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Survival of Light and Hope Chapter 13: Angel

"Kari, what is it?" TK asked her, suddenly in panic. "I think my water just broke." "Ok, let's go." TK helped her out to the car. TK's mother was gone for work, doing an interview for the paper. The two of them got in the car and headed toward the hospital. TK checked his watch; it read 7:30pm. It was just starting to get dark on, so TK flipped on the headlights. It was still only September 8th. "Are you ok, Kari?" TK asked her, checking her while he was driving. "Yea, TK." she said, heavily breathing. TK knew this was it. His child was going to be born.

Matt and Sora were at Matt's apartment having a little fun when his phone rang. "Hello?" He answered it. "Matt, its TK. I'm on my cell phone heading to the hospital, Kari's having the baby." "Holy crap! Ok bro, we'll be right there." Matt hung up the phone. "Come on Sora, we gotta get to the hospital. Kari's having the baby!"

"You know, Meems..." Tai said to his girlfriend, as he dangled the engagement right between his fingers behind his back, "I've been thinking a lot lately about whats been going on, you know, between TK and Kari..." "Yea, Tai?" Mimi questioned Tai lovingly. "I've been thinking about us and..." Tai was cut off by the phone ring. He cursed at himself and picked up the phone. "Hello?!" He answered miserably. "Tai, it's TK. Kari's having the baby, I'm driving to the hospital now." "Now?! Did you call you mother, TK?" "It's been busy, she's at work." "Mimi and I will meet you at the hospital. I'll call my parents." "OK, Tai."

Tai and Mimi arrived at the hospital delivery waiting room as saw TK pacing back and fourth, and Matt and Sora patiently waiting on one of the couches. "Hey, Tai." TK said, "Did you get a hold of your parents?" "Yeah, they'll be here as soon as they can. Ho is Kari doing?" "She's just starting to go into labor..." TK said, glancing at his watch. He had done this several times throughout the night; it's his bad habit when he gets nervous. The watch read 8:30. Just about then, Mr. and Mrs. Kamiya came in. TK told them what he had just told Tai, and there's nothing we can do except wait. TK's mother got there at around 9, and after that, it was the longest few hours of TK's life. He didn't sit down once as he paced back and fourth throughout the entire waiting room. Pretty much everyone else had already fallen asleep. It was now past midnight, making it officially September 9th. 909. TK couldn't help stop thinking about the prophecy that Izzy received from Gennai that said something about the Digital World's hero coming to be on ninety-one before a thousand.

One of the nurses came into the waiting room close to 1:00. When she asked from Mr. Takaishi, TK went up to her. "Mr. Takaishi, you have a beautiful, healthy baby girl." When TK heard these words, his heart felt like it had doubled in size. He sighed of relief, smiled, and asked "May I see them now?" "Of course you can." The nurse answered.

TK followed the nurse into the room where Kari had delivered. Kari lay on the bed, holding the baby in her hands. TK sat beside her and kissed her. "How are you feeling?" TK asked her. "Tired," Kari laughed. "Do you want to hold her?" Kari said, holding the baby out at TK. TK took the baby in his arms. He looked down at the little angel as the baby fussed around a bit in his arms. Her hand made its way to one of TK's fingers, and grasped onto it tightly. TK smiled at the baby. "What are we going to name her, TK?" Kari asked him. "She's a miracle...she's our little angel..." TK said. "How about Angel?" he asked her. "I love it, TK." Kari answered.

The Doctor headed into the room. "Well, you've got a name for her?" "Yes, doc. Angel." "Alright..." the doctor said as he jotted it down on his clipboard. "Angel Takaishi."

They kept Kari and Angel in the hospital for a few days to run the normal tests, to make sure both of them were healthy and that Kari was recovering from the delivery. TK, of course, stayed with them. The rest of the family got to see the baby. The girls even held Angel. They went home after a few hours. As Kari fell asleep in the hospital bed, TK gently kissed her on the forehead. He went out of the room and looked through the big window where all of the babies that were born recently were. He searched until he found the one baby with the label 'Takaishi' underneath. He smiled as he watched his daughter sleep soundly along with the other babies. TK knew that the rest of his life would never be the same, but in a good way. He had a lovely wife and a beautiful baby girl.

A few days later, TK went back to the apartment and let the landlord that he and his wife were moving in now. Since the down payment had already been taken care of, TK and Kari started moving things in right away. A two- bedroom apartment is all they needed. TK had taken out some of his savings to buy baby clothes, a crib, and the other necessities for having a baby in the house.

After they were well set off, TK went back to school for a number of years before attending university for creative writing and English. After years of school and hard work, TK eventually fulfilled his dream of becoming an author. As for Kari, she had a tough time going through school after the baby was born, but she pulled through. She attended teacher's college and became an elementary school teacher. She also does photographs for the city newspaper on the side.

Tai and Matt also gathered enough courage to ask Mimi and Sora to marry them. Of course, they said yes, and they had their wedding on the same day at one big ceremony. Tai ended up going to university for law and became a Lawyer. Mimi went to fashion school and became a model. Matt's band skyrocketed after the release of their third album, and has put his full attention to his music career, and to Sora, of course. Sora, on the other hand, went to veterinary school and became a veterinarian.

Matt and Sora ended up having two children; Erica and Monica. Tai and Mimi decided they didn't want kids. Angel ended up being TK and Kari's only daughter.

As for the whole Prophecy, well, it turned out to be true. Angel Takaishi did end up saving the Digital World. But that, is a different story.

The End

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