Author's note: Sorry that I haven't gotten to any takari or michi

Author's note: Sorry that I haven't gotten to any takari or michi. It hasn't really been sorato either. Well, here's a chapter of takari!

Disclaimer: I don't own digimon, or its characters, just Cloud Eclipse and Crystal Moon.

Light's only Hope…

A young woman dressed in spotless white cloak roamed the darkened streets of old Los Angeles. She grimaced as haunted souls cried out, forever cursed to carry the memory of that fateful day. Her long light brown hair was tied up tight bun, her soft brown eyes staying alert, searching for something, her lips moved slightly when she murmured the rhyme that lead her to this god-forsaken place. "Venture to thy city of old. Thou shall walk upon thy wasted lanes. Thou shall find what the drop of blood in the thing that has been burnt but is still living." She shook her head in frustration, what could possibly be burnt yet still living she let loose a disturbed sigh, how much I wish that TK was here with me, he'd know what to do suddenly a large hand clamped down on her mouth shutting off her scream, as the world blacked out.

All the while that this was happening a figure dressed in a silver cloak, was watching from the shadowed walls. His piercing ice blue eyes penetrated the darkness around them. He spoke, the word's dripping contempt, "Tai…how could you?"

Taichi Kamiya, a Lightning Master, one of the three men of the inner Circle, he dragged his unconscious younger sister, into the alley. A soft voice spoke behind him, "Are you sure that this is right, Tai?" he whirled around, and found a young woman his age standing there, with beautiful straw-berry pink hair that was tied into a tight ponytail. She was dressed in a long flowing pink robe; her arms were crossed over her chest as she stared at him with warm soft brown eyes. Tai stared back at his fiancée, three words escaping his lips, "I owe Davis." The woman shook her head, "But think Tai, is giving your sister to that maniac really brotherly Tai?" he was annoyed now, he snarled at her, "Listen Mimi, I know what I'm doing! I owe Davis, and since he wanted Kari, that's what he'll get. Sure, I fell slightly bad, but I am a man that always keeps his word!" Mimi seemed slightly hurt at his outburst, and he regretted it at once, "Look sweetie, I know what I'm doing. Besides Kari is one of them. She should have never gone with that Ishida, joining the Rebels! She would have been safer with me and Davis!" Mimi sighed brokenly, "Fine, whatever you say." A defiant shout rang through the alleyway, "Mimi might let you take Kari, but I never will!"

Tai narrowly escaped a beam of swirling blue-white energy, it grazed his cheek painfully, and he snarled angrily, "Takeru! You goddamn rebel! Come out and fight like a real master!" suddenly a huge amount of force hit the unfortunate Lightning Master in the stomach, knocking the wind out of him. A tall young man, with short rebel blonde hair, and ice blue eyes, stared down at him. Takeru Ishida, Hope Master or in other words, telekinetic master, growled at the Lightning Master, "If you ever try to take Kari from me again, to give her to that fool of a master Davis, I'll kill you both!" and with there was a blinding flash of white light, and when the light cleared…there was no one there but a defeated master, and a worried young woman.

TK had used teleport to get himself and his lover out of the alleyway. Now he stood worriedly over the unconscious young woman, bathing her brow with a torn piece of cloth from his cloak, soaked with cold water. He muttered to the young woman next to him, "You should never have gone out by yourself. You got yourself almost captured and sold to that pervert Davis. Oh, Kari…I wish things were better for us." Suddenly the woman lying beside him stirred, and slowly opened her eyes.

Kari Kamiya slowly opened her eyes, at the feel of coolness on her pounding temple. She awoke to find herself staring into eyes of deep ice blue; she spoke a single word, "TK?" the young man at her side nodded, and kissed her forehead gently, he spoke softly to her, "It was smart of you to get yourself captured and almost given to Davis, by your loving brother." Kari groaned softly, "Again?" TK nodded, she sighed, "It seems like I can't go anywhere without Tai knowing." Takeru nudged her with his shoulder, "Then maybe you should go places with a bodyguard." There was humor in his voice, and Kari caught it, she winked at him, "And who would that be?" grinning cheekily TK swept his girlfriend up in his arms and started twirling her. Breathless, Kari saw the world spinning as TK let her go, then the man she loved made an elegant bow, and smirked at her, "Why…your gallant knight, Takeru Ishida, of course!" she laughed as she was yet again swept into his embrace, she whispered lightly into his ear, "You're the only hope I left, TK…"

Author's note: What does Kari mean, by "you're the only hope I have left TK?" well, next chapter you'll find out!