Hey everyone! I haven't written in a while, though come to think of it, I don't think that I've written that much either. My past fanfics were all posted at a forum that's now dead (bringing those fics along with it), and they were all Ragnarok Online fics (cool game, though I've already quit). Basically this is the first fic that I've posted on and also my first Digimon fic. I've been a fan of Digimon for a while now, and yet I'm still addicted to Digimon fanfics. :)

So anyway, this fic was inspired by an episode of Daa! Daa! Daa! (the anime that I'm forever a fan of. Kanata is just so lovable and cute!). Like the summary states, this is a Takari, with perhaps a mention of couples I support. The story happens after their final battle with MaloMyotismon, and (though it doesn't have anything to do with the fic) as well disregards the 25-years-later narration. Before I forget, I do not, in any way, own Digimon.

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.:chapter.one:.

She was definitely sick of all the teasing. She knew she could no longer stand the (almost) daily amount of jokes her friends throw at her. They would tauntingly ask her when she would finally get together with him, or put extra meaning to even his simple actions, or even – to her utter irritation – bet on when they would confess their "love" to each other. And she knew her tolerance reached its peak when even her brother – her overprotective brother who would habitually tell her that she's still too young for romance – joined in the teasing.

"Are you sure you're just gonna ask T.K. to help you in your homework or are you really going out on a date with him?" That, at first, didn't really irritate her or anything, since she knew Tai just asked that question out of his overprotectiveness. It all changed, however with the grin that followed, and as he let out a small chuckle. "But hey, it's T.K. we're talking about. If you ask me, you've made the perfect choice, Kari. You have my permission."

And at that, she stormed out of their apartment, banging the door with a loud THUD. In her frustration, she even forgot to bring Gatomon with her, as the digimon wanted to come along with her, seemingly bored with its lifestyle at her apartment. Eventually, Gatomon was able catch up with her, as there was no chance in the world that her digimon partner's nap wouldn't have been disturbed by that bang.

It wasn't that he was at all that unlikable. Heck, with his cute face and his innate gentleness, he was definitely the type that a girl would beg for to have as a boyfriend. He was, however, her best friend, ever since childhood. She knew it would be too weird to go out with somebody that she'd been practically going out with all her life, although in a different way. She loved him, as a best friend. Nothing more, and definitely nothing less.

Her other friends seem to have interpreted their closeness in a different manner, though, and Yolei on was the top of the list. Every once in a while the purple-haired girl would make it a point to tease Kari, and irritate the latter by singing, "T.K. and Kari sitting on a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G." Although the rhyme was extremely childish and corny, for Kari, it was equally irritating.

Mimi and Sora would also haunt her occasionally. They would often discuss – and right in front of Kari's face – who they would want Kari to end up with, and would conclude that T.K. was the best option. Every time they did this, though, Kari would cover her ears and pretend not to hear the older girls' discussion.

Now that she thought of it, though, even he would come up with occasional teasing. Whenever the atmosphere between them gets excessively serious, he would try to lighten up the mood, although irritatingly for her, he at times resort to jokes that suggest them being more than friends. However, sensitive as T.K. was, his teasing doesn't last long, and by the time she would feel a faint blush creep to her cheeks (which she dismiss later as "out of embarrassment"), he would stop. They would forget about it later on, none of them saying a single word.

Sighing, she was determined to hear none of it ever again. She would make it a point to clarify to her friends that where she and T.K. stood isn't exactly where her friends thought they were. And if that didn't work, she would have to resort to teasing back whoever teased her, and make sure that she would win in the end.

Ironically, though, she heard a familiar voice talk to her, and upon recognizing whose it was, she let out another sigh, this time out of exasperation.

Oh gosh, Yolei. Not now…

"Hey Kari! Where are you going?" the older teen asked, catching up to her.

She knew that Yolei would start another one of those "you love T.K.!" claims should she tell the older digidestined the truth, but she didn't have the time, nor the proper mind, to think of the perfect lie. Defeated, she decided to tell the truth, as they continued to stroll along the streets.

"At T.K.'s. And please, Yolei, not now," she said, a sudden threatening tone possessing her voice.

"Whoa, Kari. I get the picture. But I'm afraid you won't find him at his apartment."

"What do you mean?"

"I saw him; he was having a snack with a girl at the Moondance Diner."

She stopped, taken aback. T.K.… with a… girl? Maybe his relative… or something. Yolei smirked.

