Chapter 2: T.K.
T.K. looked at his watch. It read 7:45. "Why isn't Kari here yet" he thought, "she said that she'd be here by 7:30 so that we could walk to school together, and it's already 7:45. She's usually not late! Could something have happened to her?"
"T.K.? Why isn't Kari here yet?" asked T.K's Digimon, Patamon.
"I don't know Patamon, maybe she's just running a bit late today," replied T.K.
"But she's usually not late at all. In fact, she's usually early!"
"I know, but maybe she decided to get a ride with Tai or walk by herself today, instead of coming to meet me at my house as she always does."
"Well, you should start walking soon, otherwise you'll be late, and you don't want to miss your first day back from the holidays." Patamon said wisely.
T.K. laughed. "Oh, Patamon, you really don't understand how the school systems work, don't you? A weekend isn't really a holiday, it's just another way for you to relax and have time to hang out with your friends."
"Then isn't that a holiday?" asked Patamon
"Well, technically yes, but you still have homework to complete, and they usually don't give you much homework on real holidays."
"I still don't get it," said Patamon.
"That's okay," said T.K., "I'll explain it in greater detail to you when I get home. Right now I have to start walking otherwise I'm going to be late for school.
"Shouldn't you wait for Kari?" Patamon asked.
"Well…. Maybe I'll just wait a couple more minutes to see if she shows up." T.K. replied.
T.K. waited 5 more minutes and then decided that he should start walking or else he would be late for school. "Kari probably decided to get a ride to school with Tai this morning," he thought, "I shouldn't be worried over nothing. She's probably at school right now, waiting for me by the fence as she always does."
T.K. started walking and started thinking about Kari. They had been best friends ever since they were 8, and he had promised to always protect her. He thought about the time that the Dark Ocean was summoning her. "I can't believe I accidentally let it slip that I care for her that time" he thought, "I hope that she didn't take it too seriously. I do care for her a lot as more than a friend, but I know that she would never like me the way I like her. We're best friends, and best friends don't date each other."
Meanwhile……………
Kari was running as fast as she could to T.K.'s house. However, it took a long time to get there, and she was afraid that she might be late for school if you tried going to T.K.'s house, then school. She knew that her teachers would be really mad at her if she were late again, because she usually was late on a Monday morning.
Kari finally decided to go to T.K's house anyway. She had promised him that they would always walk to school together on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. It wouldn't be fair to forget about him just because she took too long getting ready in the morning. Going to his house to check if he was there was the right thing to do.
Finally, Kari reached the area where T.K's apartment was. By then, it was already 8:00. "I hope T.K. is still there" Kari thought, "I'm going to be late for school!" She looked around the base of the apartment, but there was not sign of T.K. anywhere. "T.K.? Where are you!?" she cried. When there was no answer, she began searching for him. She searched around the whole area and still there was no sign of T.K. "That's funny," Kari thought, "T.K. usually waits for me in the lobby of his apartment. I wonder why he's not here today." She walked around the entire first floor, hoping that T.K. would be there somewhere. However, he wasn't. In fact, that floor was completely deserted except for the security guards. "I don't think T.K. decided to go back up to his apartment, that would take too long. I'll ask the security guard where T.K. is."
Kari then walked up to the security guard and said, "Excuse me, have you seen T.K. Taikaishi this morning?"
"Yes, as a matter of fact, I did see Mr. Taikaishi this morning. He looked like he was waiting for someone. When I asked him who he was waiting for he told me that he was waiting for his best friend to come so that could walk to school together," the security guard told Kari.
"Is he still here?" Kari quickly asked
"No, I'm sorry, he was looking at his watch for quite a while, but then decided to leave. He said something about being late for school, and that he would go see if his friend was at her house,." replied the security guard.
"Thank you very much for your help," Kari said, and with that remark she turned and ran out the door.
"Where are you T.K.?" she yelled. She continued running on the path to school crying T.K's name out loud as she ran.
