Karilovya101- I have not written fanfiction in about 6 years but I decided to give it another go. Now, I need to mention that I am basically ignoring the epilogue at the end of Digimon Adventure 02 mainly because I absolutely find it atrocious. The way it was written and how it played out did not sit well with me. I also am not a big fan of the second half of Digimon 02 due to the villain's being incredibly boring to me and I missed the feel of the first half. Now that isn't to say I don't love Ken being a good guy in fact I love Ken for when he was a villain and when he is a good guy. Let's be honest he was one hell of a good villain. Highly entertaining I think.

I should mention that the main pairing in this story is in fact Mimi and Koushiro and that if you have no interest or if you dislike this pairing it would be best to not read it. I should also mention that I have watched the first Digimon Adventure Tri therefore I'm using certain scenes from that show. Now, I know for a fact that this story will not be 100% accurate but bear with me. I also know that Tri is not finished however, I feel that gives me a lot of artistic freedom. I also believe that by eliminating the epilogue I gave myself a lot of room to do what I want with the characters. I also got rid of a lot of moments in the second half of 02 mainly because I find them irrelevant and inconsistent to my story. I also dislike a lot of it. If this bothers anyone then either ignore my story or flame me if you want. I will choose to ignore any complaints that criticize my artistic freedom in anyway.

Meiko will also be in this story, she is in Tri therefore this may be a bit of a spoiler for those of you who have not seen Tri yet. I personally already love her character and find her incredibly interesting.

I should also note that I do not know everything about Japanese culture. Therefore, I do not know specific details which means I will take this into liberty and make my own decisions. I know a few things about Japanese culture but since I have never lived in Japan nor been there I cannot say I know everything. I know basics and that's pretty much it. I can say for certain I know quite a few things due to my sister living there for a semester abroad for college otherwise I only know second hand information. If this bothers you then well I don't care or give a damn that's the way life is. I will warn you that certain names in the story are in fact real for instance NEC Corporation is a real company and as well as the University of Tokyo being a real university. I used these due to wanting to have some kind of realism to the story. By the way this is fact a multi-chapter story. It will be approximately 7-10 chapters.

Now I've talked a lot about what I am doing, I shall get on with the story.

One thing to note: I do not own the Digimon franchise; which includes the story or characters. However, I do in fact own this story except for the characters and certain scenes that are obviously from the show. Thank you and please enjoy. Also please review and rate.

July 18, 2013

The University of Tokyo

Sunday, Early Afternoon

The day started out incredibly foggy and there was a slight drizzle, however, it slowly went away becoming a gorgeous sunny day. It was a wonderful day to have a ceremony such as grand as graduating. Those that are graduating are either becoming a part of society or going back for more school. One of these people is someone important in saving the world quite a few times. His name is Koushiro Izumi and he is one of the digi-destined. Amazingly he has graduated graduate school for engineering at Tokyo University with practically all honors with almost straight A's.

Koushiro Izumi had been nervous for this day after all he would soon start his job at NEC Corporation. He didn't know if he was going to be at the right company however, that's how most people start out. People after graduating university almost always start at a company that wouldn't be their first choice but had to for the sake of earning money to live. They also do this to attain a certain amount of experience for possible future jobs.

Koushiro has been working as a part time worker at various electronic shops. He mainly did odd jobs but he was the main guy they went to when any product was going haywire. He was exceptional at what he did and he knew that he was knowledgeable in the area that he has chosen as his career. Koushiro was in love with engineering and found creating something in a more logical way was incredibly alluring and fulfilling for him.

Now, the of digi-destined have also arrived to the ceremony. The Ceremony is supposed to begin at around one o'clock in the afternoon, but everyone was there at least an hour early and found seats that would allow them to have a great view of the podium and stage. Koushiro seeing that most of his friends where there decides to at least talk to them before he has to get lined up and prepare to be seated in his assigned spot before heading up to the stage to receive his diploma. Those that have arrived where Taichi, Yamato, Sora, Kari, T.K., Daisuke, and Meiko; this meant that there where a few others missing. Koushiro had an idea that they might be late due to a possible traffic jam or they could be held up for a certain reason. Koushiro's parents have also arrived early mainly to congratulate Koushiro as soon as they could for all the hard work he has achieved and for the fact that he already has a job lined up after he graduates.

