Chapter 25
It had been about 6 months since Sakura was born. Mimi was pregnant again and she and Rita were excited to be doing more baby shopping. Rita had just started to go back to work but it was nice that we could leave Sakura with Mimi sometimes and Yolie the others. Mimi had a cooking show that aired for an hour a day so the rest of the time she was free to watch the kids. All of the original DigiDestined had kids now so our get togethers were fun with all our kids playing together. It's hard to believe how much your life changes when you have kids. Sakura likes her sleep so Rita and I still have lots of free time together. Rita really is a wonderful mother; she is so devoted to Sakura. She says one of the reasons she loves her so much is because Sakura looks a lot like me. It's true she had my dark eyes and my red hair; she had Rita's face and other features, you know besides being a girl and all. I was looking forward to the later years to see what kind of person Sakura will become. I know she is smart, I can tell just by the way she reacts to things. Mom and dad always come over to spend time with her, they babysit a lot as well since mom is retired. It's nice seeing everyone as a big happy family.
Mikumon and Tentomon were over a lot; originally Sakura was a little scared of Tentomon, which made him quite sad. She loves him now though and of course Mikumon who resembles a bunny. I always did wonder though if Sakura would get a digimon of her own someday. I hope there won't be a need for DigiDestined in the future but at the same time I think it's a great way to grow up and even though I would never want Sakura in any danger, I just know it would enrich her life in the same way as mine was. Everyone knows about the Digimon now, I have even heard from Rita that they are teaching about them in the school she works at. It really is hard to believe that we changed the world to this extent. When Sakura got a bit older she learned her first word, which was,'deji.' I believe she was trying to say digi. As time passed she was able to talk and was becoming more and more like me. The two of us had formed our own language that made Rita crazy. She couldn't understand a word of it so it was kind of like a secret code between Sakura and me.
Sakura was now seven and was in the second grade, my little girl was so smart they had her skip the first grade. She was in the same class as Toya and Aoi; it was nice that the three of them could be together. Kari and T.K's kids were in a grade above and same with Joe's son. It just so happened that they all went to the same school, the same elementary school that we all went to. A lot of us decided to move back to the Highton View Terrace area. It brought back a lot of memories and because of all the digimon attacks their prices dropped dirt-cheap. It's a little sad knowing the gate there is closed forever because of Black Wargreymon but in some ways it's for the best. Oikawa and the rest of the DigiDestined will forever protect the digital world.
The world has changed since our time in the digital world, even we have changed. One thing I know is that our children will continue to protect the Digital world. Sakura and her Motimon, Toya and his Tanemon and Kaito, Mimi and Tai's other son and his partner Koromon. Life is forever a journey; after all we have had one hell of a ride. What's important is what you learn, the friends you make, and the values you hold dear. All of us DigiDestined will continue to be together; we have never been apart and will forever stay by each other's side. Rita and Sakura make my life everyday worth living. Even someday when Sakura grows up to get married and has kids, the line of DigiDestined will continue. I am so grateful for the life I have been given, and so from this day on Rita and I will continue to live happily ever after.
The End