I woke up the next morning with a crick in my neck from sleeping in a bad position. The thought
"Would Kari notice?" Absently crossed my mind.
I sat up with such force I knocked Veemon off the bed.
"Whawuzzat for?" He complained groggily.
"Dunno," I replied, regretting the move myself. Dizziness had me flat on my back on the bed again.
I stared at the ceiling, with nothing on my mind but a happy face of a girl I give everything for.
I made another attempt at sitting up again, and this time succeeded. I carefully stepped over Veemon
(who'd fallen asleep where he'd landed on the floor) and went to take a quick shower before school and fix
my hair.
The hot water rushed over me, and I tried to imagine it purifying me of all negative energy. It
worked for a little bit, until it got to the "Kari" part, which it carefully dodged. It was like a giant
rock in a streambed, causing everything to move around it.
I got out, dried off, and proceeded to spike my hair. You wouldn't think it requires that much
maintenance, but it sorta depends on the morning. Plus, there's a very fine line between 'afro' and 'spike'
known as 'hair gel'. If you don't apply this line, things get hazardous.
Trust me.
I rushed to my room to dress; If I move fast enough, I can avoid my family seeing me butt
naked running through the house and I have a little more time for breakfast. I slammed the door ("don't
slam the door...!" from groggy mom in the kitchen) and hurriedly grabbed some clothes. *I've REALLY got to
do some laundry,* I thought, having to settle for some slightly... used pants instead of clean ones.
"Veemon, get up! We gotta get breakfast!"
At the word 'breakfast', the small beast was suddenly up and rushing ME out the bedroom door.
"Let's go, let's go! We're gonna run late!"
"Whatever. Come on."
I poured myself a bowl of cereal, which I finished just as my toast popped out of the toaster.
I quickly shoved that in my mouth and drained a glass of orange juice, and bolted for the front door.
"Veemon!"
"Comrmm!" The monster was still shoving food in his mouth.
"Move it!"
"All right!" In a moment, he was by my side, and loaded in my backpack.
"Bai mom!"
"Bye, sweetie! Be good!"
"Yeah, yeah..."
I practically flew down the stairs; for some reason, I was pumped that morning, and the elevator
would be way too slow and confining.
"Wahooo!" Veemon cried, waving his hands like he was on a roller coaster in my backpack.
"Get in there, someone's gonna see you!"
"No they won't! I'm too fast!"
"Whatever..."
I slid down the last banister, and hit the ground running to school.
*Maybe if I get there soon enough I'll see Kari before class...*
Something had possessed me that day. I couldn't explain it, but I was in a fantastic mood.
Nothing could've gotten me down.
I decided it was this mood I was going to talk to Kari in.
School flew by me in a blur. I think I got yelled at six or more times that day just for grinning
too much. But as soon as class was out I'd hunted Kari down. She was with Yolei, Cody, and (shock and
surprise) TK in the computer lab, all digimon in tow, preparing to go to the DigiWorld. I was practically
jumping to get through; while there, I could probably corner her and tell her what I was thinking...
"Wow, something's gotten in to Davis..." I heard Cody muttering.
"Probably a new form of hyperactivity taking over his mind, don't think anything of it," Yolei
replied. I could practically hear her grinning.
Once there, I practically dragged Kari away from the group.
"Davis- what- IS- IT?!" She said, trying to resist. Whatever was giving me strength was powerful
though, and (dare I say it...) resistance was futile.
Once we were a safe distance from the group (well out of hearing range), I stopped.
"Kari, I'm in love with you."
She looked at me, surprise touching her features just a little. "I know... I didn't think you'd ever
actually say it, but I know."
"I know you know. I know you lead me on, I know you scorn me for it, I know you and TK are probably
perfect for each other, I know... I don't know what else I know, but above all I know I'm in love with you
and I had to tell you or I would go completely insane."
The surprise had turned fairly to shock, now clearly written on her face and in her movements. "Uhm, I..."
I calmed down a little. I took a deep breath, and said, "I know you think I'm crazy, and it's
probably true-" I wondered if she realized what song I was quoting or if she was totally left in the
dark -"But I'm at my happiest when I'm with you."
