Tym-Hi's and hello's! My name's Tym, short for Tyrannomon a'course. I'll be your host/commentator/writer for this fic. And just to let you know, this may not be a 2 shot (2 ch.) fic. Actually, we'll see.
SS-Sleepy Sheep here, and ya, Tym's taking this one. I'm strickly a YGO writer, Tym's the Digimon author...whose using MY account.
Tym-oh yea, THANKS SS!!! *hugs SS* Now say the disclaimer so I can start.
SS-Fine. DISCLAIMER: Neither of us own Digimon, or it's people, or it's digimon. Man, I can't believe I made you say all of my disclaimers 'In Angels Watching Over Me'.
&Tym Talks&
~This is a total AU. So the Frontier gang never went to the digital world, but all of them have been really good friends for a long time. It probably won't make sense in the beginning, but after the 1st chapter, you might want to re-read it if you didn't get it. I added the prologue into the 1st ch. cuz it's too short to be on its own, and it just adds some intro. into the situation.
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"blah"----dialogue
'blah'----thoughts
*blah*----physical action (Like when I hugged SS)
Tym-And I think English dub names will be used for easy typing on my behalf. For people who don't know, that's: Takuya (14), Kouji (I like using that instead of Koji) (14), JP (15), Zoe (14), and Tommy (10). kk, that's it. Anything/one else I'll tell ya in the fic with an A/N. Enjoy!
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The Way it's Suppose to be for Me
Prologue
****Kouji's Journal****
I'm glad that all this fuss is finally over, but now that I think about it, I think I acted like some kinda soap opera actor when I started this search. This, sorta 'who am I' search. Man, I can't believe I actually reacted that way. If someone was watching me during those few days, they would have said something like: "Kouji, why are you so OOC?!?" Good thing my life isn't a show. But I guess some good came out of this, I found out that family is the people you grow up with, the people who care about you, and that some writing on a piece of paper doesn't change that.
Yea, I'm really glad that my life isn't a show, though someone could probably make a few bucks from the idea. I mean, growing up with a family that's really your, well, I think I'll save that for later.
Chapter 1
No need to wonder
****Takuya's room****
"Oh man! Where is it?!! Where did I put my hat?!?" Takuya was searching the room from top to bottom, furiously looking for his trusty hat.
"Takuya!! Will you hurry up?!! We're going to be late for the movie!!!"
"Well I'm not leaving until I find my hat, Kouji!" Kouji sighed, he stopped leaning on the doorframe and started for his room.
"Why did you take it off anyway?! I thought you always wore it!!" By the time Kouji reached the threshold of the room, Takuya looked up.
"You should know where it is, afterall, you are the one who took it off." Takuya went back to looking, while Kouji thought back to what happened last night.
~$^flashback^$~
"Kouji, Kouji!" Takuya continuosly shook his best friend, tugging at his midnight blue pajamas and calling his name. "Kouji! Wake up!!" He gave up after a couple minutes, and sat down at the edge of his bed. Kouji took the golden opportunity and quickly tackled him, pinning him to the soft covers. He stayed there, watching his brown haired friend as he tried to push him off. Then he finally spoke, his voice was slow, soft, and slightly annoyed, as he hated being woken up at night.
"What?! What is it Takuya?" Takuya stoped squirming and put on his best puppy dog eyes.
"I can't sleep, I had a nightmare. Can I stay with you tonight? (A/N: Don't get any gross ideas, it'll all make sense soon.)" Kouji sighed, got off him, and pulled the covers back, if only he had seen the smirk on Takuya's face. Once Kouji's back was turned, Takuya tackled him back, which was a big mistake because Kouji had a pillow waiting. It was an all or nothing pillow/tickle fight, which ended like it always did. With Takuya was on his stomach at the foot of the bed, holding a pillow, and Kouji resting his head on the small of Takuya's back.
The blankets were all over the place, and Takuya was fast asleep, so Kouji reached over and swiped his hat. It was always like this, whenever Takuya couldn't sleep, he'd wake Kouji and then they 'fought'. Since it was the only way to make the brown haired boy fall asleep, Kouji played along. Now he was twirling the hat, feeling the spell of sleep overcome him again. Eventually he tossed it aside, and joined Takuya in slumber.
