Oh Tachikawa!

Chapter 14: Town of Bethlehem

After the 3-day vacation, after the retreat, snow started to drop from the cool skies.

Class A4 9:00 am.

"Well, back again. The usual." Yamato told Sora. Sora grunted. "Yeah, whatever." She said. "Just look at those two, they're alone, having a conversation." Yamato said, pointing at the two people on front of them. Sora sighed.

"I'm tired of you ranting about Tai and Mimi. The whole world knows." Sora whispered.
"I guess you're giving Tai up…huh?" Yamato said sadly. Sora glared at him. "I am not giving Tai up over a top 4!" Sora said with a victorious tone.

Yamato sweatdropped. Mr. Yin went in the classroom, with brown papers fastened thickly.

"Good morning class, I have a good news for you, but I'll tell you it all later." Mr. Yin said, Yamato pondered.

"I know what's the surprise is, we're going to change seats. Again!" Yamato said.

Sora sighed.

"I wonder…what could be the good news…" Sora said.

Mimi's Literature Class-

The professor was listing down over 23 kinds of books, including, horror, romance, comedy, blah blah blahs. "Kinda boring." She muttered, as she looked around, neither Sora, Tai, Aya, Maui nor Yamato's not there.

As soon as she got out from her Literature Class, she quickly opened her locker and in her surprise, she saw a bundle of brown craft paper, with the front page entitled,

"A Christmas Story: Mimi Tachikawa (Mary)." She arched a brow. It was a script.

Is this the surprise?

"Hey hMimi." Yamato said from her back and he opened his locker also. He saw the same thing Mimi has. "A Christmas Story: Yamato Ishida (Joseph)."

He arched a brow also. "You have one also?" she asked enthusiastically.

"Also? What the hell is this?" he exclaimed.

"I got Mary's role." She told him. "Again." She added. His eyes widened and he made an evil grin.

"What?" she asked.

He leaned closer to her. "I got Joseph's role." He said. "Again." He added. Yeah. They were the so-called holy couple since they were in the fifth grade, and they were oftenly chosen as the main characters.

"I don't think we need this script anymore, I mean, we've memorized these since we're in the fifth grade!" he said, throwing his script in the bin. She sighed. "Your fault when you need it." She said.

"Well, I guess we should start practicing. Again. Your place, same time we practice." He said as he put an arm around her. She shoved it. Then he put his arm around her again, she looked at his arm and sighed.

"Fine." She said as she put her lab gown and goggles.

He took his lab gown and put the goggles inside his lab gown pocket.

She took her Chemistry book and together they went inside the laboratory. Since they were still, partners, they sat beside each other and looked at the clock.

"Where's Professor Kindori? She should be here right now." She said.

"Well, if she's absent, let's party!" he said cheerfully. She sighed.

"I don't want to." She said. "Or else I'll fail!" Mimi said. Yamato tsked.

"You can never have the same height of Sora's rank." Yamato said, she glared at him.

"Shut it. Anyway, instead of making noise, why not study." She said as she wore her reading glasses, which made her kawaii. Yamato laughed. "What?" she asked.

"You look really stupid, an idiot!" he said as he took the glasses of her eyes and wore it, made some funny faces. Mimi glared at him. "Not funny Yamato." She said.

Lunch-

After they ate, there were twenty minutes to rest. "So, any of you found a script inside your locker?" Mr. Yin asked. Yamato, Mimi, Aya, Sora, Tai, Nakuri, Maui, and etc. raised their hands.

"Okay, surprise!" Mr. Yin said. The class sweat dropped. Mr. Yin sighed. He picked up a sheet of paper. "Anyway, Yamato will play as Joseph,"

The class rolled their eyes. "Mimi as Mary," The class yawned. "IT's the same." Tai complaint. Mr. Yin looked at Tai.

"Yeah, maybe you're right, Mr. Yagami, maybe you should be in Matt's shoes." Mr. Yin said. Matt's eyes widened.

"Oh no! I'm completely satisfied in my role! C'mon, I mean, I'm paired up with Mi-" he was interrupted.

"Don't worry Mr. Ishida, I know how badly you wanted to be paired up with Ms. Tachikawa, so I'm not going to change your role, just consider it as my Christmas gift." Mr. Yin said sarcastically, the class laughed.
"Whooo!" Yamato exclaimed. Mimi looked at him. "There's no difference, sensei, I'm still with him." Mimi said, trying not to sound pissed off.

"Well, today, we have a rehearsal, so I'm all counting on you." Mr. Yin said.

