A Love More Precious Than Gold: Part 4(end)
Kari and T.K. *@----}----{----@*
"Do you think we should head back?" Kari asked. "It is dark. I'm sure one of them found Bobby already." T.K. turned his head and looked down at her. 'She looks so beautiful under the moonlight.' He thought. But then he shook the thought away from his head. 'You two broke up, Takeru! Get a grip!'
"Why don't we sit down for a while, we have been walking for quite a while," T.K. suggested. They walked towards a bench and sat down
Moments of silence followed and finally, Kari couldn't take it anymore. She had to know. "T.K., why did you tell me that we can see other people and then not go out with anyone? I mean, why break up with me if you aren't gonna go out with anyone else? I don't get it."
T.K. chuckled bitterly. "You really want to know, Kari?" He asked as he looked at her.
"No, I just asked you for fun. Yes I want to know!" She exclaimed, annoyed.
T.K. stared back into the distance. "How do I say this? Well, you know that rich guy, Damen that used to always ask you out all the time and who you're going out with now?" Kari nodded. "Well, I thought that you'd be much better off with him. I mean, he can give you everything you want." He turned his gaze back into Kari's eyes. "I can't."
'He did it all for me... He'd rather suffer than seeing me... How could I have been so wrong?' Kari thought to herself. Tears came rolling in but she didn't bother to wipe them away. She just stared into his sober eyes. Then, she threw her arms around him as a hug. T.K. was quite surprised, but then wrapped his arms around her waist. She rested her head on his shoulder and whispered in his ear. "You're so wrong, Takeru. He can't give me what I want, only you and you alone can. I love you."
He took her shoulders and pulled her away so he could look at her face. He smiled ear to ear to hear the one he loved so much say the words he wanted to hear. Then, inch by inch, centimeter by centimeter, they leaned in until their lips touch. They enjoyed every moment of pleasure as their eyes closed...
Then, Kari's eyes shot open when she heard a twig snap behind T.K. Then, before she could do anything, a thick wooden stick went down on T.K.'s neck, hard. Instantly, T.K. and Kari screamed in unison as blood rushed out of the large wound. T.K. stood up and swung around to see who was the attacker...
The rest of the group *@----}----{----@*
"Kari!"
"T.K.!" The two brothers became really tense. "We have to go find them!" They shouted as they began to run towards the direction of the scream. Everyone follows them....
T.K. Kari, and the attacker *@----}----{----@*
"Damen! What the hell?" Kari screamed out as she rushed over to the fallen T.K. Tears rushed down her cheek like a million strong rivers. T.K. sat up and went in front of Kari to cover her from harm. She gripped onto his shoulders as they shook fiercely.
But T.K. was much too weak. Damen kicked him in the side and he immediately fell to the ground. Kari was about to throw herself at him, but Damen grabbed her wrist and pulled her up to him. He wrapped his arms tightly around her waist as she struggled to break free. She stretched her hand to reach T.K's outstretched hand, but Damen pulled her further away. "You're mine, you hear me, Kari? That little useless piece of garbage over there don't deserve you. If you stayed with me, we could've had it all. But you chose him over me! Well so be it. And don't even try to call for help because everyone is out searching for that little boy. What's his name again? Bobby?"
Kari's eyes widened. "You mean..."
"Yes, I ordered some men to kidnap him and hide him for a while. At least so they would be distracted. Now, to finish you two off..." But before he could finish his sentence, he was tackled by a brown haired boy.
"Don't you ever do anything like that to my sister!" Tai yelled.
"T.K., are you all right?" Matt rushed over at the almost limp body and held T.K.'s head. Matt stared at the puddle of blood that formed on his hand.
"I'll call the hospital." Joe said quickly as he rushed to the nearest payphone. T.K. slowly closed his eyes at the touch of Kari's tears and her hand on his face. Everyone gathered around those two.
Very soon, help came and only one other person other than Matt was allowed to be on the hospital truck. Kari rushed into the back as they carried T.K. on a stretcher. She held his hands and whimpered as tears came down one by one.
At the hospital, everyone was there. They had to wait outside of the emergency room as they operated. T.K's parents were crying softly. Kari'd stopped crying after a half hour at the hospital. She just stared at nothing, her whole person spaced out. Mimi tried her best to comfort Matt as he kept blaming himself for this.
