(Disclaimer: Like I said in my profile, I do not own the plot for this story. I'm using two different stories and merging them together along with a few things from my imagination. Do not harass me if you don't like the story or if you're not a Mimato fan. If you find it offensive, simply don't read it. It may get annoying but this disclaimer is going on every chapter.)

(A/N: This chapter, I will be putting translations to the Japanese phrases in italicized parenthesis. princessjaded – Sorry for the confusion. No, Mimi didn't know Tai before she went to the school. She was talking about her first day of school; he was the only one nice to her then and the only one nice to her still. And yes, at the end of the chapter, she agreed to go out with him. If there is any more confusion because of my writing, please point them out. Thank you :3)

Chapter 2

I woke up early today because I thought I was dreaming. I still couldn't believe Taichi-kun confessed to me and I agreed to go out with him. I must be way over my head.

I took a shower, brushed my teeth, and then put on my school uniform. I was still shaken by what happened in the store room but I decided against wearing pants under my skirt. Maybe then, guys wouldn't want to sneak a peek anymore. What's with showing a little leg? As long as they don't see what's above that, then I guess it couldn't hurt. I slipped on some shorts under my skirt. They wouldn't be able to tell and that way, I'd still feel protected. No way am I putting myself in that situation again.

Since I had extra time, I decided to straighten my hair. I didn't put my hair in a ponytail like usual but I took the front part and clipped it back. I slipped on my uniform blazer and headed downstairs.

"Ohayou, okasan." ("Good morning, Mother.") I headed for the front door to put my shoes on.

"Ohayou, Mimi." She looked at me. "Where do you think you're going without your breakfast?" She gestured towards the table where the toast and eggs were. They sure smelled good.

"Gomen ne. I don't want to be late for school so I'll eat them on the way."

"Why do you insist on walking to school every morning? I can drop you off, you know. It's not like I use the car for anything else besides grocery shopping." She neatly packed my breakfast after handing me my obentou. (lunchbox)

"It's okay, mom. Wasn't it you and dad who decided to send me to a not-so-long-ago all boys' school? I know you're gonna say I'm a late admission and only this school would be willing to enroll me but seriously, if you drop me off with that fancy car of yours, I'll get more unwanted attention than I'm already getting." I grabbed the obentou and my breakfast.

"Well what's wrong with a little attention? It couldn't hurt. It's not like you're an ugly duckling. You shouldn't be ashamed of flaunting that beauty of yours."

I hugged my mom goodbye. I hadn't told her about the incident at the store room. I didn't want her to worry and blame herself. I thought it best to keep it to myself.

"Mom, in this particular school, flaunting is the same as asking for it. I'm not gonna put myself in that kind of trouble so early in the year. If I stay careful until more girls are admitted, then I'll look more like my normal self. Till then, I'm laying low." I started heading towards the door. "Thanks for the food, mom. Itekimasu." ("I'm off.")

It was a peaceful and quiet walk to school. I wish Taichi-kun could walk me to school. That's what couples normally do, right?

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I got to school on time. I already have a routine so that I would get to school at around the same time every single day; earlier or later will just cause unwanted attention. I headed to the lockers to put on my school shoes, but as soon as I opened my locker, I saw something I should've prepared myself for.

Bitch!

Quickly break up with Yagami-senpai!! (senpai: upperclassman)

Go die!

High school bullies. Only in my case, jealous girls. I guess I can't blame them. I am dating one of the hottest guys in school. If I were in their shoes, I'd probably get jealous too, but I wouldn't resort to this. I sighed as I looked at my dirtied locker. There was dirt and scraps of paper with ugly notes on them, not to mention the thumbtacks in my shoes. That would've really hurt.

"Ohayou, Mimi-san!"

Ichijouji Ken. He's supposed to be a freshman but since he's a boy genius, he's in the same year as me. Aside from Taichi-kun, Ichijouji-kun befriended me on my first day of school. Shiny black hair and blue eyes. He was a handsome boy. If he wasn't so young, I would've liked him too. He looked over my shoulder.

