Ch. 35 I Love Him, Don't Kill Him
"Kari, I want to thank you. If it wasn't for you, this would have never happened," Mimi told me.
"If it wasn't for that conversation we had, you would have never known any of this. You wouldn't have told Mimi," Izzy said.
"That's what I'm here for, to help people," I smiled.
"I think there's another reason you're here," Mimi pointed at Davis.
"I have to go. I'm glad you got your prince charming, and Izzy, I'm glad you got your kiss," I said.
"Prince charming?" Izzy asked.
"Your kiss?" Mimi wondered.
"You should talk about that!" I smiled as I walked over to Davis.
"Sidney wants you to meet her in her dressing room. Sora and Yolei will be in there," Davis told me when I walked up to him.
"You're going to walk me there, right?" I questioned.
"Sure!" his eyes lit up.
We walked out of the stage room.
"You had that whole thing planned out," Davis said.
"Yes, yes we did. It worked, and Izzy and Mimi are back together," I told him.
"It was pretty cool."
"It was magical!"
"I want to talk to you Kari," Davis looked sad.
"About what?" I questioned.
"About last night, when you left the hospital. What I said after you kissed me."
"The 'I, um, nothing' phrase?"
"Yeah, I was going to say something else, but I couldn't because it wasn't right with Tai in the hospital and everything."
"What did you want to say?" I asked.
Davis looked away. "I wanted to tell you that I loved you."
"Davis," I whispered.
"But, you said it back to me," Davis looked scared.
"I knew what you wanted to say," I admitted.
"And, I can't find the right time to say those words anymore. I've tried and tried many times."
"You say the words when ever you feel ready."
"I love you Kari Kamiya!" Davis blurted.
"I love you too Davis Motomiya," I said right back.
He smiled a little.
"Forever and always," I whispered.
"You better get going," Davis told me.
"Ok," I agreed.
"I'll be waiting for you outside," he said.
"Ok," I said again.
"I'll be counting the minutes."
"Really?"
"No, I don't have a watch, but I will miss you."
"I'll miss you too," I started to open the door.
"Love you," Davis whispered as he walked away.
"I will always love you Davis! Forever and always. Even if we part!" I yelled after him.
He turned around and smiled.
"Bye," I whispered. I then started to blush and went inside.
I closed the door and leaned against it. I looked at the others.
"What is that look about?" Sidney asked.
"Oh, nothing," I lied.
"What took you so long?" Yolei wondered.
"I was talking to Davis," I replied.
"About what? Didn't you have time when you walked here?" Mimi questioned.
"It was worth the time," I told her.
"What were you talking about?" Sora wanted to know.
"He told me that he loved me," I admitted.
"He did? Did you say it back?" Sidney asked.
"Yes, I told him I would love him forever and always," I smiled.
"That's so cute!" Mimi exclaimed.
"Aren't you with Izzy?" I was confused.
"He's talking with the guys," she told me.
"Well, what happened with Kari was cute…But I think what happened with Mimi and Izzy was magical," Yolei said.
"Yeah, it was pretty co-" Sidney was cut off when the door crashed open.
Cody walked through the door with eyes filled with tears.
"Cody!" all of us were shocked.
He just stared at us.
"What's wrong? What happened?" Yolei questioned.
"She doesn't like me," he sobbed.
"Who?" I asked.
"K.C., sh-she doesn't like me as anything b-but a f-friend," Cody admitted.
"What? But, she sounded like she really liked you," Yolei said.
"That's what I thought too. After everyone left the stage, I was talking to her. I decided to tell her that I liked her. Then, she said that she could never like me as anything other then a friend. I told her that it was ok, and she said that she was sorry. I wanted to burst into tears, but I couldn't with her there. K.C. told me that she had to go, and that she hopes we can still be friends. That's when I ran out of the stage room and came here," Cody explained.
"That's terrible!" Mimi shouted.
Cody didn't say anything.
"I just wish for once, something good would happen to you. Mimi got what she wanted, and so did Kari, but not you," Yolei said.
"I've learned to live with it," he admitted.
"Well, it isn't-" I stopped when there was knocking at the door.
"Come in," Sidney said.
The door opened.
"May I talk to Kari for a few minutes?" Ken asked as the door opened.
"I'll be back in a couple of minutes," I told them.
"Thanks," he said as I followed him out in the hall.
Ken started to walk down the hall.
"Could you slow down?" I questioned.
"Sorry…It's just something Jordan told me," Ken said.
"What did you need to talk to me about?" I wondered.
"Jordan told me that she told you that when I was singing my song, that I pointed at you a lot, and that it looked like I was flirting with you with that song. I'm not denying any of it, because some of it is true. That song was going to you, I just never said it was," he explained.
I didn't say anything. I wanted to look away, but I couldn't pull myself away.
"And I'm sorry, I should have told you. It's just it's so hard to. If you listened to the words carefully, you would understand," he told me.
"Why don't you tell me them again?" I asked.
"It's the end of the world in my mind. Your voice pulls me back, I've been looking for the answer, it was right there. You make me believe in myself when nobody else can help. I'm so glad I found an angel, someone who was there when my hopes fell. Because you live, there's a reason why I carry on when I lose the fight. I want to give you what you've given me. Because you live girl, my world has everything I need to survive. Because you live, I live," Ken stated some of the phrases in the song.
"I understand Ken," I quietly said.
"Then, you know what I mean by all of this?" he wondered.
"I've always known," I admitted.
"I'm sorry I never told you," he apologized.
