Author's Note: Terribly sorry! I would have had this chapter on sooner, but
I accidentally erased it on my computer, and I had to start over again! I
hope you enjoy!
At the hospital, the doctors offered no explanation, which made everyone, especially T.K., nervous wrecks. They waited impatiently on some chairs, in what apparently was the waiting room in the emergency ward.
Suddenly, Tai heard two familiar voices at the front desk behind them. He turned quickly. "Mom! Dad!" Tai called in a raspy voice, as if he hadn't used it in awhile.
"Tai!" Mrs. Kamiya exclaimed, running towards him. Mr. Kamiya followed. They hugged Tai.
"Where is she?" Mr. Kamiya asked quickly.
"She's in there," Tai pointed to a door in front of them, which suddenly opened, and a doctor walked out. Everyone jumped up and began to ask questions all at once.
The doctor raised his hand in response. They all went silent.
"Kari's fine," he started. "But there's a few things I need to explain first. Please, sit down," he invited, motioning to the chairs. T.K. sat down, even more worried. Whatever the doctor had to say, it had to be bad, it just had to!
"Kari's fine as I said. However, we think the cause of all this may be linked to the illness she had as a child. We took some tests, so that we could be sure, but we won't get the results until a little later. But, in the meantime, Kari will be fine. It looks as though she went unconscious earlier," the doctor explained. Everyone let out their breath, which they realized they'd been holding.
"So she'll be fine then?" Mrs. Kamiya asked, trying to make sure of the doctors words.
"Yes, she should be alright. She may be able to go home as early as tomorrow, considering she gets a good rest," the doctor confirmed.
"Good!" Mr. Kamiya looked relieved.
"Oh, by the way, I'm Doctor Teketo!" He shook hands with everyone. "We've moved her into the overnight ward if you'd like to see her. Come with me and I'll show you to her room." He motioned kindly for them to follow.
When they arrived, he stopped. "She's there, in the fourth room to the left, #403. I'm afraid I have to go, but I hope to talk to you later about the test results when they come in." He looked at Kari's parents as he finished.
"Thank you!" Mr. Kamiya exclaimed, shaking Dr. Teketo's hand.
"You're welcome, but I'm just doing my job!" Dr. Teketo admitted, smiling kindly. "I'll see you later."
"Bye!" everyone exclaimed together. Nervously, they made their way to Room 403, Kari's room. Mr. Kamiya opened the door, and everyone piled in.
"Hey guys!" Kari appeared to be fully awake and alert. Mr. and Mrs. Kamiya hugged their daughter.
"Are you ok honey?" Mrs. Kamiya asked, stroking Kari's hair.
"Yes, I am mom. I'm just a bit tired."
"That's good!" Mr. Kamiya smiled.
"T.K., I'm sorry for fainting back there. You looked pretty scared!"
"You did kinda freak us out back there!" Tai admitted.
"Yeah," T.K. agreed, "But as long as you're ok, then so am I." Kari smiled.
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Kari was able to go home the next day, although a nurse visited her house everyday to check up on her. On school days, T.K. came over after school with Kari's homework, and her "Get Well" cards from the other students. He insisted on staying to talk and help out where he was needed. If she was too tired, T.K. even carried her from her room to the living room or the kitchen, and back again.
But the time came when it looked as if Kari would be staying home for good. She grew too tired to keep up with her work, and even too tired sometimes to roam her house alone. And even in this time, T.K. stayed to help her, even until the late evening if he was needed.
Kari didn't understand why, so she decided to ask him one night as he carried her to bed. "T.K., why is it you're doing this?"
"Doing what?" he replied calmly.
"THIS! Helping me. I don't understand." He looked at her as he tucked her in.
"I'm your guardian. Isn't this my duty?" he smiled. His reply was from then on, always the same.
