Chapter 1: Feeling

"M-mom, why can't I see?" Kari asked, her voice trembling. She felt around her body with her hands and feet. She was laying down on something on her back. It was soft, but had a strange smell to it. Turning her head, which caused her pain, to what she guessed was a pillow, she inhaled the air. "Hospital," Kari muttered out. "I'm in a hospital."

The young sixteen year-old heard her mother sigh. A shuffling sound was made. "Come here, sweetie," she heard her dad whisper to her mom. Next, sounds of sobbing were heard. Her father hushed the sobs coming from her mother.

"Dad?" Kari called out, clenching her fists. "Why is everything black?" she asked, rephrasing her previous question. Before her dad had the chance the door swiftly opened and gasps were heard. There were a number of them. "Who's there? Please? Help me," tears erupted from her blank eyes. She closed her eyelids hard.

Suddenly, something warm was felt wrapping itself around her hand. Kari allowed her fingers to feel what wrapped her own hand. It was a hand belonging to another. "Hey, little sister," Tai greeted, worry evident in his voice. Her fingers relaxed as she allowed her hand to wrap around his strong one.

"Hey, Kari!" a chorus of voices called from around where she lay. She couldn't help but give a small smile. Though she could not see, she could pick out every voice's owner. They were both generation of digidestined: Sora, Mimi, Yolei, Joe, Izzy, T.K., Davis , Ken, & Cody. How could she not know who was who? The only person who she did not hear was Matt. Why would she, though? He and the Wolves were becoming bigger than big itself all the way in America .

"Hey," she whispered back. She squeezed Tai's hand. "Why can't I see?" she asked once again.

Somehow, she could feel tension fill the room. There was silence; all that could be heard was hard, not soft or normal, breathing. Kari began growing impatient. Tai sensing this sighed. "Kari, you were in a bad accident tonight when you, mom, dad, and I were driving home. We are all fine but…something flew into your eyes."

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Once again, silence filled the room.

"Kari," a male's voice said as a hand encased her other hand. She knew it was T.K. by the way he had called her name. Her other hand relaxed in his as she tried to grasp all of this in. "We're here for you. We're not going to let anything bad happen to you." Kari felt something wet on her hand he held.

Squeezing his hand gently, she ran her thumb on his hand in a circular motion. She was trying to soothe him? Leave it to Kari not to worry about herself, but for others. "Don't cry, T.K." she said in a soothing voice. "I'll be fine," but not even she could stop her own tears from falling.

Sobbing sounds came from deep within her chest as her whole body trembled. Everyone tried to surround her with a hug and, somehow she knew, so she pushed them away gently.

"Please," she whispered out. "Just give me some time."

Davis went close to the end of her bed. "Kari…," Davis began, trying to console her in the best way he could.

She lifted her hand up in front of her face, he stopped right there.

"Don't," she merely said. Everyone looked at each other. "Just go. I need so time alone." Someone else was about to speak, but she spoke first. "Please, you guys. Just go. I don't need anyone right now."

With another look to each other, everyone shrugged their shoulders and went out the room. Even her mom and dad had left the room. Good. Now she could have some time to herself. Now she could just let it all out without them worrying about her.

Kari shook her head disbelievingly, tears breaking free from her eyes. She had worked so hard in her past two years of high school. She was first in her class. None of her grades on her report card was less than an "A". The young girl even had her idea set of what she wanted to be. She wanted to be a Pediatrician. Kari had always loved young kids and just being able to help them would have been enough for her.

Though Kari had many academic achievements, she also had many athletic ones, too. She was the top track runner in all of Tokyo. She had led her volleyball team to many tournaments, placing second in the top ten. Though she was great in gymnastics, she never did cheerleading. Incidentally, Kari, though she did not feel like she was popular, was the most popular girl in all of her school. She had everything, yet never acted like it was a big thing.

Suddenly, a knock was heard at her door.

Wiping her tears away, she muttered, "Tai, just give me some more time," she sniffled, trying to get her tears to stop. As she did this, she wondered how horrible she looked right now.

After hearing nothing, she rested her head back against her pillow, feeling satisfied. Tai was must have left.

I love to see you walk into the room
Body shining lightin' up the place

"Hello," a musical voice called from the left of her. She swung her head toward the voice, though she remembered she could not see. Her eyes still remained closed Next, she heard the chair screech from its position on the floor, indicating whoever was in here was sitting down.

Kari faced forward. "Who are you?" she asked, not even turning to face the direction she heard the person sit down from. It must have been a doctor. Who else would have come in like that? "Are you a doctor?" Kari asked, wanting answers.

Silence met her for a few moments.

