Matt was sitting on his bed, deep in thought. In one week, would be the first anniversary, of him and Mimi getting together. He should be feeling happy, but he felt guilty. He had a secret, that he hid from Mimi. "How do I tell her this? She'll break up with me for sure! I don't want to lose her!" proclaimed to no one. He flung himself backwards, and landed on his pillow. He turned his head over, and looked at his clock. 10:03. "I need to clear my head." he stood up and walked over to his closet. He rummaged around for a little while, then found what he was looking for. 'Thank God, I didn't throw these away!' he quickly dressed, and quietly snuck out of the house.

He ran to the storage shed, and opened the lock. He walked inside, to see the cause of his distress. A 1978 Jet Fire motorcycle. "Why the hell am I doing this?" he asked himself, but he quickly brushed it aside, and got on. He adjusted the mirror, and started the engine. The bike came to life. Matt stepped on the gas peddle, and rode off.

He had heard of this gang, that hung out at an abandoned shaft called The Slice. 10 minutes later, he found the shaft. Several bikers were cheering, for a member named Whiplash. They broke out into whoops, as Whiplash crossed the finish line. He smiled to himself. There was a huge Whiplash on the side of the bikers helmet. He had a picture of a angel on his own helmet. That earned him the name Archangel in his old gang. (Dragon was already taken, so they just changed the first letter.) He rode through the gate., and stopped in front of a small group of people.

"Hey." he said cooly. "What's going down here?"

"The biker with a phoenix helmet said "Whiplashs' back!"

"Who's Whiplash?"

"Our gang leader." said the one with a ball of fire on he side of his helmet. "By the way, I'm Blaze, this is Phoenix and Fox."

"I'm Archangel." said Matt, giving his old nic name.

"THE Archangel? Archangel, as in, the leader of the Headstones! You gotta be serious. You're like a legend around here! Is it true you flew a half pike with a 360 spin?" exclaimed Fox.

Matt smiled again. "So, I'm known around here!" he felt proud knowing her was still remembered.

"Won't Pix be happy you're her. Pix hasn't been her for a long time. The group sort of lost it's edge. We used to be feared. Nobody could beat Pix!

"Now that Pix's back, she can get a decent race. She just beat Skull, from..." started Phoenix.

"My group." finished Matt. "He was my second best biker. This Whiplash must be a great rider!"

"The most skilled biker in Japan. Pix is Regional champ, 6 years running!" said Blaze.

"Damn! That's pretty good. Can I get a race?" asked Matt. The adrenaline was pumping through his veins. He hadn't felt like this in years. Not since he stopped racing.

"I'll see what I can do." said Lily running off. Matt saw Fox walk over to Whiplash and point at him. Whiplash looked at Matt.

Fox came running, several seconds later. "Pive sawed wef..." Fox was panting.

'I guess you shouldn't run with all your gear on.' thought Matt. Fox took off the heavy helmet. "You're a girl!" blurted out Matt.

Fox looked at him. "No shit Sherlock!" she said smiling. She passed her hand over her short black hair. She had green eyes, and was wearing black eyeliner and lipstick.

'She cute.' thought Matt.

"Don't worry. Phoenix and Blaze are guys!"

As if on cue, they took off their helmets. "My real name's Bradley." said Phoenix. He reached out to shake hands. A piece of his brown hair fell in front of his blue eyes.

"Mine's Kevin." said Blaze. He was bald, and had a tattoo of a fire on his scalp.

"Last but not least, I'm Ali." said Fox

Matt took off his helmet. "I'm Matt."

"Not only is he a legendary biker, he's also a hunk!" said Ali. "How bout you and me fly this joint, and get a few drinks at the bar?"

"Sorry." Matt smiled. "I'm taken."

"Damn. I guess you two will have to do." she giggled.

"Hey. We resent that." said Bradley.

"Oh, by the way, Pix says yes to the race. Good luck. You'll need it." said Ali.

"Thanks." said Matt. He put his helmet back on, and rode over to where Whiplash was. He was stopped by a tall, muscular man.

"The rules are simple. It's an around the field, half slide race. The loser has to fork over 10 bucks." he grumbled. "I don't know why Pix doesn't ask for more cash." said a familiar voice.

"Okay." replied Matt. "Hey. Have we met before? You voice is really familiar.

"Doubt it. I've never met Archangel before." he said as he walked off. Whiplash was waiting for him at the starting line. He rode over, and took his place. A light had flashed. Matt remembered this all to well.

'Only 2 more lights.' the second flashed. He gunned the motor. The third flashed. He rode off. Whiplash was a little ahead of him, but he quickly caught up. Suddenly, Whiplash made a sharp right hand turn. 'A short cut!' his mind told him. He pursued the biker, with amazing speed. They came to this small bridge. They crossed it at the same time, only to be met with a long, vertical drop. They rode off the ledge, and soared majestically through the air.

'So. This is what I came back too.' Matt scolded himself. 'What happens if I get hurt? I'll have to tell Mimi the truth, and then she'll break up with me.' he landed with a thud. He promptly regained his balance and chased after his competitor. 'He's good! Maybe, a little too good.' thought Matt.

Whiplash stopped, and began to turn back, signaling Matt. He didn't understand what was happening, until he saw a group of bikers begin to circle them. They were trapped.

The groups leader got off his bike, and walked over to Whiplash. "So. It's true. You're back." he said. The other members were cheering "Drake. Drake. Drake."

Drake lifted the visor of his helmet. "Join us again Pix. The group got really boring, when you left." a smile appeared on his lips. "Please. For me."

Whiplash mumbled something Matt couldn't completely understand. He made out a 'never' and an, 'I'd rather die.'

"Fine. Have it your way. I didn't want to hurt you, but you leave me no other choice. Boys!" he whistled. The whole gang revved up their motors, and started to circle them.

Whiplash signaled Matt to follow. Whiplash bulldozed through 2 of the bikers, and started toward the street. They cut through allies and jumped small fences.

'Wow! Whiplash is a really good at this.' thought Matt. There was another small gorge. If they jumped it they would be close to The Slice. Out of the corner of his mirror, Matt saw Drake gaining on them. He pulled a chain off his bike, and threw it at Whiplash.

"Whiplash look out!" he yelled. It was too late. The chain got caught in the tires, and the biker went flying. Matt rushed over. Whiplash quickly got up, pulled the chain out of the wheel, and continued riding. 'Stamina too!' thought Matt. He remembered having a wipe out like that. He was in the hospital for 2 days. He broke his leg and cracked 5 of his ribs. They whizzed by the opening gate, and entered their sanctuary.

