Ch. 1- Here's to the nights

''All my time is froze in motion

Can't I stay an hour or two or more

Don't let me let you go''

-Here's to the nights, Eve 6

Beep, Beep

T.K's alarm went off loudly in his ear as he begrudgingly woke up and dragged his weary body to the bathroom.

God, it's only 7:30! Whose idea was this anyways? He thought to himself as he brushed his teeth and washed his face. Today was a day for the kids to gather together and hang out. No digital world threats, no problems, no nothing, just the old and new digidestiened and their digimon, hanging out and reminiscing in the digital world. Even Mimi was going to be there. They were all going to have a quiet picnic on the beach where Agumon first digivovled.

Should be an intresting day. He thought as he changed his clothes and pulled his hat on.

"Mom, I'm heading out with the other kids! I'll be back later" He yelled as he walked out the door

"Tai, come on, wake up! We're going to be late!" Kari yelled though the door while knocking on it, trying to wake up her older brother

"I'm up, I'm up!" he yelled though the door. Tai slowly crawled out of bed and opened the door to stare his little sister right in the face

"Can we go? We're going to be late!" Kari said anxiously.

"Just let me brush my teeth and change my clothes, is that possible?" Tai asked sarcastically. Kari simply laughed and agreed. Tai ran into the bathroom and started brushing his teeth and combing his hair.

From across the room, the phone rang and Kari quickly ran over to pick it up before it woke her parents

"Kamiya residents, this is Kari speaking" She answered

"So formal" the voice said as he chuckled

"It's how I always answer the phone T.K, with as much respect as I can" Kari explained. T.K yet again chuckled.

"So, what time am I heading over there to walk with you and Tai?" He asked. T.K lived about 2 blocks away and often walked with Kari and Tai to gatherings.

"Well, since Tai woke up late…" Kari said louder than normal so that Tai could hear her " come on over in a ½ hour''

"Will do, see ya then, bye" T.K responded and hung up the phone. He had a bright smile on his face, just as he always did when he talked to Kari. Her kind heart coupled with her elegance, beauty and brains amazed him and sent shivers down his spine.

'What an amazing girl she is' He thought. 'Too amazing for me'

Kari hung up the phone from talking with T.K. with a smile plastered on her face. Her sprits always lifted after she talked with T.K. He brought her a lot of joy and happiness and they completely got each other, especially from the time they were the youngest digidestiend. His support and optimism is what attracted her to him and throughout the years, it's what made her fall in love with him.

'Oh what do I know about love, I'm 14, I just started high school, just 2 years ago I was helping fight Malomyotismon, there is no way I could truly know about love' Kari said to herself.

'Besides, T.K is an amazing guy, what would he want with a messed up girl like me, I mean, I was chanced by the dark ocean and I'm always a target for danger. No guy should have to indure that' She thought as she became more discouraged.

"Kari!" her brother's voice boomed from the front door. "Now we're going to be late cause of you!" he teased. Kari smiled and nodded and ran out the door.

The pair stood outside their apartment building waiting for T.K. As he walked up, Kari's eyes widened and her lips curved into a large smile. He still the same T.K, wearing that floppy white hat, but he changed his outfit a bit. He's no longer wearing shorts, but blue jeans and a black t-shirt. His frayed blonde hair partly covered his eyes and his smile was bright. Kari walked up to her best friend and gave him a quick hug, the brief contact sending shivers up her spine.

T.K wished she had held on for longer. It felt right when she was in his arms. He felt happy and like he could protect her from anything. He tried to hide the fact that he smiled even brighter when her arms wrapped around his waist. For so long he'd felt something for Kari, from the day he met her all those years ago, a feeling of wanting to protect her and be there for her no matter what took him over and it got even stronger as the years went on. She was gorgeous, her beauty made his head spin, especially since she was no longer wearing her normal shorts and t-shirt. No, this time she was wearing pair of tight faded ripped jeans that hugged her figure perfectly. Not to mention a deep purple tunic top that brought out her eyes perfectly.

