Disclaimer – For the last time in this story :( I don't own digimon.

Chapter 24: A Brighter Future

The morning was cool as Kari left Yolie's to head to their old school. Yolie told her she'd round up the other digidestined to come with her but Kari felt it'd be best if she went alone on this one. She didn't want everyone to be around in case they were wrong about Genni's prediction about Gatomon and Patamon.

She entered the computer room of her old school and couldn't help but smile to herself. She had so many memories there with the other digidestined…with Tk. She hadn't spoken to him at all since the night before and she wasn't sure what they'd say when they did talk. Did he mean what he said before? Did he really love her? Especially after all these years of him thinking she just didn't care about him at all.

But she loved him without a doubt. Kari sighed wishing she had told him she loved him back last night. But there was no time for regrets right now. She held her digivice up to the computer and headed to primary village.

The village was just as she had remembered it. The little cradles were everywhere with the baby digimon inside of them. Then there were eggs filled around the ground. Kari sighed worrying she wouldn't even recognize which egg was Gatomon's.

She searched around until she saw an egg that her eyes locked on. It had pink polka dots and she got a weird but warm vibe from it. "That's her." She said allowed to no one in particular. "Gatomon." She walked over to the egg and picked it up hugging it to her chest.

"It's like déjà vu."

Kari jumped at his voice then turned quickly on her feet half relieved and half scared when she saw Tk facing her. "Tk!" She breathed nervously.

"Sorry I didn't mean to scare you." He said looking worried.

She shook her head quickly. "No…you didn't…I just didn't know anyone was here."

"Yeah Yolie said you wanted to come alone…sorry for intruding but I figured I'd come along anyway, plus I want to see Patamon." He said looking around for Patamon's digi egg.

"You're no intruding." Kari told him honestly. "It's not that I didn't want everyone here…it's just…"

"I get it." He said not making her finish. He walked closer to her and looked at the digi egg in her hand and smiled. "It was so many years ago but if feels like yesterday that we were here when we were only eight and you were holding that digi egg and we took a picture as a group."

Kari smiled. "It's weird how fast time goes by." She looked up at him. "But some things never change."

He nodded. "Some things don't." Then he smiled widely as he looked over her shoulder. "I found Patamon."

She smiled and turned to look in the egg with yellow stripes direction. Tk walked over and picked it up in his arms. He turned and smiled at her. "These things seemed so much heavier when we were younger."

Kari laughed. "Maybe you were just weak because I had no problem lifting them."

Tk gave her a fake hurt look. "Kari I'm insulted."

"You'll get over it." She joked laughing as he walked towards her.

"Someone's gotten sassy." He smirked.

"Just a little." She joked again walking over to a grassy patch away from all the other eggs and sitting down. She put Gatomon's digi egg beside her. Tk came over and sat next to her. For a moment he just stared at her and Kari felt herself blush but then he spoke.

"I've missed you." He whispered and she looked up at him.

"I missed you too." She blushed even deeper and smiled softly. "I couldn't believe when I saw you that day at the basketball game at my school. It was like the old days when I would cheer for you on the sidelines."

"You were my favorite cheerleader."

Kari laughed. "We were so obnoxious with our giant signs and stuff. Gosh I've missed that…"

Tk put down Patamon's digi egg beside him and moved closer to Kari. He lifted his hand up and moved her now long hair out of her face. "Not as much as we've missed you." He whispered softly looking into her eyes.

She looked down as she spoke. "I thought about all of you all the time. I missed everybody so much. I missed Sora acting like a big sister to me, Matt's concerts, Joe's overreaction to…well everything" She said laughing, "Izzy's lectures about stuff I would never understand, Mimi taking me shopping, Yolie running be around town to chase after every cute boy she saw, Cody talking to me like he came right out of a fortune cookie, Davis's stupid, well…everything and Ken kind words…" She looked up tears streaming down her face "And then there's you" She said softly.

Tk stared at her with pain in his eyes as well. He brushed a tear off her cheek and waited for her to speak.

She sniffled. "I just missed you so much. You're my best friend. All I wanted to do was come back and see you. I wanted to go to your basketball games, to visit the digital world together, to pull pranks on Davis, to lie in the park on the grass and point out what digimon the clouds looked like, to have you hug me…" She was full out crying at this point and Tk wrapped his arms around her pulling her close to him. "…to tell you the truth after all those years…"

"The truth about what?" He asked softly holding her closely to him.

"Did you mean it?" She whispered and looked him straight in the eye.

Tk knew what she meant automatically and looked at her seriously. "I've never meant something more in my life."

"You really love me?"

"I really love you."

