Author's Note: This is my first Takari fan-fic story with a bit of Dakari too. (Hey, I'm not that much into Davis bashing, okay?) There's some Taiora and Mimato too, but it's not my focus in this story. I'll work on a Taiora fan-fic and a Mimato fan-fic soon. So remember the two Rs: Read and Review! If I think I'm getting enough positive feedback, I'll write more.
Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon. If I did, I would have lots of money, Yolei kissing Ken a lot, Gatomon fall in love with Veemon 'cause Patomon's a girl (Hey, it's my opinion!) and Kari with red hair on the show. And a lot of PG stuff too! So, when the day comes that you see that on TV, that means I became rich enough to buy Digimon. LOL! J/K, y'all! I love Digimon the way it is. My stories are just for fun! I'm not gonna make any money.
The time frame of this story starts right after the Digidestined defeat Malomyotismon and the entire story runs through the course of one entire year.
Ages of the characters at the beginning of the story:
Joe: 18
Tai: 17
Sora: 16
Mimi: 16
Matt: 16
Izzy: 15
Ken: 14
Yolei: 14
TK: 13
Davis: 13
Kari: 13
Cody: 11
The odd numbered chapters are written in TK's POV while the even numbered ones are in Kari's POV, unless otherwise stated in the chapter's Author's Note.
Always Hope And Light
by: Miss Wings Of Love
Chapter 1: TK's Announcement
Us Digidestined just won against Malomyotismon. It was an important victory for the new kids, Cody, Davis, Ken and Yolei. They had their first taste of victory as Digidestined. For Kari and me though, it wasn't as exciting. We were the veterans. I watched as Yolei and Ken hugged in celebration, Kari and Cody were celebrating too. Davis and I were slapping fives.
"All right, TK! We beat him!" Davis exclaimed.
I answered, "Yeah…and who would have thought that you'd get my name right?"
"Hey!" Davis said as Ken, Yolei, Cody, Kari and I laughed.
"This is awesome!" Cody said.
"We did it, Kari!" Davis said to Kari.
I watched Kari's smile and it melted my heart.
Kari answered Davis, "Yeah, we did do it!"
"We're a pretty awesome team!" I said to her.
"You betcha!" she told me with a childish grin, reminiscent of our earlier years as Digidestined.
It was true! Kari and I shared some pretty awesome memories. We were a team before Davis, Yolei and Cody ever came into the picture. We've been a team since three years ago, during our first trip into the Digiworld.
We returned to the real world with the other Digidestined from our neighborhood while the others who were from other countries went back to their homes.
The next day…
I quickly paced around the apartment, excited to have Kari over, but also worried about how the announcement I was gonna make would affect our friendship.
"I would hate to lose her as a friend…" I thought worriedly.
I had e-mailed everyone to come over because I had to tell them about the job offer in France my mom's taken. Matt slept over and was there, watching me. He sighed and shook his head.
"I don't know that you're so worried about, bro!" Matt commented, "Your friendship with Kari's strong. You guys'll survive!"
I looked into Matt's eyes and knew he was right but a part of me couldn't believe I would still be tight be with her if I were so far away. I could almost believe that she could turn to Davis as a replacement. I shivered at the thought but still, I wouldn't blame her. Strange, isn't it?
"TK, is the AC cranked up too high?" Matt asked me, noticing my shivering.
I quickly replied, "No! I'm fine…"
"Look, it'll work out! You can still visit and we'll all visit too. I haven't seen Grandma and Grandpa in a while! You'll see lots of Kari during vacation time. I mean, look at Mimi and me, we're still pals and she lives in America now. She comes to visit a lot and I visit her too. As an added bonus, you can use the Digiport since you have a D3!"
"Oh yeah, Matt, I guess you're right! Oh, score, baby!" I answered, realizing what he meant.
I wonder if he still has feelings for Mimi…? Before I could pursue the subject, the doorbell rang. I watched as Matt went up to answer the door. When he came back, Izzy, Yolei, Ken, Cody, and Davis were behind him. Joe couldn't come because he was working as a lab assistant for his summer job.
"Hey, what's up, TK?" Yolei asked me.
I answered, "Let's wait until Sora, Tai and Kari get here. It's important that everyone hears this."
After a while of talking, hanging out and eating some snacks, the doorbell rang again. Matt went up to answer it again.
"Hey, man! Tai! Sora! Kari! What's up?" I heard Matt say.
Sora smiled and answered, "Hmmm…ya know, nothing much."
"Yeah," Tai added, "Nothing…"
Kari quickly entered the apartment and headed towards me while Tai, Sora and Matt were walking right behind her.
"TK," she questioned me, "what's up? Why'd you call everyone here?"
Everyone was settled down in front of me. I figured it was now or never. I had to tell everyone. Matt smiled encouragingly at me.
I took a deep breath and announced, "I'm moving to France in a week."
I got a pretty wide range of reactions from everyone.
Ken's reaction: "I'm happy for you, TK! Be sure to call and write!"
Yolei's reaction: "You have to introduce me to the cute French boys when I visit!"
Cody's reaction: "I've never been outside the country. That's awesome, TK!"
Davis' reaction: "Right on, TK!" I bet he can't wait for me to leave!
Tai's reaction: "Vive la France! Go get Catherine!" Of course, our French Digidestined friend!
Kari's reaction: She kinda looked at Tai strangely and then quietly said to me, "Give me a reason to check my e-mail more often than five times a day."
Matt smiled, Sora laughed and lightly punched Tai's right shoulder and Izzy suggested I use the Digiport to visit them a lot. I sighed as I watched Kari talk to everyone like nothing mattered to her. I knew that it bothered her. I could tell in the way she talked. It was quieter than usual. I had to talk to her before I left but I had a busy week ahead of me. We had some lunch (takeout) and hung out some more.