I DO NOT OWN DIGIMON!
My name is Sora Takenouchi, and my life is perfect.
It always has been acutally.
I grew up right outside of the city of Odiba with my parents and a community of successful and wealthy families in a small gated suburb called Stone Hollow, nicknamed 'Snob Hollow' due to the preception of all rich people being the most part the name fits my neighbors.
My father, Haruhiko Takenouchi, is a renowned professor at the Kyoto University who spends mass amounts of time at his job. He even has an apartment in Kyoto that he spends more time staying at then at home with us, which is understandable since he and my mother are in the midst of an unspoken separation.
My mother, Toshiko, is one of the most famous Ikebanist in Japan. How interesting right? Well mother definitely thinks it is, and she's made quite a name for herself in the flower arrangement world. She even runs an Ikebana school in Odiba.
No matter what how I feel about my home life or my parents occupations, one thing still remains. They've provided me with the perfect life. I guess you can say we're rich, not that it ever mattered to me, but I was fully aware that money was or never would be a problem in our household.
For as long as I can remember, I've spent the majority of my home life with my mother. It was the most miserable hours of my life. My mother and I have always butted heads over everything. She has always wanted me to be something I am not… her.
I'm a complete contradictory of what my mother expects me to be. She would buy me dresses and pin my hair up in bows and ribbons, all of which would be destroyed as soon as I was out the door and in the neighborhood. I tried to warn her.
I was what most people considered a "tomboy". I played soccer with all of the neighborhood boys and preferred sneakers over sandals any day. It drove my mother insane. How could she possibly show off her beautiful daughter to all of her prissy floral freak friend, when I was covered in mud from playing an intense game of soccer with my friends in the rain?
My dad was a little more supportive, whenever he was around that is. He'd come to all my soccer games and cheer me on. He's a soccer fan too. I can't tell you how many games my mother missed and when she did show she clearly didn't want to be there.
Though my father is by far my favorite parent, as he has always been supportive of who I was growing up, I still resent him for lightweight abandoning his family for his career. Leaving my mother and me alone with each other for countless amounts of hours was never a good idea, even when I was a kid.
That's why I was so relieved to meet my best friend when I was 11 years old.
Mimi Tachikawa is the complete opposite of me. She's a complete "girly girl". She loves pink, everything she owns is pink, and she detests doing anything considered rough or dirty. She loves wearing high heels and dresses, even when we were kids.
Mimi along with her parents moved to Stone Hollow when we were in the fourth and fifth grade. Their mini mansion is right across the street from my family's home. I remember watching from my bedroo Fm window as the Tachikawa's moved their expensive antiques and furniture into the house that my good friend had moved out of just weeks before, leaving me lonely and resentful that I was stuck in the house again with my mother and nothing to do.
"Sora!" My mother called from the foyer downstairs. I didn't respond.
"Sora, we're going over to introduce ourselves to the new neighbors when your father get home," she informed me, ignoring my ignoring of her. She was used to it.
"If he comes home," I mumbled, eyeing the movers as the moved in a large princess styled, California king canopy bed. The bed, as well as the dresser and everything else they were moving from a particular truck, were a soft pink color.
A young girl followed behind them, whining for them to be careful not to scratch the paint.
I rolled my eyes and decided to take a shower and dress, just in case my dad was serious about coming home to meet the neighbors.
Surprisingly he was serious and before I knew it we were making our way over to the new neighbors place.
"Honestly Sora, jeans? And tennis shoes?" My mother groaned, "You couldn't at least wear those cute sandals I bought you last weekend?"
"Sorry Mom, I doubt they'd match well with my top," I replied sarcastically pulling out the bottom of my 'Black Sabbath' t-shirt.
I was a huge fan of heavy metal and rock music; especially 70's and 80's era. Another thing my mother hated.
"Unbelievable." She groaned again.
My father chuckled, "Stop it you too," was all he said.
I rolled my eyes again as my mother rang the doorbell, before stepping back and adjusting her white sun dress with her left hand. In her right she held her signature peach pie. It was delicious.
We heard muffled words through the thick wooden door before it swung open and a beautiful woman with light brown hair that stopped at her neck. She was dressed stylishly in a pair of white designer brand Capri pants and a red blouse. I sensed the instant connection between my mother and this woman.
"Hello," she greeted cheerfully.
"Hello, we're the Takenouchis, we live across the street, "My mother began, "I'm Toshiko," she stated placing the tips of her fingers slightly on her collarbone to emphasize herself.
