Hello. Despite me thinking Ghosts of Years Past would be my last story, I have in fact made a sequel to it. It's called Don't Look Back. It's named after the Boston song of the same name. I hope that you enjoy it.

Disclaimer: Yes, it's time for the infamous disclaimer again. I do not own Digimon.

Tai and Sora threw their arms around each other. They shared a very long, very passionate kiss. Finally, Tai pulled away from Sora. "Bye, my love."

"...B-bye..." Sora said as Tai walked inside his apartment.

That was six years ago, after we stopped Devimon. He wanted to destroy that barrier we made with our crests and take over the Digital World. But we wouldn't let him. A lot has changed since then. All the Digidestined have grown up. Most of us have moved out of the house. Now, our digimon partners are here in the Real World with us. It's going kinda tough right now. Society has to learn to accept them, and they have to learn how to fit in. It doesn't look pretty right now, but I'm sure everything will work out okay. At least we know that the Digital World is safe now.

A certain red-haired girl walked down the street. Her name was Sora Takenouchi. Her beloved boyfriend, Tai, had called her. He wanted to meet her to ask her something. I wonder what he's going to ask me. Sora thought. Could he... Is he going to ask me to marry him? Sora donned an ear-to-ear smile at the thought of the love of her life asking her to marry him. Sora picked her pace up, eager to meet Tai.

Sora entered the place she and Tai were to meet, the park. She looked around and saw Tai sitting on one of the benches, waiting for her. "Tai!"

Tai looked up. He saw Sora and reveled at her beauty. "Hey, hot stuff."

Sora blushed at Tai's affectionate nick name he had given her. She sat down next to Tai on the bench. "Hi, darling. You wanted to see me?"

"Yeah. I wanted to ask you something." Sora crossed her fingers that Tai was going to ask what she hoped he would. "What if... we moved in together?"

Sora did a double take at Tai. What! She shook her head to try and clear her thoughts. "I... uh..."

Tai ducked his head. "If you don't want to, I'll understand."

Sora thought for a moment. We'll be living together... We won't be married, but we will be living in the same house... She looked at Tai. He was acting a little depressed, thinking she was going to say no. "Tai... I... I don't know what to say..."

Tai sat back up and took Sora's hand in his. "Say yes."

Sora stared into Tai's deep brown eyes. "Okay."

Tai jumped up and pumped his fist. "Yes!" Tai shouted so loud, the passerby's in the park looked over at them, inquisitive looks on their faces.

"Tai! Not so loud," Sora said, getting up off the bench to try and control Tai.

Tai faced Sora and threw his arms around her. "Sorry, baby. But, I was so happy. I had to let it out. My love is going to live with me now."

"Yeah..." Sora trailed off. If we can't be married, then this is the next best thing.

The two of them then shared a kiss. "Get a room!" said one of the other people in the park. Tai and Sora pulled out of the kiss and started blushing.

"You first, pal!" Tai yelled back.

Sora laughed. "What does your mom think about this?"

"Who gives a damn?"

"You haven't told her about this yet?"

Tai pulled away from Sora and started pacing. He put his hands behind his back. "I live on my own now. What mama has to think means absolutely nothing to me. Screw her if she doesn't want us to live together. What's she gonna do? She doesn't run my life anymore."

Sora put her hand on her chin. "Does anybody else know about this?"

"Nope. Just us. I wanted to make sure this was going to be a surprise."

Sora walked up behind Tai and wrapped her arms around him. "I know us living together isn't going to be easy, but I'm ready to face all the challenges with you."

Tai smiled. He turned around and hugged Sora. "I love you."

Sora rested her head on Tai's chest. "I love you too."

"Come on. Let's go get you started packing."

Mrs. Kamiya slammed the phone down on the table. "I cannot believe that Tai! How could he do this to us!"

"Huh? What's wrong?" Mr. Kamiya aksed.

"Did he plan this with you! He did, didn't he! You men always work together. Always."

Mr. Kamiya got up off the couch and put his hand on his wife's shoulder. "Honey, calm down and tell me what's wrong."

Mrs. Kamiya took a deep breath. "Tai has asked Sora to move in with him."

"And that's a problem how?"

Mrs. Kamiya stormed off. "I knew you and Tai planned this together!"

Mr. Kamiya ran after his wife. "That's a lie, and you know it!"

Mrs. Kamiya ran into the bedroom and threw herself on the bed. She started crying. "Why did he do it? It's against everything I have ever taught him."

Mr. Kamiya sat down next to his wife on the bed. "Listen, Tai and Sora love each other very much."

"I know," Mrs. Kamiya said as she sat up, tears still falling from her eyes. "But if he was going to do this, why didn't he just ask Sora to marry him?"

"Honey, Tai lives on his own now. It's up to him."

"So you approve of this!"

"I have mixed feelings about it."

"We can't let them go through with this. We have to stop them some how."

Mr. Kamiya pulled his wife into a hug. "It's not up to us. This is what Tai wants. We have to abide by it."

"I should disown him for this."

"Honey... are you sure this is about Tai, and not you having trouble letting go?"

Mrs. Kamiya pulled away from her husband. "What!"

