TK walked away from Kari and walked out of the park. He left his car there and took a longer walk around the city, not really going to anywhere in particular, just going. He walked down street after street, drive after drive, avenue after avenue. He eventually ended up in the middle of downtown, also known as Midtown Square. Funny thing is, it's actually in the shape of a circle. It's a circle of colored brick on the ground and scattered bushes surrounding it. In the center of the brick is a fountain that contains hundreds of various coins scattered about its bottom. There are a couple of benches that circle around the fountain so onlookers can admire its shimmering beauty comfortably. TK took a seat on one of the benches and just stared at the fountain. Stared for what felt like hours, until a voice broke his mindlessness.
"TK? What are you doing here?" Cody asked while standing to the left of the bench TK was sitting on.
"Hi Cody." TK said emotionless. He continued to stare at the fountain, not giving Cody any reaction to his presence except for the mild greet.
"TK, are you ok?" Cody asked. He sat down next to TK and looked in the same direction as TK.
TK sighed. "Not really."
"What happened?" TK didn't say anything at first. After a couple of seconds had passed, he broke his gaze away from the fountain and looked at Cody.
"Nothing makes sense anymore, Cody. Everything is falling apart and there's nothing I can do." TK sighed painfully as he ran his hand through his hair.
"What are you talking about?" Cody asked, quite puzzled at TK acting in the opposite of who he usually acts. TK sighed deeply.
"Kari was raped and got pregnant."
"What? When did this happen?!" Cody gasped quietly.
"The same day as when she was robbed. That...That bastard raped her." TK said sharply as tears started to form in his eyes.
"Wow. I'm...I'm sorry, man. I didn't know. Is she ok? What is she going to do with the baby?"
"I don't know. I didn't give her a chance to talk about it. As soon as she told me I left."
"What? Why not?"
"What would you have done if you found out that some rapist got your girlfriend pregnant? Huh? What would you have done?" TK asked angrily.
"Well I wouldn't run away, that's for sure! I would've talked about it! I would've found out if she was going to keep it, if she wanted to give it up, anything but run away!" Cody snapped.
TK stared at Cody for a moment and looked away with embarrassment. Cody sighed.
"Sorry TK, I didn't mean to snap at you like that. I just don't think that you should've run away."
"It's ok, Cody. You were right." TK said quietly. He returned his gaze to fountain.
"You need to talk to her, Takeru." Cody said as he placed a hand on TK's shoulder.
"I know I do. I know."
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As soon as TK left, Kari left in the opposite way to her car and drove down to the station house and reported the rape to the police. She left the station house and drove the long way home, hoping to see TK on the way, but had no such luck. She got home and went up to her apartment to find Tai sitting on the couch watching the TV.
"Hey Kar, how'd it go?" Tai asked with a mouth full of sushi.
"I really don't want to talk about it." Kari said as she hung her coat up and headed towards her room.
"Hey, hold it right there partner. Come here and tell me what happened. You know I'm not going to stop bugging you until you tell me, so might as well tell me now." Tai patted the seat next to him, trying to get Kari to sit down. Kari sighed and walked towards Tai and sat down next to him on the couch.
"He...Just walked away. He didn't say anything. I don't know what he thinks about me. He was just...So quiet. Like a ghost." Kari whispered. She wrapped her arms around her body while tears started to form. "I don't know what to do."
"You need to talk to him. But give him time, Kari. Finding out your girlfriend is pregnant isn't the easiest thing to cope with."
Kari sighed. "I know, Tai."
At that moment the door bell rang. Tai looked at Kari with questioning eyes, and Kari just gave him a puzzled look back. Tai got up from the couch and went to the door.
"Hello?" Tai asked as he opened the door to find a teary, cold TK standing there.
"Hi Tai." TK said quietly. "Is...Kari home?" He said as he shivered.
"Yeah, c'mon in, you look like your freezing." Tai said as he opened the door wider so TK could come in.
"You could say that." TK chuckled lightly. Kari glanced up at the sound of TK's voice. When she saw him she looked away. TK saw her turn her gaze away from him.
"Kari...I'm..." TK started to say, but choked on the rest of his words.
"It's ok, TK. I shouldn't have dropped that bomb on you like that." Kari whispered as she let her tears fall. She didn't turn towards TK.
"No, no. This isn't your fault, Kari." TK reassured her. He walked towards her and sat down next to her on the couch.
"I didn't know what to do, TK. I...I just wanted...I just wanted to...I-I'm sorry." Kari said as she started to cry.
"Oh Kari, this isn't all your fault." TK said as he held her while she cried into her shoulder. "We'll figure this out together. Don't worry, I promise you'll be ok." Kari pulled back and wiped her tears away.
"What do you want to do?" Kari sniffled.
"What do you mean?"
"With the baby." Kari whispered.
"Oh." TK said as he rubbed his neck. "It's up to you, Kari. What ever you decide, I'll be behind you 100%. I promise."
"Actually..." Kari started as she looked away. "I was kind of hoping you would...Adopt the baby as your own child."
"Kari..." TK said quietly. "I don't think I'm ready for this. I mean do you think you're ready to be a parent?"
