I just want to say thanks to each and every one of you who read my story and gave it a review. You encouraged me to continue with this saga, and I am quite honored to be on some of y'all's author alerts!
Just to make things clear, here are the ages of every one;
Joe-18
Matt, Tai, Sora-16
Mimi, Izzy-15
Miyako-14
Daisuke, Kari, T.K., Ken-13
Iori-11
Okay, so, it probably doesn't snow as heavily as I make it seem in Tokyo, but who cares? ^_^
Let It Snow: Part 2
Chapter 5
Mimi sat tensely on the Yagami's kitchen stool waiting for Sora to finish the phone call. She couldn't quite make out words, but she could tell from the sound of Sora's voice, that the girl wasn't too pleased. Stop worrying-it's just Matt...she told herself, trying to brush it all off and look uninterested. Unconsciously she started twisting her paper napkin with such gusto, that Tai was looking at her oddly.
"Oh, um-sorry-I uh, think I'll just, ah--" Sora set the phone back on its receiver-more like slammed it in a disgusted sort of way, then she walked over to Mimi and Tai.
"Make room for one more on the reservation list Tai. Matt's got a new girlfriend,"
For a brief moment Mimi's eyes were filled with terror, but immediately she concealed it.
"I think that I'll-um-go to the bathroom....? Now.." the girl said finishing her sentence. She slid off the stool and walked slowly down the hall. Then she stopped. Mimi heard Sora and Tai talking about her and Matt. She tiptoed back to the front of the corridor and crouched at the entrance.
"Hey Sora-is Mimi okay?" Tai asked.
"Mmmm...yes..." she said carefully, not wanting to betray Mimi's secret crush to Tai at the moment.
"Okay-she looked kinda white for a moment there-"
"I think it's the shock of hearing about Matt's new girlfriend. He hasn't kept in much contact with her I guess," Matt's 'new' girlfriend? Mimi thought suspiciously. Tai sighed and pulled a pad of paper from out under the kitchen sink. Then he made a large tally mark.
"Fifth girl this month. I wonder how long she'll last..." Mimi stifled a gasp with her hand. "Matt's a real ladies' man-girls would kill to go out with him, but he can't keep a date for more than a week it seems. He gets bored really easily Sora. They're too loud, too quiet, too this, too that-basically they don't seem to understand him-or so he says,"
"Well I think he's asking too much out of a girl,"
"We all have our preferences, you know," Tai said sliding closer to her.
"I guess...but he shouldn't be dating them and then dumping them-that's just not right...plus he gets a rep..." Tai shrugged his shoulders.
"Maybe, but he's one of those 'musicians'-"
"People just can't blame it all on that! Yamato was a perfectly well behaved and popular musician before all this-I don't see how this 'new groove' is improving him any," Sora said crossly.
"Yeah, I guess you're right..."
"Well you better call Hoppy's. I didn't want to tell you right now with Mimi here, but we really have to reserve that extra seat-and I think it's better for Mimi if to know about this now-then on the night of our get-together," Sora said. Tai scratched his bushy head.
Sora had a faraway look in her eyes-she couldn't help worrying about how Mimi would react to this when she found out. She'd find out about this soon....
She felt her hand slip into a larger one.
"Hey Sora-everything will turn out fine-you'll see-" Tai said, giving her hand a comforting squeeze. She smiled up at him.
"Thanks Tai. Mimi should be out by now-don't you think?" Mimi immediately remembered, and quickly tiptoed to the end of the hall, the walked at a normal pace back to the pair sitting in the kitchen. The girl decided to forget her melancholy situation for the time being, and have some fun-
"So what have you two been doing while Little Miss Mimi had her back turned-hmm..?" she asked, eyeing their hands. The two blushed and Tai started vigorously rubbing Sora's hand.
"Just-uh-Sora thought she had a little frostbite-that's all-all the playing in the snow you know? Heh, heh,"
"Yeah-this snow's unusually....um-frostbite prone," Sora chimed in.
"Oh of course Sora! I knew that! And frostbite only happens when no one's in the room-right Tai?"
"Ah-well, I mean...that seems to-um, be the case!"
"Tai! You have to call Hoppy's!" Sora reminded him.
"Great idea! Brilliant idea! See Mimi, if Sora hadn't been rubbing my hand, I wouldn't be able to-"
"Oh shut up and 'fess up that you were holding her hand, why don't you! The bearer of Courage is such a coward when it comes to Love! -er, I mean girls!" Mimi said exasperatedly.
The following week passed by uneventfully as almost everyone waited for Saturday to arrive. Word had gotten around about Matt's new sweetheart, and Sora tried searching for her in vain at school. Tai caught up with Sora at locker break though, and gave her a piece of gossip.
"Yo Sora-she's not here,"
"Who's not here?"
"Romeo's Juliet,"
"So she doesn't go to our school? How'd you find out?"
"Did a little research on the library's computer,"
"Is she older then?"
"She'd have to be a lot older-but I doubt that's the case. I think she's in another school district,"
"Probably met her through his band..." Sora mused quietly to herself. "Hey-you'd have to know her name to do research-what is it?"
"My lips are sealed,"
"Come on-you can tell me, I'm your best friend!" Sora coaxed.
"Yeah, and so is Matt," the girl was about to protest, but then it occurred to her that what Tai was doing for Matt, was the same as what she had done for Mimi.
