Ugh, guess what guys? I'm sick. =( Totally lame. Makes it hard to think. Yay for insomnia! (*cough) So sorry for the delay in update. Anyways, I hope you guys enjoyed the previous the 2 chapters. 'Kay, have fun reading! This may be a bit long.
By the way, I lied. This is not the last chapter. Sorry!
I Love You, BF!
by iJutsu
Chapter 3
TK sat there on his bed. He just sat there, completely taken back with everything that just happened in the past two days. He looked up and the first thing that caught his eye was a photo frame of him and Kari at the beach, doing their infamous 'peace' pose. TK twitched. Even wherever he looked it was Kari. He loosened his uniform tie to breath more easily as if he were being suffocating by his own thoughts. Which he was. He rested his forehead on his hand, trying hard to think things through. "Kari kissed me," he thought worriedly, but then found a silly smile creep to his lips, "Kari KISSED me. She actually kissed me…" With his free hand, he place a finger on his lips, still remembering the feeling. It was just amazing, physically and mentally. TK's heart felt as if it was going to explode; a feeling he never once experienced with those other girls. To think, this all started because of a muffin war.
TK paused and went deeper into thought. "How did this all happen?" he thought, closing his eyes tight as if it were to help him think harder, "She threw a muffin at me. Then I started tickling her and…ugh." He brought himself back to the moment where him and Kari were 'fighting'. TK's eyes opened slowly, as he remembered what made him act that way. It started when Kari starting pushing him down. He remembered looking deep into her eyes and getting completely in his thoughts about how beautiful she was, how gracefully playful she was, and how simply amazing she just was. He was face to face with the girl of his dreams, so he couldn't blame himself for losing his mind. TK then sighed, remembering what he said about how lucky he was to have her. "I wonder how Kari interpreted that…" TK thought, hating himself for not being specific enough (especially since Kari had the tendency to over-think things). As the good thoughts of the kiss and the beauty of his best friend faded away, thoughts of what happened right after started filling in. TK felt a guilty, and horrible feeling travel in his body. The first thing that came to mind was the Kari's pained face, and the harsh tears that slid down on it. TK let out a grunt and pounded on his leg with his free hand. He hated seeing her like that, especially if it was his fault. More than anything in the world, he hated seeing Kari cry. It was like a gun-shot straight to the heart.
And that's how he left her. Crying. Even though she told him to leave, he still shouldn't have. He should of stayed, and comforted her. Like a best friend should. But he didn't, which just made more guilt dwell up in his head. "I have to apologize," TK thought, slowly standing up, "I can't make her fall asleep feeling like that." He walked towards his school bag that he earlier threw in the back of his room from frustration. He picked it up and searched through it for his phone, but somehow he couldn't feel it. Getting a bit annoyed, he walked over to his bed and dumped everything out on the sheets. Although, the first thing that caught his eye wasn't his phone. Instead it was a pink book, laying flat down in the middle of the scattered mess. TK's eyes widened. "Oh my god, please don't tell me this is…"
"Kari's diary," TK whispered, in shock.
He just stood there. Like a statue. Staring at it. His mind was fighting over whether he should even touch it. "How the hell did this even end up in my bag…oh." He then remembered him just clumsily stuffing it in one of the bags near her drawer without looking. Out of all those bags, it just had to be his. The longer he stared, the more he got paranoid; as if Kari was going to pop out of his window and stab him. TK twitched. He had to think of something, instead of just standing there idle like a dork with a pink book right in the middle of his bed. He cleared his throat.
"I…I should clean up," he said to himself persuasively.