Author's Note: Well, that's the end of this chapter. (For now.) The next chapter will explain what T.K. means by him being Kari's Guardian through the use of a flashback! So stay tuned, and I'll write it as fast as I can! Once again, thanks for putting up with me and my lateness with this chapter! ^_^
At the hospital, the doctors offered no explanation, which made everyone, especially T.K., nervous wrecks. They waited impatiently on some chairs, in what apparently was the waiting room in the emergency ward.
Suddenly, Tai heard two familiar voices at the front desk behind them. He turned quickly. "Mom! Dad!" Tai called in a raspy voice, as if he hadn't used it in awhile.
"Tai!" Mrs. Kamiya exclaimed, running towards him. Mr. Kamiya followed. They hugged Tai.
"Where is she?" Mr. Kamiya asked quickly.
"She's in there," Tai pointed to a door in front of them, which suddenly opened, and a doctor walked out. Everyone jumped up and began to ask questions all at once.
The doctor raised his hand in response. They all went silent.
"Kari's fine," he started. "But there's a few things I need to explain first. Please, sit down," he invited, motioning to the chairs. T.K. sat down, even more worried. Whatever the doctor had to say, it had to be bad, it just had to!
"Kari's fine as I said. However, we think the cause of all this may be linked to the illness she had as a child. We took some tests, so that we could be sure, but we won't get the results until a little later. But, in the meantime, Kari will be fine. It looks as though she went unconscious earlier," the doctor explained. Everyone let out their breath, which they realized they'd been holding.
"So she'll be fine then?" Mrs. Kamiya asked, trying to make sure of the doctors words.
"Yes, she should be alright. She may be able to go home as early as tomorrow, considering she gets a good rest," the doctor confirmed.
"Good!" Mr. Kamiya looked relieved.
"Oh, by the way, I'm Doctor Teketo!" He shook hands with everyone. "We've moved her into the overnight ward if you'd like to see her. Come with me and I'll show you to her room." He motioned kindly for them to follow.
When they arrived, he stopped. "She's there, in the fourth room to the left, #403. I'm afraid I have to go, but I hope to talk to you later about the test results when they come in." He looked at Kari's parents as he finished.
"Thank you!" Mr. Kamiya exclaimed, shaking Dr. Teketo's hand.
"You're welcome, but I'm just doing my job!" Dr. Teketo admitted, smiling kindly. "I'll see you later."
"Bye!" everyone exclaimed together. Nervously, they made their way to Room 403, Kari's room. Mr. Kamiya opened the door, and everyone piled in.
"Hey guys!" Kari appeared to be fully awake and alert. Mr. and Mrs. Kamiya hugged their daughter.
"Are you ok honey?" Mrs. Kamiya asked, stroking Kari's hair.
"Yes, I am mom. I'm just a bit tired."
"That's good!" Mr. Kamiya smiled.
"T.K., I'm sorry for fainting back there. You looked pretty scared!"
"You did kinda freak us out back there!" Tai admitted.
"Yeah," T.K. agreed, "But as long as you're ok, then so am I." Kari smiled.
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Kari was able to go home the next day, although a nurse visited her house everyday to check up on her. On school days, T.K. came over after school with Kari's homework, and her "Get Well" cards from the other students. He insisted on staying to talk and help out where he was needed. If she was too tired, T.K. even carried her from her room to the living room or the kitchen, and back again.
But the time came when it looked as if Kari would be staying home for good. She grew too tired to keep up with her work, and even too tired sometimes to roam her house alone. And even in this time, T.K. stayed to help her, even until the late evening if he was needed.
Kari didn't understand why, so she decided to ask him one night as he carried her to bed. "T.K., why is it you're doing this?"
"Doing what?" he replied calmly.
"THIS! Helping me. I don't understand." He looked at her as he tucked her in.
"I'm your guardian. Isn't this my duty?" he smiled. His reply was from then on, always the same.
Author's Note: Well, that's the end of this chapter. (For now.) The next chapter will explain what T.K. means by him being Kari's Guardian through the use of a flashback! So stay tuned, and I'll write it as fast as I can! Once again, thanks for putting up with me and my lateness with this chapter! ^_^
