I'm ba-aack

I'm ba-aack!! Didja miss me? I noticed I forgot to mention some things before, so I'll tell ya now. This takes place in a future different from the one we were shown in episode 50. Actually, I finished writing this before the Digimon World Tour was even aired. There are NO DIGIMON in this fic, other than slight mentionings of them. And you will notice that the secondary genre is romance, but I don't really feel like telling you the couplings just yet. Most of them are just hinted at, anyway. Yes digidestined die in this fic. If you don't like that, there's this thing called the "Back Button" on your browser, go read something else. At points this fic also gets angsty, but there wasn't room for a third genre, so deal with it. It's more drama and romance, anyway. But I've rambled enough. If you have anything you really want to say, you can e-mail me at kitcat_46@hotmail.com. Now, on to the fic.

Disclaimer: Sadly, I don't own Digimon. However, I do own Kari's coffee cup, and you can't have it!! It's mine!! Mine, I tell you!! *continues to rant like an insane person*

Kari: I don't own my own coffee cup?! That's really kind of pathetic…I at least own the coffee inside it, don't I?

Me: No, you're leasing that. Muwah-ha-ha-ha!!!!!!

Kari: Oh…

The Difference

Chapter 1

Kari Kamiya was going to be late for work. Her alarm had never gone off; because it was broken or because she forgot to set it, she didn't have time to worry about. The twenty-year-old was just grabbing a cup of coffee when she noticed the headline of the paper.

"Local Boy Found Dead"

"What?" she exclaimed, then continued reading.

"Local boy, Davis Motimiya, was found late

Wednesday afternoon inside a Dumpster

Near the Television Station in eastern Odiba.

The body received three gunshot wounds to

The chest, and one to the head. Police

Suspect that the shooting may have been

Gang related…"

There she stopped reading.

"Davis," she murmured, fighting to keep from sobbing, "y-you idiot. Why d-didn't you t-take someone w-with you?"

She couldn't take it anymore, and sank to her knees, crying. It didn't matter anymore that she was going to be late. She wasn't going to show up at all today. W

With her head in her hands, Kari spoke in a barely audible whisper, "How could you do this to me, Tai?"

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Joe had the distinct feeling that he was being followed. He didn't know why. He didn't think he had any enemies. He didn't think the Kido family itself had any enemies, come to think of it. Nevertheless, he began taking alleyways and sidestreets in an effort to be lost from sight.

Occasionally, he thought he caught a glimpse of his stalker. What he thought he saw made the young doctor's blood run cold.

"It can't be him," Joe told himself. He had a habit of talking to himself when under stress. (a/n: If you pay close attention to him in 01, you'll see what I mean. ) "How could he have found me here?"

Joe was so engrossed in his thoughts that he didn't see or hear the car coming into the alley from the opposite direction. In fact, it almost hit him before he took any notice of it.

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There ends chapter 1. SIKE!!!!! I couldn't just leave you hanging like that. No, no, I couldn't do that. I bet you're wishing I would just shut up and get back to Joe, aren't you?

Joe: Yes, I kind of want to know whether or not I'm going to die!!!

Me: Poor Joe. I'm so mean to you, aren't I?

Davis: Not as mean as you are to ME!!

Me: Huh? Aren't you supposed to be dead?

Davis: Oh, yeah…

Me: *looking at Davis funny* Anyway…

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The car stopped, and a young woman stepped out. She seemed oddly familiar. Especially the purple hair.

"Yolei?" Joe gasped. He hadn't seen her in years. Somehow, he couldn't remember her being as beautiful then as she was now.

"Get in," she commanded, opening the door to the backseat.

"Wha-," Joe faltered.

"Just do it!" a male voice snapped. A man with longish black hair stepped out from the driver's side.

"Ken?" Joe was more than slightly puzzled now, but he did as they said.

When the car was back on the street, Yolei turned and told Joe matter-of-factly, "Tai is after you. Don't worry, Joe, we've got a plce you can hide out at. Belongs to on of my uncles, but he never goes there."

"But, first, what we want to know is why Tai is after you," Ken spoke without taking his eyes from the road.

"I had a fairly large practice set up in New York," Joe began.

From her seat on the passenger side, Yolei rolled her eyes and stifled a giggle. It was common knowledge among the digidestined that Joe had gone to America in hopes of seeing more of Mimi. However, no sooner had he gotten established as a family doctor, Mimi had jumped ship back to Japan.

"Tai came to me, and asked if I could loan him a few grand," Joe continued. "Of course I did. He was my friend. I thought he just had student loans to pay off or something. But after I found out what he was doing with the money, I threatened to turn him in to the police. He's been after me ever since."

"Then why come here?" questioned Ken. "His 'business' is located in Japan."

"I had no where else left to go. His 'business' is everywhere," Joe informed them, settling in to his seat.

The rest of the trip passed in silence.

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Okay, that's the REAL end. And if you want to know what happens next, I suggest you review. I'm not putting out the next chapter unless this one gets reviewed. I'm not asking for a mountain of reviews here people, just a review per chapter is all I ask. I don't think that's asking very much, do you? Remember, it only takes a few seconds of your time, and it's such a nice thing to do. 'Til next time, toodles! ^_^