Hey guys, what's good? Here's the next chapter. Although, I must say now as light as this story has been so far this is the part where it is going to become a little bit tenser. It won't be too bad and I think this is the only chapter where something like this will happen. Anyways, take a look and review!

Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon :/

Chapter 4: Things Look Up

Tai's POV

God damn it. Of course Sora would be here. My stomach started doing flips. She always made me so damn nervous.

"Mimi!" Sora squeals excitedly.

And of course, she wouldn't even notice me. This was one of the reasons I had avoided hanging with the gang so much. I didn't know how to act in front of Sora and she didn't know how to act in front of me. Our encounters always led to awkward situations.

"Sora! It's been so long!" Mimi replies hugging Sora.

"I know! You have to come visit more often! It isn't easy for me to have my best friend on the other side of the planet." Sora playfully scolds Mimi.

"We can catch up later Sor, right now we have to see Matt." Mimi says suddenly serious.

"Oh yeah, he's in bed watching some T.V. right now. Come on, he'll be glad to see you." Sora says to Mimi.

At this point I just felt like a fifth wheel on a car. I mean Sora hadn't even acknowledged me. Normally, I could blame that on being excited at seeing her best friend for the first time in a while. But Sora had looked straight at me when she opened the door.

Honestly, my mood had just done a 180 degrees turnaround. I was seriously so happy just five minutes ago. Now, I just felt like shit. I was so damn confused.

How did I like her? Like seriously, she is such a bitch to me. But the fact that I was getting so upset over this meant that I still liked her.

As I followed the two girls towards Matt's bed, my head felt like it was going to explode. Mimi had been right when she said I avoided the rest of the Digidestined because of Sora. It was these types of encounters that made life difficult for me.

Mimi understood that right away. About ten minutes of talking with me and, she had already figured that out. It was shocking how well she understood me. Even when Sora and I were best friends, Sora had always had some difficulty figuring out why I did certain things the way I did them.

Mimi didn't necessarily agree with my decision to avoid everyone but at least she saw where I had been coming from.

"Oh Matt! Are you Ok?" I hear Mimi ask Matt with concern.

Damn, I wish Mimi cared that much about me. I think slightly jealously.

"Oh come on Meems. This is nothing. I could have been out of here the same day but the old geezer didn't want to 'strain' myself." Matt says ending with a smile.

Upon seeing his smile, Mimi immediately blushed.

"Oh Matt, one day your overconfidence is going to cost you." Mimi reprimands him.

"Oh come on Meems, every girl I know loves my confidence. I bet you love it too." Matt says flirtatiously.

"Oh, as if. I wonder what's bigger your ego or your bottle of hair gel." Mimi says rolling her eyes.

But when Matt said she loves his confidence, Mimi blushed even more than before. When I noticed that, I had an urge to punch Matt as hard as I could. Was I jealous of how he was able to make Mimi feel? Nah, it was probably just how good he was with girls in general. I mean it wasn't like I liked Mimi or anything. Or did I?

Trying to distract myself, I turned to look at Sora. Like Mimi, she was red in the face as well but for a different reason. As much as Mimi was probably enjoying Matt's flirty nature, I think Sora hated it just as much.

It was actually quite satisfying seeing Sora be jealous of someone being with the person she loved. It was her turn to see what it felt like.

Suddenly, she began to shake. She seemed like she was about burst a vein. I quickly turned to see what was causing this reaction from her.

When I saw what it was, I felt a similar feeling to what Sora was probably feeling. Mimi had begun to feed Matt some applesauce.

I was upset that Mimi wasn't feeding me. Sora on the other hand, was pissed that she Mimi was feeding her boyfriend. Of course, Sora couldn't say anything because if she did Matt would say something about her being an overbearing bitch. And that would lead to an argument. And then, Sora would feel bad that she fought with Matt considering his current situation.

I began to wonder how Sora was going to handle this current situation. Would she try and break up the two? Or would she pretend like she didn't care? All I know is that what she did next caught me completely off guard.

"Hey Tai, why don't we get a vase for those flowers?" She asks sweetly.

I had been holding the bouquet that Mimi had put together.

"Uh sure." I say slightly brusquely.

It had taken extreme jealousy for Sora to finally acknowledge my presence. That hurt a lot more than I wanted it to. Regardless, I accepted her offer because I wanted to get away from Mimi and Matt right now.

As we walked out of the room, Sora turned and said to me:

"Wow, these are beautiful Tai. I can't believe you picked these out all on you own." Sora tries giving me a compliment to ease the tension a little bit.

Unfortunately, for her I saw right through it.

"Oh, Mimi picked these out. She really wanted to make them perfect for Matt." I added evilly.

I wanted to push Sora's buttons. I don't know why, but knowing that she was going through what I had gone through because of her made me feel slightly better.

"Oh. Hey you're going up against Takuya Kanbara tomorrow right?" She asks trying to change the topic.

"Yup."

"So the rivalry is going to be renewed?" She asks genuinely curious.

"Tch." I snort. "It isn't much of a rivalry if I always win." I respond cockily.

"Hahaha you guys have been going at it for as long as I can remember." Sora replies reminiscently.

"What do you mean?"

"You two hated each other since the day you met. Remember when we were both at that one soccer camp? He stole my ball and you ran after him and kicked his ass."

"Yeah well, he shouldn't have stolen your ball." I laugh.

Wait, no. I shouldn't be getting along this well with Sora. She was probably just using me to get Matt angry.

"No, no he shouldn't." She laughs along with me. "Remember the first time you played against him in middle school?"

"Was that the game we both a hat trick and the game went to penalties and he missed after I made fun of his goggles?" I ask knowing very well that was the game she was referring to.