"Koushiro, there's no need to be so nervous. You're such a nervous man. Everything will go just fine, " Mrs. Izumi says to calm Koushiro down. Sadly, all this did was agitate Koushiro into being more nervous.

"For being a grown man, you sure get nervous easily," Taichi mentioned teasingly. Taichi was always the one to tease and to give that sly smirk that almost always meant he had some sort of scheme.

"Taichi! Just to be clear you're the one with the crest of courage! No me." Koushiro exasperatedly mentioned to Taichi. He decided to ignore his comment and looked to Sora.,

"Don't you think Koushiro is being funny?" Sora just rolled her eyes.

"Well, at least you have a job." Yamato said. Koushiro just nodded but thought yeah well, that's another thing to be nervous about. Koushiro wouldn't say this out loud due them realizing that in reality it wasn't the graduating part that was making him nervous it was the fact that he had a job. A job that meant he would be earning his keep and that meant he would be even more of an adult.

"By the way, is Mimi going to be able to make it? After all, she is living in America." Kari piped up and everyone stopped to think about his or her answer.

Sora then said, "Yeah, I think she was actually supposed to arrive this morning. At least, that's what she texted."

Everyone just nodded and hoped that she actually will be able to make it. After all everyone will be there and it would be a great opportunity to have a reunion. Once the came to an agreement everyone else arrived. Amazingly, Joe still has a girlfriend whom he had mentioned when he was 18 and doing entrance exams. However, ever since this last month she is now not only his girlfriend but his fiancé. This was good for Joe after all, everyone used to think he was not over his little crush on Mimi. Though, now they can say he really loves his fiancé and that Mimi is only considered as a friend in Joe's eyes.

Koushiro had to go back to the rest of the graduating class and prepare to be seated in his spot. Finally before the ceremony began Mimi did in fact make it and found the rest of the group to sit with.

"Mimi! I wasn't sure if you where going to make it so I was just about to call you." Sora cried to Mimi. Mimi giggled while giving her the thumbs up.

"I got held up unfortunately, but at least I made it 5 minutes before it starts. Where is Koushiro sitting?" Mimi asked a bit out of breath but every bit as cheery as she usually is. Mimi almost always had a smile on her face and she was quite the outgoing one.

"Thank god you got here." Sora had whispered to Mimi since the ceremony was just about to begin.

"Good afternoon friends and family! We are here today to not only give them their diploma but to congratulate them for the much deserved accomplishments. Now, we shall begin, we shall first start with honoring the students who have not only accomplished great grades but also their involvement in their school…."

After a while of congratulating and giving diplomas to students, Koushiro also received his diploma for great achievement. Koushiro was valedictorian as well, however, there where about 20 or so students who also would qualify to be valedictorian. Therefore, the school decided that if there would be a speech they would give it to at least two to four people to have the chance. Koushiro opted out of giving a speech mainly because he didn't feel like giving one. He in fact would be a great public speaker, however, he would personally prefer not having to do so.

Once the ceremony was over, the group went to Koushiro while his parents where taking his picture with his diploma. They waited for their turn.

"Congrats man!" Both Yamato and Taichi said. The came up and gave the usual high fives. Koushiro just smiled and nodded. Kari went up to him to give him a big hug while T.K. shook his hand.

"Yay! You did Koushiro! Congrats!" Mimi yelled. It made Koushiro jump since he hadn't seen Mimi there with the group. Mimi ran up to him and gave him a big bear hug squealing in his ear. Koushiro's body went a bit limp since she was hugging so tightly and his ears felt as though they would bleed any moment due to Mimi's excitement.

"It's good to see you too, Mimi." Koushiro said as Mimi let go. Mimi smiled and walked away to let the other say their congratulations.

"Hey! Let's get a picture of all you together!" Mrs. Izumi said as she poked her husband to do so. Everyone go in position and they took the picture all with big smiles on their faces.

They decide to get dinner since it almost five o'clock due to the ceremony being almost four hours. This is because they had so many people to honor and quite a lot of people graduating form both the undergraduate degrees and graduate degrees. The day had been a pretty good day for Koushiro things have been going smoothly. He was a bit surprised by the fact that Mimi actually made it to his graduation. After all, she's a working woman now in New York City. He's positive that she's been busy with her job after all the last time she visited Tokyo was about six months ago.

