By the time Matt got home that night, it was around 1am. They had accomplished a lot with Kari. She would at least stay in a room with them. How she could so easily talk to Davis and not Tai was beyond what Matt could figure out, but then again, he doesn't know the whole situation. Matt unlocked his apartment door and walked in. All the lights were off, so Matt couldn't see well. He stumbled around a little until he found the light switch and turned it on. Waiting for him on the couch, was TK.
"Where were you?" TK questioned him.
"I was...Out. Why?" Matt said, trying to avoid having to tell TK about the meeting.
"Because I couldn't get a hold of you, or Izzy, or Mimi, or anybody else. Was something going on that I should know about?"
"Nope, nothing at all. Must've been a coincidence that everybody was out." Matt said swiftly. "If that's all," He started as he took his shoes and jacket off, "I'll be going to bed." And with that he headed out of the living room and into his room.
"I know you were all at Tai's place." TK said as Matt left the room. Matt stopped walking and turned around to face TK.
"And you would know that, how?" Matt asked.
"I just know. It's not that hard to figure out." TK said.
"Alright, so maybe I was at Tai's house. But I wouldn't have had to go there if you hadn't hit Kari." Matt said as he crossed his arms.
"Matt, nobody's hearing me out! I have a good reason for what I did." TK said, aggravated.
"Well, let's hear it then." Matt said, waiting for a good explanation.
"Kari told Mindy something which made her think I wouldn't sleep with her because I was too 'in love' with Kari." TK scoffed.
"Ok, first off, you are in love with Kari. Second-"
"What the hell do you mean, I'm in love with Kari?" TK interrupted.
"It's true, TK. You've loved her ever since you met her. And don't deny it, 'cause the whole gang can back me up on this." Matt said. TK just scoffed in disbelief, even though he really did know that he felt that way about her.
"And, second off, you don't even know what Kari said to Mindy, do you? Do you even know if she said anything at all?" Matt asked.
"Well, not exactly, but I-"
"TK, this is ridiculous. You know what you did wasn't rational, so I don't need to explain it to you. I'm going to bed. Good night." Matt yawned. He continued walking to his room and shut the door.
"Psh. Love Kari, yeah, right." TK said to himself out loud. He tried to laugh the idea away, but it didn't work. He sighed and walked into his room and fell onto the bed on his back. He stared at the ceiling for a while, thinking about everything in the past couple days that he regretted. He looked over his shoulder at the picture of him and Kari at last years dance.
'Wow. We look so happy together.' He thought. He picked the picture up off his desk and stared at Kari's face for a while. He smiled at the sight of her smile. 'Man. I really do love her.' He thought. He exhaled slowly, and laid back down with the picture still in his hand, and fell asleep that way.
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"Ah, god. Not another one." Mimi groaned. She got up out of bed and went into the kitchen and pulled out a bottle of Aspirin, took out two pills, and swallowed them without any liquid. Shortly after she took the Aspirin, Sora came slumping in wearing a long shirt and a bath robe.
"Hey, I didn't hear you come in last night. I thought you were staying at Tai's place." Mimi said.
"Yeah, I was," Sora yawned, "But Tai didn't feel good about it, with Kari like she is and all."
"Yeah, I understand that." Mimi said. She laid down on the couch and put a pillow over her head and groaned.
"What's wrong?" Sora asked.
"Ah...Last night before I came home I went out for a while." Mimi's muffled voice said through the pillow.
"Heh...You mean you got drunk again?" Sora chuckled.
"Ha ha. But yes, I did." Mimi groaned.
"Meems, you need to get a hold of this drinking habit." Sora said as she sat down on the chair that faced the couch.
"I know, I know." Mimi said as she pulled the pillow away from her face. "But I'm not the only one with problems in this place."
"What are you talking about?" Sora asked.
"I'm talking about you and your need to sleep with Tai. You're practically a nymphomaniac."
"Well that's kind of mean to say, Mimi." Sora said crossly. "I know you like to sleep with Matt."
"Yes, but I could last months without sex. You, on the other hand, need it all the time." Mimi pointed out. Sora scoffed and refused to believe Mimi.
"Fine, don't believe me." Mimi shrugged. She got up off the couch and walked into her room to change. Sora put the thought in the back of her head and turned the TV on to keep her from thinking about it.
