Colour of Blue Pt. 2: Takari
*@----}----{----@* The next morning
"Mimi, Mimi wake up!" Sora said as she gently nudged Mimi to get her to awaken.
"What time is it?" she mumbled.
"It's eight o'clock. You told me to wake you up this early last night, remember?" Sora reminded her.
"Well, I've changed my mind, I'm going back to sleep." Mimi mumbled as she pulled the cover over her head.
Sora sighed as she grabbed the sheets and pulled it off Mimi's bed. "It's too late to change your mind, now get up." Then, she heard someone yawning. "See? Now you've woken up Kari too." She said as Kari began to walk over to the rest of the girls.
"Mornin'" She said tiredly with a yawn. "Is Mimi using the bathroom or can I use it first?" she asked.
Sora sighed and sat on the bed. "You can go ahead. I think it's probably going to take me at least ten minutes to get this lazy little girl out of bed." Kari giggled a little and walked into the bathroom.
*@----}----{----@* Boys' Cabin
Matt, on the other hand, was the first to wake up. His eyes shot open when the first of the sun's warm rays hit his gently shut eyelids. After he arranged his hair until every piece was in place, Joe and Izzy woke up.
"Morning, Matt. You're up early." Joe said with his eyes still half shut.
"I agree with you, Joe." Izzy said with a yawn and stretch. The yawn seemed to waken T.K.
"Why didn't anyone wake me up? What time is it?" T.K. asked, still sleepy.
Matt chuckled a bit, then he put a piece of T.K.'s hair which was sticking up back in place. "Don't worry, it's still early. And plus, Tai's still the last one to wake up, as always." Everyone laughed a bit at the statement.
At the mention of his name, Tai stirred. He rolled over, but only to fall to the ground. By now, everyone erupted in laughter as poor Tai just sat there, puzzled.
After everyone got ready, they all sat on or by Matt's bed as he laid on his back with his hands behind his head as he stared at the ceiling. "Don't mind me asking, but you seem to be in an awfully good mood today, Matt. Did something good happen?"
Matt smiled and said. "Yup. I just found out that the girl in my dreams feels the same way I feel about her. Everything is just perfect."
"Let me guess, Mimi, right?" Tai guessed. Actually, it was more like stated because he knew all along.
Matt sat up quickly and stared at Tai amazed. "How'd you know?!" He said in a loud tone of voice, but not enough for it to be a yell.
"It's so obvious. I mean, ever since she's been back, you've been flirting with her and she's been flirting with you. I mean, if you guys are trying to hide your feelings, at least make it less obvious. I mean, even I can tell!" Tai said, relaxed as he leaned against the wall and sitting down on the floor.
"Well, you're not exactly a genious at this. I mean, after all this time, you still haven't figured out that Sora is crazy about you. I mean, I really don't know what the heck she sees in you, but she's definitely fell for you good." Matt teased back. In return, he got a lot of surprised looks from everyone. "Don't tell me you guys didn't notice." Then he sighed in frustration and murmured, "No wonder girls these days say that guys are clueless."
"You have got to be kidding, Ishida. Sora does NOT like me, okay?" Tai said, standing up, still shocked. He didn't want to admit that he agreed with Matt. He thought back at everything they did together and realized how he's treated her in return of her love. He sighed and left the cabin after telling everyone that he's going to go for a stroll.
"Are you serious, Matt? I always thought that Sora was just nice to Tai." Joe said. Matt rolled his eyes and plopped back on the bed.
Izzy looked away from his computer screen for a second. Then turned to Matt,"Since you're so good at analyzing who likes who, then can you tell me if Kara has any interest in me at all?"
Matt opened his mouth to reply, but was cut off by T.K. "KARI?!?! You like Kari, Izzy? Oh my God! Now I don't stand a chance!" He freaked out. Everyone stared at him for a second, blinking only once.
Finally, Joe said, "T.K., calm down or you're going to go even more crazier than you already did. And plus, Izzy said Kara, with an a. Not Kari."
"Well, now we all know your secret. I say you ask her out, T.K.. Use the old Ishida charm. But if I were you, I'd talk to Tai about it. I mean, after all, she is his sister." Matt suggested. 'So my little brother finally has a crush on someone. It's about time!'
"Yea, or he might beat you up. You know how protective Tai is of Kari." Joe said.
"I was thinking that maybe he can talk to Tai about what she likes and stuff, but that is a good idea." Matt replied.
"Thanks for the tips guys, I'm out of here!" T.K. exclaimed as he jumped off the bed and practically ran out the door.
