Hi! I'm very sad to say that this is the last chapter for Fighting For The
One You Love…I enjoyed so much writing this and I'm glad you've all enjoyed
it. There's an epilogue in this chapter, yes I joined them together…Please
Review this ending for me!
Fighting For The One You Love
Chapter 10
Willis Met Willis?!?
"WILLIS NO!" Kari cried out as she ran towards his falling body. She looked like a princess with her dress flowing behind her. Sora grabbed hold of her before Kari could jump off as well. Kari couldn't stop crying, the tears just unleashed quickly.
"It was my fault…it was all my fault, if only I stayed with him…" Kari moaned under her breath. Both Sora and her are witnessing Willis's body falling and disappeared in to the waves of the water. The ocean was eating him alive. But just before his body disappeared out of view, Kari thought she saw outlines of a wing on the side of his body. Maybe the angels from up above had already brought him up to heaven.
Kari leaned her weak body to Sora's shoulders as the tears flowed down her soft cheeks. "Willis…." Kari cried faintly. Sora patted Kari's back with her hands, trying to calm her down, Sora too had the tears in her eyes, the landscape of the ocean was clouded and blurry with unshed tears.
"Kari…I think we should go…there's no use to stand here, we….we….we should just go and inform the others about this…" Sora croaked out.
Kari nodded her pale face and they both slowly walked away from the place that living human beings saw Willis's face and features, hear his talented voice for the last time. "Willis…don't worry, I will never ever forget you…" Kari whispered under her breath.
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Everyone was devastated and shocked when they heard the news. Willis's death was all over the tabloids, televisions and it was always the topic for conversations. His fans cried tears of frustration, they would never hear him sing anymore, nor see his handsome face. Kari had rung Willis's parents up and as she talked to his dad on the phone, she could hear his mother bawling. Kari felt really sorry for them, Willis was there only child. Their hope and dreams for their family had vanished just like that! Willis's father didn't cry over the phone, but Kari could tell he was extremely upset with everything. The tone of his voice wasn't the usual funny and cheery one, there was no emotion to it. Mr and Mrs Williams (Willis's parents) were catching the next plane to Odaiba. The funeral for Willis was held in Japan, for that was the place where he spent his last moments.
Taichi and T.K had recovered from their injuries and as soon as they were out of the hospital, they searched for Willis's body in the ocean. Izzy had opened the digital-port and had asked for Ikkakumon's and Submarimon's help to look for the body. To everyone's surprise, they didn't find it. So for his funeral, they just had a stone for his memory. He couldn't off survive that fall, everyone accepted his death. The day for his funeral was clouded, there wasn't any sunshine in the sky. Kari was dressed in a long black dress and she had a black jacket over her dress. Her skin was pale and she felt like this was all her fault. Kari heard her door ring, she went over and opened it. T.K stood there, wearing all black. His eyes shone with pity and concern for her.
"You alright?" he asked.
Kari nodded. "Yes…"
"Let's go!" T.K exclaimed. Kari shut the door to the hotel room and clinged her hand inside T.K's.
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They weren't the last ones to arrive nor were they the first to arrive. Kari and T.K walked over to MR and MRS Williams and embraced them in a sympathetic hug.
"Thankyou…" they had mumbled.
As soon as everyone was gathered, the priest started to explain death and where Willis would be going. His words affected everyone, and not one person in the crowd, did not shed a tear. He then asked the people in the ceremony whether in amongst any of them, were a somebody that would like to share a few words. Kari got up and walked shakely to the front.
"As you all know, I was Willis's girlfriend…and I can tell you this, Willis wasn't like any other guys, he was sweet, caring and gentle…if he just smiled at you, you would feel like you'd been lifted up from the ground, Willis wasn't the type to just go out with someone and dumped them straight away, he would stick with them…and never let them go…A guy like him, is very hard to find. Willis was special, he was very significant! He played a role in everyone's life…especially mine. Life without him is going to be very tough. His love in music was spectacular, he would entertain hundreds of people just with his melodic voice and his amazing skills at the guitar, and many of us, or I should say, all of us, will miss his voice greatly and miss every single thing about him. Willis, might be gone physically, but his memory will always remain with us, he would always be in my heart, and I'm sure yours too…he might be gone from the face of the earth, but in out hearts he lives on…."
Kari slowly walked and sat down next to T.K who which, squeezed her hand to give her comfort. At the end of the ceremony she said goodbye to Mr and Mrs Williams who would be leaving Japan that very evening.
"I'm sorry for what had happened….I really didn't think that Willis would die….in Japan…." Kari said.
Mrs Williams nodded understandingly. "Well Kari dear, Take good care of yourself ok? I'm disappointed that you wont be my somewhat my daughter-in- law for I know in years to come, Willis would have proposed to you, I'm sorry that my son wont be able to take care of you anymore, do me a favor? Find someone that loves you just like the way Willis did…ok honey?"
