Filling the Space

By: nightmaiden

AN: Hey thanks for the reviews, it's something than nothing. Well, here is the four chapter to Filling the Space…enjoy

Disclaimer: I don't own digimon or characters…

Chapter 4

Breakup

"What!?" Mimi started laughing

The rain poured outside a small coffee shop. The room was dark, due to the gray shadows growing outside. Jazz music was playing softly in the background, which annoyed a few people in the coffeehouse. The aroma of coffee lingered in the air filling in the lungs of coffee lovers all around. Tables were arranged for the customers' liking. Some were set up by the windows, next to walls of art, and in the middle of the room. A customer was by the register, ordering his drink. The workers repeated what the customer had said to the coffee makers. By the entrance, a man with a long black coat sat drinking his coffee and peeling at a newspaper. Two girls sat by the windows, chatting and drinking. A young man sat with his laptop in front of him. Mimi, Izzy, and Joe sat by the windows, looking at beyond the rain to the streets once in a while and drinking their coffee. Joe had just finished telling Mimi about Izzy and Penny at a party last year.

"She tricked me into doing it. They spiked the punch." Izzy said angrily.

"Hmm...I should beat the crap out of her." Mimi sipped her drink.

"Could you?"

Mimi started laughing again.

"Sorry, but I don't have her address or number."

"I'll give it to you now."

Mimi smiled, but shook her head much to Izzy's dismal.

"How's school going for you and the others?" Joe asked, sipping his coffee.

"It's pretty hard. And it's fun too. In one of my classes, there's this guy who can't stop talking. He talks and talks and doesn't stop when our instructor's giving our lecture. He just interrupted out of no where or he says stupid jokes. Dunno, he's a bit weird or something."

"What me to beat the crap out of him?"

"Please."

"If you beat the crap out of Penny."

They all started laughing.

"Hey, I have to go. School papers." Joe took his final sip.

"Same here."

"Yeah, me too. We should do this more often." Mimi smiled, grabbing her purse.

Joe shook his head, "My treat." He placed some yen on the table.

~o~

"Hey Kari! Wait up!"

The cold air blew gently against the streets of Odaiba. Cars drove by on the lone icy streets. Trees were frozen and slowly dying. Dead leaves waved and rustled, dancing with the strong wind. The sidewalk had surprisingly froze, leaving the people to step cautiously. Heavy clouds illustrated the large sky, leaving no hint of the blue sky and yellow bright sun. A few people walked with umbrellas as the rain poured down from the formed gray clouds. Windows from cars and houses were frosted with white crusts. Winter had finally arrived, leaving the good people of Japan retreating to their warm houses. High school had came to Kari and the others faster then they had thought. College had also started for Tai and the others. Kari turned and found Davis across the street on the sidewalk. He looked both sides of the street before jogging up to her.

"Hey, Davis." Kari smiled.

"Hey…here, let me help you." Davis insisted, holding the grocery bag Kari once had.

Kari nodded her thanks, "Here, fold your umbrella and we'll share mine. It's big enough for two."

Davis folded his and stepped closer to Kari, under the black umbrella holding the bag. They walked in silent.

"Hey, I finally found the answer to that one problem we had trouble in Math." Kari said to Davis since they both had Math class together.

"Yeah? Cool. You have help me with it 'cause I don't know a damn." Davis and Kari laughed.

"Sure, I'm heading home right now. So we'll study a little."

Davis beamed, "Cool, it's a da-…deal."

Kari and Davis entered the apartment complex. They took a long hall, then took a right. Kari pushed a button to take the elevator. The elevator hummed as it made up, leading to the 3rd floor. The doors slide open, Kari and Davis stepped up to the door. Unlocking it, Kari and Davis took off they shoes. They found Tai lapping on the couch and had the TV on. Kari put away the wet umbrellas and Davis placed the bag on the kitchen table. Kari gestured Davis to follow her. They slowly walked up to the couch. Tai snored softly, the remote resting on his chest, and with his arm beneath his head. Kari giggled as she spotted a little drool forming at the corner of his opened mouth. Kari brought her finger to her lips telling Davis to stay quiet.