Finally, after an hour of waiting, the doctor came out. "He's being transferred to recovery, but he should be fine now. Thank God you got him here on time. Right now, only four people can see him. You can speak to him, but I don't guarantee he can hear you."
It was decided that T.K.'s parents, Matt, and Kari go. They went into the dark room and his mom cried over him. Matt stood behind them and Kari just stood at a far corner, staring. She didn't look happy or sad, quite emotionless.
When his parents were through, they left the room and it was Matt's turn to speak. "T.K., little guy. You have to wake up. You still owe me a basketball game, remember?" The thought of their conversation nights before came back and tears came into Matt's eyes. "I'm so sorry I let this happen to you. You know, I've always taken advantage of your existence. I was never thankful to have you by my side. But now, everything's changed..." Then he got up and let Kari sit down. She just stood there so Matt exited the room.
Kari slowly walked over to T.K.'s bed. She stared at him as she sat down. She took his hand and their fingers intertwined. She prayed that he could hear her. "T.K., I'm so sorry to put you through all this. It's all my fault, you know that? If it haven't been for me, then you wouldn't get hurt, and everyone won't be so sad. I'm sorry..." She said as she closed her eyes and kissed his fingers.
Then, she felt a hand patting her hair, she wiped her tears and looked up. Right in front of her, T.K. was rolled over and his hand brushed her cheek. Smiling, she stood up and bent down, giving her sweet Takeru a little kiss. "Takeru, even if you're the poorest man on Earth, our love will always bond us together so I'll always be by your side." She whispered.
"I know now, I know now." T.K. whispered as he gave her cheek a soft peck...
Matt and Mimi stared at the young couple through the large glass window. They weren't noticed at all as they stood silently. "You know what, Matt?"
"What?" he asked her as he stared into her soft, sparkling eyes.
"I love you." She simply said.
He smiled a really wide smile. "I love you too," he said. He cupped her face with his hands. He brought her angelic face up to his and slowly leaned down. A bolt of lightning went through their bodies, but they liked the feeling. They knew that that feeling is what will be here to stay for a long time and that it's that feeling that will hold them together for as long as they live...
Kari and T.K. *@----}----{----@*
"Do you think we should head back?" Kari asked. "It is dark. I'm sure one of them found Bobby already." T.K. turned his head and looked down at her. 'She looks so beautiful under the moonlight.' He thought. But then he shook the thought away from his head. 'You two broke up, Takeru! Get a grip!'
"Why don't we sit down for a while, we have been walking for quite a while," T.K. suggested. They walked towards a bench and sat down
Moments of silence followed and finally, Kari couldn't take it anymore. She had to know. "T.K., why did you tell me that we can see other people and then not go out with anyone? I mean, why break up with me if you aren't gonna go out with anyone else? I don't get it."
T.K. chuckled bitterly. "You really want to know, Kari?" He asked as he looked at her.
"No, I just asked you for fun. Yes I want to know!" She exclaimed, annoyed.
T.K. stared back into the distance. "How do I say this? Well, you know that rich guy, Damen that used to always ask you out all the time and who you're going out with now?" Kari nodded. "Well, I thought that you'd be much better off with him. I mean, he can give you everything you want." He turned his gaze back into Kari's eyes. "I can't."
'He did it all for me... He'd rather suffer than seeing me... How could I have been so wrong?' Kari thought to herself. Tears came rolling in but she didn't bother to wipe them away. She just stared into his sober eyes. Then, she threw her arms around him as a hug. T.K. was quite surprised, but then wrapped his arms around her waist. She rested her head on his shoulder and whispered in his ear. "You're so wrong, Takeru. He can't give me what I want, only you and you alone can. I love you."
He took her shoulders and pulled her away so he could look at her face. He smiled ear to ear to hear the one he loved so much say the words he wanted to hear. Then, inch by inch, centimeter by centimeter, they leaned in until their lips touch. They enjoyed every moment of pleasure as their eyes closed...
Then, Kari's eyes shot open when she heard a twig snap behind T.K. Then, before she could do anything, a thick wooden stick went down on T.K.'s neck, hard. Instantly, T.K. and Kari screamed in unison as blood rushed out of the large wound. T.K. stood up and swung around to see who was the attacker...
