AN: Helloooooooooooooooooo! Thank you all so so so so so much for your reviews and everything. Nothing really happens in this chapter, but I just wanted to introduce Mimi into the story. Sorry to anyone who was hoping that Yama would listen to Sora's suggestion.

Disclaimer: Digimon = not mine.

Chapter IV – Down to earth.

            Crimson orbs of fire stared blankly at the clock hanging above the chalkboard. It was the last class of the day, the only obstacle in her way between her and getting home. She had been so eager. The last class of the day, ready to go home and leave this school, and then she found herself staring at the clock, willing it to ring. In all honesty, she had absolutely no idea when the period was over, but the bell had to ring at some point, right?

            It turned out that in a total of eight periods per day, she ended up spending five of those periods with a certain blonde in her class, and a mere three periods were shared with Tai, including lunch. Sora continued to stare at the clock. She had finished her math work earlier than anyone else in the classroom, and her teacher had mentioned that they were to work until the bell rang.

            The clock mocked her, refused to signal for the bell to ring and free her from the torture pit. She sighed, finally giving up and simply laid her head on the wooden desk. Out of nowhere, a girl whispered to Sora, "wow, do you mind helping me? You seem to be finished and I'm having a super hard time with this."

            Sora looked to her right at the brunette girl with pink highlights that had just spoken to her. "Um… sure…"

            "Great." The pink haired girl moved her seat closer to Sora's and suddenly remembered her manners. "Oh, by the way, the name's Mimi Tachikawa. Nice to meet you."

            "Sora Takenouchi." The girl with auburn hair just smiled and went back to leaning over Mimi's pink binder, trying to explain to her the equations.

            Sora turned out to be a wiz at teaching and Mimi was instantly able to understand just why the identities of sins and cosines mattered and how they fit into the equations. When they finished their work, Mimi announced that there was five minutes till the bell rang. Sora nodded and leaned back casually in her seat, resuming the staring contest with the timepiece on the wall.

            Mimi giggled, "you know that it seems longer if you stare at it."

            Sora blinked, "yeah… but I'm just kind of bored now… don't really have anything better to do."

            "Then… let's talk!" Mimi suggested excitedly and turned a full 90 degrees in her chair to face Sora.

            In approval of the idea, the redhead shrugged, and her cinnamon apple hair flowed over her shoulders.

            Mimi began talking and asked the first thing on her mind. "So you're new right, Sora?"

            "That obvious?"

            "The guys have been saying how there's this 'hot new chick' around the school with red hair and eyes to match. The girls have been talking about how close you are to Taichi and Yamato."

            "Does word get around THAT fast?"

            "Basically."

            "…" Sora remained quiet, unsure of how to respond.

            "So Sora, tell me, how's your first day?" Mimi asked kindly.

            "It was fine…"

            "Hn… so how do you like this school so far?"

            "It's fine…"

            Mimi giggled, "Sora, you really don't have much of a variety of answers. Everything is just fine, right?"

            Sora smiled, "right."

            "Okay then, I'll think of something." The pink haired girl announced with confidence, determined to find something that would allow the two to engage in an interesting conversation.

            She found the right topic.

            "So what do you think about Yamato?"

            Sora blinked, and just stared at the girl momentarily before answering slowly, "he's… fine?"

            Mimi giggled once more, "fine as in 'so sexy wanna touch him FIIIIIIIIIIINE' or just simply, he's an okay person?"

            The energetic girl was rewarded with a laugh from Sora. "As in he's an okay person fine."

            "You're probably the first to say that. Basically every girl that's come to this school with him here has fallen head over heels for him."

            The redhead looked at Mimi hesitantly, "and you?"

            "I started school the same year he did here, but honestly, when I first saw him, I thought he was a living Greek statue of Apollo or something."

            "Wow… that's… intense…"

            "He IS a very handsome person isn't he? I would have loved to have gone out with him…" Mimi sighed, lost in her own dream world fantasizing about the golden haired boy.

            Sora watched the girl as she stayed in her dream state. "Does Yama really do this to girls?" She wondered, "I mean sure, he's gorgeous, but that can't be everything right?"

            Sora's thoughts were interrupted as the long awaited bell rang, signaling the end of the day.

            Mimi shot up out of her seat, startled, and looked around as if she had suddenly just landed in a pit of snakes. Looking at Sora, she realized where she was, "Oh, sorry about that, Sora." She laughed, "It was great to meet you, really, it was. I'll see you tomorrow."

            "You too." Sora answered while slinging her school bag over her right shoulder, and walked out of the classroom.

            A figure leaned against the wall next to room 427, where Sora had her math class. A group of girls hung around him, flirting and trying to get as much attention as possible.

            "So Taichi, what are you going to do your global project on?" A girl asked.

            "I don't know yet, Angela." Tai answered in a stoic voice.

            "You know I don't have a partner yet."

            "Don't worry, I'm sure someone is willing to work with you." He answered.

            The girl didn't take the hint. "You know," she trailed a finger down his chest, "I was kinda hoping to get a partner by the end of the day."

