Mimi's Change

By: Sheltie

I don't own Digimon at all

A/N: A Koumi with small bits of Takari and Taiora.

Mimi Tachikawa had her eyes glued to a book, which was quite unusual to see since no one who knew the pink princess would ever thought she'd be seen reading anything other than a fashion or gossip magazine. But here was Mimi reading a book about quantum physics and jotting down notes. A little further away from her sat two people, Tai Kamiya and Sora Takenouchi.

"How long has she been sitting there?" Tai asked.

Sora shrugged her shoulders.

"Don't know, but I don't think she's peeled her eyes off that book since she got here" she said.

"Any idea why she's reading that?" Tai asked.

"No clue" Sora said with a shake of her head.

"Go ask her" Tai said.

"What, why me?" Sora asked.

"Because you're her best gal friend" Tai reasoned.

Sora sighed.

"Tai, we haven't talked to one another since junior high" she said.

"But you still know her" Tai argued.

Sora sighed, her boyfriend did have a point. She still knew Mimi very well even though it has been a while since the two last talked to one another. So mustering up all of her courage she got up from the table she and Tai were at and headed over to her pink loving friend.

"Hey Mimi" she greeted.

Mimi looked up from her book to see her friend looking at her with a smile.

"Sora, what are you doing here?" she asked.

"Studying with Tai, but what are you doing here and why are you reading that?" Sora asked gesturing to the book in the former pink-haired girl.

"What, can't I read like other people?" Mimi asked a bit miffed.

"No, that's not it at all. It's just that I've never seen you read a book like that. Heck, I don't even remember the last time you were in a library voluntarily" Sora said honestly.

"I just needed a place to read quietly. My mom is busy with her cooking creations and making a lot of racket. So I came here" Mimi said.

Sora nodded, she knew Mimi's mother liked to invent many things in the kitchen. Most turned out not very appetizing to her or her friends. She then sat down next to her friend since she had a feeling this was going to a long talk.

"But why are you reading this?" Sora asked gesturing to the book in Mimi's hand.

"Um, I wanted to read something different" Mimi said with a bit of hesitation.

"Mimi, you know you can't lie to me. I know it has been a while since we've talked and all, but that doesn't mean that I don't know you anymore. You're hiding something" Sora said.

Mimi shifted her eyes from left to right nervously.

"What makes you say that?" she asked hesitantly.

Sora sighed.

"Mimi, I'm your best friend no matter how much has passed" she said.

Mimi bowed her head. She knew she couldn't hide anything from Sora. The girl knew her too well. Mimi could hide anything from her so-called friends at school, but when it came to her real friends, the Digidestined, then she was left bare to them all.

"You can tell me Mimi, I promise not to tell" Sora said gently.

"I have a crush on Izzy" Mimi said quietly.

Sora's eyes widen. She never expect this coming from Mimi. This was probably the last thing she thought she'd ever hear Mimi say. Mimi has a crush on Izzy. Izzy Izumi, the school's resident nerd and general know-it-all. He didn't have many friends except the ones who shared his interests and the Digidestined.

"Did I hear you right?" Sora asked wanting to hear it again to get a better grip on things.

"I have a crush on Izzy" Mimi said a tiny bit louder and firmer.

"Okay, wow. That was not what I was expecting" Sora said.

Mimi nodded.

"When did this all start?" Sora asked.

"Well it started one day in Biology class" Mimi said.

Flashback

Mimi was bored as she listened to the teacher ramble on and on. That's when he told them to get partnered up and begin. Mimi blinked, she hadn't paid attention at all and was now panicking.

"Mimi, would you like to be my partner?"

Mimi turned find her friend and fellow Digidestined, Izzy Izumi. She hadn't talked to him in a very long time since they were both from different worlds. Izzy was in the geek group and Mimi was in the popular group.

"Sure Izzy" Mimi said with a smile.

Izzy placed his stuff on the table and sat beside Mimi. This was the first time they've been close to one another since they were kids.

"Okay, what do you want to do first?" Izzy asked.

Mimi was perplexed since she hadn't listen to the teacher at all and now was paying for it.

"Um, whatever you want to do first" she said.

"Mimi, you don't have to pretend. I know you didn't pay attention" Izzy said smiling.

Mimi was embarrassed that her friend was still able to read her even after all this time.