"Jealous?" Yolei asked, grin extending to her ears.

"No!" the younger replied defensively, her voice rising almost a few octaves.

"Then… what's with the reaction?"

Kari somewhat expected this of Yolei. She knew it that her older friend would somehow find a way to tease her with T.K. once the boy got mentioned in their conversation. In as much as she wanted to drop the topic and leave Yolei's question unanswered, she knew, however, that she had to reply to the question, or else Yolei would be her usual self and decide on a conclusion favorable to the older teen's linking. So why exactly did she react that way? It wasn't like she had a say on who T.K. was going out with; although as his best friend, she should know.

And that was it… the perfect excuse.

"Well… if he were to be in a date, he should have told me! I'm his best friend after all!" Thank Goodness.

Yolei rolled her eyes. "Suuuure."

"Yolei, I told you. Not now."

"Whatever. Anyway, since he's not in his apartment, and you have pretty much nothing to do, mind if you walk me all the way to my apartment?"

Although Yolei's company was about the last thing she needed at the moment, she agreed anyway. She didn't really want to go home just yet, since she wasn't totally in the mood to, and also because she knew she would be commanded by Tai to do various this and that's.

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She was unusually quiet all throughout their walk, and she was much thankful that Yolei respected her silence. None of them spoke a single word to each other at all, and in their silence Kari got to think about what Yolei had told her. T.K. couldn't have gone with a date with someone without him telling her, could he? They practically shared everything to each other, even their most embarrassing situations, or their deepest, darkest secrets. They were that close.

She was so deep in thought that she even failed to notice that they reached their destination.

"Hey, Kari, I'll leave you here. We reached my building without you knowing it. Don't worry, though. T.K. loves you. We all know that."

She simply nodded, Yolei's words barely registering to her system. She merely stood unaffected, subconsciously waving Yolei goodbye, until she regained total comprehension. She could still see Yolei inside the building, albeit the older girl being so far away. She wouldn't allow herself get teased and do nothing about it, though, so she entered Yolei's building, and shouted at the top of her lungs, just to make sure that Yolei could hear her.

"Shut UP, Yolei!"

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She never realized that Yolei's building was awfully far from hers, and at that she instantly regretted agreeing to walk her home. She has been walking for a good fifteen minutes, but from the looks of it, she wasn't even halfway her apartment complex. She then wondered how she was unable to recognize that fact on their way to Yolei's, maybe she was too absorbed thinking to even notice.

But then again, she knew that she could have had at least a tiny clue that she was walking too far off, but she never had. The information Yolei gave her couldn't have bothered her that much, could it? It's not as if she'd be overly concerned about whom T.K. was seeing, or whether T.K. was dating or not.

She sighed; maybe it was just the silence. Maybe it got so piercingly quiet that she just had the perfect chance to ponder on some things. However, that couldn't have been the case, and she knew it. She was well aware of the fact that had she wanted to break the silence, she could have perfectly done so; that she actually chose to remain in such still behavior.

And by that, it also meant that she chose to think about what Yolei told her.

She thought over the idea carefully. To be true to herself, she wasn't really expecting such news, but she couldn't see why it would trouble her that much. If ever it were true, and if ever T.K. would go out with someone, it wasn't like her would treat her differently, or like she wouldn't remain as the same special person he treats her. She knew, however, that with T.K. going out with someone else, it would mean him spending a little less time with her, and as well him paying a little more attention to his 'girlfriend.' And frankly, she wasn't that much willing to accept such circumstances just yet.

She stopped herself from thinking any further, telling herself to consider everything slowly and rationally. She couldn't recall him telling her earlier about eating with someone, and she knew that he would definitely tell her something as big and as important as this.

She then focused her mind on recollecting yesterday's events. Everything was pretty much the usual: them going to school together, chatting carelessly as their Math teacher was going about his usual boring discussion, eating together at lunch, and the like. The only notable event yesterday was when their English teacher gave that frustratingly difficult homework, and she was pretty much sure that she couldn't pull it off by herself. After being dismissed, she remembered talking to him while walking together as they were going home, hoping that he could help her in that homework.

"Hey T.K., I was kinda wondering if you'd be busy tomorrow. I'd badly need help in that homework Mr. Tsukiyono gave us," she asked. (1)

"Nope, I'm not busy at all. I don't even think I have something to do," was his reply.

"Great. I want to try doing the homework by myself, though. But in case I can't, I'd be glad if you could help me."

