Chapter Six- Truth or Dare



"Mother may I go camping with my friends?" Ken asked his mother.

"Well when is the camping trip Ken?" She stood at the counter mixing ingredients in a bowl for dinner.

"It's this weekend."

"I suppose it's ok for you to go as long as there is adult supervision."

"Well... it's just going to be me and a few friends actually."

"Oh, well..." Ken's father walked into the room.

"Dear do you think Ken is old enough to go on a camping trip alone?" Ken's mother

asked.

"Of course, it will be good for him to get out in the wilderness with a few of the guys. He

needs to have experiences like that."

"Well," Ken contemplated whether to tell them or not. "There are going to be a few girls

along. But they're just friends."

Ken's parents looked at each other. It seemed like a long time before Ken's father said,

"How many girls?"

"Three girls, four boys. But the girls will sleep in a separate tent of course."

Ken's mother didn't seem to like the idea at all.

"Well I think Ken is a responsible boy," his father said. "He can go, as long as it's alright

with you dear."

"I'm ok with it..." Ken's mother did not look ok with it in the least. She was happy that Ken

was making new friends, but she wasn't sure about leaving him alone with girls all night.

Ken smiled and went into his room to start packing his gear.

"Hey Minomon we're going camping this weekend."

"That sounds fun Ken!"

Later that night Ken went to sleep in anticipation of tomorrow's trip.

The Kamiya's car pulled up in front of Ken's apartment building early the next morning.

Ken got in a greeted his friends. They continued to pick up Yolei, TK and Cody and reached the

campsite later that afternoon.

"Goodbye kids, have a good time!" Mrs. Kamiya said as she dropped the kids off and

drove away.

"A weekend without parents," Davis said. "This is just my kind of trip. Hey who brought

the portable refrigerator!?"

"Did we have to bring him?" Cody said.

They set up camp near the edge of the lake. One tent for Yolei, Kari and Jesi, and a tent

for Ken, TK, Davis and Cody. Of course all of their digimon came along too.

"Hey Gatomon, lets go catch some fish." Flotsymon said as she looked into the lake.

"Hey that sounds like a purrfect idea!" Gatomon said.

Later that evening, the Digidestined built a campfire and roasted marshmallows and hotdogs. Jesi sat next to Kari sipping some hot cocoa. Jesi leaned over and whispered in Kari's ear.

"So Kari, what's up with you, TK and Davis?"

"Well, it's kind of complicated," Kari said. "Davis has this really big crush on me."

"That's obvious enough," Jesi giggled.

TK eyed the two girls suspiciously from the other side of the fire.

"I wonder what those two are laughing about?"

"But what about TK? I think he might have a crush on you too Kari."

"We have kind of a strange relationship," Kari replied. "He once told me he cares for me, but I'm not sure how he really feels."

"He doesn't share his feelings that much does he?" Jesi said, glancing over at TK.

Kari shook her head and popped a marshmallow into her mouth.

After sitting around the fire talking and eating for a few hours, the children got into their tents and settled down for the night. Ken laid in his sleeping bag wondering what was going on in the other tent. He thought for a long time.

"They're probably doing some girly thing, she wouldn't want to come over here. But

then what if she does..." Ken decided to get up.

"Hey Ken, where ya going?" Davis asked.

"Just to the girl's tent for a minute." Ken went to the girl's tent and came back a few

minutes later with Jesi.

"Hey, what's she doin here Ken? This is the boys tent." Davis said.

"Davis do you have a problem with her?" Ken said in an intimidating voice.

"Uh.. no" Davis rolled over and laid down.

"Ken maybe I should go back." Jesi grabbed Ken's sleeve and looked down at Davis.

"Don't worry about him."

Ken and Jesi laid down side by side under Ken's sleeping bag and went to sleep.

TK, Davis and Cody however, stayed up.

"Hey Cody, psst, what are they doing now huh?" Davis said.

"The same thing they were doing the last five times you asked me, sleeping."

"Well, when Ken makes his move, then we're going to see some action."

