A/N: For those who read my story "How Soon Is Now?," you know I said that there would be a Yakari here, but I'm not sure I'm going to be using the Yakari here. I might make a Yakari fic later on, but I'm not going to put it in this story. :P Sorry
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"Kari? Is that you?" Tai asked.
"Ugh. It sounds like me, looks like me. It's probably me." Kari groaned while holding her head.
"Kari, can I come in?" TK asked, making sure Kari wouldn't run out again.
"What? Oh yeah, sure. C'mon in." Kari sighed. She sat up on Tai's bed, and shook her head, hoping to get back to reality.
"Tai told me what happened. I was really worried about you, Kar." TK said as he walked up to Tai's bed and sat down next to Kari.
"It's ok. I'm fine. Hey, listen, I'm sorry for the way I've been. It's just kind of a hard thing to deal with." Kari said as she leaned on TK's shoulder.
"It's ok, I understand. I've just missed seeing you smile." TK said. He lifted Kari's chin up so she would be looking at him and he kissed her gently. Kari kissed him back.
"Mm. I missed those kisses." Kari said as she smiled at him.
"That's the smile I missed." TK said as he kissed her forehead.
"Kari, forgive me for interrupting, but how did you get into my room in the first place?" Tai asked.
"I wish I knew." Kari said, puzzled. She explained to them everything that happened to her and Aria, but felt kind of strange mentioning the child in front of TK, so left that part out. When she finished, all of them were just as puzzled as she was.
"That's...Really strange." Matt said while scratching his head in confusion.
"Does this have anything to do with the digital world?" TK asked her.
"Believe it or not, it doesn't. Or at least that's what Aria told me. Um, do you guys think I could talk to matt for a minute?" Kari asked.
"Yeah, sure, go ahead." Tai and TK said together.
"No, I meant alone." Kari sighed.
"Oooh." Tai and TK said. "Yeah, sure. C'mon Tai." TK said as he dragged Tai out of the room. Kari walked behind them and closed the door, but didn't turn around to look at Matt.
"Kari, is everything alright?" Matt asked worriedly.
"No." Kari sighed. She turned around to face Matt. "Everything isn't alright."
"Kari, what's wrong." Matt said to her. He got up off of Tai's bed and walked over to her.
"Oh Matt," Kari said as she started to cry, "you can't tell TK. You can't let him know."
"Can't tell TK what, Kari? What's going on?" Matt walked over to Kari and took her hand and led her back to Tai's bed and sat her down, then sat down next to her.
"Kari, you can tell me. I won't tell anyone. I promise."
Kari sighed. "Ok." She took a deep breath. "Aria told me that I was...I was going to have a child that would protect that world for forever."
"Why would you need to hide that from TK?" Matt asked her gently.
"Because..." Kari started as she let her tears fall, "I'm...I'm pregnant now."
"I...I don't understand..."
"Don't you get it, Matt?!" Kari yelled at him, "I'm pregnant because some rapist got to me!"
"That doesn't make any sense, Kari! You weren't raped!" Matt pointed out.
"Yes, I was." Kari whispered. She turned away from Matt and stared at the ground. "I asked Dr. Reaza to not tell you all about it. I knew it would hurt you and Tai, and especially TK." Matt just stared at her in disbelief. How could this have happened? He told her to be careful. Look at how well that helped.
"Kari I...I feel so...I'm so sorry." Matt cried. "Oh god..." He sighed as he covered his eyes with his hands.
"Matt, it wasn't your fault." Kari said reassuringly.
"But I feel like it was."
"It wasn't, and you need to realize that."
"But I-"
"No buts. This wasn't your fault."
Matt sighed. "So...How are you going to tell TK."
"I'm not. At least, not right now. I want him to calm down a bit before I let him know."
"It's going to really hurt him, Kar. He's," Matt started as he lowered his voice, "don't tell him I told you, but he's always wanted to have a child with you. He's...He's talked about briefly, but he's talked about it. This is gonna hurt him so much, seeing you have someone else's child."
"Oh god. Does he really feel that way?" Kari gasped.
"Yeah, he does." Matt said, avoiding to have to look at her.
"I can't tell him now." Kari said as she slumped back onto the bed.
"You're going to have to, seeing as you will eventually start showing."