He smiled at her warmly. "Drop by anytime, Kari. You're more than welcome."

She knew that T.K. would never lie to her, as she wouldn't to him, as well. It couldn't have been a date. No one really invites people on dates on such a short notice, although in T.K.'s case, it could be a little different, for she knew that if he would ask any girl in their school out on a date at the very moment, that girl would be more than willing to go. But he did tell her that she could drop by anytime, so he couldn't have gone on a date. It could have been more of an unexpected, unplanned affair.

So maybe T.K. was eating with just a relative, not with a date. She knew T.K. would tell her anything and everything important going on in his life, and him asking someone out, or him going out with someone was definitely something that he should have told her, unlike eating with a relative, or even with a regular friend, which wasn't that much of importance to mention.

That in mind, she concluded that T.K. wasn't on a date.

She sighed. She wondered why she had even thought of T.K. being on a date, and why it affected her so much. Maybe because she heard such news from Yolei, and she had always known her friend to possess teasing tendencies. Maybe Yolei meant it that way, so that it would affect her completely. Maybe Yolei meant to make her jealous….

She suddenly felt an unusual weight leave her, and it took a few seconds for her to realize what urged that feeling. Gatomon freed itself from her arms, jumping to a nearby tree, hiding beneath the leaves. Kari was surprised that she had been holding Gatomon all along. She seemed to have forgotten about the digimon ever since.

Gatomon was seemingly searching for someone amidst the crowd of people. Successful, it pointed at its target.

"Isn't that T.K.'s hat?"

Kari searched the crowd in the direction that Gatomon was pointing to, and successfully found the object that the digimon was referring. It was indeed T.K.'s hat, she was sure of it. No one else in Odaiba could have worn a similar one. Without thinking, she ran towards the direction of the hat, leaving Gatomon behind. The digimon followed her, though.

She was much thankful that T.K. stopped after only a few minutes of her following. She was much curious about what he had been up to, and she just couldn't help doing a little watching. She maintained a safe distance from him, hiding behind a the side of a parked car directly opposite him, who was across the street, as well making sure that she wouldn't be visible from his location.

He wasn't alone; she could confirm that fact pretty much. Yolei was right; he was with a girl, who he was chatting away happily with. Her curiosity took the best of her; she moved a little closer, shifting her position and hiding behind the trunk of the car, still managing to remain totally hidden from his sight, and as well being able to hear a good deal of his conversation with the girl he was with.

"Okay, Asuka, it's settled. We'll meet seven o' clock tomorrow at the park, and we can go to Pleasure Island at eight. So I guess we'll have to eat lunch there," she heard T.K. say. (2)

"Okay, then. But remember. I have to catch the train tomorrow, at five o' clock," the girl, Asuka, replied.

"Okay then, it's a date," T.K. concluded.

Asuka giggled.

She couldn't help but notice a faint redness in T.K.'s cheek as he was talking to that Asuka. Was he blushing? She was sure he was. More importantly, was it because of him asking that Asuka out on a date? Or was it because he was talking to that girl? Or maybe the fact alone that he was with the girl? She hardly remembered an occurrence causing him to get so flushed before, and albeit this event barely counts because of the slightness of his reddening, she knew this was quite unusual.

Just who is that girl anyway, she questioned. It was certainly the first time she saw the girl, but the latter was seemingly very familiar with T.K. Too familiar. T.K. could have at least made the slightest mention about Asuka, maybe even just the name, yet she couldn't recall at all.

Kari moved a little bit closer to get a better view, careful so that she would stay concealed, although she got dangerously too far from her original position. Kari took in the girl's appearance, thoroughly examining Asuka's features.

Asuka was, in every sense of the word, beautiful. She stood no more than T.K.'s height, but was slightly higher than Kari. Her silky black hair was worn loosely, its length reaching her waist, while bangs stylishly covered her forehead, giving her a sophisticated feel. Her skin was flawlessly smooth and fair, while her eyes were a brilliant purple, and her face bore a smile that presented a warming tenderness, sincere and genuine. With the perfectly fit red top with matching jeans, she gleamed in maturity.

Kari then felt inferior to such qualities. Asuka was a lady, while she felt like a little girl. Asuka was stunning, while she was simply cute. Asuka was graceful, while she was practically lying face down on the ground, her palms and knees all dirty. In all aspects possible, Asuka seemed much, much better than her.

