Shaun

Awesome stuff! What happens next?!

Actually, someone complained that my last one was like too long. Guess I need to find a happy medium.:) I can always edit...

I'd have to say that if they'd kept the original Japanese version of Davis, a lot more people would have liked him. Anyways, on with the story: Chapter 5: His Strongest Weakness Ken was out on assignment when his phone rang. ?Ken here. What?s up?? Ken remained calm through the entire conversation. ?I see. So Does he want anything out of this?? ?Only that I meet him alone tomorrow night at the old steel mill.? Kari replied anxiously. ?I?ll be on the first flight out of here.? Ken assured her. ?I have a plan.? Ken was at the hotel room in New York within eight hours. Kari opened the door, and was surprised to see Matt with him. ?Matt? What are you doing here? TK wants me to come alone.? ?I know. I came to offer support. After all, he is my little brother.? ?That?s good of you Matt. Don?t blame yourself. If it?s anyone?s fault, it?s mine. I feel as though I led TK on all this time.? ?Don?t blame yourself Kari. It?s obsession that?s turned TK into this monster. You?re only the object of it.? Ken said. ?Well, that makes me feel a lot better.? Kari said sarcastically. Ken blushed. ?I?Oh, you know what I meant!? Kari laughed. Matt was still amazed at Kari?s ability to find humor in the darkest of times. He knew if he had a wife, and she was kidnapped, there?d be no way he?d be laughing. Kari was definitely not like him. ?Anyway, Yolei, Tai, and Sora will be here before tomorrow. They all want to help. Now, I have to go down to the NYPD and tell them what?s going on. I have to have some kind of jurisdiction here.? With that, Ken left. Another period of waiting; Kari hated waiting. How in the world had TK overcome Davis? TK was so slender and pale looking. Davis still was active in soccer and worked out on a regular basis. It didn?t make sense. Kari sat down and tried to rest. The next 36 hours were going to be the biggest test of her life. She didn?t know if she could pass this test. She really didn?t know what TK was capable of. Everything seemed to rest on Kari?s ability to talk to TK. In 12 hours, the tale would begin. The next thing Kari knew, she was waking up from the bed to a room full of her friends. Matt, Ken, Yolei, Sora, Tai, Joe, and Mimi were all there. She didn?t know why. TK wanted her. If they came, he might harm Davis, even kill him. She didn?t know how far TK would go. She didn?t care to think of it either. ?Kari, you?re up.? Ken began. ?Grab a coffee, and come to the table. I want to go over some things with you.? Kari made her way out of bed, said hello and thanks to those in her room, and went to the counter for a coffee mug. She poured herself some coffee, and added milk and sugar. Then she joined Ken and Joe at the table. Ken had a large map laid out. ?This is the area around the steel mill. Now, we figure TK is probably working alone on this. So, it?d be feasible for us to stake out here in this section, because it?s overgrown. It?d be fairly easy to hide in.? Ken said. ?But if TK finds out you?re there, who knows what he?ll do to Davis!? Kari pleaded. ?I think I can handle him on my own.? ?Kari, as shocking as it is to all of us, TK is no longer who we know him to be. It can?t possibly be safe for you alone.? Ken replied. ?I promise, the team we?ve assembled is small, and elite. They won?t be seen or heard.? ?I hope you?re right for Davis?s sake.? Kari sighed. ?You?ve got to trust us Kari. Now, let?s go over the surrounding buildings?inside and out.? Ken and Kari spent the entire afternoon going over the maps of the old mill, and the inside layouts of the abandoned buildings. It was agreed that Kari would be wired with a very small microphone and