Unspoken Memories

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Disclaimer--I don't own 'em.

A/N--this is after the episode today, on the 21st. K?

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'I care about you too much to let anything happen to you...'

Wasn't that what he said? What did he mean by that? Could it really mean that he....

No, Kari, don't get your hopes up...it really can't be...but what if...no, just no. It doesn't work that way, it
just doesn't. He probably ment it as in being friends. That's all. Couldn't be anything more.

But what if....

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Great. I really blew it this time. Now she knows...but, still, isn't it for the best...?

'You know when you said that you care about me? What did you mean by that?'

Aarg, TK! Why didn't you just tell her? 'Ah, you know, things', what kind of answer is that? Either she
thinks you've lost it, or she knows...

'I care about you, too...'

Why, Kari, why do you do this to me? Is it just friendship?? Or is it more? Or...or...

No, no, and no. It's not possible. Anyway, she's already Davis's girl...no, that's not right...just his friend...

Just my friend.

But what if...

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I've got to know. It's going to kill me if I don't. But I don't know who to ask. Who to talk to. I can't ask
Tai, he'd just laugh...not a chance for Davis, or even Izzy. Yolei...no, she wouldn't understand. She just
wouldn't understand. And the fastest way to spread a secret is through her...Cody then? No, he's to young
to understand. Matt? No, he'd just tell TK. Mimi...but she's in America, and would never understand
something like this.

There is always Joe, but who am I kidding? Not a chance. He's reliable, but he's just plain scared of
romance, or even girls. Sora, then.

But Sora's away...visiting her grandmother somewhere in Hiroshima. Too far away, and I don't even know
the number...even if I did, it would be rude to call.

So there was no one. No one to turn to about this. But, Kari, why are you letting this get so far out of
hand? Just talk to TK...that's the right thing to do. But still, it would be nice to be able to talk to some one
else, like...

"Hey, Kari? Are you OK? You're just sitting there. Is it another nightmare?" Gatomon. That was the one
to ask...

"Gatomon, d'you think we could talk about something? It wouldn't take too long, I promise..."

Not even a curious look. Just a little reassuring smile. She jumped into my lap, and purred. "Sure. We can
talk about anything at all."

God, thank you for giving me such a wonderful digimon. What would I do without my Gatomon, my little
angle?

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Who can I talk to about this? No one, that's who. No one but Kari would understand. But I really wish, I
really hope....

"TK, what are you thinking about? It looks like your crest is glowing, only you don't have a crest any
more. Why is your shirt glowing, TK? You must be wishing for something prety hard..." Patamon. Cute
and innocent. My best friend.

"Patamon, what would you say if it had to do with Kari?"

"Kari, huh? Well, depends on what you said. Is this about her saying she cares about you?"

"Uhauh?" I fell over, got up, sweat dropped and blushed. "How did you know?"

"You're forgetting, TK, I'm not only Patamon but Angelmon, too. Angels have this weird...sence, I guess.
We usually know what's going on in people's hearts. I know you're only thirteen, and it's not usually a
thirteen year old's sincere feeling, but in you...well, I can see that you really--"

"If you can sence things, can you read her feelings, too??" I jumped up and grabed patamon, stopping him
in mid sentence.

"Sorry, TK, I wish I could, but only gatomon can do that. Yours are the only feelings I can read."

"Oooh," I sunk down to my knees, and heaved a great sigh. "I wish I knew how she felt, so I wouldn't be
so nervous about telling her..."

"So why don't you call her, TK? You could tell her over the phone, and not have to worry about what she
says. It's not all that big. If she laughs at you (and I bet she wouldn't) you can just slam down the phone."

"Uh..." Not too convincing.

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"So you knew about how I felt all along?" Gatomon sure knows how to keep a secret.

"Of cource. And I'm sure Patamon knows how TK feels, too."

"Aaah..." My little kitty cat. My protector, my angel...

"Just tell him how you feel."

"When? And how?"

"Call him. Call him now, why don't you?"

"I don't know...well, I suppose if I don't ask, I'll never know..."

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"Ok, fine, you've proven your point. I'll call, OK? But if anyone other than Kari picks up, I'm just going to
say I have the wrong number."

"What could go wrong, TK?"

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"I'll call. That's it, I have to be a strong, brave warrior."

Pick up the phone. Just dial the number...

"It's busy, Gatomon." There was a small *click* as I put the phone down.

"It's OK, Kari, I be he was just calling you, too."

"Yeah, sure. What ever. But thanks, Gatomon."

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"Busy." I slamed the phone back on the hook on the wall.

"Cheer up, TK, I be she was calling you to tell you how she feels."

"No way, Patamon. Not a chance."

"Come on, just call her again. Bet cha she'll be off the phone."

"Fine. But if she's not..." I grumbled as I dialed the number again. 433..."You'd better be right abou this
one..."

55...

"I'm positive, TK. Just try. Have faith in yourself."

21....

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*RING*

"Huh?" I looked up at the phone. It was ringing?

"See, I bet that's TK now!"

"Um..." I picked up the phone uncertainly. "Moshi-moshi?"

"Uh...Kari?" The voice was distant, even though it was only comming from the other side of the line...

"TK? Is that you?"

"...yeah, I...I just wanted to..uh...tell you that...."

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What does TK want to tell Kari? Find out next time on....ah, never mind, it doesn't even matter any more. R/R. Bubye