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AN- Ah! Congrats to all of you! You hit the 14 review level within the first 24 hours! Not that count them… or that I used my advanced mathematical skills to calculate that 14 reviews is the average number per chapter…nope.

Again, a big sorry to all of you Taiora fans. I feel bad for leading you on half way through the chapter and then letting you down. And now all of you Michi fans are worried about Michael. Only time will tell if your worries are justified (man, I'm a horrible person…Muahahahahahahahahahahahahah! See? I've been working on my evil laugh.)

I was going to be evil and hold off posting this chapter because I finished really fast, but I'm too excited, so you get it early. Just for you.

Well, lets get to the chapter, shall we?

Right Girl, Wrong Time?

"Yeah, I remember Michael," Tai answered, walking up to him and shaking his hand. Inside, Tai's mind wouldn't settle. What was Michael doing at a fancy restaurant with Mimi?

Mimi, as if sensing his confusion, told him, "As you know, Michael's dad is a famous actor. His mom works for a family company on her side of the family, a company that is a big client of my father's. Both families are here for a business dinner."

Tai felt himself relax, realizing that the two of them were not on some secret date.

"It is good to see you again! Mimi would always talk of you guys in New York, so I felt like I knew you before I met you! Would you like to eat dinner with us?" Michael asked.

Both Tai and Mimi made faces of mild horror.

"No, that's okay," They answered in unison.

"Oh, come now, it will be fun! I need to catch up on all that has been happening here. Our parents won't mind," Michael insisted, pulling Tai inside.

Mimi folded her umbrella and stepped inside after them. As they walked to the table, the host at a stand in the front frowned at Tai and his less than satisfactory attire. Tai tried brushing off some of the dirt from his khakis, but it didn't improve much.

Tai let his hand fall to his side again, when he felt something slide into it. He looked over to see Mimi holding his hand. She didn't look at him, but squeezed his hand in a gesture of good luck and released it as they reached their table.

Five faces looked up at him. Mimi's mother was smiling, although it was quickly being replaced by confusion. Next to her was Michael's father, looking cheerful. Next to him was the little girl who had run into him outside. She gave him an evil grin and stuck out her tongue.

To her right was a woman who was obviously Michael's mother. Her blonde hair was pulled up into an elegant bun and her diamond earrings and necklace looked at least five times as expensive as Mimi's earrings. She wore a silky blue dress that matched her eyes, which were currently appraising Tai icily. She was gorgeous, but the way she looked at him made Tai dislike her immediately.

Mimi's father was the last, and he did not look happy to see Tai there at all. Tai noticed that there were three chairs left at the table, one next to Mr. Tachikawa, the other next to Mrs. Tachikawa, and the last being in between the other two.

Michael, who had been explaining why he was there while he was looking at them, finished. Michael's mother smiled at him in a strangely serene way.

"Hello…Taichi. I assume you already know of my husband. I am Elle, and his is my daughter Anna. Please, sit."

Michael luckily took the seat next to Mr. Tachikawa, who Tai was sure he wanted to stay far away from. Mimi took the seat in the middle, leaving him to sit next to Mrs. Tachikawa, who was smiling brightly at him again.

Small talk was traded around the table, mostly between the adults. Tai found himself relaxing, glad that the elitist parents were ignoring him. Anna was busy shreading her napkin with her fork, so she was distracted for the time being. Suddenly, Michael's mother spoke in a tone that caught the whole table's attention.

"…And our wonderful Michael was accepted to all of the Ivy League schools! I went to Yale, but Michael keeps eyeing those Harvard brochures," She said, smiling at her son.

Michael laughed. "I have to keep my options open."

"Yeah, that's the spirit son! He was offered scholarships by a lot of them as well," his dad chimed in.

Mimi, who had been strangely quiet during the talking before, spoke up.

"Taichi was granted a full ride to Kyoto University for next fall," She said, voice proud.

"Oh yes! I heard that, Taichi! Everyone is just so impressed with how you played at the finals tournament. I was telling everyone about how my daughter was such good friends with a soccer star," Mimi's mom chirped happily.

"Oh? So it was athletically based?" Elle asked, sounding as if she thought that athletic scholarships were slightly disgusting.

Tai answered after making sure that he could answer in a calm tone. "Actually, it was academically based as well."

She nodded coolly at him, while Mr. Tachikawa shot him dirty looks. Mimi rolled her eyes quickly. Mr. Tachikawa focused on Mimi and his frown was replaced with a smile.

"We will have to start thinking about Mimi's university decisions soon," he said.

"Why, yes! My father told me that your scores on the SAT and ACT were outstanding, Mimi. I always knew you were an extremely clever girl," Michael's mom threw in.

Mimi blushed as Tai looked at her intensely. Why was Mimi taking tests used for American colleges?

"We've been looking at several culinary arts schools on the east coast," Mimi's mother explained. "She could be just right next to Michael!"

The parents beamed proudly at the two of them. Mimi looked down at the table, and Michael looked like he was oblivious to their gazes.

Tai looked down at the table as well, and didn't pay much attention to the rest of dinner. Mimi was planning on going to college in AMERICA. Four years of being separated from her. And from the sounds of it, Michael would be really close to her the whole time.

