Okay. I know, I know. There have already been thousands of stories that had to do with dances and all that stuff, but I couldn't resist. Besides, a light bulb went out in my head a while ago to write this. It kinda came to me when I was reading about all those other wonderful stories that have a dance in them. Then I thought about myself...

This story, a Kouyako, is based mostly on my very own- "Drumroll please!" - high school junior senior prom night. Whoa, I actually went to prom? That's completely new. But since nobody knows exactly who I am, I don't have to worry about taunting and teasing. "Yay!"

Anyways, most of what happens in this story is kinda along the lines of what happened on my own prom night. I just exaggerated some minor details, added some, took away some certain events that no one needs to know about and so forth. Besides, I wanted to be able to fit in at least all of the Digi-destined in their respective positions.

Before we begin though, I added two completely original characters. Kit Ling Li and Jade Jing Li. These two are my own made up characters who happen to be Digi-destined from Hong Kong who moved to Odaiba. I'm going to write a story that tells about them later on. Kit, or KL as she is sometimes called, and Jade are cousins. Jade being the older cousin, the age of the original older kids and, Kit being the younger cousin, the age of Kari.

So without further ado....... (oh yeah. I don't own Digimon)

Lost In The Moment

Part 1

"Attention all students! Are you ready for this year's Odaiba High Prom?! Well, wait no more! In only two weeks, one of the most important social events of high school will be here! So, find your date, pick out an outfit and come party down at this year's Odaiba High Prom! We'll see you there! And lastly, the student committee has voted on the theme for this year... Drumroll please...

And the theme is....

Lost in the Moment.

Don't forget to come!"

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A large poster was slapped onto the wall right next to the entrance. On a shining royal blue colored background, a silver colored silouhette of two figures dancing next to a silver clock under the silver stars stood in the upper right hand corner. In a stair stepping fashion, four words were written in silver in a lovely font at the center of the poster reading:

Lost in the Moment

Another poster was taped up at the other side of the entrance. Next to each poster, an information sheet was taped regarding information on this year's Odaiba High School Prom- one of the most important social events of the year for the students attending the high school.

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"I don't get what all the fuss is about," Yolei pulled her text books out of her locker and threw them into her bookbag, "It's just some silly old dance." She shut her locker and turned to leave with her friends, but found herself face to face with two shocked faces.

"Just some silly old dance?!" Mimi and Kari both looked at Yolei in disbelief. They exchanged glances at what they had just heard.

"Yolei!" Mimi almost shrieked, "This isn't just any silly little dance! This is the high school prom we're talking about here. PROM!"

Yolei pretended to cower back in fear from Mimi as she and Kari tried to hold in their laughter at Mimi's outrageous outbreak. Though Kari felt the same way as Mimi did about prom, she never really thought about freaking out about it at all.

"Wow! I heard Mimi all the way down the hall," TK said walking up behind the three unsuspecting girls and causing them to jump and let out little gasps.

"TK!" Kari slapped him in the shoulder, "Don't do that! Walking up on someone like that could easily give her a heart attack."

"Sorry," TK smiled amused making his totally adorable face look all the cuter. He pulled his goofy white hat off of his blonde mop of hair and ran his hair through it, then put his hat back on.

"Just don't do it again," Yolei said. She glanced at Kari and noticed that she was off in space. She chuckled silently to herself. Mimi also noticed this and smiled.

Kari had her attention on every little movement that TK had made ever since he joined them. From the sweet lips forming into the perfect smile to when he ran his hand through his hair and put his hat back on. The whole time, Kari was wishing that it was her hand smoothing out TK's soft blonde hair.

"Kari?" TK waved his hand in front of her snapping her out of her trance, "Kari? Are you okay?"

"Huh?" Kari blushed when she realized she had been out and why she had been out. She immediately dropped to the ground and pretended to tie her shoe so she could hide the blushing. Every time, Kari scolded herself mentally, Control yourself, girl.

It didn't matter where or when, or even if it was just a small amount of time. Whenever TK showed up, Kari would find herself being caught in TK's entrancing good looks- his sweet smile, his adorable face... Everything about him about drove the girl crazy.

"Kari's fine," Yolei said trying to contain the smirk that was trying to force itself onto her face, "She's just had a long day. Speaking of which, Mimi and I have a pretty busy day ahead of us too. Don't we, Mimi?" Yolei took a step away and tried to motion Mimi to follow her in an indiscreet way.

Mimi looked at Yolei in bewilderment, but finally nodded in agreement, catching on to Yolei's intentions. She smiled, "Yeah, we have somewhere to go." She started walking away from TK and Kari also.

"Where to?" TK asked curiously, "Shopping?"

"Of course!" Mimi said, "Where else? I need to go find myself a new dress for the Odaiba High Prom."

Kari didn't say a word. What are they doing? she thought. She tried to think of what to do while she continued to tie her already tied shoe.