earpiece. Soon, the afternoon sun was shining through the west-facing windows of the room. Kari stood up. ?It?s time.? Kari went down and got into the car the police had rented for her. She had gone over the maps enough to drive herself to the mill blindfolded. She adjusted the rear-view mirror to see a black van behind her. She guessed that this was the task force that Ken had spoken of. Tai knocked on her window. ?Be careful Kari. I love you.? He said. ?I love you too Tai. I?ll come back with Davis. I promise.? Kari started to drive off, but Matt caught her just in time. ?I don?t know if it?ll do any good or anything, but here.? He handed her the broken fragments of TK?s Crest of Hope. Kari smiled at Matt, and thanked him. Now it was all up to her. * ** * Davis was drifting up through layers of consciousness. He felt cold and damp. Where was he? What happened? As he woke up, it all came back to him. He?d been waiting for Kari and Mimi in the café, when he saw someone. Davis got up to get a closer view. It was him. TK motioned for Davis to come to him, like he was happy to see him. And for the first few minutes of their conversation, it seemed like TK was back to himself?aside from his clothes. Still, Davis was a little leery of him. After all, this was the same guy that attacked his wife. He?d not be too quick to forgive him, unless he was truly sorry. The two exchanged awkward small talk for a few minutes, and then TK said he needed to step out side for a smoke. ?You smoke?? Davis had questioned. TK replied in the affirmative, but he said he wanted to quit. So, Davis walked outside with TK. He gave him the benefit of the doubt, just like he had with Ken, all those years ago. TK lit a cigarette and took a hit. Then he looked at Davis, and blew the smoke right into his face. Davis coughed a bit, and started to tell TK how rude that was. But he suddenly found himself very unsteady. It was like the world was spinning. He glared at TK and tried to get at him. But the harder he tried, the more uneasy he felt. Soon it was all he could do to stand, and within 3 minutes, Davis was unconscious. Now Davis was fully awake, taking in his surroundings. He was tied to a steel beam in an open building of some sort. The wind was blowing, and it appeared that there was a storm on the horizon. Davis struggled with the chains around him. ?Don?t bother.? Said a cold voice. ?You?re not going anywhere until she gets here.? ?TK! Get over it! She?s my wife now! Move on!? Davis was regretting his tendency to put too much trust in people. ?She may be yours at present, but soon, there won?t be any competition for me.? ?You can kill me, but Kari will never go for what you?ve become!? ?What I?ve become? What do you mean?? TK faltered a bit. Davis heard it, and seized the chance. ?Look at yourself. The TK Kari knows is sweet, hopeful, and fun to be around. You?re not him. You are an unkempt, pale, crazy dude who?ll go to any length to get what he wants. You?ve become nothing more then a selfish, spoiled brat!? TK walked over to a groove in the floor. There was water in it, and he looked at his reflection. He didn?t see anything familiar. ?Oh my gosh?he?s right. No?NO!? TK fell to his knees. He held his head, as if something was hurting him. He stood at length, and turned back to Davis. His eyes had a renewed anger. He walked up to Davis, and kicked his stomach as hard as he could. Davis coughed, and doubled over. ?You fool. You can?t stop me! I don?t care if Kari wants me or not. If I can?t have her, no one can!? TK laughed at Davis as he spit blood. TK had really hurt him. Davis hadn?t known such pain. But that didn?t matter. What mattered was that Kari not get anywhere near this place. But what could he do? What Davis needed was a miracle. It was closer than he thought.

