Last Time: We ran into more problems. This time in the form of the bathroom. On the upside, Kari was cleared to stay with Ken. On the downside, now it's time to make sleeping arrangements.
Three's Always A Crowd: Part 4
Kari looked down and saw the three pillows spread across the floor of Ken's room. And that would be where Kari, TK, and Davis were to sleep. Unfortunately, this wouldn't be an easy task. Yolei had it easy. She would sleep at the foot of Ken's bed.
Ken was laying on his bed while Yolei was lying down on the floor. But Kari, TK, and Davis were all still on their feet. Ken shot the three of them a glance and they all took the hint. The three turned around, sat on the floor, then laid back. That's when the first troubles of the night began.
Kari instinctively tried to turn over to sleep on her right side. But when she turned to her right, she inadvertently brought TK closer to her and they ended up bumping heads.
"Sorry, TK," Kari moaned, rubbing her head painfully. "I'm just used to sleeping on my right…WHOA!"
Kari and TK were both dragged the other way without warning. Kari was accidentally dragged on top of Davis, who was turning on his left side. Davis turned to his right and Kari fell right on top of him. It was a very compromising position and Kari immediately jumped off, but in doing that, she unintentionally elbowed TK in the jaw. Kari gasped and went to check if he was all right.
Ken sat up. "Any trouble so far?"
"Everything's just fine," Kari said sheepishly.
"Except my jaw," TK slurred.
"TK, I'm SO sorry!" Kari apologized.
"You know, it's really hard to sleep with my arm being dragged around like this," Davis said.
TK growled. "This wouldn't have happened if you'd just use some common sense! Use your head, goggle boy! If we're all stuck to each other, then you have to sleep on your RIGHT side!"
"But I'm used to sleeping on my LEFT side," Davis whined.
"You can't sleep on your left side!" TK snapped. "If you sleep on your left side, you'll drag me and Kari over there. You'll have to sleep on your right side."
"Are you sure?" Davis pleaded.
TK nodded. "You have to sleep on your right side and I have to sleep on my right side. I guess Kari will have to sleep on her back."
Kari didn't like that thought. She had never slept on her back before, but with both her wrists attached to someone, she wouldn't have a choice. Davis scratched the back of his head sheepishly with his left hand. TK sighed and tried lying down. Everyone said their 'good nights' and lied down and tried to sleep.
TK lied down on his left side and Davis lied down on his right side. And Kari was stuck on her back with her arms in very uncomfortable positions. She moaned very softly, knowing that there would be no way for her to get any sleep this way.
It had been very difficult, but Kari finally felt herself starting to fall asleep. She had never slept on her back before, but that didn't matter because she was actually falling asleep. Maybe it was because she was tired from everything she had gone through on that day.
Kari wanted to ponder everything that had happened these last few days. She even wanted to think about what had happened over these last few months. She was starting to understand what it was that was making TK and Davis like total boneheads. And when she thought of the reason why, it made her feel…
Before Kari could even finish her thought, she felt her left arm rise up. She looked over to see that Davis had woken up…seemingly. He got to his feet…and started walking…which meant dragging Kari and TK with him. TK was now wide-awake and he looked over to see that Davis was walking to the door.
"Davis…what are you doing?" TK yawned.
Kari quickly got to her feet and examined Davis' face. His eyes were open, but he had a blank expression and he was still breathing as if he were asleep. He was talking softly, but his words were incomprehensible. Before she could examine him further, Davis walked right out the door and started heading for the kitchen. But Kari had already drawn her conclusion.
"TK…I think he's sleepwalking."
"Sleepwalking? Then wake him up."
"TK! We can't do that!" Kari whispered loudly. "Don't you know that it's dangerous to wake a sleepwalker?"
"So what are we supposed to do?" TK asked.
His question couldn't even be answered, because Kari and TK both found themselves being dragged along. Davis sleepwalked towards the kitchen and stopped at Ken's refrigerator. Kari and TK just stood half-asleep while Davis…opened the fridge and took out a bowl of lime Jell-O before walking back to Ken's room. Kari and TK just groggily followed along. When they got back, they saw Ken standing right by the door and he looked upset.
"What are you doing?" he whispered loudly. "What if my parents see you?"
"It's not our fault," TK said defensively. "It's the sleepwalker over here."
Ken sighed. "Then wake him up."
Before Kari could protest, Ken shook Davis and he woke up. Davis looked around, completely unaware of his surroundings.
"What happened?" Davis asked.
Kari blinked. "Hey…that wasn't so bad."
"It's not dangerous to wake a sleepwalker," Ken explained. "That's a common misconception. So you should be fine. Just get some sleep."
Davis looked down at the bowl in his hand. "Where'd I get this Jell-O from?"
