Karilovya101- Hello! I am back! Terribly sorry for being gone for such a long time! I am right now in my last year of undergrad and I just applied to graduate school. I also sadly had a death in the family. I've also hadn't had time to really write anything in a while since I became so busy. I've been writing a lot of music lately. I hope to share some of it sometime to you all! Anyway, terribly sorry but I have the chapter for you now! I really hope you like it!

Isabel Black- When I was writing chapter 4, I literally had no time. I went straight to the point. This is mainly because I didn't want to add too much to this chapter and I like the way the suspense goes in chapter 4. Thank you for thinking it was cute. I hope you continue to like my story!

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Disclaimer: I do not own the Digimon Franchise, but I do own any originality of the plot and created characters. Thank you and I hope you enjoy chapter 5!

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The past few days had been going quite well for Mimi. Amata had kept up with a correspondence with her and she is feeling rather excited for this new development. Not only that, but her job has been going well though stressful. She's been getting a lot of new projects and she has to management them all to make sure everything goes smoothly. Sadly, a couple of the new projects are going to have to be postponed. Her correspondence with her boss back in New York City isn't helping matters either.

Their complaints are becoming too numerous for Mimi and most of the complaints are rather superficial and out of her control. However, they cannot deny that she has been working so hard to make sure every meeting went well and according to both side's agendas. Despite the small hiccups things where not going badly for Mimi. She was happy with her job and her friends are always around to hang out with. Many of the guys of the group however have been busy with their jobs, but she's been able to spend a nice amount of time with both Yamato and Ken though this was mainly when they tagged along either Yolei or Sora.

Mimi had to remind herself to make sure she updates herself on the happenings between these two couples. Especially Yolei and Ken since they seemed rather tense the other day. Sora and Yamato seem to be doing all right, despite the talks that she's had with both Sora and Yamato independently saying otherwise. Sora and Yamato both are having conflicts about what they want out of their relationship, but Mimi is trying to keep the optimism up. She doesn't want them to give up just because of a few misunderstandings. Anyway, back to Yolei and Ken, they had seemed to be fighting a lot. Of course, this could be a wrong assumption but the last couple of times she had lunch with the two of them they where quite snappy at each other. Then again, that kind of thing does happen in relationships.

The only thing that's really bothering Mimi is Yolei's constant texts asking her about Amata and how things are going. Even though Mimi is incredibly excited for Amata to be in her life, she also is having some doubt. Mainly because she feels it's going too fast, but she also wants to try. She also feels this way because he's a lot like most of the men she has dated in the past and those relationships have obviously failed. She just wants to try it out and he seems like such a nice guy. While thinking about this Mimi felt her cellphone buzz in her cardigan pocket.

'Hey! It's Kenji Amata! I was wondering what you are doing for lunch today?'

Mimi stared at her phone and giggled a little. She was suddenly very glad she didn't bring a boxed lunch and that she was planning to grab lunch somewhere to begin with. So to Mimi this was an obvious yes.

'Hey, Mr. Amata! Actually, yes! I would love to! Where do you want to meet?'

'Fantastic! I'll meet you down in your building's lobby. It's quite close to where I work.'

Mimi smiled and texted a confirming message.

On the other side of town Koushiro decided to go into the office for the day since there where going to be some meetings that he needed to go to. The main one is for finances and how to manage all the new projects that where coming up. He didn't mind coming into the office he just liked having his own space, but he had to share with four other people the office space that he used. It wasn't a small space and Koushiro is definitely an important employee, however, he isn't the only engineer at the company that can do what he does. He is apparently just the smartest one there at least as far as he knew so far.

His coworkers where pretty easy to talk with and all three of them where respectful towards his much needed space. They didn't mind as long as they all respected each other's work space and way of doing things. His coworkers are mainly Seiji, Sakura, and Kumi and they all are fun to be around for the most part. Seiji was a bit older than Koushiro and is married while Kumi is a veteran at the company who has a couple of kids and is married. Sakura is a new girl and she is only a couple years younger. She mainly is a part timer there, but she does well enough that they like to have her in all the action for most of the projects. Koushiro is closest to probably Kumi since she mainly talks to him about work and is relatable since she had a fairly similar past to his. Seiji was loud and incredibly outgoing and he noticed that Sakura and him where quite close as colleagues. However, these three where not the only people that he worked with he just happened to share a certain office space with them at the company building. Koushiro usually tends to stay at home and does his work there on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays and then he comes in Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Today happened to be a Thursday and they had a lot of work to do. They also had a couple meetings and Koushiro never looked forward to those since they always tend to ask him about everything. After all, Koushiro has been working at this company for a quite a long time and even did so during his college years. He was highly regarded and many people where envious of his position since he was quite young. Lately, most of his coworkers have been asking about his love life since that apparently it is a highly talked about subject. Of course, Koushiro doesn't nor does he really have any one that he likes at least as far as he knows. Koushiro is also a very serious person and takes work seriously that he sometimes feels as though he might not be suited for a relationship. Kumi disagrees with this and Kumi has been bugging him about how he's in his mid-twenties, being twenty-five, and that he is only young once. Koushiro just doesn't have time to worry about that besides he has all of his childhood friends to be there for him and that makes his life already filled with adventure and drama.

