Months went by until finally winter came. Davis and I moved smoothly after are short break up. T.K. began to spend a lot of time with his dad. Izzy recovered from his fall a month later and promised he wouldn't jump on a tree ever again. Now that winter came, everyone was getting into the Christmas spirit. Best of all, I got a call from Willis and he was on his way to Japan for our winter break.

"I can't believe Willis is coming back!" Yolei chirped.

"It's going to be really fun. I'm glad he came during our winter break! We'll be able to spend time with him nonstop," I smiled.

"I wonder how Hanna will feel about him spending his Christmas here," Davis frowned.

We were waiting for Willis to get off the airplane. Finally, we saw him walking through the door, but something was weird, he had someone with him.

"He brought someone?" T.K. questioned.

"A friend?" Cody wondered.

"I don't know," Ken nodded.

"Willis!" I laughed. I turned to the person he stood next to. "You must be Hanna. I'm very happy to finally meet you."

"Kari, how'd you know this was Hanna? You're good!" Willis looked around.

"You're so pretty. No wonder Willis liked you!" Hanna blurted.

"Hanna…"

"Oh! I'm very sorry! I'm Hanna. I thought it would be nice if Willis and I could spend our first Christmas together, so I decided to join him on his trip. I hope you don't mind. Anyways, I've wanted to meet all of you for the longest time. I've heard so many wonderful things. Oh, and I also wanted to see Ken again. It's nice to be back in Japan!" Hanna stared at us.

"Uh, well, welcome back," I was a little confused.

"She's weird," Davis mumbled to me.

"I'm scared," T.K. whispered.

"It's nice to see you again Hanna. You've grown up, but you haven't lost you're charms," Ken chimed in.

Hanna stared at T.K. and Davis. "I'm scaring you, aren't I? I'm very sorry. I'm a very friendly person. I feel like I can share anything with everyone. It's not always a good thing."

"Don't worry Hanna. I assure you that we are all happy to meet you. We're glad you could come to Japan. Also, I, honestly, am very pleased to have a chance to meet you. Willis has told us many wonderful things about you," Yolei explained.

"See, I told you it would be ok," Willis reassured the girl.

"Stop it! You're making me blush!" Hanna covered her face with her hands.

"Lets not stand here all day. Everyone wanted us to meet them at the concert place. Matt said it will just be our group," Cody jumped in.

"A singer? How nice!" Hanna giggled as we began to walk away.

We walked up to the doors and I opened them.

"I'll be back in a few minutes. I have to meet up with Liz. I promised her I would walk her here. She still doesn't know where it is," Cody turned around. "I'll be back soon, I promise!"

"Ok, don't take too long," I smiled.

"What about Jordan? Is she here?" Willis wondered.

"Yeah, she came here on her on," Ken nodded.

"Jordan? Does Kenny have a girlfriend?" Hanna questioned.

"Kenny?" Davis repeated.

"I told you not to call me that," Ken shook his head. "Yes, Jordan is my girlfriend."

"Willis never told me about that. I wish I would have seen you over the summer when you came. I just had to go to Australia that month! The things I miss," she complained.

"Calm down Hanna! You didn't miss much. If anything, be glad you weren't there. You see, Davis was having some issues over the summer break. Don't tell anyone, but he wets the bed still," Yolei lied.

"Don't tell her those lies! Anyways, it was you who kept on complaining about the food. You kept on saying things about American food not being as good as Japanese food," Davis remembered.

"Well, you got air sick. That was nasty!"

"Argh! I did not!"

I noticed Hanna opening the door. I smiled at her and nodded for her to go in. Davis and Yolei noticed us leaving and followed us inside.

"Hey everyone!" I shouted.

"Kari! It's about time you got her. We started to get worried," Sora smiled.

"It was my fault. I held them up. I'm sorry," Willis frowned.

"I see you made it here safe. How was your trip?" Tai asked.

"It was fine. Thanks for asking. I see not much has changed around here. Tai, how are your wrists doing?" Willis nodded.

"They're ok. I'll never be the person I once was, but I can say I'm fine with how they turned out. It could have been worse. Anyways the surgery helped a lot. I've also started to do physical theropy. It's boring, but it's making my wrist stronger."

"That's good. What about you Izzy?"

"Lets just say I'm not doing much tree climbing anymore. Mimi won't let me. Though, now I get major headaches from hitting my head. There might have been minor brain damage, but it doesn't really matter," Izzy explained.

"Makes sense."

"Introduce Hanna, you idiot," I nudged Willis.

"Huh? Oh, right!" Willis blushed. He turned to look at everyone. "Before I go on any further, I would like you all to meet someone. This is Hanna. She came with me to visit everyone. We decided we didn't want to spend our first Christmas apart, and I knew no one would mind me bringing her."

"Hi," Hanna waved.

Mimi's eyes glowed. "Oh, wow! You're beautiful!"

"Thank you."

"So, no one has a problem with her being here. Right?" Willis wondered.

"I have a problem," Jordan stared at Hanna.

"Jordan?" Ken looked at her.

"Still mad at me? I see how it is, you just can't get over such a stupid thing. But that's ok! It's a part of the past. Now, Jordan, can't you just try to get along with me for the month I'm here? I mean, do it for Willis and everyone else. You don't want to be selfish, now do you?" Hanna winked.

"I will never be able to get along with you. I'm sorry Hanna, but I will never be able to forgive you for the things you have done to me," Jordan looked away.

"Jordan, can I talk to you?" Ken questioned.

Jordan and Ken walked out into the hallway.

This can't be good, I thought. I better think of something to say!

"When you guys were waiting for Willis at the airport, we decided on some things we could do over the break," Sora broke the silence.

