Friendly Lovers
Disclaimer : I don't own Digimon and its characters. Bandai© owns them. This story is credited from 'My Little Bride'.
Chapter Sixteen : The Worst Prices
Mimi was making some curry for dinner when Yamato appeared from the kitchen.
"Mimi, you better sit down and rest," Yamato said, putting both his hands over her shoulders.
Mimi faced her husband.
"I can do it," she said. "It's just cooking."
Yamato smiled and ruffled her hair.
"Hey, don't mess my hair," she said. "I'm not the little princess you knew before!"
Yamato laughed and kissed her cheek.
"Okay, fine," he said.
The doorbell rang.
"It must be Takeru," Yamato said as he jogged towards the door.
"Good eve-" but then he paused when he saw his parents, Mimi's parents, Taichi, Hikari and Grandpa.
Yamato looked at TK.
"I thought it's just you and Kari?" he asked.
TK turned to face the people who came with him then he faced Yamato.
"They insisted to come with us," TK said.
As Mimi settled down in one of the dining chairs, she looked around.
"Uhm," was what she was only able to say.
They ate in silence.
"How long were you pregnant?" Mrs. Ishida asked awkwardly.
"Two weeks," she said.
Yamato continued to eat.
"Are you feeling fine?" Mr. Tachikawa asked.
Mimi nodded silently and then she glanced to her grandpa.
Grandpa returned her glance and gave her a wink.
Mimi then looked down at her plate and ate.
"Mi-chan, do you feel sick?" Kari asked.
"A bit," she replied.
Taichi nudged Kari.
"Let the family talk," Taichi murmured.
"Ah, oniisan," TK said. "How do you feel about Mimi's pregnancy?"
Yamato looked around before he spoke.
"I feel…" Yamato looked at Mimi.
Mimi still continued to eat.
"I feel happy," he simply said.
Then silence again.
Suddenly, Mrs. Tachikawa put her chopsticks down.
"Mimi," Mrs. Tachikawa spoke.
Mimi looked up in an instant.
"Yes, mama?" she asked.
"Take care of yourself," she said. "Being pregnant is not just a little game we women play."
Mimi bit her lip and nodded.
"Uh…Mimi, do you still want to finish studying this semester?" Mrs. Ishida asked.
Yamato looked at Mimi.
"Yes," she said.
"How will you do it if you're in that situation?" Mrs. Tachikawa asked, her voice firm.
Mimi held her breath.
She's feeling sicker this time.
People kept on questioning and it feels dizzy.
Her mom keeps acting so cold.
Mimi stood up in a sudden.
"I'm sorry, I feel sick," she said and went inside her room.
"Oniisan," TK said. "Do you sleep in the same room?"
Taichi looked over at Yamato.
"No," he replied.
Grandpa looked surprised.
"Then how-how did she…?" Mr. Ishida asked, trailing off.
Yamato massaged his left temple and sighed.
This is gonna be a long night.
The next morning as Yamato woke up, he noticed that Mimi wasn't cooking nor is she awake.
It feels unusual.
Usually, Mimi would be the first one to wake up.
But then, she's pregnant. He should adjust.
Mimi got out of her room to find Yamato preparing breakfast for the both of them.
Eggs, hams and hotdogs.
Mimi frowned upon the sight of their breakfast.
"Morning," Yamato greeted.
"Eew," she managed to say.
Yamato turned to check the breakfast he prepared.
"It smells heavenly," Yamato said. "You usually eat those."
Mimi stuck out her tongue.
"I want ice cream," she said.
Yamato's eyes bulged.
"Ice cream in the morning?" he asked. "Are you serious?"
Mimi nodded then she sat on one of the dining chairs.
"What time did they leave?" she asked.
"Uhm…ten minutes after you walked out of the dinner table," he said.
Mimi rested her head on the table.
"I don't want to be asked lots of questions," she said. "I feel so sick."
Yamato untied his apron and sat in front of her.
"Princess, I think this thing that happened to us brought a lot of hassles," he said.
Mimi smiled up at him.
"Yeah but it's okay," she said. "I want a baby after all…but not too soon."
Yamato sighed.
Mimi looked at their breakfast.
"Eat now," she said. "I won't eat."
Yamato scratched his head.
