Ken placed me on the ground in a corner.
"Am I punished?" I asked.
"Cody, get Izzy and Davis," T.K. instructed.
Cody left us.
"Why didn't you tell me?" T.K. demanded.
"Why didn't I tell you what?" I countered.
T.K. sat next to me and motioned Ken to do the same. T.K. placed his hands on my cheeks. "I didn't mean to do this to you…Again."
I looked around and saw Cody, Davis, and Izzy walking up to us.
"What's wrong with Kari?" Davis asked.
"She's pale and she feels real hot," Ken told him.
"Do you think it's like last year? Like when she told Davis she liked him?" Izzy questioned.
"Yep, and I probably did it to her…Again," T.K. frowned.
"And Ken said I should be positive," I looked at T.K.
Davis scanned me and pulled his hand out. "How many fingers am I holding up?"
"What does that have to do with anything?" Cody wondered.
"Kari?" Davis pressured.
"Two," I smiled.
"Kari, Davis is holding up three fingers," Ken told me.
"What!" I was shocked. I held up my hands, they were blurry.
"Joe!" Izzy called.
Joe ran up to us.
"What is it Izzy?" Joe asked.
"Kari's vision is impaired, she's pale, and her face is burning…Do you happen to have a thermometer with you?" Izzy questioned.
"It's your lucky day," Joe stuck it under my tounge. "Her temperature is normal."
"Not this again," Davis frowned.
"I'm fine Davis," I stood up. "See, I perfectly fine." I started to walk away, but ended up collapsing to the floor.
"Really? Then why did you collapse to the floor?" Davis wondered.
I looked around. "I haven't eaten anything all day, I'm weak."
"Why won't you just tell us the truth?" T.K. questioned.
"Because you don't want to know the truth, and I don't really know the truth," I stood up again.
"If you take another step, you're just going to fall back down," Ken told me.
I started to take a step. I started to fall and closed my eyes…Someone caught me.
"Are you ok? You almost fell straight to the ground," a boy's voice asked. I couldn't tell who.
I slowly opened my eyes. I stared at the person holding me.
"I guess I don't get an answer or a thank you," Matt smiled.
"Fine, thank you…What happened?" I asked.
"You fell, and Matt caught you," Cody explained.
I looked around the gym. "I-I need to talk to Yolei. I-I have to tell her something."
"I don't think you'll be able to make it over to her," Ken told me.
"I have to."
"You tried to walk twice, and both times you failed to take one step without falling," Izzy reminded me.
"You don't understand, this is very important!"
"How are you going to get there?" Davis asked.
"Um…I'll, I'll…find a way."
"Where is Yolei?" Matt asked.
"Over by Sidney and Lilly," Joe pointed at them.
Matt was still holding onto me.
"I have to talk to her," I told them.
"Ok, if it's so important, I'll bring you there," Matt smiled.
"How are you going to do that?" Cody asked.
"I bet it's going to be the same way Ken brought Kari over here," T.K. said.
"You better not be heavy," Matt picked me off the ground. "You guys stay here, I'll be back. Hopefully…I won't drop Kari."
"Don't even think about dropping her!" Davis yelled.
"Ok, I won't," Matt walked off. He carried me over to Yolei.
"This is your stop," Matt placed me on the floor.
"Why were you carrying her Matt? I think Kari's capable of walking herself," Sidney laughed.
"Actually, she couldn't. Kari fell twice trying to walk," Matt smiled.
"Why? What's wrong with her? Shouldn't you have someone look at her? Like Joe! He's in college to become a doctor…He should know something!" Lilly quickly said.
"He was over with Kari and some of the other guys, I'm guessing he did look at her," Matt said.
Yolei sat next to me and scanned me. "Um…Could you guys leave us alone for a little bit?"
"Of course, come on, lets go talk to Tai…He seems lonely over there with Sora," Sidney decided.
Matt, Sidney, and Lilly walked off.
"What's wrong Kari?" Yolei asked me.
