"Kari, it's Tai. Please call me when you get this message." Tai sighed as he hung the phone.
"Was she there?" TK asked worriedly.
"No." Tai said quietly.
"Kari wouldn't just leave like this. Something must've happened. God I-I can't believe I just let her go like that. I don't even remember what happened." TK said. He held his head with his hands as he sat down on Matt and Tai's couch. "I don't what to do."
"This isn't just your problem, TK. She is my sister, if you can remember." Tai said, frustrated.
"Um, TK...Did Kari say anything to you about the club you went to yesterday?" Matt said hesitatingly.
"No...Why?" TK asked.
"No reason." Matt replied quietly. "I think we should call the police."
"I agree." Tai said. "TK, you should make the call. You're the last person to see her."
"Ok." TK sighed. He called the police and reported Kari under missing persons, and gave them a descriptive detail about her. In the meantime, Tai had gone out onto the balcony. Matt followed him out.
"Tai, this isn't your fault." Matt said gently. He placed a hand on Tai's shoulder, reassuring him.
"I feel like it is." Tai said. "She's my sister. I should've taken care of her. I should've known she was going to do something like go to a club."
"There's no way you could've known, Tai." Matt said.
"But I had to have known! I'm her brother! It's my responsibility!" Tai said angrily as his tears fell down his face.
"Tai...There's something I need to tell you." Matt whispered. "I-"
"Hey guys! They found Kari! She's at the hospital!" TK said joyfully.
"What are we waiting for? I want to see my sister." Tai said as he ran out the room.
"Tai, wait up!" TK yelled as he chased after her.
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"Miss Yagami, we got your results back." The doctor said to Kari.
"I already know I was raped." Kari replied quietly while she stared at the ceiling.
"I see. We found a drug in your system, something called Syfilicium (A/N: This drug doesn't really exist). Usually the victim that was given the drug doesn't remember anything since. Have you had any trouble remembering exactly what happened?"
"No, I haven't. I remember it just as easily as I remember what color the sky is."
"Hmm, I see. We got your tests back for various STD's, and they all came back negative, including HIV, so you don't have to worry about that. Now, some police officers would like to talk to you about the...Rape."
"Oh, please don't let them. I don't want to report this. I can't let my family know. I can't. Please." Kari pleaded.
"Ms. Yagami, I hope you realize that in not reporting this, you're letting a rapist walk about the streets, a danger to everybody else."
"Yes, I understand. But please, don't let my family know. If they ask, I got these injuries from a man who attacked me and knocked me out. Please don't let them know about being raped. Please." Kari said as tears started to fall down her face.
"Ok. I won't mention anything about the rape. Just please put into consideration of what you're doing when you decide to not report a rape."
"I will. I promise." Kari whispered.
"Ok. I'll be right back." The doctor said. She walked out of the room leaving a numb feeling girl behind.
"Dr. Reaza? The girl's brother is here along with a couple of friends in chairs. They want to see her."
"Ok, thank you." Dr. Reaza replied. She walked over to the waiting room and told Tai and the others about the situation Kari was in, going along with Kari's wishes of excluding the rape from information.
"So, is she going to be ok?" Tai asked, trembling.
"Yes, she'll be fine. I suggest though that she see a psychiatrist about what happened. Also, she might feel uncomfortable being around men for a while, so I suggest that you let her be for a while. Even though you're her brother, she might feel like you're a threat to her. It's quite common in ra-muggings."
"I understand. Can I see her now?" Tai asked.
"Yes, you can." The doctor replied. She showed the boys to Kari's waiting room and reminded them that she might not feel comfortable about being near them.
"I understand." Tai said. He opened the door slowly and peeked his head in. "Kari? It's me, Tai. Can I come in?" He whispered.
"Sure." Kari said, her voice emotionless.
"How are you feeling?" Tai said, immediately regretting it.
"I'm ok. Just a little shaken' up." She said. She pulled her sight away from the ceiling and looked at Tai. He looked so...Different. Everything looked different for Kari. Nothing was the same. Everybody changed.
"Oh Kari...I was so worried." Tai said as he started crying. he walked over to Kari and hugged her.
"No, stop, leave me alone!" Kari yelled as Kevin pushed her out of the car.
"Shut up before I put a bullet in your brain!" Kevin yelled. Kari got up and tried to run away, but Kevin came up behind her and wrapped his arms around her and held her tight.
