Disclaimer: I don't own digimon.

I was really proud of the last chapter, and now the story will finally move along.

Thanks for reviewing, I'm sorry that I said not to, but I was happy that a few of you did. I respected your opinions. I don't mind if you review and challenge my writing, as long as you don't insult it. Asking questions helps me because I can maybe include an explanation in the next chapter, like I tried to do here. If you still have questions about my story please look in my profile, I think it will clear up a few things. I want to thank KazamaFangirl for asking some questions (in a nice way I might add), and you in particular might want to look at my profile.

To clear some things up:
Mimi does live in Japan for the beginning, but like it said in the last chapter, she wound up living in America. I still made her move, just not until it was suitable for the story…sorry if this mixed you up.

As for the non-Japanese names for Paul, Brad and Tom, I used the English names. If you're wondering, the real names are Po-ru, Buraddo and Tomasu, according to the google site I found. I, personally, preferred to use the English names. They aren't American; they're Japanese…just like Matt is Japanese. If you really want I'll use their Japanese names, although they aren't really in the story after this chapter, anyway.

Chapter Five: I've Been Here Before, Part 1
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"Sora, wake up, you're late!" Sora could hear a voice calling to her.

"What? No, Matt, I'm not getting up. Please just let me sleep," Sora said as she pulled the pillow over her head. But something didn't feel right about it. She wasn't in her house, in her bed. Even her pillow seemed different.

"Matt, huh? Sorry to wake you up but you're late for school, kiddo." Sora opened her eyes, and threw the pillow off her head. She came face to face with her mother. She looked around, and found herself in her old bed. She looked at the clock, and saw that school started in eight minutes.

"What? Wait…how did I get here?" She couldn't believe what she was seeing. Was she still dreaming? Her mother pulled her out of bed.

"Sora, you have to get ready, or you'll be late for class! Now, go!" Sora decided to 'play along' and went to get ready. She entered the bathroom, and looked in the mirror. She didn't see her reflection. She saw herself, when she was eighteen. She watched as her reflection morphed into the image of Mimi she had seen in her dreams.

"Save me, Sora," it whispered. Her eyes widened as she began to make sense of things in her head. She blinked, and the reflection turned back into the eighteen year old Sora.

'Go back to the past...' So that meant that Sora had been transported to the past! She thought about what the psychic had said.

'Several lives depend on what happens next.'Does that meanshe has a chance to save Mimi?

"Oh my God," she whispered.

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Sora ran down the hall that day, wearing her favourite skirt. She came to a sigh saying "wet floor" and slowed down. Remembering what happened last time, she went around it, and rushed to class. No way this is happening. This is all just a bad dream she tried to convince herself. It wasn't working too well, and she knew it. The late bell went off just as she made it to the classroom.

"You're lucky, Ms. Takenouchi," her teacher, Mrs. Totoba warned. Sora nodded, and smiled to herself. One problem she had avoided. As she hurried to her desk, she glanced around the room. There was Matt. She smiled at him, and sat down. She looked behind her, and saw Mimi. She almost jumped right out of the chair when she saw her smile. It had been so long since she had saw Mimi (excluding her dream), and even longer since she saw her happy. She looked beside her, and saw Paul. She shuddered, and turned around. She would deal with him later. She looked out the doorway to the hall, and saw Tai walk by. She waved, her heart skipping a beat. He grinned and waved back before hurrying off to his own class.

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The day was like a blur. She still couldn't wrap her head around the fact that she was eighteen again. She couldn't believe she was re-living her life, but she was. And that meant she had to do it responsibly. Every time she saw Matt, she couldn't kiss him because they weren't an item yet. Every time she saw Paul, she couldn't slap him for hurting Mimi because he hadn't yet. Every time she saw Mimi, she couldn't hug her and say 'I hate that we lost touch' because they hadn't yet. Every time she saw Tai, she couldn't dwell on the fact that she lost him because she hadn't yet.

They sat at the lunch table that afternoon, and Sora was in a daze. She was making casual conversation with Tai, trying to remember how the rest of the day went. She remembered pretty well…this definitely wasn't a day she had forgotten.

"Sora, can I ask you something?" Tai asked, snapping her out of her thoughts. Sora looked at him, and nodded. She wondered what he could have to say, since he looked incredibly nervous. His calm, cool, collected composure was shot to hell. He opened his mouth to speak, just as Matt came to the table and sat down beside Sora.

"Hey, are you guys coming to the party tonight?" He asked.

"Sure are," Sora said. She threw a glance at Tai, who hadn't said anything. He looked disappointed about something, but Sora didn't know what. She just went back to her thoughts again, marveling at how one small action had already slightly changed her day. She had been on time to class, which meant she didn't get in trouble and Tai didn't have to bail her out. It also meant that at lunch, Sora and Tai had a different conversation, since she had no reason to thank him for saving her. Sora didn't know for sure, but she had a feeling the new conversation would have been very interesting if Matt hadn't come in when he did.

"I'm so dead!" Mimi complained as she and Paul sat down, bringing Sora back to reality.

"Don't worry, you'll do fine on the science test," Sora assured her. Mimi's eyes widened.

"How did you know that was what I was gong to say?"

"I just had a hunch," Sora said. More like you already said it, fifteen years ago she thought to herself.

"Well anyway, I'm not going to do fine. I really don't know the material, Sora." Sora shook her head.

"Trust me, Mimi. You'll be fine. I predict a 93 per cent in your near future." Mimi shook her head sadly.

