Hi! This is kinda sad. Tai doesn't remember his friends at all. The uniforms are like the ones of Season 2.

Lost Memories

Dear Diary,

It's been a couple years since we left Digiworld...and Tai. Today's the first day of me being a junior. I'm 16 and today isn't probably gonna being anything new. I'll see all of my friends, just some new teachers, new students, and a new locker. New classes (meaning lots of homework), and hopefully, some new friends. Ok, seriously, I think Sora is right about me. I'm way too optimistic. Well, I'm off to school with my uniform on. The usual green old uniform. Well, my alarm went off for my usual time to go to the flower shop for early customers and that means it's time for school.

Until later

~Kora

Kora Takenoachi closed her diary and put it among her other books. Kora, her sister, Kara, and their cousin, Sora were starting their first day back at Odaiba High. Sora was a junior and Kara was a sophomore. Kora went into the kitchen of their small apartment of the Takenouchi/Takenoachi household. No one was awake and Kora slipped down to the shop after packing her lunch.

The silence was deafening as Kora opened the flower shop and sat behind the counter, her backpack on the floor and seated herself in a chair and was finishing her novel when the door opened. "Hi, Kora." Kari Kamiya said. Kari was starting at Odaiba Junior High as a 7th grader. "Hi, Kari. You ready?" "Duh, that's why I'm here." Kora smiled. Kari and her were ultra close and had walked to school since like forever. "Hold on, I've got to yell upstairs that I'm leaving." Kora ran upstairs and Kara and Sora were just coming into the kitchen in their uniforms. "Guys, I'll see you in school."

Kora and Kari walked to school and Kora left Kari off at the gate, which was the entrance to the school. Kora went another block to her own school and went straight to her old locker from last year. The new lockers and combinations were found in the slit of your old locker. She went to the first floor and found her locker, 1317. She put in her combination and opened the locker, which contained her books and her schedule. She took out her first period books for her class, and slammed the locker. By this time, more kids were arriving and Kora went to her homeroom. Her friend, Leila Akihabara was talking with another close friend, Matt Ishida. (The homerooms chosen on the first day of 9th grade and you could move to different homerooms where some friends were and that's where you'd stay until the end of 12th grade). Kora set her books on a desk next to Leila's.

"Hi, Matt." Kora said brightly. "Oh, Kora, hi." Matt grinned. "Hi!" Leila exclaimed. Leila's parents were divorced and Leila spent her summers in another part of Japan with her mother. "Well, see you later, Matt." Leila said and Kora and Leila sat down to chat. "So, how was your summer?" Kora asked her friend excitedly. "Usual, not too great." Leila said, sighing, "You've got to visit next summer. I'm so bored there." As they talked, their homeroom was beginning to fill up. The bell let out its ring and their teacher walked in. "Settle down, all of you." The teacher was Mr. Hotrei and took attendance. "I've got an announcement; there will be a new student. He may be arriving a bit late. Kora Takenoachi, will you show him around? He's in all of your classes." "Yes, Mr. Hotrei." Kora replied.

"You've got a job on the first day." Leila whispered. "Well, the new student's in the main office. Will you get him, please, Kora?" "Yes, sir." Kora went down the hallways and into the office. "Hi. I'm here for the new student." Kora told the secretary. "He's in the principal's office. Oh, there he is." "...I'm glad you have interest in the soccer team. We can use a fine young man like you. Please talk with Coach Falucci. Oh, here's one of our students who will be your guide. If you have any questions, she's the one to go to." The principal said. "Hi, I'm Kora. It's very nice to meet you...?" "Oh, this is Taichi Kamiya." Tai held out his hand. "Nice to meet you, Kora. I'm glad I've got someone to show me around." Kora was in shock. This was Tai. She should've known. He had the biggest hair she'd seen but he didn't even seem to recognize her.

Kora led Tai down the hallway. "Well, you'll be in my homeroom and we have all the same classes." Kora said, hoping to get some response. "Oh, that's nice." Tai had certainly lost his ability of talking-completely. "Well, I hope you like it here. The bell's gonna ring soon. Your locker number is?" "It's 1318." "Oh, that's neat, We've got lockers next to one another. Um, here it is." "Ok, well, I'll see you later."

Kora quickly walked to her homeroom and the bell rang with it's sharp sound. Kora stopped to talk with Matt and Sora. "So, what's the new kid's name?" "It's Tai." "What?" "You're kidding!" Matt said. They froze, Tai was there, leaning against his locker, talking to Leila. "Well, I'll see you then." Leila said, giving Tai's hand a squeeze. Later at lunch, Kora was sitting with Leila. "Leila, what were you talking to Tai about?" "Oh, that cutie. He and I are going for a bite after school. He's major friendly." "Uh huh." Kora stared at her lunch glumly and looked up to see Tai surrounded by some kids.

He spotted them and came over. "Hey, Kora, Leila." He said, grinning. "Hi, Tai." Leila exclaimed and Kora echoed the greeting. Suddenly, this didn't feel right. Tai was being cold to his friends, after what Sora had explained in their History class. Tai hadn't said a word to her nor Matt. "Hello, Earth to Kora!" "Don't mind her, Tai. She's a bit of a space case especially on her first day." Leila explained and Tai laughed, "I'm like that too." Kora snapped back, "Sorry, I wasn't paying any attention." "That's okay. It wasn't interesting anyway." Tai assured her. "Well, I've got to go." Kora stood up quickly and discarded her lunch in the trash.

She went to the library where Izzy Izumi was waiting for her. "Thanks for meeting with me, Izzy." "Well, I got your note. You look upset. You okay?" Kora shook her head vigorously. "Not really. Tai is back and doesn't seem to remember any of us." "This sounds serious. I'll email Gennai. Let's go to the computer lab." Kora and Izzy went to the computer room and Izzy got online. "Well, Gennai said the gate had finally opened to Odaiba, which it hasn't for a couple of years. Tai had been able to return to earth but not Japan. Tai's memory might have been a bit damaged with the traveling and all." Izzy read off the screen. "So, he's not likely to remember any of us?" "Nope. Which is a total shutdown. Kari will be so bummed." "Oh, I better email her." Kora turned on her hand held pc and sent Kari an email, explaining the whole situation.

Kari was at lunch and had already sent a reply. She said her parents had emailed her and had said how Tai had come home but didn't know he had a sister. "Well, it's up to all of us to help him remember us as his friends." Kora declared. At least, I hope. "You sure are optimistic on this situation." Izzy said. "Well, sometimes, I just do that. You kinda get used to keeping your feelings inside and I've always been known as, well, happy. Not ditzy, just pleasant. I guess that stage never left me." Kora sighed softly. "Well, thanks, Izzy." Kora gave the boy a hug and a kiss on the cheek, sending the boy into a blushing state. "I'll see you. Are you walking with Kara?" "Yeah. She's coming for dinner." "I think it's great you two hooked up." "Well, after all the digital years, I kinda guess I fell in love like you did with Tai and Matt did with...I believe there's a link, it'd be prodigious to actually figure it out..." "Hey, before you go into computer mode, I'll make my exit. See you!" Kora ran down the hall and went to her classroom. Tai was sitting staring into space. "Hey there. What's up?" "Not too much." Tai said, dazed slightly.

Suddenly, Leila came bouncing in, happier than usual. Tai blushed. Leila and he kissed quickly. Kora's eyes slowly watered. She ran out quickly before anyone could see her tears.

~TBC~

What's this? Another cliffhanger. I turned Tai into a bit of a bad guy(please don't flame!) Should I start a new fic? If so, on who and what? Review and put your suggestion there. Well, until then(or until I post another chapter), ~angel13