"Really, what?" Yolei questioned.

"Well, we thought it would be cool to have another big sleepover. All of the girls at Yolei's and all the boys over a T.K.'s," Tai explained.

"I also thought it would be cool to have another lock-in type thing in here again. It could be really fun, but this time there'll be no stupid pranks. No break ups, only good times!" Sidney laughed.

"We were also talking about having a Christmas party. It could be really cool. We could decorate this place and invite our friends from school and everything," Izzy smiled. "We could also have messed up Christmas karaoke!"

"That sounds like a lot of fun. We'll have the best winter break yet!" Davis nodded.

"Yeah! We'll party until we don't have enough energy to move," Yolei agreed.

The door opened up. Cody, Liz, Ken, and Jordan walked in.

"Sorry it took so long!" Cody smiled.

Liz looked around. "Hi everyone."

"Who's she?" Willis whispered in my ear.

"Hey, Cody, introduce Liz to Willis and Hanna," I said.

"Oh, right! Willis, Hanna, this is Liz."

"Jordan, Ken, Cody, Liz, we were telling everyone about the plans for winter break. I think we're going to have a lot of fun," Tai explained.

"How could you hate Hanna?" Davis questioned.

"Are you talking to me?" Jordan wondered.

"She's your brother's friend…"

"I have my reasons!"

"But, that makes no sense!" I jumped in.

"It makes perfect sense," Jordan smiled.

"Why?" Ken asked.

"She's just jealous," Hanna explained.

"You stole my boyfriend!" Jordan yelled.

"He liked me better," she smirked.

"Why would you do that?" Willis demanded.

"I was doing the boy a favor. No one should have to suffer with Jordan. She's a two timing fool!"

"Don't talk about Jordan like that!" Ken shouted.

"Please, don't side with Jordan. You're a bright boy, Ken, you should know better. She tries too hard. She's not good enough for anyone. Don't you agree? Why are you even letting her hang out with you guys? She'll just stab your back again and again."

Willis was shocked. "Hanna, you're being rude. I brought you here to meet my friends. If I knew that you'd be acting so differently, I would have never brought you here to Japan. I wanted you to enjoy the winter break with me, but it was a stupid idea. If I knew you had so many problems with Japan, I would have never offered you to come."

"Willis…Calm down," I whispered.

"This is just too much!" he yelled.

I stood up. "I'm sorry, but I can't handle this either. It's all too sad, and that's the last thing I need to be around. Don't worry about me, I'll be fine," I smiled. "Hanna, this isn't only your fault…It's my own. I have to figure some things out. You see, everyone will understand…I have problems."

"Please don't go," Davis frowned.

"I can't be around this…"

"Can I come with you?"

"Stay here, I'll be fine."

"Kari…"

"I can not let you go without someone!" Tai decided.

"Why?" I demanded.

"You shouldn't be alone. You need someone…Anyone. Please, don't go alone. I know what you're capable of doing feeling this way. Please Kari, do it for me," he begged.

"What do you mean you have problems?" Hanna wondered.

"So innocent…What I mean is I have a mental disorder."

"Disorder? What kind?"

"Depression. Yes, my happy self is one of the people in the world that carry such a hurtful thing."

"I hope you have medication! I would never want to be around someone with such a thing. I hate sad people!"

"But…You were around one for a long time," Ken joined in.

"I don't understand. Willis has depression?" Hanna questioned.

"No!" Willis shook his head.

"I do," Ken whispered.

"Too funny! Is this some kind of cruel joke you're playing on me? It's not that funny. Why are you all picking on me? What did I do wrong?" Hanna screamed.

"This is no joke. Hanna, this is our lives. If you wish to ever understand that, you'll have to start understanding us. That includes Jordan. You see, even the happiest person needs to cry. Just as the strongest person needs to be weak. You have to understand these types of things to understand who we are. If something as simple as depression turns you away, you better keep turning because that is the least of our problems," I explained.

"Kari, don't scare her too much," Ken backed me away.

"It's nothing scary…It's just the truth," Willis smiled at me.

"Truth or not, I'm super scared!" Hanna closed her eyes.

"Just so you know, Hanna, never mess with Kari the way you messed with me. Depression or not, she won't give up like I once did. Anyways, you mess with Kari, you mess with everyone else," Jordan snickered and fllicked back her hair.

"…That includes me…"

"Willis?" Hanna faintly called.

"So! Now that's over! Lets get with the having fun!" Yolei laughed.

"Sounds great! So, Willis, you'll have to be apart from Hanna while you're sleeping. We just need to figure out where you two will be staying…" Davis scratched the back of his head.

"I'm not even going to volunteer. The last thing I need is more people in my apartment!"

"That's true Yolei," T.K. laughed.

Sidney began to giggle. "Maybe we should just have a big sleepover here while Willis and Hanna are here."

"But, remember…No going to the secret place!" Matt yelled.

"I said I was sorry. I didn't know so many bad things could happen from going to one place. I was an idiot," I nodded.

"It's not only your fault…"

"Then, that settles it! We better talk to our parents before we decide this will be our final plan. I hope everyone will agree and let this sleepover begin!" Sidney jumped up.

"You're too cute," Matt looked at the girl.

"Heh, thanks!"

"We'll meet back here in an hour. Willis and Hanna can come with me and Tai for now. If all else fails, they can stay with us for the night," I decided.

"Good plan," Davis agreed.

"We could always have another sleepover at your apartment, Tai," Sora winked.

"No way! That took way to much effort!" Tai disagreed.

"We better get going. Come on, Hanna, Willis…Tai," I softly smiled.

"Right!"

I began to walk off, but was quickly stopped. Everyone walked out of the room as I turned around to see Davis and Ken.