Sorry for the very late update. I just came back from china and have quite some ideas for a couple of chapters.
"Can we stop now Miyako?" Mimi whined helplessly. "I practice walking for two hours now… My feet are tired. I'm so bored. You kept on playing the same music over and over again…." Mimi finally abandoned and sat down onto the ground.
"No! If you don't get up and walk, you can't win over Sora! I can't win over Jun that means!"
"If your designs are good, you won't even need me and you'll be able to win this."
"No! Don't you understand that this time, there are two winning title. There is one for the most elegant model and another one for the best designs. I intend to grad both of them. Both Hikari and Izumi already won over twenty prizes in one year." Miyako explained thoroughly.
"Wow! That's amazing. How many did they participate in… Hum… than… how about Sora?" Mimi asked in a lower tone.
"From the moment Sora started this career, I think she has over a hundred of them. I must not loose anything against Jun. This is also why I asked your parents to send you to Japan." Miyako grabbed Mimi's hands in hers and stared at her with stars in her eyes.
"Huh… So I'm basically a new tool to you… sigh!"
"Hey Matt! How are you doing now? Feel better?" Taichi asked cheerful as he did a deadly jump on Yamato who was still lying in his bed.
"Woahh!" Yamato kicked Taichi on the ground with everything he had left. "Dude, were you trying to kill me!"
"Hey Tai! You came to visit my brother?" Takeru asked as he walked in Yamato's room.
"Takeruuu……. It has been almost a week now that I'm lying in my bed. Why hasn't Mimi called or came to visit me?" Yamato whined like a little kid. He hugged his pillow and sighed.
"I don't know. Want me to call her and ask?" Takeru asked and giggled.
"Hey! No! That would look too uncool."
"Didn't anyone come to visit you?" Taichi asked.
"Yea! Tons of girls except Mimi." Yamato bit his lower lip.
"Hey! I heard from Hikari that Mimi is going her first catwalk in three days. Kouji and I got tickets from Izumi. Want one?" Takeru proposed.
"Of course I do!" Yamato said loudly.
"I want one if my beloved Sora is in there." Taichi said dreamingly as Takeru gave him a ticket.
"It's at 7 pm. don't be late." Takeru left the room with only Taichi and Yamato.
"So, how is it going with Sora lately?" Yamato asked.
"Sigh! I don't know what got her lately. Whenever I see her, it looks like she's emotionally unstable."
"Did you talk to her about it?"
'Well, I didn't want to bring the subject up directly. So I just tried to ask her what was going on in her life lately. All she answers back was nothing."
"Women… They are all the same. All unpredictable and hard to understand." Yamato and Taichi sighed desperately together.
Two days later
"Come on! We don't have time left! Bring the dress here… What are you all waiting for you useless bums! You! Did you finish Hikari's makeup yet? Where is the goddamn hairstylist? What are you all standing there for? Get moving!" Miyako shouted in the dressing room. She ordered everybody around.
Mimi walked out of the changing cabin with brown cowboy boots, a white mini skirt and a black tunic revealing her left shoulder.
"Mimi! What are you still standing there for? Sit down on the third chair! Susan! Go do Mimi's hair now!" Miyako shouted louder than everybody.
"Yes!" The hairstylist, Susan, ran to Mimi as Mimi also sped to the third chair.
"Mimi!" Izumi called from a certain distance. She walked to Mimi in a black feminine tuxedo. She had her haired tied in a tail on the right side. The white shirt she was wearing was opened till her cleavage. "How do I look?"
"Beautiful. You look so amazing." Mimi complimented. She couldn't find any words to describe how feminine and cool in the suit. "Is Hikari here too?"
"Nope! She's keeping an important business man company." Izumi answered.
"What? What does that mean?" Mimi asked as her hair was being done. She looked at Izumi from the mirror.
"Well, this is called buying extra points for us, I suppose. Yura is doing the same thing too. Don't worry about Hikari, she's not doing anything with that man except sitting next to him, accompany him if he needs to get on stage or if he gets interviewed and talking to him." Izumi explained.
"Do you guys do that a lot?"
"Well, pretty often I suppose. Whichever there's an important occasion for someone important to appear, we accompany those man for money and advertisement."
"What are you two doing there talking to freely like that? Lisa, go redo Izumi's lips. She talked so much that it's fading off. I bet she ate something secretly for this lip stick to fade so fast… Don't you ever do that again!" Miyako shouted at Izumi from the other side of the room.
"Yes!" Izumi answered back.
"Where are our seats?" Taichi tried to search blindly. Their appearance caused a big commotion from the moment they stepped out of their car. All their fans were attacking the four idols from every corner. Thank god, they brought their body guards along with them. The body guards led the way to the Lone Wolves to their seats safely before leaving the room.
"Great! We got the first row seats." Yamato said happily. Even though he wasn't fully recovered from his bruises, he still chose to attend the catwalk. The media finally had a chance to take a few shots of the hurt Yamato and write a page of article on him. "Hey, hey! Takeru. I think I see your goddess with another man." Yamato pocked his brother's arm with his elbow.
