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Chapter-4- A Watchful Eye

Kari was careful not to pass Matt in the halls for the next few days at school and Matt found himself wishing he could find her. He looked for her everyday, risking detention. He began to not care when Sora would ask him what was wrong and would simply answer, "I am trying to find Kari. Have you seen her?"

"No!" she'd spit, and he'd walk away. That did not make her give up though, she was around him every day. The only time Matt could get away from her was when he was at his apartment and even then he was beginning to wonder if he should block her number.

This really sucked for Matt. He would try to go to bed but every time he closed his eyes all he could think about was the way Kari's lips felt on his. He liked the way she ran her hands through his hair and down his chest. And he loved the way her skin felt under his fingers.

And every night Matt would get up and stay up, there was no way sleep was going to come easy for him. He wanted Kari next to him, and he wanted to hear her sweet little voice. He shook his head. He couldn't, this was Tai's little sister, is anything went wrong, where would that leave them and their friendship? What if Tai didn't approve?

There was one night in particular when TK finally woke up and said lazily, "Matt, what the heck is wrong?"

"Huh? What makes you ask that?"

"Um…because it's two in the morning and you sitting on the couch starring at the ceiling." Matt didn't say anything. "It's Kari isn't it?" Matt looked up and TK sat next to his brother. "I thought so."

"What makes you so sure?"

"O, get off it, Matt! I see the way you look at her, the way you smile every time she enters the room. And, I don't know why, but she's staying away now. What happened?"

"Man, you're like a girl." TK didn't respond so Matt just said, "I….I like her, ok?" He began pacing around the room. "But I cannot let anything happen between us."

"Why not? You like her she likes you. What's the trouble?"

"What if Tai doesn't like it? He's my best friend!"

"Tai's not in the relationship." It was a new revelation for Matt. TK was right. His little brother stood up. "Look man, you like her, and I am pretty sure she likes you, Tai likes you. I'm sure he wouldn't mind his little sister being with someone like you."

*~*~*~

"Hey, Kari?"

Kari groaned and lifted her head. She really wanted to get her paper done and leave for the day. The school library was too quiet and bare. "Yes, Davis?" she sighed.

"You busy?"

"No." She turned to look at him. "Just trying to get this fifteen page paper out of the way for English."

"O!" He didn't get the hint. "Wanna go shoot some hoops? The weather is good."

This was true. There was a nice breeze outside, and it wasn't too hot or too cold. Her thoughts drifted to Matt. He would be outside on a day like this working on his car. She shook her head, not now. There was work to be done.

"Maybe later Davis," Kari finally spoke. He looked a little hurt. "How about Saturday?"

Davis looked up and smiled. "Saturday? Alright? See you on the court in the morning?"

"Sounds good."

"Sounds real good."

And he took his leave. Kari worked on her paper until the librarian finally kicked her out. She grabbed her bag and CD and walked out. The halls were cleared out except for a few janitors, the school doors were usually opened until seven PM for student-athletes and those willing to study in the cafeteria. Kari decided that she had had enough school for one day and went to her locker to get the remainder of her books. She sighed, suddenly realizing that she had no way of getting home. The late bus was gone and Tai had the car. And Davis, always thinking of others, hadn't even asked her if she needed a lift.

"Great," she muttered and leaned her head on the locker besides her own.

"Need a ride?" a voice asked.

She popped up. "Matt! What are you still doing here?"

"Asking if you need a ride. I saw you were still here after the late bus and I know Tai had to work right after school."

"I…I…"

Matt was next to her in two strides. He cupped her chin between two fingers and made her look at him. "What?" she whispered.

He spoke with a matter of fact tone. "I am not going to sit around and like what happened didn't. And I am definitely not going to pretend like I don't want it to happen again," he whispered, "especially when I know you want it to."

And without warning his lips were on hers. She tried to pull away but he wouldn't let her. Sensing this, Kari kissed him back and wrapped her arms around his neck. Matt wasn't the least bit surprised, he knew she wanted his kiss and he wanted it back. He pulled her close to him and kissed her forehead her temples and her lips once again. She ran her fingers through his hair and he held her even more close to his body.

"Ok, ok," Kari giggled, her lips were bruised. "Matt, you can't have me in the lunchroom."

"No ones here," he smiled and she giggle again. "Come on, I'll give you a lift home." He kissed her sore lips again and they walked out of the school, hand in hand, completely oblivious to the envious eyes of Sora.

Matt did as he promised and Kari invited him for a little bit. "Tai isn't here right now, and the apartment is too big."

