Promises Are Meant To Be Kept

First Epilogue

A/N: Sorry about the wait! It's just that my family put off our summer vacations until the end of the summer. -sigh- I tried to do the epilogues as best I could. The epilogue after this is set at a different time periods, so please don't get confused. You should know which ones correspond with the endings. I was really surprised by all of the reviews I got on the last two chapters. If you can, please tell me which ending you liked better...though I'm not forcing you to choose. I enjoyed writing this story. My next story is most likely a Naruto related one, but I am planning out another Takari, and it's taking a lot of thinking so far. Now then, I think it's time we went to the fic! Note: At the time of writing this, the ruler/bar button did not work, so I used a load of dashes. And this time around, it has no POV.

Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon. If I did, the third season would have been with the kids from the original DigiDestined.

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It was a warm, sunny afternoon around the Takaishi residence. Cries of laughter could be heard from the young children who were running around in their backyard. One person sat on a lawn chair, supervising them. It was none other than their grandmother, Hikari Takaishi. Her family had grown, and she now had two grandchildren, one from each of her children. Kaida, the older child, had blond hair and bright cerulean eyes, inherited from her father, Hiroshi. Haruko, the younger child, had brown hair and blue eyes, obviously inherited from his mother, Tori. The brown hair was actually a shade darker and most likely inherited from his father, Hoshi.

"Obaa-san! (1) It's hot. Maybe you should go inside. That's what we're doin'!" yelled Kaida.

"Yes, I'll go inside..." responded the old woman."I'm kind of tired. Old grandma here'll be in bed, okay?"

"Kay, I'll go tell Kaida!" replied Haruko.

It's been many years since the funeral of Takeru Takaishi. Everyone in his family still dreamt of him every now and then, but the person who thought of him most was none other than his wife. Hikari steadily proceeded to her room inside the home of her son, Hiroshi. She lay on her soft bed, looking at the white ceiling, feeling her eyes steadily droop...

"Hika-chan..." a voice whispered.

"What? Who's there?" Hikari asked. "It couldn't...you can't be..."

"I can, and I am. It's me, Takeru." he replied, "It's been a long time, hasn't it?"

"T-Takeru!" Hikari cried, "I've missed you so much!"

"I missed you too..." he said, face and body coming into view, "The family has grown up a lot..."

"Yes, indeed they have." she smiled, "Takeru...why can I see you?"

"Well...You see...You're having...A dream," he whispered, "...I have a favor to ask Hikari. Tell everyone in the family that we love them."

"Why?" she asked, confused.

"Things are going to...happen." Takeru replied, looking away for a moment.

"...Happen?" she asked, still confused. Hikari pondered his statement, when she finally understood what he meant. He meant that it was her time. "Time's up...right?"

"Yeah." Takeru said, "But don't worry, I'll still be here for you and our family. Now we can watch them together. Now then, I think it's about time for you to wake up."

"...Yeah."

Hikari woke up in her bed, eyes facing the door. 'I wonder what the family will say...oh well. I'll call up Hiroshi and Tori. They can pass the news...' Hikari thought.

"Hiroshi! Tori!" Hikari called, "Please, come up here for a moment!" In a few minutes, footsteps could be heard outside of Hikari's room. He two children entered, and came to her side.

"Mother, what's wrong?" asked Tori, "You're looking pale."

"Pale as I am now, I need to tell you both something." Hikari said sternly to the adults, "I love you."

"Mom, what's with the sudden show of affection?" asked Hiroshi. "This isn't quite like you."

"You see kids...it's my time." Hikari sadly replied. "You're father told me so."

"W-what?" they both replied, startled.

"Okaa-san, you can't be serious." Hiroshi said, "You were perfectly healthy the other day! I gave you a check up just-"

"Hiroshi, calm down. I know you're a doctor, but please, don't worry. I'll be fine. Besides, your father and I will be forever watching over the family." Hikari soothed. "You know what to tell the children...right?"

"...Yes," replied Tori, "But shouldn't they be up here with us?"

"No," Hikari sternly said, "Kids at their age need to have fun, not learn about death."

"...Hai," replied Tori.

"Now then, I'm feeling a bit tired," I said, moving back to my original position. "Make sure to take good care of the children. I'll be...watching over you..." Those were Hikari's final words as her eyes shut, and her heart stopped beating. She had lived for him and now it was her time to be with him. With Takeru Takaishi. Her true love.

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A/N: Man, I stink at ending things. :( I need to learn how to properly end stories, gosh darn it! Oh well. I hope you like this epilogue. It was a bit short, but honestly, did you expect it to be that long? ...Okay, don't answer that. Like the endings, I'm gonna post this one up first to satisfy you all. And if you want a little more on what the family does, go down. The second ending is coming later today. I will post thanks to my reviewers on both my epilogues, so here goes! Special thanks to: Lord Pata, BrAvE fOxZ, HikariKanna, Vash, JyouraKoumi, kingdom219, avid reader, Kuroy, Omegaguardian, metrogurl803, puasluoma, Xeria123, Sharlie, pain herself, Lovelinelivelong639, dreamcaster555, Kaydreams, 'Helen Da Melon' (I will kill you at school), crest-of-music, Biryou, saruwatarikoumiko, Anonymous #1, Anonymous #2, 'unknown', and 'alkjcnew'. Thank you for all of the support! n-n - Shikyo Yaiba

(1) Grandma

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"I-I can't believe that she's gone," whispered a crying Tori.

"...Why did she have to leave now?" whispered Hiroshi, turning his head. "I-I'll go tell the kids." Hiroshi stepped out of the room, steadily walking down the stairs to meet the children. "Kaida, Haruko! Come here for a minute!"

"Hi Daddy!" cried Kaida.

"Hello, uncle Hirsho." greeted Haruko.

"I have something to tell the both of you," Hiroshi quietly said. "Your grandma...has gone away."

"What do you mean? Will she come back?" asked a confused Kaida.

"...No. But she's always watching you guys, so remember to never stop loving your grandma, okay?"

"I'll never forget Grandma. She was the best." said Haruko.

"That's right. Never forget the people who go away..." whispered Hiroshi as he turned away from the kids to hide his tears. "Never forget..."