Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon.

The New Mandalord gets one point because he amused me.

1 point for TaioraWarrior for guessing what game I was beta'ing, because it was that good, and one point for reading the one shot and reviewing it.

I ran my hand through my blonde hair again. "You want me to do what? I don't even like Mimi."

Sora rolled her eyes. "Think of it as doing Kou a favor, not Mimi. He watches people get laid all the time, shouldn't he be getting some too?"

I cringed. "But Mimi? Can't we find anyone else? Literally, anyone. I wouldn't wish Mimi on my worst enemy."

I watched as Sora puffed up, reminding me of when Takeru used to watch Pokémon and the Jigglypuff would get pissed. Not wanting to sharpied, I decided to relent. "Ok, I'll do it. I just have to find out for sure whether or not he's with someone and what his feelings towards Mimi are?"

"Yes, that's all I need you to do. Hikari and I will take care of the rest of it," the red head said, her face returning to it's normal size.

I nodded. "And you're sure Mimi's interested, right? I don't want this to all blow up on us."

"I annoyed it out of her. She admitted that she would not be adverse to trying out a relationship with Kou, but she never really see's him or anything. Now. I have people here that I'm supposed to be entertaining. Go find out."

I sighed, but headed towards the kitchen, where I happened to know Jyou and Koushiro were enjoying a conversation. A conversation away from all of the women conversing about baby things they weren't in the least bit interested in.

"Hey Matt, you seem to be doing well. I'm a little surprised to see you here," Jyou said.

"Heh, I realized the error of my ways. I may have made a few mistakes the last time you saw me, but I'm trying to correct them," I said before shifting my head towards Koushiro. "Not that your girlfriend will cut me any slack."

Kou looked at me, bewildered. "My girlfriend? Last I checked, I don't have a girlfriend. Women don't like it much when you watch porn for a living."

"Your ex-girlfriend, sorry. You know, the first one you kissed? When we were picking out Kashiwa's name, we got on the topic of first kisses, specifically how your's was with Mimi," I said, grinning smugly.

Koushiro sputtered and turned bright red. "Wha, what? Where did you hear that? I can assure you, it never happened."

I laughed. "Then why are you acting like you're a big fat liar? Generally when I'm telling the truth I don't look like someone just caught me off guard and turn bright red. I don't do that when I'm lying either, but I doubt some as famous as Tachikawa Mimi, owner of her own clothing line, would lie about her first kiss being with someone who shoots porn for a living."

Koushiro blushed deeper, turning the same color as his hair. "Keep it down. That's not public information."

I cocked my head to the side. "Really? Why? Are you ashamed that you and Mimi had a thing?"

His head jerked up and looked at me like I was insane. "What? No. When she was in America, her and I talked some times, but when she came back we almost never talked. The only way I could even get a hold of her at this point is through the D-Terminal. I'm not exactly the guy that someone in her career field should be dating. I'm too nerdy."

"Really? She sounded kind of disappointed that you guys had fizzled out and sort of cut the conversation off."

Jyou grinned and elbowed Kou in the. "Sounds like someone may be getting lucky soon, eh?"

"I think so, but only if he gets up the balls to talk to her. You do have yours on you, right?" I said.

"I don't know guys, maybe I should think about this," he said, wary of the idea. Koushiro had been known to get shot down pretty harshly.

"You've got a golden opportunity here. Waiting isn't going to help you any. You have to go for it. One of my friends told me that in college. It's the best advice that anyone ever gave me. If I hadn't been told that, I'd probably still be a virgin and I'd be completely consumed by work. Instead, I worked up my confidence, got a few girlfriends and have found a wonderful woman that I'm engaged to, and I'm still a successful doctor," Jyou said.

"Just go do it, Kou. The worst that can happen is she'll say no. She's not going to stomp you down or anything. She is still your friend."

Kou still looked uneasy, but reluctantly agreed. "Ok, ok. I'll go find her."

"And I'll go with you. I need to go talk to Sora anyways. I'll talk to you later, Jyou." With that Koushiro and I left the kitchen. When we got into the hall though we paused, seeing Takeru and Sora in what seemed to be a heated conversation.

