Pink and Green
By Mimi Blossoms (aka Aeris_15) :
AUTHOR’S NOTE: This is my first Digimon fan-fic. Obviously, my favorite character is
Matt. I think he and Mimi just look perfect together. But they don’t really show interest on
each other on the show. So I wrote this story to show some ‘possibilities’ that might
improve their relationship on one another. Anyway, the story takes place years after their
mission on the digital world. This story is based on Matt’s high school life. Matt is the main
character, of course, as this story focuses more on him. Anyway, please read my very
‘first’ Digimon fan-fic and let me know what you think! Hope you enjoy this one! I dedicate
this to all Matt and Mimi fans out there!
PART 1
Sixteen-year-old Matt Ishida opened up his Math textbook. It was already eleven o'clock
in the evening
and he was just starting his homework. High school was a pain. He tried to concentrate on
his Math
problems but somehow he found it rather hard to concentrate. Matt sighed and threw his
textbook on the
floor.
"This is nuts! I can't work at a time like this!" Matt complained. Ever since he started high
school, he was
beginning to get lazier with his schoolwork. Maybe I should ask Izzy or Joe for help, he
thought to himself
pitifully.
He took out something out of his pocket and found his digivice. He examined the device
carefully as he
remembered his mission years ago as a digi-destined. It had been a fun experience for him.
And for the
others too. He squeezed his digivice tightly with his hand. He remembered his digimon
friend, Gabumon,
who was always there to protect him. Gabumon had always been there with him whenever
he needed him.
Either with good times or bad times—Gabumon was there.
Matt then discovered another device from his drawer. It was his crest. The crest of
friendship. It had been
a while since the last time he held his crest again. Hmm... I wonder what’s going on in the
Digi-world. He
thought about Gabumon. He sure missed him.
And it wasn’t only Gabumon that he missed. He missed his friends too: Tai, Sora, Izzy,
Mimi, Joe, and
Kari. TK lived with him now. His parents got back together.
He missed being in the digi-world. Forget this boring life. Matt wanted to go back and do
something in the
digi-world. Just like old times.
Oh well, Matt thought as he yawned and lied down on his bed. It was late. He turned off the
lights and
went to bed.
Matt yawned for the fifth time as he got on his school bus early the next morning. He sat at
the very back;
his eyes still looked groggy. He didn’t even notice that a girl was looking at him, her
eyebrows raising as he
studied him.
Matt leaned on his seat and closed his eyes. He was off to school again. Man, he hated it.
He hated his
typical life. It was too boring for his taste. He scratched his spiky blonde hair and looked
out the window.
He was still far from his school. He yawned as he watched the boring scenarios. It was the
same view that
he sees every single day. He hated it. He hated its sight. He hated waiting for something
he didn’t want to
go to. School.
"Yo Matt! Wait up!" Matt heard a voice calling out behind him as he was walking to the
school. He turned
around and found Joe.
"Oh hi Joe," Matt replied.
Joe panted as he stopped in front of him.
"Hey, what’s the big hurry?" Matt asked him.
Joe shook his head. "Nothing... I was afraid I was gonna be late for school. I missed my
bus, so I had to
run all the way to school from my house."
"Oh," was Matt’s only reply.
Joe chuckled. "Oh well! At least I made it! Although I’m having a hard time catching my
breath..."
They both laughed at what he said.
"Oh well! I gotta go or I’m gonna miss my class!" Joe ran towards the building with Matt
watching him
with a smile. He’s all grown up... I wonder how everyone else is doing...
During lunchtime, Matt sat under a shaded tree and played his harmonica. He just finished
eating and he
got at least half an hour left before the bell rings for his next class again. He thought about
the first time he
learned how to play his harmonica. It had been a fun lesson from him.
He stopped playing and put his harmonica back in his pocket. Matt started walking back
inside the
building. He walked in the hallway all by himself in a deep thought. He was still lost in
thought when he
suddenly bumped into someone. He fell on his bum and saw the girl’s books flying all over,
and watched it
landing on the floor.
"Ow! That hurt!" a high-pitched feminine voice cried. Somehow the voice seemed rather
familiar. It was a
voice that he had never heard of for such a long time.