Kari smiled and nodded.
"Now I'm going to find your mother and bid my goodbye…" Mrs Williams said and left Kari.
Sora was watching Kari off from a distance and soon later was accompanied by Matt and Taichi.
"Sora…I…" Taichi started to say.
"Taichi, Yamato, I have decided…." Sora said grandly "I think we should all be friends, just like the old times, you have to admit, that we had far more fun when we were all just young, having a good time…no relationships in between….Just Friendship…I hope you guys understand…"
Taichi and Matt were shocked but were glad at the end.
"And anyway, now we shouldn't be thinking about ourselves, we should be there with Kari, be her strength, to end all these nightmares for her…" said Sora.
"Why? I mean she has T.K doesn't she?" Yamato asked.
"I believe she does, but she needs us too…" and with that, the three of them walked away from the life they just lived and entered a new one.
~*~*5 Years Later*~*~
Kari looked at herself in the mirror nervously. Her flowing brown hair was pinned up into a French bun. Her face was dabbed with make-up that Mimi had put on. Today was her wedding day. Her wedding dress brushed on the smooth, carpet. Her wedding dress was a simple but elegant one. Kari really looked like an angel. Sora gave her the bouquet of flowers and Kari's nose examined the magnificent scent. Mimi's daughter and son were walking down the aisle first. Mimi had married Izzy and had a very, peaceful family. She had a daughter with Izzy's red hair but she had Mimi's dreams to become a model, Mimi named her Ayumi. Mimi also had a cute son with Mimi's amazing hair but Izzy's knowledge although he doesn't look like the type to be full of knowledge because he had Mimi's facial features. Then Kari, suddenly, heard the piano being played, welcoming the flower girl and boy and her, to the church. Mimi and Sora wished her luck and Kari thanked them. She walked out of the room and met her dad who looked at her, beaming with pride. Kari watched Mimi's children walking down the aisle. Kari felt butterflies down her stomach.
A few seconds after she had started to make her way down, her nervousness washed away as she set her eyes on T.K who looked handsome and gentle in front of her. She smiled at him and he smiled back. Mr Yagami handed her over to T.K who gladly took her.
"Take good care of her…" Mr Yagami whispered.
Kari and T.K faced the priest who explained to them the meaning of being married. Kari and T.K listened quietly although their thoughts were on each other. Finally they heard the priest say "Do you, Takeru Takaishi, take Kari Yagami to be your lawfully wedded wife, through sickness and in health, through the bad and the good times, till death do you part…"
T.K looked at Kari for a moment and then said "I do…"
"And do you, Kari Yagami, take Takeru Takaishi, to be your lawfully wedded husband, through sickness and in health, through the bad and the good times, till death do you part…"
Kari smiled at T.K and confidently said "I do…"
"I pronounced you, husband and wife, you may kiss the bride…"
T.K slowly and carefully lifted up the tiara(AN. Is that the covering thing that the bride has?) and gently placed his lips on Kari's. It sent electric thrills down Kari's body and she felt really safe in the world, with T.K as her husband. They parted and the guests cheered. Nothing made T.K feel better than seeing Kari's face filled with joy and happiness, whatever made Kari happy, made him happy too. T.K and Kari faced each other, and by just the way they look at each other told them, that their lives would be peaceful and filled with nothing else but happiness.
*A LiTTLe EpILoGue*
"Mama! Mama!" A little girl's voice squeaked. She had long, hazelnut hair, tied up in two, bobbing ponytails with silky, green ribbons tied around each of the ponytails. She had enchanting, blue eyes that matched the colour of the sea. She wore a green, fluffy dress and her ponytails bob up and down as she marched up the steps of her front porch.
"Kari, you should answer that daughter of yours" a man with bright, blonde hair said. He had the same eyes as the little girl did.
"She's not just my daughter, Takeru Takaishi, she's yours as well as mine" Kari replied, her eyes twinkling with laughter.
"Mama! Mama!" the little girl went on as she came through the front door and went into Kari's embrace.
"Yes Cherry?" Kari asked.
"I found a sea shell today!" Cherry exclaimed proudly.
"O? Isn't that wonderful?! Why don't you just go to your room and put it on your shelf?" Kari said as she smiled at her daughter.
Cherry nodded her head vigorously. She kissed Kari's warm cheeks and quickly ran to her room, her little legs made 'thud, thud' noise on the wooden floor. T.K and Kari watched their daughter lovingly, smiling to themselves.
"Let's go and watch the sunset" T.K said, his hand wrapped around Kari's shoulder.
After Kari and T.K had gotten married, they built a house on the side of the beach where Willis was last seen by anyone. Every morning Kari and her family watched the sunrise, every evening they would watch the sunset.
