Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon and its characters.

Note: This fic use to be called Hearts Afire but I've changed it around because I didn't like the direction of the story and I thought it was too rushed. So I have a different version of the story. This chapter and the next two chapters are essentially the same but the 4th chapter has been changed. Please review and let me know what you think.

Chapter One

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A sigh escaped from the strawberry lips of a certain seventeen-year-old red-headed girl as she read the last page of An Enchantress Named Venursia, another wonderfully written romance novel of a young mystic seeking to find a love that would last for all eternity.

Sora's crimson eyes sparkled with happiness as she came to the last few words at the end; and they lived happily ever after. A smile immediately swept over her face as she closed the book, sending it across the room in a dramatic flare, right before her head fell backwards, hitting the plush pillows of her bed.

"Happily ever after…" she whispered as she stared up at her bland ceiling. She stayed like that for a few minutes, letting the ending sink in before swinging her legs over the right side of the bed. Her feet lightly hit the soft carpet as she made her way straight to the window. Gently pushing back the curtains, her eyes looked out at the beautiful scenery of the nighttime sky as she sighed. She then walked over to the mirror, her eyes sweeping over her long red hair, the three quarter length pale yellow shirt that hugged her curves graciously, and the indigo jeans that covered her long legs.

Love…what do I know of that? Here I am…the Digidestined of love and yet I've never experienced any sort of romantic love…no first kiss nor a date! she thought to herself. Sora abruptly turned away from the window and started to head towards her bed. But before she could reach it, the phone on her bed stand started ringing. She immediately rushed to the phone and picked it up.

"Hello, Takenouchi residence."

"Sora?"

"Oh hi Matt."

"Listen, I need to talk to you," he said urgently.

"Okay, well, shoot," Sora said unsurely. I wonder why he sounds so serious…

"Well, actually, do you mind if I come over? I think I'd feel better about talking to you in person instead of on the phone."

"Sure. You can come over now," she told him.

"Alright then. I'll see you in a few minutes," he said.

"Sounds good. See you then."

"Yeah, bye Sora."

As Sora hung up the phone her eyes just stared curiously at her red phone. I wonder what that's about, she thought, as she got off of her red, white, and pink striped bed.

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Eighteen-year-old Matt cautiously took a step out the front door to his apartment building. His blue eyes darted around, making sure the coast was clear. Seeing as there appeared to be no girls in sight he sighed in relief as he started walking the short distance to Sora's apartment building. As Matt neared Sora's, he began to whistle but stopped when several sounds caught his ear. Uh oh…is that what I think it is?

"Mattie-chan!" yelled an annoyingly shrill voice.

Matt couldn't help but groan as he looked over his shoulder to see not one but a group of overzealous girls. He turned around saying, "Would you just stop following me around?!"

Unfortunately, the girls kept advancing, ignoring the annoyed tone in their beloved's voice. "But Matt," whined a certain voice.

Matt was beginning to get nervous as he unconsciously walked backwards. "No buts Jun! Just go away!"

"But Matt!" Jun whined.

Matt then turned and began to sprint, all the while listening to their calls and pleas.

"We love you!"

"Can I have your autograph?"

"Will you go out with me?"

"Will you marry me?"

"Matt! Come back!"

"Don't run away!"

"Mattie-chan!"

As Matt ran, he dug in his pocket for a certain Gabumon shaped key chain that Sora had made as a birthday present for him. "Yes," Matt said triumphantly. He he he, let's see them get me now! Matt stopped briefly in front of the tall gray building as he hurriedly put the key in the lock. Little did Matt know, one of his fans that was now approaching fast, lived in the same building. Nevertheless, he ran to the elevator and leaned his back against the wall, as he fought to catch his breath. Jeez! They're like a pack of wolves!

"Oh Mattie!" cried his fans.

Matt's eyes widened in horror. No way…how did they get in? As he heard their fast approaching steps, he frantically looked around for some kind of escape. His eyes stopped at a door that had a sign saying "Stairs" in bold orange letters and he bolted straight towards it. "Damn it! Stupid slow elevator!" he cursed as he began to take the stairs two at a time.

"There he is!" cried Jun.

"Oh shit," he mumbled as he picked up the pace. His breath was now coming out in jagged gasps as he finally reached the fifteenth floor. He dashed through the door and ran up to door number 1535. His hand frantically pounded on the door.

And as Sora opened the door, Matt nearly knocked her down as he rushed into the apartment and closed the door. He slowly slid to the floor, panting.

Sora giggled slightly at him as she said, "Nice to see you too."

"W-wa-ter," Matt choked out as his back rested against the door.

Sora giggled at Matt's attempt to talk, which prompted the famous Ishida glare. Poor guy…I don't know how he puts up with his fans, she thought as she walked back to Matt and bent down. "Here you go sir."

Matt greedily snatched it out of her hands and drank like there was no tomorrow. "Thanks."

"Where is he? Matt! Oh Matt!" cried Jun.

"Let's knock on every door till we find him!" cried another girl.

Upon hearing this, Matt jumped up. He looked like a deer caught in a pair of headlights as he cried, "Sora! Hide me!" he pleaded as he grabbed onto her arm.

"Alright, just go into my room."

Matt didn't wait to hear the rest of the sentence as he dashed into his friend's room. And no sooner had he done that that a few knocks at the door were heard.

Sighing, Sora opened the door to find Lizzie from the fifth floor. "Hey Lizzie."