Koushiro started to think about how everyone has missed Mimi and her crazy antics. She can be highly entertaining since she always seems to have a great supply of hyperactive energy. Koushiro then had a thought I hadn't thought of Mimi like this in a long time. He hadn't, that much was true not since he was about sixteen years old. That was during the time everyone first met Meiko and when it was his first year in high school. During that year, a lot of craziness had happened, but everything turned out well. Koushiro smiled remembering his past crush on Mimi and how he would get nervous any time she teased him or stood near him. He chuckled to himself as he was driving to the restaurant with Daisuke, Miyako, Ken, and Mimi in his car. Mimi looked up to Koushiro chuckling to himself and she just smiled and turned her attention the three in the back asking them how college was. Basically, she talked about common things with them and she mainly talked to Daisuke since he was in such a great mood.

Daisuke had always been a friendly guy and quite the talker. Ken on the other hand only answered Mimi's questions if she was specifically asking him. Which, he did answer since it would incredibly impolite not to. Miyako was talking with Daisuke and Mimi hyperactively and talking about how her college life is. Miyako even talked about the parties and Mimi just laughed and reminisced about her party life a bit. Once they all finally arrived at the restaurant, Koushiro noticed that the others where waiting for them possibly do the traffic jam getting out of his school.

"I'm still surprised you have a car now Koushiro."

"Well, sometimes it faster than public transportation." Koushiro replied to Mimi.

"Hmm, I guess that's true, well anyway, you have a nice car for someone who just graduated." Mimi said cheekily while everyone laughed. After all, Koushiro has been working since he was fifteen and he's even done big projects for companies at that age. Koushiro is considered a genius and he is exceptional at computer skills. The reason Koushiro decided to not work where he has been for most of his life was because he wanted to be somewhere new and try new things out. He doesn't have to worry too much about money since he saved up since a young age and he has a pretty nice apartment. Although, he now finds it a bit big for only one person, Koushiro even thought about getting a roommate. He dropped that due to him not wanting to deal with a person who may end up being a really bad roommate. He rather liked living on his own, though he had to admit it can get lonely.

As they enter the restaurant, they begin to have a dinner and they talk for hours. Sora begins to notice small things that happening between Koushiro and Mimi. Mimi did decide to sit right next to Koushiro and she has for the most part given Koushiro all her attention. Koushiro feeling the need to be a host since he was the one who suggested getting dinner felt the need to talk to everyone. Though, for the most part he talked with Mimi. The two have them have gotten closer since their teenage years and they've always been good friends since they where ten. I guess it isn't much of a stretch for the two of the to talk to each other so much, Sora thought to herself. Though, she remembers when Koushiro used to like Mimi and how cute she thought it would be if they did date. Sora smiled to herself and decided she'll keep her suspicions to herself for now.

"Hey! Let's get another round of drinks!" Taichi yelled. Taichi was definitely drunk and Meiko was trying to keep him from shouting too much. Though, she was ultimately failing. Everyone who was sober by this point just sighed and said all right and made sure that they watched those that where drunk. There was maybe about three of them that weren't drunk which where Meiko, Koushiro, and Kari. Kari in response to Taichi's outburst just rolled her eyes while mumbling about how her brother is being an obnoxious idiot. It was a good thing that this restaurant didn't have too many people left there.

"Alright, one more, but that's it for all of you." Koushiro stated and Mimi grabbed him whining.

"Aww, b-but Koushiro, don't vuin o-ur fuuun." Mimi kept whining and Sora was giggling at this change in events for Koushiro. Koushiro kept blushing since Mimi practically had a death grip on his arm. My poor arm! thought Koushiro. Koushiro just sighed at Mimi and he sighed even harder when Daisuke and Miyako joined in the whining. Kari laughed sympathetically while Meiko was busy with Taichi's drunken antics. Interestingly, even though Joe was definitely drunk he was one of those aware drunks who could still talk properly and hold a conversation. His fiancé on the other hand was past out on his lap from having a few too many drinks.

"Mimi, one more. That's it. I have to drive you to where you're staying soon, which by the way is where?" Koushiro asked as he looked around and sighed. It couldn't possibly get any worse, most of them are too drunk to know where she is staying. It doesn't help she's drunk too. Koushiro thought about what to do next and looked to Sora. Sora looked at him and started to giggle a little while she looked at Yamato flirtatiously. Yamato being a calm drunk ignored Sora's unusual antics and tried to pry Daisuke off his other arm.

