Oh Tachikawa!

Chapter 10: Shivers and Colds

At five in the hazy, cold, gray morning, Mimi woke up, Sora was still asleep. She didn't want to be late, so she went to the bathroom and took a bath. She wore her clothes that will keep her warm; a pink bonnet, green tee, navy blue jacket, blue jeans and flip-flops. Her hair was down, and her hands tucked in her pockets.

She woke Sora up. "Sora, wakey, wakey!" she said in a cheery voice.

Sora moved a little bit, and then opened her eyes. "Thanks for waking me up." Sora said as she headed to the bathroom with her clothes and her towel. Ten minutes after she took a bath, Sora put her clothes on; blue tee, blue denim jacket, blue jeans and her flip-flops. Sh put her hood on.

"So Mimi, you wanna wake the others?" Sora said. Mimi nodded. They turned the lights off and closed the door. Sora locked the door, the key was with her. First, Mimi knocked on Yamato and Tahome's door. "Yamato, Tahome! Wakey, wakey hands on baking!" Mimi said, then went to Aya's to wake them up. Sora on the other hand went to wake Tai.

After they finished nosing on others' rooms, Sora and Mimi went to the retreat house's garden. It was clean, and green. There was a well beside the hut. There was also a fence surrounding the place, the fence was between the garden and a slippery mountain steps to get down the forest. It was a great and perfect view. "Sora? You have your camera?" Mimi asked. Sora smiled.
"Hai!" Sora said. They went nearby the well then the two of them took their pictures. "Hey Sora! Let's make a wish at the well!" Mimi said.

"Okay!" Sora said and took out a penny from her pocket. They wished.

I wish I could never be parted away from my friends.

I wish we could be friends til forever. Then at the same time they threw their pennies. They smiled at each other then went back to their room. About five minutes later they got outside, some of their classmates got outside. The principal told them,
"Everybody, get out of your room!" he said. Then they were all outside.

"Breakfast." The principal said. They headed to the dining room, and of course, same sitting position. "And please, eat silently!" the principal said.

"I thought Mimi could be pregnant…" Tahome said, chewing his food. Mimi shot a really death glare at him. Yamato laughed, so as the others. He was wearing a black shirt, covered by a black jacket with a hood, baggy blue jeans and his slippers.

"Wanna know who's the dad?" Tahome asked Nakuri, who has a big crush on Yamato.

"Who? Is it you!" Nakuri whispered to Tahome, Tahome looked at her disgustingly.

"You? I don't think Yamato likes you THAT much." Tahome said to her hurtfully.

"And as I told you, the dad is Yamato!" Tahome said, Nakuri somehow feel the jealousy eating her up. Mimi glared at him, Yamato was just enjoying it.

"What maded you that idea?" Mimi asked Tahome angrily.

"Well, yesterday, you went to our room, and guess what guys!" Tahome asked the people in table one. "What?" they all said except Yamato and Mimi.

"Yamato kissed her!" Tahome said, now Yamato glared at him, so as Mimi.

"That was supposed to be a secret!" they both said in unison. The other people began to cheer them, "Aww, you're not a virgin anymore, Mimi?" Aya said, she glared at her.

"I didn't kiss him, he kissed me!" Mimi said to Aya.

"Everybody was laughing in table one, except for Nakuri, Mimi and Yamato.

"Don't deny Mimi, you kissed me back." Yamato said, now with a grin. She glared at him. "Liar." She told him and ate her food.

"Table one! It seems that you're all finished eating, go to the conference room!" the principal told them, the pupils in table one stood up and so they did go to the conference room. There were tables, surrounded each by four chairs. She sat at the second near end.
Yamato sat behind her. Mimi was listening in her iPod.

The first week of their retreat is, they were just gave them some activities, they all stayed in their room. Saturday afternoon dropped by.

Mimi was taking a hot bath; Sora was at Maui's room again. The Saturday was referred to as a free day. Once Mimi got out, she dressed with her warm clothes and went to the garden. It seems that it became colder. She went to the fence that was between the garden and the forests. It was such a calming view; the mountain's shape is a perfect cone.

She sighed. Yamato or Tai? She was wondering again. A pair of hand covered her eyes from the back. "Guess who?" the voice said.

"Yamato?" she said. He removed his hands form her eyes and joined her.

It was indeed Yamato.

"What are you doing here?" she asked him.

"I think I should be the one asking you that. Don't you know it's cold outside here?" he said.

"Yeah, I know." She said, rubbing her hands.

"So, you're thinking of someone?" he asked, putting an arm around her.

"Yeah." She said solemnly.

"It's Tai, isn't it?" he asked doubtfully. She nodded slowly.

He tried to smile. "So, what are you giving him this Christmas?" he asked.

She smiled. "I was thinking if I'd give him….uh….I have no idea." She answered, then laughed at herself.

"I know what you should give him, give him a box of cookies and that will make him very happy." He said, the putting-an-arm-around-her became a hug.