"I'll see you guys later, then," TK said. Finally, TK thought to himself, Now I can ask her. He had been trying for the longest time to find the perfect opportunity. Yolei and Mimi are leaving. Tai's at soccer practice. Matt has band practice. And best of all, Davis is no where in sight. This means I can walk her home and ask her then. He smiled at his perfect plan.

"Wait!" Kari sprung back up to her feet and called out to her friends. But they were already all the way down the hallway and waving good-bye to Kari and TK. Kari sighed and turned back to look TK right in the face. Their eyes locked and they stood there looking into each other's eyes for the longest time... Then the warning bell for all students to exit the building rang and they broke the stare.

Kari and TK both blushed, but this time, Kari didn't even bother to hide her blushing this time. She smiled at TK.

"Let's walk home together," TK said. Kari nodded and the two headed out the building.

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"Go Sora!" Tai called from the side of the courts. She rushed up to the drop shot that was hit to her and hit it across the court to where her opponent wasn't standing. "Good shot, Sora!" Tai cheered.

"Be a little less obvious, will ya?" Kit teased her friend as she walked out from the courts. She threw her racket and water cooler on the ground next to her bag that was lying right next to Sora's.

Sora, out on the tennis court, hussled over to the left as the ball flew across the court. With little effort, it seemed, she back handed the ball over the net to an open area. The other girl hit it back over as Sora approached the net and slammed the ball back over before her opponent had time to react.

"Game," Sora said sweetly. Her opponent smiled and picked up the ball. The two girls shook hands and exchanged compliments then walked off the court. She smiled at Tai and Kit.

"How'd you do?" Sora asked Kit.

"6-3, 6-1," Kit said smiling her older friend.

"6-0, 6-1," Sora said also smiling.

"Yeah," Kit said, "I know. You pummeled that girl."

"Well, I wouldn't say that," Sora shrugged her shoulders, "She put up a good fight. She was really tough." Sora picked up her towel and wiped away the sweat on her face and then took a drink out of her water cooler.

"You're too modest," Kit said, "Isn't she Tai? Tai?" Kit and Sora both looked at Tai. It was obvious that he had been staring at Sora.

"Yo!" Kit snapped her fingers in front of Tai's face, "Tai! Hey, boy! Wake up!" Sora blushed and turned away smiling.

Tai snapped out of his trance, "Wha-?" He looked from Kit to Sora.

"Okay," Kit teased, "He's still here. Went to fantasy world a second there, but he's back." Kit looked at her watch and then immediately threw her things into her bag, "Hey, I gotta go guys. I have to go meet a couple friends. Later." She ran away from the tennis courts without another word.

Sora smiled at Tai as she threw her racket and her other belongings into her bag.

"Ready to go?" Tai asked. Sora nodded and they too left the tennis courts.

"Hey, Sora?" Tai asked. He felt his hands begin to sweat as they walked down the sidewalk home. Ask her! Ask her! Geez man, it's not that hard. Sora, will you go to prom with me? It's as easy as that. Just do it!

"What is it Tai?" Sora asked oblivious to what she was about to hear.

"Sora..." Tai began, "I, uh, you, uh..." JUST DO IT!!! "Will you go to prom with me?" he said quickly before he decided to chicken out again.

Sora stopped dead in her tracks. Her eyes widened at the question. Her heart began to beat quickly. She turned to face Tai, "Did you just-?" She couldn't finish. Never in a million years did she ever expect to be asked this. No one had ever asked her to any formal dance at all. Not even on a date. Mostly because she was such a tomboy, though. Guys had always seen her more as "one of the guys." Especially her friends.

Tai nodded, "Will you go to prom with me, Sora?" Tai had calmed a little more now being that he had finally brought up the courage to ask the girl he loved out.

"Tai..." Sora began. She gave him a sad expression.

Oh great! She's going to say no. You shouldn't have opened your big mouth, Tai. "Ask her to prom," Matt says. "Piece of cake," he says. Now I feel like such an idiot. Good going, Tai. Now she's going to think you're crazy. She's going to-

"Of course I'll go with you, Tai," Sora's expression quickly transformed into one of joy. Tears almost welled in her eyes as she thought about how long she had been waiting for Tai to do something.

-say yes, Tai finished his thought happily. He looked at her smiling brightly, "Really?"

Sora nodded and threw her arms around him in a warm embrace. She whispered into his ear, "It took you long enough." Tai just smiled and nodded hugging her back tightly.

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TK tugged at his collar nervously. If only this were as easy as Matt makes it seem. He smiled at Kari who smiled back at him.

That's what they had been doing the whole time they were walking home. Occasional exchange of words and smiling at each other.

