Chapter 6!!!
Finally I'm done this chapter! I'm going to this new school and I've been doing lots of work and going on msn waaaaaay too much. --; he... oh well! It's done. This chapter was actually inspired by you guys who read and review. And... if you want to add me on your hotmail: .
LIL WORD OF CAUTION: there is a part in this chap which is a lil more R rated. Sorry if you do not like it!
So there Tai was. Left at his apartment without anyone he loved. He didn't even have his cell anymore. It lay in the garbage all cracked and tarnished.
Mimi was walking down the street, taking a break from her searching. She tried Tai's number but it seemed to be out of service. She decided to walk down the streets a bit and do some window shopping. The morning was cold but there was a golden tinge of light on the streets. She stepped into a shop, it had bath salts and all kinds of fragrances. She looked around and spotted some therapy candles. She grabbed a whole bunch in her arms and paid for them at the cash.
She exited the store with the bag of candles. "Gosh, I wonder if these candles can calm me down..."
Mimi looked up into the sky which was now turning into a warm early noon color. She could see Matt's shape in the clouds. His arms were embracing and Mimi could feel a soft stare from the cloudy eyes. Her eyes began to tear when she noticed that she was being looked at by the crowd of people on the streets. "Aha... I'm just enjoying the morning!" Mimi gave a shaky smile. One teen boy stood staring at her and didn't leave. His face was kind of puzzled and he had wavy blonde hair. Mimi just looked at him. He was about her age but there seemed something peculiar about his stare. It seemed familiar and it looked as though he was trying to remember something. Mimi just looked at him. "Can I help you?" She said trying not to sound rude. The young man kept staring. "Mimi?" He said in a shaky voice. Mimi replied proudly. "Yep, chef of all chefs! That's-"
"No, Mimi. It's you Mimi?!"
Mimi looked at the teen wide-eyed. Was he on drugs or something? She decided to quietly walk away. "Wait! It's me..." The rest of his words were lost in the hustling crowds. Mimi walked away very annoyed. How rude! She thought to herself. But still, she wished she had heard the person's name. Mimi decided to go grab some snacks before Sora arrived. Mimi kept that in her mind as well. Sora was coming from Hollywood and she would be here soon. Mimi just hoped that Sora would find the apartment. She stopped at a cute little coffee shop down the road. Actually, it was the same one she went to with Matt. With the French music and tiled patio. She breathed in that familiar smell of baked bread and coffee brewing. She sat down in a rod iron chair and ordered her coffee and bagel. Mimi ate quickly, then rushed off back to her apartment.
It was 3:50 and she still had to set out some snacks. She grabbed some cheese and threw it on a plate. She grabbed some bread and heated it, then melted the cheese over it. She set it out and chopped some carrots and celery to put on top. She sprinkled it all with crushed bacon. (After all, she is a famous chef) She rushed the plate to the living room and fluffed up the pillows. She turned on a couple lights and lit some therapy candles. The room felt cozy to Mimi's surprise and just in time too. The door bell rang. Mimi took a deep breath. Remember, ask about Matt and stuff. Then talk about Tai. She planned to herself. Mimi straightened her skirt, then opened the door. "Ah Mimi!" Sora stretched out her arms, buffeting Mimi with her fluffy pink scarf. It smelt of strawberries. When Sora let go of Mimi, she took a good look at Sora's face and Sora took a good look at hers. Sora's face was shining with glitter and her lips were cherry coloured. Mimi, was looking simple, but elegant. She had shiny lip gloss on and a tiny bit of blush to bring out her cheek bones. They smiled again, and hugged again. "Oh Sora I can't believe you're here!"
Sora smiled. "I love your place!" Sora said striding into Mimi's apartment. "Mm... and something smells delicious!"
Mimi smiled. "It's my special recipe." Mimi held up her plate of bread and melted cheese with bacon and Sora smiled. "Mimi I never thought you would become a cook! I thought you were always afraid of getting messy!"
