Chapter 9

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A/N: LOL. I thought that the last chapter was kind of short (maybe because I changed the font size...) But when I uploaded it I was like... OO WOW. It's perfect. Well, anyways it's time to continue the story 'cause it's going to end ;; I'm finally going to finish something! Am I proud? Yes, I sure am. You should be, too... Just kidding.

Mimi nor Taiichi were in sight when Yamato finally emerged from behind the building. He sighed and ran into the school, which was still empty for it was still lunch time.

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"Mimi! Mimi, wait," Taiichi said, still chasing after Mimi. The girl, he realized, could seriously run. It was somewhat awkward passing by his peers outside the school building; he could feel their confused and curious stares looking at both him and the crying girl running in front of him. Mimi took a sudden left turn into an empty classroom, causing Taiichi to run past the classroom and making it necessary for him to backtrack. He slowed down and walked inside the classroom, closing the door behind him. Mimi was standing in front of the window, looking down at the crowd of students below, eating and talking cheerfully, oblivious to the drama going on between Sora, Yamato, Taiichi, and herself.

He was about to stand himself next to her, but thought better and seated himself in an empty chair a fair distance away from her. He stared at her with his chin on his palm, elbow on desk. Her sobs soon subsided and she turned to find him staring at her. Not smiling, not frowning, just staring. She walked to the seat next to his and he watched her still.

"I don't blame him," she whispered, looking down on the desk in front of her. She looked up to him and added, "I can't blame him if he cheated on me physically, because I haven't been too devoted... emotionally."

She averted her attention back to the desk in front of her, shyly. Taiichi's eyes widened in shock at first, but he looked at his desk, nodding his head.

"I don't even know why we thought this would work out," Mimi continued, still staring at the desk, which showed just as much emotion as she did at this point. "I mean, this whole you and me being friends thing? It's impossible, especially with our past."

"I know," Taiichi said.

Mimi sighed, clearly defeated. "So, now what?"

"Look," Taiichi started. "I know you don't want me to think so, but I know it's my fault.--"

"No, Taiichi...-"

"-Everything was fine until I came back. I know it, and you know it." Taiichi stood up and walked around to stand Mimi up in front of him. His hands gripped her arms firmly. Mimi just stood there, speechless; and who wouldn't be?

"I think," he continued, "that I need to step out of your life once and for all. I know that this whole walking out of your life thing is getting old, but you need it to be happy with Yamato."

Mimi looked down at the floor and nodded, not being able to deny a thing because that was the truth: as long as Taiichi was in the picture, Mimi would always have a bit of favoritism for him, and without him, that left her free to love Yamato to her fullest extent. The two both sensed the need for closure and so they simply hugged each other.

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Meanwhile, Yamato was frantically running around the school: opening doors, peering inside, then closing them again once he found that they were empty... Or at least the inhabitants weren't exactly the people he was looking for. He was about to give up hope when finally, he came to room 139. He opened it quickly and found Taiichi and Mimi in a warm embrace inside, though as his timing would have it, he quickly misinterpreted it.

"Mimi..." It was hard for him to speak because he was panting at this point, having to run around the whole school looking for the pair. Also, the noise he made from opening the door contributed to directing the pair's attention towards the blonde.

"Yamato!" Mimi gasped, breaking free from Taiichi's embrace.

Silence.

Finally, Yamato groaned. "What am I even doing here?"

Mimi and Taiichi could do nothing but stare at him, surprised at this sudden breaking of the silence. Yamato seemed to sense their confusion, so he continued and elaborated.

"I mean, Taiichi," he turned to him as he said this, "you love Mimi."

Taiichi remained silent.

"And Mimi," he turned to her this time and continued while staring deeply into her eyes, "you still love Taiichi. You love him way more than you'll ever love me, so who am I to stand in the way of true love?"

He tried to force a smile, but failed with this act and ended up crying. He turned to the wall beside him and leaned forward, putting his forehead on his arm. Mimi slowly made her way towards him, and tentatively put her hand on his shoulder.

"Yamato..." she whispered. He turned his head so he could look at her face once more.

"You're not even going to deny it, are you?" This time he successfully gave a smile, solemn as it may have been. Mimi barely managed to shake her head; it almost looked as though she didn't do anything at all. "Heh, I figured as much. I guess part of me was just hoping that you would. I guess... a part of me was hoping that you still loved me." He rested his forehead on his arm again and murmured, "I guess not."

"You're right," Mimi said, suddenly. "I do still love him... but that doesn't mean that I don't love you." Mimi took his head and turned it so he could look at her. Suddenly, she slapped him across his face with her right hand. "Don't you dare think that I don't love you. It's just that," Mimi said, tears forming in her eyes again, "the way I love you is different from how I love Taiichi. I can't explain it... but that's how I feel. When we were together I did love you; I do love you, so don't you ever dare think that I don't."

Yamato stood there, shocked, with his hand against his face. Taiichi stood off to the side, equally shocked, knowing that he shouldn't get involved in their closure. Mimi took Yamato's face again, and gently cupped it with her hands though this time she leaned in to kiss him rather than to slap him. Yamato took her hands and held them against his chest as he pulled away from their kiss. He shook his head, surprising Mimi a bit.

"No, don't do this," Yamato smiled, genuinely for once. "You don't need to pity me. I ... I actually have to go. There's someone waiting for me."

Yamato let go of her hands and quickly hugged her before turning to leave. But right before he fully exited the room, he turned back again, grabbing both sides of the doorway and said, "Taiichi, she's yours. You better treat her right." He winked at him, grinning, and started to run from the room.

"So, you slap him when he says he loves you, but you don't when you think he cheated on you?" Taiichi spoke for the first time since Mimi and Yamato's break up officially started. He shook his head, chuckling, as he said, "This girl."

Mimi looked at him curiously. He smiled in response and said, "I didn't want it to stay awkward after... that. I wanted to go straight to the making out part."

"Oh, jeez. I should slap you." They both laughed, and Mimi had to admit, Taiichi sure did know how to lighten up the mood. She quickly pecked him on the cheek and playfully said, "That's all you'll get," before skipping out the door. He muttered something along the lines of "fine" and followed her. At that moment, they both knew that they were officially back together. Finally.

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Elsewhere, Sora was still sitting against the wall, crying to herself, when suddenly she heard a set of footsteps running towards her and slowing to a stop in front of her. She looked up and saw a pair of blue eyes and a head of blonde hair smiling at her. She gasped in surprise as he stood up and reached out his left hand out to her to help her up. She hesitantly took it with her right hand, while wiping her face with her left sleeve. He smiled at her again, and she eventually smiled back. Yamato took Sora into his arms as he had not so long before and nothing more was said; nothing more had to be said because she knew that Yamato was sorry and as long as she was in his arms, then all was right in the world for once.

Finis.

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FINALLY FINISHED:D Feedback would be appreciated...immensely. FIRST long-term story I ever finished. Jeeeeeez. Took me long enough :P Hope you guys liked it... even though I tend to rush my stories at the end ;; Anyways, watch out for my new stories (as well as updates for the current ones XD). Ahhh, it's going to be hard to let go of this story, but it was time. XD

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Thanks for reading! Your support really motivated me to keep writing! I seriously mean it, I needed motivation to write, and motivation was all of you :P Hmm... I started this as Lil Pnay Skuld, and I'm ending it as BAM Aesthetic. Well... all that's left is another thanks for reading from LPS / BAM. Time for the cast party:)