Love Just Is
Christine Lennoire
Chapter Seven: Courtney
As soon as the car pulled into the driveway, all the kids came running. Tai was in the lead with Sora and Mat following close behind. Tk was trying to beat them, but they kept beating him back and laughing playfully.
Kari and Davis stepped out of the car, only to be grabbed into a hug group hug. Everyone was happy to see them again. Especially after what happened. When everyone pulled back, that's when they noticed the other three.
The young boy was only about 7 or 8. He was short with dirty blonde hair and sparkling blue eyes. He smiled warmly at them and waved. "Hi. My name is Denis." Kari smiled and waved back. He was so cute!
The one in the middle was obviously Trish. She looked to be about 18 or so. She was tall, with the longest hair Kari had ever seen. It was pulled up into a high ponytail, but it still reached down to her lower back. She also had the most venomous green eyes. She didn't seem quite as happy to see them.
"You must be Kari and Davis." She said slowly. Her voice was almost as dark. "We've heard a lot about you. I'm sorry about what happened." But she didn't sound sorry at all. She shook hands with Kari and then motioned back to herself and her two younger siblings.
"You already know Denis. My name is Trish. And this is my younger sister, Courtney." She pointed out a strange looking girl. She was the middle child. She looked about 12 years old. She had light brown hair that curled. And her eyes were a light purple-ish color.
She was the closest to their age. She smiled and waved. "Yes. Tk told me everything." She said. Something about the way Courtney said 'everything' spooked Kari. But if Tk liked her, she was sure that she couldn't be all that bad.
Tk smiled and nodded. "Yeah. We had plenty of time to talk. But right now, it's time to eat! Everybody inside for lunch!" Tk shouted. It was a little early, but neither Kari nor Davis were about to complain.
So everybody crammed themselves inside the small hut to eat. Trish, Matt, Sora, and Tai were all sitting together, talking. She seemed like a whole different person when she was with them. She smiled and talked and laughed like it was nothing.
Kari shrugged. She didn't understand older girls. Tk smiled at her and handed her a plate. Courtney already had her food and sat down. Kari went over to her and decided to start a conversation. "Hi, Courtney." She grinned.
"Hi Kari!" Her eyes sparkled. She looked at Davis and smiled. "And you must be Davis." She said. He nodded. Davis looked at her closely. There was just something about her that he did not like. She looked like trouble from every perspective.
"I heard that you and Tk are an item now." She said. Her eyes shone mischievously. Kari's head snapped up. The first thing she thought about was Davis. Davis took one look at her and ran out the door. "Was it... something I said?" Courtney asked. She looked innocent, but her eyes said she was happy.
"Wait!" She shouted. She ran after Davis, out in to the cold without a jacket, or a thought. She could barely see him, but she was fast, and managed to keep him in her sights. Finally, he stopped. They were far from the cabin. Kari looked back and she couldn't even see it. "Davis..."
"What?" He snapped. Kari frowned. She knew what he was thinking. He believed that she had been playing him all along. And that just wasn't true. And she wasn't an item with Tk, either. She could hear Tk calling out her name. He was obviously searching for her.
"Oh look, your boyfriend is calling. You should go." He said coldly. It wasn't in his nature. She knew she hurt him pretty badly. But it wasn't her fault. It was all that Courtney girl's fault. But why had she said that?
"I don't know what she was thinking, because it's not true." She said, looking Davis square in the eyes. "I am not some prize to be won. I can see very clearly that this was all Tk's doing. I know. Please don't get mad at me." She said.
Davis's eyes were fighting back the tears. He didn't want to cry, but he couldn't stop them. He closed his eyes, letting the drops fall down his cheeks. "Davis..." She said softly. She wrapped her arms around him, hugging him tightly.
She rested her hand on his face, brushing away the tears. "Kari..." He said. His voice was barely audible. She held one finger to his lips, silencing him. He put his arms around her. She smiled. He was so warm.
She looked up to see him staring at her. She smiled. She loved being there in his arms. She couldn't think of anywhere she'd rather be. Not even Tk could compare. And she didn't want to see Tk. Not after what he just did.
Davis lowered his head closer to her and Kari moved up until their lips touched. It wasn't their first time, but it felt just as good. This one was slow and beautiful. Kari moved her hands up around his neck. She ran her hands through his soft hair. They pulled away and stayed like that for a long while.
