One Honest Heart part 1
Mimi walked into the apartment that she shared with Sora and slammed the door behind her.
"Whoa! Mimi, what's wrong?" Sora demanded standing up from the kitchen table where she had sat, talking with Kari.
"He broke up with me!" Mimi fumed.
"Who? Matt!?" Kari sounded incredulous.
"Yes! He said that he didn't think we were right for each other! I bet you anything that he's in love with someone else!"
"Well…you could date Joe," Sora suggested.
Mimi sighed. "Sora, I did date Joe! Two years ago, remember? He fell in love with someone else!"
"What about Izzy?" Kari asked.
Mimi sighed again and turned to face the younger girl. "I did date Izzy, in case you forgot! Three years ago, remember? He also fell in love with someone else!" she shook her head. "What is it with them? No matter who I date, they always fall in love with some one else! I mean, can't I find one honest heart?"
"Well…there's…" Sora thought for a moment. "Tai!" she found the name that she had been looking for.
"Yeah! You could date Tai! That would get your mind off Matt!" Kari agreed.
Mimi sighed once again. "Tai? Date Tai?"
"What's wrong with Tai? If there's anything wrong with my brother, then I want to know!" Kari demanded.
"Kari, there is nothing wrong with Tai, okay? I was just…surprised!" Mimi turned back towards the door. "I'm going to go for a walk," she announced, walking out the door.
She began to walk towards the park, trying hard to clear her mind. She was upset, she just tried not to show it. She eventually reached her destination, and sat down in the shade beneath a large, leafy tree. She didn't hear the soft footsteps walk towards her. She didn't even know that someone was there, until he spoke.
"So. What's wrong?"
Mimi whirled around to see Tai. "Wrong? Nothings wrong! Why would something be wrong?" Mimi asked, her voice slightly high pitched.
"For one thing, you have a really upset look on your face! Another thing, just a few seconds ago, your voice became really high pitched! So, what's wrong? Maybe I can help!" he gently sat down beside her.
"Oh. Well…Matt broke up with me," Mimi said, trying to sound as if she really didn't care about it.
Tai looked surprised. "Oh! Well…if you want, I can talk to him. You know…try to get him to change his mind…I am his best friend, after all! Maybe he would listen to me!"
"Would you!? That would be great!" Mimi replied enthusiastically. He's really nice! The thought snuck up on her and launched itself into her mind so suddenly, that she was startled.
Tai stood up. "Well, I'd better go talk to Matt!" he turned away and started to walk away.
"Tai?" Mimi called after him. Tai turned slightly back towards her. "Why are you doing this for me?" she asked.
He gave a slight smile. "Well…I guess I have nothing better to do," he replied.
Mimi looked closely at his face as he started to turn away again. That's not the real reason, is it? She thought. There's something more. But I don't know what. She didn't say this outloud, however.
Tai began to walk away, heading towards his car. That's not the real reason, though, Mimi. He thought. I just want to make you happy.
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Mimi sighed and opened the door to the apartment. And, for some reason, she felt her mind wandering back to the talk that she had had with Tai. He probably has an honest heart. He probably wouldn't break up with me, she thought to herself. Quit it! You're in love with Matt! She immediately berated herself afterward.
Upon entering the living room, she flopped down onto the couch, closing her eyes.
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"Mimi!" she heard a voice shout her name. She turned and saw a brown haired boy running towards her. She then turned to see what he was pointing at, his eyes wide with terror.
When she turned, she was staring down the silver barrel of a gun. A gun that, if she made one wrong movement, she knew would blast her head off. Then, she saw where the gun was pointing. It was pointed at the brown haired boy. The one that had warned her. She turned back to the gun. The person holding it put his hand on the trigger, and fired. The bullet flew as if in slow motion. Mimi followed it with her eyes, her mouth open in a silent scream, as she saw it race towards the boy. Tai.
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"Ahhh!" Mimi bolted upright, sweat poring down her face. She looked around, expecting to be looking down the barrel of a silver gun at any moment, now. "It was just a dream!" she realized, pushing her damp-with-sweat hair out of her face. She slowly stood up and started towards the kitchen, walking over to the sink, and turning the tap on. She cupped her hands and let them fill with cold water, splashing it onto her face.
"Riiiinnnggg! Riiiinnnggg! Riiiinnnggg!"
Mimi jumped into the air, whirling around towards where the sound was coming from. "It's just the phone!" she whispered, slowly reaching for it, her hand shaking from her fright.
"Hey! Mimi?" she heard a familiar voice. It was Tai.
"Tai! It's you!" Mimi exclaimed, relief evident in her voice.
"Well, yeah! Where you expecting someone else?"
Mimi shook her head, then remembered that he couldn't see her. "No," she replied. "Did you talk to him?" she asked.
"Yeah. I think he listened," Tai replied. He paused for a moment. "Mimi? Did something happen?"
"No! Nothing happened! I mean…I just had a dream!" she replied.
"Oh. Well…I guess Matt might be calling sometime," came Tai's voice again. "Look…I've got to leave. I'll see you later, okay?"
"Yeah! Oh, and thanks, Tai!" Mimi replied.
She slowly hung up the phone. As she did so, a thought pushed it's way into her mind for the second time that day. Tai would probably have an honest heart. I wonder if Matt will break up with me, again. Tai probably wouldn't ever break up with me…
"Stop it!" Mimi hissed to herself. Then, just then, the phone rang again. Mimi slowly reached for the phone once again. "Hello?"
