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Title: Love is Everywhere
Author: Takari AAF
"Love can be found in the strangest places. Right in front of you or across the world. It just proves that love is everywhere…..right?"
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Dark gray storm clouds blocked the radiant sun, as the wind picked up speed, whipping the frustrated teenager's hair into her face.
15 year old Kari pushed her long brown hair back again for the umpteenth time, and smoothed out the wrinkles in her black Capri shirt and low rise blue jeans. The wind had gotten a lot stronger since she had started walking home from the high school that day. Today had been her first day of high school, and already she dreaded the fact that she would have to go back tomorrow. Tk was in none of her classes, and to make it all worse, she hadn't seen him at all! This was the first time she was without Tk, and she didn't like it one bit. I mean, he was her best friend and all. Who wouldn't be pissed not to have their best friend in any of their classes?
Kari sighed, pushing any thoughts about school out of her mind. She concentrated on getting home before it started to storm.
Just as she got to the intersection to cross, she heard a voice calling her name. Kari quickly turned around to see who it was that was trying to talk to her.
Off in the distance, she could make out a boy with spiky blonde hair wearing a white t-shirt and baggy dark blue sand-blasted jeans.
'Who could that be?' Kari pondered in her mind. Taking a closer look, her eyes grew wide as she recognized exactly who it was.
"TK!" she yelled. Kari stopped from crossing the street and walked towards the figure running towards her. At first, she couldn't believe it was Tk. She hadn't seen him all summer. She'd only talked to him on the phone, because she hadn't been in Odaiba. They had been visiting relatives in northern Japan.
Tk finally caught up with Kari.
"Didn't you hear me calling you all the way back there, like 5 minutes ago?" he asked.
Kari shook her head. She had been too busy thinking about him, to actually hear him.
"Sorry Tk, I just had a lot on my mind. I guess I didn't hear you," she said, somewhat quietly.
Tk arched his right eyebrow. "Is something wrong, Kari?"
Kari quickly shook her head. "Of course not! Just a little tired, I guess. Anyway, it's so good to see you again! I missed you while I was gone," she said seemingly happy, trying to cover up the weird feelings she felt inside.
Tk smiled slightly. "Yeah, I missed you too, Kari. I didn't see you all day at school. I guess we aren't in any of the same classes. That really sucks if you ask me."
She nodded her head in agreement. 'You got that right. It sucks, really really sucks. Why can't we be in any of the same classes, Tk? Why can't something about this dreadful day, go right for me? Boy, I don't think it could get ANY worse,' Kari pondered in her mind.
"I know what ya mean. My first day was horrible. How about yours?" she asked, pushing all the previous thoughts out of her mind.
Tk was about to answer her when Davis came in out of no where.
"Hey Guys! Whacha talkin about?" he asked, somewhat hyper.
Kari mentally cringed. 'Why does he always have to interrupt Tk and I when we are in a conversation?! I know that he totally must be doing this on purpose,' Kari thought in her mind.
"Nothing much. We were just catching up," Tk said, secretly upset that Davis had interrupted.
"Oh, okay. Well, I just came to tell Kari that my answer is yes," Davis said, a huge grin appearing on his tanned face.
Tk looked at Kari with a confused look on his face.
Kari was also confused. "Answer to what?" she asked, not knowing what he was talking about.
"To the note you wrote me, silly!" Davis exclaimed, appearing to grow happier by the minute.
Kari was more confused than ever. 'What note is he talking about? I don't remember giving him a note, much less writing one,' Kari thought.
"What note?" she asked, drifting back from her thoughts.
"You know, the one about me being your boyfriend. The answer is yes," Davis said, planting a kiss on her lips.
Tk stared, his eyes growing wide.
"Uh, I should go," he said, quickly walking past them.
"Tk! Wait!" Kari yelled, but Tk kept on walking and turned at the corner, walking out of sight.
Kari turned back to face Davis. "I didn't write you a note like that!" she exclaimed.
Davis gave her a weird look.
"Yes you did. Your friend Melinda gave it to me. See, here it is," Davis said, pulling the note out of his pocket and handing it to Kari.
Kari grabbed the note and opened it, and started reading it.
'Dear Davis,
There is something that I have been debating on asking you for a long time now, and I think I have finally gotten the nerve to ask you this. Will you be my boyfriend? I've always liked you. Much more than TK (obviously). Well, I'm hoping the answer is 'yes', and if it is, please tell me ASAP.
Forever yours,
Hikari'
Kari gasped in pure shock. 'I never wrote this! For one thing, this is so NOT my hand writing, second- I like Davis but I Love Tk, and third- I could write a MUCH better note than this!' Kari screamed in her mind.
"I didn't write this note, Davis!" Kari exclaimed.
"Yes you did! It has YOUR name on it!" he replied.
"I think I know my own handwriting, Davis! And this is not it! For one thing, I don't like you that way! I never have and never will!" she exclaimed, trying to get it through to him.
