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So, the fourth chapter is up! I've added a touch of Kenyako. I'm really enjoying this. Hope you are too. ^_^
(By the way, to the reviewer who said this story was generic, what do you take me for?! A creative writer?! But seriously, some of the best ideas are the generic ones. When you get too creative, your story gets less plausible and sometimes less sweet. Just keep in mind that my aim here is a sweet story, not an amazingly strange one.)
SAVE THE LAST DANCE CH 4
Kari struggled to stick some streamers over a pencil mark high up on the wall. "I'd jump, but I don't think that would be a good idea on this wobbly chair. I do want to make it to the dance in one piece," she thought. "If I can just reach a little higher--"
"Here, let me help." Someone stepped onto the chair with her, making it wobble more, took the streamers out of her hand, and reaching over her, stuck them over the mark on the wall.
"That wrist looks really familiar..." Kari thought. Her eyes widened when she realised who it was. "TK!"
She nearly wobbled off the chair in shock, but a hand shot out and grabbed her wrist.
"Careful there, Kari," TK said, pulling her back up. He stepped back onto the ground. "Here, I'll help you down." He put his hands on either side of her waist and lifted her off the chair.
Kari was blushing furiously as he lowered her to the ground. "Thanks, TK."
He grinned. "Anytime. Helping short people in distress, that's my specialty."
Kari gave him a little shove. Still grinning, he shoved her back. "C'mon Kari, let's go get a drink."
"TK! TK!" Two girls ran up to them. "Here," one of them said. "We got you a drink." They both giggled.
"Thanks," TK said, smiling at them and taking the proffered cup.
"Uh, I'll go get my own," Kari said. The girls shot her mock sympathetic looks.
"No need, Kari," TK said, stopping her. "You can share mine if you'd like. Here," he said, offerieng her the cup.
"Thanks," Kari said, smiling shyly and taking it. The two girls turned away, suddenly looking like they'd both swallowed something very sour.
"Oh, Kari, it's about time to leave," TK said. "How 'bout I walk you home today? It's later than usual, and it wouldn't do to have you running into trouble without me there to protect you."
"Sure, TK," Kari said. TK smiled happily. "He's got such a sweet smile," Kari thought.
"TK!" The two girls ran up to them again. "You can't leave now! We need your help with..." They seized his hands and started to drag him away. TK looked apologetically at Kari.
"It's okay," she mouthed, and smiled softly.
Unbeknownst to all, Yolei had been watching this unfortunate turn of events.
Seemingly appearing out of nowhere, Yolei cut in between TK and the girl holding his left hand. "Go on home, TK," she said loudly, and pasting on a fake smile for the benefit of the fan girls, announced, "I'll stay behind and help instead."
The girls started to protest. "But--"
"And Davis will help me," Yolei declared, grabbing Davis from nearby. "Won't you, Davis?"
"Huh?"
"Good."
The fan girls could only stand mutely, disappointed at the loss of the object of their adoration, and unable to come up with another excuse.
"It's all settled then." Yolei winked at TK, who grinned.
"Thanks, guys," he whispered. Throwing his arm around Kari's shoulders, he then declared, "C'mon Kari, let's go home."
"So?" Yolei asked the pair, one eybrow raised. "What do you need our help with?"
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"Why me?" Davis moaned, as he helped Yolei clean up.
"Quit complaining, Davis," Yolei said. "You think I like doing this?"
"Well if you don't, why did you volunteer? And me with you?"
"So TK could walk Kari home, and..." She gestured with her hands.
"Oh. I knew that."
"Seriously, Davis, you are -so- slow sometimes."
"I am not! But why did you have to drag -me- into this?"
"Would you believe me if I said it was because I enjoy your company?"
Davis deadpanned. "Not even -I- am that stupid, Yolei."
"Ok, ok. You were the closest."
"Why is it that I am -always- in the wrong place at the wrong time?" Davis muttered to himself.
Ken watched Yolei and Davis from the doorway, and felt an uncomfortable feeling settle in the pit of his stomach. "Jealousy?" He smiled wryly. "Of Davis? Don't be absurd."
"Yolei! Davis!" he called, walking up to them. "There you are! I was looking for you. What are you doing here?"
"How do I get myself into these things?" Davis complained to himself, completely ignoring Ken's greeting.
