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Xanpluto

Fiorella Takaishi do I get a cookie?
Chapter 17: Found You

"What'd she say? What's wrong with my sister!?!"

Kari's eyes filled once again with tears. So, there was something wrong with her. So, they all were going to talk behind her back. Well, they could have at least waited to till she was out of earshot or been a little quieter about it.

It didn't really bother her to much that they were talking behind her back, it was natural and to be expected. She also understood that they would think she'd had a mental breakdown, but still it hurt. It hurt to hear her own brother criticize her.

"I can't tell you."

Kari gave of a wry smile, at least Sora was being respectful. What she'd said wasn't exactly the things she'd want her brother to know, especially now.

"WHAT!"

"WHY NOT?" Matt added, "IT MIGHT GIVE US A CLUE TO WHAT HAPPENED OUT THERE."

'What happened out there' that's exactly what Kari didn't want to be reminded of. More tear flooded her eyes and she walked off and out of listening range of the digidestineds. She took a few deep breaths and tried to stop her tears, Tk didn't want her to cry.

"Yeah, the Takaishi boy's room is ready."

Kari's ears perked up immediately as she tried to search for the owner of the voice. She looked and saw two nurses pushing a rolling bed down the hallway.

Tk.

Kari jumped up and followed them. A few twists and turns later they disappeared into room 213 and came out a minute later. Kari took this chance and snuck inside, the door swinging behind her.

The glimmering shine of golden light met her eyes as soon as she entered the room. Cautiously, she approached it; in two steps time the light revealed it's true nature: blond hair. Kari continued at an even slower pace.

Of course she wanted to see him, but she didn't know if she'd be able to handle it. Yet her urge to touch him quickly overpowered her doubt.

She cupped his cheek in her hand, feeling his soft skin. He didn't look bad; in fact he looked just like a sleeping baby. No worry or pain on his face which contradicted his surroundings, most of which were tubes, wires, and machines. The room also pulsed with the continuous beep of the heart monitoring device.

The emotions running through Kari a moment before were blurred; she didn't think, all she did was feel. She felt the warmth of his skin, the beat of his pulse, and most importantly the love in her heart. But, with this blur of emotions also came guilt. What was the extent of the wolf's scratches?

She needed to see for herself that he was ok.

Warily she pulled back the bed's sheets and folder them over his knees. From there she could see that Tk was wearing one of the classic hospital dresses. Despite knowing it was an invasion of privacy she carefully pulled the dress up and looked at his chest, praying that no one would walk in.

Three puffy bandages covered up the three scratches she knew of, but there was another bandage. This one ran directly down his chest. She bent forward and examined it wondering how in the world it got there. At the end of the bandage she saw a small wire poke out through the bandage.

"It looks like you got stitches." She muttered to the unconscious Tk.

"Yes, we just hooked him up in the room." Kari whipped around faced the door scared silly; someone with a high pitched and annoyed voice was outside of it. "I'm going in right now." The sound of bronze clinking echoed in the room.

Shit, Kari couldn't help thinking. She was not in a good position to be caught, she could see it now: GIRL UNDRESSING UNCONCIOUS BOY IN THE HOSPITAL on the front cover of every newspaper.

The doorknob stopped turning and the door opened an inch…

"What? Ok, I'm coming." The door swiftly closed and footsteps of someone hurriedly walking away was heard.

Kari let out a deep breath, that was close. She suddenly became aware of how fast her heart was beating; it was nauseating. Despite the sickness she pulled down Tk's hospital dress. She then unfolded the bed sheets and lay them atop his body. Now it wasn't such a compromising position for her, but still she should leave just to make sure.

Kari ran her hand threw his hair and kissed his lips being wary of the oxygen tube. She really didn't want to leave, but she knew she must. Tai was probably freaking out by now. So, she slowly backed away from the bed and with one last glance slipped out the door.