"Sorry Izzy, maybe you want to find another partner" she said bowing her head.

"Nonsense Mimi, you need my help and I'm willing to help you" Izzy said earnestly.

Mimi smiled at Izzy.

"Thanks Izzy" she said.

"No problem, now here's what we're supposed to do" Izzy said as he pulled out his textbook.

Izzy explained what they were supposed to do and she understood it too. Mimi wasn't the most attentive student and needed a lot of help most times. But she wasn't a poor student, she just didn't understand the material most of the time. But Izzy somehow explained everything to her and she understood it the first time around, which she never done before. Once they finished their assignment Mimi felt confident that she would get a good grade on it.

When they got their grades back on the assignment Mimi got an A on it. This was a rare thing for Mimi and she had to thank the one who helped her get it. She found him rummaging in his locker for a book.

"Izzy!" she called.

Izzy turned and smiled.

"Hey Mimi, what can I do for you?" the redhead asked.

"I just wanted to thank you for helping me on that assignment in biology. I got an A in it" Mimi said happily.

"That's great Meems, I'm proud of you" Izzy said smiling.

"Thanks Izzy, but you are the one that helped me get this A" Mimi said smiling right back.

"Mimi, I just helped you, that's all" Izzy said modestly.

"But I never would've gotten this grade without your help" Mimi argued.

"Mimi, you are a very smart person" Izzy countered.

Mimi pouted.

"How come I never win an argument with you?" she asked.

"No idea" Izzy said as he shut his locker.

"So I was wondering if you were doing any-"

"Hey Mimi!"

Mimi turned and saw it was one of her friends waving at her.

"Uh, hi Janine" Mimi said forcing a smile on her face.

"Mimi, like, where have you been? The girls have been waiting for you for, like, hours?" Janine asked totally ignoring Izzy who was still standing beside Mimi.

"I was talking to Izzy here" Mimi said gesturing to Izzy standing there.

"Oh, hi" Janine said flatly.

Mimi frowned since she didn't like the way Janine was treating one of her close friends.

"Come on Mimi, the girls are waiting" Janine said tugging Mimi's arm.

Mimi gave an apologetic look to Izzy as she was pulled away. Izzy in return just smiled and waved.

/Scene Break/

It was two weeks after Mimi got that A and she hadn't yet talked to Izzy since then. She was upset about this since she liked talking to Izzy. He never made her feel dumb when he talked to her. When he explained things to her she could understand it. Sure, he had the problem of rambling on and on never finding an end and he wasn't always the best of company since his eyes were usually glued to a computer screen, but he was a reliable friend when you needed him.

She found him in the computer lab on one of the computers and took a chance and entered the room.

"Hey Izzy" she greeted.

Izzy looked up and smiled, which made her heart race.

What was that? She thought.

"Hey Mimi, what brings you to my humble domain?" Izzy asked.

"I saw you and wanted to stop in and say hi" Mimi said.

She moved over and sat in the chair next to Izzy.

"What are you working on?" she asked peering over Izzy's shoulder.

Izzy went into some long explanation that Mimi got lost in and soon was dazed. Izzy saw this and sighed.

"Sorry Mimi" he said.

"What are you sorry about Izzy?" Mimi asked shaking her head from her daze.

"I know you aren't very interested in this kind of thing" Izzy said.

"Izzy, don't ever apologize. Yes, I am may not know what you're talking about, but I know it is important to you and that means I'll listen no matter what it is" Mimi said with sincerity.

Izzy flashed her a smile that made her heart race again.

This again, what is wrong with me? Mimi thought.

She spent the rest of the day listening to Izzy explain what he was doing and even understood a bit of it. Later when she got home and had time to think she realized that she had a crush on Izzy.

End Flashback

"Okay, but I still don't see why you're reading this book?" Sora asked.

"Well, I thought Izzy might like me if I knew some of the stuff he talked about" Mimi said blushing slightly.

"Mimi, you should know Izzy better than that by now. He'd like you no matter what" Sora said.

"I know, but I just want to show him that I am smart" Mimi said petulantly.

Sora sighed.

"Mimi, you're a smart girl. Izzy knows that. You don't have to change yourself to get him to like you" she said sagely.

Mimi just frowned. She didn't believe this herself. Sora could see this and sighed. There was nothing else she could do to help her friend.