I stared at her. "It's T.K."
"What did he do?" Yoeli wondered.
"He still likes me," I whispered in her ear.
Yolei smiled. "I know, T.K. told me. He's actually being pretty honest this year. Well…He told me over the summer…When we were in America."
"He told you…And he just told me," I stood up. "Ok then. Now, I have to go over to his house for dinner so he can explain this to me. Ok, alright. I think I understand."
"That's what was bothering, T.K. liking you still. You have bigger things to be worried about, like the fact that he's moving," Yolei told me.
I nervously laughed. "Yeah, T.K.'s moving…I almost forgot."
Yolei stood up. "He is, but somehow, I know you'll find a way to deal with it."
"The only question is how do I do that?" I questioned.
"The only thing I can think of is kissing him good bye…So, if kissing T.K. is the only way to ease the pain, then I give you permission to kiss him in whatever way is necessary," she smiled.
"That's what Davis told me," I smiled.
"Come on, you seem better. Lets not let T.K. still liking you both either of us. We need to have fun, and we need to give T.K. the best last few days here as possible!" Yolei took my arm and pulled me towards the others.
As Yolei and I walked around, Tai stopped us.
"Your boyfriend's brother's girlfriend is really getting on my nerves!" Tai pointed at Yolei.
"My boyfriend's brother's girlfriend…Are you talking about Sidney?" Yolei questioned.
"Yes I'm talking about Sidney!" Tai yelled.
"What did she do?" I asked.
"She came over by Sora and me and started to bug me," he explained.
Yolei smiled. "She just didn't want you to get lonely over there with Sora."
"Sidney did it on purpose? Oh, she'll pay," Tai stormed off.
"He's crazy," I frowned.
"Very," Yolei agreed.
We kept on walking until we met up with Cody and some other members of our group.
"I see you're feeling better," Cody smiled.
"Much better, thank you for noticing," I said.
"Kari, you also regained your color," Jordan pointed out.
"All she needed to do was talk to me," Yolei smiled.
"Don't get all full of yourself Yolei," I laughed.
"So, are you going to tell us what was going on, or are we going to be left in the dark?" Liz asked.
"Go ahead Cody, tell them what was going on," I said.
Cody scanned me. "Oh, I see! T.K. still likes you, and you didn't know he told Yolei! So, it really was his fault."
"He's good," Yolei pointed out.
"It was either that or the Dark Wor-" Cody stopped.
"Yeah, that or the Dark World," I agreed without thinking about why Cody stopped.
"Dark World?" Liz questioned.
"That's the bond you and Ken have…Isn't it?" Jordan asked.
I nodded my head. "The Dark World Ken and I would go sometimes. Ken, Davis, and myself all had cuts from this place. Whenever Ken and I would touch and think the same thought at the same time, we would go to the Dark World. That is also how we got out. At the end of last year, we thought we destroyed it, but it wasn't really gone. Davis and Ken think my thoughts, feelings, and emotions trigger the cuts, which triggers the Dark World. I think it is part of our mind that we created. I'm still not sure why Davis is part of it, but Ken and I both suffer from depression, and because this place is dark and dreary, we decided that is why it's there, because of the depression we're suffering from."
"I could never handle that," Liz frowned.
"I don't think anyone by themselves could, Ken and I ended up having each other in this place. It made it easier…Of course that was after the fact that Ken was able to control himself in the Dark World," I explained to them.
"No wonder you guys are so mysterious and quiet. That sounds like an incredibly hard thing to go through. This Dark World and depression. I don't think I could ever do that," Jordan told me.
"I wasn't alone, I had friends to help me through each step."
"And they are great friends," Liz smiled.
"Well, I better go talk to Ken. I need to tell him that I know about this Dark World," Jordan smiled as she walked off.
I looked at Yolei. "I better tell Davis and T.K. that I'm better. They'd like to know."
"Right…I'll come with you," Yolei decided as we walked off.