Tai looked at the two curiously as he saw deep admiration and possibly…love in their eyes. He shook it off and snapped them out of their trance

" Hey you two! Forgot we have somewhere to get to?" Tai asked impatiently

"Oh, yea, sorry Tai, I guess I got a bit sidetracked" T.K. said sheepishly, looking over at Kari one last time.

"Right, well, let's get going!" Tai exclaimed as he took the leading position, behind him T.K and behind him, Kari

'What was that!' T.K thought to himself. 'Could I have made it anymore obvious?! Kari is a beautiful, sweet, talented, lovely girl, what would she want with me? I mean, Davis is always after her. The brave one, the one who could protect her so much better than I could…" T.K thought as his hope started to dwindle.

'Oh come on T.K, snap out of it! You're the bearer of hope, you can't be a nervous wreck with nothing but hopelessness and dispare in your heart.' He told himself, trying to restore the hope in his heart. It wasn't that he didn't have hope; he just didn't believe he would ever end up with someone like Kari. Everything else, he had plenty of hope. And it wasn't that he didn't think he COULD be with Kari, he just thought she deserved better. At least that's what he told himself.

"T.K!" a voice behind him yelled

"Huh?" T.K said, completely lost in his own thoughts. He finally found out what Kari had yelled about. Kari pointed infront T.K as he ran straight into a light post

"Ow!" He yelled as Tai turned back to him to give him a funny look. Kari giggled and put a hand on T.K's shoulder

"Are you ok?" She asked as she moved his hand from his forehead, looking at the large red mark that the light post caused. She started laughing again as T.K frowned

"Glad to see your concerned" he said sarcastically, but with a bright smile

"Aww, I'm sorry, would a kiss make it all better" she asked as she raised herself up on her tipy-toes to kiss T.K's injured forehead. He blused and smiled at her. When he was finally able to make eye contact with her again, she was blushing as well

"Huh, um, thank-you" he said, still blushing. "It actually does feel better'' he said as he chuckled.

"Well, I'm glad'' she said as she smiled with him yet again. Her crimson eyes shining as she did so

" Hey, T.K, be careful next time eh? How'd you bump into that thing anyways?" Tai asked

"Oh, um, just in my own little world I suppose" T.K said, still embarrassed about his bump into the lamp post

The three finally made it over to Izzy's house where Joe, Matt, Sora, Cody, Davis, Yolei and Ken had been sitting on the bed waiting for them.

"What took you all so long!" Davis exclaimed, standing up abruptly as the 3 walked in the room

"Sorry, a few morning delays"

"Well let's get going guys, Mimi's already there waiting for us" Joe said with a smile. Joe and Mimi had been dating for about 7 months and Joe hadn't seen her in 9 weeks, it was driving him crazy.

"Well, now that everyone's here, let's get going! Digiport open" Yolei yelled as she pointed her D3 at the computer screen. The room was overcome with a bright light as the group was absorbed into the computer. The group appeared on the other side into the digital world.

"Hi!!" said a peitete girl with pink hair. Her smile was bright and her spirit happy.

"Meems.." Joe said with a smile, walking up to the girl and giving her a big hug. Joe and Mimi both had on different outfits that what they were use to. Mimi had mellowed a bit and wasn't so obsessed with fashion anymore. However, that didn't mean she looked terrible. She now did without make-up and didn't wear as many skirts (much to Joe's dismay about the skirts). She was now wearing a simple pair of blue jeans and a gray collared shirt. To Joe, she looked more than gorgeous. Joe changed from his normal blue dress jacket to a simple black collared shirt and khakis.

" Palmon, the other digimon and I have been waiting for you guys! Where have you been?" She asked as Joe wrapped his arms around her waist.

"Tai, T.K and Kari were a bit late this morning" Matt answered. Mimi nodded in understanding and smiled at the 3 who were accused.

"Well, let's get going! The other digimon are sitting by the creek waiting for us." The group cheered and ran ahead. Tai and Davis were in front while Matt was behind them, holding Sora's hand, dragging her along. Next was Izzy and Cody and behind them, Yolei and Ken. Last of the group was Joe and Mimi, and then T.K and Kari.

