The guests were just beginning to arrive. Tai was the first, surprisingly. He told them he didn't want to be late, but they didn't believe him. Maybe they should have... A lot had changed. This was just one of those changes. Matt and Sora arrived next, arm-in-arm, which made Tai's face redden slightly, but he didn't do anything stupid, for once. Tai and Matt were both wearing tuxes, and Sora was wearing a light blue, strapless dress, which swished about her like water every time she took a step. They exchanged hellos, and Akira showed them into the dance room, while Mimi waited at the door to greet the other partygoers, as a good hostess should.
Joe came next, and he was, of course, holding roses for Mimi. He, too, was wearing a tux, and Akira led him to the dance room. It was brightly lit, with a stage at the one end, and a table of refreshments opposite it. The space in the middle of the room had been cleared, to make room for Mimi's guests to dance. Brightly colored streamers were hanging everywhere and there was even a Disco ball hanging from the ceiling. Everyone got to talking, and it was quite some time before the next guests arrived.
TK, Kari, and Davis came all at once, Kari walking in-between the two boys to keep them both happy. I guess they're still fighting over Kari, Akira thought. She smiled as she thought of the time, 5 years ago, when she first met Davis. TK and Kari she'd known since three years before THAT, as well as the other "original Digidestined." The boys, all wearing tuxes, happily began talking about the latest soccer game, with the exception of Matt, who was either too interested in gazing at Sora or didn't care for that subject of conversation. Kari, wearing a startling pink-red dress, began talking to Yolei as soon as she entered the room. Yolei was wearing a dark maroon dress, the style almost identical to Kari's; straight, with a bit of a flare at the bottom. Ken came next, and Cody was right behind him. He had grown, and was nearly as tall as Yolei now. He had definitely grown, and you couldn't call him "the little kid" anymore. Rick and Shouri cam in together, laughing at some joke Shouri had told Rick, but when they saw their best friend, Akira, they immediately began talking to her, and exchanging hugs and what-not. Last to arrive was Izzy, who, to everyone's joy, had left his laptop at home this time. "Aren't we forgetting someone?" Rick asked. "Oh, Yuuki won't be able to make it until late tonight. She missed her flight. But she'll be here later," Akira explained. So the party began.
Joe came next, and he was, of course, holding roses for Mimi. He, too, was wearing a tux, and Akira led him to the dance room. It was brightly lit, with a stage at the one end, and a table of refreshments opposite it. The space in the middle of the room had been cleared, to make room for Mimi's guests to dance. Brightly colored streamers were hanging everywhere and there was even a Disco ball hanging from the ceiling. Everyone got to talking, and it was quite some time before the next guests arrived.
TK, Kari, and Davis came all at once, Kari walking in-between the two boys to keep them both happy. I guess they're still fighting over Kari, Akira thought. She smiled as she thought of the time, 5 years ago, when she first met Davis. TK and Kari she'd known since three years before THAT, as well as the other "original Digidestined." The boys, all wearing tuxes, happily began talking about the latest soccer game, with the exception of Matt, who was either too interested in gazing at Sora or didn't care for that subject of conversation. Kari, wearing a startling pink-red dress, began talking to Yolei as soon as she entered the room. Yolei was wearing a dark maroon dress, the style almost identical to Kari's; straight, with a bit of a flare at the bottom. Ken came next, and Cody was right behind him. He had grown, and was nearly as tall as Yolei now. He had definitely grown, and you couldn't call him "the little kid" anymore. Rick and Shouri cam in together, laughing at some joke Shouri had told Rick, but when they saw their best friend, Akira, they immediately began talking to her, and exchanging hugs and what-not. Last to arrive was Izzy, who, to everyone's joy, had left his laptop at home this time. "Aren't we forgetting someone?" Rick asked. "Oh, Yuuki won't be able to make it until late tonight. She missed her flight. But she'll be here later," Akira explained. So the party began.