**Alright, I guess I am continuing this one! Thanks to the people who urged me to continue this fic, and if I have stopped one you think has potential, let me know! Hehe! Anyway, this is the next chapter. Something's going to happen to pull TK and Kari together. What could it be? And who's that shadowy person who's watching TK?**
Still Standing
Chapter Three: Darkness
TK shivered as he walked down the busy street. It was a cold day outside, too cold to be out, really. But his home needed food, and since his mother was sick with the flu, TK had to make the trip out to the grocery.
'Why do we have to run out of food on the coldest day of the year?' TK asked himself as he trudged along. He was unaware of a pair of eyes watching his every move. TK opened the door to the grocery and walked inside. A couple minutes later, the door opened again and an tall figure wrapped in a trench coat and black woolen scarf followed the teenager inside.
Kari walked into the house, and found it dead silent. Slightly frightened, Kari crept through the house, looking for signs of a break in. Nothing was out of place, but the door was unlocked. Suddenly Kari heard a thump in her room. She opened the door to find Sora and Tai wrapped in each other's arms.
"What in the world are you two doing here???" Kari shouted. Tai and Sora screamed and dove under a sheet. Tai popped his head up and glared at his sister, his face beet red. Sora pulled the sheet down, making sure to cover her bare chest.
"You're home early." Tai muttered.
"You don't live here! Were you two going to have sex in my bed?!" Kari screeched. Tai shook his head sharply.
"Well, we were. . ." he muttered under his breath. Kari tossed Sora her shirt, which she put on hastily. She stepped out of Kari's bed, her jeans still on. Tai got out of bed too, his pants also zipped and unopened.
"We're sorry, Kari, but. . .I can't even explain myself!" Sora cried, her face as red as her hair. Kari shook her head and showed the couple the door.
"Never again. What if it wasn't me, but Mom? Or Dad? Man, are you two lucky." Kari admonished. The nineteen year old teens hung their heads and left the house, and just in time, because Mrs. Kamiya met them at the door. After telling his mother they had stopped by to visit, Tai and Sora practically ran out of the apartment complex.
"Hi mother, how was your day?" Kari asked.
"Oh you know, same old thing. How about you?" Mrs. Kamiya asked. Kari cringed as a mental picture of Tai and Sora on her bed flew through her mind.
"Same as you. Uneventful." Kari answered.
TK finished his shopping and walked toward the cashier. He suddenly had a feeling someone was watching him, but when he turned around, he saw nothing. Shrugging off the feeling, TK continued to wait in line, but he felt it again. Like two eyes were boring holes in the back of his head. TK turned sharply to see an old woman standing behind him with some prune juice.
'Quit being paranoid. It's been two weeks, and nothing has happened. So nothing's going to happen. Geez. . .' TK thought to himself. He checked out his groceries, then began his trip home. At a distance, the same man who had followed TK inside watched him.
"I'm going to get you this time. You're not going to rat on me." The man growled softly.
Kari set some milk out on the stoop for her cat. A gust of wind blew, and Kari shivered outwardly. Suddenly a pair of strong arms grabbed her and dragged her away. Kari tried to protest and escape, but the person abducting her was very strong. He covered Kari's mouth with a white cloth, and Kari felt herself become unconscious.
At TK's house, the doorbell rang, and TK went to get it. When he opened the door, he found Kari lying in a heap at the floor.
"Oh my God, Kari! TK cried as he picked up the limp girl and carried her inside. Ms Takaishi walked out of her room after hearing her son cry out. She too cried out when she saw Kari lying on the couch, TK trying to wake her up.
"Is she hurt?" Ms. Takaishi asked. TK shook his head, his blue eyes worried and frightened. In Kari's back pocket, TK found a letter. He ignored it until he got Kari to awaken. She opened her eyes partially, and then flailed her arms about wildly, trying to get away from TK and Ms. Takaishi. TK held her down and looked into her wild and scared eyes.
"Kari! It's me, TK! You're okay now!" TK shouted. Kari recognized TK, then began to cry loudly.
