Love and Hate:Kari's Way PT3

As Kari stepped outside the hospital with her head hung low, she could feel the cool spring breeze wrap itself around her body as though it were trying to restrain her.

She could see the bottom of a Red car, which she reconized as being her Aunt and Uncle's and looked up to see Tai in the driver's seat.

With a sigh she walked up to him.

"Tai, I'm sorry about what I said yesterday"said Kari.

"It's allright, you were just upset. C'mon, our Aunt Malice and Uncle Kawai want to see you"said Tai.

Kari nodded and stepped inside, strapping her seatbelt on.

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Kari entered the tidey house of her aunt and uncle, where they were waiting. Her aunt was about in her late Twentie's, and her Uncle older by only a coulpe years.

"Kari, how are you dear?"asked her Aunt.

"Fine"said Kari not even looking her in the eye.

"Don't you worry, we don't believe any of that nonsense on the news, those people wouldn't know a novel from a magazine, bunch of imbisiles if you ask me"said her aunt.

"Thanks"said Kari blushing.

"Why don't we show you to your room, you must be tired"said her Uncle.

"Yes, thank you"said Kari. Kari's eyes practicly glowed at the site of her room. It was much larger then he old one, with a Red carpet, and a large bed with Red sheets to match the room.

"I hope you like it"he said.

"This is great, thank you"said Kari hugging him, which he returned.

After a few seconds they let go.

"Well you go on and get some rest"he said.

Kari nodded, and he leaft the room, closing the door behind him. She slipped her sandles off and layed back on her bed. Oh, what comfort. She never felt anything like it. She felt her eyelids getting heavy, and her body losing energy. She took her socks off and placed them next to her sandles on the floor and slipped herself under the warm covers, as she drifted off into a deep sleep.

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Davis put his poorly done homework into his binder, and layed back on his bed.

"I can't get her out of my head, it's driving me crazy. Do I like her?"

"No, of course you don't. She's a murderer"

"Is she really? Did she really do any of the things she was convicted of doing?"

"The news dosen't lie"

"But maybe she's a diffrent person now"

"C'mon Davis, do you really believe that?"

Davis stopped arguing with himself, it was getting exhausting. He couldn't get her out of his head, he even dreamed about her. He dreamed of being on the left end of the bridge, with a fog forcing itself upon the area.

He saw Kari, staring out, leaning on the bridge with a depressed look.

"Hey Kari, is that you?"

Kari stood up ontop of the bridge, staring down with the face that had depression written all over it.

"Kari?"

She looked over at Davis, her head turning slowly, her expression unchanged.

"We're diffrent people Davis, we don't belong together"

"What are you talking about? Look, T.K's gonna kill me if he finds out you're dead and I was there to watch"said Davis.

"I'm sorry Davis, but you aren't the one for me"

Kari turned her head to face the water, and she jumped into the water.

That dream came to Davis' mind from time to time.

"Allright Davis, you got her new adress from T.K. Just go see her, and you'll realize this whole thing is ridicolous"said Davis.

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T.K felt that knot of guilt in his stomach. It loosened sometimes, but then regained it's ultra tight grip.

"Man, I was such a jerk, I should've stayed. Should I go see her? No, I would be throtteld by Tai. He didn't even bother giving me the new adress"said T.K.

He had to look up the adress in the phone book with Davis's help.

"Okay, I'll just see her at school tomorrow, apoligize, and everything will be fine"said T.K who didn't get much reasurance.

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Davis nervously knocked on the door, detirmined to end this ordeal.

"Hello there, are you Kari's friend?"asked Aunt Malice.

"Um, yeah, my name's Davis. Is Kari home? If she isn't, I'll just-

"It's allright, come in boy, I'll get Kari"

Davis walked in, impressed by the beautiful new home Kari was living in.

"Nice house"commented Davis.

"Thank you"she said walking up the stairs.

Davis sat on the couch, feeling his body tremble from fear.

"Kari, wake up dear. You have a visitor"said her aunt Malice shaking her.

Kari graoned as she awoke with a loud yawn.

"He's waiting downstairs"she said.

"Yeah, thanks a lot"thought Kari coldly.

She put her socks on and walked down the stairs, stumbiling a little from woozyness.