"Pix won! Pix won!" cried out a biker. Everyone cheered. Whiplash cut the celebration short by pointing to the biker group that was gaining.

"Hey Drake! You can't come in here!" yelled Bradley. "You were banned! Respect the deal."

Drake shook his head and turned back. The group followed.

"Stupid ass. Can't cope I guess." said Ali. She walked toward Matt. "Pix beat you. I told you it wouldn't be easy."

"Yeah. I'm worried about him. He had a massive wipe out. He might be hurt!" said Matt.

Ali giggled."There's no way he can be hurt. But I'll check. By the way. Does your girlfriend know about your, um, extracurricular activities?" Matt shook his head.

"No. I'm scared to tell her. I'm in love with her, and can't stand to lose her."

"Honesty is the best policy." said Ali.

"Hey, do I get to see Whiplash?" asked Matt.

"When you race a second time, Pix takes off the helmet."

"Okay. Thanks. Oh yeah!" he shoved his hand inside his pocket, and came out with a wrinkled 10 dollar bill. "Give this to Whiplash. It's his."

"No it isn't." said Ali under her breath.





Matt got home at 5:00. He was so tired. He climbed through his open window, and crawled into bed. As soon as his head hit the pillow, he fell asleep, only to be woken by his alarm 3 hours later. His eyes sprung open.

"God. I'm late!" he quickly got up and dressed. He ran to the kitchen and grabbed an Eggo. He was supposed to meet Mimi in 30 minutes. He dashed over to her house. He was gasping for air, as he knocked on her door. Her mom answered.

"Hello Mrs. Tachikawa. Is Mimi ready?"

"WHERE IS SHE?" yelled Mimi's mom.

"What are you talking about?" asked a puzzled Matt.

"Don't give me that I have no clue what you're talking about speech! Where is she? Did she spend the night at your house?"

Matt stood in shock. Mimi's mom just stared at him with an icy glare.

"I'll take your silence as a yes. So. Your screwing around with my daughter, huh?"

Matt regained his ability to talk."No." he blurted out. "Mimi and I aren't sleeping together!" he felt really uncomfortable. He was standing out in the hall, and some people started to stare.

"Oh, I'm sorry Matt." said Mimi's mom. "Please come in." Matt walked into the house. "I'm so sorry. I don't know what cane over me. It's just, Mimi didn't come home last night, and you hear about all these teen pregnancies on the news... I don't know how to male it up to you." her eyes swelled with tears. Just then the phone rang. "Excuse me Matt." she got up and answered the phone. "Hello. Tachikawa residence."

'Where could Mimi be?' he thought. 'God, could an evil Digimon have kidnaped her? Had she been just kidnaped?' his thoughts were cut short by Mimi's mom's cries.

"She was in an accident! What happened!" she cried. "I'll be right there!" she dropped the phone, and grabbed her car keys.

"I'm coming with you!" exclaimed Matt.

"No. It's okay. You don't have to go." said Mrs. Tachikawa.

"Listen Mrs. I love your daughter. I'm going."

She didn't have any time to argue with Matt, so she let him come. 7 minutes later, they pulled into the hospital. They dashed out of the car and ran to the front desk.

"Mimi Tachikawa. Where is she?" asked her mom.

"Room 574." replied the nurse. "Oh. That was the girl that had the car accident. Bad injuries."

Matt couldn't hear this. He ran over to the elevator, and pushed the up button. He seem to be waiting forever. "Screw this." he ran over to the stairs, and took them 3 at a time. He made it to Mimi's room. "Mimi! Are you alright!" he asked, as he kissed her.

"Mmph." she broke away from his kiss. "I'm alright. I broke 3 of my ribs and they had to take out one of punctured kidneys." she said.

"How did this happen? Who did this to you?" he asked angrily.

"Me. I was being careless, and collided with a person riding a bike." she sort of giggled. "Pretty dumb huh?"

"Not at all. I'm just glad you're okay." he laughed. "Your mom thought you were at my place last night. That's why you didn't come home."

"Paranoid parent." Mimi smiled.

"You know what I love about you?" asked Matt.

"What." replied Mimi.

"Your ability to make a horrible situation, seem like nothing." he bent down and kissed her. She wrapped her arms around his neck. It seemed like her hands belonged there. Their lips seemed like they were only met for each other. Like two pieces of a jig saw puzzle. Everything about them seemed to fit perfectly. She pulled him a little closer. He gently slid his tongue into her mouth, and climbed onto the bed to lye down near her. He had to be careful not lye on any of the tubes that were running, thought her arm.

"I hate seeing you like this." he muttered through his parted lips.

"Don't worry about me. I'm as right as rain..." she found it extremely hard, to talk with you tongue in someone else's mouth.

"I promise, from now on, I'll always watch over you." he loved it when she kissed him. Her lips always tasted like her fruit lip balms, but now, it felt so natural. 'I could stay like this forever.' he concluded.

"Uhh herm." the two opened their eyes, not breaking away from the kiss. Matt's eyes flew open, and he fell off the bed, landing on his back. He peaked up.

"Hi mom! Isn't you shift in 3 hours?" he asked nervously.

"It is. I'm covering for Mary. Just what do you think you're doing Matt?" she asked.

"I was, uh. I was..."

She smiled. "I'm not blind. I was young once too." she smiled. "Hi! I'm Patsy. Matt's mom."

"Nice to meet you." said Mimi. "I'm Mimi. Matt's girlfriend."

"Matt. You didn't tell me you had a girlfriend! And judging by the way your tongue was shoved down her throat, I'd say, you've been dating a while."

Mimi blushed a little. "In 6 days, it'll be a year."

"A year! Wow, honey. You've never kept a relationship longer than a week!" she turned and looked at Mimi. "You must be very special, if my son's been with you all this time!"

"She is." replied Matt.

"That's ni..." she was interrupted by a beep.

"Will Nurse Takaishi, please report to the front desk. Thank you."

"Gotta go. Duty calls. Hey Mimi. I want you to have dinner at my house tonight. Is 7 okay? Please say you can make it."

"Sure!" replied Mimi. There was a hint of uneasiness in her voice.

"No!" cried out Matt. Tonight he was going to meet Whiplash. He wanted to find out who this mysterious rider was! "Mom. Mimi's just been in a horrible accident. She needs to stay here and rest." 'Nice save genius.'

"Oh. Alright. Maybe some other time." She left the room.

"Now. Where were we?" asked Matt. He bent down to kiss her. Just as their lips brushed, Mimi's mom walked in.

