Willace's POV

I carried Kari up the fire escape. She is in a sleepy trance. I pull the window to her room open. Traveling from New York to Colorado to Odiaba was easy. The digital gate made sure of that. It was the time zones that killed us. Though it was still sunny the streets of the big apple, it was 2:00 in the morning and Kari had to be getting home. She slides through the window and helps me in.

"Willace, I had a great time." she whispers.
"I did too."
"I had no idea you could dance like that." she smiles.
"Neither did I, I had a good teacher."
"You're much to kind." she grins. "Awhhhh" she stretches. "I'm exhausted. I'm gonna change out of this and crash."
"Okay, I'll see ya later."
"Hold it, buddy." she laughs. "Where are goin without my goodnight kiss?"
I close my eyes and lean in but I don't feel anything. I open my eyes and see Kari had threw on her pajamas. She tosses her hair back and climbs into bed.
"Don't just kiss me, Will-will, come in here and kiss me." She pats the uncovered portion of the bed. It was dark in her room. I sat beside her and pulled her into a kiss. We broke off and smiled at one another. Suddenly the lights click on.
"Kari!!!! Have you any idea what time it is!" I spun around to see a brown haired woman. I assume it was her mother.

Kari'POV
"Mom! It's not what you think." I started.
"Oh and what were you two doing young lady? You two are way to young to be doing things like that and running about the city in the early hours of the morning. Honesty, Kari."
"Mama, please, listen, its all my fault." But dad had already yanked Willace by the arm and pulled him across the floor away from me.
"What do you think you were doing young man? Don't touch my daughter. What do you have to say for yourself?" Willace just smiled in a worried fashion and offered his hand in peace.
"What are you stupid, son, I said what do you have to say?..."
"Papa, don't!" I yelled and ran across my room and protectively cradled my Willace. "Don't you dare call him stupid. He's smarter than you'll ever be. He doesn't understand you, he doesn't speak Japanese." I said in frustrated fear that dad had hurt him.
"What do you mean he doesn't speak Japanese?" Mom started. "Get him on the phone, I want to speak to his mother. I think we should all have a talk."
Ignoring my mom's impossible request. I ran my fingers through Willace's hair and kissed him on the cheek. "Everything will be fine." I said in English. Willace nodded.
"Kari, stay away from him. I don't want you ever seeing him again, you understand!"
"No, I love him!" I yelled. "I need him. Don't hurt him, he's a good boy." I said. I pulled Willace tighter to me. "His name is Willace, he's an American. Can't you see that?"
"Kari, thats not the point. We're disappointed in you. Look at yourself. Can you begin to imagine how hard it is for us. Not seeing our daughter 'til the late hours of the night. Having a boy in your room. Can you begin to imagine what you would do in our place? We're not trying to be unfair. This is for your own good. I don't think he is a good influence on you. Tell him you can't see him anymore." mom said.
"No, you can't mean that. You don't even know him. He's a good boy. It was my fault. I brought him here. I'm the bad influence on him. I love him! I won't stop seeing him. He's mine." I said in half plead, half anger."
"Listen to your mother. We don't want you with him."
"Papa, don't force me to choose! Haven't you ever been madly in love? Don't make me choose between you guys and my love, because I will leave." I said sternly.
"Where will you go? We only want what's best for you. We don't need some blonde handsome faced lecherous pervert taking advantage of our daughter."
"Mother!!" I yelled.
"Don't you "mother" me." she said wiping her eyes. I think I hurt her when I yelled at her and papa.
"You don't even know him." I said crying. "He's such a sweet boy."
"Fine. Where did you meet him?" she said.
"On my trip to New York 4 years ago. The one where TK and I left together."
"4 years!" dad started. "And what have you done in those 4 years? Did you start having sex then?"
"No, we haven't." I lied and shook my head with confidence. "We haven't done that yet. Papa, just believe me. Let me say good night to him and send him on his way, I'll tell you everything in the morning, okay? We'll just sit and talk."
My parents thought about this and then eased up giving a long sigh.
"Okay. We're going off to bed. Tomorrow morning, we're all going to have a talk. Send him on his way and tell next time he isn't welcome in your room and to always have you back here by 12:30 the latest." My eyes beamed and I ran and hugged my mother and father.
"Thank you for letting me still see him. You won't be disappointed. You'll love him like your own son, you'll see, papa." My parents left my room and I was still grinning. Willace got up and dusted his shorts off.
"Thank you for a wonderful evening." he said. "I can see I overstayed my welcome."
"No, its me who should thank you. I just realized I can't picture my life without you." I hugged my Will-will and kissed him hard, long and passionately. Looking over his shoulder, I hold my d3 to my brother's old computer. I always get the hand-me downs. "Digi-port open."I called.
"Good night, honey." he said giving me one last peck on the cheek. I was left in my dark bedroom alone. I touched the spot he kissed and layed in my bed thinking about the night we just had. I feel like I want him in bed with me so we can sleep in each others arms.