I know it's kind of late to be writing a sequel to a story I wrote in November, but I just
thought it might be fun, since I had fun writing the first one. So tell me what you think
about it, kk? R/R, pleeze ^_^



WHAT REALLY MATTERS- PART 2: YOU'RE THE ONE



I call you up
Whenever things go wrong
You're always there
You are my shoulder to cry on
I can't believe
It took me quite so long
To take the forbidden step
And it's something
That the 2 of us know

~Never Be The Same Again- by Melanie C




Mimi was sitting uncomfortably on the couch in Matt's friend's living room,
watching as
some guys she vaguely recognized from school threw a paper football around. She
was
at a party that one of Matt's band member's friends was throwing, she had come
with
Matt, even though she had no idea where he was now. She hadn't seen him for the
past
hour, and since they didn't hang around with these people, none of the other
Digidestined
had come to the party, so she was all alone there, now that Matt had
disappeared.
Ordinarily, she would've been walking around having a good time, but she didn't
know
many of these people, and her mind was too preoccupied...with thoughts of Matt
and
herself. They had been going together for 3 months happily, everything had been
great.
He made her feel all warm inside when she was near him, they were crazy for each
other.
But lately, for the past 3 and a half weeks, they had been arguing a lot
more..and most
of those arguments hadn't been a playing-around type of thing. Matt had gotten a
little
colder than before, he was acting as if the 2 of them were only friends now,
especially in
public. Mimi was now struggling with her thoughts. She refused to believe that
she and
Matt could be growing apart, though that little voice in her head that wouldn't
shut up
kept telling her that it just might be happening.
A girl that Mimi sort of recognized from school sat down on the couch next to
her. "You're
Matt's girlfriend, aren't you?" she asked. Mimi nodded. "That's right," she
said, trying to
place a name to the girl. She remembered that her name was Tenisha.
Tenisha grinned at her. "You're one lucky girl," she told Mimi. "There are lots
of girls who
would give everything for just one date with him." Mimi smiled softly. "Yeah, I
guess I
really am lucky," she replied.
You're just lying to yourself again, said that annoying voice in her head. No,
she quickly
told herself. Matt totally loves you, he said so himself 3 months ago. Although
3 months
seems like a pretty long time...no, he loves you just as much as you love him.
Great, now she was arguing with herself. She couldn't think this way, with all
the argu-
ments with herself and the loud music bouncing off the walls, mingled with all
the shouting
and yelling. She was going to go crazy if this kept up any longer. And where the
heck
was Matt? He'd told her he'd be back soon...an hour ago. Mimi was getting pretty
peeved,
she had to get out of there before she lost control.
Tenisha was going on about Matt's band, she was probably another girl with a
crush on
Matt. Mimi stood up and excused herself. "Excuse me, I'm just going to look for
Matt,
okay?" she said. Tenisha shrugged. "'Kay, no problem," she answered. "I'll cya
around."
Mimi began walking around the apartment, searching for Matt. She gave up
quickly, the
noise was beginning to get to her. She decided to go out on the balcony for a
while, until
she could calm down a little and get her thoughts in order.
The balcony doors were wide open and a cool breeze was blowing in from outside.
It felt
so refreshing on Mimi's hot skin, and she gratefully began walking quickly
toward the
balcony. Then she stopped in her tracks, her eyes widening in horror and
disbelief. Well,
she'd finally found Matt-- he was with another girl on the balcony, they were
kissing.
This...isn't happening, Mimi thought wildly. But the scene in front of her
wouldn't vanish
like some terrible nightmare, no it was real. Very real. Mimi could hear her
heart poounding
furiously in her chest as she stared at them. The girl had her arms wrapped
around him,
it seemed that she had kissed him first...but Matt wasn't exactly trying to
resist. In fact,
he seemed to be enjoying it. Mimi recognized the girl as well, it was Mika
Hashina from her
geography class.
The 2, as if aware of Mimi's presence, suddenly pulled apart and noticed her.
Matt looked
at Mimi uneasily and guiltily, and saw the shock on her face, mixed with
disbelief and
unbelievable pain. He felt horrible. "Mimi-" he began. Mimi's face just went
slack, devoid
of any emotion as she stared back into his eyes, her own once-warm amber eyes
now
glassy, cold, and hard.
"Whatever," she said icily. She'd never spoken to him in that voice before,
she'd never
spoken to anyone that way. "Just forget it, all of it." Mimi whirled around, and
raced
blindly out of the apartment, not stopping for anything and pushing people out
of the
way.



