Okay, so I was in the writing mood and decided to write another one XD

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Our Moments

Chapter 4: From Maps to Footsies

New York, New York

Tai grumbled to himself as he dug his nose into the foreign map. He squinted his eyes as if it would magically allow him to read the small English words more easily. He looked from the map to the street signs and then back to the map again. He sighed in frustration and crumpled up the map. A few passer-bys gave him odd looks before quickly rushing past him.

Just great. He had no idea where he was or how to get to where he was going. And also, he didn't know any English! He couldn't talk to anybody to ask for help. Some vacation this was. Tai shoved his hands in his pockets and stomped down the street. He decided to randomly pick and choose which ways he went, not really thinking seriously about it. Though this wasn't the best idea because he was left wandering around until around 8:00 and it started getting dark outside.

Tai bit his lip and hugged his shoulders. Throwing away that map from before definitely wasn't one of his greatest ideas… Tai groaned and kicked the sidewalk. He looked up glumly and almost stopped in his tracks. A shapely, pale girl strode down the street in front of him and her golden, honey coloured hair swayed in a bouncy ponytail. Tai's spirits soared and he lunged forwards towards the girl.

He dove for her and wrapped his arms around her waist from the back, causing her to let out a shriek. The girl spun around and with all her might smacked her rock hard purse into the side of his face.

"Get off!" the girl shrieked in English. Tai was knocked blank and he almost fell over. People walking by gasped and rushed past pretending not to notice the scene. Tai gasped and his eyes flew open in shock. His hand whipped up to his stinging face and he looked back up at the girl.

When she saw his face her fright from a second ago disappeared instantly and she gasped, eyes widening.

"Tai!" Mimi exclaimed. Tai blinked a few times, clearing is vision.

"Holy hell Meems, what do you have in that purse?" he asked rubbing his face. Mimi looked from her purse to his face frantically.

"Oh my god I'm so sorry! I thought you were a molester!" she said and rushed up to see the damage she'd done. Tai moved his hand and she lightly stroked his cheek, wincing at the redness. Tai turned pink at her soft touch but then hissed and moved away when his face stung. Mimi was about to say sorry again when she suddenly returned to being angry and swatted his shoulder.

"Idiot it's your fault! You can't just grab people from behind in New York! Or anywhere for that matter! It scares people," she scolded. Tai pouted and shrugged.

"I didn't think you'd hit me," he mumbled. Mimi rolled her eyes.

"It's only a normal reaction; anyway, what are you even doing here? Are you here by yourself?" she asked. Tai nodded.

"yeah, I won a prize to come to New York for a week, but I got lost looking for dinner, then I got mad and threw away my map and now I don't know where I am," he said simply. Mimi frowned.

"What? Your stupid, why would you throw away a map?" she scolded again.

"I couldn't read it…it was in English," Tai muttered in defense. Mimi sighed and patted his back.

"Okay, I'll get you a new one, follow me for now," Mimi sighed. Tai perked up and grinned widely. He wrapped his arms around her shoulders and squeezed.

"Wahhh! Thanks so much Meems!" he somewhat squealed. Mimi laughed and looped her arms through Tai's, dragging him along with her. Tai bounced happily and pressed into her side, snuggling into her like a child. Mimi smirked; it was like she was the mom taking care of a little boy.

"Hey! We should hang out everyday whilst I'm here, because I don't know anyone, "Tai said cheerily. Mimi cocked her head to the side.

"Hmm, I have school, but I'll make as much time for you as I can okay?" she smiled and winked at him. Tai cheered.

"Great! So, what are you doing now? I'm a little hungry," he admitted. Mimi smiled.

"I know a great café just around the corner, want to go?" she asked. Tai flashed his teeth and nodded happily. They walked arm in arm down the street with big smiles plastered on their faces. Tai sighed.

"Ahhh, I'm happy now," He said taking a deep breath of the night air. Mimi squeezed his arm slightly.

