A.N.- Okay so a couple of people asked for a sequel to 'Living Between Dreams and Reality', which was a sequel to 'Running on Empty'! So if ya wanna read this one then you'd better read them first! I apologise for taking such a while to actually decide to write one (Yes Stacey, it WAS you who persuaded me!!! ^_~) but I've had a lot of other projects going on, mostly my Sailor Charon stuff, and now I've finally decided to get on with it!!
As you already know (cos you will have read the other two fics before this one, won't you?!) the last two were from different POV's (the first being Tai's, the second Mimi's - why am I telling you this? You'll already know because you'll have read them!) and just to keep with tradition this will be from Matt's POV!!!
So, why DID Sora split with Tai? Read on to find out!!! Oh and don't forget to R & R!!! ^_^
Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon, but you all know that already.
The 'Sincerest Friendship' Trilogy - Part 3.
Imperfect Love, Unwanted Pressure, Dishonest Soul.
Prologue: Homecoming
"And now we can reveal, the rumours are true! Yamato and Mimi Ishida, best known as famous singing duo Sincerest Friendship, are indeed returning to live with their son Taichi in their old home town of Odaiba, Japan!"
This was all we needed. Publicity on such an important day.
"How the hell did this get leaked?" Mimi snapped as she spoke on her cell phone to our agent. "I don't care how you find out - just do!" she looked up and me and tried her best not to smile. She knew how much I loved it when she got all demanding and fierce. She hung up. "Stupid woman." she sighed, clinging onto my arm a little tighter.
"Who's stupid mommy?" Taichi inquired, blinking his huge blue eyes up at her. Mimi laughed. "No one for you to be worried about sweetheart." she leant down to kiss him on the forehead. "Just think about seeing Uncle Takeru and Aunty Kari again."
"Yaaaay!" Taichi cheered, waving his little hands around. He was five years old now, and reminded me a lot of TK. It'd been a few months since we'd last seen everyone, last time it'd been Joe's wedding. Yes, old reliable Joe had finally found the right woman, another doctor who'd been at med school at the same time as him, and they were now husband and wife.
"I wonder how Kari is, I bet she'll be huge by now!" Mimi grinned at me.
"Yup. Just think, you'll be Uncle Yama soon." she teased me.
"Aunty Mimi." I teased back.
"Who are they?" Taichi asked in confusion. We laughed.
"Sir, madam? Security's been checked - you're free to go." one of the security men told us.
"You make it sound like we're in prison or something." Mimi laughed. She was in a really good mood despite the news that everyone had discovered we were moving back to Odaiba and there was a huge crowd of fans waiting in the airport.
"Come on Meems, let's go and fight the crowds and find the others." she nodded, grabbed my hand and I picked up Taichi with my other arm.
*~*~*
It was utter chaos - as soon as we stepped out of the gate there was a load of screaming and shouting:
"Yamato! Yamato over here!"
"We love you!"
"Welcome home!"
"Can we have your autographs?"
That kinda thing - Mimi rolled her eyes and we signed a few things and let people take our photos - we decided we might as well be nice since they'd all found out and been nice enough to come and welcome us back.
"Your son is so cute!" a girl exclaimed.
"Thanks." I replied as I passed back the CD she'd handed me to sign.
"Matt - Matt Ishida I love you! Dump that slut and marry meee!" another girl wailed - I was about to turn and give her some abuse about calling my wife a slut when whoever it was started to laugh. I turned to see who it was and laughed as well. "Welcome back Yama-chan!" it was Yolei. "I was gonna hit you then." I told her.
"Yoleeeeeeeee!" Taichi cheered happily, throwing his arms around her neck.
"Hello Taichi! You've grown so much since I last saw you!" I let her take him off me as Mimi joined us.
"Where are the others?" she asked excitedly.
"Outside, we thought it'd be easier if just one of us waited here. Come on they're dying to see you!" Yolei grabbed Mimi's hand and Mimi grabbed mine as so we were dragged out.
"Wooooo! There they are!!!" Davis whooped - to say he was in his 20's he still acted like he did when he first became one of the DigiDestined.
"Argh everyone!" Mimi burst into tears as she flung herself in Kari's arms. "My god - look at you! You're huge! I swear I was never that big when I was pregnant with Taichi!" Kari laughed and put a hand on her bump - I had to agree with Mimi - Kari was eight months gone, and Mimi's bump was never that big.
