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Note: Here is chapter 2. Thanks for all of the reviews on the last chapter. Reading some of them I seem to get the feeling that some people did not read the prologue. I don't know if I am just imagining things, but I only got 2 reviews and I got 8 on the last chapter. For those of you who didn't read the prologue it had a little Taiora and Mimato in it. Please R & R. Now on with the story.

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*** Scene change
~~~ Flashback
' ' Character thoughts
" " Character dialogue

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Summer Vacation: Chapter 2

Most of the Digidestined had encountered little trouble trying to convince their parents to let them travel to America and visit Mimi. However, Joe on the other hand had many problems. His father didn't seem to get that since it was summer that Joe didn't have to go to school anymore. Joe's father had signed Joe up for 6 summer courses, all centering around the Medical genre. When Joe asked if he could go to the United States to visit Mimi, it had taken Mr. Kido a whole .3 seconds to say "NO!" Though, after countless hours of persuasion on Joe's part and another 2 hours of sweet talk from Mimi's mother, Joe's father finally gave in and said it was okay. The only catch was that Mr. Kido had given Joe at least 15 different books to read and memorize while he was in the USA. The date for the group's departure was set for Saturday in 3 weeks.

The weeks passed quickly for the group, Sora played in the school district tennis tournament and came in second place. Tai was busy cheering Sora on, giving her words of encouragement whenever she needed them. Izzy finished up a web mastering course he was taking at a local computer school and Matt performed several concerts. Joe, of course, was studying. T.K. and Kari were taking an art class that Kari had somehow managed to drag T.K. into. All in all the Digidestined were a busy group. When the Friday night before their flight finally arrived they where all packed and ready to go. The group decided to meet at the airport at 6 a.m. even thought their flight didn't leave till 10 a.m. Sora was the first to arrive and waited patiently for the rest of her companions. After another 10 minutes she spotted Tai, Matt, Kari and T.K. and hollered to them.

"Over here guys." Her friends spotted her and walked over.

"Hey Sora," said Kari, "All packed and ready to go."

"Yep, I already checked my bags in, the lines over there." Sora replied pointing to a desk.

"OH GOD," exclaimed Tai, "THAT LINE IS GOING TO TAKE US FOREVER TO GET THROUGH."

"Don't panic Tai," laughed Sora, "Mimi's parents gave us First Class tickets, you go to the first desk."

"Thank goodness," said a relieved Tai seeing that the first desk had no line whatsoever.

"Well, shall we go check in our bags?" asked Tai to his friends.

"Sure, why not," said Matt, "Hey T.K. give me your bags I'll check you in."

"Okay," said T.K. handing his bags to his brother, "Thanks Matt."

"No problem bro," replied Matt taking T.K.'s bags and walking to the check in desk.

Kari cleared her throat and glared at Tai. "Well," she said.

"Well what?" asked Tai confused.

"UGH, TAI WHY CAN'T YOU BE A NICE BROTHER LIKE MATT AND OFFER TO CHECK IN MY BAGS FOR ME," Kari screamed.

"You can do it yourself you're an..." Tai stopped and looked at the glare that Sora was giving him. "Uhh...hehe...here let me get those for you Kari," Tai said grabbing Kari's bags and taking off after Matt.

"HAHA," said T.K., "Tai is getting whipped around by Sora."

This caused Sora to turn red and was followed by a blow to the back of the head from Kari.

"Ouch," exclaimed T.K. rubbing the back of his head, "I was only kidding."

Kari laughed and kissed the back of his head, "Awww...did I hurt you."

"Uhuh...," whimpered T.K. pulling her into a hug and giving her a kiss.

"Ugh, you two make me sick," said Izzy.

"Huh," said Sora turning around to see Izzy and Joe standing behind them holding there suitcases. "When did you two get here?" she asked.

"Oh, about the time that Kari smacked T.K.," replied Joe, "Where are Matt and Tai?"

"They went to check us in," answered T.K.

"Okay, well we better check in too," said Joe, "Come on Izzy."

"Okay," Izzy replied and the two walked off towards the check in counter.

After they had all checked in the group headed towards their terminal to wait for their plane.

"Okay guy and gals," said Matt, "We have exactly two hours to do whatever the hell we want until the plane gets here. I don't know about you, but I am going to the Airline's First Class Club Room. These tickets get us in and I hear that the food is great."

"That sounds like fun," replied Izzy, "And I bet they'll have a phone jack where I can hook up my laptop."