Then, she heard a loud beeping noise. She wondered what it was, and saw that it was her D-3. It said that she had mail. She opened it and looked at the message. It was from T.K. It read: "Dear Kari, I'm sorry that I didn't wait for you to walk to school this morning. I hope that you're not too worried about me. I am currently waiting for you at the park near school. I hope to see you there, and remember DON'T BE TOO LATE, or else you'll be late for school too."
Kari smiled as she saw the message. When she got to the don't be too late part, she quickly started running towards the park.
"T.K.! T.K! T.K.!!!!! WHERE ARE YOU!? She yelled over and over. Finally, when she reached the park near her school, she heard a voice that sounded very much like T.K.
"I'm here, Kari," the voice said behind her.
Kari then turned around and saw T.K. standing right there, with an impish grin on his face. His grin turned to worry when he saw the look on Kari's face. She looked close to tears.
"I'm so sorry Kari, I guess I should have waited for you. But, I was afraid that I was going to be late for school. Did you get my D-3 message?" T.K. asked.
"Yes, I did, and it wasn't your fault that we couldn't walk to school together today. It was mine. I'm sorry. I promise to try and never procrastinate and take my time to do things again. Look at all the worry it caused me," and with that remark, Kari burst into tears.
"Wow, I never knew Kari cared for me that much," thought T.K. happily as he tried to console Kari, "Maybe she does like me more than a friend."
"What am I doing crying over such a little thing. T.K. must think that I'm a such a baby." Kari thought worriedly.
"I hope Kari does like me the way I like her. Maybe I'll tell her how I feel someday." T.K. thought.
"Ok, I have to stop crying otherwise T.K. won't think of me the same way he used to…Hold on, why am I even caring so much about what T.K. thinks of me; we're only best friends!" Kari thought.
"Uh, Kari?" T.K's words brought Kari back to reality, "I think that we should continue walking to school now if we don't want to be late."
"Huh? Oh, right, let's go." Kari replied.
As Kari and T.K. both continued their walk to school, they thought of the new feelings that were aroused from this incident. They had both realized that possibly they cared for each other more than just how best friends do.
T.K. looked at his watch. It read 7:45. "Why isn't Kari here yet" he thought, "she said that she'd be here by 7:30 so that we could walk to school together, and it's already 7:45. She's usually not late! Could something have happened to her?"
"T.K.? Why isn't Kari here yet?" asked T.K's Digimon, Patamon.
"I don't know Patamon, maybe she's just running a bit late today," replied T.K.
"But she's usually not late at all. In fact, she's usually early!"
"I know, but maybe she decided to get a ride with Tai or walk by herself today, instead of coming to meet me at my house as she always does."
"Well, you should start walking soon, otherwise you'll be late, and you don't want to miss your first day back from the holidays." Patamon said wisely.
T.K. laughed. "Oh, Patamon, you really don't understand how the school systems work, don't you? A weekend isn't really a holiday, it's just another way for you to relax and have time to hang out with your friends."
"Then isn't that a holiday?" asked Patamon
"Well, technically yes, but you still have homework to complete, and they usually don't give you much homework on real holidays."
"I still don't get it," said Patamon.
"That's okay," said T.K., "I'll explain it in greater detail to you when I get home. Right now I have to start walking otherwise I'm going to be late for school.
"Shouldn't you wait for Kari?" Patamon asked.
"Well…. Maybe I'll just wait a couple more minutes to see if she shows up." T.K. replied.
T.K. waited 5 more minutes and then decided that he should start walking or else he would be late for school. "Kari probably decided to get a ride to school with Tai this morning," he thought, "I shouldn't be worried over nothing. She's probably at school right now, waiting for me by the fence as she always does."
T.K. started walking and started thinking about Kari. They had been best friends ever since they were 8, and he had promised to always protect her. He thought about the time that the Dark Ocean was summoning her. "I can't believe I accidentally let it slip that I care for her that time" he thought, "I hope that she didn't take it too seriously. I do care for her a lot as more than a friend, but I know that she would never like me the way I like her. We're best friends, and best friends don't date each other."
