omg, i'm so sorry, am I misleading you guys? T_T sowii, it's a yamamichi, yamatoxmimixtaichi, but in the end, this will be a mimato and tiora!!! never fear mimato fans!!! mwahahahahaha ... ._.ll| *er-hem*

okai, i'm gonna be using Hikaru Utada's 'Simple and Clean' and Nick Carter's 'Help Me'. But I DON'T own them, I'm just gonna borrow them. k?

Chapter V- Practice and 2nd Hint

"Just a minuit Yamato-kun!" Mimi yelled as she hastily put on lip gloss. "Gomen nasai!" she bowed as she opened the door.

"That's ok." Yamato smiled, and they walked to school.

"I'm so excited to do the play!" she cheered as she put on a discman.

"Whoa, cool, where did you get that?" Yamato asked.

"Oh, this? My dad came home from London. He's been there for 1 month. He finally returned! I'm so mad at him for always going to business trips. It's a good thing he decided to settle down here in Japan."

"Oh really? It must be hard to be always moving, and always leaving your friends."

"...yeah..." Mimi looked down.

"Doushite? Did I say something?" Yamato asked as he noticed Mimi's expression.

"...friends...I never had real ones..." a tear slid on her cheek.

"Mimi-chan..." Yamato put his hand on her shoulders. "Are you alright? What happened? You can tell me"

"*sigh* um...you remember the time when you were offering 'help'? Remember I wasn't sure if I could trust you or not? Well, I'll tell you why, I got this boyfriend...in America...Micheal...he...he became my boyfriend because I was popular...not for what I am...and when my bestfriend ruined my reputation...he left me..." Mimi sobbed.

"Don't worry, Mimi, that will never happen again. I promise that I'll help you kill the guy who'll hurt you like that!" Yamato smiled.

Mimi chuckled. "Okay!"

"O yeah, Mimi-chan, can you come to my band practice after school?"

"Oh, I have to practice for the play, gomen nasai."

"We're practicing with you, and we'll stay longer than you guys, so...can you stay longer for me?"

"Sure!"

= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Practice = = = = = = = = = = = = =

"Okay people, practice starts in 10 mins, please go to your positions. The cast, please stay on stage!" A teacher with a megaphone announced.

"Hey Mimi-chan!" Taichi waved as he walked to Mimi and Sora.

"Hey Taichi-kun!"

"Mimi-chan, I heard that 6 guys asked you to be their girlfriend. And ALL were popular, including Kyosuke Tsuzumi."

Mimi rolled her eyes. "*sigh* It's just because I was chosen to be the princess."

"Or maybe you're saving yourself for me!" Taichi said confidently.

Sora coughed "Loser, dream on buddy."

Taichi glared at her.

"Stop it you guys!" Mimi chuckled. "I don't know if you guys are like worst enemies, but you two look so cute when you're fighting!" Mimi giggled.

"Oh come on Mimi-chan, just say I'M cute and I'll not be embarrased or anything." Taichi winked.

"ANYWAY!" Sora shouted. "Practice starts now."

(a/n: ehehehe, you must be wondering what the play is right? well, i'll tell you in the later chapters. maybe i'll give a few parts, but for now and other chapters where they need to practice, i'll not tell ya. ^.^ for suspense! lolz )

= = = = = = = = = = = = = = After Practice = = = = = = = = = = =

"Yamato!" Taichi called.

"Nani?" Yamato put his guitar down.

"Can you help me find Mimi-chan?"

"Doushite? Weren't you practicing with her."

"...yeah, but ya know, I need company!"

Yamato sweat dropped.

They walked along the dressing rooms looking for Mimi, when they heard someone singing.

"When you walk away

You don't hear me say please

Oh baby, don't go

Simple and clean is the way that you're making me feel tonight

It's hard to let it go..."

They turned around to see Mimi sitting in one corner looking at her script and holding her discman.

"Hold me

Whatever lies beyond this morning

Is a little later on

Regardless of warnings the future doesn't scare me at all

Nothing's like before..."

Yamato smiled.

When Mimi turned around, she gasped and blushed hard. "TAICHI-KUN?! YAMATO-KUN?! D-did you hear me?"

"What's wrong if we did?" he grinned.

"Well...it's...embarrasing...hehe"

"You're so good Mimi-chan!" Taichi exclaimed.

"Arigatou." Mimi blushed.

"Aw...I wish I could stay, but I have to go home now. Hmm...bye Mimi-chan." Taichi said sadly. He started to walk away, but he ran back to Mimi and hugged her. "...you're so good! You're the best singer ever!"

"Ehehe..." Mimi felt she was gonna burst.

"Bye!" Taichi waved.

"Ja!"

"Do you know why Taichi was like that? You just did the second hint: he loves girls with awsome voices."

"Arigatou...so, do you think I'm good too?" Mimi smiled widely.

