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BONUS CHAPTER # 2

Welcome everyone! This is the Bonus chapter # 2. For those who have read the previous chapters, I think you would understand what this was about. I might be a bit off about the story but this is what it ended up being.

This was written for the people who enjoyed reading my very first fanfiction published in this page.

I feel proud of myself for actually finishing a story. It may have a lot of typos, grammatical errors, and often typing the wrong characters but, I still feel happy (UPDATE: I tried to fix my errors the best I can). I wrote this on July 5, 2014 and I was a very different person. I wrote this story all because of Nostalgia. I binge watched Digimon seasons 1 and 2 for a full 3 weeks and really felt so invigorated that I just had to write a fanfiction about it.

I would like to thank Angelfish369, ZeroIchiNi and PetiteRedK who actually are my inspiration in writing these stories. They wrote amazing digimon fanfictions and I wish everyone to check them out if you haven't read them yet.

And I would like to give a big thanks to treeofsakuras and Sparkle9510 for responding a lot to those chapters when I thought no one really liked them. I thank you for giving me that final push to finish it. So, enjoy this bonus chapter and I hope I can come back and continue writing better content.

"Taichi?" asked Mimi.

"What?" he replied.

"Are you really okay with this?" her voice sounded calm as if trying to keep him from getting angry.

"Yeah of course I am..." he spoke in a monotonous tone.

…

It was a normal day in America; Mimi was preparing for a camping trip.

"Hey Mimi! I can't come tomorrow, I'm sick…" spoke a girl on the other line.

"Really!? But the teachers said we have to go in pairs!"

"I'm sorry Mimi… really I am. I guess we can try going to the next field trip…. Bye."

"Hold o-" but before she could reply the girl on the other line hung up.

Mimi really wanted to go to this field trip. It was a great eco tour with lots of scenic views and animals, something she doesn't see very often. They said that the rivers were so clean and that a great waterfall would be at the center of it all.

During their last meeting, the teachers spoke of the event.

"We're having a scavenger hunt! But we need that all of you have a pair. Anyone without can't go."

Luckily, Mimi had already found a friend to go with, Cecilia. But now her plans were foiled by a single flu.

"I really, really, really wanted to go! Ugh!" she threw her pillow towards her cabinet.

With one great sigh, she grabbed her red jacket, slipped on her rubber shoes and walked out of their house.

Meanwhile…

"Hey Yagami! I'm sorry but the school had an issue with a couple of students. Would it be okay if you come here tomorrow?"

"It's okay. I'm just going to head to the hotel then."

"Thanks for understanding. See you tomorrow."

"You too sir." Taichi said as he hung up the phone.

He walked up to a park and sat on a bench.

"Exchange program huh… what foey."

"You having troubles?" said the girl next to him.

"Yeah…"

"I have troubles too. Glad I'm not the only one."

Taichi chuckled a bit.

"What?" asked the girl.

"You remind me of someone I know back in Japan."

"Really who was it?"

"A girl named Mimi."

"That's funny…"

"What?"

"My name is Mimi."

Taichi fell silent for a moment and turned to look at the person he was talking to.

"Mimi?"

Mimi turned around in a comedic fashion and said, "Taichi?"

The sound of children surrounded their silence. And then they yelled.

"EH!?"

"Since when did you get here!?" Mimi yelled still in shock on the whole situation.

"Since a week ago. The heck are you doing here?" he asked.

"I live near here! What are you doing here?"

"I was here for a foreign exchange student program." He said.

Mimi was calming down now. She turned to see that a lot of people were looking at them sitting on the bench. But before she could speak, Taichi grabbed her hand and stood up.

"Let's find someplace more private." He said. Mimi nodded.

They found themselves inside Mimi's home a few minutes later.

"Alright when I said someplace private I didn't mean your house…" Taichi said looking slightly uncomfortable.

"Don't worry no one's home." Mimi said taking off her coat and throwing it on the sofa.

"Nice place you have here." He said.

"Thanks. So foreign exchange student?" Mimi said playfully.

"Oh yeah." He responded walking to the living room. "I was offered to go to a school in America for six months. Some kind of sports program."

"Oh so you're still playing soccer?" she smiled and sat down on the sofa.

"Well of course I am." He replied. He found a couch next to Mimi and sat there.

"How is everyone?"

"They're all fine. Nothing much has happened since then of course." He said in a casual voice.

Mimi looked at Taichi with utmost curiosity. He was looking around the living room almost in a daze. Something's wrong… she thought. But she never really said anything. And then, out of nowhere, she screamed, "I GOT IT!"

Taichi jumped and looked at Mimi in shock. "What?"