"Davis. I know this doesn't make sense... but I love you." Kari said. "All this time I thought Tk was the right guy for me. But what he did today proved me wrong. We may be different, but when I'm with you, I don't feel it. All I feel, is love and warmth. You've never shown me anything but that."
"I try." He said, smiling widely. She laughed, batting him playfully. He pushed her back into the snow, where they rolled around on top of each other, fighting for supremacy. They laughed the whole time. And they laughed loudly. Loud enough for Tk to hear.
Tk tracked them down. But when he saw what was happening, he felt sick. He always loved Kari, but she didn't love him. He sighed. His plan had worked, and he found out the truth. Now, he just had to deal with it.
He sucked up his pride and smiled, trying his best to be happy for his friends. But it was so hard, when he thought he had her. "I guess I was wrong." Was all he said. Then, he tromped all the way back to the cabin.
"She likes him, doesn't she?" Courtney said, looking at him. She had waited by the door for him to come back. He nodded sadly. She hugged him, patting him softly. "It's okay. You gotta try to be happy for them." She said.
"Yeah. You're right. I know." He said, despairingly.
"If you ever need someone to talk to, here's my number." She said, handing him a small piece of paper. It also had her e-mail address on. He smiled and nodded.
"Thank you." Then, they walked back inside together, hand in hand.
Meanwhile, Davis had finally won the struggle and pinned Kari down. She laughed and stuck her tongue out at him. But she was shivering from the cold snow. He realized that she didn't have a jacket on.
He took her into his arms and carried her back. "Hey!" She shouted in surprise. She laughed. "I could get used to this." She relaxed into his arms and let herself be taken back to the cabin.
When they stepped inside, everyone started cheering. Davis set her down, embarrassed. "What is this?" He asked, looking around. Tk stepped forward with his hand outstretched.
"Congratulations." He said warmly, winking. "We heard the good news." Davis looked shocked, and then shook Tk's hand curiously. Tk wasn't mad. He actually looked kinda... happy. Davis smiled sheepishly.
"Tk? What is the meaning of this?" Kari asked.
"It's a party!" Courtney shouted. "For you two lovebirds!" She laughed. "We heard the good news and couldn't help but tell everyone. And I thought you'd never decide!" She laughed. Kari smiled.
"So you're not mad?" She asked Tk. He shook his head and shrugged.
"What's the point of getting mad? I don't want to lose my best friends. And I know who to go to when I get sad." He said, glancing over at Courtney. Kari smiled and hugged him tightly.
"Thank you, guys!" She said. Her brother looked shocked, but happy. Sora and Matt were both smiling. Sora patted her on the back, encouragingly. Matt whistled, making them both blush.
"Well, I have a good idea!" Mrs. Kamiya said, looking around at the kids. "Let's go ice skating!" She laughed. Everyone cheered. Matt, Sora, and Tai were all talking excitedly. And Trish was listening.
"I can't." Trish said. "Courtney. Denise. We should get going." She said, walking towards the door. Denise followed obediently. But Courtney held her ground. "What are you waiting for?"
"I want to go. I called mom. She said I could." She said defensively. Something about Trish scared them all. Tk stepped up closer, ready to defend her. But Trish didn't say anything. She just turned around and stormed out with Denise in tow.
"Ok... everybody else.... let's go!" Sora shouted. "Race ya!" She started running for the door. But Matt grabbed her around the waist and threw her back into the chair. Tai and Matt ran out the door. "That's not fair!" She pouted.
"Come on, Sora." Kari said, snickering. She helped her up out of the chair. "Don't worry. We'll get them back when we get there." Sora smiled and nodded. The others ran out after them and climbed into the car.
"Here we go again." Mr. Kamiya laughed. He followed his wife outside to the car where the kids were waiting. They climbed in.
"Hurry up!" They all shouted at once. They all burst out laughing, as the car took off. They didn't know what was so funny, but it was good to be laughing and having a good time. But Kari couldn't help but wonder what would go wrong next. It hadn't been easy.
But she'd like to think that it was time for something to go right.
Thanks, to all my wonderful reviewers. I don't know where this is going. It might end here. But I don't think so. What do you think? I hope you like it and I hope you want to hear more. But as long as you keep reading and reviewing, I suppose I'll keep writing. I enjoy writing this, so I will try to keep it going. I have big plans for this story! I hope you can see it too.
