Filling the Space
By: nightmaiden
AN: Hey, I have a treat for all of you readers. I made little drawings of my characters in this story. If you want to see how Liana, Mina Blye, and William looks like then e-mail me with your e-mail address included and I will send you their pictures of them. But if most of you, readers, don't want to know how they look like and have your own images of them, that's cool. Who doesn't? I do that. And if you could, you don't have to, but could tell me on your opinion(s) how they look in the reviews? Thanks. And don't worry if you have to wait for a week for it. I always check my e-mails every day. So maybe you'll get it today or tomorrow…Too much talking…here is the seventh chapter. Plz enjoy.
Disclaimer: Don't own anything, except Liana, Mina, and William…Please don't use them without my permission. Thank you.
Chapter 7
Study Groups
"Mimi! Wait!"
Just started her car and let the engine warm up, Mimi turned her head and found her father running to her. Wiping his brow, Mr. Tachikawa came to the car window.
"I'm sorry, sweetie, but you can't use this car today. It needs to go through the smog test."
"What?"
Her father shrugged. Mimi turned off the engine and removed the keys. Mr. Tachikawa backed off when Mimi opened the door, got out of her car and ran into the house with her father behind her. She dropped her stuff and grabbed the phone. She couldn't call William. He was out of town. Then she dialed and waited.
"Hello?"
"Oh good, you're home."
"What's up?" Matt asked as he too was getting dressed.
"My car's down. Could you take me to school?"
"Sure. I'll be there in a short while."
"Thanks, bye."
"Bye."
Mimi waited by her door, sitting down on the stairs, waiting for Matt. She was munching on a candy bar when Matt drove by. Mimi smiled and grabbed her stuff, heading to his car.
"Hey."
Matt smiled, "Ready?"
"Yeah. Let's go." When she done putting on the safety belt.
Mimi took a bite out of her bar when Matt stopped at the red light.
"Bite?" Mimi held out her candy him.
"Thanks." Matt took a bite, "I haven't ate anything this morning."
"Me neither. I just grabbed this on my way out."
Matt smiled, then frowned. "Son of a…The parking's packed. Shit." He scanned for any empty spaces.
"Bummer."
Matt glanced at his car time. They only had seven minutes before their class started and still there were no parking spaces. They were in a row when a car on the other side came out from a parking space.
"There." Matt pointed to the right. There were still three cars ahead of them. "Mimi, could you go and save that spot?"
She turned her head, her eyes wide. "What?"
"Please, could you save that spot? For me?"
"Wha?" She was speechless.
"Come on, we only have five minutes before class starts. Please?"
"You want me to stand there?"
"Yeah."
"What if someone wants the spot?"
"Don't let them."
"I don't know."
"Come on, we're late as we know it. Please?"
"Fine." Mimi grabbed her bag and got out of the car.
Mimi shut the door hard. Placing her handbag over her shoulder, Mimi walked to the empty spot and waited for Matt. Mimi had her back against the cars that were passing her. She heard a car come near her, then the car beeped. Mimi turned around. It was older man in his forties with his pickup, wanted the girl to move.
"Hey, move it!" He shouted.
"I'm waiting for a friend." Mimi turned her back to the old man.
"I don't care! Move it!"
"Go somewhere else far. You'll need the exercise." Mimi referred to his over-weigh pack.
The man became angry, "Get off the space, bitch!"
Mimi did not like his attitude, "Screw you!" Then she flipped him the finger before turning her back to him again.
The man cursed to Mimi, then left with a middle finger to her.
It felt like infinity waiting for Matt as other cars passed her. When Matt finally came, Mimi moved for him and walked away, not waiting for him. Matt quickly turned off the engine, stepped out with his stuff, and ran after Mimi.
"Hey Mimi, wait up."
Mimi walked faster.
"Mimi, I'm sorry. We were really late. Look, I would have gone and saved that spot if you were the driver…Mimi."
Mimi ignored him and walked down some stairs.
"Mimi, I said I'm sorry."
But Mimi still ignored him. Matt only smiled, following her. Feeling embarrassed, Mimi didn't speak to him for a week.
~o~
Mimi signed in to talk with Mina for counseling. She walked down the hall and at the end of the line when her name was called. Confused, Mimi turned around and walked to the office. Mina was smiling at her. She nodded for Mimi to come into her office. Mina sat in her chair, typed a few words in the computer. Mimi sat in her chair, facing Ms. Blye.
"I just barely put my name on the list. There were at least ten students ahead of me."
"I didn't feel like talking with them. It's all the same stuff. Very boring. No doubt you are going to say the same thing, I bet?" She stopped typing
"Well yea-"
"You don't have to worry about it. You still have time before you decide of what you want to be."
"Wait…How did you know that was my question?" Mimi eyed the older adult.
"That is the number one question in all students. Blah blah blah."
"Oh."
"You hungry? Cause I am. Let's go get a bite to eat." Mina grabbed her purse.
Mimi was taken a back, "But your counseling with those other students."
"Ah, Jim will do it." Blye referred to the other counselor next to her office. "Come on."
"Ms. Blye, where are you going?" Asked a lady from the front desk.
"Oh, I'm gonna take my daughter out to lunch." She put her arm around Mimi's shoulders.
"Daughter?"
"Daughter?" Mimi spoke.
"Oh, she loves to play those kind of games. Yes, I am your mother. I'm taking my break now, I'll come back soon." Mina pushed Mimi out the door.
"…okay…" the woman said in confusion.
