One Week
Chapter One: Monday Madness
Pairings: Mimato and Taiora mainly but Sorato in the beginning (also tidbits of Takari and Koumi)
Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon 01 or 02, if I did, I wouldn't make fanfics, right?
Takari-san: As promised, and hopefully on time, the second chapter is here! ^___^ I hope you enjoyed the first one… I'm really trying to type faster to finish this on schedule. The plot is still very fresh on my mind, considering it's my finals week, but who cares? I'll pass… hopefully ^__^ I already studied so… I wrote this, we have half-days during our finals anyway, so I have time to write ^__^
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7 am New York
Light peeked through the glass window as a young man at the age of seventeen woke up. He ruffled hid golden-blonde hair and sat up on his bed. He looked around and found himself on a hotel room, not only that but in New York City. He, finding no point just to sit there and do nothing took a fresh set of clothes from his bag and took it in the bathroom to take a shower.
It only took him around ten minutes to finish his shower and soon he found himself sitting in his messy bed, he left that mess to be cleaned up later. He glanced at the clock and found out it was still too early for his friend to pick him up for breakfast; she wasn't exactly the type to wake up that early in the morning. She was really more of the type who wakes up near noontime then finds everything already prepared for her. Though of course, that perception of his about her was what he thought a long time ago. It's been a while since they've been that close. Actually, maybe they never been close.
He sighed and took the remote that was lying on his bedside table and began channel surfing. He had quite some difficulty understanding all of the English. He was always just an average student in his class, and English was included in that. He sighed and wondered about how his friend managed to cope in her life here.
Finally giving up on the television, he decided to make a little phone call to Japan, to his koi. He checked the watch again, it would be around 8 in the evening in Japan, that means Sora wouldn't be asleep yet. He quickly grabbed the phone when---
DING DONG
He fell down on his behind still clutching the phone. He rubbed his sore head (though how his head became sore when it was supposed to be his behind is unexplainable) then stood up to place the phone back.
He made his way to the door and peeked at the small hole. He had the shock of his life when he saw an emerald eye looking at him. He screamed in terror and backed away from the door, "Gak! What the heck are you?"
A high-pitched voice from the other side of the door shouted, "Well, I'm human and I'm Mimi Tachikawa!"
He opened the door for Mimi and looked at her in shock, "M-Mimi,
didn't think you'd come this early…"
Mimi pouted, "Why Yamato Ishida is there something wrong with waking up early?"
"No… but I sorta thought you woke up at around ten or eleven or something like that…" Yamato grinned sheepishly, "Anyway, what do we do now?"
Mimi thought for a second, "Hmm… let's see, since yesterday you insisted that after a meal and checking-in you needed some rest… let's make up for it… First, we'll eat breakfast! I know a good coffee shop, and no, I'm not going to poison you for the 'what are you comment' a while ago…" Mimi giggled.
Yamato sweatdropped and gulped, somehow he thought Mimi was capable for that.
Mimi continued to ramble on, "Then I'll take you to that college of yours and go through that boring tour… You have to make a decision by Friday, right?"
"Uh yeah…" Yamato said running his pale hand through his spiky blonde hair to give a "cool" effect. He wasn't really trying to be cool; it probably just came naturally…
"After everything, we'll go sight-seeing and SHOPPING! We can't forget that!" Mimi squealed in excitement, "Oh my Gosh, I just have to show you this fabulous mall!"
Yamato sweatdropped, somehow he knew this was going to be a loooong week, "Uh… sure Mimi, umm… let's go get breakfast, okay?"
Mimi smiled, "Why not?"
Yamato smiled and was about to exit the room with Mimi when…
"Oh yeah, I forgot… wait a second, I'm going to make a phone call. It'll just take a while, promise." Yamato then rushed to the phone and dialed Sora's number…
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The two best friends sat beside each other on the couch, munching on popcorn together and watching 'the Matrix Revolution' together. (On video, and by the way I don't own Matrix, okay?) The movie was about to end when…
RING RING
Sora blinked, she stood up from the couch and told Taichi, "Wait a second… and don't you dare watch without me," Sora glared at Taichi who was eagerly waiting for the next scene, "My mom might be calling. She might want to check in on me, now if you watch without me…"
Taichi nodded, "Yeah, yeah, just answer the phone I can't wait to see what happens next."
Sora made her way to the phone and said, "Konichiwa Takenouchi residence…"
A cool baritone voice then replied, "Is that you Sora?"