The rest of the group *@----}----{----@*
"Kari!"
"T.K.!" The two brothers became really tense. "We have to go find them!" They shouted as they began to run towards the direction of the scream. Everyone follows them....
T.K. Kari, and the attacker *@----}----{----@*
"Damen! What the hell?" Kari screamed out as she rushed over to the fallen T.K. Tears rushed down her cheek like a million strong rivers. T.K. sat up and went in front of Kari to cover her from harm. She gripped onto his shoulders as they shook fiercely.
But T.K. was much too weak. Damen kicked him in the side and he immediately fell to the ground. Kari was about to throw herself at him, but Damen grabbed her wrist and pulled her up to him. He wrapped his arms tightly around her waist as she struggled to break free. She stretched her hand to reach T.K's outstretched hand, but Damen pulled her further away. "You're mine, you hear me, Kari? That little useless piece of garbage over there don't deserve you. If you stayed with me, we could've had it all. But you chose him over me! Well so be it. And don't even try to call for help because everyone is out searching for that little boy. What's his name again? Bobby?"
Kari's eyes widened. "You mean..."
"Yes, I ordered some men to kidnap him and hide him for a while. At least so they would be distracted. Now, to finish you two off..." But before he could finish his sentence, he was tackled by a brown haired boy.
"Don't you ever do anything like that to my sister!" Tai yelled.
"T.K., are you all right?" Matt rushed over at the almost limp body and held T.K.'s head. Matt stared at the puddle of blood that formed on his hand.
"I'll call the hospital." Joe said quickly as he rushed to the nearest payphone. T.K. slowly closed his eyes at the touch of Kari's tears and her hand on his face. Everyone gathered around those two.
Very soon, help came and only one other person other than Matt was allowed to be on the hospital truck. Kari rushed into the back as they carried T.K. on a stretcher. She held his hands and whimpered as tears came down one by one.
At the hospital, everyone was there. They had to wait outside of the emergency room as they operated. T.K's parents were crying softly. Kari'd stopped crying after a half hour at the hospital. She just stared at nothing, her whole person spaced out. Mimi tried her best to comfort Matt as he kept blaming himself for this.
Finally, after an hour of waiting, the doctor came out. "He's being transferred to recovery, but he should be fine now. Thank God you got him here on time. Right now, only four people can see him. You can speak to him, but I don't guarantee he can hear you."
It was decided that T.K.'s parents, Matt, and Kari go. They went into the dark room and his mom cried over him. Matt stood behind them and Kari just stood at a far corner, staring. She didn't look happy or sad, quite emotionless.
When his parents were through, they left the room and it was Matt's turn to speak. "T.K., little guy. You have to wake up. You still owe me a basketball game, remember?" The thought of their conversation nights before came back and tears came into Matt's eyes. "I'm so sorry I let this happen to you. You know, I've always taken advantage of your existence. I was never thankful to have you by my side. But now, everything's changed..." Then he got up and let Kari sit down. She just stood there so Matt exited the room.
Kari slowly walked over to T.K.'s bed. She stared at him as she sat down. She took his hand and their fingers intertwined. She prayed that he could hear her. "T.K., I'm so sorry to put you through all this. It's all my fault, you know that? If it haven't been for me, then you wouldn't get hurt, and everyone won't be so sad. I'm sorry..." She said as she closed her eyes and kissed his fingers.
Then, she felt a hand patting her hair, she wiped her tears and looked up. Right in front of her, T.K. was rolled over and his hand brushed her cheek. Smiling, she stood up and bent down, giving her sweet Takeru a little kiss. "Takeru, even if you're the poorest man on Earth, our love will always bond us together so I'll always be by your side." She whispered.
"I know now, I know now." T.K. whispered as he gave her cheek a soft peck...
Matt and Mimi stared at the young couple through the large glass window. They weren't noticed at all as they stood silently. "You know what, Matt?"
"What?" he asked her as he stared into her soft, sparkling eyes.
"I love you." She simply said.
He smiled a really wide smile. "I love you too," he said. He cupped her face with his hands. He brought her angelic face up to his and slowly leaned down. A bolt of lightning went through their bodies, but they liked the feeling. They knew that that feeling is what will be here to stay for a long time and that it's that feeling that will hold them together for as long as they live...