Hello all!

Let me just brush off the dust and say 'It's good to be back!'

Oh boy, It's been a while right?!

I'm so excited to be back writing and I have a load more ideas for a lot of my fandoms so exciting times ahead!

So this particular story has been in the works now for nearly a year? I've written the full thing and now it's just a case of reviewing and tweaking, adding and taking away until I am happy with this.

So the idea came to me when I was on the bus to work listening to the Burlesque soundtrack. The whole idea then slowly started piecing together until I had a solid foundation to work with. I am very proud of this piece and a lot of time and effort has gone into this (even sneaking in writing chapters at work!).

I have gone through a really dark time in my life in 2017 and writing this story has really brought me back and been my little escape while I healed so I'm very protective of this.

So this is a Michi-ish piece, so if you're a fan I would definitely recommend along with some Sorato and a sprinkling of Takari.

Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon or the cover image for this work.

I really hope you enjoy reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it! Eeek!

Curtain Up.

"Sora please! Don't tell anyone, he can't know, no one can know."

"So, what are you going to do? Just disappear? You know that won't work!"

"What other choice do I have Sora? He'll never accept this, you've seen what he's done and I'm not taking him back after that."

"This isn't just about you anymore!"

"Don't you think I know that! That's why I can't stay, I have to go."

"And where exactly do you plan to go? Hm?"

"I... I'm not sure but I'll figure it out. Look I should go. Please don't say anything."

Sigh. "I won't. But I'm not happy about it."

"You don't have to be. Goodbye Sora."

"Bye. Mimi."

5 years later.

Sora cracked her eye open as light spilled in through the split in the curtain. She shifted her aching shoulders stiffly and turned away from the sun's morning rays. With her sleep well and truly broken Sora sigh and pulled herself up and swung her legs over the side of the bed careful to not wake the sleeping body beside her. She trudged into the spacious kitchen in the apartment and began her morning routine of preparing her coffee. Black, no sugar. With another yawn, she grabbed a key while the kettle boiled and went out to grab the mail and morning paper.

Still blurry eyed she grabbed everything out of the small box and shut the lid turning the key to lock it. Starting to regain her senses she smelt the soothing aroma of bacon sizzling from next door and the faint thrumming of music from the place below. As she re-entered her apartment she heard the pot 'click' and the steady flow of hot water falling into her waiting mug. She grabbed her cup and walked over to the breakfast bar, she noticed idly how it was a beautiful morning. Hmm should I wear my floral skirt today? Damn, did it say it was going to rain later? Sora made a mental note to check the forecast before she got changed later.

Taking a strong sip of her drink, she let the strong smell wash over and rid the remaining drowsiness from her. She placed her mug down and started skimming through the mail, she placed the newspaper on the side for him and carried on looking through the post. Junk, Bill, Takeout Menu, Junk, Junk, Ju-, Oh!

Sora furrowed her brow at the pink envelop with her name written in cursive scrawl across the front. She pulled open the paper to find a fancy little party invitation inside, it had glitter surrounding the frame and little butterflies attached to the corners, the big number '5' plastered right in the centre. Sora opened the card to find two sets of handwriting on each side. One clearly written by the smaller person whose invitation it was, the other from the smaller person's mother.

'Aunty Sora!

You are invited to my super-duper amazing 5thBirthday Party!

Mummy said it will be at Mr Mickey's Playhouse! How cool is that!

The party will be on the 15thApril at 12:00pm.

I hope you can come and bring Uncle Matt too! He always brings cool presents!

Lots of Love Mya xx'

Sora smiled at the invitation, she inspected the little handwriting giggling slightly imagining little Mya concentrating hard while her mother instructed her what to write, the number of little scribbles indicated it wasn't an easy task.

Speaking of Mya's mother, she had written Sora a note also.

'Hi Sora,

So sorry for not replying to you lately, things have been… a little hectic. Nothing to worry about though. I'm so sorry for the short notice of the party but Mya insisted, and I really wanted to see you… so two birds and all that. Feel free to invite who you like, lord only knows I could use some adult conversations! I have a few spare beds so if you want to crash for the night that's no problem. I hope you can make it.

You know the way, right? Any trouble text me.

All the love,

Meems. xoxo'

Sora smiled softly at the message, she pulled out her phone and checked the date. Wednesday 12th April shone across the screen. Hmm I suppose a few days off won't hurt. Sora pulled up the email tab and sent a message to her assistant manager telling her she would be in later and was planning the next week off. Her smile grew thinking of seeing her dear friend and her daughter soon, Mya was so much like her mother it was like seeing a mini-me.

Just then the sound of padding feet came through into the kitchen, Sora looked up and smiled at the sight of her pyjama clad boyfriend.

"Morning."

"Morning." He grunted in return, he was never one for mornings. He trudged over to the kitchen and began making his own cup of coffee, an almost identical routine to the one previous. He grabbed his mug and made his way over to her.

"What'cha got?"

"Mainly junk, a few bills." Sora said shifting through the papers. "…and this." She passed the pink invitation forward into Matt's hands, he put his mug down and blinked a few times before furrowing his brow to read the messages. Sora took another sip of her coffee the delightful liquid making her 'hmm' blissfully.

"Oh. I see."

Sora's face fell into a scowl. "Don't do that."

"Do what?"

"That! You're always so cold when we speak about them."

"Well how can I not be? After what she's done-"

"What she's done?! After what he did, can you blame her?"

Matt pinched the bridge of his nose and took a calming breath before looking back at her. "I'm not saying what he did was right, look I don't want to have another fight with you over this. He's my best friend and I'll always say he has a right to know."