Mimi smiled broadly. "Well someone changed that..." Mimi knew this was her chance to start talking about Matt. "Remember...?"
"Oh look at this marvelous painting!" Sora cut in, turning her back to Mimi. Mimi frowned at Sora's back. "Yes it is nice, I suppose."
"So how about we sit down and eat?" Sora sat down in a nice comfy chair and took a piece of bread. It was crunchy around the edges because it was toasted. "The guy that changed my-" There was a loud crunch when Sora bit into her bread. Mimi could feel her temperature rising. She was doing this on purpose to get out of talking about guys and getting into the subject about her and Tai. "Sora. I've gotta tell you something so please listen." Sora stopped crunching and looked sad for a moment. She sighed deeply. "I knew this was why you invited me... it couldn't have come so out of the blue... I assume he told you about our marriage plans..."
Mimi's words fumbled out of her mouth. "Who- who is getting married?!" Mimi slid to the edge of her seat, coming closer to Sora.
"You- you didn't know?!" Sora looked so shocked, she looked as though she had frozen. "But I-I-I didn't Matt tell you about everything? I thought... because you use to be his girlfriend and all... he would have invited you to our wedding" Sora looked really puzzled.
Mimi just couldn't stop staring.
Matt was getting married and he took Mimi to a café? After a couple seconds of thinking... she remembered that she actually invited him to the café. She was so confused she couldn't think of what to say first.
"Oh my god."
That was all that came out of her mouth. She slid down into her chair with her eyes fixed on the wall opposite to her. She could feel something inside her rising. Like a scream, readying to just explode out of her. She kept her mouth shut and breathed deeply. Her mouth quivered and that's when it all came out. She buried her face in her hands and cried hysterically. But not a whiny cry. She was screaming in pain... all this time she had spent and for what? Mimi gave up at that very moment. Everything was washed out of her mind and her plan was shattered. Everything was ruined and she had only herself to thank for that. She had these crazy thoughts that Matt still loved her. She was wrong and now she was paying the price.
After much sobbing and grieving, Mimi expected to feel Sora hug her like she always did when Mimi was sad, but there was just air and emptiness around her. No sweet voice telling her it would be okay, just silence. Mimi looked up, her face damp and cold. When she saw no one, she panicked and looked to the door, which was closing with one last flash of a fluffy, pink scarf.
Mimi walked out of her house the next morning with great pain of mind. She was so confused and alone, she started talking to herself and kissed Matt's picture goodnight. Mimi didn't know what was happening, so she left her apartment and went to the café to pick up her daily coffee and bagel. Mimi walked down the street, wishing she could fall asleep and let it all be a dream. When she reached the café, she sat down at her usual table and pulled a magazine out of her purse. "Movie stars... don't have real lives..." She mumbled, flipping through the pages of her HELLO magazine. Some guy sat down behind her and pulled out a newspaper. Gradually, the café got busier and Mimi was getting jostled around by customers. The boy behind her also seemed to be getting a little annoyed. She straightened her sunglasses and hat and sighed.
Mimi was about to take a sip of her coffee when someone ran past her and knocked the hot coffee all over herself. Mimi screamed loudly and held her reddened hands. The boy seated behind her noticed and raced over.
"Dam people" He mumbled coming over. Mimi noticed him coming and held her hand. "Did they hurt you?" He asked.
"Uh... Yeah, but I'm ok" Her hand stung badly and was becoming slightly redder. The boy seemed panicked and hailed a waiter to grab a cold damp cloth. He seated Mimi down and rubbed some water on her hands.
Mimi took off her glasses and hat, caught up in the moment, she didn't reject to the strange boy dampening her hands.
The boy looked up and nearly spilled his water glass. "Mimi?" He managed to say.
"Yeah, I'm Mimi" Mimi screwed up her eyebrows and looked at the young boy with wavy blonde hair.
