Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon an this is not an ANTI-Sora fic.
Rating: PG-13 for swearing, scary moments, mentioning of suicide and other spooky goth stuff. Also Shuu is NOT an original character he is real. Jou has TWO older brothers. Shinn and Shuu. Shuu attends a university where Mr. Takenuchi(Sora's dad) works.
takes place 2 years after "A very digi-Christmas"
Summary: Mimi, came back to Japan . She sees' first hand how Sora's rejection affects Tai, and has some strong opinions of her own on the matter. Can mimi help her friends get over this? Or will Taichi forever be living in Sora's memory?
Present day:
An alarm clock is going off at 8:00 am...
Mimi sighed; rolling over she hit the snooze button just before the second buzz.
She pulled the comforter over her head as her perky mother bounced into the room.
It was hard to tell they were related, mimi was the exact opposite of her mother ever since she had heard about the hair clip* and decided to look on the dark side instead of the bright side.
"Mimi! lets go! Rise and shiiiiiiiiine!" Mrs. Tachikawa said pulling the blankets off of the moody 15 year old.
Mimi groaned and shut the door as her mother disappeared out of the room to let mimi get dressed. Mimi had brushed her hair a little. It was still just past her shoulders, it had been dyed oink with red streaks again but that was awhile ago so the brown showed alot leaving permanent pinkish red streaks.
She had put on a tan colored school skirt with thigh high socks. Her shirt was a black long sleeved one with a maroon t-shirt over it that bore that words Honk if anything falls off English.
It was Saturday, the reason Mrs. Tachikawa was so excited was because the Tachikawa's were moving back to Japan.
So, why wasn't Mimi happy to back to the land of the setting sun? because Taichi was there and he was STILL hung up on Sora. you could tell,
Because no matter what he says he still acts like her boyfriend.
It made Mimi sick to her stomach even though Sora had recently broken up with Yamato and told everyone that she wasn't going to date anymore.
She still acted the same. Jou had mailed mimi about a week ago saying that Yamato was a mess. And that Sora had indeed been dating.
Not Taichi, but a student from her fathers university, Kido Shuu. Yes, Jou's own brother.
Jou had transferred After he failed because of Diablomon* to get into a school that specialized in training doctors, he registered at Odiaba high later that school year.
He's now a senior.
Mimi and her parents were coming back to Japan right before the next trimester began.
It was winter break in both America and Japan, Mimi had received her last report card from the Manhattan school district.
"Okaza, I don't want to go!" Mimi said gripping the door frame as her mother wrapped her arms around her daughters waist.
"What about my friends?! I've grown attached to that red brick building that smells of stale urine!" Mimi lied as her mother lifted her in to the living room, ignoring Mimi's kicking and squealing.
"You don't have any friends besides that doormat blonde, and you HAVE E-mail." her mother said holding the girl down so she would stay on the couch.
"Now go pack your blankets and your alarm clock. Then GET. IN .THE. CAR!"
Mimi sighed, "Alright.." Mrs. Tachikawa brought Mimi a box labeled 'Mimi's room #2'
Mimi folded her blanket and put it in the box along with her pillow and alarm clock.
'I hope it's over by now' she thought bitterly.
There were already things in the box but there was room on top of that stuff for her blanket, pillow and alarm clock.
She hefted the box onto her knees then picked it up, the corners pressing on her forearm.
The movers had already loaded the last of the furniture when she arrived in the living room. A tall, skinny man took the box from her and asked her mother where she wanted him to put it.
Mimi made one last attempt to stay by tying one of her hands to the kitchen sink. Her father sighed, walking over to his stubborn daughter.
The camera around his neck swinged when he leaned down to where mimi was sitting cross-legged on the floor, tied to the faucet with long a plastic rope.
"Mimi, PLEASE be corporative with us. We know you want to stay, we don't know why, you obviously won't miss anyone here."
He rubbed her shoulder and continued speaking,
"But you'll be very happy to be back in Odaiba. We got an apartment in heighten view terrace. Close to the Yagami's so you can visit them anytime you want."
Her father smiled. Mimi didn't feel any better about going, knowing where she would be living made her want to stay even more.
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Meanwhile in Japan 20 hours ahead of east coast time.
It was five in the morning, Jou was still studying. He had to study.
He didn't notice shinn behind him.
"Na, Jou. Aren't you tired. School starts on Monday you should sleep a little. You've been studying for almost two weeks. And it's Sunday morning."
Jou didn't answer.
"Jou?" Shin shook his brothers shoulder.
He was asleep. Shin smiled,
"How many bottles of sake* does it take to get to the moon?" He jokingly asked pulling the empty bottle out of Jou's hand.