She seemed to think that T.K. thought of Asuka the same way, as she was seeing that the boy was absolutely enjoying Asuka's company. They seem close; that was evident in the way they spoke to each other, but just how close?

She couldn't totally find an answer to that, but she knew that was extremely jealous of that closeness. It might have been bad enough that T.K. was with someone who made her feel so inferior, yet it made her feel a lot more terrible that he was actually close to that someone. Maybe not as close as she was with him, though, for she knew no one was more intimate to him but her; nonetheless, there was extra spice in the type of closeness she was witnessing, an extra flavor that she just couldn't grasp.

She knew, though, that it was ridiculous to feel bad again, as it was just a while ago when she calmed herself with reassurance. She knew that it would have been okay if T.K. were out with any other girl, not someone as perfect and as wonderful was Asuka.

Did she hear them right, though? Were the two going on a date? T.K.… on a date? It wasn't like the concept was totally weird or unusual, but it was oddly new. He had always politely turned down other girl's invitations, yet here he was, asking someone out. What are the two gonna do at the amusement park, besides the usual having fun? What happens afterwards?

Her thoughts were rudely interrupted by Gatomon, who was positioned behind her.

"Kari, I think you're bound to be seen at that location…"

She didn't care about what Gatomon said at all, and was definitely not thinking when she yelled in her reply, an evident frustration in her tone.

"Shut UP, Gatomon!"

Her reply was a little too loud, and she murmured a "sorry" to her digimon. Moments later, she noticed that T.K. was headed towards her direction. She may not have noticed it, but she figured out that she might have yelled louder than she expected, loud enough for T.K. to hear her and get curious on whether she was actually there or not.

He was fast approaching, and yet she didn't know what to do. Surely she couldn't run; he'd still see her anyway, and he was getting closer, closer, closer…

"Kari?" T.K. asked doubtfully. "What are you doing there?"

She saw T.K. looking down at her, with questioning eyes. She regretted ever having to shout at Gatomon. At that moment, she was too shocked to react; she didn't know what to tell him at all. She was also so ashamed that he saw her almost crouching down on the ground like that. All she could manage to do was give him a nervous smile.

Yet he asked her a question, and she knew that she had to think of the perfect excuse – and quickly, so that T.K. wouldn't end up having suspicion She stood up, carried Gatomon again in her arms, and turned to face him.

"Oh, hey… nothing much... I… was following someone, but I kinda lost him," she said, a forced calmness in her voice, but still T.K. wasn't that much satisfied.

It took him a while to react, much to her uneasiness. "Who?" he asked, confused.

She wished he could have just dropped the discussion. She knew she wasn't gonna last long if she keeps this up. "Oh," she blurted. "Tai. He… didn't do his chores again, I was kinda wondering where he'd be going to."

"I see."

She was glad that T.K. didn't ask any further, although she was under the impression that he didn't buy her story that much. She was, though, thankful that he changed the topic afterward.

"Well, anyway. Now that you're here, I want you to meet someone," he said, grabbing her by her hand, and leading her towards a waiting Asuka. "Kari, this is Asuka. Asuka's a friend of mine, from where we lived before we moved in here. She's about our age as well. Asuka, this is Kari. She's my best friend."

Oh I've met her… quite. She outstretched her hand, offering it to Asuka for a handshake. "Hey… nice meeting you," she said, smiling.

Asuka took the hand and gave her a friendly handshake. "Me too," the girl replied, flashing Kari one of her sweetest smiles.

"Asuka's here since her father was on a business meeting," T.K. said. "And it has been quite a while before we saw each other. We weren't exactly from the same crowd, but we're still good friends. I guess we owe that from being next-door neighbors."

"T.K. is a thoughtful friend. You're so lucky to have him, but don't expect him to be brave during a thunderstorm. He's so scared of thunder," Asuka told Kari, who just nodded, and giggled a little bit, remembering T.K.'s past phobia.

"Hey!" T.K. yelped defensively. "I got over that fear!"

"Yeah right," Asuka said, rolling her eyes. "Oh, and do you still cuddle that stuffed toy every time you sleep? What did you name it again? Puffy?"

"Hey!" T.K. yelped again. "At least I'm not the one who entered in the wrong classroom and stayed there for a good five minutes before realizing it."

"That was so long ago, T.K., it's irrelevant. I never have done that again, unlike you and your Puffy habit," Asuka said in reply.