"Davis Motimiya?"she thought with suprise.

She walked down, unoticed by Davis who looked in the opposite direction, and sat down next to him.

"Hi"

Davis jumped, and was at a loss for words as he saw Kari.

"HI"said Davis shakingly.

"What did you come to see me for?"asked Kari.

"Oh great, wat do I tell her? That I can't get her out of my mind, and that I dreamed of her? Okay, just tell her you came to see how she was doing"thought Davis.

"I just wanted to see if you were okay"said Davis.

"Oh"said Kari.

"Say something nice"thought Davis.

"You're not as bad of kid as everyone says you are. Maybe, I don't know, we can be friends"said Davis.

"But it's not like we'll go out or anything, just friends"said Davis quickly.

"Of course if you want to, if you don't then that's fine with me"said Davis even more quickly.

You came here, and had me woken up for that! You just wanna be friends because T.K is, aren't you? You're no diffrent then him, just a selfish jerk! Get out of here, and don't come by here again!"

Davis dashed out quickly, not needing to make Kari angrier. Hoiwever, once he was out, he walked very slowly back to his house, his self esteem and pride absoloutely destroyed.

All he wanted was friendship, and couldn't even get that from her.

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Kari didn't expect good treatment coming back, and she didn't get it either. She felt bad about what she said to Davis, but how could she take him seriously?

"Can you believe how many days of school she's missed for the year? She's probaly doing it on purpose"Kari ocerheared a girl say.

"Yeah, she probaly does all this stuff on purpose for attention and to miss school"said a boy.

Inside, she didn't feel much better as people purposely shoved through and by her.

As she entered her first class, she could feel her rage rising as she had her Math teacher, the teacher who was worse to her then the others.

"Before we get started, we have a new student here today. Come on in"

Kari nearly gasped as the new boy walked in. He had short Purple hair, a hair style simalar to hers, a Grey suit and Black shoes.

"Why don't you introduce yourself"said the Math teacher.

"I'm Ken Ichijoji, it's nice"he said.

The Math teacher whispered in something in his ear, that Kari could tell was something harsh. Ken was sent to his desk, in the back. Kari's attention was broken from hher.

"Well, I guess we should welcome back Kari Kamiya, our school celebrity as well"he said.

Man, did Kari ever have the urge to smack him.

"Now, take out your homework"he said.

As he went around collecting them, Kari knew that the Math teacher was gonna put the spot light on her again.

That's just what he did too.

"Well, being a celebrity entitles you no to do homework unless you feel like it?"

"I didn't have time to get homework from anybody"protested Kari.

"Oh yes, I'm sure you had plunty of other things to do"said the math teacher sarcasticly.

"You sound like an 8 year old"replied Kari, her anger starting to submerge.

"Detention, after school. What about you Ichijoji, no homework either? You two are meant for eachother"said the math teacher, whioch caused the kids to laugh.

"I just moved here, how was I supposed to get homework from last class?"asked Ken.

"Detention for you as well"

Ken seemed to be keeping his cool.

"Sorry, but according to the rules, new students are excluded from homework assingments from the day they moved in, I read it myself. So if you give me detention, you'll be risking your job"

"Fine, I'll let you off"said the math teacher obviously defeated.

Even if she still had detention, it would be worth it to finally see the jerk get outfoxed.

"where did you find those rules"whispered a kid next to him.

"I have my ways"he said.

Kari couldn't focus in class, her eyes kept darting back to Ken. She had to talk to him, but couldn't. What would he want to do with her? He would hear about her soon if not allready, and Ken wasn't likely to wanna associate with her.

After exiting, T.K finally caught up with Kari.

"Kari, I just wanted to apoligize about leaving you in the hospital like that"said T.K.

"Stuff your apology"said Kari codly before walking off.

"What's her problem?"said T.K to himself.

Meanwhile, Ken saw Davis walking with a low head.

"You seem sad there kid, what's wrong?"asked Ken.

"Oh, nothing. Say, are you knew?"asked Davis lifting his head up.

"Yes, my name's Ken"he said.

"Davis"

They shook hands.

"It was nice meeting you Davis"said Ken.

"Good meeting you too"said Davis before they parted.

He felt better, just a tad better, after that.

TBC

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