A/N: Meanwhile, in the real world...

And if you're wondering about the parents' ages.. well... they're around 42? thirty something? Anyway, this chapter is about the parents and the original eight digidestined :) Hope you like it!

It's been one day since their teenage children went camping. And the adults digidestined thought it was a good idea to reunite as well to have a day of catching up and have a good time all together.

Even though they were a little busy, Mimi accomplished to convince everyone to attend to her house -which was big with a garden- and spend all day there. The brunette got up that morning and made the dessert. The rest of her friends told her that they'll bring lunch and home-made food, but Mimi cooked anyway, because she knew how Taichi's appettite was.

Mimi looked herself in the mirror of her room and put a necklace that went perfectly with her dress. She sighed and looked at the hour. The feeling of worrying for Aoi didn't leave her alone, the boy was very distracted, and sometimes he could even be cold to his friends.

Her frown disappeared and looked her reflex again before inhaling and smiling. It was almost time for her friends to come over and spend a good time for the first time in a year of not seeing each other.

The front bell rang, and the brown haired woman ran to the door, and she grinned when the face of Sora and Yamato were standing in front of her.

She hugged them both and made them come in.

"You're the first ones! Please, both take seat" she offered.

Sora and Mimi went to the kitchen to leave the delicious food the couple brang, while Yamato drink ice tea that was in the coffee table. Soon both women went to sit with the blond man to talk.

It seemed like yesterday they had seventeen like their children. Sora and Yamato look so mature now. Sora was still beautiful and nice, and her husband Yamato, well, the man was always handsome and through the years, he was still good looking and with that calm attitude.

A few mintues later, the rest of her friends showed up all together.

Taichi was Hikari's brother, so of course they would come together. Takeru, Koushiro and Jyou appeared together too.

They all catch up with each other's lives and jobs. Nobody regretted come to Mimi's house; they felt like they should do it.

Time for lunch had come, and they were all enjoying it.

"Gosh, Mimi, your house is so pretty!" Hikari said smiling at the older woman.

"Thank you, but, thank my parents, they gave it to me as a gift when I graduated from chef" she said waving a hand, smiling sheepishly.

They all knew how Mimi was, she was modest and liked to work hard for what she wanted, but also knew how her parents were.

"Tai, how's the food?" Mimi asked her friend who was eating contently.

Taichi finished swallowing, grinned and lifted his thumb. The hazel eyed woman smiled happily at him, and everyone chuckled at his reaction.

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When they finished eating the dessert, they all complimented Mimi for her sweets, and then they separated talking of anything. One on the couch, others in the dining table drinking tea.

Koushiro offered to do the dishes with Mimi.

"Thank you for the help" Mimi said bringing the rest of the saucers in the kitchen.

The red heaired man looked at her and smiled.

"You're welcome, it's nothing. In home Hana and I take turns to wash them. Sometimes we even discuss that it's our own turn to do the dishes" he giggled.

The brunette glared at him and smiled softly, thinking about his divorce.

"How are you and Hana chan doing?" she said grabbing a dishtowel and beginning to dry.

Koushiro thought for a second before answering. "Good, thanks for asking, Mimi" he smiled, beginning to dry dishes as well.

"Oh, you don't have to do that, go talk with the others!" she said frowning. "I'll go in a bit"

Koushiro chuckled. "Don't worry Mimi. I don't have a problem" he stated, as he kept drying. He remembered Taichi teasing him about his old crush on his friend now standing beside him. He glanced at her from the corner of his eye. The woman had changed a little bit her appearance, but was still the same Mimi everyone knew and loved. It was the same… except that he never told her about his crush on her back then.

Suddenly they took the same fork, their hands touched.

"I-I'm sorry!" Koushiro quickly pulled his hand back and blushed slightly.

"Not this again"

Mimi looked at him with eye wide, with a confused expression on her face. Why was he nervous all of a sudden?.

"So, h-how is Aoi?"

Hopefully, he would get to change the awkward atmosphere.

"Camping, with your daughter" she said putting a hand on one hip, looking at Koushiro with a raised brow. He examined her position… was she mad with him now?

"Are you okay, Mimi?" he asked confused.

"Are you okay, Koushiro?" she said defiantly.

"I'm fine" he said. Lying, of course.

"Then can you explain to me why are you blushing?" the brunette spat, not moving a centimeter from her position.

Both stood there for a couple of seconds, glancing at each other's eyes. Koushiro didn't even realize that he was blushing, it was so embarrassing. And the more he stared into her big hazel eyes, the more he felt the hotness in his face, ears, and all of his body.

This was it, wasn't it? He had to tell her that he had this big crush on her back in high school, and that apparently, it came back.

