Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon

A/N: I believe that this story is different from my other stories. It has a different tone and I played with different emotions. Plus, I added italicized words in between scenes, but that will come in later chapters. The story also switches to different points of view. For this first chapter, it's just Izzy, but everyone has a story to tell and they'll tell it later! Lastly, before you start reading, I wanted you to be familiar with a few important names.

Hitomi (hi-toe-MY) means beautiful eyes.

Makoto (ma-KOE-toe) means sincere.

Kayo (Kae-YOE) means beautiful.

Norio (NO-ree-oe) means man of law.

Chapter 1

Kayo was a beautiful soul. Her heart always seemed to be in the right place. Seemed… She used to love me, and I her. We used to be inseparable. Now, she's packing her things as I sat hopelessly on my bed, watching her storm around and stuff things into her suitcase. She was mad at me for reasons beyond argument. There was nothing else she could do except for leave. Unfortunately, I had to agree. We used to be in love but it's gone.

We were in love from the first time we met. It was Davis's 18th birthday party. It took place at the new house he bought with his noodle cart money. Unfortunately, he didn't go to college or high school for that matter. However, he opened up his noodle cart and already started making a profit. I'm guessing it was a huge one considering he lives in a two story house with him and his girlfriend Sandra.

"Welcome!" He shouted over the loud music when I rang the doorbell.

I wasn't alone at the time. I came with Tai, Matt, and Sora. By this point, Matt proposed to Sora one morning in the park just days before. "Hi, Davis!" Tai greeted.

"Happy birthday!" Sora cheered.

"Thanks! Come on in!" Davis opened the door and stepped aside before we entered the house. It was huge and elegant looking. It was very surprising how clean it was! It looked better than my house!

"Wow, Davis, this is some place you have!" I yelled.

"Thanks, Izzy! I've been saving up forever!" He told me. "In fact, the rug you're standing on was imported from India and was paid with my first dollar! Well, it didn't cost a dollar but the very first dollar I ever made was put into this very rug!"

"Impressive!"

The doorbell rang, cutting our conversation short, moments later. "Maybe I should just keep this door open! With this music, I might not even hear the bell ring!"

It was Mimi, Norio (her boyfriend of three months), Yolei, and Ken. Collectively and as loudly as possible, they all said "HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DAVIS!"

"Guys! You made it! Nice to see you all again!" Davis and Norio have been friends for a long time. I can't remember how they met, but I can recall Davis introducing Norio to his new girlfriend.

"Did Cody make it yet?" Yolei asked, covering her ears.

"No. Did you hear from Kari, T.K, and Joe?" He asked her.

"Kari and T.K. will be late!"

"And Joe's behind us!" Ken yelled. "He should be here any minute! Meanwhile, can you turn down the music a little? I think we're all going to lose our voices by the time we cut the cake!"

"Good point!" Davis pulled his remote out of his pocket and turned the music down to a point where it was still loud but we can use our normal voices. "Better?"

"Much." Ken answered as he grabbed Yolei's hand and pulled her in to greet everyone.

Seconds later, as Ken predicted, Joe and Jim arrived. Then, Kari and T.K. about an hour after that. Finally, Cody arrived with two women I haven't met before. One had the exact same hair color and cut as Cody along with eye color and skin tone. She wore a short tight fitting red dress and strappy sandals. She had to be related to him because their features looked very similar. The other one was very different. She had long, wavy black hair and navy blue almost black eyes. She wore a pale blue tank top that complemented her ivory skin and a pair of black shorts that matched her knee-high boots. Everyone stopped dancing, eating, and mingling just to look at them. "Wow, Cody! You really scored!" Davis was the first one to speak.

"Hello, everyone." Cody greeted. "I would like you to meet my cousin, Kate, and her friend Kayo. Kate just got into town and I wanted to show her the nice friends I have."

"Well, come on in! Let loose! This is a party!" Davis cheered, letting them in.

My eyes were focused on Kayo. She really lived up to her name. Kayo was beautiful. Her hair bounced as she made her way to the couch which was where I was at the moment. My heart skipped a beat as I tried to focus on something else. That came easy once Tai started dancing with Joe! The two really aren't dancers! However, the focus was lost when she sat down next to me and very softly and as beautiful as music said "Hi."

