A/N: Now we get to the exciting part. I have to get someone to play really creepy and suspenseful music right about now, but I haven't. ^.^; Oh well. Read on, oh faithful readers (especially ones that leave messages at the bottom) *hint hint*
***THE PARENT TRAP: DIGITAL VERSION***
~CHAPTER 8: LONG STORY... DON'T ASK~
Miyame and Sora looked at each other, smiling nervously. Misaki had called secretly, and told them to get Father to come to the old summer campsite. They used a picnic for an excuse, and now nervously waited.
"Sora," Miyame said, breaking the silence, "do you think they…"
A horn honked, and Miyame watched as Misaki jumped out of the car. "Hey Miya!"
"Hey Misa!" she called back, running to meet her twin.
Taichi stepped out of the car and opened the door. "Don't trip, your Highness."
Mimi stepped out. "I'll your Highness you, Taichi," she remarked.
Miyame and Misaki ran to Taichi and Mimi. "Taichi! Mother!"
While Mimi hugged both her daughters, Taichi stared, his heart and mind in turmoil, at the beautiful red-haired woman before him.
"Sora…" he whispered.
"Taichi…" she answered back, her heart in her throat.
Meanwhile, Mimi smiled at both her daughters, together at last. "Oh, I haven't seen both of you together in years…"
Miyame and Misaki both looked at each other before Miyame asked, "Mother… were Taichi and Sora ever in love?"
At the question, Mimi's eyes grew dreamy and she put an arm around each of the twins. "Yes, girls. They were in love, very much so, in the past…"
"When?" Misaki asked.
"Once upon a time…" Mimi answered mysteriously.
Misaki turned to Miyame. "Where's Dad?"
Miyame scowled, surprising Mimi (for she was very good-tempered). "He's with that Jun woman! I can't believe he invited her along…"
Both girls were suddenly aware of the tensing of their mother's arms around their shoulders. "J-Jun, girls?"
"Mother, we have really bad news," Miyame said seriously.
"Dad's engaged to Jun Motomiya," Misaki said unhappily.
Mimi felt limp suddenly, and her daughters had to support her. Could it be? Could it be that after all these years…
She shook her head and instead asked, "Does your father know yet?"
Miyame shook her head disgustedly. "No. I haven't had a chance to tell him. He's always with *her*…"
As if on cue, they could hear Jun laugh… a sickening sound.
Miyame flinched, but asked, "Where's Taichi and Sora?"
Misaki shook her head. "I don't know…"
Mimi suddenly smiled, and both girls could see the romantic side of her. "I'm sure they have much to catch up on…"
The three nodded to each other.
"Taichi and Sora, sitting in a tree," the twins began chanting. "K-I-S-S-I-N-"
"Who are you making fun of now?"
Mimi's head jerked up as she heard the voice, the voice that had haunted her dreams for nearly ten years…
Likewise, Yamato forgot about Jun hanging onto his arm and was only aware of the cinnamon brown eyes that looked into his own, just like he remembered them…
It was Mimi who spoke first. "Hello, Yamato."
"Hello Mimi."
Jun tightened her hold on Yamato's arm. "Why, if it isn't Tachikawa. I hear you've made quite a name for yourself in New York."
Mimi tore her gaze from Yamato's and replied politely, "Yes, Jun. In fashion."
"Mimi… what are you doing here?" Yamato asked in a strange voice.
"I've come to take my daughter home, Yamato," she answered.
"But…"
"Father, I have something to confess," Miyame said quickly. "It's not Mother's fault, it's mine. I'm not Misaki. I'm Miyame."
As Yamato's shocked gaze stared at her, Misaki stepped out from where she had stood behind Mimi and said, " *I'm* Misaki, Dad. I've been with Mom for the past couple weeks."
Yamato stared at each twin before his gaze fell on Mimi.
She smiled softly at him. "I told you I've come to take my daughter home," she said gently. "I've come for Miyame."