"I think I'll go for a walk too." Matt said with a sigh as he got up.
"Hey Matt, what about..." Izzy's interrupted by the slamming of the door and he and Joe were left in the room. "... me and Kara."
*@----}----{----@* Outside
'How do you really feel about her, Tai? Can't you at least figure that out?' Tai thought to himself. Just then he heard someone calling his name. He turned around and saw a flash of blond hair. At first he thought it was Matt, but it turned out to be T.K.. 'He's growing more like Matt everyday.'
When T.K. finally reached him, he sat down beside him on the dock. "Hey, Tai." T.K. said, a little too cheerful for Tai's troubled mood.
"Hey, what's up?" Tai said casually.
"I have something to tell you." T.K. replied hesitantly.
"What is it?" Tai showed a little more concern.
"Well, I... um, kind of..."
"Spill it!" Tai exclaimed, getting impatient yet interested.
"I have a crush on Kari." T.K. said practically in the speed of light.
Tai sat there for a second, trying to analyze what he said. When he finally realized it, his eyes widened. "Are you serious?!"
T.K. shrank back a little at Tai's enthusiasm. "Y-yea."
Surprisingly, Tai spread a wide smile on his face. "Good, I trust you to take good care of her when I'm not around."
T.K. instantly lit up and gave Tai a hug. When he realized what he's doing, he sank back again. He jumped up and left, getting ready to ask Kari.
'Even a kid younger than me knows how he feels. This is pathetic. Give me a sign, anything!' He thought desperately. Suddenly, he felt a hand on his shoulder. 'Who is it now?' he turned his head slowly and realized that it was Mimi. "Oh, hey, Mimi."
'He looks a little down, I wonder what's the matter. But I have to help Sora anyway.' "What you thinking?" she asked casually as she sat down beside him.
"I don't know if I should tell you or not. Can you keep a secret?" Tai asked as he stared at her.
She thought for a second. 'Wow, something's really wrong. He's usually not that serious.' "You can trust me."
"Well, I really don't know if I have that kind of feelings for Sora. Part of me says hells yea, but the other part of me isn't so sure. What do you think? You're a girl, you should know about this stuff." He asked, hoping desperately that she'd help him out.
'It is so obvious that he likes Sora, but I really want him to find out for himself so he knows that it's real. What should I do?'"Hm... relationship problems. Well, you've picked the right spot. This lake is called the Aphrodite's Mirror. It's beautiful, isn't it? Well, Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love and beauty. I believe that this lake is blessed. Love that is confessed here would last forever. I mean, that's what happened with my grandparents. And plus, I confessed to Matt last night that I actually have feelings for him, and I k now that that'll last." She sighed dreamily as she thought about the romantic feeling she shared with Matt last night.
Tai finally made up his mind. He jumped up and ran off after saying thanks to Mimi. She sat there, confused, but then got up to gather with the rest of group to have breakfast.
*@----}----{----@* At the breakfast table.
"Well, today we swim. So we'll meet at the dock around... eleven." Mimi announced before everyone pigged in. Sora tried her best to avoid Tai's gaze. She's completely given up hope of him liking her.
Matt and Mimi sensed something strange going on and kept exchanging looks across the table. Usually, it's Sora staring at Tai and Tai ignoring her. But today it's Tai staring at Sora and Sora avoiding the stare. They ate in silence as the tension thickened.
At exactly eleven o'clock sharp, everyone met at the dock, ready to go swimming. Everyone jumped in and began swimming around leisurely, except for Kari and T.K..
Kari was just about to jump when she felt a hand slippping around her wrist which held her back. She turned around and saw T.K. staring at her. "Hi T.K., is there a problem?" she asked.
"Well... it's not really a problem. It's actually more like a question." He said hesitantly. He looked down when Kari stared at him for the upcoming question. He took a large breath and said quickly, "Can you please go out with me like girlfriend and boyfriend because I've liked you for a long time, but I'm not forcing you to say yes if you don't feel that way."
He looked at her for a reply but Kari just blinked a few times, still trying to figure out if that just happened for real or is it just another dream of hers. She waited a few seconds and made sure that she wasn't dreaming. Then, a huge smile spread across her face. She threw her arms around his neck and gave him a big hug. Unfortunately, T.K. couldn't keep his balance and they both tipped over and hit the water.
They laughed when they reached the surface but finally settled down. They looked into each other's familiar eyes and T.K. said with his face practically lit up, "I'll take that as a yes. Now let's go join the others." He said as he took her hand and swam towards the rest of the group.
