display, they watched as the female antelope galloped to the male and rubbed her head affectionately against his neck. They looked at each other and the sun shined perfectly upon their heads, their view unobstructed by the rays. Then they smiled and joined in their first, and not last, kiss.

No one noticed the two happily wrapping their arms around each other and walking together down the zoo path, being buried deeper and deeper into the warmth of their love.

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A/N: This was so...sappy!!! **Cringes** I can't believe I wrote that. I hope you liked it. Two down, four to go...o.o' Which one should I do next...Kensuke, I guess. Yeah. I already got the animals for them and everything. These paragraphs are getting so, so short. Sorry for the shortness! I don't mean it...really. It's just...what else is there to write? I can't think of all the animals there are in the zoo. R/R please!