I don't dislike TK. I just like Davis more. Besides, don't make decisions yet. The storie's still young!

Chapter 4: Catch me if You Can Mimi, Davis, and Kari sat for every bit of two hours just talking and catching up. Mimi talked about Joe?s hospital and the work he?d done there, how he?d become the resident official, and most of all how he was never home. Mimi said the good thing about all this was that Joe could retire at age 45. ?Ugh, by then I?ll be all wrinkly. I choose not think about it.? Mimi remarked. The others laughed. Mimi went on to talk about her cooking show, and the work she was doing on Broadway. She played in Annie Get Your Gun, along side Reba McIntyre. ?She?s a pretty awesome lady.? Mimi said. ?You?ll have to meet her!? Mimi started digging through her purse. Finally she pulled out two tickets. ?Here. There?s a showing Friday night at 7:00. I hope you?ll come.? ?Of course we will.? Davis and Kari said at the same time. They could hardly wait to see Mimi at her best. A while later, Mimi and Kari had gone to the restroom. ?Kari, there?s something I need to tell you.? Mimi had a serious look on her face. ?What is it Mimi?? ?He?s here.? Kari knew whom she meant, but acted like she didn?t. ?Who?s here?? ?TK. I?ve seen him; even spoken with him. He?s knows you?re here.? Mimi said a little worried. ?How could he know that?? Kari asked. ?I don?t know, but he asked me if the two of you were here yet. He acted really weird. I can?t believe what he was wearing. Black is so not his color.? ?I?ve got Davis. What?s the worst that could happen?? Kari smiled. ?Did you really just say that?? Mimi laughed. Kari giggled, but a serious look crept back over Mimi?s face. ?I don?t like it?? ?Look Mimi, I know he has issues, but I?m really not afraid of him. I can handle him.? ?I hope so. I just have a bad feeling, that?s all.? Mimi sighed. ?Hey, I am not going to let that boy ruin my birthday trip. I just won?t!? ?Girl power!? Mimi said, gesturing a peace sign. Kari giggled again. The girls headed back to their table, only to find that Davis was gone. ?He?s probably in the restroom, or getting more food. You know Davis.? Kari said. Five minutes went by. No Davis. Ten minutes, twenty, still no sign of him. ?Where in the world did he go?? Kari was beginning to get worried. A waitress walked up. ?Excuse me, Kari Motymia?? ?Yes?? ?This just came for you.? The girl placed a note on the table. Kari picked it up and began to read. Her heart beat faster and faster the more she read. ?What is it Kari?? Mimi asked. ?Oh my gosh, Mimi, TK?s got Davis.? Kari managed. ?What?! How?? ?I don?t know, but he wants me to meet him at the old abandoned steel mill tomorrow night at 8:00.? ?It?s a trap Kari, you know it is.? ?I know, but?? ?I can?t believe this is sweet little TK. I just can?t.? Mimi almost cried. ?We?ve got to keep our cool. I have an idea.? Kari got on her cell phone. She dialed the Tokyo police department. ?Hello? Ken Ichijouji please. This is Kari Motymia and this is an emergency.?

He's always so...er...goody goody on the show. you know? It get's better for everyone sometime.