Everyone facefaulted. "What?" asked Izzy.

"Nothing," replied Matt, "Come on lets go."

Matt and Izzy walked off towards the lounge followed by Joe who had decided it would be a good time to get some studying done. T.K and Kari decided to go get something to eat, leaving Tai and Sora alone.

"So....," said Tai.

"So...," replied Sora.

They stared each other in the eyes for a moment and both turned away blushing.

"So...um...do ya..wanna go to the bookshop or something," Tai managed to push out breaking the awkward silence.

"Sure," replied Sora.

The two walked in silence to the nearest book store and stayed there for the whole 2 hours looking at books. Kari and T.K. finished there snacks and found a nice place to flirt and make out. Joe was busy studying and Izzy was surfing the web. After reading several magazines Matt got bored and decided to call Mimi. He walked over to the phone and swiped his credit card to pay for the long distance call. He dialed her number and waited while it rang.

"Hello," a voice on the other line said.

"Hi, could I speak to Mimi please," said Matt.

"Matt you moron don't you even recognize my voice," Mimi replied.

"Umm..sorry," Matt apologized, "Must be the english."

"Sure," joked Mimi, "So have you guys left yet?"

"No we are at the airport," replied Matt, "Everyone is off finding ways to waste two hours."

"And you decided to waste it by talking to me," Mimi replied trying to sound flattered.

"Uhhh..I guess so," said Matt nervously.

"Well then what do you want to talk about?" asked Mimi.

"Um..I don't know," said Matt.

"Well I know what we can talk about," said Mimi.

"What?" asked Matt.

"My plan," Mimi replied.

"What plan?" said Matt.

"You forgot already," said Mimi, "My plan to get Tai and Sora together."

"Oh yeah, that plan," Matt replied, "What did you have in mind?"

"Well getting you guys to America was the first step," said Mimi, "But now comes the hard part."

"Umm...I don't know if I want to know what it is," said Matt cautiously.

"Well to bad your gonna hear it anyway," replied Mimi. "My plan is that when I show you guys around New York I am going try and schedule things that are done in pairs. That way any time we have to split up we can make Tai and Sora go together."

"Okay, but wouldn't Sora pair with you instead?" asked Matt.

"No, because I am going to be with you," answered Mimi.

"WHAT!" choked Matt not believing what he had just heard.

"If that is a problem with you I could just ask Izzy or Joe," Mimi said giggling at the reaction which she had expected from Matt.

"Uh...no that's not a problem," said Matt trying to contain his excitement.

"Good," said a satisfied Mimi, "You realize that you are going to have to act like you want to go with me because I don't want to look stupid."

"Umm...okay," said Matt wondering if he was dreaming. 'First she says I am going to be paired with her and now she says I have to pretend to like her. This is almost too good to be true,' thought Matt.

"Now don't tell anyone about the pairs thing yet, okay?" requested Mimi.

"Sure, no problem," replied Matt, "Well it is almost time for the plane to arrive, I'd better go Mimi."

"Okay, I'll meet you guys at the Airport, I'll be in a Red Lincoln Navigator," said Mimi.

"What do you mean you?" asked Matt.

"I'm going to be driving silly," laughed Mimi, "See you when you get her."

"Wait...," said Matt, but it was too late, Mimi had hung up already. 'Great,' thought Matt, 'Well the good thing is, if I live through the car ride I get to spend time with Mimi.'

Matt sighed and walked out towards the terminal where the rest of the group was waiting. Their plane, a 747, arrived a shortly after and they were the first to board because of their first class tickets. They found their seats and got comfortable. Since the first class cabin occupied the nose of the plane, everyone was close to each other. The seats were in two's and the group had four on the left and three on the right.

"Who wants to sit alone?" asked Tai.

"I will," replied Joe, "I need to get some studying done."

"Okay, that leaves the 6 of us," said Tai.

Izzy had wandered over to one of the seats and suddenly exclaimed, "Hey guys they have a place where I can hook up my modem, but it needs a credit card. Hmmm...umm...Matt could you possible sit with me and let me use your credit card."

"Ugh, fine," said Matt sitting next to Izzy.

"Well that leaves the four of us, you want to sit with your big brother Kari?" asked Tai.

"Umm...sorry Tai," replied Kari, "But I promised T.K. I'd sit with him."

Kari and T.K. took the seats behind Matt and Izzy.

"Well I guess that leaves us," said Tai, "Uh..do you...um..want to sit with me Sora?"

