Disclaimer: I don' own Digimon nor any of the associated characters, places, or events. This story as far as I know is in no way a plagiarism of another story. Should some part of the story resemble another piece it was completely unintentional.

It had been... A long time. So long he couldn't remember what his friends looked like. But that didn't mean he had stopped talking to them. They had long conversations everyday in the phone everyday. He actually found it kind of hard to keep up with 11 people talking at the same time. But he knew that he wouldn't change them for the world.

Specially her... Once again he started to think about all of the times he had spent with his best friend when they were young. He remembered laughing all the time with her. He remember her sweet smile that made him feel happy and strong. He remembered her strawberry perfume that always baffled his mind when she hugged him. He wasn't quite sure when he had fallen for her, maybe it was on that fateful Christmas so many years ago. It would have been a normal day like he expected, wake up, get breakfast, go out with his friends, come home, have lunch, get ready, go to the party, have fun, leave, go to sleep, and wake up the next day. It was supposed to be like that expect for one minor, and happy, mishap. He almost had to leave but his friends were trying to get him to stay, except Davis because he had fallen asleep on the couch. He had succeeded in breaking free of most of them but there was one that still latched on to him.

"Come on, Keru. Stay!" Takeru Takaishi. One of the original Digidestined and the bearer of the Crest of Hope. He was fairly tall for his age and had a well built physique thanks to his basketball training. He had golden hair and light blue eyes that always seemed to express joy. You could never be sad around him, somehow he always managed to make people smile. For this his friends cared for him deeply. And that is the reason why the young girl was still trying to get him to stay.

"Sorry Kari, it's late and my mom will have my head if I'm not there by midnight." Kari Kamiya. Another one of the Digidestined and Takeru's childhood friend. She was a petite girl with fair skin. She had silky brown hair that reached just over her shoulders. Her eyes were a reddish brown that always held concern for anyone. She usually was very polite and calm and was very gentle to her friends. But right now she was behaving like a spoiled child looking for her teddy bear. Takeru couldn't say that he didn't enjoy the attention but he did have to leave. He had started to walk towards the door, but since she was holding on to his arm she was being dragged as well. When he reached the exit her turned around, grabbed her hands that were hugging him and held them on his own.

"Kari, you know I will se you again tomorrow right?" She looked down and swayed her foot around.

"I know, but we are having so much fun!" She looked up at him and had a small pout which he found incredibly cute.

"I know and I don't want to go either, but you know how it is with my mom." She sighed and nodded slowly. She then let go of his hands and embrace him. He was a little shocked but he returned the gesture. They let go of each other after a couple of minutes.

"Bye T.K., se you tomorrow." She said. He had opened the door but he turned back and smiled at her, the kind of smile that made her mind go numb and made her legs feel like feeble jelly.

"Bye Kar." When he was about to leave he herd someone call out to him.

"Hold on there lover boy, you forgot something!" When he turned around he saw all of his friend, save for Davis who was still snoring on the couch, with huge grins on their faces. Kari had a curious look on her face and turned to look at Sora who had just spoken.

"What do you mean 'forgot something'?" Sora only lifted her hand and pointed towards the ceiling over the door. TK and Kari followed her finger and found quite a surprise, hanging just above their heads lay a small branch. When they spotted it both TK and Kari's faces got really red. It was unmistakeably Mistletoe. When they lowered their gaze their eyes met and their blush deepened. TK gulped and looked at his friends who were still grinning widely. He motioned for them to turn around. Suspiciously enough they did as he said. When he was sure they weren't looking TK nervously walked up to Kari. He stopped right in front of her and stared into her eyer.

"Merry Christmas, Kari." He gently leaned forward and kissed her. It was an innocent and sweet kiss. But for both of them it was pure bliss. Until.. CLICK! The loud clicker sound of a camera reached their ears, the separated immediately and realized what had just happened. Sora was holding the camera in her hands and had a devious smile.

"Shit!" They both said. It had been a fun day, but that was long ago. He was now 19 years old and was attending college. He had been admitted to a university in London where he studied to become a writer. He was in between all of his friends. Mimi had gone back to the US and studied gastronomy. Joe had moved to Switzerland to further advance his already vast medical knowledge. Sora had moved to France to study design. Matt had tagged along with her since his band was taking a break from all of the gigs they had had. Izzi and Tai had remained in Japan and continued on to college as well, but they both have moved to other cities. Kari being the kind person she was didn't have the heart to leave her family behind so she studied in Odaiba. Davis had gone to travel the world and gain some fame as a football player. Ken and Miyako had gone to Germany since Miyako wanted to travel around Europe. Cody was a senior in High School at Odaiaba. Even if most of them had gone very, very, far TK still hoped that they all met again in the future. Not like their reunions in the Digiworld, he wanted to see his friends in his world and truly see how their lives had gone. How her life was. He still held on to his feelings, no matter how silly it may seem he still hoped. Who could blame him, after all he was born with it.

