(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: I've changed the narrative for better effect.)
Chapter 3
"Are you trying to tempt me?" He leaned in closer to her face.
"Wr-Wrong! That's not true! Th-This is the girls' shower room, isn't it? But… there are so many guys…!" She didn't know what to do. She tried hard to explain what had happened so he wouldn't misunderstand her. She was on the verge of crying.
He sighed. "This is the guys' shower room." He placed his hand on his forehead. "Aren't you just getting tricked by a Taichi fan?"
"T-Tricked?!" Those horrible girls!!
"Well you can't leave now. They can see your feet from under the door. In any case, Mimi, you can't make a sound."
"Eh? But… if my feet can be seen, we'll be found out!"
"So we'll make it that you can't be seen."
"Wha… how?"
Suddenly, he scooped her up. "Ah!" She moaned out in surprise. Gosh, that must've sounded so wrong…
"For now, keep quiet." He looked away from me. "Stay this way until everyone leaves."
E-Everyone? Just how long do we have to stay this way?!
She closed her eyes shut, unable to hold in the embarrassment. His warm, wet hand held her back and his other hand was under her legs.
I can't believe our bodies are so close… oh no! My body is going to get hot…! My heart feels like it's going to burst!!
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She opened her eyes to steal a glance at him but looked away. Her body was feeling hot. Too hot. She was nervous. Her body felt sensitive as fantasies flashed through her head.
How embarrassing! He could probably hear my heart pounding!
"See you guys tomorrow!"
Several guys were exchanging goodbyes as they exited the shower room.
How long has it been?
Her breathing felt heavy. Her face and body temperature felt like it was burning. New sensations plagued sensitive areas in her body as she continued to ponder over her situation.
I think… I think I'm going to go crazy… I… I don't know how long I can take this.
She lifted one hand to reach for his beautiful face. She wanted to touch him. She knew it would be wrong but it was as if her body was moving on its own. She couldn't control herself.
He sighed. She snapped back to reality and withdrew her hand as she looked at Yamato-kun and realized he looked really burdened. His eyes were shut and his cheeks were red.
Gomen ne, Yamato-kun!! I'm heavy! 47kg or something…!
(A/N: She's about 5'2" and he's 5'11".)
She continued to look at him and a horrified expression painted her face. I'm burdening him so much to the point that his face is really red.
He looked like he was in pain. As she fixated her gaze on his burdened countenance, she failed to notice her towel slipping. It had slipped up from her upper thighs to her hips, almost revealing what was meant to be hidden.
Since Mimi had stayed frozen for most of the time that he had carried her, he took a quick side glance as he felt a movement. His body stiffened.
"Sh-Shit!" He muttered curses under his breath after quickly turning his gaze elsewhere, trying hard to forget the scene that unfolded before him as her towel slipped out of the way.
Yamato tried hard to think of other things but her soft creamy skin and what lay exposed between her legs kept plaguing his mind. His arms shifted a bit as he raised her up higher, away from his stiffening dangerous area. He breathed heavily as he tried not to lose control of himself.
Mimi stared at him in concern. Oh no! Is he hurt? I'm that heavy after all!
"U-Um… Yamato-kun… I-I'm heavy, right? It's okay to put me down."
He turned and looked straight into her eyes with a hint of annoyance in his voice, trying hard not to look down. "Huh?"
"It's okay if someone sees me." She looked up at him sincerely. She felt that her weight burdened him to a painful point. "There's nothing we can do."
His eyes became fiery as his face distorted with anger. "Don't fool around! I'm the one who has a problem with it!"
Mimi's expression turned from sincere to shock. He has a problem with it?
"Anyways, just keep quiet!"
Mimi rested her head against his hard, muscular chest. She closed her eyes as she listened to his heart, galloping swiftly like a wild beast.
A soft smile played across her lips. I do after all… as I thought… I really like him…
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"Mimi!"
It was dark already as Taichi made his way to her. I made him wait this long.
"I was looking for you. I even called your cell phone."
She looked down, disgusted with herself. "Gomen. It was on silent and I didn't notice it…"
"Where were you?" he asked as he carried her bag for her.
Oh, Yamato-kun's warm hands helped me earlier when he carried me in his arms, naked, but when everyone left, I went ahead of him. Did I mention we were naked? Argh…! I can't say that, idiot!!
"L-Library…" She hated herself for lying.
He scratched his head. "Uh… I went there but… maybe we missed each other."
