I'm back~! ^__^ Some of you have been wondering why Tai won't ask Sora out? Well, it's all part of the humor here but it'll come together, don't worry. And a lot of you have been asking who that anonymous talking person was? Well, if you read the first part of the sequel you should get an idea-Okay, I might as well tell you that that was MAYUMI o_o *eerie music* Read 'I'm Yours to Keep' if you haven't since that's where she's from~! ^_^ Yes, Mayumi returns! Ahem, I have said WAY too much now…please, as you were.

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"Mimi, come on!" Sora laughed as Mimi struggled to stuff a book in her already full bag.

"Done!" Mimi hoisted the bag over her shoulder and the two girls walked out of Mimi's house and ran to the bus stop where they just missed the bus going to the park. Mimi sighed, "Great, guess we're walking then, sorry." Sora nodded.

"'S okay. Here I know a shortcut." She led Mimi around the corner and they began walking along the cold winter streets towards the park where their friends were waiting for them to help set up for the Winter Carnival. Sora happily enjoyed the stillness of the trees and the silence that passed between her and Mimi, she looked down and watched as the dirty lane of snow kept going and going until they walked across the block where it began again. Her cinnamon eyes started to gaze around to the people that walked pass them from the other side of the street, she watched them as they disappeared around the corner and that's when her eyes fell upon the object that hung on Mimi's neck. Her eyes widened and she stopped in her tracks, Mimi looked back so innocently like it was nothing.

"What's wrong?"

"Mimi!" Sora exclaimed.
"What?"

"Mimi!"

Mimi put her hand against her head, "What's wrong with you? My name fascinates you or something?" Mimi caught the distress look on her friends' face and followed her pointing hand to her necklace. Mimi's eyes slightly widened, she had forgotten to hide it beneath her coat! She picked it up and looked back at Sora with forlorn eyes.

"Yes, it is the same necklace and yes…Mayumi, is here. Sora, I'm sorry please don't tell the other especially Matt-"

"Mimi, why didn't you tell me this?" Sora narrowed her eyes, "I thought you'd come to me when you needed my help! What's going on why isn't it its crystal self anymore? It's…back to what it looked like when we were in the Digiworld and when we-Mimi?" she placed her hands on the girls' shoulder. "What's going on?"

Mimi stood still, hands frozen against her sides as she looked at Sora with teary eyes and hugged her and she began stroking her head to calm her down, Mimi whispered, "He said goodbye to me…forever."

"Who, Mimi?"

"Matt." She whispered, "He, doesn't love me anymore," she gritted her teeth and cried harder. "He loves her now-Yui. But who could blame him when I was the one who left without telling anyone-telling him and he was left with all that pain, but she was there to comfort him while I wasn't! He was given so much pain and that was because of me."

"When did you talk to him?" Sora asked trying to comfort the shivering body. "Shh…"

"After you left. He said he loves her, not me…Not even my apology won't cure the damage I've done to all of you. You all accepted me back in your arms like nothing happened but, he doesn't even want me as a friend anymore, Sora. I can't help but love him, I've always had and always will but he's happy with Yui now…and only has eyes for her, he broke his promise to me, Sora, he said we'd always go to the Winter Carnival together but now he's going with Yui instead I don't think I can live through that! It hurts, Sora, it hurts so much!" she cried, "She was the only one who comforted me ever since I left-I tried to make new friends but it hurt too much whenever I keep thinking of him. She kept telling me to talk to him but I was too scared at how mad he'd be that I left, she's coming back, Sora. She's coming back to help me herself instead of just talking to me in my head."

Sora stared at her friends' eyes, had Mimi lost it? "Mimi, who's 'she'? Who's coming back?"

Mimi let go enough to show Sora the necklace and the pendant it held-the crystal necklace that once held her evil side, her dark powers that was separated from herself when she held in her darkest emotions and lived away from reality. The undecided part of her that she never knew of, the one who wanted to conquer the whole Digiworld and make everyone who made her and Mimi suffer. And also the one brought her closer to her family, her friends, and Matt. "Mayumi."

Sora almost fell back, "W-what? But-how? She became one again with you, didn't she? We all saw it happen!"

Mimi shook her head, "No, Mayumi and I shall always be different people. I am light and she is dark, she holds every secret, every dark emotion that I keep to myself, don't you remember? A long time ago when I felt like everyone was laughing behind my back, telling me lies that they care about me and such."