Kari nodded her head. "Cherry, sweetie, be out soon! Or you're going to miss the sunset!"
"Yes Mama!" Cherry called out.
Kari and T.K walked out of their house, as soon as they stepped outside, they came face to face with their 8 years old son. He had golden, blonde hair and astonishing blue eyes. He had Kari's nose and mouth, but his eyes were T.K shape.
"Willis, honey, where have you been?" Kari asked softly. Kari never raised her voice while talking to her children, no matter how mad she was, not that she was mad now.
"Oh you know Mama, the usual…Just playing in the sand…" he replied innocently just like his dad used too.
"Oh I see…" Kari smiled at her son.
"Willis, why don't you just sit down here, we're about to watch the sunset…" T.K suggested.
"Yes Papa…" Willis said obediently.
The three of them sat down around a small table that was placed especially for watching the sunset. All of their thoughts were drifted off when they were suddenly interrupted with the running footsteps of Cherry. She opened the door slowly and placed herself on T.K's lap. Cherry was just slightly over 5 years of age. She rested her head on T.K's chest, making herself comfortable.
They watched silently as the sun started to sink in. Kari was just thinking about Willis, it seemed like it was only yesterday that Willis was gone. She still had her beautiful memories of him in her mind and heart. Sweet, innocent Willis, he didn't deserved his fate, he should have had never met Kari, because of her, he is gone. The thoughts of this brought unshed tears to Kari's eyes.
Kari's son, Willis, looked at his mother worriedly and wondered to himself. Why does Mama always have to cry when we watch the sunset? Did she just get touched by the romantic atmosphere? Maybe she was just reliving her old memories…but what memories…? Being a curious person as he was, Willis wondered aloud. "Mama, how come you always cry when we watch the sunset?"
"Wha? What?" Kari asked startled.
"Never mind…" Willis muttered.
They continued to watch the sunset silently and as soon as they finished, they played on the beach. They made a huge sand castle in the dark night which was a great achievement. When they arrived back in their house, Kari cooked a delicious dinner that brought water to their lips. That night, little, sweet, Cherry said the blessing. Every night, one of the family members had to say the blessing.
Once they were finished, they played a few games and then Kari told her children to brush their teeth and get cleaned up before bed. Kari and T.K got changed into their pajamas and T.K got his guitar out. A few minutes later, their children ran into their room and sat on their bed.
"So children…what story do you want today?" Kari asked.
The two of them thought about it really hard.
"I know I know!" Cherry squealed.
"Which one?" Willis asked.
"The one with the boy who fall in love with the girl and flown to heaven from the beach!"
Kari was surprised that they had requested this one, it had been so long since she told the story to them.
"Do you agree, Willis?" Kari asked.
Willis nodded, he didn't like having arguments with his sister, his sister could be very stubborn.
Kari sighed and then started to say the story. "Once upon a time, there lived a handsome boy that had amazing talents with the guitar and he had a melodious voice, many people adored him and loved him. He broke into an argument with a boy and it turned out to be his teacher's son, poor Wil-" Kari was about to say Willis but she didn't want her son to know that he was named after a boy who died.
"Wil what Mama?" Cherry asked.
"Will- ermm…"
"William" T.K finished for her.
"Yes that's it! Anyway moving on, poor William lost all his dreams but an enchanting girl – "
"*Cough*"
Kari looked at T.K, she smiled laughingly at him.
"She wasn't enchanting kids…" T.K said "She was amazing, beautiful, radiant, kind, loving, caring – "
"I think that's enough…" Kari said, with little giggles in between. "Yeah well…moving on with the story, the girl was like what your father described her *laughs* and she helped him out of his depressed self, he soon played in café and finally some people noticed his talents and did some deals with him… she was the reason that he was living, she was the one who brought him into fame, and for a while, they were very happy, but then William had to go to Japan to do a duet here with a famous singer… and I-"
"I mean, Irine, didn't want to go back to Japan because she had…a sad past there, but he insisted. Later on he found out, That Irine didn't want to go back to Japan because she had her heart broken and instead she fell in love with her old crush again…she couldn't deny her feelings and she told William how she really feels…and William was devastated. He ran out and wrote her a song and letter…telling her how much he loves her."
"But he couldn't change her love for the other person and he knew that, so he went to a beach and jumped off…and Irine tried to stop him but it was no use, Irine and Sor…Sara witnessed him going down, Irine thought she saw two wings on Willis's back, and she knew from then on, that he had become her guardian angel…"
T.K then concluded with the song that Willis had written. It was so soothing.
"Ok kids, that's your story for tonight! Now go to bed!" Kari and T.K went to Willis's room first and tucked him in. They kissed him on the forehead and then went off to tuck Cherry in.
"Mama, I can't help but to wonder, is this story true?" Cherry asked.
T.K looked at Kari and both of their minds were racing fast, should they lie to their daughter? Or should they tell her the truth?
