Hello!!! I have good news and bad news. Seeing that people usually like to have the good news last, I'll start with the bad news. My computer crashed a few days ago, and all my files were deleted. Including the next chapter of "The Last Dance." The good news is that I came up with a new story! It just hit me while I lay in bed looking at my teddy bears. I hope you enjoy it!
Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon.
One True Love
Chapter 1: Valentina
By: Koumiko
.: Kari's POV :.
My 15th birthday. I was unwrapping my parents' gift, wrapped in pink wrapper with a white bow. It has been 4 years since our last digimon adventure, and all of us digidestined have been living our lives as if it never even happened. Tai plays soccer in college still, and he is dating Sora, who is also in the same college studying interior design. Mimi is still in America, Joe is studying medicine, Izzy is in an academic school for the talented, and Matt is, well, in culinary school. Davis, TK and I have started our first year in High School, while Yolei's in her second year, Cody a year after us. Davis, as usual, is still trying to get me to be his girlfriend. He thinks that since TK now has a girlfriend, he could keep me all to himself.
Her name is Rika. She was a new student in our grade. I still remember how she fell head over heels for him.
FLASHBACK
"Hello, class, we have a new student here today. Her name is Rika Makino, and she is from Kyoto. Please welcome her." Our teacher clapped as a strange girl walked in. She had long brown hair tied back into a ponytail, and her dark blue eyes looked around nervously. She was wearing skinny jeans, and her yellow shirt was long and imitated a skirt being worn on top of her jeans. I found her quite attractive, and I looked around the class and saw all the boys oggling her. Even Davis. I looked to TK on my left, trying to find someone to sympathize with me, and I found him also staring. I had no idea why but I somehow felt jealous.
"Rika, why don't you sit behind Hikari-chan over there?" He pointed to the empty seat behind me. Out of politeness, I waved my hand and pointed to the desk behind me to help her. She smiled as she passed me.
"Thanks, Hikari. I'm Rika." I smiled politely.
"Hi." Within seconds, she spotted TK.
"Whoa, who is THAT?!" She exclaimed in a whisper, as our teacher resumed the class.
"That's my friend TK– " Before I could even finish, she had tapped him on the shoulder, and he turned around.
"Hey, do you want to go on a date?" She asked bluntly. Davis was also turned around, just watching her. As soon as the question fell out of her mouth, we both just stared in silence, first at her, then TK, then her again. I smiled, hiding a laugh. TK would never just go out with a girl he's never even met. I felt sorry for Rika, who was about to be rejected by someone I thought I knew most.
"Sure." TK said, shrugging.
END FLASHBACK
That's how everything began. If I had only stopped it somehow, if I had been less friendly to Rika, if I had not introduced TK, things could have been different. If I had told him how I felt, or even attempted to get closer to him, things would have been different. There's no use now. I guess he just didn't feel the same way. I remember I cried for nights after I heard of TK and Rika going steady. People did notice, but I just told them all that I had a hard time sleeping.
I finally finished unwrapping, and found a camera. A brand new one, with the best features. I smiled, taking off the camera around my neck. TK had given it to me. It was a simple digital camera from 2 years ago, but I used it with utmost respect, careful not to break it or even scratch the lens. I gently wrapped the wrist strap around the camera, and placed it into what I call my memory box. It was a simple white box which I decorated by glueing pictures of all my memories. In the middle of the lid was a picture of me, TK, Gatomon, and Patamon in our trip to New York. I opened the box. There were more pictures in it, plus my Digivice and my tag and crest of light. TK's camera now joined those memories and I placed the lid on it gingerly, before sliding it under the bunk-bed Tai and I shared.
I pulled another gift box towards me. I opened the card.
Hey Little Sis!
Happy 15th Birthday! I hope you like my present. I have this weird feeling as if you need someone to talk to about.. well, you know... girl stuff. I find it amazing that its so easy to read people through their eyes.
Love you always, Your most handsome and talented big brother, Taichi.
I laughed at his message. He is always overflowing with confidence. I unwrapped the pink and yellow wrapper, revealing a medium-sized black box. I lifted the lid and found a magenta colored bear, with a magenta bow around her neck. On the left side of her chest was stitched a white heart. A ty beanie buddy. I opened the heart on her left ear.
Valentina. Valentina the beanie baby is the true love of Valentino.
I held the magenta bear at arms length. I finally realized that Tai knew what I felt this whole time. I didn't know how to feel. I smiled, but tears still spilled from my eyes and I cried, hugging Valentina tightly, letting her absorb all sadness I've been hiding from the world.
OMG! More GOOD news!!!! When I uploaded this fic from my laptop, I found a SAVED, uploaded (but not yet finished) chapter for "The Last Dance!" Expect to see a second update sometime today or tomorrow! Cya next chapter/story!
xoxo, Koumiko