Mimi ran through the city wildly, not even realizing that she was sobbing
uncontrollably.
She just kept running, running, as if trying to run as far away as possible from
the party,
from that horrible scene. Her heart was shattered in a million pieces, and she
didn't notice
that she was in the park now, making her way through it in record speed.
Everything was
a blur around her, she didn't WANT to see anything, or anyone.
But go figure, she accidently ran into someone hard, and they both fell to the
ground.
And as luck would have it, the person she ran into just happened to be Tai.
Tai sat up and turned to the person who had practically run him down. "Hey,
watch..."
the words died in his mouth as he saw Mimi on the ground in front of him.
"Mimi?" he asked
in confusion. "Aren't you supposed to be at a party?"
Mimi recognized his voice and stared up at him. Tai's eyes widened as he saw her
tear-
streaked face and her thin frame shuddering violently. "Mimi...God, what
happened?" he
demanded, dropping down beside her. Mimi didn't bother to answer, she just kept
sobbing
hysterically. Tai's heart wrenched as he listened to her sobs, he could tell
that she had
been hurt deeply.
There was no way he'd get anything out of her, but first things first. Tai took
his jacket
off and slung it over Mimi's shoulders, then put his arms around her, bringing
her to her
feet. "I'm taking you home," he told her in a soft voice. "It's kinda late, we'd
better get
out of here." Mimi didn't protest, she just leaned against him, crying into his
shirt as they
began walking toward her place, him keeping his arm around her for support.
Tai's shirt
was getting wet, but that was the last thing on his mind as he looked down at
the girl
in his arms. Her face was hidden by her pink/red hair, her shoulders shaking
violently, and
the sobs kept coming up from deep inside her.
She's heartbroken, Tai realized. He felt awful for her, no one deserved to go
through this,
least of all her.
Tai thought that he'd gotten over his feelings for Mimi. He had adjusted pretty
quickly
when she and Matt had gotten together, a lot faster than he thought he would've.
He
and Mimi had kept their strong friendship, if anything, they were even closer.
But then
Mimi had suddenly started being busy all the time with Matt, she'd hadn't had
much time
with Tai, or Sora or any of the others but Matt. Tai had wondered if Mimi was
now trying
too hard to please Matt, and not being herself. Apparently, she'd even skipped a
cheer-
leading practice to be with him. But Tai had told himself not to get involved,
it wasn't his
business. Now, he wondered if that had been a mistake. He could feel his old
feelings for
Mimi resurfacing slowly.
They finally got to Mimi's apartment. Tai took the key out of Mimi's purse and
opened the
door, then led her inside. He guided her over to the couch and sat her down,
then turned
on the TV and headed for the kitchen. He quickly made some hot chocolate and
brought
it back out to the living room. Mimi was just sitting on the couch with her legs
drawn
toward her, clutching a throw pillow and looking at the TV, though Tai knew she
wasn't
really seeing it. Her sobs had quieted down a little, but she was still
trembling slightly and
tears were still streaming down her cheeks. Tai came over and sat beside her,
setting
the mug down on the coffee table. She was shaking too hard to hold it, and she
looked...
heartsick. Tai put his arms around her softly.
"Mimi, please stop crying," he begged. "You'll get sick." Mimi looked at him,
nodded slowly,
then tried to choke back her sobs. Tai rubbed her back reassuringly as finally,
she calmed
down to the point where she was able to speak again.
"Tai, I'm sorry," she whimpered in a shaky voice. Tai looked at her, confused.
"Sorry?
Why?" he asked.
"Sorry I'm making you get involved with this," Mimi whispered. Tai hugged her.
"Mimi, I
want to help you, I want to be there for you," he told her firmly. Mimi rested
her forehead
against his chest, sighing. Tai looked down at her, feeling his heart twist at
Mimi's pain.
"Mimi?" he asked softly. "Can you tell me what happened?"
Mimi looked up at him, then glanced down with another sigh. "Tai..you might hurt
him,"
she said shakily.
"Him?" questioned Tai. Mimi said nothing for a moment. "It's Matt," she finally
whispered in
a shuddery breath. "I...we broke up."
Tai's jaw dropped. "Huh?" he gasped. Mimi nodded, the tears coursing down her
face
again. "It was kind of a mutual thing, I saw him kissing Mika Hashina." The pain
of the
moment came back in full force and she started crying again.
Tai's eyes went wide, then narrowed into tiny slits of cold fury as he clenched
his fist.
Mimi noticed and turned to him. "Tai, please don't...please don't hurt him. I
didn't want
to tell you 'cause I was afraid you'd go after him and hurt him. I don't want
that. I'm
trying to be strong, I want to get over it quickly..." she broke off. Tai rested
his hands
on her arms. "Mimi..." he trailed off. Mimi began crying harder.
"How could he do this?" she sobbed. "I loved him, I thought he loved me too. He
said so,
you were there when he said it!" She cried freely, clutching the pillow. Tai
pulled her
close, holding her tight as she hugged him back, crying into his shoulder. Soon
her sobs
subsided and she went limp. Tai looked at her, realizing she'd cried herself to
sleep. He
lay her down on the couch. Poor girl, he thought. She doesn't deserve this, she
shouldn't
be going through all this.
Tai noticed that she was shivering slightly and went to get a blanket. He came
back and
lay next to her, throwing the blanket on both of them. No way was he leaving
Mimi in this
state. He turned off the TV, then Mimi said something.
"Thanks for everything Tai," she mumbled in her sleep. Tai smiled softly,
brushing a strand
of hair away from her face. "Anytime," he whispered, then lay down and went to
sleep.