"Me too," she smiled.

Time Well Spent

The sounds of the wind whistling through the trees and the soft babble of people walking by chatting lulled Tai's ears as he lay stretched out on a park bench with his hands behind his head. He was taking a break from his house and went for a walk, then ended up lying on an empty park bench. He contemplated what he could possibly get up to this summer break, not much probably. But he could play some soccer…lots of soccer. Yeah that sounded great. Tai smiled to himself at the thought of a good work out on the school soccer field.

"What are you smiling about?" a soft feminine voice asked, and a shadow loomed over Tai, darkening his eyelids. He opened his eyes and saw two soft hazel eyes looking back down at him. Tai smiled.

"Oh, hi Mimi," he said and quickly sat up. Mimi smiled.

"Why hello there, what are you doing all by yourself?" she asked. Tai shrugged and leaned back on the bench.

"I don't know, nothing really," he said, "how about you?"

"I'm just going to the store to pick up some groceries, want to come? Carry my bags like a man for me?" Mimi joked. Tai thought about it for a second and shrugged.

"Sure," he muttered. Mimi raised an eyebrow.

"Really? I was kidding…" she said. Tai stood up and stretched.

"Doesn't matter, I'll come anyway," he said bordly. Mimi smiled.

"Well then thank you," she said. And the two turned and left walking side by side. They chatted lightly on the way to the market and sighed in relief at the cool breeze of air conditioning that greeted them when they walked indoors. Mimi took out a list from her pink purse and read aloud what she needed. Tai wheeled over a shopping cart and then got an idea, grinning mischievously. When Mimi wasn't looking and he grabbed her waist and in one strong shove he lifted her up and plopped her down in the cart.

Mimi yelped in surprise and flailed slightly.

"Tai! What are you doing?" she said, half shocked and half amused. Tai chuckled and started to push her.

"Isn't getting ride nice?" he hummed innocently. Mimi rolled her eyes.

"Yeah, except I haven't ridden in a shopping cart since I was 6," she smirked. Tai just smiled and looked elsewhere. Mimi however smiled to herself and snuggled down in the cart, letting her long pretty legs flap over the edge and hang down, bobbing in amusement. Tai rolled her around as they picked up everything Mimi needed. He sometimes pushed her or lurched her forward just to scare her before gripping the handlebars and pulling her back before she hit something. Mimi would always laugh and hit him playfully. Tai liked hearing her laugh, it sounded like bells. She had the best laugh for a girl that he'd ever heard.

When they got to the checkout Tai pulled the cart up beside the cashier and moved over to help Mimi out. He took her waist and she supported herself on his shoulders. He lifted her up and dropped her lightly on the floor. Though she landed really close to him and their chests lightly bumped. Mimi looked up to his face and their noses where inches apart. They both stopped and looked at each other.

They were both suddenly encompassed by each others' presence and Tai could feel the heat radiating off of her small body. Her skin looked incredibly soft and smooth and he could smell the light sent of cherry blossom perfume coming from her. Tai was suddenly filled with the urge to touch her. Stroke her face, hug her, anything.

"Is this all for today?" the cashier's voice rang out, both snapping them from their sudden daze. Mimi spun around and took out her wallet, fumbling with the money. Tai noticed her red ears and shaky voice and smiled to himself. His cheeks became hot as well and he quickly occupied himself by grabbing the packed grocery bags and putting them back into the cart. He pondered the urge he had had just a second ago. He wanted to touch Mimi…that was odd. Tai glanced at her. She was very pretty, and a great friend. He grinned to himself, getting another idea.

They both walked out of the store, still a little pink before Tai spoke up.

"Hey Mimi,"

"Hm?"

"Do you maybe want to go out one time? Like to a coffee shop or someplace?" he asked casually. Mimi almost tripped over herself. She spun to look at him, turning an even brighter shade of pink.

