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Ch. 8 Cruel Intentions pt.2: It's all in the game
" " Speaking ' ' Thinking ___ Flashback
Normal. Mimi's house.
Mimi woke up as the thunder shook the house. Lightning illuminated her room as she glanced over at her pink blinking clock. 8:30 AM. She immediately glanced outside her window, not believing that it was morning. The sky was dark with thunder clouds and only lit up by lightning. 'It's too dark to be 8:30! It should be sunny!' She grumbled as she slammed her her head back down on the pillow. Not moving when she heard the door open, she took in a breath of air before she sighed. "I'm up! I'm up!" She muttered as she pulled her pink t-shirt sheet pillow cases over her head, and covering herself with her pink bedspread. "I'm up..." She said in a muffled response, through her pillow. She heard laughing, which she figured was her grandmother. She heard the door click as she continued to stare at her closed eyelids.
The covers were almost immediately thrown off of her a minute later, making Mimi jump in surprise, she threw off the pillow that was on her head. Revealing Sora.
"What in the heck!!" Mimi screamed as she immediately sat up. Her anger and surprise softened when she saw Sora standing in front of her with a smile on her face and her arms crossed. Mimi groaned heavily and crossed her legs indian style. "Don't start this again, Sora! You used to do this time me before I moved! HENCE THE LACK OF SLEEP I ALWAYS HAD!"
"You'll get over it." She began, turning her back to Mimi. "Get dressed. The game starts in a couple of hours. And it takes about three hours to get there." When Mimi didn't move, nor did her confusion, Sora sighed and scratched the back of her head.
"Game? What game?" Mimi questioned. She stood up and looked herself over in her full-length mirror. She cringed in disgust, as she tried to flatten her hair. She flew around in one second, and grabbed a shirt from her floor, shoving it on, noticing that she slept only in her bra and boxers.
"Got milk? They make bras that say 'got milk'? Wow...what has this world come to?" She laughed at Mimi's embarassed expression and then smiled. "The soccer game that you Tai that you would come to. He called me last night and told me to pick you up."
"I don't even remember what I said last night. All I remember is the ride home and my bath." Mimi explained. "And the kiss." She continued, thumping her palm against her head, trying to remember more. And completely missing the half shock, half jealous look that crossed Sora's face. Sora calmed herself and placed a hand on her hip.
"Kiss?" SHe asked. Receiving no answer, she repeated louder. "KISS? Who kissed you?"
"Tai. Why? Is that a bad thing?" Mimi glanced up from her floor that she had been cleaning, to see Sora's face.
"No. It's just...kinda weird. That's all."
"Why? Do you still like him,Sora?"
"NO!" She blushed scarlet. "Not a lot..." Mimi smiled sweetly and stood up immediately.
"You're such a liar, Takenouchi Sora! You're crazy for him! I couldalways tell when you were lying to me." Mimi grinned, knowing that she won.
Sora turned around and sat on the bay window seat. Mimi quickly got out the two outfits she had narrowed her selection to. "Which one?" She asked Sora, who looked at Mimi as she held the two outfits. Mimi held up a short pink skirt with a white long sleeved peasant top, also pointing out her black knee high boots. In the other hand Mimi held up her long black flares, a red turtle neck tank-top, a long black bell-sleeved sweater to go over the tank-top(you know, the ones that tie in the front), and pointing to her black 3 inch heels.
"Go with the skirt and top." Sora stated. Mimi looked at her and motioned to look at the weather. "If you didn't want to wear it, why did you hold it up? Besides, the game is near Tokyo. It's approximately 3 hours away, its bright and shiney over there! Odaiba is the only place that's blessed with rain, besides Shinjiku." She added in mock excitment. Mimi rolled her eyes and dropped out her sleepwear, causing Sora to laugh at her bra again. "Got milk, Mimi?"
Mimi pulled her skirt up, which showed about three and a half inches above her knee. She pulled her peasant top over her auburn hair and let the long sleeves hang down as she pulled upher boots, zipping them. She stood up from the crouched position that she was in, and was soon towering over Sora.
"When I said the skirt outfit, I didn't know that 10 inch heels were included! I feel so short!" Sora whined when Mimi walked over to her. mimi started to her bathroom and stared at the mirror, pulling off a smile.
"Not too bad for waking up a MILLION hours earlier than usual!" Mimi yelled, making sure to empasize on a few words. She heard Sora laugh from her room which made Mimi smirk as she proceeded to put her hair up into her traditional ponytail, finished with bouncy, ringlets hanging down. She brushed her teeth and smiled brightly. Sora impatiently walked in and leaned against the doorframe.
