** This is the third chapter!! Yay!! Thank you all for reviewing my fic, and I can't believe I got so many after I posted chapter two!! So I sat down, and decided to write chapter three and get it out even quicker!! I need five reviews on this chapter to make a fourth one, so everyone type a little message for me, and I'll hook you up with another chapter. This chapter is going to center around Sora seeing the doctor, and Michael still being in her life, even though she doesn't want him around. And, as promised, some Mimato just for all my Mimato fans out there!! **


A Smile Like Yous


Matt woke up to the sun streaming in from a slit in the curtains in his room. He looked lazily over at Mimi, who slept soundly by his side. He stroked her thick chestnut hair and sighed inwardly, watching her sleep. He shifted his weight so he was on his side, and wrapped an arm around his love's waist, making her stir and open her big brown eyes. Mimi smiled and kissed Matt tenderly. Matt closed his ice blue eyes and deepened the kiss, rolling Mimi onto his chest and hugging her to him.


"We really should be getting up." Mimi whispered between kisses from Matt, who shook his head slowly and moved from her lips to her collarbone.


"It's Saturday. . ." Matt mumbled as he kissed up Mimi's neck and made his way back to her lips. Mimi gave him a quick kiss, then got off Matt and left the bed, putting on a long shirt and a pair of boxers.


"You know those are my clothes, don't you?" Matt asked. Mimi smiled down at Matt and nodded.


"Then you know what Tai and Sora are going to think?" Matt asked again. Mimi nodded again and walked toward the door. Matt shrugged and leaned down to the floor and picked up another pair of shorts and put them on quickly. He met Mimi before she could open the door and snaked his arms around her again, kissing her from behind. Mimi grinned and turned to face her lover.


"Put a shirt on, Ishida!" Mimi joked, grinning. Matt frowned softly and pouted like a small child.


"I thought you liked it when I didn't wear a shirt!" Matt said, mocking a child. Mimi smacked Matt playfully and opened the door, leading him toward he kitchen.


Tai flipped another pancake and frowned when it missed the frying pan. Sora giggled and picked the flapjack up, placing it in a pile with about ten other "casualties".


"Dangit!!" Tai said as he poured more batter into the pan.


"It's okay Tai. Just don't flip them so much!!" Sora said reassuringly. Tai smirked and turned the pancake carefully, trying not to make a mess since only one side was cooked.


"I was trying to impress you with my awesome chef skills!" Tai boasted.


"The only thing that's impressive in here is the mess!" Matt said as he and Mimi strolled in, their hands clasped together. The couple sat down at the table with Sora and poured some juice.


"Sleep well?" Sora asked Mimi, who grinned.


"For the most part, yes." Mimi answered, blushing slightly. Matt also maintained a light redness on his face as Tai sat down at the table with a stack of pancakes suitable for a king.


"See? A few minor losses, but in the end, voila!! Kick ass pancakes ala Tai!" Tai said triumphantly. Sora smiled slightly and grabbed four of the cakes, devouring them. Mimi, Matt and Tai could only stare as the food quickly diminished. Sora wiped her face with her napkin and smiled bashfully.


"Sorry. . .I was hungry!" Sora said as she poured more juice into her glass. Tai and the others just shook their heads and grabbed some food. In minutes everything was gone, and all that was left was a colossal mess for Tai to clean up.


"I'll help you Tai." Sora offered as she got up shakily and made her way over to her friend. Matt stopped Sora and guided her to Mimi.


"I'll help Tai, you and Mimi make that doctor appointment." Matt stated. Mimi nodded and led Sora into the living room, where they phoned the hospital. Matt took up a dish towel and stood next to Tai, who was busily washing dishes.


"So what are we going to do about all this?" Matt asked, his tone serious. Tai looked up at Matt with genuine confusion.


"I don't know what you're talking about." Tai replied, washing another dish and handing it to Matt, who dried it and put it in the cabinet.


"I'm talking about Sora and this jerk who beat her. You know he's going to be out to get her now that she's left him. I would be watching my back if I were you. He prolly really angry, and knowing how dangerous he's been, you don't want to leave Sora alone much, you know?" Matt said, his voice low. Tai turned and looked into the living room where Sora and Mimi were chatting on the couch.


"You're right. She's not safe, and neither is her baby. But what can I do?" Tai said, letting the water run out of the sink. He picked up a sponge and scoured the counter top slowly.


"Well, I don't know. All I know is that someone needs to be taking care of Sora every day. You, me and Mimi should try and make schedules at work that allows at least one of us to be free so we can stay with her. I just don't want that asshole to find her and hurt her." Matt said.


"Neither do I. You know I didn't even recognize her when I ran into her. For goodness sakes, she's my best friend!" Tai commented.


"I believe you. But look how much better she has become since you've seen her. I mean, she's looking better and better with every hour she's not with that jerk. Look at her eyes. The dullness I noticed last night is already fading away." Matt stated.


"I know. So that settles it. We're going to make it so someone's always here with Sora. No one lets her out of their sight. I don't want to lose her again.' Tai said with determination.


"Again?" Matt asked, his eyebrows cocked with confusion. Tai nodded and threw the sponge back into the sink.


"I don't want to talk about it right now. Let's just get ready to take her to the doctor." Tai whispered, walking into his room and closing the door.


"Sora's appointment is at three, okay Mattie?" Mimi said, going into the bathroom and shutting the door. Matt sat down with Sora and smiled at her. She smiled back and handed the remote over to Matt, who changed the channels in a search for good TV.


"So. . ." Sora said, sighing. She felt a little uncomfortable around Matt, and couldn't figure out why.


