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Crest of Passion

"Patamon, when was the last time you saw Kari?" TK asked his winged friend when he got home. As usual, Patamon was at his computer, having recently learned how to play online poker.

"I don't know," Patamon said not looking away from the screen. "Several weeks, I guess. Why?"

"I'm worried about her," TK said. "I think she's been losing weight."

Patamon finally turned to TK. "She's too thin to be losing weight."

"Thank you, Patamon," TK said. "I know. That's why I'm worried." TK sighed and looked at his digimon friend. "How long have you been playing that today?"

"About since you left," Patamon said turning back to the screen and staring at it blankly as the cards were dealt.

TK smirked. "I think you're addicted. Come on, let's get some dinner started for when Mom gets home."

"Sounds good," Patamon replied, not looking away. He won the hand, and, as soon as he had collected his winnings, TK picked him up and carried him to the brightly lit kitchen. Patamon cringed at the light.

Kari was in heaven. Just as promised, TK took her out for ice cream after school. She just wished that Molly hadn't tagged along as well. She took another lick at her cone as TK paid for the three cones and took his own.

"I'm going broke," he said, smiling at the two girls.

"Well that's what happens when you take two girls on a date," Molly said. She proceeded to slowly lick the cone and Kari couldn't help but think that it looked like she was trying to give the cone a blowjob. This thought made her break out laughing, though she tried to hide her snickers in her ice cream.

"What's so funny?" Molly asked. TK looked at her as well, his eyebrows lifted.

"Nothing," Kari said quickly covered her laughter.

"I think I know what's funny," TK said, an evil little smirk spreading on his face. Molly looked at him curiously and Kari kept her smile hidden behind her ice cream, a terrible mistake. TK quickly pushed her arm up slightly, just enough to get her nose into her ice cream. Molly began a shrieking laughter.

Kari was slightly stunned at first. There was ice cream… on her nose. She was not used to this sensation. TK was silently chuckling as he took a bite of his ice cream, making sure to stay out of Kari's reach.

"I'm going to get you back," Kari said wiping the ice cream off her nose. "Mark my words, TK."

"Take your best shot," TK replied, smiling brightly at her. Kari just smiled back.

"So…" Molly said loudly. "How do you two know each other?" She latched onto TK's arm and began leading him out of the shop finally.

"Well, we've been just about best friends since we were eight," Kari answered walking on TK's other side. TK couldn't help but notice that they were both acting like he was more of a prize than a friend.

"So you're like, what," Molly began, "One of the guys or something?"

"More like TK's special friend," Kari returned, a small smirk spreading on her lips.

"So, you two probably think of each other as siblings?" Molly continued on.

Kari couldn't deny that, because that was probably exactly how TK thought of her. She had tried to eat a normal dinner the night before, but found that she just didn't have the room in her stomach for it. She had once again claimed that she didn't feel very well after a single chicken leg, but she could tell that her mom was glad that she had eaten more than just spinach. Her mother was even happier when Kari actually had a small bowl of Tai's sugary cereal for breakfast with a bit of milk. Kari had forced herself to eat her salad at lunch, and now she didn't know how she was eating the ice cream, but if tasted so good, she refused to not finish.

"So, do you have a boyfriend?" Molly asked, clutching tighter to TK's arm.

Kari looked at the girl wishing she would disappear. She considered sending Gatomon to her house late in the night to creep the girl out, but decided against it. Plus, if the girl told TK, TK would get mad at her again. "No, I don't."

"I've seen that guy with the goggles always hanging with you," Molly said. "I just assumed you were with him. What's his name?"

"Davis?" Kari asked.

"That sounds right," Molly said. She took another long lick on her ice cream and Kari had to look away so she wouldn't be tempted to laugh again. "He's got his moments, but he just doesn't have a brain. Stick him on the soccer field and he'd make a nice boyfriend, assuming he never left. So, you must be interested in him. I could help you get him."

"What?" Kari felt like screaming. "Oh, no! He's got a thing for me, not the other way around. I'm just not interested in him."

TK began laughing and Kari narrowed her eyes at him. "What's so funny?" TK just shook his head for a moment, trying to cease his laughter. "You have no room to laugh, I've seen the dopey outfits and hats you've worn over the years."

