Chapter 2: Football
Elena: IEEEEKKK! KAARIII TELL ME EVERYTHING!
Kari: OH MY GOD ELENA! I am telling you he was amazing. I mean the moves he had and the way he looked. And that body! He beat those guys who were twice his size like they were nothing…OMG he was soooooo cute and I kissed him! I don't know what came over me!
Bonnie: YOU WHAT?!
Elena: IEEEK! SOOO CUTE! I wish I met him!
Bonnie: Are you crazy? He can be dangerous!
Kari: As crazy as it sounds…I think I know him…I mean when I kissed him…it seemed familiar…
Bonnie: Oh please you just have a big crush on a superhero…
Kari: Maybe…I don't know. Look there is George! Shh…
George: Hey ladies! What are you gossiping about?
Kari: Oh nothing…clothes and stuff… Are you ready for the opening game tonight?
George: Yeah…we'll play this crappy team from the ghetto. They will stand no chance.
Kari: Don't be too confident! I'm off to science class. See you guys in an hour.
Meanwhile:
Sarah: So! TK! Hey!
Bogdan: SHHH! Don't call me that here!
Sarah: No one knows you anyway!
Bogdan: Come on I confided in you. Don't mess this up for me…please.
Sarah: Alright…Bogdan what's the plan for tonight?
Bogdan: There is no plan tonight. I will be at the football game. Some of the guys invited me.
Sarah: Who?
Bogdan: Sammy. He is quite chill!
Sarah: OH! So you will just be watching…Sammy is soooo geeky…
Bogdan: Last time I checked so are you!
Sarah: It's different. For girls it's hot to be geeky.
Bogdan couldn't help but laugh at her remark. He noticed Sammy down the hallway being bullied by George and Bobby, George's best friend.
Sammy: Please leave me alone! I need to get to science class!
Bobby: Look you loser! If I ever see you staring at the pretty girls again I will beat you up so badly you won't know what hit you.
Bogdan: Hey! Is there a problem here?
George: What do you want Shaggy?
Sarah: That's not his name!
George: I don't care what his name is! I'm out for you! I will get you…oh and the little stunt you pulled sitting next to my girlfriend in class…I will rip your head off.
Bogdan: Is that all? Am I supposed to be afraid? You know that beating me up will most likely end in you getting kicked out and losing everything you have…but hey I'm looking forward to it. And stop picking on other people…you know she told me last night that you are a good guy…guess I still have to wait for that guy to show up. Come on Sammy!
George: What did you just say you dick?!
Bogdan: What you heard!
George: You went out with my girl?!
Bogdan: She's not your girl…if she'd be interested in you…she wouldn't ask other guys out…seems that you are not pleasing her!
George was about to throw a punch at Bogdan, who noticed and just got out the way. Sammy was bewildered at Bogdan's will power and resilience.
Bogdan: Come on guys…he's not worth our time.
Some people started applauding him as he left and George and Bobby started acting out on the lockers. A few hours had passed and the game was about to start. The school had a pretty big stadium. Bogdan, Sarah and Sammy were already seated in the third row. Bogdan noticed Kari in her cute cheerleader outfit on the pitch. She was as beautiful as he had left her. "I wish I could tell her…I wish she'd be back with me…we could run away together…" his thoughts were interrupted when Sammy asked him something.
Sammy: So Bogdan…what was that about with Kari…did she ask you out?
Bogdan: Haha…no it's not like that. She said she can help me out around the city…it was in the library yesterday…but George didn't need to know, did he?
Sammy: You are crazy!
Sarah: You can say that out loud.
The game was about to start when Kari noticed Bogdan in the stands. She gave him a cute smile and a wink, when he started blushing. Sarah noticed this and was a bit jealous. She liked Bogdan. He was smart and he was strong. He was the vigilante of their city. Kari was to her just a little doll who could only cheer and be pretty. She had never really talked to Kari though. George noticed it as well and got mad. He didn't even look towards Kari when she waved him good luck.
The whistle was blown and some of the players of the adverse team started attacking. A few passes later, however, Kevin, the central defender recuperated the ball and threw it to Bobby who dribbled past two of their defenders and scored. The crowd was cheering so loudly that no one noticed the thugs who were entering the stands. The game continued until half time when the scoreline already showed an emphatic 4-0.
Kari went to the food stand to get something where she met Bogdan, Sarah and Sammy.
Kari: BOGDAN! Hey! (she gave him a hug)
Bogdan: Kari! You were great out there.
Kari: Thanks! I didn't do much though…
Sarah: Can we get something to eat and get back to our seats? The game is about to begin!
Sammy: H…H…Hi…Kari wow…I never really talked to you…
Kari: Well there's a first for everything! Say Bogdan why aren't you applying to play as well? You know…with the way you look I assume you are quite good at sports!