"Hey, Koushiro! You're here today!" Seiji said to him in his normal cheery voice. Seiji obviously is in a great mood as per usual hence his exuberance this morning.

"Ah, hello Seiji. How are you doing?" Koushiro smiled and said politely. Seiji grinned a big grin and gave two thumbs up.

"I'm doing fantastic! Excited for the meeting? I sure am! Get to see some coworkers I haven't seen in a while since I'm always in this office space. It'll be nice to them, right?"

"Ah, yes. I guess so." Koushiro said thoughtfully.

"Ah! Mr. Izumi! You're here today, oh wait, that's right it's Thursday! How are you? I'm glad to see you." Sakura came in behind Seiji from the hallway. She was grinning at Koushiro excited to seem him today. Sakura was always a sweet person.

"Hello, Sakura. I'm doing well, you?"

"Man, Sakura, did you miss him that badly! You practically ran to him! You haven't said hello to me yet or good morning!" Seiji snickered at Sakura as Sakura blushed bright red. Koushiro just looked at them thinking they are just joking around.

"Ah, Seiji! Good morning! Also, it's too early, please don't tease!" Sakura cried out blushing as she did so. Seiji just laughed and snickered at Sakura.

"Hey, you two are loud this morning as per usual. Morning Mr. Izumi it's good to see you today." Kumi came in and smiled at the three of them. Koushiro instantly brightened up once Kumi came in. He was truly the most comfortable with her since he's known her the longest out of the 3 of them.

"Ah, Koushiro! Remember what we talked about the other day? When are you getting yourself a girlfriend! Your twenty five!" Kumi chastised Koushiro while Koushiro just smiled sheepishly toward her.

"That's right! When are you going to meet someone? Come on man! We can do a double date when you get a girl." Seiji smirked as he side eyes Sakura. Sakura saw this and blushed as Koushiro just ignored the comment and didn't notice.

"Ah, I guess we should leave it. We do have a meeting in 30 minutes, but we definitely need to talk about this more Koushiro! I want to see you with someone!" Kumi said as she walked away and Seiji just shrugged as he listened and left it alone. After all, Koushiro definitely wasn't going to answer them right now. Koushiro just smiled slightly and shook his head. Once they left it were Koushiro and Sakura standing between the offices.

"Actually Mr. Izumi I was wondering the same thing. Why don't you have a girlfriend? I mean, after all you're, uh, well a good looking man and um you're smart, so I guess." She paused as Koushiro turned to look at her with an eyebrow raised egging her to continue. "Well, I mean, I know this is personal, but could you possibly be um you know…."

Koushiro realized what she was asking, "No! I'm not gay. I do like girls. It's just right now I don't really have time to meet anyone."

Sakura looked at him, "Well, have you ever thought of maybe meeting someone at work or something?"

"I don't think that's such a good idea. I'd rather not date someone, then break up with them, and have it awkward at work."

"I have to say Mr. Izumi, I disagree. I think maybe you should try. Actually, I was, well, wondering, what would you think of um.." Koushiro looked at her in curiosity. Sakura took a big breath as she tried to compose herself.

"How about going on a date with me?" Sakura said straight into his eyes strongly. Koushiro widened his eyes and his mouth opened then closed a couple of times. He looked away and thought thoughtfully towards the idea.

"Will you think about it? I don't need an answer at this moment, but I at least wanted to ask." Sakura said then walked away in a slight hurried walk to her desk. Koushiro watched her walk and was genuinely surprised by the sudden confession.

Koushiro wasn't sure, as he sat at his desk, about dating Sakura. She was nice and friendly. She was always a help and she was cute. He was just surprised that she liked him or even asked him on a date in the first place. Honestly, there wasn't a reason to not like Sakura; after all she was a truly nice and cute girl. The only thing with Koushiro was that he wasn't sure if he even liked Sakura liked that. He also felt as though getting in a relationship right now just wouldn't be the best for him. He realized he needs advice and knew of one person who could possibly help, Taichi. I should call Taichi and grab lunch with him. He knows about these things the best.

Once lunch rolled around Koushiro excused himself to go meet with Taichi. Koushiro was feeling a bit nervous because it's been a while since he's really had a woman tell him she likes him. Of course, he's been on dates, but never really dated anyone as a long-term relationship. Taichi is going to be excited about this and in some ways Koushiro is dreading that a bit. Koushiro sighed and kept walking to their lunch destination hoping Taichi will be able to help him.

"Hey, Koushiro! Over here!" Koushiro saw Taichi outside waiting for him and walked over as he waved to him.

"Hey, thanks for meeting with me, Taichi."

"Yeah, man! Not a problem! Let's get a table and have a good talk. I'm guessing you have something to talk to me about since you hardly ever call me." Taichi laughed good-naturedly to Koushiro. He smiled and nodded and they where seated pretty much immediately at the restaurant.

"So, what's going on?"

"Well, you see, there's this girl who I work with." Taichi nodded to Koushiro to continue.

"And well, she asked me out." Koushiro paused, "on a date." Taichi looked at him and smiled largely.

