Author Note:

For and Deviant Art users: It has been a while, hasn't it. Why am I back? I was going through my belongings and I found a journal i got about ten years ago, I opened the book to the first page and i saw the date: August 29, 2009. Fanfic #1. I wrote this a little over ten years ago. Memories began to flood my mind, of that seven year old who truly was obsessed with digimon (still am) and I decided to finish what I started all those years ago.

I am not sure how often I will update, but I will try to do two a month.

This is a TaKari story and takes place at the start of Digimon Adventures 02. Warning, there might be slight Davis bashing and the characters might be OC. Besides that, there are no other warnings I can think of.

I do not own Digimon (I wish I did)

Chapter 1: TK returns

TK walked alongside his mother and towards their assigned seats. It had been three years since they had left Odaiba. 'I wonder how much has changed. How much they have changed.' TK thinks as he steps on the plane, his excitement expressed with every step taken. TK looks at his mother, who looks just as excited to be going back. As they finally found their seats, they began to load their belongings to the compartment above their heads. When they had finished, TK took his seat by the window and buckles his seat belt. TK listens as the plane crew goes through the usual procedures and say what they have to say. After they were finished TK looks out the window and watches as the plane begins to rise. After some time, they were finally airborne. TK then takes a photo album out of his bag. On the cover the crests of light and hope. He turns the pages and sees multiple pictures of himself and Kari as eight-year-olds. They were playing, hugging, sleeping, sharing an ice cream cone, and many more. He smiled, remembering those days. He then thinks about that night when they made a promise to each other.

Flashback

He and Kari were at the park, playing on the swings. In two days, he would not be here. He and his mother were leaving for her new job in Fukuoka. Kari looks and TK and asks, "When will you come back?"

"I don't know." He responds, looking down on the ground. He then looks at her and realizes that she has stopped swinging. TK then slows down and looks into her eyes and sees that they are filled with sorrow. He stopped what he was doing and lept at her, getting a yelp out of her as they both collapse on the ground. He then looks directly in her eyes,

"I may not know when I will come back, but I do know this. We will still be best friends and nothing will stop me from coming back, not our parents, not any Digimon, not even the universe." TK then got up and offered his hand to her, which she accepted and soon afterward was on her own two feet again. They then look into each other's eyes and TK sees that sorrow has been replaced with joy. Before he could say anything, Kari leaped forward and hugged him tightly. He hugs her back, enjoying this while it lasts. As they let each other go, Kari lifts her hand and presents her pinky finger "Pinkie swear?" TK looks at her and giggles as he lifts his pinkie and seals the promise. This trip down memory lane is interrupted by the flight attendants, who are offering refreshments to travelers. TK asks for water and thanks the attendant, who smiles and moves to the next row. He sips the water and lays his head against the seat. He then closes his eyes and began to fall unconscious.

Flashback ends. Time Skip

*ring ring ring* A hand slams down on the alarm clock, silencing it as the owner of the hand let's out a groan. TK gets up and stretched his arms and legs. He goes and takes a shower, freshening up for his first day at Odaiba Elementary School. TK heads to the kitchen and finds his mother preparing breakfast.

"Good morning mom." TK says as he entered the kitchen.

"Good morning Takeru. Breakfast will be ready in a minute." TK's mother replies as she begins to stack plate with pancakes. TK smiles and takes a seat as the large stack of pancakes is placed in front of him, along with a bottle of maple syrup and a glass of orange juice.

"Thank you mom." says TK as he begins to wolf down the food. His mother grinned and began to eat her own breakfast. After TK finished and placed his dishes in the sink, he grabs his bag and heads towards the door.

TK was at his mom. "Bye mom, see you later."

"Bye Takeru, have fun on your first day in school!" his mother waves at him. Tk closes the door behind him and heads towards the elevator. He enters the elevator and heads to the first floor. There were two other kids in there with him, one was a girl with purple hair and glasses, the other one was a little boy with brown hair.

"Hi there, you're new to this building correct." The girl asks.

"Yeah, I just moved in today." TK told her.

"Yolei, I think you should back off from him," The little boy told her, "He seems really uncomfortable."

