Chapter 3- Closer and Closer
"What is that noise, Tk?" Kari whispered.
Tk just shook his head and said, "I have no idea."
The noise grew louder. Tk felt a strong draft from under the closet door.
"Wait, I know! It's wind! The sound must have been the apartment door banging open from the ferocity of the wind!" Tk exclaimed.
Kari nodded. "I think you're right."
They slowly made their way to the door. Opening, Tk looked out. He was right. The apartment door was wide open and the wind was blowing in.
"The front door of the apartment building must be open down below. I should go close it," Kari said, walking to the open apartment door.
"Wait! I'm going with you. The weather is bad, and the wind is extremely strong. You might need my help," he said, walking towards her.
"Good, I didn't want to go alone anyway," she said gratefully.
They walked down the stairs to the front door. They looked outside in the black of night, and yet they could still make out the silhouetted figures of destruction. Poles and trees scattered the roads and sidewalks. They gasped in shock, and they knew it would only get worse.
Tk closed the door immediately, putting all his strength into it. It was hard, but he did it.with the help of Kari. He turned the lock on the door. 'Anybody living here would have a key, so locking the door would be okay.'
"Now let's go back to the apartment. We're are going to be stuck here for a long while and since it just became night time, it's a long ways off till morning," he said.
"Yea, I know. I'm soo hungry. We should go make something to eat," she said, her stomach growling.
Tk nodded his agreement.
As they made their way to the apartment door, which was now only a few yards away, the building shook.
Tk grabbed hold of Kari and brought them both down to the ground. He laid his body over her to protect her from any falling debris. Lucky for them the shaking stopped without any debris hitting them.
Tk got up and helped Kari to her feet.
"Was that an earthquake?" Kari asked, trembling ever so slightly.
"I think so, but I'm not completely sure," he said, putting a reassuring hand on her shoulder. "Come on, lets get back inside and find something to eat."
Kari smiled slightly glad for the company. She was so happy that she wasn't alone during this terrible weather.
"Hey, Tk?"
"Yea."
"I'm glad you're here with me. It makes me feel a lot better to know that I'm not alone," she said softly.
A pink hue crept across Tk's cheeks. Good thing it was too dark to see it.
"Aw, it's my pleasure. You know, I'll always be there for you Kari, no matter what. You're never ever truly alone, because just because you can't see me, doesn't mean I'm not there," he said, smiling. His eyes shined with sincerity.
Kari nodded, and smiled. "I know. And the same goes for you, Tk."
They walked the few steps left to the apartment in silence.
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*45 minutes l8er*
Kari and Tk sat eating on the couch, candles positioned around the room.
"This is good frozen pizza," Tk said.
"Yea, it's a good thing we have a GAS stove," Kari said, mouth full.
They finished the last slice of pizza, and leaned back. It was only 9:47pm. They had hours and hours before daybreak.
"What now?" Tk asked.
"Well, I don't know about you, but I want to take a shower," she said, getting up.
"Okay, you first, me next," he said, stretching. He laid across the couch, arms crossed behind his head.
Kari walked into the bathroom. She fished around in the emergency cabinet and found a Lantern. Lighting it, she put it on a hook on the ceiling. It filled the whole room with light. Getting some clothes out of her room, she stepped in, and closed the door shut.
She turned on the shower, undressed and got in.
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*meanwhile*
Tk got off the couch, and walked aimlessly around the living room.
"What to do, What to do," he said over and over again.
He was pacing around the room, when he heard someone singing.
'Who is that singing and where is it coming from?' he wondered.
"Wait that's Kari singing!" he exclaimed out loud.
He walked to the bathroom door. He missed the first part of the song already, but he was there for the rest.
"Every now and then When I'm all alone I've been wishing you would call me on the telephone Say you want me back But you never do I feel like such a fool There's nothing I can do I'm such a fool for you"
'God, she's a good singer', he thought to himself. 'She puts such emotion in it.'
"I can't take it What am I waiting for My heart's still breakin I miss you even more And I can't fake it The way I could before I hate you but I love you I cant stop thinkin of you It's true, I'm stuck on you"
Tk was shocked by how strong the emotions she was expressing were. 'I'm not suppose to hear this. It's personal, and I shouldn't be listening,' he told himself. He walked away from the door, but he still heard the last part.