"Can you come with me to a field trip that's happening tomorrow?" she said excitedly.

"I can't Mimi. Tomorrow is when I meet with the school. I was only free today because they cancelled on me." Taichi said, maybe in his own way, sympathetically.

Mimi's excitement vanished she sat down. "Oh…"

After a few minutes of awkward silence, he asked, "What happened to your partner?"

"What do you mean?"

"If you were asking for me to come and judging by the look you gave when I rejected it, I'd assume that you needed a partner to go to for the field trip. So wh- eh!?" Mimi moved towards him in such a fast way that he didn't have time to react as she held his forehead.

"Mimi what are you doing?"

"I just thought you had a fever or something…"

"What makes you say that!?" he said backing away.

"That's a pretty smart thing to say Taichi. Have you been hanging around with Izumi a lot?" she said.

They looked at each other for a few seconds then laughed.

"Is it really unlike me to do that?" he said.

"Yeah. And also, you're right. I can't go to the field trip if I have no partner to go with." Mimi said now sitting on the floor.

Taichi looked at her and blinked. He raised his arm to check his watch.

"I have to go Mimi…"

Mimi looked at him a little shocked but nodded.

"I'll… uhh… see you I guess." Mimi said.

Taichi left without any second thought or soft goodbye. Mimi looked at him walk away.

"Taichi… what's wrong with you…" she said as she went inside and closed the doors.

The next day, Mimi had to go meet her fellow students for the field trip. She had to explain her situation. Maybe someone had the same problem too and they could tag along. But it wasn't that situation at all. She was the only one without a partner. With one big sigh of disappointment and she went to confront her teacher.

"What's wrong Mimi?" the teacher said.

"I was wondering if I could go to the field trip without a partner?" she said cautiously.

"I'm sorry Mimi, rules are rules. Did you try calling a friend?"

"I did but… no one's h-" she was cut off by the sound of some girls giggling. She turned only to see Taichi. He was wearing a plain white t-shirt and khaki shorts. He had his soccer shoes on and a duffle bag.

"T-Taichi?" Mimi said. He looked around the place with the same dazed expression and then turned his gaze to Mimi.

"Who's that boy Mimi?" one of the students asked as Taichi walked towards Mimi in a somewhat indifferent way.

"He's uh…" Mimi walked towards him and said, "I thought you were busy…"

"You looked like you were really depressed." He said as he sees the students who were looking at him.

"Yeah but-"

"Mimi, is this a friend of yours?" the teacher asked.

"Uhh… yes! He's a friend of mine." Mimi said slightly embarrassed.

"Why is he here then?"

"He… uhh…" Mimi didn't quite know what to say. That was when Taichi walked towards the teacher and bowed.

"I'm really sorry for this ma'am. I'm Taichi Yagami. It was only at a moment's notice but Mimi had called me to be her partner. If it's okay with you of course."

Mimi didn't quite know what to say. She just stood there waiting for the teacher's reaction and hoping for the best. And with sheer luck, the teacher responded with a smile.

"Alright. I think it best for you to keep your duffle bag away for now."

"Oh no. It's okay. I'll bring it with me."

After a while, the field trip begun. And Taichi, along with the other students, were trekking along a mountain.

"Where are we heading Mimi?" Taichi asked.

"What do you mean where are we heading. How did you know I was even here!?" Mimi spoke in a whispered tone.

"Well… you said you were going on a field trip…"

"Yes?"

"So… when I was heading for the school, I cancelled the meeting and looked for any nearby place where there was a beautiful scenic view."

"How did you end up with that conclusion?"

"You wouldn't be that depressed if it was just some ordinary field trip. So I assumed it was something you don't usually see in the city."

Mimi was quiet for a while. A few of the students started talking to Taichi when they reached the base. Mimi couldn't even get a chance to speak to him let alone eat some snacks.

"Got out… finally. Your classmates are a handful." Taichi said sitting down next to Mimi.

Mimi didn't say anything.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing's wrong…"

"Then why are you acting like I did something wrong?"

Mimi didn't reply.

"Mimi-"

"You said you were going somewhere important today." Mimi cut him off.

"I was… but then I cancelled it."

"Why?"

"I wouldn't let my friends down now would I?" he said letting out a faint smile.

"Taichi you shouldn't have done that."

"It's okay. I'll explain my situation. If I don't get it then I guess I'm going to head back to Japan."

That was when the teacher let them tour the place by pairs. Mimi tied her hair to a pony tail. Taichi grabbed his duffle bag, took a map of the place and walked with Mimi.

The first few minutes was quiet. They didn't speak to each other. During the scavenger hunt, Taichi was the one to find the items quickly. When he and Mimi were met by a group of birds, Taichi bent down and grabbed some crackers from his bag and crushed it so that the birds could eat it.