"Davis!" Yolei gave him a whack on the head with the palm of her hand. "Hi Ken!" she said, smiling brightly at him, her cheeks a faint pink.
"Is Yolei blushing?" Ken wondered. "Don't be silly Ken, you're just imagining things."
"We volunteered to clean up," Yolei said in response to his question.
"You mean -you- volunteered to clean up," Davis corrected.
Yolei raised a menacing fist, and Davis developed a sudden urge to clean.
Ken chuckled. "If you hate cleaning so much, Davis, why don't you head home? I'll help Yolei finish up."
"You serious?" Davis asked hopefully, dropping the garbage he was holding. Ken nodded.
"Oh, thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!" Davis exclaimed. He quickly took off his rubber gloves, flung them down and bolted.
"DAVIS," Yolei growled. Davis winced at her tone and ran even faster.
Yolei looked apologetically at Ken. "I've been trying to teach him manners for about 10 years, but so far, I don't think he's learnt anything," she said, gesturing in Davis' direction. Ken smiled.
"You really didn't have to do that you know," Yolei said quietly. She smiled. "But thanks."
Ken smiled back at her, just happy that they could spend time together, no matter what they were doing.
"Don't mention it. It's my pleasure."
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TK and Kari walked side by side in companiable silence, both just savouring the moment. "You know, I just realised," TK said suddenly. "This could be one of the last times I walk you home. We're going to totally different Universities, on opposite sides of Odaiba. We won't be doing this next year."
"I'm really going to miss our walks together," Kari said quietly.
"Hey, don't be sad Kari. We'll just promise to visit each other often, right? We'll be best friends 'til the end!" TK declared.
Kari smiled sadly. "If only it was enough for me, being best friends," she thought.
"Kari?" TK asked, concerned. "I haven't said anything to upset you, have I?"
"N-no, of course not, TK."
TK looked dubiously at her.
"Really, TK, I'm fine. I'm just sad that we'll be split up," Kari lied.
"I'll promise to visit you as often as I can if you will."
"Ok," Kari said. "I promise."
"Good. So do I."
"Where have I heard this before?" Kari wondered. "When was the last time we made a promise like this?"
She thought back ten years...
"Say Kari, we're best friends, right? Well, why don't we make a promise that if we don't have anybody to dance the last dance with at graduation, we save the last dance for each other?"
"Save the last dance?"
"Well, only if we don't have anybody else, so we won't be lonely or sad."
"That's a great idea!"
"So you promise then?"
"I promise."
"Good. So do I."
Kari smiled at the cherished memory. "If only we could keep that promise, TK," she thought wistfully.
Before long, they had reached the Yagamis' apartment. "Well, thanks for walking me home, TK," Kari said. "I--"
"Kari, look!" TK interrupted. He pointed over her shoulder. "A shooting star!"
Kari turned, and they watched the rapid descent of the small star together.
"Make a wish, Kari," TK whispered into her ear.
As she had always done when wishing, Kari screwed up her eyes, brought her clenched fists up so they were just below her chin, and wished.
"I wish that TK would save the last dance for -me-."
TK watched Kari as she made her wish. "She looks so cute like that," he thought. Kari opened her eyes, and let her hands drop. "Did you wish?" TK asked. Kari nodded.
"Did you?"
"Of course!" TK exclaimed.
"What did you wish for?" Kari asked curiously.
TK smiled secretively. "If I told you, it wouldn't come true." He turned to leave. "Bye Kari!" he called, half turning, and waving.
"But--" Kari started, and the stopped. "Bye, TK," she murmured softly.
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"That's two secrets in two days," Kari thought to herself. "I wonder what he's keeping from me?"
A feeling of dread crept up. "What if he likes someone? And if what Yolei said about my having feelings for him being obvious was right..." She collapsed back onto her bed. "What if he likes someone and won't tell me because he doesn't want to hurt my feelings?" Sighing, Kari rolled onto her stomach and looked over at the picture of her and TK on her bedside table. "I will -not- jump to conclusions," she told herself. "If there's anything to tell, TK will tell me when he's ready. It's just a matter of waiting."
Kari reached over to turn of her lamp and then crawled under the covers.
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Well, that's another chapter done. Comments appreciated. In other words, REVIEW! ^_^
God bless!
