I Still See Him
Part 3: Feel of Darkness
Sora left ten minutes ago. Tai was still holding a crying Kari. Suddenly, Kari lifted her head. "Tai, can I be alone for a while? I need to be by myself."
Tai looked at his sister with worry in his eyes. "All right. I'll tell you when dinner's ready."
"Thanks."
Tai left the room. Kari knew he didn't want to leave her alone. She just didn't want him to be in more pain than he would be.
Kari felt her light. It was dimming. She no longer had hope, TK, to light her. She was losing her light when she let TK go. She knew she would die. She could feel the darkness crawl in her body, taking her over, eating away at her light.
She didn't care. TK was dead. She might as well be too. Light can't exist without hope. TK was hope. Kari can't live without him. So, what was the point of fighting Death if it was meant to get her. TK was everything her light stood for. If she had no hope, TK would be there, and her light would shine.
'If I'm going to die, I am not going to die in Tai's arms,' Kari had thought. This was why she sent him away.
Kari laid down on the floor and looked at the ceiling. The darkness was growing stronger. She started to let tears fall down her cheek. With each tear that escaped, a little bit of light was with it. She thought that if her light escaped, she would die sooner. The sooner she died, the faster she'd be with TK.
The darkness had reached her heart and was in her mind. It taunted her with memories of TK not wanting her to give up fighting. Kari knew this was one fight that she would lose. She didn't have TK there. One memory was replayed in her mind over and over. It was of TK telling her she had to fight the darkness. She knew she couldn't now. She was too weak. She couldn't provide you with enough light to see your hand in front of your face in a basement. Kari couldn't fight. She didn't want to fight. She wanted to die.
"I want to die," Kari softly whispered. "Come on, Darkness. Take my life. I want it to end."
Tai knocked on the door. "Kari, dinner's ready."
"I'm not hungry."
"Please eat something, Kari."
"I can't. I'm not hungry."
"When will you be hungry?"
"Maybe in a little while."
"All right."
'Poor Tai. I won't have dinner. I probably won't live much longer.' Kari thought.
Kari looked back at the ceiling. She felt her light slowly go out. She said to herself, "I'm coming, TK. I'm coming."
She felt her light, her body, her mind, her soul, and her heart being choked by darkness. With her last breath she said, "Light is gone."
Tai had heard Kari talking to herself. He ran into her room. She was dead. Kari was laying on the floor with her eyes closed. Her face was stained with tears. Tai noticed that they had a slight glow to them. He realized that in each tear was a bit of light.
Tai looked at his dead sister. He kneeled next to her and started shaking her. He knew she was dead, though. He was crying and shaking her saying, "Kari, wake up! Don't die! We need you! Don't die! Wake up, please! KARI!"
Kari hadn't opened her eyes. She hadn't said anything. She was just laying there on the floor.
Tai hugged his dead sister. "I love you, little sister."
If only she could say "I love you, big brother," back to him. She couldn't, though.
Tai let go of Kari. He picked up the phone and called all of the other digi destined. When he told them what happened they all, except Mimi, agreed to come over. Mimi told Tai that she wished she lived in Odaiba instead of the United States so she could go over there. Tai said it was all right and that it wasn't her fault. When he called all the digi destined, he called the paramedics even though he knew they couldn't help her or save her.
When everyone arrived, they all talked to Tai and comforted him. Matt and Tai talked about losing their younger siblings. Tai's mom and dad had arrived home. When the paramedics got there, Tai stayed home. His parents went to the hospital. When they left, Tai told them everything.
"She wanted to be alone. I left. Then she wouldn't eat. Then I heard her talking to herself. When I walked into the room, she was dead."
Izzy told him, "Azulongmon said that the light inside is hope. The two can't exist without each other. I guess that once Kari accepted TK's death, she lost her light. The darkness must have taken over, killing her."
"It's all my fault. If I had stayed with her and given her strength, maybe..." Tai trailed off and started to cry again. "I've lost my little sister!"
Matt walked up to him and put a hand on his shoulder. "I know what you're going through. I lost TK. I'm still getting over the pain. I was like that at first. It's not you're fault. Kari and TK were connected. If one died, the other would die."
"Matt's right, Tai," Sora said.
Joe spoke up, "Why don't we make a TK and Kari memorial. We can talk about all the happy times we had with them. It'll ease the pain."
"Good idea, Joe. If we think about the good times, it's like they're still alive," Yolei said.
"We have to remember that if we forget someone, they are truly dead. If we remember them, they still live on," Cody told them.
"You're right. Thanks," Tai said.
"No problem," they all replied.
"That's what friends are for."
When Kari opened her eyes, she was in a world of light. In front of her was a door to heaven. Sitting by the door was TK. He looked up at her. She looked at him. "My light died without your hope," she said.
"Take my hand." He stretched out his hand for hers. "We'll enter together."
Kari took TK's hand. Light and Hope were once again together. They smiled at one another and walked into heaven. Before they did, they decided to send their fellow digi destined a gift.
Tai and the others were talking about TK and Kari. All of a sudden, two lights entered the room and landed on the table. They were the crests of Hope and Light. Tai took the crest of Light; Matt took the crest of Hope. They looked toward where they thought heaven was and whispered, "Thank you."
I hope you all enjoyed that. I always like happy endings. Please tell me what you think.
