Ch. 30 Mimi's Secret Song
"I hope this works," I said to myself.
"You hope what works?" Sora asked as the door opened.
"I was just talking to myself…Waiting for you," I explained.
"Ken was having a hard time trying to get us out…He made a lot of things up. We also kind of had to bring Cody with us," Yolei smiled.
"He said that the girls and I had to practice our dance moves…I don't dance!" Cody was shocked.
"It was the only way to get us out of there," Yolei added.
"That's ok, Cody can come, as long as he can keep a secret," I decided.
"I can keep secrets, I won't tell anyone…I promise," he told me.
"So, let's get going. I already figured out what was going on," Sidney said.
"Right," Mimi agreed.
"Come on, I have my keys…We can go to the stage room…I'll lock up the place; they'll have no way of getting in," Sidney whispered.
We left Izzy's apartment and ran to the concert place.
"Ok, we need to figure this out…We know that Izzy's song will be last. Then, we'll have Mimi's secret song come right on after Izzy leaves the stage," Sidney decided.
"And, we'll have to do some other songs too…This is going to be a lot of work," I told them.
"We can pull it off, we've done harder things before," Sora smiled.
"We've been through some hard and challenging times…We always managed to find a way through them. I know this is going to be hard to pull off…But if we can do this one thing. This will make everything better, for both me and the team," Mimi said.
"This might even be fun," Sora nodded.
"It will be…But I feel like we forgot to do something," I agreed.
"Cody! We better fill you in," Yolei turned around to see him behind her.
"I already understand…This will be easy. We just need Mimi to know the song," Cody told us.
"Right…Yolei thought of a great song…But I'll need to learn the words," Mimi smiled.
"That's true. We'll practice now," Yolei agreed.
"After we get the song down, we'll call up Izzy or Ken and see if the did anything. If they didn't, we'll bring them here and we'll just start practicing our songs. We can decided who goes when after we get the beat and words of the music right," Sidney decided.
"Let's get Mimi set up. Give her an earpiece and a microphone…I'll need them too. You should do little dance moves. They'll be easy though…This song is to show your emotions, so we won't do too many. We just need to add a little motion in there to add to your emotions. Ok, that didn't make any since at all. Let's just say, if you just stand in the middle of the stage the whole time, people will get bored with the thing. If you we doing a fast song, it would be different," I explained.
"I never thought there would be so much learning involved," Mimi complained.
"That's why we should get started now," Cody looked at us.
"Right, Mimi, Kari, you guys get on the stage. Yolei, Sora and Cody will come with me. Cody will bring you everything you need. Yolei and I are going to figure out the music," Sidney decided.
"I have the CD wit this song on it…If you have a computer, I can get rid of the words, and we can just play the music," Yolei told her.
"You can do that?" I asked.
"I think there's a computer somewhere in here, we'll have to look. Kari, maybe you could play the keyboard and give Mimi the basic tune, or at least the rhythm of the words…Play her notes on the it. Sorry, I was having problems getting that out," Sidney smiled.
"I can do that, I know most of the words too," I agreed.
"Then, let's get started," Cody said.
Mimi and I walked onto the stage, everyone else went behind it.
"We can start without the microphones, and we don't really need the earpieces until tonight, but, if you never used one before, you should get use to it," I told Mimi.
"Right, let's get to the singing!" Mimi was overjoyed.
"Ok," I walked over to the keyboard.
"Give me the notes and the words," Mimi said.
"Just repeat after me," I smiled.
"Ok, we can do it that way to," Mimi agreed.
"I looked away, then I looked back at you," I sang.
"I looked away, then I looked back at you," Mimi was a little shaky.
"You try to say the things that you can't undo," I started to sing again.
Mimi repeated me, this time she wasn't to shaky.
"If I had my way, I'd never get over you," I smiled.
Once again, she repeated me.
"Today's the day I pray that we make it through," I was playing the keyboard.
"Today's the day I pray that we make it through," Mimi sang after me.
