Alley Way
Mimi's POV
"So what's going on with you and Matt anyways?" asked Sora as she flipped through her magazine.
"What are you talking about?" I asked.
"Well maybe that's the wrong kind of question, I should have asked what's going on with Matt and that Thalia chick?" giggled Sora jokingly, I glared harshly at her and she laughed again.
"Geez, if looks could kill they'd be hauling you in on account of murder," She stated while resting her magazine on the coffee table. I threw a pillow off my couch at her.
"Nothing is going on between them, Matt would start to ignore me and start being all 'secretive' around me if there was," I answered while slumping back into the couch.
"How do you know?" She questioned while folding her arms across her chest.
"Because I've been cheated on before I know how to recognize the symptoms of it," I answered dully.
"WHAT? You have not been cheated on, you're way to nice to get cheated on!" accused Sora.
"Well you see that's just the thing, apparently I wasn't nice enough, that was surely high on the mellon collie list ," I sighed.
"Can I ask oh drama queen?" Laughed Sora.
"If you must, I was seeing this guy in New York named Jacob. He always told me how sweet I was, not to mention how beautiful I was. Problems started occurring however when Jacob started getting these phone calls while I was at his house from this girl. Who I was told was a friend from his country; Jacob was from South Africa. To my surprise though one day I go over to his house and he didn't want to see or talk to me at all, this seemed to go on for weeks hence forth from that day. So finally I come to his house late one night, you know a surprise because it was our six month anniversary; and there he was getting it on with phone girl on his sofa," I explained.
Sora looked at me with the most shocked expression I've ever seen on anyone's face.
"You're joking right? What did he say to you when you walked in?" She pushed wanting to know more.
"He blamed it on the fact that I was never there when he needed me most and that 'Pauline' was, and he ended our relationship right then and there, I mean really how can someone be there for you if they live half way across the earth from you!!" I explained.
"Ok so I take it that's a no with the Thalia and Matt thing hey?" Questioned Sora while skimming through another magazine on my coffee table.
"That would be a no, for now anyway," I answered while resuming to violently flipping through my magazine, even the mention of that wench's name pisses me off.
Matt's POV
After Ginta left me at the café Tai conveniently was walking by and we decided to go have a few rounds of pool at the billiards hall.
"So dude, Thalia… Into you or into your skills?" questioned Tai in a dramatic announcer voice.
"Skills? This would be a time when I question why we're friends, because I never know what you're talking about," I said while shooting a solid into the right corner pocket.
"Buddy I was joking. I just wanted to know what your situation was with this Thalia chick, obviously she's into you and obviously she's damn hot." Smiled Tai.
"Damn hot hey? And if she's 'damn hot' what class does Sora go under?" I smiled slyly while staring at him, he skimmed the green felt on the pool table with his stick.
"I don't know, I don't have a class system, really Matt who does that?" he smiled while missing his targeted stripe.
"Well this Thalia girl right? My friend Ginta who I met up with today; turns out he's working for her," I said while shooting another solid into a pocket.
"You didn't tell me you knew a Chinese body guard," assumed Tai while sinking another stripe into the right corner pocket.
"You didn't let me finish, he works for her as basically the delivery boy," I grinned.
"The delivery boy hey? Oooo how much is she paying him? Wait I don't want to know," laughed Tai while sitting up on the pool table to take his next shot.
"Trust me you do, Thalia is the president of a weapons smuggling business, supposedly the best in all of Asia," I explained.
"Funny, wasn't your friend Ginta the guy who told you that Volkswagen Bugs were to be the next best street racing car? Lot of good those things would do anyone," Laughed Tai.
"That was Gynto not Ginta totally different people, Gynto had something though! At least I thought so," I smiled jokingly.
"Matt be serious, so she's in a weapons smuggling business, many people buy from her, she's basically rolling in doe, interested in you and yet you're still with Mimi?" said Tai with his eyes wide open, he than began laughing.
"Who's the delusional one now? Of course I'm still with Mimi you know how I feel about her. I better be with her for a while, I installed a brand new engine system in her precious car!" I joked.
"Whatever dude, but watch yourself she might start to think something is going on between you and Thalia if you don't look out. We all saw you stare at her as she walked away last racing night; and the look on Mimi's face was unforgettable," Said Tai as he shot the eight ball into the pocket.
"That would be game my friend, you're buying the beer," Said Tai while putting his pool stick back on the rack.
