Author's Notes: This chapter had a bit more Mimato than I intended, but there's still some Taiora developing, don't worry.


Considering the fact that he was having one of the most emotionally tiring days in recent memory and it wasn't even noon yet, Taichi felt that he was owed some peace and quiet,away from other people. Unfortunately, the universe seemed to have other ideas.

He walked into the apartment only to find Yamato and Mimi in the kitchen. Yamato was in the middle of cooking an omelet while Mimi was sitting at the table, sipping a cup of coffee. Both looked up as he entered; Yamato nodded curtly before turning his attention back to the stove, while Mimi cheerfully exclaimed, "Hey, Tai. What's up?"

"Not much, just got back from having breakfast," he replied, carefully side-steeping any mention of Sora. He took a seat next to Mimi and asked, "What about you?"

Mimi smiled. "Yamato promised to make me lunch. Speaking of which," she switched her attention back to Yamato and asked, "servant boy, is lunch ready yet?"

Yamato rolled his eyes while sliding the omelet onto a plate, then much to his friends' amusement, he not only walked the food over to her but gave a short bow. He straightened up and with a mocking smile asked, "Is there anything else I can get for you, Your Highness? Some water, or maybe more coffee? Should I do a little dance for your amusement?"

Taichi chuckled quietly to himself, as Mimi smiled innocently up at the Child of Friendship. "Aww, don't be like that, Yamato. You know I love you." Before Yamato could reply, she stood up and kissed him on the cheek.

Taichi smirked and would have commented but the glare Yamato was giving him, silenced him.

For the moment anyway.


A few hours later found both Taichi and Yamato in the living room, the former playing a game on his X-box and the latter was working on a new song. For a while both were too absorbed in their activities to speak, with the only noise in the room coming from Taichi's game, but after not getting anywhere in his writing, Yamato decided to break the silence:

"Hey, sorry Mimi and I sort of ditched you guys last night. Did you and Sora still have fun though?"

Taichi tensed up at the question, which luckily Yamato missed. What was he even supposed to say? That he and Sora got so drunk that they had sex and couldn't remember it? Oh, yeah, that would definitely go over well with Sora, who was definitely still on edge with him.

He finally said, "Yeah, we hung out for a while."

His reply sounded evasive even to him and afraid that his friend would become suspicious, he decided to quickly change the subject. Lifting his eyebrows suggestively, he nudged Yamato in the side and asked, "So…you and Mimi, huh?"

The other man stared blankly at him. "Me and Mimi…what?"

Taichi rolled his eyes and continued, "You know what I'm talking about." His friend's face was completely neutral, but he wasn't going to be deterred to easily. "Are you two together now or what?"

Yamato shrugged. "Maybe."

"You don't know? How can you not know if you're together or not?"

The Child of Friendship scowled at him. "It's not that simple, Tai. I like Mimi a lot more than I thought I did, but I don't want to rush into anything that could ruin our friendship." He sighed, "Besides, she's in my band now and…dating could complicate that."

Yamato had asked Mimi to join his band a year ago. The Wolves, as they called themselves now, had been getting overtaken by the competition and Yamato and his band mates had to find a way to retain their popularity. After a brain storming session, they decided they should audition for a female vocalist (as bands with female vocalists were getting popular), Yamato recalled that Mimi had a great singing voice and asked her to audition and the rest was history.

Taichi chewed on his bottom lip for a few seconds, thinking over what his friend said, then told him, "I think you should go for it."

"Yeah?"

"Definitely. Go for it and if it doesn't work out it doesn't work out, but at least you'd have tried. Otherwise, you'll just be wondering what dating her could have been like."

Yamato nodded. "I'll think about it…thanks, Tai."

"No problem."


Taichi called Sora that night. As soon as she answered her cell phone, he wasted no time in saying, "I am a genius."

There was a slight pause before Sora started chuckling on the other end of the line. "What makes you say that?"

"Because I'm the reason Matt and Mimi are going to get together."

"Yamato and Mimi? Huh."

Taichi wanted to kick himself; Sora and Yamato had been a couple for years until their relationship imploded in their first year of university. It was a rough couple of months after that, as Yamato and Sora's break-up drove a wedge between them, which made it really difficult for him as their mutual best friend. Eventually, Sora and Yamato had gotten over themselves and their friendship was restored.

Their break-up had been such a long time ago that Taichi didn't even think of it being a reason for Yamato and Mimi not to date. Yamato obviously wasn't bothered that Mimi was his ex-girlfriend's best (female) friend, so it didn't even occur to him that Sora could be weirded out by it.

He asked, "Are you okay with them dating?"

A slight pause then she answered, "Yeah. Yamato and I have been over a long time…besides Mimi'll be good for him."

He felt a strong sense of relief pass through his body. The idea of Sora still being troubled over her and Yamato's failed relationship just really bothered him for whatever reason, and he was glad that she was definitely over Yamato.

Besides, he had never seen her and Yamato as a lasting couple anyway. They were too alike; Yamato bottled up his feelings like Sora and both of them would shut each other out when they fought. He always thought Sora needed someone more open, someone who wasn't afraid to push her buttons to get her out of her shell, someone like h-

He was not going to finish that thought.

God, he was really letting what happened last night get to his head.


Author's Notes: Constructive criticism is accepted.