"W-what? You mean like a date?" she fumbled. Tai grinned and nodded.

"Yeah! How about it?" he asked, nudging her shoulder with his. A small cheeky smile broke out onto Mimi's face and she put her hands on her hips.

"Well, that's sounds alright to me," she said. Tai chuckled, doing a mini fist pump in his mind. Both walked onto the busy city sidewalk, heading towards Mimi apartment to drop off the bags.

Both had small, shy smiles on, wondering just how their day ended up as well spent as it had been.

Peaceful Embrace

Mimi's eyes fluttered open one night and darkness greeted her. It took her a moment for her mind to collect itself and her vision to clear. She was surrounded in soft sheets that encompassed her like a cocoon and the light sound of wind played against the window's glass in her bedroom.

She blinked a few times and sighed deeply. She had woken up in the middle of the night again. This had been happening for the past 7 months. With a great heave of energy Mimi rolled over onto her other side and shifted until she was comfortable. She smiled to herself when a familiar face greeted her.

Tai slept as sound as a log beside her, his face relaxed and peaceful. Mimi smiled shyly as she gazed at his features. His skin was a deep tan colour, no doubt from all the time he spent playing soccer outside when he was younger. His face overall seemed very chiseled and Mimi couldn't picture anything more perfect. His face had been a lot rounder, with chubbier cheeks up until he was around 18, which is when it started thinning out. She had thought he was handsome when he was younger, but in his 20s now he was even better looking. Under his closed eyelids where his normal boyish chocolate eyes though, the eyes that always softened when they looked at her and showed almost every emotion he was feeling, even if he tried to hide it.

His hair just brushed the tops of his eyebrows. When he was younger it used to be a wild mess of brunette locks, but when he had entered university and turned 23 he had cut most of it off, so now it was a sexy crop of short spiked hair. Mimi had the urge to play with it but kept her small hands curled by her face. Her eyes traveled down to his mouth, she couldn't help but grin.

Oh how she loved those lips. The stupidest things would come out of that mouth, yet also the sweetest things that would always make sure to melt Mimi's heart and soul. To her, Tai was perfect. Even his flaws were perfect. Every fiber of her being loved this sleeping man in front of her and every fiber in her being told her that he loved her just the same.

When they were younger, they got into so many fights and annoyed the hell out of each other. She was the girly girl who always wore pink and was selfish and would whine like a brat about everything. She's always had everything given to her and had gotten undeniable amounts of love from her parents. But when she met Tai and their other friends, it was the first time that was wasn't treated how she was used to being treated and it gave her a lot of grief. She had a soft heart and it took a lot of guts for her to finally decide to grow up and become a stronger person. Tai helped her with that.

But even then they still got at each other's necks about everything. It wasn't until Tai had come to her one day for help. Of all people he had gone to her!

He had a crush on her best friend, Sora, and Mimi was the only other girl he knew, so he'd wanted help to win Sora's heart. Tai wasn't too happy that he was asking her for help, but they both grudgingly made a deal. Mimi only agreed because she thought Tai would suit Sora and make her happy. So, Mimi would start giving him lessons on how he should act and what to do that would impress Sora and help him get on her good side.

But…

As they kept meeting, things changed. Mimi started growing feelings for this annoying guy and, before she knew it, she was selling out her love to her best friend. Mimi stopped helping Tai and soon after he and Sora became a couple. Mimi's heart ripped apart every time she saw them and soon she started avoiding them all together. It wasn't until one day a very angry Tai came to her house and demanded to know why she was avoiding him. They fought for a while before Mimi finally confessed her feelings. She left Tai in shock and retreated to the solitude of her lonely bedroom.

Mimi thought she was destined to the life of having a cruel unrequited love. Until one day when it was raining, she was walking home and suddenly Tai had come running up to her. He was out of breathe like he'd been running forever and his clothes were soaked. Mimi was about to scold him and tell him to go home until he uttered the words that would shape her future forever.

