Matt arrived at Mimi's doorstep at 6 am on Saturday, American time. When Mimi had said early, she hadn't been joking. Matt and Mimi's father had decided to get a cab home instead of waking Mimi and her mother at this hour. Mimi's father inserted the door key into to the lock and quietly turned it. The door clicked open and they both stepped inside. As soon as Matt's feet hit the carpet he could feel Mimi's presence. But he was so tired. "I might just sit here a while," he said to Mimi's father, as he fell into a cushy white sofa.

"Alright," replied Mimi's father. "I'm going to bed." And he walked down the hall to one of the bedrooms. Matt removed his shoes and put them down on the tiles near the door. He sank into the softness of the sofa, and felt his eyelids grow heavy. Soon enough he was drifting into dreamland. It seemed like only a few moments until he was awoken by a startled yelp. He opened his eyes to see a stunned Mimi standing in the hall entrance. She wore fuzzy baby pink pyjamas and hot pink fluffy slippers. Her hair was slightly tousled and the look on her face clearly expressed her surprise at seeing him. Matt shook his drowsiness and looked at the wall clock. 10 am. It had been four hours since he had lain down, but it felt like four minutes.

He turned his attention back to Mimi, who was saying something. "Matt," she started. "I, err, I wasn't expecting you for at least another hour!"

Matt sat up and rubbed his eyes. He figured his hair was even more like a bird's nest than ever, and his clothes were crumpled. He was kinda embarrassed to be seen by Mimi while he looked like this.

"Yeah well," he said, subconsciously trying to fix his hair. "Even in New York there isn't much traffic at 5:30 in the morning."

Mimi was brimming with sympathy "You were awake that early? You poor thing! Maybe you should go back to sleep for a while. I'm so sorry for waking you!"

Matt smiled. She was just as sweet as she had been six years ago, and a lot less self-centered. "Nah," he said. "If I sleep much longer I'll end up with jet-lag. It's probably better if I get up now, and just go to bed early."

Mimi looked at him. He hadn't changed in all the years they had been apart. He still had his confident, slightly detached air about him, and physically he had only grown more good-looking. His blonde hair flopped over his face, and his cerulean blue eyes had the same electric spark they had those many years ago. He had grown in height, and now he towered over her by three or four inches. He was very muscular, but not the slightest bit chubby.

Coincidentally, Matt was thinking the same sorts of things about Mimi. She had let her hair go back to its original dark blonde colouring, but she had improved it by adding hot pink highlights. It was currently down to the middle of her back, and it swished as she moved. Her honey-coloured eyes still had their innocent twinkle, and they still conveyed every emotion that she may be feeling. She was quite slim, but had an excellent figure.

Mimi was growing uncomfortable under the stare of his piercing eyes, and so she decided to break the silence. "So, do you wanna come and sit down, and I'll get you some breakfast. What would you like?"

Matt thought for a moment, then replied "A piece of toast would be nice, if you don't mind."

Mimi smiled and answered "Of course I don't mind," then placed two pieces of bread into the toaster.

When they had popped she put them onto two plates and set one down in front of Matt, and the other in front of the chair opposite him- where she was going to sit. She brought over butter, honey and various other spreads, so that Matt could choose what he wanted on top. She then sat down and picked up the honey jar. She thickly coated the toast with the sweet stuff as she watched Matt cover his piece with butter and strawberry jam.

"So," she said, swallowing a bite of honey toast. "What's life like in Odiaba?"

Matt, who was struggling with an oversized mouthful of breakfast, gulped before replying "Yeah, it's great. Not much is happening, but life is good... oh yeah, I dunno if anybody has told you already, but Kari and TK are dating."

"Really!? Oh they do make such a lovely couple!" Mimi replied. And it was true. Ever since they had gone to the digiworld, as little babies at the age of eight, there had been something between them. Something that showed everybody that they were fated to be together. It was obvious they had always cared deeply for one another, and they were finally showing it.

"Yeah," was Matt's reply, "They are so sweet to each other. TK takes her out every Saturday night to the movies and restaurants and stuff. He buys her flowers and chocolates and basically everything a girl could want. Really romantic. And what's more, whenever they aren't together, they are talking on the phone or writing letters to each other. He loves her unconditionally, and she loves him the same way. They are just supposed to be together."

"Uh-huh, you just cannot separate couples like them," Mimi responded reflectively. "Oh, and speaking of which, how is Davis handling the news?

Matt threw his head back and laughed wholeheartedly. "Not well! He is absolutely green with envy, and he detests TK even more than he did before- which I didn't think was possible until now. He keeps trying to pick fights, but Kari always intervenes. And because Davis is so in love with her, he does exactly what she says."