Kari suddenly tripped and her body collided with the ground beneath her. T.K noticed and immediately stopped, concerned for her well being

" Kari! Are you ok?" He asked concerned. Kari lifted herself up off the ground and nodded

" Yes, I'm ok" She replied, looking over the cuts on her knees and elbows. She noticed T.K staring at her and blushed at her clumsiness.

"Um, I'm sorry, I guess I'm not the best runner" she said chuckling at herself.

"Hm, it's ok, I don't mind" He said, knelling down to help her up. Kari's head was caste downward looking at a cut on her hand when she suddenly looked up, noticing T.K's shadow being right over her and his presence very near. When she suddenly looked up, she was looking straight into his sapphire eyes. She was mesmerized at the beauty in his eyes. She also noticed how incredibly close his lips were to hers

'Just a few centimeters more…' She thought to herself. She continued to stare deeply into T.K's eyes as he did the same with her

'Wow, she is so stunning right now. She's so amazing….' T.K thought to himself.

"Guys!" They heard from a few feet infront of them. They quickly jumped apart and saw Joe and Mimi standing about 13 feet away under a tree, holding hands and brightly smiling at the 2.

" Your brothers were looking for you, we figured you were still back here" Joe said in amusement, not overlooking the position the 2 young kids were in.

"Um, right, thanks for coming back to find us. Kari had tripped and I was helping her up" T.K answered, blushing. Mimi giggled as the two got up off the ground. Joe and Mimi, still smiling, headed back to the camp area and left the two behind again

" Do you suppose he was simply helping her up?" Joe asked

"Oh Joe, you can be so naïve" Mimi stated, swatting him on the arm. "They obviously really care about each other, more than friends, you remember how we were? We were always the ones to pair off together. About the same thing happened with Matt and Sora." Mimi finished, she and Joe smiling at the memories

"The good old days" He said as the two continued their walk

T.K and Kari were still a ways behind Joe and Mimi and walked in an uncomfortable silence

' I bet she thinks I'm a babbling, immature, hormonally enraged idiot' T.K thought to himself. But just as he was done thinking, he looked over to Kari and she smiled. And smiled brightly, as if she knew what he was thinking and what he felt and wanted to comfort him for thinking such foolishness

' Oh what an idiot I am. It's KARI, sweet, innocent, never hurt a fly, Kari. She'd never think something like that about anybody' T.K said while laughing to himself about his previous stupidity. The two finally made it to the site where all the other kids where already setting out food and playing with their digimon

"What took you guys so long?!" Yolei asked, smiling mischievously.

"Kari fell, I was helping her" T.K simply stated, trying to hide his blush

"Kari, you fell? Are you ok?" Tai asked, big brother mode taking over

"Yes yes, I'm fine, T.K was there, I'm ok, honest Tai.'' She said, trying to calm her brother

"You needn't worry about me, I'm a big girl" she said with a smile to reassure her older brother.

" Kari!" a voice yelled

"T.K!" Said a small voice behind her.

"Patamon!"

"Gatomon!" The two yelled

The two small digimon leapt into T.K and Kari's arms as they hugged them tightly

"Hey guys, sorry we were late" T.K said with a smile down at little Patamon. The bat-like digimon smiled back at his partner and hugged his face with is tiny little paws. Gatomon hugged Kari tightly as Kari twirled her around in happiness.

"Now that you guys are here, we can officially start this thing!" Davis exclaimed. The kids scattered about. Joe, Gomamon, Cody, and Armadillomon were in the river swimming, though Armadillomon, realizing he wasn't the greatest swimmer, quickly got out and watched the other three play. Ken sat with Izzy and Yolei around his computer playing Trigonometry Trivia as Tentomon, Wormmon and Hawkmon watched them. Sora, Matt, Gabumon and Biomon were laying out blankets to set food on to eat while T.K, Kari, Patamon and Gatomon brought the food over and laid it out. And as suspected, Tai, Davis and their partner digimon were playing soccer while Mimi and Palmon laid out in the sun.

Kari took all the food out of the baskets and laid it out. They had quiet a spread, especially from Yolei and her parents' convenience store. They all sat down to eat and started reminiscing about previous years and battles fought.