Chapter 3: Fallen Angels. Davis and Kari exited their plane. They wanted to head straight to the hotel to recover from jet lag. Davis hailed a cab, and soon they arrived and were shown to their room. Inside, they were greeted by an amazing site. The room had a huge canopy bed with silky fabric draped all around it. In the rear corner was a hot tub. On one side, was a huge bay window with an incredible view of the NYC skyline. Davis walked over to the window, and noticed it had an outside deck. They were about 15 stories up, and the view was spectacular. He?d made a good choice. Davis opened the patio door, and walked out. Kari soon joined him. ?Hey look!? She exclaimed, and pointed to two huge beams of light near the bay. ?Oh, that must be where the twin towers were.? Davis said. ?It is. I remember visiting them when I was last here.? Kari explained. ?It seems weird not to see them there.? ?I remember Mimi and Joe considering moving back after that,? Davis said. ?Yeah, but you know Mimi. She can be stubborn, and she really wanted to stay. I think Joe even helped out on the scene for a while.? Kari replied. ?Wow,? was all Davis could manage to say. ?Well, I don?t know about you, but I am totally exhausted,? Kari stretched. ?Yeah,? Davis said with a yawn. With that, the two climbed into bed, and settled down for their rest. Davis was the first to fall asleep as always. But sometime around 3 a.m., Kari woke him up. She was tossing and turning violently, and saying something in her sleep. Davis leaned over, and gently held her shoulder to wake her. Kari grabbed his wrist and flung him to the floor. ?Oooof! Hey! What was that for?!? Davis demanded. Kari looked around, still half asleep. She was in a cold sweat. ?I?Sorry Davis. I thought you were?? ?Thought I was who?? Davis climbed back into bed. ?Were you dreaming about TK again? I thought you were over that.? ?It?s hard to get over losing someone so close to you.? Kari sighed. ?I know, but Kari, after what he did to you?How can you still have feelings for TK? Don?t you remember?? Kari did remember. Her mind drifted back. It was almost two years to the day. She?d just gotten her job with the newspaper. Everything was going great. That was about the time when Davis had asked her to marry him. She never thought for a moment when she was younger that she?d say yes so fast. But Davis had grown up. He reminded her of her brother in so many ways. Yet there was something else. Something she loved. Of course she?d say yes. That night, she returned home, and to her surprise, TK was there. He had flowers and a gift. His eyes had that glow in them. Kari?s heart sank. ?Kari, I came here tonight to ask you a very important question.? ?TK, I?? ?Kari, I know we?ve been friends for a long time. But I love you. I want to be more than friends. I know you like Davis, but you?ll get over him. It?s just a fling. I came here tonight to ask you to marry me.? TK sank to one knee. ?TK, stand up. I have to tell you something. You?re not going to like it.? ?What is it Kari?? ?TK, Davis just asked me to marry him. I said yes.? Kari would never forget the expression on TK?s face at that moment. It was full of pain, but more of anger. ?I?m sorry TK. I thought you knew. I?? ?Don?t bother,? TK said coldly. ?I understand you. I understand what you have to do?And what I have to do.? What happened next was very unusual. TK had always worn his crest of hope around his neck since they got back from the digital world. At that moment, it fell from his neck, and shattered. Kari gasped. ?I?ll be going now,? TK said, again in a cold, dark voice. Kari was speechless. She didn?t sleep at all that night. She just lay there. What should she do? How would she face TK again? Those questions became answers the next evening. Davis was working late, so Kari walked home. It was dark, and the wind was blowing fiercely. She kept getting the feeling that someone was following her, and her instincts having never failed her before, Kari walked a little faster than normal. It proved to be not enough. Suddenly, all Kari knew was that she was on the ground, with some maniac on top of her. She kicked, and struggled to get free. The dark man forced himself on her. Kari was now scared for her life, but she still trusted her instincts. She waited for that right moment. As soon as her attacker reached for his belt buckle, she let all of a woman?s fury loose. She delivered a swift kick to the most sensitive area on any man?s body, and was able to free herself. She started to run, but something told her to turn around. There he was. He lay there, curled up in pain. His toboggan had fallen off. She could clearly see who it was under the street lamp. ?TK?! Why?? Kari said in a painful tone. TK got up, and ran for all he was worth, despite the terrible pain he was in. Kari stood there, in total disbelief. She couldn?t understand what would drive TK to attack her. She ran home and called Davis, telling him he had to see her tonight. After Kari explained the whole thing to him, Davis was as shocked as Kari. ?What are you going to do?? Davis asked. There was a slight tone of anger in his voice. ?Nothing.? Kari said bluntly. ?He can?t get away with this,? Davis tried. ?He didn?t. I don?t think he?ll ever have kids now.? ?Kari?? ?No, Davis. I?m not going to do anything. I owe him that much. Besides, I don?t think he?ll try it again. I know it was him. I saw him. He didn?t want me to see him.? ?I hope you?re right?? Davis said, a little more than worried. The fact was, Kari would only see TK one more time. It was about two weeks before her wedding. She passed him down in Shinjuku, while shopping for wedding decorations. He was dressed in black. He was pale, and his hair was all ratty. He didn?t wear his usual hat. He had weird contacts in to make his eyes look all black. He didn?t even see Kari. At least, if he did, she could see no signs of it. That was the last time she was to see the one she?d shared so much of her childhood with. This was to be the image she would carry to this date. ?I?m fine now, Davis. Let?s go back to sleep,? Kari said, coming back to reality, and rolled the covers back for him. The two curled up together, and were soon asleep in the warmth of each other?s touch. The next day, Davis and Kari were to meet Mimi at a corner café. They were sitting in a booth waiting on her to arrive, chatting about the scenery, and how nice the weather was. Suddenly, something caught Kari?s attention. She stared out the window, trying to get a second glimpse. She got her chance, but it totally threw her out of her mind. ?No?not here?not him. It couldn?t be,? She thought to herself. ?What?s wrong Kari?? Davis asked. Kari continued to stare out the window, waiting to see him again. As the row of people parted again, he wasn?t there. Could she have imagined it? Surely not? ?Kari?? ?Huh? Oh! I?m fine, honest. I just thought I saw?? ?Saw what?? ?Willis. Yeah, I thought I saw Willis.? ?Really? We should drop in on him too!? ?Yeah, we should. Hey there?s Mimi!? Kari exclaimed.