"I know, but it's just...I...Oh, this isn't fair." Kari cried.
"I know it isn't." Matt said as Kari cried onto his shoulder. "I wish there was something I could do."
"You could help me through this pregnancy, you could comfort your brother."
Matt chuckled. "Ok. I can do that."
"Thanks." Kari sniffed as she wiped her tears away. "Well, I guess I should get going."
"Ok." Matt said as he helped Kari get up. She took Matt's hand and pulled herself up and started towards the door.
"Hey Kari?" Matt said as Kari turned the door knob. She turned around and looked at him.
"Yes?"
"I'm always going to be here if you need someone to talk to." Matt reassured her. Kari smiled.
"Thanks Matt." She turned back to the door and walked out.
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Kari sighed. Her pregnancy test did come up positive. She knew she was pregnant, but she did have some reasonable doubt as if to Aria was telling the truth or not. Of course, why question someone who just brought you half way across the galaxy? She had also, after a while of contemplating herself, agreed to make a report on her rape. But she still hadn't told TK.
"Um, hey Kar." Tai said quietly.
"It's positive, Tai." Kari said, avoiding eye contact with her older brother.
"Oh Kari." Tai sighed. He walked over to her and sat down next to her on the floor of the bathroom.
"Tai, it's ok. I've already gotten use to the idea."
"So...When are you going to tell TK? He needs to know."
"I don't know. I'd much rather move away than have TK know exactly what I'm going through."
"Kari, you have to tell him. The sooner the better."
"I know, I know. I will tell him."
"So...What do you think he's going to do when he does find out?"
"I don't know. I really don't know Tai. I'd rather not talk about it, ok?" Kari said. She stood up and walked out of the room.
"Ok, sorry..." Tai said as his voice trailed off. Kari walked into her room and closed the door behind her. She picked up the phone and took a heavy breath, and dialed TK's phone number.
"H-ello?" TK's voice said over the phone.
"Hey TK, it's Kari." Kari said nervously.
"Hey Kar, what's up?"
"Um, are you busy?"
"No, why?"
"Do you think you could meet me at Tera Nova Park? I have to tell you something."
"Kari, is everything ok?"
"I...I don't know. Just...Can you come or not?"
"What? Oh yeah, sure. I'll see you there in...Half an hour sound good?"
"Sure. Thanks TK."
"No problem. Bye."
"Bye." Kari sighed as she hung up the phone. "This is going to be harder than I thought."
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TK sat down on a park bench and looked around. The wind was at full blast, so there were leaves flying about. TK looked the left of him and smiled. That was the exact same place that he and Kari shared their first kiss together.
"TK?" A sweet, gentle voice said behind him.
"Hey Kari, sit down." TK said as he slid over on the bench to make room for Kari. "What was it you wanted to talk about?"
"TK, you know I love you and every decision I make I try to make sure that it won't hurt you, right?" Kari said nervously.
"Yeah, yeah I do, and I love you too. What's wrong, Kari?" Kari took a deep breath.
"You...You know that...That guy that mugged me?"
"Yeah, what about him? Did they find him?" TK asked excitedly.
"No, no they didn't." Kari said.
"Oh." TK slumped back, disappointed.
"TK...He...I..." Kari said as she struggled with her words.
"Kari, just tell me. You know you can tell me anything." TK said as he stroked Kari's cheek. Kari's eyes filled up with tears.
"Oh TK...He raped me." Kari said as she started to cry.
"Wha...What? Who raped you?"
"The guy that mugged me." Kari said as she covered her mouth in embarrassment while allowing her tears to flow.
"Wha...Why didn't you tell me this before?" TK asked gently as he rubbed Kari's back.
"I was afraid you'd be mad at me." Kari sighed.
"Oh Kari. I could never be mad about that. At least not at you." He said as he held her tight.
"TK...That's not all."
"What do you mean..." TK said as he loosened his arms around her.
"I...He...He got me...Pregnant." Kari whispered.
"You're...Pregnant." TK said emotionless.
"TK I didn't know what to do and I was scared and I-"
"You're pregnant." TK said as he stood up off the bench.
"TK, please don't be mad." Kari sobbed.
"I...Have to go." TK said as he turned and walked away from Kari.