"Female students sure are scary." He handed me a pair of white school slippers.

"Yeah, today I'll wear slippers." I took the slippers from him and slipped it on. "Thanks. I guess everyone already knows about us going out."

"Rumors sure travel fast. Taichi-san's so popular."

Ichijouji-kun and I started heading to class. I sighed. That's what I get for dating a popular guy. It was no problem for me in America though, but I guess Japan is different.

"Barging into a third year class is really to be discovered, especially with those two. Don't worry, this kind of behavior will be stopped immediately."

Ichijouji-kun is vice president of the class. Thank god I have such a power backing me.

"Arigatou, Ichijouji-kun." ("Thank you.")

He sure lifted up my spirits. Threats and letters… it doesn't matter to me at all. I'll be fine this way.

As soon as Ichijouji-kun slid the door open, I felt my heart quicken its pace, my cheeks flushed. Yamato-kun sat on his desk, resting his chin on his hand as he looked out the window, a book held with his other hand. The windows were open and the wind blew against his shiny blond hair, sakura petals along with it. He's clear blue eyes were contemplative. He was beautiful.

My heart beat was faster now and my cheeks were completely red. How could I think such a thing? He looked back at his book and I immediately looked down. I didn't want him to see me staring. I hate him. I didn't want to think about him, but I still care about him…! Every time he talks to me, he's always so critical. I absolutely hate him. I HATE ISHIDA YAMATO.

I looked up at him and met his blue eyes. He was staring at me. It wasn't his usual cold stare. I could hear my heart beat against my ears as I stared back at his beautiful face. I hate him so much, but… why don't I want to leave him? My chest was hurting.

The door slid open and I was suddenly back to normal. "Taichi-kun."

"Ohayou, Mimi-chan!" He waved at me with a glorious smile on his face.

That's right. I already have a unique and handsome boyfriend. With someone like him, there is no reason to hesitate!

"After school, do you want to come and see me play some soccer? Then, we can go home together."

I flashed him a sparkling smile of my own. "Hmm, okay!" I was happy he had asked me. We finally get to do couple things together.

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After school…

"Yagami-senpai!!"

"Ishida-senpai!!"

"Ichijouji-kun!!"

"Kyaa!!!"

There were so many girls cheering, I thought I was gonna drown in all the hearts floating in the air. I went over to a less crowded space and looked at what the girls were all cheering about.

I felt myself blush as I watched them at practice. I didn't see Yamato-kun as the soccer type but surprisingly, he's playing really well. I watched them some more. Ichijouji-kun has a really good soccer form but Taichi-kun's is the best. He seems to be the one leading the game.

"Mimi!" He ran out of the field towards me. "Did you see that? My team won!"

I smiled at him. "I saw. You were amazing."

"Really? That's awesome! I'm glad you think so." He looked at me as I looked out into the field. "Our school's soccer team is very strong."

I knew who I was subconsciously looking for. Being as tall as he is, I could make out his shiny blond hair from the flock of girls holding out towels to him. I felt my heart skip a beat. For some reason, I was uncomfortable. I didn't like what I was looking at. I turned my head to look back at my boyfriend only to see him smiling gently at me. Oh no, did he see me staring at Yamato-kun?

"Do you mind?" he asked.

I looked down, my cheeks burned.

"Towards Yamato." He looked back out into the field towards his friend. "You probably don't know how to communicate with him. Even though he's usually cold and he's full of mean words, deep inside, he's really a good person."

I was surprised to hear this. Yamato-kun, a good person? I blushed some more as I remembered the time when he had saved me. I guess he has a good side.

"In primary, I was a crybaby. Because of that, my classmates often teased me. One day, Yamato saved me."

Flashback (Tai's POV)

"Hey you. Taichi. Let's play together." He looked straight at me with an adamant look in his eyes. I noticed he had a small guitar case swung over his shoulder.