"So, you're the one who broke the window last year. Yet, yesterday was the first day you ever had detention. That's pretty hard to believe Davis!" Josh laughed as we walked up.
"So, who's this guy?" Yolei asked.
"I'm Josh," he smiled.
"And how do you know so much about me?"
"A stupid class project…The only thing T.K. could talk about was you."
"That's because T.K.'s a softy," I said.
"I'm not soft," T.K. protested.
"Must I refresh your memory by reading your note to you?" Yolei asked.
"No, there's no need to do that!"
"To my sweet Yolei," I smiled.
"Don't embarrass the guy," Davis said.
"You're no fun," Yolei frowned.
"Yeah, I want to hear this," Josh smiled.
"No! You really, really, really, really, really, really, real-" T.K. tried.
"Get on with it!" Davis yelled.
"Really don't want to hear it," T.K. quickly said.
"I don't know, it sounds like it was a good note," Josh said.
Yolei took a piece of paper out of her pocket. "Here, you can read it!" She handed the piece of paper to Josh.
Josh unfolder the paper. "To my sweet Yolei. I didn't mean to scare you with the first note that was given. I don't want another girl; I just want to make you happy. I felt like you didn't want me. I thought I wasn't good enough. My words turned out wrong. Now we're in a fight. I only want you, but I don't deserve your love. If you want to keep me, I'll think it's a mistake. I don't want to leave you. I just thought you would want someone older. Someone more mature. Someone that wasn't me. Someone that really deserved your love. A friend told me that I was the only one for you. That my words were confusing. I found out I was making a mistake. I should have never told you that you could break up with me. I just thought you deserved the option. Love, Takeru 'T.K.' Takaishi."
"Was it really necessary to read it out loud?" T.K. questioned.
"Yes."
"You girls are right, T.K. is a total softy!" Davis laughed.
"So are you," I told him.
"Explain."
"Let me just start with your favoite quote which is 'I love you Davis', said by me," I smiled.
"Such a softy," T.K. mumbled.
"Oh, and one of my favorites, 'You can shine with me', said by Davis," I said.
"Oh, now that's cute," Yolei softly said.
Davis smiled and started to blush. "Ok, so I'm a little soft."
"Should I keep on going?" I asked him.
"I think you should," T.K. said.
"I'll e-mail you a list," I told him.
"You're the greatest."
"Kari!" Davis moaned.
"Davis, it's ok, the things you say to Kari when no one else is around…It's sweet. Why can't you be like that when it's not only you two?" Yolei asked.
"Because Kari always ends up saying something about my eyes," Davis explained.
"Really? Why your eyes?" Yolei asked.
"Ok, I'll show you, stand here," I pulled Yolei in front of Davis. A light was shining in Davis's eyes. They glowed brightly.
"Oh, wow, they do look pretty beautiful in the bright light,"Yolei smiled.
"If you think that's beautiful, you should see them in the moon light. They sparkle so brightly…It's amazing," I told her.
"Really? That sounds wonderful," Yolei said.
"Hey! You're making your boyfriend jealous!" T.K. yelled.
Yolei took his hat and winked at me. I snatched Davis's googles. We put them on.
"Any bright ideas under that fancy hat?" I asked Yolei as I flicked the hat.
"At least I'm trying Goggle Head!" Yolei pulled the goggles on my head to make them snap on my head. Then, she started to fix the hat on her head. "And don't make fun of my hat!"
"I think they might be mocking us," Davis frowned.
"You think?" T.K. frowned with him.
"We can trap him by using you as bait," Yolei told me.
"Me! Why do I have to be the one!" I yelled.
"We have to use some kind of bait that we can do without!" Yolei shouted.
"Oh yeah, well we can easily do without your hat!" I screamed.
T.K. looked at Davis. "You just always had to make fun of the hat, didn't you?"
"It was an easy target," Davis smiled.
"Yeah, so are your goggles," T.K. decided.
I handed Davis his goggles. "You never made fun of the goggles when they were Tai's."