"You did, and I believed you, I was just trying to make you not believe it."
"I'm a bad friend."
"No, you're not, you're a great friend. What about Jordan?"
"She likes me and I like her, but I'm just not that sure about us."
"Ken, you need to give it a shot. You have to get over me and get with her," I said.
"She thinks I like you more than I like her, and its only like that because I know you better. I do like you Kari, and I always will," Ken told me.
"And I like you too, but I'm with Davis. If I wasn't, I would give you a chance, I would give Willis a chance too, but I can't. I just like Davis a lot, and after what happened, I can't break up with him."
"What happened?"
"He told me he loved me."
"Did you say it back?"
"Yeah."
"That's great Kari," Ken smiled.
"You really think so?" I questioned.
"I'm happy for you. You're with Davis, and I can't change that…But always know that I'll be there for you. Don't forget that I will always help you, and that Dark World is nothing anymore," he said.
"The Dark World! I forgot about it," I admitted.
"You should get back to whatever you were doing before," Ken told me.
"Thank you for understanding Ken," I smiled and gave him a hug.
"No, thank you," he gave me a hug back.
I felt something else. Something wasn't right.
"Not now, not again!" Ken let go of me.
"This isn't possible," I whispered.
"I can't even get an innocent hug without getting sucked into this place," Ken told himself.
"Time to pay!" I heard someone laugh.
"What was that?" I questioned.
"No running from me this time," the voice said.
"I'm not liking this," I frowned.
"Where is it coming from?" Ken wondered.
"You broke a promise, you told the truth, you didn't keep the secrets," the voice chanted over and over again.
"What? You want us to lock things inside?" I yelled.
"You should have stayed on my side Ken Ichijouji, you would have gone far," the voice told us.
"What, and hurt Kari in the process? I think I'll pass!" Ken shouted.
"Then both of you will be eliminated," a person walked from behind the shadows.
"Show yourself!" I screamed.
"Hello!" a boy smiled.
"Leave us alone!" Ken told him.
"I wouldn't move or do anything, unless you want something to happen to your boyfriend," a picture showed Davis tied up.
"How do we stop that thing?" Ken asked me.
"We tell the truth," I told him.
"So, who wants to die first?" the boy asked.
"A few years ago my brother Sam died. I went to the dark side and dressed like him, I wanted to be him! I never got over his death, and I became a very depressed person. Then, Davis changed me, he asked me to join his group. Even when I wasn't nice I had a crush on Kari! Now, I have to live with this stupid Dark World that won't even let me give her a hug without sucking us in here!" Ken yelled.
"When I was really young, I was a very sick because of what my brother Tai did. When I was around nine, I was told that I was suffering from depression. I've always been caring, but now I'm not as sick, but I do have medicine I must take. I try not to let things bring me down. I do have one problem, my boyfriend Davis is one of the best things that ever happen to me, but I have other people that want me. Like T.K. and Willis…And even Ken. Tai just got hit by a car last night, which made me weak and confused. Davis just told me that he loved me…Which I said back, but it still scared me. My friend Cody has a problem with this girl he likes, she doesn't like him back. I get involved with other people's problems. I have a kissing issue, and guys seem to like to fall on top of me, and I sometimes fall on them. I lock things inside, and it isn't healthy. This has been the best day of my life, until right now!…And there isn't anything I can do about it," I admitted.
"Is that all?" the boy questioned.
"No…I kind of like Ken and Willis too. I never like T.K., and I still think Izzy is cute. I don't like to see my friends get hurt…And I definitely don't like you!" I shouted.
"You really think your truthfulness is going to stop me?" he wondered.
"This is our world, and what we want to happen, will," Ken told him.
"Well, good-bye!" the boy threw a knife at us.
The knife ripped up my gloves and my dress. Ken's pants were ripped and so was his shirt.
"You can rip and tear every single piece of clothing until I am bare, I will never let you win. I'm going to get what I want, and no harm will be done to Davis!" I said.
"Nothing you say or do will stop us!" Ken backed me up.
"Oh, but I will win," the boy said as he waved his arms.
Davis was next to the boy now.
"His life is in your hands," the boy smiled.
"Leave him out of this!" I screamed.
Davis was tied up, but I saw him try to break free.
"Do you really think I'm going to do that?" the boy laughed.
I bent down and picked up the knife. "You better."
"Am I to be scared?" he asked.
"You better be!" Davis yelled as he kicked the boy.
I ran over to Davis. "Hold still." I cut him free.
"You'll pay!" the boy yelled as he pushed me down.
"Ah!" I screamed as I fell to the ground, the knife flew out of my hand.
"Is it illegal to kill someone that's in your mind?" Ken asked.
"No!" Davis yelled as he tackled the boy down.
"Let go of me!" the boy whined.
"Who are you?" Davis demanded.
"I'm Karen! Part Kari, part Ken!" he said.
"You're dead!" Ken yelled as he raised the knife.
"Don't!" I cried.
Ken and Davis looked at me.
"If he is part of our minds, his death could damage us," I said.
"But Kari," Davis whispered.
"I just wish he was gone!" Ken and I yelled at the same time.
The boy disappeared.
I wish Davis wasn't here, I wish that he wasn't in this world, I thought to myself.
Davis vanished. I walked over to Ken, he still held the knife.
"It will be ok," he told me.
"I don't want to be here anymore," I softly told him.
"Neither do I," Ken said as he gave me a kiss on the cheek and dropped the knife.
"Ken…" the world faded away, we were back in the hall.