Kari POV
He was singing from his heart to me. I wasn't expecting it at all. I was expecting more of something like a come-back. Not love, not this. What if was all true, and he really meant it. He truly loves me. If he did though, why would he get involved with Samantha. But what if wasn't true. What if it was fake. What was he trying to accomplish? I have no idea. I couldn't take it. All the confusion. I left the building to God knows where. I just needed to breathe. To let loose. I kept walking around until I reached Tera Nova Park. I figured this would be the best place to let go, especially for a jog. Jogging always makes me forget good things, bad things, everything. It's a time where I can experience myself interacting with nature, observing nature. Nothing is more peaceful than nature. So I went for a jog. The Sakura trees were letting loose of their leaves for the fall. I got a couple in my hair. I continued to jog around, and saw him standing there, waiting for me.
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TK POV
After I left the auditorium, I just drove around looking for her. I wasn't looking anywhere in particular. I was way too distracted to think of where she might be. What was I thinking, telling her how I really feel right after I asked someone else out? Was I crazy? Probably. I didn't know what was happening. All I knew was that I screwed up, and I had to make it right. It didn't take me long to write down that song, either. I knew how I felt. I just put emotions into writing. And I sang it for her. I have no idea what she was thinking while I sang. Maybe she thought I was lying, just trying to weasle my way into making her feel better. Maybe she believed me. I don't know. I kept driving around for a while, when I saw her. She was jogging in the park. Jogging, why didn't I think of that. I know that's how she gets rid of stress. I parked the car, got out and waited for her to continue around the park. I saw her coming my way, and I saw her see me. She just stopped and stared. I walked up to her, waiting to say something, but nothing came out. She broek the silence though.
"TK...Why...Why did you sing that...That song?" Kari whispered to me. Her eyes looked so hurt. She had tears in her eyes that she was holding back. What have I done.
"Kari...You have to understand..." I started, but she interupted me.
"TK, why did you sing that song?" She choked. Her tears started to flow just as the sky started to pour out it's own tears.
"Because I knew it was the only way I could get you to hear me. Kari, everything I sang was truthful. I meant it all."
"Then why were you with Samantha? Why were you with her? If everything that you sang was true, why were you with her." She asked me. She looked so empty, without feeling. She looked numb.
"Kari..." I sighed. There was no easy way to get it out. I had to open up. I had to let her know. "Kari, I asked Samantha out, and she didn't give me an oral acceptance, she kissed me instead."
"Sounds pretty oral to me." Kari said. She looked away from me.
"Kari, the only reason I asked her out was because I was tired of waiting. I was tired of knowing that you would never want to be with me. I was tired of having hopes of something that would never happen."
Kari looked back at me in disgust. Like I had something horrific about her.
"How could you say that? Who do you think you are, saying I would never want to be with you?"
"Well, I just thought that-"
"No, you didn't think at all. Do you have any idea how I feel about you? Huh? Do you? Look at my eyes, TK. Tell me what you see." And I did. I looked into her eyes, and saw something I've never seen before. I saw passion that I had never seen before. I saw misery unlike any other misery I had seen. I saw desire. I saw things I had only fantasized about seeing. I saw her. And the only thing I could do was to let her see who I am. I had to let her read who I truly was.
"Kari...Why didn't you tell me that's how you feel." I whispered.
"What was I suppose to say, TK? 'Hi TK, how's it going, oh, by the way, I've been in love with you for two years?' Is that what you wanted me to say?"
"Yes. It is."
"It's not as easy as it sounds, Takeru." She said. She held herself in her arms and looked away. I turned her face towards mine.
"I know exactly how easy it is." I whispered. I leaned in towards her, inches away from ecstasy.
"I love you, Kari. I'm sorry you had to find out this way. But as you said, it's not as easy to do as it sounds."
"TK..." Kari started, but I interupted her with my lips against hers. It wasn't anything like I thought it would be at all. It was more. I wrapped my arms around her waist and felt her wrap her arms around my neck. I didn't want to let go. I couldn't let go. By the time I broke away from her we were soaked.
"So...That's how it feels to love." She whispered.
"I guess so." I chuckled. I brushed her hair out of her face and wiped away her tears.
"What now." She asked as she wrapped her arms around me.
"How soon is now, Kari." I asked as I wrapped my arms around her as well.
"Ask me tomorrow, Takeru. Right now isn't here yet." She whispered. She looked up at me and kissed me. For once, I could see her eyes for what they were. They were happy.