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"Yo, Jake, how's it going?" Davis said as he walked up to his friend. He gave him a pat on the back and called the bartender over and ordered a beer.
"So...How'd you like the trip?" Jake asked mysteriously.
"Actually...It was awesome!" Davis said with a grin.
"I knew you would think so." Jake said simply.
"So..." Davis started as he picked up his beer, "You think you could get me another hit?"
"For you man, I could get you anything. Come by later, I'll have one for ya."
"Thanks." Davis said.
"I'll see you later then?" Jake asked.
"Yeah. Later." Davis said. And with that, Jake walked away. Davis stayed at the club for a while, talking to friends that the Digidestined gang never met, getting lap dances that his friends paid for, and just letting loose. Before he knew it, it was already 4pm. He remembered about the acid Jake was getting him, and he left the club and headed towards Jake's place. Jake lived in a two-story house with a three other college guys, and was kind of the different one. The other three were into the fraternity parties and stuff, Jake was more of a rave kind of guy. Davis walked up to the house and went to the side of it. There was a door there that led into the basement, which was where Jake always hung out. He opened the door, and walked inside to find a smoke-filled basement with Jake sitting on the couch, smoking a joint.
"Hey Davis." Jake said, followed by a cough. He motioned for Davis to sit down, and he did. Jake put his arm to the side of the couch, and went he brought his hand back, he had a cube in his hand. He gave it to Davis, who popped it in his mouth. Jake reached next to the couch again, and pulled out another cube for himself.
"Never any fun to go on a trip by yourself." He said. Davis grinned. Jake put the cube in his mouth, pushed his hair out of his face, stood up, and looked towards the door.
"What do you say we go out to the park for a while, eh?" He asked Davis.
"Sounds good." Davis said as he jumped up off the couch. Jake went up the stairs, followed by Davis. They decided to not take the car, they could total it while on a high. So they walked down the street, waited for the bus, and took it to the park. By the time they got there, the acid had gotten to their heads and they were running around like maniacs.
"Hey Jake, I think the trees are melting." Davis said as he stared at the trees while swaying back and forth. He eventually fell down.
"Ah man, you are crazy." Jake chuckled. "C'mon, get up." He said. But Davis didn't move.
"Hey, Davis, joke's over. Get up." Jake said worriedly. Davis still didn't move. Jake turned Davis over, and listened for his breath, and didn't hear anything.
"Aw man..." Jake said frantically. He reached into his pocket and pulled out his cell phone, and somehow dialed 911 correctly.
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"Hey Kari." Tai said slowly as he walked into the living room. Even though Kari scooted over on the couch farther away from him, Tai knew she was trying hard to stay in the room.
"Uh, do you want a soda or something?" He asked kindly.
"Um, yeah, that'd be nice." Kari said softly. Tai opened up the fridge and grabbed a couple of sodas, and walked into the living room and sat down on the apposite side of Kari on the couch, and handed her a soda. She took it cautiously, opened it, took a sip, and continued on with her TV watching. Tai watched TV with his sister for a while until the phone rang.
"I'll get it." Tai said when both him and his sister started to get up off the couch to answer the phone. He picked up the phone, and found some kid on the other line.
"Hello? Yeah, she is, hold on. Oh, who's this? Um, ok." Tai said over the phone. He turned his head to Kari and had a worried look on his face.
"Who is it, Tai?" Kari asked.
"It's some kid named Jake. He said he's a friend of Davis's and needs to talk to you. He sounds kind of scared." Tai said. Kari put on a look of curiosity and got up from the couch and took the phone from Tai.
"Hello? Yes, who's this? Yeah, I am, why, what's wrong?" Kari asked. All of a sudden her eyes went wide and her mouth dropped open. "Oh my god. Yeah, I'll be there. Yeah, ok. Bye." She said. She hung up the phone and looked at Tai with eyes full of fear.
"Davis is in the hospital." Kari said. "We need to go."
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"What happened?" Kari asked frantically to Jake as she ran up to him in the waiting room with Tai not far behind.
"He was on an acid trip and he-"
"What the hell do you mean 'he was on an acid trip'? Davis doesn't do drugs." Kari said.