Mimi's POV
"Mimi you home? Wanna open the door? My hands are kind of full" shouted Matt from outside the door, this would be when I decide to have fun.
"How do I know you're really Matt?" I asked leaning my ear gently against the door.
"Mimi stop kidding around these groceries are really heavy and Tai can't find my key in my pocket," explained Matt.
"Oh but you didn't answer my question how am I supposed to know you're the real Matt?" I asked trying too hold back my giggle.
"You're seriously not going to make me say this in front of Tai?" He asked pleadingly.
"Ok you're the real Matt," I laughed as I unlocked and opened the door. Only the real Matt would be too shy to say I love you in front his best friend.
"That was not cool," He said as he dropped the groceries all over my floor.
"I didn't have a thing to do with it…" I said innocently.
"Hey what you guys buy!?" Smiled Sora while picking through the groceries now sprawled all over the ground.
"What did you take my mother shopping with you? What's with all the salads?" I asked while picking up two bags of salad and putting them into the fridge.
"Uh you asked me last night to put salad on the shopping list? You said you wanted to start eating more healthy," Said Matt looking rather confused.
"Oh no.. I was probably talking in my sleep silly," I laughed while picking up the cans of soup and placing them on the shelf.
"Why are you laughing? You're the one going to be eating it," replied matt by sticking his tongue out.
Sora and I quickly whipped together a goulash and a rice peel off for dinner, with extra salad on the side. As soon we were finished I couldn't get three words in before Sora pushed me to my bedroom.
"While Tai gets wasted and Matt watches we'll get ready," Scoffed Sora as she pulled out a floral printed white mini dress from my closet. "You wearing this tonight?"
I shook my head to imply that I wasn't and she quickly slipped into it. I however walked over to my closet and pulled out a pair of black dickies and black and white striped knit top. It didn't really bother me that I spent more time on my clothing than I did my make-up, unlike Sora where that was all she did.
"Hey you guys coming? The races start at one!" called Matt the kitchen. I peeked out the door and smiled Tai was sprawled out on the floor looking at the ceiling and Matt was leaning on the edge of the counter.
"Matt is Tai passed out!?" I yelled at him.
"Last time I looked he was just fascinated with how white your ceiling is," Stated Matt while glancing at Tai.
"I told him he shouldn't drink anything if we're going racing!" shouted Sora as she raced from my bedroom over to Tai who was laying on his stomach now.
"Tai you are in no condition to go out tonight, thanks way to ruin my evening!" hollered Sora into Tai's ear. By this point Tai had passed out on the floor while Sora kneeled beside him.
"So I take it you two aren't coming anymore?" Said Matt as he walked out the door.
"Sorry Mimi, This really is pathetic you know? Oh he's gonna get it when he wakes up. Head ache or not!" Rallied Sora, I could tell she was super pissed.
Around one twelve thirty people started showing up outside the old construction building, in fact it was Rage Company Ware House, the very construction building I was held captive in next year. At least there's no one still around capable to remind me of such events. I watched all the cars show up, it was like an unofficial car show. All were tricked up to look beautiful and each had some special equipment on it that made it so much better than the rest. Naturally though my car was my favourite, tonight how ever I was lending it to Matt, he was taking on Kenta.
"Ok so Matt you're going against Kenta? Right, where's Sora and Tai tonight anyways? I need someone too take bids," said Blake while taking a gun out of his pocket and loading it.
"Tai passed out and Sora was stuck babysitting for the rest of the night," laughed Matt.
"Tai what a dope Sora's gonna be so pissed when he wakes up, oh I wish I could see that," joked Blake.
"Ya well, guess we should start the race?" said Matt.
Of course just as he said that an entourage in the shape of a "V" shows up, leading the cars is a hot pink Mitsubishi. As they parked Thalia stepped out of her Mitsubishi and looked around. Naturally all eyes were on her, the girl knows how to make a good entrance. She was standing tall in a short Chinese style dress with her hair done in two thick braids coming down in two pigtails on the sides of her head.
"Ishida! I hear you will be racing tonight instead of you're little Kiki," stated Thalia.
"Mimi, either get her name right or don't bother talking to me," replied Matt as his grip around my waste tightened.
"I'm quite bad with names, and I do not learn names of people who I clearly dislike," she said with a hint of a smile playing on her lips.
"You really are a bitch aren't you? Can't you see I'm not going to give you the time of day?" spat Matt. I felt proud to be his girlfriend right now, he was sticking up for me which proves there is no attraction to her.