"I remember." Sora bitterly said. "So, why is she coming back? Did something happen to you, Mimi?"

Mimi nodded, "Matt happened to me. He's like the key to this whole thing, his love for me helps keep Mayumis' dark powers away and is what keeps me safe. But, it's obvious that he doesn't anymore and that's why my necklace has turned the way it was before- I guess I just can't help but feel like this. I can't help keep loving Matt. Sora don't give me that look, I'm not hurt-physically, at least. Mayumi is a good person that just possesses my dark powers, like some irresponsible me." She smiled, "She's stayed with me this whole time, I only realized that when I left and I felt so depressed at what I did to Matt, but she comforted me through this whole thing, Sora. She's like my guardian angle, ya know."

"So that's it? She's just going to come back? What'll happen to you, Mimi?" Sora asked in concern. "And what's she gonna do when she does arrive?"

"Well, unlike last time I can take the pain now. I won't be as weak as I felt before. It's weird, it's like I have some manual or something that helped me figure all this out!" She forced a smile.

"When is Mayumi coming? Or being reincarnated or whatever it is that's happening?" Sora asked as if she was settling down at the subject.

Mimi looked at the teardrop, "Soon, she said soon. When I told Matt I-loved him, and he didn't return my feelings I guess that did it. One more strike and my body shall split into two and Mayumi will live. But, I'm not exactly sure how's he going to help me…But I know she will-somehow, I'll get Matt back…yet I know I can't force someone to change their mind-and their heart..."

"Mimi, I don't know-why are you taking this as if it weren't dangerous?"

"Because I know Mayumi isn't going to do anything to hurt me, Sora. Back at the Digiworld, she just did all that because she was confused like I was. But now we both understand how much our friends and family really care about us-me, I don't know." She took Sora's hand, "Please, don't tell anyone. I don't want them to worry, besides it's not a crime or anything-I'll be fine."

"Mimi…"

"Please," Mimi held onto her hand tighter, "Not even Matt."

Sora bit her lip, "I can't believe I'm doing this." Mimi smiled and hugged her, Sora smiled, "Mimi, just promise me you'll come to me next time you need help. Okay? Promise me that."

Mimi let go and smiled sincerely, "Promise."

"Yamato, put that over here!" called Yui.

Matt hauled the two huge boxes filled with pots and pans over to one of the booths. He wiped the beads of sweat across his forehead and looked around at all the people who volunteered to help-there was about fifty people and that's plenty help for them. He spotted Tai and the others building the rest of the stands, he wanted to go over to them but Yui insisted that he stayed with her and her and his new 'friends'. He looked at Yui who had been standing there the whole time, giving out orders on where each booth should be built-she was planning to ruin the whole carnival for everyone! Matt frowned and looked back at his friends, they looked happy. I guess it wouldn't hurt to just sneak off and help them, Matt smiled to himself and began heading towards their way when he stopped in his tracks-they were waving at the two people that were walking over to them, it was Sora and Mimi. Matt looked away when Mimi caught sight of him, he quickly spun around and went back to work unable to face the girl after what he had done-why am I being so upset about this? She deserved everything that I said to her after what she did to me! He walked back to the booth where Yui waited.

"What were you doing, Yama-kun?" she asked as he walked pass her. "Matt?"

Matt looked back and smiled, "Sorry, Yui, I'm just tired. Mind if I take a small break?"

Yui smiled and nodded, "Sure, take your time." Matt looked at her; smiling so warmly at him, arms held together behind her back, the wind tossing her long blonde hair around and the love and gleam that shone in her round, brown eyes as she watched him slowly walk away towards the fountain. He began heading towards a familiar bench just at the edge of the park where he knew he'd be at peace, he heard someone call his name though he didn't bother look back since he thought it was just some friend of Yui's out to make him work.

~*While this was happening*~

"Hey, guys, sorry we're late," Sora greeted as her and Mimi walked towards the booth they were setting up, "We just had some-matters to take care of."

"That's okay, guys," Joe said. "You're just in time, Tai, Izzy, and I have to go meet up with Izzy's dad to help out with the rides. Mind taking over our booths?"

"Sure, where are the others?" Sora asked.

"Davis and Kari are getting the decorations and TK and Miyako will be here in a second, they're having trouble getting here." Joe replied as he jumped off the ladder.

Sora and Mimi nodded. Joe was about to explain what they have to do when Tai jumped in, "Sora-Mimi, hey! How are you guys doing?" he said this as if it were hard to talk. "Me, Sora-you go carnival night see the fire?" he grinned.