"Alright-I'll leave that subject alone, but what else did you find?"
"That's all he told me,"
"That's it? He only told you her name?"
"Yep. Look's like we're just going to have to wait and see until Friday," Sora groaned.
"But that's so far away!"
"Hey, we're all waiting the same amount of time-" The bell rang for third period. "Gotta go-see ya Sora," Tai said as he slapped her back.
Chapter 6
Saturday evening, Mimi's stomach was in knots. She called Sora.
"Hi Sora-Mimi. Listen-I think I'm going to cancel going to this whole thing-I'm feeling kind of sick and dizzy and it's probably best if--,"
"Best if what?" a voice behind her asked. Mimi turned around in her slip, hair in rollers, and half a makeup job done.
"Sora!" she exclaimed, dropping her phone. "Sora-how'd-"
"My vibes girl-come on, we've gotta get you ready!"
"But-I'm not going," Mimi faltered.
"Sure you are, a little nervousness is no reason to stay home in bed. It's like a roller coaster; the butterflies will be over in a few minutes,"
"Well-alright," Mimi decided at last. "But help me find something to wear-I bought 15 new outfits and none of them seems right!" she said in frustration as she waved her hand to the jumble of clothes on her bed.
"Just pick one Mimi-you look great in everything," Sora said as she took the curlers out of her friend's hair.
"Egh, you've got to be kidding! You're the one who's always so together!" she said. "I mean, just look at you!" Sora was wearing a midnight blue, ribbed long sleeved turtleneck, with bright red and orange horizontal stripes in the middle, and of course, her trusty jeans.
"Oh come on, all I have is a new shirt! Now choose something quick 'cause we haven't much time,"
"Okay, how about this outfit?" Mimi asked, holding one up.
"Mimi, it's winter,"
"Okay, this?"
"To dressy,"
"This one?"
"Still too dressy,"
"This?"
"We're not going to the ball!"
"I give up!"
"Pants Mimi, think pants, not pink. Do you have anything that's not pink? No? ...Here, try this one-" Sora held up a fluffy light pink sweater with a wide white band in the middle. It was slightly shimmery, and went well with the white cargo flares Mimi was distractedly holding. She snatched them from Mimi and put the two together, shaking them in her face. "Look! It's perfect! Now hurry and dress-you'll look great!" Twenty minutes later Mimi emerged from the bathroom with her new outfit on and finished makeup, and stood in front of her full-length mirror.
"Ah...I feel so comfortable in it-much better than any of those other things I picked out!" She said, admiring her reflection. Sora quickly tied half of her hair back with a pink satin ribbon.
"As Miyako would say-bingo*! You look very sweet in it,"
"A little too sweet do you think? Oh who cares! Come on Sora, let's get going!"
"Hold it a moment-I have to straighten the room a little-all the clothes on the floor are bothering me-"
"We'll deal with it later! Now is not the time to be a neat freak!" Mimi exclaimed impatiently as she pulled Sora out the door with their jackets.
"Aright-I guess..."
"Stop worrying and relax!"
"We kinda switched roles, now didn't we?
"I'm just saying that to calm myself-and you,"
"Me?"
"Yes you-you're dying as much as I to see who Matt's girlfriend is,"
"Maybe....come on, we're almost there!"
*bingo-Miyako's word in the Japanese Digimon. Not perfecto.
Chapter 7
The two girls stopped under the red and white awning of Hoppy's Diner, one of the only large American restaurants nearby. The golden light from inside spilled out from the windows and onto Sora and Mimi. The former put her hands on the window and peeked inside, trying to locate their table. She spotted it, and pulled back saying, "There they are. Now remember Mimi, this is a Digireunion to celebrate all of us being back-except of course Wallace and Michael. It's not about giving Matt a good impression, okay? Just loosen up a bit and ignore his girlfriend as long as you can do it without being rude. Have some fun, 'K?"
"Fine," Mimi sighed. "Does my hair look alright?"
"Mimi! Look, your hair always looks great-now lets go inside-I'm freezing out here!" They pulled open the doors and walked in. The Three Punctuals, Iori, Izzy, and Joe were already there and waiting.
"....and so the mathematician said to Bob-now this is the punchline-it's a discomBOBulated verification! Hahahahaha!!" Izzy would have been rolling on the floor if it weren't for the fact that he was scrunched in a booth with two others. Iori roared in laughter; while Joe-just-sat there.
"I don't get it-how could it be discombobulated if the inference was-" Izzy slapped Joe on the shoulder.
"Joe-it's a joke-"
"A joke?"
"Um-yeah-a joke,"
"A joke...oh! I get it now! Hahahaha!" The two girls walked over and Sora asked,
"Hey guys, is anyone else here?"
"No," Joe said glumly, "Just us. Why don't you come and join us? It's getting rather lonesome over here,"
"Of course! That's what we were going to do-but, this booth is gonna be too small for all of us to fit-let's move some tables-" so they did, and sat down. The others started arriving-T.K., Kari, and Daisuke-Sora rushed over to Kari. "Hey Kari-" She said trying to sound casual, "Is uh, Tai gonna be here anytime soon?"
"Tai? Oh yeah, he just had to get some homework done before he came. Mom's rule ya know," Just then the door opened, and in strutted Matt like he owned the place, with a girl hanging on his arm. She wore a black velvet coat with feathers around her slim white throat. The coat came down barley to the tops of her knees, and she wore black strappy high-heels. Her dress was so short, Sora couldn't even see it under the coat, and her long legs were bare.
