This is my not-so-much extended version of my contribution for the Digiweek 2021 on Tumblr, Day 7 - Home. Hope you enjoy! Please R&R
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The apartment was really noisy that afternoon. The radio was on and there was some happiness screaming sometimes. Sora, Mimi and Hikari were about to get ready for a graduation ceremony. Sora was probably the most nervous girl among them, as it was her own graduation from high school, as well as Yamato and Taichi's. Each one of them had invited another Destined Children for the ceremony, so the eight teenagers were attending to the event later that day.
There was a lot of makeup stuff spread all over Mimi's bedroom. Sora looked at it astonished.
"Wow, Mimi! You have so many make up things! I kinda feel jealous because I only have basic make up."
"Me too."
"Most of them I got as birthday presents I believe." Mimi shrugged. "You two can pick whatever stuff you want from here. Some things I barely use anyway."
"Thank you." Hikari and Sora said at the same time.
"So, since we have only one mirror that we can use for doing our makeup, we have to take turns."
"Why don't we do each other's makeups?" Mimi suggested with a smile. She loved a challenge. "Like Sora does mine, Hikari does hers and I do hers."
"That sounds like fun!"
"I like that."
"Okay!" Mimi said excitedly. "Who wants to go first?"
They couldn't come to an agreement, so they decided for a little game. The first one to lose would be the first one to have their makeup done.
"I knew I would end up losing it." Sora complained. "I don't have any lucky in these games."
"So Hikari will do your makeup."
"Alright, but can you watch me?" She asked. "I don't really know how to blend colors and stuff like that."
"Sure." Mimi nodded. "The first thing you need to do is prepare her skin, so the makeup won't melt or fade with time."
"Okay."
"You can use this drop shaped sponge to help you spread it over her face."
Hikari did as she said and then kept following her instructions. For the eye shadow, they chose a lavender tone that would match Sora's dress. The last thing Hikari had to do was apply some blush on her friend's cheek. When she was done, Sora opened her eyes and saw her reflection in the mirror.
"Oh my God, Hikari!" The red haired girl exclaimed. "This looks amazing! I loved it!"
"Really?" She asked happily. "All credits go to Mimi though. She's the one who told me how to do it."
"No, the credit is all yours. I only gave you some tips. Yamato is gonna be amazed to see you, Sora!" Mimi teased and winked. "I bet he won't be able to keep his eyes off you."
"Thanks, I guess." Sora replied quite embarrassed. "That's what I hope."
About an hour later, the three girls had their makeups done. Mimi had light green eye shadows that were perfectly made by Sora while Hikari's was a not-so-dark pink tone done by the owner of the Crest of Sincerity.
There was only one hour left before the boys arrived to pick them up. Their dresses were hung in the upper doorknob of Mimi's closet and they were absolutely stunning. They had agreed to match and wear the exact same dress, but in different colors. Sora loved a red dress she saw, but since she and the girls also had agreed to go with light colors, she chose a baby blue one. Mimi's dress was light green and Hikari picked a light pink one. They all had a thin strap and a pair of elbow length gloves in the same color as the dress.
"You know, it's unfair that you two got to pick dresses the same colors as your digivices and I couldn't." Sora protested rather playfully.
"It's not our fault yours is red and out of the color palette." Mimi stuck her tongue at her and laughed. "But your dress is blue, which is Yamato's digivice color. It will be a pleasant surprise for him, I guess."
"That's true." Sora admitted, a little blushed.
"I think it's cute." Hikari confessed. "I would have picked yellow if I didn't love pink so much."
"Look at you two being so lovey-dovey over your boyfriends." The older brunette teased.
"Like you aren't." Sora teased back. "You were the one who actually a gray dress. You! You never wore that color in your life."
"Okay, okay. You won." Mimi admitted. "I did want a gray dress, but it's not like me. I love colors."
"Did Taichi find a date?" The bearer of Love asked Hikari. "I know he was trying to find one last week and he was starting to feel desperate because his first options either turned him down or were going with someone else. Yamato tried to help him, but he couldn't find any girl that would agree to go with him. I felt sad for him."
"I'm not really sure." Hikari replied. "I remember him telling me he found someone, but I know he sometimes lies so he would feel better about something and hide how he truly feels. I guess I'll just have to wait and see."
"In case he doesn't, let's make a deal." Mimi suggested. "We all try to cheer him up as much as we can. I know the three of us are dating, but we can still make this night unforgettable for him."
"I like that. I'm in!" Sora said.
"Me too, though it's kinda obvious." Hikari said smiling.
After the girls were already in their dresses and taking some pictures of each other and mirror selfies, they went to do their hairstyle. Mimi wanted to have hers a little curly, and Hikari was better suited for the job than Sora. The red haired girl simply tied two locks of her hair, one of each side of her face, in the back of her head with a hair clip and Hikari's hair was so straight no hairstyle would last on it, which made her a little sad.
"Don't be sad." Mimi placed a hand on her shoulder and smiled. "You still look stunning!"
"Mimi's right." Sora nodded. "Hairstyles don't mean anything."
Hikari smiled at them, but she knew they were just trying to cheer her up.
"We have only fifteen minutes before the boys arrive, so let's finish getting ready. Then we can take some more pictures with our full outfits on."
It took them about five minutes to get ready, so they had ten to enjoy each other's companies before they left. They all lined in front of the full length mirror in the same position and Mimi adjusted her cellphone in the perfect angle to take a great photo of them.