"Yes, I think I am. I'm almost out of school, I have plenty of money in my account to take care of this child, and I don't think I could live knowing I killed or gave up my baby."
"...Kari..." TK sighed.
"TK, I want this. I want to keep this baby. Don't you want us to have a baby?" Kari asked.
"Well, yeah, of course, but it's not the same if it isn't MY baby."
"Oh, you mean if it doesn't have your genetics, is that it?" Kari asked, exasperated.
"Kari...That's not what I meant." TK sighed as he pushed his hair out of his face.
"TK, if you raise this baby, you ARE his father. He won't know anybody else who loves him they way you do."
"Kari...Do you really think I'm ready for that?" TK asked her with a serious tone. Kari leaned in and kissed him.
"Yes. I do." Kari said, just as serious. TK took a deep sigh.
"Ok." He said with a smile. "I can do this. I just hope you know WHAT you're doing." He chuckled.
"Oh, me too. Me too." Kari said. All of a sudden the phone rang, and Tai answered it.
"Hello? Yes, she is. Hold on one second." Tai looked over at Kari with worried eyes. "Here Kari, it's for you." He said as he held out the phone for her. She gave a worried glance at TK and took the phone.
"Hello? Yes, hello detective." Kari's eyes suddenly went wide. "You did? Yes, I can be there as soon as I can. Yes. Thank you." Kari hung up the phone and looked over at Tai and TK.
"They found the guy who raped me." Kari whispered. "They want me to come down for a line-up." She sighed. "TK, Tai, will you guys come with me?"
"Yeah, sure."
"Ok."
"Thanks." Kari said.
"I'll drive." Said TK.
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"Now, if you recognize any of these people, say the number they're wearing." The detective said to Kari. "Now remember, this is a one way window. You can see them, but they can't see you. Are you ready?" Kari took a deep breath and nodded. The detective opened the blinds, and Kari exhaled slowly.
"Number 4." She said. She turned her head away.
"How do you know number 4?" The detective asked. Kari exhaled sharply this time.
"He's the bastard that raped me."
"Thank you, Mrs. Kamiya." The detective said as he closed the blinds.
"Detective, when you go to talk to him, will you tell him that he got a girl pregnant. That he has a kid that will grow to hate his father, that will know that he was the product of a rape. You tell him that, detective." Kari said angrily. She opened the door and stomped out.
"C'mon Tai, TK, let's go. I don't want to be here any longer." She said as she walked out. Tai and TK gave each other troubled glances and followed Kari out.
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Later that night, Kari was brushing her hair before going to bed when Tai came in.
"Hey...What happened at the precinct?" He asked her. Kari sighed and looked at him.
"Hey was there, Tai. That...That son of a bitch was there." Kari said as her tears started to flow.
"It's going to be ok, Kari." Tai said as he held her. "It's all going to be ok."
"TK? What are you doing here?" Cody asked while standing to the left of the bench TK was sitting on.
"Hi Cody." TK said emotionless. He continued to stare at the fountain, not giving Cody any reaction to his presence except for the mild greet.
"TK, are you ok?" Cody asked. He sat down next to TK and looked in the same direction as TK.
TK sighed. "Not really."
"What happened?" TK didn't say anything at first. After a couple of seconds had passed, he broke his gaze away from the fountain and looked at Cody.
"Nothing makes sense anymore, Cody. Everything is falling apart and there's nothing I can do." TK sighed painfully as he ran his hand through his hair.
"What are you talking about?" Cody asked, quite puzzled at TK acting in the opposite of who he usually acts. TK sighed deeply.
"Kari was raped and got pregnant."
"What? When did this happen?!" Cody gasped quietly.
"The same day as when she was robbed. That...That bastard raped her." TK said sharply as tears started to form in his eyes.
"Wow. I'm...I'm sorry, man. I didn't know. Is she ok? What is she going to do with the baby?"
"I don't know. I didn't give her a chance to talk about it. As soon as she told me I left."
"What? Why not?"
"What would you have done if you found out that some rapist got your girlfriend pregnant? Huh? What would you have done?" TK asked angrily.
"Well I wouldn't run away, that's for sure! I would've talked about it! I would've found out if she was going to keep it, if she wanted to give it up, anything but run away!" Cody snapped.
TK stared at Cody for a moment and looked away with embarrassment. Cody sighed.
"Sorry TK, I didn't mean to snap at you like that. I just don't think that you should've run away."
"It's ok, Cody. You were right." TK said quietly. He returned his gaze to fountain.
"You need to talk to her, Takeru." Cody said as he placed a hand on TK's shoulder.
"I know I do. I know."
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As soon as TK left, Kari left in the opposite way to her car and drove down to the station house and reported the rape to the police. She left the station house and drove the long way home, hoping to see TK on the way, but had no such luck. She got home and went up to her apartment to find Tai sitting on the couch watching the TV.
"Hey Kar, how'd it go?" Tai asked with a mouth full of sushi.
"I really don't want to talk about it." Kari said as she hung her coat up and headed towards her room.
