And I am back!

Hey guys how are you all? I hope you all are good.

You guys are so kind and you keep encouraging me to keep writing more stories. Thank you so much. That's why I've come up with a brand new story which I have been working on for a very long time now. I hope you all will like it – oh and you already know what I'm going to say.. Yes, remember to review and tell me what your thoughts are about the first chapter ^_^

And also a huge thanks to my Beta reader for being there for me and accepting to Beta my story. You are simply great and sweetheart! 3 A huge thanks to; Uchihasaime! ^_^

Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon.


Prologue

After defeating Malomayotismon 5 years ago, peace was found all over the real world and the digital world. The younger digidestined have managed to bring peace and therefore everything was as it should be. The original chosen kids were finally finished from high school and had filled their applications to their desired universities. However they all agreed to take a year off, to enjoy the freedom and spend more time together with their friends.

Throughout their stay in high school, Matt had started to develop some feelings for the bearer of the crest of Love. He and Sora were good friends and therefore shared everything with each other. This made him slowly fall in love with her. But how was he going to tell her his feelings? What would she say? Only time will tell.


Two 19-year-olds were sitting on the floor in the middle of an apartment. Best friends Matt and Tai decided to spend some time together as they had nothing else to do. They had just finished watching a movie when Matt stood up and went to the kitchen to get two more cans of soda from the refrigerator. He returned and sat down on the couch when he saw Tai glancing at his watch.

"Look at the time, I need to go. I got a date to attend!"

With that he stood up to get his jacket.

"Whoa, wait up dude. Who's you're date?" he smirked at him and waited for his answer. The brown haired teen fumbled with his jacket as he answered in a low voice.

The blonde furrowed his eyes in confusion. "What? I didn't quite hear you?"

"…It's Sora."

Matt felt a sudden jolt when he heard Sora's name. He couldn't believe that Tai was going on a date with Sora. He was shocked but decided not to show it to his friend. He formed a smile and couldn't help but encourage him. "Damn I'm happy for you." Tai looked at him before he spoke. "You okay with this, Matt? I wasn't sure if I should have asked her, since you two spend so much time together…"

He rolled his eyes, in attempt to hide the truth. "Of course man, go for it, there's nothing to worry about."

"You sure?" Tai wanted to make sure that he was okay with him dating Sora.

"Yeah! Now go, you're going to be late for you date. We can't have her waiting for you, now can we?"

Tai nodded and smiled back at his best friend. "You're right. I should probably go now." He adjusted his jacket.

"Good luck man."

"Thanks, I'll talk to you later," he then turned around and walked himself out from the house as he left his blonde friend alone with his thoughts. Matt took a deep breath as he leaned back into the couch. He looked up into the ceiling as different thoughts ran through his mind.

He couldn't believe that his best friend was going on a date with the girl he had developed feelings towards. He couldn't help but think how Tai couldn't see that. They were best friends after all and had known each other for years. But then again he should have known that Tai liked Sora. He sat there in his living room staring at the two cans of soda that were lying on the table – untouched.

A couple of weeks later Yolie had arranged a small gathering at her parent's house. Everyone was there and enjoying themselves. Matt stood in the living room with a drink in his hand and took a glance around. He saw Davis, Ken and Izzy discussing about something – mainly about the Digital world. Mimi, Yolie and Kari were in the kitchen preparing dinner and setting the table for later. Then he noticed Tai and Sora. Both were having a great time with each other as they were laughing about something. He couldn't help but feel a bit sad by the fact that they were now dating each other. But he needed to move on; he needed to be happy for both of his best friends.

He stood starring at them for some time that he didn't notice TK walk up to him. The younger brother smiled at his brother. "Hey you okay?"

Matt came out of his thoughts and gave a light frown as he took a sip from his drink. "Yeah I'm fine, why wouldn't I be?"

He shrugged. "I don't know? Maybe because you've been staring at Tai and Sora for a quite some time now."

He raised his eyebrow at him. "I don't know what you're talking about."

"I know how you feel, Matt! You don't have to hide it from me."

He remained silent for some time but chose to face him with a small sad smile. "I can't hide anything from you, can I Teeks?"

"You okay?"

Matt placed a hand on his shoulder and smiled. "Don't worry about me, I'm fine… I will be with time," he muttered the last part hoping TK didn't catch it, but he had.

Before they could continue talking, Mimi came out from the kitchen with a huge smile on. "Alright guys, food's ready!"

Tai stood up from his seat and couldn't help but feel happy. "Oh god, finally, I'm starving!"

Everyone laughed at the pure excitement he had for the food. The younger brunette laughed. "You're always hungry, big brother."

With that they all sat down around the big dining table and began to eat and enjoy each other's company.

"Alright bye guys!"

Matt came out from the music studio with his guitar swung over his shoulder. He and his band mates had just finished a meeting with their manager. He walked toward the parking lot where his car was parked. He opened the backseat of his car and placed his guitar inside then he closed the door after him. He then sat in the driving seat and took out his cellphone where he dialed a familiar number. He put the phone on loud speaker and placed it on the phone holder which was inside the car. He started the engine of his car and reversed out of the parking lot. In the meantime he could hear someone pick up the phone from the other line.