"I love you,"

Those words escaped his tired lips and Mimi had fallen to her knees in shock.

"I…I broke up with her…because… I love you,"

Mimi smiled fondly to herself as she replayed these memories in her mind for the billionth time. She reached out to touch Tai's restful face and stroked his temple as lightly as she could so he wouldn't wake up. However her efforts failed and a second later his eyes slowly and tiredly opened. When he saw her face he smiled groggily.

Mimi smiled back and snuggled her face into his collar. Tai rested his face on the top of her head and his hand curled around her waist. Mimi sighed happily and her hands splayed over her pregnant belly, rubbing it lovingly.

Tai noticed her hands and grinned. He kissed her forehead lightly. Mimi closed her eyes lightly.

"I love you," she murmured. Tai smiled and snuggled against her. The mutual understanding between them was clear. They both undeniably loved each other, as odd as their childhood was, this was meant to be.

Mission Gone Wrong

Mimi crouched down in the dirt with a dull expression on her face. Tai crouched beside her, peeking through the open window of someone else's house with a sneaky expression on his face.

"Tai…" Mimi sighed. "What exactly are we doing?" she groaned. Tai hushed her with his hand.

"I told you! Matt stole one of my video games and I need it back!" he said quickly. Mimi massaged her temples with her fingers, beginning to get a headache.

"Yes but, why do you have to get it back this way? Why can you just ask for it back?" she asked. Tai shrugged.

"It's more fun this way; I've always wanted to do a secret sneak-in-and-out mission into someone's house!" Tai said, his eyes sparkling in excitement. Mimi clenched her teeth together getting annoyed.

"So why...do I have to be here too!" she growled. Tai looked at her as if she was stupid.

"To be the lookout! Duh!" he said. "When we go in there I'll be too busy looking for the game so you have to stand alert and listen to see if anyone's coming," Tai explained. Mimi groaned.

"This is insane," she huffed, crossing her arms on her knees and shoving her chin into them. Suddenly Tai perked.

"Oh! The coast is clear! Matt's left his room, quick let's go!" he said and grabbed Mimi's forearm, hauling her up with him. She squeaked in surprise as he dragged her through the open window into Matt's bedroom. Mimi raised her eyebrows once she got inside.

"Wow, it's actually pretty clean in here," she mused taking in Matt's surprisingly clean and organized room. He had three guitars propped up and stacks upon stacks of chords and lyrics sat beside them. Tai kneeled down like and ninja and glanced around.

"Exactly! That's the trick; there are thousands of sneaky hiding places this room. No normal person's room would be this clean," Tai whispered and started darting around the room. Within seconds Mimi glanced at Matt's bookshelf and saw a small box labeled 'Video Games' and smirked. She opened her mouth to tell Tai but then decided it would be more fun to see him stupidly try to find it himself. Mimi clasped her hands behind her back and strolled around the room. Tai looked at her.

"Hey! Go by the door! Check and see if he's coming back!" Tai whispered frantically. Mimi frowned and walked over by the door that was a crack open. She peeked through and saw and empty hallway. She sighed and leaned against the wall.

"No one's coming," she mumbled.

"Ah! Bingo!" Tai said and started emptying Matt's clothes hamper. "It's got to be in a sneaky place like this!" he said excitedly. Mimi rolled her eyes.

"You're gross, you do realize those are his dirty clothes..." she said in a disgusted voice. Tai shrugged.

"So what? I wear dirty clothes sometimes," he said simply. Mimi scrunched her face.

"Oh! Gross Tai!" he said, miming a gag. But suddenly she froze. She heard light footsteps coming down the hallway. She peeked through and saw Matt's shadow growing bigger as he walked towards his room. Mimi gasped lightly and spun around.