Matt looked up to see the girl. She was wearing a huge pink hat. Where had he seen that
hat before? But
he couldn’t see her face for she was looking down on the ground, eyeing her leg. He
frowned for a
second, thinking who she was. He knew there was something familiar about her.
Tachikawa...?
"My legs hurt!" the girl cried out. She finally revealed her reddened face. Matt’s
breathing suddenly
stopped. Mimi Tachikawa.
"Mimi!" Matt exclaimed, looking at her carefully. He stood up quickly. "Are you okay?"
Mimi blushed and scowled at Matt. "Matt! If I had known it was you! My legs hurt!"
Matt scratched his head and rolled his eyes. "I’m sorry... okay?" he offered her his hand.
Mimi took his
hand and Matt helped her up. Mimi stood up and cleaned up her skirt. Matt smiled. "At
least you’re okay,
right?"
Mimi began picking up her books that she had dropped when she had bumped into Matt.
Matt bent down
as well and helped her picked up her books.
"I didn’t know you carry this many books with you, Mimi," Matt joked.
"Shut up, Matt," Mimi replied. "For your information, I’ve been studying really hard to
become a
botanist."
Matt looked like he was about to laugh. "B-botanist?!" he stammered with surprised.
Mimi scowled at her. "What?! Is there something wrong with that? I happen to like
plants!"
They both rose to their feet when they were done picking up Mimi’s books. "But I thought
you wanted to
be a singer..." he pointed out.
"Nah... that was just my childhood dream," Mimi replied with a wink. "And now that I
know for sure what
I really want, I’ve decided I should make a living with Science."
Mimi then closed her eyes as if she were daydreaming. "Science. Science... Biology... It’s
my future."
Just what in the world did she eat today? She’s acting so weird! Matt thought. He then
cleared his throat
and examined her. She did seem pretty serious.
"Uh, Mimi, I’m sorry to interrupt in your thoughts... but..." Matt’s voice trailed off.
Mimi looked at him expectantly. "What?" she asked him.
Matt scratched his head. "Oh nothing..."
"Mimi!" somebody called out.
They both turned to look. A girl with long black hair was waving at Mimi. Mimi waved back
in excitement.
"Oh Erica! There you are! I was looking all over for you!" Mimi exclaimed. She then ran
towards her
friend, leaving Matt completely isolated.
Fine, forget about me! Matt thought to himself, feeling left out.
Then as if she could read his mind, Mimi turned to look back at Matt. Their eyes on each
other.
"Oh Matt! I’m sorry, but I really have to go! Bye!" Mimi waved goodbye at him.
Matt managed a small wave and a tiny smile.
After school, Matt headed down at the park. He was playing his harmonica again. That
meeting with Mimi
still stuck in his head. He just couldn’t stop thinking about that meeting. For some odd
reason, he wanted
to talk to Mimi again. She had seemed to bring fun to his boring old life. He knew that
talking to Mimi in
school was definitely not typical. He and Mimi hardly talked at all in school since they were
not taking the
same courses. Matt wasn’t in any classes with Mimi at all. It was weird talking to her
again. Even talking
to Joe... They all had been really busy with their studies that they hardly get the chance to
get together.
Even Tai, Sora, Kari, and Izzy...
He continued to play the same tune on his harmonica and repeated it again once. After
that, he stopped
playing and watched many kids play in the park. It seemed like a long time ago since he
was that age. He
missed his childhood. He missed the digi-world.
There was something that he couldn’t stop thinking about right after he spoke to Mimi, but
what? It was
so strange.
"Hey Matt! Is that you?"
Matt looked up at Tai. He stood up quickly and smiled. "Tai! Is that really you?!"
Tai chuckled. "Yep! It’s the same old me!"
"Hey man! You haven’t changed a bit!" Matt exclaimed. "So? How are Sora and the
others?"
"Hi Matt," it was Sora’s voice.
Matt turned to look and smiled at her. "Sora! Whoa, you guys have grown, huh?"
Sora giggled. "Yep, we’ve never seen each other in a while, huh?"
"So what have you guys been up to lately?" Matt asked.
Tai scratched his head reluctantly. "Well... you see, since tomorrow is Friday night, Sora
and I are going to
the movies."