Yolei handed T.K. his hat. "What's up with that?"
"Yeah? Why didn't you make fun of Tai?" Davis demanded.
"When Tai wore the goggles, I was nine, and he was 12; there was an age difference," T.K. explained to us.
"And you were a cry baby," I mentioned.
"I was brave when I was needed the most," he decided.
"If you say so," I smiled.
"T.K. was a cry baby?" Josh questioned.
"Oh, yeah. If you don't believe me you can ask Tai, Matt, Izzy, Sora, Joe, or Mimi. We all knew him since he was nine," I said.
Davis started to laugh and pointed at T.K. "You were a cry baby! Now that is what you call funny, very funny!"
"You're just as big of a baby," Yolei told him.
"Prove it!" Davis yelled.
Yolei snapped the goggles on his head.
Davis closed his eyes and started to rub his head. "That hurt…Hurry Kari, kiss it to make it better."
"Nobody wants to kiss your head," Josh frowned.
"I can give you many reasons why. Number one, you use too much hair gel, two, I don't think you ever take those goggles off…Except when someone uses them. Three, I'm not that sure if you wash your hair, four, no one knows where your hair has been, five-"
"T.K.! Enough already, we get it," I stopped T.K.
"You're right; anyways, Matt probably uses way more than Davis!" T.K. laughed.
"True," I agreed.
"And for the record, I don't wear the goggles in the shower, when I go to bed, when I'm playing in a soccer game with my team, and all those other things," Davis informed us.
"You guys are funny," Josh pointed out.
"You should seem them at home," Yolei smiled.
"But Kari and Davis alone…They aren't funny," T.K. said.
"Yeah, they kind of become all I love you this and I love you that. It sometimes gets scary," Yolei told him.
"Excuse me? And how would you know?" I demanded.
"I can tell by the way you act around him…And let us not forget the whole 'you can shine with me' phrase," she explained.
"That was Davis, not me," I said.
"You're just as sweet," T.K. said.
"Yeah, Davis, why don't you tell us what Kari does?" Yolei decided.
"Lets start with…Uh…I-I can't remember," Davis froze.
"Are you saying I don't do anything sweet?" I questioned.
"You-you…Made fun of my kissing!" Davis yelled.
Everyone turned and looked at him.
"I think I said that too loud," Davis frowned.
Tai, Sora, Sidney, and Matt walked up to us.
"I think you might have said that too loud Davis," Tai pointed out.
"Way to point out the obvious," I rolled my eyes.
"What did you say about his kissing Kari?" Sora asked me.
"It was Monday…I said that it tickled…It wasn't my fault…It really did tickle. Anyways, he's the one that said he loved me because I was a good kisser, " I explained.
"Bright one Einstein!" Yolei whacked Davis in the back of his head.
"I was joking!" Davis fell on his knees.
Matt sat next to Davis. "As long as you explained why you really loved her, you should be ok."
"No…I told her that she knew I loved her for more than that, and then Kari said that she did. Am I a terrible boyfriend?" Davis looked at them.
"Yeah, but for some reason, Kari doesn't care about that," Tai smiled.
"Tai! Davis is not a terrible boyfriend!" I yelled.
Davis stuck out his tounge at Tai; Tai did the same.
"And that was immature," Yolei pointed out.
"What is your point?" Tai questioned.
Yolei rolled her eyes. "I would explain it, but I don't think you'd understand."
"What bit you? You're acting like a jerk!" Tai yelled.
"At least I'm not making fun of my sister's boyfriend!" Yolei shouted.
"You don't have to have such a nasty attitude just because T.K.'s moving."
"Tai, you went too far," Sora frowned.
Yolei pushed Tai. She then got up in his face. "This has nothing to do with T.K. moving. You need to keep my relationship out of this!" Yolei stormed of in a different direction.
"Why did you do that Tai?" T.K. demanded.
Tai didn't answer him.
"You had no right saying those things to Yolei," T.K. said.
