Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon characters, Bandai does! The story plot and the ideas belong to me though! At one point, where Mimi says something about "change" and etc. is real…and had happened to me, so don't you dare say anything about me making it up or something! Sorry that this chapter is long!
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Will We Ever Be Together?
Chapter 16
"Um…I was…err…tucking you in bed last night…and…um, well, you grabbed my arm…and didn't let me…uhh…get up…" I stuttered as I spoke. I could even feel my face burn from embarrassment. I slowly stood up and started to walk over to my dresser.
"M-M-Matt…thanks…" Mimi said softly, but I was able to hear her. I turned my head to look at her. Her face was also red.
"You're welcome." I replied and smiled. She smiled back and slowly got up. "Borrowing any clothes today, princess?" I smirked. She walked over to me and gave me a playful shove.
"Oh be quiet Matt! And yes…I do need to borrow some for today." Mimi replied. My smirk widen as I pulled out a green t-shirt and jeans.
"Want to wear these?" I asked her. She shook her head.
"Not my type Matt. Plus I thought it'll be cold today." Mimi said. "But, I'll wear the jeans and something else." I then looked through for a long sleeved shirt. Finally, I found a long sleeved pastel green shirt.
"How about this?" I asked. Her eyes brightened as she nodded.
"Yeah I like this one." She said as I handed the shirt to her.
"Bedroom or bathroom, Mimi?" I asked.
"Bathroom, thanks for the choices Matt." She said and walked to the bathroom. I chuckled as I pulled out my gray t-shirt and blue jeans. I began to get dressed and left my room and walked to the bathroom. I did all my business and knocked on my father's door.
"Dad! Mimi and I are going to hang out with the others today; I might be home a bit late because of rehearsals!" I said. I heard him groan a bit as I walked back to my room to find Mimi all dressed up and making my bed. I chuckled at a little when I noticed a strand of hair in near her eyes. I walked over to her and gently moved the strand of hair behind her ear.
"Thanks Matt." She said and blushed. I walked over to my closet and pulled out my denim jacket and slid my arms through the sleeves. I fixed the collar and walked over to Mimi. I bowed and held my hand out to her.
"Shall we be on our way now, dear princess?" I joked but in a formal tone of voice used in the past. She giggled softly and took my hand after curtsying.
"Yes, we shall good sir." Mimi replied back in the same tone of voice. We both then burst out into laughter. "That was a good one Matt!"
"I know it was because I was the one who thought of it. I'm such a genius." I said and smirked at her. She just gave me a playful shove out of my bedroom. We then walked out of the apartment and to the park nearby. On the way there, I played with Mimi's hair which was pulled back into a ponytail. She just turned around and gave me a playful glare. I cracked up and was laughing the whole way there. I even imitated her playful glare, which she then gave me another playful shove.
"Matt! You're so mean!" Mimi said and jumped onto my back, trying to mess up my hair.
"Hey! Not the hair, Mimi!!!" I said.
"Fine, then just give me a piggy-back ride." She said and giggled. I smiled and gave her a piggy-back ride.
"Geez Mimi! What do you eat? You're too heavy for me, I think you can squish me!" I jokingly said.
"What I'm fat?! Oh no! But I'm on my diet still and I haven't eaten anything that'll make me fat!" Mimi complained.
"Geez Mimi! I was only kidding." I said and laughed. She pouted and swatted my shoulders. I then pretended to drop her, but she held onto me tight. When we got to the park where the others were, I put down Mimi and everyone greeted us.
Tai with usual smirk, Sora had a half smile and half frown, Joe adjusting his glasses, Izzy looking up from his yellow pineapple laptop, Kari smiling and holding a feisty Gatomon, and TK chuckling at the site of Gatomon growling at Patamon in a playful way. Mimi smiled and moved any excess strands of hair around her ear. I just smiled and nodded my head lightly. We talked about things that happened recently and most of all the things we talked about were the past. Mainly the subject was about the Digital World and how our lives changed from the experience. Tai gained more courage and leadership, Izzy with more curiosity and knowledge than all of us, Joe with his sense of reliability, Sora gaining the feeling of love towards her mother, TK having the ability to hope no matter what the situation is, Mimi learning not to be too selfish, and me, I learned that being alone is very painful and that friends are the most important aspect in the world. The whole adventure helped each of us in many ways.
After our LONG conversation, the eight of us went to get lunch at a nearby mall. Then the girls decided to shop around, Joe and Izzy went off somewhere, leaving TK, Tai, and me with the girls. Mimi didn't buy much because she was using MY credit card, Sora and Kari bought a lot. TK had to carry Kari's stuff, Tai carried Sora's stuff as a friend, and I carried Mimi's. When Mimi and I were walking around together because the others were shopping somewhere else, we had an interesting conversation.
"Matt?"
"Yeah Mimi?" I asked back.
"Um…I know
that in the future my parents will be better and want me to move back with them
in
"Okay and don't worry I won't be mad next time I see you after your parents are back together." I said with a smile. The smile I had to try my best to put on so it wouldn't make her worry or sad.
Once we got back with the others, it was time for Mimi and me to leave because today our band rehearsal was earlier than usual. We left the mall and started to walk to the auditorium, but of course we ran into terrible luck getting there because all of a sudden, the white, puffing clouds turned to dark clouds ready to drench everyone. The rain started out as a tiny drizzle so Mimi and I just kept walking and time to time we felt the raindrops fall on our cheeks. But after a few more minutes, the rain began to pour harder, so Mimi and I ran to a nearby café, where I twisted dry my denim jacket and Mimi was trying to drench some of the water out of her hair. Her pink and striped hair began to curl and that made me chuckle a little. I looked across the long street and noticed the auditorium was RIGHT THERE!
