Veggie Soup # 17: Blown Away
By Shadow Catcher
(Another Mimoe for my collection! I wrote this right before I went on my two- month trip. As for future things...I'm going to write my first Digidestined x Digimon fic. (Posted separately in the beginning...may add onto this later) It'll be a Koushiro x Lillymon fic^^ so if you're big on things like that, be sure to check it out when I post it. Also, new stories for this...I have an Yakari in the back of my mind "Escape" I'll begin work on that later this week. Anyway, let's begin the story. Joe is about 22 in this story and still in school studying to be a doctor. Mimi is 20 and still in America.
Disclaimer: Digimon and "Blown Away" by Far Too Jones. I suggest you download it. It's pretty cool)
For Joe Kido, the weeks went by too slowly and the holidays went by too fast. Maybe that was why the old saying 'Time flies when you're having fun' had been coined. Though he studied hard for exams, he did want a break now and then. He wanted to leave the country for a few days and visit Mimi Tachikawa in New York City. He had to ask her something big.
Mimi Tachikawa...an old friend who moved away too early. It wasn't fair but what could he do? Mimi came around once in a while but that was it. She probably had studies too. She managed to keep in touch with them all, especially with him. He rarely was able to answer back but Mimi didn't mind. She knew he had too much on his mind. But she probably felt like him: every moment that they had with each other was precious. Every one.
Sometimes Joe would forget and call her old phone number. It wasn't after he had heard the operator that he remembered...Mimi didn't live there anymore. Then there were the times he went to her house...no one lived there of course. He looked for her in the malls and all around the city. His friends reminded him over and over again that Mimi didn't live here anymore. Perhaps because he missed her so much...
~ * ~ * ~
So I'm moving through a crowded room
Why do I always look for you?
Am I missing you again?
* ~ * ~ *
FLASHBACK...
"Joe?" Mimi came to his door one night. Joe had been studying as always and had told his friends not to disturb him. So he was surprised, even slightly annoyed, with Mimi's sudden arrival.
"Mimi? What brings you here?" he asked. "Come in."
"No!" Mimi turned away from him. Joe noticed that the rain was started to fall and, looking over Mimi's shoulder, he saw a moving van.
"What on..." he began.
"Joe, I've come to say goodbye!" Mimi said rapidly. It took Joe a while to register all that in his mind.
"Goodbye?"
Mimi nodded slowly. "I'm moving to America...New York City."
Joe's eyes widened. "New York City?! For how long?"
"I don't know...maybe forever."
Forever...a terrible word. He didn't want her to go away forever! What were her parents thinking? Her friends needed her...he needed her.
"You can't leave!" Joe was going hysterical. He grabbed her by the shoulders. "Stay here! Please! Don't leave us!"
Mimi began to sob. "I'm sorry, Joe. I can't..."
~ * ~ * ~
Only sure that I'm never more than not quite enough
Baby, here I am, missing you again.
And I, I only want be everything you need tonight
Waste your time with me
* ~ * ~ *
"Mimi..."
"Goodbye, Joe! I'll write to you!" With that, Mimi pulled away and ran to her parents' car. Joe only stood there in shock and in sadness. Why? Mimi was leaving, possibly forever, and he couldn't help it. Now he would never be able to talk to her the way he had. She'd never know how he felt...
Nothing would be the same for him. Not without her.
~ * ~ * ~
And every time you call, I get blown away
And every time you talk to me, well I don't care what they say
Every time you call, even if it's only for a while
Well, I'm blown away
* ~ * ~ *
PRESENT...
"I think I'll check my email." Joe said out loud to himself. He'd been working on a research paper but was taking a little break. (Those breaks were just as precious as talking to Mimi. He had hypothesized this not too long ago) He looked at it to see if Mimi had written him anything. Nope, he had no new mail. Sighing, Joe got off line and began to work on his paper again.
He took a glance out the window and saw that it was raining. Just like the day Mimi moved away. But rain had other good moments for him. Like one time when he and Mimi had split away from the other Digidestined kids during the battle against the Dark Masters. It rained in the area they had been in. Joe was ready to run away and hide from the storm. Mimi had grabbed his arms and began dancing with him.
Another FLASHBACK...