Meanwhile……………
Kari was running as fast as she could to T.K.'s house. However, it took a long time to get there, and she was afraid that she might be late for school if you tried going to T.K.'s house, then school. She knew that her teachers would be really mad at her if she were late again, because she usually was late on a Monday morning.
Kari finally decided to go to T.K's house anyway. She had promised him that they would always walk to school together on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. It wouldn't be fair to forget about him just because she took too long getting ready in the morning. Going to his house to check if he was there was the right thing to do.
Finally, Kari reached the area where T.K's apartment was. By then, it was already 8:00. "I hope T.K. is still there" Kari thought, "I'm going to be late for school!" She looked around the base of the apartment, but there was not sign of T.K. anywhere. "T.K.? Where are you!?" she cried. When there was no answer, she began searching for him. She searched around the whole area and still there was no sign of T.K. "That's funny," Kari thought, "T.K. usually waits for me in the lobby of his apartment. I wonder why he's not here today." She walked around the entire first floor, hoping that T.K. would be there somewhere. However, he wasn't. In fact, that floor was completely deserted except for the security guards. "I don't think T.K. decided to go back up to his apartment, that would take too long. I'll ask the security guard where T.K. is."
Kari then walked up to the security guard and said, "Excuse me, have you seen T.K. Taikaishi this morning?"
"Yes, as a matter of fact, I did see Mr. Taikaishi this morning. He looked like he was waiting for someone. When I asked him who he was waiting for he told me that he was waiting for his best friend to come so that could walk to school together," the security guard told Kari.
"Is he still here?" Kari quickly asked
"No, I'm sorry, he was looking at his watch for quite a while, but then decided to leave. He said something about being late for school, and that he would go see if his friend was at her house,." replied the security guard.
"Thank you very much for your help," Kari said, and with that remark she turned and ran out the door.
"Where are you T.K.?" she yelled. She continued running on the path to school crying T.K's name out loud as she ran.
Then, she heard a loud beeping noise. She wondered what it was, and saw that it was her D-3. It said that she had mail. She opened it and looked at the message. It was from T.K. It read: "Dear Kari, I'm sorry that I didn't wait for you to walk to school this morning. I hope that you're not too worried about me. I am currently waiting for you at the park near school. I hope to see you there, and remember DON'T BE TOO LATE, or else you'll be late for school too."
Kari smiled as she saw the message. When she got to the don't be too late part, she quickly started running towards the park.
"T.K.! T.K! T.K.!!!!! WHERE ARE YOU!? She yelled over and over. Finally, when she reached the park near her school, she heard a voice that sounded very much like T.K.
"I'm here, Kari," the voice said behind her.
Kari then turned around and saw T.K. standing right there, with an impish grin on his face. His grin turned to worry when he saw the look on Kari's face. She looked close to tears.
"I'm so sorry Kari, I guess I should have waited for you. But, I was afraid that I was going to be late for school. Did you get my D-3 message?" T.K. asked.
"Yes, I did, and it wasn't your fault that we couldn't walk to school together today. It was mine. I'm sorry. I promise to try and never procrastinate and take my time to do things again. Look at all the worry it caused me," and with that remark, Kari burst into tears.
"Wow, I never knew Kari cared for me that much," thought T.K. happily as he tried to console Kari, "Maybe she does like me more than a friend."
"What am I doing crying over such a little thing. T.K. must think that I'm a such a baby." Kari thought worriedly.
"I hope Kari does like me the way I like her. Maybe I'll tell her how I feel someday." T.K. thought.
"Ok, I have to stop crying otherwise T.K. won't think of me the same way he used to…Hold on, why am I even caring so much about what T.K. thinks of me; we're only best friends!" Kari thought.
"Uh, Kari?" T.K's words brought Kari back to reality, "I think that we should continue walking to school now if we don't want to be late."
"Huh? Oh, right, let's go." Kari replied.
As Kari and T.K. both continued their walk to school, they thought of the new feelings that were aroused from this incident. They had both realized that possibly they cared for each other more than just how best friends do.