New Friends, New Life, Old Memories
A young man sat on a rock that
faced the lake. This was his favorite spot in the whole area, his new home; he
sat there and began to think about the past. He regretted some things about his
life, but this one memory especially haunted him.
*******FLASHBACK*******
"
What! No Mom tell me that I didn't hear that!" A young teenager yelled as he
heard this devastating news. "Please tell me we're not moving!"
"I'm
sorry son but I've been offered a great job in Canada and I'm not going to let
it pass me by!" The mother replied.
"But
Mom! What about me? What about my responsibilities to the others?" The boy
yelled.
"I'm
sorry T.k, but we're moving and that's all there is to it." She answered calmly.
"The others can take care of the digital world without you, now go and get your
things ready the movers are going to be here in two days." She ordered. T.k
looked at her, 'how could she do this!' But he said nothing and just grabbed
his jacket and left the house. Slamming the door as he left.
He
walked through the rain; unsure of what direction he was heading, deep in
thought.
'
I can't believe we're moving, what am I going to do? The others will think I'm
deserting them. And not to mention what would happen if another evil should
arise…'
He
stopped, his mind still ringing with questions and disbelief; his eyes were
drawn to a building that lay before him. He looked down at his feet and sighed.
" I have to talk to Kari…" He mumbled. He looked up at the building once more,
water streaming down his face, " She'll understand…"
He
walked over to the stairs that led to Tai and Kari's apartment. Though his
cloths were wet and were certainly weighing him down, he found that that it was
his emotions and thoughts that tiered him out the most. He finally reached the
floor were Kari and Tai lived. He walked over to the door and knocked. "Who is
it?" He heard a muffled voice called from the other side of the door.
"Tai,
It's me T.k." He replied and he heard a bunch of footsteps coming closer to the
door. The door flew open and he looked at the face of one of his closest
friends. Tai looked at the downhearted face of his friend.
"Hey
T.k, come on in, what's wrong?" the older boy asked as he closed the door behind
T.k. T.k looked around for a minute before turning to Tai with a sad face.
"I'm
ok but I need to talk to Kari, is she around?" He asked his former leader.
"Yeah,
she's in her room. Just go on in I think she's doing some studying for her
history exam tomorrow." Tai said as he walked back over to the couch and began
surfing the channels on the television. T.k nodded and walked over to Kari's
room. He had been so depressed about the move that he had forgotten about his
grade nine-history exam the next day. He sighed at the thought of what he was
going to tell his closest friend. He
reached up and knocked on the door.
"Tai,
go away! I'm trying to study!" He heard as a reply. He almost smiled at that
reply. He opened the door and smiled as he saw her racking her brain while
studying. She turned with her eyes closed. "Tai please! I'm trying to…" She
stopped as she opened her eyes to see her best friend standing in the doorway
with sad smile on his face. She smiled in return and waved him in. " Hey T.k come on in, what's up?" She asked
as she closed her books. He took a seat on her bed and turned to face her, his
small smile instantly disappearing as he did so. She noticed his pained
expression and wondered what could turn her best friend, for the past 7 years,
so sad. T.k had always been happy or when he wasn't he tried to look like he
was. She took a seat next to him and looked at him. "T.k, what's wrong? You
look like you've been though hell and back." She said as she tried to get him
to tell her what was bothering him.
"Kari…I
came here to tell you something." He said as his anger towards his mother rose
in his throat. "Kari I'm sorry but it looks like I won't be here to spend the
summer with you and the guys." He said.
Kari
looked at him strangely 'what does he mean he won't be here?' she thought
before she spoke. " What do you mean you won't be here?" She asked. He turned
to look her in the face, as he found out he had looked away while telling her.
"I
mean that I won't be here in Japan. My mom got a job in another country and I
have to go with her." He said as he stood up and began to pace unconsciously.
"Well
you'll be back after the summer, I'll see you then…" She started to explain
when T.k cut her off.
"No
Kari, I won't just be gone for the summer. And I'll probably never see you or
the guys for a long while." He said.
"What
country? Maybe we can come see you sometime." She said as she tried to sooth
her angered friend. She could tell that not being able to see or help everyone
if another evil should arise in the digital world was one of the biggest
problems with him going away. She didn't want him to go just as much as he
didn't want to go because he was her best friend and the only one aside from
her brother to really know who she was.
"I'm
moving to Canada." Was all he said as he sat down on her bed again.
"Well
maybe it's good that your mom got the job, we can handle the digital world so
don't worry…" She said as he looked at her.
"You
want me to go?" He asked as she noticed her mistake.
"No
that's not what I mean." She said as she tried to correct her mistake. "I mean
that it probably would be better if your mom enjoys doing this job then to stay
here and do something she doesn't like." She said. T.k became enraged, ' how
could she side with my mom! She's supposed to be my best friend and try to help
me convince my mom to stay! But instead she's pushing my mom to go!' He thought, as he became angry with his
friend. He stood up and walked towards the door.
