"Hikari honey, Takeru is here!"
"Send him up mom!" Hikari Kamiya glanced in the mirror one last time before her best friend and long time crush bounded up the stairs into her room. She and Takeru were planning on singing a duet in the school talent show, and they had to pick a song.
"Hi Hikari!" Takeru exclaimed, running into her room and slamming the door behind him.
"Hey Takeru, what's up?"
"Oh, just the sky, the ceiling, the light fixtures-" "OKAY! I get the point Takeru, you know I hate it when you say that!" Takeru smiled, and his eyes glowed with a mischievous glint.
"Oh, I know. I just like to annoy you!" Hikari opened her mouth in mock shock. (A/N: Hey, that rhymes!)
"Takeru, how dare you!" They both laughed. Hikari loved times like that, when they could joke around with each other, without worrying about Daisuke getting jealous or The Digimon Kaizer attacking. 'Perfect Takeru. Start off the conversation casually, then, when she least expects it, say 'I love you!' Oh yeah, just wonderful. She'll die of disgust before I can even die from embarrassment. What are you gonna do Takeru, what are you gonna do? Well, all I know is I'm telling her tonight. Tonight I'm gonna admit my feelings to Hikari Kamiya, and hopefully, she'll share them', Takeru thought to himself.
"So, what songs do you have to pick from?" asked Hikari.
"How about Offspring's 'Pretty Fly For A White Guy'? That describes me perfectly, no?" Hikari rolled her eyes.
"No rock Takeru, my voice doesn't go with rock, or rap for that matter, so don't even think about asking about 'The Thong Song'!" Takeru laughed and snapped his fingers.
"Aww, nuts, I was gonna suggest that next, how'd ya know?" Hikari rolled her eyes again.
"No comment".
"Ya know, Yamato said the very same thing when I asked him when Mimi and him are gonna get married". (A/N: Okay, I just had to put a little bit of Mimato in it! If any of you read any of my other stories, you know I'm obsessed with Mimato!) Hikari's eyes widened.
"You actually asked that?"
"Yeah!"
"Takeru, Takeru, Takeru, you have a lot to learn", Hikari said, shaking her head in mock disgust. Takeru shrugged. 'Uh oh, now I've done it, now she thinks I'm obnoxious, she'll never like me now'
"Well anyway, you gave me a really good idea! How about, we sing 'Are You Gonna Be There?' by NSYNC? We can sorta dedicate it to Yamato and Mimi's one year anniversary!" Hikari exclaimed.
"That's a really good idea! But, let's say we dedicate it to something else". Hikari gave Takeru a confused look.
"Like what?"
"How about celebrating… us…getting…together?" he half asked half-mumbled.
"What was that?" Hikari asked, although she knew full well what he said.
"I said, I was wondering if we could get together. I love you Hikari Kamiya". Hikari's eyes started tearing up. 'Oh no, I made her cry, she definitely doesn't like me'. But, contrast to Takeru's belief, Hikari just smiled.
"I love you to Takeru Takashi, always and forever". Takeru smiled and started dancing around in circles before taking Hikari in his arms and giving her her first kiss. When they broke apart Takeru sweat dropped.
"What's the matter?" Hikari asked.
"Well, I was just thinking about what Taichi and Yamato are gonna say".
"It doesn't matter, we love each other, and that's that". Takeru sweat dropped again.
"It's not that, I know we'll always be together. But, when we get older and if we get married…"
"Yes?"
"Yamato and Taichi…"
"Yes?"
"Will be…"
"What?!?!"
"…brothers…" Hikari's eyes widened and she sweat dropped too.
"Uh oh........"
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The day of the Talent Show.....................
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It's been two weeks since the fateful night in Hikari's room where she and Takeru finally announced their love for one another. The song that they're singing, 'Are You Gonna Be There' was coming along great and they sounded wonderful. In Takeru's opinion, they were sure to win! Yamato and Mimi were extremely honored to have Takeru and Hikari's performance dedicated to them. Since it's been two weeks since their love was admitted, the whole school knew of Hikari and Takeru's relationship. Everyone was really happy for them, especially Mimi and Sora, but one person was not happy at all. You guessed it, Daisuke. He was now not talking to either Hikari or Takeru, even when they went on missions in the digiworld. Right now though, Hikari and Takeru didn't really care for they were really nervous, standing backstage waiting to perform.