"Let me just put it this way…" T.K said "This story happened, a long, time ago, before you were born, and-"
"Does it mean that you were alive when it happened?" Cherry interrupted.
"Well…yeah I suppose we were alive, but we were still teenagers, not like what we are now…" Kari answered.
"Did you see it happened?"
Kari looked helplessly at T.K who answered the question quickly. "I certainly didn't, now why don't you just go to bed?"
T.K then bent down to kiss Cherry's cheeks and then Kari kissed her forehead.
"Goodnight, sweet dreams, don't forget to pray ok?" Kari said.
"Before you end your day, don't forget to pray…" T.K rhymed.
Cherry nodded and then Kari and T.K walked out of the room and went into their room where they relived their old memories.
~*Next Morning*~
Because of the story telling yesterday, no one woke up to see the sunrise, they were all still in bed. When Kari realized that they had missed it, she was really disappointed. She cooked her children, T.K and herself, bacon and eggs. After breakfast Kari wanted to look at her old photos so everyone gathered around in the living room, waiting for T.K to come back with the big, brown box that contained old photo albums.
Kari got out an old, black leather one and she blew the dust away. She opened it slowly with care, as if the photo album was very sacred. First, all of them looked at photos of the digi-destined when they were younger. Cherry's eyes beamed with fascination, she never saw Uncle Taichi, or Auntie Mimi when they were younger. (AN. Kari's children called all the digi-destined their aunts and uncles.) They looked so lively back then. Willis cracked up when he saw a picture of Uncle Taichi getting hit by a punching bag. T.K tried to hide his giggles but couldn't. Kari smiled at the photos and she continued smiling until she saw a picture of her and Willis when they were in America.
"O…"
"Ok kids…that's all for today, go outside and play and Kari come with me to the bedroom and Willis, before you go, please pack this away…" T.K said very quickly.
Kari got up and walked away with T.K. Cherry went into her room to play with her dolls and Willis picked up the photo album and looked at the picture of Willis with curiosity.
I wonder who he is, he wondered. And why does he have his hand wrapped around Mama's shoulder and why was Mama leaning on his shoulder? Was this boy her old boyfriend? Willis took the photo out and put it safely in his pocket. He, then started to pack it away, just like his dad told him too. As soon as he was done, he walked out of the house and played on the beach.
~*Later On That Evening*~
"Papa! Papa!"
T.K got out of his room quickly and met his out-of-breath son.
"What Willis?" he asked.
Kari then also got out the room and stood next to T.K.
"You know the photo we looked at earlier today? Where it had the boy and Mama?"
Kari bit her lips, and nodded.
"Well, I was very curious about it, so I took it out of the album…I went on to the beach and just looked at it until a man came and started talking to me…he was very nice and I bet if he sang it would have been very nice…but moving on…he asked me whether he could look at the photo I was holding, and so I let him…"
"As soon as he set eyes on it, he smiled and it looked like he had drifted into another world…and then he said 'Where did you get this photo?', I said that it was a photo of my Mama, and then he studied me carefully and said 'Kari Yagami is your mother?' but I said 'No Sir, Kari Takaishi is my Mama.'"
"'Kari Takaishi? So she married T.K?' he asked me and I nodded. The look on his face was very confusing, it was a mixture of sadness and happiness, and you have to admit that it's confusing to look at…and anyway, he asked me what was my name…and I said Willis, he looked startled and smiled. 'So you got named after him…' he said pointing at the boy next to Mama. I was lost for a second, how did this man know anything about my family, so this time it was my turn to ask him questions. 'How do you know that, sir?', and his answer shocked me 'Why that boy is me…' I, then, studied the photo carefully and realized the resemblances. The eyes, the hair, the lips, the nose, everything was similar."
"He then turned around and was about to go, but I stopped him though I didn't know why, he looked at me and smiled and handed me a photo of him and asked me to give it to you Mama…and before he left he said, 'Don't go looking for me again, because where ever you go, you wont ever find me'…and I looked at the photo he gave me, I looked up and he was gone…as if he just disappeared into air."
Kari and T.K was shocked.
"Willis, can you give me the photo he gave you…?" T.K asked, stretching his hand.
Willis fiddled inside his pocket and got out a crumbled photo. Kari leaned over to look at it and gasped in surprise. She was sure that this was Willis, he looked a lot like his father.
"Oh my gosh…" Kari cried out and ran outside.
Kari looked at the ocean waves and cried. Where was Willis? Is he still alive? On the edge of the beach, she pictured herself on the beach with Willis playing around in the water. Kari soon remembered, what Willis had told her son, never to look for him…then Kari smiled. She buried his face and laughter in her heart. He was right, she shouldn't look for him, never look for the past, always look for a brighter future.