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Part 3: Feel of Darkness
Sora left ten minutes ago. Tai was still holding a crying Kari. Suddenly, Kari lifted her head. "Tai, can I be alone for a while? I need to be by myself."
Tai looked at his sister with worry in his eyes. "All right. I'll tell you when dinner's ready."
"Thanks."
Tai left the room. Kari knew he didn't want to leave her alone. She just didn't want him to be in more pain than he would be.
Kari felt her light. It was dimming. She no longer had hope, TK, to light her. She was losing her light when she let TK go. She knew she would die. She could feel the darkness crawl in her body, taking her over, eating away at her light.
She didn't care. TK was dead. She might as well be too. Light can't exist without hope. TK was hope. Kari can't live without him. So, what was the point of fighting Death if it was meant to get her. TK was everything her light stood for. If she had no hope, TK would be there, and her light would shine.
'If I'm going to die, I am not going to die in Tai's arms,' Kari had thought. This was why she sent him away.
Kari laid down on the floor and looked at the ceiling. The darkness was growing stronger. She started to let tears fall down her cheek. With each tear that escaped, a little bit of light was with it. She thought that if her light escaped, she would die sooner. The sooner she died, the faster she'd be with TK.
The darkness had reached her heart and was in her mind. It taunted her with memories of TK not wanting her to give up fighting. Kari knew this was one fight that she would lose. She didn't have TK there. One memory was replayed in her mind over and over. It was of TK telling her she had to fight the darkness. She knew she couldn't now. She was too weak. She couldn't provide you with enough light to see your hand in front of your face in a basement. Kari couldn't fight. She didn't want to fight. She wanted to die.
"I want to die," Kari softly whispered. "Come on, Darkness. Take my life. I want it to end."
Tai knocked on the door. "Kari, dinner's ready."
"I'm not hungry."
"Please eat something, Kari."
"I can't. I'm not hungry."
"When will you be hungry?"
"Maybe in a little while."
"All right."
'Poor Tai. I won't have dinner. I probably won't live much longer.' Kari thought.
Kari looked back at the ceiling. She felt her light slowly go out. She said to herself, "I'm coming, TK. I'm coming."
She felt her light, her body, her mind, her soul, and her heart being choked by darkness. With her last breath she said, "Light is gone."
Tai had heard Kari talking to herself. He ran into her room. She was dead. Kari was laying on the floor with her eyes closed. Her face was stained with tears. Tai noticed that they had a slight glow to them. He realized that in each tear was a bit of light.
Tai looked at his dead sister. He kneeled next to her and started shaking her. He knew she was dead, though. He was crying and shaking her saying, "Kari, wake up! Don't die! We need you! Don't die! Wake up, please! KARI!"
Kari hadn't opened her eyes. She hadn't said anything. She was just laying there on the floor.
Tai hugged his dead sister. "I love you, little sister."
If only she could say "I love you, big brother," back to him. She couldn't, though.
Tai let go of Kari. He picked up the phone and called all of the other digi destined. When he told them what happened they all, except Mimi, agreed to come over. Mimi told Tai that she wished she lived in Odaiba instead of the United States so she could go over there. Tai said it was all right and that it wasn't her fault. When he called all the digi destined, he called the paramedics even though he knew they couldn't help her or save her.
When everyone arrived, they all talked to Tai and comforted him. Matt and Tai talked about losing their younger siblings. Tai's mom and dad had arrived home. When the paramedics got there, Tai stayed home. His parents went to the hospital. When they left, Tai told them everything.
"She wanted to be alone. I left. Then she wouldn't eat. Then I heard her talking to herself. When I walked into the room, she was dead."
Izzy told him, "Azulongmon said that the light inside is hope. The two can't exist without each other. I guess that once Kari accepted TK's death, she lost her light. The darkness must have taken over, killing her."
"It's all my fault. If I had stayed with her and given her strength, maybe..." Tai trailed off and started to cry again. "I've lost my little sister!"
Matt walked up to him and put a hand on his shoulder. "I know what you're going through. I lost TK. I'm still getting over the pain. I was like that at first. It's not you're fault. Kari and TK were connected. If one died, the other would die."
"Matt's right, Tai," Sora said.
Joe spoke up, "Why don't we make a TK and Kari memorial. We can talk about all the happy times we had with them. It'll ease the pain."
"Good idea, Joe. If we think about the good times, it's like they're still alive," Yolei said.
"We have to remember that if we forget someone, they are truly dead. If we remember them, they still live on," Cody told them.
"You're right. Thanks," Tai said.
"No problem," they all replied.
"That's what friends are for."
When Kari opened her eyes, she was in a world of light. In front of her was a door to heaven. Sitting by the door was TK. He looked up at her. She looked at him. "My light died without your hope," she said.
"Take my hand." He stretched out his hand for hers. "We'll enter together."
Kari took TK's hand. Light and Hope were once again together. They smiled at one another and walked into heaven. Before they did, they decided to send their fellow digi destined a gift.
Tai and the others were talking about TK and Kari. All of a sudden, two lights entered the room and landed on the table. They were the crests of Hope and Light. Tai took the crest of Light; Matt took the crest of Hope. They looked toward where they thought heaven was and whispered, "Thank you."
I hope you all enjoyed that. I always like happy endings. Please tell me what you think.
pnkngrnD3