"Make it through the fall, make it through it all," I sang the last part.
Mimi repeated me again.
"Good, you made it through the first verse, ready for the chorus?" I asked.
"Kari, Yolei wants to know if you want her to play the CD with the words so you can sing along to get the beat and words faster," Cody ran onto the stage.
"That seems better than this," I agreed.
"Here's the earpieces, don't use them yet, Sidney's request. Also, here's the microphones, they're plugged in and ready to be used," he informed us.
"Thanks Cody!" Mimi smiled as he walked off the stage.
I could here the music starting to play.
"Ready?" I asked.
"Let's do this," Mimi nodded.
"I looked away, then I look back at you. You try to say the things you can't undo. If I had my way, I'd never get over you. Today's the day I pray that we make it through. Make it through the fall. Make it through it all," Mimi and I sang the fist verse together.
We then sang the rest.
"And I don't want to fall to pieces, I just want to sit and stare at you. I don't want to talk about it, and I don't want a conversation. I just want to cry in front of you. I don't want to talk about it, cause I'm in love with," we sang the chorus.
"I have the beat for the verse and chorus, let's move onto the bridge," Mimi decided.
"Right," I agreed.
"Wanna know who you are. Wanna know where to start. I wanna know what this means. Wanna know how you feel. Wanna know what is real. I wanna know everything, everything," we sang the bridge.
"Now, here's the last part," I said.
"I'm in love with you, 'cause I'm in love with you. I'm in love with you. I'm in love with you," we sang the end to the song.
"And for the second verse, the words are?" Mimi asked.
"You're the only one I'd be with 'till the end. When I come undone, you bring me back again. Back under the stars. Back into your arms," I sang the second verse of the song.
"Oh, wow, Yolei did have a good song…It's perfect. I mean, it is wonderful. The words are great…I didn't think there would be a song that would match what I wanted so perfectly," Mimi told me.
"It is a great song, Yolei can be pretty smart," I agreed.
"I just hope this works," Mimi wished.
"Just think, tomorrow night everything will be put back in place. Maybe you'll even get you wish to come true…You and Izzy will be back together. You might even get that kiss you're dying for," I smiled.
"I never said I wanted a kiss from him," she started to blush.
"No, you wanted to be left in the end with your prince charming," I reminded her.
"And, if I'm lucky, I'll be left with him…Izzy Izumi, my prince charming," Mimi smiled.
"You really do like him, don't you?" I asked.
"I love him with all my heart. I just would never tell him…I wouldn't show it. I was afraid, and I never knew why. Maybe it was because he was a computer nerd, but I don't know. It was him that saved me from a couple of traps I got myself into. Him and how smart he was. Then, when I saw him on his computer working so hard, he would look so deep in thought. When he was like that, he looked adorable. I just wouldn't admit my feelings. I tried to forget him and try to like only Matt. That never happened. After I saw Matt fighting all those times, and him spending all that time with his brother…I just could be with him. Izzy's like me, an only child. We have no sibling to worry about…But we have no siblings to talk to, or to care about, or for them to care for us. We're all alone. Maybe I like him because I think we need each other to get through life…Or I just want him that bad for no reason that I start making them up. You never know…Maybe one day I will understand. All I really want is to know what it feels like to have someone else feel the same way for you. Izzy is the only one that I liked that liked me back. I would think you would know what I mean, you never told Davis until a couple days ago, and you've liked him for around three years. I've liked Izzy since summer camp four years ago. I think it was after all that stuff we went through. After summer camp, we thought we would never see each other again, but we did. I did end up moving to America, and I didn't really talk to Izzy…I kept in contact with Sora and Matt. When I came to visit, I did stop to talk to Izzy once in awhile, but we never had a full conversation. Then, he started to send me e-mails, I mean tons of e-mails! I never would talk to him over the phone though, just e-mails…It was like I was scared to hear his voice, I was trying to get over him. I never did, it was too hard. If things don't work out for Izzy and me…I don't think I will ever find the right guy for me, because I always thought he was meant for me. He will always be prince charming in my eyes. Izzy and Mimi…Mimi and Izzy…It sounds good. I think that's how it should be, I think we should be together. I just never want to admit it…I've known him for over four years…He has changed, but to me, he'll always be Izzy Izumi, computer wiz and who I want to be with…My one and only prince charming," Mimi explained.