The young girl entered her kitchen, then returned with a cup of water or something, Davis couldn't tell what it was, but he knew it wasn't water from Kari's evil grin. Kari tiptoed to Tai. Davis watched as Kari slowly tilted the cup. Tai signed deeply, then continued snoring. Davis tried to control his smirking with his hand. The liquid poured from the cup to Tai's opened mouth. After seconds, Tai choked and coughed. He fell from the couch with a thud on the carpet. He continued coughing. Kari and Davis burst into laughter. Tai looked over to them angrily and continued to take the pickle juice taste from his mouth and tongue.

"I keep telling you Tai, never sleep with your mouth open." Kari continued laughing, with Davis on the floor, laughing.

Tai had them both in a headlock within a flash. Kari and Davis continued laughing despite the action towards them. The phone rang and Tai pressed the speaker button with his toe.

"Hello?"

"Hi, Tai."

"Hey, Sora."

"Tai, what's going on over there?" Sora's voice came from the small machine.

"Nothing, just slaughtering some cows."

"Hey, are you calling me fat?" Kari joked, still laughing.

"Just 'cause I eat a lot, doesn't mean I'm a cow." Davis smirked, joining with Kari's laughter.

"Davis? Kari?" Sora asked from the other side of the phone.

"Yeah?" Both said, smirking.

"I'm punishing them for pouring pickle juice in my mouth while I was asleep." Tai rustled with Kari and Davis' hair.

"Again?"

Kari and Davis burst into a new fresh of laughter. Tai gritted his teeth, remembering the same incident with his young sister and his soccer freak pouring the pickle juice into his throat. Tai forbidded for a flash back. Tai thought of something and grinned.

"Sora, gotta go. I'll call you back."

"Okay, bye."

"Bye." Tai pushed the button again, ending the call.

"Armpit smelling contest." And with that, Tai dragged Kari and Davis' faces into his armpit. Kari and Davis flung their arms wildly, tying to wiggle free, but Tai held them in place. He let go and Kari and Davis breathed for air. It was Tai's turn to start laughing. Then he headed to the restroom to wash out the taste from his mouth.

After Kari put away the food, she and Davis headed to her room. Davis sat nervously as he took in the room that belongs to whom sets his heart into circles of bliss. Light soaked up the room, leaving the shadows into the depths of behind objects. Fading clicks from the rain against the window was the only sound that can be heard. Along with Davis' beating heart as Kari stepped into the room with a tray of hot cocoa and cookies. Davis took his cup and sipped. The sweet hot aroma filled his senses leaving nothing, but bliss floating in the air. The warm sweet liquid cleared off any beginning illnesses. This morning, Davis' throat ached which was forming into a sore throat, but the cocoa smoothed it away.

"Gee Kari, what's your secret ingredient?"

Kari blushed, "Well, I go to this store and buy little packets that say 'hot cocoa' on it."

"Where can I find this store? Heaven?" Davis grinned innocently.

Kari laughed, "You're too sweet, Davis."

"Not like this heavenly cocoa." Davis took another sip.

They finished their cocoas and cookies. The rain had stopped. Davis sat on the floor with his back lying against her bed with Kari, lying on her stomach looking over his shoulder.

"That's it!? But Mr. Sita had it longer."

"That's what you call a short-cut."

"Wha?"

"Hey guys…homework?"

Kari and Davis turned their heads to the door. T.K. walked over from the door and sat next to Davis with Kari looking over his shoulder.

"Yeah. Our math teacher has it hard for us…cookie?" Davis offered a half-eaten cookie to T.K. Kari smiled. T.K. looked at it then shook his head.

"Nah, I'm not-"

"It's Kari's cookie."

"Alright." T.K. took the cookie, chewed and swallowed.

"Oh wait, it's mine." Davis looked up with his finger on his chin, changing his mind.

Davis and Kari started laughing as T.K.'s face turned blue.

"Ha…ha…very funny." T.K. said to the two.

Davis wiped a tear and stood up. "Well, I gotta go. Thanks for the help, Kari." Davis placed his hand on her shoulder. He said his byes to the two and left. T.K. signed with Kari smirking against her pillow. T.K. rose an eyebrow.

"What?"

"You ate Davis' cookie." And laughed against the pillow again.

"…Hey, I'll need to get that taste from my mouth." T.K. grinned leaning his lips to hers.

