Disclaimer: I do not own digimon or any of the characters but I do own the OC.
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Chapter One: The beginning
Tai's POV:
It's been six months since Malomyotismon was defeated. Six months since we finally got peace in both the digital world and the human world. Six months since the digidestined of the world were united. Six months? Has it been really that long? It sure went fast. Everybody got on with their lives pretty quick, Matt and Sora especially. I can't help but feel happy for them. All the younger kids started to get a grip with their lives and all the older kids are starting to move on to other things. And yet, here I am. The great Taichi Yagami. Leader of the original digidestined stuck in his own little world not going back but not going forward either. Why the hell does everything have to be so normal again? Why can't I go on with my life like the others? Why? Why? Why?.....
Normal POV:
"ERRRRRR!!!! WHY!?!?!?," Tai screamed finally opening up his eyes from his bunk bed he shared with Agumon.
"HUH!? WHAT!? AHHHH," Agumon screamed while falling off the bunk bed. "Owww that hurt. Tai what's going on? Why are you screaming? If the house wasn't empty, I'm pretty sure you would have woke up the entire family." To their knowledge (Tai and Agumon), Tai's parents were out doing....well something...he only got part of it, them saying they were going to do something for themselves and Kari and Gatomon had gone off with the other digi-destined to Ken's house for a little get together.
"Tai you okay? Come on, you can tell me anything I'm your partner remember? Is it....is it because of....you know...." Agumon was hesitating a lot because he thought knew what Tai was upset about and if he was right he was gonna be at the recieving end of Tai's fury.
"Is it about what Agumon?" Tai said raising an eyebrow, irritation clearly evident in his voice.
"Is it about your pie that I ate? I'm so sorry Tai. I won't do it again. I was just so hungry! I don't think that I've been that hungry every in my life Tai! Please don't be mad at me!" At this Tai just sighed. "No, Agumon. It's not about the pie."
"Then it's about how things are going isn't it?" Agumon said softly knowing he was on dangerous territory. "yeah..." Tai said solemnly.
"It's about that but it's not," Tai said.
"What? I don't get you Tai."
"It's just that why can't I be happy Agumon? I mean peace is restored to both worlds, my two best friends are dating, I got a dozen recruiters from colleges all over Japan trying to get me into their college, and yet I just don't care. I don't know what's wrong Agumon. It's like I forgot how to be Taichi Yagami, a normal soccer playing teenager."
"Well Tai, I wish I could help but I'm not a psychologist so I can't." Agumon replied.
"Thanks a lot, Agumon. That was a big help." Tai said sarcastically.
"Glad I could help! Anyways shouldn't you be getting ready? You were supposed to be at Mimi's house at 10 O' Clock and it's already 10:30."
"Oh yeah! Heh I guess I kind of forgot." Tai said embarrassingly while rubbing the back of his neck.
After the whole Malomyotismon incident, Mimi's family moved back to Japan so that she would be closer to her friends if anything ever happened. By coming back she also gained a few advantages. Never would anyone think that Mimi would try to become a five-star chef but that's exactly what she was striving to be. And a couple of months ago when Mimi came back, Mimi had coxed Tai into becoming her own personal taste tester seeing as how Tai couldn't resist food. Whenever she would come up with another recipe Tai would always be the first to try it out and give her professional criticism like if it was too bland or too spicy and what not. And, if there was anything that Tai was serious about, it was food.
Tai proceeded to do his daily morning routines: brushing, doing a little stretch, and getting dressed. Tai then got out of his room and proceeded to walk out of his house when he was effectively brought to the ground by a flying yellow blob.
"Ow! AGUMON! What's the big idea!?" Tai screamed.
"You weren't planning on testing Mimi's cooking all by yourself now where you Tai? How can you, a digidestined, forget about your digimon like that?" Agumon accused.
"Okay fine let's go but you better walk fast 'cause I'm starving and I didn't eat breakfast."
Tai and Agumon (who was in a trench coat and wearing a hat and sunglasses) walked to Mimi's house. Not surprisingly, Tai and Agumon (mostly Agumon) got a lot of stares from other people who were out on the streets. Finally, they reached Mimi's house and Tai rang the doorbell. From the other side of the door they could hear some muffled voices and then a loud voice that could only be from one individual. "Taichi Yagami! That had very well be you on the other side of that door or I swear I'm going to poison your food!"
Both Tai and Agumon looked at each other with apprehension. Mimi then proceeded to open the door and Tai could do nothing but give a nervous smile. "Hi, Mimi, uuummm sorry I'm late I kinda overslept. Heh." Tai said while rubbing the back of his head. Not wanting to get yelled at Agumon ran inside saying something about Palmon calling for him.
"TAI! Do you know how long I was waiting for you?! And here I thought you actually cared if I became successful or not." Mimi started to pull Tai's leg. "*sniff sniff* I thought that *sniff sniff* you being our former leader that you would be the most *sniff sniff* encouraging of all of my friends *sniff sniff* but I guess I was wrong. *sniff*" To her surprise, Tai enveloped Mimi in a small hug.
"Hey Meems, I do care. I really did just overslept. I'm sorry. I didn't know you felt like this." Mimi started to blush a bright red. She certainly wasn't expecting this but she kind of felt happy that Tai cared about her so much. To most people, Mimi was just a spoiled brat that could get anything she wanted. Because of that, growing up Mimi didn't really have people that cared about he and having Tai like this was very satisfying to her. After a few seconds Tai let go of her and flashed her the old Yagami smile. Mimi smiled at him, "It's okay, Tai. I really didn't mean any of it anyways. I was just fooling around."