"Davis I don't think Ken is going to make a move," TK said. "Why are you so annoying

sometimes?"

"Why don't you stop trying to be the boss T.L.?"

"My name is TK! Can't you get that right?"

Davis groaned and rolled over. TK sat up.

"I think I'm going over to see Yolei and Kari."

"Yeah because you want to be one of the girls," Davis said under his breath.

Cody closed his eyes and tried to get back to sleep.

"I hope I never become an agitated pre-teen."

TK got up and walked out of the tent. He went over to the girl's tent and could hear

Yolei and Kari talking.

"Hey mind if I come in?" TK asked.

"TK is that you?" he heard Yolei say.

"Yeah it's me."

"You can come in TK," Kari said. TK unzipped the tent door and walked in.

"So what are you girls up to?"

"Not a lot," said Kari.

"Hey I have an idea," Yolei said. "Now that we have another person lets play truth or

dare!"

"That sounds fun," Kari said.

"Ok, I'll go first. Hmm, Kari, truth or dare?"

"Dare."

"Ok I dare you to stand on your head for as long as possible."

"Heh, ok." Kari stood on her head with her feet against the ceiling of the tent. "I think

the blood is starting to rush to my head!"

TK felt the blood starting to rush to his nose as Kari's pajama shirt slipped down her stomach, almost uncovering her chest.

After a few minutes Kari fell over onto the floor. The three Digidestined laughed and now it was Kari's turn.

"Ok TK, truth or dare?"

"Truth I guess."

"Ok TK, have you ever read a dirty magazine?"

"Well..." TK hesitated.

"I think he has!!" Yolei said. Yolei and Kari burst out into laughter.

"Ok it did, but only once and it was Matt's I swear!"

The two girls giggled at TK.

"It's your turn now TK," Kari said when she was done laughing.

"Ok, Yolei truth or dare?"

"I pick Truth."

"Ok then Yolei, have you ever cheated on an exam?"

"Well... there was this one time."

"You mean the genius Yolei cheated?" Kari joked.

"Hey Ken's the genius, hmmm I wonder if he's ever cheated." Then Yolei asked TK,

"Truth or dare?"

"I choose dare this time."

Yolei looked slyly at TK. "I dare you," she smiled. "To kiss Kari."

TK looked at Yolei in shock. Then he looked over at Kari who was just sitting there, so

calm. He felt butterflies form in his stomach and he could feel his face turning red. Could his

dream finally be coming true? Was he really going to get a chance to kiss his secret crush?

"Well TK?" Kari said.

"Come on TK, you can do this," TK thought.

TK slowly leaned over to Kari. He felt like he was in a dream. Then, he moved his face

closer to hers, and kissed her. The kiss seemed to last forever.

"I can't believe this," TK thought. "I'm really kissing Kari."

Then TK broke the kiss. He leaned back and looked at Kari. She was smiling the sweet

smile she always had on her face. TK stared at her and cleared his throat.

"Kari, there's something I've been wanting to tell you for a long time."

Yolei looked back and forth between the two. "I think I should leave now, see ya!" Yolei

walked out of the tent and zipped the door up.

"TK, what is it?"

TK was having a hard time getting the words out of his mouth, but in time he managed to

say what he had been wanting so say for such a long time.

"Kari I really like you. I mean, I don't just like you, I really like you. I've been wanting to

tell you for a long time but I just never had a chance. So, I guess, now you know."

"I like you too TK."

TK couldn't believe what he was hearing. Had he really heard Kari say that?

"You... you like me too?"

"Of course, I mean I guess I've always had a little crush on you."

"Kari,"

"Yes TK?"

"May I kiss you again?"

Kari smiled. "Of course."

TK leaned over and gave Kari a kiss. They leaned back in the tent, and spent the rest of the

night together, leaving the other Digidestined to wonder just what was going on in the other tent.





It was morning. Ken and Jesi had taken a row boat out to the middle of the lake while

Kari and TK sat on the shore together.