"I-I..think Sora's." Mimi replied to the best of her ability. Koushiro just nodded. Once everyone had their last drink Koushiro asked for the bill and told everyone to stop ordering if they could. Kari made sure everyone was ready to go and told Koushiro she would drive T.K., Miyako, Yamato, and Cody home. Meiko decided to drive Taichi, Joe, and his fiancé home. This left Koushiro to drive Daisuke, Sora, Ken, and Mimi to drive home which meant it was either going to be really loud or unusually quiet in his car. He hopes they would mostly fall asleep.

Once he got Daisuke and Ken home, he drove straight to Sora's place. Sora by this point had sobered up for the most part and Mimi had fallen asleep.

"Don't worry, I'll get her in my apartment." Koushiro shook his head.

"I'll just carry her up to your apartment. You're tired too and this will be easier on the both of us." Sora just nodded and mumbled a thank you.

Once Koushiro dropped Sora and Mimi off, he went home himself. He sighed to himself and thanked god he was home. He was tired from all the excitement of his day. At least he didn't have to start work tomorrow in the morning or else he'd be in a much worse mood than he is. He went into his room changed out of his suit and into his pajamas. He got into bed and went to sleep.

The next day, Mimi had to leave pretty much immediately and get back to New York City since she still had a lot of work to do. Everyone went to see her off. Mimi gave everyone a hug and as she came to Koushiro she gave him a long, big hug.

"I'm so proud of you. I'll visit again soon." Mimi whispered to him and he nodded. He smiled down at her when she let go and she smiled back. She looked to everyone and waved.

"Goodbye, loves! I'll see you all again soon! Mwa!"

July 22, 2013

New York City

Thursday Morning

Mimi had returned to America and she decides she had enough time off. She goes to work that Thursday and she finds herself being called into the main office on the top floor. Mimi is now a successful fashion designer as well as secretary. She also translates any business transactions between Japan and the company she works at. Mimi may not be their main designer but she does what she can to get noticed in some way. She does her job well and she gets paid decently.

"Miss Tachikawa, we need you in the main office." Mimi's boss told her and followed her instructions.

Mimi felt nervous because she thought they must be firing her. After all, that's what usually happens when someone is called in the main office. Mimi was scared her contract with this company did say five to ten years depending on how they liked her. She'd only been there for two years and she hoped they wouldn't fire her. As Mimi was thinking about all the possibilities as to why the called for her she did not expect what they really wanted her for.

"Good morning Miss Tachikawa. I want to talk to you about a change in your employment and if you are willing to make this change happen." Mimi gulped and nodded.

"Hello mam, I'm curious as to what you mean. " Her boss smiled.

"Since you are technically also a Japanese citizen we are wondering if you would be willing to relocate to Tokyo for a job opportunity there. IT would be better pay and you would not only be a designer but also a communication liaison for both companies here in America and in Japan. What do you think about this?" Mimi sat there shocked, but then she smiled.

"Actually, that sounds wonderful. I would love to. When do I leave?"

"How about you get there by late August early September. How does that sound?"

"Sounds wonderful. Thank you mam. I'll start preparing right away."

"Yes, we will give you all the necessary paperwork you will need here in about, lets say, four business days."

"Sounds great. Thank you and have a good rest of your day." Mimi left smiling happily. She was so excited about this that she couldn't help herself she had to text Sora about the great news.

Sora! I'm moving!- Mimi

Really?! Where to?- Sora

Tokyo! I'm coming back to Japan by September! Tell everyone!- Mimi

YAY! I'm so excited! I'll call everyone! I can't wait!- Sora

In Japan that very same day Sora decided to call everyone as soon as she could. Once Sora told everyone, they all cheered. They began to prepare themselves for Mimi's arrival especially since she will not be leaving Japan any longer. She was there to stay. It was the start of a new beginning for Mimi and everyone in their adult lives.

Kariloveya101- There you have it the first chapter. I know for a fact it jumps around a bit. I also know there is barely any Koushiro and Mimi moments, but I want this to be slow. Koushiro is after all more shy and he tends to be introverted. Well, he is introverted and Mimi is definitely the most outgoing. However, I took into account that Mimi may not have feelings for Koushiro that quick and it would take time for them to actually become a couple.

Please let me know if there is anything that is confusing and if I need to edit certain parts. Thank you and I hope you enjoyed the first chapter. I will try to get the second chapter in as soon as I can, maybe by Friday. Thank you and please R&R!