"You know," Kari said when they parted, "It's like kissing Davis with that cookie still in your mouth."

T.K. looked shocked, "Be right back." Then T.K. ran into the hall to the restroom to clean his mouth with mouthwash. Kari smiled, rolling on her bed.

~o~

An alarm clock sound off and Matt woke up immediately. He dropped to the floor in the process of silencing the loud clock. Matt remained on the floor, cursing, too tired to get up. The sun started to pour into his room, then faded away as the clouds conquered around it, leaving gray light fill into his room. The alarm set off again, Matt grabbed the clock and dragged it to the floor with him. Seconds later the alarm stopped. Groaning, Matt rubbed his head as he walked zombie like to the restroom. Matt was washing his face when the phone rang suddenly. It rang several times before the machine picked up.

"Ishida, do whatever you have to do. Beep."

"Matt? …Hey, it me Liana. Just wanted to say hi…I know you're probably still asleep. I'm at school right now…Do you think we should talk?…Well I'll see you at break. Okay?…Bye. Beep." Liana's voice faded away.

Matt came out of the restroom while brushing his teeth. He lifted an eyebrow wondering what Liana had to talk about. She sounded worried. Matt widen his eyes. She doesn't think there is something between him and Mimi? Quickly finishing up, Matt locked his door to the house and drove in his car to school.

Matt parked and headed to the building of his first class. He drew his hands deeper into his long black coat's pockets, warming his hands from the cold.

"Hey, Matt!"

Matt turned and found Sora walking towards him.

He smiled, "Hey, Sora."

They walked to their familiar route to their class, which they shared.

"She said that?" Sora asked Matt as they continued walking.

"Yeah, I dunno…maybe she knows there's something between me and Mimi…shit." Matt realized his mistake. He couldn't stop himself in time.

Sora stopped in her tracks, "Wha? You and Mimi? What's there between you and Mimi?" She turned and asked.

Matt looked around for any people around, "If I tell you this, you won't say anything to anyone."

Sora nodded, a little worried.

"At the camping trip, when we went fishing all together. And after the dock collapsed under us. Mimi stopped and sat near the pond. I saw her and walked up to her. I sat with her and we talked a little." Matt closed his and said, "Then we almost kissed, but Liana stopped us."

"Did she see?"

"No. She called out before she found us."

Silence.

"Ain't you going to say something? Like how of an idiot I am? Or how stupid I can be?" Matt looked at Sora square in the eye, but Sora said nothing.

She shook her head, "You still have feelings for her."

Matt almost fell over, "Mimi?"

Sora nodded.

"No wait! You have it the wrong way. Yes, I did had feelings for Mimi, but that was long ago. After she left for America, I was devastated. But then I grew out of it. I met Liana and I knew she was the one for me. Mimi was just one of my good friends."

Sora just looked at him, then continued walking to their class.

"Wait! That's it? Say something." Matt grabbed Sora's shoulders.

"It's your only problem, Matt. You have to figure something out for yourself." Sora stopped and said, "I hope your right about Liana." Then Sora left.

Matt understood and left Sora alone. They walked in silence. Once at the door Matt opened the door for Sora. She smiled her thanks. Tai was already on his computer, working.

"Wow, Tai's working before class started."

Then Tai started laughing. Sora and Matt sweatdropped as Tai was chatting with someone online.

"What?" Tai turned his head to his friends.

Sora and Matt looked at each other and shook their heads, forgetting their conversation earlier.

~o~

Class was over and Matt, Sora, and Tai were packing up. They left and half way to the cafeteria, they found Mimi and Izzy sitting on a bench, talking. They greeted each other and continued to head out to the cafeteria where Liana was meeting them. A few other students walked from one place to another. The group entered the building of food how Tai had put it and ordered their food. After paying, the group sat down and talked, waiting for Liana to arrive. Matt was talking to Izzy when he turned his head a bit to the left. He looked shocked.

"What the hell?" Matt said, getting the others' attention. He got up and ran to a table. The others saw Matt roughly grabbing a guys' collar and brought him up to stand, then Matt punched him hard in the face. Sora and Mimi gasped. Tai and Izzy got up and ran towards Matt.

"Just what the fuck do you think you're doing?" Matt yelled. Other people were looking.