"What are you talking about? She's supposed to be on the stage and walk no? How can she be with another man?"
"I'm serious. You see that girl with the white open backed dress?"
"What are you two talking about? I want to know too." Taichi slipped his head closer to the brothers' to listen as Kouji just sat there quietly.
"I think I see your sister holding a man in his forty's over there." Yamato said pointing the other direction of the room.
"What? That's impossible!" Taichi muttered. Both Taichi and Takeru lifted their heads a little higher when they finally spotted Hikari talking and laughing with a man in his forty's. Taichi's jaw dropped open widely as Takeru fell on the back of his chair.
"Hey… Tai?" Yamato shook Taichi a couple of times.
"………."
"Takeru?" Yamato patted Takeru on the head.
"………."
"I think they're over shocked." Kouji said coldly avoiding to look at Taichi and Takeru.
"This is impossible. My dear sister. My cute little sister. What are you doing? Come back to me. If you are in need of money, your brother, me, will gladly give you his whole fortune. No… there must be another explication." Taichi muttered quietly in his seat as he stared into space."
"Quiet muttering to yourself like that. You're annoying me. You should just go ask her when she show is over. Hikari isn't that type of person anyway." Kouji said as he hit Taichi's head.
"Why is she with another man? Am I not good enough for her? Maybe I can't give her what she needs. That's impossible. I care for her so much. I have plenty of money too. What am I missing? Experience… yes. This must be it. She must think I don't have enough experience." Takeru muttered silently in his seat.
"Takeru, snap out of it. Want me to ask Mimi about it for you? It would give me a perfect occasion to talk to Mimi." Yamato told Takeru happily.
The host of the night stood up in the stage and the lights in the room all shut, only leaving the spot light on the stage. "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome all. The show is going to begin shortly after we introduce our special guests tonight. They will judge the show tonight, Mr. Haru, Mr. Brown, Mrs. Walker, Mr. Toshiyo and Mrs. Caucci." The six judges waved at the crowd from their seats. "Well, let's not wait any longer and let the show begin."
One by one, the models of the night walked out showing what they got.
"I feel so nervous Izumi. What if I fall?" Mimi asked nervously as she grabbed on Izumi.
"It's okay. You're going to be fine. Miyako said we can walk out together if that helps you feel better. We do match. When we'll pause in the front, just do like what Miyako told you to and I'll match you up."
"Okay. Thanks Izumi. I don't know what I'll do without you." Mimi felt a little more relieved.
"Let's do it. It's our turn now."
Izumi and Mimi walked in the stage elegantly. Izumi synchronized her footsteps with Mimi's as Mimi walked nervously on the stage. Her mind went completely blank until she spotted Yamato. She got a hold of herself back thinking she mustn't make a fool out of herself in front of Yamato. Mimi's first walk went perfectly. Miyako was glad to see that Mimi did better than she thought. As soon as Mimi got back, Miyako made the girls dressed into the next outfit. To their surprised, they came across Sora, who was wearing a slightly over sized red tunic with a side tied in a small knot, a pair of black shirts and Chinese shoes. Mimi and Sora stared at each other as they passed by. Before Mimi knew it, she tripped on a black bracelet left on the floor. Mimi fell down helplessly. Everybody stared at her. Izumi helped Mimi up as Mimi picked up the bracelet on the floor.
"Oups. I think that's mine. How nice of you, Mimi. Picking my bracelet up for me." Sora smirked. Why did I do this? Somehow, I didn't felt enough confidence today. Is it because of her? Even if it is… I shouldn't have done that. What got me… No… she asked for it. She is the one who played with my friendship. I mustn't feel bad.
"You…" Izumi was about to jumped on Sora when Miyako interrupt.
"Izumi, hold it. Well, Sora, you should be careful next time." Miyako grabbed the bracelet from Mimi and handed back to Sora.
"Miyako, why didn't you…" Before Mimi could finish, Miyako shook her head.
"You wouldn't want to pick a fight here. I don't want any of you to end up with bruises. The show must go on. If they don't fight fairly than, let them. You just try to win it and shut her up."
"Okay." Izumi and Mimi said together. As Mimi tried to head back to the dressing room, she suddenly stopped.
"What is it Mimi?" Izumi asked.
"Miyako, I don't think the show can go on with me."
"What?" Miyako asked with a serious face.
"I don't think my knee is alright." Mimi stared down at her left knee.
"Oh shit." Izumi covered her mouth in shock. Mimi's knee was bright red and swollen.
"No… not at this time. Someone, bring Mimi to the infirmary." Miyako ordered.
"Sorry… If only I paid more attention." Mimi looked down.
"Don't be. I'm glad that's its nothing more severe than a swollen knee." Miyako hugged her cousin. "Now go and rest. Izumi?"
"Yes?"
"I'm counting on you for the rest."
"Yes ma'am!"
Ahh… Mimi is hurt… Evil Sora… poor her… she is possessed by her own evil side. Anyway! Please wait for the next chapter!