            Tai glared, "I'm sorry, but miracles don't happen that fast."

            "Tai! You're so mean!" Angela giggled and playfully slapped his arm. She pulled her hand back in feigned pain. "Ow! Ow ow ow ow ow, that hurt!" She pouted and gently blew on her hand.

            Tai rolled his eyes; he had just about enough of this charade. The other girls just stood by, watching, but occasionally hinted at him. When he looked their way, they seemed to just make themselves look even more like a slut than possible. Tai never understood how it was possible, the girls wore the same uniform, but somehow girls such as Sora made it look great, but managed to not look like a slut. Yet, there were these girls that made up the majority of the school female population that seemed to look like whores on a sidewalk. He guessed it must have something to do with the stuffed bras, extreme neon eye makeup, shortened dresses, and blouses with a good deal of buttons undone.

            Tai sighed and just decided to ignore them all as he waited for someone to come out of math class. Finally, the red haired and ruby-eyed girl stepped out, her schoolbag hung limply from one shoulder. He rushed forward, grabbing her arm gently. "Hey Sora."

            She turned to observe him with crimson orbs, "Tai! Where did you come from?"

            He motioned to the wall he was leaning against two minutes ago, "got out a couple of minutes early so I waited for you."

            "Thanks," Sora glanced over and noticed the girls that stood at the wall; she raised an eyebrow, "had fun?"

            "Not a bit." Tai answered, and led her out of the school.

            When they stood outside of the building, Sora turned to Tai and asked, "So Tai, did you want to tell me something?"

            Tai shook his head, "no, I was just wondering if you wanted to come and hang out with some of the guys and me."

            Sora took a moment to think about the offer, "how long will that take?"

            The brown haired boy shrugged, "we usually leave at six or so."

            "Alright then, count me in."

            "Cool, they're over th-" Tai began but was cut off by Sora before he could finish.

            "Let me guess; they're where that group of girls are." She said and pointed to a large group of swarming girls.

            Tai laughed, "how did you know?" he sarcastically said.

            The girl smiled slyly, "psychic."

            The girls were harder to get through than in the cafeteria. Yamato, Jeff, Aki, and Jamie were confined in the core, sitting one of the many tables and chairs the school had set up outside, as dozens of girls formed the barrier. Yamato sat on the table, his feet resting on the nearby chair and listened to his cd player at top volume with his eyes closed. Jeff and Aki were sitting in chairs, too involved in their conversation to notice Tai and Sora trying to make their way through.

            Jamie looked up from his position and saw the two moving at a slow pace through the tight obstacle. Sighing, he walked over to the nearest bunch of girls and demanded, "Get out of the way."

            The girls parted almost instantly under his cold glare and backed away a few good feet, while still trying to get the best possible view of the blonde star seated on the table. Tai and Sora ran through the momentary opening, collapsing into chairs when they finally reached their destination.

            "Thanks… man…" Tai managed to wheeze out to Jamie.

            Yamato was listening to his cd player without a care in the world, trying to block out the girls' screaming, when the most luxurious scent surrounded him. His thoughts wandered, trying to find a specific description to relate to the enchanting aura. Not finding a word, he opened his eyes to see whom it belonged to.

            He laughed at himself when he realized that it was Sora. "Should of known it was her." He thought.  

            Not realizing that he had been staring at the red haired girl, it startled him when she looked right at him and smiled sweetly. The smile was small and simple, yet it fulfilled him immensely in some unknown part of his mind. He smiled back at her as she made her way over to sit by him on the table.

            "So Yama, where to?" She asked.

            He shrugged, "Don't know, Tai usually decides."

            "Really? 'Cuz I thought that you were the 'leader'," Sora replied, making quotation signs with her index and middle finger when she said leader.

            Yamato laughed, "Nah, the only thing I lead in is my band."

            "Oh, that's right, you're in a band. How's it like?"

            "It's great, it's always been a dream, but sometimes… the fans are too much for me to handle."
            Sora smiled, "I see… the down to earth guy, huh?"

            Chuckling, Yamato replied, "Anything you say." He turned to look at her and said, "You should come to our concerts sometime. It'd be nice to have you there."

            The girl nodded, shiny auburn strands reflected the sunlight as she did so. "Just tell me when."

            Tai meanwhile, seemed to have made a decision and walked up to the pair announcing their destination. "Okay, th-"

            Yamato held up his left hand to stop Tai, "Pizza?"

            The brown haired boy nodded, "then come on, let's go."

            Sora leaned over to Yama, "I guess you guys go there a lot."

            The blonde laughed, "Tai's usually hungry. There aren't many places we go, it's all usually the same."

            The girl nodded, "Right then, pizza," smiling, she looked at the handsome boy adjacent to her and added, "down to earth."

AN: same as always, reviews please! Hm… next chap will be up in not too long because I have an idea. I might have put it in this chapter but I didn't want it to be too long. I'm pretty sure the next one will have more Yama and Sora.