Maia: .....blah. That's how I feel. Sorry it took so long for this short chapter, but I just finished it. o_o" Yeah, writer's block is bad. I'm sorry this chapt. kinda... goes off the plot, but I couldn't think of anything for this day.

One Week

~ Day Two ~

There was a tapping on the door. "Someone get that!" Kari yelled. Realizing that her sister was still sleeping, she hurried to open it.
She pulled the door open and came face to face with… T.K.
"Kari-" he said softly.
Kari's eyes flashed. "Get out." Her voice was soft and deadly.
"Kari, I-"
"Go away and get out of my life!" she screamed, and slammed the door in his face.
T.K. was left standing outside, plainly in shock.
"Kari, I'm sorry… whatever I did, I'm sorry… Kari…"

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Gennai pushed back the hood of his robe. "Is it really necessary to put the children through all that pain again?"
The other hooded figure looked at him sternly. "It is like the first time again. It all depends on Hikari's choice."
Gennai sighed. "It just seems so painful for them."
"It is as it must be, if they will learn."

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T.K. walked out of the building, a picture of abject misery.
Davis patted him on the back. "You okay, man?"
T.K. sighed.
"Guess not. Cheer up, we all know she loves you."
"I don't know… she never said…"
Davis sighed. "Girls… who understands them?"

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Kari sobbed. She really cared for T.K. Maybe she even loved him. She wasn't sure herself. She heard a radio turn on outside, blaring at full volume. 'Complicated,' by Avril Lavigne. It described her feelings perfectly. Everything was just… so painful. Confusing. She lay back on her bed, brooding. She didn't know what she felt. She must love T.K. if her heart felt as if it were tearing in two.
Why'd you have to go and make things so complicated?
Couldn't have put it better herself.
She heard an alarm go off in the next room. It was Maia's snooze alarm, going off for about the hundredth time. Her sister groaned, and Kari heard shuffling before Maia appeared in her door, looking dishevelled and sleepy. "Never ever go on ICQ until three in the morning, then attempt to get up at six-thirty to do things." Having passed on this piece of wisdom, Maia went to get some cereal for a 10am breakfast.
Kari shrugged, and went back to her thoughts.

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An hour later, Kari was still pondering, when she heard a knock on the door. She got up and opened the door, grateful for the distraction from her misery. She smiled up at Matt. "Hi."
He grinned. "Hi, Kari. Where's your sister?"
"And would this, pray, be the reason for you dropping in?" Maia leaned out her door, holding up a CD. Annoyance was showing plainly on her face.
He raised an eyebrow humorously. "Maybe." He flourished a rose he was holding and handed it to her. "But I also wanted to remind you not to be late for the double date tomorrow."
Maia groaned. "Is THAT what Tai said? Remind me never to do another favour for him ever again."
The boy laughed. "Relax. We both know that it's just a scam for Tai to ask Sora out."
"But does Tai know it? That's the question."
"What's that?" asked Kari, looking at the CD Maia was holding.
The older girl glared at it. "The main reason I was up until 3:00 am." She transferred her glare to Matt. "If you're going to ask our good friend Koushiro Izumi to finish some last-minute mixing for you, kindly don't ask him to drop it off at my place on his way to the airport. I may help you out with your band sometimes, but you're the one who wanted him to finish this."
Matt looked sheepish. "Sorry. But you lived closest, and I thought… Well, sorry."
Maia simply sighed, and handed him the CD. "Here. I have to phone Tai now, and keep him from panicking. See you tomorrow."
Matt grinned, giving them a wave, and strolled down the hall.

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Maia Webmistress: *Is juggling a pair of clubs* These will help me decide whether T.K. will live or die. *smiles evily* Whichever I drop first will be his fate.
Metabee: Your clubs say IE and Netscape.
Maia: ...... ^_^" *accidentally-on-purpose drops clubs on Metabee's head*
Metabee: *on floor* Woah. Did anyone get the license number of that truck? @__@
Rokusho: *Hands Maia another pair of clubs*
Maia: Thank you. I have some writer's block again and schools coming up, so it might take another long time for the next chapter to go up. Ciao, y'all, and see ya in the next chapter!