(A/N: This one has Takari! Yahoo!)
Picture Perfect:
T.K. and Kari- T.K. and Kari in school uniform. T.K. with a peace sign while Kari taking a picture of T.K.
Matt and Mimi- In the mall, snuggling each other while Matt's fans and other boys with drooling mouths.
Chapter 03: School Foes, School Friends and School Fans
Sunday before a School term begins, the whole gang was waiting at the airport, so excited to see her, especially Matt and T.K. Two hours waiting for her, she finally arrived. Matt looked at the gate again and found his long love Mimi. Her eyes glisten at the bright light, her hair dancing in her every move, and she was having a hard time to carry her luggage.
Tai stood up and smiled. "My little cupcake became a cake!" Tai joked sarcastically.
"Haha Tai!" Mimi said as he hugged him.
"Long time no see Mimi!" Joe said.
"It's been a while Mimi!" Izzy said.
"Hi Mimi!" Kari said as she hugged her like her sister.
"Mimi!" came running, T.K. opened his arms and embraced her.
"Whoa!" Mimi slipped on the wet floor, which Tai spilled his soda. With a helping arm around her, she turned to face him, Matt. You're still Matt. Tears filled her eyes and hugged him. "Matt!" she cried, her arms around his neck. Speechless, Matt's mind was blank. Now that she's here, he's ready to die. His hand reached her long hair, stroking it.
Sora had a pang of jealousy from the two, they were so loving, and that everyone thinks they make a cute couple. Yeah, they really make a cute couple, but that doesn't mean I have to give Matt up that easily!
"Where's Sora?" Mimi released her arms around him and looked around, Matt was just staring at her, looking at her every move, Sora noticed her name called, she could see how Matt look at Mimi.
"I'm here!" she said with a fake smile that almost tells the truth. Mimi came running towards her, and gave her a friendly hug. Mimi, you're the most childish person I ever met, eeww! Sora rolled her eyes. Matt, who wasn't paying attention to anyone except Mimi, some of his conscience says to ask her out. Mimi, who was still having trouble ob carrying her luggage, a hand took it and carried it. "Thank you Matt!" she thanked and smiled widely, Matt's face was blank, he was silent and doing nothing except looking at her.
"Uh-Matt, could you help me?" Mimi whispered and took Matt's hand.
"Anything for you, Princess." Matt said confidently that Mimi giggled.
"Could you help me look for a place to live?" Mimi whispered. Matt nodded.
"Thank you." Mimi thanked and hugged him.
6:00 pm- Matt and T.K.'s house
"Are you sure it's alright?" Mimi asked.
"Yes, please come in!" T.K. opened the door for her. T.K. still has a little crush on Mimi, reminds him of Kari.
Matt carried her luggage up on T.K.'s room (Mimi will sleep with T.K. Okay? So it can be like a big sis/young bro kind of like that. 'kay?)
"Thank you so much!" Mimi thanked. T.K. and Matt smiled.
"I'm just going to take a shower." T.K. stretched his arms and went to the bathroom.
Mimi looked around. This house didn't change much. She noticed Matt was looking at her. She looked at him, smiled and stepped towards him.
"I told you I would come back!" Mimi said playfully.
"Yeah, you did. Mimi you-" Before Matt could say 'Mimi you came back', she put a finger in front of his lips.
"Yes, and I still have to wait for 17." Mimi reminded him. Matt really wanted her, so badly.
"Okay, I'll wait. Just make sure you'll wait for me too." Matt said and patted her head. Mimi was still unsure. Matt, I love you, if only you knew. I wish you do, will you ever love me back?.
"Matt, I will go to the University. Mind if you escort me tomorrow?" Mimi said. Matt grinned. "Sure." He said. Ha! Poor Jun, now Mimi's here, no fans will bother me tomorrow!