"Actually...He does. He's been doing a couple of different ones with our crew." Jake said, embarrassed.
"Oh my god." Kari said as she sat down from the shock. "What kind of drugs was he taking?"
"Um...He snorted coke every once and a while, he smoked pot, and he's tried acid twice."
"And you didn't stop him?!" Kari screamed. "Now because of your idiocy, he could die! Is that what you were trying to accomplish?! Is it?!" She screamed into his face. After she finished screaming and looked into his eyes, she broke apart into tears. Even though she didn't know him, she cried into Jake's shoulder until the doctor interrupted.
"Are you three friends of a Davis Motomiya?" He asked.
"Yes. How is he?" Kari sniffed.
"He's...He's in critical condition. He suffered from a mild stroke." The doctor said. Kari's tears returned and she let out a small cry. Tai put his hands on Kari's shoulders to comfort her.
"Is he going to be ok?" Tai asked.
"Right now, I might as well flip a coin. We found significant amounts of drugs and alcohol in blood, and right now we're running it through a machine that cleans the blood out. It could take a while, and we don't know if he'll survive."
"What? Why?" Kari asked worriedly.
"He's...He fell into a coma. We don't how long he'll be that way."
"Oh my god." Kari croaked. She covered her mouth to keep from crying. "Isn't there some way you can help get him back?"
"I'm sorry. It's out of our hands right now." The doctor said slowly. "Do you have a way of contacting his family?"
"Yes." Kari whispered. "I'll call them now." She said.
"No, I'll do it, Kari. You need some rest." Tai said. Kari just nodded lightly and sat down on one of the chairs and laid down sideways, resting her head on Jake's lap as if he were an old friend. Tai left the waiting room and called Davis's family along with the rest of the gang. Only TK, Matt, Yolei, Ken, and Izzy could come over, and everybody else said they would come over tomorrow. By the time everybody got there, Kari and Jake were fast asleep. Tai filled everybody in on the situation, and they occupied themselves with cards while they waited for Davis to wake up from his coma. Around 1am Ken, Yolei, and Jun fell asleep while Tai and Izzy entertained themselves outside on the roof and Matt and TK went to the cafeteria to find something to eat.
"So...How'd Kari take the news when she first heard?" Izzy asked Tai on the roof of the hospital while he wrapped himself up tightly in his jacket to keep warm.
"Not well. I've never seen her this way when it involves Davis. If I didn't know her as well as I do, I'd think that Davis was her boyfriend."
"I'm not that surprised Kari acted that way." Izzy said as he looked around at the view.
"What do you mean?" Tai asked.
"Well, Kari's one to love everybody, even Davis." Izzy pointed out. "And after they were in that play together, they just seem to get along so great. It wouldn't surprise me if they were dating and not telling us."
"I never thought about it. I always thought TK would be the one for her."
"Hey, I'm not saying that they're dating and all, Tai. For all I know, they could just be friends." Izzy said.
"Yeah, maybe you're right." Tai said. Just then his cell phone rang.
"Hello? He is? Yeah, we'll be right down. Bye." Tai said over the phone. He hung up, and looked Izzy who had curious eyes on.
"Davis is awake." Tai explained.
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"Kari, do you want to go see him now?" Jun asked her brother's friend. Kari nodded slowly and walked towards the room that Davis was staying in. She opened the door slowly, and saw Davis laying down with his eyes closed. She closed the door slowly and walked lightly towards his bed. Davis smelled the air and smiled.
"Is that Kari?" He asked, his eyes still closed.
"Yeah." Kari whispered. "How'd you know?" Davis opened his eyes and looked into Kari's eyes.
"I smelled your perfume. You always wear the same kind." He said like it was a well-known fact. Kari smiled and chuckled a little while her tears rolled down her face.
"You scared me to death, Davis." She whimpered.
"I'm sorry." He said from the heart. He reached his hand up and wiped away Kari's tears. "I didn't mean to."
"Don't ever do something like that again, Davis Motomiya." Kari scolded.
"I won't. I promise." He said sincerely. "Thank you for being here, Kari."
"You're welcome." Kari whispered with a smile. "Davis...Don't ever leave me." Kari said as her tears returned.