He started picking up all the stuff he dropped on his bed and placed them back in his bag one by one, hoping to somehow get the book without even noticing. Of course, that didn't work, because the very last thing on his bed was the diary. He twitched. He was back to square one: standing there and staring at the devious pink book that teased him. He didn't know what to do. So many negative emotions were hitting him at once: guilt, panic, and temptation. He was guilty for taking her diary and not having the will-power to grab his phone right now and tell her he has it. And he felt guilty for not telling her he dropped the books in the first place. He took a deep breath. Now he was starting to panic with the thoughts of what would of happened if he told her. "Oh god," TK grunted, "How am I going to give it back to Kari? Well, it's better than her finding out on her own. B-but what if DOES she finds out? What am I going to say? She'll never trust me again! She'll…ugh!" If there was one thing TK learned in his life time, it was to never touch a girl's diary. Ever. It was like their sanctuary. A place for deep, dark secrets that are not to be told to anyone. Hell would break loose if it ever fell in the wrong hands.
TK blinked. Secrets. As far as TK knows, he's pretty sure him and Kari have no secrets between each other. At least, that's not what he thinks now, considering he just now found out his best friend has a diary. "Does this mean Kari's been hiding something from me?" he thought, disappointingly, eying the pink book. He didn't want to believe that there was actually stuff that Kari wasn't capable of telling him, her best friend. He remembered way back when they were merely kids when they made a promise to each other to never keep anything from each other. TK doubted it, but he couldn't help but feel a bit down at the thought. But the feeling of not knowing was killing him. Taking another deep breath, he slowly reached for the pink book. His heart was racing, and he was getting pretty annoyed from his nervousness. What harm was it going to do? He finally picked it up and stared at it in his hands. Finally his heart dropped. He was basically breaking Kari's trust the longer he held it; not to mention he was invading her privacy. He should respect that. "Besides," he thought, chuckling to himself nervously, "What's the worst that she can have in here, anyways? I-it's probably just about how much Davis annoys her, or how much Tai nags, or…or about her past crushes…or about a certain boy…"
"TK! Dinner's ready!" Matt yelled from outside his room.
TK jumped a bit from the sound of his brother's voice. He accidentally dropped the book on the floor. TK finally snapped out of his thoughts and responded. "I'll be there in a minute!"
Hearing Matt say his usual 'whatever', TK looked down to pick up the book. But he froze in his spot, seeing that the book was opened. The book was opened up to a certain page, and the first thing he noticed were three, big, bolded words:
I love you, BF.
"B…F?" TK said to himself, slowly, "Doesn't BF mean boyfri-…"TK's eyes widened.
"Kari has a boyfriend?" he literally blurted out in shock, "W-what? No way…!"
Without even giving it a second thought, he quickly picked up the diary and stared hard at the page. There was nothing else on it but those three words. No hints. No names. Nothing. Just those words. Although, TK knew Kari never really had a boyfriend, and if she did, he'd be the first to know about it. "Could this be what she's been hiding from me?" he thought in slight panic. Not knowing what it meant was killing him. He basically lost all sense of respect and dignity as he found himself flipping over to the first page. He scanned through the page, trying to ignore the guilt that was weighing heavily upon him. The first thing he noticed was the date. April 15, 2009. TK blinked. That was the date when he asked her out. "If this is the first entry, then that must mean she started writing just after I asked her to be my girlfriend…" TK thought confusingly. And if the ask out didn't go so well, most likely her words in the diary didn't go out so well either. TK gulped, debating or not if he should continue reading. Nonetheless, he found himself reading the first line anyways.
I waited for this chance for so long, and now it's gone.
TK was now really confused. "Wait, what 'chance' is she talking about? Didn't she reject me?" he thought, not understanding the depression from that statement, "Is she talking about me asking her out?" Perhaps something else happened to her that day, aside from him. He wouldn't know, which gave him another excuse to continue reading.