Monday- 7:30 am
"Matt, could you help me tie this?" Mimi asked as she tried to tie the necktie that was included in the school uniform. Matt smiled and nodded. She put her hair on her side and Matt began to put the necktie on. T.K. was already finished, just waiting for Mimi.
"Mimi, hurry up!" T.K. said, Mimi walked to school with them.
Principal's Office
"Please enjoy your stay here at Odaiba University." The principal said.
"Thank you, sir." She thanked and left the office. Matt and T.K. were waiting for her at the end of the door.
"So, what's your schedule?" T.K. asked.
"Hmmm…I'm a 4th year high school student, so my dismissal's four o' clock. How about you?" She asked T.K.
"My dismissal's four o'clock as well." He said, Matt shrugged.
"And you?"
"Five o'clock." He said. The three separated their ways. Matt was on the 5th floor, Mimi on the 2nd floor and T.K. on the 1st floor.
"Room 211." She read out loud. She searched for the classroom.
"Are you lost?" a voice said.
"Uh-no." she lied, without even looking.
"The room's right there." The boy pointed out.
"Oh, thanks. I'm Mimi Tachikawa, Matt Ishida's best friend." She introduced herself at the spiky-black haired boy.
"Wait, no one ever calls Yamato Ishida 'Matt' except the person he loves deeply!" the guy said.
"Whatever, thanks again." She thanked and walked away.
"Class, I want you to meet a new student, she's from the US." Mr. Motosuwa said, the class sighed boringly and the door opened. A long-brown haired girl with chestnut eyes and a pretty face came in.
She stepped in the room and introduced herself.
"I'm Mimi Tachikawa, I'm 16 years old, my hometown's Japan but I moved to America." She said, boys were drooling and their mouths opened, girls gave glares but she didn't bother them.
"Thank you Miss Tachikawa. Please sit next to Koushiro." Mimi nodded.
"Oh, I'm sorry. You don't know him." Mr. Motosuwa apologized.
"No, it's okay I know him, his my friend." Mimi said and smiled, Mr. Motosuwa smiled back. She walked towards Koushiro and sat beside him.
"Okay, I don't know you're studying here, so what's up?" Izzy whispered as Mr. Motosuwa began for discussion.
"As I told you, I'd come back." Mimi whispered back, Izzy grinned and paid attention to the teacher. Izzy turned to face her again.
"So, where do you live?" he asked.
"Oh, I temporarily live with T.K…and Matt." She said shyly. Izzy's eyes grew bigger.
"Surprised, huh?" Mimi said and sighed. The two continued their conversation until the end of the class. The two separated their ways and Mimi went to her locker.
"No. 125." She read on her paper. 122, 123, 124 and at last, 125. She opened her locker from the code. A girl suddenly slammed the lockers with her books so loudly.
What's that all about? Mimi arched an eyebrow and looked puzzled. She rolled her eyes and saw Matt running down the stairs and heading to locker 126, side with 125.
"Hey Matt!" Mimi greeted, Matt smiled and hugged her. Releasing the hug, she turned around and saw girls confused, heartbroken, angry at her and sad.
"So, how's first class?" Matt asked.
"Fine." She said. A girl was stomping her feet loudly. After she stooped, she glared at her.
Mimi looked at Matt confused. "Matt, may I ask you something?" Mimi whispered.
"What is it, Mimi?'' Matt said, paying attention to her.
"Why are the girls giving me looks like that?" she asked nervously, Matt didn't bother to look at them.
Matt smiled and kissed her, for a kiss on the cheek, Mimi didn't care, she got used to it. "Because they're all jealous of you." Matt said simply. Mimi was still puzzled.
"What for?"
"Because no one calls me Matt except you, T.K., Joe, Tai, Izzy, Kari and Sora. And they're probably jealous now because I kissed you." Matt smirked.
"What are you thinking? I'm leaving the school with my body dead? You're using me so you can hide from you fans?" Mimi complaint at him.
