Author's
Note: Okay... this is the 5th chapter. It's a love triangle between
Mimi, Matt and Sora. (Nobody really likes Tai right now) but...
you'll see what happens! I have worked hard on this Chapter and it
is fairly sad. Sorry! I couldn't resist going overboard! I'll
just give you a quick summary: Mimi finds out that Sora is living in
Hollywood among her other famous designer friends and Tai is living
in a run down apartment in America. (Since he misses Sora so much,
he's been depressed ever since) Mimi finds out where Kari lives and
asks her where her brother is. The story starts with Mimi in her
apartment after the "Disaster Date" with Matt so read on to find
out what happens next! Enjoy the story!
Chapter 5:
Mimi
woke up the next morning on her leather sofa. She was still in her
pink sunglasses and her purple cashmere scarf with her pink sundress.
"I must've fallen asleep..." Mimi sighed to herself. She looked
out the open window of the apartment and yawned lazily. The buildings
were gray and lifeless and the streets were flooding with cars. It
was already 10:00 and she had a nail appointment at 10:30.
Mimi
opened her eyelids wide to prevent them from collapsing over her eyes
and going back to sleep. She groggily walked into her bedroom and
flushed her face with cold water. Mimi washed up her body and put on
a pair of pink jeans and a halter top.
She then, sat down and
poured her coffee, she needed some caffeine in her system. She ate a
quick bowl of cereal and went to brush her teeth and comb her hair.
Mimi raced into her bedroom where pictures of her boyfriend, Matt sat
on her dresser and night table. She stared at them sadly. Matt was in
all the pictures and now he hated her. The pictures reminded her of
yesterday when Matt told her he had a girlfriend and it was Sora. She
wanted to wipe those thoughts out of her head but they mingled at the
very back of her mind. She had nearly forgotten about Matt until the
pictures had come into view. Matt's and her face were smiling back
at her, his arm secretly around her waist, and the joyful tear
glinting in Mimi's eye. The glass over top the picture reflected
her own face. Her own eyes had gone puffy and her hair had come out
of place. Mimi suddenly raced into her bedroom and flung herself on
the bed. She shot her fist out in front of her and plunged it into
her stomach. She winced as the pain traveled up her throat and out
her mouth. She crashed herself onto the floor and flung around wildly
with the bed covers. When she got up, her lip was bleeding and she
had scraps all over her body. Mimi then weakly walked into her
kitchen and took a sip of her coffee, holding her aching stomach.
"I
am so stupid! Matt? Matt! I love you... Where are you Matt?...
Where?... I need you... I have to make Sora see... I need to be with
you... how much you mean... I can't let myself live without you..."
Mimi then collapsed on her kitchen table and the coffee cup crashed
to the floor.
After a couple of minutes, she slowly shifted
her head over to the kitchen counter where her toast and eggs sat.
She stood up slowly and made her way across the room, gripping onto
everything she came across. She walked right over the shattered glass
and left small blood trails on the floor. She walked over and picked
up the plate of eggs and toast. Mimi had to get Matt and her back
together... she just had to. The only way to do that was to get Tai
and Sora back together. So, she then sat down and ate her breakfast
and decided not to punish her self for loving Matt.
Author's
POV
The tired Sora awoke at her penthouse in Hollywood. She
had been called over to design clothing for the stars. Sora was now a
very famous and well- known designer.
"6:00 am?..." She
mumbled. Sora was due at the studio very soon and she was only half
awake. Looking at herself in the mirror nearly made her scream. Her
brown hair was tangled and her eyes had dark circles below them. Her
lips were chapped and her eyes were puffy. She couldn't possibly go
to work like this. Sora quickly opened her vanity drawer and dug
around for some foundation and creams. She rubbed many different
colors of lotions on her face and rushed to the kitchen. She chopped
two pieces of fresh cucumbers and laid them over her eyes.
When
she finally realized that it would take way too long with cucumbers,
she mixed more lotion and put it under her eyes. She quickly brushed
her hair and put it up in a fancy bun. Sora dabbed on some blush and
applied heavy pink lipstick. After washing off her lotions and
brushing her teeth, Sora sped to put on a red dress and a black mink
coat. She was finally ready to go to the studio.
On the way to
work in her bright red sports car, Sora thought about home. She
missed Matt and wondered when she would see him again. She had been
in Hollywood for a couple weeks and was missing her boyfriend. She
told Matt not to tell anybody, but they were planning to get married
as soon as Sora got back. She was looking forward to going home and
throwing the bouquet.
Sora thought in her head the plans for
the wedding. She and Matt had discussed it over the phone, but Sora
had new ideas. She quickly dug her cell phone out of her purse and
dialed Matt's number. She couldn't resist to talk about the
wedding!
"Hullo?"
"Uh, Hello? Matt?"
"Oh,
Hi Sora..."
"You okay? You sound awful! Anyways, I wanted
to talk to you about the wedding plans..."
