I Meet the Digidestined

By Anime Queen

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Back from the break with another chappie!! Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon. That's the way I make them, nowadays, short and sweet.

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Chapter 7

That evening, we ate in silence. Matt and I sat on the couch, neither of us really hungry.

"I can't believe Mimi's leaving so soon," Matt told me, shaking his head. "I was hoping she's stay longer."

"Yeah," I had nothing more to say.

"How long will you be staying here, Sora?"

"I don't know, but it will be long enough."

"I see."

"So do you go to the digiworld a lot?"

"Not really. The younger kids can handle it. And besides, I have to rehearse a lot with my band."

"So you don't really see Gabumon, then?"

"No. I miss him, though. I owe him a lot, you know."

"Yeah, I know." And I really did know. I knew almost everything about them.

"Well, we'd better call it a day. Good night, Sora," he said, standing up.

"Good night, Matt."

That night I shared the living room with the girls. I curled up in my sleeping bag, and suddenly wished that Matt was right here with me.

"Where did that come from?" I asked myself, confused. "Have I started having feelings for one of them now?" I sighed. My mother warned me. First I only wanted to help them, now I was falling for Yamato Ishida. But I couldn't stop thinking about him. The way his eyes looked into mine when we talked, the way his hair fell over his eyes, everything about him was just so appealing. I found myself hoping that he felt the same for me.

"Why would he even want me?" I contradicted myself, but it was futile to reason with my heart. I fell asleep and dreamt about him.

The next morning I slept late. The younger kids were already gone, and Mimi was putting on her make up when I woke up.

"Hey Sora!" she greeted me cheerfully.

"Hey, good morning," I yawned. "What time is it?"

"It's nine o'clock."

"Oh my gosh!" And I started getting out of the sleeping bag, searching the floor for my clothes and toiletries.

"Hey, chill out. I only woke up an hour ago."

"Well that makes me feel much better," I replied sarcastically before heading to the bathroom.

I got dressed and brushed my teeth. Then I went into the kitchen to see what there was to eat. Tai was already eating cereal, sitting across from Mimi at the table.

"Good morning, Tai," I greeted him as I sat down next to Mimi.

"Hey Sora, did you sleep well?"

"Yeah, and you?"

"Me too."

Izzy came into the kitchen a little while later. To our surprise, he was the only one of us wide awake.

"How do you do it, Izzy?" Mimi asked him, looking him in the eye. "I know you stayed up late with Yolei last night, so how do you do it?"

He regarded her with a look that said 'I have no idea what you're talking about'. Mimi sighed. And then she smiled at something behind me. I turned in my chair to see, and my heart gave a leap. Yamato walked through the doorway, a sleepy look on his face, running his fingers through his tousled hair.

"Hiya," he looked everyone in the eye and smiled.

"Hey Matt," I said cheerfully.

"Where'd everyone go?" he asked no one in particular, making his way towards the counter to pour himself orange juice.

"The younger kids left," Tai told him.

I caught Mimi's eye and she gave me a meaningful glance and winked. I smiled back. Eversince I've arrived in Odaiba, Mimi and I have been great. I almost felt like she was my best friend.

"My mother would probably kill me if she knew the thoughts in my head right now!" I screamed at myself, but that was the way I really felt. In a way I was glad that she was leaving - I wouldn't get closer to her anymore than this, possibly we'll even drift farther apart. But in a way I was sad.

"Look at me think this way about a person I barely know!"

I laughed out loud, and everyone looked at me. I just shook my head.

"I'd better go," Mimi announced, keeping eye contact with Tai all the time. They both got up and after saying their goodbyes, left.

"I should be going too," I stood up and took my bowl to the sink.

Matt moved to dump his orange juice at the same time, and our hands touched briefly. I tried to pretend as if everything was normal, but inside I was burning up. It felt so wonderful, even if it was only for a brief moment. Again, the logical part of my brain told me I was crazy. I couldn't start anything with them, I was merely here to help, not get involved. I sighed, and went into the living room to pack up my things.

When I was ready, I went to find Izzy.

"I guess I'm leaving now," I said after knocking into his room.

"That's fine," he said, turning away from his computer and waiting for me to say something else.

"I don't want to keep you," I said, nodding at the computer. "Bye, and thanks!"

I left him to his affairs and proceeded to the front door. Matt was leaning on the wall next to it, and he looked up at me as I approached.

"Come on, I'll walk you to your place," he smiled and held the door open for me.

"Thank you," I replied politely as we stepped out. We walked in silence a couple of blocks.

"What's wrong, Matt?" I asked after a while. From the tapes of them in the digital world, I recognized the way he looked when he was worried or thinking about something.

"It's the control spires," he sighed. "The younger kids don't seem to be handling them that well."

"So...?"

"If only there was some way of getting our Digimon in the real world," he didn't finish the sentence, but we both knew what he meant.

"They still won't be able to digivolve, you know that."

He hung his head, but after a while, he looked me in the eye.

"So what about you?"

"What about me?"

"I meant, are you also a Digidestined?"

"Well I guess you could say that."

"Do you have a partner Digimon?"

"Biyomon." I nodded.

"I just realized that I don't know anything about you."

But I know everything about you, I added in my mind, but didn't dare to say that aloud.

We've reached the door to my apartment now, and we were just standing there, neither of us knowing what to say.

"I... ah..."

I looked into his face as he just stood there with his mouth half open, trying to say something. The daylight played off his golden hair and made his brilliant blue eyes sparkle even more than usual. He took a step closer, and after hesitating a little, another one. We were so close I could smell his aftershave, and feel his breath on my face. He leaned in slightly, and now our lips were so close that even the slightest movement on our part would result in...

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Dammit, I'm sorry guys!! I really wanted to post up the next part, but it ended up as being a cliffhanger! I seem to be getting too fond of them, and that's not a very good thing, is it? And also, next chapter is the one where you find out the truth about Sora! So don't forget to inspire me with your wonderful reviews!! ^_^