/Author's Note: I'm feeling really motivated to finish this. Been working on it long enough and it's always great to hit that complete button (which I sadly don't get to do often D:). I wanna thank KHLostEmpress and for their wonderful reviews. You guys are beyond awesome.

Disclaimer: Okay peeps, for the last time, I don't own Lifehouse or their lyrics. I just really, really, really, really, really, really (goes on forever) love them. A lot. I also don't own Digimon, but c'mon, if you couldn't figure that out then uh… you might want to get your head examined. (Just kidding.)

Everything

Find Me Here
Speak To Me

"Hey TK…"

An eight year old Takeru turned to his light-bearing companion and whispered back, "Yes Kari?"

She stayed silent for a second. Nervous to ask her question, for whatever reason Takeru suspected, before she asked back in a soft tone, "We're going to win, right? Against the bad guys?"

Genuinely shocked by her question, Takeru hurriedly replied as he rushed over to her, "Of course, Kari! We're the digidestineds! We can't lose, especially with our brothers leading the way. Don't worry, we'll win. I promise."

"You do? You absolutely promise?" Hikari simpered, scuffling closer to him. The flickering fire gave Takeru enough light to see Hikari's pinky jutting out. It was in that moment he realized how important promises were and how much they could mean for other people.

"I promise," he replied, and he wrapped his pinky around hers in an ironclad promise.

You are the light
That's leading me
To the place where I find peace again

"I don't want you to move."

A ghost of a smile appeared across Takeru's face. "Believe me Hika, I don't either."

A hard silence fell around them. They both had nothing to say, nothing they could think of doing that would prevent this horrific event from happening. No matter what words they spoke and what thoughts they made into actions, Takeru would be moving. That was final.

"Promise me something, Takeru."

Takeru turned his head, surprised at small fact that Hikari had called him by his full name. She had never done that before.

"Anything."

Her chocolate-haired head turned in his direction and he was mildly shocked by the watery halos in her eyes.

"Promise me we'll be friends, best friends, no matter what."

This time, a real smile, not one that was absent of emotion, sprawled across his face and he replied, "Of course, I couldn't think of a better promise to make."

And they wrapped their pinkies around one another, in yet another moment of forever.

You are the strength, that keeps me walking.
You are the hope, that keeps me trusting.
You are the light to my soul.
You are my purpose...you're everything.

"Thank you for saving me, TK. I don't know what I'd do without you."

"Think nothing of it, Kari. I would never leave you behind. Ever."

It took him awhile before he realized that Hikari was no longer walking beside him. Stopping, he turned his body around slightly to see her staring at the ground, seemingly deep in thought.

"Kari…?"

She looked up at him, a mask of determination her face. The random thought of her definitely being Taichi's sister randomly appeared in his head.

"What did you mean?"

Takeru became a little taken back with that question. "Huh?"

"What did you mean when you said you cared too much about me?"

A flush crept up his neck. Takeru had forgotten about his little slip-up upon being a little too consumed with not becoming a creature of the Dark Ocean, it was a shame Hikari hadn't.

"Oh, th-that. I… I just meant that you're my best friend! And, I couldn't let anything happen to you. After all, I made that promise to Sora when I was younger, when Piedmon was after us?"

Letting his reply sink in, Hikari nodded her drooping head. Wait, her head was drooping? Takeru became slightly frazzled at the sight. Why was Hikari upset hearing that?

"Yea, I remember," she spoke, her voice was so soft and barely audible. "Well, thank you Takeru, for saving me."

She had called him Takeru again. The last time she did that was when he had moved away.

Not having realized that Hikari had walked up to him, he was utterly shocked at the feel of her lips against his cheek and the tingling sensation that was left in their place.

And that was the moment when Takeru swore to himself he would find out what this feeling meant and what exactly the tingling meant.

You steal my heart, and you take my breath away.
Would you take me in? Take me deeper now?

"You think he'll come back again?"

"After the way Tai and Matt kicked his ass? No way."

"Takeru!"

He let out a cry of dismay as a pillow made impact with his face.

"What? We're old enough to curse now Hikari, though I'm not sure if that's a curse word at all."

Childishly, Hikari stuck her tongue at him. It was that action that made Takeru realize he could actually never see Hikari cursing. She was much too pure for that, he decided.

"Anyway, I hope he doesn't. What is it with all of our enemies from the Digital World not staying deleted?" She muttered, trying to become more situated on the couch.

"Technically speaking, Diaboramon isn't from the Digital World, but I know what you mean. It gets exhausting after awhile having to defeat them over and over again." He put his hands behind his head as he relaxed further into the couch's embrace. It was so warm and comforting, especially after the strenuous battle they just had.

