Lies Tear the World Apart

By: Sarimi Evolity

Disclaimer: I don't own digimon.

That's right, I've finally succumbed to writing in chapters. This is Takari and may have Taiora, Mimato, Kouyako, or possibly Jyoun in future chapters. That's your warning. No flaming.

* Chapter 5: Monday Is the Worst Day Of The Week

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TK pulled into a parking space in Kari's building the next Monday. He picked her up for school everyday and then gave her a ride back home when it was through. Putting the car into park and switching off the ignition he climbed out and made his way to her front door. He knocked once and almost immediately the door flung open with Kari in her school uniform and a piece of toast in her mouth. She wiggled her fingers in hello as she hoisted her heavy backpack on her back and then closed the door behind her. When they got into the car she pulled her hair up into a messy ponytail.

"I woke up late." She sighed.

"I can see that." TK smirked, remembering her rushing out of the apartment, almost knocking him over.

Kari smirked too but hit TK in the stomach lightly.

"OW!" TK feigned pain. Kari just shook her head and TK started up the car. Pretty soon they were on their way to school.

*

The boys filed into the locker room a rowdy and sweaty bunch. A couple of guys were cussing obnoxiously while TK and some of his basketball friends laughed at each other. Davis walked quietly in the back while Ken attempted to seem normal and tried to talk to TK. Everyone either sat down on the benches or started spinning away at the combination to their locks. Davis elbowed Ken, who scowled and then sighed dejectedly.

"Hey TK, I heard you went out with Kari last Friday." He said, knowing full well that this would send the other guys into hooting and asking the questions that would be TK's downfall. "How was the date?" he finished.

TK flinched when Ken mentioned Kari; he'd never discussed her or any other girl in the locker room. Whenever Kari came up in there he tried hard to thwart the conversation. "Yeah, the date was great, we saw a movie."

"Ohhhh" The guys started hooting.

"So how is she?" asked one of the obnoxious boys.

"I beg your pardon?" TK asked incredulously.

"You know..." The guy said, grinning like an idiot and making obscene gestures.

"No I don't! I don't know what you're thinking but Kari isn't some two cent whore." TK yelled. Everyone was quiet for a minute before a boy on TK's basketball team spoke.

"TK, come on." He said, TK shot him a look. Ignoring it, he continued. "You're not still a virgin are you? You have to have done it with Kari, you've known her forever." He said.

"I can't believe you! Kari and I did not have sex!" He screamed.

The obnoxious guy started laughing. "YOU, the pride of our basketball team, are a virgin?"

Everyone turned to look at TK for a response to the boy's implications, his face was furious.

"Yes I am." He said firmly and then walked out of the locker room. The guys were trailing out behind him, some were laughing and others just looked disappointed in him for "disgracing the basketball team."

"Hey TK." Came a voice that was out of breath. He turned and saw Kari wiping her hair out of her face and wearing her gym uniform.

"Hi Kari." His voice softened.

From behind them there were snickers, TK's expression changed back to stone.

"I have to go, Kari. I'll see you later." He said, walking away and leaving Kari with a hurt expression on her face.

*

The next day Kari sat alone with Miyako at lunch outside in the eating court even though the weather was getting chilly in mid November. Kari's happy mood from the weekend had since evaporated.

"That doesn't sound like TK." Miyako was saying.

"Yeah, and on the ride home he didn't say a word, like he was thinking really hard about something. I don't know, maybe he just didn't like the date and doesn't want to go out with me again." Kari said, tears forming in her eyes. "I'm just.." her throat caught, "I'm so confused." She put a hand up to her mouth. "I love him." She whispered. A throat cleared and the girls looked up to see Davis.

"Now is not a good time, Davis." Miyako warned.

"I need to talk to Kari alone." He said. Miyako looked at Kari, who nodded. Sighing, Miyako picked up her lunch tray and walked over to where Izzy was sitting reading a book.

"Kari… It's about TK." Kari's head snapped up to face him.

"What about TK?" she fiercely whispered.

"Yesterday In the locker room… he was bragging about his date with you." Davis said, looking sad and disturbed.

"What do you mean?" Kari asked, confused.

"He was saying stuff about you… like that you were easy and stuff." Davis said.

