Ebacusta: I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Finals are coming up so I've been really busy, and my parents had their anniversary. And, I've just been really really busy. And furthermore, I had a dance recietal and practice took up a lot of time. And I had book club, and I've had a lot of appointments that has had me conviently missing a lot of tests, that I've been having to make up, and it's just been really really complicated.

Anyway, thanks to ALL who reviewed the last chapter. I really appreciated them. And I loved them all. I have to say though, it was fairytale freak aka bookworm and hopes chaos that got be to write this chapter at like 3 in the morning. I was checking my email (my email has been acting funny and not letting me look at it, so I haven't been getting your reviews and such) which was working, when I stumbled upon these two reviews. They were what reminded me to write this chapter.

I have to say. I had this chapter all planned out, but, it took a completely different turn than what I originally had. It's an interesting chapter. Let's see if you like what I've got in store for you:

That Day Was The Last Day I Saw Your Smile

By ebacusta

Chapter 1

A Normal Day in the Office

"You know what?"

"What?" Yolei and Sora asked.

"I'm just glad, Kari's getting to the kids she always wanted, with the man she always wanted," Mimi said.

Yolei and Sora nodded. "Yeah."

Little Kei was born that day. On April 29, 2010. He was a beautiful baby too. With soft brown hair and skin. He looked a lot like me. He really did brighten my day. At the time, I still knew what I was supposed to be doing. But, soon afterwards, I'm sure I forgot… I don't quite remember when… just somewhere along the way.

I guess I should have remembered that day… After all, she had said it would happen on April 29th… Kei's birthday… I should have remembered… I really should have…It was after all Kei's birthday that day… but I didn't… and I paid for my mistake…

2019

TK leaned over and kissed his wife on the forehead. "I'll be back around five," he promised.

"Okay," Kari said lifting her face so he could kiss her on the lips. He did just that. "Don't be late."

"I won't." TK walked around and kissed both his kids, who were sitting at the table eating cereal. "Be good at school. Tina, don't get in trouble. No more hiding the teachers books. The Principle said that Mrs. Ie (ee-ay) went crazy and thought she was going to lose her job because she couldn't find any of her stuff. No more of that stuff."

"Okay Daddy," Tina said. "But in my defense, it wasn't my fault."

TK smiled at her. "Kei, do well in school today. Make me proud."

"I will Dad," Kei said. TK headed towards the front door of the house. He opened it.

"I'm off1 Wish me luck!" TK exclaimed.

"Call me at lunch time!" Kari yelled in response.

"Okay!" TK said, and with that he stepped out of the house, closing the door behind him. At that moment, Kari wanted to run after him and keep him from going to work. Something was going to happen today, but she couldn't remember what. She'd had the feeling all week long. It made her sick to her stomach.

"Hurry and finish your cereal," Kari said. "We're going to be late."

About 11:30

Kari couldn't wait. About thirty minutes to lunchtime. Then she'd be able to talk to TK. She wondered if he'd sold his book.

"Mizuki, why don't you go ahead and give your report about the structure of the Earth," Kari said. A boy with blonde hair and crystal green eyes stood up.

"Earth had four layers, each hotter than the next," Mizuki said. "The first part is Earth's crust. It is about 40 miles thick on continents, and three miles deep from the bottom of the ocean to the next layer, the mantle. The mantle is 1,800 miles thick and is made of…"

'Mizuki… Mizuki… something about that name is familiar… other than the fact that I've known this kid forever… no it's something else. Where have I heard that name before?'

The answer hit Kari look a ton of bricks. She shot up off the desk she was leaning on. Mizuki stopped reading his report and looked up at her wondering if he'd done something wrong.

"Oh no," Kari gasped. She turned and tore out of the classroom. It was only 15 minutes to lunch. "I'm not gonna make it," she gasped. "I'm not gonna make it." She pulled out her cell and called his office.

"Hello, Takeru Takaishi's office how may I help you?"

"I need to talk to TK," Kari said.

"I'm sorry, he's not taking phone calls right now, may I take a message?"

Kari grew indignant. How could this woman not recognize her voice? "I'm his wife, Hikari. I need to talk to him."

"He's still not taking phone calls. What should I tell him Mrs. Takaishi?"

"Let me speak to my husband! This is an emergency!"

"And they always are," the woman said. "If you don't have a message, then please call back later when he is accepting calls. Thank you. Bye." The woman hung up. Kari practically threw her cell to the ground in frustration. As she burst out of the school building she thought, 'Note to self… have TK fire his secretary.'

Kari panted as she ran. She was glad today she had decided against heels. She thought about taking the subway as she approached the station, but realized it would take to long and continued running straight. She elbowed her way through the class. Halfway to his office, Kari suddenly realized how irresponsible it had been to leave her class without having someone watch them.

The fact that no one was watching them meant they were probably going wild. This would mean, a) she might lose her job, b) she'll be put on probation, or c) she be severely reprimanded. But, at the same time she also realized that what was at stake was way more important than her job.

