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chapter 7
I found my self the next day being carted around my Mimi. she stated that I've been hogging Kari for far to long that I should allow her and T.k. to have some alone time (winking several times, and digging her puffy pick nails into my skin when I said no). Izzy trailed along, paying more attention to the Internet access on his cell phone then Mimi or I.
The mall was decorated in red, green and large fat men in fluffy costumes. for once in the past fews weeks, I was at the mall with out middle school girls swooning around me or a seven year old hanging on my shoulder, either way though, I was still waisting a perfectly good Sunday.
"Matt, do you think Kari wants this or this." Mimi said, holding up two rather revealing bras.
I coughed slightly, just noticing where she had pulled Izzy and me to. We stood in the middle of the womans department of one of Japans most pricey clothing stores.
"I'd say the baby pink pair, hot pink just isn't Kari." Izzy spoke up.
I wasn't going to question why he'd know what kind of underwear Kari wore, or when he started to pay attention for that matter, I was just glad I didn't have to answer that. I marveled at how red Mimi's face was as she glared over at her boyfriend who ignored it completely... trouble in Paradise I guess.
I strayed away from the two, towards the music store, where I knew I'd be free. Oh sweet freedom was in my grasp until I bumped into the least likely guy to ever go to the mall; Joe. Yes, he just popped out of no where, as if he was planning on me trying to escape or something.
Joe smiled at me and asked, "Hey Matt, what're you doing here?"... ok, so I thought it would be more in the lines of 'Mimi, come quick, the prisoner is escaping'.
"just wanted to see what they had in the music store." I said.
"So you came threw the women's department?"
"Mimi." I stated.
"Oh, well I'm just here with my-"
"Cool, mind telling Mimi I went to go buy some last minute gifts on my own." I bolted before he could say anything.
I crossed the thresh hold of my sanctum and went down the first isle that struck my fancy.
I actually did have a reason for coming here, just to that point out. Kari's been dying to get this CD that no store seems to have. But I found out yesterday evening (before my bad tuna incident) that this one has it in it's basement. So I spent an hour yesterday on the phone trying to get the worthless store worker to pull it out and lets not even go over the Price range I was about to dish out.
I sighed, turning threw another isle and then finally ending up at the disgruntle cashier, told her what I wanted and pulled out the bills my little brother had been nice enough to help me with as long as I'd put his name on the gift as well.
the Cashier seemed so much less angry in person when she saw me, though that seems to happen all the time when you're me (not to sound egotistic). she blushed and said a soft, 'come again soon' and took my money slowly (drawing out all my nerves might I add)
with my mission a success, I decided to reward my self before offering myself up to Mimi. I stood in line at the ice cream shop and looked around, astonished by just how pink this place truly was.
after the boring wait in line, the eating of my ice cream next to a rather plain pond and wondering around for about a half an hour (I wont bore you with the details, I'm not that evil) I found my self in Mimi's clutches again, though after about three stores we left.
"So where were you?" Mimi asked from the drivers seat of her cute green foreign car she had gotten a month or two ago.
"Music store, I had to pick up a gift for someone." I said.I sat in the back next the the shopping bags that hadn't seemed to fit in the trunk.
"Really, who's it for?"
"Kari."
"That's cute, I got her a ton of clothes, I can't stand it when she wears Tai's old overly large T's to bed, it makes her look like a pants less boy when we have sleep overs." I mentally cursed at Mimi for giving me the mental image of her, Kari and the rest of the girls in skimpy night gowns and feathers... oh beautiful feathers.
"so are your parents cool about spending Christmas together?" Mimi asked after the silence became to overbearing for her.
They've gotten better about being around each other, though I figure they'll still be at war behind our backs." I sighed.
"aw, I'm sorry, don't forget though, we're having a party on new years at Tai's this year, mom nearly died from all the cooking she had to do last year, I mean she could have-"
"Yeah, yeah, I'll make sure I can get there, to bad T.k. can't stay longer, with him there the whole gang would've been back together." I said. though in my head I was glad T.k. was leaving. Ever since he'd gotten here he's been interrogating me on what me and Kari have been up to the past years, and it's only been a night! this morning I had to lock the bathroom door just to get him off my back, he's like a little monkey for Christ's sake!
"Yeah, but I don't think that'll ever happen anymore, I mean with Joe going off next year to India, Kari in England, You two idiots off to some random college if you pass and Tai gets that scholarship, and then Izzy's planning on going to Tokyo for more school... man this sucks." I had to agree.
Things were just not the same now that we were older. I wish we had never left the digital world and had just lived there the rest of our lives, then we could be together forever... but now... I missed just being friends with Sora, fighting over stupid things with Tai, being a big brother both to T.k. and Kari... but most of all, I missed being a kid, someone who could forget all the problems of the world just by kicking a ball around, someone who COULD just be friends... I missed being someone everyone could rely on.
"after schools over we'll be slaving away behind cubicles and answering telephones for eighty years..." Izzy decided to point out, turning off his phone and sighing deeply.
"It really isn't fair." Mimi murmured and pulled into the apartment complex's parking lot.
"yeah, see ya, good luck on wrapping all this." I said, though I knew Mimi would enjoy ever minute of it.
I got out of her car, traveled up to my apartment and came home to an empty house... thank god!
I thought back to growing up as I laid down on top of my couch, surfing through the many soap operas and cartoons that plagued morning TV .
Would we really just work until we died... was money really the only reward we would receive from life... Would I end up like my dad... who can't keep a steady relationship because it cuts into his work hours?
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sorry, very little yakari in this chapter, I was going to make him walk in on her and t.k while they were talking about something serious, but I'm drawing a blank on that, so I pretty much threw in unhappy worries teenagers face when they're about to graduate.
next chapter will probebly be christmasy, so if you hate this holiday, or are just tierd of this story,please feel free not to read it... not much is going to happen, I'll probebly throw in some fights, maybe a bit of romance...though the next chapter wont be in Matt's P.O.V...because I don't see how he could ever magically apear in everyone's houses in one chapter...and I wanted to hint towards some other couples, so if you have any you'de like to throw out that wouldn't hurt my plot, fill free to throw... though I promise you this, there will be a hint to Kari's true feelings in the next chapter.
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