How are ya lads? Long time no writing I know but I was back up to Uni last week and had essays, assignments and tests and all the rest of that horrible stuff to be at! As well as that I was away down in Cork at the weekend (amazing city by the way no bins on the streets yet there is no litter or even chewing gum on the footpaths... awesome like) and I'm only really back to the world of the internet now so here we are... Happy reading!

Disclaimer: Not mine!

Kari yawned and continued to scroll through Tk's music and photos on his iPod as she took the last watch for the night. Kari couldn't help smile at some of the photos she'd never realised how good of a photographer the blond had been. There was seemingly endless photos from last summer when they had spent a month holiday in the digiworld, photos of Patamon and Gatomon, photos of Tai and Matt and all the older kids at their secondary school graduation. And most heart wrenchingly... there were lots of pictures of her and Tk smiling up happily at the camera without a care in the world. It wasn't until she reached the picture of herself and Tk in New York that she began to cry. Why did he have to be gone?

"I'm not a master at this but I don't think it's a good idea to be playing around on an iPod when you're supposed to be on watch." said a friendly voice.

Kari gasped, looked up and tried to wipe her eyes quickly as Yolei came to sit beside her. It wasn't until the older girl had sat down that she realised Kari had been crying.

"Are you okay?"

"It's Tk's iPod," replied Kari simply.

Yolei looked at the small device in Kari's hands and seen the photo of her and Tk in New York.

"I always liked that photo of the two of you," she said softly.

"Yeah," said Kari. "Tk was always very photogenic."

"So are you."

"I think-I think, we ju-just looked well together," said Kari who was trying hard to hold back tears now.

Yolei bit her lip, she knew Kari had always liked Tk but what could she say? Instead of saying anything she just took her friend's hand in her own to comfort her.

Kari placed her head on Yolei's shoulder. "I loved him Yol," she said in a voice that was barely a whisper.

"I know," said Yolei simply. "I know." Yolei glanced around the group of sleeping digidestined and couldn't help focusing on Davis. "What about Davis though?"

"I don't know."

"Do you like him Kari?"

"I don't know."

"Why did you agree to go out with him if you loved Tk?" asked Yolei. "When you were on the phone to me the night before all this happened and you and Tk were going to spend a day in the digiworld together, well I thought you were going to tell him how you felt."

"I was- started Kari but she seemed unsure about how to finish the sentence. "Then I was talking to Davis, he was just in the computer lab when I arrived and... I don't know he asked me out and I was going to laugh it off and tell him no but... I don't know all of a sudden it was like I was seeing him in a different light, all of a sudden it was like he was a new man and I was meeting him for the first time. All of a sudden it was like he wasn't Davis anymore."

Yolei furrowed her brow in confusion. She wasn't quite sure what Kari meant. "He seems like the same Davis to me," she said finally.

"Maybe," said Kari quietly. "I might end it with him."

Yolei glanced down at Kari again. "Because of Tk?"

"Well-

"Look Kari I know it isn't really any of my business but if you think you like Davis I wouldn't throw him away. I know you loved Tk and he loved you Kari but... he's gone Kari and he wouldn't want you to live your life sad and alone either. Davis is a good kid and he adores you. Maybe you should give him a chance."

Kari opened her mouth to say something but all of a sudden she wasn't sure about what to say. Maybe Yolei was right...

"Tk would want you to be happy," said Yolei.

Kari simply stared over at the form of her sleeping boyfriend. She couldn't argue with the fact that Tk would want her to be happy. But did that really translate to staying with Davis?

Just then Gomamon rolled over and accidentally hit Joe in the face who was woken up immediately. Joe sat up and cut Gomamon a look. "Thanks for the wake up call buddy."

Joe got up and stretched and joined Kari and Yolei. "I suppose it's nearly time to get going?" he suggested.

"Yeah," said Kari. "I suppose so."

"Sure we'll get something ready to eat for everyone and we'll be ready to get on our way faster eh Joe?" prompted Yolei.

Joe nodded and the pair walked over to Joe's bags to prepare breakfast.

About ninety minutes later the gang were on the move again. Tai and Sora led the pack with Joe and Cody close behind followed by Ken and Yolei, Matt walked alone behind them and Kari and Davis walked together a little bit away from the others.

"Do you think it was a digidestined that created the virus?" asked Kari randomly.

Davis stiffened. "Wh... what? you mean like... like one of us here?"

Kari grimaced. "No," she said finally. "I trust all of you. I mean like one of the other digidestined. Maybe someone outside of Japan even. Oh... I really don't know I'm just thinking out loud."

Kari walked on a little way ahead of Davis. "Shit," thought Davis. "If she thought a digidestined had started the virus what if the others did?" Davis could feel Devimon's influence becoming stronger... he felt less like himself... he could feel Devimon controlling his feelings, his actions...

Kari seemed aware Davis wasn't following her. "You okay Davis?"

"Yeah," lied the football player quickly. "I'm fine." He ran to catch up with Kari and wrapped his arm around her, he felt her flinch slightly but he ignored it. If anyone started to think a digidestined was capable of unleashing the virus he had to act natural as to not arise suspicion. "Just keep calm," he told himself.