"Well, I hope we get to have some peace for a little while."

"I hear that. Hey, how about we have one of our famous movie marathons to celebrate our victory?"

As he turned his head, he saw Hikari's head bob in agreement, her smile relaxing her face even more. That was good. She was so distressed earlier when they both entered the internet to help their brothers….

Hikari was worrying him a lot more than usual. Not because she was getting sick again, but because of the jumbling mess known as feelings inside of him. What he was to do with him, he had no idea. He was still trying to figure out what they meant!

"That sounds excellent, Takeru. I'll go get started on the popcorn right away!"

He watched her as she sped off, looking more like her old, happy self again. Smiling like a mad man, his tall frame pushed off the couch and to the Yagami's DVD tower to select some movies.

"Hey, Takeru?"

Takeru glanced up and let his azure eyes meet with Hikari's cinnamon ones.

"Yea, Hika?"

She let out a natural giggle at the newly crowned nickname Takeru had given her. "I want to say thank you, for giving me hope earlier about Tai. I'm sorry I didn't get to thank you earlier but-"

He raised his hand and replied, "No Hikari, please. I'm your best friend- it's what I'm supposed to do. I'm going to be there for you, always. Remember that."

A large grin being to spread across Hikari's delicate features, seeing it made Takeru smile as well.

"Same here, Takeru. Same here." With that, she disappeared to the kitchen, that smile still on her face.

He felt himself warm from the inside out. Maybe he couldn't figure out exactly what he felt for Hikari anytime soon, but it wouldn't mean he would try his hardest to make that smile show up as much as he could.

Would you tell me,
How could it be,
Any better than this?

"Takeru, you're getting ice-cream all over your face."

"Wah! Where?"

In an instant, he was overwhelmed with the feeling of Hikari wiping his face. If it was his mother doing this, he would've been so embarrassed that he would've jumped twenty feet away from her. Hikari doing it felt… weird. And nice. Having someone wipe chocolate ice-cream off of your face isn't supposed to feel nice, right?

"Thank you," he muttered, facing away so she wouldn't see his flushing cheeks. Hikari just gave one of her warm laughs, the one that always made everyone feel like sunshine. Naturally, it was also contagious and Takeru laughed along with her and soon, for some reason, they begin to double over in laughter.

It was moments like these that made Takeru understand why he had fallen in love with her. It was moments like these he lived for.

Hikari and his friendship really couldn't get any better than this, and for that he was glad.

He wouldn't dare compromise this for what he felt in his heart.

Some things just simply weren't worth love.

You're all I want,
You're all I need,
You're everything, everything

"I thought Tai was going to murder you for a second."

Takeru let his head shake in dismay. "Me too, thankfully Matt was there to hold him off so we could escape!"

Hikari chortled a bit. "Oh yes, thank God for Matt. No worries, Takeru. I'm sure Tai will be alright after he cools down, he always is."

He shrugged before enclosing his arm around her. "I know. I don't blame him for getting upset either; he's always been very protective of you."

Hikari let out a "mhmm" before nestling herself deeper into Takeru's embrace, a smile caressing her face.

He felt silly now for thinking that if he told Hikari how he really felt, that their friendship couldn't take that. There wasn't really anything that could break the iron-clad bond they had, most people knew that. What didn't kill them would only make their friendship stronger and their honesty about their feelings for one another was certainly one of those things.

In truth, Hikari was worth everything and there wasn't going to be anything in a long time to change that.

Maybe even forever.

Would you tell me,
How could it be,
Any better than this...

/Author's Note: There it is the end! Was it satisfying? Weird? Was the writing unnatural and choppy? I have the feeling that my tone, mood, or style of writing may have been a little all over the place with this; I've been doing that a lot lately in my writing. *insert head-desking here*

Despite all of the above, this is the end for this fic. I for one am glad. But fear not- if I ever get the urge to write a Lifehouse inspired Takari I shall place it in this here fic. This chapter, though, is the real, true end of the main plot of Hanging by a Moment. I want to thank anyone and everyone who ever alerted, favorited, or even read this fic. But most of all, I want to thank those who took their time to review: Jaeda star, Aero Angemon, puasluoma, Empress of Jyoumi, Ris Fallon, paolamendoza, penguindan333, Vindicator, Marika-P, Evening Rise, Raf Kowalski, KHLostEmpress, , truepinay13, and rachetman. You all are amazing beyond compare. I love you all!

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Kagebana