"Well, that's because there's not only one baby in there." Kari looked up at TK and grinned. "We're having twins."
"You what?! And you didn't think to tell us?!" I exclaimed loudly.
"We wanted it to be a surprise." TK and I hugged quickly. "It's so great you're moving back." "You keep saying that." I told him, as Yolei passed Taichi to his uncle.
"And how's my favourite nephew?" Takeru tickled him and he laughed. I went around, shaking hands and hugging and kissing (only the girls naturally). Davis, Cody, Izzy, Joe, Monika (his wife), and Tai. I shook Tai's hand and slapped him on the back as we greeted each other.
"Da man is back." I announced. "Bet you're so pleased."
"Ecstatic." Tai replied sarcastically, then grinned. "It's great to have Mimi back though - hey babe!" he hugged her and kissed her on the cheek.
"Keep your dirty hands off my wife." I pretended to be mad.
"Now, now boys! Behave yourselves in front of my son!" she winked and hugged me. "Let's get to the house - I hope you guys unpacked our stuff nicely?"
"Of course we did!" they all chorused. We'd shipped all of our furniture and other stuff across a week or so before and had been staying in a hotel for the rest of our time in America. I think it was the house that excited Mimi the most - as soon as she'd heard her old family apartment was empty she was determined it would be ours - and so we bought it.
"It's the perfect size!" she'd said. "Two bedrooms - one for us and one for Taichi!"
"But what if we decide to...extend our family?" I asked.
"Well then we move! Awww c'mon Yama-chan!"
She had always been too hard to resist.
As we walked away laughing and gossiping with everyone, Mimi turned to me and looked rather sad.
"Did you see it Matt?" she asked me.
"See what?"
"In Tai's eyes - the emptiness of them," she sighed. "I remember when he and Sora were together, how they used to sparkle and shine. It's like they've...died." I squeezed her hand.
"Yeah, I saw it." I told her.
"Did you feel it as well? Her absence is so noticeable." I nodded. "I wish I understood why she left him, who this guy is. I wish she'd have told me instead of running off to England with him." I felt thoroughly sick as I looked into her confused gaze. How could I ever tell her now?
How?
How could I ever tell my beautiful, beloved wife...that I'd being lying to her for the last 2 or so years?
How could I tell her, that I knew exactly what had happened - because her best friend, Sora Takenouchi, had told me?
As you already know (cos you will have read the other two fics before this one, won't you?!) the last two were from different POV's (the first being Tai's, the second Mimi's - why am I telling you this? You'll already know because you'll have read them!) and just to keep with tradition this will be from Matt's POV!!!
So, why DID Sora split with Tai? Read on to find out!!! Oh and don't forget to R & R!!! ^_^
Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon, but you all know that already.
The 'Sincerest Friendship' Trilogy - Part 3.
Imperfect Love, Unwanted Pressure, Dishonest Soul.
Prologue: Homecoming
"And now we can reveal, the rumours are true! Yamato and Mimi Ishida, best known as famous singing duo Sincerest Friendship, are indeed returning to live with their son Taichi in their old home town of Odaiba, Japan!"
This was all we needed. Publicity on such an important day.
"How the hell did this get leaked?" Mimi snapped as she spoke on her cell phone to our agent. "I don't care how you find out - just do!" she looked up and me and tried her best not to smile. She knew how much I loved it when she got all demanding and fierce. She hung up. "Stupid woman." she sighed, clinging onto my arm a little tighter.
"Who's stupid mommy?" Taichi inquired, blinking his huge blue eyes up at her. Mimi laughed. "No one for you to be worried about sweetheart." she leant down to kiss him on the forehead. "Just think about seeing Uncle Takeru and Aunty Kari again."
"Yaaaay!" Taichi cheered, waving his little hands around. He was five years old now, and reminded me a lot of TK. It'd been a few months since we'd last seen everyone, last time it'd been Joe's wedding. Yes, old reliable Joe had finally found the right woman, another doctor who'd been at med school at the same time as him, and they were now husband and wife.
"I wonder how Kari is, I bet she'll be huge by now!" Mimi grinned at me.
"Yup. Just think, you'll be Uncle Yama soon." she teased me.
"Aunty Mimi." I teased back.
"Who are they?" Taichi asked in confusion. We laughed.