A blush made its way to her cheeks knowing who this was, "Yamato…
so you're there now…?"
"Yeah… so… uh… What're you doing?" Yamato asked with a laugh.
Sora grinned, "Guess… What do you think I'm going on a Monday night when my mom's out. Think about it, Taichi, you and I always do it on Friday nights…"
"So you're watching a movie then…?" Yamato guessed, "Probably 'The Matrix Revolutions' knowing Taichi, and if it were up to you, you guys would probably be watching those sick romance stories. Ugh, I still remember when we rented 'A Walk to Remember' and Taichi and I kept on laughing while you were crying like a baby."
"Ha, ha… very funny" Sora said sarcastically.
There was a sound from behind Sora whining then, "SORA, COME ON I WANT TO WATCH MATRIX ALREADY!"
Sora turned around to find Taichi whining.
Sora laughed then told Yamato, "Sorry Yamato, Taichi really wants to see what happens in the Matrix, honestly, I want to too…"
"Yeah, it's okay, Mimi and I are going for breakfast before the college anyway… Miss you…" Yamato said sweetly.
"Miss you too…" Sora said with a light blush as Taichi gagged behind her.
She put down the phone and then dragged Taichi, "Come on soccer boy, let's finish Matrix now…"
"Ah… wait, lemme get a sandwich first!" Taichi wailed.
"No way Taichi, we're watching the movie NOW." Sora said in finality.
Taichi sighed, "Fine, you're the boss…"
***
Yamato put down the phone, "Well, let's go then Mimi… I'm getting quite hungry…"
"Seems to me like you and Sora are really sweet and close…" Mimi said giving him the 'beautiful eyes', "Is that how all couples in Odaiba act?"
Yamato blushed lightly, "Shut up… it's not like you and Koushiro don't act like that…"
Mimi paused then had a pained expression on her face, which she
quickly changed, "Err… yeah…" Mimi then changed the subject, "Uh… let's go eat
then…?"
Yamato looked at her oddly, "Uh… yeah… Hey Mimi, umm… is there something wrong
with you and Koushiro?"
Mimi didn't answer him and pretended not to hear, "Err… let's get going before the seats get all filled up. Do you know that their coffee is great? I can say they make the best coffee in New York, if not then maybe the whole America!"
Yamato arched an eyebrow but didn't say anything, "Okay… if you say so…"
Mimi then flashed him a cheerful smile then dragged him out of the room, "LET'S GO!"
Being dragged out of the hotel and into the city streets, sometimes
almost being hit by cars thanks to Mimi, Yamato still couldn't
understand why Mimi didn't want to talk about Koushiro and her. He knew it was
hard in a long-distance relationship but he knew if two people can do it,
Koushiro and Mimi can… but why did she act that way? Did
something happen between the two of them?
Yamato sighed, he knew it was none of his business but he was enthralled to help. He didn't know why though, he never got into other people's business, it was just… not like him.
He was dragged back into reality when he heard Mimi's high and cheery voice, "We're here! Now Yamato, get a table for the two of us and I'll order… you wouldn't mind whatever coffee, right?"
"Uh… yeah I guess, just no poison whatsoever…" Yamato replied.
Mimi giggled, "Okay… no-poison-coffee for Mister Yamato Ishida…"
Yamato laughed then plopped down a seat he managed to find, "I'll wait for you here…"
"Okay…" Mimi then scurried of to order.
Yamato blinked, he never noticed it but Mimi was really pretty… uh, actually if he remembered correctly, when he was twelve, he found her really pretty… so pretty that… Ugh… he shouldn't think of those thoughts, he's with Sora now so he must think of her alone, in that way anyway and Mimi was taken too… IDIOT BRAIN STOP WITH THESE THOUGHTS! He sighed and tried to relax on the soft seat, this was madness… He never felt this way before… and reality check, he LOVES Sora…
Of course, he does…
Does he really…?
He never really told her… She never really told him… but maybe they both knew, as a silent pledge, that they both loved each other. It just popped out of nowhere, cookies for him on his Christmas concert, then they began going out a number of times. After that, they became an item, with occasional kisses and anniversaries… He sighed yet again, now he was beginning to doubt their relationship… What was happening to him?
THIS IS MADNESS.
"I see you're stressed…" a high-pitched voice said.
Yamato looked up and saw Mimi carrying a tray that had two Styrofoam cups on it, "Ah… you're back." He helped her put down the tray on the table and both of them sat down.