*@----}----{----@* The next morning
"Mimi, Mimi wake up!" Sora said as she gently nudged Mimi to get her to awaken.
"What time is it?" she mumbled.
"It's eight o'clock. You told me to wake you up this early last night, remember?" Sora reminded her.
"Well, I've changed my mind, I'm going back to sleep." Mimi mumbled as she pulled the cover over her head.
Sora sighed as she grabbed the sheets and pulled it off Mimi's bed. "It's too late to change your mind, now get up." Then, she heard someone yawning. "See? Now you've woken up Kari too." She said as Kari began to walk over to the rest of the girls.
"Mornin'" She said tiredly with a yawn. "Is Mimi using the bathroom or can I use it first?" she asked.
Sora sighed and sat on the bed. "You can go ahead. I think it's probably going to take me at least ten minutes to get this lazy little girl out of bed." Kari giggled a little and walked into the bathroom.
*@----}----{----@* Boys' Cabin
Matt, on the other hand, was the first to wake up. His eyes shot open when the first of the sun's warm rays hit his gently shut eyelids. After he arranged his hair until every piece was in place, Joe and Izzy woke up.
"Morning, Matt. You're up early." Joe said with his eyes still half shut.
"I agree with you, Joe." Izzy said with a yawn and stretch. The yawn seemed to waken T.K.
"Why didn't anyone wake me up? What time is it?" T.K. asked, still sleepy.
Matt chuckled a bit, then he put a piece of T.K.'s hair which was sticking up back in place. "Don't worry, it's still early. And plus, Tai's still the last one to wake up, as always." Everyone laughed a bit at the statement.
At the mention of his name, Tai stirred. He rolled over, but only to fall to the ground. By now, everyone erupted in laughter as poor Tai just sat there, puzzled.
After everyone got ready, they all sat on or by Matt's bed as he laid on his back with his hands behind his head as he stared at the ceiling. "Don't mind me asking, but you seem to be in an awfully good mood today, Matt. Did something good happen?"
Matt smiled and said. "Yup. I just found out that the girl in my dreams feels the same way I feel about her. Everything is just perfect."
"Let me guess, Mimi, right?" Tai guessed. Actually, it was more like stated because he knew all along.
Matt sat up quickly and stared at Tai amazed. "How'd you know?!" He said in a loud tone of voice, but not enough for it to be a yell.
"It's so obvious. I mean, ever since she's been back, you've been flirting with her and she's been flirting with you. I mean, if you guys are trying to hide your feelings, at least make it less obvious. I mean, even I can tell!" Tai said, relaxed as he leaned against the wall and sitting down on the floor.
"Well, you're not exactly a genious at this. I mean, after all this time, you still haven't figured out that Sora is crazy about you. I mean, I really don't know what the heck she sees in you, but she's definitely fell for you good." Matt teased back. In return, he got a lot of surprised looks from everyone. "Don't tell me you guys didn't notice." Then he sighed in frustration and murmured, "No wonder girls these days say that guys are clueless."
"You have got to be kidding, Ishida. Sora does NOT like me, okay?" Tai said, standing up, still shocked. He didn't want to admit that he agreed with Matt. He thought back at everything they did together and realized how he's treated her in return of her love. He sighed and left the cabin after telling everyone that he's going to go for a stroll.
"Are you serious, Matt? I always thought that Sora was just nice to Tai." Joe said. Matt rolled his eyes and plopped back on the bed.
Izzy looked away from his computer screen for a second. Then turned to Matt,"Since you're so good at analyzing who likes who, then can you tell me if Kara has any interest in me at all?"
Matt opened his mouth to reply, but was cut off by T.K. "KARI?!?! You like Kari, Izzy? Oh my God! Now I don't stand a chance!" He freaked out. Everyone stared at him for a second, blinking only once.
Finally, Joe said, "T.K., calm down or you're going to go even more crazier than you already did. And plus, Izzy said Kara, with an a. Not Kari."
"Well, now we all know your secret. I say you ask her out, T.K.. Use the old Ishida charm. But if I were you, I'd talk to Tai about it. I mean, after all, she is his sister." Matt suggested. 'So my little brother finally has a crush on someone. It's about time!'
"Yea, or he might beat you up. You know how protective Tai is of Kari." Joe said.
"I was thinking that maybe he can talk to Tai about what she likes and stuff, but that is a good idea." Matt replied.
"Thanks for the tips guys, I'm out of here!" T.K. exclaimed as he jumped off the bed and practically ran out the door.