"Hey Mimi, let's make a run for it across the street. The auditorium is just there, plus I think we'd get there before we're completely wet. What do you think?" I asked her.
"Well, I think you might be able to run across the street and not get completely wet, but for me, that's a different story. I can't run that fast…so I might get totally wet." Mimi said and looked down at the ground, ashamed.
"Hmm, well you're still running with me and I'm not going to leave you behind." I said and grabbed her hand. I tucked my jacket underneath my other arm and the two of us ran outside and across the street when the crosswalk sign said "walk". I made sure Mimi wasn't left behind because my hand was still holding hers. We ran together in the rain and once we entered the auditorium, we both were soaked. I looked around and noticed that no one was there. I frowned and heard some panting right next to me; I turned and found Mimi panting and all wet.
"Geez….we're so soaked…" Mimi said between pants. I let go of her hand and looked around for a towel. I went to the bathroom and found only one towel so I grabbed it and walked back over to Mimi, who was trying to drench the water out of her hair again.
"Here Mimi, you can use this." I said and tossed her the towel.
"What about you?" she asked, unsure if she should use it or not.
"Don't worry about, this happened to me before." I said in a reassuring tone of voice. She nodded slowly and started to dry up, but I noticed that if we didn't take off our wet clothes then we had a chance in getting sick. I noticed my denim jacket was partially wet, but mostly dry. "Hey Mimi, why don't you go to the bathroom and take your wet clothes off? If you don't then you'll catch a cold or something else."
"And just wear my…undergarments?!" she asked in a startled and scared tone of voice. I tossed her my denim jacket and she caught if but wasn't really sure what to do.
"You can wear that plus I have some old gym shorts somewhere here." I said.
"But what about you? You might catch a cold too, Matt." She said in a worried tone of voice.
"I'll find something, don't worry. Now go get changed." I said. Mimi reluctantly walked over to the bathroom and locked the door. While she changed, I went looking around for those old gym shorts. I found them laying right on top of the icebox, I frowned at the sight of leaving my old gym shorts on top of the icebox. I picked them up and walked over to the bathroom, I knocked on the door. "Hey Mimi, I got the gym shorts for you." I said. The door opened a little and her hand came out. I handed the shorts to her.
"Thanks Matt." She said and closed the door. I sat down on a chair and took off my gray t-shirt. I twisted dry my shirt and let it hang on a chair as I sat in another chair without a shirt on. I can feel little goose bumps beginning to appear on my skin. I ignored them and just sat there, waiting for the others to come and waiting for Mimi After a few minutes, Mimi walked out with the denim jacket all buttoned up and wearing my black gym shorts. Her face was a crimson, scarlet color. I chuckled at the sight.
"Shut up Matt!" she said and glared at me. Her face returned to the same normal color. I smirked. Her glare softened quickly once she noticed that I wasn't wearing a shirt. Her face returned back to the crimson, scarlet color. I noticed her eyes were fixed on my bare chest, I can agree that I wasn't quite the much built type of guy, but I was strong. I slowly got up.
"Here, sit down. I think I'm going to check out if there are any other clothes I left here. I'll be right back." I said and walked off. I walked around the whole auditorium and came back empty-handed. Mimi was sitting in the chair and was warm enough, outside was raining cats and dogs, and me, I had walked around the auditorium in only my wet jeans.
"Matt? You want your jacket back?" Mimi asked. I shook my head.
"Naw, you keep it. I'm fine." I said. She didn't believe me much because she started to unzip the jacket, but I stopped her. I took her hands in mine. "Hey, listen to me Mimi. I'm fine, don't worry, okay? I'll just call one of the other guys to lend me a shirt or something." I said.
She nodded slowly. I then took my hands off of hers.
Suddenly, the doors flung open, and in came the other members. I sighed at them. "Geez guys! You're late!" I said. They nodded.
"Traffic." One said.
"My mom made me finish my chores." Another said.
"My parents wanted me to finish my homework first." the youngest replied. I shook my head in disapproval.
"You're STILL late!" I said again.
"Yo Matt, aren't you cold?? What happened to your clothes and Mimi's??" the youngest asked.
"We ran over here and got all wet. Mimi changed into my old gym shorts and my denim jacket. Me? I have nothing, but I'm fine." I said.
The oldest member then took his green jacket off and tossed it to me. "Put it on, Matt or else you'll catch something and you can't stay home while we're giving refunds for our upcoming concert." I nodded.
"Thanks." I said and slid my arms through the sleeves. Boy oh boy! I felt warmer, but my pants were still wet.
"Mom somehow knew you'd get wet so she told me to let you borrow some of my old pants." One of the members said.
"Naw, you don't have to." I said.
"Take it or else my mom's not giving me dinner tonight." He said and tossed a plastic bag with pants inside to me. I nodded.
"Okay, thanks guys." I said. I turned to Mimi and smiled. "See? I told you these guys could lend me some clothes as long as I don't ruin them in any way." She smiled and nodded.
"You should go get changed now Matt. You still have a chance in catching something." She said in a worried voice. I nodded.
"Okay," I turned to the guys," get your instruments ready. Once I get out, we're practicing." I said and walked to the bathroom. I changed my clothes and felt nice and toasty. I walked out of the bathroom and found the guys waiting on the stage with their instruments. I smiled and got up on the stage with my guitar. We played a few songs until we did our classic song "Turn Around." After that, the guys had a break and I placed my guitar next to the stage. I took out my harmonica and Mimi got on the stage. She stood behind the microphone and sang her song with me playing the music on my harmonica. It was great and the guys agreed too. Mimi also said she could sing another song for us as the opening act. We agreed, but asked what the song was.
"I'm not telling. It's going to be a surprise." Mimi said and grinned.
"Aww, c'mon Mimi! Can't you tell us?" we all whined and begged but she still didn't want to tell us.