Kari and TK both sweatdropped. It was obvious that Davis didn't remember a thing. Kari didn't want to admit it, but she sleepwalked herself a few times in her life and when she woke up, she didn't remember a single thing.
Kari decided to explain. "Well…"
"Oh well," Davis interrupted. "As long as I have this in my hand, I won't ask any questions."
With that, Davis started digging in…with his RIGHT hand, which meant he was dragging Kari's left arm around. Kari groaned. She just wanted this whole nightmare to end.
Kari looked up at Ken's clock, which was up on the wall. It was 4 AM. She still couldn't fall asleep since she once again had to find herself adjusting to sleeping on her back. But just as she was getting used to it, something else happened.
Kari noticed that Davis was starting to shake. His eyes suddenly opened and he tried to rush towards the door. Unfortunately, Davis forgot he was handcuffed…meaning he dragged Kari and TK across the floor. Kari raised her head while TK looked irritated over having ANOTHER rude awakening.
"What…is it…now?" TK growled slowly through gritted teeth.
Davis couldn't stop shaking and twitching. "I…have to go to the bathroom."
"Again?" TK groaned.
"I ate too much Jell-O," Davis moaned.
Davis looked like he could barely hold it in and that's probably why he rushed out of Ken's room without even looking to see if the coast was clear. Unfortunately…it wasn't.
Kari, Davis, and TK all saw Ken's dad groggily heading for the fridge and that meant it was time to hide. They all hid behind one of the larger potted plants. They stayed perfectly still while Ken's dad passed right by them and walked up to the refrigerator.
"Who took my Jell-O?" he yawned.
Leaving empty-handed, Ken's dad walked back and right passed Kari, TK, and Davis without even noticing them. Once Ken's dad was back in his bedroom with the door closed, it was safe to come out. And when the coast was clear, Davis rushed for the bathroom, nearly knocking Kari and TK over unwittingly.
As soon as Davis reached the toilet, Kari immediately closed her eyes. But this time, she had no earplugs to stuff in her ear. But someone did cover her ears as Davis quickly relieved himself. As soon as Davis was done, the hands were off Kari's ears and she turned around to see that it was TK covering her ears.
"Thank you, TK," Kari smiled warmly.
"You're very welcome. Now let's try to get some sleep…unless there's something else Davis needs to do?"
Davis yawned loudly. "No…I'm ready to sleep."
With that, the three made sure that the coast was clear again. And when it was, they all made their way back to Ken's room.
The sun was starting to rise, but Kari didn't even notice. She had finally fallen asleep and, even on her back, she was still sleeping pretty peacefully. But hours of having slept on her back were starting to leave Kari feeling uncomfortable.
Kari moaned softly and started to turn, unintentionally dragging Davis over. But Davis was fast asleep and didn't even notice. Things stayed like that for another five minutes until Kari started stirring again. But when she stirred this time…her bare feet made contact with TK's leg…
"YEOW!!"
TK nearly jumped and he woke Kari. Kari woke up and accidentally elbowed Davis in the jaw.
"OWWWWW!! My teeth!!"
Kari gasped. "Davis, I'm so sorry!"
Ken and Yolei both woke up and shushed the three of them, knowing that the burst of noise could wake Ken's parents.
"What happened?" Ken asked.
"Sorry," TK sighed. "But Kari, your feet are freezing! They're like ice cubes!"
Kari hesitated before she hugged her legs sheepishly and looked down at her feet. "They are not…are they?" She then felt her left hand being dragged over as Davis was rubbing his jaw painfully with his right hand. "Davis, I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to hit you!"
"It's ok, Kari," Davis said cheerfully. "I have plenty more teeth where that came from."
"So…did you three have a good night's sleep?" Yolei asked.
Kari and TK shot Yolei a cold stare while Davis kept rubbing his jaw. What irritated Kari the most was that there was more where this came from. Kari would have to endure this again for at least one more night.
"What time is it?" TK asked tiredly.
Ken looked up at the clock on the wall. "It's…seven."
"Seven?" Kari repeated. "I never wake up this early. Can we try sleeping for a few more hours?"
TK tried lying down. "I guess so, but keep your feet away. If not, then at least put some socks on."
Kari frowned. "My feet are NOT that cold!"
TK lied on his left side and yawned. "I'm sure they aren't. Let's just talk about it…later."
TK was already closing his eyes and Kari decided to follow suit. She laid down on her back again and tried to go to sleep while Davis laid on his right side. Kari wanted to kill as much time as possible…
…because the stage was set for another long day.
Next Time: Now that the night's over, it's time to start a new day. Unfortunately, that means getting through the morning SHOWER! Come back next time to see what happens there!
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