Ugh…and here is me back in the lazy chair…this actually has nothing to do with the whole plot, just some kind of filler or something…looking back at the rest of the chapters, I thought it was all crappy…really…I already planned out the ending, sorry to say, but it will be sooner than I thought…like in…chapter 30+ or something…I also thought of a sequel…and here's another crappy dish.

Oh Tachikawa

Chapter 17- The Nostalgic Pocky

Today is the day the world will be okay…she merrily thought. Absently staring off into some kind of space if there was, her other ear was listening while the other was completely blocked with more stuff than the teacher's lecture. It's weird, that they still love me despite the crazy things I did… Mimi thought, as she looked at Taichi, Yamato and Sora. She suddenly felt her stomach say something like, "hey cheerleader! I'm friggin' hungry here! Feed me or a worm will come out from your ass!!!"

"Eh? I forgot my lunch money…" Mimi saw Taichi and Sora both eating strawberry pocky. "Pocky my favourite!!!" she instinctively jumped from her seat and eyed the pocky go inside Tai's incredibly huge mouth, Mimi then got her feet to run for it.

"That strawberry pocky was actually meant for Hikki…" Sora said as Taichi pigged his face out on the box of pocky. "Who cares? Too bad this is a generic pocky, I like Murasaki Imo pocky more, but this ugly pocky would do…" he said while eating as a vein popped on Sora's head. "What do you mean, ugly pocky?!" She retorted, after all, strawberries were her favourite. Before Tai could say something smart, Mimi unexpectedly tackled him to the floor and snatched the box and sat on top of Tai.

"Pocky!!!"

"Mimi that's my pocky!!!"

"Mimi what are you doing?!" Sora then realized something. Well, the pocky was really meant for Mimi…

"Get off me and give me back my pocky!!!" Tai demanded and whined like a spoiled baby wanting his milk. Mimi however was too busy clearing up the box. "I really wanted a black bitter marble pocky…but this ugly flavour would do…" Mimi commented until she realized Sora was in her presence. "If someone says that again I'll blast you all into smithereens!!!" Sora animatedly threatened and got out a bazooka (A/N: where the helluvah she got that?!) The three of them were having a war, which caught most of the students' attentions, especially Ishida Yamato, who was about to join them, although found a whining Taichi being pwned by Mimi, who was eating pocky and Sora pointing a bazooka at the two. WTF happened here…?! He thought they would notice him, but they were too busy kicking each other's asses. He felt out of place…like, an 'other'. Eek, that's creepy…

"Hello…anybody home?" Yamato out loud mocked, but they still ignored him. He annoyingly rose a brow and glared at them, so he poured his soda at Tai, threw his purple yam at Sora, and pasted his orange jelly at Mimi's face. This really caught their attention, they all went deadly silent and death-glared at him. He nervously smiled.

"Uh, sorry?" he apologized, wishing he just didn't do that. Mimi broke the silence and started crying. "Uwahh!!! I have orange stuff on my uniform!!!" she whined, as Sora pointed the bazooka at Yamato. "Who do you think you are huh?! Think you're 'da man' and the boss here doesn't mean you have our permission to tackle our beeswax!!!"

"OMFG is that thing real?!?!?!?!" Yamato yelled out and held his hands up. "Yamato you soaked my favourite shirt ever!!!" Taichi whined, as he got out of Mimi's weight and clutched on Yamato's collar. "But that shirt has a hole on it!!!"

"Want some?" Mimi offered some pocky at Yamato as they exited the school, meeting the cold gale and snow. He weirdly looked at her. "You've been eating the same thing since lunch…"

"Haven't I told you? Pocky is my favourite! But my best taste would be black bitter marble!!!" she said as she munched on the strawberry pocky. He snatched the box and swallowed the whole thing inside it. "Ah…that was nice…" he said refreshingly. Mimi was shocked in disbelief.

"You stole and ate my pocky!!!"

"Then I'll buy a new one, but with the use of your money, of course…" he snickered. Mimi pouted at him. "You're so mean! You just ate my favourite snack of all…"

"Tch. This doesn't even satisfy me…I like macadamia more!!!" He said as he threw the empty carton box to anywhere. Mimi sighed disapprovingly. "You're littering…" she blatantly said. "I know…" The two went to the nearest food convenient store and the two of them just hang out there. "I'll take some seats," Mimi reserved two seats near the window glass (you know, like the same things in 7 Eleven). It was fogged up. She wrote her name on the glass with her finger, then wrote an 'x', then finally, she wrote Yamato's name. Yeah right. She erased it.

Yamato however was on the aisle looking for something to eat and paid it over the counter. He then went over to Mimi and sat beside her. "I bought your pocky…" he told her bitterly, slightly annoyed. Mimi couldn't help but to smile. He bought a Black Bitter Marble and a Marble Tea pocky. "These are my favourites Yamato! Thank you!" He rolled his eyes. "Don't mention."

"Wait, how did you know I like this?"

"Uh, I don't know… wild guess?" And then it hit me.

