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A/N: In this chapter, I will put in some Taiora and Takari, since I've been too focused with Mimato. R&R (the latter, if you like my story, dislike it, or have any advice to make it a better story.) XD
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FALLEN Sora's house FALLEN
"Sora darling," the immaculately-dressed Mrs. Takenouchi called out to her daughter in a loving tone, "You uncle has come to visit. He came with Joe." When Sora failed to give a reply, Mrs. Takenouchi decided to go up to her daughter's room to find out what the matter was. As she opened the door, she noticed that the room was all but wrecked. In fact, it looked as though a hurricane had hit it. A picture frame that contained a photo of Sora and a brown-haired guy she did not know was broken and what remained of the photo was scattered on the floor. Perhaps her daughter had an argument with him, much to Mrs. Takenouchi's joy, for she had never approved of Sora's relationship with him.
Turning her attention to her daughter, she realized that her daughter's back was facing her, shoulders hunched up high, a sign of extreme fury. Concerned for her daughter's well-being, she crept up behind Sora and murmured questioningly, "Sora?" Unfortunately, her prying and poking had infuriated her daughter. Turning ferociously towards her mother, Sora snapped at Mrs. Takenouchi, "I don't want to meet anyone, what more Joe!" As an afterthought, she added, "I don't want to be disturbed."
However, Mrs. Takenouchi did not seem to have even heard what her daughter had said. Instead, she was keeling over and looking in terror at her daughter's ruined face and for a long moment, she was rendered speechless.There were angry, red marks on her right cheek, a vivid bruise on her left cheek and a huge swell on her left eye. "Oh no, not again," Sora grumbled inwardly at her mother's antics. Covering her ears, she awaited for the scream that was sure to happen. "Kyaaaaaaaa!" Mrs. Takenouchi screamed in terror after recovering from her initial shock and fainted onto the floor, much to Sora's dismay.
FALLEn Later FALLEN
"Give me the alcohol," T.K. instructed Joe. After grabbing the bottle of the cooling liquid from his uncle's first-aid kit, Joe obediently handed it to T.K. Noticing her niece standing sulkily at the corner of the room, T.K. quietly approached her, waiting for Sora's explanation. With an exhausted sigh, Sora started bemoaning, "She's always like that. I hate this." Since this was the first time, T.K. heard Sora expressing disdain at someone, he was caught off-guard. Skeptically, he took another step forward. "It's because of my face," she explained
"Mother has always valued beauty more than anything else," Sora pointed at her disfigured face, "so, when she saw my face in such a state, she fainted immediately." To say that T.K. was surprised would be an understatement. Initially, he thought that Mrs. Takenouchi had seen a snake or another creepy-crawly. "So, the reason was THIS simple!" he thought in his mind, smiling to himself. "Am I that ugly?" Sora lowered her head in shame. "Very ugly," she heard a male voice say.
Thinking it was her uncle, she looked up in shock, feeling betrayed. "You look very ugly," she heard a voice from behind him say. Swerving her head round, she came face to face with her cousin, Joe. The bespectacled, blue-haired boy was smirking at her unpleasantly. "So it's him," Sora could feel the anger boil inside her like molten lava from an erupting volcano. "Don't be such a busybody," she hollered at him and without warning, threw the slipper she was wearing at him.
"Hey, what do you think you're doing," Joe snapped back at her, nursing his painful head, "I'll show you!" With that, he picked up the pink slipper and would have thrown it at his cousin, if only T.K. had given him a glare that made him lower his hand. "Uncle T.K., I want to speak with you," Sora threw one last glare at Joe and walked off into her room, her uncle walking calmly behind her.
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"Tick, tock, tick, tock, tick, tock," the enormous grandfather's clock was ticking away softly in Sora's room. The auburn-haired girl was sound asleep on her bed, lost to the world. In her hand, she clutched a photo of Tai, which she normally kept under her pillow. Slowly, the wooden door to her room creaked open and in came T.K. who was checking up on his niece, glad that Sora was able to sleep well, considering that she had been an emotional wreck that afternoon.
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"I fought with Mimi as she had taken away my boyfriend," Sora had explained to T.K., half-shouting and half-sobbing, "she's your patient, right?" Slowly, T.K. walked over to Sora and put a comforting arm around his niece, whispering soothing words into her ears and calming her down. Finally, when Sora had recovered from her break-down, she went on explaining, "Mother didn't see my face this morning, since I had covered my face with my textbook."
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"Night, Sora," T.K. murmured and planted a kiss on Sora's forehead.
FALLEn Odaiba High School, the next day FALLEn
"Oh, no, not this disease again," Mimi thought desperately to herself, "I'm unable to find Matt." Just then, she noticed from the corners of her eye a blond-haired guy glaring at her with his icy-blue eyes. Unable to recognize him, she asked herself, "Who's that person? Do I know him?" Furrowing her eyebrows, she tried to think of someone who looked like the handsome stranger, but failed horribly. "Even if I know him, I wouldn't be able to remember his name," she let her jaws sag in frustration, "I'm embarrassed if I always have to ask for names of the people I know."