Yamato wrenched away from Jun and walked to both girls. He knelt in front of them both. He slowly reached out and put a hand on each of their cheeks. "Misaki… Miyame… my girls…"
Mimi watched the two girls and their father, her heart in her throat. What a perfect picture this was, a picture that she had dreamed about for almost ten years… but it wouldn't last very long.
She quietly walked up to them and whispered, "Miyame, we'll leave tomorrow. I'll get Taichi to book some flights…"
Miyame turned violently. "No!"
Mimi involuntarily stepped backwards, her eyes betraying her surprise. "Miya…"
"I don't want to leave yet! Not now, not when I know what a real family is…"
The woman shook her head sadly. "Oh Miya…"
Misaki suddenly stood and hugged her mother. "Oh Mom, please stay for just a little while… just until we can get Sora and Taichi together…"
Yamato watched as a small smile played around on his ex-wife's lips. "Alright," she said finally. "I've been telling Taichi to get a girlfriend, anyway. In that case, she can teach him to dance."
She and Misaki looked at each other, and laughed.
"Wha…" began Miyame.
Misaki shook her head, smiling. "Long story. Don't ask."
Jun, who had been silently glowering, blurted, "So where are you going to stay?"
Mimi smiled. "I'm sure I can stay with some old friends."
Misaki asked, "Joe?"
Her twin added, "Izzy?"
"Kari?"
"TK?"
Mimi burst into laughter. "I guess Taichi and Sora have been serenading on memory lane, hmm?"
Misaki and Miyame looked at each other, smiling.
Mimi said thoughtfully, "There's always Miyako, Ken, and Iori, if need be, but I think TK and Kari can have us stay for a little while… providing Taichi visits."
"Oh no!" Yamato said quickly. "You can stay with Misa and me."
Mimi hesitated for a moment, but then nodded. "All right."
Jun looked furious, but she refused to say anything.
Miyame looked at her mother. "That reminds me… how come no one told me that Taichi's sister was married?"
"And how come no one told me that Uncle TK had a wife?" Misaki asked her father.
Yamato ignored the pointed glares that Jun was sending him and answered, "Long story. Don't ask."
TO BE CONTINUED...
A/N: Okey-dokey! Review please!!!
***THE PARENT TRAP: DIGITAL VERSION***
~CHAPTER 8: LONG STORY... DON'T ASK~
Miyame and Sora looked at each other, smiling nervously. Misaki had called secretly, and told them to get Father to come to the old summer campsite. They used a picnic for an excuse, and now nervously waited.
"Sora," Miyame said, breaking the silence, "do you think they…"
A horn honked, and Miyame watched as Misaki jumped out of the car. "Hey Miya!"
"Hey Misa!" she called back, running to meet her twin.
Taichi stepped out of the car and opened the door. "Don't trip, your Highness."
Mimi stepped out. "I'll your Highness you, Taichi," she remarked.
Miyame and Misaki ran to Taichi and Mimi. "Taichi! Mother!"
While Mimi hugged both her daughters, Taichi stared, his heart and mind in turmoil, at the beautiful red-haired woman before him.
"Sora…" he whispered.
"Taichi…" she answered back, her heart in her throat.
Meanwhile, Mimi smiled at both her daughters, together at last. "Oh, I haven't seen both of you together in years…"
Miyame and Misaki both looked at each other before Miyame asked, "Mother… were Taichi and Sora ever in love?"
At the question, Mimi's eyes grew dreamy and she put an arm around each of the twins. "Yes, girls. They were in love, very much so, in the past…"
"When?" Misaki asked.
"Once upon a time…" Mimi answered mysteriously.
Misaki turned to Miyame. "Where's Dad?"
Miyame scowled, surprising Mimi (for she was very good-tempered). "He's with that Jun woman! I can't believe he invited her along…"
Both girls were suddenly aware of the tensing of their mother's arms around their shoulders. "J-Jun, girls?"
"Mother, we have really bad news," Miyame said seriously.
"Dad's engaged to Jun Motomiya," Misaki said unhappily.
