See last chap for disclaimer.
"I'm home!" Kari called out, walking into the apartment. She turned to hang up her coat and turned around. Her parents were standing in front of her, looking angry.
"Sorry." Kari apologized.
"Sorry? Sorry? That's all you can say?" her mother asked.
"I should have called you, I know."
"Well, first of all, you shouldn't have been out all night by yourself. And second of all, yes, you should have called!" her father exploded.
Kari shrunk down. She's never seen her father so mad at anyone, let alone her. She gulped "I know. I'm sooo sorry." She felt like crying.
Tai walked in to the yelling and looked towards her. His eyes were cold and uncaring. Kari felt so bad about yelling at him.
"Tai, wait!" she called.
But he just shook his head, and walked back towards the room. Kari blinked back her tears and looked towards her still angry parents.
"Don't bring your brother into this." her mother said.
All Kari could do was nod and keep from crying.
"What should we do with you?" her father wondered out loud.
"Grounded?" her mother suggested. He thought about it, and nodded "Yes, I like that plan." Turning to Kari, he said "You're grounded for 2 weeks. That means go to school and home. Got it?"
Kari nodded.
"Fine, go to your room." her mother commanded.
Kari walked towards her room. She walked in and saw Tai sitting on the computer. He turned to look at her, his eyes still the same. Kari couldn't stand it no more. She broke down and started bawling. "Please Tai, don't be mad at me! I am sooo sorry!" she cried.
Tai wanted to stay mad, but couldn't. He bent down to Kari's height and said "Don't worry. I was mad at you. But I guess I'll forgive you."
Kari looked up, eyes still watery. "Really?"
Tai nodded and hugged her. Kari hugged back, crying. They pulled back and looked at each other. They laughed and hugged again.
"So, I guess you've heard about the digital world problem." Tai changed the subject.
"Yeah. Why can't me and TK go?" Kari blushed at the mention of TK's name, but covered up quickly.
"Well, me and Matt are just being big brothers and want you guys to stay home." Tai started.
Kari nodded. "OK, but what about Mimi, Sora, Joe and Izzy?" she asked.
"Mimi and Sora agree with us, but Joe and Izzy thought we should tell you."
Kari grinned. "At least two people are on our side." she joked.
Tai grinned, too and laughed. "Hey, we are, too. We just..."
"...being protective?" Kari finished.
Tai laughed "Yeah, I guess so."
Kari sighed "Fine, if it makes you so happy, we won't go."
"Really?" Tai was suspicious. No way would his sister give up that easily.
But Kari nodded "Yeah, really." she promised.
"OK, well I gotta go then. See ya!" he ran out of the room.
Kari watched him go and sighed. "I know, I know." she said to no one in particular. "I shouldn't lie to my brother. But he's being protective and we have to go."
The phone rang and Kari jumped up to get it. But her mother reached it first. "Hello?" After a paused, she said "Kari can't come to the phone right now. Good bye."
Kari sighed and went back to her room. "Great, now how am I supposed to be going to the digital world with TK." She fell down on the bed.
Oh no! Kari's grounded. Now what? Pleaz RR
"I'm home!" Kari called out, walking into the apartment. She turned to hang up her coat and turned around. Her parents were standing in front of her, looking angry.
"Sorry." Kari apologized.
"Sorry? Sorry? That's all you can say?" her mother asked.
"I should have called you, I know."
"Well, first of all, you shouldn't have been out all night by yourself. And second of all, yes, you should have called!" her father exploded.
Kari shrunk down. She's never seen her father so mad at anyone, let alone her. She gulped "I know. I'm sooo sorry." She felt like crying.
Tai walked in to the yelling and looked towards her. His eyes were cold and uncaring. Kari felt so bad about yelling at him.
"Tai, wait!" she called.
But he just shook his head, and walked back towards the room. Kari blinked back her tears and looked towards her still angry parents.
"Don't bring your brother into this." her mother said.
All Kari could do was nod and keep from crying.
"What should we do with you?" her father wondered out loud.
"Grounded?" her mother suggested. He thought about it, and nodded "Yes, I like that plan." Turning to Kari, he said "You're grounded for 2 weeks. That means go to school and home. Got it?"
Kari nodded.
"Fine, go to your room." her mother commanded.
Kari walked towards her room. She walked in and saw Tai sitting on the computer. He turned to look at her, his eyes still the same. Kari couldn't stand it no more. She broke down and started bawling. "Please Tai, don't be mad at me! I am sooo sorry!" she cried.
Tai wanted to stay mad, but couldn't. He bent down to Kari's height and said "Don't worry. I was mad at you. But I guess I'll forgive you."
Kari looked up, eyes still watery. "Really?"
Tai nodded and hugged her. Kari hugged back, crying. They pulled back and looked at each other. They laughed and hugged again.
"So, I guess you've heard about the digital world problem." Tai changed the subject.
"Yeah. Why can't me and TK go?" Kari blushed at the mention of TK's name, but covered up quickly.
"Well, me and Matt are just being big brothers and want you guys to stay home." Tai started.
Kari nodded. "OK, but what about Mimi, Sora, Joe and Izzy?" she asked.
"Mimi and Sora agree with us, but Joe and Izzy thought we should tell you."
Kari grinned. "At least two people are on our side." she joked.
Tai grinned, too and laughed. "Hey, we are, too. We just..."
"...being protective?" Kari finished.
Tai laughed "Yeah, I guess so."
Kari sighed "Fine, if it makes you so happy, we won't go."
"Really?" Tai was suspicious. No way would his sister give up that easily.
But Kari nodded "Yeah, really." she promised.
"OK, well I gotta go then. See ya!" he ran out of the room.
Kari watched him go and sighed. "I know, I know." she said to no one in particular. "I shouldn't lie to my brother. But he's being protective and we have to go."
The phone rang and Kari jumped up to get it. But her mother reached it first. "Hello?" After a paused, she said "Kari can't come to the phone right now. Good bye."
Kari sighed and went back to her room. "Great, now how am I supposed to be going to the digital world with TK." She fell down on the bed.
Oh no! Kari's grounded. Now what? Pleaz RR