"Hey, hold it right there partner. Come here and tell me what happened. You know I'm not going to stop bugging you until you tell me, so might as well tell me now." Tai patted the seat next to him, trying to get Kari to sit down. Kari sighed and walked towards Tai and sat down next to him on the couch.
"He...Just walked away. He didn't say anything. I don't know what he thinks about me. He was just...So quiet. Like a ghost." Kari whispered. She wrapped her arms around her body while tears started to form. "I don't know what to do."
"You need to talk to him. But give him time, Kari. Finding out your girlfriend is pregnant isn't the easiest thing to cope with."
Kari sighed. "I know, Tai."
At that moment the door bell rang. Tai looked at Kari with questioning eyes, and Kari just gave him a puzzled look back. Tai got up from the couch and went to the door.
"Hello?" Tai asked as he opened the door to find a teary, cold TK standing there.
"Hi Tai." TK said quietly. "Is...Kari home?" He said as he shivered.
"Yeah, c'mon in, you look like your freezing." Tai said as he opened the door wider so TK could come in.
"You could say that." TK chuckled lightly. Kari glanced up at the sound of TK's voice. When she saw him she looked away. TK saw her turn her gaze away from him.
"Kari...I'm..." TK started to say, but choked on the rest of his words.
"It's ok, TK. I shouldn't have dropped that bomb on you like that." Kari whispered as she let her tears fall. She didn't turn towards TK.
"No, no. This isn't your fault, Kari." TK reassured her. He walked towards her and sat down next to her on the couch.
"I didn't know what to do, TK. I...I just wanted...I just wanted to...I-I'm sorry." Kari said as she started to cry.
"Oh Kari, this isn't all your fault." TK said as he held her while she cried into her shoulder. "We'll figure this out together. Don't worry, I promise you'll be ok." Kari pulled back and wiped her tears away.
"What do you want to do?" Kari sniffled.
"What do you mean?"
"With the baby." Kari whispered.
"Oh." TK said as he rubbed his neck. "It's up to you, Kari. What ever you decide, I'll be behind you 100%. I promise."
"Actually..." Kari started as she looked away. "I was kind of hoping you would...Adopt the baby as your own child."
"Kari..." TK said quietly. "I don't think I'm ready for this. I mean do you think you're ready to be a parent?"
"Yes, I think I am. I'm almost out of school, I have plenty of money in my account to take care of this child, and I don't think I could live knowing I killed or gave up my baby."
"...Kari..." TK sighed.
"TK, I want this. I want to keep this baby. Don't you want us to have a baby?" Kari asked.
"Well, yeah, of course, but it's not the same if it isn't MY baby."
"Oh, you mean if it doesn't have your genetics, is that it?" Kari asked, exasperated.
"Kari...That's not what I meant." TK sighed as he pushed his hair out of his face.
"TK, if you raise this baby, you ARE his father. He won't know anybody else who loves him they way you do."
"Kari...Do you really think I'm ready for that?" TK asked her with a serious tone. Kari leaned in and kissed him.
"Yes. I do." Kari said, just as serious. TK took a deep sigh.
"Ok." He said with a smile. "I can do this. I just hope you know WHAT you're doing." He chuckled.
"Oh, me too. Me too." Kari said. All of a sudden the phone rang, and Tai answered it.
"Hello? Yes, she is. Hold on one second." Tai looked over at Kari with worried eyes. "Here Kari, it's for you." He said as he held out the phone for her. She gave a worried glance at TK and took the phone.
"Hello? Yes, hello detective." Kari's eyes suddenly went wide. "You did? Yes, I can be there as soon as I can. Yes. Thank you." Kari hung up the phone and looked over at Tai and TK.
"They found the guy who raped me." Kari whispered. "They want me to come down for a line-up." She sighed. "TK, Tai, will you guys come with me?"
"Yeah, sure."
"Ok."
"Thanks." Kari said.
"I'll drive." Said TK.
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"Now, if you recognize any of these people, say the number they're wearing." The detective said to Kari. "Now remember, this is a one way window. You can see them, but they can't see you. Are you ready?" Kari took a deep breath and nodded. The detective opened the blinds, and Kari exhaled slowly.
"Number 4." She said. She turned her head away.
"How do you know number 4?" The detective asked. Kari exhaled sharply this time.
"He's the bastard that raped me."
"Thank you, Mrs. Kamiya." The detective said as he closed the blinds.
"Detective, when you go to talk to him, will you tell him that he got a girl pregnant. That he has a kid that will grow to hate his father, that will know that he was the product of a rape. You tell him that, detective." Kari said angrily. She opened the door and stomped out.
"C'mon Tai, TK, let's go. I don't want to be here any longer." She said as she walked out. Tai and TK gave each other troubled glances and followed Kari out.
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Later that night, Kari was brushing her hair before going to bed when Tai came in.
"Hey...What happened at the precinct?" He asked her. Kari sighed and looked at him.
"Hey was there, Tai. That...That son of a bitch was there." Kari said as her tears started to flow.
"It's going to be ok, Kari." Tai said as he held her. "It's all going to be ok."