Gotta Be You

a yamato and mimi fanfiction

Hello~ This is my first Digimon (which I don't own) fanfiction so I hope you enjoy it!

This story is based on The Vow (don't own either) but not entirely and the song Gotta Be You by One Direction. Enjoy~

A beautiful woman with soft, waist length caramel brown hair, wide hazel eyes, and pale pink skin had stolen my heart on December 24, 2008 at the happiest place on earth. Her name is Mimi Tachikawa.

It's weird, you know? Falling for your best friend's ex-girlfriend a week after they broke up. Mimi and I had never been that close despite the fact that we've known each other since we were ten. It was only after she started dating Tai when I noticed how much she had… grown. Needless to say, when I saw her holding hands with Tai the summer of 2007 a little green monster built up within me.

I knew Tai. And I knew he loved Mimi, but I also knew that it wasn't enough. And you wanna know why? Two words: Sora Takenouchi. Tai and Sora were those two friends in the group who were bound to hook up sooner or later and we were all surprised when Mimi showed up to our get together wrapped up in Tai's arms. I guess after being together for a year, Sora stepped up her game even though Tai was already taken. He fell for her again and broke Mimi's heart.

Mimi went to me, Yamato Ishida, for help when she was heartbroken and devastated. I can remember that day like it was yesterday…

Exactly a week after Tai and Mimi had broken up; I got a text message from the princess herself.

"Matt, can we hang out or something? I really need a day out. ): xx Mimi"

"Anything for you, princess. Call me."

Around 10 at night, I was waiting for Mimi in front of Sleeping Beauty's Castle in Disneyland. She told me that Tai was supposed to take her here at midnight to celebrate the first moments of Christmas together but that didn't happen, and she was looking forward to it. Plus they had already gotten tickets and I wasn't about to pass up an opportunity to spend some time with such a pretty girl.

We met up, went on some rides, and watched the fireworks. I never understood why people called Disneyland the happiest place on earth. That is, until Mimi looked up at me with her big hazel eyes and smiled at me while 'A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes' played in the background. Nothing could stop me from leaning down and kissing her soft pink lips and whispering in her ear, "I think I'm falling in love you."

And that I did. I've had a few girlfriends in the past, but I had never felt the same way for them as I did when I was with Mimi. After our Disneyland date, we went out some more until she finally told me, "I think I'm ready to move on." On February 24, 2009, I asked her to be my girlfriend and she said yes.

It took a while for Mimi to fully forgive Tai and Sora, but she did, and I was so proud of her for it. There was even a point where we went on double dates.

I was so in love with Mimi. I never thought it was possible to be so in love with another human being. I knew this feeling. I've felt it for music, singing, and playing the guitar. But then there was Mimi. She was my muse, and every inch of me wanted to be with her, wanted to love her… Do I sound cheesy? Must be the musician in me speaking.

After almost a year of dating, on December 24, 2010, our whole gang went to Disneyland to celebrate Christmas Eve together. Everyone was there: Tai, Sora, TK, Kari, Yolei, Ken, Izzy, and Jou…

"Hey babe, I'm gonna head to the bathroom real quick," I told my girlfriend, pecking her quickly on the cheek. She just nodded her head and smiled.

As I headed off, I heard Tai ask, "Tired yet, Meems?" I chuckled. Mimi didn't know what was coming her way. Grabbing my guitar from one of my band members who was waiting for me behind the castle, he gave me a thumbs up and a quick good luck.

This was it.

As I walked across the bridge, I saw Mimi sitting on the stool another one of my band mates set up. I couldn't help but smile at how confused she looked. Slinging my guitar on, I started playing the chords to the song I was going to sing to her.

"It's a beautiful night… We're looking for something dumb to do…" I started singing, sneaking up behind her. Her head whipped around towards me, a shocked look on her face.

"Hey baby…" I smiled, looking at her. "I think I wanna marry you." A look of realization came across her face and her eyes started to water up. A crowd began to gather to watch as I proposed to the love of my life.

"Is it the look in your eyes? Or is it this dancing juice…? Who cares, baby? I think I wanna marry you!" I sang as her hands covered her mouth and the tears started streaming down her face. The crowd began to clap their hands to the tune and even sing along.

When I finished singing the song, I took her hand and helped her stand up. Pulling out a tiny box out of the pocket on my cargo shorts, I got down on one knee and opened the box. "Mimi Tachikawa, I've never ever felt this way about a woman. I love you… everything about you. And I realized that in this same spot exactly two years ago. So hey Mimi, I know I'm not most perfect guy in the world…" I heard someone amongst my friends snort. "But I'm perfect for you and you're perfect for me so… Will you marry me?"

