I'M ALIVEEEE! sheesh finally after 2 months of my internet-less life Ghikij is back! Sorry about that people my internet got cut off so...yeah. I need to tell you that this and the next chapter is dedicated to a good friend of mine, Emily Johnsen. Sora I hope you enjoy this and the next chapter, which I will try to finish in two weeks.
Chapter 6: Mall Craze
After the little "confrontation" between Matt and Mimi in the airport the four friends found themselves running for their lives. Reporters from almost every known radio, television and newspaper were after them, not to mention dozens of fans. After running and running then running some more they found themselves outside the airport building and in the parking lot.
"I thought I was going to die in there." Mimi said while trying to catch her breath.
"Well better get used to it; now that all four of us are together you can expect that the fans that were chasing us would quadruple." Tai chuckled.
"You serious!" She asked while still gasping for air.
"Yeah especially when you have these two with you." Sora said while pointing at the two guys.
"Why?"
"What do you mean 'why'?" Matt answered then putting his arms against his chest.
Mimi just gave him a questioning look then after a few seconds figured out why. "Oh yeah you're still that band of yours huh."
Matt just rolled his eyes.
"So Meems, since were out of that mess what do you want to do?" Tai asked.
"I don't know I haven't been here for a long time. Hey did you save my luggage?" Mimi asked while scanning her companions for the said items.
The threesome looked at each as if asking who was holding Mimi's luggage before they were chased.
"Oh NO, HELL NO, you all lost my luggage!" Mimi shrieked.
"Meems calm down ok?" Sora tried to comfort her friend.
"There is no way I will go back in there." Matt stated.
"Yeah same here." Tai said "Hey I know, Sora do you remember that mall that they were building near here? Do you think it's open already?"
"I'm not sure but it has been a while since we last saw it maybe it's already open."
"So? What are we waiting here for? Come on Meems; let's just go shopping for new clothes. Matt and I here will pay ok; you just pick what you need." Tai smiled.
"Tai you're the best!" Mimi squealed then jumped on Tai. "Now you're finally speaking my language."
"Hey Tai tell me again why I have to pay for her clothes too?" Matt asked.
"Oh shut up Matt you're the one who was supposed to be responsible here right? You are the one who 'volunteered' to pick her up." Tai chuckled while scratching the back of his head.
"VOLUNTEERED! I never volunteered to pick her up, you're forced me because you have that meeting of yours." Matt protested.
"You're really a jerk aren't you?" Mimi said really annoyed.
"JERK! I'm not a jerk, I only said that because you were late and I was wasting my time." Matt answered.
"Then you ARE a jerk? You could've just waited for me you know, not say to somebody you don't know that you really hate me." Mimi confronted him once again.
Tai and Sora glared at Matt who was quite feeling guilty.
"Fine, but please don't buy the whole mall, ok?" Matt finally gave in waving his hand in defeat.
"See Meems? There's nothing to worry about Tai and I will make it sure that Matt BEHAVES." Sora said trying to calm her friend again and still glaring at Matt.
As if turning a light switch on, Mimi chirped within seconds after Sora said that she will keep that 'THING' in line "Ok let's go!"
'Talk about mood swings.' all three of them thought as they follow Mimi with their gaze.
"Who are you going to ride with?" Tai asked.
"I don't know who has their cars here?" Mimi retorted.
"Every one of us brought our car since we separated this morning. You see, Matt was supposed to be the only one who was going to pick you up because I have tennis practice in the morning and tennis class in the afternoon." Sora explained.
"Yeah and I had a meeting this morning." Tai added.
"So why are you here?" Mimi asked.
"Would we miss meeting you in the airport?" Sora said.
"Yeah we wouldn't miss you for the world. Actually be glad that we came, you two were about kill each other back there." Tai chuckled.
"Thanks, you two are the best." Mimi said then hugged her friends.
Matt just snorted out of annoyance and said "Let's get going already. I just remembered I need to get something too."
"Fine, airhead. I think I'll ride with Sora." Mimi said while her tongue out at Matt.
Sora and Mimi were about to walk away when Tai smiled "Hey Meems it's really nice to have you back here in Japan."
She just smiled back then followed Sora to her car.
"Hey Sor nice ride. I didn't know that you even liked these kinds of cars." Mimi complemented.
"Well I don't want to depend on those two guys to drive me around now do I? Because of that I went looking for a car then I said to myself 'If I am going to get a car I should get sports car' so here it is." Sora said while looking for her keys in her small back pack that she always carries around.
"Nice choice too, the color of the car suites you. It kind of reflects your personality." Mimi smiled as she jumped in the red convertible.