Mina Blye and Mimi came out the building. Mina started laughing. Mimi only smiled, still confused. They reached the cafeteria and ordered their food. They sat down. Mina took a bite out of her sandwich.
"So, how are you doing in your classes?"
"Good."
"Having any troubles?"
"No."
"That's good."
"Why did you say that I was your daughter?"
"I needed to get out of there. I needed a reason. She wouldn't have let me take my break so soon."
"Who?"
"That lady at the front desk. I forgot her name. Anyways, she's new and she can be a pain in the ass. Well, I don't blame her. I can be sometimes a pain in the ass." Blye smiled as she took another bite. "Where's your boyfriend…Matt, was it?"
"Oh, he's not my boyfriend. He's just a good friend. Well now."
"How so?"
"Well, it like a week ago and I couldn't use my car, so I called him to take me to school. The parking was packed and he asked me to hold an empty space."
"He did?"
"Yeah…I did and someone cursed me off and when Matt came I was mad at him and I didn't talk to him for a week."
"Serves him right." Mina laughed.
"Yeah, he still saying 'sorry' right now."
"Poor guy."
"Yep, but I do have a boyfriend. His name's William. He's really sweet and nice to me."
"Oh that's nice-"
"Ms. Blye?" A student came up.
"Yes?"
"Could I talk to you?"
"No."
"No?"
"Yeah, I'm not counseling right now."
"Oh, okay." The student was leaving.
Mina spoke up, "Hey, take whatever is comfortable to you. Don't listen to what others say. It's your choice."
The student looked at Blye. Then she nodded, smiling.
Mimi looked at the leaving student. "What was she going to talk about?"
"Her friends wants her to take photo class, but she wants to take art. I had her before with that same problem."
~o~
Ring…
Ring…
Ring…
"…what?"
"Good morning to you too." Tai sweatdropped.
"…yawn…what do you want?"
"Nothing…I just wanted to remind you not to forget about the study at the library we have to do...today."
"School!?" Mimi fell off the bed. She glanced to the clock, she only had twenty minutes before her class started. "I'm late!"
Mimi dressed while she brushed her teeth. She stumbled while eating her breakfast and gathering her school work into her handbag. Her parents sat in the kitchen when Mimi ran around. The phone rang. Mimi reached for it.
"Hello?"
"Hey, honey."
"Hi William."
"How are you?"
"Good. Hey, I have to got going."
"Where you going?"
"School. I'm really late right now."
"Oh, sorry. Wanna have lunch at your break?"
"Can't. I have to go to a study group with my friends."
Silence.
"Oh, is your blonde friend gonna be there?"
"Matt? Yeah, he is gonna be there."
"Does he have to?"
Mimi stopped at what she was doing, "What do you mean? He's one of my good friends."
"I just don't like him."
"You don't have to like him. He's my friend. I'm not going to stop being he's friend because you don't like him, William."
"I don't want-"
"You know what…I have to get going, bye." Mimi rolled her eyes as she hanged up the phone.
Mimi looked at the phone, wondering what was wrong with William so suddenly. Mimi signed. She kissed and said her good byes to her parents before she left the house and into her car. She went an extra ten into the normal speed limit. At stoplights, Mimi brushed her hair and applied her make-up. She groaned when she saw the parking lot. It was packed and she didn't feel like walking a long distance from school. Suddenly someone was going out of a space.
"Thank you." Mimi looked up to the sky.
She parked and ran to her class. When she came closer to the class, her classmates were outside. The instructor was no where to be found. Mimi walked up to Izzy and tried to catch her breath.
"Where's the instructor?"
"He's not here yet." Izzy signed.
"What? That mother f-"
"Your instructor's not here. He called in sick. Go home." Mina announced to the students.
"Wait. You can be a teacher, can't you? Teach us today." A student looked over to Mina.
Mina rose an eyebrow, "You kidding? This is my break. Go home." Then she walked away.
Mimi and Izzy looked at each other. "I guess we'll just have to go to the study room early."
Mimi nodded. She and Izzy waited about an hour before the others came into the room. Liana came along too.
"Okay, so what are we studying about?" Tai asked.
"History."
"First, I think we should test each other to see what we know about history." Izzy purposed.
"Who goes first?"
There was a knock on the door. The group looked over and found William stepping into the room. He smiled to Mimi, but glared at Matt.
"William, what are you doing here?" Mimi asked.
"I came to take you out to lunch."
"William I told you, I have a study group to finish."
"Yeah, but you guys been studying for a hour all ready."
"We need more time than that, William." Matt said, but his voice changed in bitterly when he said his name.
"You shut up! I didn't ask you. Come on, Mimi." William grabbed Mimi around the wrist and pulled her forcefully from her chair.
"Oww, William. You're hurting me." Mimi tried to pull away.
"Let's go."
Matt pushed away from his chair. He grabbed William around his shirt collar and pushed him against the wall. William let go of Mimi and grabbed for Matt's collar.
"Stop it!" Sora shouted.
William punched Matt in the face. Matt fell to the ground. William went down to punch Matt more, but Matt recovered and sent a punch to William's eye. William stumbled back and Matt quickly stood up. He rammed into William, throwing them both on the floor, fighting. Tai and Izzy found a chance and grabbed both students from killing each other.
Mimi ran out of the room, crying. Sora and Liana ran after her. Izzy pulled Matt out the room. After a few seconds, Tai let William go. William stood where he was while Tai packed everything up and left the room to join Matt and Izzy.
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