"What am I your last pick or something Tai," joked Sora.

"No..that's not it...I meen I didn't mean..ugh...sorry, " said Tai.

Sora just laughed, "I was just kidding Tai, of course I'll sit with you."

"Oh..okay...cool," replied Tai.

Tai and Sora took the seats behind Joe. Tai gave Sora the window seat, which she happily accepted. They all buckled their seat belt and watched the short demo of what to do in case of an emergency. After the demo the plane started to move and Sora flinched.

"Something wrong," asked Tai.

"Um...well I guess this isn't a good time to say this but," she started, "But I have a slight fear of flying."

"It isn't that bad Sora, but if you get scared I be here to help you," Tai replied smiling.

"Thanks Tai," said Sora.

They were silent while the plane taxied to the runway, but Tai notice as they got closer Sora seemed to get more and more tense. Tai put his hand on her shoulder to comfort her and she smiled back kindly, relaxing a little. The plane lined up on the lines and began to speed down the runway. Just as the plane left the ground Sora yelped and buried her face in Tai's arm. Tai flinched at the death grip she was enforcing on his arm, yet at the same time felt a strange feeling that he didn't recognize, but knew he liked. When the plane leveled out Sora looked up at Tai and blushed.

"Sorry about that," she said.

"It's okay, I said I would be here," replied Tai, slightly blushing.

Sora looked out of the window and gasped, "Oh god, we are so high, I can see all of Tokyo. You have to see this Tai."

"I can see from here," Tai replied.

"No, you have to get right up against the window to get the whole view, " she said, pushing up the arm rest in between them and pulling him over. Tai blushed as he looked over her shoulder at the view. Across the aisle Kari was watching them with watery eyes, "Oh look T.K. they are so cute!"

"I know they look perfect together don't they," T.K. replied.

"Oh yeah, but it is going to take a lot more than a pretty view to make them choke out their feelings," laughed Kari.

"No kidding," replied T.K., also laughing.

Across the aisle Tai had leaned back to his seat and Sora had sat back in her chair, but had not put the armrest back down yet. 'I wonder why she hasn't put it back down yet,' thought Tai, 'She probably just forgot.' Tai shrugged and began to explore around his chair.

"Oh COOL," Tai exclaimed as he came across the TV hidden in his arm rest, "A TV!"

"Really, that's awesome," Sora said, reaching down and pulling out hers.

Tai turned his on and began to flip through the channels. Sora pushed her power button, but nothing happened. After a couple minutes of fooling around with it she finally gave up and sat back in her chair letting out a heavy sigh.

"What's wrong," asked Tai.

"My TV doesn't work," explained Sora.

"Oh," said Tai, "Do you want to switch seats."

"No, that's okay, " replied Sora.

"Are you sure, because I don't mind," said Tai, "Gorgeous is on. You know that movie with Jackie Chan."

"Oh, I love that movie," Sora replied, "Do you mind if I share a TV with you."

Tai blushed, "No, but how are you supposed to see the screen."

"Like this silly," said Sora, scooting over and sitting next to Tai on his chair (first class = big chairs....just use your imagination).

Tai blushed and all he could say was, "Oh."

They watched the movie together, about midway through the movie Sora asked Tai if she could lie down. He said sure, not realizing that she meant in his lap and when she put a pillow down on his legs and laid down he turned dark red, but didn't say anything. When the movie was over Tai realized that Sora had fallen asleep and turned the TV off and quietly tucked it back into it's compartment. Everyone else on the plane had also gone to sleep, so Tai decided that he should get some rest. He pulled a blanket over Sora's body and brushed the hair from her face with his fingertips. "Sleep peacefully my love," Tai said and kissed her on the cheek. He smiled as Sora snuggled up in his lap and turned out his light and went to sleep.

Across the aisle Kari was also snuggled against T.K. and was sleeping peacefully. T.K. smiled as he say Tai cover up Sora and kiss her on the cheek. 'Those two really are meant for each other,' he thought as he slowly fell asleep. The group slept as the plane made it's journey across the Pacific Ocean towards the United States of America.

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Note: Well I think it started out a little slow, but I kinda got some ideas towards the end. I had a little case of writers block during this chapter, so forgive me if it is a little poor. The plane trip time schedule is all screwed up, but just use you imagination and pretend it is correct. Thanks for reading and I hope to have chapter 3 out soon. Again please R & R, nothing motivates an author more than feed back on his writing. Until next time.

-ViperArrow