So, the fourth chapter is up! I've added a touch of Kenyako. I'm really enjoying this. Hope you are too. ^_^
(By the way, to the reviewer who said this story was generic, what do you take me for?! A creative writer?! But seriously, some of the best ideas are the generic ones. When you get too creative, your story gets less plausible and sometimes less sweet. Just keep in mind that my aim here is a sweet story, not an amazingly strange one.)
SAVE THE LAST DANCE CH 4
Kari struggled to stick some streamers over a pencil mark high up on the wall. "I'd jump, but I don't think that would be a good idea on this wobbly chair. I do want to make it to the dance in one piece," she thought. "If I can just reach a little higher--"
"Here, let me help." Someone stepped onto the chair with her, making it wobble more, took the streamers out of her hand, and reaching over her, stuck them over the mark on the wall.
"That wrist looks really familiar..." Kari thought. Her eyes widened when she realised who it was. "TK!"
She nearly wobbled off the chair in shock, but a hand shot out and grabbed her wrist.
"Careful there, Kari," TK said, pulling her back up. He stepped back onto the ground. "Here, I'll help you down." He put his hands on either side of her waist and lifted her off the chair.
Kari was blushing furiously as he lowered her to the ground. "Thanks, TK."
He grinned. "Anytime. Helping short people in distress, that's my specialty."
Kari gave him a little shove. Still grinning, he shoved her back. "C'mon Kari, let's go get a drink."
"TK! TK!" Two girls ran up to them. "Here," one of them said. "We got you a drink." They both giggled.
"Thanks," TK said, smiling at them and taking the proffered cup.
"Uh, I'll go get my own," Kari said. The girls shot her mock sympathetic looks.
"No need, Kari," TK said, stopping her. "You can share mine if you'd like. Here," he said, offerieng her the cup.
"Thanks," Kari said, smiling shyly and taking it. The two girls turned away, suddenly looking like they'd both swallowed something very sour.
"Oh, Kari, it's about time to leave," TK said. "How 'bout I walk you home today? It's later than usual, and it wouldn't do to have you running into trouble without me there to protect you."
"Sure, TK," Kari said. TK smiled happily. "He's got such a sweet smile," Kari thought.
"TK!" The two girls ran up to them again. "You can't leave now! We need your help with..." They seized his hands and started to drag him away. TK looked apologetically at Kari.
"It's okay," she mouthed, and smiled softly.
Unbeknownst to all, Yolei had been watching this unfortunate turn of events.
Seemingly appearing out of nowhere, Yolei cut in between TK and the girl holding his left hand. "Go on home, TK," she said loudly, and pasting on a fake smile for the benefit of the fan girls, announced, "I'll stay behind and help instead."
The girls started to protest. "But--"
"And Davis will help me," Yolei declared, grabbing Davis from nearby. "Won't you, Davis?"
"Huh?"
"Good."
The fan girls could only stand mutely, disappointed at the loss of the object of their adoration, and unable to come up with another excuse.
"It's all settled then." Yolei winked at TK, who grinned.
"Thanks, guys," he whispered. Throwing his arm around Kari's shoulders, he then declared, "C'mon Kari, let's go home."
"So?" Yolei asked the pair, one eybrow raised. "What do you need our help with?"
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"Why me?" Davis moaned, as he helped Yolei clean up.
"Quit complaining, Davis," Yolei said. "You think I like doing this?"
"Well if you don't, why did you volunteer? And me with you?"
"So TK could walk Kari home, and..." She gestured with her hands.
"Oh. I knew that."
"Seriously, Davis, you are -so- slow sometimes."
"I am not! But why did you have to drag -me- into this?"
"Would you believe me if I said it was because I enjoy your company?"
Davis deadpanned. "Not even -I- am that stupid, Yolei."
"Ok, ok. You were the closest."
"Why is it that I am -always- in the wrong place at the wrong time?" Davis muttered to himself.
Ken watched Yolei and Davis from the doorway, and felt an uncomfortable feeling settle in the pit of his stomach. "Jealousy?" He smiled wryly. "Of Davis? Don't be absurd."
"Yolei! Davis!" he called, walking up to them. "There you are! I was looking for you. What are you doing here?"
"How do I get myself into these things?" Davis complained to himself, completely ignoring Ken's greeting.
