Digimon: Those Times Gone By
Chapter One
The champagne flowed freely. The food was eaten in-between snatches of conversation. Everyone was dressed up smartly, although the digimon looked rather uncomfortable in their fancy clothing.
However all the fancy dress up in the room paled in comparison to that of the bride and groom. Matt laughed with everyone else, dressed however in a sleek black suit. The white dress shirt was spotless. And the black bowtie practically shone. Stitched beautiful in blue, along the cuffs of the black blazer he wore, was the Crest of Friendship.
Sora radiated light like a lantern in the white gown she wore. Sleeveless two straps ran over her shoulders, holding the dress to her chest. The hem of the gown reached to around her ankles, and trailed behind her slightly. Stitched in red, underneath the left strap, was the Crest of Love.
The wedding guests included all of the digidestined, their digimon partners, and their parents. After the wedding had finished everyone had congratulated the happy couple and now they were simply sitting, talking, laughing.
Biyomon looked at her dress and dusted it down slightly. All of the digimon's formalwear had been designed by Biyomon. The bid digimon's dress was long and red, and had red feathers lining it everywhere.
An elbow nudged her gently. She looked. Agumon was looking at her, curiosity in his eyes.
"Why?" he pined. "Why do I have to wear… to wear this?"
Biyomon actually couldn't blame Agumon for the question. The tuxedo he wore was definitely not her best work. The trousers and blazer were bright orange as was the bowtie he wore. The shirt underneath was a pale yellow and Agumon looked extremely uncomfortable in the black shoes he was forced to wear.
"Why couldn't I wear something a little more like Tai's?" asked the dinosaur. Biyomon 'hmmmed'.
"I must admit that I made a slight error of judgement when I made that tux," muttered Biyomon.
"Slight!" cried Agumon. "This suit is god awful!"
"I think you look pretty good in that Agumon," Palmon said from beside him. The plant was wearing a green blouse and trousers to match, but the blouse was decorated with different types of flowers and a few leaves.
"Shuttup," snapped Agumon. "I can't wait to get home and rip this into a thousand pieces!"
"I hardly think that's necessary Agumon," Biyomon said aghast.
"He's teasing Biyomon," said Palmon, tracing a vine over Agumon's shoulder. The dinosaur quickly scooted his stool sideways slightly.
"I get the feeling Palmon like you," Biyomon teased.
"Oh you think?" Agumon said, voice dripping with sarcasm.
A tap on his shoulder alerted Agumon to someone standing behind him. He looked up and saw his partner bending over behind him.
"I gotta' take off buddy," he said smiling. "Unavoidable I'm afraid. You'll be okay on your own for a while?"
Agumon rolled his eyes.
"What am I to you Tai four?"
"I'll take that as a yes."
He straightened up and walked over to Sora and Matt.
"I gotta' leave you two ok?" Tai said. "I would appreciate it if you saved me a slice of that cake ok?"
Sora pouted. Clearly she had had one glass too many.
"Awww, come on stay," she said, words slurred slightly. She hiccupped before she continued. "The party's just begun."
Matt, completely sober, nodded in recognition.
"Ok buddy we'll keep you a piece."
"Agumon might need a place to crash this one could go on all night," Tai said. Matt shrugged.
"I'll see what I can do."
"Thanks buddy."
Tai smiled and walked away, taking quick strides towards the door. He pushed it open, and left.
*The following morning*
Kari yawned wide and opened her eyes. She saw her own ceiling above her. She smiled and slipped out of bed, pulling a dressing gown out from her wardrobe and slipping it on.
She yawned again and began to make herself a cup of coffee. As she began to take the first sips of the hot concoction, she noticed something lying at the foot of the front door.
She set the mug down and picked up the envelopes. The first one was slim, clearly a letter. The other was bulkier, designed for transporting packages. They were both addressed to her, but the slim one read 'Open me first.'
She tore it open and pulled out the sheet of paper. She folded it open and looked at it. She immediately recognised her brother's handwriting.
'My dearest sister,
You might recall that yesterday during the wedding reception I left suddenly. What I said was true. It was an unavoidable meeting with an important client. But sweet sister it breaks my heart to tell you that that was the last time you should ever see me.
I'm sure I need not explain to you about how I feel on the engagement of Matt and Sora. But I cannot put my own happiness before Sora's. If Matt is what makes her happy then who am I to stand in her way, and riddle her life with indecision. Make up some story for my absence. Make sure Agumon is taken good care of.
I'm leaving Kari. Simple as that. My happiness is never to be found here. As you read this I will probably already be on a plane taking me out of Japan. And if you need further confirmation that this is goodbye you may open the second envelope now.
Your loving brother, Taichi Kamiya'
Kari frantically tore open the second letter, tears stinging her eyes. She tipped out the contents on the desk top and wailed with despair. Two objects had slid out. Tai's D-Terminal and digivice.
