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Now that we've got that clarified, onto the story.

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T.K.'s Decision

T.K. inhaled deeply & slowly let his breath out. He calmly reassured himself and walked down the hallway. He was still thinking about what had happen at the Kamiyas' the other day.

***FLASHBACK***

"T.K.?" said Kari. She and T.K. were sitting on the couch in the living room.

"Yes, Kari?" asked T.K.

"Do you love me?" asked Kari. T.K. was a little taken aback.

"Well…um…that is…of course, I do, Kari," said T.K.

Kari smiled. "I love you too, T.K.," she said. Just then, Tai came in from his room.

"Sorry to drop in, but I couldn't help but overhear your conversation while I was eavesdropping," said Tai, "You two have been doing this for over a month, now. It's been nothing but puppy love since you started."

"What are you talking about, Tai?" asked T.K.

"I mean, that all you've been doing is going on a few occasional dates and a couple of quick pecks here and there," said Tai, "My point is that you two should spend more time together. Preferably alone."

"Well, what do you suggest, Tai?" asked Kari.

Tai thought for a moment. He recalled all the times he and Sora had spent together alone from the others. But he wanted something special for his sister and T.K. to enjoy. "How about a small weekend camping trip for you two alone?" he finally said.

"Tai, you know mom won't let us camp out unless there's an adult," said Kari.

"Whoever said it had to be in this world?" said Tai. Kari looked at her brother intently.

"You don't mean?" she said.

"I do," said Tai, "You're going to spend some time alone with T.K. in the Digital World!"

***FLASHBACK ENDS***

T.K. sighed. Davis was NOT going to be happy. But then again, Davis was never happy when T.K. and Kari were together, but this was really going send him off the deep end.

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"WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!?!?!?!?" screamed Davis. He grabbed Yolei's vest and began to shake her "What do you mean T.K. and Kari are going to the Digital World alone together!?"

"It's just what I said," said Yolei. She grabbed Davis' hands and pulled them off her vest.

"You can't!" Davis screamed, "I won't have any of it! Kari's mine! Not his! She's supposed to like ME!"

"Well, apparently, she likes T.K. more than she does you," said Yolei.

"That's it," said Davis, "I'm gonna make sure that T.F. doesn't get on with Kari." He stormed out of the room muttering to himself. "He is SO dead. Once I get through with him, he'll be so sorry he ever crossed paths with Davis Motomiya. I'll show him! I'll show him, Kari, and everyone else that I'm better than T.J.!" he began to search the whole school for T.K.

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T.K. was in the gym with the rest of the school's basketball team practicing. Kari was sitting to one side on the bleachers watching him. At the same time, she was making a list of what to bring with them on their little trip.

"Hey, Satoshi!" T.K. called to one of his teammates, "Here!" he threw the ball to a black-haired boy, who accidentally missed the ball. At that moment, Davis walked into the gym and got smacked in the face by the ball.

"Ow," said T.K., "That had to hurt." The ball fell to the floor and Davis held his face in pain. He felt totally humiliated. "Hey, Davis. You okay?" asked T.K.

"No, I'm not okay!" said Davis, "now leave me alone." And with that, he stormed out of the gym. T.K. shrugged and walked over to Kari. He climbed up the bleachers and sat down beside her.

"I guess Davis heard about us," said T.K. He picked up his water bottle and squirted the valuable liquid into his mouth.

"Davis just has to learn that he can't always have everything," said Kari as she used T.K.'s towel to wipe the sweat off his face and neck.

"That's like trying to drown a fish," said T.K. he took one more drink from his water bottle. Then he took of his jersey and put it down next to Kari before returning to practice.

Pull yourself together, Kari. It's just T.K. without his shirt on. You've seen him at the pool before, so this is not anything new, thought Kari, but her gaze was fixed on T.K. she sighed dreamily as she watched him play. Suddenly, she got an idea. She turned on her camera and waited for the right moment. She was glad that T.K.'s net was on the other side of the gym because as T.K. made his shot, she snapped a photo. T.K., who was surprised by Kari's motion landed short of the net and fell. The ball fell through the hoop and landed on his head.

***THE NEXT DAY***

T.K. and Kari stood in front of the computer at the Kamiya residence with their backpacks and a folded-up tent. T.K. was feeling nervous. He knew that he and Kari had gone on camping trips before in the past, but this was the first time he would have to share a tent with Kari. They would both be sleeping close to each other. Kari undoubtedly felt the same way.

Tai strode into the room. "So, are you two ready to go?" he asked, "Remember, I want you both back by nine o'clock Sunday."

"We will, Tai," Kari reassured her brother.

"T.K., make sure that Kari's safe," said Tai, "I'm entrusting her safety in your hands."

"Don't worry about Kari, Tai. I'll protect her with my life," said T.K.

"Well, you two lovebirds better get going," said Tai, "But remember, don't do anything I won't approve of." He gave a little mischievous grin upon finishing his last line.

"We won't Tai," said Kari, "We won't."

"Well, we better be on our way," said T.K. he pulled out his D3 and held it out to the computer, as did Kari. "Digiport Open!" he shouted.

