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Sequel to [How Soon Is Now]

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"TK, wait up!" Kari yelled as she ran out of the school. Her and TK had been together for three months since the concert at the Tera Nova Auditorium. They spent almost every waking moment together, and each moment was like pure fantasy.

"Hey dear." TK said as he turned around to great his love. He kissed her gently and asked her where she was during P.E.

"I had to ask the principal something about the school paper. Nothing major." Kari replied. She kissed him back and asked him what he was doing later that night.

"Well," TK started as he wrapped his arms around her waist, "Mikey told me about this club called 82nd Soto that doesn't sell alcohol, and is open to teens. He asked me if I would go with him, and I said yes."

"Sounds exciting. You wouldn't mind if I wanted to tag along, would you?" Kari asked him. "That is, unless this was a 'guys night out' or something."

"I doubt it is. Of course you can come along. I'll pick you up around 7ish?" TK asked her as he walked to the school parking lot and approached his car.

"Sounds good. I'll see you then." Kari kissed TK's cheek, and headed over to her car. She turned her car on, and drove into the direction of her brother Tai's apartment.

Tai had moved out of his parents' home four months after graduation. He had barely turned 19 when him and Matt decided to rent out an apartment together. It worked out perfectly, because they both were going to the same college which was only a few blocks down the street. Kari didn't take the moving out as hard as Tai thought she would, seeing as how they had a really strong relationship. She knew he was only a few more blocks away, close enough to jog to if she chose.

Kari pulled her car up to the parking garage that was next door the the apartment and walked over to her brothers' place. She knocked on the door to find not her tall, brown-haired brother, but a tall, blonde-haired brother of her boyfriend wearing a towel around his waist and nothing on his chest.

"Yamato Ishida, do you not know that it's inpolite to answer the door without clothes on?" Kari said with a smirk.

"Haha, nice to see you to, Kari." Matt replied sarcastically. He opened the door wide enough to let Kari in and gave her a gentle hug. "So, how've you been, anyway? How's you and TK doing?"

"We're doing great. I'm really glad I have him." Kari grinned.

"You better be, he's a really good kid." Matt said. He told Kari that Tai had gone down to the corner to pick up some stuff for an assignment, and he'd be back soon. She sat down and waited for Tai to come and Matt to change. She looked around the apartment, surprised at how long it had been since the last time she was there. She found it strange that the place was actually...Clean. Something Tai had never known to exist back at home. The whole apartment was decorated with white walls and black and white canvasses convered in black and white paint that formed objects of the unknown. The couch and chairs were either black with white squares on them or white with black squares on them, and the pillows were either black or white. It was put together quite well for a couple of teenage boys.

"So, Kari, what are you and my brother doing tonight, anyway?" Matt asked, walking out of his room with now shorts and an undershirt on, and a towel in hand to dry his hair off from the shower Kari interupted him from.

"What makes you think we're doing something tonight, Mr. Ishida?" Kari asked slyly.

"Called it a hunch." Matt said, rolling his eyes.

Kari just chuckled and replied "We're going to this club called 82nd Soto. It doesn't sell any alcohol, and it's-"

"Kari, that club is in a bad neighborhood." Matt interupted her with. He gave her a serious look of worry and said "kids have gotten hurt there. Hurt badly. I heard that one kid died from a fight that happened there. I don't think it's the safest place for you two to be at. Not to mention all the creeps that hang out around there. Those...Pedophiles." Matt said as he shuddered at the name.

"Matt, don't worry, we'll be ok. You know TK wouldn't do anything if he knew it was dangerous." Kari reassured him.

Matt just sighed. "I know, Kari. Just...Be careful. Be extremely careful. I don't want to have to tell Tai why his sister died."

"Don't worry, you won't. In fact, I'm hoping you don't tell Tai about this at all. You know he acts when he hears something like this."

"I won't tell him if you promise to be careful. I care about you too, this isn't just about Tai."

"Ok, I promise." Kari said.

"Promise what?" Tai said, walking into the apartment with grocery bags in his arms.

"Promise not to kill you for using my hair gel." Matt joked.

"Speaking of..." Tai started. He looked into a couple of grocery bags and pulled out a bottle of hair gel. "Here you go." Tai said, throwing the bottle to Matt.

"Thanks." Matt said. "I'll see you later Kari. Just remember what I said, ok?"

"Don't worry." Kari said. Matt walked into his room, leaving Kari and Tai alone.

"Hey Kari, will you help me with these groceries?" Tai asked while putting things away.

"Sure." Kari said. She got up and walked over to Tai and started helping him out with the groceries.