"I can't control that, Kari. But what I can do is take away some of the risks." He said. Kari chuckled, and did something that nobody that would ever happen. She leaned down and kissed Davis. Davis didn't expect it, and neither did TK who happened to be looking in the window at the time.
"Where were you?" TK questioned him.
"I was...Out. Why?" Matt said, trying to avoid having to tell TK about the meeting.
"Because I couldn't get a hold of you, or Izzy, or Mimi, or anybody else. Was something going on that I should know about?"
"Nope, nothing at all. Must've been a coincidence that everybody was out." Matt said swiftly. "If that's all," He started as he took his shoes and jacket off, "I'll be going to bed." And with that he headed out of the living room and into his room.
"I know you were all at Tai's place." TK said as Matt left the room. Matt stopped walking and turned around to face TK.
"And you would know that, how?" Matt asked.
"I just know. It's not that hard to figure out." TK said.
"Alright, so maybe I was at Tai's house. But I wouldn't have had to go there if you hadn't hit Kari." Matt said as he crossed his arms.
"Matt, nobody's hearing me out! I have a good reason for what I did." TK said, aggravated.
"Well, let's hear it then." Matt said, waiting for a good explanation.
"Kari told Mindy something which made her think I wouldn't sleep with her because I was too 'in love' with Kari." TK scoffed.
"Ok, first off, you are in love with Kari. Second-"
"What the hell do you mean, I'm in love with Kari?" TK interrupted.
"It's true, TK. You've loved her ever since you met her. And don't deny it, 'cause the whole gang can back me up on this." Matt said. TK just scoffed in disbelief, even though he really did know that he felt that way about her.
"And, second off, you don't even know what Kari said to Mindy, do you? Do you even know if she said anything at all?" Matt asked.
"Well, not exactly, but I-"
"TK, this is ridiculous. You know what you did wasn't rational, so I don't need to explain it to you. I'm going to bed. Good night." Matt yawned. He continued walking to his room and shut the door.
"Psh. Love Kari, yeah, right." TK said to himself out loud. He tried to laugh the idea away, but it didn't work. He sighed and walked into his room and fell onto the bed on his back. He stared at the ceiling for a while, thinking about everything in the past couple days that he regretted. He looked over his shoulder at the picture of him and Kari at last years dance.
'Wow. We look so happy together.' He thought. He picked the picture up off his desk and stared at Kari's face for a while. He smiled at the sight of her smile. 'Man. I really do love her.' He thought. He exhaled slowly, and laid back down with the picture still in his hand, and fell asleep that way.
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"Ah, god. Not another one." Mimi groaned. She got up out of bed and went into the kitchen and pulled out a bottle of Aspirin, took out two pills, and swallowed them without any liquid. Shortly after she took the Aspirin, Sora came slumping in wearing a long shirt and a bath robe.
"Hey, I didn't hear you come in last night. I thought you were staying at Tai's place." Mimi said.
"Yeah, I was," Sora yawned, "But Tai didn't feel good about it, with Kari like she is and all."
"Yeah, I understand that." Mimi said. She laid down on the couch and put a pillow over her head and groaned.
"What's wrong?" Sora asked.
"Ah...Last night before I came home I went out for a while." Mimi's muffled voice said through the pillow.
"Heh...You mean you got drunk again?" Sora chuckled.
"Ha ha. But yes, I did." Mimi groaned.
"Meems, you need to get a hold of this drinking habit." Sora said as she sat down on the chair that faced the couch.
"I know, I know." Mimi said as she pulled the pillow away from her face. "But I'm not the only one with problems in this place."
"What are you talking about?" Sora asked.
"I'm talking about you and your need to sleep with Tai. You're practically a nymphomaniac."
"Well that's kind of mean to say, Mimi." Sora said crossly. "I know you like to sleep with Matt."
"Yes, but I could last months without sex. You, on the other hand, need it all the time." Mimi pointed out. Sora scoffed and refused to believe Mimi.
"Fine, don't believe me." Mimi shrugged. She got up off the couch and walked into her room to change. Sora put the thought in the back of her head and turned the TV on to keep her from thinking about it.
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"Yo, Jake, how's it going?" Davis said as he walked up to his friend. He gave him a pat on the back and called the bartender over and ordered a beer.
