*New chapter! Yay! I am really enjoying writing this fanfic, and I think I
might do this same type of story in the Cardcaptor Sakura section as well.
That story would be based primarily on Cinderella or Sleeping Beauty,
whichever I decide on! Anyway, on with the fic!*
Fairy Tale Shmairy Tale
Mimi and Matt flew through the bright blue sky, twirling and laughing as they traveled. Matt did several flips and descended down to the crystal clear water where he glided inches above it and grazed his fingers over the placid surface. Mimi giggled and soared past Matt toward a tiny lagoon where moss covered rocks jutted from the water. Beams of sunlight scattered around the dim area showed it to be quite lovely. Flowers in and out of the water bloomed brightly. Mimi stopped and looked for Matt, but realized she had lost him.
'He must know where I went. I'm certain if I sit still, he will find me.' Mimi thought as she landed gently on top of a large smooth rock. She knelt down and looked at her reflection only to gasp and stand suddenly. Out of the water sprung a girl with honey colored hair and sea green eyes. Perched on top of her head was a crown fashioned out of shells and seaweed. She wore a pair of seashells and a net-like shirt over her torso, and Mimi immediately noticed she had no legs; she was a mermaid.
"What do you think you're doing here? This lagoon is a secret place only few know of." the mermaid hissed. Mimi noticed that four other girls who were all wearing similar things appeared around her. A redhead flopped onto a rock with grace, combing her hair with a fish bone. Another blonde and a brunette splashed Mimi with their tails.
"I didn't know! Stop splashing me!" Mimi shouted, becoming frightened by the mermaids. She tried to take off and fly away, but the water had washed off Sora's fairy dust, and Mimi stood helpless on the rock.
"Matt!" Mimi called as a mermaid with black hair grabbed Mimi and drug her into the water. She felt herself being pulled downward, and watched as the five mermaids had converged on her and were snickering with amusement as Mimi struggled to hold her breath.
'I'm going to drown. . . they're going to kill me. . . ' Mimi thought as she couldn't hold the air in any longer. Bubbles exploded from her mouth as she let the precious oxygen leave her lungs. She felt darkness start to overcome her as she struggled, then a strong pair of arms pulled her before she blacked out.
"C'mon, Mimi. . . you have to breathe. What were you five thinking? She's human, she can breathe in water as well as I can, and you KNOW I can't!" Matt scolded as he laid Mimi's wet limp body on the sand. The five mermaids looked away with jealous green eyes. Matt lightly tapped Mimi's white face, but got no response. Was he too late?
'I won't be able to forgive myself if I let this girl die. . . ' Matt thought as he leaned down and breathed into Mimi's mouth, then pumping her stomach gently. Seconds later, Mimi coughed, and water erupted from her lungs. She sat up and embraced Matt tightly, crying.
"I didn't know I wasn't welcome here, and they. . . . they drug me under. . . . and I called for you, but you must not have known where I was. . . and. . . and I couldn't. . . I couldn't fly! And-" Mimi babbled. Matt put his fingers to Mimi's lips and silenced her.
"It's okay. You're alright now. I've got you. The girls were just jealous. And they're going to apologize now, right?" Matt soothed, smoothing Mimi's sopping hair and rocking her back and forth as she shivered. He pulled her closer to him and tensed as she buried her face into his neck.
'What is going on inside me? Why does she make me feel so. . . different?' Matt thought to himself as he tensed. Mimi felt him tense and looked up into his eyes. She saw confusion written on his handsome face, and she backed away slightly.
"We're ever so sorry, we didn't know you couldn't breathe." The blonde mermaid said sarcastically, the others nodding in agreement. Mimi nodded weakly and watched as the mermaids dove beneath the water and vanished from sight. Mimi started to get up, but found herself weak and wobbly. Matt jumped up and caught her as she started to collapse.
"Come on, let's get you home and into some dry things. I have some clothes that belonged to my mother here." Matt said quietly as he took Mimi into his arms and flew out of the lagoon. On the trip home, Mimi leaned her head against Matt's neck once again and fell asleep. Matt glanced down at her as best he could and sighed. He'd have to talk to Kari. She'd know what to do about the feelings he was having.