"When you get older, you'll be Mimi Izumi," I smiled.
"Well, you'll be Kari Motomiya," Mimi laughed.
"How did you know Davis's last name?" I started to blush.
"I have my ways," she told me.
"That doesn't sound half bad, Davis and Kari Motomiya," I said.
"Izzy and Mimi Izumi, I'll have to deal with it," she agreed.
"I'm just glad Yolei doesn't like Ken anymore…I don't think Yolei Ichijouji would sound good. Of course, Jordan Ichijouji doesn't sound good either. Yolei just looks better with T.K., I decided.
"Sora Kamiya, Tai and Sora Kamiya…Not bad," Mimi laughed.
"Shouldn't you guys be practicing? Not seeing if my name sounds good with Tai's last name?" Sora asked as she walked onto the stage.
"We were having fun," I smiled.
"You really find that fun Mrs. Motomiya?" she asked.
I didn't answer her, and Mimi looked away.
"And, Mrs. Izumi…Shouldn't you be practicing so one day you will get that name?" Sora asked.
"I wouldn't even be talking Mrs. Kamiya," Mimi told her.
"Yeah, what are you doing my soon to be sister?" I questioned.
"I'm seeing if you were done yet…Have you even practiced yet?" Sora answered.
"Yes, we have, we're fine…I have everything done. Don't worry about us," Mimi smiled.
"Why were you talking about me anyways?" she asked.
"Well, we got talking about the song, then Mimi and Izzy. I said something about her being Mimi Izumi when she's older," I started.
"Then, I said something about Kari being Kari Motomiya. After that we started to talk about Yolei not sounding good as Yolei Ichijouji. Finally, we got to you. I said that Tai and Sora Kamiya sounded good. We were just seeing how the names would sound if we ended up marrying who we're going out with. In my case who I want to go out with," Mimi explained.
"Sora Kamiya? You really think it sounds good?" she questioned.
"Sure does," I agreed.
"Kari Motomiya and Mimi Izumi…We have long until that would even be. We're young, at least Kari is. We will one day be those names, hopefully," Sora smiled.
"Unless we keep our last names…Should I stay Kari Kamiya or would I change it to Kari Motomiya?" I asked.
"Motomiya, I'll be the new Kamiya," Sora decided.
"I don't know…I'm an only child, if I change my last name, my generation will end if I changed my last name to Izumi. I still think I would change to Mimi Izumi," Mimi explained.
"The others called, get rid of all the evidence of us doing this song, they'll be coming!" Yolei yelled as she ran on the stage.
"What do you mean they're coming?" Sora asked.
"I mean there coming, as in walking here, opening the door, and coming in," she explained.
"Yolei! Come here, help me with this banner!" Sidney called.
"Got to go, be back later," Yolei ran out again.
"That girl can be so confusing," Sora complained.
"Try to live in the same building as her," T.K. walked into the room.
"T.K.! Where did you come from!" I was shocked.
"I came through the door," he smiled.
"How did you get here so fast?" Mimi questioned.
"We called when we were a couple minutes away," he explained.
"Mimi, Sidney wants to know-" Cody stopped and stated again, "What are you doing here already? Don't you know how to knock? What if we were doing something we didn't want you to see?"
"Someone didn't have their coffee again," Davis walked into the room.
"Close the door Davis," T.K. quickly said.
"What's going on?" Davis asked.
"What are you doing guys? I know you're hiding something," T.K. said.
"Hiding something…We're not hiding anything," Mimi wondered.
"You're lying Mimi. What are you guys up to? We can keep secrets. You know you can trust us…I promise, we won't tell," Davis smiled.
