It was a slightly chilly night as Davis sat on one of the swings in the playground. All alone, Davis loosely held onto the chains and stared into the stars. Davis was hoping one of the stars winked at him. Not one star did.

"Should have known. Wishing upon a star. Hmph. Just a child's myth."

As Davis looked to the swing at his right-hand side, he imagined Kari sitting on that swing. Rather than being 14, she was over 10 years old. The ghost-like Kari turned to Davis and gave him an innocent smile.

"Hi! My name is Kari, please to meet ya! What's your name?"

"My name is... Davis," Davis answered, smiling to the pretty girl.

"Can you give me a push? I really love it when I swing real high," Kari said. Davis reached to the imaginary Kari, wanting to feel her face with his fingers. As he was inches away from caressing her face, Kari's image vanished before his eyes. Davis' face grew grim once again.

"Four years. It was four years since I met Kari right here in this playground. I'd do anything for Kari, even give up my life for her," Davis said to himself, letting his head hang down.

Davis pictured himself as a great knight, trying to save a damsel named Kari from a terrible dragon. No matter how hard he tried, he could never slay the beast. The harder he tried to defeat the dragon, the closer he was to death. Then, out of nowhere, a more powerful knight with a menacing broadsword rode on a mighty steed and killed the dragon with only one blow. As the dragon fell to its death, the princess named Kari leaped into the other knight's arms and embraced him. Holding onto his beloved, the golden-armored knight faced Davis and took off his helmet, revealing himself to be a young man with blonde hair and blue eyes.

Blue eyes that look down on Davis as though he was less than nothing.

The very image of Kari being in the arms of another made Davis' heart feel even heavier than lead. Davis rubbed his knuckles, remembering how painful it was to take his frustration on a tree in the DigiWorld. He felt that it was a good call to leave the DigiWorld without waiting for the others, for if he left with the others, they'd be on his back about how he made his knuckles bleed.

"Kari, you were everything. I loved you even more than I loved life itself. I wish I could just make you hate T.K. and just be with me! But who am I kiddin'? There's just no way you could ever leave his side. I... I don't know what to do," Davis said to himself.

"Well, you can talk about it rather than keep it inside."

Davis quickly got up and turned around, startled from who spoke to him. Davis was expecting to be alone tonight. No one was suppose to know where Davis would spend his solitude. No one except...

"Yolei. You shouldn't be here," Davis said, getting up from his swing and turning his attention away from her. A chilly gust of wind blew by Davis, but he didn't care. Yolei gripped onto her trench coat to keep the chills out of her being. Yolei walked a bit closer to Davis after he carelessly kicked a small rock.

"Come on, Davis. It wouldn't hurt to talk a little, ya know?" Yolei asked, giving Davis a smile. Davis kept his eyes away from her.

"How did you know I was here?" Davis asked.

"You told me about this place a long time ago. You talked about Kari so much, you even mentioned where you two met for the first time. I had a feeling that this would be the place you'd be after losing her to T.K.," Yolei said. Making Davis remember how he caught Kari and T.K. in the act made his face turn blue.

"I'm- I'm sorry. I didn't mean to..." Yolei said, feeling like a fool for reminding him how he ended up so depressed in the first place.

Smooth, Yolei. Why do I have to have such a big mouth? Yolei asked herself.

"I heard a song on a cool show, Tenchi Universe. The song is called 'Ayeka Bojo', or 'Sad Ayeka.' When Ayeka was sad about Tenchi being with another woman, that sad song was played for her. Whenever I hear that song, I feel exactly the same way she does. Empty, cold. That song could never leave me alone," Davis said, putting his hands in his pockets and still keeping his eyes low. Davis felt Yolei's warm hand touch his shoulder. At that time, her touch seemed to have given Davis a little comfort. Feeling her hand, Davis slightly turned his attention to her.

"Davis, it isn't safe to be out at this time of night. Autumn's almost over, and you could get sick. Come back to us, Davis. It's good to talk," Yolei said.

"Look, Yolei, I feel it's best if I could sort this out by myself. Just leave me alone, will ya?" Davis said quietly.

"Davis, why don't you just find another girl? There's plenty of other girls out there, and I'm sure she's out there for you. I know how you feel-"

Davis quickly broke away from Yolei's hand. Davis stared coldly at Yolei, showing eyes of boiling rage. Yolei covered her mouth, finding it too hard to believe that such a boy could have so much rage inside.

"YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW I FEEL, YOLEI! I feel like I've been torn to pieces, for G-d's sake! I gave my heart to Kari, and what does she do? SHE STOMPS RIGHT ON IT! There's no other girl like her, Yolei. Now that she's with T.K., I ...

Davis was afraid of saying it. It was the greatest fear that he dreads to think about. No one wanted to have anything to with such a fear, especially Davis. Thinking about it, Davis lowered his head and let a tear stream down his cheek.

"... I have no one. No other girl would like me. I'm... I'm all alone..." Davis' breathing began to grow shaky from his tears. Feeling that boys shouldn't cry in front of girls, he immediately wiped his tears with his sleeve. As he was about to walk off, he felt Yolei's arms fasten around his waist. Davis could feel her body press against his back. As he felt her soft body against his own, Davis felt powerless to do anything.