"This is my husband, Haruhiko, and this is our daughter Sora," she continued motioning to my father and me.
"Oh how pleasant, I'm Satoe Tachikawa!" she announced smiling big. "Come in please,"
We stepped in and looked around. The movers they hired were hard at work putting everything in its designated space.
"Keisuke, Mimi! We have company!" she sang to whomever.
Seconds later a tall dark haired man descended the stairs with a smaller version of Satoe, only with long flowing light brown hair.
"This is my husband Keisuke and our daughter Mimi." Satoe stated doing the same motioning my mother had done. "These are the Takenouchis from across the street!"
"Nice to meet you guys," Keisuke stated giving my father a manly handshake. There it was again, that instant connection!
"It's our pleasure." My mother replied handing Satoe her homemade pie, "This is a little house warming gift. It's peach."
"Oooh, Yummy!" Satoe replied genuinely, taking the pie.
Mimi looked at me oddly, as if I had two heads or something. I instantly read snob from her. And then she smiled. "I love your hair clip!" she complimented to my surprise.
I was in shock and it took me a moment to reply. "Umm, thank you. My dad gave it to me when I was born."
"Sora was born with a head full of hair," my mother explained unnecessarily. Mimi and her parents smiled.
"Well if you guys aren't busy, we'd love to have you over for dinner tomorrow night," Satoe spoke, "We're not familiar with this part of town at all, and we'd love to get to know your family." Keisuke and Mimi nodded.
"Well of course, 8 o'clock?" my mother replied.
"Sounds like a plan!"
We said our goodbyes and as promised returned for dinner the next day. And from that moment on the Tachikawa's became our closest family friends.
Mimi and I surprisingly got a long perfectly and quickly became inseparable over the years. The Tachikawas were loaded. They traveled ever summer and some Christmas'. After a year of living across the street they started inviting us along with them. My parents accompanied them the first two times, but afterwards declared themselves to be too busy to attend. But Mimi's parents insisted on not separating me from my best friend, so I was allowed to join them. I loved traveling with the Tachikawas, since my families Christmas were never of the family oriented type. We'd traveled all over throughout our junior high and high school years. We went to Hawaii, Saint-Tropez, Italy, London, and even skiing in the Swiss Alps.
Mimi is my best friend in the whole world. We've done everything thing together.
Mimi picked out my first pair of real high heels for me when we were fourteen, finally bringing out a somewhat girly side of me. I began to wear skirts and took up playing tennis at the country club our families attended.
When we were sixteen our parents surprised us with matching Mercedes Benz, mine being back with soft crème leather interior. Mimi's was a pearl color with soft pink leather interior, typical Mimi.
We made the stupid decision to lose our virginity on the same night, junior prom night to our then love interests. My boyfriend at the time was a complete loser, typical rick joke at our school. I guess I just wanted to experience sex or something because that was the last time I did it with him, and we broke up shortly after.
Mimi was head over heels for Yamato "Matt" Ishida, whom happened to be my ex-love interest.
Nothing scandalous there, Matt and Mimi were destined for each other; while Matt and I were simply destined for the plutonic friendship we've remained since.
Yes, my life is perfect. I have the perfect friends, a rich family, a great job, and at the age of 24 years old, I've met the man of my dreams; my fiancé Cale Watanabe.
I met Cale two years ago, at one of my father's seminars. Cale's a business major who graduated from Kyoto University, and a true 'fan' of my father.
I was apprehensive about dating Cale, but eventually gave in and now two years later; we're ten months shy of our wedding.
Cale's parents come from miles of money. His father is an energy tycoon and runs one of largest energy corporations if the Japan and Cale has now begun his journey to taking over his father's business.
Cale has been a great boyfriend to me. He even funded the construction of my salon and boutique in Odiba.
I have a degree in fashion merchandising and design as well as a license in cosmetology. My mother was ecstatic I chosen a more "womanly" career path; though I know she'd rather I go into the ikebana business with her.
My parents love Cale, he's like the son they never had, its sometime sickening when they take his side in everything.
Society has us pinned as the perfect couple. Both of a wealthy background, both business minded and career driven. Hell even our astrological signs are compatible.
Yes, my life is so very perfect.
So why do I feel so unsure about everything?
Okay so here's the first chapter! I'm really excited about this story. It's my second fan fiction. And I know all my fellow TAIORA fans are going to enjoy it!
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