"You seriously want ice cream?" he asked.
"Yeah," she said.
Miyako approached Michael in the locker hall.
"What did you do to her?" she asked, pretending to be brave.
Michael looked down at her.
"What?" he asked.
"You weren't the same Michael Mimi met," Miyako said.
Michael sighed.
"Inoue-san," he said, feeling mellow. "I want to apologize for my insane behavior."
She knitted her brows.
"And now you're apologizing?" she asked.
"It's just that…I can't seem to get over Mimi," he said.
He shut his locker.
"When I confronted her last time, I finally knew how she loved her new boyfriend," he said.
Then he paused.
"I mean, husband," he corrected himself.
Miyako put a hand on his shoulder.
"But why do you have to be harsh?" she asked.
"I've grown crazy in love with her I guess," Michael joked.
Taichi was staring off at space.
His father slammed a binder in front of him.
"Taichi Yagami, what are you thinking!" his father asked. "I'm giving you a tutorial here!"
Taichi snapped.
"Sorry, dad," he apologized. "I-I was just thinking."
Mr. Yagami crossed his arms over his chest.
"Whatever that is, you should stay focused about what I'm teaching you," he said.
"Yes, dad," he agreed.
The doorbell rang that afternoon.
Mimi answered the door.
"Hi," Miyako greeted.
Mimi gave her a warm grin.
"Hello, I missed you," she said. "Come in."
Miyako looked around the condominium.
It was nice and comfy.
It was actually her first time visiting Mimi.
"Mi-chan," Miyako said, sitting on the sofa.
Mimi was on the kitchen preparing a glass of lemonade.
"Yeah?" she asked over the kitchen.
"Michael wanted to apologize to you," Miyako said.
Mimi stopped stirring the teaspoon on the lemonade.
Miyako stood from the sofa and walked into the kitchen.
"Meems, he said he was so, so, so sorry," Miyako said.
Mimi turned and faced her.
"Why are you like this?" Mimi asked. "Why are you covering him up?"
Miyako sighed.
"I'm doing this for you, Mimi," she said. "I want you and Mike to patch---"
"If he wants to patch up with me, he better do it in person," Mimi interrupted. "And don't get involved with this, okay?"
Miyako frowned and then she lowered her head.
Mimi's brows knitted.
"I'm sorry but why are you acting so different Miya-chan?" she asked.
Miyako looked up at her.
"I've always grown jealous of your life," Miyako said. "You were the greatest culinary student, you are popular in our campus and you had Michael, the most popular man in school, as a boyfriend."
Mimi stared at her perplexedly.
"And then, you married a totally hot and responsible man," Miyako said.
Mimi was about to put a hand on her shoulder when she shoved it away.
"You would always scold me for my clumsy and loud attitude," Miyako said. "But you never thought how concerned I was for you though I've felt jealous of you through the years."
"It's not what you think it is," Mimi said.
"I had a crush on Michael before and then, when you got him, I was quiet about my feelings," she said. "Now that you're married and I have a chance to ruin your reputation, I wouldn't even dare do that because I care for you."
Mimi ran her hand through her hair.
"Look, I'm sorry---"
"It's too late for any sorry at all," Miyako said.
She turned on her heel and left the condominium.
Taichi kicked a stray soda can on the street while walking along the park near Kyoushiro's house.
He kicked it once more.
"That was an awful kick," a voice said.
He turned to see her sister.
"Why are you here? It's 8 in the evening, young lady," he said.
Kari kicked the soda can to him and then Tai kicked it towards the trash bin.
"Nice one," she said.
Taichi smiled and rubbed his two hands on his cheeks.
"Has dad been pressuring you lately?" she asked.
"Yep," he said. "I can't even concentrate."
Kari hugged Tai.
"Oniisan," she said. "You'll feel better if you follow her in New York."
Tai closed his eyes.
"I-I don't even know where---"
"Yamato-kun could help you!" Kari said.
"But," Taichi said, pausing for awhile, his hand roaming his hair. "He doesn't know."'
"It's not a problem," a familiar voice said.
Kari smiled upon the sight of Kyoushiro.
"I could help you tell Yamato about your situation," he said.
Kari released herself from hugging her brother.
"Oniisan," she said. "I was here because I talked to Kyoushiro-kun about your feelings."