"So...How'd you like the trip?" Jake asked mysteriously.
"Actually...It was awesome!" Davis said with a grin.
"I knew you would think so." Jake said simply.
"So..." Davis started as he picked up his beer, "You think you could get me another hit?"
"For you man, I could get you anything. Come by later, I'll have one for ya."
"Thanks." Davis said.
"I'll see you later then?" Jake asked.
"Yeah. Later." Davis said. And with that, Jake walked away. Davis stayed at the club for a while, talking to friends that the Digidestined gang never met, getting lap dances that his friends paid for, and just letting loose. Before he knew it, it was already 4pm. He remembered about the acid Jake was getting him, and he left the club and headed towards Jake's place. Jake lived in a two-story house with a three other college guys, and was kind of the different one. The other three were into the fraternity parties and stuff, Jake was more of a rave kind of guy. Davis walked up to the house and went to the side of it. There was a door there that led into the basement, which was where Jake always hung out. He opened the door, and walked inside to find a smoke-filled basement with Jake sitting on the couch, smoking a joint.
"Hey Davis." Jake said, followed by a cough. He motioned for Davis to sit down, and he did. Jake put his arm to the side of the couch, and went he brought his hand back, he had a cube in his hand. He gave it to Davis, who popped it in his mouth. Jake reached next to the couch again, and pulled out another cube for himself.
"Never any fun to go on a trip by yourself." He said. Davis grinned. Jake put the cube in his mouth, pushed his hair out of his face, stood up, and looked towards the door.
"What do you say we go out to the park for a while, eh?" He asked Davis.
"Sounds good." Davis said as he jumped up off the couch. Jake went up the stairs, followed by Davis. They decided to not take the car, they could total it while on a high. So they walked down the street, waited for the bus, and took it to the park. By the time they got there, the acid had gotten to their heads and they were running around like maniacs.
"Hey Jake, I think the trees are melting." Davis said as he stared at the trees while swaying back and forth. He eventually fell down.
"Ah man, you are crazy." Jake chuckled. "C'mon, get up." He said. But Davis didn't move.
"Hey, Davis, joke's over. Get up." Jake said worriedly. Davis still didn't move. Jake turned Davis over, and listened for his breath, and didn't hear anything.
"Aw man..." Jake said frantically. He reached into his pocket and pulled out his cell phone, and somehow dialed 911 correctly.
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"Hey Kari." Tai said slowly as he walked into the living room. Even though Kari scooted over on the couch farther away from him, Tai knew she was trying hard to stay in the room.
"Uh, do you want a soda or something?" He asked kindly.
"Um, yeah, that'd be nice." Kari said softly. Tai opened up the fridge and grabbed a couple of sodas, and walked into the living room and sat down on the apposite side of Kari on the couch, and handed her a soda. She took it cautiously, opened it, took a sip, and continued on with her TV watching. Tai watched TV with his sister for a while until the phone rang.
"I'll get it." Tai said when both him and his sister started to get up off the couch to answer the phone. He picked up the phone, and found some kid on the other line.
"Hello? Yeah, she is, hold on. Oh, who's this? Um, ok." Tai said over the phone. He turned his head to Kari and had a worried look on his face.
"Who is it, Tai?" Kari asked.
"It's some kid named Jake. He said he's a friend of Davis's and needs to talk to you. He sounds kind of scared." Tai said. Kari put on a look of curiosity and got up from the couch and took the phone from Tai.
"Hello? Yes, who's this? Yeah, I am, why, what's wrong?" Kari asked. All of a sudden her eyes went wide and her mouth dropped open. "Oh my god. Yeah, I'll be there. Yeah, ok. Bye." She said. She hung up the phone and looked at Tai with eyes full of fear.
"Davis is in the hospital." Kari said. "We need to go."
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"What happened?" Kari asked frantically to Jake as she ran up to him in the waiting room with Tai not far behind.
"He was on an acid trip and he-"
"What the hell do you mean 'he was on an acid trip'? Davis doesn't do drugs." Kari said.
"Actually...He does. He's been doing a couple of different ones with our crew." Jake said, embarrassed.
"Oh my god." Kari said as she sat down from the shock. "What kind of drugs was he taking?"