Sara: I did double space when I typed it...Ah well. Of course you can put it there! Everyone else: Thanks!

Chapter 2: A day without Rain Everyone had gone home from Kari?s party except for Tai and Sora, who had stayed to help clean up. Davis was doing the dishes, and Kari and Sora were straightening the place. Tai was watching the soccer coverage on TV. Kari and Sora were deep in conversation. ?What if I see him?? Kari asked. ?So what? Maybe he?ll actually be glad to see you. You were his best friend.? Sora replied. ?But he didn?t want that. And the last time I saw him?? ?I know,? Sora cut in. ?But you have to hope for the best.? ?Funny you should say hope.? Kari remarked. Sora gave a half smile and then started to vacuum. ?I?m trying to watch this!? Tai bellowed. ?Tai, if you?re not careful, you?re going to end up with a pot belly, and sit around gazing at the TV all day long!? Davis teased. ?Oh, be quiet,? Tai playfully sulked. ?So how?s the soccer team gonna be this year?? Davis asked. ?I got my eyes on the Odaiba team. They?ve really made a comeback. I don?t think they?ve been this good since Ken played for them!? Tai replied. Davis laughed, and put the last of the dishes away. ?Well, I guess we?ll be going now,? Tai said standing up. Kari walked over to her brother and hugged him. ?Thanks for a great party Tai.? Sora coughed a bit. ?I figure you had a hand in it too,? Kari said sarcastically, glancing back at Tai. She hugged Sora as well, and the two walked out the door. Davis walked over to Kari. ?I got one more little gift for you too,? he said slyly. ?Oh you do. And just what would this ?little? gift be?? Kari chuckled. Davis blushed. ?That?s no fair! I didn?t mean it that way! Ugh!? ?Left yourself wide open for that one!? Kari giggled and nudged his side. ?So let?s see how good this gift is, shall we?? She pulled him to their bedroom, and shut the door. The next morning was gorgeous. The sun was shining, and there was a cool breeze. Kari and Davis were all packed and heading for the door. Tai was taking them to the airport. ?Now, have we got everything?? Kari began to go through a mental checklist. ?Keys?? ?Check.? ?Tickets?? ?Check.? ?Husbands?? ?I hope so! Wait?did you mean that to be plural?? Davis laughed. ?I think that?s illegal. Come on. Tai?s here.? At the airport, Tai stood and watched Davis and Kari board their plane. ?Have fun you two!? he yelled. ?Bye!? Davis and Kari said together. The two made their way through the boarding ramp, and into the plane. Davis let Kari sit by the window since it was her trip. A few minutes later, the plane was in the air. Kari couldn?t really remember the last time she?d flown. Had it been since her last New York trip?with him? Surely it hadn?t been that long. But it had been. She wondered where time went. And why it had such drastic affects on people. The in-flight movie began to play. It was some cheesy romance movie, and Davis had already fallen asleep. ?He should be tired after last night!? Kari thought. She blushed a bit. It still made her feel a little odd to even think about that. She guessed she?d get used to it. After all, she?d only been married for eight months. She was practically still a newly wed. The movie was still playing, and Kari found herself drifting in and out of sleep. She?d dream while she was out. Finally, the dreams became clearer. She found herself standing in a familiar place. It was beautiful. She walked over to a nearby tree, and sat down. She expected to see somebody familiar. But who would it be? She didn?t know. Suddenly, she heard something rustling in the forest behind her. She stood up, looked, and saw a figure. She walked closer. The figure became clearer. It was him. She was happy, yet disturbed at the same time. He was saying something to her, but she couldn?t hear what. She listened harder. ?Kari,? his voice called. ?Kari, it?s time?? Now his voice didn?t sound right. It wasn?t the same. ?Kari, Kari, wake up.? Davis?s voice? That?s not right. Wait?Kari drifted back up through the layers of consciousness. Davis was smiling at her. ?We?re here!?