'Why would Taichi do something like that?' she thought.

"Mimi…"

"Yeah?" she said completely forgetting they were still in the forest.

"The waterfall is near here I think. Do you want to take a break for now?" he said drinking some water.

Mimi nodded.

"Taichi?" asked Mimi.

"What?" he replied.

"Are you really okay with this?" her voice sounded calm as if trying to keep him from getting angry.

"Yeah of course I am..." he spoke in a monotonous tone.

The birds all flew up now. They were alone for once since they started the scavenger hunt. She was about to speak when…

"You think something's wrong with me too don't you?" Taichi said.

Mimi was taken back by the statement.

"What makes you think that?"

"You haven't even been remotely like yourself since I came here."

Mimi stood up. She looked at Taichi a little bit insulted.

"Like myself? You haven't been anything like yourself since I met you yesterday!"

Taichi looked down but didn't respond.

"You acted like you never really cared when we met. You walk here and act so casually with the others and then come talk to me like something like a troubled child in therapy!"

"I didn't mean to."

"Look at you… no comeback? No sly comment? Not even a joke? You're just sitting there… as if completely defeated. Where's the Taichi I knew!"

"I don't know!" Taichi stood up and looked at Mimi. Mimi move a step back. Taichi backed as well and said, "Sorry…"

Mimi's eyes started watering. She slapped Taichi and ran away.

"Mimi!" Taichi ran to her.

"Stay away!" They were approaching a steep hill.

"Mimi it's not safe!"

"I said stay awa-" Mimi's foot slipped. Below the hill was a river filled with rocks.

She braced herself for impact when a hand grabbed and threw her up to a safer place.

"gah!" said another voice.

Slowly opening her eyes, she realized that Taichi had taken the fall for her.

"Taichi!" she yelled.

Slowly walking down towards her friend who was currently lying down next to the river.

She shook Taichi hoping for a response. She tried to call for help but she knew that by this time everyone had already passed where they were and are now heading to the waterfall.

"Taichi get up please!"

Taichi winced and slowly opened his eyes.

Mimi glanced and at him. Her tears continued to fall as she hugged him tightly. Taichi hugged her and patted her back.

"It's okay Mimi, I'm alright."

"I'm sorry."

"There was nothing to be sorry about. You didn't do anything wrong." He said sitting up. He cleaned his shirt to the best of his ability.

"I'm going to have a really long bath when I get home." He said jokingly.

Mimi looked at him. He never really thought about it but Taichi looked so mature now. He was well built probably because he's been playing soccer a lot. His face was a little muddy but, the moment she saw Taichi smiled, she blushed. He turned towards her and saw Mimi blush…

"Are you alright?" he asked walking towards her when he let out a yell. His ankle was injured.

"D-don't ask me that!? You need to get that checked out!" Mimi said hiding her blush.

Taichi grabbed his duffle bag and took a med kit from it.

"What do you have in there?"

"A med kit… spare clothes, water, extra shoes, my pho- oh no my phone!" he checked his bag only to see a wrecked smartphone.

"Hikari is going to kill me when I get back home." He said. Mimi, on the other hand, grabbed the med kit and started applying alcohol. Taichi winced.

"You need to get this cleaned fast." Mimi said.

"O-oh okay… Thank you."

After a few minutes, Mimi covered up his ankle neatly.

"I'm sorry for acting cold towards you earlier. I never really knew." He said as he hid his med kit.

"What's been happening with you? I know there's a reason for when you act like this."

"There are so many things that happened since you've gone. And I guess… I'm not the same guy I used to be." He said showing a faint smile.

Mimi blushed and looked away. The wind swept her hair and she realized that they were in front of a clear river. Her eyes sparkled in bewilderment.

"Thanks for inviting me Mimi. I've never had a fun time in a while."

"You call this fun?"

"We suffered worse haven't we?" he smirked. "Being in the digital world and all."

"Yeah." She smiled. "I miss the digital world. That's why I really wanted to go here. Maybe seeing the forest would make me feel a little nostalgic you know."

"The digital world…" Taichi spoke grimly.

"Something wrong?"

"N-no. It's just that, I've been having troubles about it. Nothing for you guys to worry about."

"Oh."

Taichi stood up and looked at his soaked shirt. He took off his shirt and Mimi screamed as she covered her eyes.

"What!? Something wrong?" Taichi said dropping his shirt.

"P-put your shirt back on!"

"It's just my shirt Mimi. Plus it's wet so I have to change it." He said as he went and took out a spare shirt.

"My shorts didn't hit the river so I could still use them." He said talking to himself.

