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I had slept quit comfortably last night. Well as comfortably as one could, given the circumstances. I got out of bed and stretched my arms into the air as high as I could and then went into the bathroom. When I came back to my room, I felt completely refreshed. I looked into my wall mirror and smiled. My hair was a mess and I was still in my pink pajamas.
I casually walked down the hall, when I noticed someone was in the bathroom taking a shower. When I got to the living room I let my gaze fall on my best friend still fast asleep on the floor. He looked so peaceful that I couldn't wake him, so I didn't. Instead I went to the kitchen, poured myself a glass of orange juice and went back to TK.
As I sat there next to him, I realized how much I missed him. How much he meant to me. How much I care for him. I smiled thinking about all the memories. I finished my drink and left it on the counter. I figured I should go get dressed before I talk to him. Just when I turned the corner I saw her. She was a little taller than I was. She was standing there, in my jeans and in my yellow shirt. It was as if time had stopped. I couldn't describe it. I stared at her and she stared at me. So I did the only thing I could. I took a deep breath and spoke.
"TK's still asleep. We need to talk."
I nervously lead her into my room. Part of me really wanted to know but another part of me didn't. I sat down in my old wooden desk chair while she sat on the unmade bed. She let out a sigh when she sat down. I must have looked at her strangely because she sat back up.
"Sorry it's just been a long time since I've been on a real bed." That only made me more worried. "Anyways, I guess I should start. My name is Pan, and thank you for letting us stay here." She smiled at me.
I was a bit startled by the 'thank you' I wasn't exactly expecting that out of all things. I smiled back. "You're welcome, I'm Kari. TK's always helped me, I'm just glad I could help him for a change." It's strange but when I mentioned my name, her eyes got bigger. I could only assume TK's been talking about me. I smiled inwardly at that thought.
"Its nice to meet you Kari." She sat back for a moment and wasn't exactly staring at me but I don't know, it kind of felt like she was taking a mental picture of me. I decided not ask and that's when she spoke again. "You're probably wondering what's going on, more importantly where he's been I take it." She said in a playful voice. I smiled and nodded at her comment.
"I can't really tell you all of it or else you would want to come with us." She closed her eyes for a minute. "And I won't allow that," she said with determination, "But I can tell you this. For the last month TK was been, protecting me."
"Protecting you from what?" The words just flowed out before I could stop myself. She raised her hand to silence me so she could continue.
"About three years ago I woke up imprisoned in a room. What I didn't know then was that I was being held on the top floor of a very big office building. I was completely isolated from all human contact except for a few people." She paused and took a breath. "My friends. About a year ago they helped escape and I've been on the run ever since. With little money it was hard at get from town to town but I managed, and everywhere I went they weren't far behind."
Hearing her tell her tale I couldn't help but feel sympathetic and sad. To be running for all this time knowing that you couldn't stop. Not knowing who to trust, whom to believe in. No wonder TK went with her. But all the time she was telling me her story, two things were running in my mind: who are 'they' and if she had friends that helped her, how come they aren't here with my TK.
"And that's when I met TK," I broke my train of thought and focused my attention back on listening to her. "I had fallen unconscious from exhaustion in an alleyway when he found us. He and my friend Rika helped me to a place outside the city. She left shortly after and told TK when I get my strength back to meet her at specific location. We didn't get that luxury. About three days ago they found us. We barely escaped, we were lucky to have made it this far."
We sat there in silence for the next few minutes. "You're leaving soon aren't you? And TK's going with you." Her smile vanished and she nodded. "What I don't understand is why." She cut me off at that word.
"Stop, I can't tell you why? I told TK why and sealed his fate. I will not make that mistake again." She was saying more to herself than to me. At this point I was more than worried.
"What do you mean, sealed his fate?" I was on the edge of my chair. I demanded an answer. I just got TK back and I had no intention of losing him again. She lowered her head and closed her eyes.
"TK will never leave me. He knows the truth and being the person he is, he will not stand by and let them take me back." She smiled. "He is too kind, and sweet for his own good."
"What happen to your friends, the ones that helped you escape?" I looked her right in the eyes, afraid of the answer that I knew was coming.
"A few are okay and a few I do not know." Her smile disappeared. "And a few, a few are no longer here. There dead." She looked up and I could see the water in her eyes. I didn't know what to say at that point. I quickly went over to the bed and put my arm around her.
"Shhh.it's going to be okay," I said in a soothing voice.
"No its not, as long as Hypnos is still after me I put them all in danger. But it'll soon be over. I have one year 'til I'm ready," She cried out. I was puzzled by her words.
"Ready for what?" She brought her hand up and wiped her tears and looked at me.