"I think you have something else in mind."

"Yes, I did have something else in mind." She spoke like a strict teacher. "I was simply wondering if you were interested in something to eat, it is almost six."

Matt laughed. "You cook?"

"Tai sure doesn't."

"Ok. Show the way."

Matt had only meant to stay for a half hour, but he and Kari ended up talking about everything; friends, school, music, which Kari didn't know much about, family and brothers.

"So does Ken have a thing for you?"

"O, no!" Kari was a bit surprised. "I liked him last year and I asked if he wanted to start hanging out a bit more and he told me right away that he really didn't want anything with any girl right now. He just wants a friend. Not a girl friend."

"Well good!" Matt smiled, quite pleased with the answer, this did not go unseen by Kari.

Matt looked at the clock and sighed. "Tai will be here soon. And I still have some work to do." He got up and walked close to Kari and out his hand gently on her cheek. "Thank you," he whispered.

They kissed gently and Matt grabbed her around the waist again and kissed her harder. Kari giggled. "Come on now Matt, go. I'll see you later."

"Tomorrow morning?"

"Yes, yes. O…no…."

"What?"

Kari put on a shy smile. "I promised Davis we'd hang out for a bit." She looked at Matt. "Just for a bit."

"Be careful. Davis, I don't know. Something about him isn't right."

She smiled and kissed him good bye.

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The next day Davis got the wrong idea and thought Kari was happy to be with him. He laughed, and was charming and talked about how good he was at sports. Kari found herself laughing with him, but it was only the thought of Matt's kiss that kept her in such a good mood. She didn't tell Tai about them yet, she did not see the reason.

Davis went to shoot a basket, but Kari stole the ball from him and got his points instead. A few minutes later she was knocked to the ground by Davis and scraped her elbows badly.

"Ow!" she screamed.

"Kari!" Davis was quick to help to her feet and help her over to his bag where, surprisingly, he was prepared for any occasion it seemed. "Here." He poured some peroxide on her elbows and poured some water on them. He dabbed her with some cloth and looked up at her when he was done with a smile.

Kari realized how close Davis was her to then and tried to back away but he held her. "Kari," he whispered.

"Davis, please, let go." He grabbed her neck roughly. "Davis!"

"Just a taste." He was pulling her head close to his.

"DAVIS!" Kari finally managed to twist her body and pull out if his grasp. She walked away without looking back and rubbed her wrist. It would bruise, Davis grasped her wrist pretty hard. She heard Davis calling out her name. "Leave me alone!" She didn't even look over her shoulder and was quick to get in the car and speed off.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Riiiiiing! Riiiiiiinng!

TK picked up the phone. "Hello? O…hi Sora." TK looked at Matt who simply shook his head and walked into the kitchen. "No, I am afraid he isn't available right now. Yea, I'll let him know you called. Um…I actually don't know when he'll be back. Yup, bye." TK looked at his brother. "She's got it bad."

Matt's cell phone rang and he groaned when he saw the words Don't Answer on his caller ID. "She doesn't know when to quit. It wouldn't be so bad if she just liked me and didn't try anything. Especially now that…"

"Now that what, Matt?"

Matt looked at his younger brother and smiled. "I'm with Kari."

TK smiled. "Really? You two! Why am I not surprised? Really, though I am happy. She's good for you."

"Thanks."

There was a silence in the room and then TK asked, "Does Sora know."

"Nah! Thank god though, huh? Who knows what she would do?"

Matt could not have been further from the truth. Sora was currently on her way to talk to a little brunette. Had Kari known about what was going to happen she probably would have minded Tai telling her that he was working a double all day. The door bell rang.

"Sora?" Kari greeted.

"Hi, Kari," Sora smiled. "Do you mind if I come in?"

"Um, no." She opened the door wider and Sora stepped in. "What can I help you with?"

"I saw you and Matt together!" Sora blurted.

"W-What?"

"I saw you two together!" Her eyes had gone from welcomed guest to totally pissed off. Kari was suddenly backed against a wall. "Sty away from him."

"Sora, you're acting like a child!" Kari shouted.

Sora pointed a finger in Kari's face. "Stay away from him!"

"Stay away from me!" Kari managed to push Sora aside and shove her out the door. "You're not welcomed here!" And she slammed and locked it shut.

Kari was surprised to find her self breathing heavily. It wasn't a big fight, it was hardly a fight at all, but something told her to keep her distance from Sora. And Davis for that matter.