"Mimi! Are you okay!" she was very worried.

Matt groaned. "Will we every get some privacy?" he whispered in Mimi's ear.

"I don't think a hospital is the most private place in the world." she whispered back.

"True. I have to go. I'm supposed to pick T.K up. I'll be back later. I'll bring dinner." he smiled and kissed the top of her nose.

"See you tonight." said Mimi. She pulled him into a kiss.

"Honey. I really need to go." said Matt. He didn't want to go, but he had to get T.K.

"Fine. I'll be waiting for you." she gave him a goodbye kiss, and he walked away. A girl bumped into him on the way out.

"Sorry." he said. He looked at her. "Do I know you?"

"I have one of those faces." replied the dark haired girl. Matt just shrugged and walked off.

"Mrs. Tachikawa, the Nurse said you need to go to the front desk to fill out some papers."

"Thank's Alex." said Mimi's mom.

"No problem." she waited till Mrs. Tachikawa was out of sight. She closed the door. "He's nice Mimi."

"Thanks Alex. It means a lot to me, that you like him."

"Mimi, something has been bothering me."

"What is it?"

She hesitated a little. She finally blurted out "Are you sleeping with him?"

"Alex! How could you ask me a question like that?" Mimi exclaimed.

"I met Jake on the way up. He told me he saw you too kissing. On this bed!"

"Alex, it's not what you think. I love Matt. But I'm not sleeping with him! Even thought every muscle in my body tells me I should be. You've gotta believe me!"

"I don't know if I can. A few years ago, you didn't even care if the guys had names! How many times did I walk in on you with a different person? How many times did I catch you with Bren! Everyone knew he was just using you!"

"He was a mistake! I said I would never do anything like that again! Matt's different. He's nothing like Bren!"

"How! In or out of the bed Mimi? You used to tell me, sex meant nothing to you! It was just something you did when you were bored! How long as it been since you stopped? 5 years, 6 years?"

"Stop it Alex! I've changed! I really have!" Mimi shouted.

"Really. If you've changed, why were at Jake's last night?"

"I went there to blow off steam! I have 6 days to tell the one guy I care about, my past! Alex, I can't lose him; he's my world..." she began to cry. Alex went over and hugged her friend.

"I know he feels the same." she said reassuringly. "Mimi, watch your back. I don't want Matt to turn into another Bren. Get past his good looks, and smile. Find the real him, and you have my blessings."

"Thanks. Now I know why you're my best friend."

"Get better! We need you. Word is, Bren wants you; bad! He's on the war path!"

Mimi laughed. "When you got it, you got it." both girls laughed out loud.

"I'm thankful Jake remembered where you live. If not, you would be stuck in those clothes." she said pointing at a bag."

"Give him a kiss for me. I need some sleep."

"I'll leave you then. Bye Mimi."

"Oh, by the way. You really should get a better wig, Ali."



Matt had just finished putting the final touch on his, get well soon dinner, when the phone rang. "Dad! Dad can you get that?"

"Can't son! My hands are full of grease." he was fixing the motor of his computer.

"Fine! I'll get it!" said Matt. He wiped his hands, and went to got the phone.

"Hell.."

"Is that you Archangel." it was Kevin.

"Yeah. It's me." Matt began to lower his voce. If his dad found out he was ridding again, he'd be locked in his room till he was 50!

"Listen. Pix said you can ride again. Pix also said you're a great rider, and should join the group!" he said excitedly. "You can be one of us!"

"That's great!" cried Matt. He mentally slapped himself. 'Shut up man.'

"Tonight at 10. It's your initiation. Don't be late." with that he hung up.

'Okay. I have 3 hours to spend with Mimi, then get home, change and be at The Slice with half hour to practice.' he smiled at his plan. He quickly packed his clothes, and his them in the shed. He then grabbed his dinner, and ran to the hospital.





"Matt, this is delicious!" exclaimed Mimi.

"It was inspired by you." he said cutely.

"Thank you!" she said hugging him.

"Hey! Is that all I get for slaving over a hot oven for 2 hours! A hug!"

"No, you also get this." she kissed him. He pulled away. "What's wrong?" asked Mimi. She was worried.

"Absolutely nothing!" he smiled. "I just bit my tongue."

"Hey! That's my job!" she smirked.

Matt grinned. "How on Earth did I end up with a girl as great as you!" he leaned in the kiss her. Mimi pulled back. Her eyes were steaming with tears. "What's wrong?" asked Matt. "Did you hurt yourself? Should I get the Nurse?"

Mimi smiled. "I don't know how I ended up with you. Matt, there's so much you don't know about me. I'm worried that if I tell you, you'll hate me..." her voice trailed off, because she stated to cry.

"Mimi, I love you. You can tell me anything."

"I can't. I can't lose you."

"Mimi, don't think that. Just tell me." he said calmly. He took her in his arms and pulled her close. "I love you." he said kissing her. Something was different. There was an uneasy feeling, in the back of Matt's mind. He couldn't quite place it, but he knew it meant trouble.





Matt was ridding to The Slice. He didn't want to leave Mimi, but visiting hours were over. He knew she needed her rest, and he needed to get to Whiplash, so he could get into the group. 'I know it'll take my mind off things. I need to figure out a way to tell Mimi.'

Several minutes later, he pulled into the gate. He saw Fox, Blaze, and Phoenix. He rode over to where they were sitting.

"Hey stranger!" exclaimed Bradley. "Tonight's your big night! You get in here, and everything you want, is your's. Hot babes, free booze, and all the hits you can take!"

Matt was trying to remember what 'hits' were. 'Drugs.' he thought. "That's great, but I have the hottest girl in all of Japan." he explained. "I've been sober for 5 years now, and I don't do drugs any more. 1 year of juvie, really opens your eyes!"

"You were sent to juvie, for doing drugs! Damn! They'll cart you off for anything now a days!" said Kevin.

"I wasn't carted off for drugs." Matt squeezed his eyes shut, trying to block out the horrible memory. "It was for attempted murder."

"WHAT!" screamed Ali! "You almost killed someone! Who?" she was disgusted, but fascinated all in the same time.

"One night, I got really high." he began. His throat was dry. "I walked into my house. My little brother was waiting for me. He kept asking if I was okay. Believe me, when you're on Angle Dust, a whisper seems like a drum! I grabbed my knife, and pushed it to his throat, telling him, I'd kill him if he said another word. Thankfully my dad was awake, and stopped me."

"Wow! Is your bro okay?" asked Bradley.

"Yeah, no thanks to me. My parents both agreed some time in juvie would 'fix' me."

