Mimi Tachikawa had just arrived at Koushiro Izumi's building. His apartament was located at the 20th floor of one of the tallest buildings in Odaiba, Tokyo. Mimi was impressed when he gave her the address, it was a rich neighbourhood. Of course she knew her friend was working for a big multinational company, having even met her in New York a few times the past 3 years during his business trips. He was very successful in his work. 'It has something to do with computers and servers' Mimi thought as she rang the bell.

'It's me!' – she joyfully shouted at the intercom.

She entered to the building's lobby. It was really beautiful inside. The walls and columns were pink marble, the floor was white granite, and the ceiling had some golden ornaments, giving the entrance a classic european atmosphere. The building's doorman addressed Mimi in order to carry her luggage. She was carrying 2 large suitcases plus her handbag, as she had just arrived from New York. In fact, that was the main reason she went to Koushiro's. Sora had just moved in with Yamato. Taichi was about to leave his parents house, and was in the middle of the house-moving chaos. Jou was living and working in Kyoto, at a veterinary hospital. The younger digidestined were still living with their parents. She could go to a hotel, but the ones that met Mimi' standards were expensive and she didn't even know how many days she would need to stay. Koushiro was the only option, and she didn't mind at all staying with him. They dated for a year when they were 16, so Mimi knew where they stood. They would have opposite schedules, probably only meeting in the morning and at dinner. That was one of the reasons they broke up. They never had time to be together, even though they loved each other dearly. The other reason was her moving back to the USA, to pursue a cooking course in order to become a chef. It was hard for them to break up, but they managed to stay good friends and meet whenever one of them travelled to the other country. Through the past 10 years Mimi had lived first in the USA, then Italy, Turkey, and then back to the USA. She was 27 but having learned so much from the world and the food culture she was ready to start her carreer in her home country. She wanted to be a world-renown chef!

She arrived at the 20th floor, and saw Koushiro standing at his door waiting for her.

- Hi, Mimi-chan! – he said jovially.

- Kou-chan! – Mimi screamed and threw herself at this neck – I'm so happy to see you!

- Aren't you always? – Koushiro said, sharing an embarrassed look with his doorman – You can leave her luggage in the hall, Iori. Thank you.

- Very well, Mr. Izumi. Have a nice day, Miss Tachikawa. – said the doorman as he left.

- He's very nice. – said Koushiro.

- He better be, I bet you all pay a fortune to live here! I'm really impressed! – Mimi said excited.

They entered the apartament. Unlike the building's lobby, Koushiro's apartament had a contemporary style and was equipped with high tech facilities. It had a kitchen area with a small dining table, connected to the living room with a big couch and a huge TV, and then a balcony with awesome views over the bay.

- Woww, look at this TV. And the couch. I can't wait to snuggle in there at night watching movies! And the huge smart-fridge...! I'll be so happy cooking here! – Mimi said ecstatically.

- You don't have to cook, Mimi-chan. – Koushiro said – We've talked about this. You're here as a guest.

- No, no, no. You were so kind as to let me stay here for a whole week, the least I can do is to cook. Also, I want you to try my cooking, Kou-chan! I've learned so many things!

- We can cook together then. But, Mimi, don't call me Kou-chan... It..brings memories back.

- You'll always be Kou-chan to me.

- I used to be Koushiro-kun to you.

- That was way long ago. And Koushiro-chan is too long, so Kou-chan!

Koushiro sighed. 'Let me show you your room'.

End of part 1/7.

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