When T.K. awoke, he looked up at Kari's bed. He was startled when he noticed it was empty. He was about to get up when he felt something in his lap. He looked down and was faced with a lot of brown hair. He tilted his head to the side and happily saw Kari asleep. He smiled as he carefully pulled her closer to him. Tai slowly opened the door and stuck his head in. There he saw T.K. holding Kari sitting there staring at nothing.

Tai smiled as he was about to closed the door again. Just then T.K. glanced over at the door and saw that Tai was watching him. When Tai looked back up, he glared at T.K. playfully with a serious look on his face. T.K. felt terrified until Tai smiled at him and lightly laughed at him. T.K. diverted his eyes away from Tai as he blushed lightly.

Tai laughed quietly as Kari started to awake. Kari looked up at T.K. then towards the door where Tai still stood there. Tai had a smirk on his face as his eyes met Kari's. Kari smiled feeling embarrassed as she too blushed. She then buried her head in T.K.'s chest.

"I caught you Kari." Tai said as he finally turned and left the room laughing. He closed the door behind him. When his mother, who was in the kitchen, asked him what he was laughing about, he did not tell her.

"Well that was interesting." T.K. said with a chuckle. Kari shook her head as she playfully punched him in the chest. "Good morning beautiful." He said as he ran his hand through her hair.

T.K. smiled as Kari looked up into his eyes once more. She leaned forward and kissed him. He held onto her body as they kissed. Their eyes were closed and did not see the door open slowly. Just then a flash of light went off, causing them to part lips and snap their eyes open.

They turned their heads at the door as Tai stood there laughing in triumph as he held a Polaroid camera in one hand and a photo in the other hand. Kari quickly got up to her and began to run after Tai. T.K. slowly stood up and walked to the door to watch Kari chase him. Their mother was shouting at them to stop running around the house.

Just then Tai bolted into his room and was able to lock the door before Kari could get in. She began to yell at Tai for a moment before she just leaned against it and surrendered. T.K. walked over to her greeting Kari's mother. She smiled at him as he held out a hand for her.

Kari took a hold of his hand and slowly got up to her feet. He held her in his arms as she stood there quiet. She looked over at her mother who had the same smirk on her face as Tai. She blushed lightly as her mother laughed quietly before finishing breakfast. When Tai opened the door, he peeked outside to see if Kari had left. He slowly made his way out of his room looking around cautiously.

Just when Tai thought he was safe he turned his head and confronted Kari. She had a look in her eyes that suggested she was going to do something to get back at him. He was about to turn and run away when she was able to take him down. Then she just stood there smiling as she began to tickle him wildly.

Tai began to laugh so much that he started to cry. That did not stop Kari as she kept tickling him. He tried to tell her to stop, but through the laughter, he could not. Kari finally gave mercy to him as she got off of him and went to the dining table. There T.K. and Mrs. Kamiya were sitting eating. Kari joined then and sat next to T.K. Then Tai came in and sat down on the other side of the table, opposite from Kari.

They ate breakfast while talking to T.K. about what was going to happen. T.K. tried to keep out the detail of him having to fighting Piedmon because Mrs. Kamiya was sitting with them in the room. A thought came to his mind as they talked about it. MagnaAngemon's words played over in his mind. He became silent as he focused his thoughts on those words.

It had been awhile since he fought Devimon. He remembered when Patamon finally digivolved into Angemon for the first time, only to be killed to save him. He was really affected by his death even though he was restored.

"Hey T.K. are you ok?" Tai said. His voice broke his train of thought as he looked up and at the others staring at him. He quickly said something as he drank from his cup. After breakfast, T.K. thanked Mrs. Kamiya for the food as he was about to leave. Kari walked with him to the door and gave him a kiss good-bye.

T.K. walked the rest of the way home. He didn't realize it but the whole time he was at Kari's house he had the sword strapped on his waist. He walked home holding onto the sword. He thought about MagnaAngemon once more and what he said. Then he started to think about his last words again.

'I hope I can win this fight. I love Kari…' A tear came to his eye as he walked along on the sidewalk. The thought of the fight got him thinking about himself. He did not know if would be able to survive this fight. This time the fight would be different. He would not be watching two digimon going at each other. This time he would have to fight. Not only was the fight against a digimon, it would be against one of the strongest digimon ever to walk the digital world.

When T.K. finally reached his house, he placed his hand on the doorknob and tried to turn it. The door was locked. He bent down and lifted up the welcome mat lying in front of the door. A spare key that his mother had always kept there, for those just incase moments, was on the ground. He took it and then unlocked the door.