"You're blind," the soothing voice said after a while of waiting and silence. Kari stiffened at this. Whoever it was, was not a doctor. Realizing this, she began searching for the button, with her fingers, that would call a nurse in a frantic rage.

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After not being able to find one, she sighed, tears spewing from her closed eyes once again. She was so weak. How could she just sit here and cry in front of this stranger that had such a beautiful and alluring voice?

Suddenly, she felt something warm beneath her eyes. Kari felt her body stiffen again, but, awkwardly, relax under its own will. She exhaled the breath that she did not know she inhaled.

"Don't cry," the voice spoke again, trying to soothe her. Somehow, her body did feel soothed. Her tears instantly stopped. He began moving something warm on her cheek.

"Thumb," she stated. "That's your thumb," Kari repeated, feeling a bit proud that she could feel and make some things out.

"Yes," the man whispered, and she could just hear the smile in his voice.

Kari let him stroke her cheek for a while, before she came crashing down to reality. Here she was, blind, letting this person, a man no less, touch her cheek…caress her cheek. She should be screaming. She should be kicking. "Who are you?" she asked. Why was that all she could do?

Once again, silence met her ears. Finally, he spoke again. "You know," he began, stroking her cheek softly. "You have always looked beautiful when you cried."

Kari felt her body and his hand stiffen right after he had said that. Kari was thinking the same thing that he was thinking. Whoever this person was just gave away something helpful.

This person had known her or seen her before. So, whoever this person was, she probably knew.

"Who are you?" she asked again. His hand retracted from her face, causing cold air to go against her face. She sighed, missing the warmth. A screeching sound was heard and the shuffling of feet. The sound grew further and further away. "Wait," Kari called. "Who are you?"

Nothing was heard. Whoever it was, was gone.

Kari went back into her musings, but now with something else in her mind. This person was definitely a male. His voice was sweet sounding, like one you would find in the movies. The way his hand felt was…amazing. It was soft, like a silky feeling. His touch made her want to go and close her eyes, sleeping and dreaming of whoever this was.

Once again, another knock was heard on the door. Before she could even ask who it was a voice spoke up.

"Good evening, darling," a female's voice said as she shuffled into the room. Kari smiled, knowing it was a nurse. Only a nurse could sound that sweet especially in a place like this.

Another pair of feet shuffled in. "We came to take some blood," another nurse said. Kari could only smile and nodded. How she wished she could see? Wait…maybe the had seen the person who had just walked out of the room.

Before Kari could even get the question out, the nurses began arguing about what arm to stick the needle into. Kari's voice was so weak, it could not even be heard throughout the room she was in. She waited for their voices to falter, but not even that happened. She was just about to give up when she heard that voice again.

And when you talk, everybody stop

'Cause I know you know just what you sayin'

"Excuse me," the same musical voice called out quietly in the room. Kari could tell by where the voice was coming from that he was by the door. The nurses somehow heard this and their bickering stopped. By the shuffling she heard, Kari summed up that the nurses either turned to look at the man or they were giving him room. "I believe miss Kamiya is trying to speak," he said quietly.

Suddenly, something light was gently pushed into her arms. She could tell by the warmth her arms felt that it was the man who was wrapping her arms around the gift. It was in plastic.

"It's delicate," he whispered into her ear. "Just like you."

An indentation was felt on her bed, indicating that he was now standing up. He stroked her face gently. Next, steps were heard as the young man left the room. Both nurses shuffled again and soon their cold, hard hands were on her arm.

"What a sweet young man you have there, little lady," one of the nurses piped up.

Kari turned her head toward the voice.

The other nurse agreed. "Oh, yes. Too bad I couldn't get a good look at him. He had a hat on that hid his hair."

"Yes," agreed the other nurse. "And those glasses wouldn't let anyone see his eyes."

Kari smiled again, feeling what the young man had put into her arms. After she felt past the plastic, she felt something soft…like petals. As she went downward she felt something hard.

It was a flower.

When she got back up to the petals, she was able to put a name on the flower.

She was able to feel…

…a rose…

But something felt better than that.

His touch.

His touch hand a nice feeling to it.

She smiled.

She liked the…

…feeling…

Well, I decided it was time I try to expand myself in writing. So here it is, my first Digimon fanfiction. Kari is one of my favorite people from this show and she fit this plot perfectly. Well, what do you think? Before you ask, yes I am a big Yakari fan. That's partially why I posted this. There's not enough Yakari fanfics.

This story will deal with Kari and a mysterious stranger. She will learn how to use her other senses throughout the whole story. Since there are only five senses, there will only be five chapters. Hopefully, though, it will be good.

Anyways, I'm off for now. Tell me what you think.

Love,

Lady Anata