"Davis!" Yolei gave him a whack on the head with the palm of her hand. "Hi Ken!" she said, smiling brightly at him, her cheeks a faint pink.
"Is Yolei blushing?" Ken wondered. "Don't be silly Ken, you're just imagining things."
"We volunteered to clean up," Yolei said in response to his question.
"You mean -you- volunteered to clean up," Davis corrected.
Yolei raised a menacing fist, and Davis developed a sudden urge to clean.
Ken chuckled. "If you hate cleaning so much, Davis, why don't you head home? I'll help Yolei finish up."
"You serious?" Davis asked hopefully, dropping the garbage he was holding. Ken nodded.
"Oh, thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!" Davis exclaimed. He quickly took off his rubber gloves, flung them down and bolted.
"DAVIS," Yolei growled. Davis winced at her tone and ran even faster.
Yolei looked apologetically at Ken. "I've been trying to teach him manners for about 10 years, but so far, I don't think he's learnt anything," she said, gesturing in Davis' direction. Ken smiled.
"You really didn't have to do that you know," Yolei said quietly. She smiled. "But thanks."
Ken smiled back at her, just happy that they could spend time together, no matter what they were doing.
"Don't mention it. It's my pleasure."
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TK and Kari walked side by side in companiable silence, both just savouring the moment. "You know, I just realised," TK said suddenly. "This could be one of the last times I walk you home. We're going to totally different Universities, on opposite sides of Odaiba. We won't be doing this next year."
"I'm really going to miss our walks together," Kari said quietly.
"Hey, don't be sad Kari. We'll just promise to visit each other often, right? We'll be best friends 'til the end!" TK declared.
Kari smiled sadly. "If only it was enough for me, being best friends," she thought.
"Kari?" TK asked, concerned. "I haven't said anything to upset you, have I?"
"N-no, of course not, TK."
TK looked dubiously at her.
"Really, TK, I'm fine. I'm just sad that we'll be split up," Kari lied.
"I'll promise to visit you as often as I can if you will."
"Ok," Kari said. "I promise."
"Good. So do I."
"Where have I heard this before?" Kari wondered. "When was the last time we made a promise like this?"
She thought back ten years...
"Say Kari, we're best friends, right? Well, why don't we make a promise that if we don't have anybody to dance the last dance with at graduation, we save the last dance for each other?"
"Save the last dance?"
"Well, only if we don't have anybody else, so we won't be lonely or sad."
"That's a great idea!"
"So you promise then?"
"I promise."
"Good. So do I."
Kari smiled at the cherished memory. "If only we could keep that promise, TK," she thought wistfully.
Before long, they had reached the Yagamis' apartment. "Well, thanks for walking me home, TK," Kari said. "I--"
"Kari, look!" TK interrupted. He pointed over her shoulder. "A shooting star!"
Kari turned, and they watched the rapid descent of the small star together.
"Make a wish, Kari," TK whispered into her ear.
As she had always done when wishing, Kari screwed up her eyes, brought her clenched fists up so they were just below her chin, and wished.
"I wish that TK would save the last dance for -me-."
TK watched Kari as she made her wish. "She looks so cute like that," he thought. Kari opened her eyes, and let her hands drop. "Did you wish?" TK asked. Kari nodded.
"Did you?"
"Of course!" TK exclaimed.
"What did you wish for?" Kari asked curiously.
TK smiled secretively. "If I told you, it wouldn't come true." He turned to leave. "Bye Kari!" he called, half turning, and waving.
"But--" Kari started, and the stopped. "Bye, TK," she murmured softly.
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"That's two secrets in two days," Kari thought to herself. "I wonder what he's keeping from me?"
A feeling of dread crept up. "What if he likes someone? And if what Yolei said about my having feelings for him being obvious was right..." She collapsed back onto her bed. "What if he likes someone and won't tell me because he doesn't want to hurt my feelings?" Sighing, Kari rolled onto her stomach and looked over at the picture of her and TK on her bedside table. "I will -not- jump to conclusions," she told herself. "If there's anything to tell, TK will tell me when he's ready. It's just a matter of waiting."
Kari reached over to turn of her lamp and then crawled under the covers.
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Well, that's another chapter done. Comments appreciated. In other words, REVIEW! ^_^
God bless!