A life was at stake. And not just any person's life. Her husband's. Her friend's.. Her best friend's. Her childhood friend's. Her lover. Tina and Kei's father. Matt's brother. Tai's brother-in-law. The list could go on, but, what she would lose would be too much. And then there was the promise she made to Tina. How could she have forgotten about it? And from the way things went this morning, TK didn't either.

"I thought something about that scene was familiar. I read about the events 15 years ago. It's amazing how I didn't realize any of this before." Kari's heart leaped. TK's office building came into view. She looked at her watch. Five minutes. She burst into the building and ran for the stairs.

"Excuse me miss, can I help you?"

"I'm here to see Takeru Takaishi," Kari said as she continued on her way.

"He's not seeing visitors."

"He'll see me!" Kari reached the bottom of the stairs. She started up them. The secretary chased after her, reaching forward while screaming, "He's not taking visitors. May I take a message?" She grabbed Kari's ankle. Kari let out her own scream, partly in surprise and fear, a little in pain, but mostly in anguish. She was so close, and yet she was being stopped. And she knew TK would have his cell off until he called her at noon.

Kari went tumbling with the secretary down the stairs. The pain that shot through her body was tremendous. The secretary landed on top of Kari. Kari struggled.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING? CAN'T YOU SEE WHO I AM? GET OFF OF ME!" Kari screamed at the woman. Was she mad? Shouldn't she be able to tell that it really was an emergency if Kari came all the way from the school, looking all hot and sweaty? Why was she trying to stop her? Unless, she wanted TK to be killed.

The thought paralyzed Kari with fear. Would she die here? NO! She didn't want to. She wanted to keep her promise. And with a sudden burst of strength, Kari kicked the secretary off her, and proceeded up the stairs, her shirt some what ragged and torn. She had two minutes left and she was determined to make it.

As she reached the sixteeth floor, Kari ran down the hall and burst into TK's office.

"What are you do- Ah, Kari! Why are you here? What's wrong?" TK asked standing up. "What happened to you clothes?"

"We have to get out of here!" Kari said.

"What? Why?"

"The warning. Tina's warning. I'd forgotten all about it until fifteen minutes ago, but you're going to be killed! We have to leave before the killer gets here!"

TK looked confused. "Remember!" Kari said. "Remember how we met our daughter fifteen years ago, and she told us, all about today. And we read about it. Remember. It was on Kei'd birthday. We promised them that we would remember. Come on we have to go!"

The realization dawned on TK suddenly. And then his eyes widened in fear. "WATCH OUT!" he yelled. Grabbing Kari and flinging her to the ground, while throwing himself on top of her. The gun shot echoed through the room. Kari's heart was going a million beats a minute. Would this be the end? Was she too late after all? Would they die here and save the man the trouble of having to track her down a year later. More shots rang out.

"We have to get out of here," TK said. "He's coming over. On the count of five, we'll break for the window. Now Kari, tell me something. Do you trust me?"

"I trust you," Kari breathed.

"Good. One… Two… Three… Four… Five!" Kari and TK burst forward. TK grabbed Kari and pulled her into him and jumped. Kari's eyes widened. What was he doing? The glass shattered as his body made impact and the two of them suddenly unconfined began to fall in shower of glass.

TK let go of Kari and reached his right hand out. Stretching his hand, he managed to stabilize himself on the window ledge of an office on the fifteenth floor. He caught Kari as she fell. Slowly, TK lifted her high enough, so she could reach the ledge herself and climb into the office. Once inside, she turned around and helped TK inside as well.

"Let's go!" TK said. Kari nodded and the couple ran through the office, ignoring the surprised man seated behind his desk. As they burst out of the room, gun shots rang out. Ducking their heads, they ran forward and dived into the elevator. Pressing the down button, Kari prayed they would get to the first floor before the killer.

She caught sight of TK"s hand. "Oh my gosh! TK, we have to get you medical attention right away."

"I can deal with this. But, right now, we need to go get Tina and Kei and get out of this place. We have to get out of the city. It's not safe here anymore," TK said.

"You're right," Kari replied. The elevator doors opened and the couple ran out. They were almost to the door when they heard the man yell and the shot ring out. Kari gasped in pain as the bullet touched her skin.

"KARI!" TK yelled.

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So, what did you think? Did you like it? Wanna kill me for leaving me with such an EVIL cliffhanger?

Well too bad. Because if you kill me than the story is never gonna get finished. (laughs maniacally)

Anyway, leave me some reviews, and I'll try extra hard to get another chapter out soon.

Love ya!

Note: For those of you wondering about Try, Try, Try, Again, you needn't worry. What's going on is, I'm working to finish my Sailor Moon fic, and this one, because there is another story after this one to finish the You Could Save Me trilogy. But, a few weeks ago, I was in a creative writing elective at my school, and I started the chapter. I've got about four or five pages. But, I will work on it soon. I've been checking into some new animes and such, and they have inspired me to write new stories, so I'm fairly excited. I'm also working on another Digimon fic, so please stick with me, and understand that I am trying. I really do appreciate your patience. Thank you.

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