Prompt: 'Firsts'
Pairing: Mimato
First Goodbye
Standing at the airport, with her parents fussing over their luggage, all she could think of was how she was saying goodbye to people she cared for with all her heart, for the second time on the same day. The minute they came back from Digital World, her parents announced their departure for America. The pain of not seeing Palmon and the other Digimon had only just settled in, the tears still lingering in her eyes, when she was made to say goodbye to her newfound friends too.
Her parents stood behind her, waiting to take her to the airport as she deliberated what she was supposed to say to the seven friends standing in front of her. Sora made it easier for her as she leaned in and hugged her tightly, announcing loudly that all of them would definitely miss her a lot. The others chipped in, agreeing with Sora that things wouldn't definitely be the same without her, they grinned and smiled and laughed, reassuring her that she wouldn't be forgotten and even though Mimi felt like weeping at that moment, she smiled as brightly she could and asserted proudly that it would be very difficult for them to forget her anyway, because of how amazing she was.
As her parents rushed her into the cab, she turned around for one last look and amidst all the grins and beaming faces (a few tears as well as it seemed that Takeru had really come to like her), she saw his face. She saw Yamato, the boy whose permanent expression was a disgruntled frown, calmly smiling at her, saying his goodbye without really saying anything.
First Reunion
When she had gotten on the flight from America, she had made a list of things she was supposed to do upon meeting everyone. She still remembered how rushed her goodbye had been, and she had sworn to herself that the reunion won't be like that at all. What Mimi hadn't taken into account was the sudden intervention of evil Digimon. The delay at the airport, the agent coming and asking her to go help her friends, reuniting with Palmon hadn't been on her list.
But the moment she saw her friends again, looking so different and yet the same, she decided that it really didn't matter if they were fighting a battle, she was going to stick to her list. She noticed the frustration on Taichi's face, the worry on Yamato's. She noticed the apprehension on Koushiro's face, the concern on Sora's. She noticed the distress on Hikari's face and the calmness on Takeru's. She noticed that Joe was missing, and that is why she did exactly what she had done in any other situation. She talked, and smiled and shared the jellybeans with them. Having the Digimon there with them had been an added plus and slowly Mimi saw that the uneasiness and tension was lifted, small smiles appearing on all of their faces (and a slight blush on Koushiro's) and everybody, including Taichi relaxed.
That's when the brunette turned to find Yamato smiling at her, the same calm smile he had given her a few years ago when she had said her goodbye. And though she kept talking and laughing with others on the ride back, she could feel her heart beat faster every time she thought about him.