"Hey, Kari, TK!" the call came from behind the three. Kari and TK turned to see Yolei and Izzy running down the street toward them. They weren't surprised that Hawkmon was flying along behind the two.

"What's up?" TK called to them. Molly, who had turned a moment after TK, sighed in annoyance that TK allowed himself to be associated with the two approaching, until she saw Hawkmon approaching with them. She dropped TK's arm and stared at the bird digimon.

"That's a digimon," Molly said too quietly for the approaching Yolei or Izzy to hear, but TK and Kari both turned to stare at her.

"You know about digimon?" Kari asked. There went her plan to use Gatomon as a scare factor.

"Totally," Molly said. "I have the Crest of Passion. And my digimon partner is Faemon. How about you?"

"Well, I have the Crest of Hope and Kari has the Crest of Light," TK said.

"No shit," Molly said. "The angels. I feel blessed." She shrieked again and then threw her arms around TK's neck just as Yolei and Izzy finally caught up to them.

"Um, hi, Molly," Yolei said, confused as to why her assigned lab partner was hanging with her friends.

"What's your Crest, Yolei?" Molly asked. "And is Hawkmon your partner, or his?" she pointed to Izzy.

"Mine," Yolei said slowly.

Molly shrieked again and introduced herself to the bird digimon. Hawkmon, ever polite, replied, "A pleasure to make your acquaintance, Molly."

After a few more minutes of Molly's excitement that she was no longer a lone digidestined in Japan, she calmed down and side-glanced at TK and Kari. "So, you two know each other from fighting in the digiworld together, don't you?"

"Well, technically, yes," Kari said. "We worked very closely together, in fact."

TK sighed as it became apparent to Izzy and Yolei that he was getting tired of Molly and Kari each trying to out do the other. Yolei stifled a smile, but didn't interfere. She, instead, turned to TK and said, "Davis is on his way with Veemon. We were thinking you two ought to grab Patamon and Gatomon because it would be awesome to have a picnic in the digiworld."

"That sounds fantastic," Molly said loudly having overheard Yolei.

"Uh…" Yolei hadn't meant to invite Molly, but she couldn't deny the girl. After all, she was a digidestined as well.

"Mind if we quickly swing by my place and pick up Faemon?"

"Actually, you kind of live in the opposite direction from where we're headed," TK said.

"Oh," Molly said, her eyes traveling downward and her shoulders sagged. She took a deep breath, sounding very much like she was trying to keep from crying.

TK cringed. "Do you guy think you could pick up Patamon and I'll meet you there with Molly in a short while?"

"I guess so," Izzy said. He looked at Yolei and Kari.

"I don't see why not," Yolei said slowly. "We have to go there to pick up Cody."

"Oh, you guys are so nice," Molly said, smiling again. "Come on, TK. We don't want to be late." She grabbed his wrist and began to drag him off.

Kari huffed and crossed her arms as soon as Molly had disappeared around a corner with TK. She turned and began stomping off to her own house with Izzy and Yolei behind her, knowing the Davis was more likely to turn up at Kari's house than the random street corner they had been on.

"Faemon!" Molly called out opening the door of her house. "I'm home!"

"Molly!" the high pitched cry came from the stairwell where a pint-sized, human-shaped digimon with rapidly buzzing wings, red clothes, and spiky blue hair with bangs that fell down in front of her face appeared. She flew to Molly, stopping a foot or so away when she noticed TK.

"You brought someone to meet me?" Faemon asked.

"Not just any someone," Molly said, "but the digidestined of Hope."

Faemon gasped and landed on Molly's shoulder and curtseyed for TK. "I am forever grateful for your work in the digiworld."

"Uh… well," TK began to blush, but Molly waved that off, dragging TK to the computer room.

"We're off to a picnic with the rest of the Japanese digidestined," Molly said. "Oh, we should invite everyone from my home to meet us in the digiworld." She turned to TK and smiled widely. "They'll practically throw themselves at your feet when they find out you've the crest of Hope. My friend, Babs, has the crest of Trust and has been waiting forever to meet you, ever since we learned about what you did for the digiworld, defeating Devimon and all." Molly smiled.

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