FALLEn Odaiba High School Gardens FALLEn
"Why did you gather us here, boss?" a member of the Ishida Gang asked their boss curiously. "I just wanted us to get together, that's all," Yamato fabricated a very unconvincing lie on the spot. "Do you have any problem, boss?" the same gang member asked Yamato. "It's none of your business!" he growled at the guy, causing him to cower in fear. Snorting in disgust, Yamato laid himself on the grass and tried to take an afternoon siesta.
With small, uncertain steps, Kari walked around the beautiful garden, having a whale of a time. "Walking in the garden during free period is quite exciting, after all," Kari thought to herself contentedly, "rather than mooching around in the class." Suddenly, she noticed a mop of spiky-blond hair leaning against the oak-tree. "Blonde hair…that means he is, he is…," Mimi racked her brain for an answer. However, before she could come up with the answer, loud footsteps distracted her and thus, broke her train of thoughts.
"Mimi!" Miyako yelled out to her friend, panting as though she had run for miles. "Ugh! I searched for you high and low, and here you are, standing calmly and enjoying yourself," she rebuked Mimi, "Come on, let's go back to class, something disastrous has happened!" Without explaining anything, Miyako grabbed Mimi's hand and dragged her towards the school building. Only when Mimi asked what the matter was did Miyako finally explain things.
"Your cousin has come to pick you up," Miyako explained in between her ragged breaths, "she said something about your family or some such thing." A shiver, not of fear but of deeper emotion, ran through Mimi's petite gait. 'My family?' she thought to herself as she picked up her pace in order to catch up with Miyako 'hadn't I lived with my mother all my life without any other family besides her?'
Meanwhile, Matt stood up from his lying-down position and started dusting down his blue jeans. "I want to go back to class," he told his gang-mates as he started walking away, "There's something I must do. Bye!" As soon as Matt was out of hearing's range, murmurs and whispers broke out among the gang. "What's wrong with Matt?" one would say and the rest of them would come up with various answers, each one more ridiculous than the other. "Perhaps," one of them finally concluded, "he's drunk!"
The door of the Waiting Room for the visitors bore threateningly on Mimi, as though daring her to enter the room. What would she find inside there? Technically speaking, she knew she would find Kari there, but what secrets would she uncover? Plucking up all the courage she had, she opened the door and walked in. There, on the bare, white room, sat Kari, looking placid but with a hint of worry on her mesmerizing face. When she saw Mimi, she stood up and smiled at her, although the hint of worry did not disappear completely….
"Plak!" Matt heard a loud sound as he was walking back to class to avoid his gang mates. Turning his head around, Matt heard Sora panting loudly with her hand just inches from Tai's face. It did not take him long to guess that Sora had just slapped Tai. The two of them were standing near the Physical Education Store Room, oblivious to the stares the other students were giving them. "You understand me!" Sora was hollering at Tai "My feelings are different from Mimi's!"
Upon hearing her ex-girlfriend's name, Matt's ears pricked up at once and he stealthily moved closer in order to hear them better. "That enough, Sora," Tai said softly, hanging his head in shame, "I know I'm in the wrong. I regret ignoring you all this time." Letting out a small sarcastic laugh, Sora sneered, "Regretted it? I pity you. You must have been rejected by Mimi!" Touching his stinging cheek, Tai finally admitted, "Not rejected. I gave up on my own." This statement raised both Sora's and Matt's eyebrows, obviously, neither believed him.
"Every time we meet, she would always talk about Matt," Tai started explaining with a wistful look on his eyes, "It's true that she used to like me, but now her heart belongs to only Matt." While Tai's confession made Sora blush in embarrassment, it made Matt feel so much more. 'Was that true?' he kept repeating in his head. However, unable to get over the betrayal that had been going in their three-year relationship, Matt finally decided to let Mimi go. Yes, he still loved her but he had his pride. "Goodness, Tai!" Sora explained, "after knowing this I feel so embarrassed at Mimi for that incident. "Just apologize Sora, I'm sure Mimi will forgive you," Tai said cheerfully, which was more than what could be said about Matt, who had sunk deeper into the pit of depression.
"Oh dear," Kari exclaimed, getting panicky, "It's going to rain." Just as she was about to urge Mimi to walk faster, she realized that Mimi was not even looking at her. She was looking at something else with wonder and excitement. "What's wrong, Mimi? They're waiting for you," Kari reminded Mimi of her meeting with the rest of her unknown family. Not seeming to hear her older cousin, Mimi pointed at a near-by Valentine shop and said, "I want to go to that shop." From Kari's point of view, she thought that the shop was too shabby. Mimi, however, found it so enchanting with the streamers and ribbons decorating its outside.
"Come on, Kari," Mimi pleaded, "it's going to be great fun!" Without waiting for Kari's reply, Mimi smiled and ran towards the shop. Sighing in frustration, Kari also took to her heels and ran into the shop. "Welcome!" a warm voice greeted both of them as they pulled the beautiful, glass door open. Immediately, Mimi started fussing over all the cute soft toys in the shop. There were Hallo Kity, Teddy Bear and even Doraemon! As Kari looked around for something she might like, she came upon a huge shock.