"You just did give me the time of day Yamato, the moment I stepped out of my car I watched your breath be sharply drawn in as you see me, I saw your whole body tense and tremble with pleasure at the sight of my appearance and I see you smirk with every foot step I take," she smiled satisfied with the look I was giving her.
"Yes that's right I was checking you out glad you noticed. You conceit can't you take it that I'm not into you? " spat Matt. I was not impressed at all, perhaps this is jealousy, I'll be the first to admit that I'm a jealous person.
"Or is it you can't take that you're into me," grinned Thalia while heading over to her body guards before Matt could reply to her.
"Mimi I'm sorry about that, I know how much you hate her right now," apologized Matt.
"Right now? RIGHT NOW? Damnit Matt I've hated her from the moment we met! It didn't even phase her that I won our last race, all she cares about is getting with you," I shouted in frustration.
"If you trust me Mimi you know I would never do anything to hurt you, and besides I'm not even attracted to her," Replied Matt sincerely.
"Oh really? I'm not stupid, she's got a great body, beautiful facial features, gorgeous hair, she's tall and she has a really spicy personality that makes me look like a frump!" I whined.
"Holy Mimi are you ok?" asked Blake approaching us. "I've never heard you complain so much about something you shouldn't even worry about,"
"I'm fine, just needed to let that out or I would probably explode," I sniffed while looking away embarrassed, I should have just sucked it up. Matt than turned and opened his car door.
"Mimi you have nothing too worry about you know?" He said while slamming his door shut and driving it to the front line.
"He's right you know?" Said Blake while joining me on the side lines.
"I clearly don't know," I replied while gripped my arms.
"I know you don't really want to remember last year, but if you recall that boy risked his life for you, do you think he would do that for some girl he'd probably fool around with for a few nights and than leave?" explained Blake as he walked past me to the front lines.
He's right, but can things change just like that in one year? The thought I must admit scares me, and it's not like Matt isn't thinking about what things would be like with Thalia. I really don't like feeling sorry for myself but sometimes I can't help it.
Blake's gun fires in the air and I see the two cars speed off, Matt hit's his NOS and instead of NOS out came the nitro methane that he had built into my car. He sped past his opponent and won the race, and the money and fame that goes with it. He ran over to me and picked me up and spun me around in circles.
"So I won in your beautiful car," He laughed while kissing my cheek.
I glanced in Thalia's direction, and instead of the scowl I was hoping for there was an appealing smirk written across her face. I couldn't help but feel uneasy as I stared at her.
She was planning something I could feel it…
Somewhere Else…
"The French we deal with are idiots, have you not realized that yet?" Said a Man in a short wasted jacket and tan colored dress pants.
"You should not be so light hearted as to talk about our clients like that Mr. Sukiyama.
"Oh and why do you say that?" questioned Mr. Sukiyama while fingering the glass he was holding.
"Clients are clients, I don't care how stupid they are or how smart they are what matters is the cash and responsibility they bring up front, haven't you noticed my methods of following them before I allow them within ten feet of the alley way?" asked the shadowy figured woman.
"I've noticed your methods, and I approve of them but lets not forget who started this company," replied Mr. Sukiyama slyly.
"You funded it Mr. Sukiyama, but as I see it we have no need for your funding any longer this business has taken off quite well…" explained the woman as two gun shots were heard.
"…In fact I don't believe we'll even be needing you in this operation any further, I'm so sick of speaking Japanese with you,"
"Where do you want us to take the body Mistress?" questioned a tall muscular guard.
"I want it buried behind the old Japanese hotel in Nagasaki, his home town was there at least his soul will leave his body in peace," stated the woman.
"Was that necessary?" Asked a short man with thick rimmed glasses and a charcoal suit on.
"Are you necessary?" Answered the woman giving the man a scornful eye.
"I believe I am Mistress," stuttered the small man.
"Come with me to the conference room and tell me how within ten sentences and I will let you live," said the woman as she arose from her chair and made her way towards a staircase.
"Yes Miss. Thalia," stuttered the man. Thalia paused and whipped her whole body around so she was facing the man.
"Five sentences, and if you want to live don't you ever say that name in mine or anyone else's presence," she whispered sharply, the man bowed several times in apology and than quietly followed Thalia up the stairs.
Oooo interesting chapter, again sorry for the delay on this one I had a HUGE amount of writers block but I think I have an idea of where I want this story to go now so HOPEFULLY I can continue updating more frequently. ^_ Fuschia