He had waited too long. Maybe if he told her sooner, she would have wanted to stay in Japan, with him. He couldn't look past his old vision of Sora, that expectation that he was supposed to be with her. And now, the girl he really liked was planning futures with someone else.

Once the bill was paid, the group exited the building. Tai thanked each of the parents and started to leave. Mimi ran up to him, though, making him pause.

"Are you okay? You seemed odd at dinner," she said, looking at him worriedly.

Tai shook his head. "I'm fine."

Mimi nodded, still not looking convinced. "I'll see you at the park tomorrow, right?"

"You still want to come?"

"Why wouldn't I? That's the only thing that's been helping me live through today," she whispered and gave him a conspiratorial wink.

However, when she waved and walked back to the group, Michael's perfect family and her parents, Tai couldn't help but feel that he was losing her.


Tai sat on a lone bench in the park, which was full of people on the warm late autumn day. He was early, so he waited. He still had some doubts that Mimi was going to show, which was stupid, because Mimi never broke promises. But still, he's own insecurities were attacking him.

How did he never hear her thinking about colleges and Michael when he had his powers? Cause he was to focused on Sora or breaking the curse. He could have learned so much about her, and maybe stop this before it started, but he screwed up.

Tai buried his face in his hands in frustration, and then lifted his head as he noticed someone walking towards him.

Even with out the hood up, Tai could tell that it was Mimi in her bunny hoodie. She was carrying two paper coffee cups which she set next to him on the bench and then she herself sat. She smiled brightly at him, her brown hair loose and wavy again, fluttering in the breeze. Tai tried to imprint the vision in his mind, the way she looked now.

"So, I did leave early, but I thought that I should get something for us to drink," Mimi explained happily, handing Tai a cup. "It's warm apple cider. It's really popular in the US during the fall."

Tai took it, stiffening slightly at the mention of the country. He asked softly, "Do you miss it?"

Mimi looked thoughtful. "Well, I get sick of it after the fall, so I go a while without drinking it. But then fall comes again and I'm ready for it again!"

Tai looked at her oddly. "I meant the United States."

"Oh!" Mimi exclaimed, laughing at her mistake. "I miss it sometimes, and I miss seeing Michael as much, but it's not the way I missed Japan and you guys when I was over there."

"But you want to go there for college," Tai said.

"I'm thinking of it. There are several places I'm looking. There are some on the east coast, the west coast, and there are some here in Japan. I'm only a junior, I still have some time to decide."

"But you will want to be close to Michael right?"

Mimi, who was taking a sip of her drink, choked. Sputtering, she asked, "What?"

Tai concentrated on the cup in his hand, avoided meeting her eyes. "Look Mimi, I know that you and Michael have all of these plans, and that your parents will be proud and happy with the couple, so I just want you to know…know that if you are happy with him, I'm happy for you."

There was a shocked silence as Mimi just stared at him, Tai looking at the ground. Suddenly, Tai felt something heavy make contact with his arm. He looked at Mimi as she swung her purse at him again, hitting him hard.

"What are you doing?" Tai cried.

"You baka!" Mimi yelled, thwaping him again.

"I'm a baka for trying to be happy for you?" Tai asked, incredulous.

"Yes! Baka, Baka, Baka, BAKA!" Mimi said, hitting him with every 'baka' she said.

Tai snatched her purse away before she could do any real damage. She looked at him, furious.

"Yes, you, Taichi Kamiya, are a baka. Who is Michael? Was he the one who lent me his towel and opened my locker? Was he the one who cheered me up and gave me rides home? Was he the one who cared for other's and gave good advice? Did he pick out the right shoes and made me feel pretty in this ridiculous bunny hoodie? Was he the one who made the dinner I had been fearing for weeks seem a little better? NO!" she said angrily. She grabbed some of Tai's hair, softly luckily for Tai, so that he was forced to look her in the eye, faces inches apart.

She continued softer. "Was he the one that helped two of my closest friends get back together last night?"

Tai shook his head, but didn't verbally answer.

"That's right, Tai. It was you. Why would I want some perfect, rich, kind guy when I have a perfect, funny, weird, kind baka like you?"

Tai wanted to give to Mimi the same thing she had given him. He wanted to tell her about all of the moments that made him like her, how he adored her sometimes blunt honesty and how she seemed so perceptive of those around her. But he didn't. He instead leaned in and kissed her.

When they pulled away, Mimi hit him with a brilliant smile, letting him know she understood what he wanted to convey. She stood up and grabbed his hand, pulling him along.

"Where are we going?"

"Guess!"

"Your house?"

"Oh, no. I don't think we can go there," Mimi answered.

"Why?"

"My dad hates you."

"Oh. Okay," Tai answered.

She smiled, wrapping her arms around him. "Don't worry, Taichi. I've worked very hard to get you, and no one is going to make me give you up."

He smiled back, wrapping his arms around her as well. "Good. So where are we going?"

"Everyone kept telling me to take you to get some mint chocolate cake. You wanna tell me why?"

"Mmmm…Maybe someday. It's hard to explain without you hitting me…or thinking that my dad is crazy."

"Oh. Okay," she answered back, mocking his earlier reply.

He could have teased her back, but just like earlier, he chose to kiss her again.

It was much better this way.


AN- Aw! Fluffiness to the extreme! I'm so happy

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