Dang it Tai! Sora yelled in her head. Where are you?! You've GOT to see who Matt's picked up this time! On second thought-maybe not! She thought again as the girl sat down next to Matt and removed her jacket, exposing a revealing dress. Matt's blue eyes looked at Mimi coldly. The three boys already occupying the booth grew squirmish.
"Um you know, this seating area's getting a little-crowded," Iori said nudging Joe.
"I'm getting a bad case of claustrophobia, so maybe it'd be best if we-"
"Movetoanotherseat OH, LOOK AT THE TIME! WE GOTTA GO-THERE'S MIYAKO!" Izzy said loudly, eager to get away. The trio quickly slid out.
"Where is she?" Iori asked.
"Well whadd'ya know-she really is coming!" Izzy exclaimed. "But wait! Do I see someone coming with her?!" Miyako came in followed by Ken, and from a side entrance, Tai appeared with a paper bag under his arm and a big smile.
"Hey Sora! Guess wh-" Sora made frantic motions with her arms to try to signal 'go away-meet me outside' but it didn't exactly work. Tai stopped in his tracks and his eyes popped out of their sockets when he saw Matt's girl. "*gak* What kind of a gross-" Sora ran over to Tai and dragged him in line as if they were going to order food.
"Listen-see that-that-thing sitting over there with Matt?"
"The 'thing' with the legs?"
"Ugh, Tai!"
"You know you look pretty when you say that,"
"Oh shut up and listen!" Sora's lips threatened to smile. "That's Matt's g-"
"RINI?!"
"SSSHHHHH! What's a Rini?!"
"You mean 'who'-see that over there-" Tai put his hands on Sora's head and turned it so she was facing the girl. "That's Rini,"
"Sheesh. Just look at how she dresses! I mean, is it cold enough yet?! Alright well listen-as much as I hate her being here, we've got to at least be polite. Fake it if you can't mean it," *cough* "Like me," and she sauntered off in the direction of the table. Uh, oh Mimi's sitting there! I hope she's not stirring up any trouble...surprisingly though, it seemed as if Mimi and Rini were getting along fine-that is, until she heard the 'feminine code'.
"Hello, my name is Sora," she said warmly, extending her hand, "Are you finding everything well? (I hope not so you can leave)"
"Yes thank you-I'm Rini," she said accepting the offered hand. "And you're the waitress? (you're about as ugly as one)" Sora's smile faded.
"No. I'm one of Matt's friends. Part of the group here tonight. (the INVITED group)" She said coolly.
"Oh I'm so sorry. My mistake. (yeah right)" she said sweetly.
"Oh no problem (do that one more time and I'll bite your head off)! Listen, I'm going to order now, so I'll be back later (now I'll go tell everyone what a creep you are)!"
"Okay, see ya, (yesss. One down, one more to go)" then Rini turned to Mimi. "So Mini-"
"It's Mimi,"
"So Mimi, how long have you known Matt? (bet I've known him longer-don't even think about it, he's mine)" Mimi glanced at him.
"For quite a long time-since I was in the fourth grade (take that you underdressed witch)," Rini's eyebrows shot up in surprise but she said nothing. Matt returned to the table after chatting with the rest of the group.
"So Rini, I see you've met Mimi,"
"Yes...a lovely girl (the little *****! You never told me about her!),"
"I'm over here in case you need anything babe," he said. Mimi felt like throwing up. Throwing up all over Rini and her scantly clothes.
"That's an interesting dress you have on (can the top get any lower?),"
"Isn't it? I thought it was rather attractive myself," she said smiling, showing her perfect rows of dazzling white teeth.
"Um, yeah (so, what do you have stuffed down there anyways?)," Sora and Tai started bringing the burgers and fries to everyone. Mimi's appetite was ruined now that She was sitting right before her. The dress She had on was perfectly disgusting and far too revealing. This is a friendly gathering not a nightclub, Mimi muttered under her breath. Between bites of burger, she couldn't help but notice how beautifully blonde Rini was, her long golden locks perfectly curled. I wonder how many bottles of Blonde-So-True it took to achieve that effect, Mimi thought. Rini looked like a super model. It was easy to see why Matt liked her. She was gorgeous. And her beautiful sapphire eyes fringed with long velvet eyelashes were quite stunning. Mimi suddenly began to feel dissatisfied with herself. I look so childish, I'm no where's near as thin or pretty as Rini is. As Mimi was wallowing in gloom and discontentment, Sora decided to bring Mimi over to her table. Sora couldn't help but notice how fresh and innocent Mimi appeared next to Rini. She could tell things were not going well over there.
"Mimi, why don't you come sit with us," Sora said.
"Alright..." Mimi agreed. Mimi cheered up considerably, and the rest of the evening went by smoothly until Rini started making a fuss.
"Yamato-kun, let's go," she pouted.
"Hold on a moment baby,"
"NOW, Matt, NOW!"
"Okay, okay, we're going," he said. Gosh, I've never seen Matt give in so easily...Tai thought. On their way out, Matt asked, "What was that fuss all about?"