Nice creepy stuff there. Any story that creates mental pictures like that is definatly a good one! Can't wait for more!

Well, here it goes for my second fanfic. I hope you all enjoy it! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Chapter One: And so it continues? It was a typical afternoon for Tokyo. The sun was out, the birds singing, the people busily walking by, eager to get on with their lives. Kari had just gotten off work, and was headed back to her apartment. She?d worked for the local Newspaper as a photographer for two years now. Today was her nineteenth birthday. Tai supposedly had a party planned for her. If Kari knew Tai, this should be interesting. As she walked across the street, she wondered if Tai only said he?d planned it, and Sora had done all the work. She smiled to herself as she imagined the looks Sora gave Tai when he acted like that. Ten minutes later, Kari was at her apartment. She placed her things on the bench beside the front door as usual. She walked into her bedroom and took out a change of clothes. It was only 3pm. She didn?t expect anyone until after 6 that night. So, Kari thought she?d indulge in a hot bubble bath. Indeed she did need it. It had been a stressful day at work, or rather, in the fields covering the soccer championship games. She?d taken some awesome shots though, and they were sure to bring good money. Kari slipped off her khakis and blouse, and climbed into the already full tub. It felt so good on her tired body. As she lay there, her mind wandered. She thought about the party. Who was coming? What had Tai?um?Sora planned? Would it be like old times? She missed her friends. She still saw Yolei on a regular basis, but Ken was always out doing detective work somewhere. There were the occasional times when their professions crossed paths. She?d done a story on him, since he was the youngest chief detective on the police force. It was good to see Ken, even if it was at a murder scene. Kari laughed to herself over the irony. The sound of the door opening and then shutting again broke into her thoughts. Kari sat up a bit. ?I?m home!? Davis?s voice called to her. ?I?m in the bath! I?ll be out in a minute!? Kari called back. ?Davis is off work early,? Kari thought to herself. ?Hmmm?? Kari slipped into her Capri pants and her pink shirt. These were her comfortable clothes. She brushed her hair back, and pulled it up in a ponytail. She looked at herself in the mirror. She liked her hair longer. It looked good. Davis was right. ?There?s a rare thing,? Kari laughed at herself. She walked out and found him sitting at the kitchen table looking through some kind of brochure. ?Hey. How was work?? She smiled and sat down next to him. ?Ah, man. Was it ever busy. We had a couple of servers call in sick, so we were kind of short staffed. But, a good manager helps where he can. So, guess what I did all afternoon?? ?Waited tables?? Kari replied. ?Yep. How?d you guess?? Davis laughed. ?What?s that you got there?? Kari asked, motioning toward the brochure. ?What, this?? Davis stood, and playfully teased her. ?Wouldn?t you like to know!? He dangled it in front of her, making sure to keep the writing covered. ?No fair! Come on! Let me see! It is my birthday!? Kari struggled. ?I know it is. And that?s why I am going to read this to you!? Davis replied. ?Read it to me?? Kari echoed. ?Mmhmm. Now listen. Two tickets for one round trip flight from Tokyo International Airport to John F. Kennedy Airport, USA.? He flipped to another. ?13 nights in the Raddison Inn Hotel and Suites, New York City.? Kari gasped. ?Two whole weeks in New York?! Mimi!? Davis smiled. ?In the Honeymoon suite too! Happy Birthday!? ?But?work?? Kari began. ?I?ve had this planned with them for two months. They know all about it. I got Yolei?s sister looking after the restaurant too. So we?re good to go! We leave tomorrow at noon.? Davis smiled again. Kari jumped up, and tackled him, but he caught her, and swung her around. They stopped, eyes locked. ?I don?t know what to say. I can?t believe this is happening.? Kari whispered. ?Believe it, babe. We?re going to New York!? Davis leaned in to kiss her, and almost did, but the doorbell rang. ?That would be my brother?at an inopportune time as always.? Kari sighed, and went to answer the door. ?Hey Kari, Davis! How?s it going?? Tai burst in. Sora followed, carrying all sorts of bags of food, and decorations. She?d have said hi too, but she was carrying a bag in her mouth. Kari laughed, and relieved her of four of the bags. ?Do we really need all this?? Kari asked. ?Of course! It?s my little sister?s nineteenth birthday! We gotta have a party!? Tai shouted. Kari leaned over to Sora. ?You didn?t bring any beer did you?? She whispered. Sora laughed. ?Nope, I conveniently forgot it!? The doorbell rang again. Davis answered it this time. It was Yolei, and Ken too! ?Ken old buddy! You made it off the force long enough to come!? Davis cheered. ?How?d you manage that one?? ?Ah, you know. What with all this government program stuff, crime?s at an all time low. So they could spare me for an evening.? Ken smiled. Kari smiled to. She remembered the day when Ken never smiled. Now it seemed that was all he did. ?I brought some stuff from the store as well. On my employee discount of course!? Yolei chimed. Everyone laughed. No matter how much time passed, Yolei would always be Yolei. As the evening went on, Matt, Cody, and Izzy showed up as well. Kari was having lots of fun. But something wasn?t right. She couldn?t put her finger on it at first, but then she realized what was wrong. Somebody was missing. Where was he? How had he been? For all she knew, he could be in another country. A part of her longed for him, but not in the same way he?d longed for her. As the party went on, Kari easily dismissed these thoughts.