"Gomen ne…" Sorry for lying…
"Um, shall we go?" He reached his hand out to her and she took it reluctantly.
"Yeah, let's go home."
On the way home, Taichi and Mimi stopped by a croquette stand.
"This! Try eating it. This place's croquettes are the best since I was a kid." He handed her one.
"Hmm… yeah. It's really delicious."
"Isn't it just the best?"
Mimi looked down and avoided Taichi's gaze as she ate her croquette.
I know I'm with Taichi-kun right now but I can't get my mind off Yamato-kun. He keeps protecting me… which reminds me of our bet…! I guess I'll have to throw that tape away. Who am I kidding? I lost the bet the moment we made it.
She kept her eyes on the ground before her as she walked side by side with Taichi, deep in thought.
I'm constantly thinking about Yamato-kun. Did he help me because it was me? Hm… that's not it… did he help me out because I'm Taichi-kun's girlfriend? Maybe that's it…
"Oh yeah, Mimi…"
She looked up at him. "Yeah?"
"The housing complex is having a festival this weekend. Why don't we go together?"
"Festival?" Yamato-kun's face popped into her head immediately. She shook her head. Gosh, that can't be right. Even if I think about him, he's not my boyfriend. I should consider going though. Since my boyfriend is asking me, I shouldn't say no.
"You don't want to go?" He asked sadly, seeing her shake her head.
"Oh, no! That's not it. Let's definitely go together!" She smiled as sincerely as she could manage.
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It was Saturday, late afternoon. After finishing her chores and homework, she spent the rest of the hour getting ready. She wore a dark blue denim miniskirt with a brown belt, a green and white horizontally striped tank top with a white low-neck shirt over it, and a pair of brown boots. She left her honey-colored down and clipped two sides of her hair on each side with a green clip. She applied her strawberry lip gloss on before sticking it in her purse and grabbing her light pink sweater with elbow-length sleeves. She headed downstairs and said goodbye to her mother before heading to where she was supposed to meet Taichi.
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"Mimi!"
She turned to look at the direction of his voice. "Taichi-kun!"
He lifted his blue headband with his thumb as he eyed her with an excited smile.
"Mimi, you look so cute!!" He grabbed her hand and held it as they walked to the festival. "You never dress like this in school. I'm lucky to be the one you show this side to. Your outfit looks so good!"
"Thanks, your outfit suits you too!" And it did. He looked cool. He wore brown cargo shorts, a tight black shirt with a white shirt over it, and a blue padded sleeveless jacket, not to mention the blue headband.
They walked to the festival, hand in hand. Mimi felt excited though deep down, she secretly wondered if she was going to see the one who stole her heart. Yamato.
"Oy, Taichi! Over here!" some guys waved at them.
"Long time no see!"
"Ah, Mimi, these are some people I know." He pulled her towards his friends.
"Hello." She bowed courteously to them.
"What's this? You have a girlfriend?" He bumped forearms with Taichi-kun.
"Yeah, isn't she cute? Her name is Mimi." Taichi excitedly introduced her to his friends.
"Nice to meet you. You are cute!" A red-haired short guy with dark eyes smiled at her.
"Hey, is Yamato-kun coming?" The blue-haired guy asked Taichi.
At the sound of his name, Mimi's face flushed.
"He should be coming. He helped at the booth last year."
Mimi's expression lit up. Yamato-kun is coming! I can't believe it. I… I want to see him.
Mimi looked around and kept a list in her head of places she wanted to visit. The smell of food wafted in the air. Everything looked so good. She turned to where Taichi was but he was gone. Damn, I wandered too much. I'm lost! Mimi had a bad sense of direction.
She looked around as much as she could but still didn't spot Taichi. Amidst the crowd, she spotted a familiar figure. She squinted her hazel eyes to see and as the wind blew by, his shiny blond hair danced with it. His clear blue eyes locked with her hazel orbs and instantly, her heart felt like it had been jump started. Her cheeks burned brightly, recalling the shower scene in her head as she observed him from head to toe. His attire consisted of blacks and gray; black undershirt, pants, shoes, waist apron, and a gray short-sleeved Henley.
He looked at her with a surprised expression on his face as he walked to where she was. "Mimi? What are you doing here all alone? Where's Tai?"
"Yamato-kun…" she blushed, "we came together but we got separated…"
He looked around. "Are you lost?"
I've been a lost kid since that time at the shower and Yamato-kun helped me find my way. At this distance, I can't help but get nervous, seeing as how I've seen his naked body and loved his every feature. I wonder, is it just me…?