She wrapped her arms around his neck and put her head on his shoulder. "How can you after everything I've done? I treated you horribly leaving like that and then I ruined Tai's relationships with everyone and…"

"Kari you did those things to protect me. How could I be mad at you for caring about me?"

"I don't know" She admitted confused in his arms.

"Kari let me ask you, why did you leave?"

"You know why I left."

"Yeah Myotismon's deal." Tk said to her, "But why did you make that deal."

She pulled her head up and looked him in the eye. "Because I love you." She whispered.

He smiled softly. "And I love you and would have done the exact same thing."

She smiled, "I've waited so long to hear you say that."

He smiled back. "And I've waited so long to do this." He put his hand on her face and leaned in kissing her. She kissed him back feeling like she was flying, his warm lips made her feel safe and for the first time in four years she felt like life was right.

CRACK

The two pulled away at the sound and Kari and Tk looked over at the eggs.

"They're hatching!" They said in union as they took their eggs in their arms. The two eggs cracked and two baby digimon appeared in their arms.

Kari looked at him happily. "Everything's right again. It feels like I never left."

He sighed. "Not yet…"

She gave him a look, "Why not?"

"Stay."

Kari looked at him confused, "I'm not moving."

"No I mean stay here. Don't go back to your private school. I've just been away from you for so long; I can't bear to see you go again."

Kari smiled. "I wasn't planning on leaving you again."

Tk moved closer to her again. "Promise?"

"Promise" Kari said and she leaned into kiss him but before she did he whispered "I've always loved you Kari Kamyia and I always will." She smiled and kissed him.

…

"What?" Kari asked seeing her brother glare at Tk as she was wrapped up in his arms and they were kissing a minute before.

"Do you two have to make out in front of me?" He said sounding disgusted. "Haven't you heard, it's rude to make out in front of other people?"

"He just kissed me Tai, we weren't making out." Kari countered to her older brother. "Besides you don't say anything when Izzy kisses Mimi or Ken kisses Yolie."

"Please don't bring us into this…" Izzy said sighing from the couch.

"That's different." Tai told her.

"How?" Kari asked.

"I don't know it just is!" He exclaimed annoyed.

Sora walked over and put her hand on his shoulder. "Don't mind him Kari, he's just being overprotective. Tai come on it's almost midnight and I want to see the fireworks from the balcony."

"Then go see them."

Sora gave him a look. "Alone?"

"You don't have to go alone you could ask Davis or Mimi, or someone else to go." He stated rolling his eyes at her.

Sora gave him another look and Matt spoke up. "Dude, are you really that stupid?"

"Don't worry Matt." Sora said, "I'll just find somebody else to kiss under the fireworks when the clock strikes midnight, HEY JOE!' She said moving away to look like she was looking for the blue haired boy.

"Wait…what!" Tai yelled and ran after her.

Kari rolled her eyes and laughed. "He's so dumb but luckily I think Sora's willing to put up with that."

Tk laughed, "Hopefully." Then he looked at the clock. "One minute until new year's, and new year's resolutions?"

She thought about it, "Yeah one."

"Well what is it?"

"Just to have an amazing year with my friends and boyfriend." She smiled with her hands behind his neck.

"Seems so simple."

She shrugged. "After the past four years that's all I want."

"Ready guys countdown time!" Davis yelled.

"10"

"9"

"8"

"7"

"6"

"5"

"4"

"3"

"2"

"1"

Tk kissed Kari as the clock struck minute then pulled away to look at her. "New year, new future Kari."

"New future with you?" She asked.

"Forever" Was all he said.

…

A/n - I'm sad this story is over I've been writing it for so long but well it's come time. I want to thank you all for being such supportive and wonderful reviewers and readers. You guys made the story possible. I hope you enjoyed the last chapter and I hope I hear from you guys again in future stories! You're truly the best. Thanks again forever Digimon fans .

ALSO I do have a new story coming out soon, the first chapter is written …okay ALMOST done… so I hope you guys tune in. Here's the Summary for it:

When a fight between Tai and Sora pushes Sora to the limit she snaps and says that she sometimes just wishes they all never became digidestined. Too bad when she wakes up the next morning it's come true. The digidestined aren't even friends. Tai and Sora hate each other, Matt's the loner of the school, Joe, Cody, and Ken never even interacted with the others, Mimi never moved to America, and Tk has never met any of the other digidestined, besides Matt, and is grew bitter. The worst part is that the only one who remembers their old life is Sora.

Couplings: Taiora, Takari, Koumi, maybe Kenako( probably just mentions, haven't decided)

*Story won't just be in Sora's POV, even though she's the only one that remembers the others will have storylines.

*So there you have it, my next story Careful What You Wish For summary . And here's the reviewers corner. Thanks Again! -Kayla

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