Ok boys and girls, this is my first fic. So if you could find it in your hearts…please go easy on me…I'm only 17! Anyway I don't own Digimon though if I did…well I'm not telling you how things would be different.

The End of Kouji Minamoto

Chapter One

Goodbye

Dark clouds filled the sky on the early Wednesday afternoon. Kouji had always felt that rain during a funeral was just one of those things you see in a movie. But this was no movie; it was real life and for Kouji wished that his would just end right there in that cemetery. But then he thought of Takuya, Junpei, Izumi and Tomoki. They had already lost a good friend…how would they handle the sudden suicide of another?

Put it out of your mind, Kouji thought. But he couldn't…he just couldn't.

He looked to his left and saw Junpei with his arm over a crying Izumi's shoulder. Her eyes had gone all puffy but she still looked beautiful in her black funeral dress. Kouji looked back to the casket that was slowly being lowered six feet under a thick layer of grass and dirt.

Kouji looked over to his right and saw Tomoki with his head down at the grass. He could see the few tears that managed to escape to the grass below. He had made a wonderful speech at the service about the now dearly departed. The rain now started to come down like a waterfall but everyone who was there stood their ground. Takuya was sad but looked brave as ever. His head turned to his left at Kouji. He wanted to say something to Kouji to reassure him that things would be OK. That he would make it through his life just fine. But he couldn't.

Takuya felt a lump in his throat and the tears form in the back of his eyes. He turned away from Kouji and cried.

Whywhywhywhywhywhy, Takuya thought. This isn't fair…poor Kouji

The casket vanished from site.

It's over, thought Kouji, He's gone…and I'll never see him again

The past few days had been hard on Kouji. He hadn't eaten, hadn't slept and hadn't done anything.

"Goodbye," someone from the crowd called out sadly and then started to cry. The crowd of on lookers in the cemetery looked now at Kouji.

What do I say to them?

He cleared his throat.

"I want to thank you," he said sadly, "For coming out here today in such foul weather to help me grieve. On behalf of my family…thank you."

The onlookers now turned away and made their ways back to their cars. Izumi made her way to Kouji and hugged him.

"Are you gonna be all right," she asked him breaking the hug.

Kouji nodded.

"Y-yea…just give me a minute, OK?"

Junpei nodded.

"Take all the time you need, buddy. We'll be in my car."

They all left him standing in front of a large hole in the ground and a tombstone.

Kouji moved along side the hole where the casket now lay and went over to the tombstone. He put his hand on it and up until now hadn't even read what was on it.

KOUICHI KIMURA

BROTHER, SON AND HERO

Kouji smiled and then started to sob. He felt a gentle hand go on his back. He turned around and saw Takuya standing behind him.

"Come on," he whispered.

Kouji stood up and hugged Takuya. He wept on his best friend's shoulder but Takuya didn't mind at all.

"It's OK," he kept whispering into Kouji's ear. Kouji broke the hug and they walked towards Junpei's black BMW.

(Well…what do you think? I know what you're thinking: How could you kill Kouichi? How did he die? I'm sorry that I did that but this is the only way I could do it. Anyway, please read and review.)