Author's Note: This chapter's in Kari's POV. From here until the end, the even numbered chapters are in Kari's POV while the odd numbered ones are in TK's POV. In this chapter, Tai and Kari basically have a a brother-sister bonding moment. Tai asks Kari why she's been acting strange. All of sudden, she breaks down and confides in him about her feelings towards TK and Davis. Then, after he gives her advice, she turns the tables on him, asking him about Sora. They have fun afterwards and Kari's worries don't come up again until…the next day, which will be in the next chapter.
Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon. If I did…well, just read the other Disclaimers in the previous chapters 'coz I'm gettin' somewhat lazy…I hate this formality of having to write a Disclaimer in the first place! I'm not gettin' lazy to the point that I'm gonna stop writing fan-fics altogether, I'm just too lazy to write Disclaimers for them. Next fan-fic I write, I'm only puttin' one in the first chapter.
Always Hope And Light
by: Miss Wings Of Love
Chapter 6: A Heart-To-Heart
When we got home from Joe's apartment, I went into my room and locked the door behind me. I sat at my desk, where a picture of TK and me in New York was standing, framed in a beautiful pink heart.
I heard a knock on my door and Tai's voice saying, "Hey, sis, please, talk to me! Tell me what's wrong…let me try to make it better…"
"You can't make it better, Tai! No one can!" I yelled out.
"Kari, come on! Remember, in the Digiworld, when you first came, you got sick? I got the medicine and helped you recover. Let me try to help…" Tai said with a compelling voice.
Finally, I gave in and opened the door for him. I sat on my bed and he sat next to me.
"Now, tell me, what's been going on with you for the past week? You've been acting strange!"
"Nothing…"
"Come on, Kari, there's definitely something, okay? I've never seen you this edgy before and I'm just concerned. Actually, I'm not the only concerned one. TK and Davis are too. Is this about them?"
"You wouldn't understand, Tai! You just wouldn't! You've never fallen in love with your best friend and someone you thought was obnoxious but turned out to be a dream date!" I told him with a frustrated tone of voice.
He gave me a confused look.
I went on with the same frustrated tone, "I think I'm in love with TK but he's my best friend. He's never seen me as more than that. Even if I tell him, that's not gonna stop him from moving so that doesn't matter! I'll never see him again! Then, there's Davis. He was a total jerk to TK when he first moved here but now, they're friends. He's also stopped chasing after me and become a good friend. He realized that to get anywhere with me, you've got to be my friend. His totally sweet, sensitive and cute side's been showing a lot recently and I think I'm attracted to him, but it's not the same feelings I have towards TK. I'm so confused!"
Tai fell silent for a moment, trying to understand what I just said.
"No wonder you're confused!" he said to me after a while, "That's something major to deal with!"
"I don't know what to do!" I told him.
"You're a teenager now, Kari. Confusion, it's part of the territory. Just follow your heart, and listen to your instincts. Sometimes, those two are the only things you have," Tai told me.
"Thanks, bro! That really helps!" I said sarcastically.
Tai said, "Hey, sis, trust me! Sometimes, those are the two only things you can do! I can't tell you what to do! You're on your own."
Damn! The one time I wanted him to boss me around and tell me what to do, he doesn't come through for me. Well, I guess he's right, then…
I decided to change the subject so I asked, "So…how are things with Sora?"
Tai rolled his eyes at me.
"Come on! Are you guys still 'just casually dating' or are you an item now?" I pressed on.
Tai smiled then finally confessed, "We were never 'just casually dating', Kari. We were just saying that at school and I guess we just kinda forgot to tell you guys the truth."
"Tai!" I said with a scolding voice.
I punched his arm lightly and he wrestled me. We rolled off my bed and wrestled on the ground. After a tough fight, he pinned me to the ground.
"Okay, I'm sorry! I give up!" I yelled out.
Tai laughed and let me go.
"I can't believe you never told me, Tai!" I told him.
"I admit, I should have. I'm sorry, Kari. I got carried away."
"Apology accepted."
"Okay, let's go grab a snack!"
"Okay…"
Tai and I went to the kitchen and grabbed a snack.
[Author's Note: Hey, I'm sorry this chapter's kinda short but I'll write more soon!]
