IMPORTANT STUFF: Digimon does not belong to me. If you don't like Mimi, or MICHI, or MIMATO, or MIRA, then please turn back now. Yep, there's YURI in this so...

Okay, this story doesn't follow any Digimon plotline, so it's an AU! I don't care anyway 'cause I'm not fond of the conclusion to the series. (That, and I'm kinda moody now. So bleh!)


"For the Love of an Angel"

PART II: I Want You

written by K-chan


"Bye, dad! Mom!" I said with a wave, watching my parents walk down the hallway from our apartment. When they were out of sight, I closed the door and leaned against it with a sigh. It was great my parents were out the evening, but I didn't expect my sister to mess up my plans.

"Tai!" Hikari called me from the kitchen. I guessed I should comply and see what she wanted.

Earlier today, I called Mimi right after my talk with Sora abruptly ended with her screaming her hatred for me. I was left speechless, yet I called her place again to question her, but she didn't pick up. I hadn't a clue to why she was acting that way, but I knew Mimi could probably tell me since the two were best girl friends.

When I talked to Mimi, I only told her that last part of my conversation with Sora. I was still nervous about telling her about my feelings. If only I knew that she felt the same way--even if it was just a little bit--I could tell her. She was such a wonderful person, not to mention beautiful.

Even before the DigiWorld, I always had a crush on Mimi. I didn't know her until second grade, and even then she stood out from all the other girls. Being the immature boy that I was then, I couldn't let anyone know of my crush on her--not even Sora knew--so I would always pick on her. The teasings continued into the DigiWorld as well. By the time our adventure was over, my crush had turned out to be more than what it started to be.

I wasn't sure if this was all love, but I really cared for Mimi--a lot. Yet at the same time, it also hurt because I knew that one of my best friends also liked her. How did I know? We were just hanging out one time, just the two of us, when I absentmindedly asked aloud, "So whacha think of Mimi?"

For a few seconds, I didn't get an answer, so I looked over to him and saw a questioning look in his eyes. There was also something in the blue pair that I thought could've been fear. I laughed nervously, "Ha, just wonderin' 'cause she's changed a lot since the DigiWorld, don't ja think?"

"Yeah, she's better," he said, looking away, but I could see the faintest tint of pink on his cheeks. I turned my head away, slouching my body forward, and thought about Yamato's simple answer. He probably wondered why I had asked such a question, but I thought more about that look of fear.

After that incident, I began to notice how he kept his distance from us again--like when we first met in the DigiWorld--mostly Mimi in particular. Every time Mimi would go near him, asking why he was by himself, he would be mean to her, pushing her away, but she didn't back away from him and would usually pull him back over to us. When that happened, I felt envious of him, being so close to her, touching her. On several occasions, our eyes met without Mimi noticing what was going, but we both knew that the other liked her very much. What were we suppose to do about these feelings when we didn't want to hurt each other and ruin our precious friendship?

"At least you could help me with the food!" I heard my sister tell me. She was glaring at me for standing there like a statue and doing nothing to help with our get-together, but I should be the one glaring at her. It was my idea--wait, it was really hers, but right after I had asked Mimi to come over to watch some movies. Hikari had to interrupt with her idea to invite the Digidestined over, and Mimi agreed with her.

So here we were, getting the place ready for all our friends over and ruining a possible chance to be with Mimi alone. Maybe it was better this way, and I wouldn't have to feel guilty, knowing how Yamato felt too.

Too bad Jyou was out of town. Hikari had called Takeru's place but found out that he was spending the weekend at Yamato's, so it made things easier by calling there and getting the two over here. Koushiro wasn't planning much tonight, so he was coming over. After the phone incident with Sora, Mimi said she would see what was wrong and if everything was all right, then she would get Sora to come too.

I hoped Sora was all right, but I still didn't know why she was angry at me all of a sudden. She was my best friend after all, and I thought that she could help me with Mimi since they were really close like sisters. I just couldn't figure out why. Then there were all those times Mimi bugged me about what I thought about Sora, and I had always answered that she was a great friend. She would then give me this sly look, followed by, "Just FRIENDS?"

I nodded, looking confused, "Yeah, friends. Why ja ask?"

From the cluelessness on my face, she sighed, turning away. "I give up," I heard her mumble, returning to Sora. For some reason, Sora was wearing a relieved smile and laughed at Mimi. I shrugged it off, thinking it was something between girls.

"I GOT IT!!" I shouted, stumbling out of the kitchen towards the front door. I wanted to answer the door just in case it was Mimi. I did, but it only turned out to be Yamato and Takeru. "Hey, guys. Come on in." I stood aside and let them in.

"Who is it, Tai?!" my sister asked, still in the kitchen. I told her, and then Takeru added his greeting and walked into the kitchen. The boy acted like it was his own home, but I couldn't blame him. He and Hikari hung out together a lot--if he wasn't here, then the two would be over at his place. Anyone could see they were best buds, and I'd hate to think of something more in the future. The things Mimi comes up with, always saying how cute they were together. Okay, they were cute together, but this was my little sister here!