"So? That scene was priceless anyway. You practically screamed out your mistake!" T.K. said, and then giggled.

"I did, didn't I? At least I've never done it again, unlike you still hugging Puffy every night, or so I think," Asuka teased back.

"I do NOT!"

She watched the two drift off into their own little world of teasing and argument, while she just stood near them, completely ignored. Feeling left out of the conversation, Kari merely held Gatomon tighter. It seemed like the two had such a history, and knew so much things about each other.

Now that she realized it, she only got to know the boy when they first journeyed through the digital world. That might have been long ago, but he might have known Asuka longer. She only got to know T.K. that much when he moved to Odaiba, and though she knew everything about him after moving, she never really got to know much about him before they became reacquainted.

And at the very moment, it all seemed like she was completely invisible. T.K. was too busy teasing Asuka to even acknowledge her attendance. She felt dejected at this. The boy had always been so mindful about her presence, ever since.

She then remembered Mimi teaching her a way to escape from awkward situations. The older girl once told her that when she was such circumstances, she could pull out her cellphone, pretend that someone was calling her, and totally excuse herself from the scenery. It wasn't at all that nifty; heck, when Kari first heard it, she thought it was quite stupid. However, she was so desperate to leave as soon as possible, and that method was the only thing she could think of doing.

So she grabbed her cellphone from her pocket, held it against her ear with one hand as the other carried Gatomon, and started talking to an imaginary caller, turning away from the two. At that moment the first person that came to her mind was her mother.

"Uhmm… Mom?" She said, and paused, pretending to be listening to her mother's reply. "Yes, I'm almost home…" she said, then paused again. "Okay, I'm there," she concluded. She placed her cellphone back to her pocket, then faced T.K. and Asuka.

"Who was that, Kari?" asked T.K.

"My mother. She wants me home already. She'll probably want to make me do Tai's chores," she said, sticking to her previous lie. "I got to go. I'll see you again, T.K., and Asuka, I do hope we'll meet again some time. It was nice meet you. Bye!"

She didn't even wait for the two to bid her a goodbye, as she turned away swiftly, and ran towards her apartment as fast as her feet could take her, without even glancing back. She made it a point to thank Mimi for that advice.

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"Uhmm… Kari, you're not exactly going anywhere."

She had been walking back and forth in their living room. Apparently, no one was home. Her father still hasn't arrived from work, her mother was out shopping, and Tai was playing soccer at the park. She was thankful for that, though, as she didn't really want anyone seeing her like this.

She was obviously bothered by T.K.'s closeness with Asuka. That she admitted. She had never seen T.K. so comfortable with anyone before, except for her and a number of the digidestined. His closeness with the digidestined never troubled her, though, as she was very much familiar with them as well. It was a first for Kari to see him at ease with someone else, with someone new.

She could still envision their conversation, with her being distantly in the background. It wasn't that she had never felt so left out like that before, because she had experienced such similar situations maybe once or twice. She was hurt by the fact that she felt so rejected being ignored at that particular conversation. It was like T.K. wasn't paying much attention to her, and was solely focused on Asuka, and she hated that.

She knew she was wrong to think that way though, because it was T.K. she was talking about. She knew T.K. more than anyone else, and she was well aware of the fact that he wouldn't allow a friend to drift away from him. She reasoned out that since he hasn't seen Asuka in ages, it was just right that they'd catch up with each other. Heck, even if she were to stumble upon a friend she hasn't seen in years, she'd act the same way.

Besides, she thought, it wasn't like Asuka was staying permanently. Tomorrow was her last day in town, and that might be the last time they'd hear from each other. She mentally slapped herself for acting so unreasonably, most especially for getting jealous over nothing.

However, now that she thought of it, though, he was supposed to meet Asuka tomorrow. Or at least, if she heard them right. There might have been a slight chance of a mistake in hearing; nonetheless the concept of him going on a date was something that disturbed her. Though she does go out with T.K. at times, he never concludes by saying, "It's a date." Well, not to her, anyway.

She knew she just had to confirm it. The fact wasn't exactly leaving her alone.

"Gatomon, I know… it's just that, did we hear them correctly? Tomorrow, at Pleasure Island?" she asked her digimon partner.

"I think so, but I don't see why that bothers you so much, Kari. Unless…"

"I don't know either. All I know is that I have got to find out."

"And what happens after you find out that they really are going there tomorrow? You're gonna ask T.K. to cancel it or something, because of a reason you're gonna make up?"