All my life I wondered how it would be like to be TK's girlfriend. Then TK asked me out. TK asked me to finally become his girlfriend. After soo long of waiting, it finally came. You'd think I'd feel more ecstatic about this, right? Yeah, me too. I even prepared for year what I was going to say. "Yes, TK, of course. I've been waiting oh so long for this moment." But that's not what came out of my mouth. In fact it was the complete opposite. I told him straight out NO. Why? I don't even know. No, wait. Yes I do. Because I'm pathetic, that's why. It wasn't because I was too nervous. It wasn't because I didn't know what to say. It was because we're best friends. Best friends. We've been best friends for only Lord knows how long. He's always there for me. He makes me smile. He's mainly the reason for my happiness. He's able to be all that just by being my best friend. I don't want to lose that all because of a relationship gone wrong. What I have with TK is already so special. I can't afford to lose that. To lose him…
TK found his hands slightly shaking as he read. He took in long, deep breathes. He didn't want to believe any of this. He didn't want to believe that Kari's been hurting since that day, and he had no clue. Especially since she did tell him that she was okay, and that it no longer bothered her. He started to feel down, now realizing how much Kari's been hiding from him. This time, unresistingly, he flipped through the pages and decided to read another one out of random. He turned to a page that wasn't even 1/4th full. It only had just a sentence or two.
I bought TK a teddy bear for his birthday. So did she. Not much to say now.
TK never received a teddy bear from Kari. Recently, anyways. He looked at the date. It was from his birthday last year. A girl named Belle gave him a bear, which could probably who Kari referred to as 'she'. He came to realize that Kari decided to not give TK his birthday gift, because Belle beat her to it. He raised a brow, finding that a silly reason to not give him the bear. Although, he can't really blame her, since apparently he doesn't know how her mind works/worked anymore. Even so, he started to feel guilty. "What does this mean?" TK thought, frustratingly, "Was she jealous…?" Before jumping to conclusions, he flipped to another random page, and landed on a rather long entry.
TK told me he loves me. Even though he tells me this practically everyday, I don't know. It used to make me really happy and giddy. Not like it doesn't anymore. I mean, like, we're best friends. It's like no big deal to us. But now…it's starting to hurt. It's been a few months after he asked me out. Now that I know that TK really loves me more than just a best friend…I don't know. It just hurts. Whenever he says he loves me, I don't know what he means. Does he love me as a best friend now? Or does he still love me…like a girlfriend? Or is it both? It just makes me feel real bad. For him, and for me. I really don't know how to explain this feeling. Maybe the fact that I love him too makes me hurt more. I love him, and now that I know he loves me too, it hurts knowing that we're not together. Or maybe it just hurts because TK keeps telling me he loves me, while he thinks that I don't. I should of told him. But I didn't. And that's the past. Nothing else I can do. TK, I'm sorry. I don't know if it still hurts you, but I'm sorry. I really am.
TK felt something in his throat. It seemed dry. He tried to breathe, but he found it a bit shaky. He had no idea how much him asking her out affected her this much. He had no idea merely saying "I Love You" hurt her this much, nor did he have any idea that she thought so much of it. Finding the will-power to go through one more page, he randomly turned to another and the first name he noticed was Amber. He read from there.
…Amber. Of course TK would like her. She's a beauty. She's funny. She's smart. Just like Sheila. Just like Belle. Just like Daisy. Just like Janelle. Just like…ugh. Here we go again, Kari. Time to do your duties as a b[\est friend and make him happy. Time to get him that girl. Time to hurt yourself again for him. All over again. But it's worth, Kari. Just keep telling yourself that. You're making your best friend, and the boy you love, happy. And that's what best friends do…right?
TK slammed the book closed. He literally found himself shaking. His mouth trembled a little as the book shook in his hand. After all this time, she's been hurting. She's been hurting because of him. She's been hurting herself to make him happy. And all the while, he thought everything was okay. He thought she was okay. But she wasn't. And he was too blind to see that. Even as her best friend. He felt like a failure, and he felt shameful. Shameful for reading her diary, shameful for not realizing anything, and shameful for not protecting Kari like he promised. He covered his face with his hand and gritted his teeth in frustration.
"Dammit…"
The next morning,
"TAI !"
