I don't own Digimon. This story has been a long time coming. Something all of you who have followed my Digimon stories have wanted for nearly a year. I'm not saying I have time, but the urge to write this suddenly flared up and I'll try to make time like I did with Gatomon's Nightmares. I don't know how long this story will be, but I wouldn't expect anything longer than a few chapters. Also, this is set in the future relative to the time line in which I normally write for Digimon. Well, enjoy!

Chapter 1: A Lover's Shock

Kari Kamiya was on the date that changed her life. She was out to dinner with her beloved Takeru Takaishi, alias TK. It was a beautiful, moonlit night in their favorite place, the Digital World. To the both of them, it almost felt like a dream. TK and Kari weren't anywhere special. They were enjoying themselves at the diner owned by Digitamamon. They were finally legal adults, and they were thrilled by it. Kari was well on her way to becoming an elementary school teacher. TK was following his dream to be a writer, though his luck with it was sparse. Still, she believed in him. Kari glanced down at a ring on her ring finger. It was a promise ring TK had given to her in high school.

"You wore it, right?" TK asked her, regaining her attention.

"Huh? Yeah, I wore it. I always wear it," Kari replied. She held up her hand and showed it to him. It glinted in the light. The light shining off the ring appeared to dance before their eyes. It was as magnificent as it was dazzling. "Why were you so insistent that I wear it?"

"Is it alright if I take a look at it?" TK requested. Quizzical, Kari slowly and gently tugged the ring off her finger and passed it to TK. "Thanks. Now I can do this the right way."

"What…?" Kari gasped. She felt like she knew what she was coming, but what if she was wrong? Was TK trying to take back his promise or was he up to something else? Her heart started pounding. She felt more compatible with TK than any other boy she had met in her entire life. Was she about to lose something she held close to her heart?

"Kari, you've been the light of my life ever since we were kids," TK started to say, "and you always will be. Gosh, it'd be a lot easier to do this if I was writing instead of talking…" He blushed, gulped, and stood. Kari's heart pounded harder, and she hoped he couldn't hear it.

"TK, what are you…?" Kari began to ask.

"Will you marry me?" TK suddenly got down on one knee and proposed to her, holding out the promise ring.

Kari felt tears well up in her eyes. She nodded and replied, "Of course! We promised, after all!"

"Aww!" several observing Digimon patrons cooed.

"Thank you," TK sighed with relief. "I was worried you would say no."

"Why would I?" Kari asked, tilting her head.

"Well, I thought that there was a possibility that you might not be ready for us to take it to that level," TK explained sheepishly, twiddling his thumbs as he sat on the floor.

"Maybe I am ready, and maybe I'm not. I know without a doubt that I want this, though," Kari told him with a smile. "So, Mr. Novelist, how is your latest story coming along?"

"It's going along fine. Very fine," he answered, getting back up into his seat. He was indeed talking about his work-in-progress, but his thoughts were on Kari. His new fiancée.

"That's good. I hope your career takes off soon. Your work is fantastic! I should know that better than anyone—except maybe anyone who taught you about literature," Kari gave him her best wishes, secretly ecstatic that she was suddenly engaged. Her ring was no longer a promise ring. It was an engagement ring. Thinking about it was all it took to make her shiver with excitement.

A few hours later, in the real world, Kari opened the door to her apartment to find Gatomon visibly upset for some unknown reason. At the same time, Gatomon's sister, BlackGatomon, seemed cheerful and bouncy. Being the devil-and-angel siblings that they were, Kari suspected that they broke something based on their opposite reactions.

"Oh, goodie! You're home! I have great news!" BlackGatomon exclaimed excitedly.

"Please don't be mad at me!" Gatomon bawled and hugged Kari's legs.

"…Did you break the TV?" Kari began to interrogate, believing that they broke something.

"Nope!" BlackGatomon shook her head with a grin on her face.

"Did you clog the shower?" Kari continued to question them, trying to figure out what made Gatomon so upset and BlackGatomon so bouncy.

"N-no," Gatomon sniffled.

"Did you drop water balloons on the neighbor's dog?" Kari asked them.

"I actually like dogs, thank you very much!" BlackGatomon suddenly seemed offended. "I even speak dog!"

"Well, what's the matter?" Kari at last asked the golden question.

"Kari, I…I…" Gatomon sniffled, trying in futility to hold back her tears.

"You what, Gatomon?" Kari asked her white feline partner, sympathy dwelling in her tone and eyes.

"Well, if you must know…" BlackGatomon said slowly with pleasure ringing in her voice.

"I'm pregnant," both of the Gatomon Sisters confessed with very different attitudes.

"…So Digimon can get pregnant!" Kari exclaimed with satisfaction. "Cody owes Yolei bet money."

"Truth be told, that's not the way it used to be," BlackGatomon pointed out. "I can't wait to tell Mikemon!"

"Patamon's gonna freak out! What if he leaves me?" Gatomon sobbed.

"Patamon wouldn't leave you, silly! He loves you!" Kari said sympathetically. And if he does leave, in spite of my love for TK, I'm going to kill some sort of winged hamster…type…thing… Huh. I'm not exactly sure what Patamon is…

"You've got dreamy eyes, Kari!" BlackGatomon pointed out cutely. "Did TK court you?"

"Well, he…he asked me to marry him!" Kari squealed with excitement. Because of her squealing, she felt like an adolescent again, but she didn't care.

"That's wonderful!" BlackGatomon said and hugged the human.

"C-congratulations!" Gatomon wiped her tears away and congratulated Kari with a genuine smile.

"Thanks, you two!" Kari pulled them both into a tight hug.

"So, Kari, how's the mating?" BlackGatomon asked curiously.

"…You have got to stop asking people that," Kari advised.

"I guess she can ask me about it without being wrong now…" Gatomon mumbled, concerned that Patamon would have a digital heart attack.

"Oh, please! I was in the right to ask you that forever ago!" BlackGatomon scoffed. Her point caused Gatomon to blush with intense levels of embarrassment.

"Enough of that. You should go tell them! Look, I can call TK and we can arrange to meet tomorrow. Okay?" Kari suggested, receiving a nod from both cat Digimon.

So much excitement in one day…