Shin shook his head. " I thought he'd stopped when that boozer, Tachikawa moved away. Oh well, at least he's drinking at home..." He looked at the bottle for a moment, and then made an annoyed sound. " The monster, he took some of MY stash." He whacked his sleeping brother upside the head with a pillow.
Jou fell out of his chair. "What? I was just resting my eyes..." Jou said rubbing his head.
"Sure you were, dad wants you to go to bed. I have to go back home in the morning so don't make me get up again ne?"
Shin yawned before, again, telling Jou to go to bed. Jou stood up, shoving his books into a pile. "Only one more year. And all I have to worry about id college." He muttered sitting cross-legged on his futon.
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Mimi was already on the plane, She was bored. The flight attendant told her and her family they would arrive early Monday morning around four. Mimi sighed.
'Maybe I could call Hikari she's always up late on the internet.' Mimi then pulled out her cell phone and dialed the Yagami residence. It took a minute to connect.
A voice came on the over end. "Hello, Hikari-chan? It's me Mimi. I'm not disturbing you am I? How's...Taichi-kun?"
"He's alright. But Hikari's asleep right now Mimi-chan. I haven't spoken to you on the phone in a long time are you well?" Mimi blushed slightly. "I'm doing well..."
Mimi was trying to sound like she barely knew him but she couldn't. She would have practiced this if she was going to be seeing much more than usual.
"Good. Um. Hikari say's your moving back here. Did your dad quit his job or something?"
Mimi looked over at her sleeping parents and smiled. She tried to frown when she answered Taichi. "No, actually papa has been promoted."
"Ah. How has it been living in America for three years, and just after you've gotten used to it your coming home?" He sounded like he really wanted to know.
Mimi sighed as if it were a bother to talk to him. Unfortunately she had wasted her act because Taichi had turned away from the phone apparently before she answered him.
"It was...a surprise when I found out," Mimi said that remembering that Ear splitting NOOOOOOO! she had let out when her father told her. Taichi laughed a little on the other end.
"Well we all miss you, and were happy that your coming home. Um. I'm not supposed to tell you but Hikari has planned something... I'm not sure what, But she, Takeru and Daiskue have been working on it non-stop."
Mimi nodded even thought Taichi couldn't see her. "I'm sure it will be a real surprise."
She said looking out the window.
"Mom told me that we were moving to the same block of apartments as you...Why are you up so late?"
Taichi paused on the other end. "No reason."
"Where are you?" Taichi asked fiddling with a piece of paper that was next to the phone.
"On the plane."
Mimi turned away from the phone to hand the stewardess her tray.
When she returned she heard him I love you too . "WHAT?!" Mimi must have hurt his ears. "I....was talking to my mother Mimi."
Taichi blushed on the other line. Mimi looked like someone had just painted the red on like cheap eye shadow.
"I knew that... I was just outraged and shocked about the. Price on these Airline soy sauce packets."
*On the other end not so far away from mimi who is passing over Korea.*
Taichi raised an eyebrow, he knew that the soy sauce was free on the plane. He was still blushing.
Mimi made up a quick excuse and hung up. Taichi's mother had just went to bed after having to drive all the way to Shibuya to retrieve Mr. Yagami who was sleeping on the little apartment porch.
Taichi went back to the computer and continued his online conversation with Miyako, Yamato, Sora and Koushiro in a private chat room labeled: Curry sticks to the roof of your mouth.
Miyako's screen name was Capitol most high. Even though her Name meant Capitol Above the well . She as well as everyone else had odd screen names that had to do with their real names.
Koushiro's was Of the _Spring which was what his first name, Koushiro meant.
Sora's was Sky _Warrior, Sora meant Sky in Japanese as Hikari's meant light and Miyako meant capitol.
Yamato's was practical like Miyako's.
Miyako was typing things into the room when Taichi announced that he was back.
:The following is their chat conversation:
Of the _Spring: Where'd you go Yagami?
Capitol most high: U mizd 1 hell of a debate!
Thick _one: Talking to Mimi, she's on the plane right now.
Sky _warrior: Did she say when she would be here?
Thick _one: I forgot to ask -_-'
Capitol most high: Did you really?
Of the _spring: Yes, Miyako, He did.
Rock _Stones: S' okay. Sora, Takeru say's hello. Hold on, I got to make him go to sleep or mom won't let him stay over anymore.
Sky _Warrior: Alright.
:: Tachikawa _RiverzTruth has entered the room::
Sky _Warrior: Who's this? Who invited him?
Thick _one: I did, It's mimi.
Capitol most high: Is this your screen name Mimi?
