Here With Me 3
Tai found Sora and Hotaru outside the airport, sitting on a bench. Hotaru had her face in her hands and she was sobbing. "It's okay, Hotaru," Sora said to her friend as she rubbed her back. "It's okay." "God oft times sends to good women evil boyfriends," Hotaru said. "How true," Tai said as he walked over. "Hi, Tai," Sora said, blushing as she spoke. Hotaru looked up and muttered, "Hi." "Hotaru's not herself right now. She found Yashi with some blonde girl," Sora explained. "I saw them. They were like that the whole flight here," Tai said. Hotaru grinned when she saw Tai, got up, and hugged her friend. "Now that you're back, maybe Sora will be herself again. She changed after you left," Hotaru told him. Sora looked at her watch. "We really should go now. We're supposed to be at Izzy's in 5 minutes," Sora said. They piled Tai's stuff and themselves into Hotaru's GMC Jimmy and drove to Izzy's, arriving just in time. "Well, here we are," Sora said happily as she entered the house. "Izzy works for Globotech Industries part-time," Hotaru said. "Does something with computers. Pays well, though," Sora added. Mika, Izzy's fiancée, greeted them and invited them in. She had moved in with him last month. Everyone was there, accompanied by their Digimon. Except for Bowmon, of course. She was at Hotaru's, helping the baby-sitter watch Umi. Matt and Mimi were sitting apart. They had started dating after Sora broke up with Matt, but Mimi had recently left Matt for Joe. Hotaru was the only one who didn't know about that. She'd been so preoccupied with her relationship with Yashi, and so busy taking care of her niece, nephew, and daughter that she didn't have time to catch up with the latest news of the others. She walked into the kitchen so she could be alone for a minute. "What's wrong with Hotaru?" Joe asked. "She found that sleaze bag, two-timing, no-good boyfriend of hers with someone else," Tai explained. "She broke up with him, of course. She's crushed, though." Matt got up and walked into the kitchen. "Hotaru?" Matt said quietly. "Yeah?" she responded. "I heard about you and Yashi," Matt said. Hotaru turned and looked at him. "If there's anything I can do, let me know." She smiled at him. "You're a true friend, you know that? That's why you've got the Crest of Friendship." Matt was a little uneasy at seeing the holder of the Crest of Strength crying like a 6-year-old, but he was happy to hear her compliment. He smiled at her. "Thanks, Hotaru." He stared at her for a moment, and then felt that he was looking at one of God's most beautiful creations. Where did that come from? Sure, she's pretty, but I never saw her close up. God, Hotaru, when did you become so beautiful? I don't know why I missed it. My guess is she was always this hot, but I was so busy chasing after Sora, then Mimi, that I never saw it, Matt thought. Hotaru smiled weakly. Why's my heart beating so fast? Stop it, Hotaru! You just dumped Yashi, and now you've got a crush on practically the first guy that came along! I wish I knew what this strange feeling I have is, Hotaru thought. "Hotaru?" "Yeah?" "Um, would you like to go out to dinner with me on Saturday?" "If I can find a baby-sitter for Umi." They talked for a while, about their plans for the future, their dreams, and their current lifestyle. Matt was still a musician, and Hotaru was trying to make it as a writer. The problem was that her works her missing something, so none of what she wrote was published. All her stories were about young, vulnerable girls being hurt in love, and followed by tragedy everywhere they went. To make ends meet, she was working part time at her family's diner, and working at Sora's flower shop on weekends. "Law school's been going good. I get the results of my bar exam in a week." Hotaru told Matt about the law firm she, Mimi, and Sora were planning to open. "Matt, what happened between you and Mimi? The last I heard, you guys were together. Now you're not?" "Right. You'd make a good detective, Hotaru. You make guesses that are always right." "So, why did you and Mimi break up?" "I'll tell you on Saturday." "If I can get a baby-sitter, where will we go?" "Starlight Tower," Matt said. Hotaru gulped. "Something wrong?" "That's where Yashi and I went on our fist date," she explained. Matt looked at her. "You don't have to be afraid of love, Hotaru." "I'm not! It's just, thinking of Yashi is painful." They walked out, and saw Joe proposing to Mimi and Mimi accepting. Matt looked downcast for some reason. I wish there was some way I could ease Matt's pain, Hotaru thought. An idea popped into her head. It was a little crazy, but then, wasn't life? Hotaru wrapped her arms around Matt's neck, pulled him close to her, and kissed him. Sora smiled. As the holder of the Crest of Love, she could see a bright future full of romance for Matt and Hotaru. Not to be out done, Tai kissed Sora. Matt and Sora kissed Hotaru and Tai back. Kari and TK grinned as they saw their older brothers with the ones they were destined to be with. They broke apart, and Matt and Hotaru told the others about their date. Hotaru looked at Sora hopefully. "Of course I'll baby-sit Umi, Hotaru. It's really no problem." "Speaking of Umi, I better go home. Her baby-sitter has to go home in a couple minutes. Nice seeing you guys again," Hotaru said. She got up and left, flowed by Matt. He walked Hotaru to her car and then kissed her goodbye. "See you on Saturday, Matt," Hotaru said before driving home.
