A/N: This is the first Digimon fic I've ever written. Well…in awhile, I've started some, but have never really gotten around to posting them. First things first, this story takes place a few years after the season finale of Digimon 02. So, Davis, Kari, Yolei, and Ken are in their final year of high school while Cody is getting ready to finish up junior high. Tai, Matt, Sora, Izzy, Joe, and Mimi are all students at Tokyo University (which I don't even know if I made up or there actually is a Tokyo University, I was just being lazy and didn't want to send them to five different schools.) There have been no major problems in the Digiworld since their last battle; however, as most people in the world have a Digimon Partner of their own. What will happen…only time will tell.

Disclaimer: Nothing is mine, but my thoughts. Please don't steal them

Hearts On Fire

Chapter One:

"Mimi, it was a great idea for the two of us to move to an off-campus apartment," Sora Takenouchi said to her best friend, Mimi Tachikawa, "But really, do you have to have so many boxes?" The girls had rented a small two-bedroom apartment not far from Tokyo University, where both girls were juniors.

Mimi have Sora a pitying look, "Sora, Sora, Sora," she said, shaking her head, "It is imperative that I have the necessary products on hand to prevent me from getting all gross and wrinkly, I have desire to look like that history professor I had last semester. Yuck."

Sora's boyfriend, Matt Ishida, grumbled as he dragged one of Mimi's many boxes through the threshold of the girls' apartment, "I asked me if you wanted to move in together, but you said no. Hah," he muttered, "if you'd moved in with me, I wouldn't be stuck in a two bedroom apartment with three other guys."

Matt's partner Digimon, Gabumon poked him on the shoulder, "You mean three other guys and their partner Digimon," he said, smiling.

Matt shot Gabumon a look, "It wasn't meant nicely. I wanted to have an apartment with you, Sora, and Biomon, not Tai, Agumon, Izzy, Tentamon, Joe, and Gomamon."

Tai Kamiya wacked his friend on the shoulder, "You just didn't want to worry about having someone barge in you guys while you were fooling around, you horny bastard."

Matt glared on him, "If someone would take a hint, I wouldn't have to worry about it."

Mimi's Digimon, Palmon, and Sora's Digimon, Biomon, came in the room, each carrying a small box. Tai's Digimon, Agumon, Joe Kido's Digimon, Gomamon, and Koushiro "Izzy" Izumi's Digimon, Tentamon followed them. They were all diligently carrying boxes and putting them where Mimi and Sora were telling them too.

"Oh Tai, Matt," Agumon said, "Joe and Izzy needed you. Something about getting a couch up the stairs." The orange Digimon heaved a sigh, "Although I don't know why they wouldn't just let me Digivole into Greymon…"

Tai and Matt both looked at each other and groaned. "Not that huge thing Mimi insisted on buying," Tai said, groaning, "That thing is a dinosaur."

Palmon cocked her head to one side, "Really, I thought Agumon was a dinosaur. Could this couch be some distant relation of yours Agumon?"

Agumon put a claw to his forehead and scratched, "I don't think so."

From the kitchen, where she was unpacking boxes, Sora let out a laugh, "It's only an expression you guys."

The five Digimon looked at her with wide eyes. "Oh," they all said in unison.

"Who's idea was it to help them move in anyway?" Tai said breathing hard as he helped drag Mimi's couch up the stairs.

"Joe's." Izzy said glaring at him.

Matt grunted as he heaved the couch up towards him and Joe. "Jesus Joe, why do you have to always roll over for her?"

"I don't roll over for her," Joe said, groaning, "I was just being a good friend when she said that she needed some moving all of hers and Sora's stuff into their new apartment."

"That's…. bullshit," Tai said, "We all know that you've always had a crush on her. Ever since…. preschool."

"Dude…."Matt said, "When are you going to just ask her-gnh-out."

The four of them tilted the couch on its side and carried it into the apartment.

"Okay," said Mimi, walking over to the boys. "I want it here…No! Right over there by the window…no, wait! In the center of the room…or should I put it by the window? Sora?"

Sora walked over and stood next to Mimi in the living room. "I don't know. If you put it up against that wall then we could put a small shelf over by the window, and some of my plants…."

"Will you please just make up your minds?" Izzy demanded.

"Yeah," Tai agreed, "My arms are starting to fall off here."

Both girls looked at each other sighed, "Put it right over…. there," Sora said, pointing at wall in the back of the room.

"That was really nice of the boys to help us move in," Sora said later that evening, collapsing on the sofa next to Mimi.

"Yeah," Mimi said, surveying the pile of boxes surrounding them.

Palmon and Biomon entered the room, "It's a good thing you asked Joe then Mimi," said Palmon.

Biomon nodded, "Yes, he always seems to do anything you ask of him."

Sora raised her eyebrows. "Is that so?"

Mimi shrugged, "I called the boy's apartment the other day and he answered the phone. He said that they'd be glad to help. "

Sora didn't say anything. She'd seen the way that Joe always looked at Mimi. It was sad really. Every time he wanted to tell her, something always came up. She moved to America, she had a new boyfriend. As much as Sora loved Mimi, she wished that she would stop running in circles long enough to notice the one person that had always loved her.

"That was really nice of him to volunteer himself, Matt, Tai, and Izzy."

"Yeah."

Sora looked at her friend, who had gone to looking out the window.

"The sunset is beautiful," Mimi said, closing her eyes.

Sora nodded, "It sure is."

Mimi giggled. She didn't confide in Sora that she always had this fantasy to be kissed by someone that she truly loved in the sunset. But, if she told Sora who that someone was, she would only laugh at her. She had always loved him, but there was something about him that made him seem…unattainable. Could it be that he seemed far to smart for her?

She heaved a sigh. What would her friends think if they knew? The popular, pretty, airheaded friend falling for the smart, nerdy, socially awkward guy. Sch scoffed. Go figure.

A/N: I know that seemed really long, but that was only due to my ridiculously long author's note at the beginning. I leave it up to interpretation who Mimi was talking about. ;P