"For the next step." She stood up and faced me. "Enough about this stuff. Lets see if sleepy head is awake yet." She opened the door and waited for me. Knowing that this was all I was going to get I got up and joined her. She looked at me and smiled. "You know TK was right about you." And with that she headed toward the living room. I just stood there for a second and joined her.
When we got there TK was dressed wearing a white and blue shirt and a pair of jeans. They were my brother's clothes. Good thing he was off at college, he hates it when people take his stuff although in this case I don't think would mind. He looked good, clean and safe. He looked at us for a moment.
"I was wondering when you two would finish talking. Hey Kari I hope you don't mind but I made a couple of sandwiches for the road." I laughed. Leave it to TK to always be able to say things like this.
"I don't mind at all, take what you need." I could only smile at his expressions. Inwardly I was pleading him to stay. "How long can you stay, we have so much to catch up on."
"We can't stay long we have to meet a friend and she's been waiting a long time." He said innocently. Pan walked over to me.
"He's right, we have to go. I wish we could stay longer and give you and TK some time alone but the longer we stay the more danger we put you in." And at that moment she hugged me.
We soon let go. I turned to TK. "You better come back to me, you have a lot of explaining to do."
"I promise and you know I never break my promises." He smiled and closed the distance between us. "Pandora would you give us moment alone." Pan smiled and left the room and waiting at the front door. As soon as she left he hugged me.
I'll never forget that moment; I could've stayed like that forever. I was washed over with a sense of security and happiness. I pulled back a little and stared into his eyes and then buried my face into his chest.
"I want to go with you, to help you, to be with you. All you have to do is ask." I said. He pulled back from the embrace and smiled his warm smile.
"I know you would," He held my hands in his. "And that why I'm not asking." He let go and my arms dropped to my side. I just stood there and watched him leave.
A couple of hours later my parents woke up and asked me where TK was. I told them he left, they freaked and so on and so on. Nancy, TK's mom, was overjoyed and saddened by her son's appearance and disappearance. Everyone else just kept asking why I let him go. And I always gave the same answer. "Because he had to." When I look back at that moment I realize that, that was one of the hardest things I have ever had to do.
~Fin~
A/n: And that it folks. I hope this answered most of your questions and cleared up some things. I know you guys probably still have questions about what's going on. This story is more of a slice than an actually story. I'm thinking about continuing this story but I'm currently working on a story for 'Tea and Biscuits for the Takari fan's soul' by Says TB and I want to get that done before I start anything new with this. It's an interesting original idea, very original.
I had slept quit comfortably last night. Well as comfortably as one could, given the circumstances. I got out of bed and stretched my arms into the air as high as I could and then went into the bathroom. When I came back to my room, I felt completely refreshed. I looked into my wall mirror and smiled. My hair was a mess and I was still in my pink pajamas.
I casually walked down the hall, when I noticed someone was in the bathroom taking a shower. When I got to the living room I let my gaze fall on my best friend still fast asleep on the floor. He looked so peaceful that I couldn't wake him, so I didn't. Instead I went to the kitchen, poured myself a glass of orange juice and went back to TK.
As I sat there next to him, I realized how much I missed him. How much he meant to me. How much I care for him. I smiled thinking about all the memories. I finished my drink and left it on the counter. I figured I should go get dressed before I talk to him. Just when I turned the corner I saw her. She was a little taller than I was. She was standing there, in my jeans and in my yellow shirt. It was as if time had stopped. I couldn't describe it. I stared at her and she stared at me. So I did the only thing I could. I took a deep breath and spoke.
"TK's still asleep. We need to talk."
I nervously lead her into my room. Part of me really wanted to know but another part of me didn't. I sat down in my old wooden desk chair while she sat on the unmade bed. She let out a sigh when she sat down. I must have looked at her strangely because she sat back up.
"Sorry it's just been a long time since I've been on a real bed." That only made me more worried. "Anyways, I guess I should start. My name is Pan, and thank you for letting us stay here." She smiled at me.
I was a bit startled by the 'thank you' I wasn't exactly expecting that out of all things. I smiled back. "You're welcome, I'm Kari. TK's always helped me, I'm just glad I could help him for a change." It's strange but when I mentioned my name, her eyes got bigger. I could only assume TK's been talking about me. I smiled inwardly at that thought.
"Its nice to meet you Kari." She sat back for a moment and wasn't exactly staring at me but I don't know, it kind of felt like she was taking a mental picture of me. I decided not ask and that's when she spoke again. "You're probably wondering what's going on, more importantly where he's been I take it." She said in a playful voice. I smiled and nodded at her comment.
"I can't really tell you all of it or else you would want to come with us." She closed her eyes for a minute. "And I won't allow that," she said with determination, "But I can tell you this. For the last month TK was been, protecting me."
"Protecting you from what?" The words just flowed out before I could stop myself. She raised her hand to silence me so she could continue.
