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The young girl was waiting around for her redheaded companion at the subway station. Apparently, Koushirou wanted to head out early. It was a little after 9:00.
"Maybe if we hurry and do whatever it is we have to do, we'll get back in time for the party!" The girl then thought of the time the party was going to be held. "I bet if Taichi would have been the one to throw it, he would've thrown it at night, not early in the afternoon."
The girl waited a bit longer, growing slightly annoyed.
"Where in the world is he!?!" Mimi muttered as she tapped her foot. "I could be sleeping right now!"
Right at that moment, Koushirou showed up. The station was a bit crowded, so Koushirou didn't see Mimi right away. Mimi saw Koushirou from where she was, his red hair standing out, but it was obvious that he didn't see her, so the girl tried her best to get his attention...
"Koushirou! Koushirou-kun!" the girl called while waving her arms and jumping up and down. "Over here!"
The boy saw the elegant girl and walked up to her. Mimi was dressed very nicely. She was wearing a dark red skirt, a close fitting, short-sleeved yellow blouse, a white jacket, and a pair of expensive looking boots. This was definitely flashy for her now-a-days. She dressed more casually compared to when she was younger. She normally wore jeans, or if she did decide to wear skirts or dresses outside of school, which was more than when she wore jeans, they weren't too "dressy" looking.
Mimi had totally matured in that sense and wasn't so self absorbed when it came to fashion, outer beauty, or what everyone else thought of her and her choice of friends showed that. Her peers always thought of her as a bit strange since she was such good friends with Koushirou. She was still pretty popular, but she was never looked down upon for her choice of friends that weren't with the "in" crowd. The main reason she probably stayed really popular, though, was because she was good friends with the local celebrity, Yamato, and he also was friends with Koushirou. That was probably another reason why Koushirou was never teased much as well. "If Yamato thinks he is cool, then he must be all right," people would think.
"Hi, Mimi-san. Ready to go?"
"Yeah, sure, I guess so," the girl said, forced enthusiasm in her voice.
"Okay. We have to take the C train and then transfer over to the F..."
The girl started to tune Koushirou out. Right now, she was concerned as to why she had agreed to such a thing, going to Hikarigaoka. For once in her life, her nosiness, which she got from her mother, had gotten her into a real predicament, well not a serious one of course, but she still would rather be doing something else. She wanted to spend the morning getting ready for the big party, or sleeping in at least...
"I guess I could do a little bit of shipping while I'm there, like I told Chinatsu-chan. I always accessorize for parties," the girl said to herself, smiling at the thought.
"Mimi-san? Mimi-san?"
"Oh, um, sorry."
"You don't have to come with me and I would understand completely if you would rather do whatever it is you would normally do on a Sunday morning."
"Oh no you don't! You're not getting rid of me that easily! I'm going and that's final!" she told him. "Besides, I promised Miyako-chan that I would," she said to herself.
"Whatever," he sighed. "Let's go. The train is here."
The two boarded onto the subway car and took their seats. It was pretty crowded for a Sunday morning. Mimi figured that other children, like themselves, were trying to beat the crowd. Having only one free day a week was pretty stressful. One thing Mimi missed about America, other than her friend Michael, was the school system, pretty much. She missed having both Saturday and Sunday off instead of just Sunday. She also missed the extra long summer breaks and not having to go to school all year round.
"Well, let's see," Mimi said to herself. "What places in Hikarigaoka are good for shopping..."
"I wonder where my parents are now and why they put me up for adoption," Koushirou wondered in thought. "What if I find out that they didn't want me to begin with and my chances of reconciling with them is pretty low. If that's the case, I will have no place to belong..."
"I wonder who Hikari-chan has a thing for! I bet it's Takeru-kun! They have been through quite a bit together, but they probably didn't see much of each other until Takeru-kun moved to Odaiba with his mother a few years ago. I wonder if it is Daisuke-kun! He is nice and he is always there for you whenever you need help and Hikari-chan has known him a little longer than Takeru-kun. No, wait! I think I know! What if it's not neither one of them. I wonder if Hikari-chan is just using Takeru-kun and Daisuke-kun as a front because she really likes, Ichijijouji-kun or some other boy! Nah, that's too farfetched. She came right out and said that it was either Daisuke-kun or Takeru-kun. I wonder who it could be..."
The two continued their ride in silence, drowned in their own thoughts. Mimi's thoughts being moreso fun and playful, while Koushirou's was moreso serious and somber. They switched trains like Koushirou explained they would have to do earlier, but the two still remained pretty quiet towards one another. The usual, sociable Mimi wasn't too "social" because Koushirou wasn't making much of an attempt to be social or speak with her.