"Hey Sora, what's your role?" Mimi asked. "I'm the innkeeper's wife. Again. Which everyone will go to imitate me again, 'Look at the bright star!' it's really bugging me." Sora said irritately.

"And let me guess, Tai's the innkeeper who's famous line is, 'the king does not want him!' Is it?" Mimi said sarcastically. They both nodded.

"Please sir, any room will do for us." Sora quoted, it was Mimi's role quote for the play.

"We don't have that much, sir." Both of the girls said, then they giggled. That was one of Yamato's lines.

---Dismissal Rehearsal---

"Good evening, sir. We're here for a room, is there vacant we can stay in?" Yamato recited, his hand was supporting Mimi, because Mimi's been riding on a pretend donkey.

"There is, how much do you have?" Tai asked, eyeing the two of them, like they're poverty people.

"Cut!" Mr. Yin said. They all stopped as they all laughed. "You're all doing great, except for you, Mr. Ishida." Mr. Yin said.

Yamato looked at him then at Mimi curiously. "You're supposed to look at Tai, you're interacting with him! But all I can see is you've been staring at Miss Tachikawa for a long time now." Mr. Yin said mischieviously.

Yamato flushed red. They all giggled. The dancers and the choir giggled also.

"Okay, let's continue!" Mr. Yin said.

"There is, how much do you have?" Tai repeated.

"We don't have much, sir." Yamato said, Mimi however was now staring at Yamato, the way he acted and his face was so innocent. "I'm sorry, but you can't stay!" Tai said.

"Mimi, you're line!" Matt whispered to her. Mimi snapped back to reality. "I-uh…" Mimi sweatdropped. "Cut." Mr. Yin said with a sigh.

"Are we in Topsy Turvy Town? It seems that Miss Tachikawa has been staring at Mr. Ishida lately." Mr. Yin said sarcastically which made the choir break their singing, dancers made wrong moves as they laughed, actors lost poise as they all laughed.

"I know you two can't resist each other, but try this time for now, then I'll give you two a break to have yourselves staring at each other." Mr. Yin said sarcastically, Mimi and Yamato looked at each other then they both smiled nervously. The class laughed and giggled, you can also hear some "Whooo! MU!"

"Okay, Mimi, continue with your line." Mr. Yin said.

"Please sir, any room would do for us." She said, looking at Tai pleadingly. Yamato looked at Mimi and Tai. Uh-oh. Connections….

"Master, master!" Jiro, the innkeeper's boy said, as he pretended to trip himself.

"What is it!" Tai asked angrily.

"There's a vacant at the manger!" Jiro said.

"Bring them in!" Tai ordered. Mimi stood up from the pretend donkey, as both she and Yamato walk slowly to the manger made by the prop department. Yamato's arm was supporting Mimi at her waist.

Mimi slowly sat beside the manger, while Yamato stood up with his cane, watching over. Mimi quickly put the baby doll in the manger.

"Cut!" Mr. Yin said.

"Yamato, you should be watching the baby over, not Mimi." Mr. Yin said with a sigh. "Can't you two stop flirting each other for a moment?" Sora asked sarcastically. Yamato laughed.
"I'm sorry, I can't but my hime's really irressitable." Yamato said, putting an arm around her. The class giggled, the choir started to chant, "Yamato loves hime Mimi…"

As the dancers started to go ballroom dancing.

Mr. Yin laughed. "Anyway, I think you should all go home now, go and memorize your lines and the facial expression, your actions, and the costume. We'll talk about that tomorrow." Mr. Yin said.

"Yes sir." The class said.

"Thank you, sensei!" Mimi and Sora thanked. He was their favorite, even Yamato's favorite.

"Your welcome, take care! Yamato, take care of hime!" Mr. Yin said, who was left in the classroom. "I promise you sensei!" Yamato replied back, putting an arm around her again.

As they all walked to the hallway…

"So, anyone who wants to be the Maid of Honor!" Yamato asked the girls. "I wanna be!" Aya said. "You can't honey! You're our daughter!" Yamato kidded. Aya played along, Mimi glared at them.

"Well, I wanna be the bride!" Nakuri said dreamily. "In your dreams." Yamato muttered.

"Whatever." They said.

"Well, we gotta go now!" Yamato said, leading Mimi on the opposite.

"W-wait! The exit is that way!" she complaint.

"Well, we still have to do something." He said to her.

"I also have to do something, so let go." She said.

"I know, I just want to show you something." He said, leading her to the auditorium.

As they entered the auditorium, he took a seat with a lot of vandalized chairs.

"What are we supposed to do here?" she asked. Yamato looked at her sadly.