Mimi woke up the early the next morning, hearing someone in the kitchen. Since
her par-
ents were out of town on a second honeymoon for a month, the only other person
it could
be was Tai. She smiled softly, thinking about what a great friend he was, and
how lucky
she was to have him as one. Then she unexpectedly wondered if he still had the
same
feelings he'd once had for her. Shaking away the thought, she got up and headed
out to
the balcony.
Closing the glass door behind her, she rested her arms on the railing and looked
out over
the city. She had gotten there right at sunrise, and she saw a sudden brilliant
burst of
colour, then the sun peeked over the distant hills, erasing the stars of the
past night.
Mimi watched the display in awe, then realized that it held a lesson. A brand
new dawn,
a brand new day. Mimi knew that that was what she should do. Just like the sun
had
washed away the remains of the night, she had to erase the memories of the night
before
and start over brand new, a stronger, more independant person.
"It's beautiful, isn't it?" said a voice from behind her. Mimi turned to see Tai
stepping out
onto the balcony.
"Yeah, it is," said Mimi quietly, turning back to the sunrise as Tai came and
stood beside
her. They watched it for a while, then Tai turned to her. "You look a lot
better," he
commented. "You feeling alright?"
Mimi nodded. "I'm just going to erase all memories of Matt and last night away,
and be-
come an even stronger person. I don't need him to take care of me, I'm not his
property
anymore, someone he can just drag along to places. That's it, I'm on my own."
Tai stared at her and sweatdropped slightly, wondering if she was taking this
whole
independance thing a little too far. But she didn't need him to be judgemental
now, she
needed support. "Right," he told her. "You don't need him. Besides, it's his own
fault for
not realizing what he had. You're a great person, Matt doesn't know what he's
missing."
Mimi smiled at him. "Thanks Tai," she said. "You're right, he didn't realize
what he had
until it's gone, but if he ever shows up to tell me he wants me back..." she
demonstrated
by hitting her fist against her palm. Tai had to laugh, this was coming from the
girl who
hated hitting anything lest she ripped one of her nails. "I'd start practicing,"
he told her
with a grin. "If he ever comes to his senses, he'll be showing up pretty fast.
Or better
yet, why don't I do it for you?"
Mimi just turned to him. "Tai, listen, I don't want all this to ruin your
friendship with Matt,"
she told him seriously. "I know he's your best friend, and I don't want to break
up the
Digidestined, we've been friends for 3 years straight."
"But Mimi," Tai protested. "He hurt you a lot, and you're one of my best friends
too-" Mimi
cut him off. "Tai, me and Matt can handle this on our own, I don't want to get
anyone
involved. Let's just forget about it, okay?"
Tai nodded slowly, then changed the subject. "Hey, I made breakfast," he said,
grabbing
her by the wrist and pulling her back into the apartment. Mimi just followed him
to the
kitchen, and saw that he'd made her favourite egg recipe, maple syrup and even
the
cherry on top. "Wow, you remembered!" she exclaimed happily. Tai put his hand
behind
his head. "Yeah, well, it's kinda hard to forget a wierd recipe like that," he
told her. Mimi
handed him the plate. "Maybe it's a little strange, but it's really good. Try
it," she offered.
Tai looked at the eggs coated with syrup uneasily. "But Mimi-" he began.
Mimi picked up a fork and held it out to him. "Please?" she begged, giving him
her specialty
sad-innocence look. Tai looked upwards and sighed, then took the fork and tried
the eggs,
making a face. Then he paused, looking thoughtful. "Well?" Mimi wanted to know.
Tai
shrugged. "I guess it's not THAT bad," he admitted. Mimi giggled. "Told you so,"
she
pointed out.
They sat down to eat breakfast, but then Mimi stopped. "Tai?" she said. Tai
turned to
her. "Yeah?" he asked. "Thanks for everything," she said quietly. "I know I
haven't been
spending much time with you and everyone, I've been dropping it all for Matt,
and I'm a
little confused why you'd still want to help me after all that-"
Tai stopped her. "Mimi, I don't care if we haven't seen each other much lately,
and I don't
think the others do either. I'm your friend, that's all that counts, of course
I'd help you."
Mimi smiled at him, her eyes shining. "Thanks," she said quietly. Tai shrugged.
"Don't
sweat it," he told her.
Mimi ate about half her breakfast while Tai scarfed his down in about 2 mintues.
Then
Tai looked at his digivice. "Hey Mimi, get ready ok, I'm taking you out," he
announced.
Mimi looked at him with a blank face. "What do you mean?" she asked, confused.
"I don't
think you want to spend the whole day inside, do you?" Tai said. Mimi nodded,
then
brightened up. "Okay, give me a minute to go change," she told him, hurrying to
her room.
She was still wearing the same clothes that she'd run home from the party in.
Closing her
bedroom door, she took them off and threw them in a far corner of her room, not
wanting
any reminders of the night before. Then she put on a light pink tank top with
the word
'Angel' on it, and a pair of white jean cutoff shorts. (A/N: This is taking
place in the sum-
mer, to get any confusion cleared up.) Mimi remembered she'd left her hair-
brush on the couter next to the kitchen, and she hurried to go get it, seeing
Tai putting
away the dishes. "Hey Mimi, ready to go?" he shouted in the direction of her
room, obvi-
ously he hadn't heard her coming. Mimi giggled quietly, then tapped him on the
shoulder
from behind. "A little louder Tai, half the apartment complex can't hear you
yet," she told
him sarcastically. He spun around to face her in surprise. "Oh, I didn't hear
you come up,"
he said. "Obviously," Mimi pointed out, grabbing her brush from the counter.
"So you ready to go?" he asked her, glancing at his digivice again. She made a
new
record, he noticed. It had only taken her 5 minutes.
But then Mimi shook her head. "Still have to brush my hair," she told him. "I'll
try to be
quick."
The phone on the small table a few feet away began ringing. Tai was about to
pick it up
but Mimi gestured for him to stop. "No one's supposed to be calling," she
murmured. "My
parents are supposed to call tonight." The answering machine finally picked up
the call.
"Hey Mimi," came Matt's voice. "Listen, if you're there, please pick up the
phone, I really
have to talk to you."
Mimi gasped, tears threatening to leap to her eyes. Why would he call? What does
he
want? she thought wildly. She wanted to put her hands over her ears to block out
his
voice, but she was frozen in place, as each word sent a ripple of pain through
her heart.
Then came the anger, faster and stronger than the hurt had been, probably
because it
was mixed with the pain. She had to use every ounce of control to keep herself
from
thinking thoughts that were too violent.
Tai made a move to pick up the phone, his fury practically radiating from him.
Mimi quickly
shot out an arm to stop him. "Tai, please," she whispered. Tai turned to her and
nodded,
his eyes widening slightly as he noticed the look on her face. Her eyes had the
same
glassy, cold look they'd had last night when she'd seen Matt, but in the depths
of them,
Tai could see the deep pain and sorrow. He softly put his hand on her shoulder
as if to
reassure her. Mimi looked at him and lost the ice look in her eyes, nodding
slowly.
"I'll call back later," said Matt's voice, then there was a click. The 2 of them
stood there
staring at the phone, then Tai turned to Mimi. "I told you so," he remarked.
"So he wants me back, huh?" said Mimi bitterly. "Well, he's got a problem, I
don't want to
talk to that jerk!" She marched up to the phone and deleted the message.
"Come on Mimi, don't let him spoil your day," Tai told her, grabbing her arm.
"Come on, I'll
help you do your hair." He led her back to her room, then once there, after she
brushed
her hair, he put it up in a ponytail with 2 strands in front hanging loose.
"Looking good," he told her, grinning.
Mimi giggled. "Well, I have to look good, I'm your masterpiece, right?" she said
breezily,
heading for the door and not giving him a chance to answer. He found her bathing
suit
and tossed it to her, blushing slightly. "Here, take this," he suggested. "We
might go to
the beach later." Mimi shrugged and went to get a bag to carry her suit in.
"Okay, we'll stop by at my apartment first, and I'll get changed," Tai said as
they exited
the apartment. They walked over to Tai's place. Once, Mimi had lived in the same
apart-
ment building as Tai, 2 floors beneath him, but when she'd moved back from
America,
she'd moved into a different building.
When Tai got ready, he announced that they were going to a movie, and so they
walked
over. "No way you're picking the movie. I'm still having nightmares about your
last choice,"
Mimi told him.
"But Mimi," he complained. "You always pick movies like 'Down To You' and 'Bring
It On'."
He made a gagging sound. Mimi glared at him. "Hey, don't make fun of 'Bring It
On'," she
warned. "That's my favourite movie. Maybe we can pick one that we both agree
on."
"Mimi, no way that's happening," Tai snickered. "You and I have totally
different taste."
Finally after 10 minutes, when they got to the movies, they agreed on 'Charlie's
Angels'.
They walked out of the movie much later. "Well, that was okay," Tai shrugged.
Mimi
rolled her eyes. "Tai, all you were doing was basically counting all the
different explosions,"
she pointed out. "So?" Tai said defensivly.
"Oh yeah, I forgot your point of thinking, 'a movie isn't anything unless it has
at least 7
explosions," laughed Mimi as Tai shoved her. Then she found herself wondering
once again
if he still felt the same way about her as he used to. She kind of hoped
so...okay, REALLY
hoped so.
"Earth calling Mimi, come in Mimi!" Tai's voice broke through her thoughts. She
blinked and
looked up at him. "Uh, yes?" she asked. "Did you fall asleep or something?" Tai
demanded.
"I asked if you still want to go to the beach."
Mimi nodded. "Sure, let's go. It's not as if you're gonna let me say no anyway,"
she said.
The beach wasn't that far away, they were there in 15 minutes. They changed into
their
swimsuits, then Mimi lay down the blanket she'd brought and got ready to tan
herself.
"Aww Mimi, you're not going to do this AGAIN, are you?" Tai complained. Every
time she
went to the beach, she would spend at least half an hour tanning, and patience
wasn't
one of Tai's strong points.
Mimi giggled. "I won't take that long, Tai," she told him. Tai rolled his eyes.
"You barely
even go in the water, you always just sit on the beach," he whined. "What's the
point of
the ocean even being here?"
Mimi laughed. "Tai, no one's stopping you from going in," she pointed out. "I'll
join you
later, if I feel like it," she added teasingly.
"No you don't, you're coming in with me," he said firmly. Grabbing her wrist, he
pulled her
to her feet and started dragging her to the water. Mimi kept protesting and
pulling back,
so Tai picked her up over his shoulder and just walked into the water, laughing.
She was
now struggling, though not trying too hard to get away. "Tai put me down! I mean
it,
seriously!" she cried, but she was giggling too hard.
A huge wave rolled toward the shore, knocking them both into the ocean, but they
didn't
get hurt since Tai had been up to mid-chest in the water. Mimi came up to the
surface
gasping and coughing, and looked to see Tai doing the same. She gave him a
poison-dart
glare. "You are SO dead," she told him in mock anger. They started wrestling in
the water
among the waves that kept rolling in, as some people looked at them, thinking
how cute
they were.
Mimi finally pinned Tai in the shallow water on the beach. "You're mine," she
told him in
triumph. "So now what're you gonna do?" asked Tai, grinning innocently. Mimi
gave him
a little smile, then leaned over and kissed him as a wave crashed over them,
taking her
hair out of it's ponytail. They were both completely oblivous to the whistles
and catcalls
around them.
Oh my God, she's actually kissing me, thought Tai in disbelief. It was like his
favourite
dream. He felt like there was hot syrup running through his veins, warming him
all over
despite the coolness of the water. Mimi, on the other hand, had chills and
tingles through-
out her body, though they had nothing to do with the water.
The 2 finally pulled apart breathlessly and stared at each other. Mimi looked
into his eyes
and felt...the same way she used to feel when she looked into Matt's azure ones.
I'm...
falling for him, she realized.
Mimi managed a little smile. "Does that answer your question?" she whispered.
Tai nod-
ded and blushed deeply, as she helped him to his feet. Thankfully, the people
had stopped
watching them, and they headed out of the water to the blanket to get their
clothes to
change back. Then, when they were about to seperate at the changerooms, Tai
turned
to Mimi. "Mimi, did you really mean it when you..." he trailed off, studying
her. Mimi blush-
ed red, then nodded and ducked into the changeroom. Tai looked after her for a
second,
then smiled a little and went into the other changeroom.