T.K. looked inside but the apartment was too dark. He began to feel along the wall for the light switch. When his finger ran across it, he flipped the switch illuminating the room. He was surprised when he saw that the apartment was completely empty. He began searching the rooms for anything that his mother may have left behind.

The only thing T.K. found was a note that lay in the corner of his old room. He began to read it. "T.K. it has been so long since I last saw you. To you it may have only been a short time, but to me it has been forever. Your father called me and asked if we could start over again since both of our kids are basically gone now. If you ever return and somehow read this, I asked Kari's mother if she could watch over you. Your father said he may think about moving back here so we could live together as a family again. Hope to see you someday. Love, Mom."

T.K. was happy for his mother as he folded up the paper and placed it in his pocket. He then went back to Kari's house and knocked on the door. When Mrs. Kamiya opened the door, she was a little surprised to see him. Then T.K. showed her the letter. After she read it she remembered the promise she made and let him in. When Kari saw T.K. enter, she immediately jumped on him causing him to fall. Kari, now realizing what she had done, looked up at her mother with a grin as her mother let out a hopeless sigh. Kari then got up and helped T.K. to his feet. She then asked him why he came back and he began to tell the story. Kari listened.

Somehow before he was finished speaking, T.K. found himself in Kari's room sitting on her bed next to her. After he finished telling her what happened, Kari nodded as she laid her head on his shoulder. He took off his sword and placed it on the ground at his feet. For the rest of the day, T.K. and Kari talked to each other and had a fun time being together for the whole day.

That night, T.K. and Kari were standing on the balcony looking out at the city lights. He wrapped his arms around her waist as they stood there enjoying the peaceful night. They both wished that time stopped for this moment so that they could stay here together forever. T.K. bent down and kissed her soft cheek. Kari then looked up, gazing into his eyes, smiling. Kari's mother saw this with a smile on her face as she went to her room and went to sleep.

Kari felt like she was in heaven being held in the arms of the one she loved. The night was so beautiful and perfect. Kari never felt as happy in her life as she felt now. Just then Tai came home and caught a glimpse of the couple on the balcony. Instead of going out there and causing a commotion, he just smiled as he went into his room and decided to just go to bed.

Later on that night, Kari was asleep on her bed. T.K. lay on the ground next to her on a mattress. He was staring straight up at the ceiling as the night kept replaying in his mind. He had a big decision ahead of him that will affect the rest of his life. He had to choose either one or the other. He finally made the decision and sat up.

T.K. looked over at her sleeping peacefully. He crawled over to her side and kissed her forehead softly. Then he went to her desk and fumbled around in the dark for a piece of paper. When he found paper, he then searched for a pen. Once he found it he turned on the light and tried to cover it the best that he could.

He began to write a letter on the paper. Tears began to fall from his eyes as he continued to write. The tears stained the paper, falling on the ink. He tried his best to keep quiet as he finished up the letter. After he was finished, T.K. folded it up and walked back to Kari's bedside. He knelt down and kissed her soft warm lips this time. She lightly stirred as he quietly left the house.

T.K. made his way through the city in the shadows of the alleys. He finally arrived at his destination, the school. He looked for a way into the school and somehow found a way into the school. He made his way to the computer room. He pulled out his digivice and was about to open the Digiport.

"Going somewhere?" A voice said. T.K. looked around the room as Tai emerged from a dark corner. T.K. was startled when he saw him. "How did you know I left?" T.K. asked.

"I woke up because I had to use the bathroom. After I was done I checked on Kari to make sure she was asleep, and I noticed a piece of paper on the table. I read it and found out that you left I ran straight here. What are you planning to do?" Tai asked. T.K. could tell he was gravely serious by thee tone in his voice. T.K. then began to tell the story.

When he was finished, Tai appeared to be in deep thought. T.K. stood there tense as he watched Tai walk over to the window staring outside. "You better hurry up. Everyone is coming," Tai said pointing out the window. T.K. ran and looked outside. Kari and Matt were leading the group of Davis, Yolei, Ken and Cody.

T.K. quickly held his digivice to the computer and opened the Digiport. Just then a bight light filled the computer room. Kari looked up and saw the light shine through the windows in the computer room. She fell to her knees and knew that it was too late. She began to cry profusely as everyone else all saw the light shine through the window as well.

Matt slowed down his pace as he turned and saw Kari on the ground crying. He felt sorry for her as he walked over to her and knelt down next to her. He placed a hand on her shoulder as she began to cry on his chest. Matt looked up at the window and saw a dark figure move away from the window.

T.K. arrived in the digital world and stood tall looking around. He held his sword firmly in his hand as he had a grin on his face. He drew his sword and held his battle stance. There were no words spoken as he stared into the eyes of Piedmon.

"Shall we…"