Bogdan: It's not really my thing. But thanks for the suggestion! Hey look I'll see you around! Gotta get back to my seat.
Kari: Sure! See you all later!
Kari bit her lip when he left. "Get a grip Kari! Since when are you so sexual!" She was the last one at the stand as the game had already begun. Before she knew it someone pressed his hand against her mouth. "Better not say a thing young lady!". A second later a loud gunshot was heard and everyone started screaming.
Sarah: Oh no! Those guys there on the pitch! They are the Red Monsoons! This group of criminals. Look! That's one of the higher ranking ones! How many are there on the pitch…10? And there are some in the crowds.
Bogdan: Hmm…
Bogdan quickly sat up and went through the crazed crowds. A second gunshot was heard and everyone stopped talking. The leader of the group took the microphone. Sarah noticed he had Kari in his clutches.
Sarah: No way!
Bolt: My name is Bolt! I am one of the high-ranking officers of the Red Monsoons! Last night three of my men had attacked this young lady over here and then the Vigilante of this city made a fool out of them. My men and I as you can see did not like this. Now we will wait here until he comes so we can kill him! And if anyone calls the police and I hear sirens, I will shoot one person every minute!
Kari: He will come to help me you scumbag! And when he comes…you will see what he is made of. You and your men will all wish you'd never been born.
Elena: Mr. Bolt! Please leave her alone! She didn't do anything!
Bolt: Silence!
Kari: Get back Elena!
A second later the lighting of the stadium went out. In an instant a barrage of arrows hit the pitch where Bolt and his men were. It was only a minute later that the reserve generator got back on, only to see all the thugs immobilized both in the stands as well as on the pitch. Only Bolt was still keeping Kari close.
Bolt: WHAT?! What happened to my men?!
Kari: He's here! I knew it! You'll see now. This is what he did in a few seconds! Imagine if he gets you! I'd better run if I were you!
Bolt: VIGILANTEE! I have your little girlfriend here! What do you think?! I will kill her. An arrow immediately flew towards the back of his leg. The Vigilante appeared out of the crowd and threw another arrow at Bolt's other leg, only scratching Kari's as well. She was bewildered and turned around to see Bolt in pain.
Vigilante: BOLT! You have come here to disturb the peace and a friendly match. You will go to prison just like your thugs. You were all injected with sleep powder. Good luck in prison!
Bolt and his men quickly fell asleep and the crowd was cheering.
Sarah: He's incredible…wow…what raw power!
Sammy: I can't believe it! It's Bogdan!
Sarah: WHAT?! SHHHH!
Sammy: YOU KNEW?!
Sarah: I followed him yesterday! I didn't know he saved Kari yesterday! But don't tell anyone! I will ask him to include you in our group as well.
Sammy: So you're helping him?!
Sarah: I didn't really get to it…didn't expect this either…
Once the crowd stopped cheering George was running towards Kari. She didn't even look at him, instead she skipped quickly towards the Vigilante and held his hand before he left.
Kari: Thank you! Thank you so much again! You saved me twice now.
Vigilante: It's nothing!
Kari: It's not nothing!
As he turned around Kari noticed his mask. He was wearing a hood and underneath something that covered his eyes so people don't recognize him. She knew those eyes though. They spoke to her.
Kari: No way!
Before she thought more, she kissed him again. She kissed him in front of the whole school. Some people were cheering for them, others were revolted. She wasn't even 18 yet, who knew how old he was?
Kari broke loose and her thoughts were true. She knew man behind the mask. She knew the boy behind the mask.
Kari (whispering to herself): I can't believe it's you…I had my ideas since yesterday…but now it's all clear.
Vigilante: I'm not who you think I am! I have to go! The police is coming.
He moved so quickly from the pitch and through the crowds that no one could even see him anymore.
Kari's parents then descended from the stands to find their daughter in shock.
Yuuko: KARI! KARI what happened! You kissed him again?!
Kari: It can't be…
George: KARI! What was that about?! You know him?! I'm done with you! You are a cheating bi***!
Sasumu (Kari's father) turned around and punched George in the face.
Sasumu: Don't you dare talk about her that way!
A few hours later Kari was at home, staring out her window.
"All this time it was you. You came back. You never died…I knew I'd see you again! TK…you are back!"
Bogdan's apartment:
"Huh…who's knocking…must be Sarah".
Bogdan: SARAH! Hey! UH! SAMMY?!
Sammy: It's you! I knew it the first second I saw you out there!
Bogdan: WHAT?!
Sarah: He knows…he figured it out quickly.
Bogdan: Oh man…
Sammy: Where did you learn to move like that! And if you want to know what gave it away, it was the move from this morning when George tried to punch you.
Bogdan: Fine…you can join as well. The warehouse at the back is where my hideout is.
Sammy: Can you train me? I want to be like you!
Bogdan: It won't be easy…
Sammy: I will do it!
Bogdan: Go home now. We start next week.