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by muetank [/i] [B]1. i can ake my eyes jiggle back and forth realy fast [/B][/QUOTE] I can do that too! How weird is that?! [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by GinnyLyn [/i] [B][color=royal blue]I don't drink, swear, smoke, or have intimate relationships with others. Does that count as being weird? :D [/color] [/B][/QUOTE] Oh and like I do...hehe...it's a running joke at work for them to try and make me curse. Then they try and make me high by spraying this shoe cleaner stuff...which we have to use anyway....I work with weird people..O_O' Anyway, I think my voice is weird. I am 21, and I sound 13. People often mistake me and my mom on the phone. I sing too, so the weird part about that is, I can do pretty good female-singer impersonations...now that's weird.:rolleyes:

[b]Who are you in your own mind?[/b] Well, I've always been the quiet one. I really came out of that my Junior year of high school though. That's when I started drama. my first big role was in Grease, and I played a dual roll. I had to sing alone in front of about 500 people. I just decided to get up and do it. I did, and I have been at it since. I now sing and play piano in a christian band called In His Eyes. I am a Christian. I was raised in church. I work for almost everything I get, including my truck and college education. I come from a large family (4 brothers and a sister) and a recently broken home. I was always the one to pick up the odd hobbies, like anime, trains, music, and drawing. I'd consider myself to be a loyal person as well. [b]How others see me[/b] The quiet smart kid. I got good grades in High school, so I was the smart one. I was also the sweet one. The guy with the girl connections. I always hung out with the girls, so when a guy liked one of them, they came to me. It's also been assumed that I'm gay. I'm not, at all. [b]How I wish others would see me[/b] I don't like it too much when people assume I am gay. They hardly know me. How would they know? Just ask me. That's all you have to do. I'd also like it if a girl looked at me as boyfriend material, instead of that sweet guy she could talk to. Other than that, I'm pretty happy with the way others see me.

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Ginny, we've already talked about this. I just wanted to re-emphasize the fact that you are an increadibly strong girl. Holding all that in would drive most people to the asylum. But you didn't. Mostly because of your faith, but partly due to your will. You are amazing Ginny lyn, but you know that, right? ;)

That was rude. I work retail, and you'd be amazed at just how rude people can be. It's sort of fun to play around with them though. I sell shoes. One time we were having a clearance sale, and we had stacked out several styles of athletic shoes on a folding table. I had just finished fixing them and turned around to do something else. This [i]woman[/i] walks up and starts searching through the stacks. Now, I had stacked them so each stack was the same shoe, to cut down on mess. She was going through them as if they were all different. You'd think after 5 or 6 stacks you'd get the idea. Worse yet, she knocked several boxes into the floor, and then left them there. I just kind of grit my teeth and worked on my other project. One of my regular customers was there, and she goes "I bet you just love messy people." She said it loud enough for the other lady to hear, so I say equally loud "What they don't know is, I have all their names and addresses in the computer. I [i]could[/i] just look them up and go and trash their living room!" The lady left rather hurridly...hhehe:)