"Hi, Mimi!" It was Matt.
"Matt!" Mimi exclaimed happily.
"Look, Mimi. I'm sorry for breaking up with you. Can you forgive me?"
"Of course!" Mimi exclaimed into the receiver.
"Can I come over? We need to talk."
"Yeah! Sure! I'll see you in a few minutes!" Mimi then hung up the phone.
She walked over towards her room to change. But, for some reason…she didn't feel completely satisfied. "What's wrong with me?" she asked herself outloud. "I should be happy! I should be walking on air! But…I don't feel happy! I feel as if…as if it's not…not right!"
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"Hey, Mimi!" Mimi turned, and found herself staring into Tai's eyes. She blushed slightly and turned slightly away. She didn't want to admit that she had walked down to the park in hopes of seeing Tai.
"Hey, Tai," she replied quietly.
"So. Did he talk to you?" Tai questioned.
"Yeah." Mimi replied with one word. And, for some reason, upon looking back up at Tai, he didn't look exactly thrilled. In fact…neither did Mimi. She quickly stood up. "I've got to leave," she said quickly. "I'll see you later, Tai." And she quickly walked away.
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"No! Noooooooo! No! Don't touch me!"
"Mimi! Mimi, wake up!" Sora shook her friends shoulder.
"No!!!! Don't touch me! Get away from me!"
"Mimi! Wake up!" Sora shouted, shaking Mimi's shoulder once again.
Mimi's eyes flew open, and she sat up jerkily. "It…It was that…that dream again!" she murmured.
"What dream?" Sora demanded.
Mimi shook her head. "It was just a bad dream," she replied, not feeling like explaining the whole dream. "I'm going back to sleep!" she turned over onto her side and was soon fast asleep. Sora quietly walked out of the room and into her own bedroom.
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"Knock, knock!"
Mimi slowly stood up from where she sat at the kitchen table eating breakfast, running towards the door and flinging it open. She was surprised to see someone with brown hair standing on the doormat.
"Tai! Come in!"
"No. You come out here! I feel like walking," Tai replied.
Mimi nodded and jammed her feet into her shoes, hurrying out the door and locking it behind her. For some reason she couldn't explain, she was happy. Happy to be with Tai. Happy to be talking to him. Can…can I possible like Tai? She asked herself. It seemed highly possible, the way she had been thinking of him lately.
"I need to talk to you," Tai began after several moments of silence as the slowly walked along.
Mimi just nodded. "Just one thing," she said. "What exactly did you say to Matt?
Tai smiled. "I told him that he should have thought twice about breaking up with you. That if he didn't get back together with you, then that I knew someone who would gladly take his place.
"Who…" Mimi demanded.
"Mimi…" his voice trail off and he looked at her. Or rather, looked past her.
"What…?" she asked. Tai's eyes were wide. And, for several seconds, everything was silent. The next events happened as if from far off.
"Mimi!" she heard a voice shout her name. She turned and saw a brown haired boy running towards her. She then turned to see what he was pointing at, his eyes wide with terror.
When she turned, she was staring down the silver barrel of a gun. A gun that, if she made one wrong movement, she knew would blast her head off. Then, she saw where the gun was pointing. It was pointed at the brown haired boy. The one that had warned her. She turned back to the gun. The person holding it put his hand on the trigger, and fired. The bullet flew as if in slow motion. Mimi followed it with her eyes, her mouth open in a silent scream, as she saw it race towards the boy. Tai.
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Mimi looked down at the boy who lay ever so still on the hospital bed. It had happened. Her dream. It had happened exactly as it had happened in her dream. And, now she knew. Now, she knew that she did indeed love Tai. As she had seen that bullet racing towards him, her mouth open in a silent scream, her heart had almost been torn from her chest.
Now, she looked down at him, lying on the hospital bed. She heard the door to the room quietly open. She slowly looked up, and saw Matt. And, she knew that she had to tell him. Tell him that she no longer loved him.
"Matt? I need to tell you something…" she let her voice dwindle off into nothing.
Matt looked at her face, then down at Tai. "Mimi, I can tell. You love him, don't you? You love Tai. I can see it on your face. And, I know that he has loved you for a long time. It's okay Mimi."
Mimi looked shocked. "I'm sorry, Matt," she whispered.
Matt gave her a small smile. "Like I said. It's okay. Because, to tell you the truth, I also love someone else." He looked at her. "Can we just be friends?" he asked.
Mimi gave a slight nod. "Yeah. Just friends."
And then, Matt turned and left the room.
Mimi looked back down at Tai. "I love you, Tai," she whispered. As she spoke these words, his eyes slowly fluttered open.
"Mimi?"
"Tai! Your awake!" Mimi's face lit up as a smile crossed onto it. "Tai…I need to know something…" She looked down into his eyes. She had to know…know if Matt had been right…if Tai really did love her. But, as she looked deeply into his eyes, she slowly closed her mouth. His eyes said everything that she needed to know. And, she was sure that she had finally found one honest heart.
Just then, and evil, sinister laugh interrupted her thoughts. Her head flew up, and she looked towards the place that the sound had come from.
"Well, well, well," the voice sneered. It came from a man all dressed in black. And, at that moment, Mimi found herself staring down the barrel of a silver gun.