"I was just putting her in her place. What are you going to do about it?" Tai asked.
"I might have been scared of you when I was nine, but that was a long time ago. Things change…But you sure haven't! You still want to be the boss of everyone and everything. You think you're better than all of us. You think you can control us. No one other then Matt has ever stood up to you. No one ever put you in your place. No one gave you a reality check…Well, you surely do need one! I'm sick of the way you treat us. I hate how you think you rule us. You treat us as if we are lower class than you. As if we aren't as good as you. Here's your reality check Tai! You aren't better than us. You can't control us. You need to stop treating us as if you do…You're not the leader anymore Tai; we don't need you to lead us. You need to stop picking on people that are younger than you. There's no reason to make fun of any of us. Yolei wasn't being the jerk, you were!" T.K. yelled.
Tai started to raise his arm. He had a fist formed. "You have no right saying those things!"
Sora and Sidney held Tai back. Matt and Davis held T.K. I walked into the middle of them.
Tai and T.K. looked at me. They made me feel like I had to choose a side.
I made a fist with my right hand. "Both of you are being jerks. Tai, you're making T.K.'s last few days here terrible. T.K., instead of fighting with Tai, you should have been seeing if Yolei was ok. Neither of you know anything. You both need reality checks right now. You shouldn't have mentioned T.K. moving to Yolei…It hurts to hear those words. I know, she shouldn't have gotten up in your face, but she's very hot tempered. T.K. shouldn't have yelled either, but some of those things are true. We're all friends…We shouldn't be fighting all the time. And for some reason…I don't think either of you understand that."
Tai and T.K. stared at me.
"You need to see if Yolei is ok…Unless you don't care about your girlfriend," I looked at T.K.
"Ka-" T.K. tried.
"I am not the one you need to talk to," I quickly said.
T.K. walked off.
I turned to look at Tai. "You need to calm down sometimes. It might not look like any of us are scared, but I know it as a fact that Sora does not like seeing you like that. You need to learn how to walk away. I know it's hard, but you have to learn to be calmer."
Tai looked away.
I walked over to Davis. "Is your head ok?"
He smiled and nodded his head.
"Are you going to be ok Matt?" I questioned.
"About T.K.'s little blow out? He need to get his anger out, I'm just glad he stopped before he did any physical damage," Matt smiled.
"Sometimes words can hurt even more than physical pain. Tai, are you going to be ok? I know what T.K. said was a little mean, but you did kind of cross the line when you said that you were putting Yolei in her place," I looked at Tai.
"I think I'll be ok…I just hope I didn't do any damage," Tai frowned.
"You didn't lose your temper…Not too bad anyways," I sighed.
I noticed that Sora and Sidney were still holding on to Tai. I smiled and stared at them.
"You can let go, I'm not going to do anything," Tai told them.
They let go. "Sorry."
I looked at Davis. He was smiling at me.
"How are you Kari?" Davis asked me.
"Me? I'm fine, I'm used to this…I live with Tai," I explained.
"Which, we all feel sorry for you," Matt joked.
"Come on Matt, Tai isn't that terrible," Sora smiled.
"You're his girlfriend, you have to be nice to him," Davis said.
Sora started to laugh. "No I don't! I might be his girlfriend, but that doesn't mean I don't get mad at him. And don't even think he's my best friend."
"Yeah, my best friend is Izzy, not Sora. Sure, I might love her, but that doesn't mean she can't find me annoying," Tai pointed out.
"You told me yesterday that I was your best friend!" Matt yelled.
"And this is why we're not best friends with our boyfriends," Sidney smiled.
"You are," Tai told Matt.
"What? You said Izzy was your best friend," Matt was confused.
"You can have more than one best friend. Like me, Ken and Willis are my best friends," Davis explained to them.
"Yeah, and Yolei and T.K. are my best friends," I softly said.
"Mimi and Sidney are my best friends," Sora smiled.
"And…I'm not a good example for this," Sidney frowned.
"Ok then…We're going to leave you now," Matt pulled Sidney away.