I turned my attention towards her. She was sitting next to me with her ankles crossed and her chest facing me. "Hi, I'm Izzy." I held out a hand for a handshake.

"Hi, Izzy. I'm Kayo." She grabbed my hand and shook it. "I just love black eyes. I wish mine were."

"Oh? Why is that?" I asked with genuine confusion.

She shrugged. "Because everyone has blue eyes. I've never seen really black eyes before. They're beautiful."

I blushed. "You think my eyes are beautiful?"

"Yes." She smiled.

"I think your eyes are beautiful too. I mean, everyone has blue eyes, but they're not as dark as yours."

She blushed. "Well, I also think your hair is a beautiful shade of red. Everyone has bright fire red hair, but you have true, deep red."

"And your hair is a nice shade of black."

"And you're a nice height." I think she's trying to start a compliment fight based on appearance. This has to be the weirdest first impression! "You're just my height!"

I smiled. "You're a nice height too. Usually everyone's taller than me."

"Really? I like short guys." Finally! Someone likes me for my height! "Would you like to hang out sometime? Maybe we can get together in a place more private."

"Like a date?" I asked. She blushed and nodded. "Okay."

Ever since then, we've dated for three years. By then, we've both finished school and had jobs as a management accountant and a Digital World researcher. Everything was going perfectly. Except, I wasn't too happy. I had an amazing girlfriend, but I'm still living with my parents. They're not the problem, but it was the fact. But Mom wanted me to move out once I was married. She wanted to make sure that I had someone to cook for me. Little does she know that I can make a mean bowl of cereal! She's so traditional.

So I decided to pop the question.

"Hi, Kayo." I called her while she was on her lunch break. "Can you come to the park? I was just here and someone came up and wanted to talk to you about some sort of business promotion."

"Business promotion? You mean a new company?" She asked. "Is this some sort of joke?"

"Just get over here. He's on his lunch break too so he won't be here for long."

"I'll be there in three point eleven minutes." She hung up and was on her way. Working with numbers allows her to be very accurate.

I sat at the park bench while I fumbled the small box around my fingers. Inside was a fifteen hundred dollar ring that I hoped symbolized my love in a nutshell. "Please let this work." I pleaded into the sky, hoping that the heavens would hear me.

"Izzy, where is he?" Kayo asked, rushing out of the car. By the time she got to me, she was out of breath.

"Sit down, my love. I need to tell you something important."

"I missed him, didn't I?" She sighed, sitting next to me.

"He never came. I made that up."

"Why?" She was about to get up, but I held her hand. "Izzy, I have to get back to work."

"You have time unless you're still working through lunch." She sighed as she relaxed into the bench. "I need to tell you something important."

"What is it?"

"First of all, do you know where we are?"

She looked at me with confusion. "The park bench?"

"Not just the park bench."

She thought for a minute then gave me a big smile. "This is the place where we shared our first kiss."

I nodded. "It is."

"And this is the place where you first told me that you loved me."

I smiled. "It is. It's also the place where I asked you to marry me."

"What?" I had Kayo's full attention then. Her dark blue eyes were wide and she was twirling a lock of hair with her finger. It was something she did whenever she got nervous. "You never asked me to…"

She gasped as I opened the ring box to expose the piece of expensive jewelry. "Kayo, will you marry me?"

"Oh, Izzy… Of course I'll be Mrs. Koushiro Izumi!" She gave me several kisses all over. "I love you."

"I love you too." I kissed her back on her precious soft lips.

Our wedding that took place about six months later turned out nice! Everyone was there, my beauty was dressed in white, and I felt six feet tall! After the ceremony, we had our reception at this huge hotel ballroom. It was fully decorated with elegant cutlery, fancy table cloths, and a well dressed band in the background. "Okay, ladies and gentlemen, let's get on the dance floor and celebrate the new addition to the Izumi family!" The head vocalist said.

Everyone cheered as a few bold people stood up and started dancing. I was just sitting at my table while Kayo was talking to family. "Congratulations, Izzy!" Matt told me.

"Yeah, I know you guys will be happy forever." said a very pregnant Sora. She and Matt have been married for three years and are about to have their first child.

"Thanks." I smiled.

"And what a beautiful wife she makes too!" Tai added.

"I'm so happy for you." Mimi came up to me next.

"What are you going to do now that you're married?" Cody asked.

