Yes I am completely aware that just about none of you are going to read this but I'm going to say it anyways, I'm sorry I have taken just over 10 months to post chapter 7 (one of the final three chapters) I seriously had no inspiration and no idea where I was going with it and I tried and tried to write something for it… But I just didn't know what I wanted to put, but it's up now so I hope you all like it… After all it was 10 months in the making à Fuschia!
Kiyomeru
"Mexico, Paris, Australia, China, Costa Rica or Canada? What do you all think?" questioned Ms. Takai to our group as they all sat around eating breakfast. I quickly grabbed a seat beside Matt.
"You're not serious? Those are all we have to choose from?" Asked Sora looking awfully disappointed.
"Those are your choices, if I were you guys I'd pick Canada that's what everyone else at normal high schools are choosing. I'm telling you Canada is all the rage!" smiled Ms. Takai as she held up a postcard with a picture of a forest and a lake on it.
"You know Ms. Takai we're not stupid we can see that you clearly want Canada because it would be the easiest for decorations, geeze you and your school budget! You can't even splurge on a prom!? You know not having a really good prom could really mess up my life you know," exclaimed Yolei in her matter-of-fact tone.
"Pa-lease you'll be getting a fantastic prom no matter what you choose, I'm telling you Canada that's the theme of the year everybody's doing it!" smiled Ms. Takai while waving her arms in the air like a bird… Mainly looking like an idiot.
"What is she doing?" I asked Matt while leaning over.
"Maybe she's doing a psycho dance in order to get us to pick Canada," laughed Matt quietly.
"So what do you say Canada?" Asked Ms. Takai, finally stopping her flapping.
All of us huddled together into a small circle, blocking out Ms. Takai of course.
"Paris," whispered Sora.
"Vive le Mehico!" said Tai.
"China an oriental theme would be so cool!" exclaimed Yolei.
"Why couldn't Las Vegas be a theme?" questioned Ken. Everyone turned around and looked at him.
"What I like to gamble, why do you think I'm in this place?" said Ken.
"I'm going to have to agree with Sora Paris would be a romantic theme," smiled Kari.
"I'll go with Paris too!" added T.k, obviously just agreeing with Kari.
"Well I like the theme of Paris too," I smiled while poking Matt in the arm.
"What? Oh I liked Ken's idea," laughed Matt while poking me back in the arm.
"The decision is unanimous it's Paris," sighed Sora as she glanced at Matt and I poking each other in the arms.
"Ms. Takai we've reached the decision of Paris," smiled Sora happily.
"I knew you'd pick Paris," said Ms. Takai as she slouched into a chair.
"Why so glum? If we weren't supposed to pick it why give us the option?" questioned Tai.
"Paris is going to be so much work if only more staff members would help," frowned Ms. Takai.
"You are not roping us into helping with our own prom that's not how it is at other schools!" I whined.
"Extra credits for those who help!" perks up Ms. Takai, I don't think she even realized we were leaving the cafeteria.
"So Paris?" stated Kari while laying upside down on the end of her bed.
"I actually really like that idea for a theme," I smiled at her, she didn't seem to notice that her face was going red as a tomato.
"I wish we had have known the theme before I purchased my dress," sighed Yolei.
"Why? You're dress is very chic in true Paris style!" I exclaimed widening my eyes in surprise.
"You really think so?" Asked Yolei, her eyes getting that admiring look again.
"Of course she does, we all do!" smiled Sora elbowing Kari in the arm to make her nod her head.
I had noticed Kari lately being really sad and quiet compared to usual. I would have to wait until later to ask though because I had a feeling I knew why.
"Mimi when do we get to see your dress?" Asked Sora while pointing at the covered hanger in my closet.
"Prom night is when," I giggled looking at all their disappointed faces.
"How unfair," complained Kari while crossing her arms over her already upside down body.
"Well my decision!" I smiled while leaving the dorm room to go to our next class.
The day went by so quickly with Ms. Takai running around and roping tenth and eleventh graders into helping her with the decorations, I even saw her give this eighth grader a twenty just to help her create centre pieces. That night however I couldn't sleep so once again I snuck out to the wooden bench where I knew Matt would be.
