Not much I want to say…Gomen ne minna for the huge cliffhanger, I got sidetracked -_- and I was temporarily 'suspended' at FF.Net so yeah, I'm not badmouthing them or anything, I'm just saying what happened . *hides* PLEASE CHECK OUT 'TIME OF OUR LIVES'! WRITTEN BY, ME!
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Matt stepped back, eyes widened and hands trembling, "…no, I-it can't be," he stuttered. "You're kidding me right? Maybe my mind's playing tricks on me again."
The girl cocked her head, "Stop lying to yourself you've already done too much of these six years." Matt's eyes widened. "You know who I am so there's no use in denying it."
"But-it can't be, that was all a long time ago!" he said, "Please tell me this is all just a joke—an illusion!"
The girl's eyes turned around and narrowed them at Matt, she began walking towards him, "Alright, I've had enough—you know who I am so stop denying it," she said firmly. "Now, I know that the last time we met was more than five years ago but now I'm back and all you can do is face it and listen to what I have to say. I am Mayumi, the dark side of Mimi Tachikawa who a long time ago back in the Digiworld was crowned Queen of a Dokugomon Empire and was brainwashed to rule the whole Digiworld, Mimi and Mine's minds were plagued with the thoughts and beliefs of everything we were told was a total lie—including the love of a young boy."
Matt looked away and Mayumi continued, "Does this refresh your memory, Ishida? A lot of promises were broken before I could've done anything about it but the one promise that I'm really ticked about is the one you broke to me! And now you're taking it all on Mimi?"
"What are you talking about?" he asked. "Mimi deserves what she's gotten and what promise are you talking about?"
"Where do you want these, Sora?"
Sora gently put the hammer to her chin and then pointed to a spot, "Over there, Miyako. TK! Kari! Move those boards over here!" she ordered. "Daisuke Motimiya, how many times do I have to tell you to stop wrapping yourself with the papers!"
Daisuke who was practically teepeed in tissue paper grinned sheepishly at Sora, "Sorry, Commander Takenouchi! The paper was just there, and I was here and-"
"Okay, Motimiya-park those over there," Sora slightly smiled trying to hold her laughter in. "C'mon, guys, we don't have much time so we have to finish all we could without Tai and the others help."
"Hey Sora," Kari dropped the boxes on the table. "What's with you and that hammer? You've been attached to it all morning."
A faint streak of crimson appeared on Sora's face, "Hn, just something special that-Daisuke I swear if you don't put those paper down this hammer will go on your thick head!" she swung the hard object to her side but suddenly lost grip as it fell onto someone's head.
"Ow!"
Sora looked down to find a huge dent of Tai's brown once-fluffy hair where the hammer laid. She gasped, "Tai! Omigosh, I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to."
Tai looked up and grinned, "I'll live, besides, you didn't mean it. I just came by to see how you guys were doing, where's Mimi?"
Sora paused, "I don't know, she was just going over somewhere and she hasn't been back for over ten minutes now—Yui?" both turned around to find Yui bending down in front of them, breathing rather heavily while trying to catch her breathe.
"What's wrong, you look flushed," Tai remarked.
Yui stood straight, her brown eyes shell-shocked, "Mimi—she, the light and then it was, she was gone!" she blurted.
"Whoa, chill out," Tai said. "What are you talking about? Where's Mimi?"
Yui smacked his hand away and exclaimed, "Don't you get it, she gone! Something went weird with her necklace thing and now she's gone!"
Tai and Sora quickly exchanged worried glances for they had a pretty good idea of what did happen.
"May-umi!" Mimi called as she neared the location of where Matt and Mayumi were. "C'mon, where are you?!"
Mayumi turned back to Matt after hearing Mimi's call, "I hate to do this to her, but as much as Mimi thinks she needs me I can't be there for her. Because I'm here for you, Matt, and you're here for Mimi. Hn, she's coming and I guess I better depart, remember what I said Yamato-kun and know that I'll be back for you."
Matt silently nodded as Mayumi disappeared and Mimi ran in. She stopped in her tracks when she caught sight of Matt and he quickly looked away.
Mimi saw the tenseness in his eyes, "She was here, wasn't she?" she asked though no answer came. "Matt! Please, tell me where she is I know you saw her!"
Matt looked at her with stern eyes, "So what if she was here, she's not going to show herself to you."
"W-what?"
"She's not here for you," Matt frowned. "She's…she wanted to see me." Matt saw the hurt in her eyes, the fright, and confusion. "I-I'm sorry, I can't say anymore. I'll see you around, Mimi." And he began walking pass her though she grabbed his arm back.
