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Kari's Missing Hope - Chapter 4
"Get ready, guys!" warned Davis.
All four children stood ready as an overly grown Shellmon raced over the hill towards them.
"Geez, is this guy way overweight or what?!?" asked a panicky Yolei.
"Cody, let's you and me attack first! Yolei, you and Kari follow up after us!" Davis ordered.
"Gotcha!" she answered. Hawkmon had already armor-digivoled back into Halsemon, and readied itself for battle. Turning to Kari, Yolei noticed that her friend had an unsure look on her face. Yolei walked over to Kari. "Kari, were you listening at all to Davis???…I can't believe I just said that!"
"Um…uh…"
"Look, I know how much you miss T.K., but this isn't the time!" Yolei almost yelled.
"You…I'm sorry, Yolei…you're right." Kari hastily wiped away a tear, and put on a determined expression. "You ready to fight, Gatomon?" she asked turning to her feline friend.
"I am if you are."
The two locked eyes with each other and nodded simultaneously. Kari then raised her digivice up.
"DIGI-ARMOR ENERGIZE!"
Kari's digivice started to glow, creating as an almost blinding pink light. Gatomon began to glow pink as well, until her features couldn't be seen. The cat-like digimon changed into a bigger version of herself, her face became covered with something that looked like a mask, resembling her actual facial features, giant white wings sprouted from her back, and gold- colored gauntlet-type armor appeared on her front paws and shoulders.
"NEFERTIMON! THE ANGEL OF LIGHT!!!"
The awesome sights of digimon digivolving never ceased to amaze Kari, whom hopped on Nefertimon's back in preparation to leap into the fray and join the others.
"Let's do it, Cody!" Davis said.
"Digmon! Do your thing!" Cody yelled to his partner. Davis did likewise with Flamedramon.
The two digimon stood in the direction of Shellmon. Neither of the digimon budged an inch, but they raised their fists to initiate the first (and second) shot.
"FIRE ROCKET!!!"
"GOLD RUSH!!!"
As soon the words were spoken, speeding fireballs and drilling missiles launched from the bodies of the two digimon. Shellmon stopped in its tracks to brace itself from the incoming projectiles. Unfortunately the attacks simply bounced off of the gigantic sea monster.
The two kids and their respective digimon watched in shock as Shellmon continued its rampage towards them.
"Aww, no good!" complained Davis.
"It didn't work!" noted Cody.
"Get back!" Flamedramon heroically yelled in caution.
"GRAWWWWWWL!!!!!" Shellmon let out a fearful roar and accelerated towards the digimon. Forming its two hands into fists, it punched outward, slamming into Davis and Cody's digimon with incredible strength and speed.
"Ahh!" Flamedramon yelled in pain, as he got knocked backwards even farther than the kids were standing. At that moment, Digmon wished he could fly out of Shellmon's range, and tried (in vain) to quickly attack again.
"GOLD RU-…oof!"
Digmon winced in pain as he fell face-first into the ground.
"Our turn now!" Yolei declared. "Halsemon, go for it!"
The eagle-like digimon flew towards the enemy with indescribable speed and accuracy, but he didn't have a chance to attack, as Shellmon grabbed Halsemon by its beak, and threw it back further than Flamedramon had landed. Luckily, Yolei wasn't riding him.
From far up in the sky, Kari, riding Nefertimon, got a more than clear view of what events transpired down on the battlefield.
"Whoa! Didja see that, Nefertimon? Shellmon threw the others around like rag dolls!" Kari commented.
"Then we'll just have to do our best to keep to keep our distance!" Nefertimon added. "ROSETTA STONE!!!"
Giant tombstones immediately appeared out of Nefertimon's back and were headed straight for Shellmon. But Shellmon again successfully retaliated, launching huge blasts of water at Nefertimon's attack.
"HYDRO BLASTER!!!" The attack was blocked in less than five seconds.
"No…" Kari said, worried.
"Don't worry, Kari…as long as we're up here, he shouldn't be able to get to…huh?"
The last thing either of them saw before blacking out was another huge blast of water invading their eyesight and filling their lungs.
