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"Miss Kari? Are you awake yet? Your mother wants to speak with you."

Kari looked from her sitting spot against the window towards the door. "Yes, I am awake, Anna. I will be down in a minute."

"Thank you dear"

Kari sighed and put down her drawing book. She loved to draw. What she did not like was being the daughter of one of the richest families in Odabia. She was expected to look perfect at all times and act graceful at every moment.

Kari put on a beautiful light purple dress she owned. She brushed her hair and walked out of her room prepared to find out what her mother had arranged for her now.

"Mother?" she spoke as she entered the parlor where her mother was seated.

"Ah Kari, my dear, I have come to speak to you over the matters of your brothers wedding." Her mother told her in her usual stern voice which Kari wished would become more warm and loving.

"Yes what would you like me to do?" Kari asked sweetly.

Her mother tossed her book aside and looked at her daughter. "Your brother has chosen a girl with only some class. Yes she comes from a family rich as ours, allowing my approval, but she is always spending time with people from the poor lower class. I do not want these people continuing to be around her after the wedding."

"But mother we of course cannot disinvite them to the wedding."

"No, we have too much class to do something like that, but I would like you to speak with Sora just introduce her to the life she will be living away from her charity peasant friends." He mother swished her hand in the air and turned back towards her book giving Kari the 'You can go now' signal.

"Yes Mother," Kari said as she sighed and turned to head for the kitchen.

She walked into the dinning room to find the servants setting out food for her and the rest of her family. She hated having servants. She felt she was perfectly capable of getting breakfast for her self but according to her parents 'the high class citizens should do no such thing'.

"Good morning Tai." Kari said smiling as she sat down next to her dear brother.

"Hey Kari, are you looking forward to the pre wedding dinner tonight?" the bushy haired boy asked his younger sibling.

"Of course, but I feel I should warn you Mother is giving the 'Sora needs to stay away from those peasants' speech again." She said smiling to the servant as he passed her, her breakfast plate.

"Ma needs to chill."

"Mother would kill you if she heard you speaking in such improper grammar." Kari joked.

"You need to stop speaking so proper Kar; it makes you seem like everybody else."

"And you're some sort of rebel just because of the way you talk?"

"Yup," Tai said smirking.

Kari rolled her eyes. Her brother certainly was one of a kind. He always had been different from their parents, then again that was probably the only reason she was still sane herself.

"Oh Tai what am I going to do with you?" she teased taking a bite out of her breakfast.

"No idea but there's tons you can do FOR me today." He said pleadingly.

"And what's that exactly?" Kari asked suspiciously.

"Take care of Mom and Dad; you know make sure they do get on Sora's back about the peasants." Tai said.

"Okay, I'll try anyway but you know how those two are."

"I know but still it would mean a lot to Sora to have them around so it would mean a lot to me if you tried."

Kari sighed then smiled at her only brother. "Okay for you"

The rest of the day seemed to speed by. Kari helped the servants decorated for the pre wedding dinner party while her parents weren't looking. She made sure every place setting was in place, after all this was the biggest day of Sora and Tai's lives.

The night came fast. Kari stood in her room staring into the mirror making sure she looked perfect. If her parents could find one flaw they would be sure to point it out. She fixed the flower barrette in her hair and smiled in spite of herself. She loved to look nice she just hated the putting the effort into it everyday.

She neatly brushed down the sides of her long pink gown. "HIKARI!" she heard her mothers voice screech through the walls of the palace.

Kari sighed. What could she possibly have done wrong this time?

"Hikari!" her mother shrieked smashing open the door. "What are you doing up here? The party has started and here you are up here. I can not believe you, get down there!"

"Yes, mother." Kari said sighing and walking through the door to pass her mother and head down the stairs.

The party certainly had started. There were people everywhere. Most she did not know, but then again her family was in the top class of Odabia and so every rich person in the city was here.

Kari walked down the steps of the nearly full room. She saw across the room Sora and Tai greeting some of the guests. She smiled. She was so happy for them. Tai deserved this.

She was about to walk over to them when she felt her father pull her away. "Hikari, you've said hello to the prime minister here."

Kari smiled at the man. "Hello sir."

"And here," Her father continued. "Is the prime ministers son Jason. He's around your age Hikari you should really get to know him."

Kari smiled politely to the prime minister and his son.

"Hikari, nice to meet you, it's good to have other people of our class at this party." Said the boy and Kari instantly did not like him. Was he suggesting that Sora and Tai's friends that were not of the rich class were not good enough for this party? Of course he was, so weren't her parents. She hated how people acted that way.

"Yes we'll everyone here seems quite nice." Kari said in response.