In a matter of seconds, the oldest Kamiya came running in Kari's room, swaying a fly swatter furiously around him.
"Kari! What's the matter? You okay?"
"I-I'm fine, it's just…!" Kari rustled out of her closet, caught eye of her brother and raised a brow, "What were you going to do? Fly swat someone to death?"
Tai scoffed. "Well, you screamed like you were getting murdered, so I figured I'd protect you."
"With a fly swatter?" Kari said stupidly, but shook her mind off that, "Never mind that! It's missing, Tai! I can't find it!"
"Can't find what?"
"MY DIARY!" Kari blurted out desperately, "I placed it on top of my drawer and now it's missing! TAI, OH MY GOD, help me find it! I've been looking all morning!"
Tai blinked and stared around the room. Her room looked as if a tornado passed through it. Clothes were scattered everywhere, her mattress was flipped over, books dead on the floor- all for the search of a little pink book. Tai looked at his little sister run frantically around her room. It seemed like she was the tornado. Noticing his stares, she glared at him.
"Tai! Don't just stand there! Help me!" she whined, shaking him.
"Kari, calm down," he said, cupping her face with his one hand, squeezing her cheeks, "Now think. Where did you last put it, and who was the last person in your room? Not to scare you that it may have been stolen, but just think about it. To be safe."
Kari glared at Tai, with his hands still squeezing her cheeks to make her look like a duck. Ignoring that, she started to think. It's only been 2 days since she last wrote on it. She wrote on it, and left it on the floor, but she did clean up her room that morning and placed it on top of her drawer. Tai didn't take it, because he would of obviously given it back by now (nor would he even dare to touch it). She thought harder , "Huh. The last person in my room was…"
"…T…K?" she thought out loud, now shaking off Tai's hand off her face, "TK was last in my room…"
"So then maybe TK…"
"N-no!" Kari immediately protested, "TK would never have touched it. He doesn't even know I have one! Plus, even if he did, he wouldn't do that to me.."
Kari sat down on her mattress, that was now on the floor, and thought even harder. "TK told me he tripped. And when I came to the room, he looked like he just ran a marathon or something. Or as if he was guilty about something…" Kari looked around the room. She stared at her drawer, and then at the books on the floor. Now that she thought about it, she realized that the books were not in the same order once TK left. She always color codes her books, and she remembered that they weren't coordinated before she threw them around the room. Worry and fear started to grow inside of her. "Maybe when TK tripped, he probably accidentally dropped all the books and ended up seeing my diary…B-but that doesn't mean he'd take it! He would of put it back.." Kari then started thinking of it in a more realistic way. If TK had a diary, and she somehow was able to get a hold of it, she's guilty to admit that she would. Considering that it's so tempting to even see the love of your life's diary, she would understand if TK actually had taken her diary. Kari's eyes widened a little, realizing that. Tai stared at her funny, and then sat right next to her.
"What's up, lil sis?" he asked, wrapping his arm around her shoulders, "You look deep in thought."
"TK has my diary, Tai," she finally admitted slowly, eyes still wide, "He has my diary…"
Tai looked at her just as shocked, "TK? Best friend-goofy-blond haired boy TK? Are you sure?"
Kari just stared at him with her big, wide, non-blinking eyes and nodded. Her breathing started to go bad as she started breathing more heavily. She now started to panic, and Tai immediately noticed. Kari tightly gripped onto Tai's arms and shook him.
"Oh. My. God. Tai! TK has my diary!" she almost yelled (as if she now just noticed), shaking him furiously, "And I can't just ask for it back! 'Cos what if he doesn't have it? And it's like I'm accusing him or something, but OH MY GOD. I'm pretty sure that he does have my diary! Tai, help me!"
"K-Kari calm down!" Tai said, holding on to her hands to make her stop shaking him, "Even if he does, what's the worst that can happen?"
"Um, he'll READ it?"
"C'mon, it can't be that bad."