"Well, I really have to do that. Or else they'll all think that they still have chances on me, no way!" Matt said as he put his arm around her shoulders. Girls fumed in anger, a brunette came running and suddenly hugged Matt.
"Oh Mattie! I missed you so much!" the brunette said, hugging him tighter.
"Don't call me Matt!" he got rid of her arms. The brunette suddenly looked at the girl, holding his hand.
"Matt, who's this?" she pointed to Mimi.
"Sorry, you stole my line, who are you anyway?" Mimi asked.
"Mimi, that's Jun. Jun, this is Mimi, she's my best friend, and when she's 17, I'm going to be his boyfriend." Matt lied in Mimi's point of view, but in Matt, lying on the outside but he's really going to do what he said without Mimi knowing what he was planning, Jun was blank and Mimi rolled her eyes.
"No, she's not going to be your girlfriend! Never!" Jun almost yelled.
Matt just chuckled and Mimi laughed.
"What's so funny?" Jun asked, her hands on her waist.
"You're such a die-hard!" Mimi couldn't stop laughing, she leaned her head on his arm, trying to calm down.
Matt looked at her, the look became a stare. She's so pretty. I wish she's seventeen now. Jun noticed his cornea was at Mimi. Mimi took a deep breath in relief.
Lunch-
"Hey Miss, sit here!"
"No, here!"
"This one's reserved for you!"
Boys were having an argument about her; she sweat dropped and went to Matt's.
"Don't you ever sit with boys you don't know." Matt said seriously, with a serious look.
"Don't worry, I won't." she said and smiled at him. Are you jealous, Mattie?
"Matt, who's the girl?" one of Matt's band members said. He rolled his eyes and went closer to her.
"Oh, she's Mimi, my best friend and in 17, she'll be my girlfriend." He joked. Mimi sighed; boys looked over at the two and lost hope.
"Matt!" T.K. exclaimed, came running in the room.
"Hey, T.K.!" Mimi greeted. T.K. didn't bother to greet.
'Matt, there's-a-guy-who wants-to-fight-you." T.K. was trying to catch air.
"No! Not fighting! How I hate it!" Mimi exclaimed.
"No, I'm not going to. Why does he want to fight anyway?" he asked T.K.
"I don't know, a girl?" he guessed.
Matt stood up and everyone followed him, Mimi and T.K. were holding hands for support. Outside the cafeteria, a chestnut-haired guy with a hairstyle just like Matt.
"Who's that wannabe?" Mimi yelled, everyone looked at her.
"He's Yuuto, he wants to be popular as Matt." T.K, said.
Yuuto went towards Mimi and grabbed her hand, T.K. was trying not to lose grip of her.
"T.K.! Help me!" Mimi screamed, T.K. was freaking out, doesn't know what to do.
Look for Matt and ask help or go by myself?
Matt saw Yuuto with Mimi, heading to the school garden.
"Wait! What are you doing?" Mimi yelled, trying to get his hand off.
"You're Ishida's best friend, right?" the guy asked.
"Yes! So what?" she snapped. MATT!
"I'm not going to hurt you, I'm just threatening him!" the boy tied her with the sakura tree.
Mimi hardly breathe, struggling. Matt, T.K. and all people from the cafeteria went outside following Yuuto.
"Mimi!" Matt yelled as he run towards them, T.K. followed him. Yuuto blocked their way. "What's the matter with you?" Matt asked confusedly.
"Hm! Ishida, you're idiotic! It's payback time!" Yuuto said and chuckled evilly.
"Matt! T.K.!" Mimi yelled.
"What do you mean?" he asked confusedly.
"Idiot! I was once your fan back then! But one day, you stole Kari from me!" he yelled, Matt, Mimi and especially T.K. sweat dropped.
"Kari? I never even dated her! Besides, she's with T.K. now!" Matt yelled back.
T.K. was worried. So, that's guy Kari was telling me! It's not Matt, it's me! Why do I have to look like my brother!
