Kari was back at school

Kari was back at school. Her mild heart attack had her in bed for the rest of the week, and weekend. She had already gone through the first half of her day, and decided to go to the park near the school for lunch. She would have gone with TK, but he was off sick. She could hear the trees above her rustling in the wind. The weather threatened to get stormy later. The clouds were gathering thick and grey on the light blue sky.

She rounded the corner, and entered the park. There were a few kids around, a couple on the swings, most others at the various picnic tables around. Kari saw a boy sitting at one, alone. She recognized him as Aaron, a boy she'd gone to school with since she was little, but only knew him by sight. She hadn't seen him in several weeks, or heard his name mentioned. She always had a mild crush on him; he had a look that just drew her towards him. Not that she'd ever give up TK, Aaron didn't have anything in common with Kari.

"Hi Aaron!" Kari's voice pulled his head out of the book he was reading. When he traced the source of the voice, he put the book on the table cover down so she couldn't see the title.

"What are you doing out here? And all alone? Is TK sick?" Aaron's question stopped her brain for a second. Was it a lucky guess or did he know something? "Please, join me. I could use the company." Kari sat down hesitantly.

"Yeah, TK is sick today. He should be back tomorrow."

"Too bad, I always liked that boy."

"He's not dead." Aaron sipped from his pop.

"So, I heard that you almost were."

"Yeah, the doctors aren't sure what is was." She spread her arms in a showoff display. "But they obviously fixed it!"

"Sure did." He paused and looked deep into her eyes. Kari could feel his gaze cutting right through her, as if his could see inside her and everything she was thinking. "I bet you know what caused it."

"Why do you say that?" Again, Kari's heart skipped a beat.

"You're the kind of person that always has an answer. I thought you would." He smirked, like someone who knows a secret and likes to hang the fact over your head.

"I have an idea, but I don't know about it." Kari was pondering her current state. Every time she'd gone to sleep for a week, she'd had a horrible nightmare about her dying. And one even caused her heart to stop for real. She didn't want to give any details to this boy here, she wouldn't tell anyone anything except Gatomon, and even that wasn't the whole truth.

"I bet you do. You're just waiting for the moment to step in and solve it, right?" Kari was getting a strange feeling from him. The same feeling that drew her to him was now inverted, making her feel sick and wanting to leave. "Well, my dear, I have to make an appointment. If you'll excuse me." He stood, packed his things and started to leave. He neglected to get the book he was reading when she came up, as it was under his backpack as he was packing it. Kari grabbed it and ran a few steps after him.

"Aaron! You forgot your..." Kari stopped when she saw the title on the cover. Mind Control and other Psychic Abilities.

"Thank-you Kari. I don't know what I'd do with out this." He took the book and started to leave. When he was a few paces away, he turned again. "Oh, and Kari..."

"Yes?"

"Pleasant dreams." He turned and walked away, away from the school rather that towards it. Kari stood stock still in the middle of the field, ignoring the rain as it began to fall.