"Yay! I can't believe," *lick*, "you're finally going to," *lick* "meet my friends!" Mimi beamed at the tall blond man walking next to her. "I know they're going to love you!"

Matt smiled at his girlfriend of two months; she was half way through finishing the double-scooped extra-large butterscotch ice-cream cone he had bought her a few minutes ago. He wondered where all the food went – she ate like a horse but still managed to remain one of Japan's top models.

"So who are these friends of yours?"

"Well… I wanted everyone to come out today – but only Tai, Sora, and Joe had the time – the rest of the peeps are going through their second year exams at uni."

They were almost at the entrance of the amusement park when Mimi excited pointed towards a young couple. "Hey, there they are!"

"Tai, quit it!" A redheaded woman laughed, trying to pull away from the man who had his arms wrapped around her waist, tickling her. She was about average height and athletic, her amber eyes sparkled in happiness. She was tan, but not as dark as the man holding her. He was taller than her by a few inches and also athletic, his skin a rich copper in the afternoon sun. An easy smile graced his slender face as he turned the woman around to face him. They made a good-looking couple.

"Sora, Tai!" Mimi's high-pitched voice next to him. "Hey guys!" She waved her arms ecstatically up and down, drawing some attention to them from other pedestrians. Matt pulled his baseball cap down a little lower and adjusted his sunglasses to hide his eyes better. He did not want to deal with a horde of teen fan-girls right then.

"Hey Mimi!" The redhead waved back enthusiastically. She pulled the dark man behind her by the wrist as she ran up to meet Mimi and Matt.

"So I guess we're the only ones here now?" Mimi asked.

"Joe caught a ride with us – but he took one look at the Incredible Hulk coaster and ran off to the bathroom to throw up his breakfast." Tai grinned. "I tried to tell Sora that idiot Davis would be atleast a half-hour late but she wouldn't believe me. And he's riding with my sister too – probably trying to schmooze on her as we speak."

"No worries," Sora tried to calm her boyfriend down. "I talked to them as we were parking – they're about 10 minutes out." She brought up another topic. "Aren't you going to introduce us to your man?"

"Guys, this Matt." Mimi proudly tugged the blond forward.

Tai was the first one to respond, slapping Matt good-naturedly across his shoulder. "Hey Matt – Mimi's been barfing up stories about your greatness for atleast a month now so it's great to put a face to the name."

Sora however took a little longer to respond, peering up strangely at the blond as recognition dawned on her… "Mimi…," She pulled the taller girl a little further away from the guys. "Is that Yamato Ishida, lead singer of the Teenage Wolves and most eligible bachelor in Japan 3 years running?"

"Yes! I couldn't tell you before because he made me promise not to! But isn't he gorgeous?"

"What? How did you guys meet?"

"Well… we had to do a photo-shoot for W-magazine. And we just kinda hit it off after the shoot – he asked me to dinner and things went from there. Sora, he's amazing and so sweet!"