*********************
"So…how goes it, T.K.?"
"Oh…it's no doubt gonna take some getting used to, but it'll probably be easy getting used to a BIGGER apartment."
"Yeah, yeah, rub it in."
T.K. laughed. It didn't take too long for him to unload most of his stuff, and Patamon was easily making himself at home, so T.K. decided to call his brother Matt via the telephone.
"No…what I meant was…well, you DO miss all of us, don'cha?"
"Of course I do!" T.K. assured his brother.
"So…whaddya think the Davis and the others are doing?" Matt asked.
T.K. did his best to think up a simple answer. "Aww, who knows…probably in the Digital World, saving the day, no doubt."
"Heh…" Matt began. "Feels like we never get a break, huh?"
"Guess not," T.K. agreed. "We never get to just wake up and get some fresh air…"
*********************
"Wake up, Kari! C'mon, wake up!"
"Breath, just breath."
"That's it, inhale some fresh air!"
Voices picked at Kari's ears like…something that picks. Her recent encounter with a hydro blast knocked her out cold, as well as Gatomon, who regained consciousness sooner. As her eyes slowly opened, she saw at least five or six faces – human and digimon – watching over her with worry. Another thing she noticed was a mild headache, pounding into her already splintered thoughts.
"Geez, d…did anybody get the number of the fire truck that ran over me?" she asked, partially out of it.
Everybody sighed in relief.
"Mmm…ooh, boy…what hit me?"
Yolei was the first to speak. "Take it easy, Kari. You and Gatomon practically swallowed half a river."
"Sh…Shellmon?"
"Yeah," said Cody. "You two got blasted hard. You'd be worm food if Halsemon hadn't recovered quickly and caught you."
"Flamedramon and Digmon managed to hold Shellmon off while we got you to a safe distance," Yolei added.
"How?!?" asked Kari. "That monster made us look like Davis's soccer team on a GOOD day!"
"Hey!" complained Davis.
"Well…" Yolei said, thinking back. "The two of them used pieces of the control spire to beat back Shellmon, like a big stick."
"Hey, it wasn't as easy as it looked!" Veemon complained. "That Shellmon was stronger than usual! Stronger than it should've been!"
"But how is that possible?" asked Cody.
"Hey…who knows exactly what Ken does to the digimon he experiments with?" Davis said.
"Look, we should be thankful that we were able to get outta that mess with our skins intact. Let's get home, and get some rest. Especially you, Kari," Yolei stated.
Kari slowly nodded and the Digidestined made their way to the television screen from which they came.
*********************
Meanwhile, T.K. and his Mom were having a somewhat peaceful meal down at the neighborhood diner. The diner was well known throughout the town, and many people came there for any kind of meal during the day. T.K. was pleasantly surprised at the quality of the food he was eating. Patamon will be sorry he missed this, he thought.
"…so your new school is pretty famous. I've heard it's pretty hard to get into."
T.K. didn't really have much opinion on what school he attended, as long as he could get a good education. Granted, he wasn't the top student in the nation, but school was important to him, all the same.
"If it's a tough school to get accepted into, then how'd you 'sneak' me in?" T.K. asked, raising an eyebrow.
Ms. Takaishi winked. "Trade secret."
T.K. was sometimes very curious, but quickly decided that he didn't want to know. As both of them got up to leave, Ms. Takaishi handed him the keys to the car, while heading to the cashier to pay for the dinner. But before T.K. could reach for the door to exit the diner, it opened up first and a girl (almost) ran inside and smashed into him so hard that he fell backwards on the floor on his butt, and his hat flew off.
"Oh, geez, I'm SO sorry!" said the girl apologetically, helping him up. "I'm really sorry, but I was so hungry for some eats, that I ran here!"
T.K. glanced at the girl standing before him. She was about his height, with pale brown eyes, and brown hair to match; longer than Kari's, going down to the bottom of her neck. T.K. was a little surprised that she wasn't wearing anything fancy or flashy. Just a simple pink T-shirt (with a pocket on the right side), black jean shorts, your everyday trademark white socks (those are the ONLY kind I wear…!), and black n' white sneakers. (Those, too.)