"Should we tell them?" Sora asked me.
"I don't know, it's up to Mimi," I whispered to her.
"Sorry, you'll have to wait until tomorrow night, just like everyone else," Mimi told them.
"I thought we were friends Mimi…Don't you remember summer camp? I shared my candy with you. I think I might have even called you cute," T.K. reminded her.
"I'm sorry, I don't want anyone but us girls and Cody to know," she said.
"Why Cody! I thought we were friends!" Davis started to make a scene.
"We can trust Cody," she explained.
"But, but, we're the boyfriends," he fell to the floor.
"And we love you guys to death, but sometimes you have to keep things from them," I smiled.
"Oh, you're not being nice," T.K. complained.
"Just, trust us…We know what we're saying…It's for the better that you don't know," I walked over to them.
"I guess," Davis frowned.
"Good, I'm glad we're at an agreement…And for your information Davis, I don't drink coffee! I just didn't want you guys to figure out what we're doing," Cody told him.
"Why didn't you tell me that they were here!" Sidney yelled as she ran onto the stage, she didn't look to happy , she seemed angry.
"Didn't know you wanted us to!" I smiled.
"Of course I did! I had this banner that I didn't…Want…Them…To see. I was just about to blow it! Where's Izzy?" she was going crazy.
"He's outside, said something about waiting for Tai," Davis told her.
"Kari, could you make sure he doesn't come backstage…Go outside and keep him busy. I just don't want him to see this one thing," Sidney explained.
"I'll keep him busy…Davis, stay here…T.K., you're coming with me," I decided.
"What? Why are you leaving me with them!" Davis asked.
"I'll be back soon…I promise," I smiled.
"Why T.K.! Why isn't it ever me?" he complained.
"I did pick you, I picked you to be my boyfriend, my best friend," I told him.
"Right! Am I the man or what?" Davis was overjoyed.
"Does he always have this much confidence?" Mimi questioned.
"All the time," Cody said.
"Come on T.K.," I took his hand and started to walk off.
"Wait! You can't hold his hand!" Davis yelled after me.
"I'll be back soon, I'll make it up to you," I called back as I left the stage.
"If it isn't Mr. Izumi," I said when I opened the door.
"Mr. Izumi? How about Izzy?" he smiled as he saw me.
"I was just joking with you. What do you think of this, Kari Motomiya," I asked.
"Who's last name is that?" Izzy asked.
"That's Davis's last name…Kari's already thinking about how it would sound," T.K. said as if he knew about my conversation with Mimi and Sora.
"Davis Motomiya? Kari Motomiya? Davis and Kari Motomiya?" Izzy questioned.
"What about Sora Kamiya? Tai and Sora Kamiya…Doesn't it have a good ring?" I smiled.
"You're crazy Kari, what are you going to say next…Mimi Izumi?" he asked.
I quickly backed away. T.K. looked puzzled.
"What are you talking about?" T.K. questioned.
"I'm trying to buy some time," I whispered to him.
"Do you think Yolei would change her last name if we were to get married?" T.K. helped me.
"Yolei Takaishi? Sounds good," Izzy smiled.
"Takeru and Yolei Takaishi," I laughed.
"It's T.K., not Takeru…I like being called T.K.," he informed me.
"Do you know Izzy's real first name?" I asked T.K.
"I thought Izzy was his first name," he told me.
"No, my first name is Koushiro…Koushiro Izumi. I just go by Izzy…It's easy for me, and I like it better," Izzy explained.
"It's weird how we go by nicknames, I wonder who else does," T.K. smiled.
"Tai and I do," I said.
"You do?" they questioned at the same time.
"Yeah, Tai's full name is Taichi Kamiya, and I'm Hikari Kamiya," I smiled.
"Take off the 'chi' in Taichi to get Tai," Izzy said.
"And the 'hi' off of Hikari to get Kari," T.K. agreed.
"We should see if anyone else has a nickname," Izzy walked over to the door.
"Matt does!" T.K. quickly yelled.
