Gomen = sorry
Kakkoi = cool
Yatta = yay!
~*~*~
"Yamato-kun... I... I'm in love with you..."
"I'm sorry but..."
Mimi stopped listening after that. Those words, she knew their meaning: rejection.
"It's ok," she said smiling. She'd learnt how to smile in spite of being sad when she became a star. After all she couldn't allow to be seen with a gloomy face in public.
"Gomen."
"You don't need to apologize silly boy, you don't like me that way it's ok. Don't worry, I'll be fine. For now we'll be friends!" they shook hands and everything seemed magically fixed.
"Excuse me now, I'm sleepy." Mimi went into her bedroom. She jumped onto her bed and tears started flowing from her eyes. She'd been hurt by the person she loved the most but she knew it from the beginning. Well, it didn't matter; she wouldn't let things between them change. They would remain as friends and nothing else. Her tears faded with the arrival of sleep and the next day she looked as fine as usually though she was heartbroken inside.
Ruiko's face showed guilt. He'd probably found out. Mimi smiled at him to show him she was fine. His expression changed a little but guilt was still hidden inside it.

Yamato was pretty astonished with Mimi's declaration. He couldn't believe she, his friend, was in love with him. He still couldn't forget Sora. He would be betraying Sora if he went out with Mimi and anyway he didn't like her, not like that.

Back from their tour Mimi's heart remained broken, unable to forget the love it felt for her co-worker. Although they remained as friends Mimi felt a big empty space inside, maybe it was time to look for someone else but could she forget Yamato? She had to. It was her only choice. She started thinking of possible boyfriend... she didn't like any of the guys in the band; they were only friends to her. Someone else... but who? She didn't need to search for an answer because the answer found her.

"Excuse me, are you lost lady?"
"I think so..." Mimi looked up at the blonde guy, "kakkoi!" she thought, "aren't you Yuu Matsuura?"
"The same, " he answered with a smile, "Mimi Tachikawa from Hoshi-Hoshi, right?"
"That's me!" she answered with a smile.
"You're cuter in person, say, why don't we go out later?"
"Sure!" this was Mimi's chance to forget Yamato.
"Meet you at 7 PM in front of this building, OK? Here's my cell number" he wrote it on a little paper and handed it to her. As soon as he was far enough she jumped up giggling, "I got a date!! Yatta!"
Then she suddenly remembered she had to record with the guys. Biting her lip she started searching for the right place.

"Say Mimi, wanna come with us to the movies? We already have disguises ready!" Kentaro offered his female friend.
"Sorry but I got a date."
"A date?!" the boys gasped. All excepting Yamato who didn't seem too interested. He needed to keep his "cool" exterior so Mimi wouldn't think he wanted her close.
"Yep, with Yuu Matsuura!"
They all seemed pretty impressed, again all except Yamato. He didn't care. He didn't want to care. He couldn't care. That would be betraying his beloved Sora and he wouldn't do such a horrid thing. Never.
"I'm off, need to get ready!" Mimi walked off smiling. She had a date.