"Davis, please don't go. Not by yourself, at least. It doesn't hurt to have some company every now and then. You kept me company before at my place, so why don't I return the favor by walking with you home?" Yolei asked.

As he felt her body press more into his own, Davis felt some color rush to his face. Smelling her wonderful fragrance, he found it impossible to turn down her offer.

"Okay, you win," Davis said bluntly.

*****

As Davis and Yolei were halfway home while sharing a good conversation, they decided to stop and hang out at a marble-made bridge. Standing a little close to each other, the two youths rested their arms on the bridge's railing, watching how the moon and stars reflected into the crystal-clear river down below.

"Now I know why you couldn't leave the DigiWorld with us at that time. How are your hands now?" Yolei asked nicely.

"They're all right. After a week of putting my knuckles under 2 bags of ice, the swelling finally went down," Davis said, rubbing his knuckles and remembering how painful it was to have splinters stick into his skin. Yolei imagined herself taking his hands into her own and gently kissing the pain away.

"Yolei... I just want to say that I was sorry about how I treated you an hour ago. I promise, it won't happen again," Davis said. Yolei smiled to his words.

"Aw, that's all right. Davis, do you remember what we did three years ago? Remember that little prank we pulled off?" Yolei asked, feeling the case of the giggles consume her. Davis was getting a flashback from Yolei's reminder, and he was beginning to giggle as well.

"Yeah, I remember. Over three years ago, we pulled off a good one on Tai and Matt. You sent a phony love letter to Tai. You pretended to be Sora and wrote that she wanted to do Tai at the Ushiba Hotel," Davis said, giggling.

"Then you sent a fake love letter to Matt, pretending to be Mimi. You made her say that she was ready to do Matt at the Ushiba Hotel, in Room 348," Yolei said.

"The same room Tai was in!" Davis said. Both of them bursted with laughter, remembering how all the DigiDestined watched Tai and Matt get caught in bed together on camera. Davis was laughing even harder than Yolei, so hard he almost broke into tears from the hilarious moment.

"Man, I've never seen them get soooo mad when they caught each other butt-naked under the bedsheets! When they found out that you were in on the prank, they dumped you into a garbage can and had you roll down a steep hill!" Yolei said, laughing. Seeing Davis laugh, Yolei happily smiled. Slowing down his laugh, Davis wiped his tears away.

"I'm so happy to see you happy, Davis. Doesn't it feel good to think of the good things instead of the bad?" Yolei asked.

"Ya got a point, Yolei. Man, when we work together, we're a great team!" Davis said. Yolei began to snuggle against Davis even more. Davis' bitter memories with Kari were beginning to fade away as new, better ones were taking form.

"Davis, you're more than great. You're... you're perfect..." Mesmerized by his features, Yolei gently caressed Davis' face, admiring how soft and warm his skin was. Davis turned to Yolei, feeling sensation from her very touch when she brushed his hair over his ear. As they looked into each other's eyes, Yolei slowly took off her eyeglasses and her bandana. As she put her glasses into her pocket and shook her hair freely, Davis wasn't with just a girl anymore.

Through Davis' eyes, he was with a goddess.

"Yo... Yolei..."

Davis touched Yolei's angelic face with his fingers, caressing her smooth skin. Yolei turned a little, closed her eyes and blushed with great heat as she gently held his hand that was caressing her face. Getting drawn to the lovely angel, Davis stepped closer to Yolei. Without thinking, he wrapped his arm around Yolei's waist and drew the beautiful angel closer to himself. Davis' heart began to race as he felt her warm, soft body press against his and looked into her lovely eyes.

Yolei felt completely powerless in the arms of her knight in shining armor. Of all the boys, she has realized that Davis is truly the one for her. She felt sensation throughout her body as Davis' breath brushed through her face. Not able to resist the beauty of the boy, Yolei wrapped her arm around Davis' neck and gazed into his dark and dreamy eyes.

"Davis, you're everything I've ever dreamed of..."

They kissed. Yolei felt his strong arms wrap around her body tighten a bit, and she hoped he could hold her for a very long time. As she felt his pecs press into her nice breasts, she clutched onto her man even tighter. As they gave each other a stong, passionate kiss, Davis brushed his fingers into her long, silky hair. Wanting more from Davis, Yolei pried his mouth open and let her tongue slip all over the top of his lips and then slither around her mate's tongue.

The chilly weather, Kari's bonding with T.K., none of it mattered anymore. All that mattered was being with Yolei, his true mate. No matter how much pain he received, no matter how much anguish poured over him, all he needed to be healed was a kiss.

The kiss of true love.

As they broke away from their kiss, they didn't want to let go of each other. They held onto each other, wanting the moment to last just a little longer.

"Davis... I lied to you."

"Lied? What did you lie about?"

"I lied when I said that the perfect girl was out there. The truth is that she's right here. And she'll never let you suffer ever again... I promise..."



THE END