Well, Mimi's back in Japan! What'll happen when she met everyone for the first time? Oh, and by the way, Matt calls the girls by their last name because he's not so close with them. And it's normal for a boy to call a girl by their family name in Japan. Please enjoy^^
Chapter 2
I'm Back!!
' Well, this is it! Here I am, back in Japan! I wonder if Sora's here', I thought as I struggled to move along with my big suitcase. It's not that I wanted to bring back most of this stuff but they bring back memories from when I'm still a kid. "Mimi, are you expecting someone?" Dad asked as he caught me looking around for a familiar face. 'Well, not really", I told him. Mom smiled at me. "We understand that you're really excited, Mimi. Now, go and find your friends. Your father and I will be waiting at our new house", she said. "Thanks Mom, Dad! You're the best!" I said as I hugged them. "You know the address, honey?" Dad asked. I nodded, grinning. Suddenly I heard a voice shouting my name, "Mimi! Mimi!!". I turned around. "Mimi, over here!!" the voice shouted and I saw a few hands waving. "Tai! Sora!" I shrieked as I finally saw them. "We'll be going now, dear. Don't come home too late", Dad said and walked away with Mom. I waved them goodbye and went to Tai and Sora. "You guys! You're all here!!" I exclaimed as I saw the familiar faces of the digi-destined surrounding me. "It's great that you're back, Mimi!" Sora said as we hugged. 'We're happy too, Mimi!" Kari and T.K said. I hugged the both of them. "You two are getting cuter each time I see you!" I told Kari and T.K. They grinned. "Hey, Mimi! You don't forget this old guy here, do you?" Joe said. "JOE! How could I ever forget you? You're like my own brother", I told him as we hugged. "Izzy, you're getting taller, my friend!" I exclaimed as I hugged Izzy. "Well…I don't know what to say", he said, blushing. "Hey, Mimi! You've hugged everyone except me! And Matt! Not fair!!" Tai pouted. "Oh, Tai! You're still the same old joker now, aren't you?" I asked as I hugged him. "I'm still the Tai Yagami that you knew. And you're still the beautiful princess. Haven't changed yet, Princess?" he teased. "Well, I'm not sure…", I said, smiling. Then I saw Matt, who was a few inches away from the rest of us.
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' Urrgghh! I hate mushy stuff!' I thought as I looked at them, hugging and smiling. YUCK! Then Tachikawa noticed me. "Hey, Matt!" she said. It might have just been my feelings, but I noticed that she looked sort of, uncomfortable. "Hey, Tachikawa", I said with a weak smile. She grinned. "Still not calling us girls by our first name?" she asked. "Well, Mr. Cool Guy here would only call one girl by her first name, and that girl would be the only one that he would care for. Right, Mr. Ishida?" Tai teases me. "Shut up, Tai!" I said and punched his head. Before we could start a fight, Joe stepped between us and said, "Come on guys! Stop it!! Let's go and send Mimi back home. She must have been feeling very tired". "Okay…", I said, grumbling. "Fine!!" Tai grumbled too. "Come on! Let's go back to my place and have a snack!" Tachikawa suggested. "That's a great idea, Mimi!" Takenouchi exclaimed. "All right!! Food!! Let's go now, Mimi!" Tai said enthusiastically. As the eight of us walked outside, I felt weird. ' What's wrong?' I wondered. Only then, it hit me. That Tachikawa hugged everyone except me. We weren't so close but still…we're friends. Right? "Who cares anyway", I mumbled softly but I still felt weird. I tried to shrug off the feeling. I snapped out of it when I heard Tachikawa gasped. "Joe, I didn't know you had a big car!" she said in awe. "Well, I need it to go to my university, which is pretty far away from my home", Joe explained as he opened his car door. "Cool!" Tachikawa exclaimed as she entered the car. It might sound crazy but the car is so big that it could fit the eight of us. "I know this car could be handy in times like this", Joe said, grinning.
