Chapter 6: You are important
The light of the lamp rested atop Matt's golden hair, making it appear as if it were glowing. Kari softly brushed a strand of hair away from Matt's closed lids, and then dabbed away the sweat from his forehead. About half an hour ago, Joe had finally coxed Matt into a fitful sleep, but not after giving him three Advil tablets and some very hot tea with several types of herbs in it, presumably to help him sleep, and to counter act the poison.
Even so, Matt still lay shivering, his body burning to the touch. Kari sighed and continued to dab Matts forehead. Although the sun had now risen, the drabs were drawn tight, because Matt claimed that the light hurt his eyes, and so the room was almost entirely dark except for one lone lamp.
Kari glanced down at Matts face and was taken in as she always was by his handsome face. Nearly 19 he had grown into his once lanky body quite well. His cheeks, once smooth, now held the slightest hint of stubble. And that devilish grin of his was still there, or at least it had been. Kari wasn't too sure if after all that he'd gone through that grin would still stay intact.
Matt let out a slight groan, and turned his heard away from the light slightly. Kari paused, and placed the damp cloth she had been using on the bed side table. She leaned in slightly to look at Matt better, "Matt?"
He woke up with a throbbing head ach, the worst that he had ever felt in his life. His body was so hot, he felt like he was burning. An intense fear welled up inside him, as he tried to get away from the heat. He was startled when the best he could do was move his head to the left, away from the light. He was so weak, he could hardly move his body.
The fear returned. He had to get away. He had to make his body move. He had to—and then he heard her voice. That soft voice that was always so delicate and loving. He turned his head to the right to see Kari, and suddenly he could feel himself relaxing. The intense fear subsided to a slow trickle, as he found himself staring into her dark brown eyes.
"Matt, are you feeling any better?" She asked, worry written on her face, "I can have Joe make some more tea."
Matt shook his head slightly, "That tea is disgusting," He responded, his voice extremely hoarse.
Kari smiled slightly, "Yes, but it will make you feel better."
"Anything that disgusting could only make me feel worse," Matt retorted in jest, and slowly he smiled. It wasn't his normal lopsided grin, it was more tired, more subdued. A mere shadow of what it could have been, but it was enough for Kari to instantly feel relieved. Then Matt frowned, "Its so hot in here," he said, a hint of annoyance in his voice.
Kari smiled, "I know, we're trying to sweat as much of the poison out of you as we can, and that means you have got to be hot."
Matt looked down at the four quilted blankets he now had layered over him, "I'm going to die of heat stroke," he grumbled weakly.
Kari shook her head yet another smile playing at her lips. He seemed to be much more collected then he had been when he first appeared at their door. He was actually making jokes, albeit weakly. Anything was an improvement from his hysterical ramblings of a few hours earlier.
"Where . . . where is Tai," Matt asked worry creeping into his voice despite his efforts to keep his voice neutral.
Kari's eyes sadden, "He's in the living room, along with the others,"
"The others?"
"The other digidestined. Remember, he was calling us together so that we can all figure out what's going on?"
Matt paused then nodded, "Yes, I remember now."
Kari frowned, "Why are you so concerned about Tai?"
Matt let out a sigh, "They told me that they had found him. That they were going to kill him if I didn't tell them our weaknesses. They said they had found TK too." Matt's face grew distant, "I tried to not to tell them. I knew that they were lying about having Tai and Tk, but . . . after a while, I began to believe that . . . that they were actually telling the truth." He stopped then turned his head back to Kari, and his voice became more desperate, "But I didn't tell them about you. No, they couldn't get you, I wouldn't let them."
Kari nodded in confusion. She didn't like how Matt was now becoming more feverish in his speech. He had to go back to sleep. He needed his rest. But still, what he had said. Why would he not tell them about her? Could it be that— "Why . . . why me? Why not TK? Why not Tai?" Kari asked, speaking her thoughts aloud before she even realized what she was doing.
Matt paused as if thinking about the question, his eyes beginning to glaze as if he were recalling something from the past, then he answered, "Your important to me. I don't care what TK says. You are so important to me." He was now looking directly into Kari's eyes.
Kari stared back, shocked, amazed, excited, ecstatic, confused, astonished, "Matt—I—your important to—"
"Kari" Tai's voice interrupted as he opened the door behind her. Kari jumped, and turned around, breaking the eye contact that she had been holding with Matt, "Is he awake?" Tai asked.
"Uh—yes, yeah, he's awake." She answered, fumbling for words. What had just happened?
"Matt," Tai said from the door, "Do you feel up to telling us what happened to you?" Slowly Matt nodded from the bed, "Ok," Tai said, nodding back, "Then I'm going to have the others come in here, and then you can begin when ever you're ready."
"First he has to have some more tea!" Joe's voice spoke up form behind the door.
Matt grimaced, exacting a laugh from Tai. At his side, Kari stared slightly at Matt. What had he just told her? Is it what she thought he had said? Did he really feel the same way?
And there yah go! I hope you guys are liking the way I'm developing Kari and Matt's relationship. I never quite know if I'm going over board or not. Oh well, hope you enjoyed it either way!