"I'm sorry, you know." Matt said suddenly, making Sora shake.


"Sorry? About what?" Sora asked nervously.


"All of this. I'm sorry that your life has sucked for the last few months. I'm sorry that you're carrying some moron's baby. And I'm sorry I didn't know sooner." Matt gushed. He'd been feeling remorse for not being there to help his friend since she had come to his place the night before.


"It's okay, Matt. It's okay." Sora whispered as she hugged Matt tightly. Matt returned the hug, but suddenly jumped back, an astonished look on his handsome face.


"Um, did you punch me?" Matt asked nervously. Sora shook her head and took Matt's hand in hers. She placed his hand on her tummy and watched his eyes grow wide and amazed.


"You know, I have never in my life felt something as wondrous as that. It's such a strange feeling!" Matt commented, watching Sora's skin as a tiny little bulge appeared.


"Is that a foot or something?" Matt asked. Sora shrugged and watched along with Matt as the baby inside her continued to move.


"This is so strange. You know I have thought of having a baby with someone, but I have never thought of what it would be like to actually be able to feel it within someone. I mean, I've never thought of any of my friends being parents. It just never crossed my mind." Matt stumbled.


"You'll get used to it. I mean it was weird at first when this little one started moving around, but I adjusted. Wait until you and Mimi get married and have a baby. . ." Sora trailed.


"Yea. . ." Matt said, drifting into deep thought. Sora smiled and put a hand on Matt's shoulder.


"All done in the shower. Sora you're next." Mimi called as she walked from the bathroom to her room. Sora got up and gathered her clothes for the day and a towel. She walked into the bathroom and wiped the steam from the mirror, looking into her reflection. She was still battered, but had something of a glow in her cheeks she'd never noticed before. Smiling, Sora got into the shower and let the hot water run on her as she shampooed her hair slowly.


Michael awoke and scowled at the mess before him. The last thing he remembered was drinking a lot of hard liquor. He sat up on the couch in the living room of his apartment and took a good look around the room. It was a disaster area, bottles and garbage littering the floor. Michael stumbled into the kitchen, searching for Sora.


"Sora? Where are you baby? SORA!!!!" Michael started, his voice growing in volume every second. He stopped suddenly as he recalled the previous night.


"So the little bitch has left me, huh? Well I don't think so! No one leaves me! NO ONE!!" Michael bellowed as he picked up a picture frame with a photo of the couple smiling in it. He frowned and threw it against the floor hard, smashing it into pieces.


"No one leaves me. . .no one." Michael muttered as he walked into his room and slammed the door.


Sora laid nervously in a small bed waiting for the doctor to arrive and do her first ultrasound. Tai, Matt and Mimi sat in a row by the window, Mimi bubbling with excitement and the boys shifting in their seats restlessly. A young man in his early thirties walked in and introduced himself as Doctor Shin, the man who'd be performing the ultrasound on Sora.


"So, which of you two boys are the father of the baby?" Doctor Shin asked, trying to strike some conversation out of the four quiet adults.


"Neither of us, Doctor." Matt said quietly. Doctor Shin raised his eyebrows and continued preparing Sora, rubbing a clear gel on her stomach.


"I was in am abusive relationship. These are my friends." Sora added, turning red.


"Well, that answers my next question. When was your last ultrasound?" the man asked.


"This is my first one." Sora answered. Doctor Shin nodded and put a small device on Sora's belly, moving it around as a picture began to form on the monitor.


"This is the baby's foot right. . .there. And there's a hand." Doctor Shin explained, pointing to each fuzzy object with a pointer.


"Wow Sora, that's awesome!" Tai exclaimed, smiling at Sora, who gazed at the monitor.


"Can you see the gender of the baby, Doctor?" Mimi asked quickly. Doctor Shin tried to position the device so he could determine the sex of Sora's baby and smiled minutes later.


"You're having a little boy, Sora." Doctor Shin replied. Matt and Tai grinned, and Mimi squealed in delight.


"We have to go shopping for baby things now, Sora! We'll have so much FUN!" Mimi cried joyously. Sora felt emotion rise in her heart as she looked at the baby inside her for the first time. She was having a son, and the very notion of that made her eyes water slightly. Tai looked at Sora and smiled a tiny smile.


"Well, that should do it, Miss Takenouchi, I expect to see you in about four weeks." Doctor Shin said as he waved to the departing adults. Sora and the others waved back, then turned and walked out of the hospital.


"So have you thought of any names Sora?" Tai asked, opening the car door and helping Sora into the back seat. Tai climbed in beside her and smiled.


"Yea, any ideas?" Matt asked. Sora shrugged and cocked her head to the side as she thought about baby names.


"Well, I always thought Ryan Sean was a nice name." Sora said.


"Spell them differently though. Spell Ryan R-I-A-N, and Sean S-H-A-W-N-N. I think that'd would be awesome!" Mimi cried, turning and looking At Sora.


"What do you think, Tai?" Sora asked suddenly, turning to Tai. Tai blushed and looked at his shoes.


"Well, I don't know. . .I think Ryan spelled funny is kinda unique." Tai responded.


"Then his name is going to be Rian Shawnn Takenouchi!" Sora said happily as the four of them drove down the road toward home.


** There will be more Taiora in the coming chapters. Michael is going to find out where Sora is, leaving her in grave danger. And Tai's not going to take this lying down!! Was the Mimato okay? I didn't want to smother everyone with Mimato, so I just did a little opener for ya. There will be some more if you want it, let me know! I need five more reviews for this chapter for a new one, so get moving on the reviewing! AND THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE REVIEWED! I LOVE YOU GUYS!! **