"I know what song that is." There was little sting in what she said, even though she'd tried.
"Good. Those lines said it better than anything I could think of." She looked like she was trying
to come up with a fiery remark, but couldn't.
"You have TK, and I'm glad he makes you happy. I won't try and stop that. Get annoyed, yes, but
not stop it," I said, grinning. "But I can tell you, I would give it all up for you. I know there's a lot
separating me from you. But please, at least don't shun me as a friend."
"You wouldn't give everything up for me."
I raised an eyebrow at her defiance. "What makes you think that?"
"You wouldn't give up Veemon." I snorted.
"I could try, but I think he wouldn't give me up."
"You wouldn't give up the other DigiDestined."
"And how would I prove I could do that?"
My response to her challenge, I think, surprised her. "You would give up the DigiDestined and
jeopardize its very existence to prove your love to me?"
"Yes."
She gave me a hard look. "You lie. And besides, you shouldn't be so loose about leaving the
DigiDestined."
I sighed in exasperation. "What does it take to prove this to you? I would give everything- my
friends, stuff, my grades, my existence- for you! Only you, Kari! And no one else..."
She gazed at me with eyes trying to understand. "You seriously would, wouldn't you?"
"YES!!" *What's so difficult to understand about this?!* My mind screamed.
She smiled at me, that precious smile, whispered "Thank you", and ran back to the others.
It was over. I'd told her, given her my greatest secret that wasn't a secret. She had smiled at
me, with that gorgeous face of hers, no ice or fire in her expression or words....
I smiled, then grinned widely in a way that could aptly be described as Jackal at the sky, and began
to laugh. It was freedom. I spread my arms wide, spun in circles 'til I was dizzy, and then fell to the
ground on my back. It was bliss.
She knew. She didn't mind so much any more, from the sound of it. We could all continue in our
happy existences, I would be better accepted by her, and things would be better now...
When we returned to our world, I went home, finished my homework, and went to bed, to untroubled
dreams of happiness.
"Would Kari notice?" Absently crossed my mind.
I sat up with such force I knocked Veemon off the bed.
"Whawuzzat for?" He complained groggily.
"Dunno," I replied, regretting the move myself. Dizziness had me flat on my back on the bed again.
I stared at the ceiling, with nothing on my mind but a happy face of a girl I give everything for.
I made another attempt at sitting up again, and this time succeeded. I carefully stepped over Veemon
(who'd fallen asleep where he'd landed on the floor) and went to take a quick shower before school and fix
my hair.
The hot water rushed over me, and I tried to imagine it purifying me of all negative energy. It
worked for a little bit, until it got to the "Kari" part, which it carefully dodged. It was like a giant
rock in a streambed, causing everything to move around it.
I got out, dried off, and proceeded to spike my hair. You wouldn't think it requires that much
maintenance, but it sorta depends on the morning. Plus, there's a very fine line between 'afro' and 'spike'
known as 'hair gel'. If you don't apply this line, things get hazardous.
Trust me.
I rushed to my room to dress; If I move fast enough, I can avoid my family seeing me butt
naked running through the house and I have a little more time for breakfast. I slammed the door ("don't
slam the door...!" from groggy mom in the kitchen) and hurriedly grabbed some clothes. *I've REALLY got to
do some laundry,* I thought, having to settle for some slightly... used pants instead of clean ones.
"Veemon, get up! We gotta get breakfast!"
At the word 'breakfast', the small beast was suddenly up and rushing ME out the bedroom door.
"Let's go, let's go! We're gonna run late!"
"Whatever. Come on."
I poured myself a bowl of cereal, which I finished just as my toast popped out of the toaster.
I quickly shoved that in my mouth and drained a glass of orange juice, and bolted for the front door.
"Veemon!"
"Comrmm!" The monster was still shoving food in his mouth.
"Move it!"
"All right!" In a moment, he was by my side, and loaded in my backpack.
"Bai mom!"
"Bye, sweetie! Be good!"