"Oh you know-I was getting bored," She said smiling slyly at him. "Besides, those kids you hang out with are such immature, childish squares. The most BORING people I've ever had to put up with. DON'T put me through that kind of suffering again, Mattie-chan," she said dramatically. "You could never understand what torture it was for me to be polite to those repulsive idiots!" Something inside of Matt pricked his soul when she said that, but he ignored it...
Chapter 8
The air was lifted at Hoppy's diner that evening, and everyone felt that they could breathe easier after Matt and Rini left. The remaining DigiDesteneds joked and chatted a while longer before finishing up the rest of dinner. Soon it was time for everyone to go home.
"Miyako, do you need a ride home?" Ken offered.
"Sure Ken, I love riding on mopeds!" Izzy overheard their conversation and walked over to them.
"You know Yolei, mopeds aren't really that safe to ride," Izzy said.
"Oh really? Well, I better go now Izzy-Ken offered to take me home, isn't that nice? And he stopped to pick me up when he saw me walking in the snow this evening!"
"If you don't want to ride with me, that's okay," Ken told the older girl. "I just want to let you know I'm leaving now,"
"Uh-I have a moped-want a ride home?" Izzy offered. Miyako's eyes sparkled with delight.
"Oh Koushiro-san how sweet of you! I'd love a ride! You can go now Ken-Izzy's taking me home! Thanks anyways!"
"'K, see you all later!" Ken called out as he left the restaurant. Miyako strapped on Izzy's spare helmet and held on to him tightly as they sped off into the darkness (oh dear). Joe thought it was about time to leave as well. He really needed to get some rest for an upcoming medical exam. After saying their farewells, he and Iori walked to the subway station.
"May I have the pleasure of walking you home?" T.K. asked Kari.
"NO! May I have the pleasure of walking you home!" Davis asked, pushing T.K. aside. Kari stuck her nose in the air.
"Actually, I can walk myself home, thank you very much!" She said to the two boys as she swung the glass entryway open and stepped out onto the sidewalk.
"Wait for me!" T.K. and Daisuke yelled. The doors slammed in their faces. Then they simultaneously yanked open the double doors and went racing down the street after the object of their affection. Mimi grabbed her coat off of a seat and went chasing after the boys.
"Mimi! Where are you going?" Sora called.
"Someone's gota make sure those two don't kill themselves!" she laughed, then winked at her friend.
"Oh no you don't-" Sora began. But it was too late. Her friend took off, leaving her and Tai alone in the diner. Why did I know this was in her mind?! Sora muttered to herself. The boy came up to her,
"May I have the pleasure of walking you home?" he grinned, reenacting the previous scene.
"Oh I guess. We're both heading in the same direction anyways," she said, hoping to sound nonchalant. Sora put on her coat and scarf, prayed Tai couldn't hear her heart doing 'sixty, and calmly walked out the door with him. The couple walked in a comfortable silence for a few minutes, before Tai stopped under a lamppost.
"Hey Sora...I thought that since we, uh-just 'happened' to be heading in the same direction, I might as well give you this-" He gave her the paper bag.
"For me?" Tai nodded. Sora opened it up, and inside was a huge solid chocolate heart. The girl's eyes lit up with pleasure and surprise at the present.
"Well...you know, you have the crest of Love-so I thought maybe a heart-"
"Oh Tai....that's the sweetest gift anyone's ever given me!" she exclaimed, and then put her arm around his neck and gave the boy a kiss on his cheek. He blushed with happiness, and put his arms around her waist while they both just stood there, staring into each other's eyes as the snow fell around them....it was perfect...a Kodak moment....
A Kodak moment.
Kari ran around the building and skidded to a stop with Davis and T.K. in tow.
"Do you see them?" whispered Mimi. Kari spotted Sora and her older brother across the street.
"Yep," Immediately she pulled out her digital camera and zoomed in really close.
CLICK.
"Gotcha!" She whispered. Then hung her camera around her neck and took off running again.
Chapter 9
After losing T.K. and Daisuke, Mimi and Kari stopped by her apartment.
"That was a little mean to do that to the boys, don't you think?" Mimi asked.
"Listen, if they're dumb enough to chase me around the city, then they deserve it. Besides, we have-some work to do," Kari snickered.
"Okay. Get the film on the computer and e-mail me the pictures as soon as you can-I better leave, Tai could come home at any second!"
"Alright-se ya later! Hold on a moment though-lemme give you a stack of these printer stickers-" She handed some to Mimi and the older teen quickly ran home.
Kari slammed her blaring alarm off so no one would hear, and peeked an eye open at the time.
1:15 A.M.
She lay in bed for a moment longer, and quietly slid down the bunk bed ladder, making sure she didn't wake up the snoring Tai. What am I afraid of? Tai sleeps like a log. Just gotta make sure Mom and Dad don't hear me....
Then she softly tip-toed to the computer room and closed the door behind her. Her digital camera lay on the table next to the monitor, and she aroused the sleeping computer. Kari could barely contain her giggles. As she waited for the computer to download, she fed the printer some of her special paper, then clicked the digital-camera film developing software.
"Perfect!" She whispered when she saw how it turned out. "Now....let's just adjust the size a little....and...print!