"Matt, I'm sorry." said Ali. "Guys, could we have a little time to ourselves?"

"Sure. Whatever." said Kevin. Bradley and him walked over to a guy with a cooler. They opened it, and grabbed 2 beers.

"That's what you can't tell your girlfriend? You're an ex druggie, alcoholic, attempted murderer!" she said angrily.

"Yeah. She'll think I'm a monster!"

"Don't worry. I'm sure she'll understand." she smiled. "She just will, if she loves you. Here we are going on about your love life. I should be telling you about the initiation. You have to pull 2 loops, and one 180 sow cow, on the ramp. Then you have to jump the gorge over there, and land on your bike. You get 2 tries at that. If Pix likes your style, you're in! Good luck." she began to walk away. "Hey Matt!"

"Yeah." he said turning.

"I have to tell Brad, something, but I don't know how he will react."

"Well what is it?"

"This is more of a role switching game. Pretend you're Brad, and I'm your girlfriend."

"Okay. Still, what is it?"

"Here goes. How would you reach, if I told you I've slept with lots of guys?" "I'm Brad right?" asked Matt.

"Yeah, now tell me how you would react."

"I really don't know how Brad would react, but I know, if my girlfriend told me she's slept with other guys, I'd go crazy! I can't even stand the thought of other guys touching her! I have to go. They're beckoning me." he said smiling. He rode off.

"Mimi's screwed." she whispered.





After what seemed like forever, Matt had completed his course. He waited for Whiplash to decide. Members came up to congratulate him. Some minutes later, a man they called Saffron, stood up. "Archangel. Show yourself." Matt stepped forward. "Whiplash has made the decision, to welcome you to the group. Congrats!"

Everyone whooped and cheered. Matt was proud of himself. He hadn't ridden for over 6 years, but he wasn't rusty!

"Yeah! You're one of us!" shouted Kevin. "Let's introduce you to the guys!" after half an hour, Matt could honestly say he remembered all their names. Saffron, was a guy named Jake, and was Whiplashs right hand man.

"Hey guys," asked Matt. "When do I get to meet Whiplash?"

"Right now man." said Brad. He handed Matt his beer, and ran over grabbing Whiplashs shoulder. "Archangel, meet Pix."

Whiplash slowly lifted the helmet. Matt saw traces of brow hair. Whiplashs hair fell out of the helmet. It was a little longer than shoulder length. Matt felt an tense pulling in his stomach. 'God, please don't let it be. Any other person in the world, just not this one!' his mind screamed out. Once Whiplash had the helmet completely off, Matt couldn't move. He dropped Brad's beer, and his hand went limp.

"Mimi..." he muttered.





"Hey, duddy, you okay?" she asked.

Matt's whole body froze. His instincts took over. He whipped off his helmet.

"Matt..." said Mimi.

"You guys know each other?" said Brad.

"This is the girlfriend I keep telling you about." said Matt. He was staring at Mimi.

"You mean, you've been dating Pix, and you didn't know she was the leader of this group. That's deep." said Kevin.

"Shut up you two!" screamed Ali. "Give them some privacy!"

"Sure. You have tons to talk about!" snickered Brad. They walked away leaving Matt and Mimi to talk.

Mimi finally spoke up. "Congratulations on getting in. You're a really good rider."

"Thanks..."said Matt. "Who the hell am I kidding, Mimi you're amazing! How come you never told me about your ability to ride!"

"How come you never told me you were Archangel? You were my idle! I started to ride because of you!"

"Really?" asked Matt. There was this electricity running through his veins. His girlfriend, could ride!

"Yeah!" she said smiling.

He had to tell her now. "Mimi. I have to tell you something."

"What is it?" Matt lead her over to a bench, and began telling her, his story. He braced himself for a slap, an I hate you, or a we're over.

For the first time in 17 years, Mimi was speechless. "Matt, I'm so sorry. I know how you feel. I used to do the same things."

Matt looked up and smiled "I guess this means we have even more in common!"

"I guess it does." she said.

Matt couldn't hold in his excitement anymore! He reached out and pulled her into a long kiss. The whole world seemed to spin around them. They began to tell each other everything.

"I'm so glad I told you. Here I was, thinking you wouldn't understand!"

"Me too." said Mimi. 'I wish you could understand.' She left out the part about her sleeping around, because she felt he should find out a little later.

"We tell each other everything from now on, okay!" he said a thrilled Matt.

"Okay." swallowed Mimi. She felt horrible, but she couldn't tell him now. 'Here he is, poring his heart out to me, thinking he's a monster, when I'm the only monster here. I can't even tell him about Drake, when he told me about T.K!' she looked up into Matt's beaming sapphire eyes. Her heart broke into a million pieces. 'Why did I fall for the most caring, and trusting guy, in the whole world.' her eyes swelled with tears.

"Don't cry Mimi. Everything will be perfect from now on. I feel as if a huge weight has been lifted from my shoulders!"

'Funny.' she thought. 'I feel as if a million tons were added.' she needed to tell him. She would feel guilty every time she stared into his eyes. Her heart would break every time he kissed her. "Matt. I have to..."

"God, I've never felt so alive!" he said. "What were you going to say?"

"Nothing." she sighed. He grinned, and kissed her passionately on the lips.

The next morning, Matt woke up, with a sharp pain in his side. "Ow" he moaned. He was sitting in the hospital. He looked up to find Mimi, lying asleep. 'It was all a dream' he thought. He winced in pain, but not from his side, but his heart flipping. He quickly located the source of his pain. The side of the chain had a dulled nail sticking out of it. Mimi woke up.

"Hey. Did you spend the whole night here. I thought you said you were tired." she stated.

"I guess I wasn't." he smiled at her. She started to laugh. "What's so funny?"

Mimi took a deep breath. "I bet you think last night was a dream. Well, it wasn't." she said kissing him. "Now, get out of the room. I have to change." she got out of the bed, and shooed him out the door. 50 seconds later, she came out, dressed in a pale pink tank top, that was 2 inches above her belly button, and black jeans. She pulled her hair back into a pony tail, and had knee and elbow pads on. A skateboard was in her left hand, and her Whiplash helmet in the other.

"Hey beautiful! You look amazing. As usual." said Matt.

"Common, let's get going!" she said.

"To where?" asked Matt jokingly.

"To the ramp! I want to get a few hours of boarding in, before I go to the movies with Sora and Ali." she decided this was a good time to tell him. Not like there was ever a good time to tell your boyfriend, you've probably slept with half his old bike gang. "Matt..."

