A Magnificent Friendship

Chapter 1: Why can't he see?

Mimi sat in her room staring at the pink walls. Her new strawberry coloured dress was spread across her bed next to a pair of pink platform shoes and a (you guessed it) pink designer handbag. But even the sight of her newest fashionable outfit didn't make Mimi feel that great. With a sigh she pulled out her phone wondering whether chatting to Sora would make her feel any better but before she could dial there was a knock at the door. Pulling it open she was startled to see a pair of sky blue eyes and a shock of blonde hair staring at her excitedly. Matt practically knocked her aside in his eagerness to get into her room. "Oh gee, Hi Matt why don't you come inside?' said Mimi sarcastically but for once Matt didn't notice her mood. "Meems I really need to talk to you. I…" He'd caught sight of her face. "Um you're free right?"

Mimi smiled " What are friends for? So come on spill what happened? Did TK finally ask Kari out? Did Tai fail soccer try-outs? Did you buy me a pet dog?" Matt gave a casual grin "It's more important then any of that stuff." Mimi stared at him pointedly. 'Well you know Sora right?"

Mimi looked at him " Well yeah she's only been my friend for like 10 years!

Matt grinned, "Well you know how I feel about her right?"

Mimi's stomach did a funny little lurch "Yeah…"

"Well I'm going to do it Meems I'm finally going to ask her out!"

"Oh…I mean that's great Matt! What made you decide to um you know?"

"Actually it was you Mimi! You listened to me rant on and on about her for ages. You supported me and encouraged me like the best friend in the world and I thought I owe it to Mimi to do this and so right now I'm going to go to Sora's place and convince her to go out with me!"

Mimi smiled painfully she hoped it wouldn't come out as a grimace. " Well then you'd better go right now ASAP before you lose your nerve. Go on. Get out. Shoo!

"But Mimi…" Matt said uncertainly.

" Didn't you hear me I said go! And err good luck but you won't need it you're irresistible!" She pushed him out the door. She didn't want him to see the crystal tears in her eyes, he might get the wrong idea he might think that she, she…sobbing she threw herself on the bed and cried her heart out,

Matt walked out of Mimi's apartment and felt the cold night air hit his face. The stars sparkled in the clear sky and it was a perfect night to do what he planned to do. SO why didn't he feel better? "This is it Matt" he encouraged himself. "The moment you've been waiting for since you were 14." He remembered the exact moment he had fallen in love with Sora it was embedded in his memory and he doubted he'd ever forget it.

Flashback

"Hi Matt! How are you doing?" said Sora bouncing up to him happily as usual. "You are coming to my soccer game this afternoon right? You know it's the finals!"

A reluctant grin passed over Matt's usually inexpressive face. "Wouldn't miss it for the world" he replied.

To his surprise Sora stood on tiptoe and gave him a peck on the cheek. "See you there then Matt!" and with another smile she was off. Matt turned an expression of bewilderment on his face to see Mimi standing in the shadows of a tree. For a moment, barely a second he was certain there was a flash in her eye and a certain coldness in the way she was eyeing him but when she caught his gaze it was replaced with her usual smile. Matt didn't know what to make of it; today was turning out quite strange for him…

End Flashback

Matt frowned. Why in the world had Mimi ruined that moment? OK in all honesty she hadn't done anything but he couldn't help feeling annoyed. A little part of him felt guilty for doing this. Wait a second doing what? Asking Sora out? But why onearth should he feel guilty about that? This was not the train of thought he wanted to have when he was about to ask the girl in question out! With a start he realised he was at her door. With a grim smile he raised his hand and knocked. "Here goes nothing…" he thought.

Mimi opened up her eyes groggily, someone was shaking her trying to make her get up but that was wrong firstly it was Sunday her one chance to sleep in and secondly she lived alone so who in the world…! Hey! She lived alone! Who or what was in her apartment? Fully awake at last her vision cleared to see a pair of large brown eyes staring back at her or were they crimson?