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^_^ And I'm gonna leave ya here for now! Just to let you know, I'll be posting a new sequal once a week. D'ja like it? All this Taiora....I'm starting not to like Sora anymore-I'm getting extremely jealous! ^.~ Oh, um, before you go, would you mind filling out a little survey? You don't have to do it if you don't want, but it would be nice if you could do at least some of the questions. ^_^
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Just to make things clear, here are the ages of every one;
Joe-18
Matt, Tai, Sora-16
Mimi, Izzy-15
Miyako-14
Daisuke, Kari, T.K., Ken-13
Iori-11
Okay, so, it probably doesn't snow as heavily as I make it seem in Tokyo, but who cares? ^_^
Let It Snow: Part 2
Chapter 5
Mimi sat tensely on the Yagami's kitchen stool waiting for Sora to finish the phone call. She couldn't quite make out words, but she could tell from the sound of Sora's voice, that the girl wasn't too pleased. Stop worrying-it's just Matt...she told herself, trying to brush it all off and look uninterested. Unconsciously she started twisting her paper napkin with such gusto, that Tai was looking at her oddly.
"Oh, um-sorry-I uh, think I'll just, ah--" Sora set the phone back on its receiver-more like slammed it in a disgusted sort of way, then she walked over to Mimi and Tai.
"Make room for one more on the reservation list Tai. Matt's got a new girlfriend,"
For a brief moment Mimi's eyes were filled with terror, but immediately she concealed it.
"I think that I'll-um-go to the bathroom....? Now.." the girl said finishing her sentence. She slid off the stool and walked slowly down the hall. Then she stopped. Mimi heard Sora and Tai talking about her and Matt. She tiptoed back to the front of the corridor and crouched at the entrance.
"Hey Sora-is Mimi okay?" Tai asked.
"Mmmm...yes..." she said carefully, not wanting to betray Mimi's secret crush to Tai at the moment.
"Okay-she looked kinda white for a moment there-"
"I think it's the shock of hearing about Matt's new girlfriend. He hasn't kept in much contact with her I guess," Matt's 'new' girlfriend? Mimi thought suspiciously. Tai sighed and pulled a pad of paper from out under the kitchen sink. Then he made a large tally mark.
"Fifth girl this month. I wonder how long she'll last..." Mimi stifled a gasp with her hand. "Matt's a real ladies' man-girls would kill to go out with him, but he can't keep a date for more than a week it seems. He gets bored really easily Sora. They're too loud, too quiet, too this, too that-basically they don't seem to understand him-or so he says,"
"Well I think he's asking too much out of a girl,"
"We all have our preferences, you know," Tai said sliding closer to her.
"I guess...but he shouldn't be dating them and then dumping them-that's just not right...plus he gets a rep..." Tai shrugged his shoulders.
"Maybe, but he's one of those 'musicians'-"
"People just can't blame it all on that! Yamato was a perfectly well behaved and popular musician before all this-I don't see how this 'new groove' is improving him any," Sora said crossly.
"Yeah, I guess you're right..."
"Well you better call Hoppy's. I didn't want to tell you right now with Mimi here, but we really have to reserve that extra seat-and I think it's better for Mimi if to know about this now-then on the night of our get-together," Sora said. Tai scratched his bushy head.
Sora had a faraway look in her eyes-she couldn't help worrying about how Mimi would react to this when she found out. She'd find out about this soon....
She felt her hand slip into a larger one.
"Hey Sora-everything will turn out fine-you'll see-" Tai said, giving her hand a comforting squeeze. She smiled up at him.
"Thanks Tai. Mimi should be out by now-don't you think?" Mimi immediately remembered, and quickly tiptoed to the end of the hall, the walked at a normal pace back to the pair sitting in the kitchen. The girl decided to forget her melancholy situation for the time being, and have some fun-
"So what have you two been doing while Little Miss Mimi had her back turned-hmm..?" she asked, eyeing their hands. The two blushed and Tai started vigorously rubbing Sora's hand.
"Just-uh-Sora thought she had a little frostbite-that's all-all the playing in the snow you know? Heh, heh,"
"Yeah-this snow's unusually....um-frostbite prone," Sora chimed in.
"Oh of course Sora! I knew that! And frostbite only happens when no one's in the room-right Tai?"
"Ah-well, I mean...that seems to-um, be the case!"
"Tai! You have to call Hoppy's!" Sora reminded him.
"Great idea! Brilliant idea! See Mimi, if Sora hadn't been rubbing my hand, I wouldn't be able to-"
"Oh shut up and 'fess up that you were holding her hand, why don't you! The bearer of Courage is such a coward when it comes to Love! -er, I mean girls!" Mimi said exasperatedly.
The following week passed by uneventfully as almost everyone waited for Saturday to arrive. Word had gotten around about Matt's new sweetheart, and Sora tried searching for her in vain at school. Tai caught up with Sora at locker break though, and gave her a piece of gossip.
"Yo Sora-she's not here,"
"Who's not here?"
"Romeo's Juliet,"
"So she doesn't go to our school? How'd you find out?"
"Did a little research on the library's computer,"
"Is she older then?"
"She'd have to be a lot older-but I doubt that's the case. I think she's in another school district,"
"Probably met her through his band..." Sora mused quietly to herself. "Hey-you'd have to know her name to do research-what is it?"
"My lips are sealed,"
"Come on-you can tell me, I'm your best friend!" Sora coaxed.
"Yeah, and so is Matt," the girl was about to protest, but then it occurred to her that what Tai was doing for Matt, was the same as what she had done for Mimi.
"Alright-I'll leave that subject alone, but what else did you find?"
