Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon or have any associations with those who do.

I've been a huge fan of digimon since it first aired in the US in 1999. With the revival of the Adventure characters in the new anime series, Digimon Tri, and my 13 years of writing experience, I've decided to take a little time to write a fanfic. This isn't my first try at digimon fanfiction, however my last one was when I was 13 or 14.
Obviously not going to pay an editor to go over this, but I'll do my best to create a readable story for everyone to enjoy. Thank you in advance.

April—Beginning of Senior Year

Kari inhaled deeply, pushing her long brown hair back behind her ear as she stared out the classroom window, a dreary overcast sky staring back at her. The bell rang, signaling the last class had finally finished. Davis, sitting next to her, immediately turned to her and began rambling. Distracted she only partially heard what he said, noting keywords, like soccer and game this weekend. She smiled politely, "I'll be there."

Davis stood from his seat and stretched, "What do you want to do while we wait?" He slipped his green school jacket off and tossed it on his backpack. His hair had grown a lot too over the last few years, a little more unruly but not unattractive. He had finally omitted his goggle obsession, but they were always in his pack.

Kari shrugged as she packed her books into her backpack, standing she patted down her school uniform shirt. "Yolie won't be here for another half hour. We could go meet up with Cody and see what he wants to do."

It was the beginning of hers and Davis' senior year in high school, Cody a grade below them. Yolie had graduated and was going to the local community college with Ken who had graduated the year prior. Yolie and Ken usually showed up about thirty minutes after their classes ended and they would meet up in the computer lab to go to the digital world a few times a week. Since it was Friday, Kari and Davis didn't wait in the classroom doing their homework like normal; they had the whole weekend to do so.

"So, what's the plan?" Davis asked as they walked through the hall, spotting Cody coming from his classroom a ways down the hall.

Kari shrugged. "Yolie said something about a perimeter check. But we can probably just do what we normally do."

Cody waited for them outside his classroom and began walking with them as they made their way upstairs to the computer lab. Cody had always been fairly short, even for his age, but he was now almost as tall as Davis. "Are we just going to wait in the lab?"

Davis shrugged. "If that's what you want to do." He grumbled. "Why can't Yolie and Ken just meet us in the digital world?"

Cody shook his head. "You know the computers on campus are available to students day and night, it's basically a public place in that regard, so opening a digiport and leaving it unattended like that isn't a good idea."

Kari nodded. "Here everyone usually heads home right after class, so we don't have to worry about it."

Davis rolled his eyes, "Yeah, yeah. It's still annoying."

After a few minutes of slow walking, killing as much time as possible, they finally made it to the computer lab. Davis and Cody were a few steps ahead of Kari, opening the door carelessly Davis stopped abruptly, "Oh. Sorry. I didn't know anyone was still in here—" he turned and started to shut the door, doing a double take he slammed it back open staring at the familiar face.

"T.K.!?" Both Cody and Davis yelled out in surprise.

The blond turned from the computer he was sitting at, taking out the black earbuds from his ears he smiled brightly at the two. "Long time no see." Davis and Cody stumbled through the doorway in shock.

"Dude, it's been like a year." Davis walked up to him, giving him a fist bump.

T.K. nodded. "A year and a half almost." He was in casual clothing, dark jeans, a white t-shirt and a dark grey hoodie. His hair had grown out a bit, the length adding messy wave to its style.

Cody gave T.K. a quick hug and asked eagerly. "How come you're back from Hokkaido?"

T.K. shrugged. "Mom was planning on moving again so I decided to get a place with Matt in Odaiba and finish off my senior year here."

"Hey, that's awesome." Davis turned around towards the doorway, "Kari—"

Davis and Cody both looked at the doorway confused. Cody looked up to Davis and frowned. "Kari was right behind us a second ago, wasn't she?"

Davis nodded. "Yeah." Walking to the doorway he peered into the dim hallway, finding it completely empty. "That's strange."

T.K. shifted in his seat and set his earbuds down on the desk next to his phone. "Cody, watch my stuff a minute?" standing he headed out of the computer lab.

#

Kari couldn't catch her breath, she'd heard Davis and Cody yell out T.K.'s name and ran. It couldn't be. It'd been well over a year since he left to go to Hokkaido with his mother. She hadn't spoken to him since the day before he left and she thought she may never see him again after what had happened between them that day.

She inhaled deeply and pressed her back against the outside wall of the gym. Closing her eyes tightly she tried to collect herself, desperately trying to make it make sense. Suddenly she heard his voice right next to her. It was slightly deeper, but it was him.

"You let your hair grow out. It looks nice." He leaned against the wall next to her, a few inches away.

Kari opened her eyes, but didn't dare look over at him, fixing her gaze on the concrete below instead. She opened her mouth to speak but she found the words wouldn't form and simply nodded in response.

T.K. sighed after a short silence between them. "I know I should have told you I was coming back."

Kari finally glanced over at T.K. finding his deep blue eyes also fixed on the ground, a mild frown furrowing his brow. "T.K. …" she started but he stopped her.

"I don't want things to be awkward between us. Alright?" He looked over at her and gave her a weak grin. "I never wanted to lose you as a friend. That wasn't what I was trying to do."

Trying to think of a response, Kari remained silent.

T.K. continued. "I know things probably won't ever go back to how they were before. But I'm going to try really hard not to make this hard on you."

She frowned. "What do you mean?"

T.K. shrugged, placing his hands in his coat pockets. "I made sure we were in different classes." Kari's eyes widened. "I also signed up for the basketball team, so I won't even be able to go to the digital world every time you guys do."

T.K. pushed away from the wall and took a few steps away, stopping abruptly as Kari gripped the back of his sweatshirt. "You didn't have to do that—"

"I know I made myself sound pretty selfless right now, but the truth is I did it for both our sakes. If my feelings for you were so easily washed away there would have been no point in risking our friendship to tell you."

Kari let go of T.K.'s jacket. Tears forming in her eyes, threatening to slide down her cheeks. "I'm sorry." She whispered.

T.K. looked up at the overcast sky, seeing it was likely going to rain. "I just wanted to see everyone for a bit. I won't stick around."

Thank you for reading. If you enjoyed it. Please feel free to review.

If you are interested in my original work, you can visit my website by googling the silent ballad series to find information on my book series I'm currently self-publishing.