/Scene Break/

A couple days after the day in the library Mimi was fully invested in books and magazines about computers and other tech stuff. Her room was littered with it. Her parents were getting worried about their daughter, but had no idea what to do. They just assumed it was a phase she was going through and prayed it would end soon.

"Mimi dear, are you alright?" her mother asked her one night during dinner.

"I'm fine mom, why are you asking?" Mimi asked confused.

"It's just that you are holding up in your room a lot and the books you're reading. Is there something your father and I should know about?" her mother asked with concern.

"Everything's fine mom, just trying out some new things" Mimi said.

That ended the discussion since both adults were glad that their daughter's experimentation was in reading and nothing illegal or dangerous.

/Scene Break/

A few days later Mimi felt confident about all the research she had done. She felt prepared. She looked through her wardrobe and frowned. All she had was pink, which wasn't a bad thing. But she needed to wearing something different. Something to show off her change. This meant a trip to the mall. She grabbed her purse and saw that was also pink too.

This calls for a total makeover Mimi thought.

She was off and began to shop. But unlike her other visits to the mall she was more selective of what she was looking for she wasn't even hunting at her usual stores. Heck, what she was wearing wasn't what she would usually wear to the mall. She had on dark blue shirt that Sora had given her. Her friend wanted to get something for her that wasn't pink since she was already drowning in it. Her pants were a nice grey color, another gift from Sora. And to top it off her hair was in a messy ponytail. If you didn't know better you'd probably not recognize her.

"Is that Mimi?"

Three people stopped at the question the fourth voiced and stared at the girl that looked like Mimi, but didn't look like her.

"She doesn't look like Mimi, I mean, she's not wearing any pink," another said.

"It's her alright, but I wondering what she's doing?" another asked.

"Well, lets find out" another said.

The four walked over to Mimi, who was browsing rack of clothes with a furrowed brow.

"Mimi, is that you?"

Mimi turned from her search and smiled. In front of her were Tai, Sora, TK, and Kari. They all looked curiously at her.

"Hey guys, what are you doing here?" Mimi asked happily.

"Oh, TK and Kari are out on their first date and Tai talked me into helping him chaperone" Sora said.

"You two are together, that's so great" Mimi squealed.

TK and Kari blushed at this.

"Yeah, well, Tai doesn't seem to trust TK even though he's known him since he was eight and trusted him to care for me when I was sick" Kari said with a huff.

"What, as your big brother I have to look out for you" Tai said.

"I'm not a kid anymore, I can take care of myself. Besides, TK is a gentleman and would never do anything that would make me uncomfortable" Kari said.

"And if did on accident he'd apologize over and over til Kari forgives him" Sora added.

TK bent his head down and tipped his hat down to hide his glowing red face.

Sora, Mimi, and Kari laughed at this.

"So, what are you doing here Mimi?" TK asked wanting to get the attention off himself and Kari for a moment.

"Oh, well, I'm shopping" Mimi said.

"We can see that Mimi, but this isn't a store you normally go to. Is this a part of your whole change thing?" Sora asked.

"Change, what change are you talking about Sor?" Tai asked confused.

Sora sighed and rolled her eyes at her boyfriend.

"I told you all of this before Tai, remember" she said.

Tai thought back and it was like a light bulb had lit up.

"Oh, that" Tai said.

"Yes, that" Sora said with a sigh.

TK and Kari were confused as to what was going on.

"Um, do you think you can let us in on whatever is going on?" Kari asked with a git of annoyance.

Sora quickly explained to Kari and TK about Mimi crush on Izzy and how Mimi is trying to change to be more appealing to Izzy.

"So, do you need any help?" Kari asked.

"Yes please" Mimi said.

Kari shot a look to TK and he nodded. He understood that Mimi needed help and if meant cutting their date short then so be it.

Sora did the same and Tai sighed and nodded. He, like TK, understood.

So the three girls went off leaving the two boys alone.

"Want to go to the arcade?" TK suggested.

"Sure" Tai said.

/Scene Break/

Mimi came back from the mall feeling good. Sora and Kari helped her a lot in her shopping. They even dragged their respective boyfriends in to get their opinion if Izzy would like it. The boys grumbled a bit, but gave her honest answers. So now Mimi was ready.

End of chapter

A/N: okay, this was supposed to be a oneshot, but I went overboard on it and there will be another chap. Thanks for reading and please review.