"Uh, hey…no problem…I shoulda been watching where I was going!" T.K. stammered.
"No way, it was MY fault!" she said with a VERY cute giggle.
T.K. found himself laughing a bit, as well. "Okay, have it your way, I'm too tired to argue. I gotta get going. See ya!"
"Gotcha! Don't worry, I'll pay you back, I promise!"
"How do you know we'll see each other again?" he asked before taking his first step out of the diner.
The girl had a strange (suspicious?) look on her cute face "I got a feelin' we'll bump into each other again soon…just you wait."
"Uh…okay." That was about all he say.
Upon arriving (at his new) home, T.K. found Patamon contentedly playing his video games at the television in the bedroom. For someone who didn't seem to know much about electronics, Patamon sure remembered how to hook up the video game system. T.K. put the Styrofoam (Ugh!) container of food down beside his little friend. Funny, he thought. Sometimes it's so hard to believe that this little football shaped buddy is really the heroic and brave Angemon. (I can't believe it, either.)
Leaving his digimon friend to his games, he headed into the living room to check the answering machine for any messages. There was only one…from Tai. T.K. pressed the button to listen.
*BEEP*
"Hey T.K., I'm not sure you'll listen to this message right away since you're unpacking, but I'm calling, all the same. Look, uh…Kari's been pretty sad since you left. Maybe you could give her a shout, huh? Well, see ya later…hopefully."
*BEEP*
T.K. exhaled heavily. What should he do? He was worried about what she might say. Maybe I went too far when I kissed her…it was probably a bad idea, anyway. She's probably mad or at least confused about the whole thing. On the other hand, it would be nice to talk to her again…but I don't know if I can do it…
*********************
No one was home when Kari and Gatomon walked into her apartment. But it was probably all for the best in her case. She felt so worn out that she probably wouldn't be able to successfully hide her fatigue. Kari, not feeling very hungry, half-stumbled into her bedroom, while Gatomon got some milk and cookies, and plopped down on the couch in front of the boob tube.
Never before had Kari so intensely saw going bed as a treasure. Already changed into her pink pajamas, she slipped into bed and under the covers. But try as she might, she couldn't get comfortable. Not surprisingly, her thought once again drifted to T.K. However, now was thinking about his absence from the battle today. It was difficult to describe the exact atmosphere of the situation, but without T.K.…it was noticeably different. Then she thought about their perfect, shared kiss. Kari sighed and blushed as she thought more and more about it. But something else about it was bothering her. Was it simply a sweet goodbye kiss? Or something more?
*RRRRRIIIIINNNNNGGGGG*
Kari slowly picked up the phone and answered. "Look, whoever this is, I'm too tired to-"
All traces of fatigue dissolved as she heard the voice on the other end…
"Hey, Kari."
"T.K.!!!"
"Hey there. How are-"
"T.K., I've missed you so much!!!" Kari almost yelled into the receiver.
Well, at least she's not mad, thought T.K. "Y-yeah…me, too. Umm…how are you guys?"
Kari sighed in relief that T.K. actually decided to call, but it was incredibly difficult to mask her excitement.
"We're okay, I guess…but…"
"W…what? Did something bad happen?"
"That's an understatement…the Digimon Emperor decided that it was a good day to wallop us with an overly strong Shellmon…and of the human half of the team…I was only one who was all wet in this end."
T.K. felt a heavy wave of guilt wash over him. "Oh, Kari…I'm really sorry, I should have been there to protect you or something…"
Try as he might, he couldn't find the right words to say.
"Hey, don't worry…I'm a little shaky, and a little wet…but I'll be fine."
T.K. cleared his throat. "So, uh…how are the others?"
Kari was disappointed that he suddenly changed the subject, but he would want to know about the others, naturally.
"They're okay. More embarrassed than injured, hopefully. That Shellmon made our digimon look like a scrub team. Believe me, you and Patamon saved yourselves a world of hurt today."
The two close friends laughed, but T.K. really hoped that Kari was slightly exaggerating.