"Okay. The park is a few minutes away from my house. Let me go change, get my gear, and I'll meet you there."

'Damn! Will I ever get to tell him?' "Deal! I'll be waiting." she blew him a kiss and hopped on her skateboard. Matt notices she had a small tattoo, of a fairy on her back. He smiled to himself, and walked home. 'She boards too. She'll never cease to amaze me!'

Matt met up with Mimi at the park. Several spectators had gathered. They were all amazed a girl could do this many stunts. She just came off a dark slide when she noticed Matt. He had a huge grin on his face. When she jumped off her board, everyone walked away.

"You were amazing!" he said pulling her toward him. "You really know how to dish it out."

"These 20 year old guys kept asking me foe advice! I though I should have charged them after a while!" she giggled

"That's my girl. Let me get this stuff on, and I'll be right with you." he walked over to a bench, and started to put on his equipment.

Mimi started to climb the ramp. She slid down gracefully, and went into a 360 turn. Her hair was flying everywhere! Two boys standing near a water fountain were in an intense conversation.

The taller of the two spoke up. "Check it out Greg. Look at her! I have no idea why I dropped her! Those curves, those lips... I want her back!"

"Bren, what are you going to do? Your last attempt didn't exactly motivate her to join us." said the shorter one. He passed a hand through his short blonde hair. He had brown eyes, and a scar down his cheek. Both of the boys were very muscular.

"I don't care if I have to kill. She'll come back to me!" said Bren. He took off his sunglasses, revealing grey eyes. He had high cheekbones, and auburn colored hair. "How stupid am I! I used to get a piece of that every night!" he said pointing at Mimi. He saw Matt walk over, and kiss her.

Greg snickered. "I guess he's getting a piece of that every night now!"

"Shut up man!" snapped Bren. "He's the reason she won't come back to me." his eyes narrowed. "I have to get rid of him. I need to become his friend, " he walked away, leaving Greg to watch Mimi.

"Wait up Drake!" he cried out.

"Okay. I gotta go now. See you at The Slice." Mimi jumped off the ramp, and skated away.

"I better practice a little more." he said to no one in particular.

"Hey!" Matt turned around. He was staring at an older boy. "Do you know that girl?"

Matt grinned. "Yeah. You could say that."

"She's really good." said Bren.

"Don't I know it!" exclaimed Matt..

"Is she, by any chance, Whiplash?" he asked.

"She is. How did you know?" replied Matt.

"I used to ride with her." Bren smiled to himself. "Is she still dating Drake? They were the couple of the millennium!"

Matt felt a little agitated. "No. Now she's dating me."

"What happened to them? Did they break up or something?"

"I don't know." said Matt.

"Oh, sorry dude. I'm Brandon."

"Matt."

"So Matt, do you board?"

"They didn't call me Archangel for nothing!"

"You're Archangel!" cried Bren. 'Now I know why she's going with him. He's a legend!' "Cool! I never thought I'd meet Archangel!" the two boys began to chat. An hour later, Matt thought he made a new friend. An hour later, Bren knew how to wreck Matt's relationship with Mimi.

"Hey. I gotta go. My mom keeps really close tabs on me! See ya tomorrow!" said Bren.

'Cool guy.' thought Matt.

'Sucker.' thought Bren.





That night, Matt decided to go to The Slice, a little earlier. On is way there, he met Bren.

"Hey Bren! What are doing here?" he asked.

"This is my group!" he replied. His helmet was in his hand.

"So. What do they call you?" Matt asked.

"Lucky." he replied easily. He showed him the picture of a leprechaun, on the side of his helmet.

"Hey! Do you want to come with me? I know a great place to hang out."

"Sure. Come on Vulcan." he said. Greg rode next to him. In an instant, they were gone.

"Why did Drake take my helmet?" asked a group member, holding out a helmet with a duck on the side.

"He's getting Whiplash back." said another member.





"Here we are!" exclaimed Matt.

"Cool digs." said Greg.

"You two wait here." said Matt. When he was far away, Bren spoke up.

"Do you know your part?"

"Yep! Pix is as good as yours." replied Greg grinning.

Matt came back. "Come meet the gang." Matt introduced them to Fox, Blaze, and Phoenix. Bren did his best to mask his voice. When Fox, Blaze, and Phoenix left, Bren put his plan into action.





"Hey Brad, did Lucky seem familiar to you?"

"Sorry, babe, I wasn't paying attention. Your eyes kept distracting me." he smiled at her.

She reached over and kissed him. "Your laziness, is made up by your charm."





"So Matt," asked Vulcan. "How long have you and Pix been going out?"

"Tomorrow, it'll be a year!" said Matt proudly.

"Wow! A whole year. So. Have you slept with her yet?"

The color drained from Matt's face. "No. Why do you ask?"

"It's just, Pix hasn't held out this long before."

"What do you mean by held out?" asked Matt. His stomach was doing flips. He didn't like where this conversation was heading.

"Well, Pix... how do I say this... well, lets just say, Pix never got much sleep.

You know what I mean?" he said.

"No, I don't." replied Matt. He was about to be sick.

"Well, she..." began Vulcan

"She slept around." said Bren. "Her and Drake used to sleep together a lot."

Matt's legs buckled in under him. He thought he was going to faint. "I remember Drake bragging about them spending two whole days in bed together! He says she preforms great under pressure! We all knew he meant she preforms well underneath!" the two began to laugh. Matt's face went white. His knees started to shake. Bren looked at Matt, and stopped laughing. "Oh man. You didn't know! I'm so sorry." he said as sincerely as possible.

Reality hit him. "Don't worry about it! You probably have another Whiplash! My girlfriend would have told me!" he said, plastering on a fake smile.



"Are you sure he didn't sound familiar?" asked Ali.

"Positive!" said Brad, kissing her neck. All of a sudden, he stopped. "Shit!" he mumbled.

"What's wrong?" asked Ali, kissing his lips.

"Ali, sorry to break up the moment, but Lucky, isn't Lucky. It's Drake!"







"No. I'm pretty sure that, that's the Whiplash he was talking about!" said Bren. He was about to explode with laughter. 'This guys whole world is caving in under him, and nobody can help him. Time for faze 2.'

"It's impossible!" said an aggravated Matt. He wanted him to stop talking.

"Drake, what the hell are you doing here?" screamed Ali.

"Damn. I've been found out." Bren said sarcastically.

"You're Drake." said Matt gasping for air.

"What did you tell him?" demanded Ali.

"Only what Mimi, didn't." he replied.

"I don't believe him!" exclaimed Matt. "Please Ali, tell me he's lying!"