"Hey bro!" he could hear a cheerful voice coming through.

"Hey TK, what's up?"

"Nothing much, I'm home, getting bored out of my mind!"

The older blond gave a laugh from himself. "Ah I get it, so where is Kari?"

"She's at – Wait a minute, what makes you think she's not here?"

"Easy! First of all you'll never get bored when she's around which means you wouldn't have bothered to pick up the phone for god knows what you two are doing."

"Yeah yeah whatever. What are doing?"

"Driving actually. I've just finished a meeting with the band and our manager and – Hold on TK..." Matt turned the car around the block and shifted the gear of his car.

"Matt? You there?"

"Yeah I'm here. I got some news for you. We got a new contract with a record studio"

"What! That's great, bro."

"Thanks we're all pretty much excited for it too"

"I can only imagine. Music has always been a big part of your life. So tell me what's the name of the studio? Where is the studio? Where did you get the contract?"

That was the question he was afraid to get from his brother. He didn't even know how he was going to break the news to him. He took a deep breath and prepared himself to tell him the news. "… America. TK, I'm moving."

TK was shocked to hear what his older brother was telling him. "What? America? Why so far away? You can get plenty of contracts here! There's no..." then suddenly something hit him. "Matt, you're not doing this because of Sora, are you?"

"What? No TK I'm not doing this because of that. I just thought it would be good for the band if we took the offer and besides I could use some time alone as well and try out something new for a change."

TK listened carefully to what his brother had to say. "Alright if that's what you want, then I'm going to support you."

"Thanks TK, it really means a lot to me. Listen I'll catch you later, 'kay?"

"Yeah later bro." They both hung up. Matt had already reached his apartment. He parked the car and got out to get his guitar bag out from the back seat. He swung it over his shoulder and walked towards the front door where he let himself inside. He noticed that the apartment was empty. His father had not returned from work. He got inside his bedroom where he placed the bag on the bed and walked back into the kitchen where he took out a water bottle from the refrigerator. He opened it and drank from it. He sighed and took a glance around the living room and decided to turn on the TV where a crime series was on. He then took his laptop and sat down in the couch where he noticed that he had received an e-mail from an unknown person.

He opened it and saw that it was from a guy called Michael, who had sent him information about the new house Matt had bought a couple of months ago, which he had opened for rent on a website. He read his mail and saw that he was interested in renting the house for his wife and himself. He was willing to pay the rent each month, which Matt was very happy about to hear. He was relieved by the fact that he had finally got someone who wanted to rent it as he officially hadn't moved out from his father's place. He clicked on the 'Reply' button and wrote that he could come over and see the house whenever they had time so they could arrange the papers for them to rent it if they still were interested in renting it.

He then placed the laptop on the coffee table in front of him and exhaled loudly. He ran a hand through his hair as he felt himself getting tired. He sat there in his living room where he continued to watch the crime series. He didn't notice himself falling asleep on the couch.

Within 2 weeks the news about Matt leaving for America had traveled among the friends. They had all showed him support and wished him the best in the future. He and his band mates had already booked the flight tickets and had therefore made all the preparations until the day they were leaving. This included also arranging a concert for their fans in Japan.

Matt was driving toward the studio to get the last things arranged when he saw a familiar figure a couple of meters away from him. He drove a bit closer when he saw Sora, walking on the sidewalk.

He drove on the side of the road where she was carrying her tennis bag on her back. 'She must have been to tennis since she's walking home' he thought to herself. Sora noticed a vehicle driving slowly beside her so she looked at the side. Matt rolled down his window and looked out. "Hey Sor' hop in."

The auburn haired girl broke into a smile when she saw the blonde friend of hers. "Oh hey Matt, what are you doing here?"

"I was just driving toward the studio to meet up with the guys when I suddenly saw you here. Come on in, I can give you a lift home."

"Oh you don't have to. Really, I don't want you to be late for your meeting."

He laughed and gave her a warm smile. "Don't worry Sora I've got plenty of time"

"You sure?"

"Yes now get in"

She walked to the other side and opened the passenger seat and climbed in. They then drove toward Sora's house.

"I didn't get the chance to say tell you that I'm happy for you and the band. I hope you guys do well."

"Thanks Sor. We'll be holding a concert on this Friday so you better be there with the others"

"Of course we'll be there at your concert. I'm sure it's going to be the biggest one for you guys"

"Yeah I just hope everything goes well for us"

She placed a hand on his arm. "I'm sure everything is going to be fine. I just know it"

He looked into her eyes and answered. "Thanks Sor, it means a lot coming from you." She simply smiled back at him, before he turned his attention back on the road.

They were now 5 minutes away from her house and silence filled the car. She turned her attention toward the passing trees and roads when she decided to ask him a question that she had been asking herself for a quite some time. "How long will you be gone for?"