"Really?" he turned back around.
"Yamato Ishida," T.K. told him.
"Wow, I never knew that…It's kind of weird," I pointed out.
"Mimi, Sora, and Joe are their real names…I don't know about the rest," Izzy said.
"I only know last names. I never really asked anyone for their real names," I explained.
"Let's quiz her," T.K. decided.
"Quiz on the last names of people? I don't even know their last names!" Izzy exclaimed.
"I'll do it," I agreed.
"Sora's last name," T.K. quickly said.
"Takenouchi," I smiled.
"Joe?" Izzy questioned.
"Kido," I laughed.
"What about Yolei and Cody?" T.K. asked.
"Cody Hida and Yolei Inoue," I told them.
"Davis and Ken," Izzy said.
"Davis Motomiya and Ken Ichijouji."
"Mimi!" they both said at the same time.
"Mimi Tachikawa," I said.
"She's good," Izzy smiled.
"She knows them all!" T.K. was amazed.
"Look, there's Tai," I pointed.
"About time," Izzy mumbled.
"Sorry it took me so long!" he waved to us.
"Look who made it," I smiled.
"Hey Taichi! It's about time you got here!" Izzy laughed.
"Taichi! Kari, you just had to tell them," Tai smiled.
"It was the subject we were talking about," I said.
"I wouldn't be talking Hikari," he was sad.
"I already told them about my name…We were just about to go in to ask who else has a nickname. I just saw you before we could leave," I explained.
"Sounds like fun, let's go!" Tai opened the door.
Izzy, T.K., and I followed him in.
"Kari! In already!" Cody stopped his running.
"Yes, but you can make us go slower if you have time," I smiled.
"What do you need? I was just going to bring this to Sidney…Yolei! Take this to Sidney, you're going her way, then come back so you can help me!" Cody was freaking out.
"Ok Cody," Yolei ran off.
"So, Cody, do you have a different first name?" I asked when Yolei left.
"You mean other then Cody?" he wondered.
"Yeah," I smiled.
"My full name is Iori Hida, I just go by Cody," he explained.
"Really," I looked around, Yolei ran over by Cody.
"Sidney is finally done with-" Yolei stopped.
"Done with what?" Izzy wondered.
"Done with everything," she started to blush.
"Yolei, is that your first name?" T.K. asked.
"Um, no…It's Miyako," Yolei smiled.
"Miyako Inoue," Cody jumped in.
"Where is Davis?" I questioned.
"I left him in the stage room with Sora," Yolei told me.
"Ok, thanks, I better get to him, talk to you later," I ran off.
I slowly opened the door to the stage.
"Kari! I thought you weren't coming back!" Davis smiled as I walked in.
"You weren't bothering Sora, were you?" I asked.
"We had a rather interesting conversation," Sora told me.
"That's good," I smiled.
"It wasn't that interesting," Davis said.
"Can I ask you a question Davis?" I wondered.
"Sure, what is it?" Davis asked.
"What is your full name?" I questioned.
"Daisuke Motomiya…Davis is my nickname," he explained.
"Do you know my full name?" I stared at him.
"Um…Kari Kamiya," Davis said.
"Nope! It's Hikari Kamiya!" I laughed.
"Do you have a different name too!" Davis looked at Sora.
"No, I'm just Sora Takenouchi," she smiled.
"I'll name every one in are group for you," I decided.
"Ok," Davis agreed.
"Joe Kido, Mimi Tachikawa, Sora Takenouchi, Ken Ichijouji, Taichi Kamiya, Yamato Ishida, Miyako Inoue, Takeru Takaishi, Iori Hida, Koushiro Izumi, Daisuke Motomiya which is you, and Hikari Kamiya which is me," I named everyone.
"You lost me after Ken!" Davis laughed.
"Taichi is Tai and Yamato is Matt," Sora said.
"And the other names?" he was confused.
"Miyako is Yolei, Takeru is T.K., Iori is Cody, Koushiro is Izzy, and you already know your name and mine," I smiled.
