Chapter 7: Sensuality

Kari woke up after the sun had risen. The brightness caught her by alarm. She sat up an realized where she was. A strong breeze blew and she looked in its direction, there she saw Tk.

He was laying perfectly straight and rigid. His chest was bare and goose bumped, his lips were blue and dry, but most scary were his eyes which were wide open and staring blankly into the sky.

"Tk!" She cried out loud.

He made no reply.

Fear struck her heart. He wasn't dead was he? A tear fell from her eye. It slowly slid down her cheek and hung on her chin. Tk reached up his rigid hand and wiped the tear from her face, "don't—cr—y—K—ar—i"

Hope flooded to her, yet she leant down her head, her hair shielding her face from Tk's view. She couldn't help but cry, he had done everything to protect her, and he even sacrificed his own health. The tears rolled down her nose and dripped onto his chest.

"K—ar—i—I—don't—ike—it—when—you—cr—y"

"ooooh, Tk" She lowered down on top of him, stripping her coat off and allowing more of her own heat to transfer to him. She grabbed his hands in hers, creating a pocket of heat.

Tk couldn't help but smile on the inside, she was so warm, so angelic, and for the moment she was all his. Soon, he felt the heat return to his body and began fidgeting. "Are you ok?" She asked worriedly.

"I need to move." He answered sadly. Kari got off of him and offered a hand; Tk took it and got to his feet. At first he swayed and almost collapsed onto Kari, but Kari held onto his arm and steadied him. After a few minutes he said, "I'm ok now," but she won't let go.

"Please, Tk." She pleaded.

He looked into her big glassy eyes and couldn't help but nod. She clung to his arm.

"What are we to do now?" She asked.

"You're going to put your coat back on and keep warm," He said firmly.

"No I refuse, you should put it on."

"Kari, you know it won't fit me, plus I'm getting use to the cold."

Kari stared back at him relentlessly. Tk knew he had to take action so pretending to pick up the coat for himself, he pulled her to the ground in a quick motion and then straddled her on the ground.

"Tkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk!" She screamed and tried to get free.

"Kari, just be still." She wouldn't. Tk held her arms together on the ground with one hand and with the other forced the coat back on her, despite her kicking and screaming. It wasn't long before his strength overpowered hers.

"I'm just going to tear if off again," Kari threatened.

"And then I'm going to force it onto you again." Tk said his grip still firm on her hands and his face a foot from hers. Kari had still been fighting his grip, but at last she went limp.

"Thanks, Tk" Her voice lost all its stubbornness and determination and was now soft and kind. Tk was shocked at the sudden change. "You're always looking out for me, even if it means you're the one who gets hurt."

"Kari I—"

"No Tk, let me finish. You've always been there for me whether in the digital world or this one. Out of everyone, even Tai, I'm glad I got stuck here with you."

Tk looked down at her, a tear was forming in her eye. "Kari I…I" Tk was lost in words, so he decided to take action. He leaned his face closer, only a centimeter from hers. She raised her head that last centimeter and their lips met. They divulged into a passionate kiss. Somewhere along the way Tk had lost his grip on her hands. They ran amuck on the stretch of his bare chest, and then roamed threw his golden hair. Tk left her lips to make his way along her sensitive neck. She let out a slight squeal and sensually yanked on his hair. Tk looked up at her exasperated face. He jumped off of her and backed away a good five feet. "I'm sorry, Kari, I didn't mean to…I…"

Kari sat up slightly out of breath. "Tk I—I didn't tell you to stop."

"But Tai, will kill me."

"Don't worry; I can take care of him." She paused a moment, "Tk, I do have one question."

"Yeah?"

"Was that kiss meaningless, an act of desperation because it's a good possibility that we die out here?"

"No Kari, it wasn't—I couldn't..."

"Then please don't leave me right now; come closer, you must still be cold."

Tk made his way back and sat besides her, "Does this mean you'll keep the coat on?"

"For now." She signed, knowing she had lost the battle, "Can we please go get your shirt down?"

"It's no use," Tk said a little less heartily than she would have liked, "All the seams are ripped and I wouldn't risk taking it down incase someone comes and doesn't see us here."

"But will you be alright?"

"Don't worry about me—" Unfortunately he choose the worst time to say this because a gigantic shiver went down his back.

"Tk." Kari whined.

"I'll be fine."

None the less Kari scooted closer to him and wrapped in a hug, "You had better be."