There, standing in full view of her, was T.K., her boyfriend! Under normal circumstances, Kari would have been overjoyed to see him. However, just the sight of him today made her fly off the handle. There was HER beloved T.K., talking animatedly with Doctor. Cathrine from the hospital where he worked. Now, Kari was by no means a possessive woman, but when she found T.K. spending time with the doctor he was rumored to have briefly dated in such intimate surrounding, flames of jealousy burned in her heart and she pursed her lips in an angry way that was almost unattractive.
Just then, T.K. saw Kari from the corner of his eyes and turned around, his eyes full of shock. That was all Kari needed to see. His expression of shock had betrayed him and she knew at once what had been going on. Extremely fed up with T.K., herself and life itself, she coldly glared at T.K. and walked off. "Kari, wait!" T.K. yelled at her desperately, catching Mimi's attention. As he was about to exit the shop, T.K. noticed Mimi looking haplessly at him and he decided to explain some thing to her first.
"Mimi, I'll borrow your sister for a while," T.K. said to Mimi on his way out, "later we'll resume the therapy at your house. Wait here!" With that, he took off and searched for Kari so that he could try to patch things up with her. Meanwhile, Mimi was thinking of another matter altogether. Apparently, her disease was acting up again and she was having trouble remembering what she was doing there. However, something clicked in her mind soon. "Therapy?" she murmured to herself, concentrating as best as she could on the word. Fortunately, she was able to put two and two together, thus getting four. "Oh, she must be the doctor!" she exclaimed in delight as she punched her fist in the air. However, she would not have felt nearly half as pleased had she known what was happening on the other side of the town.
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"What! Matt questioned Miyako disbelievingly, "why must I apologize to Mimi?" Miyako, being the best friend that she was, had tried to convince Matt to patch things up with Mimi. "Obviously, because you've done her wrong," Miyako took in a deep breath of air to prepare for her long lecture, "I never thought you were capable of accusing her of cheating on you with Tai! Didn't you know that she…?" Unfortunately, Matt had steeled himself all the while and finally he could bear it no longer.
I'm going under"What about Mimi?" he whispered in a dangerously soft voice. Miyako, however, had started backing up against the wall, suddenly fearful of Matt. "Hei, why so quiet now?" Matt asked her, approaching her even closer, "Come on, speak. What about her?" Although Miyako would have exchanged her lovely violet hair for some way out of the situation, she persisted. Gulping nervously, she screamed, "Don't move closer, you moron!" In response to Miyako's scream, Matt banged on the table furiously. "Don't ever try to play with me," Matt hollered at Miyako threateningly. Speak properly!"
Drowing in you
"She…," Miyako was finding it hard to get her words out, "she really did love you, Matt." Finally, the fine layer that Miyako was used to hiding beneath the tough exterior showed itself and tears started rolling down her cheeks. No matter how hard he tried, Matt could not deny that Miyako's emotional words had struck a chord with him. Had Mimi really loved him as a person and not as some soft toy she could play with? On the contrary, his mind was still clouded with a doubtful matter.
I'm falling forever"Oh yeah," he sneered, "What about that hideous Tai? Both of them liked each other from the very beginning!" Not about to throw in towel, Miyako shouted back, "You idiot, that's an old story! Now, Mimi loved you more than you could ever imagine. You'd better get back with her!" Luck was not on Miyako's side. All she managed to do was get from bad to worse. "Shut up!" Matt roared at Miyako, silencing her immediately, "You're just like Mimi, the things that come out from your mouth make me SICK!"
I've got to break through
Just as he was about to turn around and leave, Matt got the final say. Pointing his index finger at Miyako, he said in that soft but very final tone, "Don't ever remind me of Mimi. As far as I'm concerned that…girl has died in a car accident!" As Matt got out of the room, Miyako sank to the floor and cried and cried and cried. There seemed to be so many people to cry for. She cried for Mimi, for Matt, for Tai and even for herself. If the present had been so bleak, just what would the future bring?
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Well, guys…did you like it? That was probably my most angsty chapter yet. Thank you to everyone who reviewed my last chapter. Sorry that I can't include my reply here cuz I read somewhere that it's not allowed. I'll try to reply to your reviews as soon as possible. I just hope that you will be waiting, guys. Tell me what you think, but first…yes, I'm going to give you a teaser of what is to come next on Fallen! Okay, here we go:
T.K. and Kari confront each other. Will their relationship crumble after Kari's discovery? Note: Takari is my favorite shipping, but I prefer surprising my readers. LOL! I'm so evil.
Mimi meets her mysterious family. Who are they and why have they come so suddenly? Words have it that Mimi is going to move out of town and will Matt ever realize his mistake?
Sora and Tai are the only happy couple right now but all that is going to change, and I'm serious.
A couple is planning to get married! And, worst of all, it's neither of the three couples I've listed above. Hint: I got this idea from a review! Ooo La La!
Don't miss the concluding chapter of Fallen to find out what is going to happen to all our heroes. I hope that you guys have enjoyed this chapter and will be kind enough to drop me a review. Remember:
The more you review ------- faster update. Bye everybody. Love ya' all!