"Fine,
you know what? I'll go and I hope you have a nice life." He said as he left her
room slamming the door unintentionally. He rushed towards the door as he heard
Kari come rushing out of her room.
"T.k
wait! Please!" She called as he closed the door to the apartment.
TWO
DAYS LATER…
T.k
finished writing his last exam and was now leaving the school for the last
time. He pulled his backpack on and was leaving the school when he realized he
had forgotten to do something. He pulled a large box out of his bag and walked
down the hall to Kari's locker. He hadn't talked to the others during the last
two days; he figured that it would be better if they didn't know he was
leaving. He opened her locker, placing the box inside. He regretted the way he
had ran out two nights ago but he couldn't bring himself to talk to her. He
closed the door on the locker and looked at his watch. He left the school for
the last time as he headed for the airport.
*****End
Flashback*****
T.k sat on the
rock that overlooked the lazy flow of the river that named the small town that
he called home. Though town was hardly the way to describe it. This small,
quiet village was just the place he had been looking for. Though he had only
been there for two weeks he had now began to call this place home. He had taken
time off from running his publishing company so that he could relax. Even
though he was only twenty-seven years old, he was president and founder of one
of the largest publishing companies in North America.
The sun was
beginning to set when he decided to head back to his small house, no longer
torturing himself with things he had done in the past.
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Meanwhile…
A young
woman entered her house, peeling off her hiking gear as she made her way
towards the bathroom. She looked in the mirror that hung in the small bathroom,
noticing the mess that her assignment had left of her appearance. Her long
auburn hair tied in a messy ponytail, She washed her face, and fixed her hair
before heading out the door, she started her car and began to drive to the
nearest bus stop.
"Awe man!
She's going to kill me!" Were her last words as she looked at the clock in her
car, it was already 8:30pm and she was suppose to pick up her best friend an
hour and a half ago. She sped down the highway until she saw the lights of the
bus stop in the distance. She pulled into the yard in front of the bus drop off
area only to see a tall, blonde girl standing in front of the doors.
The blonde
woman saw the approaching car and automatically recognized it. She lifted her
bags and waited for the car to stop. Her friend was an hour and a half late,
she wasn't all that upset though, she had known her friend since they were
teens, so she knew that her friend sometimes got really got caught up in her
work. Not that she didn't, mind you. Her work as president of a computer
company meant that a lot of people were depending on her. The woman flipped her
short blonde out of her face and adjusted her glasses before moving to the now
parked car. Her best friend popped the trunk and she placed her bags inside.
She opened the door and plopped down in the passenger seat.
"Sorry I'm
late, I was assigned a new assignment which could lead to me getting a
promotion to partner if I play my cards right." The brunette said as she pulled
away from the bus terminal.
"Oh yeah,
you were telling me about that over the phone the other night, so Sara, what
does a zoologist have to do to make partner?" the blonde woman said as she
looked at the smile spread across her friend's face.
"How about
you tell me Kate, you're the computer president here remember?" Sara said as
she as Kate broke out into laughter.
"I don't
even want to think about work for the next few days. The only thing about work
that I have to worry about right now is meeting the boss of T.K.T Publishers
about putting their company on a network but that's not for three weeks." Kate
said relaxing into the seat of the car. They continued the rest of the way to
the small village where they grew up in silence.
They pulled
into the driveway of Sara's small cottage. Kate unloaded her stuff and got
settled in before going to bed. She lay awake in bed, fearing what she knew
would come, the disturbing dreams that invaded her as she slept.
*#*#*#*Dream*#*#*#*
The dream always enters with Kate
standing in front of three little kids who sat, playing in the high golden
colored grass. As far as she knew she didn't know these kids but they did seem
familiar. The three of them seem to be very close, always doing everything
together, but that's not what seemed strange to Kate, who seemed to just be
watching this from a distance. The strange part came when she noticed a large
Tiger like creature with ivory colored wings that seemed to always be near the
kids, protecting them like a guardian. The scene changes, showing one of the
children leaving the other two behind and then that child seemed to always be
consumed by darkness. The tiger walked over to the two remaining children,
comforting them in their tears. Then he turned his head to Kate as the rest of
the dream faded from view leaving just the tiger-creature and Kate alone. The
tiger turned to face Kate and started to say something.
"Courage, Friendship, Knowledge,
Reliability, Love, Sincerity, Light, Hope and Kindness are your allies, trust
in them and you trust in yourself. Your time has come, your digimon awaits…"
Kate woke up in a cold sweat and tried to calm her shaking body. She
lay back down to sleep and eventually slipped into a dreamless sleep.
Little did she know, she was not alone…
