Memories Out of Reach

Chapter 4: When Groups Need to Gather

Hey everybody! I'm Hope10032 and I'm here to bring you my very first fan fiction! This is more of an experiment than anything, but if you like it, please tell me! This is a crossover of 02, 03 and 04. There will be hints of TakuyaXKari, because I think that pairing is AWESOMENESS! Anyway, basically the majority of digidestined from those three seasons are all in high school.

YAY! 4th chapter time! Thank you sooo much to everyone who read this, reviewed, favorited, followed, etc. You guys' support means the WORLD to me!

fanakatsuki: Cruel? Life is cruel! JK, but I guess I was being a tiny bit mean to Kari, but it ties into the story. At least, I think it does…I also love the part about Takuya being clueless and Kouji trying to knock some sense into him!

Well, that's about it, so on with the story!

"..talking.."

'..thinking..'

- Flashbacks will be labeled as such

Disclaimer: I don't own anything of the Digimon Franchise. Not even a DVD, video game, or toy!

Chapter 4: When Groups Need to Gather

Kari's POV

Flashback

A group of kids were all gathered at the park, having a picnic. A little girl named Kari was sitting next to her older brother, Tai. The group, going around clockwise, were sat as Kari, Tai, Matt, his little brother TK, Sora, Mimi, Joe, Izzy, and on Kari's other side, Takuya.

They were all close friends, who hung out regularly with each other. They were having a great time, when Takuya cleared his throat, gathering their attention.

"Um… guys? I really don't want to say this, but I think you all deserve to know." he sighed. You could tell that the boy was uncomfortable.

"What is it bud? You can tell us anything," Tai consoled. Tai thought of Takuya as a little brother, as Takuya thought of Tai as his role model.

"I'm moving out of Odaiba!" Takuya blurted. Everyone was silent. It took a moment for the news to sink in, then the drop that broke the dam.

"How much longer do you have?" Kari asked quietly. Suddenly the entire group, minus Takuya, erupted into chaos, asking billions of questions.

"When are you leaving?"

"Where are you going?"

"Are you going to keep in contact"

"Do you have to leave?"

"How far away?" and that was the gist of it. Poor Takuya didn't have enough ears and mouths to answer them all. Tai saw this and called order.

"Alright people, I'll be the one asking questions so Takuya doesn't go deaf. So Takuya, when do you leave?"

"Three days," Takuya sullenly said.

"Where are you moving to?"

"Shibuya."

"Why?"

"My dad got promoted and needs to move the entire family there."

"Are you at least going to keep in touch?"

"Of course! I'll do whatever I need to do to, to at least keep contact. Who knows, I might even be able to visit sometimes."

"That's a relief. Now that all that is out of the way, is there anything else?" Tai finished. Everybody shook their head no. "Good! Now our new mission is to make sure that Takuya's final days here are unforgettable!"

Everyone cheered, while Takuya had his silly lopsided grin on.

Three days later…

The group was all gathered on the Kanbara's driveway. They all looked close to tears. It was time to say goodbye.

"Guys, I'm going to miss you all so much. You were my first friends, and therefor you will all be in my heart and memories. Now I know that sounds sappy, but it's true," Takuya said.

"Come on bud, you're making it sound like you're going to your grave or something," Tai joked lightly. It was all he could do to keep from letting his own tears fall.

Sora and Mimi gave Takuya hugs goodbye, while all the guys fist-bumped, shook hands, or patted him on the back. They were all going to miss him severely. Over the time they had known him, he had truly become one of them.

Kari was sobbing, because she couldn't grasp the fact that her very first friend was leaving.

"Don't cry Kari," a voice next to her softly said. She turned, even though she already knew who would be there. Takuya pulled her into a hug.

"Don't think of this as goodbye, more like, see you later," he said comfortingly.

"But what if you find new friends there and forget about all of us?!" she sobbed.

"Kari, I could never truly forget you. I probably will make new friends, but I won't leave you guys."

"But you ARE leaving us right now!"

"Physically, yes, emotionally and spiritually, no." Kari stopped sobbing and pulled away to look him in the eye. She couldn't say she didn't believe him, because his eyes reflected his truth.

"Promise?"

"Promise." Kari smiled at this. She then pulled something out of her pocket.

"Here, I got you a going away present." It was a olive green cap with a weird symbol on it. "To remember me by," she added, and handed it to him.

He took the cap and placed it on his head, and then he decided to turn it backwards. He grinned.

