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Survival of Light and Hope
Chapter 6: New Living Arrangements
"Hi mom, we're home!" TK said, as he and Kari walked through the front door. Every Tuesday and Thursday, TK and Kari attended a class to teach young parents how to take care of a child. Sure, they got some nasty glares by the people around them, they were only 15. Most of the people there were 18 to 20 years old. Nonetheless, they attended every class, and were doing quite well. TK and Kari's parents thought it would be best if they were to take the class.
"Hi kids...TK, you have a few phone calls. Davis, Ken, and the Wal-Mart in the Mall called, I think they want you to go for an interview for a job." Nancy said. Kari smiled at TK. "That's great!" she yelled, and hugged him. Kari headed into TK's room, which had temporarily become hers, and changed. TK picked up the phone and dialed a familiar number. "Hello?" Davis answered. "Hey Davis, its TK. You called?" "Yeah man...I heard about what happened...are you ok?" "Yeah, I'll be alright. It's Kari who I'm worried about." "Yeah, she's staying with you right? Boy, that's gonna be tough." "Tell me about it. Anyway, thanks for calling to check up, I have to call Ken back, too. See ya." "Later, dude." TK pressed his thumb down on the receiver button, and then dialed Ken's number. Ken answered the phone. "Hello...you're reached the Ichijouji residence; we're not here now, so leave a message after the beep!" BEEP! "Hey Ken, it's just TK returning you're call. Call me back when you're in." TK hung up the phone.
"Mom, do you have the number to Wal-Mart?" he shouted to his mother in the kitchen. "It's on the fridge, honey!" she answered. TK decided to call them tomorrow. As he turned around, Kari emerged from his room. It's been two and a half months, she had barely begun showing her pregnancy yet, but she was still beautiful. The night went on, as TK and Kari did their homework. School was a different story for the kids. The kids had all already found out about Kari's pregnancy, which caused for stares and whispers behind TK and Kari's backs. But they didn't care. Before Kari went to sleep, which was a bit earlier then TK, they would kiss each other goodnight. TK would stay up a bit later, lying on the sofa with the television on. But the TV was the last thing on his mind. He spent his time thinking; thinking about his life, what he could do to benefit Kari and the baby.
TK and Kari both got up at the same time; 6:45. Mrs. Takaishi would have breakfast ready for them on the table, and then the two of them would walk to school together. Hand in hand, they entered the school, and that's when the stares began. One boy whispered to another, "slut", loud enough for TK to hear. TK grabbed the kid by the collar and pushed him up against a locker. "What did you say, punk?" TK yelled, threateningly. Kari grabbed TK by the arm, though, and dragged him away. "Forget about him." She told him. She pretended that those little comments didn't bother her, but they did.
Other than the two of five classes that TK and Kari didn't have with each other, the two of them were inseparable. Once in a while, they went out to lunch with Davis, Yolie, Cody and Ken, but for the most part, they stayed in the school cafeteria together. "Hey Kari, I'm starting at Wal-Mart on Saturday." TK said to her, biting a piece of his sandwich. "Every cent I make will go toward things we need for the baby. Believe me." "Awww TK...thanks..." Kari said, and kissed him on the cheek.
It took Kari about a month to get comfortable in her temporary home. TK was working weekends and sometimes after school, when he didn't have parenting class. Kari and TK continued to go to the young parenting class, and they were getting pretty good at it. They had learned everything from burping to changing diapers. They would use a dummy baby, of course. One night, TK said to Kari, "Kari, I think we should set the date for the wedding. We'll have to do it after the baby was born, it's only six months away." "That's ok TK. The doctor said I'm due sometime in September. We can get married whenever you feel we should." "Kari, I already know I want to spend the rest of my life with you. I'm ready enough to get married tomorrow." "TK..." Kari said, pulling him close. The two of them kissed.
It was now the beginning of May; Kari couldn't believe how fast the time flew by. Every Wednesday night and Saturday, she went home to spend time with her family. However, one Saturday, TK came with her. "Mom, me and TK need to discuss something with you." "What is it, kids?" "We want to have our marriage before the baby is born." "What?! Are you nuts? Marriages take months to prepare! Invitations, flowers, food..." "Mom, we don't want anything big. We just want a small marriage ceremony. We love each other and we don't want the baby to be born into this family unless we're married." "Kari, are you sure you want to do this?" "Yes, mom." "Alright, I'll talk it over with dad and Mrs. Takaishi." TK and Kari smiled, then hugged each other. They were finally going to get married! After an extremely long phone conversation with Mrs. Takaishi, they all finally decided they were to have the wedding on August, a month before Kari's due date.