"You were that guy. The person who I saw on the streets the other day!" Suddenly remembering how strange he acted, Mimi forced her hand from the stranger's light grasp.
"Mimi I didn't tell you who I was! Don't you remember me, I'm Michael."
"Michael?" Mimi gave her hand back. "Digi-?"
The boy named Michael nodded his head excitedly. "Oh my god!" Mimi cupped her hand over her mouth and smiled. "OH MY!!!" Mimi was smiling so much that her burning feeling in her hand went numb.
"I don't believe it!" Mimi was so amazed she almost threw her arms around him, but backed away when she realized everyone was watching.
"Aw Mimi" Michael sighed with a laugh, "You musta thought I was pretty nuts back there on the street looking at you like that, some drug atic, right?"
Mimi laughed nervously, "Who would ever think that!" Michael stared at her. "Ok... I guess I did think you were pretty weird."
Michael smiled. "That's ok."
Mimi squeezed out her cloth and soaked it again. She wasn't thinking about Matt anymore. He had disappeared from her mind, guess you could say. Mimi put the cloth back on her hand.
"Would you like to come back to my apartment? We could have a drink or something." Michael blushed, "As just a reunion. Unless you and Matt are still going out."
Mimi frowned. She was just enjoying the moment when Matt had to come into the conversation. "Umm...I'm not sure if..." Mimi didn't want to pass up this but now she felt alone again. "Alright" It tumbled out of her mouth. She smiled to herself. But Michael was smiling even larger.
"I'll see you in 'bout an hour at this address." He took a pen out of his back pocket and scribbled his address on the paper. "See ya later then."
Mimi couldn't believe that when he started to walk away, he waved. It was the sweetest wave ever. He turned and gave her a smile and his eyes sparkled with joy. Mimi stared after him feeling the temperature rising in her cheeks. She smiled and slid back in her chair. "I think" She took a deep breath and looked up at the sky. She smiled to herself.
A/N: k just a little pause here. Don't get mad about Michael and Mimi, k? Everything is going to be ok. This is a Mimato fic and it is going to stay that way!... or is it? You'll see in the next couple of chapters. Anyways sorry to stop. Continue!!
Mimi remained seated at her table even though Michael had left. Her legs were too heavy to lift, yet her head felt light as a feather. Mimi stirred her water with her straw even though it was pretty pointless. Mimi crossed her legs and tried to get into a comfortable position in her chair. She felt so alive, she couldn't sit still. That is when Mimi decided to go home and get fixed up for Michael.
Meanwhile back in the heart of New York...................................................................................................
Tai remembered. He truly did. That one night when he left his sister alone at the house and hadn't called her since. He hadn't called anyone. His cell phone was out of batteries and the screen was smashed in. He couldn't afford a phone, he had to spend his meager amount of money on food.
He thought of getting a job to help himself, but he thought: Who would ever hire a person, unshaven and poor as me? Tai never thought about this a couple years ago, but now he was pushing into his twenties and he had to start looking after himself. He had spent years looking for Sora, and it had been a waste of time. She probably wasn't even here. Tai looked out his grubby window and could feel his eyes sting. He wiped them and then got up from his seat. He walked onto the greasy kitchen floor and got himself a piece of paper from a notepad beside the sink. He grabbed a pen and started to organize himself. Number one... he thought, "Get a haircut, Number two... clean apartment. Number three...get a job..." The list went on and on but one of the things he wrote was... to forget Sora. It was hard, but he wrote it in ink and that is what he was going to do. A tear crawled down his cheek and he cried to himself for a bit. He was there alone in this place, away from his family and friends. He wanted to go home, but first he'd have to earn some money to buy a plane ticket. He had been stupid for long enough. He even barely remembered why he still liked Sora. Tai was getting tired and his damp eyes were blurry as he stared out the window, longing for freedom. The cold sensation from the cracks in the window made him feel alone.