"That's all he told me,"
"That's it? He only told you her name?"
"Yep. Look's like we're just going to have to wait and see until Friday," Sora groaned.
"But that's so far away!"
"Hey, we're all waiting the same amount of time-" The bell rang for third period. "Gotta go-see ya Sora," Tai said as he slapped her back.
Chapter 6
Saturday evening, Mimi's stomach was in knots. She called Sora.
"Hi Sora-Mimi. Listen-I think I'm going to cancel going to this whole thing-I'm feeling kind of sick and dizzy and it's probably best if--,"
"Best if what?" a voice behind her asked. Mimi turned around in her slip, hair in rollers, and half a makeup job done.
"Sora!" she exclaimed, dropping her phone. "Sora-how'd-"
"My vibes girl-come on, we've gotta get you ready!"
"But-I'm not going," Mimi faltered.
"Sure you are, a little nervousness is no reason to stay home in bed. It's like a roller coaster; the butterflies will be over in a few minutes,"
"Well-alright," Mimi decided at last. "But help me find something to wear-I bought 15 new outfits and none of them seems right!" she said in frustration as she waved her hand to the jumble of clothes on her bed.
"Just pick one Mimi-you look great in everything," Sora said as she took the curlers out of her friend's hair.
"Egh, you've got to be kidding! You're the one who's always so together!" she said. "I mean, just look at you!" Sora was wearing a midnight blue, ribbed long sleeved turtleneck, with bright red and orange horizontal stripes in the middle, and of course, her trusty jeans.
"Oh come on, all I have is a new shirt! Now choose something quick 'cause we haven't much time,"
"Okay, how about this outfit?" Mimi asked, holding one up.
"Mimi, it's winter,"
"Okay, this?"
"To dressy,"
"This one?"
"Still too dressy,"
"This?"
"We're not going to the ball!"
"I give up!"
"Pants Mimi, think pants, not pink. Do you have anything that's not pink? No? ...Here, try this one-" Sora held up a fluffy light pink sweater with a wide white band in the middle. It was slightly shimmery, and went well with the white cargo flares Mimi was distractedly holding. She snatched them from Mimi and put the two together, shaking them in her face. "Look! It's perfect! Now hurry and dress-you'll look great!" Twenty minutes later Mimi emerged from the bathroom with her new outfit on and finished makeup, and stood in front of her full-length mirror.
"Ah...I feel so comfortable in it-much better than any of those other things I picked out!" She said, admiring her reflection. Sora quickly tied half of her hair back with a pink satin ribbon.
"As Miyako would say-bingo*! You look very sweet in it,"
"A little too sweet do you think? Oh who cares! Come on Sora, let's get going!"
"Hold it a moment-I have to straighten the room a little-all the clothes on the floor are bothering me-"
"We'll deal with it later! Now is not the time to be a neat freak!" Mimi exclaimed impatiently as she pulled Sora out the door with their jackets.
"Aright-I guess..."
"Stop worrying and relax!"
"We kinda switched roles, now didn't we?
"I'm just saying that to calm myself-and you,"
"Me?"
"Yes you-you're dying as much as I to see who Matt's girlfriend is,"
"Maybe....come on, we're almost there!"
*bingo-Miyako's word in the Japanese Digimon. Not perfecto.
Chapter 7
The two girls stopped under the red and white awning of Hoppy's Diner, one of the only large American restaurants nearby. The golden light from inside spilled out from the windows and onto Sora and Mimi. The former put her hands on the window and peeked inside, trying to locate their table. She spotted it, and pulled back saying, "There they are. Now remember Mimi, this is a Digireunion to celebrate all of us being back-except of course Wallace and Michael. It's not about giving Matt a good impression, okay? Just loosen up a bit and ignore his girlfriend as long as you can do it without being rude. Have some fun, 'K?"
"Fine," Mimi sighed. "Does my hair look alright?"
"Mimi! Look, your hair always looks great-now lets go inside-I'm freezing out here!" They pulled open the doors and walked in. The Three Punctuals, Iori, Izzy, and Joe were already there and waiting.
"....and so the mathematician said to Bob-now this is the punchline-it's a discomBOBulated verification! Hahahahaha!!" Izzy would have been rolling on the floor if it weren't for the fact that he was scrunched in a booth with two others. Iori roared in laughter; while Joe-just-sat there.
"I don't get it-how could it be discombobulated if the inference was-" Izzy slapped Joe on the shoulder.
"Joe-it's a joke-"
"A joke?"
"Um-yeah-a joke,"
"A joke...oh! I get it now! Hahahaha!" The two girls walked over and Sora asked,
"Hey guys, is anyone else here?"
"No," Joe said glumly, "Just us. Why don't you come and join us? It's getting rather lonesome over here,"
"Of course! That's what we were going to do-but, this booth is gonna be too small for all of us to fit-let's move some tables-" so they did, and sat down. The others started arriving-T.K., Kari, and Daisuke-Sora rushed over to Kari. "Hey Kari-" She said trying to sound casual, "Is uh, Tai gonna be here anytime soon?"
"Tai? Oh yeah, he just had to get some homework done before he came. Mom's rule ya know," Just then the door opened, and in strutted Matt like he owned the place, with a girl hanging on his arm. She wore a black velvet coat with feathers around her slim white throat. The coat came down barley to the tops of her knees, and she wore black strappy high-heels. Her dress was so short, Sora couldn't even see it under the coat, and her long legs were bare.