Kari gave him a death glare. Tai winced, already knowing the answer. He sighed. Tai knew all about Kari's crush on TK, and being her protective older brother, he also knew about what happened after TK asked her out. She hasn't been exactly stable after that. Tai doesn't need to read Kari's diary to understand the pain she's been going through since last year. That's the only thing he's mad at TK for. TK's her best friend, yet he doesn't realize that she's hurting? Shaking his head in slight disappointment, he hugged his sister comfortingly and thought of an idea.
" How about you get your mind off things? It seems like you've been having a lot on your mind the past few days. There's a carnival going on near the beach. Why don't you go? Bring some girl friends. I'm sure it'll be fun."
"I can't," Kari sighed, "TK's going to be there with Amber. And after what happened, I really don't want to see him. Especially not with her."
"C'mon, Kari! You can't let TK prevent you from having any fun! It's not like you always have to go with TK everywhere you go. Go with Yolei, or some other girl. Just act like he's not there! C'monnn, Kari!" Tai sighed and hugged her, "Kari, you can't expect happiness to come to you. You have to make it happen. So not doing anything isn't really the best idea. Plus, Idon't want you staying home, suffocating yourself with your thoughts. Go out. Have fun. Make yourself happy. You deserve it."
Kari sighed again. Obviously Tai didn't know about the kiss incident that happened last night, so he doesn't know why the diary wasn't the only reason why it would be awkward for her. But he was right. It was about time she made herself happy, and not anybody else. Especially TK. She could probably call up Yolei and go to the carnival. She did remember Yolei telling her days ago that she wanted to go for the free t-shirts, so it shouldn't be a problem. The only problem was actually being there, trying to avoid TK. Her and TK usually always go to carnivals and such events together, so it's going to be hard for her to adapt to it. But then again, Tai was right. She can't always go with TK everywhere, especially if he has a date. She looked at Tai and gave him a soft smile.
"Thanks, Tai," she said, stretching, "Say, are you going to go?"
"I'll be there at the beach, but not at the carnival," Tai smiled, "Date with Sora. I want to make it special."
Kari smiled at how happy Tai was. She always loved hearing about Tai and Sora. They were so very much in love. They've been dating for about three years now. Tai and Sora practically known each other since diapers, and eventually, as they grew older together, they fell in love. Kari envied it a little, because that's exactly what she wanted with TK, since she also grew up with him and ended up falling in love with him as they got older as well. It just didn't work as well as it did with Tai. Kari pouted and slowly rested her head on Tai's shoulder.
"How did you do it?" Kari asked in a whisper, "H-how did you make it work out so perfectly? How did you guys wind up so happy together, even after so long of knowing each other? How are you able to maintain something so…beautiful?"
"Easy," he smiled, resting his head on top of hers, "I took a risk."
"Oh? What risk was that?"
"I fell in love with my best friend."
Late afternoon,
Kari glanced at her watch. The carnival has already started. It was still pretty early though, so Kari wasn't in any rush. She had already called up Yolei, and told her to meet her in front of the apartment building. Kari was just sitting on the stair case outside, waiting for her. She pulled her sweater on tighter and put on her hood. The wind was getting a bit more breezy and cool, which she liked. Just not when she was alone. She glanced up at the orange sky. She had to admit that she was a little nervous about the carnival. Even if her and TK just catch glances, or even just a glimpse of TK and Amber together, she already knows everything would go crashing down on her. Sighing, she pulled out her phone. Not one text or call from TK the whole day, which was odd. TK was usually the first and last person to text her everyday. Kari twitched, annoyed at the empty feeling she was now getting over just texts and phone calls. Kari yawned loudly and rubbed her eyes. Once she finished, she was immediately greeted by a big, bright smile. Kari laughed.
"Hey, Yolei."
"Hey Kari-Bari," Yolei smiled, failing at finding a good enough word to rhyme with Kari's name, "Ready?"