~$^end flashback^$~
"Oh yea, now I remember." Kouji walked over to the side of his bed, kneeled down, and felt for the item. When he touched the fabric, he pulled it out and tossed it to his friend. Takuya caught it, dusted it off, and grabbed his goggles.
"Thanks." He was about to put it on until Kouji grabbed his arm and rushed out the room.
"Now that that emergency is over, we got to get down to that theater before Zoe sends us to the ER." They ran out of the house and headed toward the cinema, praying that they'd make it.
****Infront of the theater****
"Errrrr, where are those guys?!?!? *looks at watch* The movie's going to start in less than 15 min!!!"
"Don't worry Zoe, I'm sure they'll be here soon." Tommy tried to calm her down, but it didn't seem to be working.
"Ya Z, plus we already got their tickets, once they get here, we can go in." JP took out their tickets again, and looked at his watch. *sigh* "Why are they always late?"
"Maybe because they live together." She paced around, trying to take her mind off the situation. "That way, they can encourage each other to be late and make me crazy!" JP went to her side and tried to calm her.
"C'mon Zoe, you know that they don't do this on purpose." Tommy chimed in.
"Ya, I'm sure they just lost track of time."
"Lost track of time?!!?! They both have watches! Oh...when those brothers get here they are SO dead!!" Tommy looked down the street again, thankful to see the two running down the sidewalk.
"Look! Here they come!" JP and Zoe looked too, and she finally regained her composure.
"Well, it's about time."
"I wonder which one of them kept the other up this time."
"I still can't believe they're brothers."
"Oh Tommy, don't bring that up again." Zoe grabbed 3 tickets from JP's hand and waved at the two. "Don't you remember what happened last time?"
"Ya, I do. But at first glance, you wouldn't think they were related."
"They are, now stop talking about it." When they finally reached their friends, both were out of breath. Kouji began explaining, but Zoe didn't listen, she just shoved a ticket into their hand and JP and Tommy pushed them towards the doors.
****Outside the theater, after the movie****
"Didn't I tell you? Huh? Didn't I say that this movie would be great?"
Zoe said as she lead them out and down the sidewalk.
"Yea Zoe, it was a great movie."
"Uh huh, great movie." While those 3 (Zoe, Kouji and Takuya) talked about the movie, JP and Tommy continued the other conversation they started before the movie.
"Hey Tommy, about what you said earlier."
"What did I say earlier?"
"You know, that thing about Kouji and Takuya not being brothers." Tommy stopped sipping his smoothie and looked up at him.
"Zoe said that we shouldn't talk about that."
"Why not?"
"Because they ARE brothers JP! I mean, they live in the same house, they have the same mom, same dad, same little brother. They even have the same last name! You know why his name is Kouji Kanbara??? Because he IS Takuya's brother!!!!!!!" It was rare that Tommy ever shouted like that, but JP guessed that it was for more effect.
"Well, what about all their differences?" They continued walking, and Tommy listened as he took another sip. "They have different hair color, different eye color, different personalities, heck, nothing about them is similar!" Zoe finally heard their bickering and silently slipped out of Takuya and Kouji's conversation, and into Tommy and JP's. "They mine as well be best friends than brothers. I mean, you could take Kouji out of the family and it would look normal. Everyone with brown hair and auburn eyes, but put Kouji back in, and it's like...it's like...well, he's like the black sheep, the lone wolf, the-"
"I thought you guys were going to stop talking about that!" Both JP and Tommy noticed her and stopped talking. She gave them a hard look, and looked back to Takuya and Kouji, hoping that neither had heard them. "Really JP I thought you had enough sense to know that those two are brothers. I don't even know why you're questioning it. That's like questioning if my hair is really blond." She left the two and returned to the brothers.
"Hey Zoe." Takuya looked back to JP and Tommy, then back to her. "What were those two talking about?"
"Oh, nothing."
"Come on Zoe, we heard them arguing. What's up?" Kouji asked.
"Well, if you really wanna know."
"Yes!" They said in unison. She started talking, hoping she wasn't making a mistake.
"It's nothing big really, they were just talking about you guys...and how you're brothers and all." Kouji got it in a second, but Takuya needed some another clue.
