Hi everyone, this is my first story submitted here. Not my first story ever though. Kind of one of my first Fan fictions though gasp.

Well, when I originally wrote this story I was thinking of putting angst and such in it, but then, after much debating between mind #1 and mind #2, I decided to just stick with a more 'happy/up beat" story for my first fan fiction on here. (However I am writing a Starfire/Raven story with tons of angst) Well without further ado, here is my story, "I'm Glad I Made You Laugh". (BTW such a good title in my opinion for such a small story.)

When did it start? It didn't. It grew; there really was no starting place. Not for these kinds of things, I couldn't have felt this way right off the back, perhaps some where in my subconscious I had, but my doubts and fears suppressed them. I had thought, I'd be fine, that it would be nothing. That it'd be admiration and that was that. Finished. It and no more. But fate doesn't allow us to keep things hidden. It tugs at it. Pulls it, uncovers it and opens it out to the world, perhaps just a bit too early. But that's the thing, you got no decision in it, you have to deal with what it gives you and hope some how, some way, you'll be able to see that glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel. I'm so lost now I don't even quite know if I am in a tunnel, only wish I had that reassurance, that safeness, of knowing where I'm at and what I'm doing, so much for the digidestined of light. Too bad things don't work out that way, it leaves open the unknown, this isn't just a straight tunnel, it has many exits, I just hope I end up coming out on the right side.

It was the little things she did. Fate, using her as a pawn for its own bidding, to make these feelings of mine grow stronger. Ha! Such a thing as love, what is it exactly I ask? Is it this? Fate has yet to let me know. I only try to follow, listen, and wait it out, maybe someday I'll know. And a thought comes to mind, she is love, just as the digidestined world had labeled her, she was true to her crest. And I could see it, it was pulling me in and there was no escape from it. Like I said, it was always the simple things she did.

A simple pat on the back.

A brush on the side as we walk too close to each other.

An accidental touch of her fingertips. Accident I wonder? Or did my own hands deceive me and hover to hers. If so, neither of us knew.

But I'm not supposed to love her, is that why I keep fighting it? But it's winning and I'm loosing, but it seems the more battles it wins over me, the more I feel like I am winning.

She's 18 now and in her last year of high school, I'm just 15, soon to be 16 however. We attend the same school, but after this, will I be able to see her again? She'll head off to college. If I don't love her, then why does my heart crack at this sound? Why does it splinter at the edge? Why does it thump in twos, adding a nervous heart rate to my already confused mind?

"Kari!" Sora calls from behind as she jogs up to the side of me. Her breath is steady; she was always the athletic type. In her position, I would be panting frantically.

"Hi Sora," I smile, "I thought you guys had soccer practice this evening."

"Well, yeah we did," Sora moves her arms to cross behind her neck. How cute. "But the coach's brother's wife just went into labor and she called the practice off seeing as how she wouldn't be there to watch." Sora shrugged.

"Oh." I say as I feel Sora's glare burn into the side of my head.

"Well, you don't sound too excited."

(Switching to New POV Because I'm a horrible at writing from Kari's perspective starting now. Sorry ya'll, I tried but it didn't work out. For further notice, I'll be occasionally slipping out of Kari POV to outside viewer POV)

"Oh no, don't mind me, I was just thinking." Kari smiles slightly.

Sora looks over at Kari, "Yeah, you've been doing that a lot lately," She states as she removes her arms from behind her and uses her right arm to poke Kari on the forehead.

"Yeah, well it's just…" Kari trails off.

"Just what?" Sora questions, attempting to push Kari on.

"Oh nothing, I just have a lot on my mind." Both girls sigh.

"Hey, you mind if I hang over at your place, today?"

"No, not at all," Kari glees.

The two girls set their backpacks on the floor next to the entrance, familiar with the room, and routinely placing the bags to the side and out of the way. Kari flops on to her twin bed, one leg stretched completely out and the other placed next to it bent slightly, with her knee in the air. Her arms rest behind her to raise her upper torso slightly in order to see the older girl.

"So, what do you feel like doing?"

"Oh nothing really, just hanging out and…talk I guess." Sora replied as she played with a curtain attached to one of Sora's windows.. Kari cocks her head in a way of acceptance. "So, how's your brother doing? When is he due back again?"

"He's doing well, I got a letter from him yesterday. He's supposed to come back in two weeks. He says Mimi is dragging him around over all the American stores, so as you know he can't wait to get back to his normal non-shopping days." Both girls laugh.

A quietness streaks over them. I wonder what she's thinking. She's quiet, normally, I'm the quiet type. What's with her today? I don't like this.

"So, do you know where you are going yet?"

"What?" Sora looks up from her gaze that was previously positioned on the floor.

"College."

"Oh, well, I'm actually thinking about these two schools. They both accepted me and they are both good, so I'm really not sure."

"Oh?"

"Well, yeah, one's nearby and the other one is a ways away but I hear they have an amazing soccer team." And there it was, one was 'nearby'. I had no idea how close that meant, but I knew I wanted her to go to that one.

"Go to the closer one." Kari sat up raising her knees to rest her elbows on and in turn to rest her head upon her palms.

"Why's that?" Sora grinned.

"Because you're a valuable friend, and I wouldn't want to lose you." I play it smart, and tell her the truth. She is valuable to me. It would kill me to ever lose her.

"And you think a couple of miles would stop that," She rises from her seat with a smirk. Sora grabs Kari on her bed and begins tickling her. That tickles so much, but the touching, it makes me want her to never stop. I…I..

Sora's eyes widened as she felt Kari raise her head up and to feel her lips caress her own. She pulled her head back from Kari. I didn't? Did I? Oh no, damn this fate. What do I do, what do I do?

Sora's eyes scanned over Kari's face, as Kari turned her gaze down toward her hands, one fiddling with a bracelet on her wrist and her eyes tipping with tears in fear. Sora raises a finger to slide down Kari's cheek bone. Kari's eyes glance up just in time to feel Sora's lips press against hers, draw back and kiss again, and again.

Sora and Kari sat there on the bed, Sora's hand moving down to hold the back of Kari's head, where her neck was. Kari's arms were limp, but as she became more comfortable, she naturally began to raise her hands to rest on Sora's sides. Sora pushes Kari back on to the bed, holding her, and bringing her down slowly.

They continue kissing, Sora's body pressing on to Kari's, rubbing against it as she drew herself even further into the kiss.

After five minutes, the girls finally stopped, and began to cuddle. Kari was nuzzled into Sora, as Sora rapped an arm around Kari, and played with Kari's hair with the other. There legs were intertwined on the bed together.

"I've liked you for a very long time," Kari finally speaks, "I just didn't know, if I should, if it was right."

"Is that why you've been so quiet lately?" Kari nods to Sora's question.

Sora brings her fingers to move down across Kari's lips and places a soft, moist kiss on the girl.

"Why were you so quiet before?" Kari asked, now remembering back of how Sora was quiet.

"I had something I needed to do," She kisses Kari on the forehead, "I came here today to tell you how I feel."

"Really?" Kari giggles as a blush came to her face.

"Yeah, really. Imagine that." Sora smirks. And Kari pulls herself even closer to Sora, her heart racing, butterflies swimming up and down her stomach, and a comfort in her mind.

I am not sure if I will add another chapter or not yet, perhaps any and all reviews will lead me to my decision, or perhaps I'll just write another one because I feel like it.

All comments, reviews, and feed back is loved. Thank you very much for reading my story. Hope you liked it.