"Heaven forbid you look normal for a highschool soccer game! Or are you just making sure you look gorgeous for Yama-chan?" She smiled nudging Mimi in the side.
"You're screwing up my makeup!" Mimi yelled playfully. She looked at Sora, her makeup completely finished.
"Standing next to you, I'll either look completely hideous, or I'll get all the guys! I think I'll take option number two." Sora winked as she found Mimi smiling. "Are we finally ready to go?"
Mimi nodded as she checked herself one last time, and then moving on to grab her jacket and umbrella. "Let's roll."
Matt. Kanagawa High School soccer field.
"Ishida!" The coach bellowed, "Hey Ishida! Get over here!"
I ran over to the coach who was standing on the opposite side of the field. our team had gotten here at seven o'clock this morning, the game started at 5:00. I always hated those All-Day practices before the games. All they did was make us more tired.
When I finally reached my coach, which didn't take very long since I was running, I forced my back up straight and looked at him. The way he looked was exactly like a general in the army, harsh and strict. He would make us stand straight and address him in a certain way, just like a soldier at his command.
"Yes, sir?" Was how I addressed him. He put on a half smirk and folded his arms, still holding his clipboard.
"Ishida, I've noticed that your not yourself lately." He continued, "You've been much more aggressive with Kamiya and you barely caught the fact that I was calling you over here." I merely nodded in exceptance, knowing full well that I couldn't disagree with him. "Something wrong, Ishida?"
My head shot up, it was rather unusual for our coach to show any sign on compassion, AT ALL. I shook my head and waited for him to say something.
"Well,I will put you on the bench if I see any problems with you on the field. And whatever is bothering you, GET RID OF IT. Understood?"
"Yes, sir." I felt so stern with the way he made us talk. I felt stupid, like I should salute him or something. I think I did one time, but that's beside the point!
He nodded forward, signaling for me to go. It was already 4:45 PM by the time that I looked at the scoreboard. I stopped walking and started to think to myself. I just couldn't get Tai and Mimi out of my head. I couldn't figure out what he wanted with her, he obviously doesn't genuinely like her. You can tell that it was pure physical attraction, it was in his eyes. His eyes were filled with nothing but lust and overagression. Tai would flirt with anything with breasts and legs, even KFC chicken wings (That line isn't mine, ALL props to a Bulma/Vegeta author). Tai seemed especially infatuated with Mimi, and even Sora in some cases. But when Tai was drunk, he would do any girl at any time. He used any girl to warm his bed for the night, and would no sooner regret that he didn't know her name because it was a one night stand. And he wouldn't be sober to remember the experience or the girl. Tai is different then Mimi remembers, he was ten when she left. He was a nice guy then, but he's changed so much. Changed in a bad way...I only worry about Sora, she knows what Tai is like, but she blinds herself.
People were starting to file into the stands, and everywhere around the field. People leaned against walls and the surrounding fence. I glanced around the bleachers, not exactly sure who I was scanning the crowd for. An individual crossed my mind, but I immediately disengaged the thought. I reassured myself that I was looking for Madison.
Madison? Why her? Oh yeah...because she's my girlfriend. Now that I think about, did I honestly want her as my girlfriend? Getting my mind on something other than Mimi, Tai, and Madison was much harder than it had ever been before. Since Mimi came back to Odaiba, my whole life went crazy. If she wouldn't have come back, Tai and I would still be fighting, I wouldn't be having so many doubts about Madison, and I wouldn't even be thinking about Mimi. 'Why do problems always come up when Mimi's around?' I thought. Though my thoughts were clearly on something else, I continued to scan the crowd, still debating with myself as to whom I was looking for. The crowd had largened quite a bit in the five minutes that I had been gazing off.
Red hair.
Madison.
I wasn't sure whether I was disappointed or shocked that she was here, but whatever it was, it took the smile off of my face. We were dismissed by the coach just as briefly as I had found her. We were free to do as we pleased for the remainder of the time, until the game started. Tai slowly walked up to me and stopped at my side, wiping the sweat on his arm. 'Come on Matt, don't jump him yet! Make sure you know what he's up to first.' I thought, remaining silent.
"Hey man, come on. Lets go! We've got ten minutes to kill!" He said pushing me forward. I pulled off one of my hotshot smiles and continued with in Madison's direction. When we reached her she had girls surrounding her, clingning to every word that she said. As Taiand I stepped up the last step, finally reaching the girls, everyone stopped talking. The girls just stared at us, trying to not look at me because my girlfriend was right there. Madison smiled devilishly and stood up. She no longer had her good-girl look, especially now that she wasn't wearing her school uniform. She had people to impress, a reputation to uphold and men to make drool. It happened the day she said yes to me, the day we started going out.