"I'm blushing… because…" he started talking softly with his heart in his throat. But as soon as he opened his mouth again to tell her the truth, Takeru went inside to annunciate that they were going to the garden because it was such great summer weather.

Mimi followed the blonde, with drinks in a tray, leaving the red haired man standing in the kitchen alone, rubbing his red face.

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"Sora, Yuki told me that he saw Haruko one day. When he said that she was pretty, I teased him a little bit and he got a little nervous" Hikari laughed when she remembered the expression of his son in his face.

"Hikari, you shouldn't tease him like that" Sora said with a sympathetic expression.

"Yuki is very cute, young and he still doesn't have a girlfriend" she said with a sad tone, putting her face with her hand. "He's wasting his time, I know he would be a great boyfriend"

Sora chuckled. "Maybe he's not ready, don't push him" the auburn haired woman said, drinking her juice. "Haruko goes to a female school, so there's less hopes for me. Tadashi probably would get a date faster than his older sister does" she shrugged smiling.

"Jyou, what are you doing?" Taichi asked the navy haired man who was standing near him and Yamato.

"Nothing, just trying to contact Yuuta… I hope he's alright" he said scratching his head.

"Come on, seat with us. See, he's probably having much fun with the others, there's nothing to worry about" the brown haired man said putting a hand in Jyou's shoulder.

"I hope you're right" Jyou sighed.

"He's probably taking care of everyone, since he's one of the oldest, right?" Yamato spoke, and Jyou nodded.

"See? I bet everything is fine" smiled Taichi carefree. He spotted Koushiro who was walking towards them and took seat. He let out a big sigh.

"Wow. What happened?" Jyou said raising both brows.

"Nothing. Just… a little thing with Mimi in the kitchen" he said quickly in a low voice.

Yamato and Jyou looked at each other with confused faces, while Taichi repressed the feeling of teasing his friend in front of him.

Tai took Koushiro apart from everyone, at the other side of the house to talk to him.

"So, what happened?" he asked curious.

The red haired man sighed again, pulling back his head and rolling his eyes.

"I'm not sure… Mimi seemed mad, for some reason. I got nervous when we touched hands accidentally. Apparently, I blushed… a lot" he said looking down.

Taichi pressed his lips to not laugh.

"What?! You didn't tell her, did you?"

"I was about to, but Takeru came in the kitchen" Koushiro said scratching the back of his head.

"Wow" Taichi raised his hands in front of him "Are you seriously going to tell her? After all this years?" he said frowning whispering-yelling.

"I-I… don't know" Koushiro said closing his eyes in exasperation.

Taichi sighed and smiled softly. "Hey, is never too late, Koushiro. She's a very pretty, kind hearted, widow… and you had feelings for her since forever-"

"Taichi san!"

"What could go wrong? Just ask her out?" the taller man shrugged, finishing his sentence.

Koushiro remained silent for a minute, soaking up the words of his blurted mouthed friend. He glanced at him before beginning to talk again.

"First of all, could you have more respect towards Mimi san's deceased husband? Second of all… she has a son and I have a daughter, which is still affected by their divorce's parents" he said looking at him seriously.

Taichi nodded in agreement. He was absolutely right.

"I'm sorry, Koushiro. You're right, things are not that easy"

There was a little silence. The laughter of their friends could be heard on the other side, including their host Mimi.

"But" he continued, for Koushiro's surprise. He looked at Taichi with wide eyes in silence.

"Confessing is a start, don't you think?" he smiled reassuringly shrugging. "I mean, we're not teenagers anymore. And it seems like life is giving you a last chance. Think about it, Koushiro"

After Taichi's words, his brain was racing like crazy.

The rest of the day was gone; they had a wonderful time enjoying.

Mimi let pass the incident with Koushiro. When he was ready, he could explain. He always did after all. He either apologized or explained his behavior, it was always like that, and always had a weird… everything, actually. Weird hair, weird sense of humor, weird food taste (she shared a little bit of that, too), weird behavior. Mimi wondered why sometimes, but she just accepted him for who he is, and accepted anything Koushiro had to say/apologize to her.

The pretty brunette woman was saying goodbye to her friends, and she turned to say goodbye to his red haired friend. It was normal, luckily.

When she hugged him, her hands slid all the way to his hands, she squeezed them and smiled.

"Listen, Mimi…" he began "I'm sorry I acted weird today" he finished.

Mimi stared at him, and shook her head; she said that was no problem. It was a familiar scene after all.

"I'll see you later, alright?"

Koushiro nodded.

Mimi was beginning to let loose her grip of his hands. But he quickly grabbed her delicate forearms softly, pushing her towards him.

"We can see each other any time you want" he said, whispering into her ear.

He let go, with a smile and finally going home. Leaving Mimi waving and a slight blush on her white skin. Her forearms still sense with the touch of his hands.