Amor Vincit Omnia
Love conquers everything
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Mimi
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"Mimi?" the anxious voice of my mother called from the other side of the door, "Are you in there?"
"Yeah." Lip gloss, check. Mascara, check. Eye shadow, check.
"It's 8:05 already…shouldn't you be at school by now?"
Please. My mother worries too much. It's not like I would be late for school on purpose. I just needed to get ready, I mean, so what if I woke up late today. I have to look flawless every time I go out in public, not like my best friend, Sora, who just throws on jeans and a t-shirt without any consideration matching or color coordination. "It's okay, Mom. I'm going right now!" I took my purse and books, and opened the door, where my mother was frowning at me. "See you tonight!" I flashed an innocent smile and walked out the door. I actually like school, okay? It's not like I skip school everyday. Well, the main reason I go to school is because of Matt…
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Matt
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"Hey, man. Remember we have band practice after school okay?" a guy in my band said A/N: I don't know their names…. "Yeah, I'll be there." I opened my locker. Hmm. What did I need today? I took out a pen and a note book. "Um…Matt?" I turned around and saw a girl, I think she was a freshman, behind me, blushing. I…I've…well. I've liked you for a long time and…I'm a big fan of yours! So…please accept this!" She thrust a bag of homemade cookies at me with a letter attached to the top. Then she ran away. Huh. I looked at the cookies. "I see you haven't lost your charm, Ishida." I turned around and saw Tai Kamiya, my best friend, who was currently reading the love letter that was attached to the bag. Wait. How did he get that letter so quickly? "This one says that she's willing to go all the way if you be her boyfriend. Yeah. That's true love." He smirked at me. "Hey, if I were you, I wouldn't pass that up, considering the place in your life you're in right now."
"What are you trying to say? I'm still the object of this school's and this town's affection."
"Yeah. Right. You forgot to mention that you have a bit of competition for that title."
Blank stare. "What are you talking about, Tai." He stared at me. "I'm talking about me! I'm equally if not more attractive than you. I mean, you're just the scrawny musician. I'm the muscular athlete." Great."You think that." I threw a cookie at him and walked away.
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Sora
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Beep. Beep. Beep!!!!! Ughhhh. What time is it? I looked at the clock beside my bed. 8:15.
Shit. Now I'm late for school!!! I climbed out of bed and threw on my school uniform. Of all the days for me to be late! I bet even Mimi came to school before me. I hurriedly brushed my teeth and hair and ran out the door.
While running to school, I saw a brown head of hair walking calmly down the street. Was that—
"Mimi???" I caught up with her. "What the hell are you doing?" She glanced at me. "Oh, hey Sora! You're late too? Hmm, what happened? Having a bad day?" She smiled as I caught my breath. Running without eating anything is tiring, even if you're on the tennis team. "Why are you walking?!" Mimi looked at me, "Unlike you, Sora, I don't really take my schoolwork as seriously. I'm perfectly satisfied with getting a B, and I don't care if I'm late for first period. Which, for me, would be gym. Please, okay? I mean, who wants to get sweaty first thing in the morning? Then you're forced to shower with a bunch of other girls, and you have absolutely no privacy." I rolled my eyes. I knew I shouldn't have asked. Every time I did, she would rant about how unfair it was for her to have gym for first period, or for her, to have gym at all. Mimi looked at me, and then frowned. "Geez, Sora! Did you even wash your face this morning? You look horrible."
"Thanks, Mimi. Thanks. And for your information, I did wash my face."
"You should care about your looks more often. I'm not trying to be vain or anything, but sometimes it's important to care about your appearance. You're very pretty, if only you would just—"
"Sorry, Mimi, but it's getting pretty late, and I really can't be late for science, so I'll see you at school, okay?" I waved to her and took off on a sprint.
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Tai
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"Uh…hey, Joe. Is that the way you're really supposed to do this?" I glanced nervously at the beaker in front of us. "Aren't you supposed to add the salt after the magnesium? Or…" I looked at the instructions… "Listen, Tai. I know how to do this, trust me." Joe concentrated the measurements and carefully poured it in. "You better be happy that I'm helping you." He wrote down the data. "It's not my fault Sora decided not to show up today, leaving me without a lab partner." I glanced towards the door.
"That's unlike Sora. I wonder where she is." Joe looked around, then at me. "I hope she's okay."
Just then, Sora appeared in the doorway. My heart fell to my stomach. She was panting, and her face was a little red, but when she looked at me, she smiled, and I couldn't help but smile back.