"About three years ago I woke up imprisoned in a room. What I didn't know then was that I was being held on the top floor of a very big office building. I was completely isolated from all human contact except for a few people." She paused and took a breath. "My friends. About a year ago they helped escape and I've been on the run ever since. With little money it was hard at get from town to town but I managed, and everywhere I went they weren't far behind."
Hearing her tell her tale I couldn't help but feel sympathetic and sad. To be running for all this time knowing that you couldn't stop. Not knowing who to trust, whom to believe in. No wonder TK went with her. But all the time she was telling me her story, two things were running in my mind: who are 'they' and if she had friends that helped her, how come they aren't here with my TK.
"And that's when I met TK," I broke my train of thought and focused my attention back on listening to her. "I had fallen unconscious from exhaustion in an alleyway when he found us. He and my friend Rika helped me to a place outside the city. She left shortly after and told TK when I get my strength back to meet her at specific location. We didn't get that luxury. About three days ago they found us. We barely escaped, we were lucky to have made it this far."
We sat there in silence for the next few minutes. "You're leaving soon aren't you? And TK's going with you." Her smile vanished and she nodded. "What I don't understand is why." She cut me off at that word.
"Stop, I can't tell you why? I told TK why and sealed his fate. I will not make that mistake again." She was saying more to herself than to me. At this point I was more than worried.
"What do you mean, sealed his fate?" I was on the edge of my chair. I demanded an answer. I just got TK back and I had no intention of losing him again. She lowered her head and closed her eyes.
"TK will never leave me. He knows the truth and being the person he is, he will not stand by and let them take me back." She smiled. "He is too kind, and sweet for his own good."
"What happen to your friends, the ones that helped you escape?" I looked her right in the eyes, afraid of the answer that I knew was coming.
"A few are okay and a few I do not know." Her smile disappeared. "And a few, a few are no longer here. There dead." She looked up and I could see the water in her eyes. I didn't know what to say at that point. I quickly went over to the bed and put my arm around her.
"Shhh.it's going to be okay," I said in a soothing voice.
"No its not, as long as Hypnos is still after me I put them all in danger. But it'll soon be over. I have one year 'til I'm ready," She cried out. I was puzzled by her words.
"Ready for what?" She brought her hand up and wiped her tears and looked at me.
"For the next step." She stood up and faced me. "Enough about this stuff. Lets see if sleepy head is awake yet." She opened the door and waited for me. Knowing that this was all I was going to get I got up and joined her. She looked at me and smiled. "You know TK was right about you." And with that she headed toward the living room. I just stood there for a second and joined her.
When we got there TK was dressed wearing a white and blue shirt and a pair of jeans. They were my brother's clothes. Good thing he was off at college, he hates it when people take his stuff although in this case I don't think would mind. He looked good, clean and safe. He looked at us for a moment.
"I was wondering when you two would finish talking. Hey Kari I hope you don't mind but I made a couple of sandwiches for the road." I laughed. Leave it to TK to always be able to say things like this.
"I don't mind at all, take what you need." I could only smile at his expressions. Inwardly I was pleading him to stay. "How long can you stay, we have so much to catch up on."
"We can't stay long we have to meet a friend and she's been waiting a long time." He said innocently. Pan walked over to me.
"He's right, we have to go. I wish we could stay longer and give you and TK some time alone but the longer we stay the more danger we put you in." And at that moment she hugged me.
We soon let go. I turned to TK. "You better come back to me, you have a lot of explaining to do."
"I promise and you know I never break my promises." He smiled and closed the distance between us. "Pandora would you give us moment alone." Pan smiled and left the room and waiting at the front door. As soon as she left he hugged me.
I'll never forget that moment; I could've stayed like that forever. I was washed over with a sense of security and happiness. I pulled back a little and stared into his eyes and then buried my face into his chest.
"I want to go with you, to help you, to be with you. All you have to do is ask." I said. He pulled back from the embrace and smiled his warm smile.
"I know you would," He held my hands in his. "And that why I'm not asking." He let go and my arms dropped to my side. I just stood there and watched him leave.
A couple of hours later my parents woke up and asked me where TK was. I told them he left, they freaked and so on and so on. Nancy, TK's mom, was overjoyed and saddened by her son's appearance and disappearance. Everyone else just kept asking why I let him go. And I always gave the same answer. "Because he had to." When I look back at that moment I realize that, that was one of the hardest things I have ever had to do.
~Fin~
A/n: And that it folks. I hope this answered most of your questions and cleared up some things. I know you guys probably still have questions about what's going on. This story is more of a slice than an actually story. I'm thinking about continuing this story but I'm currently working on a story for 'Tea and Biscuits for the Takari fan's soul' by Says TB and I want to get that done before I start anything new with this. It's an interesting original idea, very original.