"I can't take it What am I waiting for My heart's still breakin I miss you even more And I can't fake it The way I could before I hate you but I love you I cant stop thinkin of you I hate you but I love you I cant stop thinkin of you I don't know what to do I'm stuck on you"
He heard the shower water turn off and the sliding door of the shower open. He ran to the couch and flopped down. 'Remember Tk, you heard nothing,' he told himself.
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Kari stepped out of the shower. She dried herself off, when she realized she had been singing in the shower.
"Oh god, what if Tk heard me?!" she whispered out loud.
She quickly changed into a white spaghetti strap tank top, and black gym pants with a white strip going down the sides and snap buttons down at the bottom. She brushed her hair and opened the bathroom door. Walking in to the living room, she found Tk with his eyes closed laying down. She smiled. 'I guess he didn't hear me.'
"Tk, I'm out. It's your turn," she said softly, gently shaking Tk's arm.
He opened his eyes. "I'm awake ya know. I wasn't asleep," he said getting up.
"Oh, well I didn't know," she said.
Tk laughed. "I think those clothes you left over here that time are in Tai's closet. You can wear those for when you get out of the shower," she said, taking his place on the couch.
"Okay," he said, disappearing into Tai's room. He found the clothes and went into the bathroom.
Kari watched him walking into the bathroom. 'Is it just me, or did Tk turn back and look at me funny?' she asked herself. 'It's just me, I guess.'
She laid there motionless for a while. She heard the soft patter of the water in the shower. She closed her eyes. Everytime she did, she saw Tk. And this time, she didn't mind it.
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Tk stepped into the warm water in the shower. The soft water running down his body felt good. He just couldn't get Kari's singing out of his head. It was like she was holding in some kind of pain, something she didn't want to think or speak about. 'I'm going to figure out what's wrong with you Kari. I have to.'
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*meanwhile: back in the digital world*
The young Gennai couldn't believe that the last words said that. He rubbed his eyes, hoping it was a mistake. Looking back, he knew that it wasn't.
"Failure to do so results in the tragic deaths of the Bearers of the Crests of Light and Hope," he read aloud, once again....
TBC
A/N: yea, I know, I cut off right when things started getting better! Oh well, you'll just have to wait for the next chapter! Well, PLEASE DON'T FLAME ME!! *Cries* if u are gonna review, please be nice!
Oh, and the song is by 'Stuck' by Stacie Orrico.
"What is that noise, Tk?" Kari whispered.
Tk just shook his head and said, "I have no idea."
The noise grew louder. Tk felt a strong draft from under the closet door.
"Wait, I know! It's wind! The sound must have been the apartment door banging open from the ferocity of the wind!" Tk exclaimed.
Kari nodded. "I think you're right."
They slowly made their way to the door. Opening, Tk looked out. He was right. The apartment door was wide open and the wind was blowing in.
"The front door of the apartment building must be open down below. I should go close it," Kari said, walking to the open apartment door.
"Wait! I'm going with you. The weather is bad, and the wind is extremely strong. You might need my help," he said, walking towards her.
"Good, I didn't want to go alone anyway," she said gratefully.
They walked down the stairs to the front door. They looked outside in the black of night, and yet they could still make out the silhouetted figures of destruction. Poles and trees scattered the roads and sidewalks. They gasped in shock, and they knew it would only get worse.
Tk closed the door immediately, putting all his strength into it. It was hard, but he did it.with the help of Kari. He turned the lock on the door. 'Anybody living here would have a key, so locking the door would be okay.'
"Now let's go back to the apartment. We're are going to be stuck here for a long while and since it just became night time, it's a long ways off till morning," he said.
"Yea, I know. I'm soo hungry. We should go make something to eat," she said, her stomach growling.
Tk nodded his agreement.
As they made their way to the apartment door, which was now only a few yards away, the building shook.
Tk grabbed hold of Kari and brought them both down to the ground. He laid his body over her to protect her from any falling debris. Lucky for them the shaking stopped without any debris hitting them.
Tk got up and helped Kari to her feet.
"Was that an earthquake?" Kari asked, trembling ever so slightly.
"I think so, but I'm not completely sure," he said, putting a reassuring hand on her shoulder. "Come on, lets get back inside and find something to eat."
Kari smiled slightly glad for the company. She was so happy that she wasn't alone during this terrible weather.
"Hey, Tk?"
"Yea."
"I'm glad you're here with me. It makes me feel a lot better to know that I'm not alone," she said softly.
A pink hue crept across Tk's cheeks. Good thing it was too dark to see it.