"Five minutes guys!" yelled Mr. Fujiyama (Spelling????), the show manager.
"Oh Takeru, I'm so nervous!" exclaimed Hikari.
"I am too, but don't worry, we'll be great, we've been practicing for weeks! Besides, we couldn't afford Yamato and Mimi an anniversary present, so this is the best we can do!" Hikari laughed.
"Well if you hadn't spent all of your money on comics we wouldn't be in this mess!"
"Might I remind you that you were the one that spent all of your money on hair stuff and makeup?"
"Now presenting, our last act, Takeru Takaishi and Hikari Kamiya singing 'Are You Gonna Be There?' by NSYNC" Mr. Fujiyama said, already on stage.
"We're on!" exclaimed Hikari, smiling widely and pulling Takeru on stage.
"Hi everybody!" Takeru exclaimed, addressing everyone in the audience, especially Yamato, Mimi, Sora, Taichi, Koushiro, Jyou, Miyako, Iori, and Daisuke, who were sitting in the front row.
"As you already know, Takeru and I are gonna sing, 'Are You Gonna Be There?' by NSYNC. Well, we'd like to dedicate this too two very special people on their one year anniversary", said Hikari.
"Everyone give it up for my brother Yamato Ishida, and his girlfriend, Mimi Tachikawa!" finished Takeru. The whole audience stood up and applauded Yamato and Mimi, who were still sitting and were too busy blushing to thank everyone. Finally, the audience settled down and the music to the song started. Everyone grew silent as Hikari and Takeru's beautiful melody filled the room.
As they finished the song, the audience burst out in applause, they screamed and cheered for the wonderful couple and their wonderful song. In the front row, Mimi was crying her eyes out, and Yamato was teary eyed. 'Thank you' he mouthed to Takeru, who only nodded in response. Mr. Fujiyama, after talking to the judges, came running back on stage. "We have a winner! Hikari Kamiya and Takeru Takaishi singing the song, 'Are You Gonna Be There!" The whole audience burst in applause as Mr. Fujiyama presented Hikari and Takeru their award, a dinner for two at their favorite restaurant, Maria's Italian Restaurant. "Thank you so much everyone!" exclaimed Hikari, as after ten minutes, the audience was still applauding their performance and win. "I just wanna say something, and I apologize for being mushy, but I wanna tell Takeru, my boyfriend, and soulmate that I promise to always be there for him". Takeru blushed as a loud 'Awww' escaped from the audience, except for one very red and angry face that belonged to none other then Daisuke. "I'd like to say that I'm also gonna always be there for Hikari, my soulmate. Because when people are made to be together, then they'll be together forever!" The audience started clapping again very loudly as Hikari and Takeru started kissing. That is, except for Daisuke, and this time, Taichi and Yamato..................
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Later that day
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"Bye Yamato, Bye Mimi! Thanks for dinner!" yelled Hikari, as she and Takeru exited the reseteraunt where Yamato and Mimi took them as a celelbration. "Anytime!" yelled Yamato. "And thanks for the great song!" yelled Mimi. "Anytime!" yelled Takeru, taking after his bigger brother. As Mimi and Yamato faded from site Takeru and Hikari linked hands and started walking a little closer together. "This day was wonderful Takeru". "I know Hikari, I mean first we win the talent show, and then we dupe my brother out of $50! What couldn't be better?" Hikari laughed. "Did ya mean it Takeru?" Takeru took on a confused look. "Mean what?" he asked. Hikari and Takeru stopped walking. They stood on the sidewalk and Hikari looked Takeru straight in the eye. "Did you mean that you'd always be there for me? Because I know I did". Takeru took Hikari's hands in his own and smiled. "Of course I did Kari-chan. You're my soulmate and I love you". Tears started coming to Hikari's eyes. "Oh Takeru!" Hikari exclaimed, giving Takeru a huge hug, "I love you! And I'm always gonna be with you, from now on, you won't be able to get rid of me!" Takeru smiled playfully as he held Hikari in his arms. "Aww, nuts. Just when I thought you were gonna leave me alone!" Hikari just smiled and kissed him. Takeru broke the kiss first, although he was a little dissapointed. He looked behind him and found a beautiful pink rose, the same color as Hikari's crest that was destroyed all those years ago. He took it in his hands and placed it in Hikari's. "This is a symbol of our love. As long as this rose stays alive, our love will live strong". Once again tears sprang to Hikari's eyes as she felt the soft petals of the pink rose. "It's beautiful. Thank you. I'll keep it alive forever!" Takeru smiled warmly as he grabbed Hikari's hand and said "Come on, I need to get you home before Taichi kills me". Hikari laughed. "Let's go".