"Yup." She answers. Then she started laughing. "After that game whenever you saw him, you'd call him a square goggle faggot."

"Well, he is. I mean who the hell wears square goggles? Everyone knows round ones are the way to go. I bet you he knew it too. He only started wearing goggles after I did. The only reason he picked the square ones was because he knew everyone would say he copied me if he wore the round ones."

Damn, there I go again. I was actually enjoying talking to Sora and I kept replying. I need to end this somehow.

"You bet they would. Everyone knows he was obsessed with beating you. Somehow though, you always beat him." She says with a smile.

"You know you sound really interested about this game tomorrow. Maybe you should come watch."

"What do you mean? Of course I'm going to come watch. I hate Takuya just as much as you do. I can't miss the beat down you're going to give him!"

At this my heart skipped a beat. Suddenly, my mood was as good as it was when I first walked into the hospital. Then, it fell slightly when she spoke again.

"Besides, I have to be there for my best friend. Especially, when he's doing something as big as winning the national championship!"

Well, there it was. A small part of me had always hoped that there was a chance for us to be together. But when she called me her best friend, I think the door closed on that fantasy. For some reason though, I wasn't too cut up.

"You bet!" I say grinning.

At that moment, Mimi came by.

"Hey guys, Matt and I were wondering where you had wandered off to."

"Oh yeah, we were just catching up. Let's go back Tai." Sora answers.

"Uh yeah sure." I reply.

Upon re-entering the room, Matt turns and says:

"Tai, there's something I need to tell you."

"Yeah sure what is it?"

"Kick ass tomorrow!"

"I got you bro, don't worry." I reply cockily.

"Hey, Sora and you too Mimi. I'd really love it if you guys could keep me updated on the score tomorrow!"

"Yeah for sure Matt!" Mimi replies excitedly. "You know, we should probably get going Tai. I don't want you to stay up late tonight. We can save that for tomorrow when we're celebrating!" She says with a wink.

"Yeah, that's a good idea. Good luck tomorrow Tai!" Sora says pushing us out of the door.

"Thanks!"

Once we were in the car heading home, Mimi decided to say something.

"I'm sorry Tai."

"For what?" I ask confused.

"For flirting with Matt like that."

"Uh Mimi, we aren't really going out or anything so I don't really care."

"Oh please, I saw you getting a little irritated. But the reason, I was doing that was to see what Sora would do."

"What do you mean?"

"Well, she was being a total bitch to you. Like she didn't even say hi or anything to you. She just ignored you. But then, when I started flirting with Matt she left the room with you. Was she using you to make Matt jealous? Or was she coming to you as a friend?"

"Oh. Yeah it was weird. She was actually being friendly and nice to me."

"Good."

"What's good?"

"She used to feel uncomfortable with you in front of Matt. She was probably afraid he'd get jealous. But when he started flirting with me, she realized that it didn't matter."

"Oh wow. Was that all a part of your plan or something?"

"Actually, it was. I was kind of mad at Sora for treating you the way she was. So, I decided to do something about it."

Realizing, Mimi's genius I felt truly indebted to her.

"Thanks Meems."

"For what?"

"For getting me my friend back."

"Oh that was nothing. But how come you were getting irritated when I was flirting with Matt?" She asks curiously.

"Oh it had nothing to do with you. I was just mad at how easily he can flirt with anyone. You know?"

"Oh yeah. I can definitely see that." She responds. But for a fraction of a second it seemed that she was a little down.

"So, Mimi. You know a lot about my personal life. What about yours? You said Michael was gay right? So are you seeing anyone else?"

"Yes, he's gay. And we never went out. And right now I guess I'm as single as you are. Although, I think after tomorrow that will change for you." She ends with a smile.

"Oh I don't know about that. But you can't seriously be single."

"Well, I really am."

"Is there anyone you like? I mean you know you can tell me right?"

"Well, there is one guy I like. But something tells me he doesn't feel the same way about me."

"Really what makes you say that?" I ask.

"Oh just something he said to me recently."

"What did he say?"

"Oh it was nothing. Really, it doesn't matter."

"If you say so. But I think you should just tell him how you feel."

"I would. But I just don't have the courage to. Which is funny because he's really courageous."

"Oh. Well, why don't you try dropping some hints for him?"

At this Mimi just began to laugh uncontrollably.

"What's so funny?" I ask confused.

"Nothing. Believe me Tai, I tried dropping hints. He just doesn't seem to catch them."

"Really? I always find them really easy to pick up on. I mean girls always try and see if I like them."

Again, Mimi started laughing.

"What is so funny?" I ask getting slightly irritated.

"Nothing. Anyways, do you think you can drop me off at Yolei's house? I texted her to bring Kari over to her house after school so that I could catch up with them."

"Oh yeah for sure."

We just had some light chatter for the rest of the ride. Finally, when we got to Yolei's house Mimi said:

"Good luck tomorrow Tai! Will you score a goal for me please?"

"Tell you what Mimi, I'll score a hat trick for you tomorrow!"

She just smiles and waves to me in response.

I really began liking her. Well, more than just like. But, too bad there was someone else that she liked. That seemed to be a common theme for me and the girls I liked.

Whatever though, today was an awesome day. Spending the day with Mimi was a lot of fun. And to top things off, Sora was actually coming to my game tomorrow! Things were really looking up. Now, the only thing left to do was kick some ass tomorrow. Especially, Takuya's.

Well, I hope you guys enjoyed it. I tried really hard not to make it too dark. And I really did my best to add some lightness in the second half of the chapter. How thick is Tai? Hahaha. Next chapter will be the game itself. It might also be the last chapter. I still have to decide. Leave reviews though! You might influence me one way or another.