Dang it Tai! Sora yelled in her head. Where are you?! You've GOT to see who Matt's picked up this time! On second thought-maybe not! She thought again as the girl sat down next to Matt and removed her jacket, exposing a revealing dress. Matt's blue eyes looked at Mimi coldly. The three boys already occupying the booth grew squirmish.
"Um you know, this seating area's getting a little-crowded," Iori said nudging Joe.
"I'm getting a bad case of claustrophobia, so maybe it'd be best if we-"
"Movetoanotherseat OH, LOOK AT THE TIME! WE GOTTA GO-THERE'S MIYAKO!" Izzy said loudly, eager to get away. The trio quickly slid out.
"Where is she?" Iori asked.
"Well whadd'ya know-she really is coming!" Izzy exclaimed. "But wait! Do I see someone coming with her?!" Miyako came in followed by Ken, and from a side entrance, Tai appeared with a paper bag under his arm and a big smile.
"Hey Sora! Guess wh-" Sora made frantic motions with her arms to try to signal 'go away-meet me outside' but it didn't exactly work. Tai stopped in his tracks and his eyes popped out of their sockets when he saw Matt's girl. "*gak* What kind of a gross-" Sora ran over to Tai and dragged him in line as if they were going to order food.
"Listen-see that-that-thing sitting over there with Matt?"
"The 'thing' with the legs?"
"Ugh, Tai!"
"You know you look pretty when you say that,"
"Oh shut up and listen!" Sora's lips threatened to smile. "That's Matt's g-"
"RINI?!"
"SSSHHHHH! What's a Rini?!"
"You mean 'who'-see that over there-" Tai put his hands on Sora's head and turned it so she was facing the girl. "That's Rini,"
"Sheesh. Just look at how she dresses! I mean, is it cold enough yet?! Alright well listen-as much as I hate her being here, we've got to at least be polite. Fake it if you can't mean it," *cough* "Like me," and she sauntered off in the direction of the table. Uh, oh Mimi's sitting there! I hope she's not stirring up any trouble...surprisingly though, it seemed as if Mimi and Rini were getting along fine-that is, until she heard the 'feminine code'.
"Hello, my name is Sora," she said warmly, extending her hand, "Are you finding everything well? (I hope not so you can leave)"
"Yes thank you-I'm Rini," she said accepting the offered hand. "And you're the waitress? (you're about as ugly as one)" Sora's smile faded.
"No. I'm one of Matt's friends. Part of the group here tonight. (the INVITED group)" She said coolly.
"Oh I'm so sorry. My mistake. (yeah right)" she said sweetly.
"Oh no problem (do that one more time and I'll bite your head off)! Listen, I'm going to order now, so I'll be back later (now I'll go tell everyone what a creep you are)!"
"Okay, see ya, (yesss. One down, one more to go)" then Rini turned to Mimi. "So Mini-"
"It's Mimi,"
"So Mimi, how long have you known Matt? (bet I've known him longer-don't even think about it, he's mine)" Mimi glanced at him.
"For quite a long time-since I was in the fourth grade (take that you underdressed witch)," Rini's eyebrows shot up in surprise but she said nothing. Matt returned to the table after chatting with the rest of the group.
"So Rini, I see you've met Mimi,"
"Yes...a lovely girl (the little *****! You never told me about her!),"
"I'm over here in case you need anything babe," he said. Mimi felt like throwing up. Throwing up all over Rini and her scantly clothes.
"That's an interesting dress you have on (can the top get any lower?),"
"Isn't it? I thought it was rather attractive myself," she said smiling, showing her perfect rows of dazzling white teeth.
"Um, yeah (so, what do you have stuffed down there anyways?)," Sora and Tai started bringing the burgers and fries to everyone. Mimi's appetite was ruined now that She was sitting right before her. The dress She had on was perfectly disgusting and far too revealing. This is a friendly gathering not a nightclub, Mimi muttered under her breath. Between bites of burger, she couldn't help but notice how beautifully blonde Rini was, her long golden locks perfectly curled. I wonder how many bottles of Blonde-So-True it took to achieve that effect, Mimi thought. Rini looked like a super model. It was easy to see why Matt liked her. She was gorgeous. And her beautiful sapphire eyes fringed with long velvet eyelashes were quite stunning. Mimi suddenly began to feel dissatisfied with herself. I look so childish, I'm no where's near as thin or pretty as Rini is. As Mimi was wallowing in gloom and discontentment, Sora decided to bring Mimi over to her table. Sora couldn't help but notice how fresh and innocent Mimi appeared next to Rini. She could tell things were not going well over there.
"Mimi, why don't you come sit with us," Sora said.
"Alright..." Mimi agreed. Mimi cheered up considerably, and the rest of the evening went by smoothly until Rini started making a fuss.
"Yamato-kun, let's go," she pouted.
"Hold on a moment baby,"
"NOW, Matt, NOW!"
"Okay, okay, we're going," he said. Gosh, I've never seen Matt give in so easily...Tai thought. On their way out, Matt asked, "What was that fuss all about?"
"Oh you know-I was getting bored," She said smiling slyly at him. "Besides, those kids you hang out with are such immature, childish squares. The most BORING people I've ever had to put up with. DON'T put me through that kind of suffering again, Mattie-chan," she said dramatically. "You could never understand what torture it was for me to be polite to those repulsive idiots!" Something inside of Matt pricked his soul when she said that, but he ignored it...