~ * ~ * ~
Well, I still remember late December
When you'd do your little dance for me
And you moved me through the rain
* ~ * ~ *
(Author's note: I know they didn't fight the Dark Masters in December but that's what's written in the song)
"Come on, Joe! Tango with me in the rain!" She said. Joe was freaking out.
"Mimi! We'll get pneumonia if we stand the rain!"
"You will be fine! Now...if you don't want to tango, then waltz with me!" Mimi began moving him around. Gomamon and Palmon tried dancing too. (Of course, it was a little bit more difficult for the two Digimon) Joe complained but to no avail. Mimi waltzed with him through the rain despite how hard it was pouring. After the waltz, she tried salsa dancing! Ultimately, Joe gave up and ran into a cave. Mimi giggled and followed him inside.
~ * ~ * ~
I'd run for cover and you'd just laugh
You throw your hair and take my breath
* ~ * ~ *
"You are no fun!" she said playfully.
"Getting sick because of the rain will not be fun!" Joe said. He took off his glasses and wiped them. Mimi took off her hat and shook her hair out.
"We should do that again." She said.
"I second that!" Gomamon and Palmon said.
"I don't." Joe sneezed.
"Bless you!" the other three said.
~ * ~ * ~
And I'm missing you.
I'm missing...
I'm missing you again.
* ~ * ~ *
END OF FLASHBACK...
"Mimi, where are you?!" Joe demanded. It had been a week and she still hadn't responded. He sent her a letter and several emails...Mimi hadn't responded to one yet.
Mimi wasn't one to write often still this was unusual. He needed to talk to someone...maybe his brother Jim could help.
He dialed the number to Jim's place. After three rings, his brother answered.
"Hey, Jim? It's Joe."
"Hi, bro. What's up?"
"Jim...I haven't heard from Mimi."
"You mean the Tachikawa girl?"
"Yeah. What do you suppose happened?"
"She may be busy."
"So am I! And I make time to send her emails and call her up!"
"Relax, bro! You treat this girl like she's everything to you."
"She is." Joe whispered.
Jim took a while before he answered. "Oh...I see. I understand now."
~ * ~ * ~
And I, I only want to be everything you need tonight
Waste your time with me
And every time you call, I get blown away
And every time you talk to me, I never know what to say
And every time you call, even if it's only for a while
I'm blown away
I'm blown away
* ~ * ~ *
"What do you understand?"
"You love the girl, bro! You're crazy about her and you miss her!"
"In love?" Joe looked out the window. The rain was pouring even harder outside.
"Yeah. Don't worry. I think all you need to do is tell her you love her."
"Will that make anything better?"
"Don't know. But you'll be relieved."
"Okay...I'll write to Mimi." Joe hung up the phone.
Everything Jim had said was true. Joe must be in love or else why was he worrying about Mimi? He wanted to know if she was all right. Maybe now he should write her an email. Going back online, he found out that he had mail this time.
And this time, it came from none other than...Mimi!
~ * ~ * ~
When I know doubt, when I know fear
When I wake up will you be here for a moment?
It's only for a moment...and I get blown away
* ~ * ~ *
To: allergies@aol.com
From: pinkpink@lycos.com
Re: I love you
Hello, Joe. I just got your emails and I'm sorry for not writing back. You see, I've been busy and our Internet connection has been down. I just got your letter...I see you're impatient. Joe, I'm glad you're so concerned. I am concerned about you too though I don't show it. I thought you had forgotten about me but I was wrong. Everyone still remembers me...most importantly, you. I'm so happy to know you care because I care about you! I'll try to answer back as soon as possible. Thank you.
Mimi
PS: I love you
Joe nearly leaped five feet in the air. "YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!"
After he calmed down, he wrote an email to Mimi. His was shorter but it made his point very clear.
Dear Mimi,
I love you too. This rainy day reminded me of this question I've been meaning to ask: will you marry me?"
Joe
Almost immediately after he wrote it, he got a response. He had planned to phone the others but he wanted to see this piece of email. And he celebrated after he read it.
Dear Joe,
Yes.
Mimi
~ * ~ * ~
And every time you call, I get blown away
And every time you talk to me, I never, ever know what to say
And every time you call, even if it's only for a while
Well, if it's only for a while
I'm blown away
So, I'm moving through a crowded room again.
So, I'm moving through a crowded room again.
Am I missing you again?