"Hmmm…since I have this girl from you, what games should I play with her?" Yuuto rubbed his chin with his hand.
"I thought you weren't going to do anything!" Mimi yelled back.
"Aha! What about this!" Yuuto leaned his arm around her and his face getting closer to hers. Matt knew what he was going to do. A kiss? I'm the one who supposed to give her first kiss! Matt's anger fumed.
"Stop!" Matt yelled, the crowd's jaws dropped, Yuuto paused and Mimi opened her eyes.
"What now?" Yuuto snapped.
"I'll do anything just don't you ever do that!" Matt exclaimed and knelt. Jun wanted to kill Mimi right now, Matt was protecting her! Yuuto grinned evilly and pondered.
"Aha! This afternoon, meet me at the school basement, don't bring anyone and anything, or this girl might not only have a kiss!" Yuuto said, everyone looked shocked; T.K. and Mimi were shaking their heads.
"Alright then." Matt agreed, with an unhappy look at his face.
"Matt! Don't!" Mimi yelled, tears bean to drop from her eyes to the soil. Matt looked at her and gave a small smile. From the crowd, Sora barged in, trying to say something. Yuuto walked with Mimi, gripping her hand. Mimi waved her hand to Matt and T.K. The crowd started to gossip about it, Matt and T.K. prayed nothing bad will happen to her.
5:30 pm- School Dismissal
Matt walked alone to the school basement, with no one and nothing.
"He's here." One of Yuuto's henchmen said. Yuuto turned over and see Matt standing, his hands tucked in his pocket, Matt looked at the place and Mimi was tied with the chair, her mouth covered with a handkerchief.
"So, Ishida, you decided to break your body than giving something to her." Yuuto said.
Matt didn't response, Mimi cried more. Yuuto approached to him, and Matt unprepared, he gave him a punch on his face. Mimi winced and closed her eyes.
"Don't you forget, Ishida, you're not supposed to fight!" Yuuto reminded him. Next thing was, his henchmen handed Yuuto a wooden chair and aimed it at Matt and threw it. Mimi's tears wetted the handkerchief. Matt didn't groan in pain, but his body can't stand still. Mimi shivered.
"Ha! Not enough Ishida!" Yuuto said haughtily and his henchmen kicked him. Still, Matt didn't groan in pain. Yuuto removed the handkerchief from Mimi's mouth.
"Matt, please stop." Mimi finally said and cried. Yuuto had enough, before he could kill him to death.
"That's enough, I don't want to be in jail anyway." Yuuto untied Mimi from the chair and left the two. She ran to him and knelt. "Matt," her voice said as she caresses his bruises and his face. "Mimi I," before Matt could finish his sentence, he fainted on her lap. "Matt, thank you." She thanked, tears flowing and she kissed his cheek.
T.K. came in the basement, with bandages and everything. "Mimi, are you alright?" T.K. said between cries. Mimi smiled and nodded.
"Matt, I'm sorry, it's not you who should be beaten! It's me, you were blamed because we look alike." T.K. said and hugged his brother.
"Why you?" Mimi asked T.K.
"I'm Kari's girlfriend." He answered.
Matt and T.K.'s house
Matt woke up at nine in the evening. "What happened?" he asked, rubbing his eyes.
"Matt, settle down." Mimi said, covering his bruises with bandages. She put a bandage on his face, trembling, she could still remember what happened, she gently stroke his face. Tears ruled her eyes again, crying non-stop. She hugged him and said "Matt, thank you." T.K. came in the room.
"Matt, I'm so sorry." T.K. was crying too.
"Why?" Matt asked confusedly.
"It's not you who should be beaten, since we look alike, you've been blamed." T.K. said between sobs.
"I will still do it even if it's your fault, I don't want my brother suffering." Matt said, T.K. joined Mimi too.
So, How's that? Poor Matt! Chapter three will come soon!