"You haven't changed, still the fashion freak." Sora giggled then inserted her keys in the ignition
"I'll take that as a compliment." she answered while strapping her seatbelt.
"Shall we get going?"
"Yeah let's leave those guys in the dirt!" Mimi yelled while she and Sora sped off.
"So? I think we should follow them, let's go." Tai grinned then pat Matt's back HARD
"Ow, what the hell! That hurts you know."
"Since when did you become a ditz Matt?"
"Shut up."
"Whoa, grumpy."
Back to the girls
Sora and Mimi was driving towards the mall for a few minutes now and the whole time was spent catching up.
"So yeah that is what I want to do here." Mimi said trying to explain what she planned on doing in Japan.
"Oh Meems, you'll get famous here fast. Maybe in the first time you make your debut the next thing you know you'll have groupies following you around." Sora laughed.
"Yeah probably, I am absolutely charming and HOT!" Mimi bragged.
"Hey, hey watch out your head is getting large."
"I'm just joking!"
"Yeah right." Sora laughed again.
"I was." Mimi pouted.
Mimi kept quiet for a while then asked "So anything new going on in your life Sor?"
"If you call finding out that your not full Japanese new then maybe yeah, but other than that nothings new."
"You're not full Japanese? What else are you then?"
"My mom called me and said that she just found out that she is half Irish."
( AN: hehe I know that Sora is Japanese it's just that my friend requested it, I don't know why but she insisted and besides (no offence) where can you see pure Japanese with red hair?)
"Oh cool so you're half European, isn't Mr. Airhead half European too?"
"Mr. Airhead? If you're talking about Matt then yeah he's half French."
"Then that means Tai is the only one of us four who doesn't have foreign ancestry."
"How about you?"
"Me? I'm half American, well a third actually." Mimi said.
"Really? That's why your first choice was going to America." Sora said as she turned right on the intersection then she continued "We're almost there."
Mimi turned to where Sora's gazed was pointing at and saw a huge mall towering in downtown Odaiba.
"Wow and I thought American malls were big." Mimi gasped in awe.
"C'mon let's wait for the guys there and make sure you have your glasses on, though you haven't been in Japan for a long time people might still recognize you from all those magazines that features you." Sora said while getting off the car.
"Sure, no need to be telling me that twice." Mimi retorted while reminiscing the event that happened at the airport then she cringed.
The mall was huge; it's almost twice as big as the local town center. A lot of people are walking around the sidewalk with bags of items they bought. Even though there are a lot of people exiting the building almost twice that amount enters it. The colorful walls of the complex was littered with the posters of the DGDestiny, there were girls practically drooling over those posters. There were also cars everywhere; dropping and picking up their passengers or looking for a place to park.
As Sora led Mimi to a waiting shed near the entrance of the mall, Mimi couldn't help but wonder why she had to live in America anyway Japan is as modernized as America is. Mimi felt her head spinning so she decided to just sit down in the shed and start a conversation with Sora again. Sora didn't talk much since she arrived so Mimi decided to cheer her friend up.
"Hey Sor what's up? You look kind of preoccupied with something, is there something wrong?" Mimi asked.
"Huh oh no Meems nothing's wrong it's just I'm thinking of what we could do in the next few days or weeks. You haven't been here in Japan for 7 years and I'm sure that you want to go sightseeing right?" Sora replied then sitting down herself.
Actually Sora wasn't thinking about that, she was sort of preoccupied about the strange feeling she experienced a few minutes ago. She felt that with Mimi back here in Japan something will happen, not that she felt that 'something' is going to be bad, more like she knows that this 'something' is going to be a change. But of what? That she doesn't know.
"Well yeah of course I want to go sightseeing, but I kind of felt that sightseeing isn't the thing on your mind just now. Hey, you know that you can always talk to me about everything right? Is it guy trouble?" Mimi asked sincerely.
Sora just giggled at her friend's kindness "No it's not guy trouble; believe me I won't be getting guy trouble easily."
"And why is that? Don't you have a boyfriend?"
"I do and you almost killed him half an hour ago too."
"YOU MEAN YOU'RE STILL WITH MATT!" Mimi yelled when she pieced two and two together according to what Sora said.
"Shhh Meems not here, there are people everywhere." Sora said while covering Mimi's mouth with her hand.
Mimi finally calmed down after a few seconds and Sora let her go.
"How can you stand that guy? I know that he's a jerk from the digital world but right now he has gotten worse."
"He is still the same guy you know from the past, it's just that both of you didn't start off well today." Sora explained.
"If you're still with him right now that would make your relationship 7... 8... 10 years long. That's a real long time, seriously Sora you have the patience of a saint."