"I don't like what you're doing, Sora. I would even be here if Hikari and Matt hadn't wanted me to. Make no mistake about that either," my ototosan said, his blue eyes glaring daggers into the pregnant woman.

"I don't understand why you're angry at me Takeru, Hikari isn't angry and it's her oniichan that I did this too. She knows I'm sorry and she knows that I'm getting some karmic retribution for it too," she replied, visibly hurt by his words. Sora and Takeru had always had a touchy relationship. As long as Sora lived up to all of his expectations, it was fine. Unfortunately, Sora was human and, like everyone else, was prone to mistakes. She went years without making any of real worth and Takeru's standards got impossibly high. She had been making up for her near perfection recently and his anger had been getting the best of him, regardless of how hard Hikari and I had been trying to calm him.

"I'm not upset about Taichi, well, I am, but not nearly as much as I am about what you're doing to Matt. What, are you trying to get as much money out of him as possible?"

I stepped forward, having heard enough. "That would be an interesting trick, seeing as I've had to basically force her into taking everything she has. Yes, I paid for the whole pregnancy. I did it when she was in with Dr. Kido and didn't even know I was doing it. She didn't even tell me she was pregnant. Mimi came to shame me and she managed to do just what she set out to.

"I know that you had this vision of Sora and I being perfect people, but we aren't. I screwed Sora over. I let her believe I loved her, and when she found out otherwise I pulled everything she had out from under her. Then, when she was finally back on her feet and with someone good for her, I came in and played her like a fiddle. She didn't have a chance, Takeru. I was her boyfriend for years. If you don't think that I know just what to say to get in her pants, you're wrong. Just because I can't do it now doesn't mean I couldn't seven months ago.

"I'm going to do you a favor, Takeru. I'm going to let you know just how disappointed I am in you. You're attacking a pregnant woman, for Christ's sake. Okaasan would have your ass on a platter, and that's saying Otousan didn't get to you first. You either need to pull your head out of your ass or you need to leave."

"But she..."

"But she's human, Takeru. She made a mistake. Well, she made two and one of them was putting her trust in me. If she had never trusted me in the first place, none of this, including the part where she was tossed out on her ass, would have happened. Sora made mistakes. I made decisions. To blame her, you have to blame me that much more."

Takeru hung his head in shame, knowing I was right. He took a second to compose himself before saying, "I'm sorry, Sora. I was out of line. It was wrong of me to accuse you of such things without any proof."

Sora grabbed him by the chin, forcing his face upwards so she could look at him in the eyes. "You were just trying to protect the ones you love, Takeru. I can't be mad at you for that. You're family."

I watched him brighten, then throw his arms around Sora's neck. "Thank you. You shouldn't forgive me so easily with how much of a dick I've been."

"If I forgave Yamato, I have to forgive you. I think I might be a sucker, to be honest."

He laughed. "That might be true. I used to watch you forgive Tai for doing something stupid, just to have him do something remarkably similar a week later."

I snorted, remembering all the times that happened. Takeru released Sora, then spoke. "I hate to apologize and run, but I better go find Hikari and make sure she's reminded of why we don't need another one of these for another few years. All this baby stuff is making her want to give Tomatsu a imoto or ototosan."

He walked away, taking Koushiro with him. "Thank you, Matt. You didn't have to do that."

I shrugged. "Not how I see it. Someone has to keep Takeru in line, and this blow up was my fault anyways. It's done now. I have more interesting information anyways."

"Oh? I'm guessing you talked to Koushiro?"

"I did more than talk to Kou, I convinced him to talk to Mimi. That's what he should be doing as we speak," I said, taking pride in all of the nice things I had managed to do today, especially seeing as one of them was for Mimi.

