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Disclaimer: I don't own digimon. Yet, I own characters that I derived for the theme of digimon. (I have no clue about what I just said.) Onto the fic~ R&R!

Going Down Memory Lane

Tai sat in a void of memories replaying over and over again. "Kora?" Tai asked. "Yes?" A voice answered. "Is that you?" "Why, yes, it's me. At least, a form of Kora that will be your guide through this trip." "And if I don't remember?" "Then, you'll continue a lost life." "Oh, just great." Tai said glumly.

"Now, where to begin..." "How bout from when I first met Kora?" The girl smiled. "Okay. Follow me." Tai rose up in the air and flew after her. "I didn't know I could fly!" "Well, you can now." He looked at the picture in front of him. "Soccer field?" "Yep. You love soccer and were playing as was she since you were both 4 and a half. Let's go inside this memory." "Okay."

Tai was sitting in the bleachers watching a soccer match between two five year old teams. "Uh, can you fill me in?" "Well, the children in the blue are from Odaiba and the children in the red are from Shinjutsu. It's the championship between the two teams. And there's about 5 minutes till the end." Tai watched the red team gathered around their captain. "Is that..." "That would be Kora. And the captain of the other team is-" "Me. I know. I think I even remember this game." The team played intensely until there were 10 seconds left. He saw Kora look into the bleachers. "Don't even worry. She can't see you." "I know. I'm not stupid. Hey, they just won the game. She scored a goal!" Tai joined the crowd in cheering. "Why are you cheering for them?" "She did a good play...hey, wait." Kora had just been over with her mother and little sister when he heard, "Kora, your father was killed in an accident." Kora ran off in another direction. And Tai saw himself follow her. "Let's go." His guide flew after them and Tai followed. He saw himself comforting Kora and that began their friendship.

"Remembering anything?" "Um, I'll tell you in a bit." "Next memory." They were pulled into what looked like a swirling vortex. Tai watched everything from the memory he had just been in up till Kora was about 11. He saw Kora's life, and they weren't more of the glamorous times of her life. Her mom's 2nd husband beating up Kora and her mom. He saw himself seeing Kora all bruised up. "Is this where we're going?" "No, not until Kora's 11. You'll see some memories that Kora knows well and everything will start to swirl together and go really fast as if you're watching a tape in fast forward mode. So, if you get a headache, there's a reason." Tai saw Kora's mom and her mom's 3rd husband die in an accident. Then, Tai shut his eyes as everything began to swirl.

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"Tai, open your eyes." Tai looked around. He was in his apartment. This was when he first came through the rift with Koromon. The doorbell rang. "I'll get it." Kari called. ""Oh, hi, Kora." "Hey, Kari." "Oh, it's you, Kora." Tai exclaimed. "What are you doing here?" "You've got 1 too." "Uh, what?" Tai asked. "A digivice. And a digimon too." "So...?" "I thought my sister and I were the only ones." "No, there's 7 other kids." "Oh, I see." Tai watched everything going on closely. He saw Kora lay a different digivice on the table in front of the TV while the younger Tai got Koromon after they saw Tyrannomon. "Hey, let's go!" Tai ran out of the apartment and Kora made a quick phone call to her sister and followed Tai.

***

"We're in Digiworld. Hey, Kari is with us. And it's night." Tai saw himself walking up to Kora. They sat for a minute before Tai leaned in and kissed Kora. They stayed like that for a few moments and slowly broke apart. "Kora, you're so beautiful." Tai heard himself say. "Hey, sorry to interrupt your thoughts, Tai. Any remembrances?" Tai looked over at the girl. "Yeah. I loved Kora long before this, didn't I?" The spirit smiled. "Yes. Do you know how long Kora was waiting, yearning for that kiss?" "As long as me, I'd bet." "How long have you been waiting?" "Since I saw her that day at the soccer game." "She's been waiting that long." Tai sighed and saw the pair in the moonlight blush. "I didn't think it was possible to love someone like I did. I need to see more. I need to know when I confessed my love to her." "Well, right this way."

Tai was pulled into another memory. He was still in Digiworld. It was their last day though. He saw Dragonmon and Gennai. Kora ran back to Tai and embraced him. "I love you, Tai." "I love you too." Kora and Tai kissed passionately. Kora placed her hand on his cheek and he leaned his weight on it. "Promise me something, Tai." "Okay." "Promise me, no matter what, you and I will be together." "But, I can't.." Kora interrupted by shaking her head vigorously. "Please, Tai. Do it for me." "Okay, I promise." He kissed her forehead, sealing the promise. "Okay. Now, I know that I will find you. No Digiworld has the power to stop me." Kora said. She kissed his forehead back as in returning the affection. "Do me a favor, Kor?" "Yes?" "Take care of Kari and tell Matt to take care of you and Sora for me." "Alright." "Well, bye..." "You mean for now." Kora said and giggled. She walked away and called over her shoulder, "Bye, goggles. Take care of the digiworld until we can come back." Tai grinned. "I will." he said and waved.

Tai stood shocked. "One more, Tai. This one is the most painful one that Kora remembers. And the most recent." Tai nodded as he was pulled into another memory. 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 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.

Tai stood frozen. "I had no idea that it hurt her so much. If I had..." "You wouldn't have kissed Leila in front of her?" "Yeah, pretty much. I wouldn't have ignored the friendly girl. I feel like a jerk." "Don't worry. Now, you remember her. Is there anything happening like a dance that you can redeem yourself so to speak?" "Uh," Tai thought for a minute. "Yeah, there is. The 'welcome back' dance. I'll ask her to it. Thanks for everything." "It was my pleasure." Tai hugged the spirit and the spirit hugged back hesitantly. The spirit felt solid. "Take care and good luck." The spirit called and blew him a kiss. He smiled and blew one back.

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"Tai, wake up. It's time for school." Kari called into her brother's room. Tai woke up slowly. He got out of bed and got dressed into his uniform. "Hurry up! Breakfast is getting cold!" "In a minute." Tai called back at Kari. Tai came out of his room with a huge smile on his face. "Hey, what are you so happy about?" Kari asked. "Kari, give your brother a break. He can be cheerful, you know." Their mother said. Tai chuckled, "Yes, that's right, Kari." Kari sighed and shook her head. "You people are impossible. Don't worry, Tai. I'll find out later what you're so happy about."

Kari glanced at her watch. "Wow, it's 7. Better go and get Kora so we can walk to school and be there on time. Unlike some people." Kari looked straight at Tai. "Hey, can I come?" "What?" "Can I walk with you and Kora?" "Sure, if you want. Let's go."

~TBC~

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