"All these names are giving me a headache!" Davis held his head.
"Where is Willis? I haven't seen him since I left Izzy's," I quickly said.
"He was with Ken when I last saw him," Davis told me.
"With Ken? Ok…I better go find them. Did you guys even do anything after we left?" I wondered.
"We did! We got Ken to sing by himself at the concert thing tomorrow," he was proud of himself.
"That's good, are you guys going to stay here?" I asked.
Sora and Davis looked at each other.
"We'll stay here," Sora decided.
"You need to know more about each other anyways," I agreed.
"Bye Kari," she smiled.
"I'll be back soon," I left.
I walked around and heard voices coming from the next hall. I stopped to listen.
"See, I like Jordan, but I really like Kari…But she's taken," I heard Ken say.
"Yeah, she's awesome…And I guess I kind of like her too," Willis told Ken.
"It must be tough on Kari…She has all these guys that like her, but she had to pick one. Sometimes I wish she picked me," Ken replied.
"But, she picked Davis…You'd never think that would happen. Even though I like Kari, it would never work for us…We live in two different countries!" Willis's voice was sweet.
"Are you going to sing at the karaoke night thing?" Ken questioned.
"I don't know of any good songs," Willis told him.
"I have a great song…It's more directed to one person, but I don't want to say who," Ken calmly said as they started to walk towards me.
I sat on the floor, pretending that I was already there before they came.
I closed my eyes as they came closer.
"If it isn't Kari," Willis said as he saw me.
I slowly opened my eyes.
"Hey sweetheart, it's seems like it has been forever," Willis smiled.
"Sweetheart?" I questioned.
"It was a joke. Why are you sitting on the floor?" he asked.
"I was tired," I replied.
"You're crazy," Ken said as he sat next to me, Willis sat on the other side of me.
"Probably am," I agreed.
"Did you hear what we were talking about?" he asked me.
"I don't know, I was thinking," I smiled.
"She's lost it, she doesn't make any since," Willis laughed.
"Are you going to sing?" I asked Willis.
"Do you want me to?" he countered.
"It would be nice."
"I guess I could then."
"Do you know that Davis's full name is Daisuke Motomiya?" I smiled.
"Nope, do you have a different first name too?" Willis wondered.
"Hikari Kamiya," I laughed.
"That's interesting," he told me.
"I would think you would be with Davis, has he found you yet?" Ken questioned.
"I saw him, talked to him, and left him behind," I said.
"Left him behind?" Willis and Ken were shocked.
"Yes, I left him."
"You mean you left him?" Willis asked.
"I thought I already said yes," I smiled.
Willis's eyes grew larger. Ken had a huge smiled.
"Really? I wouldn't think you would do that," Ken said.
"So, you're free now?" Willis smiled.
"Oh! You thought! I didn't mean it like that!" I laughed.
"You didn't break up with Davis?" Ken frowned.
"Ken, you make it sound like you want me to!" I smiled.
"I didn't mean to," he looked away from me.
"We must of heard you wrong," Willis explained.
"You want me to break up with Davis?" I wondered.
"Um…I never said that," Willis also looked away from me.
"What are you thinking about right now?" I asked them.
"Nothing," Willis said.
Ken still wouldn't look at me.
"You're lying, and you won't look at me," I pointed out.
"It's just-" Ken stopped himself.
"Just what?" I requested.
"I…Um…Have a…Um…I kind of…Err…Like you…Still," he slowly said.
"Then, what's your problem?" I turned to Willis.
"Um…Same for me," he was trying to smile, but he couldn't.
"Cute," I mumbled as I stood up.
"What was that?" Willis questioned.
"I said cute," I didn't look at him.
"Cute? I don't understand," he was confused.
"I find it cute that you guys like me," I admitted.
"You do? Yeah, now I'm starting to get confused," Ken told me.
"But, I know you guys are lying," I smiled.
"What?" they yelled.