"Oh, really? Well then, if you're alright I guess I'm just going to get in that kitchen and taste those lovely treats you made yesterday. Um, there not poisoned right?"
"Haha, no Tai the food is not poisoned. I said I WOULD poison them if you weren't on the other side of the door. Just don't make a mess and don't touch anything on the counter. I'm going to make those tonight."
With a mock salute and a "Yes Ma'am!", Tai ran into the kitchen to FINALLY get some breakfast. Mimi closed the door and leaned her back to it thinking about what just happened. Tai hugged me. He said he cares! A smile started to creep on Mimi's face. Maybe I do have a chance with Tai. I mean it has been six months since Matt and Sora got together. Maybe he's over her. Oh Tai I wish I knew what you really felt. Am I always going to be just a friend to you or can I be something more? Mimi started to reminisce about the Digital World and when she knew that she fell for the crazy team leader known as Tai. It was during the time Sora was taken by Datamon. Tai had been so concerned for her that Mimi started to feel jealous. She wondered if Tai would be acting like that if she was taken. Mimi blushed at the idea and asked herself "where did that come from?" And then she realized that she's actually falling for Tai. Mimi's smile turned bigger when she remembered when Tai saved her from Shogun Gekomon during her "I am a princess" bit. As Mimi was remembering other events about the Digital World, a loud crash came from the kitchen. "Look what you did, Agumon!" Mimi recognized the voice as her digimon partner's.
"Hey don't look at me! Tai's the one who wouldn't let go of the cookie!"
"Hey don't go blaming me because you're a greedy little digimon."
"Hey I resent that!"
"Would you two knock it off hurry up and clean up this mess before Mimi shows up." "Yeah, hurry up Agumon. There's a broom over there"
"Why don't you clean it up!?"
"I didn't drop the plate now did I?"
" No but you were the cause and because of that you clean it up!"
"No way! You clean it up!"
"No! You clean it up!"
"You clean it up!"
"You clean it up!"
Mimi started to laugh at their little antics. Only Tai and Agumon could make her laugh about a broken plate that SHE'LL eventually have to clean up. With that thought and a smirk on her face, she decided to go into the kitchen and give them both a heart attack.
"Just what do you two think your doing!?"
Tai and Agumon then pointed at each other and said "HE DID IT!!!"
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"Thanks for coming by Tai. I really appreciate it." Mimi said. It was already 4:30 and Tai really had to get home before the match between Manchester United and Arsenal started.
"Don't mention it Mimi and sorry about your plate. I promise I'll pay you back when I come back next week." Tai said trying his best to give her a puppy dog look but was failing miserably because Agumon kept trying to get at the muffins he put in his pocket.
"Hehe, don't worry about it. I was thinking of getting some new dinnerware anyways and thanks to you I have an excuse to now."
"Well then I am glad to be of service, Princess Mimi" Tai said jokily while Mimi just giggled at Tai and the look on Agumon's face when he couldn't get the muffins.
"Well I better get going. See ya next week, Meems! Come on lets go Agumon the games about to start."
"Okay Tai but I better get a muffin. Bye Mimi, bye Palmon! Thanks for the food." Agumon yelled.
"Bye Tai, bye Agumon!" Mimi and Palmon both equally yelled out.
"Man Mimi is a great chef. I can't wait for her to open a restaurant. Then we can have good food all the time and hopefully she might give a discount seeing as we're her friends and all" Tai said.
"Yeah and even if she doesn't give a discount we could always just stop over at her house and then she'll feed us." said Agumon.
"Um hey Tai what was that hug all about?"
"You saw that?"
"Yeah, Palmon started to yell at me for ditching you and just thinking about the food and I started to feel bad but when I came back to try to help explain the situation I saw you and Mimi hugging."
"You know buddy, I really don't know what happened. She started to say how I didn't care about her and she started to pretend to cry but I thought she was so I just kind of…."
"Hugged her?" Agumon finished Tai's train of thought.
"Yeah. I don't know just looking at Mimi making that face, I started to feel bad and I just did what came natural."
"MMMhmmmm" was Agumon's only response.
"What's that supposed to mean Agumon?" Tai asked
"I think you like Mimi" Time seemed to stopped. All the birds stopped flying in mid-air, cars stopped in mid-roll, people stopped in mid-stride. Did he hear just right?
"I what?"
"I think you like Mimi"
"No way that's not true I don't like Mimi well I do like her but not like that well at least I think I don't. I mean come on this is Mimi Tachikawa we're talking about how can someone like me, a soccer loving, school hating, and do everything adventure boy like Mimi, who's a straight A, fashion-holic, fit and trimmed to be proper princess?" Tai asking Agumon who's had a very knowing expression on his face since this conversation started.
"Well you do things around her that you don't do around other people."
"Like what!?" Tai asked haughtily.
"Like for example you always ask Mimi if she needs any help with anything. You usually never want to help anyone with anything." "But.." "WAIT! And you also start to blush when you get next to her when you are helping. Especially when she was teaching you how to cut carrots properly." Tai was at a loss for words. Was he REALLY falling for Mimi? How can that be? I mean a few months ago he was crazy over Sora and now he's already falling for someone and not just anyone but Mimi? These were things that Tai wanted to sort out but glancing at his wrist watch he noticed that it was 4:50 and the game was about to start in ten minutes.
"Agumon we'll talk about this later. The game starts in ten minutes!" Tai grabbed Agumon's claw and proceeded to run toward their home. On their way there Tai's digivice started to beep. Tai went to a complete stop and looked at the device and what he saw was a very nostalgic face.