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"What's wrong, T.K.?" asked Patamon from atop T.K.'s head.

"This map Tai gave us to find our campsite isn't helping," said T.K., "None of these landmarks are even here."

Kari took the map in her hands and flipped it around for T.K. "You had it upside-down, silly," she said. She noticed T.K.'s face begin to get red with embarrassment. "Hello? Earth to T.K."

T.K. snapped out his trance and looked at Kari. "Right," he said, "Let's go."

T.K. and Kari began their hike through the woods to their campsite. Gatomon found some fallen branches and used her claws to shape them into walking sticks. That made things a lot easier, especially since T.K. and Kari were taking turns carrying the tent on their backs. They crossed creeks, climbed hills, avoided poison ivy, and slid down slopes. In about another hour, T.K., Kari, Patamon, and Gatomon reached their campsite. It was in a nice little clearing with lots of room and plenty of firewood in the surrounding area. Stones had already been set up for the campfire. T.K. went farther ahead to explore, but not before putting down his heavy backpack and the tent. He found a gushing stream, which fed into a fairly good-sized pond.

Tai picked out a pretty good place, thought T.K., He must've really wanted us to be alone. There's no way anyone can make it through what we did to get here.

"T.K.!" called Kari. He found T.K. by the mouth of the stream, which led into the pond. "There you are, T.K. Come on! Help me set up the tent."

"Okay, Kari," said T.K. and followed Kari back up into the clearing. They saw Patamon and Gatomon trying to get the tent out of its bag.

"Why don't you let some people who have hands take care of this?" said Kari.

"And fingers," said T.K.

T.K. and Kari worked long and hard together trying to set the tent up. In about an hour, they stood together with their arms around each other looking at the tent. It was a lot smaller than T.K. had imagined. He would have to sleep right next to Kari. Kari was feeling the same way.

"Not exactly a kitty carrier, but at least its big enough," said Gatomon.

Tai had this planned out all along, thought Kari, He deliberately bought a small tent so that T.K. and I would have to be right next to one another.

T.K. and Kari went inside the tent and set down their things.

"Oh shoot," said Kari, "I forgot to bring my sleeping bag."

"That's okay, Kari," said T.K., "You can use mine. I'll sleep wrapped up in some blankets."

"No, T.K. It's your sleeping bag. I'll use the blankets," said Kari.

"No, you should use my sleeping bag," insisted T.K.

"Why don't you share one sleeping bag?" suggested Patamon, "It's big enough." He immediately noticed T.K. and Kari looking up at him. "I'll shut up, now." He flapped his wings and went outside to help Gatomon with the campfire. T.K. and Kari slowly turned to each other after what Patamon had suggested. But when they saw one making eye contact with the other, they jerked their head away immediately, embarrassed.

That night, T.K., Kari, Patamon, and Gatomon sat around the campfire eating their dinner, which consisted of hot dogs, beans, and roasted marshmallows for dessert. As T.K. roasted another marshmallow, a thought suddenly crossed his mind.

"Uh, Kari? I just remembered that I forgot to pack my pajamas," he said, embarrassed and afraid at what Kari might say. Instead, Kari just turned to T.K. and spoke calmly.

"Did you bring any T-shirts?" she asked.

"Uh, just two," said T.K.

"Then you can just wear one with your boxers," said Kari, "That's what my brother always does." T.K. let out a sigh of relief and smiled. He was glad that Kari had taken it so well.

She even thought up a way for me to compromise, thought T.K. as he crossed his legs, She's pretty. She's smart. She's funny. Kari's everything I could ever ask for in a girl. T.K. uncrossed his legs and sat with them squeezed together, hoping that Kari wouldn't notice.

But Kari had noticed. She had seen her brother Tai sit in the exact same position before. "Do you need to go the bathroom?" she asked T.K.

"Uh, yeah," replied T.K., "How'd you know?"

"It's the way you're sitting," answered Kari, "Don't worry. I won't look when you go. There's a bush somewhere behind you that you can use."

"Thanks, Kari," said T.K. he immediately got up and ran towards the bush with his hands between his legs trying to hold it in. He was finally relieved when he unzipped his shorts and emptied his bladder on a small shrub. He sighed with satisfaction as he zipped his shorts back up. He suddenly heard a click coming from behind him. He turned to see Kari, camera in hand, hiding behind a tree. "Kari!" he said.

Kari giggled and disappeared behind the tree. T.K. chased her around and around the tree, trying to get a hold of her camera. "Come back here with that camera!" he said.

"Catch me if you can!" said Kari. T.K. jumped Kari and they both landed onto the leaf-covered ground, laughing.

A few minutes later, the two of them retired to their tent. T.K. and Kari lay away next to each other in T.K.'s sleeping bag. All the while, Kari kept glancing back at T.K. Sure, they had had sleepovers before, but they had never slept this close to each other before. T.K. felt the same way. He placed a hand on Kari's.

"Good night, Kari," he said.

"Good night, T.K.," said Kari.

TO BE CONTINUED…

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