A groan came from
the other side of the phone. "Sora... I'm in the middle of band
practice-"
"For the wedding we'll have doves... 12 doves
for all the years we've known each other... (A/N I think it's 12
years... oh well! It's just a story!) and of course we have to have
a huge wedding cake modeled to look like us! With our salary, we can
afford it..."
Sora went on talking on her cell phone to
Matt. "Sora... Can I go now? That sounds great... Just do it
whatever way you want... I've gotta go..."
"Bye, bye!
Talk to you later!"
Sora beeped off her phone and drove into
the parking lot of Tachenouchi Co. her fashion company.
Author's
POV
Matt sat in his room which was covered in Band posters and
magazines. He was lying on his bed, staring up at the ceiling. After
all, Matt had a lot of thinking to do. Mimi was furious with him and
Sora was driving him crazy with talk of marriage. And he was starting
to think Sora actually MEANT it. Voices were screaming in Matt's
head:
"Marry Sora! You'll have a great life!"
"But
Mimi is more of your type..."
"Mimi loves you and Sora
loves you!"
"Marry Mimi and kiss her till her lips cave
in! She's got great lips!"
He closed his eyes tight and
tried to wipe the various voices out of his head. "Mimi, Sora...
Mimi... Sora." He didn't know what to do. Mimi was the greatest
girl on Earth. But ever since Sora had gotten mixed up in the fight
with Tai, she seemed to lose control and go for the first guy she
saw. Did Sora really love him? Or did she love the remaining vision
of Tai that Matt brought back? He loved Mimi dearly. She was so
perfect, so delicate. Like the petals of a fresh rose, they must be
handled with care. And Matt hadn't handled his flower with care. He
had brushed it aside and tore the petals straight off the stem.
Matt
lay there, and opened his eyes. His heart longed to see Mimi and him
kiss, just one last time. Even just for one time before the wedding.
Or was there going to be a wedding. Matt was so confused, he tired
himself to sleep.
Author POV
Mimi rushed back up to her
apartment and stuck her key in the lock. She had just gone to her
nail appointment and was questioned by the various scratches on her
face. She simply replied: "It doesn't matter" Mimi opened the
door and ran to her bedroom. She dropped her purse on the bed and
picked up the phone, while rummaging in her cupboard for her address
book. Once she had found it, Mimi began dialing in the numbers of
Sora's parents. The phone rang and Mimi held her breath when
someone lifted the receiver. "Hello? Tachenouchi residence..." A
sweet female voice greeted. "Um, hello? Mrs. Tachenouchi? This is
Sora's old time friend, Mimi." Mimi tried not to sound too
anxious, after all, the pain in her stomach reminded her of how much
this meant. There was a gasp from the other side of the phone.
"Mimi?! Why Sora hasn't heard from you in the longest while! I'm
afraid she's in Hollywood right now, would you like her number?"
Mimi jumped excitedly, "Oh! Yes please!" "Alright, let me
see..." Sora's mother told Mimi the number and Mimi wrote it out
on a piece of paper. "Uh huh... Thank you very much!" Mimi hung
up the phone and jumped on her bed and lifted her arms in the air as
if she had won a million dollars. She screamed in happiness. After
all, the person she was going to get back was worth more than a
million dollars. She kept screaming until her aching stomach hurt
even more.
But Mimi didn't waste a second worrying about it.
She dialed Sora's number and waited on the phone.
Finally,
after many head-pulsing rings, a preppy female voice picked up the
phone. "Yeah Yeah, who is it? Make it snappy! I'm due for a photo
shoot in a minute."
"Hello... err... Sora? This is Mimi
Tachi-"
"Mimi TACHIKAWA! THEE Mimi Tachikawa? Oh my
goodness... I have seen all your cooking shows on TV and you are
absolutely marvelous! You saved a party I gave last week! Honestly,
the food was crap until I got your recipe."
"Uh, Sora?
That's nice, but remember we use to know each other? Does the word
Digidestined ring a bell?"
"Digi...wha?... Mimi? Mimi! My
old friend Mimi! How are you?" She was now sounding a little less
snobbish.
"I'm good... I just wondered if you... were
interested in shopping with me at the mall tomorrow at... hmm... 4:00
o'clock?"
"Well, my shoot should be done by late this
afternoon... Sure!"
"Really?! That's great! Meet me at
the front of the mall, kay?"
"For sure! See you
then!"
There was a click on the other side of the phone and
Mimi took a deep breath. "And guess who is going to be waiting for
you instead of me..." Mimi gave a small giggle and opened her
address book to the 'K' section. "Tai !"
Author POV
A
boy with large brown hair stared out his dirty old window. The rain
pelted hard on the surface and Tai got up from the tiny cot from
beside the window. The tile floors of his New York apartment were
dirty and the room was very quiet. Tai looked tired and his large
hair was more tangled than usual. He had developed a stubble and his
skin had grown very pale. There were no lights in the room. It was
quit dark with the gray clouds hanging outside the window. It sounded
like someone had muted everything. The thunder barely made any noise.