Secretly, when they had some time to themselves, TK and Kari would go out looking for a home, an apartment to live in after they were married and had the baby. TK kept an eye on the prices, and figured out how much money he would have come September. TK would work as many hours as possible, and still manage to keep his grades above average at school, and he still managed to get to basketball practice an hour a day directly after school. He was working as hard as any man with a career does. Kari was also preparing for her future life, which was coming a lot sooner than she had hoped. She had been saving every last cent of her allowance to help TK.
Davis, Cody, Yolie and Ken, as well as the rest of the DigiDestined, always let TK and Kari know that they were there if they needed any help. TK and Kari never asked for help, however. They wanted to get by on their own; they figured they had to learn sooner or later if they would be living together after the baby is born. One day, Davis caught up to TK while he was heading home from Davis. "Hey, TK!" he yelled. TK turned around to see an out-of-breath Davis. "Hey Davis, what's up?" "There's something I want to give to you," Davis said, as he rummaged through his pocket. He pulled out two 10,000 yen bills, and offered them to TK. "Davis, are you crazy! I can't take this." "Please, take it TK!" "Davis I don't want your money!" "Listen TK...back in January, you did something for me. You saved my life! Now, I want to help you with yours. I want to help you with the baby! Come on man, it's the least I could do! There isn't enough money in the world for me to repay you back for how you helped me, so let me do this." He said. TK looked at him, and then he smiled. Davis pressed the two bills into TK's hand. "Davis...thanks." He said. "What are friends for man?"
With everything that has been happening lately, TK nearly forgot that his own birthday was coming up next week. He didn't really care though, he had too many thing to do and too much to take care of then worry about a silly little birthday. Kari, on the other hand, thought it was really important, but she still had no idea what he was going to plan for TK's 16th birthday. By the way he was acting; however, he seemed much more mature than any other 16 year old they knew. She decided to phone a friend. "Hello?" "Yolie? It's Kari." "Oh, hey Kari. What's up?" "Nothing...I need your help with something." "You name it." "TK's birthday is coming up next week and I have nothing planned. I want it to be special but I have no idea what to do!" "Kari, don't you worry about a thing...I have the perfect plan."
Survival of Light and Hope
Chapter 6: New Living Arrangements
"Hi mom, we're home!" TK said, as he and Kari walked through the front door. Every Tuesday and Thursday, TK and Kari attended a class to teach young parents how to take care of a child. Sure, they got some nasty glares by the people around them, they were only 15. Most of the people there were 18 to 20 years old. Nonetheless, they attended every class, and were doing quite well. TK and Kari's parents thought it would be best if they were to take the class.
"Hi kids...TK, you have a few phone calls. Davis, Ken, and the Wal-Mart in the Mall called, I think they want you to go for an interview for a job." Nancy said. Kari smiled at TK. "That's great!" she yelled, and hugged him. Kari headed into TK's room, which had temporarily become hers, and changed. TK picked up the phone and dialed a familiar number. "Hello?" Davis answered. "Hey Davis, its TK. You called?" "Yeah man...I heard about what happened...are you ok?" "Yeah, I'll be alright. It's Kari who I'm worried about." "Yeah, she's staying with you right? Boy, that's gonna be tough." "Tell me about it. Anyway, thanks for calling to check up, I have to call Ken back, too. See ya." "Later, dude." TK pressed his thumb down on the receiver button, and then dialed Ken's number. Ken answered the phone. "Hello...you're reached the Ichijouji residence; we're not here now, so leave a message after the beep!" BEEP! "Hey Ken, it's just TK returning you're call. Call me back when you're in." TK hung up the phone.
"Mom, do you have the number to Wal-Mart?" he shouted to his mother in the kitchen. "It's on the fridge, honey!" she answered. TK decided to call them tomorrow. As he turned around, Kari emerged from his room. It's been two and a half months, she had barely begun showing her pregnancy yet, but she was still beautiful. The night went on, as TK and Kari did their homework. School was a different story for the kids. The kids had all already found out about Kari's pregnancy, which caused for stares and whispers behind TK and Kari's backs. But they didn't care. Before Kari went to sleep, which was a bit earlier then TK, they would kiss each other goodnight. TK would stay up a bit later, lying on the sofa with the television on. But the TV was the last thing on his mind. He spent his time thinking; thinking about his life, what he could do to benefit Kari and the baby.