Sora was walking down the busy streets of New York. It was dark and cars were zooming past and buildings were staring down at the people passing. Sora was wearing a mint green scarf with a white tank and a mini jean skirt. "That visit with Mimi did SO not go well..." She sighed. "Now I'm left with this feeling like I have unfinished business. Holy crap... as if I need something else to regret..."
Sora looked down at her feet as she walked. She had become such a ditz... so many things hung around in her mind. Not to mention sleeping with 5 different guys to try and relieve herself. She was pretty ashamed.
So many other things had gone wrong too... One of those 5 guys she slept with had been Matt.
"I'M SUCH A SLUT" Sora cried out to herself. "Why did Matt have to be at the bar the night I was drunk??" She started crying.
"I don't even like him..." She cried harder, "Tai... my babe... I got mad at him for feeling my neck... and look at me now...I sleep with random hot guys off the street!!" Sora sat down and for once in her life, she realized she had a cold lonely life.
(A/N: ok I realize things are moving a little fast so here's an update: Mimi is on her date with Michael, Tai is in his apartment and Sora is walking down the streets at night. Matt hasn't been mentioned yet, but he will be. K ppls continue)
Mimi waited anxiously in front of Michael's apartment door. "OK" she breathed, "Just press the doorbell" She was actually scared! Mimi could feel her hands shaking at her sides. "Well here goes..." She rang the doorbell.
The door slowly opened and standing there was Michael all handsomely dressed and looking as charming as ever. Mimi was lost for words but then stuttered "hi" with a smile.
"Hi Mimi, come on in" He smiled at her too.
Mimi slipped inside. Something felt so awkward. She had never been with Michael for so long. "Oh well" she smiled to herself and then began to walk in. The apartment was clean and medium sized. She passed by a couple bedrooms and a bathroom with Michael closely behind her.
After walking down the hall she came to the living room. It had one small couch in front of a big screen TV. On the coffee table were a couple romance movies. "Err um, I thought we could watch something!" Michael butted in noticing she was looking over in that direction. "ok sounds good." Mimi smiled.
"I'll be right back. I'm gunna go set the table for dinner."
"Oh! Alright" Dinner?? Mimi thought. She had just eaten practically.
This was questionable but Mimi sat down on the couch in front of the TV. She decided to put down her purse and look through the movies he had rented. "oh my god!" She whispered to herself. One of the movies had a couple on the cover... completely stripped of their clothes! She put down the movie and immediately decided this night was not going to be what she thought it would be.
Michael poked his head out the swinging kitchen doors. "dinner's ready Mimi!"
"ok" she got up reluctantly and followed him to the table.
Michael very nervously pulled out Mimi's chair for her. "thanks" She said.
He then sat down and they began to eat. "Mmm Michael this is excellent...!" She trailed off as she ate more. "I'm glad you like it... I thought I might make something special tonight."
Mimi blushed and set down her fork, placing her hands in her lap. "So... what do you do now a days?"
"Oh I'm a photographer. Lately, I'm taking photographs for Hello magazine."
"Oh wow that's very good." Mimi smiled shifting her wine glass from side to side.
They both sat in an awkward silence after dinner was almost finished. Then Michael finally got up and cleared the plates. "Mimi you can go make yourself comfortable on the couch while I clean up"
"Oh ok" she smiled nervously. "Movie time" she mumbled as she walked away.
Mimi sat down and looked out the window. It was starting to grow dark outside and the lights from street lamps down below glowed in the night. The comfortable noise of Michael washing the dishes in the kitchen made her feel like she was at home; sheltered from the nighttime outside.
The tap water stopped and Michael turned off the kitchen light. He walked into the living room and sat down beside Mimi; turning off the light beside them.
She was starting to get nervous. It was dark and-
The TV came on and Michael inserted a film. Praying it wasn't the porno flick, she waited patiently on the couch. "Are you comfortable?" He asked kindly.