I closed the doors and then followed Yamato into the living room. He sat down on the floor where I had been in the middle of choosing the first movie of the evening. He was going through the videos like he did with a bottle of hair gel every day--maybe two the most! "Man Tai, you invited us over here to see THESE?" he groaned.

I glared at his back and then smiled with my little retort. "Oh sorry, Yama-chan, I forgot you're dateless every weekend, so you comfort yourself with videos and a tub of chocolate ice cream."

He whirled his head around with his sapphire eyes piercing at me, and I only smiled at him. "Oh you're talkin' 'bout yourself again," he said calmly, getting up. Then he noticed the Playstation system in the corner and smiled. "How 'bout a game before the others show up," he said it more like a statement.

Seeing that mischievous tint in his eyes, I knew it was a challenge, and when my opponent was Yamato, I never backed down. "YOU'RE ON!" It didn't take a minute for me to set things up, and we were on our way to beating each other down through video games. Since he was the challenger, I let him choose the game.

It started out with a fighting one, and we were both into the game that I didn't notice that we had an audience until I heard Mimi's voice, "Ooh, how can you guys play something like that? It's so gruesome!"

She definitely got my attention and Yamato's too since we both turned to look at her. "Hey Mimi!" I greeted. "When did you get here?" I faintly heard Yamato's voice greeting her too, but I was too focused on her. She had on a pink dress with a length that stopped above her knees and wore a red, long-sleeve shirt over it with its ends tied into a knot just below her chest. (It's something close to what Aeris from FF7 wears--I'll draw a picture of Mimi in it later.) Some of her hair was pulled back into a ponytail while the others curled around her.

"Hello?! Mimi to Tai!" she said, and then I realized she was waving her hand in front of my face. I was such an idiot staring at her like that, probably drooling a puddle around me now. I just hoped no one caught on. I glanced over at Yamato who seemed to be in a daze like I was.

I looked back at her and smiled goofily, "What was that Mimi?" Over to the side, I saw Hikari and Takeru giggling in the corner and whispering about something.

"We just got here," Koushiro informed me, seemingly oblivious of situation which I was grateful for. He appeared more interested in what Yamato and I were playing. "Tai, if you're not going to play, do you mind if I try it out?" I shook my head as he sat down next to me, and I handed him the controller.

"C'mon Tai, we need to talk." Mimi grabbed my wrist and pulled from the floor towards Sora, who I finally noticed in the back. "It'll be okay, Sora-chan," she said as we passed by her, heading towards the kitchen. I gave my best friend a welcoming smile, and she returned it with a weak one of her own. It was strange because she didn't seem like herself. I pouted inwardly when Mimi let my wrist go, and I followed her. I glanced back at Sora worriedly and saw that she watched us carefully with frustration behind her brown eyes.

"Hey Mimi," I said when I entered the kitchen after her, "I'm worried 'bout Sora. Is she okay?"

She followed my gaze back into the other room, where everyone was either seated on the floor or couch, taking turns at the video game. "I'm worried about her too," she said quietly, and I turned my attention back to her. She leaned her back against the counter, looking at the floor with concern. I walked over to her and placed my hand gently on her back to console her. "She told me she was fine, but just looking into her eyes, I know there's something wrong. She's hiding something from me, and I'm suppose to be her best friend." She looked up at me and flushed, "Oh sorry, Tai, I mean best GIRL friend."

I chuckled at her insight. "But you two are pretty close, ya know. She's closer to you than me 'cause I'm a guy." She nodded. I joined her against the counter with my arm now resting on the top just behind her back. I smiled, happy that I was this close to her and my arm was just around her petite body. "I just don't know what I did wrong."

She looked up at me and rolled her eyes. "What?" I asked, raising my eyebrows in total confusion.

She pulled away and crossed her arms over her chest. "If you care for her SO much, then why don't you tell her that?!"

"She knows that--I mean we ARE friends."

She shook her head. "Is that all you see her as? Have you ever thought of being more?"

"What?" I said stupidly, having heard the first time. I was trying to take in her words and meaning. I wished she was saying this on her behalf, but we were talking about Sora at the moment. I shook my head for a few moments, piecing it all together. Was that why Sora was looking at me oddly? Did she like me more than a friend? Was that why she couldn't tell Mimi? Did she know that I liked Mimi instead and didn't want to hurt her?

My brain was racked with all these questions, and I could feel a headached coming on. "Tai, are you okay?" Mimi asked, putting a hand on my shoulder. It surprised me when I put my hand on hers, gazing into her beautiful, hazel eyes.

"Mimi, I," I started, squeezing her hand within mine. Her eyes widened, and she pulled her hand back just from that single action. She looked away, but I could see it in her eyes that she knew and that she feared for our friendship with Sora. I wanted to reach out to her and hold her in my arms, telling her she shouldn't be but afraid.