"Wow, it looks amazing!" Hikari exclaimed when the brunette showed them how it turned out.
"Don't we look like princesses?" Mimi said excitedly. "We're all so stunning and beautiful. We'll be the stars of this party!"
"We are really are!"
"Okay, the boys are here." Mimi informed as she quickly replied to Jou. "Should we invite them up?"
"I think we'll be late if we do." Sora replied. "Let's just go down instead."
"Okay."
They grabbed their last items and left to meet Yamato, Jou and Takeru.
The three boys were casually waiting for them in the street, dressed as fancy as they could be. All of them were wearing black pants, but different shirt and tie colors. Yamato was wearing a black shirt and a blue tie, not too light and not too dark. Jou went for the casual with a white shirt and a black tie, while Takeru wore a lavender shirt and purple tie. The girls whispered to each other and giggled in excitement when they saw their boyfriends. They, on the other hand, could barely hold their jaws in place when seeing how even more gorgeous they all looked.
"Wow." Yamato said in admiration as he looked Sora up and down. He couldn't help but grab her hand and spin her around.
"You like it?" She asked; her cheeks a lot more pink because of the blush.
"Are you kidding me? I loved it! You would win the prom queen title if you were competing for it."
"Nah, you know I don't really like being the center of the attention."
"It's kinda hard not to be looking that way." He smirked and wrapped an arm around her waist, pulling her against his body. "Lucky me that got to go to prom with the hottest girl from Odaiba."
Sora smiled and soon their lips met in a passionate and deep kiss.
Jou, opposed to Yamato, had a more discreet reaction. He would blush heavily before making a comment, even after years of dating Mimi. It was hard for her to get used to his way, but eventually she grew to love it. She didn't need a huge public display of affection.
"How do I look?" She asked him with a smile.
"Honestly, you look stunning. I love the color of your dress."
"Thank you. I'm not really into green, but it looked amazing in me. I'm not gonna lie."
"You and your ego that can be high sometimes." He said playfully.
"Hey!" She playfully complained between laughs and lightly slapped him in the arm.
"You look great." Hikari said as she stood by Takeru.
"Thanks, you do too." He looked at her. "Your makeup is perfect. Did you do yourself?"
"No, Mimi did. I thought it would look a bit too much, but I'm quite happy about it. I like how matching your shirt and tie are."
"Thank you."
"Takeru, stop being so slow." Yamato teased his brother. "Just kiss Hikari already."
"I'm sorry if I like to keep things private. I won't kiss her in front of you."
The rock star rolled his eyes. "Yet you used to flirt with other girls when I was around."
Sora slapped him in the arm. "Yamato!"
"Yeah, Takeru. Kiss her. It's prom! We're allowed to get out of our way tonight." Mimi joined the conversation. "Doesn't Hikari look absolutely gorgeous?"
"She does, but…"
Hikari grabbed his shirt collar and pulled him into her, pressing her lips against his. Before he knew it, he had his arms around her back and their kiss became slow and deeper. They only pulled away from each other when Yamato's voice echoed and they got into Jou's car to go to the ceremony. It was going to be an unforgettable night.
The whole place was beautiful. It was decorated with some burgundy tones mixed with golden. The girls looked around in awe. Taichi and Koushiro joined them not too long after they arrived. Taichi was wearing black pants, shirt and tie while Koushiro was also wearing black pants, but with a white shirt and a dark blue tie.
"Wow, don't we all look beautiful?" Taichi said with a proud tone.
"Did you find a date?" Hikari asked him a little bit worried.
"Turns out I did." He replied with a smile. "She's right over there."
Everyone looked towards where he was pointing and saw a long-length haired brunette woman with a tanned skin. She was stunning on her own, but her long dark-blue dress made her even prettier.
"I still can't believe we're graduating." Sora stated as she kept looking around the saloon and Yamato squeezed her hand lightly.
"You better believe it." He told her. "We're close to taking one of the biggest steps into our future."
"That's true, but tonight I just want to enjoy this party." She threw her arms around his neck as his hands slid down to her hip. A cheerful song Sora loved started playing in the background and a smile immediately appeared in her lips. "I feel like dancing! Don't you?"
Yamato couldn't help but smile as he took her into the dance floor by the hand. Takeru, Hikari, Jou and Mimi joined them right after, as well as Taichi and his date. At one point Mimi dragged Koushiro into the dance floor and all the Destined Children danced together a bunch of cheery songs. They were replaced by a section of slow ones and the four pairings started swinging at the rhythm of the song.
"Next year is gonna be me." Mimi said as she looked into Jou's eyes. "I can hardly wait already."
"And I'm gonna stand here so proud of you." Jou replied with a smile and then leaned towards her, kissing her passionately.
Takeru and Hikari moved around the dance floor softly it almost seemed like they were floating.
"In a few years it's gonna be us." He said as he put a lock of her hair behind her ear.
"I know. Time is flying by. It seems like yesterday we were eight years old. We certainly came a long way."
"And I wouldn't change a thing."
"Me neither." She reached up for him and felt his arms hold her tighter as their lips met in a sweet kiss.
"They look so happy." Sora said as she looked over at Takeru and Hikari. "I thought they wouldn't confess their feelings for each other at all."
"Me too." Yamato nodded. "But I'm glad they did. They are perfect for each other." He grabbed her chin and gently turned it towards him. "And so are we."
"It's a good thing I confessed to you on that Christmas, isn't it?"
"I wouldn't want it any other way." Yamato caressed her back as she rested her head on his chest.