"Movies? Sounds like fun," Matt lowered his gaze. He couldn’t help but feel a little
jealous at Tai. He
knew he shouldn’t feel that way, but he just couldn’t help it.
"Matt, why don’t you come with us too?" Sora suggested.
Matt quickly looked up at her in surprised. "What?!" he lowered his gaze on the ground
just to avoid
Sora’s gaze. "I don’t want to be in your way..."
Tai gave him a friendly punch. "Come on, Matt! Why don’t you bring a girl too, so we
could double date!"
Matt only looked at Tai as if he was crazy. "Are you nuts?!"
Tai smiled at him mischievously. "Come on now... you just can’t bring a girl to go out with
you, is that
your problem?"
Matt turned bright red in embarrassment. "That’s NOT the reason why, Tai! And you
know it!" he yelled
angrily.
"Okay, enough you guys! Don’t fight now!" Sora told them.
Matt and Tai turned away from each other.
"Hmph," Tai scolded. "Can’t you take a joke, Matt?"
"You call that a joke?! I was nearly offended at what you said!"
"Guys! Didn’t you just hear what I said!" Sora exclaimed, getting annoyed.
"You know what your problem is, Matt? You got attitude problem! That’s the reason why
you can’t get a
girl to date you!" Tai harassed.
"Is that so?!" Matt shot back. "Well, okay! I’ll bet you ten bucks that I could get a
PRETTY girl to go out
with me tomorrow night!"
"Okay, sure! Deal!" Tai agreed. "It’s a double date then."
"Deal," Matt answered with confidence. They both shook each other’s hand for the deal.
He’s sure is confident. I wonder if Matt is going out with someone already, Tai thought.
Hmph... this is sure hard. How in the world am I gonna find a PRETTY girl to go out with
me tomorrow
tonight? Matt thought.
Sigh. Those two never learned... Sora sighed.
The phone rang, and Izzy quickly answered it.
"Matt!" Izzy exclaimed. It was weird hearing his voice again. "What would be the reason
of your call?"
"Izzy! Do you know any pretty girls around that I could date for tomorrow night? I need
your help!" Matt
replied over the receiver.
"Matt, if you don’t mind, I’m in the middle of doing my homework-"
"Tai and I made a deal! And I have to win this bet! I bet him that I could get a pretty girl to
go out with me
tomorrow night. We’re double dating tomorrow, you see..." Matt interrupted.
"I’m sorry, Matt," Izzy told him. "But I’m afraid I can’t help you. I happen to be dateless
you know."
"Well, I’ll try calling Joe, then. Thanks Izzy!"
"Sure no prob-" before he could finish, Matt had already hung up the phone.
Izzy stared at the receiver as he heard the dial tone. "Whoa, Matt must be desperate to
get a girlfriend..."
"Okay," Matt sighed in disappointment. "Thanks anyway, Joe..."
Matt hung up the phone in obvious disappointment. If I don’t find the girl now, I’m gonna
be the whole
laugh in school... Matt thought. Tai is gonna make fun of me...
"What should I do?" Matt asked aloud to himself. He got up and put his coat and shoes on
and ran
outside. It’s time for me to hit the place where the girls are...
After walking for what seemed like hours, Matt entered the local mall. There were still a
lot of people at
the mall. He began to walk around. Man, it’s so boring when you’re alone at the mall. What
a drag...
After a moment, he found himself at the food court. He heard funny sounds from his
tummy. He sighed. I
might as well take a little break...
Matt sat at a nearby milkshake stand. He looked over the menu. Burger? Fries? What
should I get...
"Good evening! Welcome to Shake-a-loo Dairy!" yet another familiar voice said.
Matt, without turning away from the menu, replied, "Uh, hi Miss... can I get a burger
please?"
"Sure, Matt, coming right up!" the lady replied.
Matt quickly looked up to see who it was. He smiled and blushed at the same time. "Mimi!
It’s you again!"
Mimi giggled, smiling at him as well. "Hi Matt! It’s weird how I keep bumping onto you all
the time."
He nodded in agreement. "Yeah, weird huh?" he looked around the dairy bar. "So... you
work here?"
"Duh!" Mimi laughed. "I just got the job last week."
"How do you like it here?" he asked.
