"As you will be." Sora strode over and gently kissed Tai on the lips as well, and he leaned in.

"That goes for you too, Joe." Clairice said quietly, as she leaned over and kissed him on the cheek instead, too embarrassed to do the 'lip thing'. Luckily, he was a bit braver, and went to her instead. Yolei sighed.

"Looks like it's 'Girls Attack the Guys Day', huh, Ken?" He didn't answer; he simply blushed as he got an idea.

"Hey, Yolei?"

"Yeah?" She asked as she looked at him, only to find a note in front of her face. She quickly read it and blushed profusely, nodding solemnly as she got to finally see his face. He tenderly kissed her as T.K. had to Kari, and when they pulled away, he said,

"Looks like it not quite all a girl thing, is it?"

"Nope, and I wouldn't have it any other way!" Everyone else simply stared at all of the happy couples with embarrassed gleams in their eyes.

"I think I'll go tell the doctors that Kari's recovered and doesn't need to stay here anymore," Cody told his parents Grandpa and Mother, who nodded as he walked out into the hall. "Davis is not going to be happy when he hears about Kari and T.K. Why must he have his eyes closed during everything that is really important?!" He asked no one in particular, and soon enough heard Davis's complaining voice screeching from Kari's room.

"What?! But how could you go out with T.J.?! I thought we were meant to be?!"

"For the final time, it's T-K! And keep dreaming, Davis."

"Ah, man!" The next thing he heard was a barrage of laughter, and he smiled to himself as he imagined how the leader of the new Digidestined looked right then. He found both Dr. Kayo and Dr. Fransou discussing HDIRD again while sitting in the waiting room, and when they finally noticed him, they immediately assumed that something was wrong; thus, they ran down the hallways until they barged into Kari's room, only to find the girl standing up and looking perfectly healthy compared to the girl they'd dragged in a few days prior. (Luckily nobody was kissing when they came in…) They were absolutely befuddled, to say the very least.

"Wha…What are you doing out of bed, young lady?! No, scratch that; how in the world are you even alive?! We'd gotten reports a while ago that you had…passed on, thus becoming the seventh victim to your less-than-know disease! How in the name of my Father's Grandfather clock are you breathing, child?!" Dr. Fransou demanded, and Dr. Kayo stepped in after asking him to take a seat and calm down.

"Well, Kari, what we want to know is…how…weren't you just…dead a small while ago?" She nodded. "All right, then…how are you standing here right now? We have to know, dear." She shifted nervous glances around the room in search of some help, but saw the others doing the same as she.

"I…I…um…" She bit her lip and begged her mind to think up a solution to the predicament in which she'd gotten tangled, as the man stared at her, pressure inside her every cell pulsing with effort.

"Yes, go on." Finally, as she caught Clairice's eye, she got an idea.

"Clairice saved me, sir. She…used every trick she'd learned from you two and brought me back to life all by herself, with no help at all." Both doctors gazed over at the doctor and nurse sitting side-by-side, eyes wide in pure amazement. Clairice shot Joe a glance, but his eyes never left the doctors'.

"Is that true, my boy?"

"Yes, sir, it is. She did it all by herself." The higher men in their field practically ran over to the seventeen-year-old and shook her hand up an down, up and down, until she thought she was going to be sick from all of the bouncing. As they soon began to gush over her, she politely interrupted them and the Digigroup wondered why she would have done such a thing.

"May I…ask a favor?" She asked hesitantly, and was greeted with quick nods from the two.

"I want to be reunited with my parents; I'd like to visit them. Is that all right with you?"

"Well, I…When do you want to leave?" Dr. Fransou asked, and she turned to beam at Joe lovingly.

"Right now."

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The hospital doors burst open to reveal a shining sunshine and a long walkway surrounded by trees, grass, flowers, and beauty that could never be imagined, no matter how strong simplicity reigned. Running down that walkway were the Digidestined, every one of them, and with them came two pairs of couples walking hand-in-hand. One in particular was happy to be outside again…actually, make that two.

"Come on, T.K.! Hurry up!" Kari yelled behind her as she ran at full speed toward a huge, pointy rock a ways ahead, the boy she loved desperately trying to keep up.

"You'd think my worry for you would have made me lose a few pounds, not gain them! I can't believe I'm this slow!" She laughed in amusement.

"You were always that slow!" She called out as she finally reached the rock and began climbing, T.K. resting in its shade, watching her in slight concern as he realized said rock was covered in slippery moss.

"Hey, Kari, I think you might want to- Whoa!" He cried as she suddenly slipped and fell from the rock, screaming in fright as she did so. He quickly lunged forward to catch her, and luckily, fate was on his side as he caught her just in time. She opened her tightly closed eyes and grinned at him sheepishly as he remarked,

"Got'cha!" He carefully set her down after she kissed him on the cheek, and together they walked back to join their brothers, who smiled in perfect bliss. Joe and Clairice had departed just a few seconds before; they had wanted to find Clairice's parents as quickly as they possibly could, and left when they felt promise was 'in the air', as they had said. Now, driving back to a place not seen for years by the young nurse, the near adults were silent. Clairice tried to think of what she'd say to these people she hadn't seen for exactly one thousand and ninety-five days, and imagined what they'd reply, wondering if they'd take her back or not. She looked up as she felt an encouraging hand on her shoulder, and didn't even have to look up to know it was Joe. (Duh, they're the only ones in the car! It's funny commenting on my own work like this!)

"Don't be afraid. If they have any hearts at all, I'm sure they'll understand why you left and what your motive was," She lightly hit him in the side for his bad joke, and he grinned sheepishly. "And I'm sure they'll also see that you're sorry for running away and take you into their family again with open arms, just as I would." She beamed at him gratefully, and sighed mockingly.

"I'm beginning to think that feeding you the cafeteria food was a bad idea…" He laughed, and the rest of the drive was silent again until they arrived at a farm house with endless plains, meadows at the back and a large red barn, along with a very small grove of trees so far off it was barely visible to the naked eye from that distance. The medically inclined pair made their way up to the house's door, and Joe had to give Clairice a small push before she actually moved toward it. She crept toward the door, making sure to emit no sound whatsoever, and knocked tentatively three times. It seemed that she was too quiet however, as no one came, though there were clearly people inside. She tried again, and this time, she was surprised to see a gray-haired woman and man step into the doorway. Their eyes widened as they got closer looks at the girl, and the man spoke first.

"C…Cl…Clairice?!" He inquired quietly, nearly speechless as his mouth hung open.

"Hi, Mom...Dad…How are you?"

All right, guys, well...This is it! This is officially the ending to my masterpiece! This is the longest story I've EVER written in my entire life!! It ended up being fifty-two pages on MS Word 2000, and finally, after a MANY days' work...it's finished!! I DON'T WANT IT TO END!!!! I had the best time writing this; I don't want to stop!! Ugh...I'll get over it eventually...I hope. Thanks so much to all who reviewed!!! You mean the world, you guys, I mean it!!! Really, I do!! Please review! Thanks to everyone! YOU ALL RULE MY WORLD!!! Oh, and, uh, hi, BengalGrrl:D ;D :) ;)