"Wait, please," she pleaded. "She can't be here for you she's here for me, I don't get it—are you the one she's suppose to help? What's wrong, Matt? What does she want—"
"Mimi, let go!" Matt threw her hand off but winced to see her reaction.
"Matt," she softly said. "I don't know how many times my apologies will count in making you feel better but it seems that it's all I can do for now. Yui, told me how much you two love each other and, as much as it hurts me I will at least try to not ruin your relationship for the time I'm here—but I still can't deny or reject how much I love you."
Matt felt his knees giving away. Here he was, treating her worse than the muddy dirt that they stood on and yet she's still telling him she loves him and is even respecting his love for Yui. He couldn't stand it, couldn't stand the look on her face and eyes that told him.
"Mimi, don't do this." he muttered.
"No, Matt," she replied quite firmly. "I am madly, truly in love with you, Yamato Ishida, enough to sacrifice my life for you and love you for all eternity and I'm not denying that. I know how much I love you, I'm not scared of admitting that anymore. And when Mayumi broke free of the necklace I knew then that your love no longer restrained her, and that you now love Yui Akoto. I can't completely promise you that I'll stay away from you, that's just like asking someone not to breathe…I'm leaving the day after Winter Carnival, please tell me what Mayumi wants from you then. And," she paused. "have a great time at the carnival with Yui, maybe you can even give a bracelet like you did me." she weakly smiled.
Matt felt like crying right then and there, she was acting too nice about all this and he couldn't stand it anymore. Do I really love Yui now, and not Mimi? He asked himself, then why does it hurt me so much to see Mimi acting like this? he couldn't do it. He couldn't stand looking at her anymore and turned and walked away, back to Yui. He was almost a good ten feet away from her when her voice rang in his ears that made him stop in his tracks.
"When she lays in your warm arms," Mimi whispered, "don't think of me."
After a long while of reasoning with Yui, Tai and Sora finally got her to think that it was all a dream and that Mimi was with Jyou and Izzy the whole time. Yui stroked her chin.
"I don't know…it did seem pretty real," she said. "How do I know you're not lying?"
Tai smirked, "How do we know you weren't hallucinating? I mean, a light coming out of Mimi's necklace and then mysteriously makes her disappear? C'mon, Yui, even I can make up better stories!"
Sora smiled, "Yeah, you could've just hit your head or something and dreamt all of it. Mimi's right—"
"Here."
They all turned around to find Mimi standing rather weakly behind them, a look of a worn-out child on her forlorn face. Yui quickly ran up to her.
"Tell them! Tell them what happened and how that thing of yours made you vanish!" Yui demanded.
Mimi caught Tai and Sora's worried and mischievous looks and cocked a brow a Yui, "What?" she let out a muffled laugh. "Uh, Yui I think you might need to see a doctor I've been with…"
"Jyou and Izzy," Tai cut in.
"Yeah, Jyou and Izzy the whole time," Mimi grinned weirdly.
"Yui!" Matt called from the other side.
Mimi turned around though Yui suddenly rammed her beside and smiled at Matt, waving her arm frantically, "Yama-kun! Wait up!" without saying another word she left Mimi and the others and ran to Matt's call. After she was gone, Tai grunted.
"How rude," he said.
"Practically body-slammed you, Mimi! She didn't even say goodbye too."
"Y-yeah," Mimi replied. "Umm…sorry bout being gone so long, need help now?" she
forced a smile that Sora didn't buy.
"Yui, she saw Mayumi?" she asked.
Mimi's eyes sort of widened, "No, luckily she didn't—but Matt did."
Sora hugged her friend, "Mimi, what's really going on here? What did Mayumi do, are you alright?"
"I'm fine, really," Mimi assured. "And I'd gladly tell you what's going on if I knew, but, it seems like Mayumi isn't here to help me—despite how much I need her. She said something about helping someone else, and then she disappeared and went to Matt."
"Matt? Why him?" Tai asked.
"I don't know, neither him nor Mayumi will tell me. I think," she paused. "I think he might be the one who needs Mayumi's help but he's in denial and he said Mayumi's not going to show herself to me. It's all so confusing right now, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have come here in the first place it's only causing you guys trouble all over again on my account."
"Oh, Mimi," cut in Izzy from behind. "You're not causing us trouble, we'd do anything for you as you would for us and we're glad you're here."
"Yeah," Jyou placed a hand on her shoulder. "Sorry for surprising you guys. Mimi, we're all here to help you and Matt, whatever it is that you need we'll be here."