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"Mom! Dad! I'm home!" I called out as my friends and I entered my new house. "Hey, honey. Oh, you've brought your friends along! Welcome kids!" Dad said as he appears in front us, holding a big box. "Here, let me help you", Joe offered. "Thank you… ermm…what's your name, young man?" Dad asked as he handed Joe the box. "It's…its Joe, Sir", Joe said as he struggles with the box. "Oh uh! I don't think…I can…hold on…much longer!" Joe suddenly exclaimed. A pair of hands took the box from Joe. "You okay, Joe?" Matt asked, holding the box. "Yeah, thanks! I guess I'm not as strong as I think I am", he said, embarrassed. Dad laughed as he patted Joe's shoulder, "You're not the only one who thinks so!". "Umm…where do you want me to put this, Sir?" Matt asked. "Oh! Well, follow me, my boy!" Dad walked to a room with Matt right behind him. The rest of us sat at the living room, looking at all the furniture and boxes. "Here kids, have a snack", Mom suddenly appeared behind us, holding a tray of goodies. "Thank you, Mrs. Tachikawa!" my friends said in unison. Mom grinned. "I'm very sorry that you come here, seeing this messy house of ours", Mom said. "I think it's pretty cool!" Tai said as he started to eat the snack non-stop. "It's very pretty", Kari complimented. "Why, thank you dear!" Mom smiled at her and added, "Well kids, enjoy the snack! I'm going to the kitchen", and headed for the kitchen. "Your parents are very nice, Mimi!" T.K told me. "Thanks T.K! I know they are, and I'm lucky to have them!" I said, smiling. "Well, you have strong arms, Matt my boy!" I heard Dad saying. I turned and saw Dad and Matt walking towards us. Matt sat in front of me, blushing. "Thank you, Sir", he said to Dad. Dad just laughed. "Dad! You're embarrassing my friend!" I told him. "I'm so sorry, honey. I'm going to go unpack my things now. Oh, and thanks again Matt!" Dad grinned and went back to his room. "Ooohhhh, you have such strong arms, Matt my BOY!" Tai teased as he took Matt's arm. "Back off, Tai!" Matt jerked away. "Ooohhhh, embarrassed aren't ya?" Tai said, smiling evilly. Matt's face flushed, probably coz he's feeling angry and embarrass at the same time. "Come on! Stop it, Tai!" I said. "Okay, okay!" he said and continued eating the snack. "Thanks for helping my Dad, Matt. Errr…have some snack", I offered him. "No problem", he said and ate.
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"Thank you, Mr. and Mrs. Tachikawa!" we said as we headed towards the door. "Come again soon, guys!" Mimi waved at us as we started walking. "See you tomorrow, T.K!" Kari said to me as we went different route. Matt and I in one route, Tai and Kari in another route, and the rest's in Joe's car, going on another route. "It's great to have Mimi back, right Matt?" I asked him as we walked. "Yeah…", he said weakly. "What's wrong, Matt?" I asked him. "Oh, nothing", he replied. I guess he's not so excited since he and Mimi aren't so close. I'm not even sure if they're really friends. It's such a pity, Matt, my brother, and Mimi, whose like my own sister, doesn't get along. "Hey, Matt. What do you think of Mimi?" I asked. He looked at me weirdly. "She's pretty, am I right?" I kept on asking. "Yeah…guess so", he said. Still no interest. I decided to keep on talking. "I wonder where she would be schooling. I heard she skip a grade back in her old school. That means she's in your grade, Matt. It is kind of weird, hearing Mimi skipping a grade. I bet she's just like Izzy, studying all the time! Anyway, it would be great if Mimi goes to your school. You guys can see each other everyday, have lunch together, right Matt?". "I don't think so, T.K", he replied shortly. Here I was, talking and babbling about Mimi, and he doesn't even care! I'm not even sure that he's listening! I decided to ask him a question that's in my mind for a long time. "Matt, is Mimi your friend?". He looked at me, wide-eyed, and said, "Of course Tachikawa's my friend". "Then why didn't you care about her?". "What do you mean?" he asked.
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A/N: Well, I guess this chapter is pretty boring^^", but, well, one thing will lead to another. Anyway, I'm sorry if my English is bad (gomen^^) since this is my first attempt in writing a fic. Oh, and Mimi's parents characteristic has changed. They're more outgoing, not like in the TV. They're the 'cool' kind of parents. And also, I'm a junior high school student, so I don't really have much time to write this, demo watashi akiramenai! Ganbarimasu! Please review^^