Sora looked relieved. "Good. Both of them need to date someone. Mimi hasn't had more than the occasional one night stand in years and I'm sure Koushiro isn't much better. Can you do me a favor? It's not against your moral code this time either. I just need to to see how Ken, Iori and Miyako are doing. Takeru has spent most of the time pouting and Hikari has been flitting around trying to make sure there's enough everything. I'm sure they're fine, but-"

"Sora, breathe. I haven't seen our protégés in a while. I'll go check on them. I've been wanting to see how they've been anyways. Go take care of seeing your parents and Tai's parents, ok?"

She nodded, leaving without a goodbye. Normally I'd be a little peeved, but Sora was under a lot of stress. Although they didn't know why, Tai's parents were quite aware that she was no longer with Tai and that since they had split up Tai had become a recluse. I also suspected him of being a drunk, but he was too rarely seen to be able to say.

I headed into the living room, where it seemed as though the aforementioned chosen were playing a board game.

I flopped down on the couch next to Miyako. "Hey guys, how's it going?"

The three looked up at me, surprised to see me sitting with them. Miyako spoke first. "What are you doing here?"

I suppressed a cringe. Miyako had gained some tact as she'd grown up, but not much. "I'm enjoying the party. I've been trying to fix things and all. I've been helping her out until she can get back on her feet. It's the least I can do after everything that I've done to her."

Miyako rolled her eyes, but Ken seemed happy to hear what I had to say. "I'm glad to hear you're changing, Yamato. I was worried about you for a while there. You were falling into the darkness for a while there."

"I know I was. It happens to the best of us, and I definitely don't qualify for that title. That's enough about me though, how have you guys been? I haven't talked to any of you in quite a while."

"It's not as if you've tried very hard," Miyako muttered.

"Miyako!" Iori chided softly. "You may not agree with what Yamato's been doing, but there's no reason to be rude. If you can't say something polite, then hush."

I stopped him. "No, she's right. I didn't try. I could make excuses, but it just comes down to me not putting forth the effort. Still, I'd like to now. Having my life revolve around the band and my self-inflated ego just isn't where it is any more. I want to have my friends back."

Miyako looked at me suspiciously and Iori looked a little distrustful, but Ken seemed to genuinely believe me. Deciding to change the subject and prove myself at the same time, I turned to Iori.

"Are you in college now? Or did you find another calling in life?"

Iori straightened up, a little surprised by the question. "I'm getting a business degree. I'll be taking over the dojo when Ojisan retires, so we thought that was for the best. I think it will be quite the honor to teach the next generation kendo and choosing right from wrong."

"If anyone can teach the next generation that, it will be you Iori. Tell me when you take over. Maybe I'll take a few classes. At the very least, Tomatsu will be about five. I'm sure I can swing him by and make sure he gets taught well."

Iori smiled. "That would be great, Matt. Thank you."

I turned to Ken next. "And you? Are you still working on becoming a cop? Actually, you should probably be a cop by now."

He nodded. "I graduated last year. I'm now one of Tokyo's finest. I'm just a rookie beat cop for now, but I'm trying to fast track my way to detective."

"I'm glad to hear it. I'm sure you'll make it there at a breakneck speed. You do have a quite the drive for justice. So, Miyako, how about you? Are you and Daisuke still together?"

"Yes, to both," Miyako replied shortly. It was going to be very difficult to speak with her.

"Well that's wonderful. You've been together for quite a while, haven't you? I was a bit surprised when you two didn't kill each other, but you two seemed to have made it work. I'm happy for you."

Miyako glared at me. "Listen Matt, I don't really care what you think. I don't want anything to do with you. I was there after you fucked Taichi over. I've watched him sink lower and lower, to the point where all he does is go to work and hide in his apartment. Most of the time not even Daisuke is allowed in. It's your fault, Yamato. I won't associate with anyone who could do such a thing to anyone."

I was taken aback for a second, but nodded. "I understand. I would feel the same. All I can do is try to change and hope you forgive me. If any of you need anything, give me a call. I'll do what I can. I definitely owe you all. Enjoy your game."

Before any of them could say anything, I got up, looking for Sora again. Hopefully she'd have something else for me to do. I knew many of the people felt the same as Miyako did.