"You ain't going anywhere."
"Get away from me!" Kari screamed as she pushed Tai away. "Just leave me alone, ok?" She cried as she covered her ears with her hands.
"Kari, it's me, Tai. You don't have to be afraid." Tai tried to reassure her. Kari blinked and realized exactly what had just happened.
"I'm sorry Tai. I'm so sorry." She choked. She dropped to her knees and started sobbing. Tai walked to her and held her while she cried.
"Tai..." Kari said while she wiped away her tears. "Did you call Mom and Dad?"
"Yeah, they're on their way."
"Ok." She sniffled.
"Kari, Matt and TK want to see you." Tai said while he wiped away Kari's tears that she missed.
"I...I can't. I can't see them. Not right now." She whispered.
"Ok. I understand." Tai said.
"Excuse me, Mr. Yagami?" A nurse said as she opened the door.
"Yes?" Tai replied.
"Your parents are here." She said. Tai nodded and the nurse showed Kari's parents to Kari.
"Oh Kari, are you ok? I was so worried." Mrs. Yagami said as she hugged her daughter tightly while letting tears fall down her face.
"Mom, not to be rude, but I really don't want to talk about it right now. I'm really tired and I was hoping I could go home." Kari said quietly.
"Yes. Yes, of course." Mrs. Yagami sighed.
"Kari, do you want me to come home with you?" Tai asked her.
"I'd like that very much." Kari said, looking into her brother's big, worried eyes.
"Ok. I'm going to go tell TK and Matt that we're going. I'll see you at home." Tai turned and went in the opposite direction of his family to go and tell Matt and TK about Kari's wishes to not see them. The understood, and went home.
"I feel horrible." TK said to his older brother as he left the building.
"TK, you need to let go. It wasn't your fault."
"But it feels like it was." TK sighed.
"Listen, Tai's spending the night at his parents' place, which means his room will be empty tonight. Do you want to stay at my place tonight? I'm sure Mom and Dad wouldn't mind."
"Thanks Matt, I appreciate it."
TK and Matt both entered Matt's car and drove off, trying to let go of the faults they held, not knowing what kind of disaster that was ahead.
"Was she there?" TK asked worriedly.
"No." Tai said quietly.
"Kari wouldn't just leave like this. Something must've happened. God I-I can't believe I just let her go like that. I don't even remember what happened." TK said. He held his head with his hands as he sat down on Matt and Tai's couch. "I don't what to do."
"This isn't just your problem, TK. She is my sister, if you can remember." Tai said, frustrated.
"Um, TK...Did Kari say anything to you about the club you went to yesterday?" Matt said hesitatingly.
"No...Why?" TK asked.
"No reason." Matt replied quietly. "I think we should call the police."
"I agree." Tai said. "TK, you should make the call. You're the last person to see her."
"Ok." TK sighed. He called the police and reported Kari under missing persons, and gave them a descriptive detail about her. In the meantime, Tai had gone out onto the balcony. Matt followed him out.
"Tai, this isn't your fault." Matt said gently. He placed a hand on Tai's shoulder, reassuring him.
"I feel like it is." Tai said. "She's my sister. I should've taken care of her. I should've known she was going to do something like go to a club."
"There's no way you could've known, Tai." Matt said.
"But I had to have known! I'm her brother! It's my responsibility!" Tai said angrily as his tears fell down his face.
"Tai...There's something I need to tell you." Matt whispered. "I-"
"Hey guys! They found Kari! She's at the hospital!" TK said joyfully.
"What are we waiting for? I want to see my sister." Tai said as he ran out the room.
"Tai, wait up!" TK yelled as he chased after her.
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"Miss Yagami, we got your results back." The doctor said to Kari.
"I already know I was raped." Kari replied quietly while she stared at the ceiling.
"I see. We found a drug in your system, something called Syfilicium (A/N: This drug doesn't really exist). Usually the victim that was given the drug doesn't remember anything since. Have you had any trouble remembering exactly what happened?"
"No, I haven't. I remember it just as easily as I remember what color the sky is."
"Hmm, I see. We got your tests back for various STD's, and they all came back negative, including HIV, so you don't have to worry about that. Now, some police officers would like to talk to you about the...Rape."