Tai found Sora and Hotaru outside the airport, sitting on a bench. Hotaru had her face in her hands and she was sobbing. "It's okay, Hotaru," Sora said to her friend as she rubbed her back. "It's okay." "God oft times sends to good women evil boyfriends," Hotaru said. "How true," Tai said as he walked over. "Hi, Tai," Sora said, blushing as she spoke. Hotaru looked up and muttered, "Hi." "Hotaru's not herself right now. She found Yashi with some blonde girl," Sora explained. "I saw them. They were like that the whole flight here," Tai said. Hotaru grinned when she saw Tai, got up, and hugged her friend. "Now that you're back, maybe Sora will be herself again. She changed after you left," Hotaru told him. Sora looked at her watch. "We really should go now. We're supposed to be at Izzy's in 5 minutes," Sora said. They piled Tai's stuff and themselves into Hotaru's GMC Jimmy and drove to Izzy's, arriving just in time. "Well, here we are," Sora said happily as she entered the house. "Izzy works for Globotech Industries part-time," Hotaru said. "Does something with computers. Pays well, though," Sora added. Mika, Izzy's fiancée, greeted them and invited them in. She had moved in with him last month. Everyone was there, accompanied by their Digimon. Except for Bowmon, of course. She was at Hotaru's, helping the baby-sitter watch Umi. Matt and Mimi were sitting apart. They had started dating after Sora broke up with Matt, but Mimi had recently left Matt for Joe. Hotaru was the only one who didn't know about that. She'd been so preoccupied with her relationship with Yashi, and so busy taking care of her niece, nephew, and daughter that she didn't have time to catch up with the latest news of the others. She walked into the kitchen so she could be alone for a minute. "What's wrong with Hotaru?" Joe asked. "She found that sleaze bag, two-timing, no-good boyfriend of hers with someone else," Tai explained. "She broke up with him, of course. She's crushed, though." Matt got up and walked into the kitchen. "Hotaru?" Matt said quietly. "Yeah?" she responded. "I heard about you and Yashi," Matt said. Hotaru turned and looked at him. "If there's anything I can do, let me know." She smiled at him. "You're a true friend, you know that? That's why you've got the Crest of Friendship." Matt was a little uneasy at seeing the holder of the Crest of Strength crying like a 6-year-old, but he was happy to hear her compliment. He smiled at her. "Thanks, Hotaru." He stared at her for a moment, and then felt that he was looking at one of God's most beautiful creations. Where did that come from? Sure, she's pretty, but I never saw her close up. God, Hotaru, when did you become so beautiful? I don't know why I missed it. My guess is she was always this hot, but I was so busy chasing after Sora, then Mimi, that I never saw it, Matt thought. Hotaru smiled weakly. Why's my heart beating so fast? Stop it, Hotaru! You just dumped Yashi, and now you've got a crush on practically the first guy that came along! I wish I knew what this strange feeling I have is, Hotaru thought. "Hotaru?" "Yeah?" "Um, would you like to go out to dinner with me on Saturday?" "If I can find a baby-sitter for Umi." They talked for a while, about their plans for the future, their dreams, and their current lifestyle. Matt was still a musician, and Hotaru was trying to make it as a writer. The problem was that her works her missing something, so none of what she wrote was published. All her stories were about young, vulnerable girls being hurt in love, and followed by tragedy everywhere they went. To make ends meet, she was working part time at her family's diner, and working at Sora's flower shop on weekends. "Law school's been going good. I get the results of my bar exam in a week." Hotaru told Matt about the law firm she, Mimi, and Sora were planning to open. "Matt, what happened between you and Mimi? The last I heard, you guys were together. Now you're not?" "Right. You'd make a good detective, Hotaru. You make guesses that are always right." "So, why did you and Mimi break up?" "I'll tell you on Saturday." "If I can get a baby-sitter, where will we go?" "Starlight Tower," Matt said. Hotaru gulped. "Something wrong?" "That's where Yashi and I went on our fist date," she explained. Matt looked at her. "You don't have to be afraid of love, Hotaru." "I'm not! It's just, thinking of Yashi is painful." They walked out, and saw Joe proposing to Mimi and Mimi accepting. Matt looked downcast for some reason. I wish there was some way I could ease Matt's pain, Hotaru thought. An idea popped into her head. It was a little crazy, but then, wasn't life? Hotaru wrapped her arms around Matt's neck, pulled him close to her, and kissed him. Sora smiled. As the holder of the Crest of Love, she could see a bright future full of romance for Matt and Hotaru. Not to be out done, Tai kissed Sora. Matt and Sora kissed Hotaru and Tai back. Kari and TK grinned as they saw their older brothers with the ones they were destined to be with. They broke apart, and Matt and Hotaru told the others about their date. Hotaru looked at Sora hopefully. "Of course I'll baby-sit Umi, Hotaru. It's really no problem." "Speaking of Umi, I better go home. Her baby-sitter has to go home in a couple minutes. Nice seeing you guys again," Hotaru said. She got up and left, flowed by Matt. He walked Hotaru to her car and then kissed her goodbye. "See you on Saturday, Matt," Hotaru said before driving home.