I eventually found her talking to Hikari, Tomatsu and Takeru in Kashiwa's room. "Hey guys. I went and talked to Miyako, Iori and Ken."

Hikari cringed as I said that. "How'd that go?"

"Ken and Iori took it rather well."

Takeru looked at me. "And Miyako?"

"She ripped me apart in the kindest way possible. I can't blame her though. I deserved it. I'm here for my next mission. What is it?" I asked.

Sora shrugged. "I've got nothing. You guys?"

Hikari and Takeru shook their heads. "We've got it covered. Go enjoy yourself."

I shifted uncomfortably. "About that. There's not really anyone here I can hang out with. You guys are all busy and everyone else is uncomfortable around me. If I don't have a task, then I'm going to have to hide in a corner."

Hikari and Takeru looked at each other and then nodded. Takeru handed Tomatsu to me. "Watch him. He loves you and it frees us up to do other things."

I picked up the small dark haired boy and hugged him. "No problem. Come on, Tomatsu, let's go see what trouble we can get in to. I think I saw some toys in the other room."

"Uncle Mato, were there trains with the toys? I like trains," the three year old said, grabbing at my shirt excitedly. I gave a small chuckle. I had bought the toys that Kashiwa would one day play with based on what Tomatsu liked.

"Of course there are trains. What kind of toy would they be if there were no trains?" I said as I set him down in front of a toy box. He quickly opened it and started pulling toys out of the box at a rapid pace until he found the prize, a green train.

He put it on the ground and started chugging it around. I watched him, wondering how I'd let my life get this far out of control. In a room full of people I'd known for since I was a child, and I couldn't talk to any of them. I preferred a three year old to having to face them.

"Hey Tomatsu, can you do Uncle Mato a favor?"

"Yes Uncle Mato?"

"Always be a good friend, Tomatsu, always."

"Silly Uncle Mato. Of course I be a good friend. I like friends."

I relaxed. It seemed as though my nephew was going to be smarter than I was.

A/n: Woot! Right on schedule and it's a pretty big update too. This was mostly just filler, but I want to show where all of the chosen were in their lives and everything, plus I wanted something a little less fast paced than what the next two chapters are going to be. Anyways, reviews!

Jaja- Pregnancy is weird for some people, but it is a fact of life. Still, it happens. See, I had to kind of talk out my ass on the femininity thing. My sister, friends and I were never really that feminine. We're one of the guys actually. Most of my female friends don't want kids. I'm one of the rare exceptions. I'm also one of the few that isn't afraid that they're going to screw them up terribly. Just as a warning, you probably won't like the next two chapters much. They revolve completely around the pregnancy. As for the name, I think they're going to call him Kashi most of the time.

TaioraWarrior- I definitely know the feeling about the health problems, but I definitely have them too. I had so much fun writing the firsts. My favorite parts tend to be the things that come to me while writing instead of being planned.

TOR definitely FTW! I refuse to even pay for Xbox live Gold, but I would gave my firstborn for that game, and I'm not huge on Star Wars. Still, for a game that beautiful, with an amazing storyline, classes and etc, I'm in, if I could afford it. Instead I'm just going to commander the boys account for a bit.

I'm personally excited for Skyward Sword. That's going to be stealing time over Thanksgiving. I am a big Zelda nerd. I don't generally play many FPS, but I kind of want MW3 for Nazi Zombies. Huge fan of that. Never played any of the BF games though and I'm not sure what ACR is. You'll have to tell me.

Taiora-AAML-Serena-Darien – I'm glad you liked the name. It just kind of came to me out of nowhere.

The New Mandalord- Bahahaha! I have to agree. I'm more partial to a .22 revolver to the back of the head though. Less mess.

Nerdxx3- I love writing Matt and Mimi. They amuse me something terrible. I tried to do NaNoWriMo last year, but I had finals and got all screwed up. No finals this year, so I'm hoping I can do it!

Vigatus- Mimi and Matt are fun to write. Thanks for the review.

Supershooter- Most Japanese doesn't roll off of my tongue. Lol. They'll probably shorten it to Kashi most of the time, which rolls much better.