Before I could answer, Kayo came over and sat on my lap. "Now, that we're married," she answered, "we're going to buy a house to put all of these wedding gifts in."

"That's great!" He sat down. "I'm just going to put things out there. I have a girlfriend!"

"Cody, that's great!" I told him. "Is she here?"

"Unfortunately, she's not. Her name is Terri and she's visiting her father in Hong Kong." He said. "She'll be back tomorrow morning."

"Well, that's great anyway."

"Let's make a toast to the newlyweds!" T.K. cheered, raising a glass.

"To the newlyweds!" Everyone cheered.

About year after that, I've gotten the best news ever! At the time, I just came back from the Digital World and Kayo was dressed in her (and my) favorite sundress. It was white with yellow flowers all over and a bright yellow band that goes from under the bust and ties around the back. She also had her hair in a similar fashion. There were two small braids on both sides of her hairline that met in the middle by a small hair clip with the rest of her hair flowing down. Her smile was bright as she greeted me with a hug and a kiss. "Welcome home!" She cheered. "I cleaned up the whole house!"

"How long have you been home?" I asked.

"I worked through lunch so I could come home early." She grabbed my hand. "Take me to the park."

"Why?"

"Well, I'm wearing a sundress. Let's go out into the sun!" She seemed so excited.

"Okay." I held her hand as we got into the car.

I didn't know what was going on. Kayo was excited but at the same time, she was nervous. She was twirling her hair but at the same time, she was happy. When I finally parked the car and turned it off, she nearly ran out and grabbed my hand. Then, she pulled me to our park bench as I tried my best not to step on her white flip flops. She sat me down and took a deep breath. "I need to tell you something important." She held my hands tight. "First of all, do you know where we are?"

I smiled. "The park bench."

"Not just any park bench. This park bench was the place we shared our first kiss, our first I-love-you, and our wedding proposal. Plus, it's the park bench where I told you that…" she paused for suspense "…we'll be having our first child!"

My eyes widened. "Me? A father?" I nearly jumped off of the bench. "I'm going to be a daddy!"

It was the happiest moment of my life at the time until seven months and two weeks later when Kayo was calling me while I was at the super market. "Koushiro," she would call me whenever she was very serious, "come home. I need you."

"What is it?" I asked, dropping the can of soup I was holding.

"My water broke."

"Already? But the baby isn't due for another month and two weeks!"

"Please hurry." I could hear the tears traveling down her soft cheeks. "I'm in so much pain."

As fast as I could, I left the basket where it was and dashed to my car. "I'm coming. Don't worry. I'll be there in two point four minutes."

"Izzy, you can't make it in that time."

"I'll try." I hung up the phone and was on my way home.

An hour later, we were in the hospital room. Of course, I was nervous as any other first time father would, but I couldn't let Kayo see that. So I kept a smile on my face and I kept telling her how strong she was and all of the good memories we shared. The doctor called for an emergency C-section because of the baby being premature, so he sent me into the waiting room while they got ready for the operation.

When I got there, Mom and Dad were sitting hand in hand. They were obviously just as nervous. Once they saw me, Mom jumped out of her seat and hugged me. "Oh, honey, we came as soon as you didn't answer your phone." She said.

"And there wasn't anyone at home." Dad added. "We called everyone to see where you were but they had no idea. We just assumed you were here."

"Yes, I'm here." I smiled.

"Me too!" I heard a familiar voice call. It was Tai with Kari. "We got here as soon as we heard the call."

"I'm so excited!" Kari cheered. "Is it a boy or a girl?"

"We don't know." I told them. "We wanted to keep it a surprise."

"Hey, that's okay too." Mom said. "I can't wait!"

As they started chattering, I couldn't help but to notice a distant figure in the background. It was coming closer and closer. Once it was at a close enough point, I saw that it was Mimi. She looked depressed as her arms were crossed and her chin almost made contact with her chest. "Hi, Mimi!" I called, causing her to snap her head upward.

"Izzy, what are you doing here?" She asked.

"My wife is in labor." I told her with a huge smile on my face. "What are you doing here?"

"I'm just visiting my son." She smiled. "The doctor said I should be able to take him home next week. I just hope he's okay."

"You had your baby?" Tai asked. "Where was I?"