The controls are just a simple, one cab control. The layout isn't big enough to run more than one train at a time. Although I could have a short one in a siding while a longer one passes it. I intend to put some power lines up, but I want to order this special elastic string, that way if I hit it on accident, it streches and won't snap the poles. Glad you like it! Here's a pic of the entire layout. This was taken a while back, and I have worked on it a lot since it was taken.

okay. I fixed the pole line, and I decided to have a bit of fun with photo impressions!

As many of you know, I like trains. I recently started working on my model railroad layout again. I just wanted to show you all how it was comming along. What do you think?

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by genkai [/i] [B]Hey, if that camera wasn't covered in specks and that was in black and white, and you moved the angle either higher or lower, it could pass as great photography!! That's almost a WHITE OUT to you? That's like, 2 inches... [/B][/QUOTE] That photo was taken with a digital camera, and those specks are HUGE snowflakes, and the wind was gusting at about 40 mph. I had no intentions of that pic comming out perfect. My definition of a white out is when it's snowing so hard you can barly see 50 feet in front of you. The train in the photo was about 40 feet away, and the one where you can only see the lights is about 30 yards away. I didn't say there was a lot of snow on the ground. It was only about 1-2 inches. Nothing like 5 years ago. We got 2 feet! Snow isn't uncommon around here, but a lot of snow is. And when it does snow, it is hardly ever as hard as in the photo. Now for the wierdness of weather we have. I took this photo in the same spot this afternoon. No snow...no clouds...no cold...It was still very windy though. It's a wonder I don't have pneumonia.:rolleyes:

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by SaiyanPrincessX [/i] [B]Well in Phoenix where I was born we would get sandstorms once in awhile. Once we had a really bad one, that I can remember. I was about 5 or 6 and and my brother and I were looking outside through our back door and saw the picnic table fly across the patio. That same day my dad had to get something(who knows what..)and he went outside. You could barely see him. We also had alot of monsoons during the summer. Very heavy rain and dangerous lightning. Flooded our backyard was. We were litrally swimming in our backyard. Here in Ohio we don't really get but 'strange' weather. Humid/mucky summers with cold/snowy winters(sometimes). Our weather was a bit..off balance last year. It was around 70 degress(F) on Christmas eve I belive(at least sometime in December). It snowed few times last year, this year it has snowed quite a bit. There was once a tornado here, before I moved to this part of Ohio. It ripped the roof off one of the Middle schools near me. I have no pictures though. ¬.¬ [/B][/QUOTE] Oh! What part of Ohio do you live in? I'm in the southeastern part. Vinton County. Maybe you've heard of it? It's always in the news because it's like the 2nd or 3rd poorest county in Ohio. Heh.:rolleyes: Here's what's wacked. I took the photo of that snowstorm on Monday, right? Well today, it was 56 degrees! Go figure. That's what they say about Southern Ohio. If you don't like the weather, just wait a couple of days and you'll get something different.:)

I like rain....and heat...and the OCEAN! Don't be so negative!:) Sheesh L.A. All that at once?

Hey everybody. One of my hobbies is weather. I don't have very many exciting stories to share though. I don't live anywhere where stuff like that happens often. So....I'll post this picture I took the other day of a near-white out! Please share some of your weather related stories and pictures here.:) PS: the photo has one of my other favorite hobbies: Trains! ^_^

Hmmm.... Blanko: Because she's the first person to ever talk to me here, and she's like a sister to me. Ginny: Because we're so much alike its scary, yet so different. Sara: Because she's the funniest, yet most down to earth person I do believe I know. Shyguy: He's like the only other guy I can hold a conversation with that lasts more than 10 minutes.

Excellent addition! Keep going! I am in suspence!