"Of course!" Yamato turned slightly pink.

"Oh yeah, I'm gonna watch you practice in band!"

"Yup, let's go!"

= = = = = = = = = = = = Band Practice = = = = = = = = = = = = =

"Hey Yamato! Whoa is that Mimi? I thought she was going out with Taichi! You didn't tell us that YOU were going out with her."

"Shut up Makoto!" Yamato blushed.

Mimi giggled. "So, what song are you playing?"

"Oh, it's a song we wrote. The words, rhythm and melody are for current time, but the theme is still with the play."

"What's it called?"

"'Help Me', wanna hear it?"

"Hai!"

"Ok guys."

"Make it good coz the princess is gonna judge us!"

Mimi giggled again.

Yamato started to strum his guitar.

"I wish I could define

All the thoughts that cross my mind

They seem to big for me to choose

I don't know which ones to lose

And I've fallen down so far

I think I'll never see your light

Bouncing off of me

Shining down here from your eyes

Help me

Figure out the difference

Between right and wrong, weak and strong

Day and night where I belong

Help me

Make the right decision

Know which way to turn lessons to learn

And just what my purpose is here

It's like I got the signals crossed

With messages I can't decode

Half asleep never wide awake

I'm on complete overload

I got so much information here

And nothin I can really grasp

I should know the truth

But I'm too afraid so I have to ask

Help me

Figure out the difference

Between right and wrong, weak and strong

Day and night where I belong

Help me

Make the right decision

Know which way to turn lessons to learn

And just what my purpose is here

Wanna know you

More than anything

I need you

In my every dream

You're there for me

You love me

For who I am

No angel

Just an ordinary man

Help me figure out

Why I'm stuck in the middle

Tryin to understand

Why I can't quite, it's such a riddle

Got my eyes crossed

Thinkin so hard

And I know I'm missin the mark

Can you help me sort out

All this information

I'm just rackin my brain

Payin attention

But I'm still lost

And at all costs

I

I gotta know (I GOTTA KNOW!! KNOW!!)

Help me figure out

Why I'm stuck in the middle

Tryin to understand

Why I can't quite, it's such a riddle

Got my eyes crossed

Thinkin so hard

And I know I'm missin the mark"

"WOW!!! YOU GUYS ARE SO GOOD!!!" Mimi couldn't stop clapping.

"Arigatou." Yamato blushed and smiled.

"She's probably talking to me." Makoto said as he noticed Yamato's reaction.

"She's talking to me." Lee joined.

"No, she's talking to me!" Shinji said.

Everyone argued and made Mimi laugh hard. "All of you guys were good! Ok?"

Everyone smiled.

"I better be going now." Lee said as he picked up his drumsticks and covered his drum set.

"Ya, me too." Shinji packed up too

"Ok guys, good job." Yamato gave them a thumbs up.

"See ya Yamato." Lee waved.

"Don't do anything 'naughty' Yamato!" Makoto laughed as he ran away.

Yamato blushed and Mimi giggled.

"I'll kill him tomorow!" Yamato held out his knuckles.

Mimi giggled. "Oh, um...Yamato-kun...can you teach me how to play the guitar?"

"Huh? "

"Well, you make it look so easy! And I really wanted to play one since I was small. So...can you?"

"Sure!" Yamato said gladly.

Yamato took his guitar and gave it to Mimi.

"How do you start?" Mimi said as she sat on the stage stairs, holding the guitar.

Yamato sat behind her and held her hands. (a/n: ya know how it looks like, don't get any weird ideas! lolz) Then he started strumming and in no time, he was teaching Mimi the chords and all.

= = = = = = = = = After 2 hours = = = = = = = = = =

Mimi laughed. "So that's how you pulled your band together!"

"Yeah, pretty crazy huh?" Yamato laughed as well.

"Yeah!!! *laughs*...chotto matte, what time is it?" Mimi asked while holding her stomach.

"It's uh...6:00?!"

"Nani? We've been here for 2 hours?"

"It's fun with me eh?" Yamato winked.

Mimi felt herself slightly blush, and Yamato saw it.

"Do you wanna go home now?" Yamato asked as he picked up his guitar case.

"Okay." Mimi said as she got up.

"Um...Mimi-chan, the band is thinking of adding a new member to the group...and well...when I heard you sing a while ago...I tihnk you're really good at it! So...can you join my band?"

Mimi looked at him, surprised. "Am I THAT good to deserve this?!" Mimi giggled.

"Well, YEAH! You're more than good, you're awsome!" Yamato commented.

Mimi blushed at the compliment. "Um...I'll think about it." she smiled.

"Ok." Yamato smiled back.

to be continued...

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*sigh* so...hard...to...find time...to do fanfic...BUT IT'S WORTH IT! ^_^v I'll be waitin for reviews. I've got great plans for the next chappie! thnx! Ja!