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A/N – Sorry in advance. Some people are going to be upset after they read this chapter.

Vacation-Gone-Wrong

By: Hopeful Writer

Chapter 7

"Kari?" TK sounded weak and vulnerable when he called his girlfriend. "Can you come with me? I want to go find Matt's body and give it a proper burial, but I don't want to go alone, in case the murderer is still out there."

Kari glanced at Sora and Davis, then nodded. "Sure, let's go quickly." They scurried out of the house, leaving Sora, Davis, and Kevin alone.

A moment later, perfectly planned, Kevin piped up, "I'm going to go catch them. I want to help bury Matt."

"Be careful," Sora instructed, and Kevin nodded, wishing he could say goodbye to them. Sora and Davis had always been very nice to him, even though he was younger and TK and Matt's little brother. But he couldn't and he knew it.

"See you later," he said, and he meant it. Eventually, they'd all meet up in some afterlife place. He'd never been really religious, but that's what he hoped.

Kari led TK to where Matt's body had been, not knowing that Kevin was close behind. When TK looked at his brother's mangaled figure, he couldn't help but cry. Tears of rage and frustration poured down his cheeks, as well as those of mourning and loss. Yolei, Cody, Tai, Matt: all people he had admired for different reasons. Yolei was never afraid to say what she thought. Cody was wise and mature beyond his years. Tai was always calm and collected. Matt was his older brother, his idol and his mentor.

'Goddamn both of them,' he thought, trying not to show signs of anger, just remorse. That's when TK knew what he had to do, and he knew it was the best thing for everyone.

He swallowed hard. "Thanks," he whispered softly to Kari. Knowing that Kevin was ready, he pulled her into a kiss for the last time. And when they pulled apart, Kari was dead.

Kevin stared at TK, who stared back, his eyes a mix of fear and horror. He swore and shivered, not sure what to do with himself. "TK." Kevin's soft voice broke the silence. "Thank you. You've been the best brother I could ever have dreamed for. I'm sorry. For this whole mess, I mean." In a moment of blind emotion, Kevin hugged TK tightly. As he pulled back, he raised the knife and pierced it through his chest. He gave a small cry and collapsed, his life ended.

TK couldn't move. He knew how it looked, two dead bodies around him, but his feet seemed frozen to the spot. He cursed and cried and tried to wake up, but the nightmare didn't end. Then TK realized it was real, and he was never going to wake up. And he ran.

He went back to the cabin, to Sora and Davis. He babbled out the whole story to them, and they came up with a plan to protect Kari and Kevin. They buried all the bodies and went home to parents who would mourn forever.

*END*

A/N – That's the end of the story. There will be an epilogue.

TakariLight – Sorry, he had to. But the Kari thing was pretty well-hidden, I'll admit. I thought I dropped a few hints in there, though.

hellfire – Yeah, he will. Did. Whatever.

!@#*cRAZY_kAZU_fAN*#@! – Yeah, you were right about Kevin. TK had to make a decision. Poor guy.

Dracotk – What'd Kevin do to you? He's just a little kid who made a wrong decision, big time. And, yeah, Kari did kill them. Kevin never would have killed Cody. Or Matt. Never.

ArchangelUK - *glares* My story, my rules. Davis and Sora are together. Like it or lump it, buddy. *cocks an eyebrow* TK's insane. Well, sort of. But this scenario is real. Although that's a good idea for another story... You're right, I never said Nancy remarried Malcolm. She did.

PP – Can so. TK can so kill her. Well, technically he doesn't, but he distracts her. But that's not the point. TK's smart. He knows what he has to do.