Kari just nodded as she got up and brushed herself off. Linking arms with Kari, they strolled down the street towards the beach. Luckily it was only a few blocks away from them. As Yolei continued on about the food and the rides and such, Kari couldn't help but think about TK. In fact, the closer they got to the beach, the more nervous Kari became. Her heart started racing a bit, and her face seemed uncomfortable. Of course, Yolei noticed. She just decided to take it slow with her assumptions this time.
"So…TK going to be at the carnival?"
Kari winced, remembering that, "Yeah. W-with Amber."
Yolei groaned. Just hearing that girl's name made her want to go straight to business. "Okay, Kari. What's wrong? And don't say 'Oh, nothing's wrong, Yolei'. I know you too well. So spill. If this is about Amber, I can surely kick her sorry as-"
Kari, already knowing that she can't hide anything from her, took a deep breath. "I kissed TK last night."
Yolei stopped in her tracks, causing Kari to jolt back since their arm's were linked. Kari let go and turned to Yolei, staring at her oddly. Apparently she was wrong this time. Yolei gave her a dumb and surprised look and scoffed.
"You tell me this now!" Yolei pouted, "What happened? How'd it happen? Why? What did TK do?"
To save Yolei from future questions, Kari tried to explain the situation as detailed as she can. They continued to walk as Kari spoke, "I don't know what happened actually. We were just playing around like we always do. Throwing muffins at each other, and tickling each other. I honestly know how that dumb kiss even happened. One minute we were laughing, the next we were basically making out."
"Whoa. That's one muffin fight," Yolei joked, but then got serious, "Okay, then? What happened after? Wait, did he kiss you back?"
"I-I don't know! I think he did. I'm not entirely sure. I stopped the kiss before I even realized what I was doing…"
"Why'd you stop the kiss? Why would you even think about stopping? Why you didn't like it?"
Kari already sensed that Yolei wouldn't like her answer, "N-no it's not that! I loved it actually! I felt so…happy. So heart warming, so heart lifting, so…I don't even know how to explain that feeling Yolei. But…"
"But you didn't feel comfortable kissing TK simply because he's your best friend," finished Yolei, rolling her eyes. Kari was right. She didn't like her answer.
Kari winced, "Am I that predictable?"
Yolei sighed, "RISK it, Kari! Stop being a little baby! Man up! Make him yours! That was yet another perfect opportunity that you lost because of what? Being best friends? Try to forget about that the next time another chance flies by. As in, like, just see yourself as a girl who's madly in love with TK. Don't see yourself as a girl's who's madly in love with her best friend. You get what I'm saying?"
It took Kari a while to understand fully what she said, but then she nodded.
"Good. And forget about them for now. You and I are going to have a great time" Yolei huffed.
Kari chuckled softly. Then came an awkward silence that Yolei hated. Yolei cleared her throat and then eyed Kari playfully, "Soo…is he a good kisser?"
Kari blushed embarrassingly and punched Yolei in the arm, who was laughing jokingly. Before they knew it, they were already at the carnival. Loud music, joyful laughter, and the smell of fried goods filled the air. Yolei already looked excited. Kari looked around and smiled. Everybody seemed to be having a good time; with their spouse, with their friends, or with their family. It was adorable. It wasn't long, however, until TK unexpectedly popped out into her mind. She instantly started to feel paranoid. Yolei tugged Kari towards the stand where they were handing out free shirts. If it was free, Yolei was there. Kari stood timidly behind her as she looked (or rummaged) through the shirts on the stand. Kari turned around and decided to look at the carnival around her, seeing where she and Yolei should go next. Although, the moment she turned around was a mistake, for that's where she saw a certain tall blond boy from a distance…
Holding a rose.
