Love's True Destiny

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Note:- This is during season 02. The new Digidestined have taken a trip to the Digiworld with a picnic in mind.

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"Hey Kari wait up! Didn't you see or hear me like 20 minutes ago?" asked a panting Davis





"Sorry Davis. I guess I was so absorbed in my conversation with Takeru that I didn't hear you." Replied the petite brunette.



"Hey Davis"



"What is it TC?"



"My name's Takeru and I just wanted to tell you that Kari was saying that she made a special snack just for you but she's afraid someone else will eat it."



"Really, hmmm….hey Yolei, Cody wait up! We can stop here! Here give me the basket." yelled the gullible Davis, pointing to the basket in Yolei's arms.



Takeru and Kari walked slowly toward the others, giggling, over Davis' reaction to Takeru's news.



As they approached the picnic site they groaned. There was Davis, sitting on the cloth, but there was no food to be seen anywhere.



"Guess that wasn't a good idea after all Takeru."



"What are you two talking about?" asked a furious Yolei "He just ate all our food."



"Maybe you should have had some extra. Thinking ahead is always a good idea you know." Stated a quiet voice that could belong to only one person, Cody.



He then produced a small bundle wrapped in a cloth. He spread it out to reveal a small feast.



"Wow! Davis eats worse than we do!" exclaimed Veemon.



"I think it would be wise to hide the food from him next time, don't you agree Armadillomon?"



"You're right, Hawkmon. Next picnic Davis stays as far from the food as possible."



Gatomon and Patamon walked slowly behind the others. "Humans are so silly, sometimes." Remarked Gatomon.



"Maybe their programmer switched some wires when they were created." Replied Patamon.



Unexpectedly a digimon crawled toward the merry group. As it approached them it gave off a stench that could drive away even the most powerful digimon.



The Digidestined recoiled as it advanced in their direction. As it limped to the edge of the shadows the children gasped.



"Ewww…what is that thing? It stinks and looks gross!"



That remark earned Davis a glare from Kari.



"That thing is a Nuememon and just so you know, the Nuememon consider me their queen!"



Davis merely hung his head in response to the last comment. Kari stepped in the direction of the digimon who managed to groan "Queen Kari…"



"It's in pain!" Kari exclaimed as she picked up the sick digimon. Little did she know that the pain came from a digivirus. As Kari held the digimon in her arms it began to disintegrate.



"No! Nuememon!" Kari fell to the ground and wept for the digimon she barely knew. "It called me Queen, but I couldn't help it!" With that declaration she collapsed.



"Kari!" exclaimed her friends.



Takeru got to her before the others and when he put his hand to her head he quickly pulled it away. "She's sick again! We have to get her back home and to a hospital!"



The new Digidestined followed him as he headed to the Digiport. On the way Takeru explained how Kari had been sick in Machinedramon's city.



Upon arriving in the real world Davis hurried to the phone to call the hospital. An ambulance arrived shortly and carried the girl away as her friends called Tai and the older Digidestined.



In the hospital Kari was lying in a bedroom, after she got out of the ICU, with tubes attached to her. Tai sat beside her bed praying that she would wake up. His parents sat in the hall, dumbfounded by what had happened to their daughter. Everyone knew how weak Kari was and that there was little hope that she'd pull through this and recover completely.



Down the cold, white corridors in the cafeteria sat Sora with Takeru on one side of her and Mimi on the other. Her eyes moved around her and caught Matt's who was next to Takeru. They looked deeply into each other's eyes as Sora read the depression in his. Matt tried to comfort his brother again while Yolei who sat beside Mimi was engaged in a conversation about Kari's condition. She was having an argument with Cody and Mimi and Davis sat there listening to them.



Sora looked up to see two of the smartest people she knew approaching the group. She got up quietly, making sure she didn't disturb anyone else. Izzy and Joe refused to meet Sora's questioning eyes. Immediately she knew the answer to her unasked question.



"Don't tell them yet please? I don't think they've gotten over the fact that she was in ICU." She begged as she let her eyes wander over the despairing group of friends.



"Ok Sora but you know they'll find out eventually." Replied Joe



"Hopefully some time will give them a chance to recover a bit." Stated Izzy.



"I'm going to go see her now. I'll send Tai so you can tell him. He has a right to know."



As Sora walked through the corridors she thought of how they seemed to be cold and sterile. It was not the kind of atmosphere she would have expected in a hospital. It was almost as if its daily inhabitants had become drones who felt and saw nothing and only did their work.



Sora walked in to Kari's room and placed a comforting hand on the shoulder of the young man who tirelessly held his sister's had as if he could give her strength through that small act. She loved the way Tai cared about his sister and his devotion to her.



As Tai lifted his eyes he thought he saw and angel and feared it was coming to take his baby sister away from him. He then realized it was Sora and began to relax.



"Tai, Joe and Izzy need to speak to you. It's very important and they asked you to come right away.



Tai threw a glance at his sister then got up, started toward the door then stopped and said, "Take care of her while I'm gone."



As he left Sora assumed the chair that Tai had vacated and took Kari's hand in her own.



"Oh Kari! You are so young, it's not fair that your life should be taken away so soon. You can't give up fighting! Don't you know how many people are praying for you? What about the digimon? Where would they be without their Angel of Light? You can't leave us. Your brother, Takeru, Davis…what will become of them if you leave their lives? I just wish that you weren't the one to get sick! So many people depend on you I wish there was some way I could take your place. You are weak right now and need a rest. Why can't someone stronger fight this battle for you?!!!!" cried Sora as she gripped Kari's hand. Without warning there was a flash of light and Kari opened her eyes to find herself sitting in a chair next to the bed.

****What happened? I could have sworn that I was lying on that bed just two minutes ago.****



Kari looked down at the hand in her own. Her eyes moved up to the bed to see its owner was…



A/N: This is my 1ST digimon fic so have mercy on me! ok I really like Taiora's and Sorato's but since I can't decide which I like better I decided to make this fic both. The problem is that in order for it to have an ending that doesn't break a heart this is gonna be a little depressing. Sorry! R&R!