"Okay," she replied. "I smell like milk all the time! But it’s not that bad." She giggled
again. "I’m just
getting use to it... I’m not used to working like this."
"Mimi..." his voice trailed off once again.
"What?" she asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Oh n-nothing...!" Matt quickly answered.
She just smiled at him. "Well, I better get your order ready, huh?" she went to the
backroom.
Matt lowered his gaze to his lap. Man... Mimi’s, like, maturing... It’s so hard to believe,
and yet she’s
still the same pretty girl I know from childhood. He looked up at the ceiling. Wait a minute.
Did I just
say that she was pretty? Matt looked at Mimi who was busy with the other customer now.
No way...
but... actually... no. I can’t deny it. She IS cute. But... no. No way. No. Matt closed his eyes
trying to
ignore what he was thinking. No way... she is just a friend. A good old childhood friend... a
close
friend... not a... not a...
"Oh Matt! Here’s your burger!" Mimi called him.
"Huh?!" Matt exclaimed as he woke up from his reverie.
Mimi frowned. "Were you just daydreaming?" she asked him.
Matt tried to laugh it all off. "Oh no!" he quickly grabbed the burger and took a bite out of
it. "Oh, thanks
Mimi! Your burger is good!" he began munching on his food rapidly.
Mimi watched him in disgust. "Are you feeling okay or something?"
He quickly nodded his head. "Oh I’m fine! Good burger, Mimi! No wonder they hired
you!"
"Thanks," she replied without enthusiasm. "Uh, I’m gonna go check on the other
customer..."
"Yeah, sure!"
Mimi slowly went to the next customer. Matt then placed the burger down on his plate and
thought for a
moment. I can’t believe I was actually thinking of asking Mimi out on a date. I mean after
all, we’re
JUST friends. He thought for a while longer. Wait a minute! That’s it! Since we’re just
FRIENDS, I’ll
just ask Mimi nicely if she’d do me a favor and go out with me just for tomorrow night...
hey, that’s
what friends are for, right? They help each other when they need one another. Great! Matt
glanced at
Mimi quickly. Now the hardest part of this is asking her. How in the world should I ask
her? What if she
freaks out on me? Man, I can’t let that happen. No. But how should I ask her?
"Hey Matt," Mimi looked at him.
"Huh? Oh hi Mimi," he said.
"Are you done with your food?"
Matt handed her his pay. She then quickly gave him his receipt.
"Matt, wait," Mimi called out to him before he could leave.
"What’s wrong?" he asked.
"Uh, I’m just on my way home right now," Mimi told him. "So do you mind if you wait for
me? I have to
walk home, you see."
"I don’t mind," he replied quickly. And besides, he still had to ask her out anyway.
"Oh thanks, Matt! You’re the best!" Mimi exclaimed.
"No problem," Matt smiled.
"Are you sure you don’t mind that you walk me home?" Mimi asked for the third time. "I
mean, you live
pretty far from here..."
"Of course I’m sure," Matt said. "It’s not safe for a girl to walk at night at a time like this.
So I might as
well guide you..."
Mimi frowned at him. "Hey! Who asked you to be my bodyguard, huh?"
"I just wanted you to get home safely!" Matt exclaimed as he started blushing in
embarrassment.
Mimi lowered her gaze. "Sorry... don’t get mad at me... I was only joking."
Matt studied her gaze. Man, what a jerk am I. "Sorry, Mimi..."
No one spoke for a while. There was an awkward silence between them. The two never
said a word to
each other until they had finally reached Mimi’s house.
"Well, this is it..." Mimi sighed. She yawned as she walked to the front steps. She turned
to Matt and gave
him a weak smile. "Thank you for walking me home, Matt."
"You’re welcome..." he answered.
Mimi searched for her keys through her purse. Matt’s heart started to pound quickly.
Come on, man! Ask
her out! Go on! Man... why can’t I do it? Tai can’t win this bet! He slowly took a reluctant
step toward
Mimi.
"Mimi, wait... I..." he stammered for something to say.
"Huh? Did you forget something?"
He quickly shook his head. "No it’s just that..." Okay! Here goes nothing!