She disregarded her surroundings and walked over to me. She wore a long denim skirt with a slit that went just above mid thigh on her right leg. She wore a long sleeved red shirt that had criss-cross ties holding it together in the center, the shirt stopping right under her breasts. She smiled evilly and wrapped her arms around my neck, bringing me to her. Incoherently, I put my hands on her waist. She smirked in the kiss, then pulled away. 'This is good, very good...' she thought to herslef, not bothering to look into my eyes. She knew that I had the capability to see right through her act if she had looked me in the eyes. She smiled at Tai and took my hand. Tai nodded and sat down in the middle of the crowd of women, who had been forgotten by Matt and Madison. Tai smiled sensually and winked at one of the girls, who nearly died afterward.
Sora. Kanagawa High School parking lot.
I finally got Mimi out of the house. The girl can't go anywhere without looking perfect! We went to the mall and after about three and a half hours, Mimi finally decided it was okay to leave, after we visited every store twice. I didn't buy anything, but Mimi sure did, she came out of every store with at least two bags! The back seat of my car was completely filled with shopping bags!
When we pulled into the rivaling school's parking lot, I heard Mimi gasp. It was amazing, beautiful. Not only was Kanagawa High known for being the top soccer team in the region, but it was also known for it's scenery. Odaiba and Kanagawa had been rivals every year since Matt, Tai, and Ken made it onto the Varsity soccer team. This was the playoff game, whoever wins here, goes to Nationals. This will be a tough game for everyone.
"WOW...." Was all that Mimi said as she stared at everything, while we pulled into a parking spot. The parking lot was on a hill and overlooked the Sea of Japan and was surrounded by Sakura Trees everywhere. "So this is it. Regionals is going to be hard this year..."
"Yeah, but our boys are on the team!" I said, obviously referring to Matt, Tai, and Ken. Mimi rolled her eyes and grabbed her pink sunglasses before we climbed out of the car. We almost immediately saw the field once we got out. "SUCK! What time is it?"
"Ten to five. We have to hurry if we want to find decent seats." Mimi said as she grabbed my hand and pulled me in the direction of the field. We noticed that there was people everywhere, crowing in the bleachers and on the ground level, as we ran down the stairs. "The teams aren't on the field. Do you think they're in the locker rooms?" Mimi asked. I immediately smiled to myself, which Mimi clearly noticed.
"No Mimi, you can't go into the men's locker room. You're a girl, though that never stopped you before!"
"I was eight years old! Give me a break! At least I didn't make out in the girls locker room showers! Like someone I know." Mimi shot back at me, making me go crimson.
"How in the heck did you find out about that!? You were in America when that happened!" I said trying to hide the blush on my cheeks.
"Considering that Tai was there first hand, he was more than happy to share, IN DETAIL. I don't think I'll ever be able to take a shower without that scarring image in my head!" She said clutching her temples, making me go even more red then before. "And I didn't know that you could become so flexible from playing soccer. But apparently you can, says Tai."
I couldn't say anything, I was speechless. Mimi just winked as we continued down the stairs to find a seat. 'Suck, now she's going to hold that over my head.' I thought, 'I think I smell bribery coming on soon.'
Tai. Bleachers.
I knew it would be an interesting game, since there was so much wind flying around. Odaiba High has somuch against them right now. The weather sucks, plus Matt has been acting really weird lately. I'm just hoping it doesn't rain. 'Mmmm...check out that butt...' I thought as I watched two girls walk by me, on the ground level. I stood up and casually walked down the bleacher stairs, leaving the crowd of women that I had been with. I looked back and winked at them when I heard a few of them start to whine to each other.
"Women....they get so attached." I said to myself as I caught up with the girls who had walked by earlier. As I caught up with them, one of them turned around and smiled at me. "and how are you two lovely ladies?" I asked smoothly, watching them lean on the fence. They both smiled, once removing her black ringlets from her eyes.
"We're fine, and you?" They asked, switching positions to look at me. "What team are you on?"
"Odaiba. And you guys are cheering for...?"
"Neither. Our friends are on the Kanagawa team, but we're cheering for them in particular." The one with blonde hair said smiling. I smirked and looked around for a bit. Spotting Matt was no problem because of Madison's bright red hair and belly top. But I was looking for something much more appealing than Madison. A few minutes later I saw Madison walk off in the direction of the restroom, after nearly making out with Matt.