"Tai! He's coming back, what do we do?" she whispered frantically. Tai perked up. He glanced around quickly and saw the closet. He bolted up and grabbed her hand. He rushed into the closet, pulling her in with him and shut the door as quietly as he could behind them. They both froze and it seemed like they'd stopped breathing as they listened. They heard Matt come in and sit on his bed, hearing it creak under his weight. Mimi groaned lightly.

"Idiot! We should have just left out the window!" she scolded quietly.

"There was no time! This was easier, we'll get lost when he leaves again," Tai said. Mimi frowned.

"What if he doesn't leave anytime soon?" she asked. Tai shrugged.

"wanna play 'have you ever'?" he suggested, smiling innocently. Mimi growled and swatted him over his head. She fumed in silence and it wasn't until about a minute later that she realized the close proximity between them.

Matt's closet wasn't very big, plus it was filled with his stuff so that didn't leave much room for two people to hide. Mimi could feel Tai's chest pressed against hers, and one of his arms leaned on the wall she was leaning on. Their legs were tangled up and they could literally feel each other breathing. Mimi turned red hot and she looked up to see if Tai noticed as well.

She was surprised to see his face was red as well and his breathing seemed…labored? She frowned in confusion and shifted her position.

"Tai what's—"

"Ah! Don't move!" he panicked, shuddering. Mimi stopped and cocked her head. She looked at their position again and only just then noticed where one of her legs was. It was arched in between them, right between Tai's legs. Her face steamed up and she thought she was going to faint for a second. Her thigh was right against Tai's crotch!

Mimi's brain fuzzed over in embarrassment. This was horrible…of all positions they had to be stuck in. Now she was afraid of moving all together, just in case she hurt Tai. She looked up at his face again. His breath fanned across her face and she got a good waft of his cologne. Oh jeez…it smelled really good. Mimi put her hand against Tai's chest to steady herself and was shocked at the muscle she felt underneath.

Freaking hell! Mimi was so turned on right now! This was horrible! And of all people it was with Tai! She chanced to look at Tai's face again and held in a gasp. He gazed at her with hazed over eyes. A heat rose between them and before they both knew it they leaned in closer to each other. They stopped about halfway, looking into each other's eyes before Tai closed the gap and took her lips. Mimi let out a small sigh and kissed him back.

Tai pressed his chest closer to hers and Mimi wove her arms around his neck and into his hair. She was too afraid to move her lower half so her legs stayed in their awkward position. A heat rose up within her belly and spread all throughout her. Wherever Tai was in contact with her felt like she was on fire and her mouth was most hot. The kiss turned more passionate and before long they were playing tonsil hockey. Tai was so skilled at this, this whole kissing business. Mimi let out a small moan and Tai started to lift her up against the wall.

But before they went any further they heard the click shut of a door and they both stopped their actions.

"Did…was that Matt?" Mimi whispered against Tai's mouth. Tai paused.

"Yeah…I think he's left," he whispered back. They hesitated, just breathing heavily before Mimi spoke up again.

"We…we should probably leave then," she murmured. Tai nodded once. But they stayed still. The temptation to continue their actions from before rose up like a thick wave but instead Tai moved and clicked open the closet door. Mimi slipped lightly back onto her feet and let go of Tai. He peeked around the door and sighed in relief.

"Yeah, he's gone, lets' go," he said quietly and quickly stumbled out of the closet. Mimi was left flustered and it took her a minute to find her legs and wander out of the closet after Tai. They both glanced at each other and blushed. What had they both just done with each other?

Tai grabbed Mimi's hand and an electric bolt shot up her arm and into her chest.

"C'mon," he said, smirking and quickly leading her to the window. They both climbed out and disappeared into the night and back to the streets, hands clasped tightly together, the heat rising within them only getting stronger the more they kept contact with each other. They had completely failed Tai's great mission…hadn't they?

Distractions

The sun shone brightly into the bedroom and highlighted everything in a soft afternoon glow. The room was quiet except for the soft tap-tapping of fingers over a laptop keyboard.