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The end of Fighting For The One You Love, was it good? Or was it bad? Tell me in your reviews please, I hope you all have enjoyed this story!
~CherryBlossom~
Fighting For The One You Love
Chapter 10
Willis Met Willis?!?
"WILLIS NO!" Kari cried out as she ran towards his falling body. She looked like a princess with her dress flowing behind her. Sora grabbed hold of her before Kari could jump off as well. Kari couldn't stop crying, the tears just unleashed quickly.
"It was my fault…it was all my fault, if only I stayed with him…" Kari moaned under her breath. Both Sora and her are witnessing Willis's body falling and disappeared in to the waves of the water. The ocean was eating him alive. But just before his body disappeared out of view, Kari thought she saw outlines of a wing on the side of his body. Maybe the angels from up above had already brought him up to heaven.
Kari leaned her weak body to Sora's shoulders as the tears flowed down her soft cheeks. "Willis…." Kari cried faintly. Sora patted Kari's back with her hands, trying to calm her down, Sora too had the tears in her eyes, the landscape of the ocean was clouded and blurry with unshed tears.
"Kari…I think we should go…there's no use to stand here, we….we….we should just go and inform the others about this…" Sora croaked out.
Kari nodded her pale face and they both slowly walked away from the place that living human beings saw Willis's face and features, hear his talented voice for the last time. "Willis…don't worry, I will never ever forget you…" Kari whispered under her breath.
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Everyone was devastated and shocked when they heard the news. Willis's death was all over the tabloids, televisions and it was always the topic for conversations. His fans cried tears of frustration, they would never hear him sing anymore, nor see his handsome face. Kari had rung Willis's parents up and as she talked to his dad on the phone, she could hear his mother bawling. Kari felt really sorry for them, Willis was there only child. Their hope and dreams for their family had vanished just like that! Willis's father didn't cry over the phone, but Kari could tell he was extremely upset with everything. The tone of his voice wasn't the usual funny and cheery one, there was no emotion to it. Mr and Mrs Williams (Willis's parents) were catching the next plane to Odaiba. The funeral for Willis was held in Japan, for that was the place where he spent his last moments.
Taichi and T.K had recovered from their injuries and as soon as they were out of the hospital, they searched for Willis's body in the ocean. Izzy had opened the digital-port and had asked for Ikkakumon's and Submarimon's help to look for the body. To everyone's surprise, they didn't find it. So for his funeral, they just had a stone for his memory. He couldn't off survive that fall, everyone accepted his death. The day for his funeral was clouded, there wasn't any sunshine in the sky. Kari was dressed in a long black dress and she had a black jacket over her dress. Her skin was pale and she felt like this was all her fault. Kari heard her door ring, she went over and opened it. T.K stood there, wearing all black. His eyes shone with pity and concern for her.
"You alright?" he asked.
Kari nodded. "Yes…"
"Let's go!" T.K exclaimed. Kari shut the door to the hotel room and clinged her hand inside T.K's.
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They weren't the last ones to arrive nor were they the first to arrive. Kari and T.K walked over to MR and MRS Williams and embraced them in a sympathetic hug.
"Thankyou…" they had mumbled.
As soon as everyone was gathered, the priest started to explain death and where Willis would be going. His words affected everyone, and not one person in the crowd, did not shed a tear. He then asked the people in the ceremony whether in amongst any of them, were a somebody that would like to share a few words. Kari got up and walked shakely to the front.
"As you all know, I was Willis's girlfriend…and I can tell you this, Willis wasn't like any other guys, he was sweet, caring and gentle…if he just smiled at you, you would feel like you'd been lifted up from the ground, Willis wasn't the type to just go out with someone and dumped them straight away, he would stick with them…and never let them go…A guy like him, is very hard to find. Willis was special, he was very significant! He played a role in everyone's life…especially mine. Life without him is going to be very tough. His love in music was spectacular, he would entertain hundreds of people just with his melodic voice and his amazing skills at the guitar, and many of us, or I should say, all of us, will miss his voice greatly and miss every single thing about him. Willis, might be gone physically, but his memory will always remain with us, he would always be in my heart, and I'm sure yours too…he might be gone from the face of the earth, but in out hearts he lives on…."
Kari slowly walked and sat down next to T.K who which, squeezed her hand to give her comfort. At the end of the ceremony she said goodbye to Mr and Mrs Williams who would be leaving Japan that very evening.
"I'm sorry for what had happened….I really didn't think that Willis would die….in Japan…." Kari said.
Mrs Williams nodded understandingly. "Well Kari dear, Take good care of yourself ok? I'm disappointed that you wont be my somewhat my daughter-in- law for I know in years to come, Willis would have proposed to you, I'm sorry that my son wont be able to take care of you anymore, do me a favor? Find someone that loves you just like the way Willis did…ok honey?"
Kari smiled and nodded.