I looked at my watch. 'I've got five minutes to find her.' I thought. I started off, making sure that I got the phone numbers from those two ladies. I chuckled to myself about a minute after I left them, I realized I didn't know their names. I scanned the crowd for Mimi, and wasn't watching where I was headed, I heard a loud thump as someone ran into me, causing them to fall back.
"Sorry." I muttered, still looking at the crowd. The girl mummbled something under her breath, causing me to look at her. "Sora? Are you ok? I didn't see you there."
"I'm fine. But my butt hurts now!" She said as she rubbed it, laughing.
"Want me to kiss it and make it ALL feel better?" I commented with a wink. She straightened her back and crossed her arms.
"Not now, hunny. My head hurts." She said with a grin, walking off. I smiled and shook my head. It was surprising, this was the first time that Sora ever walked away from me. 'Mimi is rubbing her sarcasm off on Sora. Great...'
"Sora!" I yelled afterher. She stopped and turned around. "Didn't you pick up Mimi?" I watched her face drop when I mentioned Mimi's name.
"Yeah, she's in the bathroom. She'll be back to watch the game."
"Great!" I smiled at her. "Oh and Sora, you look damn sexy today." I winked at her seductively as I turned around and walked away. Though I couldn't see her face, I knew her face was red. 'The game is about to begin...'
Mimi. Bathroom.
'Well, I must say that I look good today! Sora, you picked out a good outfit.' I thought as I looked in the mirror. I walked outside and stopped to put on my cherry blossom lip gloss. I heard cheers and screams in the stands. The screams made me stop in my tracks, bringing back the memories.
The screams.
The guns.
The secrets.
The secrets that no one knows about. Not even my parents. I was never accused of anything, never blamed. No one ever found out about what the truth really was.
My thoughts were rudely interrupted when I was pushed by something behind me.
"Watch what your doing!" Came the girly voice. I spun my head around, causing my chesnut ringlets to bounce off my face when I stopped.
"What do you mean 'watch what your doing'? I was here first, you ran into me." I spat at her. The girl just gave a groan and flipped her bright red hair over her shoulder. She got a better grip on her purse and walked off.
"Whatever, *****!" She shoved her shoulder into my back as she walked by me.
"You'd better watch yourself, wench." I muttered to her. She stopped in her tracks, but didn't turn around. She let out an angered sigh as she stormed off. I merely laughed as she walked away with an attitude. I looked to my right, and walked over to the railing. I narrowed my eyes as I listened to a conversation that was going on near me. 'Matt?' I thought, the voice was so familiar. I walked to the wall and peered around the corner, seeing Matt and another man.
"I don't know if that's a smart move." I heard Matt say. What was going on? Who is he talking to?
"Look, Ishida, if you need this crap, you're gonna halfta work for it? We clear?" The man said. Matt nodded, handing him the money.
"When will you be here, Crawford?" Matt asked. I had never seen Matt's eyes as icy as they did then. For the first time I was scared. What was Matt doing?
"The soonest we can get here is three months. We need time for this crap to process first."
"Look Crawford, if this doesn't pull through, and we get caught, I'm pulling you down with me." Matt said with his cold voice. His voice almost sounded dead, like he wasn't real anymore, as if he was just....there. It didn't make any sense, what was Matt paying for that he was obviously illegal? Crawford gave an evil grin as he counted the money. In Crawford's other hand, he held a knife. Before his smile added more malice to it, he licked the blade and walked off.
"It is so nice doing business with you, Ishida." He said, still holding his knife in a tight grip. I hadn't noticed, but my hands were shaking. I leaned against the wall more, to keep myself from falling to the ground. I moved away from the corner of the wall and ran into the bathroom when I saw Matt turn and walk in my direction.
"Crap! I've got 2 minutes to get the field!" He mentally slapped himself as he started to run. He sped off past me, without noticing I was there. I walked out of the bathroom and watched him walk off.
"Three months?" I said to myself. 'What's happening in three months?' I thought to myself.
' ..and if we get caught, I'm taking you down with me..' That phrase echoed in my head. Over and over.
'If we get caught. If we get caught. If we get caught. If we get caught. If we get caught.If we get caught. If we get caught. If we get caught. If we get caught. If we get caught.'
...Over... and over... and over...
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A/N: Well, what do ya think? I know this was a long chapter. Or at least it seems long to me, considering that it's 1:30 in the morning! So I'm get going. Once again, I'm so sorry for taking so long. REVIEW! Love ya--Naoko
Ch. 8 Cruel Intentions pt.2: It's all in the game
" " Speaking ' ' Thinking ___ Flashback
Normal. Mimi's house.
