A Few Years On

By Ryan Bodle

Disclaimer: I do not own digimon or any related characters within this fic. If I did, I wouldn't be writing this disclaimer.

P.S I also borrowed one of the kids from Kyoko coz I'm too lazy to think my own names up. Sorry.

Kari pulled her coat tighter as another gust of wind hit her. The wooden bench underneath seemed to shift another few degrees colder as well. Her face still pulled a smile and she laughed.

Some meters away, Davis was playing football with Takato and Mya, although it now had turned into play wrestle after Davis, playfully kept the ball too long. Mya went straight for the shin whilst Takato tackled from the side, even though Davis went down of his own accord.

All three laughed as Mya and Takato performed a pile-on technique to their dad. Kari's sile broadened but lost it's energy some where along the way.

"Looks like fun," Kari jumped hearing someone talk to her. She looked up at Tai as he watched them too. He sat down casually and splayed his arms along the back of the bench.

"They always seem to have fun with Davis, I like seeing them happy like that," she answered. Tai turned his head to look at hi sister.

"And how are you?" He asked quite strangely. Although Kari knew Tai only asked that particular question for a reason. He never asked anybody that unless he knew something was up. Be it far from him to guess when someone's hiding things, the worst part of it was that he was always right.

"I'm," she paused, looked at him and gave a quaint smile. "Fine." Tai was taken back by that, he expected her to look off into the distance and pretend everything's alright.

"You mean you're better, right?" She nodded slightly and looked back to them.

"How'd you ever find out anyhow?"

"You don't think I know my own sister anymore?" He shifted his weight so that his leg came up sideways on the bench. "What happened anyway."

"Nothing."

"Kari."

"I mean it, nothing," Kari answered sharply but not angry. "Sometimes it's nothing that bothers you."

"You're being alot more open than you used to be, you know that?"

"Well I don't win with you." In the background there was an echo of 'goal' from Davis. "I guess I'm lucky Davis is such a great father." Tai listened on rather than interrupt. "It's just that, I feel like I'm looking after three kids not two and a husband."

"I think I get it," he moved closer to her and softly landed his hand on her shoulder, she nuzzled against it, smiling. "Remember when we were kids and Davis would go after you day in, day out?" Kari sighed a yes. "What did it ever say to you?"

"Well, that Davis would do anything for me."

"Just talk to him." There was a distant screaming, coming closer as the two children had finally spotted Tai on the bench, he swung back round, ready to catch the first one there which happened to be Takato.

"UNCLE TAI!" The screamed in unison.

"Hey guys, just been watching you play soccer with your dad, you're getting real good."

"Yeah?"

"Uh-huh," Tai answered as Mya scambled onto his lap.

"Uncle Tai?"

"Yeah?"

"Daddy says its not soccer, its Football," Tai laughed.

"Ok, you're getting real good at football, how about that?" Mya beamed and nodded. Davis followed up out f breath and bent over to catch it.

"Hey Tai."

"They got you out of breath Davis? You must be getting old." Davis heaved once more before speaking again.

"These have had me up since six non-stop, they're like the energiser bunny!" He argued. "Not even I had this much energy as a kid." Tai pulled a sympathetic face.

"Hey, I got a great idea, how about we go see a movie!" Tai excalimed to the two kids. They instantly shouted agreement. Tai looked at Kari who smiled and nodded.

"OK, but you have to be back in bed by seven, got it?" Mya and Takato saluted her to Ta's shock who caught up and joined them.

"Ma'am!" He replied, taking Mya of his lap he took them by the hand. "Hey what movie you want to see?"

"That was kind of on the spot decision making wasn't it?" Davis asked as they walked off.

"Davis, can we talk?"

"Oh!" It finally hit Davis, "can it wait until dinner, I've got a huge surprise for you!" Kari smiled back, this time sincerely. For a long time she smiled in admiration but it looked like he was going to pull another trick from the hat again. All these years and she still only got a little bit of Davis. He took her hand and pulled her to her feet. They walked hand in hand in the wind.

She finally got the feeling she was being watched, looking back up at Davis she caught him staring at her with that goofy smile again, the one her wore when he was day dreaming that just said his brain was in another world, leave a message and Davis will get back to you.

"Cut I out Davis, that's kinda creepy," she played.

"I can't help it," he grinned back.

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bods- Yeah that's right, that's the end right there, just stops. So what did ya think? Hit that review button peeps!