Well, I'm blown away
* ~ * ~ *
By Shadow Catcher
(Another Mimoe for my collection! I wrote this right before I went on my two- month trip. As for future things...I'm going to write my first Digidestined x Digimon fic. (Posted separately in the beginning...may add onto this later) It'll be a Koushiro x Lillymon fic^^ so if you're big on things like that, be sure to check it out when I post it. Also, new stories for this...I have an Yakari in the back of my mind "Escape" I'll begin work on that later this week. Anyway, let's begin the story. Joe is about 22 in this story and still in school studying to be a doctor. Mimi is 20 and still in America.
Disclaimer: Digimon and "Blown Away" by Far Too Jones. I suggest you download it. It's pretty cool)
For Joe Kido, the weeks went by too slowly and the holidays went by too fast. Maybe that was why the old saying 'Time flies when you're having fun' had been coined. Though he studied hard for exams, he did want a break now and then. He wanted to leave the country for a few days and visit Mimi Tachikawa in New York City. He had to ask her something big.
Mimi Tachikawa...an old friend who moved away too early. It wasn't fair but what could he do? Mimi came around once in a while but that was it. She probably had studies too. She managed to keep in touch with them all, especially with him. He rarely was able to answer back but Mimi didn't mind. She knew he had too much on his mind. But she probably felt like him: every moment that they had with each other was precious. Every one.
Sometimes Joe would forget and call her old phone number. It wasn't after he had heard the operator that he remembered...Mimi didn't live there anymore. Then there were the times he went to her house...no one lived there of course. He looked for her in the malls and all around the city. His friends reminded him over and over again that Mimi didn't live here anymore. Perhaps because he missed her so much...
~ * ~ * ~
So I'm moving through a crowded room
Why do I always look for you?
Am I missing you again?
* ~ * ~ *
FLASHBACK...
"Joe?" Mimi came to his door one night. Joe had been studying as always and had told his friends not to disturb him. So he was surprised, even slightly annoyed, with Mimi's sudden arrival.
"Mimi? What brings you here?" he asked. "Come in."
"No!" Mimi turned away from him. Joe noticed that the rain was started to fall and, looking over Mimi's shoulder, he saw a moving van.
"What on..." he began.
"Joe, I've come to say goodbye!" Mimi said rapidly. It took Joe a while to register all that in his mind.
"Goodbye?"
Mimi nodded slowly. "I'm moving to America...New York City."
Joe's eyes widened. "New York City?! For how long?"
"I don't know...maybe forever."
Forever...a terrible word. He didn't want her to go away forever! What were her parents thinking? Her friends needed her...he needed her.
"You can't leave!" Joe was going hysterical. He grabbed her by the shoulders. "Stay here! Please! Don't leave us!"
Mimi began to sob. "I'm sorry, Joe. I can't..."
~ * ~ * ~
Only sure that I'm never more than not quite enough
Baby, here I am, missing you again.
And I, I only want be everything you need tonight
Waste your time with me
* ~ * ~ *
"Mimi..."
"Goodbye, Joe! I'll write to you!" With that, Mimi pulled away and ran to her parents' car. Joe only stood there in shock and in sadness. Why? Mimi was leaving, possibly forever, and he couldn't help it. Now he would never be able to talk to her the way he had. She'd never know how he felt...
Nothing would be the same for him. Not without her.
~ * ~ * ~
And every time you call, I get blown away
And every time you talk to me, well I don't care what they say
Every time you call, even if it's only for a while
Well, I'm blown away
* ~ * ~ *
PRESENT...
"I think I'll check my email." Joe said out loud to himself. He'd been working on a research paper but was taking a little break. (Those breaks were just as precious as talking to Mimi. He had hypothesized this not too long ago) He looked at it to see if Mimi had written him anything. Nope, he had no new mail. Sighing, Joe got off line and began to work on his paper again.
He took a glance out the window and saw that it was raining. Just like the day Mimi moved away. But rain had other good moments for him. Like one time when he and Mimi had split away from the other Digidestined kids during the battle against the Dark Masters. It rained in the area they had been in. Joe was ready to run away and hide from the storm. Mimi had grabbed his arms and began dancing with him.
Another FLASHBACK...