"I tried calling you, but you didn't answer." She smacked him on the shoulder playfully. "His name is Makoto and he's almost one year old. He was born prematurely and didn't develop properly so they have to do some…stuff."

"Mr. and Mrs. Izumi," the doctor called, referring to my mom and I, "are you ready to witness a miracle?"

I held Mom's hand as I nodded. "Ready!" Mom answered. "This is so exciting! I'm going to be a grandmother!" That's just like my mother to turn nerves into a smile! I loved how she would turn every nerve-wracking moment into an adventure. For a perfect example would be when we had to put on scrubs. Sure, I looked ridiculous putting on the space suit looking thing, but Mom couldn't stop giggling. "Izzy, look at us!" She laughed. "We look like we're in space suits! I'm just glad no one could see us! That would be humiliating, wouldn't it?"

"You're telling me!" I laughed with her.

She grabbed my hand. "Come on! Let's get in there before we miss the baby being born!" She was brave enough to open the door.

I stepped into the room with great caution, seeing first the four doctors surrounding my wife's bottom half with some sort of drape separating it from the top half. She had tears in her eyes but, when she saw me, she instantly lit up. "I'm here, Kayo." I told her.

"I was wondering when you'd get here."

I leaned in a kissed her forehead. "How are you feeling?"

"Pressure." She told me. "I'm feeling pressure on my stomach."

Next, Mom leaned in and kissed Kayo on the cheek. "Everything's going to be fine." She told her. "Do you think it's going to be a boy or a girl?"

"A boy." Kayo answered without a doubt or a second of thought.

"She's always saying how she wants a boy." I explained. "But I think…"

Before I could answer, a shrill noise sent chills down my spine: the cry of our new baby. I spun around as quickly as my body could turn. "Congratulations, Mr. and Mrs. Izumi!" The doctor said. "It's a girl!"

"We have a daughter!" I nearly yelled.

"I have a granddaughter!" Mom cheered.

"Come on, Daddy, let's cut the umbilical cord." One of the female doctors told me.

At that moment, I thought I was going to faint but there I was, cutting an umbilical cord! I felt like I was on top of the world! Once the doctors left to clean her up and my wife, I kissed her goodbye, stripped off the scrubs, and went back into the lobby with Mom. "It's a girl!" I shouted.

Everyone erupted with "Congratulations" and "it's a girl" and many hugs and kisses. "What are you going to name her?" Mimi asked.

"We haven't decided that yet." I sighed in relief. "I'm so happy!"

"Mr. Izumi, your wife is doing just fine. She wants to see you now." The female doctor told me.

I nodded to her before saying to the rest "I'll be back." I skipped into the room as happy as a clam just to see my wife the same way, but she wasn't. Her face was scrunched up in pain as sweat went down her face. "Kayo, are you okay?" At this point she was lying down on a regular hospital bed with the covers pulled to her chin. "What's the matter?"

"I'm in pain…" She said with a small voice. "…from the surgery."

"Let me call a doctor." I said, ready to sprint out of the room but she stopped me.

"Don't."

"But you're hurt…" I sat on the nearest chair next to her bed and held her hands.

"It's not that bad. I just want some water."

"Would Daddy like to hold the baby?" One of the male doctors came in with our little miracle. Apparently, I didn't have a choice, seeing as he was already handing over the baby.

"Doctor, should I be feeling pain?" Kayo asked.

He turned around with much seriousness. "It's normal, but I'll inform the other doctors and get you something to stop it. Is it severe?"

She shook her head. "No, I can handle it."

The doctor nodded before leaving the room. Once he did, I looked down at the baby who was looking back at me. "She's beautiful." I said. "What should we name her?"

"I don't know." Kayo took a good look at our daughter who was bundled in her blanket. "She has your beautiful eyes."

"Beautiful eyes…" I repeated, looking at her. "Hitomi."

"That's beautiful." Kayo smiled. "Hitomi Izumi. I love it." She reached a hand and caressed the baby's cheek. Then, she put her hand back underneath the covers and drifted to sleep. She must've been very tired.

"Hitomi Izumi, we'll be together forever." I told her. "We'll be closer than anything possible."

And I continued to keep my promise eleven years later when it all went downhill.

A/N: So that's the first chapter! I hope you liked it! If you did, give me a review! And if you didn't, still review! In my next chapter, I'll add a different point of view at some point. So you're just going to have to wait for that!