"We're the best of friends, and you guys told me you like someone else. You are so funny sometimes! Willis, you must be teaching Ken to not be so serious…Maybe you could teach Cody while you're at it," I laughed.
"A joke…Um…Yes, it was all a joke," Willis agreed with me.
"It is rather fun making a joke once in awhile," Ken was emotionless.
"You guys are great!" I put my arms around them.
Ken and Willis were a little startled.
"Yeah…Great," Willis sound lost and unsure.
I knew the whole thing was a lie, they do have crushes on me. I was just helping them lie their way away from it. I know they didn't want to lie, and they really didn't, they were just agreeing with me. I think I was doing the lying!
"Where are the others?" Ken asked me.
"I left Davis with Sora in the stage room. I left Yolei, Cody, and Izzy in the front hall by the door…I think Tai was with them. I don't know about the others. I haven't seen Joe since I left Izzy's and Sidney is off doing her own thing. I wonder where Mimi went to," I smiled.
"You don't keep track very well, do you?" Willis laughed.
"I left Mimi with Sora and Davis when I left with T.K. to talk to Izzy. Where would she go? I better ask Sora and Davis. You guys coming?" I asked.
"We'll come, as long as you don't go crazy on us," Ken decided.
"I'm sorry, it's been hard on me. I've got a lot on my mind it seems like. I have a lot to worry about, and most of the stuff I worry about, doesn't even have to do with me," I explained.
"Izzy told me about what was happening before I came, about Davis and T.K. getting in all those fights. He also mentioned how Tai and him were fighting a lot. I guess that it was hard having you brother fighting with one of your friends, and having the boy you're crushing on beating up one of your best friends. Izzy told me a lot. Even about the stuff you told everyone else the day you called me, about the Dark World. It must be more than hard on you, it must be scary. I know I couldn't do all of it. Of course, you are surrounded by a bunch of friends, which I don't have where I live. All of this stuff you go through, it just shows that you are a strong and brave girl. I guess I've learned more about you with talking to Izzy for an hour then I did when I spent a couple of days with you in America. It's kind of weird. I also wouldn't think Izzy would know so much about you," Willis told me.
"I didn't know much about Kari either when we first met, after the whole fact about me being kind of evil. Yet, she's changed even more. I guess Kari and I have a special bond with us both going to this Dark World, which she thinks we created," Ken agreed.
"It's all because I would never tell anyone my secrets. When I was very young, I was a very sick girl. Tai hates this story, but he tells it the best…Maybe I can get him to tell you. He doesn't like it because he thinks it makes him a terrible big brother," I frowned.
"Let's go ask Tai if he'll tell us the story. I would like to hear it," Ken decided.
"Ok," I softly said I we walked in the direction of the front door's hall.
"Hey Kari…Why are you all sad looking?" Tai asked me.
"I was wondering if you could do me a favor," I said.
"Anything you ask, I'll most likely do," he smiled.
"Would you tell Ken and Willis about the story that happened when I was in kindergarten?" I questioned. I could tell that Tai didn't want to.
"Oh, that story…I haven't told it since the accident that happened when Izzy and I searched for medicine for you. That was over four years ago," Tai told me.
"Please," I begged.
"I-I g-guess I c-could," he was stuttering because he was scared.
"Thank you big brother," I slightly smiled.
"I'll only say this once. When Kari was only in kindergarten, my mom left me in charge while she went to the store. I wanted to go play soccer, so I brought Kari with me even though she was sick at that time. She passed out and fell to the ground. She was rushed to the hospital. Kari almost died…And it was all my fault because I was being selfish. Then, the first thing she said when she came home from the hospital was 'I'm sorry I can't kick the ball very well, you'll probably never want to play with me again.' It just shows that I'm a terrible big brother," I could see the tears forming in Tai's eyes.
"But Tai isn't a terrible big brother…He is always there for me. He always thinks about me first, Tai is very caring, he just doesn't always show it," I smiled.
"I am a terrible brother! I was only thinking about myself! You could have died that day…You were only around six years old! You could have died that day, you might have never seen this day. I was horrible…And all you cared about was me!" Tai yelled as he started to cry.