"Umm…what I meant was…they miss me too, right?" T.K. asked.
"Oh, of course they do!" Kari answered quickly.
"That's…good to hear."
"Yeah. We all…miss you."
There was a horrible, nauseating, and nearly unbearable silence for the next ten seconds. Until Kari decided to push the subject a little bit further.
"I…I miss you."
"I miss you too, Kari. And again…I'm sorry that I wasn't there to fight alongside with you today. I'm sorry I let you down."
"You could never let me down…really, T.K., it's okay." Kari replied.
"No, Kari…it's not okay. I…I really care about you…a lot." T.K. said as he started to blush. Geez, that was hard to say!, he thought to himself.
Kari truly felt as though he had softly stroked her heart with those words, and she began to blush as well. She couldn't help but smile now.
"T.K.…I care about you too…a lot."
"Well…" said T.K.
"Well…" said Kari.
"Goodnight, Kari. Hope you feel better soon."
"Goodnight, T.K. I hope so too." But I'll be back at 100% when you're with me again, she thought.
Both of them paused again.
"T.K.?"
"Yeah?"
"…I…I miss you," she said again, sounding like she was ready to cry.
"I miss you, too…" he almost whispered.
With all that said, Kari and T.K. looked at their phone receivers, and slowly (and reluctantly) hung up. T.K. sighed and glanced out his bedroom window, looking at the new neighborhood, wondering what tomorrow would bring. As Kari turned out the lights and sadly lied down in bed, she wished with all her heart that T.K. would come out of nowhere and have her run away with him into paradise.
TO BE CONTINUED…
It is my sad and tragic duty to announce that I am afflicted with a ravaging disease called…"Writer's Block." Unfortunately, I have no idea where to proceed from here, so don't be surprised if I can't get the next chapter up quickly. But on the lighter side of things, it would be interesting to see if any of you readers and reviewers have any suggestions on where I should go with this story! If anybody thinks they have a good idea, then I will most certainly take it under consideration, and you WILL be credited if I use any of them! Well, that's enough for now! I'm tired, Goodnight!
Kari's Missing Hope - Chapter 4
"Get ready, guys!" warned Davis.
All four children stood ready as an overly grown Shellmon raced over the hill towards them.
"Geez, is this guy way overweight or what?!?" asked a panicky Yolei.
"Cody, let's you and me attack first! Yolei, you and Kari follow up after us!" Davis ordered.
"Gotcha!" she answered. Hawkmon had already armor-digivoled back into Halsemon, and readied itself for battle. Turning to Kari, Yolei noticed that her friend had an unsure look on her face. Yolei walked over to Kari. "Kari, were you listening at all to Davis???…I can't believe I just said that!"
"Um…uh…"
"Look, I know how much you miss T.K., but this isn't the time!" Yolei almost yelled.
"You…I'm sorry, Yolei…you're right." Kari hastily wiped away a tear, and put on a determined expression. "You ready to fight, Gatomon?" she asked turning to her feline friend.
"I am if you are."
The two locked eyes with each other and nodded simultaneously. Kari then raised her digivice up.
"DIGI-ARMOR ENERGIZE!"
Kari's digivice started to glow, creating as an almost blinding pink light. Gatomon began to glow pink as well, until her features couldn't be seen. The cat-like digimon changed into a bigger version of herself, her face became covered with something that looked like a mask, resembling her actual facial features, giant white wings sprouted from her back, and gold- colored gauntlet-type armor appeared on her front paws and shoulders.
"NEFERTIMON! THE ANGEL OF LIGHT!!!"
The awesome sights of digimon digivolving never ceased to amaze Kari, whom hopped on Nefertimon's back in preparation to leap into the fray and join the others.
"Let's do it, Cody!" Davis said.
"Digmon! Do your thing!" Cody yelled to his partner. Davis did likewise with Flamedramon.
The two digimon stood in the direction of Shellmon. Neither of the digimon budged an inch, but they raised their fists to initiate the first (and second) shot.
"FIRE ROCKET!!!"
"GOLD RUSH!!!"