"I know you may not believe me, but some highschool and other college students wrote them." He said, pointing at the backs of the chairs.

Mimi read them.

-Tachikawa's such a flirt!

-Fuck u Mimi!

-U know wat, Tachikawa, ur a whore and an asshole! U think evry1 luvs u, but they in fact they h8 u! And d fact that u lyk soccer guys! Hah, Yagami doesn't even want u!

-MiMi, ur a boYnaPpR! U think Ishida lyks u! 100 prcent biotch!

-TachiKaWa's sucH a motherfuCkeR! U've bn brainwashing Ishida!

-a witch, a slut! MiMi can Nvr hav Yamato!

Her eyes all of the sudded soften sadly, she looked down and her eyes began to water. "Tai showed me." Matt told her quietly.

She plumped down to the chair. He sat beside her and put an arm around her. "Go on…believe them," she said softly, trying not to cry, but her tears streaming down across her face.

"It's not my fault I'm like this!" she exclaimed as she buried her head on his blazer. He stroked her hair, and patted her back. He rested his head on top of hers and planted a soft kiss on her hair. Her eyes were wide open.

-Ur a scumbag, schoo away, TaKenoucHi doesn't eveN neEd U fwend or foe!

"If these are made by the college students, it means that some are plastics on front of me! And I thought they were my friends!" she exclaimed.

"You can never know if they're your friend or not, but I'm always there for you, and I'll never leave you." He said in a bare whisper. Both was flattered on what words came from his mouth. Did I just say that!

She felt comfortable with him, it was like she's being loved, but…Does he love me?

Play: A Christmas Story Auditorium

The whole students of the university were packed inside the auditorium, some with black markers. Vandalism.

A college student in her third year wrote, "Tachikawa deserves shit than Ishida."

At the backstage, Yamato and Mimi were all dressed up in an ancient Jewish costume, Tai's dress was like a priest, and Sora's dress was white with golden bangles.

Mimi sat on Kane's back, who was dressed as a donkey. Yamato was standing with a cane, his hand around her.

The choir was practicing their pitches; the dancers were having a final rehearsal, while Mr. Yin was going ballistic.

"Okay, so everything fine!" he asked worriedly, they all nodded. "Okay, all in your positions, all of you break a leg!" he said as he rushed to the lights and sounds room.

As the curtains moved on opposite side, the narrator started to tell the story. Yamato was walking slowly, Mimi's hand was on her stomach, and Kane was slowly crawling. The choir started to sing, "Oh Little Town Of Bethelehem."

Yamato silently asked some of his fellow students, until they reached at Tai's position. He knocked.

"What is it?" the innkeeper, Tai asked. "Good evening, sir. We're here for a room, is there vacant we can stay in?" Yamato recited, bowing to him.

"There is, how much do you have?" Tai asked, looking both of them like dirt. Well, that was supposed to be in his character!

"We don't have much, sir." Yamato said as he shook his head once. "I'm sorry, but you can't stay!" Tai said.

"Please sir, any room will do for us." Mimi started to recite; her voice was calm and gentle, her eyes looking at Tai's.

"Master, master!" Jiro, the innkeeper's boy said, as he pretended to trip himself.

"What is it!" Tai asked with a pissed off look.

"There's a vacant at the manger!" Jiro exclaimed.

"Bring them in!" Tai ordered. Mimi stood up from Kane, Yamato offering his hand to hers while she gradually took it. Yamato then placed an arm around her waist and escorted her.

Once she sat, she put the baby doll on the manger, as the choir sang, "O Come, All Ye Faithful."

Yamato stood up with his cane, trying to focus, that he must watch the fake baby, with his heart saying, Isn't she beautiful.

Now, two sheperds came and stopped by in the same inn. Knock knock.

"What do you want? Don't you know it's midnight!" Tai asked angrily. "We're here for our King." Yuyo said.

"King, there is no king here!" Tai said angrily. "Like the star showed us, our King was born here!" the other sheperd, Aoi recited.

"Right! Our king was born tonight! Where is he?" Yuyo asked, the boy, Jiro showed them, as Yuyo and Aoi knelt down to the fake baby.

The choir started to sing, "O Holy Night."

The next was the three magi. As they reached the innkeeper's inn….

Knock knock. "You're highness! What can I do for you?" Tai asked enthusiastically. "We need no room." Tahome said. "Then what is it, your highness?" Tai asked. "We're here for our King!" Yugo said. "King?" Tai's face was puzzled. "Yes our King was born tonight!" Metsuki said.

"He's in the manger!" Jiro said, as he led the three boys to the manger, and tripped.