Kyoushiro put an arm around Taichi.
"Go and find Sora so that you could have a peace of mind, dude," he said.
Yamato opened the door with one hand, the other hand holding a bouquet of roses.
"Honey, I'm home!" Yamato greeted.
There was no response.
Yamato opened Mimi's bedroom door.
He found her wife sprawled on bed, sobbing.
"What the fricking hell happened?" Yamato asked, immediately running towards Mimi.
"Miyako confronted me," she said.
Yamato rubbed Mimi's back.
"About what?" he asked, putting Mimi's head on his shoulder.
Mimi told her the whole story and Yamato was quite surprised that this kind of thing would ever happen between the two of them.
"Princess, you two should talk," he said.
"This thing gave bad luck to me!" she raged. "Mom hates me, Miyako hates me, I can't finish school! This is so f-cking stupid!"
Yamatao hugged her tightly.
"Don't say that," he said.
His hands roaming her back.
"Please don't say such things," Yamato said. "Coz it hurts to know that everything has turned out to be so f-cking complicated."
Mimi hung her hands on his neck and placed her lips on his ear.
"Sleep with me tonight," she said, still sobbing. "I don't wanna be alone anymore."
Yamato moved his lips to her jaw and whispered.
"I will," he said. "I'll just get enough pill---"
"No, don't leave me," she interrupted, still in a whisper.
Yamato moved his lips to her lips.
Mimi kissed him and then she rested her head on his chest.
"I hope everything turns out right tomorrow," she whispered.
The phone kept on ringing that morning but Yamato and Mimi were too lazy and absorbed with each other's hugs to pick up the phone.
Finally, Yamato stood up.
"Yes?" he answered.
"Let's talk in Tai's place," Kyoushiro said in a sudden.
"Huh?" he responded. "I can't leave Mimi."
"Dude, this is for Tai," he said. "You can bring Meems along."
"Okay then," he said.
They were in Tai's place.
Kari, TK, Mimi, Matt, Izzy and Tai all seated.
"What is the problem, guys?" Tai asked.
"Yamato, this is all about Sora," Izzy said.
"Sora?" Yamato asked. "What does she have to do with Tai?"
"Oniisan likes Sora," Kari directly said.
TK looked at her in surprise.
He never thought she would say it so fast.
"Correction," Tai spoke. "Loves her."
Yamato looked at Tai.
"So you were falling for my ex-girlfriend?" Yamato asked. "For how long?"
"A month before," Taichi said quietly.
Mimi looked at Tai's face.
His facial expression was similar to hers---the one where she was still unsure about her feelings for Yamato.
"What do you want me to do?" Yamato asked.
"I want you to tell us where Sora-san lives," Kari said. "He wants some answers to the questions she left so badly."
"I never knew what…she really feels about me," Taichi said.
Kyoushiro felt pity for his best friend.
His eyes are in misery.
"It's not so easy to love Sora, Tai," Yamato said. "She might just use you---"
"What the f-ck are you saying!" Tai stood up.
Kyoushiro stood up too.
"Tai, get a hold of yourself," he said.
TK looked over at Kari.
Kari's hands are trembling.
He decided to hold one of her hands.
"Taichi, you don't know who the real Sora is," Yamato said. "She fought with Mimi because she hasn't got over me and then she used you by going out on a date with you---I don't want you to get hurt."
"You were the reason for all this pain she's going through," Taichi said.
Kyoushiro and TK were already holding Tai in able for him not to hit Yamato.
"It was her fault," Yamato said calmly. "She would never face the truth."
Mimi then stood up.
"If you do love her," Mimi said. "Wait for her to come back."
Everybody paused.
"She went away because she wants to find answers herself," Mimi said. "While she's gone, try to recollect yourself either."
Yamato looked up at her wife.
"Since you don't need my husband anymore, we could might as well leave," Mimi said.
Yamato looked over at Tai.
He mellowed down a bit.
"I'm really sorry for arguing with you, dude," Yamato said.
"It's okay," Tai said as he softened a bit. "Thanks Mimi."
a/n : Okie dokie, a ten-page chapter 16…what the hell! I was so fricking tired after writing that…okay, please review. This is such a heavy drama chappy. Hope you like it.