She didn't mind it though. She giggled.
"Just don't forget my gift." He said sarcastically. She giggled again. "What do you want?" he asked her. She looked at the sky, pondering. "Uhm…uh… wait… Aha! I know now! You're coming with me to Shibuya!" she said happily. He sweat dropped.

"And why is that?" he asked. "To TK's, dummy!" she said.

"That's all?" he asked. She looked at him. "Why? Do you want me to ask for more?" she said. He looked up. Then looked at her.

"Yeah." He said. She giggled. "Okay, I want you to put henna tattoo here!" she said, removing her jacket, then pulling the sleeve of her shirt down, revealing her bare shoulder. She pointed at the back of her shoulder.

He was lost with his thoughts again, his hand traced to her neck, then up to her cheek. He moved closer to her, wanting to kiss her again, she was motionless at his moves right now, she couldn't deny. It was about half an inch they're lips apart, a voice told him to stop. It wasn't Mimi…it was his conscience.

He snapped back in reality. She looked down at the ground, blushing. He looked away from her. "Is there something wrong?" she asked shyly.

"N-nothing." He replied. She nodded. He was looking back and forth, trying to figure out what he will say.

"N-no…there is something wrong." He told her, he sighed. She looked at him.

"Tell me then." She said. He sighed.

"I can't."
"Why can't you, don't you trust me?" she asked.

"I trust you…but I'm-uh-look, I can't." he said.

"Oh, okay." She said, facing the scenery. "I'm really sorry." He said.

"It's okay." She repeated, feeling really hurt. If he can't tell me, why does he tell Sora?

"It's about a girl, right?" she asked, not facing him. He looked at her. "Kinda." He replied. "Do you love her?" she asked, he looked at her nervously.

"Very much." He replied. "Do I know her?" she asked solemnly. He nodded. "Tell me about her." She said.

He first stared at her, examining her personality, her looks. "She's pretty," he started, Mimi looked at him, their eyes locked. He looked again in her innocent eyes, remembering the moments they shared, especially now. "Funny," he said, laughing, remembering Mimi do some things silly, even if she never know that she's oblivious of it. "Kind," remembering whenever he needs someone to talk to, she'll talk to you, whenever you drop your spoon, she'll let you borrow hers.

"Thoughtful," he remembers yesterday, she thought he has this syndrome Maui told her.

"Simple," eyeing her top to bottom, she dresses very normal, unlike girls who wear these clothes that makes them half naked.

"Her tears may be precious, but her smile's so fragile to me." He ended, smiling at her, she smiled back. Seeing her so happy makes him happy already.

"I think I know who's that!" she said, he looked at her nervously.

"Oh yeah?"

"Yeah, her name is…uh…okay, so I don't know who it is, but there's no secret unrevealed!" she said promptly. He laughed.

"What's so funny?" she said, her eyes were so innocent. He laughed again.
"Nothing. We've been here an hour already." He said, looking at his watch.

"Oh! I never noticed! We should be back at our rooms right now." She said, pulling his arm.

"Mimi, you're such a killjoy, I'm having fun talking to you. Don't leave yet." He said sincerely. Her eyes soften. She smiled and let go of her arm and just enjoyed his company.

"You know what's dramatic?" Yamato asked. She looked at him. "What?"
"When you're parted from your friends and especially the one you love." He said, looking at her. She looked down at the forests.

"You meant the graduation. Yeah." She said solemnly. "My parents already settled that after I graduated, I'll go to L.A. and there I can start teaching." She said.

He looked at her surprisingly. "You're leaving?" he never wanted to be parted from her again. She nodded. "They said that I have a better opportunity in the US than staying here in Japan." Mimi said regretfully. He calmed down a little. "You're leaving, like Joe. Although he's at Salem." Yamato said. She nodded.

"Sora said she'd go to Paris, she'll enroll to a school of fashion there." Mimi said.

He looked down. "So, all of us we'll be an ocean apart." He said, she nodded.

"Mom said she'll send TK and I to Chelsea, so we can have a better future there than here in Japan." Yamato said. Mimi's eyes watered.

"Then Tai told me his family will move to China, he's the heir of the Keh Company." Yamato said. Mimi tried not to make any sound. "But he's a Yagami!" Mimi said.

"Middle initial, Keh. Taichi Keh Yagami." Yamato said. Once he averted to her, he could only see her crying.

"But Mom said I'll be visiting Japan." She said, wiping her tears away. "I hate graduation." He said.

"Izzy transferred school to Denver…now we just lost Joe, next is you, TK, Sora, Tai and Kari!" Mimi said, her eyes beginning to water.

"I can't believe this," she said under her breath.
"Sorry for ruining your private 'date' but Mr. Killjoy Principal wants us to go to our rooms." Taichi interrupted from their backs.

They looked at each other then blushed. "Well, we've been here about an hour and a half." Mimi said. Looking at her watch.