He was singing from his heart to me. I wasn't expecting it at all. I was expecting more of something like a come-back. Not love, not this. What if was all true, and he really meant it. He truly loves me. If he did though, why would he get involved with Samantha. But what if wasn't true. What if it was fake. What was he trying to accomplish? I have no idea. I couldn't take it. All the confusion. I left the building to God knows where. I just needed to breathe. To let loose. I kept walking around until I reached Tera Nova Park. I figured this would be the best place to let go, especially for a jog. Jogging always makes me forget good things, bad things, everything. It's a time where I can experience myself interacting with nature, observing nature. Nothing is more peaceful than nature. So I went for a jog. The Sakura trees were letting loose of their leaves for the fall. I got a couple in my hair. I continued to jog around, and saw him standing there, waiting for me.
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TK POV
After I left the auditorium, I just drove around looking for her. I wasn't looking anywhere in particular. I was way too distracted to think of where she might be. What was I thinking, telling her how I really feel right after I asked someone else out? Was I crazy? Probably. I didn't know what was happening. All I knew was that I screwed up, and I had to make it right. It didn't take me long to write down that song, either. I knew how I felt. I just put emotions into writing. And I sang it for her. I have no idea what she was thinking while I sang. Maybe she thought I was lying, just trying to weasle my way into making her feel better. Maybe she believed me. I don't know. I kept driving around for a while, when I saw her. She was jogging in the park. Jogging, why didn't I think of that. I know that's how she gets rid of stress. I parked the car, got out and waited for her to continue around the park. I saw her coming my way, and I saw her see me. She just stopped and stared. I walked up to her, waiting to say something, but nothing came out. She broek the silence though.
"TK...Why...Why did you sing that...That song?" Kari whispered to me. Her eyes looked so hurt. She had tears in her eyes that she was holding back. What have I done.
"Kari...You have to understand..." I started, but she interupted me.
"TK, why did you sing that song?" She choked. Her tears started to flow just as the sky started to pour out it's own tears.
"Because I knew it was the only way I could get you to hear me. Kari, everything I sang was truthful. I meant it all."
"Then why were you with Samantha? Why were you with her? If everything that you sang was true, why were you with her." She asked me. She looked so empty, without feeling. She looked numb.
"Kari..." I sighed. There was no easy way to get it out. I had to open up. I had to let her know. "Kari, I asked Samantha out, and she didn't give me an oral acceptance, she kissed me instead."
"Sounds pretty oral to me." Kari said. She looked away from me.
"Kari, the only reason I asked her out was because I was tired of waiting. I was tired of knowing that you would never want to be with me. I was tired of having hopes of something that would never happen."
Kari looked back at me in disgust. Like I had something horrific about her.
"How could you say that? Who do you think you are, saying I would never want to be with you?"
"Well, I just thought that-"
"No, you didn't think at all. Do you have any idea how I feel about you? Huh? Do you? Look at my eyes, TK. Tell me what you see." And I did. I looked into her eyes, and saw something I've never seen before. I saw passion that I had never seen before. I saw misery unlike any other misery I had seen. I saw desire. I saw things I had only fantasized about seeing. I saw her. And the only thing I could do was to let her see who I am. I had to let her read who I truly was.
"Kari...Why didn't you tell me that's how you feel." I whispered.
"What was I suppose to say, TK? 'Hi TK, how's it going, oh, by the way, I've been in love with you for two years?' Is that what you wanted me to say?"
"Yes. It is."
"It's not as easy as it sounds, Takeru." She said. She held herself in her arms and looked away. I turned her face towards mine.
"I know exactly how easy it is." I whispered. I leaned in towards her, inches away from ecstasy.
"I love you, Kari. I'm sorry you had to find out this way. But as you said, it's not as easy to do as it sounds."
"TK..." Kari started, but I interupted her with my lips against hers. It wasn't anything like I thought it would be at all. It was more. I wrapped my arms around her waist and felt her wrap her arms around my neck. I didn't want to let go. I couldn't let go. By the time I broke away from her we were soaked.
"So...That's how it feels to love." She whispered.
"I guess so." I chuckled. I brushed her hair out of her face and wiped away her tears.
"What now." She asked as she wrapped her arms around me.
"How soon is now, Kari." I asked as I wrapped my arms around her as well.
"Ask me tomorrow, Takeru. Right now isn't here yet." She whispered. She looked up at me and kissed me. For once, I could see her eyes for what they were. They were happy.