Author's note: The story takes place on Earth 8 years after everyone got back. Mimi is 18 and Matt is 19. (They still live with their parents or parent in Matt's case. :P) There's a lot of alluding to stuff that happened on Digimon the tv show (especially the 2nd to last one. I forgot what it's called. ^_^*) I'm trying out a new format. Hopefully, you can tell by the time you're done reading... oh, I don't own Digimon or the characters or anything. I'm just an obsessed fan that likes to write about em. :D I think that's all you need to know now. Hope you like it!

Prologue

Matt sat on the park bench gazing at the sunset. He closed his eyes and bathed in the remaining warmth. "There's going to be rain tonight," he thought to himself. He could sense it. With his eyes still shut, Matt let his mind wander. A girl's laughter was heard somewhere in the distance. "She sounds a lot like Mimi..." The thought of Mimi made Matt smile. She had changed a lot since they got back from the digital world. When Matt first met Mimi, she was whiny and spoiled so he didn't pay much attention to her. After defeating evil digimon after evil digimon, he noticed a gradual change in her. She became less ditzy and more serious. She changed from complaining to understanding. Eventually, she was no longer the weak child he met, but a strong, confident young woman he knew. She grew up a lot, but she was still the laughing feminine Mimi.

Matt felt a cool drop on his forehead. He looked up at the sky. The sun was long gone and a light drizzle began to fall. The girl laughed again. Matt turned around to see who was laughing. He scanned the open field and his eyes fell upon who else but Mimi. He smiled, glad to see her so happy. His smile faded, however, when he saw the source of her happiness. A guy picked Mimi up by her waist and twirled her around causing another fit of giggling. Matt strained his eyes to see who the guy was. It was David Hamasaki. Everyone knew that David had a huge crush on Mimi. Obviously, David finally got a chance to go out with Mimi. Matt frowned at the thought of Mimi alone with David. He had a bad feeling about David, but if David made Mimi happy, he wouldn't interfere. "Besides, it's not like I like Mimi like that. She's my friend."

The drizzle started to fall harder. It didn't seem to faze Mimi and David. Matt put his jacket on and got up from the bench. He took one last look at Mimi before leaving. She and David were walking with their arms around each other.

Chapter 1

Mimi and her long time admirer, David, were out on their first date. They decided to go the park that night. Even though it was raining, she was having the time of her life. David was a really sweet guy not to mention pretty cute. Mimi had gone out with other guys before, but she always had a secret crush on Matt. When David asked her out, she realized that Matt would never ask her out. "To him, I'm just a childhood friend," she had thought to herself. Now, she didn't have to worry about that anymore. She would focus her attention to David and simply get over Matt.

The rain was falling harder, so they walked with their arms around each other for warmth. She and David were kicking it off really well until David murmured a short sentence in Mimi's ear. "I love you, Mimi."

Mimi was stunned. She stopped walking and turned to face him. "What?"

"I love you! Ever since I first saw you, I fell in love with you. I love you, Mimi! Always have and always will!" David was getting excited with each mention of "love."

Mimi stood in shock. She thought to herself, "Love?! This is our first date! I hardly ever talk to him!" A song she heard on the radio played in her head.

[God introduced you by a friend.

You were cute and all that

Baby you set the trend.

The next thing I know,

We're down at the cinema.

We're sitting there,

You said you loved me.

What's that about?]

Mimi became uneasy. She withdrew her arm from David's waist. "Um, David, don't you think it's too soon for love? I mean, we barely know each other. Shouldn't we talk and get to know each other first?"

"No, we don't need to talk. I'm sure this is love. I know it is!" David hugged Mimi tightly.

[We're moving too fast.

I don't understand you.

I'm not ready yet.

Baby, I can't pretend.

The best I can do

Is tell you to talk to me.

It's possible, eventual,

Love will find a way]

"Stop it!" Mimi threw David's arm off her shoulders. "You're freaking me out! I don't love you, and you don't love me! We just met! I need time!" Mimi was yelling, but it didn't seem to stop David.

[Don't say you love me.

You don't even know me.

If you really want me

Then give me some time.

Don't go there, baby.

Not before I'm ready.

Don't say your heart's in a hurry.

It's not like we're gonna get married.

Give me, give me, some time.]

"Mimi, don't be silly. You know we're meant for each other." David backed Mimi against a tree and blocked her from moving left or right. He had a calm, but crazed look on his face.