TK and Kari both got up at the same time; 6:45. Mrs. Takaishi would have breakfast ready for them on the table, and then the two of them would walk to school together. Hand in hand, they entered the school, and that's when the stares began. One boy whispered to another, "slut", loud enough for TK to hear. TK grabbed the kid by the collar and pushed him up against a locker. "What did you say, punk?" TK yelled, threateningly. Kari grabbed TK by the arm, though, and dragged him away. "Forget about him." She told him. She pretended that those little comments didn't bother her, but they did.
Other than the two of five classes that TK and Kari didn't have with each other, the two of them were inseparable. Once in a while, they went out to lunch with Davis, Yolie, Cody and Ken, but for the most part, they stayed in the school cafeteria together. "Hey Kari, I'm starting at Wal-Mart on Saturday." TK said to her, biting a piece of his sandwich. "Every cent I make will go toward things we need for the baby. Believe me." "Awww TK...thanks..." Kari said, and kissed him on the cheek.
It took Kari about a month to get comfortable in her temporary home. TK was working weekends and sometimes after school, when he didn't have parenting class. Kari and TK continued to go to the young parenting class, and they were getting pretty good at it. They had learned everything from burping to changing diapers. They would use a dummy baby, of course. One night, TK said to Kari, "Kari, I think we should set the date for the wedding. We'll have to do it after the baby was born, it's only six months away." "That's ok TK. The doctor said I'm due sometime in September. We can get married whenever you feel we should." "Kari, I already know I want to spend the rest of my life with you. I'm ready enough to get married tomorrow." "TK..." Kari said, pulling him close. The two of them kissed.
It was now the beginning of May; Kari couldn't believe how fast the time flew by. Every Wednesday night and Saturday, she went home to spend time with her family. However, one Saturday, TK came with her. "Mom, me and TK need to discuss something with you." "What is it, kids?" "We want to have our marriage before the baby is born." "What?! Are you nuts? Marriages take months to prepare! Invitations, flowers, food..." "Mom, we don't want anything big. We just want a small marriage ceremony. We love each other and we don't want the baby to be born into this family unless we're married." "Kari, are you sure you want to do this?" "Yes, mom." "Alright, I'll talk it over with dad and Mrs. Takaishi." TK and Kari smiled, then hugged each other. They were finally going to get married! After an extremely long phone conversation with Mrs. Takaishi, they all finally decided they were to have the wedding on August, a month before Kari's due date.
Secretly, when they had some time to themselves, TK and Kari would go out looking for a home, an apartment to live in after they were married and had the baby. TK kept an eye on the prices, and figured out how much money he would have come September. TK would work as many hours as possible, and still manage to keep his grades above average at school, and he still managed to get to basketball practice an hour a day directly after school. He was working as hard as any man with a career does. Kari was also preparing for her future life, which was coming a lot sooner than she had hoped. She had been saving every last cent of her allowance to help TK.
Davis, Cody, Yolie and Ken, as well as the rest of the DigiDestined, always let TK and Kari know that they were there if they needed any help. TK and Kari never asked for help, however. They wanted to get by on their own; they figured they had to learn sooner or later if they would be living together after the baby is born. One day, Davis caught up to TK while he was heading home from Davis. "Hey, TK!" he yelled. TK turned around to see an out-of-breath Davis. "Hey Davis, what's up?" "There's something I want to give to you," Davis said, as he rummaged through his pocket. He pulled out two 10,000 yen bills, and offered them to TK. "Davis, are you crazy! I can't take this." "Please, take it TK!" "Davis I don't want your money!" "Listen TK...back in January, you did something for me. You saved my life! Now, I want to help you with yours. I want to help you with the baby! Come on man, it's the least I could do! There isn't enough money in the world for me to repay you back for how you helped me, so let me do this." He said. TK looked at him, and then he smiled. Davis pressed the two bills into TK's hand. "Davis...thanks." He said. "What are friends for man?"
With everything that has been happening lately, TK nearly forgot that his own birthday was coming up next week. He didn't really care though, he had too many thing to do and too much to take care of then worry about a silly little birthday. Kari, on the other hand, thought it was really important, but she still had no idea what he was going to plan for TK's 16th birthday. By the way he was acting; however, he seemed much more mature than any other 16 year old they knew. She decided to phone a friend. "Hello?" "Yolie? It's Kari." "Oh, hey Kari. What's up?" "Nothing...I need your help with something." "You name it." "TK's birthday is coming up next week and I have nothing planned. I want it to be special but I have no idea what to do!" "Kari, don't you worry about a thing...I have the perfect plan."