She thought about that for a second, but dismissed it. Though it may be true that T.K. wouldn't meet up with Asuka should she tell him to because of a very important reason, she still didn't want to come between the two. She just couldn't do that, and T.K. would never forgive her for being so jealous should he find out her true intentions. Maybe he would, she thought, but she didn't really want to do something bad against her best friend.

"I… just have to know, Gatomon."

"Kari, it's pointless. What are you gonna do after asking him? Follow him around or something?"

Somehow she knew that Gatomon didn't completely mean what it said; even so, she took her partner digimon's question seriously and contemplated. It might be true that she can't ask him to cancel, but she can definitely follow them, and watch their little date, just to be sure.

"That's a good idea, Gatomon!"

Gatomon regretted ever telling Kari that, and swore to keep its mouth shut. "Kari… NO! What then happens when he sees you?"

"Then… I just have to tell him beforehand that I'll be going out with someone tomorrow, so he wouldn't be shocked when he finds me."

"And just who will you take, who's as well willing to follow him around?"

She thought about that for a second, and considered various possibilities. She couldn't take Davis; she didn't really want to use the boy's affection towards her just so she could get what she wants. She also wouldn't dare take Yolei. She could just imagine how the older girl would endlessly tease her for doing such spying. She couldn't take Cody, too, for obvious reasons, so he's out of the question. She didn't want to ask the older digidestined either; she was sure that none of them were that eager to help, for they were too busy with their own lives already.

She gave up, disheartened. She was out of choices. Usually, whenever she had problems, or whenever she needed a favor from someone, she would turn to T.K., but evidently, she couldn't turn to him on this one. T.K. was the only person she could trust even her life with, except for Gatomon, that is. She blinked. Gatomon. Why didn't she consider Gatomon in the first place?

"I could take you, Gatomon," she smirked.

She saw the digimon's face fall, but she was quite expecting Gatomon to react that way. She knew she had to do some extra convincing to make her digimon partner come along.

"Kari…" Gatomon protested, but was immediately cut off by her begging.

"Gatomon, please… this would so mean a lot to me!"

The digimon gave up, let out an exasperated sigh, and muttered an "okay" to Kari, cursing the fact that it couldn't refuse its partner's begging. Gatomon was sure that it would regret agreeing to come along.

"Okay, then. I'll call him up," said Kari happily, grabbing the phone and dialing T.K.'s number. At this, Gatomon could only mumble, "I hope you know what you're doing," and then left the living room, going straight to Kari's room.

Kari held the receiver to her ear, hoping that T.K. would be home. To her great relief, the ringing stopped, and T.K.'s voice was on the other line. Kari was glad that he got home already.

"Hello, Takaishi residence."

"Hey T.K., this is Kari. I was kinda wondering if you could help me tomorrow for our English homework…"

There was a brief pause before T.K. answered. "I think so. What time are you free?"

"I guess… before lunch."

"Oh," he replied, a gloomy tone in his voice. "Sorry… I… guess I haven't told you yet, have I? I'm going with Asuka tomorrow. Tomorrow's her last day in town, so we were both kinda hoping we could spend some time."

"Oh. I see." So they really are going out tomorrow.

"I'm really sorry Kari. Maybe you could call Izzy, or… well, someone else to help you."

"Don't worry about it, T.K…. I kinda have this thing planned, too. Now that you can't help me, I guess I'll just go out then."

"Huh? With who?"

Kari guessed that T.K. wasn't expecting her to hang out with someone as well, hence the shocked tone in his voice. She shelved the thought, though; she was too busy thinking about what exactly to tell him.

"Oh, with… Gatomon. She… kinda wanted to go somewhere."

She heard T.K. let out a small giggle. "I see then. But hey, you could call me tomorrow, maybe after five. I could still help you out if you want to."

"That'd be great, T.K.! So… let's just see what happens, okay? Bye."

"Bye, then. Enjoy your date with Gatomon."

"You too."

She hung up the phone, and let out a relieved sigh. Everything was going to be perfect.

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I'm having a little trouble in slowing down my pacing, so I'm really sorry if the story seemed so rushed at some points yet also so detailed at others. I do hope you enjoyed this. ü

1 – I couldn't help it. I just had to include Omi-kun. (Weiss Kreuz)

2 – I was thinking of names for an amusement park, and came up with that. I'm not really aware if such a park really exists, though.