A little later, the 2 of them were walking through the streets away from the
beach. They
weren't holding hands or anything, but if one were to look closely, they could
tell that
both of them had a major crush on the other. Problem was, they weren't really
sure what
the other was thinking. Mimi was just amazed that she could feel this way again
so quick-
ly after Matt had betrayed her, she would've thought that she'd be wary of
trying again.
And for one of her best friends too! Mimi didn't know what to think.
Neither did Tai, for that matter, but their thoughts were cut short by the sound
of some-
one calling them. They turned to see Sora and Emily, a girl on Sora's tennis
team that
was a friend of their's as well.
"Hi!" Tai greeted as the 2 girls came up. "Did you just come from a match?" Both
girls were
wearing tennis outfits. Emily shook her head. "No, we were just practicing," she
explained.
"Hey, where's Matt?"
"Yeah," added Sora. "We almost never see you 2 apart Mimi." Tai and Mimi glanced
at
each other. "Well, I don't know where he is," said Mimi. And couldn't care less,
she added
in her mind. Emily started talking about the practice, and Sora leaned toward
Mimi. "How
come you're with Tai?" she whispered. "What happened to Matt?"
Mimi gave her an 'I'll tell you later' look, then turned her attention back to
Emily. Sora
gave her a confused glance, then shoved it to the back of her mind and reminded
herself
to ask Mimi about it later.
Mimi noticed that Tai was looking a little bored and impatient. Emily did have
the tendency
to go on and on. "Tai, you go on ahead," she told him. "I'll catch up with you."
Tai looked
at her, then shrugged and headed away.
He started cutting through the park, knowing that Mimi would expect him to, it
was the
shortcut to her house. He wasn't really paying attention until he noticed a
flash of blond...
his best friend. He stopped in his tracks, as did the other guy when he saw him.
"Matt," he said in a chilly voice. Matt just stared back at him. "Hey Tai," he
said calmly,
guessing that from the look on Tai's face, Mimi had told him about what happened
the
night before.
"What are you doing here?" Tai demanded. "I'm looking for Mimi," Matt answered
evenly.
"I thought she'd be here, since she wasn't anywhere else that I looked. I'll
take it you've
seen her?"
"As a matter of fact, you happen to be right," Tai told him, his voice still
cold. "But why
do you care? Shouldn't you be with your OTHER girlfriend?"
Matt sighed. "Tai...Mika isn't my girlfriend, I...she was just-" he tried to
explain, but Tai
cut in. "Oh, so she was just a one-night stand in? (A/N: No, not in THAT way,
pplz!
They're only 14, sheesh ^^*) And what was Mimi, a 3-month stand in? Well, Matt
guess
what, she's with me, she should be catching up any minute, but I would seriously
get out
of here before she does."
"Tai, I have to talk to her!" Matt told him, his voice rising. "And why is she
with you any-
ways? You move in my girlfriend the moment we have an argument? You're a real
great
friend, Tai."
"Matt, you're really one to talk!" Tai shouted. "You drag Mimi to a party, then
ditch her
for some girl, and you really have the guts to yell at ME for moving in on your
girlfriend?
You sure didn't seem to care as much last night! I'm not trying to be Mimi's new
boyfriend,
she probably doesn't want one after what you did to her! Yeah, that's right
Matt, she
was totally devastated last night. I ran into her at the park literally, she was
running like
she was being hunted down or something! She was in the worst state, you know
that
she cried herself to sleep? I'm just trying to help her okay?" He lowered his
voice. "Oh and
for your information, she doesn't want to see your face, she really hates you
right now.
All she wants to do is get over you, not that I can really blame her."
Matt's eyes were reflecting guilt and hurt, but Tai didn't feel any sympathy for
him the
way he had 3 months ago, now he felt only anger. It's only what he deserves, he
thought.
"Tai, I didn't want to hurt her this way," Matt said. "That thing with
Mika...she kissed me,
she made the first move...and I don't know what I was doing, or why."
Tai glared at him. "You enjoyed it, correct?" he sneered. Matt didn't say
anything.
"See?" said Tai in anger. "How could you? You said you loved her, she gave her
heart to
you, and then you go and crush it this way? How can Mimi ever trust you again?"
"Tai, you don't understand!" Matt yelled. "I know you heard me, you're just not
listening!
I didn't want to hurt Mimi this way! Now, I have to go find her and apologize,
so would
you please just GET LOST?"
"Follow your own advice, Matt!" Tai yelled back.