"I don't know what happened! I was giving the cat some milk. . .and he grabbed me! All I remember is him dragging me away from my house, and then. . . nothing." Kari exclaimed, terrified. TK hugged Kari to him, trying to console her. Kari buried her face into TK's shoulder. Ms. Takaishi picked up the note and opened it. She cried out with surprise and read it aloud.
"See how close I can get to you?" she read. Kari began to sob louder, bringing her arms around TK's neck. TK held her close to him, afraid to let her go. Ms. Takaishi called Kari's mother and told her to come pick up her daughter at the house.
"I would stay up with you two, but I am so tired. This flu is killing me. Goodnight kids." Ms. Takaishi said quietly as she walked back into her room. For a few moments, TK and Kari didn't talk, they simple held each other tightly. Finally Kari let go of TK and parted slightly from him.
"This is getting really scary, TK. Why would he go after me?" Kari asked quietly.
"I don't know, but I'm not going to let anyone get near you again. That's a promise." TK said determinedly. Kari smiled and looked into TK's soft blue eyes, losing herself for a moment in the comfort they brought her.
"Kari. . .would you be angry with me if I kissed you?" TK asked. Kari shook her head, and the two teenagers came together in a soft, gentle kiss. For Kari, it brought back memories of good times she had spent with her ex boyfriend. TK had been missing Kari for so long, that kissing her was the one thing that had sounded right to him. They parted, both aching for breath.
"So now what's going to happen?" Kari asked. TK looked into Kari's eyes seriously.
"If you'll give me another chance, I'll be yours." TK whispered. Kari nodded, kissing TK's lips very softly.
"Then I'm yours. I'm glad we're back together. I missed you, TK." Kari replied.
"I missed you too." TK added. The doorbell rang, and TK answered it to find Tai and Mr. Kamiya on the other side. After explaining what happened, Mr. Kamiya and Tai took Kari home. TK closed the door and retired to his room.
In a nearby apartment, the man laughed sinisterly. His plan was coming into effect quite nicely. The next part was going to be brilliant. Killing off a person would be the ideal thing to do. And after he killed that person, he would kill his ultimate prize.
**Yikes! What's going to happen next? Read and review for more chapters, and believe me, if I get lots of reviews, the chapters will keep coming!**
Still Standing
Chapter Three: Darkness
TK shivered as he walked down the busy street. It was a cold day outside, too cold to be out, really. But his home needed food, and since his mother was sick with the flu, TK had to make the trip out to the grocery.
'Why do we have to run out of food on the coldest day of the year?' TK asked himself as he trudged along. He was unaware of a pair of eyes watching his every move. TK opened the door to the grocery and walked inside. A couple minutes later, the door opened again and an tall figure wrapped in a trench coat and black woolen scarf followed the teenager inside.
Kari walked into the house, and found it dead silent. Slightly frightened, Kari crept through the house, looking for signs of a break in. Nothing was out of place, but the door was unlocked. Suddenly Kari heard a thump in her room. She opened the door to find Sora and Tai wrapped in each other's arms.
"What in the world are you two doing here???" Kari shouted. Tai and Sora screamed and dove under a sheet. Tai popped his head up and glared at his sister, his face beet red. Sora pulled the sheet down, making sure to cover her bare chest.
"You're home early." Tai muttered.
"You don't live here! Were you two going to have sex in my bed?!" Kari screeched. Tai shook his head sharply.
"Well, we were. . ." he muttered under his breath. Kari tossed Sora her shirt, which she put on hastily. She stepped out of Kari's bed, her jeans still on. Tai got out of bed too, his pants also zipped and unopened.
"We're sorry, Kari, but. . .I can't even explain myself!" Sora cried, her face as red as her hair. Kari shook her head and showed the couple the door.
"Never again. What if it wasn't me, but Mom? Or Dad? Man, are you two lucky." Kari admonished. The nineteen year old teens hung their heads and left the house, and just in time, because Mrs. Kamiya met them at the door. After telling his mother they had stopped by to visit, Tai and Sora practically ran out of the apartment complex.
"Hi mother, how was your day?" Kari asked.