As soon the words were spoken, speeding fireballs and drilling missiles launched from the bodies of the two digimon. Shellmon stopped in its tracks to brace itself from the incoming projectiles. Unfortunately the attacks simply bounced off of the gigantic sea monster.
The two kids and their respective digimon watched in shock as Shellmon continued its rampage towards them.
"Aww, no good!" complained Davis.
"It didn't work!" noted Cody.
"Get back!" Flamedramon heroically yelled in caution.
"GRAWWWWWWL!!!!!" Shellmon let out a fearful roar and accelerated towards the digimon. Forming its two hands into fists, it punched outward, slamming into Davis and Cody's digimon with incredible strength and speed.
"Ahh!" Flamedramon yelled in pain, as he got knocked backwards even farther than the kids were standing. At that moment, Digmon wished he could fly out of Shellmon's range, and tried (in vain) to quickly attack again.
"GOLD RU-…oof!"
Digmon winced in pain as he fell face-first into the ground.
"Our turn now!" Yolei declared. "Halsemon, go for it!"
The eagle-like digimon flew towards the enemy with indescribable speed and accuracy, but he didn't have a chance to attack, as Shellmon grabbed Halsemon by its beak, and threw it back further than Flamedramon had landed. Luckily, Yolei wasn't riding him.
From far up in the sky, Kari, riding Nefertimon, got a more than clear view of what events transpired down on the battlefield.
"Whoa! Didja see that, Nefertimon? Shellmon threw the others around like rag dolls!" Kari commented.
"Then we'll just have to do our best to keep to keep our distance!" Nefertimon added. "ROSETTA STONE!!!"
Giant tombstones immediately appeared out of Nefertimon's back and were headed straight for Shellmon. But Shellmon again successfully retaliated, launching huge blasts of water at Nefertimon's attack.
"HYDRO BLASTER!!!" The attack was blocked in less than five seconds.
"No…" Kari said, worried.
"Don't worry, Kari…as long as we're up here, he shouldn't be able to get to…huh?"
The last thing either of them saw before blacking out was another huge blast of water invading their eyesight and filling their lungs.
*********************
"So…how goes it, T.K.?"
"Oh…it's no doubt gonna take some getting used to, but it'll probably be easy getting used to a BIGGER apartment."
"Yeah, yeah, rub it in."
T.K. laughed. It didn't take too long for him to unload most of his stuff, and Patamon was easily making himself at home, so T.K. decided to call his brother Matt via the telephone.
"No…what I meant was…well, you DO miss all of us, don'cha?"
"Of course I do!" T.K. assured his brother.
"So…whaddya think the Davis and the others are doing?" Matt asked.
T.K. did his best to think up a simple answer. "Aww, who knows…probably in the Digital World, saving the day, no doubt."
"Heh…" Matt began. "Feels like we never get a break, huh?"
"Guess not," T.K. agreed. "We never get to just wake up and get some fresh air…"
*********************
"Wake up, Kari! C'mon, wake up!"
"Breath, just breath."
"That's it, inhale some fresh air!"
Voices picked at Kari's ears like…something that picks. Her recent encounter with a hydro blast knocked her out cold, as well as Gatomon, who regained consciousness sooner. As her eyes slowly opened, she saw at least five or six faces – human and digimon – watching over her with worry. Another thing she noticed was a mild headache, pounding into her already splintered thoughts.
"Geez, d…did anybody get the number of the fire truck that ran over me?" she asked, partially out of it.
Everybody sighed in relief.
"Mmm…ooh, boy…what hit me?"
Yolei was the first to speak. "Take it easy, Kari. You and Gatomon practically swallowed half a river."
"Sh…Shellmon?"
"Yeah," said Cody. "You two got blasted hard. You'd be worm food if Halsemon hadn't recovered quickly and caught you."
"Flamedramon and Digmon managed to hold Shellmon off while we got you to a safe distance," Yolei added.
"How?!?" asked Kari. "That monster made us look like Davis's soccer team on a GOOD day!"
"Hey!" complained Davis.
"Well…" Yolei said, thinking back. "The two of them used pieces of the control spire to beat back Shellmon, like a big stick."