Tachikawa _RiverzTruth: Yes, It used to be Mimi _Gurl, But I had changed it.
Rock _Stones: Eh, done. He was being a brat.
Of the _Spring: WB Yamato. Mimi's here.
Rock _Stones: Oh. Are you well Mimi?
Thick _One: Yes. She is.
Before long it was already time for sleep while the sun was still down.
:Thick _one has left:
:Rock _Stones has left:
:Sky _Warrior has left:
:Tachikawa _RiverzTruth has left:
Capitol most high: Did U ever notice that my name would make more sense if my last name were Izumi?
Of the _Spring: You mean Capitol Of The Spring instead of Capitol Above The Well?
Capitol most high: Yeah.
Of the _Spring: I never thought about that. Ah, crap I have to go. See you later Miyako-chan
Capitol most high: You two. I'll see you later. Bye.
Of the _Spring: Bye
:Capitol most high has left:
:Of the _Spring has left:
This room is now closed.
Mimi stretched. She hadn't slept thought the whole flight. There was an announcement from a steward. "We will be landing soon, Please put your seats in a upright position and fasten your seat belts."
The passengers did as they were told. Mimi flicked a piece of hair out of her face. And pulled at her layered shirt.
Her mother was smoothing the wrinkles in her pink sweater over a white dress while fixing Mr. Tachikawa's red striped tie. Mimi smiled as she watched her mother check her lipstick. Mimi deleted the confession letter she was writing to Taichi and unplugged her internet source, her cell phone, from the laptop and shoved it into it's worn black bag.
Mimi looked at the bag lovingly, her friends had Given he the laptop and the bag for her
when she had learned to use a computer. It had little doodles on it, Miyako had written. You break it you buy it on the bottom with white out.
Mimi reached up after fastening the buckles on her bag and pulled some of her luggage out of the overhead compartment.
Her parents who were sitting behind her did the same as the passengers descended from the plane to the airport. She pushed on pair of head phones and pushed the play key with her only free finger. It was a mixed Cd that she had burned on their home computer which was being loaded into a van on the other side of the airport.
The first track was Jewel by BoA, It was a J-pop song. Mimi wasn't in the mood for a sad romance song right now though. So she skipped to track five, It's my life by Bon Jovi, the American Rock star from the 80's. he was much better at the guitar than Yamato was. But mimi would never tell her friend that or it might crush his dreams.
Track six was Don't speak by no doubt, Some people who knew about her obsession with Taichi said it reminded them of her and Taichi.
Mimi muttered the Bon Jovi lyrics under her breath as she and her parents made their way to the apartment. The moving van followed.
" This is for the ones who stood their ground. For Tommy and Gina who never backed down... "
Mimi muttered the last part smiling. It was around five and the darkness in the sky was forming into a sunrise. She and her parents were making their way to a rental Mitsubishi, Mimi could hear gun shots in the distance. It made her think about gangs.
She remembered seeing a movie about a bunch of people who formed a Korean gang, It was a good movie but some parts were disturbing. She had watched it with Miyako a long time ago, still the images stuck in her mind.
Her parents were fumbling with the car key. It appeared to be stuck. Mimi was about to help them when a clammy hand grabbed her shoulder. "Back off bastard!" Mimi threw him/her on the ground after punching the little S.O.B Her parents looked angry at her.
She looked down, It was Takeru he was climbing to his knees and was ready to strangle Mimi.
"I was just saying hi you little B-" Mimi slapped him hard. "Watch your mouth!" She hissed.
"I'm almost fourteen! I can say whatever I want! And your not my MOTHER!" Mimi glared at him. "Your nowhere NEAR fourteen! Your still a kid so watch your mouth got it?!"
Mimi's parents came over and offered Takeru a ride home. Mrs. Tachikawa coughed in Mimi's direction.
After Mimi and Takeru were seated in the back Mimi stuck out her hand. " I'm sorry for hitting you Takeru-chan...but I guess I'm a bit more cautious from living in New York for so long."
Takeru shook her hand, a few ugly bruises starting to form on the side of his head.
"Yah, Okay." He looked a little embarrassed, probably because he'd been Beaten up by a girl.
Takeru huffed, "You can drop me off here." He said gesturing to his mom who was waiting for him out on the sidewalk. She shot an unsure glance at the driver as her precious baby boy climbed out of some strangers car.
"Takeru. I told you not to accept rides from strangers!" Takeru looked over at Mrs. Tachikawa who was waving out the window at her old friend Natsuko.
Takaishi Natsuko bowed slightly in apology. After Takeru had been safely escorted home the Tachikawa's had entered the parking lot near their new home.
Mimi took a deep breath and shielded her eyes from the mid morning sun.
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