After Matt brought Mimi home unconscious for a second time, he waited outside his room where Kari had changed Mimi into some dry clothes and put her in Matt's bed. She came out and wiped a strand of brown hair from her young face. She noticed Matt's expression didn't have the normal happy go lucky appearance, but more of a perplexed one.
"Matt. . . is something wrong?" Kari asked, sitting next to the older boy. Matt nodded and Kari put her hand on his shoulder.
"You're wondering why you're feeling different, aren't you? I noticed it when you brought her here, you couldn't keep your eyes off her." Kari whispered, her cinnamon eyes twinkling with knowledge.
"Is something wrong with me? Has she. . . afflicted me with something?" Matt asked, growing concerned. Kari laughed, making Matt laugh nervously.
"No! You like her! When your heart skips a beat and you don't know how you lost your breath, then you know you're falling for her." Kari replied. Matt sighed, realizing that he did indeed like Mimi a lot.
"You're right. And I have to tell her right away." Matt said, standing up and moving toward the bedroom. Kari stopped him with her slender arm and looked at him seriously.
"Matt you can't! I know why you brought her here, she's our new mother. Her purpose is only to take care of the ones who had no one to take care of them before. She's here for us." Kari said, motioning to the sleeping children scattered around the tree house.
"You're right. . . I can't distract her from her purpose here. She's our mother now. Thank you for helping me see that." Matt said, becoming serious as he walked into Tai and TK's room and took a spot on the floor for his bed. Kari sighed and walked over to Matt's room and laid down on the floor beside Mimi.
'I hope you know how to handle this, Matt.' Kari thought as she drifted to sleep.
The bright morning light awoke Matt as he opened his blue eyes and squinted. He sat up slowly and stretched, looking around the room. He noticed no one was in the small tree house, which was a rarity. Suddenly he felt someone's hands close in over his eyes and he tensed. Slowly he reached his arm up and traced a smooth hand up to a petite shoulder and then a soft face. He took the mystery person's hands off his eyes and turned around to find himself face to face with Mimi, who was dressed in an old fashioned blue dress with long sleeves and lace around the collar and cuffs. Her hair was tied back with a faded blue ribbon, and she was smiling sweetly at Matt.
"Good morning, Matt." Mimi said, sitting down beside the youth. Matt smiled in return and let go of Mimi's other hand when he realized he was still grasping it in his own. He blushed and looked away shyly as Mimi smiled.
"You look beautiful today, Mimi. My mother's dress is perfect on you." Matt complimented. Now it was Mimi's turn to blush. She opened her mouth to speak, but Matt cupped her face in his hand and touched his lips to hers gently. For a moment the world stopped spinning, and the only people left were Matt and Mimi. Matt backed off and looked at Mimi, who was still sitting with her eyes closed in front of him. She opened her eyes slowly and Matt found a fountain of relief flood through his veins when she smiled broadly at him. He leaned in to kiss her again, but was interrupted by TK, who ran into the tree house yelling. Matt leapt to his feet and ran out of the room, Mimi close on his heels.
"Matt! The Indians have Kari and the others! I got away! They won't give them back until we send the princess back to them!" TK gasped, struggling for breath. Mimi knelt down and held the child in her arms, comforting him softly.
"Hook has her. . . " Matt said darkly, his eyes narrowed and cold. Mimi stood with TK in front of her and touched Matt's shoulder. Matt turned to her and touched her face again.
"I have to go save the princess. They'll hurt the others if I don't. Stay here with TK, we'll be back before sunset, I promise you." Matt stated. Mimi opened her mouth to protest, but found Matt had leapt out the window and was flying at a great rate toward a woods where a plume of black smoke rose lazily into the air. Mimi sighed and took little TK into her arms and sat down in an old rocking chair to put him to sleep.