"It's just I know we've battled evil digimon in the past but I don't think any digimon is capable of this, capable of killing so many people, capable of actually killing us," said Kari quietly.

Davis didn't really know what to say. His mind was fuzzy part of him wanted to tell Kari the truth about the virus about the deal with Devimon about everything. But... he couldn't as much as he fought it Devimon's grasp was just too strong. Every time he opened his mouth to tell her the truth a pounding pain in his head stopped him.

Davis unravelled his arm from Kari's shoulders and took her hands in his instead. He knew he couldn't tell her the whole truth but the brunette wanted to be as honest with her as he could be.

Kari looked up at Davis intently, her deep brown eyes were filled with tears. "What's wrong?"

"I love you Kari," he said seriously. No joke, no influence from Devimon's curse. He was serious. "Really I do."

Kari opened her mouth to respond but suddenly she wasn't sure what to say. Davis meant a lot to her really he did but... did she love him? Could she describe her feelings being that strong? She had never felt for Davis what she had felt for Tk but if that was the case why did she ever agree to call Davis her boyfriend? What were those weird feelings she had felt the other day? And now... well Tk was gone, nothing could ever happen between them. Not now. Not ever. Never. Had Tk been the only reason she hadn't dated Davis in the past? Yet, Tk had had so many chances to ask her out over the years and he never did yet Davis had asked her numerous times and she had always turned him down, well at least until the other day. Maybe Tk had never loved her the way she thought he did. Maybe, well maybe she was supposed to date Davis... Ugh this was so confusing.

Kari opened her mouth to speak again although she still wasn't too sure about what to say and that's when Davis kissed her. It wasn't like the overly passionate kisses they shared in the computer lab, it was different. Davis kissed her softly, he kissed her in the same sort of way she always imagined her and Tk's first kiss would be like. Except he wasn't Tk. His lips delicately connected with hers and he took her breath away in a way she never thought Davis could. This wasn't like the showy kiss of the other day. This was real. But all too quickly it was over, Davis pulled away gently leaving Kari aching for more, another kiss like that. Another kiss that made her feel alive again.

"Hey guys look!" called Tai raising his digivice. "It's glowing!"

"Mine too," exclaimed Sora. "Both our crests must be close!"

As Davis and Kari ran, the bearer of the crest of light was vaguely aware she was still holding Davis' hand but unlike earlier, this time she didn't mind.

Davis grinned as he ran forward, Devimon had promised Kari would love him maybe now the evil digimon was finally keeping up to his end of the bargain... However there was still a part of him that felt guilt and sorrow, there was still a part of him that would give up everything he had now just to put everything right again and back to normal. Unfortunately though, Davis's voice of reason was once again silenced by the overwhelming strength of Devimon's influence.

Everyone raced forward and formed a circle to look at the glowing digivices. Both seemed to indicate to go west. Tai pulled Sora into an enthusiastic hug and swung her around. "We're going to get out digimon back!"

After a half an hour of travelling westwards Tai felt he had almost celebrated too soon. Although his and Sora's digivices were still beeping and glowing they were having no luck finding anything.

Cody slumped down on a rock. "I always hated hide and seek."

"Me too," said Yolei. "People always found me too easily."

"Probably because you'd never shut up," muttered Ken under his breath.

"What was that?!"

"Nothing sweetie."

Tai began kicking the ground sending up dust clouds. "I just want Agumon back."

Tai went to walk on but Joe grabbed his arm. "Wait Tai keep kicking at the ground I think I saw something."

"Huh?" Tai looked down at the dusty ground and began kicking away with his foot harder this time, he sent clouds of dust and dirt skyward but sure enough...

"Look!"

Along with dirt popped a golden chain and tag from the ground. "A crest!"

"Whose is it?"

Tai and Sora both knelt down side by side to investigate the pattern. It was a heart.

"It's mine!" cried Sora.

Sora picked the chain up from the ground and it began to glow bright pink in her hand. "How will I summon Biyomon though?"

"Well when Armadillomon and Gomamon came back we were in danger," said Joe.

Sora made a face. "I don't really want to have to run into an evil digimon first."

"What if you just try calling her?" suggested Tai standing up and brushing himself off.

Tai extended a hand to Sora and helped her up. "It's worth a try I suppose," she said.

Sora stood up tall, held out the crest and digivice and took a deep breath. "WITH THE POWER OF THE CREST OF LOVE I SUMMON BIYOMON!"

Sora's voice echoed for a moment and just when it looked like nothing was going to happen the crest and digivice began glowing again. Bright beams of light shot out of both devices and intertwined in the air to form...

"BIYOMON!" Screamed Sora and she snatched the bird like digimon from the air in front of her. "Oh, Biyo, Biyo, Biyo, Biyo!"

Biyomon buried her face in Sora's chest. "Oh Sora, I've missed you so much!"

"Me too Biyo. Me too."

Tai wrapped an arm around Sora's shoulder. "Come on guys let's find Agumon and we can extend this little get together."

Toodles :)