"Tell me, does your girlfriend have a tattoo on her back?"

"Yeah." squeaked Matt. He had a flashback to when he saw Mimi skating off.

"Is it a little fairy?" he said. He was proud of himself. His plan was working. Bren remembered tracing that tattoo a million times with his lips. Her skin was so soft, and her hair always smelled like cinnamon.

"So you weren't lying." said Matt in shock.

"Fraid not." he said smiling.

"Where's Mimi?" demanded Matt.

"Matt listen..." Ali started.

"Where the hell is she!" he yelled.

Ali sighed. "She's at home. Her parents just left for Europe." Matt turned around, and rode off to Mimi's house.





"Okay. You have to tell him tonight Mimi." she was giving herself, a private pep talk. She wanted to tell Matt sooner, but for some reason, he kept cutting her off. She was pacing in her room. "Oh, I wish Sora was here! She would know what to do! Why did she have to go to that stupid soccer tournament!" she slumped down on her bed. Just them she heard a knock on the door. She got up and answered it to find Matt. "Hey!" she said happily. She went over and kissed him. He pushed her away, and looked at her with anger in his eyes.

"How could you?" he asked.

"How could I what?" she asked.

"Don't play dumb with me. Why didn't you tell me?"

"Matt, you're scaring me! What's going on?"

He grabbed her arms, and pushed her into the room. "You wanna know what's going on?" he threw her on the couch. "I just found out about you and Bren!"

"Oh God no..." whispered Mimi.





"Just when you planning on telling me?" he said. Tears were forming in the corners of his eyes. "I trusted you to tell me the truth. When did you plan to come clean?"

"I tried to tell you. I tried so many times. But you kept interrupting me!" she sobbed.

"Don't you dare try to shift this on me!" he yelled.

"I'm not!" she said through tears.

"Tell me. How many times did you sleep with him?" he said.

"More than enough." she whimpered. "Matt, I haven't seen Bren in over 5 years. He was the biggest mistake of my life!"

"Did you love him?"

"Yes. I did love him, but that was a long time ago!"

"Were you cheating on me, with him?" he asked coldly.

"God no. Matt, I have been completely faithful to you. How could you ask such a question?"

"How many guys have you bedded?"

"What kind of a question is that?" she demanded.

Matt ran over to her, and grabbed her neck. He pushed her against the closest wall. "I said how many guys have you bedded!"

"Matt, you're chocking me!" she was gasping for breath. He dropped her. She fell to the ground, gasping for air.

"What am I doing?" he said backing away from Mimi. He looked up at her. "I don't want to know. I thought I knew you."

"You do. It's still me! Matt, what happened all those years ago, was a mistake. If I could, I would erase them!"

"But you can't." he said. "I can't be around you anymore. Every time I think of you, I'm reminded of you sleeping with someone else; and I can't help but wish, that one of those guys was me. I really loved you, but I'm glad I got out before I was another notch on your belt." with that he walked away, slamming the door.

Mimi cried. It was over. He was gone. The one guy she ever loved, was gone. She couldn't stay in the house any longer. She ran over, grabbed her coat, and walked out the door.

Mimi found herself walking around town. After she realized where she was, she walked into the closest coffee shop. She sat in a booth, and started to cry. A familiar hand was placed on her shoulder.

"Hey. What's wrong Mimi?"

"My boyfriend just broke up with me." she said. "He found out about us, and went ballistic."

"Well, if he broke up with you, for something you did a long time ago, then he never really deserved you." said Bren. He knew Mimi would go to the coffee shop. It's where she went when she wanted to think. He mentally cheered. He knew Matt couldn't handle Mimi's notorious past.

"Thanks Bren. It means a lot to me, that your here." she smiled weakly.

"Common. Come over to my place. You can clean yourself up, and tell me what happened. I know I always feel better when I talk to someone."

"Sure. Why not? I have nothing to lose." she stood up, and walked over to his motorcycle. She hopped on the backseat, and put on the helmet. They rode over to Bren's apartment. He guided her inside, and pointed to a chair. She smiled to herself.

"Your place hasn't changed a bit!" she said. The only place Mimi had ever really seen was his bedroom, but she still knew the place, like the back of her hand.

"Thank's. I try to keep my place tidy." he said smiling.

"Really!" said Mimi. She looked him straight in the eye. "Where'd you hide the pizza boxes?"

"Under the bed! I usually stuff my junk in the closet, but for some reason, it won't shut anymore"

Mimi laughed. "Remember the time your mom decided to pay you a surprise visit? We shoved things everywhere! I swear the door was going to bust open!" they laughed together.

"My mom always liked you. She keeps asking how you are. She doesn't like the fact we broke up." he passed his fingers through her hair. "Neither do I."

"We can't. It didn't work out between us."

"I know, but I keep asking myself, what could have happened if we stayed together? We were so happy Mimi. I still don't know why we broke up!"

"I can't do this right now. Can I lye down?" she asked.

"Of course. Stay the night if you want." he said.

"Thank you Bren. You've been an angle." she kissed his forehead.

Matt rode over to The Slice. He jumped off his bike, and ran over to where Ali was standing. "Where does Bren live?" he demanded.

"Matt, what's this about?" she asked.

"Don't screw around with me! Just tell me where he lives, and I'll go."

Ali saw no way out of this situation. "What are you going to do Matt?"

"Before or after I beat the crap out of him?"

Ali sighed. "The apartment building on Sinjouki. Number 13 on the 5^th floor."

she regretted telling him. "Matt, are you bleeding?" she asked.

Matt looked down at his arm, to see a huge gash. It was really bleeding. He must have gotten it, when he was fleeing from Mimi's. "I'll be fine." he turned around, and clutched his head. He felt so lite headed. Then the world span around him, and he passed out.

Matt woke up to find a thick bandage, wrapped tightly around his arm. He looked at his watch. 6:00. 'I have to get to Bren's place.' he thought. He had made up his mind. 'He ruined my relationship with Mimi, and now, he's gonna pay.' he walked out of the small room, and rode off to exact his revenge on Bren.



'This is so perfect!' thought Bren. 'Mimi slept in my bed last night. Soon, she'll be sleeping with me again.' he stepped into his room, to find Mimi quietly resting. He slid next to her. Mimi was dreaming about Matt. In her dream, she'd never met Bren, and they were still a happy couple. Bren scooted over closer, and kissed her neck. Mimi rolled over with a huge smile on her face. "Morning." before she could open her eyes, Bren covered them and kissed her passionately on the lips. Mimi, (thinking it was Matt) kissed back. She wrapped her arms around his neck. Bren rolled on top of her, pinning her down.