Chapter 8
The air was lifted at Hoppy's diner that evening, and everyone felt that they could breathe easier after Matt and Rini left. The remaining DigiDesteneds joked and chatted a while longer before finishing up the rest of dinner. Soon it was time for everyone to go home.
"Miyako, do you need a ride home?" Ken offered.
"Sure Ken, I love riding on mopeds!" Izzy overheard their conversation and walked over to them.
"You know Yolei, mopeds aren't really that safe to ride," Izzy said.
"Oh really? Well, I better go now Izzy-Ken offered to take me home, isn't that nice? And he stopped to pick me up when he saw me walking in the snow this evening!"
"If you don't want to ride with me, that's okay," Ken told the older girl. "I just want to let you know I'm leaving now,"
"Uh-I have a moped-want a ride home?" Izzy offered. Miyako's eyes sparkled with delight.
"Oh Koushiro-san how sweet of you! I'd love a ride! You can go now Ken-Izzy's taking me home! Thanks anyways!"
"'K, see you all later!" Ken called out as he left the restaurant. Miyako strapped on Izzy's spare helmet and held on to him tightly as they sped off into the darkness (oh dear). Joe thought it was about time to leave as well. He really needed to get some rest for an upcoming medical exam. After saying their farewells, he and Iori walked to the subway station.
"May I have the pleasure of walking you home?" T.K. asked Kari.
"NO! May I have the pleasure of walking you home!" Davis asked, pushing T.K. aside. Kari stuck her nose in the air.
"Actually, I can walk myself home, thank you very much!" She said to the two boys as she swung the glass entryway open and stepped out onto the sidewalk.
"Wait for me!" T.K. and Daisuke yelled. The doors slammed in their faces. Then they simultaneously yanked open the double doors and went racing down the street after the object of their affection. Mimi grabbed her coat off of a seat and went chasing after the boys.
"Mimi! Where are you going?" Sora called.
"Someone's gota make sure those two don't kill themselves!" she laughed, then winked at her friend.
"Oh no you don't-" Sora began. But it was too late. Her friend took off, leaving her and Tai alone in the diner. Why did I know this was in her mind?! Sora muttered to herself. The boy came up to her,
"May I have the pleasure of walking you home?" he grinned, reenacting the previous scene.
"Oh I guess. We're both heading in the same direction anyways," she said, hoping to sound nonchalant. Sora put on her coat and scarf, prayed Tai couldn't hear her heart doing 'sixty, and calmly walked out the door with him. The couple walked in a comfortable silence for a few minutes, before Tai stopped under a lamppost.
"Hey Sora...I thought that since we, uh-just 'happened' to be heading in the same direction, I might as well give you this-" He gave her the paper bag.
"For me?" Tai nodded. Sora opened it up, and inside was a huge solid chocolate heart. The girl's eyes lit up with pleasure and surprise at the present.
"Well...you know, you have the crest of Love-so I thought maybe a heart-"
"Oh Tai....that's the sweetest gift anyone's ever given me!" she exclaimed, and then put her arm around his neck and gave the boy a kiss on his cheek. He blushed with happiness, and put his arms around her waist while they both just stood there, staring into each other's eyes as the snow fell around them....it was perfect...a Kodak moment....
A Kodak moment.
Kari ran around the building and skidded to a stop with Davis and T.K. in tow.
"Do you see them?" whispered Mimi. Kari spotted Sora and her older brother across the street.
"Yep," Immediately she pulled out her digital camera and zoomed in really close.
CLICK.
"Gotcha!" She whispered. Then hung her camera around her neck and took off running again.
Chapter 9
After losing T.K. and Daisuke, Mimi and Kari stopped by her apartment.
"That was a little mean to do that to the boys, don't you think?" Mimi asked.
"Listen, if they're dumb enough to chase me around the city, then they deserve it. Besides, we have-some work to do," Kari snickered.
"Okay. Get the film on the computer and e-mail me the pictures as soon as you can-I better leave, Tai could come home at any second!"
"Alright-se ya later! Hold on a moment though-lemme give you a stack of these printer stickers-" She handed some to Mimi and the older teen quickly ran home.
Kari slammed her blaring alarm off so no one would hear, and peeked an eye open at the time.
1:15 A.M.
She lay in bed for a moment longer, and quietly slid down the bunk bed ladder, making sure she didn't wake up the snoring Tai. What am I afraid of? Tai sleeps like a log. Just gotta make sure Mom and Dad don't hear me....
Then she softly tip-toed to the computer room and closed the door behind her. Her digital camera lay on the table next to the monitor, and she aroused the sleeping computer. Kari could barely contain her giggles. As she waited for the computer to download, she fed the printer some of her special paper, then clicked the digital-camera film developing software.
"Perfect!" She whispered when she saw how it turned out. "Now....let's just adjust the size a little....and...print!
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^_^ And I'm gonna leave ya here for now! Just to let you know, I'll be posting a new sequal once a week. D'ja like it? All this Taiora....I'm starting not to like Sora anymore-I'm getting extremely jealous! ^.~ Oh, um, before you go, would you mind filling out a little survey? You don't have to do it if you don't want, but it would be nice if you could do at least some of the questions. ^_^
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