Mimi felt limp suddenly, and her daughters had to support her. Could it be? Could it be that after all these years…
She shook her head and instead asked, "Does your father know yet?"
Miyame shook her head disgustedly. "No. I haven't had a chance to tell him. He's always with *her*…"
As if on cue, they could hear Jun laugh… a sickening sound.
Miyame flinched, but asked, "Where's Taichi and Sora?"
Misaki shook her head. "I don't know…"
Mimi suddenly smiled, and both girls could see the romantic side of her. "I'm sure they have much to catch up on…"
The three nodded to each other.
"Taichi and Sora, sitting in a tree," the twins began chanting. "K-I-S-S-I-N-"
"Who are you making fun of now?"
Mimi's head jerked up as she heard the voice, the voice that had haunted her dreams for nearly ten years…
Likewise, Yamato forgot about Jun hanging onto his arm and was only aware of the cinnamon brown eyes that looked into his own, just like he remembered them…
It was Mimi who spoke first. "Hello, Yamato."
"Hello Mimi."
Jun tightened her hold on Yamato's arm. "Why, if it isn't Tachikawa. I hear you've made quite a name for yourself in New York."
Mimi tore her gaze from Yamato's and replied politely, "Yes, Jun. In fashion."
"Mimi… what are you doing here?" Yamato asked in a strange voice.
"I've come to take my daughter home, Yamato," she answered.
"But…"
"Father, I have something to confess," Miyame said quickly. "It's not Mother's fault, it's mine. I'm not Misaki. I'm Miyame."
As Yamato's shocked gaze stared at her, Misaki stepped out from where she had stood behind Mimi and said, " *I'm* Misaki, Dad. I've been with Mom for the past couple weeks."
Yamato stared at each twin before his gaze fell on Mimi.
She smiled softly at him. "I told you I've come to take my daughter home," she said gently. "I've come for Miyame."
Yamato wrenched away from Jun and walked to both girls. He knelt in front of them both. He slowly reached out and put a hand on each of their cheeks. "Misaki… Miyame… my girls…"
Mimi watched the two girls and their father, her heart in her throat. What a perfect picture this was, a picture that she had dreamed about for almost ten years… but it wouldn't last very long.
She quietly walked up to them and whispered, "Miyame, we'll leave tomorrow. I'll get Taichi to book some flights…"
Miyame turned violently. "No!"
Mimi involuntarily stepped backwards, her eyes betraying her surprise. "Miya…"
"I don't want to leave yet! Not now, not when I know what a real family is…"
The woman shook her head sadly. "Oh Miya…"
Misaki suddenly stood and hugged her mother. "Oh Mom, please stay for just a little while… just until we can get Sora and Taichi together…"
Yamato watched as a small smile played around on his ex-wife's lips. "Alright," she said finally. "I've been telling Taichi to get a girlfriend, anyway. In that case, she can teach him to dance."
She and Misaki looked at each other, and laughed.
"Wha…" began Miyame.
Misaki shook her head, smiling. "Long story. Don't ask."
Jun, who had been silently glowering, blurted, "So where are you going to stay?"
Mimi smiled. "I'm sure I can stay with some old friends."
Misaki asked, "Joe?"
Her twin added, "Izzy?"
"Kari?"
"TK?"
Mimi burst into laughter. "I guess Taichi and Sora have been serenading on memory lane, hmm?"
Misaki and Miyame looked at each other, smiling.
Mimi said thoughtfully, "There's always Miyako, Ken, and Iori, if need be, but I think TK and Kari can have us stay for a little while… providing Taichi visits."
"Oh no!" Yamato said quickly. "You can stay with Misa and me."
Mimi hesitated for a moment, but then nodded. "All right."
Jun looked furious, but she refused to say anything.
Miyame looked at her mother. "That reminds me… how come no one told me that Taichi's sister was married?"
"And how come no one told me that Uncle TK had a wife?" Misaki asked her father.
Yamato ignored the pointed glares that Jun was sending him and answered, "Long story. Don't ask."
TO BE CONTINUED...
A/N: Okey-dokey! Review please!!!