"Ya, we're brothers, what about it Zoe?" Kouji looked at him, hard. Takuya stared back, only his eyes were filled with confusion and wonder. Kouji stopped, then looked down. Zoe mouthed the word 'brother' at him, and then he got it. "Oh, oh! Oh, Kouji. Zoe, they were talking about that... again?!?!" They continued walking, while Zoe kept talking.
"Ya, but like I said, it's no big deal." Takuya nodded, but Kouji still looked down, his hands now stuffed in his pockets. "Really, they know you're brothers, it's just a LiTtLe hard to, uh, to see. I mean, you guys don't look anything alike, and-" This time Takuya gave her the look. Then he put his arm around Kouji's shoulder, and whispered something to him. Whatever it was brought the light back to his eyes, because Kouji looked back up and had a small smile on his face. 'Hm, I'm glad that Takuya cheered him up, *looks back* I just wished that JP would stop putting those ideas in Tommy's head. *sigh* I wonder what they're planning.'
"I don't think it's a good idea JP."
"C'mon, what's so bad about it? We could pull it off."
"But, shouldn't we be able to trust them? I mean, we've all been friends ever since I can remember. I don't think it's right."
"Look, my friend's mom works at the hospital where we were all born right? *Tommy nods* And Takuya has that big game tomorrow, right? *nods* So, we'll go to the hospital, check out his records, and be back in time for the game. Simple as pie."
"B-but, what if they find out?"
"Who? Kouji and Takuya? No way. Takuya will be busy preparing for the game, and knowing Kouji, he'll probably help him practice. They'll never know."
"Why are we doing this again?" He takes one last sip and throws his drink in the trash.
"To see if they are related or not." Tommy gives him an uneasy look, so JP explains further. "Look, if the certificate says that Mrs. Kanbara is Kouji's birth mom then everything's fine. All that stuff is just a coincidence. But if it's another woman, then we can tell them the truth. I mean, they have a right to know, huh?"
"I...I guess so-"
"Then we're actually doing them a favor, right?"
"Uh...*looks at Kouji and Takuya* uh huh." JP smiled at him.
"Great! Then it's agreed. I'll meet you at the hospital at 8am, then we can search around and still be back in time for the game at 9am."
"Ok."
****Takuya's room, around 11:30pm****
*yawn* "Well, we better get some sleep. I know I'm gonna need it. *Gets in his bed* *yawn* G'night Kouji." Takuya falls onto his pillow, waiting for his answer, but when he only hears the wind, he gets up. "Kouji?" He looks straight across the room and can make out Kouji's outline. Apparently he was sitting up, and staring out the window. "Kouji? Are you ok?" When his brother said nothing he got up, walked over to his bedside, and stood before him. "Kouji? What's wrong?" Kouji finally snapped out of it, and looked at him.
"What? Oh, ya, um...good night Takuya." He was about to pull up the covers, until Takuya stopped him.
"Hey, what's wrong?"
"Nothing. I was just...thinking."
"About..."
"About...nothing."
"You were thinking about nothing?" This time, he didn't say anything in response. Then it hit him. "You were thinking about what Zoe told us, huh? About us not being brothers?" When Kouji looked down, Takuya knew he was right, and continued. "Come on, you know that's not true. Mom would have said something to you by now if you were adopted...But you weren't! You know that, right?" There was a long silence before Kouji spoke.
"I...I don't...really believe it. I just, started to see how they could have thought it." Takuya sat down next to him. "It's easy to guess that we're not related, Zoe, JP, and Tommy didn't even believe it when we first told them. They had to come over and see everything before accepting it. But I guess JP and Tommy never really bought it. Now that I think about it, if I were them, I wouldn't have believed us either."
"What? Why?"
"We're just so different. Different hair color, eyes color, personalities. I just assumed that I was the black sheep of the family, but now, I see that it's totally possible that I'm not even suppose to be here."
"Kouji, it doesn't matter if you look different, dad's hair is sorta dark, and so are his eyes. That's probably where you got your color from. I mean, how could you believe it? How could you believe for one second that we aren't brothers? That you aren't a part of this family? You've lived here forever, I've grown up with you by my side!"
"No. That's not all true."
"What?! What do you mean it's not true? Of course it is!"
"No. I was looking at our baby pictures earlier, and I saw that the photos of us, together, started when we were two. There are more of just you from the moment you were born, but none of me. It's like my life started when I was two, that I didn't exsist before then." Takuya sat closer to him, and put his hand on his shoulder.