*Uh-oh! Several things aren't going right! Matt didn't listen to Kari's advice, so what could happen next? And the Lost Boys with the Indians. . . that's not good, especially if they don't have the princess in the first place! Can Matt save the day? Will he be able to be with Mimi when she's not meant to be there for him? Find out in the next chapters!*
Fairy Tale Shmairy Tale
Mimi and Matt flew through the bright blue sky, twirling and laughing as they traveled. Matt did several flips and descended down to the crystal clear water where he glided inches above it and grazed his fingers over the placid surface. Mimi giggled and soared past Matt toward a tiny lagoon where moss covered rocks jutted from the water. Beams of sunlight scattered around the dim area showed it to be quite lovely. Flowers in and out of the water bloomed brightly. Mimi stopped and looked for Matt, but realized she had lost him.
'He must know where I went. I'm certain if I sit still, he will find me.' Mimi thought as she landed gently on top of a large smooth rock. She knelt down and looked at her reflection only to gasp and stand suddenly. Out of the water sprung a girl with honey colored hair and sea green eyes. Perched on top of her head was a crown fashioned out of shells and seaweed. She wore a pair of seashells and a net-like shirt over her torso, and Mimi immediately noticed she had no legs; she was a mermaid.
"What do you think you're doing here? This lagoon is a secret place only few know of." the mermaid hissed. Mimi noticed that four other girls who were all wearing similar things appeared around her. A redhead flopped onto a rock with grace, combing her hair with a fish bone. Another blonde and a brunette splashed Mimi with their tails.
"I didn't know! Stop splashing me!" Mimi shouted, becoming frightened by the mermaids. She tried to take off and fly away, but the water had washed off Sora's fairy dust, and Mimi stood helpless on the rock.
"Matt!" Mimi called as a mermaid with black hair grabbed Mimi and drug her into the water. She felt herself being pulled downward, and watched as the five mermaids had converged on her and were snickering with amusement as Mimi struggled to hold her breath.
'I'm going to drown. . . they're going to kill me. . . ' Mimi thought as she couldn't hold the air in any longer. Bubbles exploded from her mouth as she let the precious oxygen leave her lungs. She felt darkness start to overcome her as she struggled, then a strong pair of arms pulled her before she blacked out.
"C'mon, Mimi. . . you have to breathe. What were you five thinking? She's human, she can breathe in water as well as I can, and you KNOW I can't!" Matt scolded as he laid Mimi's wet limp body on the sand. The five mermaids looked away with jealous green eyes. Matt lightly tapped Mimi's white face, but got no response. Was he too late?
'I won't be able to forgive myself if I let this girl die. . . ' Matt thought as he leaned down and breathed into Mimi's mouth, then pumping her stomach gently. Seconds later, Mimi coughed, and water erupted from her lungs. She sat up and embraced Matt tightly, crying.
"I didn't know I wasn't welcome here, and they. . . . they drug me under. . . . and I called for you, but you must not have known where I was. . . and. . . and I couldn't. . . I couldn't fly! And-" Mimi babbled. Matt put his fingers to Mimi's lips and silenced her.
"It's okay. You're alright now. I've got you. The girls were just jealous. And they're going to apologize now, right?" Matt soothed, smoothing Mimi's sopping hair and rocking her back and forth as she shivered. He pulled her closer to him and tensed as she buried her face into his neck.
'What is going on inside me? Why does she make me feel so. . . different?' Matt thought to himself as he tensed. Mimi felt him tense and looked up into his eyes. She saw confusion written on his handsome face, and she backed away slightly.
"We're ever so sorry, we didn't know you couldn't breathe." The blonde mermaid said sarcastically, the others nodding in agreement. Mimi nodded weakly and watched as the mermaids dove beneath the water and vanished from sight. Mimi started to get up, but found herself weak and wobbly. Matt jumped up and caught her as she started to collapse.
"Come on, let's get you home and into some dry things. I have some clothes that belonged to my mother here." Matt said quietly as he took Mimi into his arms and flew out of the lagoon. On the trip home, Mimi leaned her head against Matt's neck once again and fell asleep. Matt glanced down at her as best he could and sighed. He'd have to talk to Kari. She'd know what to do about the feelings he was having.