Mimi had left Sora and Emily, and was now heading through the park, looking for
Tai. She
knew he would've come this way.
Then she heard shouting just up ahead. Listening closer, she heard Tai's voice,
then the
other person's voice...Matt, she realized, her eyes widening. Fighting back
tears, she
pushed her way through the trees so she could see them. They were yelling
furiously at
each other.
Tai threw the first punch, but Matt was quick to follow with another one. They
started
fist-fighting, in a terrible way, it was like a gang-fight. Mimi's face drained
of colour and
she burst out of the trees. "Tai, Matt, stop it!" she cried. She knew they heard
her, but
they were too far gone to care. Mimi could feel the tears making their way down
her
face. But they're best friends, she thought wildly. Then she realized, they're
fighting be-
cause of me. This is my fault. She just stared at them, one of her best friends
and her
boyfriend-- ex-boyfriend. Her breath came out in little sobs. "Please stop," she
gasped.
The 2 guys kept at it, throwing punches, shoving each other, the works. It
continued on
for a while, with Mimi growing more hysterical by the minute, before she just
snapped.
"STOP IT!" she screamed, throwing herself between them without a second thought.
She
squeezed her eyes shut and gritted her teeth, bracing herself for the blows.
They never
came, both Tai's and Matt's fists stopped about an inch away from her. They both
stared
at her as she stared back at them, tears streaming down her face.
"Why are you doing this?" she demanded, sobbing. "You 2 are best friends. Why
are you
hurting yourselves over me? I'm not worth it!"
Both the boys' eyes widened at her words. Matt took a step forward. "Mimi-" he
started,
but Mimi just whirled around and darted away.


Mimi slammed the door of her apartment, her body wracked with sobs. It's because
of me,
she thought, twisting the knife in her own heart. They were fighting over me.
Any longer
and they would've been seriously hurt. Because of me.
She kept repeating it in her head as her sobs became more hysterical by the
second. It's
happened, she thought. Tai and Matt used to be inseperable, even closer than
Sora and
I. Whenever they would fight, it would never be serious. But now they hate each
other.
That will mean that TK and Kari will lose their friendship, then Davis might go
after Kari
even more, and doing so, ruin Yolei's friendship with him and Kari. We'll all
break up, little
by little. It won't matter that we're destined to be friends. And it's all my
fault!
Mimi's sobs began to quiet, as she started thinking thoughts that she'd never
had in her
life before. Maybe if I weren't here, it won't happen like that. Maybe I'm the
problem, so
if I'm gone, they'll still stay happy together.
Now Mimi was convinced. It was her fault, so she had to.... Grabbing a piece of
paper,
she scribbled down a note, the tears coming back in full force. There was just
so much
pain, first her and Matt, then Tai, and soon the other Digidestined. She'd be
doing herself
good too, she'd get away from it all.... Holding the note in her hand, she
slowly walked
over to the kitchen.