Mimi woke up as the thunder shook the house. Lightning illuminated her room as she glanced over at her pink blinking clock. 8:30 AM. She immediately glanced outside her window, not believing that it was morning. The sky was dark with thunder clouds and only lit up by lightning. 'It's too dark to be 8:30! It should be sunny!' She grumbled as she slammed her her head back down on the pillow. Not moving when she heard the door open, she took in a breath of air before she sighed. "I'm up! I'm up!" She muttered as she pulled her pink t-shirt sheet pillow cases over her head, and covering herself with her pink bedspread. "I'm up..." She said in a muffled response, through her pillow. She heard laughing, which she figured was her grandmother. She heard the door click as she continued to stare at her closed eyelids.
The covers were almost immediately thrown off of her a minute later, making Mimi jump in surprise, she threw off the pillow that was on her head. Revealing Sora.
"What in the heck!!" Mimi screamed as she immediately sat up. Her anger and surprise softened when she saw Sora standing in front of her with a smile on her face and her arms crossed. Mimi groaned heavily and crossed her legs indian style. "Don't start this again, Sora! You used to do this time me before I moved! HENCE THE LACK OF SLEEP I ALWAYS HAD!"
"You'll get over it." She began, turning her back to Mimi. "Get dressed. The game starts in a couple of hours. And it takes about three hours to get there." When Mimi didn't move, nor did her confusion, Sora sighed and scratched the back of her head.
"Game? What game?" Mimi questioned. She stood up and looked herself over in her full-length mirror. She cringed in disgust, as she tried to flatten her hair. She flew around in one second, and grabbed a shirt from her floor, shoving it on, noticing that she slept only in her bra and boxers.
"Got milk? They make bras that say 'got milk'? Wow...what has this world come to?" She laughed at Mimi's embarassed expression and then smiled. "The soccer game that you Tai that you would come to. He called me last night and told me to pick you up."
"I don't even remember what I said last night. All I remember is the ride home and my bath." Mimi explained. "And the kiss." She continued, thumping her palm against her head, trying to remember more. And completely missing the half shock, half jealous look that crossed Sora's face. Sora calmed herself and placed a hand on her hip.
"Kiss?" SHe asked. Receiving no answer, she repeated louder. "KISS? Who kissed you?"
"Tai. Why? Is that a bad thing?" Mimi glanced up from her floor that she had been cleaning, to see Sora's face.
"No. It's just...kinda weird. That's all."
"Why? Do you still like him,Sora?"
"NO!" She blushed scarlet. "Not a lot..." Mimi smiled sweetly and stood up immediately.
"You're such a liar, Takenouchi Sora! You're crazy for him! I couldalways tell when you were lying to me." Mimi grinned, knowing that she won.
Sora turned around and sat on the bay window seat. Mimi quickly got out the two outfits she had narrowed her selection to. "Which one?" She asked Sora, who looked at Mimi as she held the two outfits. Mimi held up a short pink skirt with a white long sleeved peasant top, also pointing out her black knee high boots. In the other hand Mimi held up her long black flares, a red turtle neck tank-top, a long black bell-sleeved sweater to go over the tank-top(you know, the ones that tie in the front), and pointing to her black 3 inch heels.
"Go with the skirt and top." Sora stated. Mimi looked at her and motioned to look at the weather. "If you didn't want to wear it, why did you hold it up? Besides, the game is near Tokyo. It's approximately 3 hours away, its bright and shiney over there! Odaiba is the only place that's blessed with rain, besides Shinjiku." She added in mock excitment. Mimi rolled her eyes and dropped out her sleepwear, causing Sora to laugh at her bra again. "Got milk, Mimi?"
Mimi pulled her skirt up, which showed about three and a half inches above her knee. She pulled her peasant top over her auburn hair and let the long sleeves hang down as she pulled upher boots, zipping them. She stood up from the crouched position that she was in, and was soon towering over Sora.
"When I said the skirt outfit, I didn't know that 10 inch heels were included! I feel so short!" Sora whined when Mimi walked over to her. mimi started to her bathroom and stared at the mirror, pulling off a smile.
"Not too bad for waking up a MILLION hours earlier than usual!" Mimi yelled, making sure to empasize on a few words. She heard Sora laugh from her room which made Mimi smirk as she proceeded to put her hair up into her traditional ponytail, finished with bouncy, ringlets hanging down. She brushed her teeth and smiled brightly. Sora impatiently walked in and leaned against the doorframe.