The rain was pouring now. Mimi was soaked through her clothes. Her hair was plastered to her face. Mimi shivered convulsively but not just because she was cold. She was never this scared since she was ten and in the digital world fighting evil digimon. That was eight years ago. "Help! Help me!" Mimi screamed as loud as she could.

"What are you doing? I won't hurt you! I love you!" David's hands were now on Mimi's shoulder and gripped her hard.

Mimi winced not at the pressure on her shoulder, but at David's declaration of love. Her mind raced with memories she had as a digidestined. "Back at the digital world, there was always someone to help me. We were a team!" Thunder rumbled in the distance. "But I'm alone. I need a friend! I can't depend on anyone but myself now!" Mimi's fears were replaced by defiance and anger. She had to be tough in order to get away.

"Mimi, say you'll be mine!" David and grabbed her hands and gripped them with an iron grasp.

"Never! Let me go, you creep!"

"Mimi, Mimi, Mimi..." he tsked as he shook his head. "It looks like I'll have to prove my love to you."

David pulled Mimi close and passionately pressed his lips on her's. Mimi tried to shout in protest, but it only came out as a muffled squeal. She tried to squirm away, but she was surrounded by David. To her horror, Mimi felt something slimy pry between her lips. She desperately looked for a place to run, but the rain blurred her vision. She did the only thing she was capable of doing. She bit down on David's prying tongue hard.

"AH!" David went rigid as pain seared his tongue. He wiped his mouth and felt blood. "You little -- !"

Mimi saw her chance to escape and took it. She couldn't see where she was going. She just ran blindly away from David.

Enraged, David took chase after Mimi. The storm was in it's worst fury. Rain and wind slapped Mimi in the face. Mud clung to her shoes and clothes. Mimi could hear David advancing on her. In brief flashes of lightning, she could see David's features twisted and distorted in rage. She hid behind a tree hoping to throw him off her trail. It worked until lightning hit a tree only ten feet away from her with an earsplitting crack. Mimi screamed and hearing her, David turned around and saw her running figure. He took chase once again even angrier that he had almost lost her.

Mimi was exhausted. She wished that she had a friend now more than ever. She felt like she had been running for hours. She strained to see if there was a place to hide. "There! I see it!"

In a giant redwood, there was a hole just big enough for her to hide. She remembered what happened to the other tree that got hit by lightning. "I'd rather die before letting David find me! He's crazy!"

She was just feet away from the tree when she tripped on a root. She could hear David catching up to her. Lightning cracked and the few lamp posts at the park dimmed and went out. The power was out. It was now pitch dark and the rain fell down in sheets. If she couldn't find her way out before, she could definitely not find her way out now.

Out of no where, a strong voice in front of her spoke. It wasn't David's voice she was hearing, but it was muffled by the rain and thunder. "Here! Come on! Let's go!" A hooded figure extended it's hand to Mimi and pulled her up.

"Hide... In the tree," Mimi gasped.

"No! He'll find you there. Follow me."

Mimi was reluctant to follow strangers especially ever since what David did. "How can I know to trust you?"

"You don't have a choice but to trust me."

Mimi stood there debating whether or not to go. Not too far away, she heard David call for her in a singsong voice.

Frightened, Mimi agreed. "Alright! Where are we going?"

"Just follow me!"

The hooded figure grabbed Mimi's hand and lead her through the trees and the storm. He or she seemed like they knew where they were going. They stopped in front of an apartment complex.

"We're here." The voice belonged to a guy.

Mimi squinted and blinked from the light. "Did we lose him?"

"He's probably still in the park hunting you down. It's easy to get lost in a park that big at night and in a storm. It's lucky you didn't catch hypothermia or pneumonia from being wet and cold for so long."

"Oh..." Mimi realized what had just happened. Not only did this mysterious person saved her from David, he saved her from dying.

The hooded figure opened the door to the apartment complex and went inside. Mimi followed quietly. "Thank you," she whispered, "whoever you are. You saved my life back at the park."

"Oh, that's no big deal."

"No, really. I need to properly reward you. Just name your price."

"Just seeing you okay is sufficient reward, Mimi."

"But, I... Hey, how did you know my name? Who are you?"

The mysterious person stopped in front of an apartment and opened the door. He turned around and took off his hood.

"Matt! It's you!"