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Chapter five: Guilt
For a moment there, he actually looked hurt. I wonder why.
He let go of my wrist and kind of looked away. Then he walked out the door as if nothing happened.
Oh! Don't just leave me hanging there, for Pete's sake!
I close the door quietly and head up to my room. Tai's door is closed. I wonder what he's doing there. He never closes the door unless Sora's in there or if he's kicking a soccer ball inside which he's not allowed to do.
I went into my room and closed the door. I really wanted to talk to my best friend Yolie but I didn't want her to know about the kissing incident. I even wanted to talk to that ditz Mimi. It's so hard to keep secrets.
And for some reason I just couldn't keep that jerk T.K out of my mind. I kept thinking of that hurt face. But I am NOT sympathetic! I am NOT! I hate him, okay? He's a jerk! Why should I feel sorry for him? No, I'm just not sympathetic. Okay, maybe I am…
Oh, I am such a dummy.
T.K wasn't feeling too happy chappy.
He felt sad. And he really missed Kari. He wondered why. He didn't really like her, did he? He's doing this all for a bet. He just wants 20 bucks that's all.
But he kinda missed sticking around with her when they were still the Digidestined and when they went around exploring the Digital World. He missed their Digimon. Patamon.
T.K sometimes felt superior to his fellow Digidestined because he had been in two Digidestined versions.
But he really did miss it. And he wondered now, had he really changed?
Was he really always acting like his "stupid" brother?
"Hi Yolie. Hi Sora. Hi Mimi."
I waved to my friends as I passed them in the hall. Then someone bumped me as he passed by. "T.K!"
He kept his face down as he passed and I noticed he didn't have his crowd following him.
"Sorry."
I tried to see his face as he passed. He only held it up for a second but he just looked apologetic and innocent and sweet. Wait… what did I just say?
Anyway, he passed and I gazed after him. I heard Yolie whistle and Mimi giggle. I glared at Sora. She shrugged.
Maybe it was time to say something.
"Hey Davis, how are you going with Kari?"
Davis grinned sheepishly. "It was okay at first but she got really mad when she had to get me out of that tree."
T.K barely cracked a smile.
"Dude, are you okay?" Davis inspected T.K. "Y'know, you've been pretty quiet all day and well… you're not exactly the quiet type… unless you know something I don't. Oh, so Kari likes the 'strong and silent' type, eh?"
T.K finally smiled and Davis relaxed. "Hey Davis?"
"Yeah?"
"You know how you're only chasing Kari for this bet right?"
"Yeah what about it?"
"Do you, um, think Kari likes me?"
Davis stared at T.K as if a worm had just crawled out of his ear. "Excuse me?"
"Do you think Kari likes me?"
"Um…"
T.K got impatient. "DAVIS!"
"Well…" he tried to avoid the question.
"DAVIS!"
"Actually…" he started. "I… don't…know…"
Davis inspected T.K's face again and his face broke into a grin. "Of course! How could I miss that? You like Kari! Am I correct?"
"Davis…" T.K had a warning tone to it but Davis didn't notice. Instead, he started to make a melodrama act.
"Oh Y.P! I love you!" he squealed in his 'Kari' voice.
"Come with me and we will elope to the Alps!" he said in a deeper voice.
"Let's go and do it!"
"DAVIS!" T.K reached out to hit his friend and Davis ducked cheerfully, laughing crazily. "That's really funny, you know why?" He chortled.
"Why?"
Davis smiled. "Because I think she likes you too!"
T.K stared at him and refused to admit that his heart was pounding really fast.
"What do I do?" he asked.
"Do what?" Davis wanted to know.
"How do I get Kari?"
Davis slapped his forehead. "How am I supposed to know? That's you. You're the most popular guy in Year 8, not me!"
"Well Kari is different!"
"Obviously!"
T.K looked so hurt that Davis decided to help him. "Okay… so first you have to get closer to her… you have to be friends with her first!"
"Hi Kari!"
I stared at the boy that appeared on my front steps. "What are you doing here T.K?"
I expected him to say something totally cool like the cool guy he was but instead he said, "Can I come in?"
I narrowed my eyes at him. "The last time you started a conversation like this, you stole my first kiss!"
He rolled his eyes. "Yes, I know! Just shut up for a second."
I let him in and sat in an armchair across from him. "Okay, Whaddaya want?"
"I was wondering… um, do you wanna go hang out?"
What? "Um…" I felt my cheeks burn.
"Well, just like go for a walk or something…"
What on earth? Did he just ask me out on are date? "Did you just ask me out or something?" I cried.
"Yeah…" he admitted, cringing.
"Um, well…"
He was looking at me closely. He made me so nervous I kinda caved in. "Um, okay…"
We went for a walk and then we just so happened to bump into a couple of his 'admirers'.
"Oh hi T.K!" the one with blonde hair gushed.
"Is this your new doll?" a girl with red hair stuck out her tongue at me. She was really tall.
"Oooooh T.K!" this girl in shorts cried.
"Are you dating her now?" Tall asked.
"You guys look so cute together!" Blondie said.
T.K took the attention matter-of-factly. "Hi girls."
And then they all had to hang around with him until T.K finally pried them loose.
Then we kept walking. I refused to look at him.
Maybe I was just upset that he wasn't giving all his attention to me.
"What's wrong?" he asked.
I ignored him.
"Did I miss something?" he asked.
"Yes! You missed the fact that you're a jerk!"
He looked hurt for a while.
"Get stuffed, Ishida."
"What did I do?"
"Nothing!" I yelled. "That's the whole point! You don't do anything! You're just one of those guys that are so good-looking they think they can just drift pass without doing anything!"
He looked surprised at that. Then he changed his tone. "Oh… so you think I'm good-looking?"
CRUD! "I don't care anymore." I said quickly.
I stepped away from him and broke into a run. Damn that sucker.
I heard him call after me. "Hey, wait Kari!"
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