'This doesn't feel right.' thought Mimi. Reality crept up, and hit her. She broke off the kiss. "You pig!" she yelled, pushing him off her. She stood up, and made a bee line for the front door.

"Mimi wait!" yelled Bren.

"No! That's the reason we broke up! You kept taking advantage of me!" she yelled. She grabbed her coat, and ran up to the door. She opened it, to find a stunned Matt. His arm was in a knocking position.

"Mimi... I... what are you doing here?" he asked. He had a hurt expression in his eyes.

"No. Matt, it's not what you think!" she said quickly.

"We haven't even been broken up for a day, and you're already sleeping with him. Now it makes perfect sense." he said. Bren walked up behind Mimi. "You planned the whole thing! If you wanted to break up with me Mimi, you should have just done it." he glanced at Bren. "You didn't have to pretend to care about me, if you wanted him." he backed up, and started to walk away.

"No Matt! I wasn't pretending to care about you, and I don't want him!"

"Then why is your lipstick on his lips!" he said sternly.

Mimi turned around, and looked at Bren. "Tell him what you did! Tell him now!"

"Fine. I went in to see her this morning, and she kissed me. I tried to make her stop, but when she gets started, you can't stop her. Of course, you'd never know." he said coldly.

"You liar! That's not what happened! He kissed me... I though it was you."

He ran out the door.

"You." said Mimi angrily. "You did this. You broke Matt and me up. Then you knew I'd go to the coffee shop. The only reason you took me back here, was because you thought I'd sleep with you."

"I knew you would have slept with me. He didn't deserve you. He would have broken up with you anyway." retorted Bren.

"How would you know? You took it upon yourself to play God with my love life, and you killed it. You killed the one chance I had at happiness! I hate you!" she screamed. Mimi ran after Matt. She caught him, just as he was ridding off.

Matt walked into his room. He lied down on his bed, and covered his eyes with his hands. There was knock on his door. "Can I come in son?"

"Sure. Why not?" replied Matt. His dad walked into his room, and sat at the edge of his bed.

"Where were you last night?" he asked.

"Flying with Superman. Then I had tea with the queen of England..."

"Don't be smart with me! Just tell me where you were!" he said impatiently. "Were you with Mimi?

Matt laughed. "Don't I wish." he sat up. "Last night, Mimi and I broke up. I ended up hurting myself, and was in a recovery room all night. There, you happy now? I wasn't off having sex, or drinking or anything!"

"You started ridding again, didn't you?" he asked.

Matt started to cry. "Yeah. This time, it killed me." he said.

"What happened?" he asked. Matt explained what happened. "I'm so sorry son. I knew how much you cared about her."

"Cared about her! I loved her! I trusted her! She was my whole world..." he stifled in a cry. "I hate her."

"Impossible. You'll always care about her." he said. He got off Matt's bed, and walked out of the room. "Are you coming out? Dinners ready."

"No. I'm gonna lie here till the pain stops." said Matt.





Days turned into weeks. Weeks turned into a month. Matt just stayed in his room. Everything seemed to remind him of Mimi. His dad had delivered his meals to the door. Sometimes he didn't even eat.





The phone rang in Mimi's house. She pulled herself across the living room, and answered it. "Hello." she replied weakly.

"Hey Mimi!" replied a chipper voice. "We won the tournament! Tai and I really did well. The coach made us both MVP's!"

"Hey Sora. Congratulations. I'm thrilled." she said in a depressed voice.

"Mimi. Is everything okay? You sound really bad. Ya sick or something?" she asked.

"Or something." said Mimi. She began to cry lightly.

"Oh man. It's Matt. Listen. I'll be over soon. Don't go anywhere."

"Don't worry. I haven't gone anywhere in a long time."

Sora got to Mimi's house in under 10 minutes. Mimi was standing by the door frame, waiting. "I'm glad you're here. I really need someone to talk to."

"Tell me everything." said a concerned Sora. She looked at her friend. Her hair was a mess. Her eyes were bloodshot. Her skin had this sick glow to it, like she hadn't been out in the sun in a while.

Sora was flabbergasted. 'Mimi couldn't have done any of that. Not the same Mimi who loves pink, and hates the thought of getting dirty! Why would she make this up? Even if it wasn't true, Matt obviously believes her, because if he broke up with her!' thought Sora. "Mimi, how long had it been since you've been outside?"

"I can't remember. I was a long time ago." she replied.

"So. I leave for a month, and this is what happens?" joked Sora. Mimi didn't laugh. "You're coming with me. Get dressed. I'm taking you to the mall."

"I don't feel like shopping right now." said Mimi.

"I don't care if I have to drag you out of this house by your hair! You're coming with me. That's final!" she exclaimed.

Mimi smiled. "I guess I have no other choice!" she walked to her room, and quickly dressed. She returned wearing a black mini skirt, and a pale blue tank top. She covered her eyes with a pair of green tinted sunglasses. "Let's get going!" she said happily.





"Matt. Is that you? I just phoned to say Sora and I won the tournament!" it was Tai. Matt had accidentally picked up his phone.

"That's great man." he said dully.

You alright?" asked Tai.

"No. I feel horrible." said Matt.

"Listen. I'm like 2 stories away from your house. I'll be right over." Tai dropped the phone on the receiver, and dashed to Matt's house.

"Matt, what's wrong?" asked Tai, when he was in Matt's room.

"It's a long story that ends with Mimi and me breaking up." replied Matt.

"I'm sorry." Tai said. "I know how much you loved her."

"Love her. It's love her Tai. I know I should be hating her! But I don't. Every second I'm away from her, kills me a little more. She was my reason for going to bed at night and my reason for waking up in the morning." he laughed. "You don't know how much you truly miss something until it's gone. I want her back. I don't care about anything that happened, I just want her back!"

"Then go find her. Tell this to her, not me!" said Tai.

"She wouldn't want me after what I put her through. I made her seem like a monster! The truth is, my jealousy was the only monster." replied Matt. He looked at his ceiling.

"If she loves you as much, as you love her, it'll work out." said Tai smiling. "Common! Knowing Mimi, she's probably at the mall."

"Thank Tai. I owe you."

"Don't you know it! Do you know a good place to get an id bracelet? I want to get one for Sora." he said smiling to himself. Matt looked at him funny. "Private joke." he explained.

"There's a good place at the mall. I'll show you where it is." he said, pulling off his shirt, and placing a clean one on.