As I smiled nervously up at her, her beautiful smile wouldn't disappear as she nodded her head eagerly, managing to let out a small, "Yes."

"December 17, 2008: Tai broke up with me. He just… told me to meet him at our usual spot at the park in my neighborhood. It was freezing outside and just seeing him waiting for me warmed me up. But what he told me didn't. He said… Oh god… He said that he was in love with Sora. SORA. My BEST FRIEND, Sora. I knew he kinda had a thing for her but I thought it would pass. He loved ME, right? Dear Diary, I don't know what to do. I feel like I have no one to talk to. I-I… I would usually call Sora but I feel so betrayed. I don't know what to do."

"December 19, 2008: I'm still so sad, Diary. After a year of dating Tai, I'm not used to going to bed without hearing him say, "Good night, Meems. I love you." I got a text from Matt today. He told me that if I needed to talk to anyone that he was there to listen to what I had to say. He even said that he was pissed at Tai right now. I guess… it made me feel a little better but…"

"December 25, 2008: Diary, don't be mad at me. Matt kissed me last night. I had bottled up everything about Tai for the past week and I needed to tell someone so I asked Matt to meet up with me. We went to Disneyland and he made me happy. Almost as happy as I felt when I was with Tai. Matt said that… he was falling in love with me. I don't know what to think. I never saw Matt in that kind of light but yesterday was so… magical. I'm so confused."

"January 4, 2009: I went out with Matt today. We went to the mall and he bought me the cutest teddy bear I had ever seen in my life! I'd never noticed how sweet he actually was. He could make me smile without even trying. He was so charming and not to mention good looking! He is one of the, if not most, attractive guy I knew. Hahaha! And we had a great day until… we saw Tai and Sora on a date being all lovey dovey and holding hands. Tai looked at Sora in a way that he never looked at me. It hurt. A lot… Despite the fact that I had a great time with Matt, I don't think going out so early in my break up with Tai was a good idea."

"February 22, 2009: Haven't written in here for a while! Sorry, Diary! Life's started to brighten up thanks to Matt, surprisingly! Who knew we'd grow so close? He's taken me out on dates and to his band practices and we've spent a lot of time together. We've even kissed a bunch of times… I really like him and I don't care what anyone thinks. I'm ready to move on and… be with him."

"February 24, 2009: I spent the day with my boyfriend. (: Ahh that's right, Diary. Matt asked me to be his girlfriend, and I accepted. I'm so happy! I hope Matt and I get to spend a long, long time together…!"

…

"December 24, 2010: Matt Ishida is too good for me. It's a mystery to me how I fell for Tai when someone who was so obviously perfect for me was right there all along. He treats me like the princess I've always wanted to be. He remembers every little detail, writes songs for me, and even kisses me in front of all his friends. Matt is absolutely perfect in my eyes. How did I get so lucky? Today… we went to Disneyland… He told me that he was just going to the bathroom so I continued to walk around with our group and they made me sit on a stool in front of the castle. I was so confused and had no idea what was going on. Why were they making me sit on this stool? People were starting to stare! I was about to yell at them when I heard a guitar playing behind me and Matt's beautiful voice singing, "It's a beautiful night… We're looking for something dumb to do…"My head whipped around to see him serenading me. My emotions were jumbled up and I didn't know what to think… What was he doing? "Hey baby…" He smiled while he was singing, and he was looking at me the whole time. "I think I wanna marry you." I began crying when I realized his motive. I couldn't believe it. Yamato Ishida was asking me to marry him and when he was done singing, I said yes."

There were many more pages after that entry, but I couldn't bear to read any more. I took out the two rings the doctor gave me from my pocket. One was a simple gold band, but the other was a beautiful ring with diamonds embedded on it and a much bigger one in the middle. The tears wouldn't stop streaming down my face as I stared at the closed book in front of me.

He was Matt Ishida, a boy I had only known as Tai's best friend. And according to this diary that everyone claims to be mine, he was the love of my life. Apparently, he's treated me like I was the best thing to walk on earth and I loved him more than anything in this world. Reading "my" diary entries, I was just so confused.

If… Matt and I were so in love…

why couldn't I remember it?

Okay you might be confused right now. No worries, the plot will enter in the next chapter but I had to establish Matt and Mimi's relationship first.

Plus I just wanna see how this story does in this fandom before continuing so be sure to review! Thanks for reading!