" Do you remember when we first met Kuwagamon?" Agumon asked. The group laughed at the long ago event

"Yea, that was when we first got here, craziness" Matt added.

" Unforntuatly, I didn't get to see all the weird stuff, that would have been pretty cool" Kari said laughing. Mimi shook her head, disagreeing with Kari

" No way! That was scary, so scary! But the best thing about the digital world, it helps you grow, and grow a lot. I was very prissy, annoying and stuck-up before I went to the digital world. And even though I still love fasion, I'm not as bad as I was. Before, I would be afraid of sweating, now, I'm only mildly afraid of sweating" Mimi explained as the group laughed.

The group laughed and played and had fun until night had come down.

"Hey guys, here's a toast to our friendship, our victories, our hardships, our strengths and the nights like these" Tai said, holding up a glass of juice he had in his hands. The entire group toasted and continued to laugh and talk. Finally, it was time to return home. The kids said goodbye to their respective partners and returned through the Digiport and ended up in Izzy's living room. Cody was pretty much ½ asleep leaning on Joe's left shoulder while Mimi laid on his right.

"Well, I guess I'll take Cody home" Joe said, picking up the smallest digidestiened. "Anyone else need a ride?". He asked. Only Yolei raised her hand.

"The rest of you sure your ok?" Joe asked one last time. The remaining kids nodded their heads. Sora pulled Mimi off of Joe's shoulder and stood her up

"Come on Mimi, my mom is going to be worried" Mimi was supposed to be sleeping at Sora's house that night and would return to America later that week. Joe kissed Mimi goodbye and Sora kissed Matt goodbye as the two walked out the door. Joe, Cody and Yolei soon followed. Davis and Ken left as Davis offered to walk him to the train station. Last to leave were the siblings, Kari, Tai, T.K and Matt. After talking to Izzy for a little while, and realizing it was after 10 pm, the kids headed out the door. They went their separate ways as Tai and Kari headed up to their apartment and Matt walked T.K home

"So, little Bro, um, how are things going?" He asked, smiling brightly. T.K looked at him puzzled and looked into his brother's eyes before turning a shade of red

"Nothing is going on between us"

"Oh little brother, come on, I went through your stage, I know that you love her from the way you look at her. Anybody can see it, especially someone who's been in love before" Matt said, laughing and nudging T.K

"Honest Matt, it's nothing…" T.K said, letting his sentence trail off

"See, that's a classic sign that everything is not ok and all is not as you want me to think it is. Come on, I'm you brother, I'm not going to judge you"

"Ok, well, maybe I do have a bit of a crush on Kari…" T.K said with reluctance. Matt started at him incredulously.

" Um, it's more than a bit of a crush, that much I can see'' T.K laughed

"Ok, you know me, it's more than a crush, it's more like…I'm completely in love with her. But how the hell am I supposed to tell her that? I don't want to scare her" T.K explained

" You won't, just take things easy, flirt, be loveable and when the time comes, you'll know" Matt explained to his younger brother

"Yea, but, what if she doesn't feel the same way" T.K asked with fear in his voice

"Don't worry about that. The worst thing she'll say is no. You know Kari, she'd never ditch you. And plus, I can read women, I can tell that she likes you, she always has" Matt said, reassuring his brother and putting an arm around his shoulder. T.K and Matt laughed as they jogged up the stairs to T.K's apartment. T.K opened the door to hear laughing and talking between his mother and man. This made the brother's angry, they had been trying for a long time to get their parents back together and it was working, up until now.

"Um, mom, I'm…" T.K stopped mid-sentence as he saw the man standing there. He had brown hair, just like their mother and had soft blue eyes.

"Hello boys, long time no see" the man said

"What the hell are you doing here?!" Matt yelled. The man winced

"I've only come to see my ex sister-in-law, is that so wrong?" He asked calmly

"After what you did, yes" Matt answered, his face turning red with anger.

"Matt, be kind to your uncle Nemako, he's only here to talk"

"That's right boys, only here to talk" Nemako said, repeating their mother. T.K looked over to Matt

"This is going to be one hell of a night…"

End Ch. 1. Reviews are much appreciated!