Just be familiar with what happened in the anime; by the way you might get sidetracked while reading... This is a multi-chapter prequel (written as a collection of moments) of a daydream away, my mimato story.
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Disclaimer: i don't own digimon because if i did i wouldnt have implied taiorato that brought war upon us.
Arc I. Digimon Adventure
Sincerity and Knowledge (EP. 10)
"I'm really sorry, Mimi-san." The short boy apologizes, trying to sound believable. He knew he was too absorbed at deciphering the codes in the wall of the labyrinth, but he didn't mean to agitate Mimi.
She was still pouting and crossing her arms. "What you did really hurt." She grunts, and Palmon gives him a light glare. Mimi had to go through being chased by the Centarumon, with the wrong digimon. "... But... I'm sorry too." She mutters under her breath and looks away, not wanting to be the wrong one. Koushiro smiles.
Love and Courage (EP. 16)
Taichi formally bows to the other children. His wrong kind of determination lead to Agumon evolving to Skullgreymon who nearly killed them. "What do I have to do to make this right?"
Yamato sees a nerve pop on Sora's head. "No fruits for two days." She firmly says. The others laugh in response.
"I'm really sorry! I know it almost cost our lives but I just wanted to be of use." Taichi grabs her arm, pleading. Yamato rolls his eyes.
"You wanted to boast around." Sora corrects and flicks his head. She sighs. "We can't do anything to you, sadly. You're stuck with us normal and kind people."
"You make that sound like a bad thing." Taichi frowns.
"Explain why is it a good thing?" Her comeback makes everyone laugh again, along with Yamato. Who knew Sora could be funny like this? She was usually quiet, gentle and shy. It was interesting.
Courage (EP. 20)
Taichi couldn't sleep that night, he was seated by a huge rock with all the Chosen Children, miles away from the pyramid. He was oblivious that Koushiro and Yamato were watching him, aware that he was burdened with the feeling of Sora unsafe. His dark brown eyes were in a trance, directed to the starless dark sky.
"We'll save her. I know it." Koushiro says quietly to him.
"I've never let her down before." Taichi knits his eyebrows together. "I feel so stupid."
"I believe in you, and so does she."
The leader clenches his fists frustratedly. "That's what scares me even more. We fought before this about me being a coward. What if I fail and-" and they never make up.
"Shut up."
"..."
"That's what she would say." Koushiro smiles.
"Thanks, Koushiro."
Love (EP. 20)
"Where did you think that portal lead to?" Sora was panicking, asking Koushiro about her best friend. As they defeated Etemon Chaos, Taichi and Koromon got sucked into some other dimension.
The redhead was doing his best to find out, typing on his keyboard. "I have no idea. It could be anywhere in this place."
"We have to split up and find him." The girl says, determined.
Yamato is taken aback. "What if this is what the enemies have always wanted? To tear us apart?"
"It'll be harder to find us if we're separated. Besides, Etemon Chaos was our worst enemy and if they find out he's dead, then they'll be busy forming a new plan." Sora says. Yamato slightly gapes.
"Taichi was the strongest among all of us." Koushiro adds. Sora looks down sadly. She didn't get to thank Taichi for saving her.
"... If one of us finds him, how are we sure we'll meet up together again?" Yamato asks.
"He'll find a way to put us together." Sora smiles. Yamato feels dubious. She holds his hand. "I promise we'll find each other again."
Friendship and Reliability (EP. 23)
"I'm terribly sorry, Yamato-kun." Jyou guiltily cries, leaning down along with the blonde to pick up the broken plates. They were on Digitamamon's diner. He tripped on the floor yet again, and his friend only reacts by clicking a tongue.
"It's fine." Yamato tried his best not to show his annoyance. It wasn't obvious but Takeru always told him he was a very patient guy, but it was Jyou's fourth time screwing up. Thinking of Takeru only made it worse.
Jyou saw it in his face that he couldn't wait to see his little brother. Sorry never fixed a problem, so he won't bother to say it again. They lock gazes. Yamato sighs at Jyou's guilty expression. Would he be honest? "I just really want to see Takeru again." He whispers.
Jyou smiles gently, seeing he opened up quite a little bit. "I know that feeling. When you can't stay put because you're thinking of someone far away."
"With who? Your parents?"
Jyou blushes, chuckling. "No. It might be shallower than the bond you and Takeru-kun share, but I'm really worried for Mimi-chan right now."
"You knew each other before this?"