But Tai was used to it. Ever since he and Sora had the fight in the
Digital World, Tai had become a dull person. His wallet was empty and
his clothes were torn and many sizes too small. Tai had run away from
home many years ago. Only Kari knew where he was. He could remember
the night so clearly. Just when they got back from the Digital
World...
Tai's POV (remembering)
I sat in my room
surrounded by the various stuffed toys Kari had. I held my head in my
hands and tried not to think of the night when Sora and I had the
fight. It was a couple nights ago, and I could still picture her
face. Her eyes wide and her lips quivering. She was screaming at me
just for loving her. I really didn't mean to make her
uncomfortable, I just thought that was the right thing to do. (I had
seen it done in a romance movie once. Aha... The movie was kind of
rated R...) I looked up to see it was dark in my room and the street
lights glowed out my window. Kari was sleeping in the bottom of the
bunk bed and cuddling some of her stuffed toys. Our cat was cuddled
up beside her. That was when I decided to leave.
Everyone was
asleep and I had the perfect opportunity. I slowly slipped out of my
bed and down the ladder. I grabbed my backpack and lucky goggles out
of the closet and strapped them around my head. I emptied my drawer
and managed to stuff most of my clothes into my bag. My wallet was a
definite must if I needed to rent a cheap hotel room. I also emptied
my piggybank. Next was to get some food from downstairs. I wondered
whether I should give Kari my cell number which I was packing in my
back. "Nah... She'd probably blab to everyone that I had run away
and that she knew where I was..." I loaded up my backpack and gave
Kari one final kiss on the cheek. "Bye sis..." I whispered
quietly. I didn't want to leave this warm house, but something told
me I couldn't stay here. "...Bye big brother..." She mumbled in
her sleep. I smiled through my tears and left the room silently.
The
fridge was loaded with food and the pantry had many snacks like chips
and candy. I chose the healthy stuff in the fridge and packed it all
up in many grocery bags. I froze when I heard bare feet sliding
across the tile floor. I whipped around and Kari was standing there
with one of her animals in her arms. She was wearing a baby pink
nightgown and was rubbing her eyes. "Tai?" She quivered. "Where
are you going?" I didn't know what to say. "I-I'm going to
Matt's house."
"Matt is on vacation."
"I'm
going to the grocery store..."
"The fridge WAS full. Until
you took the food out."
"I'm going to the convenient
store to buy a pen."
"We have twelve of them in the
drawer."
"Well... I might be going to the movies?" I
felt so stupid.
"Tai, where are you really going?"
I
paused for a moment and looked my sister deep in the eyes. I held her
tiny shoulders in my hands and looked at her. "Promise you won't
tell?" Kari looked fearful for a minute. "Do you promise
Kari?"
She stuttered then smiled weakly. "Promise
Tai..."
"Okay. I'm going to New York."
"How?
Why?!" She shouted.
"SSSHHH! I'm borrowing Mom and Dad's
tickets. You know my cell number and I've got my food. I'll call
you when I find out where I'm staying."
"Can I come with
you, Tai?" She had suddenly spotted my teary eyes and fell silent.
"This is because of Sora... isn't it?"
She had realized
I couldn't lie. "I hear that she moved to New York... so.. I'm
gonna go after her."
"Do you know how big New York is?
You'll get hurt!" She wrapped her tiny arms around me. I wanted
to hug her back, but instead, I pushed her away. "What are you
doing?" She cried as I opened the front door and left her in the
middle of the kitchen.
"I'll miss you Kari... enjoy the
top bunk. You've always wanted it..."
"NO!" She raced
to me and hugged me tightly. "You can have the bunk bed! Just
stay!"
I hugged Kari tight, than kissed her. "Goodbye
Kari. I'll call you when I get to New York."
And that was
it.
I walked out the front door and watched her outstretched
arms grow smaller and her sad face produce tears down her soft
cheeks. When I closed the door, I cried loudly and stared up at the
starry sky. "Kari..." I whispered to myself. My eyes were damp
and I had never felt so alone in my life. I bent over and sat down on
the porch steps. I wanted to pick a shooting star from the field of
the night sky... make a wish... maybe wish twice... "I'll miss
you."
Author's Note:
OKAY! Finally done this chap!
I will continue if I get 5 more reviews. But anyways, what did you
think? I thought it was a little sad at the end but you have to have
some feeling in your stories. (Hopefully I reached some people's
feelings out there) Please tell me if I did. If I didn't, then
still tell me. I want to know. I need to get better at writing. But
for now, this is the best I can do. I wanted to make the Chapter
longer, but I think this ending was good. (Sorry for my cliffhanger
ending!!!!!!) I hope you guys enjoyed the fic, anyways. I'll try to
start the next chap