Ask me already, Kari thought, Isn't that what you want? She felt impatient. She wanted so much to go with TK to prom, but he hadn't asked her yet. Already, she had turned down over ten really nice guys who had asked her in the past two days. She still had her hopes up that TK was going to ask her.

She looked at him as he pulled nervously at his shirt collar. She began to get impatient, but a thought suddenly crossed her mind. What if he never gets the courage to ask me? What if he doesn't ask me? What if he never planned to ask me in the first place? What if he already has a date? What if-?

"Kari, willyougotopromwithme?" TK stopped walking to catch his breath, but more for the fact that he was afraid she'd turn him down. He knew how many guys had already asked her. He was mentally beating himself up over the fact that he hadn't been the first to do so.

Kari, wanting to stay cool, just stood there and stared at him. But her happiness got the better of her and she threw her arms around TK giving him a peck on the cheek, "Yes! I'll go with you, TK!"

TK smiled and hugged her back.

"Hey! Kari? TP?" a familiar voice called down the street at them.

TK and Kari exchanged glances and immediately took off running down the street without even looking to see if it was really who they thought it was.

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"No, Mimi," Yolei struggled with her older friend. Despite her lady-like reputation, Mimi had an unbelievable strength when shopping was the situation. Expecially shopping for special occasions.

"Come on, Yolei," Mimi pulled Yolei toward the nearest department store, "If you're going to go to prom, you have to find the perfect dress."

"I'm not going to prom, Mimi," Yolei protested trying to loosen the grasp Mimi had on her hand, "I already said. I'm not going."

"Yes, you are!" Mimi said, "You can't miss prom!"

"I'll do what I want to do," Yolei continued to struggle.

"Not if I can help it," Mimi said succeeding in pulling Yolei toward the prom dresses.

"Mimi!" Yolei protested. She then caught a glimpse of two familiar faces, "Kit! J! Help me!" She took a hard tug at her arm and broke free from Mimi.

"Oh no you don't," Mimi grabbed Yolei's arm again, "You're going to try on one of these. Don't you trust my fashion?"

"What's going on?" Kit asked. She and her older cousin approached the two struggling girls.

"It's not that I don't trust your fashion, Mimi," Yolei said, "You have a great sense of fashion. But, I'M NOT GOING TO PROM!" She pulled away from Mimi again and then hid behind her other two friends.

"Well," Mimi put her hands on her hip, "This is the thanks I get for trying to help." She looked away angrily.

"Aw, don't get mad Mimi," Kit said, "I'm sure Yolei's grateful. She just doesn't want to go to prom." She looked at her cousin.

"Yeah, Mimi," Jade said, "How about this? I'll shop with you. Kit, you and Yolei can go somewhere else if you want."

Mimi thought for a moment, "Alright then." She then smiled at Yolei, "I won't force you anymore. But if you ever need me for shopping again, I'll be happy to help." She smiled sweetly and then she and Jade began rummaging through the dresses as Kit and Yolei hurried away.

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The computer lab was quieter than usual. There wasn't that usual sound of someone typing away at a computer. But the same person who was always in the computer lab during after school hours, was, just the same, the only person there.

Izzy stared at the wallpaper on the desktop of the computer he often used. It was a picture of him and his friends. In the back, six of the original eight Digi-destined stood: Izzy, Sora, Tai, Matt, Joe and then Mimi. In front, the younger Digi-destined crouched together: Ken, Kari, TK, Davis, Yolei and Cody. At each side of the younger Digi-destined, two other friends, the Digi-destined who moved to Odaiba from Hong Kong, crouched, squeezing the six together: Kit crouched next to Kari and Jade next to Cody.

The only thing that was missing from the picture to make it whole, were the digimon themselves.

But Izzy wasn't looking at the picture as a whole. He was staring at a particular face. He sighed and leaned back, suddenly wishing that she was there with him right now, like she used to be everyday after school before they would set off for the Digital World. He shook his head to shake the thought away.

Finally, he began what he usually did when he was in the computer lab. He opened the file for the new program that he had been working on and began to work on it.

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"Why don't you want to go to prom?" Kit asked. She then looked around shocked at what she had just said. Like Sora and Yolei, Kit was the last person to ever even think about going to any sort of formal dance like prom.

"I didn't hear wrong did I?" Kari teased, "You were just wondering why Yolei didn't want to go to prom."

"I did not just say that!" Kit exclaimed.

"Oh no!" Yolei giggled, "You're not going soft on us now, are you?"

"Whoa!" Kit said, "I think I just had a Twilight Zone moment there."

"You're telling me," Kari laughed.

The three girls were laying on the floor of Kari's and Tai's bedroom. Kit and Yolei had just finished teasing Kari about her and TK.

"So," Kari said, "How come you aren't going?"

"Do you have to ask?" Yolei sighed flopping onto her back and stared up at the ceiling.

"What if he asked you?" Kari teased giggling.