"Anyway, what have you two been doing here, in the garden? Alone?" Tai asked sarcastically.

Yamato glared at him. "Let's go Mimi." He said as he took her hand to leave, but Tai grinned. "So, you two are an item now?" Tai yelled to them. Yamato grunted.

"Over my dead body!" Mimi yelled back. He stopped pulling her and gave her a quizzical look.

"What?" she asked obliviously.

"I thought you like me." He said at her disappointedly.
"I never said anything like that." She said to him.

"You know what I hate about you, you're so oblivious! We're through!" he said angrily at her. She blinked few times. "When did we became 'we'?" she asked him.

He marched up angrily to his room and slammed the door. "You're so oblivious!" he yelled. Mimi shot back, "Whatever!"

"I can't understand that guy!" she told herself. The thought of him just made her so pissed off.

"Men!" she yelled as she slammed the door also. Room 6 and 9 opened.

"What's up with that?"

"A major break up." They nodded and closed the door.

Mimi however glared at the window. "Man, I can't believe that guy!" Mimi exclaimed. Sora sighed.

"But deep inside you like him." Sora said with a sigh. Mimi looked at her curiously.
"I do not like Yamato!" Mimi said.

"Yeah right." Tai said. He was hangin around in his room again. "Fine, I do like her. But sometimes, she's too high for me to reach." Yamato said. "And sometimes, I can't understand her moods." Yamato said.

"Well, it only means that you're willing to find the true self of him!" Sora said to Mimi.

She pondered.

"Well, kinda…I mean she's so complicated." Yamato said.

"You know, I think both of you are complicated. Well, it's destiny." Tai and Sora said in unsion.

"What do you think about Mimi anyway?" Tai asked.

"What do you think about Yamato anyway?" Sora asked.

"I don't know." They both said in unison. (Note that Tai and Yamato're in room 8, Mimi and Sora in room 7)

"Anyway, I might as well, take a walk." Mimi said, standing up. She exited and slammed the door. Sora jerked a little when she slammed it.

Then Sora again heard a slam. She blinked few times. "It couldn't be Mimi again, I mean…the door's close." Sora said.

It was Yamato who slammed their door.

Mimi on the other hand was in the nipa hut at the garden. She was alone, sitting there.

Mesmerizing what Sora just said, she was sunk in a deep ponder.

"What do I feel about him anyway?" she thought aloud.

And the reason she never wanted herself to fall in love for him is because, "I'd get rejection." She muttered. They're close and all, but how can he like a person like her? "I'm stupid, corny, boring, weak, doesn't know how to cook, childish…that's not the girl he wants." She said, recalling what Yamato told her:

-Pretty, Funny, Kind and Simple-

"You call a person who can't cook is simple?" she told herself.

"You can't cook!" a voice behind her said. It was Yamato. She sighed. Yamato sat beside her and grinned. Interesting, the girl can't cook! Awesome!

"Stop teasing me, idiot. So what if I can't? Good thing I won't marry Michael! He wants girls who knows how to cook!" Mimi said with a smile.

"He does? Don't you know Tai doesn't like girl's who can't cook?" Yamato said, bringing Mimi down. "Oh. Is that so…" she said. Now I really can't marry a guy!

She started to sob.

He looked at her with regret. Why can't she cry for me, just like she cries for Tai? Maybe telling her that turned out to be karma for me too. He stood up and went back to his room. Two minutes later he came back with a box of tissue paper.

She looked at him. "Here, use it." He said, giving her the tissue paper. She took out some and wept her tears and blew her nose. She smiled at him. Thinking of how sweet he is, he'll go back to his room that was about 18 yards from the garden just to give her a box of tissue.

"Thanks." She thanked. "Don't mention it." He said, with a sigh. There's something bothering him. Above all the girls, she was the only one he can't get. "So hard to reach you…" he thought aloud. Mimi gave him a perplexed look.

He blushed furiously. "Thinking about that GIRL again?" Mimi asked, trying to show she's happy.

He smiled. "Yeah." He said.

"She must be really special to you." She said. He looked at her and the verb 'look' changed to a heart-melting stare. "Yeah." He said, as his stare becomes heavy, the more he falls in love with her. "But the problem is, she's too oblivious to reach." He said. Mimi cringed at the word, 'oblivious'. It was the only word Matt can tell her.

No…it's another girl, I'm sure.

She smiled at him. "Well, good luck!" she said, trying to sound encouraging.

"Yamato, Mimi. Look over here!" a voice said, they looked at their backs and in a snap, the camera clicked. It was Aya. She giggled. "Man, you two are unseperable!" Aya said.
Mimi flushed. "I gotta go." Mimi said, standing up and left the hut.
"Me too." Yamato said and followed Mimi.

End of Chapter 10- Shivers and Colds. I hope u all lyked that. What's this relationship pulling Yamato and Mimi closer? Watch out for Oh Tachikawa! Chapter 11: Conversions.

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