Sora sigh and nodded her head slowly. She agreed with him, of course she did. What her best friend did was as unforgivable and what he did, Heh, guess they do deserve each other. Truth be told Sora has also had several fights with her friend, begging her to come home and tell him what happened, she desperately wanted the truth to come out. Keeping a secret like this was bad enough, but holding it for 5 years was just as bad as what their best friends have done to each other. No wonder her and Matt were the only two who knew.

"Hey I have an idea." Sora looked back at him and quirked an eyebrow. "You do?"

Matt nodded his blonde hair bouncing at the motion. "Yeah, I think we should invite him."

There was a stony silence. "You are joking, right?"

"What?"

"What do you mean what!" Sora gasped before standing up and rushing round the breakfast table. "We can't invite him! I can see it now 'Oh hey Meems thanks so much for the invite by the way we've invited your ex! Oh and the secret baby daddy to your daughter that's cool, right?"

Matt gave an unimpressed look. "Well what do you propose we do?"

"We do the same as always and keep our mouths shut." Matt went to protest in defence of his friend but was met with the echoing slam of the bedroom door.

Sora walked out of her bedroom in a simple floral skirt and light blouse, she checked the forecast as remembered and the day was set to be wall to wall sunshine, the perfect excuse to use her new skirt. As she gathered her things in a bag the intercom buzzed. Seeing as Matt was still in the shower she answered it.

"Hello?"

"It's your favourite guy!"

"But Matt's in the shower?"

"Ouch Sor, I'll pretend I didn't hear that. Let me in!"

Sora rolled her eyes and buzzed the idiot in. For all she hated him for what he did to Meems he was still one of her closest friends. I mean after all they went through together and their adventures in the past how could they not be? Scandalous secret child secret aside.

Sora couldn't hear the shower anymore so she guessed Matt must have gotten out, she heard a knock at the door and a slight rattle before their 'fearless leader' walked in.

He hadn't changed much, none of them had really. His hair remained bushy and proud, he'd gotten taller and broader, his time at the gym speaking for itself. His skin a light tan caught from all his time playing soccer outside was covered is a blue shirt and he had jeans with black sneakers on his feet. He made a beeline for the fridge and instantly pulled out the leftover lasagne.

"You know it's like having a dog." Sora said rolling her eyes.

"Dogs don't look this handsome."

"That's debatable." Sora mumbled low enough for him not to hear. Matt emerged from the bedroom dressed in his t-shirt, jeans and his standard leather jacket. "Seriously Tai I'm going to start charging you rent, you never leave!"

Tai rolled his eyes before shoving another mouthful in. "Stop being so dramatic." He clanged the fork down in the now empty dish and stood up. "Right Ishida, you ready?"

Matt picked up his wallet and keys. "Yeah."

"Where are you guys off to?" Sora asked.

"Your boyfriend is treating me to lunch, aint I lucky?" Tai said with glee, Sora gave Matt a questioning look.

"He won my case for me, with that guy that said I ripped off his song."

Ah. Sora was aware of that saga. Matt's band had their first breakthrough hit and naturally some no-name piped up saying that the band had copied his song (his unreleased song to add). He took the band to court but with Matt's best friend being the up and coming top lawyer in Odaiba he easily walked the trial. "But you've just eaten half a lasagne."

"Hey! I'm a growing boy." Tai grinned.

Sora shook her head and bent down to grab her bag.

"Hey what's this?"

"Tai! Give me that!"

Sora's head jerked up and her eyes doubled. She saw as Matt swiped the pink card out of Tai's hand but Sora could see he already saw. His face had gone a chalky white and he stood ridged not saying a word.

"Tai-"

"It's her."

The room seemed to drop in temperature, despite the sun's rays on her back Sora felt cold. She'd pictured this scene a thousand times telling Tai this dirty little secret, but not one of those times did he find out like this. His next question sent Sora's head spinning.

"Who's Mya?"

Sora looked at Matt who looked like he wanted to vomit. He swallowed hard.

"Look Tai lets go out and we'll talk about this."

"Who. Is. Mya?" His tone was strong and firm and all traces of the happy playful Taichi had disappeared. In front of her was the cold lawyer. Sora felt tears pool in her eyes and tried to swallow back the lump lodged in her throat.

"Tai- We- I- She- Mya's…" Sora couldn't say it, the burden weighing down on her hard. Forbidding her to reveal her best friend's deepest secret. Tai's face looked murderous and he turned to look at them both.

"Mya is Mimi's daughter Tai." Matt said strongly, he was stood tall and unwavering. Tai's head whipped to Matt's so fast Sora thought it might snap.

"H-her daughter?!"

She could see the cogs whirring in his mind, piecing things together. "You know where she is?" It came out in a low voice, but it still had her rooted to the spot. Sora opened her mouth to reply.

"Wait! You know where she has been all this time?!" His voice exploded.

"Yes! But she made us swear not to tell you!" Sora cried her voice wobbling, the first tear spilling over thinking of how much she has let Mimi down. Matt seeing the tear fall from her eye stiffened and rounded on his best friend.

"Yes, we know! But only we know, no one else does! Now either you can calm down and talk or you can leave, I'm not having Sora upset." Matt hissed.

"Matt! We can't-"

"No Sora! I've told you this has gone on long enough! He found out which we knew he would eventually!"

Sora's shoulder's slumped in defeat and she pulled out her phone, writing a quick message to her assistant manager at the store saying she couldn't make it in. Tai was stalking over to the couch, fists balled and jaw set, Sora barely registered her phone beep in response to the new message. She sat down and glanced at the screen, the message from her assistant asking of everything was okay. Sora swallowed and replied, 'family emergency' before turning her phone on silent.

Tai rounded on the couple his eyes broken and ablaze.

"Talk. Now."

Dun dun dun!

Jumping straight into the story, no messing about!

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Thank you so much for reading! Until next time!

Cornelia.x