"No not really I smacked him with a soccer ball last night for dumping Gatorade on me and Tai." Sora giggled.
"That suits him, anyway speaking of Tai earlier, I thought you two were a couple since both of you arrived at the same time." Mimi said. 'And considering that I am still waiting for you two to get together.'
"Well no, we just met up coincidentally at the parking lot after I got out of the car."
"Oh is that so? You've got to admit Tai is way better looking now than he was years ago." Mimi giggled.
"You really think so? I don't really notice any changes since I see him everyday." Sora said while looking at the ground.
'You see him everyday huh?' Mimi thought.
All of a sudden a male voice spoke from behind the two girls.
"See, what did I told you, even Meems here think I'm good-looking." Tai said from behind the girls with Matt.
"Whoa geeezz, Tai you should really stop popping out of nowhere like that you're going to give me a heart attack." Sora got startled.
"Well actually we've been here standing behind you two for a while now and you didn't notice us." Tai explained. "You should really cut the caffeine Sor."
"Caffeine! I don't even drink coffee."
"You don't?"
"Yes I don't dimwit." Sora laughed has she playfully punched Tai's arm.
'I don't understand they are just perfect for each other yet they find contentment in just being friends.' Mimi thought as she watched her two friends talking and teasing each other.
"So now what Meems? Let's go in we won't be able to finish your shopping if we just hang around here." Tai said while rearranging his blue sunglasses.
"Yeah, c'mon let's go in." Mimi bounced with excitement.
The famous foursome went inside the mall. Sora and Mimi's eyes went starry when they caught a glimpse of all the shops inside the mall.
"So what are you getting first?" Tai asked.
"Uhmm hold up a second..." Mimi said then she whispered something to Sora's ear "I'll be getting girl stuff first."
"Okay but obviously I won't be able to go with you two, here just take my card." Tai said then gave Mimi his credit card. "Its number is 'KING'."
"Tai that's not a number." Mimi said.
"No that's not what I meant, just ask Sor ok? She knows how that works." Tai explained as he and Matt went ahead.
"Ok, but where are you going?" Mimi asked.
"Uh Matt said that he needs to get new...ooopff." Matt elbowed him in the stomach.
"Too much info buddy let's just go." Matt said as he dragged his best friend. "See you later girls."
"That was weird, anyway let's go over there I think the shop we're looking for is there." Sora said.
"Okay let's go. By the way what is with the 'KING' thing?" Mimi asks.
"Oh that, well that is the code or password for his account don't worry he taught me how to use it last month."
"What do you mean taught?"
"Uh well, let's just say that Tai doesn't want anybody messing with his bank account." Sora said while scratching the back of her head.
"And he lets you mess around with it? He must REALLY trust you then." She teased.
"Yeah even Matt doesn't know how to open Tai's account." Sora said while staring on the credit card in her hands.
Mimi just smiled at her friend, 'Even after all these years they still trust each other so much. There is still a really huge chance that she will end up with him.' She thought but she knew that for now it is not of her concern, so she just put the thought on the back of her head.
"Oh! Oh! Oh! Look there Sora that's where I shop for you-know-what." Mimi squealed.
"You mean there is a shop like that in America?"
"Yeah!"
"Oh that's cool c'mon lets check it out."
While the two girls were looking for their 'stuff' (AN: In case you're wondering what Sora and Mimi are looking for, it's underwear ok), the guys have almost the same exact thing on their minds.
"Do you really have to drag me here Matt? I mean I'm really certain that you can buy your own boxers right?" Tai complained.
"I didn't drag you here, you followed."
"Fine you got me, but what else is there to do? I'm not exactly a mall person you know."
"Why don't you just go to a sports shop or something while I pay for these?" Matt said while picking up a whole basket of boxers.
"Whoa do you really need all of those? It looks like you're not planning on doing the laundry for a year."
"No stupid, in case you didn't know it is your fault why I have to buy a lot."
"What! I didn't do anything!"
"Exactly! You didn't bother to tell me that the freaking washing machine's broken. That ripped almost all of my boxers when I went to do my laundry." Matt said.
"Whoops, I think I kind of forgot to call a repairman last week." Tai said while scratching his head.
Matt just nodded his head as if saying 'dumbass.' He made his way to the cash register to pay for his items. Tai just followed him but then he saw Sora walking just outside the sliding doors of the shop.
"Wonder what she's doing here? HEY SORA!" Tai called.
Sora turned around to see who the person was calling her name and what she saw was the ever so familiar face of her best friend. She waved at him
"Oh hey, what are doing here? I thought you and Matt were going to get something." She asked.