"Thanks Sora! This has been so much fun! I almost forgot what the mall was like!" exclaimed Mimi.

"Wasn't the manager of Gap happy you returned! How much did you spend there? A thousand dollars!" she said laughing.

"Only two hundred! Well, these capris are so pretty. And in so many colors!" she replied. She must have had a fifty bags in her hand.

"I'm glad you're feeling better." said Sora.

"Thank you so much. I really owe you one." said Mimi.

"No you don't. But you could tell me wether I look better in black or in purple." she held up 2 dresses.

"Aah. So the question is, which dress will Tai notice me in?" replied Mimi.

"No! That's not it at all!" yelled Sora.

"You really are a bad liar." she said

"Dammit. You know we too well." giggled Sora.

"Anyway, the black one. It matches your hair color."

"Thanks Mimi." said Sora. She ran into a changing booth. She came out wearing the dress.

"Yeah. You look great! If Tai doesn't notice you, he's blind!" smiled Mimi.

Just then, Tai came running up to Mimi and Sora. "Hey you two..." his voice trailed off when he saw Sora. "Wow! Sora, you look... amazing!" he mumbled.

Sora blushed. "Thanks Tai."

He kept staring. Then he shook his head, and handed her a small box."This is for you. I had it made."

Se opened the box, and gasped. "Tai. This is beautiful. It even says Sandy!" she laughed. A tear was forming in the coroner of her eye.

"Why Sandy?" asked Mimi.

"The ref kept calling Sora, Sandy. Then the coach. It took them 25 minutes to find a Sandy, on the score sheet!"

Sora put on the bracelet. "I love it Tai."

"That's not all she loves." whispered Mimi. Sora heard, and blushed an even deeper shade of red. Tai didn't seem to notice.

"Sora, would you like to catch a movie with me?" he said nervously.

"Sure. That would be fun." she replied. A huge smile broke out on her face. She paid for the dress, and went up to Mimi. "Will you be okay? Do you want me to walk you home?"

"God no! You have a date with Tai. And let me add, he's looking especially cute today. I can walk home! It'll only take me a few minutes."

"Are you sure?" asked Sora.

"Don't let me ruin your evening." she smiled. "Have fun. Call me later. I want details."

Sora laughed. "Okay."





By the time Mimi left the mall, it was close to 10:30 at night. As she was walking home, she stopped. "Damn. Do I have my key?" she put down all her bags, and began to rifle through her purse. 2 pairs of eyes were watching her. 1 set was making sure she got home safely. The other set wanted to do her harm.

'She looks so beautiful. I hope she gets home safely.' said a figure. Mimi got the 'someone is watching you' feeling. She looked up, right in the direction of the shadowed figure. He hid behind car. 'I can't let her see me. She'll think I'm stalking her or something.' Mimi shrugged it off, and continued to look through her purse.

"I know they're in here some whe..." she was pulled from behind. A gloved hand came down over her mouth. She tried to scream, but it was muffled by the huge hand. It pushed her up against a wall.

"Say one word, and I'll gut you like a fish!" he hissed. He pulled out a large knife,, and held it to her throat.

"Please don't kill me." sobbed Mimi

"Oh, I have no intention of killing you. I just wanna have a little fun." he smirked. Mimi looked at him. He must have been 20 years old, max. "It's not everyday you meet a hot little number like you."

Mimi couldn't take it. "Someone help me!" she screamed. The shadowed figure heard her. He ran as fast as he could to her.

"Now why did ya have to go and screw up everything? Now I have to kill ya!" he said lifting the knife. He brought it down hard. It lodged in Mimi's stomach.

"Aaahhh!" she screamed. He pulled the knife out of her stomach, only to be bulldozed down.

"You son of a bitch! I'll kill you!" screamed a boy. He wrestled with the man.

"You're too much of a weakling to take me on!" said the man pushing him off. He took his knife and slashed at the boy. It hit his face, leaving a wide gash. Blood dripped out of his wound.

"Nice try. It's only a flesh wound." he once again jumped on the man. This time he ended up with the knife.

The world was spinning around Mimi. Her stomach was in so much pain. She clutched at it, trying to stop the flow of blood. She coughed up blood. 'That's not good.' she said to herself. She tried to get up, but she was just too weak. She managed to lift her head. She saw the ferocious battle for the knife. She heard a familiar voice, and the voice of her attacked. She heard the attacker yell.

"You got me. Now, finish me off. If you have the guts."

"Don't tempt me." said the voice. The next few thing were unclear to Mimi. She was trying to figure out who the voice belonged to. It all came back to her, as she saw the knife come up, he was ready to strike. He brought it down with amazing force and accuracy.

"MATT NO!" screamed Mimi. Then she blacked out, from pain.





When Mimi came too, she was in a hospital room. 'Not again.' she thought. There was a nurse adjusting a valve. "What happened to me?" she asked. She found it difficult to talk.

"You were stabbed. Thank heavens that boy found you. If you would have lost any more blood, you'd be in the morgue right now." she said. "Try to get some rest. You need it." Mimi felt herself losing consciousness fast. She fell into a deep slumber.





Mimi woke up again. There were a pair of warm hands, holding hers. She saw a mop of spiky blond hair, at her side. It began to move. "Matt. What are you doing here?" she gasped.

"I said I'd always watch over you." he smiled. There was a wide white bandage on his cheek.

"What happened? Are you alright?" she tried to sit up, but fell down in pain.

"You're still not strong enough to stand." he said. He grabbed her waist and guided her back down. "This is all my fault. I should have protected you. That man almost killed you..." his voice trailed off. "I could have stopped this."

"Matt. You can't blame yourself. You had no way of knowing that would happen." she winced in pain.

"I almost killed him." Matt said numbly. "He got me so angry. Just knowing he wanted to harm you... my rage got the best of me."

"Matt..." Mimi whispered. She couldn't finish her sentence. She reached up and touched his cheek. "Thank you."

Matt turned around and looked at her."I love you Mimi." her grasped at her hand, and kissed it. "I love you so much... I'm so sorry." he began to cry.

Mimi wiped away his tears. His eyes were staring into hers. A warm and peaceful feeling passed over her. For the first time in a long time, she felt safe. "I love you too. I can't stand to be away from you." Mimi kissed him. He kissed back. He began to pull her up slowly. He placed his hand on her back, so she wouldn't be in any pain. A warm tear dripped onto his arm. They were together again. Not even their pasts could keep them apart.

"Matt, I'm sorry for not telling you." cried Mimi.

"It's okay now. It was my jealousy talking, not my heart." he smiled and continued to kiss her. "I love you."

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