"Yes well I'm staying away from these poor folks what was your brother thinking allowing such people in your home?" Jason asked.

Kari felt annoyance soaring through her but she stayed quiet as she should and forced a smile. "These are good friends of his and Sora's so I feel it's okay that they are here."

"Ahh you're one of those types are you." Jason added. "You like the poor folks to?"

"I'm just saying it's my dearest brother's choice now if you don't mind I would like to go visit some of the other guests. It was very nice to meet you Jason." Kari said trying to sound sincere even though she felt greatly annoyed with the boy.

She walked towards Tai and Sora. She wanted to be able to congratulate them properly. She walked towards the two and smiled.

"Tai, Sora I wanted to congratulate you properly for your future marriage. I'm so happy for you two and can't wait for you to be my sister in law Sora." Kari said sweetly.

Sora smiled at her. "Thank you Kari but you don't have to be so polite with us."

"Yeah were not mom and dad." Tai added.

Kari laughed. "Sorry force of habit."

"Understood," Sora said as she looked up and smiled and waved at someone Kari could not see. "Yamato! Takeru! Over here!"

Kari turned to see two blonde boys walking in their direction. The first one was tall and looked as though he was Tai's age. He walked as though he was king of the world, but it was quite clear he was not the king of anything.

The second one was young. Maybe 17 like her. He had beautiful blue eyes and a smile that could kill. He was wearing a cheap suit. Kari could tell. She had learned at a very young age what type of clothing was worth money and what type was not.

They were walking towards them and Kari could not keep her eyes off the younger one. He was looking at her too…in awe.

"Tai, Sora it's so great to see you." The older blonde said to the two.

"Matt so glad you could make it dude." Tai said giving his friend a high five.

Tai turned to Kari. "Kari I don't think you've met by good friend Matt here. I met him through Sora and we've been great buds ever since. Oh and this is his little bro Teek." He then turned to Matt and 'Teeks' "Matt, Tk this is my younger sister Kari."

Kari found herself looking at the young blonde boy more than she should be. She quickly caught herself and put her hand out. "Hello it's very nice to meet you."

Tk took her hand and shook it. "It's very nice to meet you to Miss Kari."

Kari blushed. "You don't need to call me that. Really I'd prefer just Kari."

"Sure." Tk responded smiling at her.

Sora and Tai caught each others eyes smirking at the two young ones, "Matt why don't I show you the refreshments." Tai offered and the three left the two young teens.

"So you're like a princess right?" Tk asked not so impressed.

"Well not completely…I mean I don't believe all my parents beliefs and my fathers not a king he's just rich…" Kari said feeling embarrassed.

"Wouldn't he kill you if he saw you talking to a poor guy like me?"

Kari felt extreme annoyance towards her parents' beliefs at this time. They were screwing up her talking with this guy. "I'm not like them."

"Prove it." Tk challenged her.

"How do I do that?" Kari asked.

"Dance with me." Tk said taking her hands and putting them around his neck. She let them stay there and felt her nerves increase as he placed his hand on her back.

Kari blushed as he spun her around feeling the excitement rise.

"So maybe you're not like them." Tk concluded happily. "I like that. I wasn't sure if Tai was just nice because of Sora but then he became friends with Matt so I was convinced. You on the other hand look more proper and well behaved so I wasn't so sure."

"Well I do like people out of my class so there." Kari said proudly.

Tk smiled at her. "Do you now, Kari?"

Kari felt her heart race at the sound of her name being said by him. He was sweet but teasing. She liked that.

"Yes, Tk is it?" she said trying to act like his affect on her was not that big.

Tk smirked seeing through it. "Takeru, but yes I prefer Tk."

"Or Teeks." Kari said teasingly.

"That's only from your brother."

"HIKARI!"

Kari and Tk stopped dancing and turned to see true fear coming towards them, Kari's mother. She stomped over and grabbed Kari by the arm away from Tk.

"What do you think you are doing? Dancing with this lower class, its one thing for your brother to hang out with such people but you? No, I will no accept it." Her mother yelled at her causing quite a few people to look over including Tai, Sora, and Matt. Anna, Kari's nurse, came running over.

"Mrs. Kamiya please I will handle the girl please calm down." Anna pleaded.

"Mother, please we were just dancing." She looked over at Tk with pleading eyes. "He's a nice boy."

Mrs. Kamiya's eyes raged. "A nice boy is that Jason boy your father had you talking to earlier. Now I think it's time you head up to your room. This party is over for you!"

"Mother!" Kari screeched. She gave once last look towards Tk whose expression could not be read. She tried to mouth 'I'm sorry' but Anna pulled her away before she was able to.

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A/n – like it so far? I wanted to do something a little different so review and tell me what you think. :D thanks!