EPILOUGUE

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"Ken?" Wormmon tried for the last time as he shoved a large piece of bread towards his face. Ken refused and leaned his head against the window. "You have to eat."

"I'm not hungry." Ken hadn't eaten for a few days, far too stressed to keep food down. "Look what I've done, Wormmon. Kari probably hates me now. I can never face the others again."

"Ken, you didn't do anything." He insisted. "You're the one who saved Kari."

"You heard what Davis said. And he's right."

"Well," Wormmon grunted as he pulled himself up into Ken's lap. "Didn't you hear what Kari said about Davis when she first came here?"

He continued to stare out the window. "Ken!" he heard his mother call. "A friend is here to see you!"

"Friend..." Ken almost choked on the word. Was it Davis coming to chew him out? Some bum come to borrow his homework as usual?

He walked to the door to find Kari standing there, the cold wind blowing at her hair. "Hi." She said.

"Kari? Kari, look, I'm really really sorry about what happened. I didn't mean to do anything." He apologized.

"Ken, you didn't do anything wrong." She said, watching him shut the door as he walked out to talk. "You saved me, didn't you?"

"But Davis said-"

"Davis says lots of things." Kari said. "I'll try talking to the others. I want you to join us, really."

"You meant you need me to. You need Wormmon. You need my crest. Me? What am I? You only need-"

"No, Ken." She said, grabbing his hand. "I want you to join me."

Ken blinked. "But...T.K...Davis, I thought-"

"I choose who I like, not them." She smiled. "We already kissed..." she patted his hand.

Ken let his jaw drop. "Br-uh, well, I-see-"

"I really like you, Ken. I don't care who you were, I know who you are now."

He shook his head. "I don't...I don't deserve..."

"What you don't deserve is the harsh treatment that Davis and the others are giving you. But if you don't like me..."

"No." Ken said. "It...It's not that." Tears started to well up in his eyes.

Kari sighed. Maybe she had gone too far. "What's the matter?"

"You don't know who I am..." tears streaked down his face. "I was awful to everyone...No one likes me now, after what I've done...It's a miracle that Wormmon forgave me..."

Kari hugged him. "It's okay. No one hates you. Everyone's just confused...confused, that's all..."

Ken buried his face into Kari's shoulder. It was here he could fine acceptance. After all this time, someone who actually cared enough to go against the crowd. Someone who liked him for who he really was inside...

He opened his eyes as a cold substance touched his hand. Looking up, he saw a few white flakes...snow, individual, proud, beautiful, snow.

Now wasn't that special...anyhow, that's the end. Or is it? After all, does Davis have his say in these matters...? Reviews are greatly appreciated! Good news, though. Gatomon has recovered from her viscous hangnail. Gooday!