"Hey, it wasn't as easy as it looked!" Veemon complained. "That Shellmon was stronger than usual! Stronger than it should've been!"
"But how is that possible?" asked Cody.
"Hey…who knows exactly what Ken does to the digimon he experiments with?" Davis said.
"Look, we should be thankful that we were able to get outta that mess with our skins intact. Let's get home, and get some rest. Especially you, Kari," Yolei stated.
Kari slowly nodded and the Digidestined made their way to the television screen from which they came.
*********************
Meanwhile, T.K. and his Mom were having a somewhat peaceful meal down at the neighborhood diner. The diner was well known throughout the town, and many people came there for any kind of meal during the day. T.K. was pleasantly surprised at the quality of the food he was eating. Patamon will be sorry he missed this, he thought.
"…so your new school is pretty famous. I've heard it's pretty hard to get into."
T.K. didn't really have much opinion on what school he attended, as long as he could get a good education. Granted, he wasn't the top student in the nation, but school was important to him, all the same.
"If it's a tough school to get accepted into, then how'd you 'sneak' me in?" T.K. asked, raising an eyebrow.
Ms. Takaishi winked. "Trade secret."
T.K. was sometimes very curious, but quickly decided that he didn't want to know. As both of them got up to leave, Ms. Takaishi handed him the keys to the car, while heading to the cashier to pay for the dinner. But before T.K. could reach for the door to exit the diner, it opened up first and a girl (almost) ran inside and smashed into him so hard that he fell backwards on the floor on his butt, and his hat flew off.
"Oh, geez, I'm SO sorry!" said the girl apologetically, helping him up. "I'm really sorry, but I was so hungry for some eats, that I ran here!"
T.K. glanced at the girl standing before him. She was about his height, with pale brown eyes, and brown hair to match; longer than Kari's, going down to the bottom of her neck. T.K. was a little surprised that she wasn't wearing anything fancy or flashy. Just a simple pink T-shirt (with a pocket on the right side), black jean shorts, your everyday trademark white socks (those are the ONLY kind I wear…!), and black n' white sneakers. (Those, too.)
"Uh, hey…no problem…I shoulda been watching where I was going!" T.K. stammered.
"No way, it was MY fault!" she said with a VERY cute giggle.
T.K. found himself laughing a bit, as well. "Okay, have it your way, I'm too tired to argue. I gotta get going. See ya!"
"Gotcha! Don't worry, I'll pay you back, I promise!"
"How do you know we'll see each other again?" he asked before taking his first step out of the diner.
The girl had a strange (suspicious?) look on her cute face "I got a feelin' we'll bump into each other again soon…just you wait."
"Uh…okay." That was about all he say.
Upon arriving (at his new) home, T.K. found Patamon contentedly playing his video games at the television in the bedroom. For someone who didn't seem to know much about electronics, Patamon sure remembered how to hook up the video game system. T.K. put the Styrofoam (Ugh!) container of food down beside his little friend. Funny, he thought. Sometimes it's so hard to believe that this little football shaped buddy is really the heroic and brave Angemon. (I can't believe it, either.)
Leaving his digimon friend to his games, he headed into the living room to check the answering machine for any messages. There was only one…from Tai. T.K. pressed the button to listen.
*BEEP*
"Hey T.K., I'm not sure you'll listen to this message right away since you're unpacking, but I'm calling, all the same. Look, uh…Kari's been pretty sad since you left. Maybe you could give her a shout, huh? Well, see ya later…hopefully."
*BEEP*
T.K. exhaled heavily. What should he do? He was worried about what she might say. Maybe I went too far when I kissed her…it was probably a bad idea, anyway. She's probably mad or at least confused about the whole thing. On the other hand, it would be nice to talk to her again…but I don't know if I can do it…
*********************
No one was home when Kari and Gatomon walked into her apartment. But it was probably all for the best in her case. She felt so worn out that she probably wouldn't be able to successfully hide her fatigue. Kari, not feeling very hungry, half-stumbled into her bedroom, while Gatomon got some milk and cookies, and plopped down on the couch in front of the boob tube.