"By our parents, yeah. She's not used to being by herself, so I'm grateful Palmon's by her side, even if I'm not."
"She looks like someone who would push you around."
"She does." Yamato sweatdrops. "But she's like a flower, in truth. Fierce and bright looking, inspiring others, but easily stepped on. I'm lucky to be her friend."
"You're a nice guy, Jyou." Yamato smirks. Maybe this boy has a crush.
Love and Friendship (EP. 26)
She was annoyed by Taichi's nuisance, once again. Yamato was disturbed at her troubled face, like it wasn't supposed to be there. He blames the brunette, for being so stubborn to leave them in the forest to look for water. Alone. They were in the digital world, Sora just got her crest, and Yamato did feel proud at that, he would have argued with demidevimon that Sora's life isn't loveless. Ever since they met, he felt like she was different, somehow like him. What did he know about these kids anyway? They were all just strangers brought together by some weird universe. If this didn't happen, they wouldn't have met and became supposedly friends. He didn't trust any of them, but Taichi and Sora seemed truly caring for others.
"I'm sure he'll come back safe." He pokes her shoulder, attempting to ensure her.
She smiles a little. "I know. It's just that he usually tells me."
He feels satisfied, and sits beside her, a lake in front of them. Biyomon and the others were playing tic tac toe with a twig. "It can't be helped. You were sleeping, and he was just thinking of how to help us."
"Yeah. I'm glad you appreciate him." Her eyes felt more distant. "He's really reckless sometimes." Yamato didn't exactly say those words, but okay. He looks back at the other children, absorbed in the game. That Mimi girl was having too much fun giggling with a high-pitched voice. Sora notices him. "Why don't you join them?"
He shrugs. "Why don't you?"
"Let's keep this a secret, but I easily become out-of-place with so much people."
"Really?" He didn't see it that way.
"Taichi's my best friend."
"I see." No wonder why she's so worried, and that she has an incredible amount of faith in him. After this, if some magical force bonds them into some kind of inseparable clique, which is unlikely because they all have mismatched personalities, he thinks how she'll treat him.
"There was a point in my life that he's the only friend that I could trust."
"You can trust me." I trust you. Yamato thinks. She was right about how they got together again, when Taichi came back to the digital world.
Her eyes widen slightly, but is quickly replaced with a warm smile. "Thanks."
"Sora-chan! You two join in, too!" Mimi calls out. Sora nods at Yamato, and they play.
Sincerity and Reliability (EP. 45)
Jyou and Palmon pat Mimi's back, the girl stressed out from their friends, mainly Taichi and Yamato, always fighting. She groans. "You didn't have to follow me."
"I wanted to."
"... I just wanted to be a normal little girl. Not someone who the whole world depends on." When Jyou first met her, he knew something like this, but not exactly, would happen to such a one-of-a-kind girl.
"If you want, you can depend on me." I'm always here for you, he thinks.
"Me too!" Palmon and Gomamon say.
She looks to him, little balls of tears on the side of her eyes. She's always depended on him, ever since they met. "I know I'm a pain, and that I hardly say it, but thank you."
Arc 2. Pre-Digimon Adventure Two
The Holy Trinity: Courage, Love, Friendship
Taichi looks up at the billboard where the classes are indicated, Koushiro, Sora and Yamato were with him. He smiles cheekily, eager to see he was together with his two best friends. "Don't be selfish about your homeworks." He comments. Sora rolls her eyes. Yamato was relieved he shared all classes with these two, the only ones he could trust in the whole school.
During Math class, the trio automatically set out for the farthest seat from the front, Yamato claiming the window seat, Sora beside him, which put a smile to his face, then Taichi. "Why am I in the middle of the row? I sleep a lot." Taichi complains, wanting to exchange places wih the blonde.
Sora pats his back. "You need to pass, at least."
While the class was going on, Yamato can't help but hum a random tune. Taichi was lost in dreamland, and the only interesting part of the moment was the peaceful rustle of trees outside. He kept his harmonica in a safe place at home, so it wouldn't be so worn out, since he used it a lot when he was a kid, now he didn't have any source of comfort or music. "That's nice." Sora says. He turns his head. "You should try to sing."
Yamato smiles. "I recently found out my dad owns a bass that he kept in the attic at grandmas. He was in a band when he was younger."
Her eyes gently widen. "Hiroaki-san?" She chuckles. "I can't imagine it."
"Me neither. But mom did mention once in a while he's good at singing."
"I see. Must feel good being serenaded by someone." Yamato thought about it. He wonders if he shared his father's gift.