"So… you seem stressed…" Mimi began a conversation.
"Ah… don't worry about it, just thinking of some things…" Yamato told her with a laidback smile.
"Really…? Tell me about it; come on… It's not as if I'll blab it out to the world… Who do you think I can tell here?" Mimi smiled.
Yamato sighed, well, he could tell her about other things boggling his mind, "Well, it's just that I disbanded the 'Teenage Wolves' lately… I don't know, many people say it wasn't a good idea and honestly, maybe they're right."
"Is that so? What do feel about it?" Mimi asked taking a sip.
Yamato sighed, "I just don't feel it'll work out, a lot of us are going to different colleges, even another country… How can we keep being a group like that? Some of us are not even taking music… and there's this America thing… leaving Odaiba…"
Mimi gave a weak yet encouraging smile, "It's hard to say good-bye… but you're not sure about moving yet, right?"
"Yeah, but I hear the school here is excellent and I'm trapped deciding between my future and all the precious people in my life. I know I won't lose them but it will feel different, I know it will…" Yamato told her taking a sip from his cup as well, "Hey, this coffee's good."
"Yeah, it is… It seemingly makes you forget your problems…" Mimi
smiled, "There was a time in my life when I really couldn't take to live
anymore but drinking this… I don't know, maybe it's a wake up call that I still
have plenty of people who care for me…"
"About that, is there something wrong Mimi? I mean, I told you my problems, can't you tell me yours?" Yamato asked.
Mimi sighed, "I guess it would be fair… I mean I can't just continue on living like nothing happened to me…"
Yamato arched an eyebrow, "What happened? Spill…"
"Koushiro and I broke up… a year ago…" Mimi sighed.
Yamato was confused, "How…? I mean, at least we could have known…"
"Think about it Yamato, if you knew correctly Koushiro would usually talk about it even once to you guys, e-mails from me… anything… but you know, Sora's been the one relaying the messages from me… Koushiro got mad at me…" Mimi narrated.
Yamato was even more confused, "Why did he get mad? Did you guys get into a fight or something?"
"It was because… because… I barely wrote to him and never minded him much. I loved him, and I knew he loved me but I abused that. I thought that even without me talking to him or writing to him, he would still continue loving me… He wasn't really mad, for a few weeks he was, but he soon cooled then he told me it wouldn't work out. I knew he was right… I neglected him and I guess, I was the one wrong but it hurt very much… because even if I acted that way, I loved him, and maybe I realized it a bit too late." Mimi gave off a few sobs.
"I guess nothing can last forever, but I know you're strong… you managed to move on, right?" Yamato told her gently, patting her back.
"How is he now?" Mimi asked.
"Umm… the same I guess, still attached to that laptop of his, but I guess there was a time when he always needed to go home early, we never really understood why. Taichi went to talk to him but he never told Sora and I what happened… now, he's back to the old Koushiro. Though I always thought you and Koushiro were still together." Yamato noted.
"I see… he managed to move on…" Mimi saddened again, "I'm so pathetic… I haven't moved on at all. I still wait for him to send an e-mail to me, but he only does when there's something important with you guys, never about us. We are friends, just friends… and that hurts…"
Yamato sighed, "it's all right… a proof that you're strong is that you can smile like that even with all the pain you're going through, so… is not wearing pink a part of this?"
"No, I guess when I felt that pain I couldn't wear such a bright color anymore, everyday I wore white, probably as I sign of mourning, another sign that I haven't moved on." Mimi replied.
"Hey Mimi, it's kind of relaxing just sitting here talking like this. Let's leave the college for tomorrow, okay? It will help both of us to let our feelings go for a while…" Yamato smiled.
Mimi laughed, "Why not? I'm somewhat tired of putting on a mask everyday, maybe letting my emotions go for a while will help…"
"Yeah…" Yamato grinned.
They didn't know it but as the two entered that conversation, a bond formed between the two of them.
It may seem like madness but at that time, both of them couldn't feel anymore comfortable with someone, and today, Mimi's Monday with coffee was more meaningful than the rest. :)
*to be continued*
Takari-san: I was supposed to put a Taiora scene on this chapter but I got too caught up in the heart-to-heart talk of Yamato and Mimi, a bit to obsessed… @__@ I wanted it to go on until eternity but realized I had to study for my Science test. Watch out for the next chapter, Tuesday Troubles, updated tomorrow… It could be a bit Taiora centric… and don't forget, R/R!
