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Chapter 4Picnic
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' That idiot! How dare he did this to me?' I thought as I lay on my soft bed, writing in my diary. Today was a disaster! I thought that maybe, just maybe, I could get along with him. But no-o-o! He had to be such a pig-headed! No one had ever insult me, Mimi Tachikawa! Darn that Ishida! As I finished writing in my diary and cursing Matt, I noticed something at the back page. I took it and saw that it's a picture of me when I was young, and beside me was a boy. A boy whose name I didn't even knew. A boy who was so cheerful, helpful and very kind. Memories came flooding in my mind.
** [ "Mommy? Daddy?" I called out, feeling scared since I was only five years old. "Are you lost?" suddenly a boy, who was about the same age as I was, appeared in front of me. I nodded, almost crying. "Do you know where your house is?" he asked, smiling and patting my head. I nodded again and showed him a piece of paper. It's a good thing I always carry my address along with me wherever I went, just for safety. He looked at the address for a moment, thinking, and said with a wide grin, "I know this place! I'll take you there!". "Really?" I brightened up. He nodded and smiled. We hold hands as we walk through the busy city. "That's the house!" the boy said, pointing to a big mansion on top of a hill, far from the city. We quickly ran towards the mansion. "Thank you!" I said gratefully and ran towards the gate. I turned and saw the boy still standing there. "Come again soon! Then we can play together!" I shouted happily and waved at him. He nodded and waved back.] **
"Mimi? Mimi, honey, are you asleep?" Mom called. I snap out of my daydream. "No, Mom! I'm still awake!". Mom entered my room and said, "There's a phone call for you dear. It's Sora". "Sora? Okay, thanks Mom!" I said and picked up my phone on the nightstand. Mom walked out and hung the phone downstairs. "Hello?". "Mimi? It's me, Sora!" she said. "Hi, Sora! What's up?" I asked. "Well, Tai and I plan to have a picnic with the gang tomorrow. Can you come?" she asked. "Sure! Where's the spot?" I asked. "Odaiba Park, 9.00 p.m. Is that ok?". "No problem! I'll be there. See you tomorrow!" I said and hung up. Only then did I realize that she said ' the gang'. Does that mean that Matt's going to be there? How am I supposed to face him tomorrow?
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"Hurry up, Matt! Wake up! We're gonna be late!" I said as I knocked on Matt's door. "Matt! Are you still asleep?" I asked, shouting. Then I heard some noise. Moments later Matt opened the door, his hair messy and looking sleepy. "What are you doing, T.K? I'm having my rest, you know", he said, not really angry. "Well, don't you remember that today we're having a picnic?" I asked him. He slapped his forehead. "I had totally forgotten! What time is it?". "8.45. Go and get ready. I'll wait for you. And hurry up!" I told him as he closes his door. I walked to the living room, reading magazines to pass the time. After a while, I looked at my watch. "Hey, Matt! Are you ready? It's 8.56! We're late!" I called out. "I'm done, let's go!" Matt said as he walked out of his room. "Where's the key?" he asked. I handed him the house key and he quickly locked the door. We rushed to Odaiba Park. "I hope we're not too late!" I said as we ran. "Don't worry. Who would be mad at us for being late? Maybe Tai would but who cares about him", Matt said calmly. "Well, Mimi and Izzy would. They like to be punctual", I said. Matt suddenly stopped. "Hey, what's wrong Matt?" I asked him. "Did…did you say Tachikawa?" he asked. "Uh? Mimi? Of course she'll be there! I told you that the gang is coming". "But…you…uh, you said the gang, I thought…", he trailed off. Matt's acting weird when I mentioned Mimi. Is something wrong? "Let's go, Matt! Hurry up!" I said as I started running. Matt ran a bit more slower this time. Did something happen between Mimi and Matt?
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' Maybe he's not coming. After that disastrous day…', I thought as I helped Sora and Kari prepared the picnic table and the food. "Where is he?" I heard Kari mumbled. "You mean T.K?" I teased. Kari's face went red and Sora and I laughed at seeing her reaction. "I'm just worried! T.K is always punctual", Kari said. "Okay, okay! We get it! He's just your best friend!" I said, winking at Sora. "Hey, Sora! What's the menu?" Tai suddenly popped out between me and Sora. "Well, for starters, you have to promise me one thing, Tai", Sora said, after punching Tai on the head for scaring us. "What?" Tai asked. "Well, you have to be fair. Don't take too much food till there's none left for the others. Promise?" Sora asked. Tai grumbled for a moment and said his promise. "So, what's the menu?" he asked again. "Let's see. All we have is healthy food, so don't you complain, Mister!" Sora told him sternly. Tai nodded as he peeked through the picnic basket. "Hey, guys! Sorry I'm late!" suddenly I heard T.K saying. I turned and saw him panting and sweating. "T.K, are you alright?" Kari asked in alarm as she handed T.K a glass of water. He gulped down the water and then said, "Thanks, Kari. I'm alright, don't worry!". "Hey, T.K, where's Matt?" Tai asked, making me numb. "There he is!" T.K said, pointing to a water fountain nearby. "Matt overslept. I had to wait for him and we ran the whole way here", he explained. I glared at Matt, remembering all the bad thing he had said to me, and at the same time, he turned and looked straight at me. I quickly looked away. Matt started walking towards us. "Morning guys", he said casually and sat beside T.K. "That's it? No apology for being late?" Tai said, annoyed. "Shut up Tai!…And, sorry guys for being late", Matt said, glaring at Tai. I avoided looking at him and I think that he's doing the same towards me.