"That's good," Mimi said. "And what about everybody else?"

"Well... Izzy recently won a software design competition, and he still loves his computer more than anything else. In fact, his girlfriend of about 6 weeks, Lita, dumped him about a fortnight ago because he spent more time at his computer than he did with her. Of course, she can't talk. I've seen her with her computer, and she's just the same way. Ummm, Joe has got into Med School a year early because he's so damn smart, and for some reason the chicks love that. He's had a steady girlfriend for about four months- her name is Tali and she's heaps smart too. But if he ever chooses to end it with her, there is a wide selection waiting for him. Tai has been... well, Tai has been pretty depressed lately. It's all because of a messy break-up between him and a certain other digi-destined- the name Sora comes to mind actually- and now he never wants to do anything. Not even soccer! He just sits at home watching TV and eating chips. It's really quite sad. He loves Sora so much he lets her do her own thing, even if it means that she goes off to other guys, and by doing that he is letting her get away. He has photos of her plastered over everything he owns, but either she doesn't know that or she doesn't care."

"And what is happening in Sora's life?" Mimi asked, hoping her voice hid the desperation she had to know what Matt thought of Sora, and whether he was actually hers.

"Oh... well, Sora. She's, ummm, she's kinda taken on the life of a courtesan, you know, minus the whole getting paid bit... either that or she's just very undecided about what she wants in men." Said Matt carefully.

Mimi was disappointed. From what he said she couldn't tell if he liked or disliked her, or if he was dating her. She sighed and then said "Well I don't suppose we can sit here all day, we should get moving... oh yeah, have you got a tux?"

Matt was a little embarrassed "Umm, no... But I do have money to buy one if necessary."

Mimi smiled warmly "Great! We can do that today! I know this excellent shop and..."

"Ah, Mimi?" Matt interrupted. "There's something I have to tell you, now..."

"What Matt?" Mimi asked, concerned.

"I... err... I can't dance." Matt could feel the crimson colouring creep up his neck and face. "I'm really sorry."

Mimi was momentarily shocked. She thought Matt, of all people, would be able to dance. But she put on a smile and said, "That's fine Matt, honestly. I can teach you."

Matt was so relieved that Mimi hadn't thrown him out and demanded he either learn how or go home. "Phew," He said to himself, and then to Mimi, "Well if we are gonna go tux shopping I had better get dressed... I'll clean these up."

He started picking up the plate and cup he had used, but Mimi stopped him. "I'll get them. You're the guest after all!" She quickly took all the plates and plonked them into the dishwasher.

"Come down here." She called, indicating the hall. She walked with him down to the last room on the left. "This can be your room while you stay. I'll get your luggage for you."

She ran down the hall and brought back Matt's suitcase. "Here you go. I'll see you when we're both dressed!" And she scampered along the hall and into the room two doors down.

She shut the door behind her and breathed a sigh of relief. How embarrassing, being seen by Matt when she looked as if she had just woken up! Of course, she had just woken up, but that had nothing to do with it. Luckily for her, he looked exactly the same way. She walked over to her wardrobe and pulled out a pair of pink denim three-quarter pants. She had owned them for ages, and they were getting kinda tight- she almost had to pour herself into them. She grabbed the nearest t-shirt- a white fitted shirt that buttoned up the front- and pulled it on. As she was buttoning herself up, she looked into her mirror. Her hair was an unruly mop. She grabbed her brush and, with the help of a little mousse, worked it into cute bouncy waves. She also took some strawberry lip-gloss off her table and smoothed it on. She snatched her bag off her chair, and her pink slip- on shoes out of her closet, and walked out of the room. Matt was already waiting for her when she entered the kitchen. Mimi mentally stamped her foot. She hated the way guys could take half the time of a girl to get ready, and still look just as good. And Matt did. He was wearing dark blue jeans that were fashionably big- at least two sizes too huge, and a light blue t-shirt, also pretty large. He had skater shoes on and his hair had been carefully styled with gel to look properly messy.

"Okay then, let's go," he said, with a hint of impatience.

"Hang on," Mimi complained. "I have to tell my parents where we're going first." She ran down the hall and disappeared into one of the rooms. Matt waited restlessly until she returned.

Eventually she came around the corner and said, while putting on her shoes, "Okay, you need a tux jacket and pants, a shirt and tie... oh, and shoes."

Matt was glad his Dad had talked him into taking his old dress shoes. He felt pretty sure the meagre amount of money he had would not stretch to shoes. "Well I actually already have some shoes, but do you know where I can get the rest of my stuff?

Mimi grinned. "Of course, I mean, this is what I do. So, shall we go?" And then they walked out the door.