"Heaven forbid you look normal for a highschool soccer game! Or are you just making sure you look gorgeous for Yama-chan?" She smiled nudging Mimi in the side.
"You're screwing up my makeup!" Mimi yelled playfully. She looked at Sora, her makeup completely finished.
"Standing next to you, I'll either look completely hideous, or I'll get all the guys! I think I'll take option number two." Sora winked as she found Mimi smiling. "Are we finally ready to go?"
Mimi nodded as she checked herself one last time, and then moving on to grab her jacket and umbrella. "Let's roll."
Matt. Kanagawa High School soccer field.
"Ishida!" The coach bellowed, "Hey Ishida! Get over here!"
I ran over to the coach who was standing on the opposite side of the field. our team had gotten here at seven o'clock this morning, the game started at 5:00. I always hated those All-Day practices before the games. All they did was make us more tired.
When I finally reached my coach, which didn't take very long since I was running, I forced my back up straight and looked at him. The way he looked was exactly like a general in the army, harsh and strict. He would make us stand straight and address him in a certain way, just like a soldier at his command.
"Yes, sir?" Was how I addressed him. He put on a half smirk and folded his arms, still holding his clipboard.
"Ishida, I've noticed that your not yourself lately." He continued, "You've been much more aggressive with Kamiya and you barely caught the fact that I was calling you over here." I merely nodded in exceptance, knowing full well that I couldn't disagree with him. "Something wrong, Ishida?"
My head shot up, it was rather unusual for our coach to show any sign on compassion, AT ALL. I shook my head and waited for him to say something.
"Well,I will put you on the bench if I see any problems with you on the field. And whatever is bothering you, GET RID OF IT. Understood?"
"Yes, sir." I felt so stern with the way he made us talk. I felt stupid, like I should salute him or something. I think I did one time, but that's beside the point!
He nodded forward, signaling for me to go. It was already 4:45 PM by the time that I looked at the scoreboard. I stopped walking and started to think to myself. I just couldn't get Tai and Mimi out of my head. I couldn't figure out what he wanted with her, he obviously doesn't genuinely like her. You can tell that it was pure physical attraction, it was in his eyes. His eyes were filled with nothing but lust and overagression. Tai would flirt with anything with breasts and legs, even KFC chicken wings (That line isn't mine, ALL props to a Bulma/Vegeta author). Tai seemed especially infatuated with Mimi, and even Sora in some cases. But when Tai was drunk, he would do any girl at any time. He used any girl to warm his bed for the night, and would no sooner regret that he didn't know her name because it was a one night stand. And he wouldn't be sober to remember the experience or the girl. Tai is different then Mimi remembers, he was ten when she left. He was a nice guy then, but he's changed so much. Changed in a bad way...I only worry about Sora, she knows what Tai is like, but she blinds herself.
People were starting to file into the stands, and everywhere around the field. People leaned against walls and the surrounding fence. I glanced around the bleachers, not exactly sure who I was scanning the crowd for. An individual crossed my mind, but I immediately disengaged the thought. I reassured myself that I was looking for Madison.
Madison? Why her? Oh yeah...because she's my girlfriend. Now that I think about, did I honestly want her as my girlfriend? Getting my mind on something other than Mimi, Tai, and Madison was much harder than it had ever been before. Since Mimi came back to Odaiba, my whole life went crazy. If she wouldn't have come back, Tai and I would still be fighting, I wouldn't be having so many doubts about Madison, and I wouldn't even be thinking about Mimi. 'Why do problems always come up when Mimi's around?' I thought. Though my thoughts were clearly on something else, I continued to scan the crowd, still debating with myself as to whom I was looking for. The crowd had largened quite a bit in the five minutes that I had been gazing off.
Red hair.
Madison.
I wasn't sure whether I was disappointed or shocked that she was here, but whatever it was, it took the smile off of my face. We were dismissed by the coach just as briefly as I had found her. We were free to do as we pleased for the remainder of the time, until the game started. Tai slowly walked up to me and stopped at my side, wiping the sweat on his arm. 'Come on Matt, don't jump him yet! Make sure you know what he's up to first.' I thought, remaining silent.
"Hey man, come on. Lets go! We've got ten minutes to kill!" He said pushing me forward. I pulled off one of my hotshot smiles and continued with in Madison's direction. When we reached her she had girls surrounding her, clingning to every word that she said. As Taiand I stepped up the last step, finally reaching the girls, everyone stopped talking. The girls just stared at us, trying to not look at me because my girlfriend was right there. Madison smiled devilishly and stood up. She no longer had her good-girl look, especially now that she wasn't wearing her school uniform. She had people to impress, a reputation to uphold and men to make drool. It happened the day she said yes to me, the day we started going out.