"Don't have such an uneasy expression on your face." He smiled at her with a gently expression on his eyes. "Did you try calling him on his cell phone?"
She shook her head. "No, I kind of forgot it at home."
"Then let's call him." He pulled out his black cell phone.
"No, it's okay." She waved a hand at him. "He said he'd go meet Yamato-kun at the booth."
"I see," he closed his phone, "then you should be fine."
He pointed out towards the tents. "Go straight through there and take a left. It's the huge tent over there. It's hard to miss." He waved at me. "See ya."
No! Don't go! "W-Wait!!" Without even thinking about it, Mimi ran towards him and wrapped her arms around his waist, preventing him from leaving. "L-Let's go together!"
Crap. What am I doing? She stopped him because she wanted to be with him more so she had to come up with something to explain her strange behavior. "Yamato-kun is so tall so you can easily see Taichi-kun, right?"
Her cheeks were bright red as she stared into his eyes, almost as if she was pleading. "Please…" Her eyes read 'I want to be with you more.'
His cheeks flushed slightly as he stared into her honest hazel eyes. He couldn't stand the look in her eyes. It made him… hungry. He reached over to rub her cheek with the back of his index finger causing her eyes to tear up. "Kyaa! My eyes are stinging…!"
"Ah. I chopped up green onions earlier so that must be the smell. I cut up four cardboard boxes full, you know."
He smiled at her as she wiped the tears from her stinging eyes. "But it should be fine. Let's go together."
Mimi looked up at him surprised. She was sure he would decline, considering how she held onto him.
"What's wrong?" He gestured for her to follow him.
"Oh, nothing." She smiled. Gosh, Yamato-kun.
They walked together, making their way through the crowd. "Are you sure this is okay? Are you finished with your work already?"
"Yeah, don't worry about it. Why don't we get a snack while we're taking a break?"
A crowd of people passed by and dragged an unsuspecting Mimi along with them. Yamato turned to see that Mimi wasn't following her anymore so he scanned the crowd for her. From a distance, he spotted her tiny hands waving frantically to get his attention.
Mimi sighed as she put her hands down. I'm such an inconvenience. In an instant, she felt a strong warm arm encircling her tiny waist and pulling her forward. She let out a small gasp as she looked up and met Yamato's intense gaze. Her heart started its drum roll.
He offered her his free hand. "Come on."
She took it without hesitation in her heart. Yamato's big warm hands felt right to her.
"Ha ha, I'm going to give you my onion smell." He grinned evilly at her as he lifted their linked hands.
"What?! Is this why you…?" He's still so evil to me…
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"Ah! Cotton candy!" She pulled his hand, which held hers tightly. "Let's buy some!"
"You… I'm not trying to eat anything and you're…" He stopped as she grabbed a bag and paid for it.
He buried her face in the pink cotton candy and ate like a child. "Yum… I hadn't eaten cotton candy in so long."
"Hey, you got some on your face."
She pulled her face away from her sweet treat and giggled. "Kyaha~! It's so sweet!"
Yamato's gaze rested intently at her as he held her shoulders in place. "Mimi, stay like that."
The next thing she saw, Yamato was leaning over her, her eyes staring directly at his chest as she felt his lips against her hair, eating a stray piece of cotton candy.
"Ha ha, so sweet!" He smiled that sparkling, carefree smile.
Mimi, still in shock, reached up to where his lips had previously touched her, her heart drumming against her chest and ears.
He smiled warmly at her. "I guess it's good to have cotton candy once in a while."
I can't believe it. Yamato-kun's lips were on my hair. Yamato-kun always acted cool… even if there's a lot to complain about when it comes to his attitude, he still manages to smile like that. He's so cute…
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SFX: BANG!
"Eh…? I can't hit it!" Mimi whined as she held a toy rifle in her hands.
"Mimi, you suck at it!" He laughed at her.
"Fine! Why don't you try it then, if you're so good!" He is totally making fun of me.
"Okay." He grabbed the rifle from her hands and pointed it to the gift boxes with a cocky smile.
"What's this? You're missing all of them! Ha ha! You're just posing!" She laughed at him condescendingly.
He kept a calm smile. "When you're dealing with a toy rifle, first, you have to carefully test it and watch for the lack time." He cocked the rifle and fired.
She looked at him with a dreamy gaze as he spoke in that husky tone.
"So…" he turned to look at her with a gentle smile, "…what do you want?"