Mimi was still looking away as Taichi wore his spare shirt. He looked at her. Her face was muddy and her pony tail was messy. He dipped a towel in the clear river and walked towards her. Mimi put down her hands and saw Taichi up close. He gave her the towel and smiled. "I'm not the only one who needs to clean up you know."

Her face turned completely red and pushed Taichi away.

"What was that about?" Taichi spoke defensively.

"N-n-n-nothing!" she said wiping her face

He laughed. Mimi looked at him for a moment and saw something she hasn't seen in a while, Taichi… the Taichi she knew. With that, she laughed as well.

The trip following that was filled with them just talking about how they travelled and attacked digimons. Taichi was able to understand the scavenger hunt faster than any other pair. There was a time when they had to retrace their steps that they met with another pair who were having trouble with one of the riddles. They talked about all that happened since they parted and ate some snacks after seeing around 4 horsed ride by. They were having fun. There final stop, the waterfalls, was a quiet moment. They just sat there marveling at the beauty this view in front of them beholds.

"You owe me though…" Taichi spoke.

"Eh?"

"You made me not go to the school for the program. And I finished the scavenger hunt faster than anyone."

"B-but… you came here all on your own!"

"Doesn't mean I intended it to be free." He turned to her with a menacing grin. Mimi had goosebumps all over.

"We're planning on going to the digiworld when I get back home. You wanna come?"

Her eyes opened wide. It was something she wasn't expecting him to say at all. But it made her jump with joy.

"Of course I'll go!"

He smiled sincerely. "I'll see you there then."

It was afternoon already when they all reached the finish line. Taichi and Mimi were already there before them, looking at the medals they got.

"Not the medal I was expecting on having." He said.

"We won! I can't believe we won!" Mimi said still exhilarated.

"What do you mean you can't believe we won? We've done things worse than this."

"Can't you give me a moment of success here?" she pouted.

"But I did most of the work." He said playfully.

"Hey look! Mimi got the medal! So cool!" said one of the students who ran towards them.

"How did you get here so fast?" she asked.

"He did it. He's a really sporty and adventurous type of guy."

"Hi! We didn't get to talk earlier." She offered to shake his hand.

"Nice to meet you too. Hope you enjoyed the scavenger hunt." Replied Taichi.

"I really did!" she started talking to Taichi.

Mimi felt slightly jealous that she dragged Taichi away the moment the Teacher said it was time to go.

"She seems like a nice lady."

She looked angry at him.

"What did I do?"

"Nothing… I…"

Taichi chuckled. Mimi blushed. "Did you get jealous?"

"No! I just thought you really need to go home now! A-and she might start talking too long. Come on the bus is this way."

"Mimi… You know I'm riding another car right?"

And that was when Mimi realized that Taichi wasn't supposed to be here in the first place.

Taichi helped pack hers and everyone else's bags before saying goodbye.

"Are you sure you don't want to come along Mr. Yagami?"

"No I'll manage Ma'am. Thanks for the offer though." He said and the professor walked away.

"By the way, when did you learn to speak English so well?"

"I don't know… It just happened… "

Taichi ruffled her hair and walked away carrying his duffle bag.

Apparently, when Taichi explained himself to the institution the next day, they were elated that nothing that bad happened to him and would still meet with him the next day.

Taichi and Mimi kept in contact for the remainder of the six months. Taichi got to finish his exchange program a week earlier than expected and Mimi had just finished her last day of school. They decided to go to Japan early so the next day, they got their bags packed and ready to go.

In the airport, Mimi told Taichi something.

"I forgot to tell you, I have nowhere to stay for now so could you help me look for a nice apartment?"

"You can stay at our place." Taichi said like it was the most normal thing to talk about.

"Y-you can't be serious!"

"I am. At least you're in a place you know."

"B-b-b-ut…"

"I already told Hikari and my parents. They really don't mind."

"How did you-"

"You never really thought it through when I told you. And your parents aren't going with. Of course you're going to look for your own apartment."

She scratched her head in embarrassment.

"Do you really have enough money to get an apartment?" he said in a sarcastic tone.

She was red in embarrassment but, knowing her situation, she said, "Fine! But I'm staying with Hikari!"

"Of course you are." He smiled and they both headed for their flight.

END OF BONUS CHAPTER #2

Thank you so much to everyone who read the stories and this bonus chapter that I promised would be released earlier than this. I apologize for everyone who had to wait (if there are anyone who have been waiting that is). I wrote this for approximately 5 hours excluding breaks.

I really enjoyed writing this bonus chapter and I hope everyone of you loved to read it too.

Thank you for reading and I hope to see you in the next one.