Thank you everyone who reviewed. I appreciate your comments and I did edit the first chapter a bit more.

-Xanpluto

Chapter 2. The Reunion

Tk looked at the invitation thoughtfully and was impressed. It had only taken Cody two weeks to organize the reunion he had thought it was impossible. Also, Cody had managed to track Tk down in the Tokyo library where he spent most of his time researching his thesis. Instead of making a grand show he simply handed Tk the invitation and said, "See you then," before walking away.

"What are you going to do?" Tk didn't have to look up to know who the owner of the soft voice was.

"I thought I had more time to decide." He questioned.

"I wasn't talking about that. What will you do about the reunion?" The girl walked towards Tk and picked up the invitation to read it for herself. Tk finally looked up at her.

"How did you even know about that?" He asked suspiciously.

She shrugged and sat down on the couch next to him, "I like to know everything that is going on in your life."

"Even this?"

"Especially this." The woman effortlessly flung the invitation back onto the table and looked deeply into his cerulean eyes. "You want to go, don't you?"

"Yes and no." He said standing up to escape her.

"I won't stop you from going but if you tell them what's happening it will be disastrous. You'll ruin everything."

"I wouldn't do that." Tk said as if the thought of it was insulting.

"For some reason I don't trust you." She said faintly.

Tk shrugged, "If I'm that untrustworthy then come with me; I couldn't care less."

She gave a faint smile, "Fine, I will."

Tk shrugged again, "Will you leave me alone until then, I still need to think." There was no reply so Tk looked back towards the couch and saw that she was gone. Sighing he collapsed and waited for sleep to overcome him.

A week later Tk was staring at himself in the mirror. He tried to imagine how different he would look to those friends he hadn't seen for years. Not too different he decided. Besides his face aging into that of a 25 year old man he looked the same with his pale skin, messy golden hair, and deep blue eyes.

"Very spiffy." A figure materialized behind him. He shrugged and walked out of the bathroom.

"Ready to go?" He asked plainly and grabbed his car keys. She stared at him softly.

"I think the more important question is are you ready to go?"

Tk didn't say anything and merely held the front door open for her. After eyeing him for a few more seconds the girl walked through it.

Cody had arranged the digidestined reunion to be at The Teenage Wolves' practice house a half an hour drive from the city. When Tk drove up there were already several cars parked in the driveway; they were probably the last to arrive. Tk cut off the ignition and took a few deep breaths.

"Remember not to say anything." The woman said and then opened her door. Tk stopped her.

"Who are you?"

The woman looked back at him mysteriously, "Is this really the time to discuss that? You know what my answer is."

"That's not what I meant. What do I tell the others when they ask who you are?"

"Oh," The girl had a look of wonder on her face, "Perhaps I'm your girlfriend Cory?" Tk's eyes widened, "Do you have any other ideas to explain my presence? I doubt you would bring a simple friend to an event like this."

"Fine." Tk stated then got out of the car. The woman followed after him.

When the knock on the door echoed through the room all the guests looked at it expectantly. There was only one person missing from their group and he was perhaps the one whom everyone was most anxious to see. Matt was the one whom finally lunged for the door and opened it to see his brother.

"Hey." Tk said casually and walked through the door. Surprisingly a woman followed after him.

"Teeks?" Matt questioned as he stared at the woman; she was absolutely stunning. Her skin was beautifully pale and her face was both angular and kind with intense blue eyes that rivaled Tk's own. In a gust of wind her long, raven black hair fluttered around her body and she shivered.

"This is my girlfriend Cory." Tk said while motioning for Matt to close the door. He noticed that all his old friends were staring at the pair of them.

"Oh, it's nice to meet you." Matt said warily.

Cory responded in a kind smile and looked around at everyone, "You as well."

"Psst, Tk." A spiky haired brunette tried to get Tk's attention subtly, "Can we talk about you-know-what around her?"

"Don't worry Davis," Cory interrupted, "I know all about the digital world."

"Oh, great." Davis sweat dropped; he didn't even wondered how she knew his name. "That's a relief."

"Yes, welcome to the party." Sora approached Tk and Cory happily holding a tray of food, "Have some food."

The digidestineds continued to socialize and catch up with each other over food and drinks, but there still remained a tense atmosphere in the room.

"I hate her." Yolei said while cramming food into her mouth. "She's not even that pretty. Why did all the guys ogle at her?"

Yolei's best friend sighed from besides her while also staring at Cory and Tk as they talked to others in the room, "Don't be mean to her on my account."

"She seems too perfect. Too fake. It has nothing to do with you, Kari."

Kari eyed Yolei knowingly, "Is that so?"

"Yup." Yolei said in a matter-o-fact voice. "Just because she's Tk's new girlfriend doesn't mean I'm going to harass her. It's not her fault Tk disappeared to France, lost contact with his best friends, and then randomly appears with some beautiful girl at a party."