"Now I'm going to find your mother and bid my goodbye…" Mrs Williams said and left Kari.
Sora was watching Kari off from a distance and soon later was accompanied by Matt and Taichi.
"Sora…I…" Taichi started to say.
"Taichi, Yamato, I have decided…." Sora said grandly "I think we should all be friends, just like the old times, you have to admit, that we had far more fun when we were all just young, having a good time…no relationships in between….Just Friendship…I hope you guys understand…"
Taichi and Matt were shocked but were glad at the end.
"And anyway, now we shouldn't be thinking about ourselves, we should be there with Kari, be her strength, to end all these nightmares for her…" said Sora.
"Why? I mean she has T.K doesn't she?" Yamato asked.
"I believe she does, but she needs us too…" and with that, the three of them walked away from the life they just lived and entered a new one.
~*~*5 Years Later*~*~
Kari looked at herself in the mirror nervously. Her flowing brown hair was pinned up into a French bun. Her face was dabbed with make-up that Mimi had put on. Today was her wedding day. Her wedding dress brushed on the smooth, carpet. Her wedding dress was a simple but elegant one. Kari really looked like an angel. Sora gave her the bouquet of flowers and Kari's nose examined the magnificent scent. Mimi's daughter and son were walking down the aisle first. Mimi had married Izzy and had a very, peaceful family. She had a daughter with Izzy's red hair but she had Mimi's dreams to become a model, Mimi named her Ayumi. Mimi also had a cute son with Mimi's amazing hair but Izzy's knowledge although he doesn't look like the type to be full of knowledge because he had Mimi's facial features. Then Kari, suddenly, heard the piano being played, welcoming the flower girl and boy and her, to the church. Mimi and Sora wished her luck and Kari thanked them. She walked out of the room and met her dad who looked at her, beaming with pride. Kari watched Mimi's children walking down the aisle. Kari felt butterflies down her stomach.
A few seconds after she had started to make her way down, her nervousness washed away as she set her eyes on T.K who looked handsome and gentle in front of her. She smiled at him and he smiled back. Mr Yagami handed her over to T.K who gladly took her.
"Take good care of her…" Mr Yagami whispered.
Kari and T.K faced the priest who explained to them the meaning of being married. Kari and T.K listened quietly although their thoughts were on each other. Finally they heard the priest say "Do you, Takeru Takaishi, take Kari Yagami to be your lawfully wedded wife, through sickness and in health, through the bad and the good times, till death do you part…"
T.K looked at Kari for a moment and then said "I do…"
"And do you, Kari Yagami, take Takeru Takaishi, to be your lawfully wedded husband, through sickness and in health, through the bad and the good times, till death do you part…"
Kari smiled at T.K and confidently said "I do…"
"I pronounced you, husband and wife, you may kiss the bride…"
T.K slowly and carefully lifted up the tiara(AN. Is that the covering thing that the bride has?) and gently placed his lips on Kari's. It sent electric thrills down Kari's body and she felt really safe in the world, with T.K as her husband. They parted and the guests cheered. Nothing made T.K feel better than seeing Kari's face filled with joy and happiness, whatever made Kari happy, made him happy too. T.K and Kari faced each other, and by just the way they look at each other told them, that their lives would be peaceful and filled with nothing else but happiness.
*A LiTTLe EpILoGue*
"Mama! Mama!" A little girl's voice squeaked. She had long, hazelnut hair, tied up in two, bobbing ponytails with silky, green ribbons tied around each of the ponytails. She had enchanting, blue eyes that matched the colour of the sea. She wore a green, fluffy dress and her ponytails bob up and down as she marched up the steps of her front porch.
"Kari, you should answer that daughter of yours" a man with bright, blonde hair said. He had the same eyes as the little girl did.
"She's not just my daughter, Takeru Takaishi, she's yours as well as mine" Kari replied, her eyes twinkling with laughter.
"Mama! Mama!" the little girl went on as she came through the front door and went into Kari's embrace.
"Yes Cherry?" Kari asked.
"I found a sea shell today!" Cherry exclaimed proudly.
"O? Isn't that wonderful?! Why don't you just go to your room and put it on your shelf?" Kari said as she smiled at her daughter.
Cherry nodded her head vigorously. She kissed Kari's warm cheeks and quickly ran to her room, her little legs made 'thud, thud' noise on the wooden floor. T.K and Kari watched their daughter lovingly, smiling to themselves.
"Let's go and watch the sunset" T.K said, his hand wrapped around Kari's shoulder.
After Kari and T.K had gotten married, they built a house on the side of the beach where Willis was last seen by anyone. Every morning Kari and her family watched the sunrise, every evening they would watch the sunset.
Kari nodded her head. "Cherry, sweetie, be out soon! Or you're going to miss the sunset!"
"Yes Mama!" Cherry called out.