"Um...He snorted coke every once and a while, he smoked pot, and he's tried acid twice."
"And you didn't stop him?!" Kari screamed. "Now because of your idiocy, he could die! Is that what you were trying to accomplish?! Is it?!" She screamed into his face. After she finished screaming and looked into his eyes, she broke apart into tears. Even though she didn't know him, she cried into Jake's shoulder until the doctor interrupted.
"Are you three friends of a Davis Motomiya?" He asked.
"Yes. How is he?" Kari sniffed.
"He's...He's in critical condition. He suffered from a mild stroke." The doctor said. Kari's tears returned and she let out a small cry. Tai put his hands on Kari's shoulders to comfort her.
"Is he going to be ok?" Tai asked.
"Right now, I might as well flip a coin. We found significant amounts of drugs and alcohol in blood, and right now we're running it through a machine that cleans the blood out. It could take a while, and we don't know if he'll survive."
"What? Why?" Kari asked worriedly.
"He's...He fell into a coma. We don't how long he'll be that way."
"Oh my god." Kari croaked. She covered her mouth to keep from crying. "Isn't there some way you can help get him back?"
"I'm sorry. It's out of our hands right now." The doctor said slowly. "Do you have a way of contacting his family?"
"Yes." Kari whispered. "I'll call them now." She said.
"No, I'll do it, Kari. You need some rest." Tai said. Kari just nodded lightly and sat down on one of the chairs and laid down sideways, resting her head on Jake's lap as if he were an old friend. Tai left the waiting room and called Davis's family along with the rest of the gang. Only TK, Matt, Yolei, Ken, and Izzy could come over, and everybody else said they would come over tomorrow. By the time everybody got there, Kari and Jake were fast asleep. Tai filled everybody in on the situation, and they occupied themselves with cards while they waited for Davis to wake up from his coma. Around 1am Ken, Yolei, and Jun fell asleep while Tai and Izzy entertained themselves outside on the roof and Matt and TK went to the cafeteria to find something to eat.
"So...How'd Kari take the news when she first heard?" Izzy asked Tai on the roof of the hospital while he wrapped himself up tightly in his jacket to keep warm.
"Not well. I've never seen her this way when it involves Davis. If I didn't know her as well as I do, I'd think that Davis was her boyfriend."
"I'm not that surprised Kari acted that way." Izzy said as he looked around at the view.
"What do you mean?" Tai asked.
"Well, Kari's one to love everybody, even Davis." Izzy pointed out. "And after they were in that play together, they just seem to get along so great. It wouldn't surprise me if they were dating and not telling us."
"I never thought about it. I always thought TK would be the one for her."
"Hey, I'm not saying that they're dating and all, Tai. For all I know, they could just be friends." Izzy said.
"Yeah, maybe you're right." Tai said. Just then his cell phone rang.
"Hello? He is? Yeah, we'll be right down. Bye." Tai said over the phone. He hung up, and looked Izzy who had curious eyes on.
"Davis is awake." Tai explained.
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"Kari, do you want to go see him now?" Jun asked her brother's friend. Kari nodded slowly and walked towards the room that Davis was staying in. She opened the door slowly, and saw Davis laying down with his eyes closed. She closed the door slowly and walked lightly towards his bed. Davis smelled the air and smiled.
"Is that Kari?" He asked, his eyes still closed.
"Yeah." Kari whispered. "How'd you know?" Davis opened his eyes and looked into Kari's eyes.
"I smelled your perfume. You always wear the same kind." He said like it was a well-known fact. Kari smiled and chuckled a little while her tears rolled down her face.
"You scared me to death, Davis." She whimpered.
"I'm sorry." He said from the heart. He reached his hand up and wiped away Kari's tears. "I didn't mean to."
"Don't ever do something like that again, Davis Motomiya." Kari scolded.
"I won't. I promise." He said sincerely. "Thank you for being here, Kari."
"You're welcome." Kari whispered with a smile. "Davis...Don't ever leave me." Kari said as her tears returned.
"I can't control that, Kari. But what I can do is take away some of the risks." He said. Kari chuckled, and did something that nobody that would ever happen. She leaned down and kissed Davis. Davis didn't expect it, and neither did TK who happened to be looking in the window at the time.