"Oh, please don't let them. I don't want to report this. I can't let my family know. I can't. Please." Kari pleaded.
"Ms. Yagami, I hope you realize that in not reporting this, you're letting a rapist walk about the streets, a danger to everybody else."
"Yes, I understand. But please, don't let my family know. If they ask, I got these injuries from a man who attacked me and knocked me out. Please don't let them know about being raped. Please." Kari said as tears started to fall down her face.
"Ok. I won't mention anything about the rape. Just please put into consideration of what you're doing when you decide to not report a rape."
"I will. I promise." Kari whispered.
"Ok. I'll be right back." The doctor said. She walked out of the room leaving a numb feeling girl behind.
"Dr. Reaza? The girl's brother is here along with a couple of friends in chairs. They want to see her."
"Ok, thank you." Dr. Reaza replied. She walked over to the waiting room and told Tai and the others about the situation Kari was in, going along with Kari's wishes of excluding the rape from information.
"So, is she going to be ok?" Tai asked, trembling.
"Yes, she'll be fine. I suggest though that she see a psychiatrist about what happened. Also, she might feel uncomfortable being around men for a while, so I suggest that you let her be for a while. Even though you're her brother, she might feel like you're a threat to her. It's quite common in ra-muggings."
"I understand. Can I see her now?" Tai asked.
"Yes, you can." The doctor replied. She showed the boys to Kari's waiting room and reminded them that she might not feel comfortable about being near them.
"I understand." Tai said. He opened the door slowly and peeked his head in. "Kari? It's me, Tai. Can I come in?" He whispered.
"Sure." Kari said, her voice emotionless.
"How are you feeling?" Tai said, immediately regretting it.
"I'm ok. Just a little shaken' up." She said. She pulled her sight away from the ceiling and looked at Tai. He looked so...Different. Everything looked different for Kari. Nothing was the same. Everybody changed.
"Oh Kari...I was so worried." Tai said as he started crying. he walked over to Kari and hugged her.
"No, stop, leave me alone!" Kari yelled as Kevin pushed her out of the car.
"Shut up before I put a bullet in your brain!" Kevin yelled. Kari got up and tried to run away, but Kevin came up behind her and wrapped his arms around her and held her tight.
"You ain't going anywhere."
"Get away from me!" Kari screamed as she pushed Tai away. "Just leave me alone, ok?" She cried as she covered her ears with her hands.
"Kari, it's me, Tai. You don't have to be afraid." Tai tried to reassure her. Kari blinked and realized exactly what had just happened.
"I'm sorry Tai. I'm so sorry." She choked. She dropped to her knees and started sobbing. Tai walked to her and held her while she cried.
"Tai..." Kari said while she wiped away her tears. "Did you call Mom and Dad?"
"Yeah, they're on their way."
"Ok." She sniffled.
"Kari, Matt and TK want to see you." Tai said while he wiped away Kari's tears that she missed.
"I...I can't. I can't see them. Not right now." She whispered.
"Ok. I understand." Tai said.
"Excuse me, Mr. Yagami?" A nurse said as she opened the door.
"Yes?" Tai replied.
"Your parents are here." She said. Tai nodded and the nurse showed Kari's parents to Kari.
"Oh Kari, are you ok? I was so worried." Mrs. Yagami said as she hugged her daughter tightly while letting tears fall down her face.
"Mom, not to be rude, but I really don't want to talk about it right now. I'm really tired and I was hoping I could go home." Kari said quietly.
"Yes. Yes, of course." Mrs. Yagami sighed.
"Kari, do you want me to come home with you?" Tai asked her.
"I'd like that very much." Kari said, looking into her brother's big, worried eyes.
"Ok. I'm going to go tell TK and Matt that we're going. I'll see you at home." Tai turned and went in the opposite direction of his family to go and tell Matt and TK about Kari's wishes to not see them. The understood, and went home.
"I feel horrible." TK said to his older brother as he left the building.
"TK, you need to let go. It wasn't your fault."
"But it feels like it was." TK sighed.
"Listen, Tai's spending the night at his parents' place, which means his room will be empty tonight. Do you want to stay at my place tonight? I'm sure Mom and Dad wouldn't mind."
"Thanks Matt, I appreciate it."
TK and Matt both entered Matt's car and drove off, trying to let go of the faults they held, not knowing what kind of disaster that was ahead.