Chapter 1: TK's plan.
Takeru Takaishi, the 7th Digidestined, bearer of the Crest of Hope and now celebrated young writer, looked out his window to the Odaiba night time sky. He was deep in thought and his face showed that it was a worrying thought that was playing in his mind.
"Are you alright TK?" came a voice from behind him which snapped him out of his thoughts. It was his Digimon partner and constant companion, Patamon. "Is something the matter?" The orange flying Digimon enquired, a tint of worry in his voice.
"Yeah… You could say that." TK sighed heavily, as told turned to his friend. "I've been thinking about something… And it's not an easy thought to answer." He sighed again, looking out the window once more.
"What's on your mind?" Patamon asked politely. TK inhaled and then said his answer sweet and low. "I want to ask Kari to marry me. That's what's on my mind."
The orange Digimon almost fell to the floor in surprise. "You want to marry her now?! But you're only 19 years old!"
"I know Patamon… And I've got to deal with Tai first. He's her brother and I don't want to upset him. He's like a second brother to me and to take away something he adores is likely to break his heart." The blonde put his head in his hands and let out a growl of frustration. Patamon flew over and comforted him.
"I know it's hard TK, but I think it would work. You've known Kari for 11 years, been dating for 7, saved the Real and Digital World twice and Tai trusts you with her. If that's not enough for him to give your proposal the green light, I don't know what does!" TK looked up at his friend, a small smile on his face. "You're right buddy. I think I can do this! But… I'd better beware of the other obstacle in my way…"
Patamon rolled his eyes. "Oh yeah. Davis."
Davis was a good friend of TK and Kari. But they couldn't stand him sometimes and the rest of the Digidestined would tend to agree with them. Davis had been trying to convince Kari to drop TK for him since they first started dating. But every time he asked, Kari always said no. TK was worried that Davis might try and sabotage his proposal, but Patamon reassured him. "If he tries to wreck the proposal, he'll have a Boom Bubble with his name on it."
"Make that a Lightning Paw too." Said a voice that had a slight purr to it. It was Kari's partner, Gatomon, who had just woken up from a cat nap and had overheard the conversation. "If there's any human boy who's going to marry my partner, it's you TK and that's a fact."
TK smiled at the little bipedal cat. "Thanks Gatomon. But before I can ask Kari to marry me, I need to go talk to someone else first."
She looked puzzled. "Who?" She asked.
"Who else? Tai. She's her older brother after all and I gotta ask him for his approval. You know how protective he can be when it comes to her."
Gatomon smiled and nodded. "OK. Good luck. And when Kari comes back from Yolei's, I'll tell her, you went on an errand."
He petted her head. "Thanks Gatomon. I'll be sure to bring you something back as a reward."
The digicat's ears pricked up in excitement. "Please bring back the tuna I like so much! Please please please!"
TK chuckled at the usually calm and cool cat now excited over tuna. "Your fish wish is my command!" He said as he and Patamon headed to the door. He waved to Gatomon before leaving to go to Tai's apartment.