"We're going to go with them. Um…Don't let me catch you guys kissing," Tai and Sora left.
"What losers. Why would we be kissing in a room full of people?" Davis questioned.
I quickly kissed Davis. "Because we want to."
"So, what was bothering you so much?" Davis asked me.
"The fact that T.K. still likes me. He told Yolei over the summer…When we were in America. I didn't know, and it kind of scared me. I hate the fact that people can't get over me. I don't like so many people liking me. Al, Liz, and Jordan know about the Dark World. Only two people don't know, and that's Josh and Lilly. Did I ever tell Josh I was sorry that I hit him? I have so many things I've done wrong this school year. Also…I'm sorry that all those guys were asking me to be their partner," I explained.
"Kari…You have nothing to be sorry for. If anything, I should be sorry," Davis smiled.
"Why?"
"I never told you why I really love you."
"Why do you love me?"
"You never care if I mess up, you know how to make me feel better, you always say something about my eyes, you never make fun of me, you care about me, you make me feel like I'm worth something, you taught me the meaning of my life, you showed me that it's ok to be different, you make me feel special, you love me back, I've know you since we were 10, and most important, because I can."
I started to blush. "That was the sweetest thing I have ever heard. I love you Davis. You're truly the best person I've ever met."
"No problem," Davis softly said.
I closed my eyes. "I love you Davis."
"I love you too Kari," Davis told me.
"How much?"
"As much as possible and even more."
I grabbed Davis's hand. "Come on, we have people to talk to, things to do, lets not waste time, but let it be known, I will always love you."
"You're a poet and I didn't even know it," Davis joked.
I started to laugh as I pulled him towards Mimi and Izzy.
"What's so funny?" Mimi asked.
"Oh, nothing, Davis is being his normal weird self, but I wouldn't want it any other way," I smiled.
"I'm not weird…Ok, maybe a little, but not a lot," Davis decided.
"If you say so. How are you feeling Kari?" Izzy questioned me.
"I'm feeling pretty good," I said.
"What was wrong in the first place?" Mimi wondered.
"Nothing that Kari couldn't fix!" Davis laughed.
"What problem can't Kari fix?" Mimi wondered.
I looked around the room and spotted T.K. talking to Yolei. "I might be able to fix break ups, and I can make fighting stop. I can get people to tell me the truth. I can do many other things to solve problems like that, but the one type of problem I cannot solve is when a friend moves away. That is something no one can change. No one can make their parents change their minds. It's not possible, but for some reason we never stop trying…So, I'm not going to stop either. Even if I know that no one can change this from happening, I don't think there is any reason that we cannot try to stop it anyways. I just hope what I do will end up working."
"What are you planning to do?" Izzy asked.
"Beg T.K.'s mom not to move," I smiled.
"You think that will work?" Davis questioned.
"I'm willing to try anything right now. If begging her is the last thing to do, I'll do it. First I'll ask and tell her why she shouldn't pull T.K. away from Japan, and if that doesn't work, I'll start the begging. Hopefully, one of these things will work," I explained.
"So, when are you going to do this plan of yours?" Mimi wondered.
"Tonight, when I go over to T.K.'s for dinner," I said.
"Why are you going over to T.K.'s for dinner?" Davis demanded.
"Because I can, and he asked me to. Why…Don't you trust me?"
"I never said I didn't trust you…It was just a question."
"You guys seem like a loving couple," Izzy mumbled.
"Don't they! You can just see the love in their eyes. It's amazing!" Mimi smiled.
Izzy looked confused. "I was joking, but if you say so…"
"So, what were you guys doing before we came and bothered you?" I asked.
"Nothing…We were being bored…Like always," Mimi frowned.
"Are you saying I'm boring?" Izzy demanded.
"Only when you are in computer dork mode!" Mimi smiled.
"Thanks Mimi, love you too!" Izzy crossed his arms.
"Everyone does," she winked.
"You're good," I laughed.