Kari and T.K walked out of their house, as soon as they stepped outside, they came face to face with their 8 years old son. He had golden, blonde hair and astonishing blue eyes. He had Kari's nose and mouth, but his eyes were T.K shape.
"Willis, honey, where have you been?" Kari asked softly. Kari never raised her voice while talking to her children, no matter how mad she was, not that she was mad now.
"Oh you know Mama, the usual…Just playing in the sand…" he replied innocently just like his dad used too.
"Oh I see…" Kari smiled at her son.
"Willis, why don't you just sit down here, we're about to watch the sunset…" T.K suggested.
"Yes Papa…" Willis said obediently.
The three of them sat down around a small table that was placed especially for watching the sunset. All of their thoughts were drifted off when they were suddenly interrupted with the running footsteps of Cherry. She opened the door slowly and placed herself on T.K's lap. Cherry was just slightly over 5 years of age. She rested her head on T.K's chest, making herself comfortable.
They watched silently as the sun started to sink in. Kari was just thinking about Willis, it seemed like it was only yesterday that Willis was gone. She still had her beautiful memories of him in her mind and heart. Sweet, innocent Willis, he didn't deserved his fate, he should have had never met Kari, because of her, he is gone. The thoughts of this brought unshed tears to Kari's eyes.
Kari's son, Willis, looked at his mother worriedly and wondered to himself. Why does Mama always have to cry when we watch the sunset? Did she just get touched by the romantic atmosphere? Maybe she was just reliving her old memories…but what memories…? Being a curious person as he was, Willis wondered aloud. "Mama, how come you always cry when we watch the sunset?"
"Wha? What?" Kari asked startled.
"Never mind…" Willis muttered.
They continued to watch the sunset silently and as soon as they finished, they played on the beach. They made a huge sand castle in the dark night which was a great achievement. When they arrived back in their house, Kari cooked a delicious dinner that brought water to their lips. That night, little, sweet, Cherry said the blessing. Every night, one of the family members had to say the blessing.
Once they were finished, they played a few games and then Kari told her children to brush their teeth and get cleaned up before bed. Kari and T.K got changed into their pajamas and T.K got his guitar out. A few minutes later, their children ran into their room and sat on their bed.
"So children…what story do you want today?" Kari asked.
The two of them thought about it really hard.
"I know I know!" Cherry squealed.
"Which one?" Willis asked.
"The one with the boy who fall in love with the girl and flown to heaven from the beach!"
Kari was surprised that they had requested this one, it had been so long since she told the story to them.
"Do you agree, Willis?" Kari asked.
Willis nodded, he didn't like having arguments with his sister, his sister could be very stubborn.
Kari sighed and then started to say the story. "Once upon a time, there lived a handsome boy that had amazing talents with the guitar and he had a melodious voice, many people adored him and loved him. He broke into an argument with a boy and it turned out to be his teacher's son, poor Wil-" Kari was about to say Willis but she didn't want her son to know that he was named after a boy who died.
"Wil what Mama?" Cherry asked.
"Will- ermm…"
"William" T.K finished for her.
"Yes that's it! Anyway moving on, poor William lost all his dreams but an enchanting girl – "
"*Cough*"
Kari looked at T.K, she smiled laughingly at him.
"She wasn't enchanting kids…" T.K said "She was amazing, beautiful, radiant, kind, loving, caring – "
"I think that's enough…" Kari said, with little giggles in between. "Yeah well…moving on with the story, the girl was like what your father described her *laughs* and she helped him out of his depressed self, he soon played in café and finally some people noticed his talents and did some deals with him… she was the reason that he was living, she was the one who brought him into fame, and for a while, they were very happy, but then William had to go to Japan to do a duet here with a famous singer… and I-"
"I mean, Irine, didn't want to go back to Japan because she had…a sad past there, but he insisted. Later on he found out, That Irine didn't want to go back to Japan because she had her heart broken and instead she fell in love with her old crush again…she couldn't deny her feelings and she told William how she really feels…and William was devastated. He ran out and wrote her a song and letter…telling her how much he loves her."
"But he couldn't change her love for the other person and he knew that, so he went to a beach and jumped off…and Irine tried to stop him but it was no use, Irine and Sor…Sara witnessed him going down, Irine thought she saw two wings on Willis's back, and she knew from then on, that he had become her guardian angel…"
T.K then concluded with the song that Willis had written. It was so soothing.
"Ok kids, that's your story for tonight! Now go to bed!" Kari and T.K went to Willis's room first and tucked him in. They kissed him on the forehead and then went off to tuck Cherry in.
"Mama, I can't help but to wonder, is this story true?" Cherry asked.
T.K looked at Kari and both of their minds were racing fast, should they lie to their daughter? Or should they tell her the truth?