"Oh TK..." Kari said as she started to cry again, as the wind swept away her tears, not giving them a chance to run down her face.
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"Kari? Is that you?" Tai asked.
"Ugh. It sounds like me, looks like me. It's probably me." Kari groaned while holding her head.
"Kari, can I come in?" TK asked, making sure Kari wouldn't run out again.
"What? Oh yeah, sure. C'mon in." Kari sighed. She sat up on Tai's bed, and shook her head, hoping to get back to reality.
"Tai told me what happened. I was really worried about you, Kar." TK said as he walked up to Tai's bed and sat down next to Kari.
"It's ok. I'm fine. Hey, listen, I'm sorry for the way I've been. It's just kind of a hard thing to deal with." Kari said as she leaned on TK's shoulder.
"It's ok, I understand. I've just missed seeing you smile." TK said. He lifted Kari's chin up so she would be looking at him and he kissed her gently. Kari kissed him back.
"Mm. I missed those kisses." Kari said as she smiled at him.
"That's the smile I missed." TK said as he kissed her forehead.
"Kari, forgive me for interrupting, but how did you get into my room in the first place?" Tai asked.
"I wish I knew." Kari said, puzzled. She explained to them everything that happened to her and Aria, but felt kind of strange mentioning the child in front of TK, so left that part out. When she finished, all of them were just as puzzled as she was.
"That's...Really strange." Matt said while scratching his head in confusion.
"Does this have anything to do with the digital world?" TK asked her.
"Believe it or not, it doesn't. Or at least that's what Aria told me. Um, do you guys think I could talk to matt for a minute?" Kari asked.
"Yeah, sure, go ahead." Tai and TK said together.
"No, I meant alone." Kari sighed.
"Oooh." Tai and TK said. "Yeah, sure. C'mon Tai." TK said as he dragged Tai out of the room. Kari walked behind them and closed the door, but didn't turn around to look at Matt.
"Kari, is everything alright?" Matt asked worriedly.
"No." Kari sighed. She turned around to face Matt. "Everything isn't alright."
"Kari, what's wrong." Matt said to her. He got up off of Tai's bed and walked over to her.
"Oh Matt," Kari said as she started to cry, "you can't tell TK. You can't let him know."
"Can't tell TK what, Kari? What's going on?" Matt walked over to Kari and took her hand and led her back to Tai's bed and sat her down, then sat down next to her.
"Kari, you can tell me. I won't tell anyone. I promise."
Kari sighed. "Ok." She took a deep breath. "Aria told me that I was...I was going to have a child that would protect that world for forever."
"Why would you need to hide that from TK?" Matt asked her gently.
"Because..." Kari started as she let her tears fall, "I'm...I'm pregnant now."
"I...I don't understand..."
"Don't you get it, Matt?!" Kari yelled at him, "I'm pregnant because some rapist got to me!"
"That doesn't make any sense, Kari! You weren't raped!" Matt pointed out.
"Yes, I was." Kari whispered. She turned away from Matt and stared at the ground. "I asked Dr. Reaza to not tell you all about it. I knew it would hurt you and Tai, and especially TK." Matt just stared at her in disbelief. How could this have happened? He told her to be careful. Look at how well that helped.
"Kari I...I feel so...I'm so sorry." Matt cried. "Oh god..." He sighed as he covered his eyes with his hands.
"Matt, it wasn't your fault." Kari said reassuringly.
"But I feel like it was."
"It wasn't, and you need to realize that."
"But I-"
"No buts. This wasn't your fault."
Matt sighed. "So...How are you going to tell TK."
"I'm not. At least, not right now. I want him to calm down a bit before I let him know."
"It's going to really hurt him, Kar. He's," Matt started as he lowered his voice, "don't tell him I told you, but he's always wanted to have a child with you. He's...He's talked about briefly, but he's talked about it. This is gonna hurt him so much, seeing you have someone else's child."
"Oh god. Does he really feel that way?" Kari gasped.
"Yeah, he does." Matt said, avoiding to have to look at her.
"I can't tell him now." Kari said as she slumped back onto the bed.
"You're going to have to, seeing as you will eventually start showing."
"I know, but it's just...I...Oh, this isn't fair." Kari cried.