"Stop pretending that I don't know you're there," Said Matt while taking a long drag from his cigarette.
"Nicotine and tar good tonight?" I asked sarcastically, showing my dislike for his dirty habit.
"A little stale to be honest, I think the kitchen lady is catching on to me," joked Matt while sliding over so I could sit beside him.
"So prom's approaching us pretty quick now isn't it?" I said as I gazed at the night sky, it was spring now and I could no longer see my breath in the cold air.
"Mhmm, Tai's already freaking out about a corsage, the idiot didn't even remember he bought one for Sora. I actually had to take him down to the cafeteria fridge and show Tai which one was his. He's really pitiful sometimes Mimi, great guy but nervous as hell," laughed Matt as he exhaled smoke.
"Hmm ya I'm getting bugged to show the girls my prom dress," I giggled remembering Kari complaining, not an every day occurrence.
"Ha I can't imagine why you won't show anyone your dress," He said with a bewildered expression on his face.
"Simple, I've never not shown my friends what my dress looked like before a dance so for the first time I'm making it a surprise for everyone," I smiled, Matt grasped my hand than pulled it up to his lips and kissed it.
"You're a very interesting woman, you fascinate me," He smiled.
"Did you get that from a movie?" I questioned looking a little flushed by his comment.
"Of course, that's where I get all my corny cute lines!" laughed Matt as put his cigarette to his mouth.
I stood up and turned to go back inside, I paused and waited and waited…Nothing.
"Not going to ask me to stay?" I whimpered, I was whining I know but I didn't care.
"Oh Mimi please stay with me, even though I'm being awful and smoking," He replied looking up at me with pleading eyes, they didn't have the effect he wanted though, simply because of the white stick that was prodding out the side of his mouth.
Daringly I walked right up to him and put the white stick firmly between my thumb and index finger, than I lifted the cigarette up to my mouth. I was making sure he was paying attention, his face was stone he froze not sure what to make of what I was about to do. I pulled it closer to my lips feeling the warm paper…I than chucked it to the ground and stamped on it.
"Thought I was going to try it didn't you?" I giggled, his face slowly recovered to the nonchalant expression it was before.
"No, you wouldn't, nor would I have let you. You may think I like sneaking around and smoking but I don't, I'm tired of it. Sure don't get me wrong it's very relaxing but all in all I'd rather not I know what it's doing to my body," Explained Matt as he stood up and offered me his hand and I took it and stood up with him.
"Are you going to bed?" I asked looking into his eyes, those eyes that one could get lost in if they stared long enough.
"Ya I'm getting pretty tired I'll see you tomorrow," he whispered as he leaned down and kissed me softly, we stood there like that for what seemed only like minutes. I reluctantly pulled away than, and walked to my dorm room where I laid on my bed and continuously thought that made me happy to be with Matt if only we had more time alone together.
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"MIMI!!!! WAKE UP!!!!" Shouted a girls voice from what seemed to be off in the distance.
"I'm awake what it is it?" I asked groggily.
"TWO DAYS TILL PROM!!!" Screeched the voice, which I now recognize as Yolei
"You woke me up early too tell me that?" I whispered as my head rested back onto my pillow.
"I'm so happy, isn't it weird Mimi how you're going with Matt and I'm going with T.K?? I love it! Wow…Doesn't that make us kind of like sisters?" Smiled Yolei dreamily.
"For god sakes Yolei we're not married!" I said into my pillow, don't believe she heard that though. I also felt she shouldn't be shouting about her and T.K, Kari was still in here and already melancholy enough.
"Kari want to go get breakfast?" Asked Sora as she walked out of the bathroom.
"Breakfast would be nice," Whispered Kari as she trailed behind Sora out the door, I sat up and looked at Yolei.
"Was it something I said?" laughed Yolei as she picked out her dress from the closet.
"To be honest it was," I regarded, Yolei turned around to face me with her dress pinned up to her body.
"What do you mean by that? Asked Yolei twirling with her dress.
"What I mean by that is haven't you realized that Kari seems really down lately?" I questioned sitting up in my bed to face her.
"Sort of, but she's always been kind of quiet when she's just with the girls," Stated Yolei.