Davis smile twisted into a frown. He was hurt by her last comment. He tried to cover it up, but not good enough.
Kari realized she had hurt him. It wasn't her intention, but like everyone always said 'the truth hurts.'
"I'm not going to lie to you Davis. That is how I feel. I don't go by that saying that teenagers always say. You know 'What's better? A Lie that draws a smile, or the truth that draws a tear?' I'm sorry if I hurt you Davis, but nothing will happen between us. I have to go," she said, leaving.
A single tear fell from Davis's eye as he turned and started the long walk home.
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"I can't believe that Melinda would do something like that! I have to confront her before I go to Tk," Kari said out loud.
"Confront me about what?" a voice asked.
Kari turned around to see the person she had been looking for, Melinda.
"About that damn note you gave Davis!" Kari shouted, feeling the anger rise.
Melinda smirked evilly. "Ah, yes, the note. Good one, wasn't it?" she asked laughing.
"It's not funny! I thought you were my friend! Why would you do something like that?" Kari asked, trying to calm down some.
Melinda laughed, again. "Haven't you figured it out yet? I want Tk, and you were standing in my way. I had to do something to get you two apart," she said.
Kari shook her head in disbelief. "I would have never thought you could be so cruel!" Kari exclaimed.
"Well I can. I guess you'll think about who you make as friends next time. Anyway, I better go change before I go to Tk's," Melinda said, walking across the street, laughing mildly as she went.
Kari fought back the tears that threatened to spill over. 'I have to talk to Tk, before Melinda goes to him,' Kari thought.
She looked down both sides of the street for cars. Seeing none, she ran across the street in the opposite direction of Melinda, and ran as fast as she could down the block.
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Tk opened the apartment door and threw his book bag down next to the door.
"I can't believe Kari and Davis are going out. Man, this day really sucks! First, I'm late to school, then I found out I have NO classes with Kari, and finally I have to watch Kari being kissed by her new boyfriend! Could this day get any worse?" he said out loud to himself.
A knock at the door brought Tk out of his thoughts.
'Great, I wonder who this could be,' he wondered, afraid of more bad news.
He walked over to the door and slowly twisted the brass door knob, and pulled open the door.
"Kari!" he exclaimed, shocked to find her there.
"Hi," she said sheepishly.
"Uh, hi. What are you doing here?" Tk asked, saddened and confused.
"I need to tell you something," Kari said, rather nervously.
Tk stepped aside and motioned for her to come in. Kari walked in and Tk closed the door.
He noticed that she was breathing heavily, as if she had ran the whole way to his apartment.
Tk slightly shook his head, clearing the thoughts out of his mind.
"So, what did you want to tell me?" he asked, walking over to the opened window and looking out.
Kari walked over next to him. "It's about what happened earlier….with Davis," she said, quietly.
"You don't have to explain, ya know. You like Davis, Davis likes you. You asked out Davis, and Davis said yes. It's all pretty self-explanatory, Kari," he said sarcastically.
Kari sighed and shook her head. "I do have to explain, Tk. It was all a misunderstanding! I don't like Davis and I never have!" she exclaimed.
"Really? So he just happened to get a note to him from you?" Tk asked, dully.
"Tk, I didn't write it, Melinda did. She wants you, and she thought she'd have to get me…never mind. The point is, I don't like Davis and I NEVER will," she said, stressing the word 'never'.
"And? Does this have anything to do with me?" Tk asked, slightly confused.
Kari sighed. "Yes! This has everything to do with you!"
"What do you mean, Kari?" Tk asked.
"This," she said, pressing her lips upon his and kissing him gently.
Tk was shocked at first, but kissed her back.
Both pulled apart after a few seconds. Kari couldn't believe she had actually gotten up the nerve to do what she just did. A pinkish hue spread across her entire face.
Tk also couldn't believe she had kissed him. Deep down, he had wanted that kiss for years, but only now was he really willing to admit that.
Tk opened his mouth to say something, but was cut off by Kari.
"You don't have to tell me, Tk. You don't feel the same. I know. I figured you wouldn't but I just had to get it off my chest. I love you Tk. I always have, and…" she said, but was cut off by Tk's lips meeting hers. Kari's heart melted when she felt his lips upon hers. It was like being in Heaven, pure heaven.
This time when the kiss ended, Tk was the first to talk.
"Kari, you have it all wrong. I love you. God, I've loved you for so long, but only now did I finally realize it, or more like a few hours ago. But anyway, I do love you Kari, and I always will," he said, smiling.
Kari smiled back. She reached over and took his hand.
"You know where Love is, Tk?" she asked as they walked towards the window.
"Uh…where?" he asked a bit puzzled and extremely confused by her question.
Leaning her head down on his shoulder, she gazed out at the world outside and said, "Everywhere Tk, everywhere.
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