"Well, maybe mom just lost those pictures...or misplaced them. She doesn't have room for all of 'em."
"I'm not saying that I believe it completely, I'm just starting to think that they might be right. That I am adopted."
"Well, is it really a big deal if you are?" Kouji just stared at him, his eyes were so cold, so serious, almost empty.
"It's a very big deal Takuya." He shook Takuya's hand from his shoulder and looked out the window. "Haven't you ever wondered if things in your life were too good to be true? That, something didn't feel quite right? Well I have, I mean, I have great parents, good friends, excellent grades, *looks over his shoulder* and a brother that cares too much. It's just like a TV show, but I know that my life isn't perfect, that something here isn't right. So I looked at my life for a moment, that's when I saw the differences, heard what others were saying, and thought about it."
"Well, you must have forgotten that some things are so good, that they're true." Kouji turned around to face him again. "Can't you accept the fact that you have a good life? You don't have to be such a pessimist, Kouji."
"You know why you see things that way Takuya? Because you have absolutely no doubt about your family. But I do! Sometimes I think that our mom might not be my real mom. That dad is just another man, that Shinya is a little boy that can be annoying." He took a deep breath before stating his next thought. "That you're just a friend, like JP or Zoe, no relation." Takuya, being the optimist that he is, put a smile on his face and wrapped both his arms around Kouji's neck and rested his chin on his shoulder.
"Kouji, Kouji, Kouji. First of all, I am nothing like JP. And you must be blind if you think I'm like Zoe. And remember, I'm you're best friend first, and your brother second. So, if by some weird twist we're not related, you'll still have me as someone you can count on. That'll help you out no matter what happens. Got it?" Kouji close his eyes and nodded.
"Ya, I got it."
"Good. Now, about the relation part, I think I can solve that one." Koujis eyes snapped open.
"How?" Takuya removed his arms from his shoulder and turned him around so that they were face to face.
"Tomorrow, we can go to the hospital where we were born, and check out your records. Easy."
"Not that easy, we can't go."
"Why not? You want to know who you are don't you?"
"Ya, ya I do. But you have the big game tomorrow. We can't go."
"Oh yes we can. The game isn't until 9am, we can go around 8am, look around, then make it back in time for the game."
"Why don't we just wait 'till Sunday?"
"Because...this thing is eating you up! So the sooner you find out, the sooner you'll be back to your normal, sarcastic self." Kouji smiled. "Cuz I'm telling you, I don't like this worrying, sad, pessimistic Kouji. He's giving the real you a bad rep." Kouji tried to stifle a laugh.
"Ok, fine, tomorrow around 8am. But won't mom and dad think we're leaving just a little too early?"
"No way, they know how psyched I am about this game. They'll just think that we're out getting in some more practice."
"All right, I guess I can't argue with you there."
"See! You're still not your old self yet." Kouji raised an eyebrow at him. Takuya just widened his grin. "The old you would have argued about it until I agreed to not go though with it. You're losing your touch buddy." Kouji just sighed and got under his covers, but when Takuya didn't leave, he got up.
"What?" Takuya looked over to his bed, then back to Kouji.
"I'm too lazy and too tired to go back to my bed...can I stay here tonight?" There were the puppy eyes again, and after a few minutes, Kouji pulled his covers back, and they both climbed in. Takuya was right he was losing his touch. "G'night Kouji." As the darker haired one got comfortable, he felt an arm fall across his stomach. He turned his head to find that Takuya had pulled him into a hug. He sighed, and went along with it since he was going to help him with the hospital thingy tomorrow.
"Good night Takuya."
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Tym-Well...I'm done, bye-bye!
SS-Wait! Don't you have things to tell the readers?
Tym-Huh...oh, um...you dudes and dudettes like it? One or maybe two more chapters since this is a 2 shot fanfic. Plz R/R so I know what to fix, things to add, or phrases to clarify. Ashes ta Ashes digidudes! *runs out of the room*
SS-*sigh* Tym obviously needs to learn more about being an author. Anywayz, if your wondering about anything here, e-mail me, and the 'ashes ta ashes' thing...that's just Tym's way of saying good-bye. Sweet Dweams minna-san! *follows Tym*