"Davis, TK would never do that to me." Kari said.

"But he was!" Davis said louder.

"Davis, I can't believe what you're doing! You can't just go around trashing innocent people's names because they made you upset!" Kari yelled.

"HE DID IT, KARI!" Davis yelled.

Kari only looked at him with anger and started to walk away.

"What if I could prove it to you?" Kari stopped and turned around.

"What proof?" Kari asked.

"Yesterday I forgot to turn my tape recorder off after second period. It was on the whole time… it recorded everything." Kari just stared at him. He pulled the recorder out and gave her some headphones to listen with. Kari reluctantly took them and put them on, pressing the play button. It was absolutely quiet for a minute and then voices were heard. There was some crude language and some laughter. Obviously, It was the boys walking into the locker room. Then Kari heard mention of her name.

"Hey, TK. I heard you had a date with Kari on Friday. How was she?" some boy asked.

"She was great." Came TK's voice.

"Oh, wow. I didn't know Kari was like that." Another boy said.

"Yeah, Kari is a two cent whore." Kari's mouth opened wide and her eyes started getting shady once again.

"No, man. I don't believe it. I think you're still a virgin." There was that first boy's voice again.

"No. I can't believe you! Kari and I had sex!" TK's voice was filled with anger. Kari couldn't stand this anymore. Tears were streaming down her face and she cried so much that she appeared to be convulsing. She pressed stop and threw the recorder to the ground, running away.

Davis' sad expression turned to one of pure glee.

Kari was running so fast that she was bumping into people, trashcans, and tables. She tripped and fell on her knees. A warm hand touched her back and she looked up to see TK's sad eyes looking down on her.

"DON'T TOUCH ME!" She screamed with a shrill. "DON'T EVER TALK TO ME AGAIN!" She got up and ran faster into the building.

*

Tai pulled up in front of the school and Kari came walking out with a blank expression on her face. He'd been home when a call had come asking someone to pick her up early from school, he'd figured she was started to get the flu or something.

"Hey, Kar." He said.

"Oh, Tai!" she cried, throwing her arms around her.

"What's wrong?" he asked, with concern in his voice. Kari told about TK's attitude and then her discussion with Davis, and then she repeated verbatim what she'd heard on the tape. All the while Tai's face became more and more red.

"Don't worry, Kari." He said, hugging her. "I'm here and I'm going to set things right. First, let's go home and then when school gets out TK and I are going to have a little talk." He said, Pulling out of the school parking lot. Kari was sobbing too much to protest; she'd always hated violence.

All the way home Tai just muttered things like, "I can't believe this." And "We are going to get to the bottom of this."

*

"Ken." Davis said.

"What?" Ken asked as he turned around. His face was weary.

"Good job. Now remember… if anyone asks you questions… you heard what Kari heard." Davis turned, his face was glowing with evil joy. Ken's eyes were blood shot and he even seemed to be shaking a little.

"You are so evil." Ken said through helpless tears.

*

"I don't know what you're talking about!" TK yelled. "I swear! They were saying that Kari and I had done that… but I told them no. I t has to be some mistake!"

"We have you on tape, TK." Tai said, trying to keep his anger from getting out of control.

"What tape? How is that possible?!" TK had even started getting teary himself.

"Davis' forgot to turn off his tape recorder."

"Davis! I swear! It can't be true!" TK cried. "ask Ken! He was there!" TK said. Ken just happened to be walking by on the side walk as this confrontation was happening.

"Ken!" Tai cried. Ken looked scared for a moment and then timidly replied.

"Yes?" his voice was barely a whisper.

"You were in the locker room yesterday, tell Tai that I wasn't bad mouthing Kari!" TK said.

Ken looked from Tai to TK and then swallowed. "I can't be sure." He said. "I wasn't paying much attention. All I know is that there was a lot of talk about Kari having sex… TK seemed pretty upset about something that the guys had said." Ken said, then looked down at the side walk.

"What! Ken.. NO! Tai! You have to believe me!" TK cried. Tai just glared at him and then threw a punch, leaving TK with a black eye.

*

Heh… It was kinda.. um… yeah… that's why it went up to PG-13. Heheh… Davis sucks, huh?

~Sarimi