Wow! I can't believe I have this many reviews for like two chapters! Sorry I didn't update earlier, but I had a few problems. Anyway, in regards to reviews … I love you all! You're all so nice! In regards to certain pairings, I am actually having some sub-plots in here, so they're there for a reason, if you read this chapter I hope you'll understand why. Now, on with the fic.

The Truth Comes Out

"So um Sora?"

"Yeah Meems?"

"What exactly was that stunt you pulled back in the cafeteria at lunch?" Mimi looked a bit worried and confused about everything that had gone on. "I think I missed something earlier, and then you asked Tai and Matt to date and things seemed even more confusing after that."

Sora stared at her friend for a while with a small smile on her face, then she snickered quietly. "I've been waiting months for an opportunity like that."

"Huh?" Mimi stopped walking completely and looked at Sora in total bafflement. "Sora, could you please explain what on earth is going on."

Sora glanced around at the other high schoolers nearby all walking out of the front entrance of the high school, eager to get home. They didn't seem to be too suspicious, but she daren't risk having anyone overhear what she was about to tell Mimi. "All right, but we'll have to wait until we reach my place, then I'll tell you everything."

"You better, I don't like being left out of the gossip loop."

* * *

"No way!"

"Yes way."

"I can't believe I completely missed it. Now that I think about it, it was so obvious!"

"I know, I can't believe no one else picked up on it either —especially the two of them."

"Well, you are the keeper of the crest of Love Sora, you do have something of an advantage with things like this." Mimi flicked her hair and smiled at the other girl reclining on the bed. The two of them were in Sora's room, gossiping and giggling like best friends. Currently, they lay at opposite ends of the bed so they could both lie down comfortably.

"I guess. I'm not to sure though."

Mimi sat up, a bit worried by the frown on Sora's features. "What do you mean?"

"Well, I could tell that Matt and Tai were meant to be together, I didn't necessarily need my crest to figure that one out, but I never has a hint of Koushiro and Miyako."

Mimi nodded. "You know, I though the same thing. I was really stunned when he told us. Truthfully I thought that he and Jyou would make a great couple."

Sora sat up with her eyes wide. "See, that's what I thought too! And I was sure that my crest was telling me that. I thought that Miyako would eventually be with Iori."

Mimi giggled. "Now they would make the most adorable couple. So Sora, seeing as you have this amazing sixth sense about love, who else is going to get together?"

"T.K and Kari."

Mimi snorted and waved her hand dismissively. "I knew that one already, that's obvious. What about Davis and Ken?"

"They will so get together."

Mimi squealed in delight. "Oh, that is so cute! We have to set them up too."

"We might already be too late." Sora smirked and Mimi looked at her perplexed. "I overheard Davis talking to Tai one time about Ken acting a little strange around him, and Davis almost revealed to Tai his feelings for Ken."

"What about Ken?"

"Oh, the love-struck looks he sends Davis' way are so obvious everyone's picked up on it … except Davis. But I'm sure it won't be too long before they figure it out and get together."

Mimi pouted. "Sora, it's no fun if we don't stick our noses in and push them together."

"With Tai and Matt, yes it was necessary, but Davis and Ken are a bit more honest with themselves, they know what they want and eventually they'll get it. I'm sure it won't be to long before they admit it." Sora lay back on her bed again and curled over slightly so she could still look Mimi in the eye. "Anyway, the only people I can't tell who they're going to be with are me and you. I don't even have the slightest hint about our future relationships. Right now I don't really like anyone, and besides, I don't think it works properly if I'm involved, seeing as it is my crest."

"I suppose." Or maybe you're just blind to the fact that Love is staring at you right in the face, but you don't realise it. Mimi sighed. "Maybe it only works if the two people are digi-destined."

"No, I knew that Jyou's brother and Jun would be together, and they're not digi-destined."

"Maybe we're just special." Mimi smiled at Sora, who returned the warm gesture.

"We always have been."

After that, the conversation turned to the many ways in which they could further push Yamato and Taichi together and make them realise that they are in actuality, soul-mates.

* * *

"Teeks, I have no idea what to do?!"

"Okay, Matt, first thing to do is calm down." Takeru's voice sounded worried. He'd never heard Yamato sound this freaked before. "Now, once you're calm, explain to me exactly what Sora did to get you so anxious."

"What did she do?! What didn't she do?! She used my pride and anger and stupid self-absorbed ego against me and tricked me into completing this stupid bet!" Yamato was about to raise a hand to his beautiful hair and start tearing chunks out, but realised what he was doing at the last second and settled for smashing his fist against the wall.

"Details Matt, I need details. What exactly is Sora making you do?"

Yamato blushed suddenly and mumbled something into the phone.

"What? Matt, I couldn't hear you."

"I said," Yamato growled furiously through clenched teeth, "Sora made a bet with me and Tai that we couldn't even date each other for a month without breaking up before hand."

"No way!"

"Yes way, and tomorrow, Taichi and I are officially a couple."

Takeru was silent for a long time, and Yamato started to get worried. "Teeks?"

"I'm here, I'm thinking about something."

"Like what?"

"Uh, nothing." Yamato knew his brother very well. He was blushing on the other end of the line, and he was also hiding something, something that made him slightly amused. If Yamato knew anything at all, he knew that whatever Takeru was keeping hidden involved him in a very major way. And he would probably not be as amused as his younger brother.

"Takeru," Yamato hissed warningly. "What are you up to?"

"Nothing." That statement was too innocent, even for Takeru … no, especially for Takeru.