Christine Lennoire
Christine Lennoire
Chapter Seven: Courtney
As soon as the car pulled into the driveway, all the kids came running. Tai was in the lead with Sora and Mat following close behind. Tk was trying to beat them, but they kept beating him back and laughing playfully.
Kari and Davis stepped out of the car, only to be grabbed into a hug group hug. Everyone was happy to see them again. Especially after what happened. When everyone pulled back, that's when they noticed the other three.
The young boy was only about 7 or 8. He was short with dirty blonde hair and sparkling blue eyes. He smiled warmly at them and waved. "Hi. My name is Denis." Kari smiled and waved back. He was so cute!
The one in the middle was obviously Trish. She looked to be about 18 or so. She was tall, with the longest hair Kari had ever seen. It was pulled up into a high ponytail, but it still reached down to her lower back. She also had the most venomous green eyes. She didn't seem quite as happy to see them.
"You must be Kari and Davis." She said slowly. Her voice was almost as dark. "We've heard a lot about you. I'm sorry about what happened." But she didn't sound sorry at all. She shook hands with Kari and then motioned back to herself and her two younger siblings.
"You already know Denis. My name is Trish. And this is my younger sister, Courtney." She pointed out a strange looking girl. She was the middle child. She looked about 12 years old. She had light brown hair that curled. And her eyes were a light purple-ish color.
She was the closest to their age. She smiled and waved. "Yes. Tk told me everything." She said. Something about the way Courtney said 'everything' spooked Kari. But if Tk liked her, she was sure that she couldn't be all that bad.
Tk smiled and nodded. "Yeah. We had plenty of time to talk. But right now, it's time to eat! Everybody inside for lunch!" Tk shouted. It was a little early, but neither Kari nor Davis were about to complain.
So everybody crammed themselves inside the small hut to eat. Trish, Matt, Sora, and Tai were all sitting together, talking. She seemed like a whole different person when she was with them. She smiled and talked and laughed like it was nothing.
Kari shrugged. She didn't understand older girls. Tk smiled at her and handed her a plate. Courtney already had her food and sat down. Kari went over to her and decided to start a conversation. "Hi, Courtney." She grinned.
"Hi Kari!" Her eyes sparkled. She looked at Davis and smiled. "And you must be Davis." She said. He nodded. Davis looked at her closely. There was just something about her that he did not like. She looked like trouble from every perspective.
"I heard that you and Tk are an item now." She said. Her eyes shone mischievously. Kari's head snapped up. The first thing she thought about was Davis. Davis took one look at her and ran out the door. "Was it... something I said?" Courtney asked. She looked innocent, but her eyes said she was happy.
"Wait!" She shouted. She ran after Davis, out in to the cold without a jacket, or a thought. She could barely see him, but she was fast, and managed to keep him in her sights. Finally, he stopped. They were far from the cabin. Kari looked back and she couldn't even see it. "Davis..."
"What?" He snapped. Kari frowned. She knew what he was thinking. He believed that she had been playing him all along. And that just wasn't true. And she wasn't an item with Tk, either. She could hear Tk calling out her name. He was obviously searching for her.
"Oh look, your boyfriend is calling. You should go." He said coldly. It wasn't in his nature. She knew she hurt him pretty badly. But it wasn't her fault. It was all that Courtney girl's fault. But why had she said that?
"I don't know what she was thinking, because it's not true." She said, looking Davis square in the eyes. "I am not some prize to be won. I can see very clearly that this was all Tk's doing. I know. Please don't get mad at me." She said.
Davis's eyes were fighting back the tears. He didn't want to cry, but he couldn't stop them. He closed his eyes, letting the drops fall down his cheeks. "Davis..." She said softly. She wrapped her arms around him, hugging him tightly.
She rested her hand on his face, brushing away the tears. "Kari..." He said. His voice was barely audible. She held one finger to his lips, silencing him. He put his arms around her. She smiled. He was so warm.
She looked up to see him staring at her. She smiled. She loved being there in his arms. She couldn't think of anywhere she'd rather be. Not even Tk could compare. And she didn't want to see Tk. Not after what he just did.
Davis lowered his head closer to her and Kari moved up until their lips touched. It wasn't their first time, but it felt just as good. This one was slow and beautiful. Kari moved her hands up around his neck. She ran her hands through his soft hair. They pulled away and stayed like that for a long while.