"When Tai moved out, you balled your eyes out. You loved him so much, you couldn't stand to see him leave. Now, he and Sora are going to be living together, and it's tearing you apart because you know he's all grown up now."

Mrs. Kamiya wiped her eyes. "Maybe you're right. But still... our son is going to live with his girlfriend. I thought we taught him better than that."

"What if... he's doing this because he can't afford a wedding right now? Or if he wants to make sure he and Sora can live together and not kill each other? Or both?"

Mrs. Kamiya laughed at the second part of her husband's sentence, despite how hard she had been crying. "I just want them to be happy."

"Well then, let them do it. Tai will marry Sora eventually. You can count on that."

Mrs. Kamiya nodded. "Okay. But I still don't like it."

Matt sat in his room at his desk. His hair, which was usually so neat, was messed up beyond all recognition. Big, black bags lied beneath his eyes. His breathing was fast and erratic. Being a rock star had taken a bit of a toll on him. He had to fend off fan girls ALL the time. Absolutely everybody just had to have his autograph. Every reporter wanted to have an interview. Then there were the constant rehearsals with the band. It seemed like they were practicing every minute of every day. All the songs he and the band practiced replayed over and over in Matt's mind. That jungle beat rang loud and clear. It never, ever, ever left. Matt ran his hands though his messy hair. He wondered what it would take to get the sound of his band's music to leave his mind. Suddenly, a knock came at the door. Matt stayed seated, thinking it was a fan girl that had found his house, or another reporter. He ignored the visitor, hoping that they would go away. But they didn't.

'Matt! Open up!' said the visitor. 'It's Tk! Open up, for crying out loud!'

Matt quickly jumped up out of his chair. He apprehensively jerked his head around the room. Oh no! Tk's here! What do I do! Just act cool. He won't notice. Matt grabbed something off his desk and hit it underneath his bed. Nobody can find out... After making sure "it" was completely hidden out of sight, Matt ran to the door.

"About time!" Tk said as he walked inside. "I was about to call the cops because I thought you were dead or something."

"Come in, won't you?" Matt said, a little aggravated that Tk just let himself in.

"I see you're in a particularly fine mood today," Tk said, sitting down on the couch.

"What'dya want?"

"I came to.. Matt!" Tk said as he looked at Matt.

"What!"

"You look like hell."

"I knew I shouldn't have had that last beer last night."

"Matt, you need to take a couple days off from the band. This is the worst I've ever seen you."

Matt leaned up against one of the walls, then slid down it until he was sitting on the floor. "Yeah. Like that's going to happen."

"Matt, this is serious."

"Yeah. So am I. My band is my paycheck. No way am I going to take any time off."

Tk slapped his forehead. "You're so hard headed."

"Yeah, yeah. Heard it before. Now, what are you doing here?"

"Oh, yeah. I came to check on you. Dad said he hadn't heard from you in days."

Matt ran his hand through his hair. "When is dad going to learn he doesn't have to worry about me anymore? I'm not his responsibility now."

"That doesn't mean he has to stop worrying about his son."

"You mama's boy. You need to quit living off mom and move out."

"Matt, don't change the subject. Take my advice, lay off the band for a day or two."

"Duly noted. We done?"

Tk sighed. "Yeah. We are. I can see where this is going. Take care, Matt." With that, Tk let himself out. Man, what's happening to him? He's letting himself go to hell. If he really cares about that band so much, why doesn't he take a break so he can still sing with them? If he keeps this up, he's going to end up killing himself. Tk sighed again. Seeing his brother in his condition depressed him. He dug his cell phone out of his pocket.

"Kari? Hey, it's Tk... I just came from Matt's house... Yeah, he's fine... I think. He looked awful... Yeah. It was like he hadn't eaten anything for a whole day... Hey, can you meet me for lunch? Seeing Matt like that and dealing with his attitude has got me down... Okay... See you in a few minutes... I love you... Bye..." With that, Tk shut his phone.

Tk and Kari had become even closer then that had been before. They saw each other almost every day, and commonly had lunch together. When they were still in high school, Kari would come to every basketball game Tk had. They went to movies all the time. When they went to a horror flick, Kari would hold on tight to Tk. They were so in love.

Tk got to the cafe he and Kari were going to meet at. She was already there waiting for him. "Hey, girl," Tk said as he sat down.

"Hey there. You okay?"

Tk rubbed his face. "Not exactly. Something is wrong with Matt. I don't know what it is, but I know there's something not right with him. It's really bothering me."

"Did he hint at you that something was wrong?"

"No. I know him. I can always read like an open book. There's something he's not telling me."

"I wonder what it is..."

The two of them sat there and thought for a moment. "I dunno. I'm sure we will find out in time."

Just then, the waitress came and took their order.

Tk and Kari had finished eating and had left the cafe. "So, wanna go see a movie some time?" Tk asked.

Kari put her hand on her chin. "I would love to. But I got college and work for the rest of the week."

"Darn! That sucks."

"I know. I wanna go out with you so bad. We haven't had many chances to since I started working."

Tk pulled Kari into a hug. "I love you."

"I love you too." Tk pecked Kari and the lips. With that, they went their separate ways.