Sora, Mimi, and Joe exchanged looks. Izzy walked over and pulled on Tai's ear, "Eh, I think we should help my dad now, Tai, unless you have something to ask someone." He coughed and received more strange looks from the three. Tai scratched his head.

"Oh, yeah! Sora."

"Hmm?"

"I was wondering if you'd-like my hammer!" he grinned and raised the hammer he held in his hands, "Cause-you have to hammer and, stuff…" he dumbly said.   (Poor Taichi!)

Sora blinked, "Uh, thanks Tai, I think."

Izzy grinned nervously and pulled Tai away by his ear, "C'mon, Joe! Kari and the others will be with you guys in a second, k? We'll see you guys after!" and dragged the whining Tai away.

"What was that about?" Mimi asked, Sora shrugged. Poor Tai, all he wants to do is ask Sora to the carnival. Mimi couldn't help but smile and shake her head as they began to look at the plans but she suddenly caught sight of Matt up ahead. She frowned when she saw him smiling at Yui, and she smiled back…She ignored Sora's call when she ran from the booth and called out his name when he began walking away though it didn't seem like he had heard her.

"Mimi!" Mimi spun around and saw Sora looking worriedly at her, Mimi returned it with the sadness that whirled around her eyes, Sora smiled and nodded.

"I'll be right back," Mimi said as she ran around the great fountain that stood in the middle of the park. Kari and Daisuke greeted her though she kept running, pass them and onto a narrow opening of trees.

"Hey, Mi-," Kari said.

"What's with her?" Daisuke asked as they walked back over to Sora.

"Hey! Sorry we're late," Miyako greeted as her and Takeru ran towards them, "My mom wouldn't let me out the store carrying all these bags of food-I said it was for this and she still won't believe me!"

Takeru smirked, "That's because you always sneak out with bags of food for yourself!" Kari laughed.

"Okay, break it up," Sora waved her hands. "Now, the guys had to help out with the rides so were stuck building the rest of these booths on this side. Kari, hand me that box of streamers and signs, TK and Davis, go get the toolbox and start the other booths while Miyako, you fetch the supplies for this one." She ordered twirling the hammer Tai gave her around her hand.

Matt calmly and quietly walked along the cap-frosted Sakura trees only enjoying the company of the singing birds and rustling leaves that screened the light of the sun and onto his path towards a certain bench sitting ahead, mourning at sitting by itself at the loneliest place in the park. The narrow path stopped and the trees circled the bench that sat perfectly beside a Cherry Blossom Tree. Matt kept his hands in his pockets; he shivered a bit being that he was only wearing a brown-casual turtleneck covered with a not-so-thick black jacket and black pants. He stood in front of the bench and looked around, from the clear blue sky to the pure white snow that covered the muddy ground.

He slowly began walking towards the tree that stood beside the bench, taking his cold hand out of his jeans he felt around the snow-covered bark, he ran his hand around it until it fell into a hole that was being covered with the snow, he reached in deeper until he felt something nice and warm in his hand and took it out and stared longingly at it; a charm in the shape of the crest of Tai's crest, courage. He slightly moved his hand and watched as the sun-shaped silver charm twinkled among the suns' light. He carefully placed it back in its place inside the wood where he saw seven other trinkets in the shapes of the Chosen Children's crest; Knowledge, Love, Hope, Reliability, Light, Courage, and Friendship perfectly shining against the small given light. In a few more days he'd be coming over here again to place the final ornament to complete the set, the charm of the crest of Sincerity that took the shape of a teardrop.

Matt sighed, "Why am I doing this? I'm already in love with Yui-and Mimi, she's just a part of my past. History, that's what we are, right?" he sat down on the bench and hung his head on the back. "Then why do I keep going here? Every year to relive the same pain that love cost me when I'm already in love with someone else."   (Make sense o_o?)

"Are you?" came a familiar voice that Matt couldn't recognize or see who it came from since the person stayed hidden in the shadows of the trees.

"What? Who are you?" he called and sat up. The voice he faintly recognized laughed softly.

"It only takes a second to have a crush on someone, a minute to like them, and a day to love them-but it takes a lifetime to forget someone you learned to love, Matt." Said the voice. "Certainly you haven't forgotten me? The fire of our love shall burn for eternity."

Matt blinked, "Excuse me? How do you know my name?" he asked.