"Can I ask you something Yolei?" I questioned.
"Shoot," replied Yolei while hanging her dress back up in the closet and taking a seat on her bed.
"Why do you like T.K? What it is about him that draws you to him? What does he make you feel when you're with him?" I asked looking at my feet, I never was very good at these "heart to heart" conversations.
"Ummm, he's really nice and he makes me giggle and…. That's about it oh and he's really hot," explained Yolei.
"That's the only reason you like him?" I asked in the most serious tone I could, and it worked because Yolei started to really pay attention.
"Well ya, why should I be feeling something else? How do you feel about Matt?" She challenged.
"More than how you feel about T.K, there's much more than just going out with someone because you feel that you should, and I have a slight feeling that you don't even really like T.K, you just like the idea of liking someone." I accused.
"No offence Mimi but why are you saying all of this? Who are you to say who I like and who I don't like?" She shot back at me, her tone was normal but I could tell she was getting angry with me; that didn't bother me.
"I'm not accusing you of anything I'm just saying that perhaps you like T.K because I like Matt," there I said it, I told her what I was truly seeing go on here. I never mentioned it before but it had always felt like she was trying to be me, always seeking my approval I felt like her idol and I didn't want to be her idol.
She stayed silent for a long time just looking straight at me than shook her head and put her tips of her fingers into her cheeks.
"I don't want to be you Mimi, but I do admire a lot about you, your life is unbelievable, I may not know your past but I can assure you that it's close to mine. No one has ever been as nice to me as you have, not even Kari or Sora, nor T.K, Matt, Izzy, Tai, Ken. No one tried to befriend me.
When I was at an office work experience month, something my school does for juniors. You pick a career and go for half days of school half days of that job for a month it was a good experience for most and really helped them to make educated career decisions. I was working at an intern with one of the secretary's. The boss of this place, Mr. Masaki and I had small talk sometimes during coffee break or he would touch my shoulder in the office or come up behind me brush up against me as he passed, this made me uncomfortable. So one day Mr. Masaki calls me into his office, once inside he walks behind me and locks the door in the office he…" Yolei's breath started to get a little shorter and the look on her face was a little pale and unfocused as if trying avoid what she wanted to say.
"He, touched me and it bothered me more than you could ever imagine and he tried… To take off my pants but I screamed loud enough that one of the secretary's came to the door and knocked on the door and once realized it was locked took her keys and opened it up. Mr. Masaki was trying to silence me when she came in, the button on my pants was undone and they were starting to fall off as she came in. She than slowly walked over to me took my arm and pulled me out of the office…" She paused as if thinking of something.
"It's funny Mimi, he had been doing this to many staff members, sexually harassing them and just being crude and he had almost successfully raped one of his previous secretary's and none of them did anything about it none of them; they all just let it happen. I told my mom when I got home she said I made it up, my father said the same. So I went behind their backs, convinced the other co-workers of his to confess and we did and the suit was filed and he was fired and put into jail with a massive fine that he'll have to pay off. That wasn't enough for me though I was battered and confused by the incident I just couldn't take it, that and how my parents didn't even believe me, and that's how I ended up here, and for god sakes don't pity me," sniffed Yolei, I looked into her eyes and realized they were sad and lonely desperate for someone to love her, no matter who it was she just needed someone to love her.
"You're right, they are quite similar…I won't share mine because I don't share things like that well, but I will say that one day you will be loved, maybe not by T.K but you will be loved, Kari likes T.K that's why she's so sad, now you know and I now I know I feel a little better," with that I went into the bathroom and began to take a shower, contemplating all the information I had just received from Yolei. That was probably one of the most intense stories I had ever heard about someone it almost made mine seem minuscule, but I know that's not true my story is just as bad. I felt bad for telling her about Kari and T.K, but I do feel she needed to be told.
Free Talk
So I finally finished this chapter HORAY! And I've already started to work on the next one… I supposed I could leave a little preview of it…
Preview
"What's he doing here?" questioned Mimi.
"What's he playing at!? Who the hell does he think he is?" yelled Matt.
"Yolei… I'm in love with you.."
Ooo suspenseful or what!? Sorry you'll just have to wait! -- Fuschia!