I wiped the tears from my eyes. "If you hang around me, you will also be teased…"

"That doesn't matter. I don't care what those people say. I only want to play with you."

End of Flashback

"Only Yamato was completely different from the others." He grinned at me. "I taught him how to play soccer!"

"Senpai!!" One of the players on the field called out to him.

He looked gently at me. "You can try to gradually understand him more." He smiled at me then waved back at the kouhai (underclassman) who was calling out to him.

"I'm going back to the field." He touched my shoulder. "You better cheer for me!"

I was a bit dumbfounded. "Ah… yeah." I watched him as he ran back into the field.

Gradually understand him, huh? I was deep in thought until I felt something cold splash me from behind. "Kyaa!" My hair and uniform were soaked.

"Sorry, my hand slipped!" One of the girls smiled at me apologetically.

"You're Yagami-senpai's girlfriend, aren't you?" Another one asked.

"My, we're sorry. If he finds out, he's gonna be so angry at us!"

I stuttered a bit. What the hell was going on? I was too busy thinking about Yamato-kun and being cold. "Ah… it's okay…"

One of the girls came towards me and touched my shoulder. "It was fruit juice, so it will be sticky."

"And Yagami-senpai will be mad at us if you catch a cold!"

"There is a female changing room over there. Please go over and clean yourself up. There's also a dryer there you can use." They pointed towards the building.

"Eh, really? I guess it couldn't hurt…"

"Here, I'll lend you my towel. I haven't used it yet."

I took the pink towel from the girl and smiled at them. "Thank you."

They bowed. "Please take your time, senpai! We're going now!"

I sighed. It was cold and I was starting to get sticky. I straightened my hair for nothing. I guess I can use the towel to clean my uniform but I've got to wash my hair. I entered the changing rooms and slipped into one of the showers.

I was deep in thought again. The reason why Taichi-kun said all those things was to let me imagine Yamato-kun's past and what he was like… he didn't care about what people in their class said. He still became Taichi-kun's best friend.

I smiled as I looked back from my first day of school to now. Even though my situation is different, it's still kind of similar. When everybody in the class was harassing me, Yamato-kun… Yamato-kun. Yamato-kun… he was the only person who made everyone in class reduce the harassment towards me when he said those mean things. So he… he used those tactics on me?

Flashback

"You're really an idiot for making people worry."

"I'm sorry… for being late saving you."

End of Flashback

I could feel tears well up in my eyes. My cheeks were burning bright and I instinctively touched them with my hands. I had a realization. From the start he… from the start, he liked me. What should I do? I… I think… I like…

Just then, I heard the chattering of male voices. The voices came closer and closer until I heard the door open. I didn't understand. This was supposed to be the girls' changing room!

"I can finally take a shower!"

"Yeah, me too!"

Those guys will definitely find me! I quickly yanked at the pink towel. The guys have intruded. What should I do? This towel is way too small. There are no locks in here and I can't walk out right now..! Somebody… somebody please save me!

Before I could think up of anything, I saw a hand push open the door. Amidst my panic, I took the waist towel and held it against my chest. It flowed down enough to cover the spot that mattered.

"M-Mimi…"

I looked up to see Yamato-kun staring at me in disbelief. My cheeks flushed hot red. As soon as somebody passed by, he immediately banged the stall door shut. I didn't know what to do. I was reminded of the day at the store room. I panicked.

"No!" I shut my eyes, not knowing what to expect.

Suddenly, I felt his arms wrap around me as he pinned me to the wall. One arm was around my head, the other was around my waist. I couldn't help but feel my heart jump out of my chest.

"Quiet down!" He said in a loud whisper. "Do you want all the guys to see you like this?"

Y-Yamato-kun… Yamato-kun naked… holding me… naked…

He touched my cheek as he spoke gently to me. "Really… you… are you making a joke?" He was so close, I could feel his breath against my face. His cheeks were as red as mine.

(A/N: Here's the end of the chapter. I hope you guys enjoyed it. Review please! FYI, Matt is wearing a waist towel.)