A/N: Sorry for the long hold up… I have been busy with a lot of things lately. But I *finally* found time to put up a new chapter. Enjoy! J
A month passed and Kari and I were great friends. I realized that right now, she was my only true friend. I even brought up the courage to ask Kari out again.. But this time it was a date. Kari and I were very close, and I was happy that Kari was a part of my life… and she would be forever. Or so I thought… until that day… that day that would haunt me forever.
Kari and I were walking down the street during a nice hot sunny day. We had a great time hanging out, but something seemed to bother Kari. "Kari… are you okay?" I asked her. Kari looked at me and answered. "Yes I'm fine." Do you want me to get you anything.. Maybe ice-cream or something?" Kari didn't look up. "I'm alright." she answered.
I stared at Kari for awhile and then noticed something. Kari looked thinner… and was that a bruise on her arm? Oh well… I'm probably just imagining things. "Kari… something is bothering you… I just know it." I said looking her in the eyes. Just looking into her eyes… I could tell that there was something just not right. "Kari… you can tell me what it is… because I care for you a lot, and I…" gulped and finally said… "I love you…"
We had a brief silent moment. I couldn't believe I said that… yet deep inside I know those were the words I had been longing to say for quite a long time now.
Kari's eyes began tearing. "You can't…" she said. She put her head on my shoulder and began to sob. I looked at Kari thorough her tear filled eyes. "I-- but I do." Those were the only words that I could get out of my head at the moment. "You can't love me…" Kari said softly. "Why not?" I asked confused and bewildered.
"We can't be together… we will never have a chance to be together." "Why not?" I asked again. I was very confused at the moment. Was it something I said?
"Kari… I know in my heart that in the future, we will always be together." Kari stopped sobbing for a second. "For me… there is no future." "What?" I asked in a baffled tone.
Kari looked at me deep in the eyes and grabbed onto my hand, and said the words that frightened my very soul.
"I'm dying Takeru."
A/N: Well… that's all for now folks. Sorry for the cliff hanger ^_^;; I try to continue A.S.A.P, but I'm pretty sure you know what to do right now.