.-.-.
"Are you two busy with sports practice today?" Yamato asks. They were walking by the halls, class just ended.
"Today's the first meeting of all clubs, yeah." Taichi replies.
"How about you, Yamato? Not joining any clubs?" Sora asks.
"I don't know. Nothing interests me."
"Hey, captain!" A goofy-looking bushy dark mahogany-haired boy with a fang approaches Taichi, circling an arm around his neck. Yamato raises an eyebrow at the boy. He looks to Sora. She shrugs. "I'm excited for practice later! I'm all hyped up."
Taichi messes up the boy's hair and kicks him in the leg. "You're such a kid, Akira. I'm not even voted captain yet."
"You are too, Yagami." He retorts. "Look at those goggles." Taichi pushes him playfully. "See ya at the dressing room."
Sora giggles. Yamato turns his head to her. "What?"
"You're glaring. Cute."
He blushes and avoids their gaze. "That guy looked annoying."
"Yamato is so gay for me." Taichi jokes. Sora laughs, while Yamato flicks him in the head. They were by the lockers, and there were a lot of fliers posted on the walls, from different clubs. Sora's attracted by one.
"Why don't you try out here?" She gives the flier to Yamato. Odaiba Chorale. Today was the audition.
"Oh yeah. You like music too, don't you, Yamato?" Taichi mentions. "It fits you."
He narrows his eyes. Will he belong in that group? "Wait. What do you mean I like music too?"
"Mimi-chan has more than 10,000 songs in her collection." Sora says.
"Oh." He folds the flier and puts it in the pocket of his bag.
Taichi laughs. "What do you mean oh? You're so judgmental." Yamato shrugs. Mimi wasn't really his choice of an ideal friend.
"Anyway, if you join this, we can all go home together." Sora pats Yamato's back.
.-.-.
The Theatrix Hall of their school wasn't much occupied as what Yamato expected. Then again, music wasn't really a renowned type of art here. He was staring at a performing candidate, standing by the back of the angled velvet seats. "They're terrible." A boy beside him, sitting on a chair mutters. They lock gazes. "Oh, sorry." He blushes.
"I think they're really bad too." Yamato says. "If it counts for anything."
The chestnut haired boy smiles, welcomingly motioning Yamato to sit beside him. "Are you auditioning too?"
He obliges to the position. "Yeah. How about you?"
"Same, but I'm average and have no music background. Except for maybe a little piano and guitar." He bites his lip. "Actually, I take it back, I think I might be below average."
No vocal practice? Guess I'm not alone. The blonde thinks. "What's your name?"
"Ishikawa Yutaka. You?"
"Ishida Yamato. Nice to meet you."
"Likewise. Man, look at those judges, they were cringing the whole time."
"Who's that at the front? The one talking to the teacher?" A boy was smiling at Aoyama-sensei, the head of the chorale club.
"You mean Hori Tokiya? He's a butt-kisser." That makes Yamato smirk. "He sang a while ago, volunteering. I hate to admit it, but he's not as bad as everyone."
,-,-,
As Yamato was auditioning, he can't help but notice someone in the third row. After he was sent off the stage, he walks to his friend, cheeks pink. No Chosen Child really heard him sing before. And of all people, Jyou. "What are you doing here?" Yamato asks.
"I'm with a friend. He wanted to watch." There was a black-haired guy beside him, also wearing glasses. Jyou was smiling, satisfied. "You were great, by the way, I liked you better than that Tokiya guy."
Yamato sighs. "Are you planning joining any clubs, Jyou?"
"Not really. I want to boost up my grades and lay off the extra-curricular activities, but Takashi here seems to be interested."
The guy rolls his eyes and shakes his head. "I'm not auditioning though. I just play guitar."
"But you're good at it." Jyou comments. Yamato nods to them and goes back to Yutaka's side.
"You're kidding me." Yutaka was gaping, just after Yamato's performance.
"What did I do?"
"You just became the president of the chorale club, that's what." He thought Tokiya was the best, and this has proved him wrong.
Yamato scrunches his nose in disagreement. "You flatter me."
"Man, I thought we were on the same boat."
Yamato chuckles at that. He himself didn't believe he was good at singing. "It's okay, I don't know how to play the piano." Yutaka did look like a shy guy who's really talented.
.-.-.
"You joined? How was it?" Taichi excitedly runs to Yamato. Soccer just ended, and beside the field, the tennis team were also packing their stuff. "Wish I could've watched." Sora was walking toward them.