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Hikari and Takeru started crossing the street, but they didn't look to see if there were any cars. As they got to the middle of the road, a car came careening around the corner, going around 80 miles per hour. The driver, obviously drunk was not aware of the two pre-teens crossing the street, one of whom had no time to get out of the way. Later, after his hangover he would remember what he had done. And how he had hit someone with his car, a certain someone that was walking with her boyfriend.
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"Takeru, watch out!" screamed Hikari. Takeru looked ahead and saw a car come speeding around the corner, headed straight for him. He was frozen in fright, like a deer trapped in the headlights, not realizing what was to happen until it was too late. He closed his eyes and waited for the deadly blow, but it never came. When he opened his eyes he saw a sight that would haunt him for the rest of his life. Hikari stepped in front of him and pushed him out of the way. As he fell towards the ground from the force of Hikari's push, the car struck her, and sent her flying in the air. As the car zoomed away, the driver not aware of the 12 year old girl he had hit, Hikari hit the ground with a deafening thump. She was bleeding profusely from a wound in her head, and both her arms and one leg was bent in a way they weren't bent two minutes ago. What was the most grusome of her injuries, was the bone sticking out of her neck, justifying the fact that if she would live, her arms and legs would never be used again. Takeru rushed over to his girlfriend, crying for her, for she was unconcious and couldn't cry for herself. "Hikari....no...." he whispered as he took her unconcious form in his arms and cried softly to himself. "Hikari, you're gonna be okay, we're gonna grow old together Hikari. You have to be okay. Remember how we planned our life? You, me, Gatomon, and Patamon were gonna be together forever. Don't end our dream Hikari, please don't. Think of Gatomon! Think of Taichi, and.....think of me....." Takeru couldn't talk anymore as he noticed the breathing of his love becoming shallower and shallower. "No, Hikari. I love you, don't go", Takeru cried. Slowly, ever so slowly, Hikari opened her eyes, and smiled at Takeru. "Hikari! You're okay!" he exclaimed. "No.....I'm not", she said. "I....wanted....to.....tell....you", Hikari murmered, inbetween deep, shallow breaths, "That.....I.....love you". Takeru, tears streaming down his face, stroked Hikari's hair, as she still lay in the road, broken and beat. "I love you too Hikari, but you don't have to tell me now, you'll get plenty of times to tell me later", he said. Hikari slowly, and with great effort shook her head. "No.....Takeru....I won't". Takeru's love filled eyes filled with fear. "Don't say that Hikari! You and me are gonna be together forever, we're soulmates, right?" "I'm....so....sorry....Takeru", she said, now no longer needing Takeru to cry for her, since hot tears were rolling down her face. "For what?" he asked. Hikari took a deep, tear-filled breath as she said, "I....broke....my....promise". Takeru's eyes widened as she said this because he remembered something she had said during the two weeks they were practicing for the talent show.
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Flashback to two weeks ago...........................................
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"Hikari, are you sure this song is gonna work?" Hikari Kamiya smiled as she gave her new boyfriend a loving kiss. "Hey, you know me. I never lie. The only time I ever lie is when some uncontollable force makes me". Takeru smiled as he gave her a loving kiss that turned into a huge bear hug
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End Flashback..............................
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"Hikari! You don't mean that, do you?!" he said, more as a demand then a question. "I'm.....sorry....Takeru. Always.....remember.....me. I...love....you". And with that, Hikari closed her eyes and breathed her last breath. "NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" He screamed as he finally realized his soulmate was gone forever. He took her in his arms and held her close, wishing to keep her with him forever. Then, he saw something that made him scream with terror. For under Hikari's dead body, was the pink rose he had just given her. Wilted and dead.
