Kari sat on her bed, thinking. She was in first-year college now, and
living in a spare room of her sister's apartment, since it was closer to
the college. She winced as she recalled the argument with T.K, barely a
month before. She regretted her last words to him now. She had screamed
that she hated him. Tears fell from her eyes as she recalled the look on
his face, as if his world had shattered and there was nothing left.
Now he was gone, and she had never told him the truth. She had never
told him that she truly loved him, and now he was dead. Killed in a car
crash about a week after their argument. She could still remember…
-Flashback-
It was a party, a private one, for the Digidestined to meet up again
after five years. No one seemed really surprised when T.K. didn't show
up, because everyone had somehow found out that he and Kari had had a spat.
They figured that he could not see her. At around 10pm, Kari had felt something
and gasped.
Tai was worried. "What's wrong, Kari?"
"I–I don't know," whispered Kari.
The phone rang. Everyone stared at it apprehensively.
"I'll get it," said Davis. He picked up the phone. "Hello? Yes, Yamato
Ishida is here… Yes, we are his friends… What?" He went chalk white and
spoke slowly and shakily. "Alright, I see…Thanks for telling us…Where?
…Thanks, bye." He slowly put down the receiver and looked at everyone else.
"That was from the hospital." He took a deep breath, and Kari saw that
his hands were shaking. "T.K. is dead."
Everyone stared at him in mute silence. Matt sat down hard on the nearest
chair.
"Oh my god," he whispered, burying his head in his hands. "T.K…"
"How…?" asked Sora.
"Car crash. Other guy survived." Davis looked like he was going to
cry. He and T.K. had become close friends.
"We'd better go home, Kari," said Maia quietly. "Tai, you'll drive
to mom's house, right?"
Her twin nodded. "I think we'd all better stay with our families tonight."
"Alright then. I'll come home later." She turned to Matt. "I'll drive
you home. I think your mom will probably be there, too."
Kari hardly heard all of this, as the others made arrangements to get
home to their families. She still felt numb with shock.
-End Flashback-
A quiet voice broke into her thoughts. "Kari? You going to bed?"
It was her older sister, Maia Kamiya, twin sister to Tai. The older
girl came and sat beside Kari. "You all right? Wanna talk?"
"Okay…" Kari looked sideways at her desk, where there was a picture
of her with T.K.
Maia followed her gaze. "Still thinking about him, huh?"
"I miss him."
Maia sighed. "I know." She rose. "You should go to sleep, okay? You've
got class tomorrow."
"G'night." Kari curled up and pulled up the covers. Her thoughts drifted.
Could she have changed that? Could T.K. have lived if she hadn't argued
with him?"
"I can help you…" said a soft voice.
Hikari sat bolt upright. "Who's there?"
"Only I." There was a slight shimmer in the air.
"You…" said Kari. "I've seen you before… when I first went to the Digital
World…"
"I could help you… I can send you back to before the accident… if you
wish. It may be dangerous…"
"Please," whispered Kari, "All I want to do is to see T.K. again…"
"So be it. You have one week."
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Maia: So how was that? I know it's probably sorta Mary Sue, but hey, I want to write this! Should Kari be able to save T.K.?? Tell me in your reviews!
**another note** Sorry! Yes, I put myself in as an OC. Just a small
character! Please don't flame me! I forgot to write this earlier!