Yamato shrugs and smiles when Sora catches up with the conversation. "It was fine. Jyou was there with some friend."
Taichi gently punches him in the shoulder. "Bet you did great."
"I met someone too. His name was-" Akira suddenly bumps to his shoulder, cutting off his sentence.
"Woah, sorry." He mutters and instantly turns to Taichi. "I told you, you were still the best! Congrats, our captain."
Yamato gives him a death glare. Taichi smiles hesitantly. Sora holds back a laugh."Akira, this my best friend, Yamato."
"Really?" Akira eyes the blonde head to toe. "He doesn't look like it." He whispers.
That struck a nerve. "You don't look like Taichi's friend, either. More like his slave." Akira's eyes widen, taken aback as Sora pinches Yamato in the arm. "Ow." She gives him a look. "It's true."
"Yeah, I didn't think you two would like each other." Taichi shrugs. Akira waves goodbye, while giving Yamato a glare, the blonde accepting it. Taichi and Sora sigh hopelessly and look to each other. "Wait for us here, we'll change our clothes." Taichi hands him his gym back. Yamato nods and sits on a bench with their things.
Sora skips on the empty halls. "I think we should do something for Yamato."
"His finally making new friends. I'm proud." Taichi mocks crying, making her laugh. "He's going to do well in music. I can feel it."
"That's what I thought." She links their arms together. "... So, why don't we buy him a guitar?"
.-.-.
MnM's: Mimi and Michael
Mimi was narrowing her eyes to the campus map, the Northwood Academy was a big private American school, and she was thankful they weren't any uniforms that came along with the strict rules. She was trying to be familiar with the rooms of her classes, but it was confusing her.
"Excuse me. Are you lost?" A voice says behind her.
She turns around, glad to see a friendly approaching face. Especially a fairly good-looking one. He had platinum blonde streaks and bright emerald green eyes. "I'm afraid I am." She giggles clumsily. "Sorry, I'm new here. Could you show me the way?"
He nods. "I think we have the same class. Only a few classrooms are in this area. You seem to be Japanese."
"Obvious much?"
"But you do look like a portion American."
Mimi nods. "I just moved in the city."
"Welcome." His arm gestures make her smile. "What's your name?"
"Tachikawa Mimi."
"You mean Mimi Tachikawa."
"Sorry. Not used to foreign introductions much." She did have a lot of vacations abroad, but she never needed introduction frequently. People always knew her parents.
"It's okay. My mom's Japanese." They stop at room 104. "My name's Michael Barton." As he moves the doorknob, the students almost robotically stare at them. Mimi looks at him, who looked like he was disappointed.
"Wanna sit together?" She asks, taking his hand.
He was lost for words for a moment. "Are you sure your okay with that?"
"Why not? They're all strangers to me." They sit at the centermost chairs, seemingly isolated during class. Mimi notices the students giving looks to each other. She narrows her eyes and shrugs it off.
"Sorry." Michael whispers to her. "It's my fault."
"Don't worry about it." She smiles. "I'm sure they just aren't used to seeing someone as good-looking as us." She innerly hopes her confidence makes him laugh like the Chosen Children, and she was right.
"You're wrong about that. They're too used to my face." He's Michael Barton, son of the hollywood star, meaning a blooming artist.
"Well I'm not. So I don't care." Mimi furrows her eyebrows. Michael grins, leaning toward her. She'd find out soon enough, and he silently wishes she won't change.
.-.-.
Evening
Friendship
Yamato just finished wiping his dad's bass and displayed it in the coffee table of their living room. He was washing vegetables when he hears the sound of the door opening. "Tadaima." His dad steps in, tiredly sighing.
"Okaeri." Yamato replies.
Hiraoki notices the newly shined instrument. He smiles to himself. "Getting sick of the harmonica, I see."
"I was just wondering how you wanted to be in a band."
"Your mom told me to do it, said she was fascinated by my voice." He chuckles, reminiscing. "It's old and rusty now."
Mom told him? "... I auditioned for the chorale today, if that's fine."
Hiroaki puts on a shocked expression, but it quickly turns into a gentle and fatherly vibe. "If you want, I can buy you a new bass." He wondered why Yamato instantly felt a connection with it, seeing it for the first time in Shimane.
"You have time to teach me?"
"It's not as hard as you think." The adult strums a single string, the guitar still laying down. "And I'm sure that if I teach you the basics, you'll learn more about it yourself."