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"Now that we're all here, let's eat!" I said cheerfully. We ate as Tai talked non-stop about school and stuff. Then I noticed Matt looking at Mimi in silence. "What's the matter, Matt?" I asked. He quickly turned away and stumbled, "Nothing, Takenouchi. I'm fine". Then I realized that Mimi wasn't quite looking at Matt. It's looks like she's avoiding Matt. I wonder what's wrong. They looked fine just the other day. After we had finished eating, I asked Mimi to buy more snacks since Tai couldn't keep his promise and ate most of the food. Then I asked Matt to buy some more drinks since Tai had finished them, too. There's only one shop that sells food and drinks nearby, I hope that the two would meet there and solved whatever problem they're having. Then I realized something. "Tai, stop eating those junks!" I scolded.
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"Hmm…let's see. What kind of snacks should I buy for them? They'll eat anything, but I have to buy something healthy for myself and the girls", I mumbled as I looked at all the snacks. "That Tai! How could he have finished all the snacks and still want more?" I said in amazement as I took a few snacks from the rack. Maybe they would like some drinks. I walked towards the drink and snack bar. "Hmm, this is good", I said and extended my hand to reach a can of Diet Coke. Suddenly, there's another hand that was on top of mine. I turned. The person turned at the same time and exclaimed, "Tachikawa!". Oh, boy. It's that jerk Ishida, I thought. I glared at him. He quickly placed his hand away. "Well, if it isn't Mr. Cool Guy. What a coincidence, seeing you here", I said, annoyed and went to the counter. I quickly paid for the snacks and walked out. "Tachikawa, wait!!" I heard Matt shout. I quickened my pace but then I heard footsteps running. Moments later Matt was in front of me, panting. "I told you to wait", he said, irritated. "Well, I didn't hear you", I said casually and started walking. "Listen, we need to talk", he said, making me stop. I turned to face him. "What do you want to say?" I asked, annoyed. "I thought that we could be friends. Ever since we were in the Digimon World, I see that you cared about everyone except me! I just wanted your friendship, that's all! Is that too much to ask? And at school that day, I thought that maybe, just maybe, we could get along. But now I know how you really feel towards me", I said, not giving him a chance to speak. "I was hoping for the same, too! But, you thought bad about me too, right?" he said, referring to what I said about him the other day. "Well, do you have to ask? You are an idiot, Matt Ishida!" I said angrily as I remembered the other day's incident. "You're such a nosy know-it-all, Princess Mimi Tachikawa!" he shot back.
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"Fine! Say whatever you want, Matt! I don't care!" Tachikawa said angrily and stomped away. "And I don't care about you!" I shouted at her. "Who cares!!" I heard her shot back. I stood there a few minutes, trying to calm myself. I walked to the picnic spot a few minutes later. "Hey, what took you so long?" Tai asked. "None of your business. Here's your drink. I'm going home now, see you later", I said coldly and left. "Mimi went back, too…", I heard Yagami said. Great! I'm supposed to apologize to her, not making her angrier! Me and my mouth…I grumbled all the way home. It's almost afternoon, that means that I have the apartment all to myself. Dad's coming home a little late today, he had said. I entered my apartment and went straight to my room. I need to do some work to cool off. Maybe I should clean and tidy up my room. "Dad's been pretty strict about clean environment these days…", I said to myself and took a few boxes from my closet. "Whew! I can't believe I still have all this junks after all these years! Kids comics, baseball gloves, rotten shirts…", and one by one the item went in the box. Maybe I could donate them or something. Then I came across a flowery handkerchief. One that bring back blurry memories of me when I was a small kid. "I wonder where you are. It's been such a long time…Hime-chan", I said softly, holding the handkerchief tightly.
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A/N: So, what do you think? Is it okay? Can you guess who 'Hime-chan' is? Anyway, 'Hime-chan' is actually 'Hime-sama' which means 'Princess'. There's a reason why I'm putting this in my fic. Just wait for the next chapters^^ Oh, do you think it's confusing for you readers to read this without the character's POV? Please review!!