"I think I'll go for a walk too." Matt said with a sigh as he got up.
"Hey Matt, what about..." Izzy's interrupted by the slamming of the door and he and Joe were left in the room. "... me and Kara."
*@----}----{----@* Outside
'How do you really feel about her, Tai? Can't you at least figure that out?' Tai thought to himself. Just then he heard someone calling his name. He turned around and saw a flash of blond hair. At first he thought it was Matt, but it turned out to be T.K.. 'He's growing more like Matt everyday.'
When T.K. finally reached him, he sat down beside him on the dock. "Hey, Tai." T.K. said, a little too cheerful for Tai's troubled mood.
"Hey, what's up?" Tai said casually.
"I have something to tell you." T.K. replied hesitantly.
"What is it?" Tai showed a little more concern.
"Well, I... um, kind of..."
"Spill it!" Tai exclaimed, getting impatient yet interested.
"I have a crush on Kari." T.K. said practically in the speed of light.
Tai sat there for a second, trying to analyze what he said. When he finally realized it, his eyes widened. "Are you serious?!"
T.K. shrank back a little at Tai's enthusiasm. "Y-yea."
Surprisingly, Tai spread a wide smile on his face. "Good, I trust you to take good care of her when I'm not around."
T.K. instantly lit up and gave Tai a hug. When he realized what he's doing, he sank back again. He jumped up and left, getting ready to ask Kari.
'Even a kid younger than me knows how he feels. This is pathetic. Give me a sign, anything!' He thought desperately. Suddenly, he felt a hand on his shoulder. 'Who is it now?' he turned his head slowly and realized that it was Mimi. "Oh, hey, Mimi."
'He looks a little down, I wonder what's the matter. But I have to help Sora anyway.' "What you thinking?" she asked casually as she sat down beside him.
"I don't know if I should tell you or not. Can you keep a secret?" Tai asked as he stared at her.
She thought for a second. 'Wow, something's really wrong. He's usually not that serious.' "You can trust me."
"Well, I really don't know if I have that kind of feelings for Sora. Part of me says hells yea, but the other part of me isn't so sure. What do you think? You're a girl, you should know about this stuff." He asked, hoping desperately that she'd help him out.
'It is so obvious that he likes Sora, but I really want him to find out for himself so he knows that it's real. What should I do?'"Hm... relationship problems. Well, you've picked the right spot. This lake is called the Aphrodite's Mirror. It's beautiful, isn't it? Well, Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love and beauty. I believe that this lake is blessed. Love that is confessed here would last forever. I mean, that's what happened with my grandparents. And plus, I confessed to Matt last night that I actually have feelings for him, and I k now that that'll last." She sighed dreamily as she thought about the romantic feeling she shared with Matt last night.
Tai finally made up his mind. He jumped up and ran off after saying thanks to Mimi. She sat there, confused, but then got up to gather with the rest of group to have breakfast.
*@----}----{----@* At the breakfast table.
"Well, today we swim. So we'll meet at the dock around... eleven." Mimi announced before everyone pigged in. Sora tried her best to avoid Tai's gaze. She's completely given up hope of him liking her.
Matt and Mimi sensed something strange going on and kept exchanging looks across the table. Usually, it's Sora staring at Tai and Tai ignoring her. But today it's Tai staring at Sora and Sora avoiding the stare. They ate in silence as the tension thickened.
At exactly eleven o'clock sharp, everyone met at the dock, ready to go swimming. Everyone jumped in and began swimming around leisurely, except for Kari and T.K..
Kari was just about to jump when she felt a hand slippping around her wrist which held her back. She turned around and saw T.K. staring at her. "Hi T.K., is there a problem?" she asked.
"Well... it's not really a problem. It's actually more like a question." He said hesitantly. He looked down when Kari stared at him for the upcoming question. He took a large breath and said quickly, "Can you please go out with me like girlfriend and boyfriend because I've liked you for a long time, but I'm not forcing you to say yes if you don't feel that way."
He looked at her for a reply but Kari just blinked a few times, still trying to figure out if that just happened for real or is it just another dream of hers. She waited a few seconds and made sure that she wasn't dreaming. Then, a huge smile spread across her face. She threw her arms around his neck and gave him a big hug. Unfortunately, T.K. couldn't keep his balance and they both tipped over and hit the water.
They laughed when they reached the surface but finally settled down. They looked into each other's familiar eyes and T.K. said with his face practically lit up, "I'll take that as a yes. Now let's go join the others." He said as he took her hand and swam towards the rest of the group.