Hotaru sighed. Yesterday, she and her friends had graduated college, and
Izzy and Mika had eloped last night, to the shock of the others. "Nothing
exciting ever happens to me," she remarked to Umi out of the blue.
Suddenly, the phone rang. Hotaru ran to the phone and grabbed it. "Moshi-
moshi," she said, out of breath from all that running. "Moshi-moshi,
Hotaru." "What's new, Sora?" "Well, I'm getting married in 2 months." "No
way!" "Believe what you want to believe. The fact remains that on July 8th,
I'm getting married." "That is so cool!" "Any luck with Matt yet?" "Your
wedding might be in 2 months, but mine is no further then usual. I'm
beginning to think Matt doesn't want to marry me." "Don't worry about it.
Matt'll wise up eventually." "Is there any other reason you called, other
then telling me about your wedding?" "Yeah. I was wondering if you'd be
maid of honor?" "One condition." "What's that?" "Matt's the best man."
"Relax. Tai's going to call him and ask him as soon as I get off the
phone." Hotaru grinned. "Well, I've got to go. It's Meilin's birthday, and
the whole family's having dinner at her place. Ja ne." Hotaru hung up.
"C'mon, Umi! We're going to Aunt Meilin's for dinner," Hotaru said as she
picked up Umi. Sora asked the wedding expert, Hotaru, for help. Hotaru was
the expert because she had almost single-handedly planned Masaio and
Meilin's weddings. Everything went well. July 8th finally came. Hotaru
felt extremely jealous of her best friend. After all, Hotaru was the one
who had wanted to get married before Mimi and Sora had. It didn't seem fair
to her that she wasn't the first one to get married. Then, a week later,
Mimi and Joe announced that they were getting married in 2 weeks. Once
again, Hotaru was asked to be maid of honor since Sora was on her
honeymoon. She agreed, but only if Matt would get to be best man. Joe and
Mimi agreed to the deal. Because they had less time to get ready, there was
a lot more running around, a lot more worrying, and a lot more arguments
then there had been for Sora's wedding. But, everything worked out before
the wedding. "Hotaru, you okay?" Mimi asked as she saw her friend crying.
"Not really. I guess I'm a little jealous." "Why?" "Well, I was the first
one of the Digidestined to want to get married, right?" "Yeah." "Well, for
some reason, I always thought I'd be the first one to get married. Then
Izzy and Mika eloped, and Sora and Tai got married, and now you and Joe. It
seems like I'm never getting married!" "That's dumb. Hotaru, just relax,
will you? I'm sure you and Matt will get married someday." "Yeah, I guess.
But, well, sometimes I'm a little impatient." "You were always like that.
You were always telling us to hurry up, so we could save the world and go
home." "Hey, I had an excuse for that! I was homesick, and you know it!"
"Whatever." Mimi wiped the tears off Hotaru's face. "Don't even think about giving up on Matt, Hotaru. He'll come around." "Sora said that, also. I know I shouldn't give up on Matt, but sometimes I think he's given up on me." "What's that mean?" "Well, Matt and I haven't made any plans for our wedding, and I doubt it will ever happen." "That's stupid, Hotaru. Just calm down. Relax for once." "Alright." "Hey, it's time!" Yolei said suddenly. The girls lined up behind Mimi, and walked down the aisle. When she saw Matt, Hotaru grinned at him. Matt returned the grin. The wedding dragged on and on. "By the power vested in me, I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride," the priest, Fr. Lonigan, said. Joe pulled Mimi close to him and kissed her. In that instant, Hotaru's feelings of jealousy vanished. She couldn't envy her friend's happiness. Not on her wedding day, at least. For some reason, Hotaru felt sad. She wished that next time, she would be the lucky girl who walked down the aisle to get married. But, Matt persisted in setting the date for their wedding. The wedding party then walked down the aisle in pairs of two. Hotaru grinned at Matt. "Maybe next time it'll be our turn to get married," she whispered to Matt. He grinned. "Definitely," he whispered. Hotaru grinned. "Hopefully, seeing as we haven't even set a date," she replied. "Well, we'll have to do something about that," Matt said. Hotaru smiled as they walked out of the church. She and Matt went to her place and talked about the date their wedding was going to be on. "It should be a date that means something to us," Matt said. "How about August 12th?" Hotaru asked. "The day we first met, remember? My family moved back to Highton View Terrace the day before. I met everyone except you and TK. Then, the day after I moved, Sora invited me to play soccer with the kids there so I could make some friends. That was when we met." "I remember. August 12th sounds perfect." Hotaru grinned. She rushed for the phone and called Kari. "Hi, Hotaru. What's new?" "Matt and I set a date for our wedding!" "Really?" "Yeah. August 12th." "Congratulations to you and Matt," Kari said. "Hotaru, we have to go now. Mimi and Joe's reception is in 20 minutes." "Bye, Kari. I'll see you at the reception. Don't tell anyone about this conversation." "Not even TK? He has a right to know when his brother's getting marred, after all." "Especially not TK. Matt and I are going to tell everyone at the reception."
"Whatever." Mimi wiped the tears off Hotaru's face. "Don't even think about giving up on Matt, Hotaru. He'll come around." "Sora said that, also. I know I shouldn't give up on Matt, but sometimes I think he's given up on me." "What's that mean?" "Well, Matt and I haven't made any plans for our wedding, and I doubt it will ever happen." "That's stupid, Hotaru. Just calm down. Relax for once." "Alright." "Hey, it's time!" Yolei said suddenly. The girls lined up behind Mimi, and walked down the aisle. When she saw Matt, Hotaru grinned at him. Matt returned the grin. The wedding dragged on and on. "By the power vested in me, I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride," the priest, Fr. Lonigan, said. Joe pulled Mimi close to him and kissed her. In that instant, Hotaru's feelings of jealousy vanished. She couldn't envy her friend's happiness. Not on her wedding day, at least. For some reason, Hotaru felt sad. She wished that next time, she would be the lucky girl who walked down the aisle to get married. But, Matt persisted in setting the date for their wedding. The wedding party then walked down the aisle in pairs of two. Hotaru grinned at Matt. "Maybe next time it'll be our turn to get married," she whispered to Matt. He grinned. "Definitely," he whispered. Hotaru grinned. "Hopefully, seeing as we haven't even set a date," she replied. "Well, we'll have to do something about that," Matt said. Hotaru smiled as they walked out of the church. She and Matt went to her place and talked about the date their wedding was going to be on. "It should be a date that means something to us," Matt said. "How about August 12th?" Hotaru asked. "The day we first met, remember? My family moved back to Highton View Terrace the day before. I met everyone except you and TK. Then, the day after I moved, Sora invited me to play soccer with the kids there so I could make some friends. That was when we met." "I remember. August 12th sounds perfect." Hotaru grinned. She rushed for the phone and called Kari. "Hi, Hotaru. What's new?" "Matt and I set a date for our wedding!" "Really?" "Yeah. August 12th." "Congratulations to you and Matt," Kari said. "Hotaru, we have to go now. Mimi and Joe's reception is in 20 minutes." "Bye, Kari. I'll see you at the reception. Don't tell anyone about this conversation." "Not even TK? He has a right to know when his brother's getting marred, after all." "Especially not TK. Matt and I are going to tell everyone at the reception."