Sora knocked on Mimi's door. That's funny, no one was answering, she thought.
She
could've sworn that Mimi had told her that she would be home at this time
earlier. Sora
tried again. Still no answer. Confused, Sora accidently leaned on the doorknob,
and the
door swung open, almost making her lose her balance. She closed the door behind
her,
looking around the apartment. It was silent...eerily silent. She walked down the
hall slow-
ly, quietly, then she got to the living room. She gasped in pure horror at the
sight in front
of her. "Mimi!" she screamed shrilly.
Her best friend was lying on the floor, with large cuts on both her wrists. A
bloody knife
was laying next to her, as well as a folded up piece of paper.
Sora raced over to her and examined her. Mimi's face was already unusually pale.
"Mimi,
no..." whispered Sora as tears sprang to her eyes. She didn't waste another
second, she
dashed over to the phone and dialed 911. Her words were barely audible since she
was
crying so hard, but the EMS got the message and promised to send an ambulance
immediately. When Sora hung up the phone, she raced to the kitchen, grabbed a
couple
of clean dishcloths, then hurried over to Mimi and pressed the cloths against
her wrists,
trying vainly to stem the flow of blood. That's when she first noticed the note
next to
her. She picked it up, but the paramedics arrived and she didn't have the time
to read it.
She placed it in her pocket.
The paramedics quickly got Mimi into the ambulance, taking the knife with them.
Sora
went too, she refused to leave her best friend's side. At the hospital, Sora was
told to
wait in the emergency waiting room as Mimi was carted into the ER. The trauma
doctors
wheeled her into the room, then all was quiet as the doors swung shut behind
them. The
quiet was eerie to Sora, it reminded her of when she'd found Mimi. Oh God Mimi,
why'd
you do this to yourself? Sora thought, the tears flowing again. What made you do
this to
yourself?
She figured that she better call the others, they would want to be here. Walking
over to
a pay phone, she dropped in a quarter and dialed Matt's number. She thought she
should
call him first, it seemed appropriate, after all he was Mimi's boyfriend.
Matt picked up on the second ring. "Hello?" he asked. "Matt?" said Sora.
"Hey Sora," he said. "What's up?"
"Matt, I'm at the hospital," Sora explained, her voice shaking. "I came here
with Mimi,
she's in the ER, and I don't know how serious it is."
"What?" Matt cried. "But-"
"That's not it," Sora continued, cutting him off. "Matt...she tried to commit
suicide..." her
voice broke off. There was a long silence at the other end of the line. "I'll be
right over,"
Matt finally said in a barely audible voice. He hung up, and Sora followed suit.
Then she
called Tai next.
"Hello?" Tai asked when he picked up the phone. "Tai, it's Sora," said Sora.
"Oh hey, how's it going?" he asked.
"Tai listen," Sora told him. "I'm at the hospital. Mimi's in the ER, she's in
bad shape."
There was a long silence once again, then Sora heard a click then the dial tone.
She
looked at the phone. What's up with HIM? Sora wondered, then quickly put her
mind back
to her task and called up the others, calling Tai's house again to make sure
Kari got the
message. Kari said that Tai had raced out the door at breakneck speed a few
minutes
ago and she had wondered what that was all about, then she promised she'd be
right
over.
Sora finished her calls but now had nothing to do but wait for the others to
arrive. The
tears flooded in her eyes as she looked at the emergency room.
The door to the waiting room suddenly flew open and Tai ran in, stopping in
front of her
and panting. He must've run the whole way there.
"Sora, what happened?" he demanded as soon as he'd caught his breath. "Where's
Mimi?"
"In there." Sora pointed to the ER. "Tai...she..." she broke off in sobs. Tai
turned to her.
"What happened to her?" he asked. "She tried to kill herself," Sora finally
choked out. "She
slit both her wrists with a knife. I found her in her living room on the
floor..." she broke
off, reliving the horrible moment. Mimi's deathly pale face, the knife next to
her, the blood
from her wrists seeping into the carpet... Sora wiped away her tears and glanced
up at
Tai to see his reaction.



Tai's face had gone ashen, and his brown eyes had dulled, beginning to shine
with tears.
He slowly sat down on a chair. "She..." he began, but couldn't even finish. The
realization
was dawning on him, the fact that...Mimi might not make it. No..., he thought.
This isn't
happening. Not to her.
The waiting room door once again flung open, and Matt shot in, followed by TK,
Kari, Joe,
Izzy, Davis, Yolei, and Cody.
"What's going on? Where is she?" Matt demanded. Sora explained everything that
had
happened. Tai didn't say anything, he didn't think he COULD say anything if he
wanted to.
He was feeling lost to himself, hopeless. He saw Matt go through a reaction
similar to the
one he himself had gone through as the others all gasped or burst into tears or
widened
their eyes. Tai's own eyes met Matt's, and knew he was thinking the same thing
Matt
was. This is our fault, Tai thought.
"Why?" Yolei wailed. "Why would she do this to herself?" Sora shook her head
helplessly.
"I don't know, Yolei," she said, once again on the verge of tears. "I just don't
know."
"Mimi, no..." whispered Kari, before breaking into hysterical tears. TK, Davis,
and Cody
were having the same reaction, but with more control. Joe had tears running down
his
face, and Izzy was looking as if he didn't believe that this was happening,
though there
were tears quickly building in his eyes.
Sora fingered her pocket absently, then gasped as she remembered the note in
there from
Mimi. She pulled it out. "Guys, I found this lying next to Mimi," she said,
showing it to
them. They gathered around. "A note?" said Yolei. "Suicide note," Joe told her,
nearly
choking out the word suicide. They knew what he meant. It was impossible to
associate
the word with pretty, cheerful, bouncy Mimi.
"What's it say?" Davis asked softly. "I never got the chance to read it,"
murmured Sora,
unfolding the note. She began to read out loud, quietly so only they could hear.

Everyone, I am so unbelievably sorry. I am just ruining everything. I'm breaking
up our
friendships and everything. Tai, Matt, I am so very sorry that I broke your
friendship up.
You guys used to be best friends, but because of me you hate each other. Don't
let it
go on like that, I told you I'm not worth it. You're fighting over me, so if I'm
not there,
you won't hate each other. I thought I'd better get rid of myself before it goes
on too
long, because then TK and Kari's friendship will fall, and it'll all just
collapse from there. I
wouldn't be able to live with myself if that ever happened anyway.
Matt, don't blame yourself for this because of what happened last night. Tai,
don't blame
yourself either because you started a fight. This has nothing to do with any of
that, I'm
doing this for the good of the team.
I love you all, never forget that. Sora, you're the best friend anyone could
ever wish for,
Izzy, I know we didn't really see eye to eye on everything, but you are a great
friend,
Joe, you are really special too, thanks for being there, TK and Kari, you 2 are
the best,
never lose the hope and light you have, Davis, Yolei, and Cody, you guys are
really great,
never give up on your mission, Matt, I don't hate you, even after last night, I
could never
hate you, and Tai...thank you so much for everything, for always being right
there for
me, I love you.
I am so sorry. Please don't blame yourselves.
If you ever see Palmon, tell her I love her too.
~Mimi

By the end of the note, everyone was in tears. Tai leaned his back against the
wall, not
even realizing that tears were running rivers down his face. It didn't matter
what Mimi
said, it was his fault. If he hadn't started a fight with Matt, Mimi would still
be okay,
would still be practicing cheerleading routines, not lying in the ER, barely
hanging onto
life, after having trying to end it all. He saw Mimi's glowing face as she'd
stared at her
favourite egg recipe that morning, saw her venomous look after he'd accidently
dropped
them both into the ocean, remembered the sweet kiss she'd given him....God Mimi,
I'm so
sorry! he cried in his mind, releasing a sob.
"Tai, Matt?" asked Izzy softly. "Do you think you could explain what exactly has
happened
in the past 2 days?"
Tai explained it to them, since Matt didn't look in any shape to say anything.
It seemed
as if he couldn't even hear anything they were saying anymore, he was in his own
reality.
After Tai was done, he just continued to stare at the ER doors. Mimi, he
thought. Please
hang on. Don't give up. I don't know what I'd do without you. Just stay strong.