The same place, the same thing, I remember seven years ago, when we were at our sophomore year, the four of us, Taichi, Yamato, Sora and I, would go to the convenient store every after school. But don't get me wrong, not everything was the same. When I came back from the New York, I thought my childish crush on Yamato was completely over…that's the mistake I reckoned. Some said, they were going out, but of course, I wasn't going to get fooled out like that. But I was wrong. When I found that out, surprisingly I wasn't hurt. I don't know why, but it seems unbelievable. I, sitting beside Taichi and Sora, saw, and heard Yamato gave Sora a box of macadamia. And what he gave to Taichi and me was a blatant look.

"This is for me?" I saw the flattered expression painted in Sora's face.

"Yup!" I saw Yamato's sincere grin.

"Whatever…" I saw Taichi's jealous eyes.

"Mimi! You want some?" Sora offered.

"No thank you. I like pocky."

I plastered a lopsided smile, til then, I saw myself pretending it all up. I didn't want to lower myself down; I don't want Yamato to look down on me, because of the fact he always had. Taichi suddenly stood up and went over to an aisle. We watched him in curiosity, or what he was up to. When he went over to the counter and paid for it, he then sat beside me, to my surprise, he took out a box of pocky out of the plastic bag and gave it to me. He also had one for himself.

"That's yours." He said bitterly, but I swore he was blushing.

"Thank you, Taichi!" And this time, I really smiled. I wasn't faking it up. I looked at the box, and in astonishment, it was Black Bitter Marble. "How did you know this was my favourite flavour?" I asked him. He lazily grinned at himself.

"I don't know, wild guess?" he kidded. Ack, Taichi, you're truly one of a kind. Ripping the box, I suddenly remembered that we were not alone.

I glanced at my side, to find Sora's box of macadamia still untouched. And I could only hear the music, and Taichi's slurping. I quickly put the pocky inside my bag. I looked at my pocket watch to see it was already six.

I stood up from my seat with my bag. "I think I should go now…" I headed over to the exit.

"Wait up!!! I'll come with you!" Taichi's voice rang in my ears as he joined me in. "Ah, okay." I agreed. "Well, see you tomorrow Sora, Yamato!" I waved my hand to them without looking, as the two of us left the convenient store.

"Hmm…let me guess, you're insanely jealous that you need to pour that jealousy to me…" I told Taichi. He grunted. "Hmph…Yamato that jerk…he knew I like Sora…" he rambled. I grinned at him. "Honestly Taichi, I thought you like me…"

He suddenly went red. "Okay…so about the pocky thing, I didn't do it because I was making Sora jealous…you do know that I still like you." I shyly nodded. Oh Taichi…you're so open and sincere…unlike your stupid blonde friend. "Hehe, you do know I like you too!" I told him. He smirked at the thought. "But we're not going out officially, right?" I added, and he just nodded. "Yup. Weirdly…I don't feel like hooking up with you…you know…but I like you." He explained. I nodded in agreement. "That's the same way I feel about you…you're like, my brother, you know!"

"And I think you're my most annoying sister…other than Kari…" he taunted. We both laughed until it faded down.

"I think you like Yamato."

"I think you love Sora!" But then, Taichi had a confused look on his face.

"Define love?" I smacked him with my bag. "Ow!!! I was just kidding!!! I really wanted to use that quote," he excused lamely.

We grinned at each other as we stopped walking. "What is this? Telekinetic powers?" he said crazily. I playfully punched him on the arm.

"Okay, so I do like Yamato, and I'm really glad you pulled that pocky stunt, you know…" Taichi let out a relieved sighed. "Good. I thought you were going to throw them away!!!"

"Really?"

"Hehe…no."

"Oi…are you okay?" Mimi snapped out from her thoughts as Yamato's hand waved on front of her.

"Hai…I've never been better." She ripped off the box, felt like she was ripping the same box Taichi gave. She opened the foil paper covering the sticks, and then ate one.

"Hehe, I remember our high school years…" he brought up. Mimi wondered if he still remembered that day Taichi gave her a box of pocky. "I gave Sora a box of macadamia…"

Mimi winced mentally. "And you didn't even bother to buy some for me too." She half-joked. "You didn't ask." Yamato frankly said, Mimi who was still worrying, kicked herself. So Sora asked Yamato to buy her chocolate…Argh! And here is me, thinking he liked her!!!

"What about you?" Yamato asked. Why did Taichi bought you pocky, not Sora? He mentally added.

"What about me? Hm…I like pocky." Mimi, who didn't get Yamato's message, said. He looked at her in disbelief. "I know that! I meant…why did Taichi buy you pocky and how did he know?" he asked breathlessly.

"Woah soldier, remember to breathe! Anyway, Taichi bought me pocky because you bought Sora macadamia, and he just guessed." Mimi simply answered.

"So… he got jealous…" Yamato muttered. "Did you get jealous?"

Mimi weirdly looked at him. "Of course not!"

"Right…"

"I'm telling the truth!!!"

"Why are you yelling then?"

"I am not yelling!!!"

"It seems so…"

"I said I am not!!!"

"Keep quiet or you and your friend will get out." Said one of the staff.

Mimi glared at Yamato. "I am not yelling."

He laughed at her. "No…you're not. You're whispering."

"I know that."

"Want some pocky?"

Ah…finally finished! And there's my present for fluffy and corny Mimato moments! The story had been going on ever since 2005…I'm happy Oh Tachikawa! Had gone this far!

I'll try to update soon…

Achii.