The another man stepped back from the blow. Blood tickled down his mouth. "Why you little…" Then he rammed into Matt. They were both on the floor. Tai and Izzy pulled the two fighters from each other.

"Matt stop!"

Matt turned and Liana was beside him. "I'm sorry, Matt. But it's over between us."

Matt stopped. He looked at Liana, her eyes were cast down to the floor.

"What's going on here!" A young woman about the age of twenties stepped up from the crowd. The others recognized her from the placement test they took. Mina Blye. She wore black jeans and a small sweater, showing off her figure and chest. Her blonde hair was held down to her mid back. Her glasses still remained. She looked from one boy to the other. Her arms folded over her chest.

"I thought I never see you young kids again." Blye smiled to Matt and his friends. Then her greens flashed into anger. "There's nothing to see anymore. Break it up." She told the people around. Matt and the others left the cafeteria. Tai, Sora, and Izzy had class in five minutes, which left Mimi and Matt alone. They were outside cafeteria. Mimi leaned on the wall with Matt washing a cut on his face, which his opponent had gave him. Mimi looked around, wanting to say something. But she was lost of words. Then Ms. Blye came along. Mimi gave her sheepish sleep. The woman returned it. She too leaned on the wall with Mimi. Matt felt her presence, but he kept his head down, facing the drinking fountain. He drank some water then spat it out, drawing out the blood.

"I could have called the police."

Both Mimi and Matt stared at the ground.

"But I didn't want to…since it wasn't my job to." Mina laughed, "Come on, you two. Follow me."

Matt and Mimi followed Mina to a building. They walked down a hall and entered an office.

"You're a counselor?" Mimi sat down.

"Sometimes. I'm a counselor if I want to be and a substitute if the stupid teacher decides to take a vacation break early. Here, might want to cover that wound." Mina gave Matt a bandage for the open wound on his cheek.

Mina sat in her chair with Mimi and Matt sitting opposite of her. Mina leaned against her chair, looking from Matt to Mimi. The teens watched her as well.

"So, you guys want to talk?"

Matt cast he eyes to the ground. Mimi bit her lower lip. Mina continued.

"Well then, I'll see you guys later. Hopefully seeking for help. You know? School work. Classes. Anything school related. Or maybe not. But just come to me for anything. Oh, I'm not should if you guys forgot my name, but it's Mina Blye. You can call me Mina or Blye." she offered her hand.

"Mimi Tachikawa."

"Matt Ishida."

"Yamato Ishida? You're a very good singer, Matt. Well I'll see you guys later."

~o~

Mimi was walking to her car when she saw Liana with the guy, who Matt punched earlier. Mimi saw them kiss, which left Mimi's heart ache for Matt. She saw them talk, then Liana shook her head, then kissed him again before he entered his car and left. Liana looked up to the sky.

"Liana?" Mimi walked up to her.

"I messed anything up, didn't I?"

The wind gently blew. Clouds moved slowly, revealing the sun for a short time before disappearing again. Trees were left naked with all the leaves dying or sent away as the wind increased. Bird flew from tree to tree. The park was silent, a few children ran around with their parents near by. Cars passed by on the street. Mimi and Liana were sitting on a bench near a playground.

"How?"

"I dunno, I met him on the Internet a few months ago. We hanged out in the mall, in the park, at school when Matt wasn't around. We became really good friends. He was so nice to me. I mean, Matt was sweet and nice to me, but he was different from Matt. And I noticed Matt wasn't himself lately, since the camping trip."

Mimi flinched, but kept quiet.

"So, that it!? How can you break his heart?" Mimi yelled.

Liana looked down, mist in her eyes. "I guess, I don't love him no more." Then she started to cry.

Mimi was surprised, "Liana, don't cry. I'm sorry for yelling at you, but you have to know that Matt really loved you."

"He loves someone else, even though he won't admit it." Liana laughed between her tears. "And I'm not angry at him."

Mimi placed her hand on Liana's shoulder.

"I'm sorry." Liana shook her head.

"I hope we could still stay friends." Mimi said.

"Of course, but Matt may think differ."

"He just needs to cool his head, that's all."

"I hope so."

Hmm…turned out better than I thought. Plz R&R. 'Til next time…hopefully.