"Eh? Ah…" she pointed at the first thing that caught her eye, "that white box!"
He picked up a bullet. "Roger." Aimed. Fired. And hit it. His form was so beautiful, even the girl managing the booth couldn't take her eyes off of him.
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"Ah! I'm so hungry!" Mimi stretched as they both sat on the grass, somewhere away from the noise and crowd of the festival.
"Time for a break." He put the bags down and took out the food boxes, drinks, and chopsticks.
"Hey this…" Mimi took the white box out from her purse, "…is it okay if I open it?"
"Sure." He leaned back against the grass as he watched her.
She opened the white box slowly and saw, resting on a cushion, a cute silver necklace with a pink stone pendant in the shape of a teardrop.
"Kyaa~ it's so cute!" She beamed in happiness.
He leaned over her shoulder to see. "What is that? A necklace?" He grinned. "Glass? Fake? Cheap stuff…"
"It's fine! Stuff like this!!" She defended his special gift. She took the necklace from its cushion pad and unlocked the clasp. "It's so cute and beautiful…"
She gazed into his eyes with a warm smile. "Ne, Yamato-kun… is it okay if I wear it?"
"Yeah." He reached his hands out to her. Mimi blinked at him in confusion. She handed him the ends of the necklace. Is he going to put it on for me?
Mimi took her sweater off and moved her wavy hair out of the way. With her nape exposed, she could feel the cool breeze tickle her as he put the necklace around her neck and locked the clasps.
I understand he's only doing me a good favor because I'm his best friend's girlfriend, but… I can't help it. I'm really happy.
"Ne, Yamato-kun…"
"Huh?"
"Can I ask about…?" Mimi shook her head. "That time in the shower… did you see me naked…?"
She moved her head up and fixed her gaze on his eyes. His expression was uneasy. Almost nervous. Is it just my imagination?
"You… don't ask me something like that. I've decided to forget about it." He turned away from her, avoiding her gaze.
"But… that is…" She stammered a bit as she spoke. "It's really important to me."
He looked at her, speechless at first, and then with flustered cheeks, he averted his gaze and answered nonchalantly, "I didn't."
His indifferent tone didn't convince Mimi. "Liar!"
"I didn't see anything!" He closed his eyes, determined not to look at her.
"You're lying! I can tell from your expression. You really saw, didn't you…?"
"I didn't."
Mimi looked intently at him, though deep down, her insides churned like butter. Her cheeks flustered in embarrassment at the thought of him seeing her naked body but she refused to back down. "Look me in the eyes and tell it to me clearly."
His eyes flew open and a fiery glare bore down on Mimi. Though taken aback, she insisted. "Tell me properly!"
With a sudden movement, his warm hands enveloped hers tightly as he pulled her closer to him. "How do you want me to say it?!"
Mimi's expression changed to surprise and shock at his sudden actions.
He leaned close to her face and looked seriously into her hazel eyes. "I saw. But what do you want me to do about it?"
They were both flustered as the sensitive subject lingered. He looked away from Mimi and closed his eyes, biting his lip at the same time. "Don't try to tempt me. That time, I went through great pains to suppress it."
She was clueless. She didn't understand what he was talking about. She merely thought he was greatly burdened by her body weight.
Then, the look in his eyes as he stared into hers was full of burning passion. "You were beautiful… I felt like I was going to die."
Mimi's rosy lips parted, but no words came out. She was utterly speechless. Struggling to process the new information in her head, Yamato's sudden movement caught her off guard.
His strong hands securely tightened around her wrists as he pushed her down on the ground. The proximity of their faces were so close, they could feel the heat from each other's lips.
"Yamato-kun…?"
He ignored her as he closed the distance between their lips. Mimi's eyes widened as she felt his soft lips over hers, kissing her lightly. She didn't have the power to stop his gentle kiss. Tears welled up in her eyes.
He broke the kiss and Mimi felt his hot breath as his lips brushed her cheeks and traveled down to her neck. He breathed heavily against her cream-colored skin before planting kisses upon her sensitive neck. Her body moved as a moan escaped her lips.
"No!" Her tears trickled down from her eyes. "S-Stop… Yamato-kun… we can't… not like this, please…"
Upon hearing her pleading voice, he let go of her hands and turned away from her. "If you're not ready, don't provoke me."
Mimi sat up and pulled her skirt down, which had ridden up when Yamato pinned her down. She heard a cell phone ring as she wiped her tears away.