She disregarded her surroundings and walked over to me. She wore a long denim skirt with a slit that went just above mid thigh on her right leg. She wore a long sleeved red shirt that had criss-cross ties holding it together in the center, the shirt stopping right under her breasts. She smiled evilly and wrapped her arms around my neck, bringing me to her. Incoherently, I put my hands on her waist. She smirked in the kiss, then pulled away. 'This is good, very good...' she thought to herslef, not bothering to look into my eyes. She knew that I had the capability to see right through her act if she had looked me in the eyes. She smiled at Tai and took my hand. Tai nodded and sat down in the middle of the crowd of women, who had been forgotten by Matt and Madison. Tai smiled sensually and winked at one of the girls, who nearly died afterward.
Sora. Kanagawa High School parking lot.
I finally got Mimi out of the house. The girl can't go anywhere without looking perfect! We went to the mall and after about three and a half hours, Mimi finally decided it was okay to leave, after we visited every store twice. I didn't buy anything, but Mimi sure did, she came out of every store with at least two bags! The back seat of my car was completely filled with shopping bags!
When we pulled into the rivaling school's parking lot, I heard Mimi gasp. It was amazing, beautiful. Not only was Kanagawa High known for being the top soccer team in the region, but it was also known for it's scenery. Odaiba and Kanagawa had been rivals every year since Matt, Tai, and Ken made it onto the Varsity soccer team. This was the playoff game, whoever wins here, goes to Nationals. This will be a tough game for everyone.
"WOW...." Was all that Mimi said as she stared at everything, while we pulled into a parking spot. The parking lot was on a hill and overlooked the Sea of Japan and was surrounded by Sakura Trees everywhere. "So this is it. Regionals is going to be hard this year..."
"Yeah, but our boys are on the team!" I said, obviously referring to Matt, Tai, and Ken. Mimi rolled her eyes and grabbed her pink sunglasses before we climbed out of the car. We almost immediately saw the field once we got out. "SUCK! What time is it?"
"Ten to five. We have to hurry if we want to find decent seats." Mimi said as she grabbed my hand and pulled me in the direction of the field. We noticed that there was people everywhere, crowing in the bleachers and on the ground level, as we ran down the stairs. "The teams aren't on the field. Do you think they're in the locker rooms?" Mimi asked. I immediately smiled to myself, which Mimi clearly noticed.
"No Mimi, you can't go into the men's locker room. You're a girl, though that never stopped you before!"
"I was eight years old! Give me a break! At least I didn't make out in the girls locker room showers! Like someone I know." Mimi shot back at me, making me go crimson.
"How in the heck did you find out about that!? You were in America when that happened!" I said trying to hide the blush on my cheeks.
"Considering that Tai was there first hand, he was more than happy to share, IN DETAIL. I don't think I'll ever be able to take a shower without that scarring image in my head!" She said clutching her temples, making me go even more red then before. "And I didn't know that you could become so flexible from playing soccer. But apparently you can, says Tai."
I couldn't say anything, I was speechless. Mimi just winked as we continued down the stairs to find a seat. 'Suck, now she's going to hold that over my head.' I thought, 'I think I smell bribery coming on soon.'
Tai. Bleachers.
I knew it would be an interesting game, since there was so much wind flying around. Odaiba High has somuch against them right now. The weather sucks, plus Matt has been acting really weird lately. I'm just hoping it doesn't rain. 'Mmmm...check out that butt...' I thought as I watched two girls walk by me, on the ground level. I stood up and casually walked down the bleacher stairs, leaving the crowd of women that I had been with. I looked back and winked at them when I heard a few of them start to whine to each other.
"Women....they get so attached." I said to myself as I caught up with the girls who had walked by earlier. As I caught up with them, one of them turned around and smiled at me. "and how are you two lovely ladies?" I asked smoothly, watching them lean on the fence. They both smiled, once removing her black ringlets from her eyes.
"We're fine, and you?" They asked, switching positions to look at me. "What team are you on?"
"Odaiba. And you guys are cheering for...?"
"Neither. Our friends are on the Kanagawa team, but we're cheering for them in particular." The one with blonde hair said smiling. I smirked and looked around for a bit. Spotting Matt was no problem because of Madison's bright red hair and belly top. But I was looking for something much more appealing than Madison. A few minutes later I saw Madison walk off in the direction of the restroom, after nearly making out with Matt.