"Oh you know, same old thing. How about you?" Mrs. Kamiya asked. Kari cringed as a mental picture of Tai and Sora on her bed flew through her mind.
"Same as you. Uneventful." Kari answered.
TK finished his shopping and walked toward the cashier. He suddenly had a feeling someone was watching him, but when he turned around, he saw nothing. Shrugging off the feeling, TK continued to wait in line, but he felt it again. Like two eyes were boring holes in the back of his head. TK turned sharply to see an old woman standing behind him with some prune juice.
'Quit being paranoid. It's been two weeks, and nothing has happened. So nothing's going to happen. Geez. . .' TK thought to himself. He checked out his groceries, then began his trip home. At a distance, the same man who had followed TK inside watched him.
"I'm going to get you this time. You're not going to rat on me." The man growled softly.
Kari set some milk out on the stoop for her cat. A gust of wind blew, and Kari shivered outwardly. Suddenly a pair of strong arms grabbed her and dragged her away. Kari tried to protest and escape, but the person abducting her was very strong. He covered Kari's mouth with a white cloth, and Kari felt herself become unconscious.
At TK's house, the doorbell rang, and TK went to get it. When he opened the door, he found Kari lying in a heap at the floor.
"Oh my God, Kari! TK cried as he picked up the limp girl and carried her inside. Ms Takaishi walked out of her room after hearing her son cry out. She too cried out when she saw Kari lying on the couch, TK trying to wake her up.
"Is she hurt?" Ms. Takaishi asked. TK shook his head, his blue eyes worried and frightened. In Kari's back pocket, TK found a letter. He ignored it until he got Kari to awaken. She opened her eyes partially, and then flailed her arms about wildly, trying to get away from TK and Ms. Takaishi. TK held her down and looked into her wild and scared eyes.
"Kari! It's me, TK! You're okay now!" TK shouted. Kari recognized TK, then began to cry loudly.
"I don't know what happened! I was giving the cat some milk. . .and he grabbed me! All I remember is him dragging me away from my house, and then. . . nothing." Kari exclaimed, terrified. TK hugged Kari to him, trying to console her. Kari buried her face into TK's shoulder. Ms. Takaishi picked up the note and opened it. She cried out with surprise and read it aloud.
"See how close I can get to you?" she read. Kari began to sob louder, bringing her arms around TK's neck. TK held her close to him, afraid to let her go. Ms. Takaishi called Kari's mother and told her to come pick up her daughter at the house.
"I would stay up with you two, but I am so tired. This flu is killing me. Goodnight kids." Ms. Takaishi said quietly as she walked back into her room. For a few moments, TK and Kari didn't talk, they simple held each other tightly. Finally Kari let go of TK and parted slightly from him.
"This is getting really scary, TK. Why would he go after me?" Kari asked quietly.
"I don't know, but I'm not going to let anyone get near you again. That's a promise." TK said determinedly. Kari smiled and looked into TK's soft blue eyes, losing herself for a moment in the comfort they brought her.
"Kari. . .would you be angry with me if I kissed you?" TK asked. Kari shook her head, and the two teenagers came together in a soft, gentle kiss. For Kari, it brought back memories of good times she had spent with her ex boyfriend. TK had been missing Kari for so long, that kissing her was the one thing that had sounded right to him. They parted, both aching for breath.
"So now what's going to happen?" Kari asked. TK looked into Kari's eyes seriously.
"If you'll give me another chance, I'll be yours." TK whispered. Kari nodded, kissing TK's lips very softly.
"Then I'm yours. I'm glad we're back together. I missed you, TK." Kari replied.
"I missed you too." TK added. The doorbell rang, and TK answered it to find Tai and Mr. Kamiya on the other side. After explaining what happened, Mr. Kamiya and Tai took Kari home. TK closed the door and retired to his room.
In a nearby apartment, the man laughed sinisterly. His plan was coming into effect quite nicely. The next part was going to be brilliant. Killing off a person would be the ideal thing to do. And after he killed that person, he would kill his ultimate prize.
**Yikes! What's going to happen next? Read and review for more chapters, and believe me, if I get lots of reviews, the chapters will keep coming!**