"Oh... yes" She replied quickly.
Michael sat down beside her and the movie started.
Mimi's hands were folded in her lap... but she was thinking. Right now did they belong somewhere else? Michael's hands looked out of place too. When suddenly he put his arm around Mimi's shoulders. He seemed very nervous and it looked as though he had been questioning ever doing it. But Mimi didn't back away.
She slowly cuddled into Michael. Things became more together. Mimi was barely watching the movie. Her heart was racing about what was going to happen next.
Michael finally did something new. He turned his head towards Mimi; his eyes inches away from her own. Mimi set her hand on his chest and leant in for the kiss.
Michael placed his hand on her cheek and kissed her. She could see every lash upon his eyelid.
After the beautiful moment, Mimi leant in for another. She caressed his back with her hands; for she couldn't seem to control them. Michael, noticing that moved his hand closer to her chest area. She didn't back away. He massaged her so softly Mimi thought she would start giggling. He grabbed firmer this time and started to move his head down a bit. Mimi started laughing. Michael's head was in her shirt and he was doing something that apparently made Mimi laugh and kiss him more.
Everything got even sweeter than that. Michael pulled off his shirt and he began to unbutton Mimi's top. She was so into it, that she helped him take it off. They kissed heavily and close to the end, Mimi's bra was off and lying feet away from the couch.
She thought things couldn't get better when suddenly the door of the apartment opened and a handsome guy ran in. "Dude your I left the car down in the-"
Mimi and Michael pushed out from under the covers, Mimi holding up the blanket over her upper body.
"Hey...Chad what are ya doing here? I thought you said you wouldn't be home until 3." Michael tried to pull up his boxers.
"Yeah... you seen the clock? It's almost 4. Who's the chick?" He smiled very romantically.
Mimi looked entranced.
"Um I invited her here for a date. This is Mimi." Said Michael putting his arm around her.
"Well you sure know how to pick 'em. I'm Chad" He said turning back to Mimi. "I'm Mike's roommate. And let me say... you are welcome here any time"
She blushed frantically.
"I better be going... nice to meet you Chad." She smiled sweetly, picking up the blanket and folding it around her body "and Michael I'll call you tomorrow... d'you mind if I go..." She motioned to her bra.
"Yes! By all means go change." Michael smiled.
"Thanks" She turned smiling.
When she turned her head away, Chad stared after her behind and whistled. "Yo man!! How'd you ever get something so sweet?" He nudged Michael in the arm as he sat down beside him. "And how'd this happen on a first date?? She's gotta be so into you man!"
"Well... we're old friends and I just ran into her the other day. She sure is something isn't she?..." He smiled dreamily.
"Yeah dude, you guys have got this thing going good." He got up from the couch and winked.
Mimi came out of the bathroom with her purse and Chad 'accidentally' moved into her.
"Oh!" She piped.
"Aw geez girl I'm sorry. Didn't see ya there." He looked lower than her neck for a few seconds and then her face. "Well I'm off to bed... really tired. Night Mike... night Mimi" He said "night mimi" with a smile.
"Goodnight Chad" She smiled at him.
"sorry about him" sighed Michael. "He thinks you're cute"
Mimi gave a laugh. "I see. Well goodbye for now... I might see you tomorrow"
"Bye Mimi" He gave her a long kiss, and looking over her shoulder, he saw Chad peeking out the bedroom door making some motions with his tongue. He then laughed silently and slipped back in his room.
Mimi opened the door to her apartment. The familiar smell of made her feel even better. She floated in and landed softly on the couch. She hugged the soft pillows and stretched her arms in the air. "Oh Michael... my days of looking for Yamato Ishida are over!"
Authors Note:
Ok that's the sixth chapter. It's all done. I hope you liked it... and don't worry mimato fans. I promise you this is a mimato fic. Don't forget that! .
next chap in process
-ciao!
Thanks for reading!!