Matt sat a tiny bit apart from the others, staring at the emergency room doors.
Why
isn't there any word? he wondered impatiently. They'd been there for almost 4
hours.
Tai was pacing around with Joe and Izzy watching him. Matt wondered briefly how
they
were keeping from getting dizzy. Yolei and Kari were trying to comfort Sora, who
had
exploded into tears for the 6th time, though it wasn't really working since the
2 of them
were crying pretty hard too. Davis, Cody, and TK were just sitting around, not
really say-
ing anything. It saddened Matt even more to see the way the light was rapidly
fading
from TK's eyes. Mimi was like his older sister, yet younger sister too, since
she was so
childish sometimes. It had been that way, ever since the Digiworld, Mimi had
played the
role of TK's big sister, while at the same time being just as little-kid-like,
if not more, than
him.
Matt knew there were tears coursing down his face as well, but he didn't even
care. He
still hadn't been able to grasp the situation fully. This could not be
happening. Not to
Mimi. She would never have done this...if it hadn't been for you, said a voice
in his head.
Matt sighed quietly, the tears running even more persistantly. It was his fault.
Why had
he even kissed Mika in the first place? He didn't even really like her. She had
kissed him
first, but why had he kissed her back? Why hadn't he pulled away?
What's wrong with me? Matt asked inwardly. How could he have hurt Mimi in this
way?
Funny how he was the one who'd started all this, and Mimi was the one who ended
up
in the ER. Another cruel twist of fate. What if she doesn't make it? he thought
in terror.
Please, don't let that happen. She has to live...I'll never forgive myself if
she doesn't.
The door to the emergency room finally swung open, and a doctor walked out. They
all
shot to their feet. "How is she?" demanded Davis. "Is she going to be okay?"
"Well, she lost a lot of blood, and had to have a transfusion. She flat-lined
once, but
she's stable now," he quickly added, seeing the colour drain from their faces.
"And now?"
Joe asked in a whisper. "Well, she's slipped into a coma, and we're not sure
right now
when she'll come out of it," the doctor explained. He was about to ask what made
her
try to end her life, but seeing all their tear-streaked faces decided against
it. "She's going
to be moved into the intensive care ward, you'll be able to visit her tomorrow,"
he cont-
inued. "Are her parents around?"
"They're out of town," said Kari shakily. The doctor nodded, then headed back
into the
room. There was nothing else the others could do, they went home.


Mimi had been in a coma for 2 weeks, and counting. The others all came to see
her
regularly, along with people from school. Her room was piled with 'Get Well'
cards and
gifts. Tai came to see her the most, with Matt a very close second.
One day, Tai had just come to see her and left. (A/N: Okay, this next part is in
Mimi's
POV, it's what she's experiencing when she's comatose)
MIMI'S POV-- I was floating around in black nothingness. I didn't know how I got
there,
or which way was up or down. 'Where am I? I said in my mind. 'Can I get out of
here?'
'It's your choice,' said another voice in my head. 'You chose to come here, this
is a place
that hangs beneath life and death. You have to decide which way to go.'
'But I don't know,' I said in my mind. 'I've already ruined so much, but I don't
think I really
want to die...' I trailed off as I heard another voice, very familiar.
"Mimi, we all miss you. Please, you've got to pull through." 'Tai,' I said,
looking around for
him. 'Where is he?' I wondered.
'He doesn't know you're here,' said the voice. 'All he sees is the part of you
that's in the
hospital.'
Another voice spoke up, also very familiar. "Mimi, stay strong. We- I believe in
you. Just
hang in there." 'Matt,' I realized. There was no mistaking the voice.
'They've all been feeling awful,' said the voice. 'You were trying to save them
from split-
ting up, but if you die, what do you think it's going to do?' It was right. If I
died, it
wouldn't solve a thing. If anything, it would make it worse. Despite what I'd
written in
my note, I knew Matt and Tai would go on blaming themselves for the rest of
their lives.
And they both sounded so sad. I gave a small smile and nodded slowly, knowing
what I
had to do.


The next day, Sora was in Mimi's room, sitting next to her on a chair and
squeezing her
hand. Please open your eyes today Mimi, she thought.
As if she'd heard her friend's plea, Mimi's hand squeezed Sora's weakly. Sora
gasped and
held her breath as Mimi's eyes twitched, then fluttered,...then finally opened a
little. A
tiny moan came from her mouth. Sora jumped up. "She's awake!" she shouted.
The other Digidestined were sitting in the waiting room a little farther down
the corridor
when they heard Sora's cry. They stared at each other for a moment, then leaped
up
and practically stampeded down to Mimi's room, along with a doctor who'd also
heard
Sora's shout. At the last minute, Tai held back just outside Mimi's room. Matt
followed
suit, but the others barely noticed as they rushed into the room. The doctor
examined
her quickly, then said that she seemed fine, but she'd come back for a check-up
later.
As soon as she left, Sora flung her arms around Mimi's neck and hugged her
tightly as if
she'd never let go, sobbing in relief. "Oh God Mimi, you're okay! I can't
believe it, I thought
we'd lost you forever," she cried. Mimi smiled, hugging her back.
"You gave us a real scare Mimi," said Izzy, smiling at her with tears of relief
in his eyes.
Joe nodded, unable to say anything, tears in his eyes as well. No sooner had
Sora let go
of Mimi did TK and Kari jump at her and clung to her as if they were little kids
again.
"Mimi, I'm so glad you're alright!" cried Kari, laughing and crying at the same
time. TK
tightened his hold on her, tears running down his cheeks. "Don't ever scare us
like that
again," he said, his voice trembling. "Yeah, you scared the living daylights out
of us!" Yolei
told her. "We're just glad you're okay," said Davis happily.
"I'm sorry I scared you all so badly," Mimi apologized, wiping TK's tears away
the way she
had when he was 8. "You sure did," Sora told her, tears brimming in her eyes.
"You know
that I was the one who found you? We're all just so lucky that you told me to
come over
at that time."
"I don't know what came over me," said Mimi. "I guess it was just the stress and
pain..."
"Sometimes, when grief and depression build up to a certain point on a person,
it can
make them do desperate things," said Izzy, for once sparing her his long,
super-complic-
ated explanations.
"It doesn't matter," said Joe as he and Izzy hugged her. "We're just happy to
have you
back."
Yolei smiled as she, Davis and Cody went to hug Mimi too. "It was silly to think
that we
could ever break up," Yolei told her, hugging her tight. "We're the
Digidestined."
Mimi smiled, then rubbed her eyes and blinked as she noticed her room, packed
nearly to
the ceiling with 'Get Well' stuff. "Whoa..." she murmured. "Think you've got
enough?" TK
joked. Mimi pretended to consider. "I don't know, I'll have to count them first.
1, 2, 3..."
she broke off in giggles and Kari, Sora, and Yolei joined in. Then Mimi glanced
around.
"Where are Tai and Matt?" she wanted to know, and there was something in her
voice.
Sora grinned knowingly. "We'll go get them. Come on guys," she ordered. They all
followed
her out of the room. When they were gone, Mimi glanced at a bunch of pink roses
on the
tiny table next to her. She picked them up, vase and all, and brought them close
to her,
studying them. Then she found a small card on the side, and read it.