"I know it isn't." Matt said as Kari cried onto his shoulder. "I wish there was something I could do."
"You could help me through this pregnancy, you could comfort your brother."
Matt chuckled. "Ok. I can do that."
"Thanks." Kari sniffed as she wiped her tears away. "Well, I guess I should get going."
"Ok." Matt said as he helped Kari get up. She took Matt's hand and pulled herself up and started towards the door.
"Hey Kari?" Matt said as Kari turned the door knob. She turned around and looked at him.
"Yes?"
"I'm always going to be here if you need someone to talk to." Matt reassured her. Kari smiled.
"Thanks Matt." She turned back to the door and walked out.
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Kari sighed. Her pregnancy test did come up positive. She knew she was pregnant, but she did have some reasonable doubt as if to Aria was telling the truth or not. Of course, why question someone who just brought you half way across the galaxy? She had also, after a while of contemplating herself, agreed to make a report on her rape. But she still hadn't told TK.
"Um, hey Kar." Tai said quietly.
"It's positive, Tai." Kari said, avoiding eye contact with her older brother.
"Oh Kari." Tai sighed. He walked over to her and sat down next to her on the floor of the bathroom.
"Tai, it's ok. I've already gotten use to the idea."
"So...When are you going to tell TK? He needs to know."
"I don't know. I'd much rather move away than have TK know exactly what I'm going through."
"Kari, you have to tell him. The sooner the better."
"I know, I know. I will tell him."
"So...What do you think he's going to do when he does find out?"
"I don't know. I really don't know Tai. I'd rather not talk about it, ok?" Kari said. She stood up and walked out of the room.
"Ok, sorry..." Tai said as his voice trailed off. Kari walked into her room and closed the door behind her. She picked up the phone and took a heavy breath, and dialed TK's phone number.
"H-ello?" TK's voice said over the phone.
"Hey TK, it's Kari." Kari said nervously.
"Hey Kar, what's up?"
"Um, are you busy?"
"No, why?"
"Do you think you could meet me at Tera Nova Park? I have to tell you something."
"Kari, is everything ok?"
"I...I don't know. Just...Can you come or not?"
"What? Oh yeah, sure. I'll see you there in...Half an hour sound good?"
"Sure. Thanks TK."
"No problem. Bye."
"Bye." Kari sighed as she hung up the phone. "This is going to be harder than I thought."
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TK sat down on a park bench and looked around. The wind was at full blast, so there were leaves flying about. TK looked the left of him and smiled. That was the exact same place that he and Kari shared their first kiss together.
"TK?" A sweet, gentle voice said behind him.
"Hey Kari, sit down." TK said as he slid over on the bench to make room for Kari. "What was it you wanted to talk about?"
"TK, you know I love you and every decision I make I try to make sure that it won't hurt you, right?" Kari said nervously.
"Yeah, yeah I do, and I love you too. What's wrong, Kari?" Kari took a deep breath.
"You...You know that...That guy that mugged me?"
"Yeah, what about him? Did they find him?" TK asked excitedly.
"No, no they didn't." Kari said.
"Oh." TK slumped back, disappointed.
"TK...He...I..." Kari said as she struggled with her words.
"Kari, just tell me. You know you can tell me anything." TK said as he stroked Kari's cheek. Kari's eyes filled up with tears.
"Oh TK...He raped me." Kari said as she started to cry.
"Wha...What? Who raped you?"
"The guy that mugged me." Kari said as she covered her mouth in embarrassment while allowing her tears to flow.
"Wha...Why didn't you tell me this before?" TK asked gently as he rubbed Kari's back.
"I was afraid you'd be mad at me." Kari sighed.
"Oh Kari. I could never be mad about that. At least not at you." He said as he held her tight.
"TK...That's not all."
"What do you mean..." TK said as he loosened his arms around her.
"I...He...He got me...Pregnant." Kari whispered.
"You're...Pregnant." TK said emotionless.
"TK I didn't know what to do and I was scared and I-"
"You're pregnant." TK said as he stood up off the bench.
"TK, please don't be mad." Kari sobbed.
"I...Have to go." TK said as he turned and walked away from Kari.
"Oh TK..." Kari said as she started to cry again, as the wind swept away her tears, not giving them a chance to run down her face.