"Aw, it's my pleasure. You know, I'll always be there for you Kari, no matter what. You're never ever truly alone, because just because you can't see me, doesn't mean I'm not there," he said, smiling. His eyes shined with sincerity.
Kari nodded, and smiled. "I know. And the same goes for you, Tk."
They walked the few steps left to the apartment in silence.
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*45 minutes l8er*
Kari and Tk sat eating on the couch, candles positioned around the room.
"This is good frozen pizza," Tk said.
"Yea, it's a good thing we have a GAS stove," Kari said, mouth full.
They finished the last slice of pizza, and leaned back. It was only 9:47pm. They had hours and hours before daybreak.
"What now?" Tk asked.
"Well, I don't know about you, but I want to take a shower," she said, getting up.
"Okay, you first, me next," he said, stretching. He laid across the couch, arms crossed behind his head.
Kari walked into the bathroom. She fished around in the emergency cabinet and found a Lantern. Lighting it, she put it on a hook on the ceiling. It filled the whole room with light. Getting some clothes out of her room, she stepped in, and closed the door shut.
She turned on the shower, undressed and got in.
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*meanwhile*
Tk got off the couch, and walked aimlessly around the living room.
"What to do, What to do," he said over and over again.
He was pacing around the room, when he heard someone singing.
'Who is that singing and where is it coming from?' he wondered.
"Wait that's Kari singing!" he exclaimed out loud.
He walked to the bathroom door. He missed the first part of the song already, but he was there for the rest.
"Every now and then When I'm all alone I've been wishing you would call me on the telephone Say you want me back But you never do I feel like such a fool There's nothing I can do I'm such a fool for you"
'God, she's a good singer', he thought to himself. 'She puts such emotion in it.'
"I can't take it What am I waiting for My heart's still breakin I miss you even more And I can't fake it The way I could before I hate you but I love you I cant stop thinkin of you It's true, I'm stuck on you"
Tk was shocked by how strong the emotions she was expressing were. 'I'm not suppose to hear this. It's personal, and I shouldn't be listening,' he told himself. He walked away from the door, but he still heard the last part.
"I can't take it What am I waiting for My heart's still breakin I miss you even more And I can't fake it The way I could before I hate you but I love you I cant stop thinkin of you I hate you but I love you I cant stop thinkin of you I don't know what to do I'm stuck on you"
He heard the shower water turn off and the sliding door of the shower open. He ran to the couch and flopped down. 'Remember Tk, you heard nothing,' he told himself.
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Kari stepped out of the shower. She dried herself off, when she realized she had been singing in the shower.
"Oh god, what if Tk heard me?!" she whispered out loud.
She quickly changed into a white spaghetti strap tank top, and black gym pants with a white strip going down the sides and snap buttons down at the bottom. She brushed her hair and opened the bathroom door. Walking in to the living room, she found Tk with his eyes closed laying down. She smiled. 'I guess he didn't hear me.'
"Tk, I'm out. It's your turn," she said softly, gently shaking Tk's arm.
He opened his eyes. "I'm awake ya know. I wasn't asleep," he said getting up.
"Oh, well I didn't know," she said.
Tk laughed. "I think those clothes you left over here that time are in Tai's closet. You can wear those for when you get out of the shower," she said, taking his place on the couch.
"Okay," he said, disappearing into Tai's room. He found the clothes and went into the bathroom.
Kari watched him walking into the bathroom. 'Is it just me, or did Tk turn back and look at me funny?' she asked herself. 'It's just me, I guess.'
She laid there motionless for a while. She heard the soft patter of the water in the shower. She closed her eyes. Everytime she did, she saw Tk. And this time, she didn't mind it.
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Tk stepped into the warm water in the shower. The soft water running down his body felt good. He just couldn't get Kari's singing out of his head. It was like she was holding in some kind of pain, something she didn't want to think or speak about. 'I'm going to figure out what's wrong with you Kari. I have to.'
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*meanwhile: back in the digital world*
The young Gennai couldn't believe that the last words said that. He rubbed his eyes, hoping it was a mistake. Looking back, he knew that it wasn't.
"Failure to do so results in the tragic deaths of the Bearers of the Crests of Light and Hope," he read aloud, once again....
TBC
A/N: yea, I know, I cut off right when things started getting better! Oh well, you'll just have to wait for the next chapter! Well, PLEASE DON'T FLAME ME!! *Cries* if u are gonna review, please be nice!
Oh, and the song is by 'Stuck' by Stacie Orrico.