Never before had Kari so intensely saw going bed as a treasure. Already changed into her pink pajamas, she slipped into bed and under the covers. But try as she might, she couldn't get comfortable. Not surprisingly, her thought once again drifted to T.K. However, now was thinking about his absence from the battle today. It was difficult to describe the exact atmosphere of the situation, but without T.K.…it was noticeably different. Then she thought about their perfect, shared kiss. Kari sighed and blushed as she thought more and more about it. But something else about it was bothering her. Was it simply a sweet goodbye kiss? Or something more?
*RRRRRIIIIINNNNNGGGGG*
Kari slowly picked up the phone and answered. "Look, whoever this is, I'm too tired to-"
All traces of fatigue dissolved as she heard the voice on the other end…
"Hey, Kari."
"T.K.!!!"
"Hey there. How are-"
"T.K., I've missed you so much!!!" Kari almost yelled into the receiver.
Well, at least she's not mad, thought T.K. "Y-yeah…me, too. Umm…how are you guys?"
Kari sighed in relief that T.K. actually decided to call, but it was incredibly difficult to mask her excitement.
"We're okay, I guess…but…"
"W…what? Did something bad happen?"
"That's an understatement…the Digimon Emperor decided that it was a good day to wallop us with an overly strong Shellmon…and of the human half of the team…I was only one who was all wet in this end."
T.K. felt a heavy wave of guilt wash over him. "Oh, Kari…I'm really sorry, I should have been there to protect you or something…"
Try as he might, he couldn't find the right words to say.
"Hey, don't worry…I'm a little shaky, and a little wet…but I'll be fine."
T.K. cleared his throat. "So, uh…how are the others?"
Kari was disappointed that he suddenly changed the subject, but he would want to know about the others, naturally.
"They're okay. More embarrassed than injured, hopefully. That Shellmon made our digimon look like a scrub team. Believe me, you and Patamon saved yourselves a world of hurt today."
The two close friends laughed, but T.K. really hoped that Kari was slightly exaggerating.
"Umm…what I meant was…they miss me too, right?" T.K. asked.
"Oh, of course they do!" Kari answered quickly.
"That's…good to hear."
"Yeah. We all…miss you."
There was a horrible, nauseating, and nearly unbearable silence for the next ten seconds. Until Kari decided to push the subject a little bit further.
"I…I miss you."
"I miss you too, Kari. And again…I'm sorry that I wasn't there to fight alongside with you today. I'm sorry I let you down."
"You could never let me down…really, T.K., it's okay." Kari replied.
"No, Kari…it's not okay. I…I really care about you…a lot." T.K. said as he started to blush. Geez, that was hard to say!, he thought to himself.
Kari truly felt as though he had softly stroked her heart with those words, and she began to blush as well. She couldn't help but smile now.
"T.K.…I care about you too…a lot."
"Well…" said T.K.
"Well…" said Kari.
"Goodnight, Kari. Hope you feel better soon."
"Goodnight, T.K. I hope so too." But I'll be back at 100% when you're with me again, she thought.
Both of them paused again.
"T.K.?"
"Yeah?"
"…I…I miss you," she said again, sounding like she was ready to cry.
"I miss you, too…" he almost whispered.
With all that said, Kari and T.K. looked at their phone receivers, and slowly (and reluctantly) hung up. T.K. sighed and glanced out his bedroom window, looking at the new neighborhood, wondering what tomorrow would bring. As Kari turned out the lights and sadly lied down in bed, she wished with all her heart that T.K. would come out of nowhere and have her run away with him into paradise.
TO BE CONTINUED…
It is my sad and tragic duty to announce that I am afflicted with a ravaging disease called…"Writer's Block." Unfortunately, I have no idea where to proceed from here, so don't be surprised if I can't get the next chapter up quickly. But on the lighter side of things, it would be interesting to see if any of you readers and reviewers have any suggestions on where I should go with this story! If anybody thinks they have a good idea, then I will most certainly take it under consideration, and you WILL be credited if I use any of them! Well, that's enough for now! I'm tired, Goodnight!