"Let me just put it this way…" T.K said "This story happened, a long, time ago, before you were born, and-"
"Does it mean that you were alive when it happened?" Cherry interrupted.
"Well…yeah I suppose we were alive, but we were still teenagers, not like what we are now…" Kari answered.
"Did you see it happened?"
Kari looked helplessly at T.K who answered the question quickly. "I certainly didn't, now why don't you just go to bed?"
T.K then bent down to kiss Cherry's cheeks and then Kari kissed her forehead.
"Goodnight, sweet dreams, don't forget to pray ok?" Kari said.
"Before you end your day, don't forget to pray…" T.K rhymed.
Cherry nodded and then Kari and T.K walked out of the room and went into their room where they relived their old memories.
~*Next Morning*~
Because of the story telling yesterday, no one woke up to see the sunrise, they were all still in bed. When Kari realized that they had missed it, she was really disappointed. She cooked her children, T.K and herself, bacon and eggs. After breakfast Kari wanted to look at her old photos so everyone gathered around in the living room, waiting for T.K to come back with the big, brown box that contained old photo albums.
Kari got out an old, black leather one and she blew the dust away. She opened it slowly with care, as if the photo album was very sacred. First, all of them looked at photos of the digi-destined when they were younger. Cherry's eyes beamed with fascination, she never saw Uncle Taichi, or Auntie Mimi when they were younger. (AN. Kari's children called all the digi-destined their aunts and uncles.) They looked so lively back then. Willis cracked up when he saw a picture of Uncle Taichi getting hit by a punching bag. T.K tried to hide his giggles but couldn't. Kari smiled at the photos and she continued smiling until she saw a picture of her and Willis when they were in America.
"O…"
"Ok kids…that's all for today, go outside and play and Kari come with me to the bedroom and Willis, before you go, please pack this away…" T.K said very quickly.
Kari got up and walked away with T.K. Cherry went into her room to play with her dolls and Willis picked up the photo album and looked at the picture of Willis with curiosity.
I wonder who he is, he wondered. And why does he have his hand wrapped around Mama's shoulder and why was Mama leaning on his shoulder? Was this boy her old boyfriend? Willis took the photo out and put it safely in his pocket. He, then started to pack it away, just like his dad told him too. As soon as he was done, he walked out of the house and played on the beach.
~*Later On That Evening*~
"Papa! Papa!"
T.K got out of his room quickly and met his out-of-breath son.
"What Willis?" he asked.
Kari then also got out the room and stood next to T.K.
"You know the photo we looked at earlier today? Where it had the boy and Mama?"
Kari bit her lips, and nodded.
"Well, I was very curious about it, so I took it out of the album…I went on to the beach and just looked at it until a man came and started talking to me…he was very nice and I bet if he sang it would have been very nice…but moving on…he asked me whether he could look at the photo I was holding, and so I let him…"
"As soon as he set eyes on it, he smiled and it looked like he had drifted into another world…and then he said 'Where did you get this photo?', I said that it was a photo of my Mama, and then he studied me carefully and said 'Kari Yagami is your mother?' but I said 'No Sir, Kari Takaishi is my Mama.'"
"'Kari Takaishi? So she married T.K?' he asked me and I nodded. The look on his face was very confusing, it was a mixture of sadness and happiness, and you have to admit that it's confusing to look at…and anyway, he asked me what was my name…and I said Willis, he looked startled and smiled. 'So you got named after him…' he said pointing at the boy next to Mama. I was lost for a second, how did this man know anything about my family, so this time it was my turn to ask him questions. 'How do you know that, sir?', and his answer shocked me 'Why that boy is me…' I, then, studied the photo carefully and realized the resemblances. The eyes, the hair, the lips, the nose, everything was similar."
"He then turned around and was about to go, but I stopped him though I didn't know why, he looked at me and smiled and handed me a photo of him and asked me to give it to you Mama…and before he left he said, 'Don't go looking for me again, because where ever you go, you wont ever find me'…and I looked at the photo he gave me, I looked up and he was gone…as if he just disappeared into air."
Kari and T.K was shocked.
"Willis, can you give me the photo he gave you…?" T.K asked, stretching his hand.
Willis fiddled inside his pocket and got out a crumbled photo. Kari leaned over to look at it and gasped in surprise. She was sure that this was Willis, he looked a lot like his father.
"Oh my gosh…" Kari cried out and ran outside.
Kari looked at the ocean waves and cried. Where was Willis? Is he still alive? On the edge of the beach, she pictured herself on the beach with Willis playing around in the water. Kari soon remembered, what Willis had told her son, never to look for him…then Kari smiled. She buried his face and laughter in her heart. He was right, she shouldn't look for him, never look for the past, always look for a brighter future.
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The end of Fighting For The One You Love, was it good? Or was it bad? Tell me in your reviews please, I hope you all have enjoyed this story!
~CherryBlossom~