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TK parked his car outside of Kari's apartment. He walked up to her apartment and rang the doorbell, and was greeted by Kari's mother. She let him in and told him Kari would be out in a minute. Tk looked around the apartment, and noticed that it looked the same as it did eight years ago. Except for, of course, the couch was turned so the back was against the wall and not facing the kitchen. But everything was still the same.

"TK, I said are you ready?" Kari said.

"Hmm? Oh, yeah. Let's go." TK said. He stood up and told the Yagamis that Kari would be home before 12. They walked out to his car, and TK started it up.

"Hey TK?" Kari said.

"Mm yeah?" TK replied as he fixed his chair so it was comfortable.

"No, TK, look at me." Kari said. TK picked his head up and looked at Kari, only to receive a deep, passionate kiss from her.

"What was that for?" Tk asked after they broke the kiss off.

"For being you." Kari said with a smile. "I love you."

"I love you too." TK said. He leaned in and kissed her.

"Mm, TK, we need to get going." Kari said between breaths.

"Yeah, sorry." TK said as he pulled himself away. He put the car into drive and drove away towards the club. When they got there he parked and went inside and looked around for Mikey.

"TK, this place is really crowded. Can't we go somewhere else?" Kari said as she followed TK through crowds of people.

"C'mon Kari, we just got here. I promise you'll have fun. Now just help me find...Mikey!" TK exclaimed as he saw his friend standing near the bar.

"What's up TK? I see you brought a friend." Mikey said when he saw Kari.

"Yeah, you know Kari, from the dance team at school?"

"Oh yeah, that's right. The one that's got the moves going on." Mikey said with a sly smile. Mikey was very different from TK. TK had a tan, Mikey was quite pale, TK had dirty blonde hair, Mikey had black-grayish hair. And it wasn't the physical appearances that made them so different. TK was a kind soul, and Mikey was more of a stoner. The only thing that had in common was the basketball team.

"Yeah, that one." Kari said uncomfortably. TK and Mikey hung out and talked while Kari just stood around listening. There were there for about half an hour before Kari pulled TK over for a second to talk to him.

"What's wrong Kar?" Tk asked while keeping an eye on Mikey.

"TK, I don't feel comfortable being here. I want to go home." Kari sighed.

"Kari, we've been here for barely an hour! C'mon, just relax." TK said, wrapping his arms around Kari's waist.

"No TK, I don't want to get comfortable." Kari said, pushing TK's arms away from her waist. "I want to go home."

"Well you know what, Kari? Maybe I don't want to go home. Maybe I'm enjoying myself, and I don't want to leave!" TK said frustratingly.

"Fine, TK, fine. You stay, and I'll leave." A pissed Kari yelled. She turned on her heel and walked out the door of the club.

'Stupid TK. Who does he think he is, doing that to me. You can't just do that. It's not right.' Kari thought as she walked to the closest bus stop in a huff. 'You don't just let your girl leave like that, you be a gentleman and walk or drive her home. What a jerk.'

"Miss, are you ok? You look kind of lost." A kind voice said behind Kari. She turned around to find a young, tall, blonde male standing behind her.

"I, uh, no, I'm not lost. But thank you for your kindness." Kari said to him. She turned and started to walk away.

"May I ask what a kind woman is doing on these streets at night?" The young man asked.

"Well, it's a long story. I'm just walking home from a club, thank you." Kari said kindly.

"Can I give you a ride home? I'm heading home as well, and I honestly feel strange leaving women alone on these streets at night. It's not the most perfect place to be. By the way, I'm Kevin." He said as he put his hand out.

"I'm...Kari." Kari said, taking his hand for a handshake. "A ride home would be nice." She followed Kevin to his car and got in.

"Where do you live, Ms. Kari?" Kevin asked politely.

"On the corner of 33rd and Brink Ave." Kari replied.

"Alrighty then. We're off!" Kevin said as he started his car. He pulled out of the parking space and started down the street towards Kari's home.

"So, do you live alone?" Kevin asked.

"Actually, I live with my parents. I have an older brother, but he doesn't live with us anymore."

"I see." Kevin said. "Do you mind if I turn the radio on?" Kevin asked.

"No, not at all." Kari said with a smile. Kevin turned the radio on, and the rest of the car ride to Kari's was silent. Kevin pulled up to the corner where Kari lived, but didn't stop.

"Um, Kevin, you pasted my stop." Kari pointed out, looking out the window, watching her home go by.

"Oh, we're not going to your home, Miss Kari." Kevin said with a sly grin on his face.

"No...You...You can't do this. I...I know too much. You'd never get away with it." Kari said, panicking.

"Oh, yes I can." Kevin said. he pulled his car to a deserted area near a hill. He reached under his seat and pulled out a gun. "Now, you're going to cooperate, or it will be a painful night for you." He said, pointing the gun at Kari.

'TK, I'm sorry.' Kari thought as her tears ran down her face.