"Davis. I know this doesn't make sense... but I love you." Kari said. "All this time I thought Tk was the right guy for me. But what he did today proved me wrong. We may be different, but when I'm with you, I don't feel it. All I feel, is love and warmth. You've never shown me anything but that."
"I try." He said, smiling widely. She laughed, batting him playfully. He pushed her back into the snow, where they rolled around on top of each other, fighting for supremacy. They laughed the whole time. And they laughed loudly. Loud enough for Tk to hear.
Tk tracked them down. But when he saw what was happening, he felt sick. He always loved Kari, but she didn't love him. He sighed. His plan had worked, and he found out the truth. Now, he just had to deal with it.
He sucked up his pride and smiled, trying his best to be happy for his friends. But it was so hard, when he thought he had her. "I guess I was wrong." Was all he said. Then, he tromped all the way back to the cabin.
"She likes him, doesn't she?" Courtney said, looking at him. She had waited by the door for him to come back. He nodded sadly. She hugged him, patting him softly. "It's okay. You gotta try to be happy for them." She said.
"Yeah. You're right. I know." He said, despairingly.
"If you ever need someone to talk to, here's my number." She said, handing him a small piece of paper. It also had her e-mail address on. He smiled and nodded.
"Thank you." Then, they walked back inside together, hand in hand.
Meanwhile, Davis had finally won the struggle and pinned Kari down. She laughed and stuck her tongue out at him. But she was shivering from the cold snow. He realized that she didn't have a jacket on.
He took her into his arms and carried her back. "Hey!" She shouted in surprise. She laughed. "I could get used to this." She relaxed into his arms and let herself be taken back to the cabin.
When they stepped inside, everyone started cheering. Davis set her down, embarrassed. "What is this?" He asked, looking around. Tk stepped forward with his hand outstretched.
"Congratulations." He said warmly, winking. "We heard the good news." Davis looked shocked, and then shook Tk's hand curiously. Tk wasn't mad. He actually looked kinda... happy. Davis smiled sheepishly.
"Tk? What is the meaning of this?" Kari asked.
"It's a party!" Courtney shouted. "For you two lovebirds!" She laughed. "We heard the good news and couldn't help but tell everyone. And I thought you'd never decide!" She laughed. Kari smiled.
"So you're not mad?" She asked Tk. He shook his head and shrugged.
"What's the point of getting mad? I don't want to lose my best friends. And I know who to go to when I get sad." He said, glancing over at Courtney. Kari smiled and hugged him tightly.
"Thank you, guys!" She said. Her brother looked shocked, but happy. Sora and Matt were both smiling. Sora patted her on the back, encouragingly. Matt whistled, making them both blush.
"Well, I have a good idea!" Mrs. Kamiya said, looking around at the kids. "Let's go ice skating!" She laughed. Everyone cheered. Matt, Sora, and Tai were all talking excitedly. And Trish was listening.
"I can't." Trish said. "Courtney. Denise. We should get going." She said, walking towards the door. Denise followed obediently. But Courtney held her ground. "What are you waiting for?"
"I want to go. I called mom. She said I could." She said defensively. Something about Trish scared them all. Tk stepped up closer, ready to defend her. But Trish didn't say anything. She just turned around and stormed out with Denise in tow.
"Ok... everybody else.... let's go!" Sora shouted. "Race ya!" She started running for the door. But Matt grabbed her around the waist and threw her back into the chair. Tai and Matt ran out the door. "That's not fair!" She pouted.
"Come on, Sora." Kari said, snickering. She helped her up out of the chair. "Don't worry. We'll get them back when we get there." Sora smiled and nodded. The others ran out after them and climbed into the car.
"Here we go again." Mr. Kamiya laughed. He followed his wife outside to the car where the kids were waiting. They climbed in.
"Hurry up!" They all shouted at once. They all burst out laughing, as the car took off. They didn't know what was so funny, but it was good to be laughing and having a good time. But Kari couldn't help but wonder what would go wrong next. It hadn't been easy.
But she'd like to think that it was time for something to go right.
Thanks, to all my wonderful reviewers. I don't know where this is going. It might end here. But I don't think so. What do you think? I hope you like it and I hope you want to hear more. But as long as you keep reading and reviewing, I suppose I'll keep writing. I enjoy writing this, so I will try to keep it going. I have big plans for this story! I hope you can see it too.
Christine Lennoire