"Yeah, yeah..."
I practically flew down the stairs; for some reason, I was pumped that morning, and the elevator
would be way too slow and confining.
"Wahooo!" Veemon cried, waving his hands like he was on a roller coaster in my backpack.
"Get in there, someone's gonna see you!"
"No they won't! I'm too fast!"
"Whatever..."
I slid down the last banister, and hit the ground running to school.
*Maybe if I get there soon enough I'll see Kari before class...*
Something had possessed me that day. I couldn't explain it, but I was in a fantastic mood.
Nothing could've gotten me down.
I decided it was this mood I was going to talk to Kari in.
School flew by me in a blur. I think I got yelled at six or more times that day just for grinning
too much. But as soon as class was out I'd hunted Kari down. She was with Yolei, Cody, and (shock and
surprise) TK in the computer lab, all digimon in tow, preparing to go to the DigiWorld. I was practically
jumping to get through; while there, I could probably corner her and tell her what I was thinking...
"Wow, something's gotten in to Davis..." I heard Cody muttering.
"Probably a new form of hyperactivity taking over his mind, don't think anything of it," Yolei
replied. I could practically hear her grinning.
Once there, I practically dragged Kari away from the group.
"Davis- what- IS- IT?!" She said, trying to resist. Whatever was giving me strength was powerful
though, and (dare I say it...) resistance was futile.
Once we were a safe distance from the group (well out of hearing range), I stopped.
"Kari, I'm in love with you."
She looked at me, surprise touching her features just a little. "I know... I didn't think you'd ever
actually say it, but I know."
"I know you know. I know you lead me on, I know you scorn me for it, I know you and TK are probably
perfect for each other, I know... I don't know what else I know, but above all I know I'm in love with you
and I had to tell you or I would go completely insane."
The surprise had turned fairly to shock, now clearly written on her face and in her movements. "Uhm, I..."
I calmed down a little. I took a deep breath, and said, "I know you think I'm crazy, and it's
probably true-" I wondered if she realized what song I was quoting or if she was totally left in the
dark -"But I'm at my happiest when I'm with you."
"I know what song that is." There was little sting in what she said, even though she'd tried.
"Good. Those lines said it better than anything I could think of." She looked like she was trying
to come up with a fiery remark, but couldn't.
"You have TK, and I'm glad he makes you happy. I won't try and stop that. Get annoyed, yes, but
not stop it," I said, grinning. "But I can tell you, I would give it all up for you. I know there's a lot
separating me from you. But please, at least don't shun me as a friend."
"You wouldn't give everything up for me."
I raised an eyebrow at her defiance. "What makes you think that?"
"You wouldn't give up Veemon." I snorted.
"I could try, but I think he wouldn't give me up."
"You wouldn't give up the other DigiDestined."
"And how would I prove I could do that?"
My response to her challenge, I think, surprised her. "You would give up the DigiDestined and
jeopardize its very existence to prove your love to me?"
"Yes."
She gave me a hard look. "You lie. And besides, you shouldn't be so loose about leaving the
DigiDestined."
I sighed in exasperation. "What does it take to prove this to you? I would give everything- my
friends, stuff, my grades, my existence- for you! Only you, Kari! And no one else..."
She gazed at me with eyes trying to understand. "You seriously would, wouldn't you?"
"YES!!" *What's so difficult to understand about this?!* My mind screamed.
She smiled at me, that precious smile, whispered "Thank you", and ran back to the others.
It was over. I'd told her, given her my greatest secret that wasn't a secret. She had smiled at
me, with that gorgeous face of hers, no ice or fire in her expression or words....
I smiled, then grinned widely in a way that could aptly be described as Jackal at the sky, and began
to laugh. It was freedom. I spread my arms wide, spun in circles 'til I was dizzy, and then fell to the
ground on my back. It was bliss.
She knew. She didn't mind so much any more, from the sound of it. We could all continue in our
happy existences, I would be better accepted by her, and things would be better now...
When we returned to our world, I went home, finished my homework, and went to bed, to untroubled
dreams of happiness.