Meanwhile, with TK…
TK just stood there stupidly, in the middle of a crowded carnival, glaring and twitching at himself. He couldn't get over how dumb he looked. There he was, just standing there in his lonesome, waiting for a certain girl to come and remove him from this awkward position he got himself in. He eyeballed around, and then sighed. There was no sign of her yet. Even though the girl never told him that she was actually going to be at the carnival, he actually had a good feeling that she was going to appear here sometime. His nervousness increased the longer he stood there. He kept receiving awkward stares from people as they passed, which really didn't help him at all. TK then heard some distance yelling, an argument most likely, coming from a distance. He blinked. It sounded like Yolei. He turned his head towards the sound and indeed it was Yolei, arguing with the sales person. TK's body tensed. "If Yolei is here, then…" His mouth suddenly curved into a smile. He looked around Yolei, and finally caught sight of the one's he's been waiting for.
"Kari…!" he whispered excitedly to himself.
In a few seconds, Kari's head turned, as if she heard him. The minute she turned around, her eyes immediately locked with TK's. She face fell, and suddenly a nervous expression was planted on her face. TK just stared in awe, still standing where he was and looking at Kari who was just feet away from him. "Why can't I move?" TK thought, annoyingly, "She's right THERE. She's looking at YOU. It's your chance!" No matter how much his thoughts attacked him, he still found himself frozen on the spot. His heart started racing. He was beyond nervous, because thoughts of the kiss, and thoughts of the diary came flying back into his head. But he was wasting precious seconds just standing there. Kari just stood there was well, staring at him back. She must be feeling the same way as TK, for she wasn't moving. Finally growing some courage, he took a deep breath and took a few steps towards her.
"TK!" came a voice from in front of him.
TK almost stumbled in his steps as he came to a stop to see who the voice was. His mouth dropped. "Oh my God, not now…!" And this wouldn't be the first time she killed a perfectly good moment. The girl beamed a bright and flashy smile at him.
"Amber, heyy," TK said awkwardly, rubbing his neck, "W-What are you doing here?"
Amber gave him a strange look. TK understood the look and felt like slapping himself. He just asked a person why she's at a carnival. Although, that didn't seem to be the reason why Amber looked at him that way.
"What?' she questioned, tilting her head, "You invited me here! From the letter with the flowers, rememberrr?"
It was TK's turn to return the look. "Letter? What letter? And with the flowers? Huh?" TK thought confusingly. He then thought harder, remembering that Kari's the one who bought the flowers. He then remembered the conversation he had with Kari that day:
"In fact, I bet I'm good enough to book you and Amber a date this Saturday at that carnival thing going on near the beach."
"You're that good?"
"I'm that good."
TK twitched. That means Kari also wrote a letter to Amber to ask her out on a date in the carnival. She was right though, she was that good. After shaking his head off his thoughts, he noticed that Amber was still staring at him funny, waiting for some type of answer. TK cleared his throat to speak, but once again, Amber beat him to it. She looked at the rose in his hands and smiled.
"Oh my gosh, TK, is that for me?" she exclaimed happily, and unexpectedly taking it from his hands, "You are so sweet. You shouldn't have. I knew you didn't forget."
TK's failed to grasp tightly enough on that rose. That rose was for Kari. And Kari was staring. TK's eyes widened. Kari was staring! She was going to get the wrong idea! Looking past Amber, he stared back at the direction where Yolei and Kari was. Kari was still there, although this time, her face was in pain and he could see it. He saw her bite her quivering lip, and he then saw something slowly slide down her face. His heart broke. A tear? Noticing that TK was still staring at her, she just shook her head, turned around and ran away. TK, without hesitation, clumsily pushed past Amber and ran after his best friend.
He wasn't going to mess up and lose this chance. Not again.
TBC
Okay, I hope none of you guys are disappointed. Since I did say this was going to be the last chapter, and you were probably expecting some type of big ending. But I realized there was more to the story, and I didn't want to make it seemed rushed. Regardless, I hoped you enjoyed this chapter and that you're willing to continue. I really appreciate the time you take to read this. =) Hopefully I'll feel better soon!
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