To: Mimi
Get Well Soon
-Tai
P.S. I remembered these are your favourites.

Mimi smiled softly, he was so sweet. He was right, she loved pink roses. She was
just
surprised that he remembered. Mimi glanced around the room. Both Matt and Tai
had
sent her lots of stuff, but now she knew which one was the one.
Outside the room, the others ran into Tai and Matt. "Hey you guys, Mimi's
looking for you,"
Kari informed them with a smile as the others headed back to the waiting room.
She
quickly followed them, and Tai glanced at Matt. "You go first man," he
suggested. Matt
nodded, then slowly entered the room. Mimi turned to him as he came in. "Hey
Matt," she
said quietly. "Hey Mimi," Matt replied quietly as well. "Are you..okay?" He sat
down on the
bed.
Mimi nodded. "I'm fine," she told him. "Just hope I'll be able to go home soon,
I hate hos-
pitals." Matt nodded slowly, closing his eyes. He said nothing. "Matt?" Mimi
asked him
questioningly. Matt looked back at her, and her eyes widened slightly.
"Matt...you're
crying," she said in astonishment. When was the last time she'd seen Matt cry? 7
months?
A year?
Matt looked down. "Mimi...I'm so sorry," he whispered, the tears now flowing
freely. He
was powerless to stop them. Mimi shook her head. "It wasn't your fault," she
told him.
"I don't know why I did it, what came over me."
Matt looked at her. "It was all the pain and everything, right?" he asked.
"Mimi, I'm so
sorry, I never wanted anything like this to happen to you. I didn't mean to hurt
you this
way...and what if we'd lost you?"
Mimi put a hand on his arm. "Point is, you didn't," she told him. "And it's okay
Matt, I don't
hate you." She remembered the thoughts she'd been having right before she found
Matt
and Mika. "Truth is, I kind of knew it was going to happen way before the party.
We were
growing apart. At first, I was trying to deny it, but when I saw you and Mika, I
guess
part of what hurt so much was facing reality."
Matt sighed. "I guess you're right," he admitted. "You mean you're really not
mad?"
Mimi leaned forward and hugged him. "I couldn't ever hate you, Matt," she said.
"You're
one of my best friends."
"You think maybe someday we might be able to try again?" Matt asked. Mimi smiled
and
shrugged. "Maybe."
Matt walked out of the room and tapped Tai on the shoulder, who seemed lost in
his
thoughts. "Your turn," he told him with a little smirk, then walked off toward
the waiting
room. Tai looked after him for a moment, then entered the room. Mimi was sitting
up in
bed, looking at the pink flowers he'd gotten her. She set them down on the table
when
she heard Tai, and turned to him. "Hi Tai," she said with a happy smile.
Tai just stared at her for a second, before racing up to her and throwing his
arms around
her. "Mimi!" he cried. "You're okay, I can't believe it! I thought I'd lost
you."
Mimi giggled. "Uh-uh," she said. "Guess it'll take more than that to get rid of
me." Tai
smiled at her through his tears, then got serious. "Mimi, don't ever do that to
me again,"
he told her, his voice shaky. "I was so scared. If I lost you...I would've just
come after
you."
Mimi looked into his eyes and saw that he meant it. She nodded slowly. "I'm
sorry Tai,"
she said. "I didn't want to make you all worry this way. I don't know what I was
on, how
could I even think about doing this? What if Sora hadn't come when she did?" She
looked
at her wrists, which were scarred up, and made a face. "I am majorly messed-up."
Tai shook his head. "It's my fault," he said quietly. "If I hadn't started the
fight, you
wouldn't have been driven to do this. Mimi, I'm so sorry, I can't believe I made
you try
to kill yourself..." he broke off in tears. Mimi hugged him. "It's not your
fault, Tai," she
told him firmly. "I shouldn't have done it, plain and simple. It was what a
coward would
do, and I've never been brought up that way."
Tai looked at her. "Mimi, promise me you'll never do this again," he begged.
"You're a
terrific person with a great personality, good life, great looks too-" Mimi
playfully swatted
him on the shoulder as he said that last part, and he laughed a little. "But
seriously Mimi,
you've got everything going for you, don't ever throw it all away," he
continued. "Besides,
what would I do without you?" he added. "Who else would tell me that my fashion
sense
stinks?"
Mimi giggled softly. "As if you ever listen to me when I say that anyway," she
pointed
out. Tai just shrugged and laughed.
"What day is it?" Mimi wanted to know. "It's Wednesday, July 20th," Tai laughed.
"You've
been asleep for 2 weeks." Mimi wrinkled her nose. "Yuck," she muttered. "I feel
like Rip
Van Winkle or something." She picked up the vase on the table again and fingered
the
roses. "Thanks for these, Tai," she smiled. "I love them." Tai grinned at her.
"I saw them
and I thought of you," he said. Mimi pretended to study the roses yet again to
hide her
blushing face. Tai took one of the roses and stuck it in her hair. "There," he
said, pulling
back to look at her. Mimi looked around the room. "Wow, I sure got a lot of
stuff," she
remarked. "It's 'cause everyone loves you Mimi," he told her, adding softly.
"Especially
me."
Mimi looked at him, lost in his eyes. "Do you mean that Tai?" she asked. "Yeah,"
Tai
confirmed, nodding. Mimi gave a small smile, blushing again. "I love you too,"
she whisp-
ered, just before they melted into their second kiss.




THE END



Wow. *Looks at story* Not the usual stuff I write. Well, here's the sequel. I didn't
EXACTLY plan on it to end up Michi, it kinda just happened. Besides, there aren't that
many Michi's on FF.net. So please review, I luv comments!