"Takashi Takeru, you better not be planning anything."

"Would I do that? … Oh, sorry Matt, I've got to go, I think mother's home."

"Takeru, wait, don't you dare hang up!"

"Sorry Matt, gotta go. Bye!" Now all Yamato could hear was the dial tone.

"Great," he muttered as he hung up his own phone. Even his little brother was scheming something against him now. Was there any one who would sympathise with him?

Well, there was one …

His mind made up, Yamato called the only other person who could relate to his predicament and possibly help him deal with it.

* * *

Ring! Ring!

"Hold your horses, I'm coming!" Taichi ran out of his room, half dressed, and managed to pick up the phone after only the second ring. "Tai speaking."

"Man, I am so glad you're still home, I really need to talk to you." Great, it's the one person I did NOT want to talk to right at this moment. "Hey Matt, what's up?"

"What's up? Have you completely forgotten what Sora is making us do?" Oh, bad move. Yamato was really upset about the whole predicament.

"No, I didn't forget, I was just trying to push things aside for a while so I could relax for a little bit before the horror started tomorrow." Great, now he was irate too. Why did Yamato have to call and bring this up right now? Why couldn't he leave things and deal with them tomorrow?

Yamato obviously realised that taking his frustrations out on his best friend, who was also caged by this bet, was probably not the wisest thing to do. "Man, Tai, I'm sorry, I'm just really freaked by this whole thing."

"Don't sweat it man." Taichi was starting to feel a bit guilty for snapping at him. "I should have thought about it. So, what's on your mind? It probably is best if we get a few things out of the way before starting this whole thing."

"Like what?"

Taichi grinned, inspiration striking. "Are you a good kisser?"

"What?!" He could just picture Yamato's eye popping out right now, and his mouth opening and closing like a fish. The mental image caused Taichi to laugh out loud.

"Sorry man, I couldn't resist, I mean, we don't have to take this whole thing so seriously."

"You're right, I mean, all we have to do is stay with each other for a month, pretend we're totally in love and say no more about it. We sort of do that any way."

"What pretend like we're in love?"

"No you idiot, stick around each other a lot, but the other part shouldn't be too hard, I mean, Sora knows we're not serious about this whole thing, so it won't matter if we make it into a little bit of a joke."

"Yeah, it'll be more fun that way." Why did he have a strange pang in his chest? He and Yamato had joked around before, it was no different this time. Was it? Taichi tried to get his mind away from that strange feeling. "Can you imagine everyone's faces though? It'll be a riot!"

They both laughed as they imagined various looks of shock and surprise on everyone's faces tomorrow. It would almost be worth putting up with the façade for the whole month for that initial reaction.

"Can you imagine your team's reaction?"

"What about your band's?" Taichi was still grinning as he pondered on this. Then he remembered something. "Hey Matt, you never answered my question before."

"Which question?" The slight wavering hesitation in his voice told Taichi that Yamato knew exactly what Taichi was talking about.

"Are you a good kisser?"

Yamato didn't answer, then mumbled something softly.

"Could you speak up Yamato?"

"Tai, do I really have to answer this?"

"I'll tell you if you tell me."

"Fine. I … I wouldn't really know, I've never actually kissed anyone."

Taichi knew that shock was written all over his face. No way, Matt's never been kissed before? But, what about all the girlfriends, the groupies, the fan girls? Why would anyone not want to kiss him? He's so … perfect. Taichi managed to catch his thoughts after that as he realised that he'd left Yamato hanging on the line.

"Taichi!"

"What?"

"Where did you go just now?"

"Nowhere, I was just thinking."

"Right. So, what about you?"

"Huh?"

"A deal's a deal."

"Right, well … the truth is … I haven't either."

"Are you serious?"

"Yeah, I am." Taichi could feel himself blushing. "I just never felt it was right with anyone I dated before, you know?"

"Yeah, I do know, why else do you think I'm in the same boat?"

Taichi smiled. "That's true. Man, you know what, I feel so much more relived tell you that. I've never really kept anything from you Matt, it kind of felt strange."

"I know what you mean. Hey Tai?"

"Yeah?"

"Look, whatever happens tomorrow, or for the rest of this month, can you promise me that it won't affect us in any way?"

"Of course Matt, you didn't have to ask."

"I know, but … I just have this really strange feeling that something could go seriously wrong and we could totally screw up our friendship. And I don't want that. I treasure our friendship more than anything."

Taichi felt really touched by Yamato's words. He knew that his blond friend had a very hard time expressing his feelings, especially about any kind of relationship. The fact that he not only mentioned anything about how he felt, but also how strongly he felt about the two of them, stirred something deep in Taichi and he smiled, wishing that Yamato could be there to see how much those words meant to Taichi.

"Thanks Matt, I feel the same way. Nothing will ever come between us, I promise."

Taichi could feel Yamato's smile. "Thanks Tai. I should go now, thanks for talking all of this through with me, I really do appreciate it and I feel a lot better now."

"Hey, that's what friends are for — you should know that."

Yamato laughed. "Right. See you tomorrow Tai."

"Later." They hung up.

Taichi stood by the phone for a while and smiled, his eyes distant and unfocused, as though he were staring at something no one else could see. Hikari watched this from just behind the doorframe to her bedroom. She giggled softly and ducked completely inside her room. "They are so adorable."

The voice on the other end of her mobile was anxious. "Well? How did it go?"

Hikari grinned. "T.K, I think Sora's plan is going perfectly."