"Hey Sora," she greeted as she ran her hand through her curly blonde hair. "Um I was wondering. Have you seen Matt? I know he's your friend and all, so I figured he'd come here."

Sora put on her best confused look as she said, "No, sorry. Why'd you need him?"

"He was being rude. Can you believe he just ran away?" answered another girl as she came to the door to join Lizzie.

"Oh." Oh crap Sora, think. What to say, what to say…

"Are you sure he's not in there?" Jun asked skeptically as she joined the other two fans.

"Sorry Jun. But did you guys think that maybe he gave you the slip?" Sora asked.

"What?" asked a bewildered Lizzie.

"Don't listen to her, Matt's probably hiding in Sora's room," Jun said.

"He's not here! Don't you guys get it?! He could have easily slipped through the other exit at the other end of the hall!" Sora cried out as she started to lose her patients. Jeez! What's wrong with them? I don't know how Matt puts up with this everyday…

Lizzie's eyes widened. "Oh man, I forgot about that there are two sets of stairs. Hey girls, follow me!" she called out.

Sora's eyes blinked several times as she watched a stampede of girls zoom past her. They looked just like a stampede of wildebeests, she thought as she closed the door and walked to her bedroom. "They're gone." She watched in amusement as he flopped backwards on the bed in relief. She walked through the doorway and sat next to him on the bed.

"Thanks Sor, I owe you one."

"Anytime Matt," she said as she ruffled his neatly combed hair.

Matt looked up at her with a glare. "Did you just mess up my hair?"

Uh oh, she thought as she slowly got off the bed. "Uh Matt…you okay?"

"Run Sora, run."

"Ha ha, you don't need to tell me twice," she nervously replied. But before Sora could even reach the door, she felt his arms come around her waist as he tackled her to the ground, being careful not to hurt her. His eyes held a mischievous look as he pinned her to the floor.

Sora could feel her heart beat faster as she lay under him. Why is he looking at me like that? What is he up to?

"I warned you but you just weren't fast enough. So now it's time for a little payback."

"Payback?" she repeated.

"Aw, I'm just kidding," he said as he got off of her and offered her a hand. He he he, I have her right where I want her…

Her eyes suspiciously watched him as he helped her up. He's up to something… And sure enough her suspicions were right, because at that moment, Matt's hands shot out and danced along Sora's sides.

"Ah! Matt! No fair!" she said in between laughs as she fell to the floor. "Come on, stop!"

Matt just grinned as she uselessly struggled to get him away. "I'll stop but only when you apologize to my hair."

"No way Matt!" she laughed as tears began to run down her face. "I am not going to apologize to your hair!" she laughed.

"Alright then. I guess I'll just have to keep this up forever," he taunted.

Sora's hands grabbed his hands. "Alright! I give up!"

Matt grinned triumphantly as he stood up and pulled her up. "Good. Now apologize."

"Oh come one, you can't be serious!" she protested.

Matt walked towards her as he began to wiggle his fingers around, threateningly.

"Okay! okay! Sorry!"

"Sorry? Sorry to what?"

"I'm sorry Matt's hair! There I said it! Happy?" she glared.

"Yup," he said with a satisfied smirk.

Sora playfully shoved him as she walked by him.

Matt laughed as he followed her to the living room. He joined her on the plush tan couch.

"Alright Matt. Let's get serious now. What did you need to talk to me about? It sounded important on the phone." She curiously watched as Matt blushed and turned his gaze to the floor beside him.

"Well you see-um I kind of need your help," he said nervously. He looked at Sora's face and gulped. "I need you to uh help me get rid of my stalkers by-by…" Oh great, she's looking at me like I'm an idiot…

"By what?" she asked.

"Well the only thing I can think of to get them off my back is if I got a girlfriend," he said.

"Oookay…" Where is he going with this?

"Ineedyoutobemygirlfriendsopleasesayyesbecauseyouaremylasthope!"

"What? Matt, speak a little slower. I couldn't understand a word you just said."

"Sorry," he said as he ran his hand through his blonde hair. "Sora, please don't say no because you are my last hope. I would've asked Kari, Mimi, and Yolei but I'm not as close to them as I am to you-"

Sora cut off Matt's rambling. "Matt! Will you just spit it out?" she asked impatiently.

"Be my girlfriend." Matt stared at Sora and all he got was a blank stare.

"What?"

"Oh come on, pleeeasse. Be my girlfriend," he pleaded as he took her hands in his.

Sora just stared at him. Girlfriend? "Matt, I don't know. I mean posing as a couple?"

"Please Sora, you don't know the kind of torture I go through everyday. They're always behind me, or chasing me, or spying on me and it just drives me crazy! So I figured that if I had a girlfriend, then they'd back off."

"I understand but I don't know if I could do that. I mean I don't know the first thing about how to act like a couple. I've never even been on a date Matt!" Oh no…don't do it Matt… He then gave her the dreaded look…the puppy face!

"Please," he begged. Come on and say yes…

Sora sighed in defeat. Alright, I'll do it," she said. What am I getting myself into?

"Thankyouthankyouthankyou!" he cried out as he engulfed her in a huge hug. Yes! One step closer to no more stalkers! This is the most brilliant plan I've ever had and if this doesn't work, then they'll never stop hounding me, he thought as he shuddered.

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Well, I hope you like it. And if you're wondering about my other unfinished fics, just give me more time because I still have writer's block. However, for this version, I don't have writer's block and I know what I want to happen. Anyway, please remember to review!