"Kari!" Yolei exclaimed. Then her face became serious, "Do you think he would actually ask me? I mean, why would he even bother?" She sighed sadly.

"You shouldn't think like that, girl," Kit said, "You never know. I mean, I can tell that he likes you."

"You don't have to cheer me up," Yolei said, "I know better." She sat up and faced the two other girls.

"Do you know if he's asked anybody else yet?" Kit asked.

"Knowing him," Kari chimed in, "He's more likely to sit in front of a computer all day than go to prom. Unless someone pries him away from the screen."

Yolei nodded, "He's more interested in computers than he is in dating."

"How can you be so sure?" Kit asked, "I happen to know that he went to prom last year."

"That's true," Kari said, "He went with that one girl in the student committee. I think her name was, uh, Joany."

"Ugh!" Yolei said, "I can't compete with her! If I were Izzy, I'd choose Joany over me!"

"You've never tried yet," Kari said.

"I can't believe I'm saying this," Kit said, "But I just want to see my friend happy. I think you should take the step and ask him. Who knows? He may just say yes."

"Who are you girls talking about?" Tai barged into his room and stepped over toward his dresser.

"Tai!" the girls all yelled at once.

"Don't do that!" Kari cried, "We were talking confidential, Tai. You can't just barge in here like that."

"Why not?" Tai asked, "It's my room too."

"But everything we were saying was secret," Kari exclaimed.

"What kind of secret?" Tai asked curiously, "Can you tell me?" He turned just in time to see three pillows fly through the air at him. Immediately, he ducked to dodge the flying pillows. But as soon as he got back up another pillow zipped through the air and smacked him in his face.

"Confidential!" the three girls exclaimed.

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Just ask him, Yolei thought to herself as she walked down the hall toward the computer lab. She knew that she would be able to find him there. There was nowhere else he'd be, Take the first step. Who knows? He might just say yes. She stopped in her tracks outside of the door. "First I gotta get the low down on what he's doing for prom," she said to herself softly, "Then I won't have to look like a fool if he already has a... if he already has a, a date." Her heart sank at the thought.

Taking a deep breath, she pulled open the computer lab door and walked inside. Just as she expected, the familiar sound of typing was heard from the nearest row of computers. Sitting at one of the computers, was the familiar cute red-headed boy.

Yolei let her breath out as she took in everything about him. His serious face made him look so handsome. His features made her just want to jump at him and hold him tight.

"Hey, Yolei," Izzy said without looking away from the computer screen.

"Hey," Yolei smiled. She walked closer and stood behind Izzy. She caught a glimpse at the picture on the computer desktop and smiled. She missed the old days so much. She shook her head remembering the reason she had come here.

"Hey," Yolei began, "prom's coming up pretty soon."

"Yep," Izzy nodded, still staring at the computer screen.

"You, uh, have a date yet?" Yolei asked.

Izzy stopped typing and looked at her thoughtfully, "Well, no. Not yet, at least. Why do you ask?"

Yolei shrugged, "Just curious." She was filling with joy now.

"Well," Izzy said, "I was planning on asking a friend of mine. You know, just to go as friends. But she may already have a date. Or so I heard."

"Really?" Yolei's heart sank. He already asked someone.

"Yeah," Izzy said. He began typing away again.

But he hasn't yet, right? Yolei took a deep breath, "Well, since you don't have a date yet... uh, what would you say if I asked you to prom?"

Izzy again stopped his typing. He looked at Yolei, Did she just ask me to prom? But I already asked Joany yesterday when she came in here after school.

"Izzy?" Yolei asked.

"Uh," Izzy began, "Well, I would probably say yes..." Yolei was about to jump for joy, "But I kind of already asked the girl I went with last year. But she hasn't answered me yet." Yolei's heart sank for the second time that day.

"Oh..." Yolei smiled, "No prob." She felt like a million knives were just pulled straight through her heart. She took a deep breath and hoped that she wouldn't suddenly begin to break down.

"Hey," Yolei said, "I gotta go, now. I was just wondering... you know. We could go as just friends. You tell me if she doesn't go with you though." Yolei laughed and walked out of the room. She slowly walked down the hall feeling stupid.

Okay, this is pretty bad. I know. But it's one of my first romance fics. I wasn't planning on chaptering it, but I see I really didn't have much of a choice. It became too long not to chapter. So right now, I'm going to promise only three parts. Don't worry, it'll be over soon.

And, yes, I actually asked the guy I had a crush on to prom. But the stuff the happened with Kari, TK, Sora and Tai, I didn't have any friends who were actually asked out. I just couldn't resist putting those parts in there. Now the part about Mimi dragging Yolei to the mall to go prom dress shopping, my friends did that too. It got pretty ugly.

Anyways, that's enough from me now. I'm sure you don't want to hear me talk as much as you don't want to read this story. Please r&r. I'd really appreciate it.