Never Meant to Be

By Anime Queen

Sorry yall for the tremendous delay, I know I wuz regularly updating the fics in order, but I've found out that doesn't work for me. So I'ma do it at a slower pace, and post up stuff as soon as I get it done. Again, sorry for the wait, but I have a feeling you're gonna like this chapter. ^_~ Great thanks to all of you who are showing your support in your reviews!!!!!

Disclaimer: I never have, do not, and prob never will own a masterpiece like Digimon, but at least I own this fic ^_^

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Chapter 4

Sora's POV:

I woke up at the sound of someone knocking on my door. I looked at my watch - it was four o'clock. I had been asleep for three hours already.

Rubbing my eyes and straightening my rumpled uniform, I walked up to the door and peered in the eye piece. There stood Mimi, looking so very happy despite our present circumstances.

I unlocked the bolts and let her in.

"What's up with the wardrobe?" I raised my eyebrows as I noticed her clothes. She wasn't wearing her Odaiba High uniform.

"Oh, just something I picked up from the closet in my room," she responded airily, tugging at her small skirt to smooth out the fabric.

We walked into my bedroom, and I opened up my own closet. Sure enough, there were several outfits hanging neatly on hangers. I picked out a pair of sweat pants and a matching top, and got into the bathroom to change.

"So what do you think about all this?" I asked her when I was done.

"You mean about this place?" she gestured from my bed around the spacious room. "Not a clue."

I sighed and went to sit cross-legged on the bed next to my friend. I reached for my ID tag.

"Iris Faye," I stated, showing it to her. She giggled, and groped around in her pocket for her own.

"Lyn Marshalls," she choked out, unable to contain her laughter any longer.

"This is a disaster," Mimi said seriously after recovering from her fit.

I nodded slightly.

"But look at it this way," I suddenly sat up and looked Mimi in the eye. "This could be an opportunity for us to show what we've learned."

"Which isn't very much, considering the situation we're in right now," Mimi was now lying flat on her stomach. "We weren't assigned to do this," she wailed, stressing the word 'assigned'.

"Then what were we supposed to do? Say nothing? Mimi, these guys are psychos who'd have killed us on the spot."

"Do the words 'safety first' mean anything to you?"

"Well we're safe for now, aren't we?" I stood up and walked to the window.

"We must be breaking tons of FBI rules right now, half of which we don't know," Mimi exclaimed and shifted her weight finding a more comfortable position.

"Oh, chill out, Meems," I was still examining my new tag. "This is way more interesting than being back home."

"Speaking of home, do you think they're wondering about us?"

Yamato's POV:

I sat across from Mrs. Takenouchi and Mrs. Tachikawa at the police station. When Sora and Mimi didn't turn up after lunch and were never seen again for the rest of the day, I started to worry. Sora never skipped class. But when they didn't come home, I received I phone call from Sora's mother, asking if she was with me. That's when I really started to panic. And now we were waiting to file a report.

Looking at the women's worry-stricken faces was the last thing I wanted to do. It was a reflection of what I imagined to be my own expression, maybe worse. I was just summoning up the courage I had to finally tell her, and now I didn't have a chance. I wanted to go home so no one would see me, and cry my heart out. Cry for Sora, cry for her mother, and cry for myself and my own stupidity.

The doors burst open, and Tai half ran half stumbled inside.

"Mrs. Tachikawa, Mrs. Takenouchi, I'm so sorry, I came as soon as I heard," he panted, with his hands on his knees.

The women just smiled slightly, and Mimi's mom nodded.

"Hey Matt," he put a hand on my shoulder as he sat down next to me. "How are you holding up?"

"Hey Tai," I forced a smile, and I guessed from the small nod he gave me, that the answer to his question was pretty much written all over my face.

Tai's POV:

"Poor Matt," I thought, sitting there looking at his slumped form. Of course, I didn't feel any better myself. This was Mimi, the most important person in my life, who was missing.

"Have you heard anything, Tai? Ransom, maybe?" Matt whispered, trying his best to sound calm, but his voice was coming in short rasps of air, and he choked on the last word.

"I'm sorry, Matt," I shook my head no.

He buried his head into his crossed arms on the table. I wanted to say something, thought better of it, and instead stared at my feet, struggling to keep my emotions inside.

"They'll find her," I told myself firmly, as a police officer made his way toward us.

"Yes?" he asked, towering expectantly, and Mrs. Takenouchi stood up.

"We'd like to file a missing persons reports," she said with as much calmness as she could master.

"Ok, you'll have to fill out these forms," he thrust a stack of papers at her and turning on his heel walked off.

"What a jerk," I muttered under my breath. How could he be so insensitive? Doesn't he realize how important this is?

At long last, the women filled out the forms, and stood up to leave.

"What do we do now?" I stood up and followed everyone out.

"We wait," came Matt's sullen reply.

We walked out into the street, and said our good-byes to Sora and Mimi's moms.

"C'mon Matt, I'll walk you home," I told my friend as we set off in the direction of his house.

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