Mimi hastily walked along the path where she had seen Matt gone into. She knew pretty well where it led to since she went there to meet him everyday after school and all, she just wondered why he still went there. She had on a worried look on her face and she began to walk even faster to stop her, to find her-Mayumi.

"I can't believe this," she muttered to herself. "One minute she was there and the next she's gone-this is too much!" she sighed and kept walking.

She began recalling what happened, maybe she had missed something, maybe she hit her head and was dreaming…

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She was running across the trees, weaving through the people who busily worked around the rides and booths. She didn't care if she hit anyone, she just had to catch up with him. As Mimi passed the other side of the fountain, she was stopped by Yui.

"Yui!" Mimi skidded to a stop.

"And where do you think you're going?" she asked. "Look, Mimi, please just leave Yamato alone. He's finally gotten over you and then you suddenly pop back in the picture and make him feel all depressed again!" she frowned. "If you really love him you'll stay away from him, he's gone through enough pain from you for the past years and he certainly doesn't need anymore."

"Yui, please," Mimi pleaded. "I just have to talk to him, let him know what happened-"

"He doesn't want to know!" Yui snapped. "Can't you understand that yet?! He doesn't love you anymore he loves me! And I love him, so just please, stay away from him this two weeks."

Mimi's face fell, Yui really does love him-and he loves her, "Yui, I…" her words were cut off as a beam of light illuminated from her necklace, she quickly shielded her eyes as she was engulfed in the light. Mimi heard Yui's scream but she couldn't do anything about it since she felt like something was furiously clawing at her and ripping her whole body apart. Her only problem was that-she wasn't in any pain. She found herself loosely wrapped in red ribbons that let her flow freely around the light. The light, was so bright Mimi had to cover her eyes with her arms as a being approached her, she was also wrapped in the ribbons and looked like a complete replica of herself. Mimi blinked as the girl reached her hand out.

"Mayumi." She whispered. "You're-where am I?"

Mayumi smiled lovingly, "Inside the world of the necklace, where I have dwelled all this time…It's time, Mimi. I'm free from the hold of the necklace."

"But, how?"

"Matt. Do you not remember that he is the key to all this? You said so yourself."

"Oh, right…" Mimi replied as she thought that this probably meant that he really loved her no more. "His love is the only thing that restrains you."

Mayumi slowly and gently wrapped her arms around Mimi, "Do not worry, Mimi. I'm here now, and I owe you both a lot because of all the damage I have cause everyone-mainly to you and Matt. It's not you, Mimi, I figured that out the moment the lock was broken…I know what I have to do, who it is I have to help-and that's not you. I'll still be with you, Mimi, I just have to help someone else too."

"W-what…?" Mimi asked as Mayumi let go and started floating away into the glowing light, "Mayumi! Wait!" but she was gone and that was the last Mimi could remember before waking up lying in the snow, somewhere at the park. Yui was gone too.

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"This doesn't make sense? It's not me? Then who needs her help when I'm the one who she originated from," she began running through the trees, running faster to get to the bench where Matt was. Maybe he saw her walking around and had mistaken her for Mimi…what else could've happened to her?

"Certainly you'd remember me?" the voice asked once more.
"Actually, I'd recognize you better if I actually saw your face instead of just your voice," Matt replied. He was getting fed up with the teasing comments and questions.

"As you wish," the shadow said and slowly walked into the light to reveal herself. Matt gasped and almost fell back the moment he saw her standing against the light; she smiled at him with a one-of-a-kind smiles that he only sees in one person, looking at him with perfectly-round hazel eyes that sparkled with love and delight, her honey-colored hair flowing against the wind as she stood still a few yards away from him in a snuggly-pink coat that went to her waist and met a short black skirt that went just above her knees, her legs were covered with black leggings and partly covered by her black boots that went a few inches below her knees, she had a white scarf that wrapped around her neck that the wind toyed around with.

"Mimi?" Matt asked in fear of the answer. He felt something weird surrounding the girl, she did look like her and was dressed like her though didn't seem to carry that soothing feeling that Mimi did to others. She smiled and answered in Mimi's voice.

"Surely you already know the answer to that one, doofus."

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Suspense and curiosity-answers await till the next chapter. And sorry if there were any editing or grammar mistakes, or if I just went too fast, I had a deadline and didn't have time to look over this-overall, I'm sick. Oh, and please don't flame me about Yui-she's not a bad person, she just really loves Yama-kun. Don't forget to review n.n