"Well yeah but I think he can handle going to the register by himself. So uhm… where's Meems, she is with you right?"
"Yeah but I think that she too can handle going to the cash register." She giggled.
"I didn't know that this shop have both a men and women section." Tai said while rubbing the back of his head.
"Yeah and I didn't know that this shop is in America too."
While Tai and Sora talked, Matt just got finished paying for his items and made his way to his friends.
"Hey Sor, finally got tired of the princess?" Matt dropped his white shopping bag in front of them. He tried to kiss Sora but she dodged him again. 'What's up with her?' he thought.
"No she just went to pay for stuff." Sora just smiled.
Tai just stood there staring at his friends and at once he noticed that something is wrong. 'Hmmm…something's up, Sora is bit worried about something.' He thought.
Mimi arrived with her own shopping bag which is also white and of the same brand, she placed it in front of her when she got closer to her friends and right next to Matt's.
"Whew that was a long line; I guess Japan hasn't lost it taste for shopping." She said while rearranging her hair.
"Yeah, so uhm where to next? If I know you we are not halfway done and considering you have to buy a whole wardrobe." Sora giggled.
"I guess I'm going to look for tops and jeans probably some skirts too." Mimi said excitedly.
Matt just signed 'She has never changed' then he picked up 'his' bag and said "Hey Tai I think we should just leave the ladies to their shopping and catch a movie."
"I think so too, let's go. Just one question, what are we going to watch? We basically watched everything in theaters last week."
"Then let's just do something else I'm not in the mood to go shopping today. How about the arcade?"
"Nah too many people, we will get squashed if get busted."
"Then let's just walk around if there's nothing else to do. I may think of something later."
As the two guys walked away, Mimi and Sora are talking about where to buy certain outfits. When they finally decided on where to go Mimi picked up 'her' bag and they walk off.
(AN: lol I think that now you have an idea on what going, ne?)
Going back to the boys; they are still debating on what to do then…
"Oh yeah I remember you told me that the big boss said that we're going to have big gig sometime soon, care to elaborate?" Tai changed the topic.
"Well I not really sure yet, you don't have to worry though it's going to be in the next few months."
As they were walking, every girl that they passed through couldn't help but stare. Even though they aren't sure about whom these guys were they know a hottie when they see one.
Tai and Matt are used to the staring now that they didn't really pay much attention. The bad news is they REALLY don't pay attention to where they were going. As they were to turn right someone, who was clearly running, ran into Matt causing him to fall on his behind.
"Ouch! Yo man that the hell!" Matt cursed.
"Ow, oh hi Matt sorry 'bout that? I am kinda in a hurry. Oh, hello to you too Tai." A young man with black hair greeted, while standing up and grabbing 'Matt's' bag.
"Oh hi Kouichi, what's up?" Tai asked while helping Matt up.
"Nothing really just looking around."
"Why are you running then?"
"Well bro called and he said that he needs me for something, he sounds frantic so I think I should run. I didn't know where I was going till I bumped to you guys." Kouichi laughed to himself while scratching the back of his head.
"Oh so you're in a hurry? You better get going then and say hi for Kouji for us." Tai smiled.
"Guess you're right, here you go Matt?" As he handed Matt 'his' bag Kouichi pulled his hand back.
"What did you buy anyway? I curious on what famous people buy these days." He said while opening the bag.
"Oh nothing it's just the usual essentials." Matt said with wink.
Kouichi opened the bag and his eyes went wide then thought 'essentials!'
Tai noticed Kouichi's reaction and said "What's wrong man? You look like you've seen a ghost."
Kouichi looked at Matt straight in the eye then looked back into the bag. He signed and said "I'm not even going to ask." He then gave the bag back to Matt and ran off.
Tai thought 'that was weird' then looked at Matt. "Give me that bag."
Matt just nodded and gave Tai the bag. "Why? What's up?"
Tai took the bag and looked in it, his eyes went wide then he asked, "Matt did you buy something pink?"
Matt had this funny expression on his face as if saying 'what the hell!' then he just answered "No, I bought a red one maybe it just looks like pink."
"No man, I mean PINK as in P-I-N-K." Tai spelled the word really slowly.
"Give me that," Matt grabbed the bag from Tai. He opened the bag; his eyes went almost bulging out off his head, Matt then yelled
"HOLY SHIT! WHAT'S LINGIERIE DOING HERE!
One more thing people, I just want to ask you if you want to see the digimon themselves in the fanfic because I'm kinda debating to myself if I should include them here. If you want the digimon the appear in later chapters please vote in reviews if you want them to appear or not, I will count the votes when I update this story again, so vote, vote, voteeee.