"But he looks familiar." Yolie whined, analyzing TK.

Tk grinned "I just have one of those faces."

"No you don't not a lot of Japanese people have blonde hair." She responded.

"Well, I'm only half-Japanese." Tk tells her.

"I see. You might want to walk with us to school." She told him, "There are some people who are not okay with halfers." TK just smiled.

"Its fine, thanks for the concern, but I think I'll be okay."

"Alright just be careful." The little boy says.

"Don't worry I'll be fine." TK told him "What's your name?"

"My name is Cody Hida."

"Nice to meet both of you, but I have to get going." TK replied as the elevator door opens and he steps out. He gives them both a grin, waves at them, and bolts towards the school.

TK arrives outside the school building. As he walked through the gate, he hears the sound of a soccer game. As he continues, he sees the players and stops when he sees the sunlight reflecting off one of the player's head - more specifically, off the player's goggles. TK looked at him for a moment, thinking for a moment the possibility that the kid might be Tai. 'No, he can't be Tai.' TK thinks 'He is in high school now.'

"Here Davis!" Another player called out as he kicks the ball, but he aims poorly and the soccer ball heads towards TK. TK reacted quickly and using his basketball skills, he caught the ball.

"Thanks, great catch!" The players now known as Davis walked up to TK, who was rubbing the back of his neck and smiling.

"No problem" TK tosses the ball to the football player. "You look familiar, must be the goggles." With that, TK walked away, grinning and laughing softly to himself. Davis stood there confused for several minutes until someone yelled at him to stop holding up the game. He shakes out of his stupor and kicked the ball.

Davis entered the classroom just right as the bell rang. He looked around and saw his crush, Hikari Kamiya, and walked towards her. He took the seat to her right and grinned at her.

"What luck, you're in my class again, Hikari!" He observed her and noticed she hasn't changed much over the summer. She is still wearing pink and yellow, along with that camera around her neck.

She smiled at him "I wouldn't call it luck, Davis." And she sits down at her desk, waiting for the lesson to start.

"Hey, the weirdest thing happened earlier. A new kid said I reminded him of someone. He probably thinks I'm a movie star or something."Davis laughs as Kari tilts her head "Huh."

"I'm Mr. Hamasaki. I will be your teacher for the school year." Davis looks on, bored as the teacher continues to talk. "Before we begin, I would like it if you all could welcome a new student." The entire class is suddenly paying attention, no longer looking bored.

TK would be lying if he said he wasn't nervous. He was, just a little though. He waits outside the classroom until he is called in by the teacher. TK took a deep breath and entered the classroom. He smiled "It's nice to meet all of you. I'm Takeru Takaishi, but you can call me TK." Several of the girls grinned and giggled at him as the rest of the class look at him curiously and Kari looking at him in shock. The teacher looks at the class "Before I assign Mr. Takaishi a seat, does anyone here know him?" he asks. Kari snaps out of her shock and raises her hand. The class gives her confused stares as TK looks at her and his eyes widen in surprise.

"Ms. Kamiya, you know Mr. Takaishi?" The teacher asks, surprised as well. Kari looks at Mr. Hamasaki "Yes sir, he is my best friend." The class freeze, looking between the two. "A boy and a girl best friends?" one student whispers to her friend. TK smiles "Together again huh, Kari?" Kari smiles back "Just like old times, Teeks." The class continue to stare at the two. Their teacher recovers from his shock. "Mr. Takaishi, you may be seated at the desk on Ms. Kamiya's left." TK's grin gets bigger and heads towards his new seat. He and Kari shared smiles. "I would love to talk, but I would rather not get into trouble on the first day.: TK says, looking into Kari's eyes. Kari nodded her head "Alright, but you are going to explain why you didn't tell me you moved back." TK nods his head and they both turn their head towards the teacher, ignoring the looks from the class and the glares from Davis.

Author note: I forgot how much I actually enjoyed writing these things. Have a great day and thanks for checking out the story! Like I said earlier, I'll try to aim for two chapters a month. Please follow, favorite, or review the story to show your support. It feels good to be back.