June 20, 2004
Reion
The light of the lamp rested atop Matt's golden hair, making it appear as if it were glowing. Kari softly brushed a strand of hair away from Matt's closed lids, and then dabbed away the sweat from his forehead. About half an hour ago, Joe had finally coxed Matt into a fitful sleep, but not after giving him three Advil tablets and some very hot tea with several types of herbs in it, presumably to help him sleep, and to counter act the poison.
Even so, Matt still lay shivering, his body burning to the touch. Kari sighed and continued to dab Matts forehead. Although the sun had now risen, the drabs were drawn tight, because Matt claimed that the light hurt his eyes, and so the room was almost entirely dark except for one lone lamp.
Kari glanced down at Matts face and was taken in as she always was by his handsome face. Nearly 19 he had grown into his once lanky body quite well. His cheeks, once smooth, now held the slightest hint of stubble. And that devilish grin of his was still there, or at least it had been. Kari wasn't too sure if after all that he'd gone through that grin would still stay intact.
Matt let out a slight groan, and turned his heard away from the light slightly. Kari paused, and placed the damp cloth she had been using on the bed side table. She leaned in slightly to look at Matt better, "Matt?"
He woke up with a throbbing head ach, the worst that he had ever felt in his life. His body was so hot, he felt like he was burning. An intense fear welled up inside him, as he tried to get away from the heat. He was startled when the best he could do was move his head to the left, away from the light. He was so weak, he could hardly move his body.
The fear returned. He had to get away. He had to make his body move. He had to—and then he heard her voice. That soft voice that was always so delicate and loving. He turned his head to the right to see Kari, and suddenly he could feel himself relaxing. The intense fear subsided to a slow trickle, as he found himself staring into her dark brown eyes.
"Matt, are you feeling any better?" She asked, worry written on her face, "I can have Joe make some more tea."
Matt shook his head slightly, "That tea is disgusting," He responded, his voice extremely hoarse.
Kari smiled slightly, "Yes, but it will make you feel better."
"Anything that disgusting could only make me feel worse," Matt retorted in jest, and slowly he smiled. It wasn't his normal lopsided grin, it was more tired, more subdued. A mere shadow of what it could have been, but it was enough for Kari to instantly feel relieved. Then Matt frowned, "Its so hot in here," he said, a hint of annoyance in his voice.
Kari smiled, "I know, we're trying to sweat as much of the poison out of you as we can, and that means you have got to be hot."
Matt looked down at the four quilted blankets he now had layered over him, "I'm going to die of heat stroke," he grumbled weakly.
Kari shook her head yet another smile playing at her lips. He seemed to be much more collected then he had been when he first appeared at their door. He was actually making jokes, albeit weakly. Anything was an improvement from his hysterical ramblings of a few hours earlier.
"Where . . . where is Tai," Matt asked worry creeping into his voice despite his efforts to keep his voice neutral.
Kari's eyes sadden, "He's in the living room, along with the others,"
"The others?"
"The other digidestined. Remember, he was calling us together so that we can all figure out what's going on?"
Matt paused then nodded, "Yes, I remember now."
Kari frowned, "Why are you so concerned about Tai?"
Matt let out a sigh, "They told me that they had found him. That they were going to kill him if I didn't tell them our weaknesses. They said they had found TK too." Matt's face grew distant, "I tried to not to tell them. I knew that they were lying about having Tai and Tk, but . . . after a while, I began to believe that . . . that they were actually telling the truth." He stopped then turned his head back to Kari, and his voice became more desperate, "But I didn't tell them about you. No, they couldn't get you, I wouldn't let them."
Kari nodded in confusion. She didn't like how Matt was now becoming more feverish in his speech. He had to go back to sleep. He needed his rest. But still, what he had said. Why would he not tell them about her? Could it be that— "Why . . . why me? Why not TK? Why not Tai?" Kari asked, speaking her thoughts aloud before she even realized what she was doing.
Matt paused as if thinking about the question, his eyes beginning to glaze as if he were recalling something from the past, then he answered, "Your important to me. I don't care what TK says. You are so important to me." He was now looking directly into Kari's eyes.
Kari stared back, shocked, amazed, excited, ecstatic, confused, astonished, "Matt—I—your important to—"
"Kari" Tai's voice interrupted as he opened the door behind her. Kari jumped, and turned around, breaking the eye contact that she had been holding with Matt, "Is he awake?" Tai asked.
"Uh—yes, yeah, he's awake." She answered, fumbling for words. What had just happened?
"Matt," Tai said from the door, "Do you feel up to telling us what happened to you?" Slowly Matt nodded from the bed, "Ok," Tai said, nodding back, "Then I'm going to have the others come in here, and then you can begin when ever you're ready."
"First he has to have some more tea!" Joe's voice spoke up form behind the door.
Matt grimaced, exacting a laugh from Tai. At his side, Kari stared slightly at Matt. What had he just told her? Is it what she thought he had said? Did he really feel the same way?
And there yah go! I hope you guys are liking the way I'm developing Kari and Matt's relationship. I never quite know if I'm going over board or not. Oh well, hope you enjoyed it either way!
June 20, 2004
Reion