After Matt brought Mimi home unconscious for a second time, he waited outside his room where Kari had changed Mimi into some dry clothes and put her in Matt's bed. She came out and wiped a strand of brown hair from her young face. She noticed Matt's expression didn't have the normal happy go lucky appearance, but more of a perplexed one.
"Matt. . . is something wrong?" Kari asked, sitting next to the older boy. Matt nodded and Kari put her hand on his shoulder.
"You're wondering why you're feeling different, aren't you? I noticed it when you brought her here, you couldn't keep your eyes off her." Kari whispered, her cinnamon eyes twinkling with knowledge.
"Is something wrong with me? Has she. . . afflicted me with something?" Matt asked, growing concerned. Kari laughed, making Matt laugh nervously.
"No! You like her! When your heart skips a beat and you don't know how you lost your breath, then you know you're falling for her." Kari replied. Matt sighed, realizing that he did indeed like Mimi a lot.
"You're right. And I have to tell her right away." Matt said, standing up and moving toward the bedroom. Kari stopped him with her slender arm and looked at him seriously.
"Matt you can't! I know why you brought her here, she's our new mother. Her purpose is only to take care of the ones who had no one to take care of them before. She's here for us." Kari said, motioning to the sleeping children scattered around the tree house.
"You're right. . . I can't distract her from her purpose here. She's our mother now. Thank you for helping me see that." Matt said, becoming serious as he walked into Tai and TK's room and took a spot on the floor for his bed. Kari sighed and walked over to Matt's room and laid down on the floor beside Mimi.
'I hope you know how to handle this, Matt.' Kari thought as she drifted to sleep.
The bright morning light awoke Matt as he opened his blue eyes and squinted. He sat up slowly and stretched, looking around the room. He noticed no one was in the small tree house, which was a rarity. Suddenly he felt someone's hands close in over his eyes and he tensed. Slowly he reached his arm up and traced a smooth hand up to a petite shoulder and then a soft face. He took the mystery person's hands off his eyes and turned around to find himself face to face with Mimi, who was dressed in an old fashioned blue dress with long sleeves and lace around the collar and cuffs. Her hair was tied back with a faded blue ribbon, and she was smiling sweetly at Matt.
"Good morning, Matt." Mimi said, sitting down beside the youth. Matt smiled in return and let go of Mimi's other hand when he realized he was still grasping it in his own. He blushed and looked away shyly as Mimi smiled.
"You look beautiful today, Mimi. My mother's dress is perfect on you." Matt complimented. Now it was Mimi's turn to blush. She opened her mouth to speak, but Matt cupped her face in his hand and touched his lips to hers gently. For a moment the world stopped spinning, and the only people left were Matt and Mimi. Matt backed off and looked at Mimi, who was still sitting with her eyes closed in front of him. She opened her eyes slowly and Matt found a fountain of relief flood through his veins when she smiled broadly at him. He leaned in to kiss her again, but was interrupted by TK, who ran into the tree house yelling. Matt leapt to his feet and ran out of the room, Mimi close on his heels.
"Matt! The Indians have Kari and the others! I got away! They won't give them back until we send the princess back to them!" TK gasped, struggling for breath. Mimi knelt down and held the child in her arms, comforting him softly.
"Hook has her. . . " Matt said darkly, his eyes narrowed and cold. Mimi stood with TK in front of her and touched Matt's shoulder. Matt turned to her and touched her face again.
"I have to go save the princess. They'll hurt the others if I don't. Stay here with TK, we'll be back before sunset, I promise you." Matt stated. Mimi opened her mouth to protest, but found Matt had leapt out the window and was flying at a great rate toward a woods where a plume of black smoke rose lazily into the air. Mimi sighed and took little TK into her arms and sat down in an old rocking chair to put him to sleep.
*Uh-oh! Several things aren't going right! Matt didn't listen to Kari's advice, so what could happen next? And the Lost Boys with the Indians. . . that's not good, especially if they don't have the princess in the first place! Can Matt save the day? Will he be able to be with Mimi when she's not meant to be there for him? Find out in the next chapters!*