He parked the car outside the house where he chose to look at her. "I'm not quite sure. I haven't decided yet, maybe months or even years." She nodded and got her bag where she opened the car door. "Thanks for dropping me home."

"You welcome." He watched her getting out and closed the door behind her where she leaned in the car window. "And Matt, I hope it's just months," she gave him a long lasting smile before she leaned back up and turned around where she walked toward the front door.

Matt sat back into the car where he watched her getting inside of the house. Did she just tell him that she wanted him to come back sooner from his tour to America? A smile formed on his lips when he started the engine and drove toward the music studio to attend the meeting.


Matt stood in front of the crowd as he just had finished singing some of his famous songs. It was Friday and he was holding a goodbye-concert for all the fans in Japan. He silently smiled as he glanced around the large concert hall where he caught familiar faces in the crowd. They were all screaming and showing him their support. He suddenly caught a brunet who was sitting with the rest of his friends and waving their hands. His mind traveled back to the conversation he had with his best friend.

:Flashback:

"So, I've heard that you're moving."

The blonde looked up to meet the brunet's eyes and nodded. "Yeah, thought it would be good for the band to perform others places and get new contracts as well."

Tai nodded and took a long glance at him. "When will you be leaving?"

"Next week, we have already booked our flight."

He placed his hand on his friend's shoulder and smiled. "Well I'm happy for you man. We all are."

"Thanks. It means a lot"

"We really hope you do well there. Just remember not to forget us in the process of getting famous, alright?" He lightly joked.

"Don't worry. I'm not going to do anything like that, and you know it. You guys know how I am toward the whole situation. Besides you guys were the first ones who ever heard us perform at the beginning of our career."

"You know what? You're right, if it weren't for us, you guys wouldn't be here. You should take us all out for dinner or something!" He lightly laughed at the idea.

Matt rolled his eyes and lightly punched him on his arm.

He snapped out of thoughts and smiled. He gripped the microphone as he spoke loud enough to make them hear him.

"Thank you so much for being an awesome crowd! You guys rock. Alright, moving on to our last song for tonight. It's called "Home is Where the Heart is." Actually this is probably the last song we'll play for you guys here in Japan. Hope you guys will enjoy it."

Matt gave a small nod to his band mates and eventually began to play a soft guitar tune before he began to sing.

I'm a lover, I'm not a fighter
Hold me close and I'll take you higher than you've ever been
Raise your hands and lay down your weapons
We could turn this around in seconds flat
If you believe

Home is where the heart is
It's where we started
Where we belong, singing
Home is where the heart is
It's where we started
Where we belong

Slowly the others began to play their instruments as they started to build up the pace as well, and started to sing along with Matt.

Light a fire and write a sonnet
Pin your hopes and your dreams upon it now, come and sing with us
Calling out to your children's children
Let there be love and let them scream it loud
Before we bite the dust

The audience started to move along the music and raised their hands up in the air as well.

So come on
Home is where the heart is
It's where we started
Where we belong, singing
Home is where the heart is
It's where we started
Where we belong

Every band member sang a line as they played the music to it. Matt gripped the microphone as he sang the second verse while looking down at the moving crowd in front of him – more importantly he looked at his friends as he sang. He saw that they all smirked at him and showed their support to him.

In these troubled days of anger
We're afraid of every stranger
But today we're changing history
It's OK to sing it with me

Now's your chance think of your lovers
We are all sisters and brothers
Now's your chance think of your lovers
We are all sisters and brothers

Soon enough Yutaka took over the beat as a soloist and played the bass guitar. He smiled as he ran his fingers through the strings when he took a glance around the crowd and smirked, as they clearly enjoyed their performance.

Home, Home

Yutaka managed to hold the beat with his guitar as Matt started to sing again.

Home is where the heart is
It's where we started
Where we belong

As he sang the last line, he started to build the beat up. Now, everyone's eyes were glued on him only as he played the strong tune of the song. Slowly the drum could be heard alongside the bass guitar. Matt smirked and walked toward Akira, giving him a chance to show off his skills in the field of playing the keyboard. The beat was going far too fast as Akira ended it by playing the different keys of the piano. This time everyone chose to sing along with the band.

This was one of the band's trademarks. They all gave each other space, enough to show what they could do with each instrument they had. Matt always made sure of that.

Home is where the heart is
It's where we started
Where we belong, singing

Home is where the heart is
It's where we started
Where we belong, singing

Home is where the heart is
It's where we started
Where we belong

The music was loud in everyone's ears as they all enjoyed the last concert of The Wolves.

Where we belong
Where we belong
Where we belong
Where we belong

The music started to fade out in a gentle way and slowly they all could hear the roars and screams of their fans as they finished singing.

"Thank you so much for supporting us. We hope you have a nice evening." The band mates waved to the crowd as they took their leave from the stage.


The song I used was Mcfly – "Home is where the heart is".

Thank you so much for reading and please, do remember to review the chapter. :)