"I love it."

Kari blushed as he thanked her for it. Tai then came forward to give a final goodbye to his 'little bro'. He too had a gift to give Takuya.

"Here, to my 'little me'! I hope these can give you courage and leadership when the time comes," Tai said as he took off his square goggles and handed them to the younger boy.

"Your goggles?!" Takuya gaped in disbelief. "But they're your favorite things to wear!"

"Yeah, but I think they fit you better. Square might not be my shape, perhaps I should try round." Tai replied, his eyes twinkling.

Takuya then placed the goggles over the new hat. "Takuya! It's time to go, wrap it up!" his father called. Takuya's parents had wanted to give him a lot of time to say goodbye, because they understood how close he and his friends were, but needed to get moving.

"Right Dad!" Takuya answered. Time had run out and he needed to go. He waved goodbye to the group and climbed into the car. They started to back out and drive away down the street.

The reality of the situation came crashing down on Kari. She once again burst into tears, and started running after the car. Everyone followed suit. Since the car was still on a small road, it was easy to catch up.

"Please promise that you'll come back! Even if it's only a short visit, promise that you'll come back!" she called. Luckily Takuya had his window down and heard her. He smiled.

"For you, anything!" he called back. Kari then took off her necklace and threw it through the window.

"Give that back when you return!" she yelled to him.

"I promise that I will!" he called back. The last thing she saw of him before the car disappeared in the distance, was the warmest smile she had ever seen, while he put her necklace in the rim lining of his cap.

When she finally slowed down, it took a few moments for the others to catch up. He had promised her that he would return. She believed it with all her heart, and knew that, no matter what, she would wait for him, because he never broke his promises.

Flashback End

'Promises, what a load of lies,' Kari thought to herself after having fled from Takuya. He had promised her that he wouldn't forget them, that he would come back, that he would return her old necklace.

"He's only filled one of those promises, though I doubt he even remembers it," she scoffed to herself. She was only fooling herself when she believed that he would magically remember her.

She then remembered about the meeting that her brother Tai had ordered. Strictly Digidestined business she remembered him saying, which basically means that something happened, probably something about Gennai.

She got up and headed towards the park where they were all meeting. She made a silent resolution to not mention Takuya.

Takuya's POV

After dusting his bottom off from his fall, he felt his phone vibrate. When he checked it, his heart sank, and he nearly dropped the device. He must have turned white as a ghost because Kouji asked what was wrong.

Takuya then said that he was going to see if he could get the others to join up for a meeting. The message was urgent business, and after seeing it, Kouji and Kouichi immediately agreed that a meeting was in order. They settled that the park would suffice for a meeting point.

The group of three split up to round up their remaining friends, Takuya to get Tommy, Kouji to Izumi, and Kouichi to JP.

Takato's POV

He, Henry, Rika, and Ryo were all gathered in the lobby of Hypnos. They had received an urgent message that was sent only to the Tamers who could biomerge with their partners.

Their partners, Guilmon, Renamon, Terriermon, and Cyberdramon had only returned after they all moved to Odaiba. The digimon were then agreed to be kept at Hypnos because they couldn't risk the new district they had moved to finding out about digimon.

"TAKATOMON!" Takato heard, before being tackled, knocked over, and sat upon.

"Guilmon, boy, I'm happy to see you too but I need you to get off so I can get up," Takato wheezed. He would have commented on the '-mon' part but he had a limited air supply at the moment, and he knew he would be wasting his breath trying to explain things to his velociraptor partner.

Renamon was silently standing next to her partner, Rika, and Terriermon was hanging on Henry's head. Cyberdramon had reverted back to Monodramon and was next to his Tamer, Ryo, who was a year older than them.

When Guilmon finally got up, Takato could feel his lungs moving again. Just then, Yamaki, the director of the government agency, Hypnos, walked in. His expression was grim, as was the news he shared.

Chapter 4 is done! Another one in the bag! In the next chapter, it should show how all the teams' meetings go, though who knows what will go on! I don't even know, because writer's block SUCKS. I must say, that the flashback in this chapter was very emotional, and I poured my heart and soul into writing it.

If you have comments/feedback/concerns/complaints/etc. please tell me! I do not have a beta, so all mistakes fall on me. In all honesty, I only finished this today because I was struck with sudden INSPIRATION! Only heaven knows when the next chapter will come out, so please bare with me! Hope is signing off, so… BYE! -)