Anyways,time had gone by so fast for TK. And it was once more winter break, last year he had far too much work to go back to visit his family and friends, but this year he was free to go. He had already packed everything he needed and was checking to see if there was anything he missed. When he patter around his neck he realized he was missing something, He started to frantically search for whatever he was missing and apparently he found it, lying on top of his night stand. He picked it up and looked at it. It was a small golden locked with the shape of a heart, and when it opened it revealed a picture of TK and Kari in their trip to New York so many years ago. Her face was pressed up against his and they were both smiling. He ran his finger through the picture and smiled himself. He closed it and put it on around his neck.

I hope you haven't forgotten about me. He grabbed his suitcase and left his appartement.

Kari was running around the mall with a bunch of bags with her and a long list. She started to look around while talking to herself.

"Eggnog, eggnog, eggnog, eggnog." She was looking all over until she saw one store in particular. "Eggnog!" She quickly ran towards the store while trying to cross out something from her list. But it seemed she didn't pay enough attention to where she walked and bumped into someone else. "Oh my god, I'm so sorry! I- Yolei?" The girl in question turned to look at her with a puzzled expression.

"Yes, do I know you? Wait a minute... Kari?!" They started squealing while they jumped around and hugged. Suddenly Ken appeared behind Miyako.

"Ken!" Kari let go of Miyako and gave a friendly hug to Ken.

"Hey, Kari." Ken wasn't much for displays of affection so the hug was brief. When she let go she started to question them.

"How have you guys been? How was your trip? When did you get back? Did you already propose Ken?" She was so lost in her thoughts that she didn't realize that some of her bags were still on the floor. Ken noticed this and picked them up. When Kari saw what he was doing she stopped talking and got a little embarrassed. "Thanks, Ken! I forgot that there are still some things I need to get. Would you mind tagging along? I want to hear more about your travels!" They both nodded and followed Kari around while she looked for everything on her list. They told her about how they had visited most parts of Europe. How Ken had decided to become a policeman. How he had indeed proposed to het in Paris, cliche maybe but she had loved it. Eventually Yolei got tired of talking about herself.

"What about you Kar, anyone special yet?" This question made her visibly nervous and she blushed.

"I've had some relationships but, nothing serious yet." She tried to end the discussion there, but Yolei was far from over.

"Still thinking about a certain someone?"

"Huh?" Kari was shocked at her question, but deep down she knew she was right. Some times she daydreamed of what it would be like to see him again.

"Don't worry I'm sure TK feels the same way 'bout you too!" Without realizing it Kari got a little depressed when she answered.

"I doubt it..."

"What was that?" Kari realized what she just said and waved her hands in front of her nervously.

"I said hum.. Banana split, yes, let's go for some ice cream." She started to sprint towards the food parlor without letting any of her two friends go further on with that topic. When she reached the food parlor she heard a small ring tone and pulled out her phone but saw that it was inactive. Then Yolei and Ken walked up to her.

"I think it is the other one." Said Ken while pointing towards her purse. When she pulled what was making the sound out she saw it was he digivice. She had gotten a message. When she opened it she smiled brightly and immediately started writing her response. Miyako smiled knowingly.

"We can all guess who wrote the message." And she was right.

Hey Kar!

I just wanted to let you know that I just landed in Odaiba airport. I'm gonna crash at Matt's place since he has a spare room. You better make some spare time for your best friend. Otherwise I might look for a replacement. Hahahaha! ;). Anyways, see you later I guess.

Love, TK

Kari had a huge smile on her face and started to walk while writing her response, she was so lost in her answer that she did not realize she had left Ken and Yolei behind.

"That girl! So love-struck yet she won't admit it." Ken came up behind her and hugged her.

"Eventually it will happen, just give it time."

"Well it better happen quick!" Ken gave her a puzzled look.

"And why is that?" Miyako had a sheepish grin and laughed nervously.

"I made a bet with Mimi, five hundred US dollars that they will kiss before New Year's Eve." Ken sighed and grabbed her hand.

"Come on, let's get her back on track." The couple quickly caught up with Kari who had walked all the way to the exit without realizing it.