I looked at my watch. 'I've got five minutes to find her.' I thought. I started off, making sure that I got the phone numbers from those two ladies. I chuckled to myself about a minute after I left them, I realized I didn't know their names. I scanned the crowd for Mimi, and wasn't watching where I was headed, I heard a loud thump as someone ran into me, causing them to fall back.
"Sorry." I muttered, still looking at the crowd. The girl mummbled something under her breath, causing me to look at her. "Sora? Are you ok? I didn't see you there."
"I'm fine. But my butt hurts now!" She said as she rubbed it, laughing.
"Want me to kiss it and make it ALL feel better?" I commented with a wink. She straightened her back and crossed her arms.
"Not now, hunny. My head hurts." She said with a grin, walking off. I smiled and shook my head. It was surprising, this was the first time that Sora ever walked away from me. 'Mimi is rubbing her sarcasm off on Sora. Great...'
"Sora!" I yelled afterher. She stopped and turned around. "Didn't you pick up Mimi?" I watched her face drop when I mentioned Mimi's name.
"Yeah, she's in the bathroom. She'll be back to watch the game."
"Great!" I smiled at her. "Oh and Sora, you look damn sexy today." I winked at her seductively as I turned around and walked away. Though I couldn't see her face, I knew her face was red. 'The game is about to begin...'
Mimi. Bathroom.
'Well, I must say that I look good today! Sora, you picked out a good outfit.' I thought as I looked in the mirror. I walked outside and stopped to put on my cherry blossom lip gloss. I heard cheers and screams in the stands. The screams made me stop in my tracks, bringing back the memories.
The screams.
The guns.
The secrets.
The secrets that no one knows about. Not even my parents. I was never accused of anything, never blamed. No one ever found out about what the truth really was.
My thoughts were rudely interrupted when I was pushed by something behind me.
"Watch what your doing!" Came the girly voice. I spun my head around, causing my chesnut ringlets to bounce off my face when I stopped.
"What do you mean 'watch what your doing'? I was here first, you ran into me." I spat at her. The girl just gave a groan and flipped her bright red hair over her shoulder. She got a better grip on her purse and walked off.
"Whatever, *****!" She shoved her shoulder into my back as she walked by me.
"You'd better watch yourself, wench." I muttered to her. She stopped in her tracks, but didn't turn around. She let out an angered sigh as she stormed off. I merely laughed as she walked away with an attitude. I looked to my right, and walked over to the railing. I narrowed my eyes as I listened to a conversation that was going on near me. 'Matt?' I thought, the voice was so familiar. I walked to the wall and peered around the corner, seeing Matt and another man.
"I don't know if that's a smart move." I heard Matt say. What was going on? Who is he talking to?
"Look, Ishida, if you need this crap, you're gonna halfta work for it? We clear?" The man said. Matt nodded, handing him the money.
"When will you be here, Crawford?" Matt asked. I had never seen Matt's eyes as icy as they did then. For the first time I was scared. What was Matt doing?
"The soonest we can get here is three months. We need time for this crap to process first."
"Look Crawford, if this doesn't pull through, and we get caught, I'm pulling you down with me." Matt said with his cold voice. His voice almost sounded dead, like he wasn't real anymore, as if he was just....there. It didn't make any sense, what was Matt paying for that he was obviously illegal? Crawford gave an evil grin as he counted the money. In Crawford's other hand, he held a knife. Before his smile added more malice to it, he licked the blade and walked off.
"It is so nice doing business with you, Ishida." He said, still holding his knife in a tight grip. I hadn't noticed, but my hands were shaking. I leaned against the wall more, to keep myself from falling to the ground. I moved away from the corner of the wall and ran into the bathroom when I saw Matt turn and walk in my direction.
"Crap! I've got 2 minutes to get the field!" He mentally slapped himself as he started to run. He sped off past me, without noticing I was there. I walked out of the bathroom and watched him walk off.
"Three months?" I said to myself. 'What's happening in three months?' I thought to myself.
' ..and if we get caught, I'm taking you down with me..' That phrase echoed in my head. Over and over.
'If we get caught. If we get caught. If we get caught. If we get caught. If we get caught.If we get caught. If we get caught. If we get caught. If we get caught. If we get caught.'
...Over... and over... and over...
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A/N: Well, what do ya think? I know this was a long chapter. Or at least it seems long to me, considering that it's 1:30 in the morning! So I'm get going. Once again, I'm so sorry for taking so long. REVIEW! Love ya--Naoko