"Mimi. I want to ask you out tomorrow night, but don’t freak out yet, okay? You see, Tai
and I made a
bet. I bet him that I could get a girl to go out with me tomorrow night... but I didn’t have
time to find a
girl, so there’s only you left. So please, Mimi, will you do it as a friend? Will you just go out
with me on a
double date with Tai and Sora tomorrow night? Look, it’s not because of... er... because I
like-like you... I
mean, uh, sure I like you... but not in the way that you think it is... I uh..." Matt’s voice
then trailed off,
and he could feel his face turning bright red. "Uh, Mimi?"
He waited for Mimi’s respond, but she was only looking at him without saying anything.
Come on, girl.
Say something! Give me some kind of reaction! Don’t just stand there!
Then Mimi suddenly gave him a warm smile. Matt’s heart nearly fell onto his stomach.
"Of course, Matt.
I’d be happy to help... I mean, if this is the only way I could repay you for walking me
home. Sure." She
turned around to avoid his gaze so he wouldn’t see her blushing.
Matt sighed in relief. "Thank you, Mimi... uh, I guess, I’ll pick you up at your house
tomorrow night at
six... okay?" he asked nervously.
She nodded her head without looking at him.
"Um..." he scratched his head nervously. "Well, I guess I’ll see you in school?"
"Yeah..."
"Great!" he replied. There was still a hint of nervousness in his tone. "See ya later then!
Bye."
"Bye..." Mimi whispered softly. But behind the bushes, a black-haired girl saw and heard
it all.
The next day in school, Mimi Tachikawa looked at her watch for the third time already.
She was waiting
at her locker for her friend, Erica. But she didn’t even show up yet. What in the world is
taking her so
long? Mimi thought to herself. I should’ve set Erica up with Matt. She’s pretty enough to
go out with a
hunk like him.
"Mimi!" it was Erica, finally.
Mimi sighed in relief. "So there you are, Erica! I’ve been waiting for you here for quite a
while... for ten
minutes!"
"Ten minutes?" Erica echoed. She put a hand on her hip. "Just how impatient are you
anyway?"
Mimi was about to reply when Erica interrupted her.
"Guess what, Mimi," Erica started. "I saw you last night... I saw and heard everything
what you’ve been
talking about."
Mimi blinked in confusion. "Huh?! What do you mean?"
Before Erica could answer, however, Joe past by them and looked at Mimi.
"Mimi, I heard you’re gonna go out on a date with Matt tonight," Joe teased, winking at
her.
Mimi couldn’t help but turn bright red at his remark. "Joe! Where in the world did you
hear that from?!
Did Matt tell you?"
He shook his head. "No don’t blame Matt. He’s just a guy... you know him..."
Mimi could feel her blood boil. "But who told you this?!"
He looked up to think. "Well, it’s the whole talk in the school... hey, whoa!" three girls had
pushed Joe out
of the way.
"Tachikawa!" one of the girls exclaimed.
"Mimi, I heard that Matt asked you out!"
"WHA—" Mimi couldn’t believe her ears. But Matt wasn’t the type to go spread rumors
around, was he?
He wasn’t that type of guy. She didn’t want to believe that Matt would do that.
"Yeah! Where is he taking you tonight?" the girl asked her.
Mimi couldn’t hold it any longer. She plugged her ears. She didn’t want to hear their
questions any longer.
"STOP IT!! I’ve had enough!" she yelled angrily.
The girls stopped mid-sentence and blinked in surprised by Mimi’s reaction. "Mimi...?"
"I TOLD you to leave us alone! And mind your own business!" Mimi screamed. She put
her hands
angrily, her eyes turned into a frown. And her face was bright red. "So what if Ishida and I
are going out
or not! Who cares? Don’t you girls have any life and talk about people’s life? Huh?!"
"Er... never mind our questions, Mimi!" one of the girls said, getting ready to leave.
"Yeah, I’ll just get lost so we don’t bother you anymore. Ha ha..." the other girl added.
"Hmph," Mimi watched as the three girls left.
Before Mimi could say something to Erica, however, she seemed reluctant to talk to Mimi.
Erica made a
motion to leave.
"Erica, wait..."
Erica avoided her gaze. "I’m sorry, Mimi..."
"Erica..."
Erica walked away from her without any word.
"Erica... what have you done..." Mimi whispered softly
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