The long ride had finally ended and the two hopped off.
"Ooh, we're finally in Hikarigaoka!" Mimi cheered while twirling around. "I am definitely hitting the mall!"
"The mall?"
"Of course! The malls here in Hikarigaoka are some of the best in this part of Japan! Mama and I used to come to Hikarigaoka all the time whenever we had shopping to do."
"Whatever," Koushirou shrugged.
The boy, to Mimi, sounded a bit annoyed since she had mentioned wanting to go shopping. She hated to upset or annoy anyone. It wasn't her style to...not purposely anyway.
"I-I-I mean after we do whatever is you have to do first, of course," the girl added quickly.
"Yeah, I guess."
"Way to go, Mimi!" Mimi sarcastically muttered, scolding herself. "So, where are we going first?"
"I'm not too sure yet."
The girl didn't question him, but tagged along anyway. They ended up riding all over Hikarigaoka. Adorable little Koushi had copied his directions wrong. ^^
Riding all over Hikarigaoka was fun, at first, but it was now getting frustrating. Mimi was starting to get a tad bit annoyed with Koushirou and his dragging her all around the big city.
First off, she wanted to go to Sora's party and she didn't get anything done, like clothes shopping. She was also starting to get hungry. It was already half past 11:00 and she hadn't eaten anything that morning before leaving to meet up with Koushirou.
"Koushirou, I'm getting hungry," Mimi unintentionally whined while holding her growling stomach. "We've been sightseeing all day! Couldn't we stop to get something to eat or drink?"
The boy ignored Mimi just like he had that time when both of them were trapped in the temple. By him ignoring her, that time, she ran off and got herself lost in the labyrinth.
One thing Mimi hated more than anything was being ignored, especially when she wanted something or felt she needed something. Right now, she "needed" something to eat and drink.
"Koushirou-kun!!"
He continued to study the map that he had picked up after he finally realized he was lost.
"Are you ignoring me you computer geek pipsqueak!!"
The girl was annoyed and she felt a bit childish for having to resort to name calling, especially "computer geek pipsqueak." It was a bit inaccurate since Koushirou wasn't much of a "pipsqueak" anymore. Even with this, Koushirou still ignored her.
"Koushirou baka!!" the girl shouted at him angrily.
With that, the girl stomped her foot and walked off in the opposite direction.
"Okay, I think I've got it. I just got my street names mixed up," Koushirou finally said, oblivious to all that had just happened. "Pretty silly, huh?"
When Koushirou didn't hear a response, he started to look around, realizing that he had been talking to himself.
"Mimi-san?" The only thing the boy saw were other people walking the streets of the big city. "Where did she go?" he asked himself.
The redhead looked around, calling out for her some more...
"Mimi-san! Mimi-san!"
The boy stopped his search to think for a moment.
"Where would she go? When did she leave? Why would she leave?" He scratched his head a bit in confusion, trying to recall his last speaking with her directly. "She kept talking about shopping and eating or something." He then muttered, "I should just leave her and go to the place by myself!"
Koushirou shook his head, realizing that that wouldn't be such a good idea.
"I can't do that," he sighed. "It would be rude. Besides, I know Mimi-san pretty well and I have an idea where she might be. I guess I should head on over to the biggest mall this city has to offer, or the one closest by." Koushirou frowned at the thought of going to the mall. "I hate having to go to the mall, but I can't not just go. I have to obtain this information!"
A person nearby, who had just come from an outdoor vendor who was selling drinks, overheard the redhead and frowned a bit at her own selfishness...
"I shouldn't be so selfish," the girl said. "I shouldn't have stormed off, but I was hungry and thirsty and we've been lost all day! I feel like Ryoga from Ranma 1/2 or those kids on that Pocket Monsters show!"
The girl saw Koushirou walk off and she followed behind him at a distance, sipping on the drink she had bought. She was curious as to what he was going to do and if he really was going to go to the mall, a place he totally despises going, unless he had a reason to actually go, just to try and find her.
The walk lasted a pretty good while, Mimi still following Koushirou, who was following the signs that led up to the mall. The walk would've continued, but Koushirou stopped in front of a big, plain looking building with a playground and a bunch of children playing outside.
"Why did he stop here?" Mimi wondered to herself.
She got a little closer, but remained unseen.
"The mall is just a few more blocks away from here..."
"I found it!" Koushirou gasped.
"He found it? What did he find?"
The girl looked at the building, reading the big sign.
"Hikarigaoka Adoption Agency & Orphanage?" she read. "Why would he want to go in there?"