Mimi felt the tears welling up in her eyes, "Thanks. Guys, thanks. But," she rubbed her eyes, "let's not worry about me right now and enjoy the time we have while I'm here!" she grinned.
"What are you talking about?" cut in a voice behind them.
It was Kari. It was Kari, Miyako and Daisuke all standing there totally clueless.
"Help with what?" Miyako asked.
"The erm, decorations!" Sora smiled. "Now, c'mon we've already wasted time by talking."
"Yeah!!" Mimi and Miyako exclaimed in unison, causing everyone around to burst in laughter at their weird enthusiasm.
"Uh," Takeru came up. "Sorry guys, but my brother and I have to go now. My family's having dinner together tonight and that doesn't happen very much so I'll have to take a rain check."
"Sure, TK. We'll see you later!"
Before he walked back to his brother Takeru went and gave Mimi a friendly hug. Mimi's eyes widened though she hugged him back as he whispered in her ear.
"I don't remember everything about Mayumi that much for I was so little then, but I did remember how you were always there for me when my brother wasn't, when no one wasn't. And now Mayumi isn't here for you, I am, I'll talk to Matt." He said and let go, only for his blue eyes to meet her brown ones. He smiled, "Well, see you guys."
"What'd he say?" Kari asked.
"Mm, nothing," Mimi smiled sincerely. "So, what are we waiting for, those booths won't build each other by themselves!"
"Hey, TK, can you walk any faster?!" Matt choked as he jogged to catch up with Takeru who was already across the street. "Hey, what's up with you?" he asked when he did catch up.
Takeru kept his eyes shutting out the world and focusing on the fabulous patterns on the ground that he didn't notice or hear Matt's calls until his head hit something really hard and he fell back only to be caught by Matt. He rubbed his head looking up, they were home.
"That's what you get for not paying attention the whole walk home," Matt briskly remarked as he unlocked the door and opened it for his brother. Takeru barely nodded and began to set his foot inside when Matt stepped in front of him.
"Matt—"
"Okay, you've been ignoring me for the past few days now, you ditched me the moment we arrived at the park this morning and went to Tai and the others, and now you practically were in another planet and ignored every call of mine," Matt listed. "What's up with you, TK?"
"What's up with you?!" Takeru snapped.
"What."
"First of all I didn't ignore you these past days cause I've been spending time with Mimi and the others since she's only here for a while but I doubt you really care, and I ditched you at the park? You're the one who ditched me and went with Mimi's clone and—"
"Whoa," Matt cut in sternly, "what are you so ticked about? Don't you think you're over exaggerating this?"
Takeru smacked Matt's arm away and pushed his way in but Matt pulled his collar back.
"Hey, I was talking to you," he snapped. "What is wrong with you, TK? You're never like this."
"Well maybe now I have a reason to!" Takeru exclaimed and pushed Matt away rather roughly. Matt took him by the scruff and was about to plant a fist on his face.
"Go on, Matt," Takeru boldly snickered. "Not like you haven't hurt anyone or everyone around you already by your stupidity." Matt's face crumpled.
"Boys," their mom exclaimed as she stood gaping by the door. "Takeru, Yamato what are you doing with your brother like that?" she asked in concern.
Matt took one last mad glance at his younger brother before gently pushing him aside and entering the house. As he passed his mom, Matt paid her questions no heed and headed towards his room where he slammed the door shut before his dad could say anything.
"Takeru?" Masaharu asked with an apron on and carrying a burnt spatula. "What's going on here?"
"Hn," Takeru muttered as he slammed the door shut too and sternly strode over to the living room where he mindlessly flipped through every channel.
Masaharu and Natsuko exchanged glances but shrugged the whole thing off thinking that both boys were probably just going through some teenage angst and went to prepare dinner where Takeru nor Matt spoke or even took a notice that the other existed.
Like clockwork, after both boys finished their last bite, Takeru went back onto flipping channels while Matt locked himself in his room leaving both parents in question.
Inside his room, Matt turned his music on full blast and sat beside his desk where he flipped through magazine pages that he constantly ripped with his anger. What the heck is up with that boy? Matt asked to himself, TK and I've always gotten along great and now he's complaining about something I did when he won't even tell me what it is! And what's with him saying that Yui's…Mimi's clone? I just don't—
*Listen to the boy, Matt*
Matt's head suddenly perked up, his blue eyes wide open from hearing the taunting yet familiar voice.
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Ah~! _ I lost my other disk!! T__T *sobs* Ee…I'll find it and post up new chapters as soon as I erm, can! Please review!