"You just said she was beautiful, Yolei." Kari smiled as she pointed out her friend's contradiction.

"Not as pretty as you!" Yolei said rudely, "I can't believe Tk would chose that over you."

Kari flushed, "Tk and I were never really a thing. I don't resent him for leaving."

"That's because you're too nice." Yolei said honestly, "I'm not that nice so I'll hate her for the both of us."

"Just don't cause trouble." Kari warned as she saw that the pair was heading over towards them.

"Kari, Yolei." Tk said simply with a nod of his head.

Yolei looked like she was about to explode and start yelling at him but a yank at her elbow pulled her away. "I've got something to show you, dear." Ken said with a fleeting look at Kari. Kari made a mental note to thank him later.

"Tk." Kari said with a bit of a forced smile.

He nodded his head, "How are you?"

"Good, very happy. And you?"

"Good, very..." he paused, "busy."

"Oh." She furrowed her eyebrows as a thousand thoughts rushed through her head, "Have you been very busy for the last five years? Is that why you haven't come back to Japan?"

Tk ignored the accusation in her voice, "Yes."

Neither of them spoke for a few moments as they simply looked at each other searching for answers to unasked questions. It was Cory who finally broke the silence, "I've seen your some of your photographs in a magazine. They're very beautiful."

Kari looked at her. She seemed genuine and as much as Kari might secretly want to, she couldn't hate her. Cory wasn't a bad person. In fact, from first impressions she seemed like a good match for Tk.

"Thanks. I really enjoy what I do."

"It shows." Cory grabbed onto Tk's arm lightly, "Let's get some drinks, honey."

"Yeah sure." Tk said apathetically and allowed himself to be led away from Kari. Kari watched them leave with a glum face.

"So, how was it?" Tai asked with concern while appearing at Kari's side. "It seemed civil."

"Of course it was." Kari said strongly. "It was just two old friends saying hello."

"Sure." Tai said as if he didn't believe it and Kari immediately defended herself.

"I know that everyone thought that Tk and I would end up with each other but we were never more than best friends. Now you can see that. He's got a girlfriend."

Tai shrugged; he still didn't believe what she said.

"Guys, can I have your attention please." Izzy said while banging a fork on one of the wine glasses. Everyone quieted down. "It's been a long time since we've all been together and therefore it seems only fitting that we remember the whole reason we met: the digital world."

"Here, here." Some of the digidestineds muttered while raising their glasses as well.

Izzy continued, "In honor of that Ken and I have been working on a little project."

"We can't promise it will work," Ken added, "because the digital gate was closed so many years ago, but I think it's worth a try."

"Wait! Are you saying we might see our digimon?" Mimi asked excitedly.

"Maybe." Izzy wanted to make sure they all understood there was a chance they could fail.

"Anything is worth a try if we get to see them." Joe offered and the rest of the group nodded their heads in agreement.

"Great." Izzy pulled out an updated orange pineapple computer and Ken handed him a shiny cd, "Ready?"

"Do it!" Davis yelled..

"Here we go." Izzy put the cd into his computer and everyone watched wide eyed. Izzy's own expression turned from excitement to confusion to worry. And then everyone else understood why as the computer was surrounded by a black haze. Izzy was so shocked that he dropped the computer on the ground where the screen quickly cracked. The haze disappeared and was replaced by smoke as the computer fried.

"What happened?"

"I don't know." Izzy looked at Ken but he didn't appear to have an explanation either. "It should have worked. I've been working on the calculation for months."

"The digital world's gate could be closed for a reason. Maybe it's not right to try to break through." It was Cory, the newcomer, who said this and in the onset of severe disappointment the group gave her looks of daggers.

"Thanks for the party Cody," Tk intervened, "I think it's about time we leave." He grabbed Cory's hand and glided her to the door quickly. "Bye."

Before anyone had said another word, the boy that they all hadn't seen in years was once again gone from their lives mysteriously. The digidestineds could only look at each other wordlessly.

Meanwhile, Tk's fingers were wrapped tightly around the steering wheel as he drove his car back into town. "Why did you do that?" He asked the woman beside him angrily.

"You know why." She said simply.

Tk didn't have a good reply, "But still."

"Soon enough you're going to have to stop fighting it."

"I don't want to." He looked over at the passengers seat but Cory was already gone. "I don't want to." He repeated to himself while continuing the drive home alone.

Confused? or excited?

I find it super easy to write for Yolei because she always says what she feels. Sometimes it can seem mean but I love her honesty and bluntness - she reminds me of myself.

Also, if you're looking for some Takari I'm sorry to say that it won't really be popping up for another chapter or two. They can't suddenly fall in love after being apart for so long...however, eventually there will be some fluff.

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