"She's Mimi, you only need two words to describe her; pink and crazy," Davis decided.
"I am not crazy!" Mimi yelled.
"I'd like to disagree with that," I softly said.
"Ok, maybe a little crazy, but not all the time."
"Ok, we'll give you that," Izzy smiled.
Joe and Lilly walked up to us.
"How are you doing Kari?" Joe asked me.
"I'm much better than before," I smiled.
"And she can walk without falling," Izzy joked.
"Oh, shut up," I frowned.
"Isn't she a charmer?" Davis laughed.
"You're not any better," Mimi mumbled.
"Wow, this sure is a happy crowd," Lilly smiled.
I looked around and saw Al and Josh talking and pointing at me. "Come on Davis, lets go talk to Al and Josh, they don't know many people here."
"Uh, ok," Davis said.
"We'll talk to you guys later," Mimi decided.
"Ok, later," I pulled Davis towards Al and Josh.
Josh stared at me as Davis and I walked closer.
"Hey guys," I smiled.
"Um…Hi," Josh softly said.
"What's wrong with you? You seem…Shy," Davis pointed out.
"Uh…Sorry," Josh looked away.
"You told him," I looked at Al.
"I'm really sorry, it slipped out," Al explained.
"What slipped out?" Davis questioned.
I took a deep breath. "The Dark World. Everyone knows…Everyone other then Lilly."
"Where was I when this happened?" Davis demanded.
"It was an hour ago…Don't worry about it," I smiled.
"Ok then…So, this is why Josh is acting shy. Kari, fix that," he told me.
"Huh? No, it's, it's ok, I-I'm fine. Th-there's no need t-to fix anything. R-really," Josh nervously laughed. He was avoiding contact with my eyes.
"You're the first person who is actually scared of this Dark World…And that means you're scared of me," I frowned.
"I never said that," Josh said.
"I can tell. You're avoiding contact with my eyes, you're lying, and you're stuttering…You're also acting real shy," I pointed out.
"I'm sorry," he softly said.
"I can prove to you that the Dark World is nothing. Ken, Jordan! Come here!" I called.
Ken and Jordan quickly walked over to us.
"What is it?" Jordan asked.
"I need to borrow your boyfriend for a few minutes. Just stay here and watch," I told her.
"Ok…I think."
Ken walked up to me. "What is it?"
"This is Josh. He's scared of me now because Al told him about the Dark World. I need to prove to him that the Dark World is nothing," I explained.
"Ok then."
"Ok, when Ken and I would hug and think the same thought at the same time, we would be sucked into the Dark World. That doesn't happen anymore," I said. "Ken, give me a hug, and think the Dark World is nothing."
Ken gave me a hug.
The Dark World is nothing, I thought.
There was a wind swirling around us. I closed my eyes as I felt everything that was surrounding us fade away.
"Ok, so maybe I lied," I slowly let go of Ken and looked around.
"It's been a long time since we last came here," Ken reminded me.
"I'm not that sure if I should be scared," I said.
"To be honest…I am," Ken admitted.
I closed my eyes. "So am I."
"It will be ok…We've handled this before," Ken remembered.
I fell to my knees.
"Kari!" Ken sat next me. "What's wrong?"
I stood up, Ken stood behind me.
"Kari?" Ken softly said.
"I-I…Don't know-!" I fell into Ken's arms. Ken almost fell back.
"What's happening?"
"This is my fault…I'm sorry," I whispered.
Ken laughed a little. "At least you're blaming yourself when it really is your fault."
"This isn't funny," I shook my head.
"I'm sorry Kari. I'm trying to look on the brighter side," he explained.
"Don't be sorry. Lets just go," I decided.
"Go?"
"We just need to think the same thought," I reminded him.
"Right…The thought will be that we want to leave."
I hugged Ken. I want to leave.
I closed my eyes and sqeezed Ken's arms. I felt wind sweep around us as we were pulled back to reality. I slowly opened my eyes and let go of Ken.