Yamato got up from the grass and walked a short distance from Mimi, picking up his cell phone and avoiding looking at her.
She put on her sweater and strained forward to listen to their conversation.
"Ah, yeah. We're together now. She forgot her cell phone at home and…" he nodded, "yeah, I'll bring her there. Where are you right now?"
Mimi stared at his back as they wrapped up the conversation. He shut his phone and placed it in his pocket, turning to look at her with cold, piercing eyes. "That was Tai. He's looking for you. You better go and find him."
Mimi looked down sadly. I don't understand how that happened… I only wondered if he saw or not, so how? I just wanted to know. She sighed. The person I like… what will I do if he refuses me?
He walked her to where Taichi was without a single glance in her direction. He didn't even speak. After meeting up with Taichi, Yamato made a quick escape.
"I'm sorry, Mimi. Were you okay by yourself?" He looked at her sincerely.
She forced a smile. "Yeah, I was fine. Sorry for wandering by myself…"
He beamed at her, "Eh? That pink necklace is cute. Were you wearing that before?"
Mimi looked down and touched it, "Ah this? It came with the shooting game. Yamato-kun got it for me."
Taichi's expression changed from excitement to shock as he stared at the necklace. She avoided his gaze as they walked from the festival site.
I can't keep this up. It's wrong. I'm Taichi-kun's girlfriend, yet, I can't stop thinking about Yamato-kun. Every time I see him, my heart beats rapidly… my cheeks burn up… I feel… feverish… hot. That's why… I know what I have to do.
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Yamato sat on a chair inside the booth he worked in. He had one leg up on the chair, propping his elbow on his knee as he leaned his forehead on his hand. He was frustrated. His cheeks were as flustered as when he last touched Mimi.
I shouldn't have told her how I felt…
He opened his phone, dialed a number and waited. "Tai?"
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Tai answered his phone, "Hey, what's up, Matt?"
"Are you alone right now?"
"Yeah, Mimi just headed to the girls' room, but I'm going to bring her home afterwards."
"Um… hey, towards Mimi… are you serious?" Yamato's voice was serious.
"What? Where's this coming from?" Taichi's face became flustered. "Of course I'm serious!"
"But you have—"
"This has nothing to do with you!!" He couldn't hold his temper. "Right now, I like Mimi!"
"That time in the storage room, when you confessed… I didn't think you were serious. I just thought you wanted to be Mimi's boyfriend to hide the fact that you just want to protect her. That's why I…"
Taichi looked down. He was appalled. He couldn't believe what he was hearing from his own best friend. "…What? What did you want to say?"
"I… I'm serious about Mimi. Even though—"
SFX: CRASH!
Taichi threw his cell phone at the wall, his face distorted with anger. He couldn't believe his best friend had just betrayed him. His blood felt like it was boiling.
A few moments later, Mimi emerged from a crowded building and ran towards Taichi. "Sorry, did you wait long? The restroom was crowded."
He forced a smile, "No, welcome back." He turned away. "Let's go. I'll take you home."
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"It's my first date with you and this happens…"
"You're wrong. It's my fault for wandering around too much."
As they walked down the road together, neither looked at each other. Taichi looked elsewhere as he walked with his hands in his pockets while Mimi looked ahead and held onto the necklace Yamato won for her.
Her hands shook a bit as she turned to look at him. "Um, hey… there's something I want to say…"
Taichi's face was blank as he turned to look at her. "What is it?"
She gripped her necklace even tighter, her cheeks flushed as she looked at him straight in the eye. "I have… I have someone I like." She closed her eyes. She felt guilty. "You were great… and kind, but… I'm sorry…"
"That's not going to work."
Taichi's voice had becoming menacing as he looked at her with the same look. She opened her eyes without looking at him, sensing the change of atmosphere.
"It's Matt, isn't it?"
Mimi looked up at him, her eyes displaying terror. She saw that the look in his eyes was not the same look Taichi usually gave her. It wasn't sincere. It was cold and unfeeling… angry and hungry at the same time.
"I won't hand you over to him."
"What…?"
Taichi forcefully grabbed Mimi by the waist with one strong hand to the small of her back as he pulled her towards his muscular body.
"Even if it's by force."
His other hand grabbed her face, holding her steady, as his lips crashed down upon hers and forced her lips open with his tongue.
End of Chapter 3
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(A/N: That concludes this chapter. I think I'm getting boring. Some reviews would be nice. It encourages a writer. Let me know how you like the new narration.)