Mimi and Tai sat on either side of Tai's bed with their legs stretched out beside each other. Both were deep in concentration on their own laptops. They were completing some online practice exams for universities they had wanted to go to. Mimi insisted they practice as a good way of studying and preparing for the real exams. Tai wasn't as willing to, but Mimi persuaded him into doing it as she always seemed to be able to do.

Tai glanced up past his laptop screen to see Mimi's faced scrunched in serious concentration. He held back a laugh and looked back down to the question he'd been stumped on for about five minutes now. Mimi glanced up at Tai after she'd finished answering another question.

"Hey, how far are you?" she asked. Tai paused, hmm'ing first.

"About half way," he lied. He was at least one third in. Mimi cocked her head as she read the next question on her test.

"…want to switch for a bit?" she asked. Tai perked up immediately and lifted his laptop up.

"Yep," he said and gave her his test; she moved hers and gave it to him. Tai settled the pink computer on his lap and both settled into quiet concentration again. After ten more minutes of tapping away had passed, Tai sighed and rolled his head around. He looked at Mimi and smiled. Her face was scrunched again and she was chewing on her bottom lip lightly. She must have been stumped on a question.

Tai looked around the room, procrastinating going back to the test. He sighed when there was nothing interesting to do and looked back over to Mimi.

"Wanna take a break?" he asked hopefully. Mimi shook her head once.

"No."

Tai's shoulders slumped and he pouted to himself. Tai tried returning to the test in front of him but after another five minutes of reading the same question over and over and still not getting it, he lightly nudged Mimi's thigh with his foot. Mimi pushed his foot away with her hand and Tai grinned. He nudgds her leg again, twice this time. She once again swatted away his foot, but he noticed a small smile threaten to appear on her lips. Tai grinned wider and saw a small pillow beside him. He picked it up and chucked it lightly to Mimi.

Whilst Mimi was distracted with the pillow Tai got up and crawled over to her. He slipped her laptop out of the way and quickly pushed her down so she lay underneath him. Mimi laughed in amusement.

"Heyy!" she whined half-heartedly.

"I just want to play a bit," Tai said, acting like a hurt puppy. Mimi raised an eyebrow and rolled her eyes. Tai smiled and leaned down to kiss her. Happily she kissed him back.

They weren't getting into anything serious, just light kissing. However, Tai couldn't help himself. Just as their kisses got slightly more passionate he started to creep his hand under her shirt. She smiled against his lips.

But unfortunately the sound of a door opening made them both freeze. Tai turned to see who it was that interrupted them, frowning. His eyes widened when he saw his 15 year old sister with a bright red face.

"Ah! O-o-o-ohhhh I-I-I'm s-s-sorry! I'll c-c-come back l-l-later!" Kari stumbled. She bowed quickly in apology and dashed from the room, closing the door behind her. Tai frowned and slumped back away from Mimi.

"Aw man," he pouted, feeling guilty. Mimi laughed lightly and pushed herself up from the bed. Tai noticed and leaned over her again, frowning.

"Hey, don't get up," he grumbled. Mimi smiled and kissed his nose. She moved away from underneath him and grabbed her pink laptop back. Tai sighed in annoyance as she settled herself down again and began tapping away. He growled to himself and grabbed his own laptop. He sat fuming and started tapping rather harshly on his laptop. It wasn't until he felt Mimi's toes playing with his that a small victory smile played on his lips.

The two sat with grins on their faces, their feet playing footsies as they both tap-tapped away.

Hmm…I've been writing a bit more passionate stuff recently...aha

I'll tone it down a bit, this is a T rated fic after all, can't get too deep XD

Also, I will be studying for exams for the next few days. Which sucks since I JUST got back in to the mood to write again. I hope this doesn't end as soon as exams are over or else I'll probably not feel like writing again for a long time I like to get as much done when I'm in the mood to write because it doesn't happen often.

I'll try my best! Thanks for being patient with me