"Sir, madam? Security's been checked - you're free to go." one of the security men told us.
"You make it sound like we're in prison or something." Mimi laughed. She was in a really good mood despite the news that everyone had discovered we were moving back to Odaiba and there was a huge crowd of fans waiting in the airport.
"Come on Meems, let's go and fight the crowds and find the others." she nodded, grabbed my hand and I picked up Taichi with my other arm.
*~*~*
It was utter chaos - as soon as we stepped out of the gate there was a load of screaming and shouting:
"Yamato! Yamato over here!"
"We love you!"
"Welcome home!"
"Can we have your autographs?"
That kinda thing - Mimi rolled her eyes and we signed a few things and let people take our photos - we decided we might as well be nice since they'd all found out and been nice enough to come and welcome us back.
"Your son is so cute!" a girl exclaimed.
"Thanks." I replied as I passed back the CD she'd handed me to sign.
"Matt - Matt Ishida I love you! Dump that slut and marry meee!" another girl wailed - I was about to turn and give her some abuse about calling my wife a slut when whoever it was started to laugh. I turned to see who it was and laughed as well. "Welcome back Yama-chan!" it was Yolei. "I was gonna hit you then." I told her.
"Yoleeeeeeeee!" Taichi cheered happily, throwing his arms around her neck.
"Hello Taichi! You've grown so much since I last saw you!" I let her take him off me as Mimi joined us.
"Where are the others?" she asked excitedly.
"Outside, we thought it'd be easier if just one of us waited here. Come on they're dying to see you!" Yolei grabbed Mimi's hand and Mimi grabbed mine as so we were dragged out.
"Wooooo! There they are!!!" Davis whooped - to say he was in his 20's he still acted like he did when he first became one of the DigiDestined.
"Argh everyone!" Mimi burst into tears as she flung herself in Kari's arms. "My god - look at you! You're huge! I swear I was never that big when I was pregnant with Taichi!" Kari laughed and put a hand on her bump - I had to agree with Mimi - Kari was eight months gone, and Mimi's bump was never that big.
"Well, that's because there's not only one baby in there." Kari looked up at TK and grinned. "We're having twins."
"You what?! And you didn't think to tell us?!" I exclaimed loudly.
"We wanted it to be a surprise." TK and I hugged quickly. "It's so great you're moving back." "You keep saying that." I told him, as Yolei passed Taichi to his uncle.
"And how's my favourite nephew?" Takeru tickled him and he laughed. I went around, shaking hands and hugging and kissing (only the girls naturally). Davis, Cody, Izzy, Joe, Monika (his wife), and Tai. I shook Tai's hand and slapped him on the back as we greeted each other.
"Da man is back." I announced. "Bet you're so pleased."
"Ecstatic." Tai replied sarcastically, then grinned. "It's great to have Mimi back though - hey babe!" he hugged her and kissed her on the cheek.
"Keep your dirty hands off my wife." I pretended to be mad.
"Now, now boys! Behave yourselves in front of my son!" she winked and hugged me. "Let's get to the house - I hope you guys unpacked our stuff nicely?"
"Of course we did!" they all chorused. We'd shipped all of our furniture and other stuff across a week or so before and had been staying in a hotel for the rest of our time in America. I think it was the house that excited Mimi the most - as soon as she'd heard her old family apartment was empty she was determined it would be ours - and so we bought it.
"It's the perfect size!" she'd said. "Two bedrooms - one for us and one for Taichi!"
"But what if we decide to...extend our family?" I asked.
"Well then we move! Awww c'mon Yama-chan!"
She had always been too hard to resist.
As we walked away laughing and gossiping with everyone, Mimi turned to me and looked rather sad.
"Did you see it Matt?" she asked me.
"See what?"
"In Tai's eyes - the emptiness of them," she sighed. "I remember when he and Sora were together, how they used to sparkle and shine. It's like they've...died." I squeezed her hand.
"Yeah, I saw it." I told her.
"Did you feel it as well? Her absence is so noticeable." I nodded. "I wish I understood why she left him, who this guy is. I wish she'd have told me instead of running off to England with him." I felt thoroughly sick as I looked into her confused gaze. How could I ever tell her now?
How?
How could I ever tell my beautiful, beloved wife...that I'd being lying to her for the last 2 or so years?
How could I tell her, that I knew exactly what had happened - because her best friend, Sora Takenouchi, had told me?