I was about to say something, but she looked up at me with a bright yet nervous smile. "We better get back to the others. I'm sure they're sick of playing that barbaric game." I only nodded and followed her out. Now I wished the others weren't here, so I could finish what started in the kitchen. It had been a perfect time to tell her how I felt, but then it was also bad timing with our friends here.

We returned to the others just as Hikari announced, "I'm not planning to watch you play all night." She stalked over to the videos and browsed through them.

"Don't ask Yama-chan for his opinion," I laughed, "He'll turn down every single one just 'cause he's seen them all." Yamato rolled his eyes and sat back, leaning against one end of the couch. Koushiro was already at the other end while Takeru was on the couch. Sora was standing behind him, glancing over at Mimi and I. When my eyes met her, she quickly turned back to the television.

I didn't realize that Mimi saw the exchange until she grabbed Sora's arm and seated her in the love seat. She then took me and placed me next to Sora. The two of us were too stunned to say a word, and from the looks on everyone else's face, they were too. Mimi smiled as if the kitchen incident hadn't occurred. "Now be good, you too." She walked over to the couch Takeru was seating on and sat down at the end close to Yamato, who glanced up at her and smiled faintly. No one noticed that smile except me, and I wished I was where he was right now.

"So what are we watching?" Mimi inquired as she leaned forward, looking towards Hikari and the videos. Koushiro and Takeru volunteered to get the movie snacks from the kitchen for the rest of us.

"How 'bout romance?!" my sister chirped. Yamato and I simultaneously groaned at the suggestion only to receive a glare from Mimi and Hikari.

"How 'bout romance AND action," I said hopefully appeasing the girls. We saw Hikari smiled, taking a video out of its case and popping it into the VCR. I wasn't sure if I should worry about what she had chosen or not, but Takeru came back with an armful of sodas and handed one to each of us. There were several bowls of chips and popcorn around us as well as sweets, especially for Mimi because I knew she had a sweet tooth.

Since Sora and I had the love seat--with me wishing Mimi was next to me instead--Koushiro and Takeru took floor to get better seats while my sister dimmed the lights before joining Mimi comfortably on the couch. The two were discussing something in whispers, but I knew they were talking about the movie when their eyes glance at the television screen.

I looked over to Sora and noticed that she wore a trouble expression on her face as she stared at Mimi. I sensed that she knew something about Mimi and was feeling bad for it. I wondered if she felt terrible for sitting next to me because Mimi liked me? If Mimi liked me and I liked her, then that would be great! But if Sora like me too, and she and Mimi were best friends, liking the same guy... then that's the worst thing to happen between friends. This really sucked.

"Tai," I heard Sora called me quietly. The others were deep in their conversations before the actual movie began. I turned to her, but she didn't look at me. "I'm sorry 'bout earlier today. I didn't mean to yell at you... I was just in a cranky mood, ya know."

"Hey, no problem, Sora," I said. "I shouldn't have troubled you anyway."

"No," she interjected quickly and finally directed her eyes at me. Even lacking in light, I could see there was something in her eyes that bothered me. If she liked me, then she didn't show it in the way she looked at me nor the tone of her voice. She seemed calm as if she was holding back. "No, Tai. I'm glad you told me," she continued, turning her gaze to the television, "At least I know now."

"What? But I don't," I said a little too loud. Hikari demanded that I hushed up as the movie started. Sora didn't say anymore, so I turned my attention to the movie, still wondering what was going on in Sora's mind.


NEXT PART, "I Kiss You."

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Two down and six to go. I will definitely finish this some time soon. I'm planning to get the next part out in a few days.

If you're wondering why it sucks, it's 'cause this is my second yuri that I'm writing. (My first one deals with a SM/Utena crossover, but I just haven't gotten around to posting it up yet.) I usually don't write yuri nor yaoi for that matter, but I thought I should take a shot with a Digimon one. And I'm not good with first person POV either. But I do hope that you're enjoying this.

Oh and as for "Digital Revolution" since Asuka-san brought that up, I'm working on episode 3 along with this. (That series won't be complete any time soon.) The semester's over and I'm just waiting for a freakin' place to call me back for a job, so I'll be doing a lot of writing (if I'm in the mood). =^.^=

K-chan
Pseudo-Princess & Goddess-in-Training
Royal Prism (http://royalprism.net)



Mira: Hi, I'm Mira Bombei--not the MIRA (Mimi & Sora) fic! Please.

SD-K-chan: [somewhat annoyed] Hurry it up, Mii-chan.

Mira: Oh well, I just wanted to say "hi" to everyone. I guess you could say I'm K-chan's editor or something.

K-chan: [shrugs] Whatever. You're hardly around to do any editing with all those missions they send you on.

Mira: [looks thoughtful] True, but I'm here anyway. [waving]

SD-K-chan: [sighs] Ja. [drags a smiling SD-Mira who's still waving away]