"I didn't mean to make you sad. I should have just told the story as best as I could to them. I shouldn't have asked you to tell that story," I tried to comfort him.
"I-I'm s-sorry…I'm a-a l-little bit s-scared. I-I'm s-sorry f-for my s-stuttering. I j-just can't h-help it w-when I'm c-crying this m-much. That story j-just r-really makes me s-sad. It isn't y-your f-fault K-K-Kari, if a-a-anything, it's my f-f-fault," Tai stuttered a lot.
"Don't blame yourself, never blame yourself," I shook my head and took his hand.
"Kari," his eyes were dripping with tears.
"I love you Tai, you are the best big brother I could ask for," I kissed him on the cheek.
"Thanks Kari," Tai wiped the tears from his face and started to smile.
"Anyways Tai, the important part is that I did survive," I decided.
"I guess," he slightly mumbled.
"And you are a good big brother," I smiled.
"Do you really think I am?" Tai questioned.
"I know you are, I always did," I gave him a quick hug.
I turned around and looked at Willis and Ken. They were crying too.
"You guys," I whispered to them.
"Um…We'll be ok," Willis told me.
"I didn't think this story would make you cry, of course I didn't think it would make Tai cry either," I explained.
"Tai didn't even cry when he told me about it four years ago," Izzy jumped in.
"I thought Yolei and Cody were with you guys, where did they go?" I asked. I wanted to get off the subject of what happened.
"They left, Mimi came and got them," Tai told me.
"I have to go. I'm sorry about what just happened. I'll catch up with you guys later…Ken, Willis, you guys can come along," I decided as I started to walk down the hall.
"Wait, Kari! Where is Sora? I was going to look for her, but Izzy and I got into talking," Tai said.
I turned around. "The stage room, with Davis."
"With Davis?" everyone was shocked.
"Yeah, where did T.K. go? He was here last," I was full of questioned.
"He left to search for Matt. Everyone left us," Izzy smiled.
"Get everyone together in the stage room, I'll find everyone else," I decided.
"Why?" Tai asked.
"We need to start getting everything settled for tomorrow night," I explained.
"I almost forgot," Izzy frowned.
"Don't worry about it, just go to the stage room. If anyone comes in, tell them to stay. We need everyone. If you see anyone else on your way, take them with," I smiled.
"We're going to go with Kari," Ken said.
"Call us when you get people," I told Izzy.
"Yeah, we have my cell phone," Ken smiled.
"We'll do that!" Tai said pushing Izzy down the hall.
"Hey, hey, hey! Stop being so pushy!" I heard Izzy yell.
"They just left, we better get going too," I decided.
"Yeah," Willis smiled.
"I'm with you!" Ken agreed.
We walked down the hall.
"Shh…Did you hear that talking, it's coming from over here," I whispered as we walked down the hall. The voices were T.K. and Yolei.
"Should we go to them, or wait for them to come?" Willis asked.
"We'll go to them," Ken quickly said.
"Ok, let's go to them," I smiled.
We started to walk toward the hall they were in.
We walked down the hall, T.K. and Yolei didn't see us yet.
"Hey Yolei," I said as they saw us.
"Hi Kari," she smiled.
I looked down, they were holding hands.
"We're meeting in the stage room. Do you know where anyone else is?" Willis asked.
"Cody and Matt are…Um…In Matt's changing room?" T.K. questioned.
"Are you asking me, because I don't know!" I laughed.
"Just, go down this hall, at the end, there is a room. That's where Matt and Cody are. I don't know if that's his dressing room or what!" he explained.
"Thanks…I'm guessing you can get to the stage room on your own," I decided.
"Yeah," they agreed.
"Tell Izzy and Tai that we sent you," Ken told them as they walked away.
Yolei turned around and nodded her head, still walking away and holding T.K.'s hand.
"Thanks!" I yelled to them as Ken, Willis, and I walked in the other direction.