"Hey! That's great! Do you want to? You could see where this could go!" Taichi said.

"Yeah, I know it's just I don't think I should date someone from work and well, I just don't think being in a relationship right now would suit me right now. Besides the last time I actually really liked someone it was Mimi, you know?" Koushiro sighed.

"Wait, what does this have anything to do with Mimi? I know you used to like her back in what, 2nd year? Also, why are you holding yourself back from a possibility? You could be missing out! What's the girls name anyway?" Taichi said, as Koushiro was a bit overwhelmed with all the questions. He also realized he mentioned Mimi more offhandedly than he thought he did. He wasn't thinking it was a big problem.

"I mean yeah, that was when I was 16, but I mean come on. I don't like anyone right now!"

"Uh, Koushiro, you seem a bit more focused on Mimi I think. You're always mentioning her. Plus, you didn't answer my question, what's this mystery girls name?" Taichi said slightly frustrated and perplexed.

"Oh, it's Sakura. No I don't! I know I talk about Mimi a lot, but doesn't everyone? I mean she did come back after being away for so long." Koushiro was a bit surprised by Taichi's statement.

"Uh, no I hardly talk about Mimi, unless she is mentioned or is relevant to what I am talking about. This date with Sakura doesn't have anything to do with Mimi. Unless, you possibly like Mimi?" Taichi realized that just maybe Koushiro might like Mimi more than a friend. Koushiro eyes widened at Taichi's suggestion and immediately shook his head.

"Seriously Koushirou think about Mimi for a moment. I mean it, long and hard. What do you actually think of Mimi?" Taichi told Koushiro and he decided to think about it a bit more.

"Well, I mean she's an important friend. I know I mention her a lot but she is someone I see a lot since we live so near to each other. As far as I know, she's just a friend, but at the same time there is something, but that would be impossible."

"Then, try going on this date with Sakura and then see if you like her. You're definitely confused about Mimi, but honestly can't hurt to go on a little date with a cute girl once in a while. After all, if you really don't think it's going to work out then you do have to keep dating the girl. At least try though."

"I'm not denying myself the possibility, Taichi. I just don't think I should." Taichi rolled his eyes at Koushiro.

"Seriously Koushiro, its just a potential. If you really don't want to then don't. I just think it might do you some good."

"You sound just like Kumi and Seiji…. but alright I'll do so. You're not wrong about Mimi though, I think I am confused about her. I'll think about that as well." Taichi shook his head to Koushiro.

"No, don't think about it especially for either girls. Just try it and for Mimi just hang out with her. I mean, you guys are friends."

Koushiro sighed as he said, "Alright."

Taichi nodded his head and smiled, "Ah, I should probably get back to work. Your little girl drama sure did take a while to sort out." Taichi laughed as he said this since it was obviously not meant as an insult. Koushiro just nodded and smiled as he waved goodbye to Taichi.

He was glad he talked with Taichi about Sakura. Although, they did talk about Mimi quite a bit and he wasn't exactly planning on doing that. Koushiro and Mimi are just really good friends and he does like her. More than a friend is the question however. He wasn't so sure about that, but he figured going on one date with Sakura couldn't possibly be all that bad. Taichi was right, it is just a date. It doesn't mean marriage or even a long-term relationship. It meant a possibility. He was okay with this. Once he reached the office he saw Sakura standing by the water jug and went up to her.

"Hey, Sakura."

"Ah! Mr. Izumi! Is there something you need?" Sakura asked a bit hopeful.

"Well, actually yes. I thought about your question and came to a conclusion." Sakura eyes widened in anticipation. She nudged her head for him to continue.

"I will go on a date with you."

She smiled a big smile, "Really? What day would work for you? Also, what made you say yes?" She asked eagerly and in anticipation.

"I was thinking maybe this weekend. How about Saturday? I decided to say yes because I thought it wouldn't hurt to try it out." Sakura beamed up at him and nodded.

"Sure! Dinner then? Can I have your number so that we can text each other about when to meet and where?" Koushiro nodded and brought out his phone as they exchanged numbers. Sakura smiled and said her goodbyes and went back to work.

Koushirou had to admit he was actually a bit excited about this date. It was new and a bit thrilling. He actually started to hope that it would go well. The only thing now was to think of possible dinner venues and what time he should meet her. As he thought a lot about this the day went by faster than he thought it would. A lot had happened on this day and he was getting tired. Everyone left and didn't really say goodbye to each other since they all left at different time throughout the afternoon. As Koushiro was the last to leave, he looked at the time and tried to think up something as mundane as what to get for dinner.

Once he reached his apartment complex he noticed that in front of the lobby a car, a very luxurious car. In front of it were Mimi and some man that he has never seen before. He had to admit he was curious and his chest was tightening a bit. He was curious if this guy was her new boyfriend. He definitely was incredibly good-looking and Koushiro frowned to himself. Man, I could never compare to that guy. Wait! Why am I thinking this way! Also, Mimi looks like she's glowing as she is talking to this man. I wonder who he is.

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Karilovya101- Hello! Please R&R! That would be greatly appreciated. I hope this was a long enough chapter for you all! Thank you!