The choir started to sing "Silent Night." While a dancer started to dance solo.

"Tai was now on front of the manger, having a confused look on his face. "What King are they talking about! It's just a baby! It can't be a King!" he exclaimed.

"King? What king are you talking about?" Sora entered the stage, also have a confused look.

"I can't understand why many wants to see this baby! Could it be the King?" the innkeeper asked his wife.

Sora looked at him and shrugged. As Sora looked at the sky…

"Look at the bright star! It's high above the stable! I've never seen that star before!" she exclaimed as she pointed to the star.

"Maybe it is the King." Tai said with realization. "Come on! Let's go near him!" Sora said. Tai put an arm around her, then went to the stable and knelt on front of the manger, to the King. Now the choir started to sing, "Angels We Have Heard on High."

As the curtains closed, the crowd applauded.

As they all congratulated themselves, they changed their clothes to their uniform.

"Hey Mimi, are you okay about the vandalism thing?" Yamato asked. "yes I am, thank you." She said with a smile.

"Whoo…" Sora exclaimed. "I was just making sure she's fine, Sora." Yamato retorted.

"Whatever." She said with a laugh. Mimi left the auditorium, trying not to look at the back of the chairs. She gulped.

Once she stepped out, two girls about her same level, took her and put duct tape to cover her mouth. She tried to yell, but the two girls tied her hands and feet together and locked her at a locker. Unfortunately, it was Yamato's. "Let's get out of here!" The girl hissed to her friend, as they both ran away. Poor Mimi…

"Hmmm…where could my love be?" Yamato asked aloud, he was on front of his locker, which Mimi heard. She blushed.

He opened his locker and was surprised that Mimi was pinned inside. "HIME?" he exclaimed. Maybe she heard what I said! He removed the duct tape, untied her feet and hands and gave her a hug.

"What the hell are you doing there?" he asked.

She muttered a thank you and started to ignore him, for any cause.

He followed her. "Mimi!" he yelled her name. She sobbed more and more.

The two girls who locked her inside looked at Yamato. "Maybe, he does love her." She regretted.

He ran to her, while she just started to walk away from him. "Please Yamato, don't talk to me." She said softly as she paused.

"What's the matter with you! Is it because of the vandalists! Well ring the bell I don't care what they think because I really like you!" he blurted out. His eyes soften. Fuck. I'm dead rejected.

"I like you. As a friend." He explained. Denying his feelings caused more chaos for both of them. She smiled at him. "And, I won't let that happen to a friend." He added.

A Friend. Her dreams somehow fell apart. Maybe…we're just destined to be friends.

A Friend. There is nothing more I can have that his friendship from him.

A Friend. Because I know his heart isn't vacant anymore.

He was lying. A friend that I love very much but I think she doesn't want anything more than that. "Okay." She said with a smile. Somehow, he wanted to force her to love him…but it can't. Why's she smiling? Asked Yamato's heart. Because she doesn't want anything else than friendship.

Why can't she love me? Again asked himself. Because I can never be the man she likes.

He forced a smile. "Okay, I'll tell my fans that you're just a friend." He said forcefully, trying to let the words out of his mouth. But you can never know how much pain he gains.

And for the better…it will be the best just to stay…as FRIENDS. They both thought. They both tried to smile each other.

"See you later." She said as she turned her back to face his and started to walk. She wanted to look back, but she knew he's already gone. He watched her on her way.

"Yo Yamato, rehearsal after school!" Yuan, his fellow bandmate said. He nodded.

At lunch…

Mimi was sitting on front of Tai…her new way to forget Yamato. "So Tai, who do you like?" she asked. Tai however was feeling very uncomfortable. Where could Sora be?

As soon as she saw Matt, she tried to ingore him. "Mimi, are you sure okay?" Tai asked as he put his hand on her forehead.

Yamato gripped the side of the tray, trying to feel okay about it. We're just friends. There's nothing more. Then at the moment, he heard the two of them laughed. His fists were balled.

Yamato then sat next to Sora. "Hello Sora! Where's my brother-in-law?" Yamato asked, putting an arm around her. Sora stuck her tongue out. "I don't have a brother."

Mimi's attention was caught. How she missed the way he calls her, 'hime', the moments he put an arm around her…Reality check…I don't like him anymore.

But still…why did I feel fuckin' jealous when Tai's with her? He asked his insides.

I know…fucky chapter. Anyway, I did say I'll update in April, well…I'm running out of ideas…really, someone help me please? By d way, this is just a rush…I had no idea where did this idea come from…practically from my experiences again.

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