Meanwhile, Davis and Yolei sat talking by the campfire. Yolei, of course, had opened her

big mouth and told the jealous Davis about TK and Kari's kiss. Davis of course, was angry.

"That T.F., if he can get a kiss from Kari then I can too!" Davis marched over to TK and

Kari.

"I wouldn't if I were you!" Yolei called after him. Davis didn't respond.

"Hey T.R., I heard you kissed Kari last night? What makes you think you can move in on

my girl?"

"She's not your girl Davis!"

"Oh yeah?" Davis put his hands on the sides of Kari's face and kissed her. The kiss was

long and deep. When he stopped Kari stepped back in surprise.

"Hey Davis! What do you think you're doing?"

"Kissing my girl what else?"

This made TK so mad he hauled off and punched Davis. Davis wiped a drop of blood off his lip, and then stood up and punched TK back. Before long they were in a fist fight.

"You think you can kiss Kari and get away with it?" TK yelled as he hit Davis.

"Since when did you decide who Kari likes?" Davis said.

"Why don't we let this fight decide who Kari likes!?" TK yelled back at him

"Stop it, both of you!" Kari yelled. They stopped fighting momentarily. "Neither of you

can decide who I like, so stop fighting!" Kari stormed off.

"Wait, Kari!" TK called after her.

"Smooth move T.H."

Kari sat down next to Yolei.

"I told Davis not to do that," she said, hoping Kari wouldn't blame her.

"I don't know what to do Yolei. I like TK and he likes me too. But Davis also likes me

and..."

"And what?"

"Well I hate to say this, but Davis's kiss was... amazing."

Needless to say, Yolei was surprised.

As this went on, Jesi and Ken were relaxing in their rowboat in the middle of the lake.

"It's nice out here Ken, don't you wish we could stay here forever?"

"Maybe we can come back some other time, it is a nice escape from the city."

Jesi leaned over the side of the boat into the water. As she leaned forward Ken couldn't

help looking up her skirt. Then Jesi said,

"Ken do you think there are fish in this water?"

Ken stopped staring and moved over next to her.

"Probably, but I don't know how good a fisherman I am."

Just then Jesi slipped and almost fell into the water. Ken reached over quickly and caught

her.

"You saved me again," she said.

Ken just smiled and sat back down. Jesi moved over and sat down next to Ken. She

looked out at the water and then looked down at the oars.

"Ken, teach me how to row the boat."

"Well, ok. Well first you need to sit in the middle and put your hands like this, and hold the

oars out, here."

Ken placed his hands on her hips and sat her down in his lap.

"Why Ken I never knew you cared."

Ken blushed, and then placed his hands over hers on the oars.

"Here now just make a rowing motion like this." Ken began rowing but Jesi wasn't paying

attention, at least not to the oars. She had her head turned and was staring into his eyes. They

were like two blue abysses, so beautiful.

"Ken, did you know you have lovely eyes?" she said.

"No, I... never really noticed."

"Ken..."

Jesi slowly put her arms around him. She leaned him back in the boat. In no time, Ken

had forgotten all about his rowing.

TK sat on the beach alone, staring out across the lake.

"Why did I have to go and make Kari mad?" he said out loud.

"I'm not mad TK." Kari walked up behind him and sat down. "I just wish you and Davis

wouldn't fight."

TK sighed. He moved closer and placed his hand on Kari's.

"Hey Kari can I ask you a question?"

"What is it TK?"

"Do you think that people our age are old enough to... you know, make out?"

"I never thought about that before. I guess it depends on what you mean."

"Well, just you know, like second base stuff."

"I guess so. But what made you think of that?"

"I... don't know. Well I was just wondering what you thought. Matt does sometimes."

"Matt makes out? With who, he doesn't have a girlfriend does he?"

"Not really, just girls who think he's cool because he's in a band."

"You mean, just with any girl?"

"Well, I guess so. I guess it's a teenager thing. You don't think I'll be like that soon do

you?"

"Of course not TK, you are too much of a gentleman."

TK smiled, "Thanks Kari."