"No way I'll ever get that high."

"You want to make a bet?" Sora asked.

"Fine," Mimi said.

"Twenty bucks says you get a 93," Sora said. They shook hands. Sure, it was a dirty thing to do, but if Sora had to re-live one of the worst days of her life, she could at least make some money off it. Besides, she was going through all of this for Mimi. Suddenly, Sora remembered about the party, and about Paul. "Meems? I need to talk to you," she said, standing up. Mimi nodded, and was about to follow her when the bell rang.

"Oh, we'll have to talk later. We gotta get to science," Mimi said. No, it has to happen now. If it doesn't, I won't talk to you until it's too late. But she couldn't argue without Mimi knowing something was up, so she just agreed.

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"Meems, I need to talk to you about something…and it's really important," Sora said on their way to science.

"Sure, what is it?" Mimi asked, still walking.

"Can you just stop for a sec, this is more important than getting to class on time." Mimi looked at her, and stopped. She could see the look of determination and seriousness in Sora's eyes, and figured it must have meant a lot to her best friend.

"What is it?" Sora took a deep breath, not sure of how to phrase it. She didn't want to fight with Mimi, but she needed to make her see the truth. She knew it would take some work, but she was fine with that.

"Meems…it's about Paul. He isn't right for you! He's a horrible guy and he treats you like dirt, can't you see that?" Mimi's eyes widened.

"What are you talking about? Paul loves me…" she trailed off.

"No, he doesn't. Mimi, I know you, and I know the way you deserve to be treated. Paul doesn't treat you that way. Think about it…I'm sure you've noticed it before," Sora said, hoping Mimi wouldn't freak out and storm off.

"Well…I don't know. I guess sometimes he does act like a jerk, but that's just him. He does care for me, I know that, Sora." Sora shook her head.

"Mimi, I hate to say this but Paul is an abusive person. I'm only telling you this because you're my best friend and I don't want to see you hurt. Trust me, Mimi…he's going to hit you," she said solemnly.

"What are you talking about? I mean, sure, he's a little aggressive sometimes, but he would never hit me!" Mimi said defensively. Sora shook her head furiously, trying to make Mimi understand. Think…how can you make her believe? Sora got an idea.

"Mimi, after science today, we're gonna walk down the same hall we always do. Except this time, we're going to meet a guy named Brad. You're going to bump into him, and he picks your books up for you. You two really hit it off, and Paul sees everything. He gets really jealous and at the party tonight…" she trailed off.

"Whatever, come on let's get to class," Mimi said, completely blowing her off. Sora nodded, and didn't protest. She knew Mimi would believe her soon enough.

They walked into class a minute late, but the teacher didn't mind. She was the easy-going type that every student loved to have. They walked to their 'test-desks' and wrote the test.

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"I hate science…it's my least favourite class ever," Mimi complained as she and Sora walked down the hall to their fourth period classes. Sora smiled, remembering what was about to happen next. As Mimi turned the corner, a boy bumped into her, knocking her over. Her books fell to the floor with her.

"Sorry," he said, helping her up. He collected her books, just like Sora said he would.

"Oh, um…that's okay." Mimi stammered. She couldn't believe what was happening…it was exactly what Sora had predicted. She had to be sure, though. "I'm Mimi," she said.

"Brad," he said, smiling. Mimi almost fell over again. "I gotta get to class. Hey—are you going to Tom's party tonight?" She nodded slowly, thinking that maybe it would be better if she didn't go anymore. If Sora was right about this, then that meant... "Well…maybe I'll see you there then," he said hopefully.

"Yeah, maybe," Mimi said, still not sure if she really would attend or not. He waved goodbye, and she waved back. She threw a worried glance at Sora when Brad was gone. "How did you know…?"

"You wouldn't believe me if I told you, Mimi. But do me a favour, and look behind me." Mimi nodded, and looked over Sora's shoulder. She saw Paul standing there, a strange expression on his face.

"I'm going to break up with him," Mimi said quickly. Sora smiled, relieved.

"Thank God." Mimi walked toward him. "Wait, where are you going?" Sora asked, pulling her back.

"I'm doing it now, in a public place," Mimi assured her. Sora nodded, and let her go. She stood there protectively, making sure nothing would happen to her best friend. She watched as Mimi gently broke up with him, not wanting to anger him. She saw his cold expression as he nodded, and walked off in the other direction without even saying goodbye. Mimi smiled and walked back, thanking God that she got out while she could.

"All done?" Sora asked when she returned.

"Yeah. Sora…I don't know how you knew about Brad, but you did. Which meant that you must have known about Paul, too. I just want to say thank you, for having the courage to tell me your real opinion about Paul."

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Sora sat in fourth period, bored out of her mind. She could feel her eyes shutting, but she shook herself awake. She remembered what happened last time, and she didn't want to get detention again. Because she had tennis practice the following Monday, her teacher had re-scheduled her detention to Friday, making it even worse for Sora. She forced herself to keep her eyes open, and listen to her teacher…a very hard task.

She had remembered about her cell phone, and shut it off before she came to class. She was having a great day, considering everything that happened the last time she lived it. She couldn't wait to go home and get to the party, because she knew everything would be okay now. Finally, the bell rang, and every piled out like zombies. Sora went home, and took a nap before she got ready.

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I hope everyone liked it, and it made sense. If it didn't, I'll try to clear it up, but I think it was pretty self-explanatory.