~ * ~ * ~
Well, I still remember late December
When you'd do your little dance for me
And you moved me through the rain
* ~ * ~ *
(Author's note: I know they didn't fight the Dark Masters in December but that's what's written in the song)
"Come on, Joe! Tango with me in the rain!" She said. Joe was freaking out.
"Mimi! We'll get pneumonia if we stand the rain!"
"You will be fine! Now...if you don't want to tango, then waltz with me!" Mimi began moving him around. Gomamon and Palmon tried dancing too. (Of course, it was a little bit more difficult for the two Digimon) Joe complained but to no avail. Mimi waltzed with him through the rain despite how hard it was pouring. After the waltz, she tried salsa dancing! Ultimately, Joe gave up and ran into a cave. Mimi giggled and followed him inside.
~ * ~ * ~
I'd run for cover and you'd just laugh
You throw your hair and take my breath
* ~ * ~ *
"You are no fun!" she said playfully.
"Getting sick because of the rain will not be fun!" Joe said. He took off his glasses and wiped them. Mimi took off her hat and shook her hair out.
"We should do that again." She said.
"I second that!" Gomamon and Palmon said.
"I don't." Joe sneezed.
"Bless you!" the other three said.
~ * ~ * ~
And I'm missing you.
I'm missing...
I'm missing you again.
* ~ * ~ *
END OF FLASHBACK...
"Mimi, where are you?!" Joe demanded. It had been a week and she still hadn't responded. He sent her a letter and several emails...Mimi hadn't responded to one yet.
Mimi wasn't one to write often still this was unusual. He needed to talk to someone...maybe his brother Jim could help.
He dialed the number to Jim's place. After three rings, his brother answered.
"Hey, Jim? It's Joe."
"Hi, bro. What's up?"
"Jim...I haven't heard from Mimi."
"You mean the Tachikawa girl?"
"Yeah. What do you suppose happened?"
"She may be busy."
"So am I! And I make time to send her emails and call her up!"
"Relax, bro! You treat this girl like she's everything to you."
"She is." Joe whispered.
Jim took a while before he answered. "Oh...I see. I understand now."
~ * ~ * ~
And I, I only want to be everything you need tonight
Waste your time with me
And every time you call, I get blown away
And every time you talk to me, I never know what to say
And every time you call, even if it's only for a while
I'm blown away
I'm blown away
* ~ * ~ *
"What do you understand?"
"You love the girl, bro! You're crazy about her and you miss her!"
"In love?" Joe looked out the window. The rain was pouring even harder outside.
"Yeah. Don't worry. I think all you need to do is tell her you love her."
"Will that make anything better?"
"Don't know. But you'll be relieved."
"Okay...I'll write to Mimi." Joe hung up the phone.
Everything Jim had said was true. Joe must be in love or else why was he worrying about Mimi? He wanted to know if she was all right. Maybe now he should write her an email. Going back online, he found out that he had mail this time.
And this time, it came from none other than...Mimi!
~ * ~ * ~
When I know doubt, when I know fear
When I wake up will you be here for a moment?
It's only for a moment...and I get blown away
* ~ * ~ *
To: allergies@aol.com
From: pinkpink@lycos.com
Re: I love you
Hello, Joe. I just got your emails and I'm sorry for not writing back. You see, I've been busy and our Internet connection has been down. I just got your letter...I see you're impatient. Joe, I'm glad you're so concerned. I am concerned about you too though I don't show it. I thought you had forgotten about me but I was wrong. Everyone still remembers me...most importantly, you. I'm so happy to know you care because I care about you! I'll try to answer back as soon as possible. Thank you.
Mimi
PS: I love you
Joe nearly leaped five feet in the air. "YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!"
After he calmed down, he wrote an email to Mimi. His was shorter but it made his point very clear.
Dear Mimi,
I love you too. This rainy day reminded me of this question I've been meaning to ask: will you marry me?"
Joe
Almost immediately after he wrote it, he got a response. He had planned to phone the others but he wanted to see this piece of email. And he celebrated after he read it.
Dear Joe,
Yes.
Mimi
~ * ~ * ~
And every time you call, I get blown away
And every time you talk to me, I never, ever know what to say
And every time you call, even if it's only for a while
Well, if it's only for a while
I'm blown away
So, I'm moving through a crowded room again.
So, I'm moving through a crowded room again.
Am I missing you again?
Well, I'm blown away
* ~ * ~ *