Courage of a Digimon
by 16silverarrow
Chapter 1:
Poisoned and Confused
Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN DIGIMON FRONTIER OR DIGIMON. Some Japanese person does. I do own this plot and some of the attacks you may not recognize. I also own some of the digimon you won't recognize.
Warnings:
. Adult language
. Adult situations
. Blood and detailed fight scenes
. Yaoi (slash or male x male relationships)
If you don't like yaoi or any of the other things mentioned above then this is not a story for you. Please press the back button on the top left of your screen if you don't read things like this.
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I sat on the ground just thinking. I leaned against the nearest tree as I thought about the events of the past five minutes. Kouji and I had just had another heated argument.
Why does this always happen? It's not like I want to fight with him. I would rather ... I thought to myself.
I was cut off from my thoughts of the light hybrid as someone tapped me on the shoulder.
Why can't they just leave me alone? I thought with an exasperated sigh.. I turned my head to the side as I proceeded to compose myself.
"What is it?" I asked the person.
"Are you okay Takuya? ... I mean you were just fighting with Kouji again and ..." Tomoki asked as I continued to stare at the dark haired boy across the fire.
"Takuya?" Junpei asked as he moved his hand back and forth in front of my face.
"WHAT?" I asked as I got more and more annoyed with every question.
"We are just worried about you. You don't have to go and jump down our throats." Izumi said as she put a comforting hand on my shoulder. I said nothing and shook her off.
"I'm going to get fire wood," I mumbled as I got up and walked into the dense forest.
"Shouldn't someone go after him?" Tomoki asked.
"He can take care of himself," Kouji said with a smirk on his face.
"It's dangerous at night in the Digital World." Izumi reminded him.
"Maybe ..." Junpei said as his eyes glazed over slightly. Tomoki just sat there with his arms around his legs looking confused. A mischevious glint appeared in Izumi and Junpei's eyes as they smirked and turned to the raven haired boy.
"You should go after him." they chorused. Kouji groaned and looked away as he could feel his face heating up.
"Maybe I will if that's what you want," he retorted as he walked off toward the forest and leaned against a tree.
"We should go look for some food." Tomoki said acting like nothing had transpired.
"I agree," Izumi said as she got up from the ground. She offered her hand to the 'child of thunder' as she smiled at Tomoki.
"Sounds good," Junpei said.
"Looks like you're off to get water Kouji. ... and besides ..." Izumi said with a wistful look in her eyes.
"... the stream is that way." Junpei finished as he pointed toward the direction that Takuya had gone. Kouji groaned and followed his gaze into the lush forest.
I walked along the forest path.
Why didn't I ask him to come along with me? Being out here alone was a bad idea. I thought.
Unfortunately I didn't get much time to think about my previous actions because-
Something happened then. Something that I would never really remember.
"POISON BARB!" I heard as wind sailed toward me. Small poisonous needles cut into my right shoulder as I turned to look at the intruder.
What the hell! I thought.
I stared into the darkest red eyes I had ever seen. There hadn't been time to dodge and I doubted that I would have if there was.
ugh ... I thought as my vision became foggy for a few seconds.
"You will die!" someone said triumphantly as I slumped to the ground. I could feel a pounding headache start to form as I faintly heard the person laughing. They circled the clearing I had stopped at a few times before leaving without a trace.
What could be taking him so long! I thought as I filled a few bottles with water.
I made sure to periodically check the area for attacking digimon.
Even he isn't that slow. I should have run into him by now at least.
Takuya ... what have you gotten yourself into this time? I thought as I gathered the bottles and continued along the stream. I kept my eyes open and my guard up as I searched for the brunette in question.
When I awoke I was confused and a little dizzy.
What was that? Takuya get a hold of yourself! I screamed at myself in my mind. I got up from the ground and started walking toward the pile of fire wood I had dropped nearby. After picking it up I started to make my way back to the campsite. But little did I know that I wouldn't be going back alone!
"Kouji?" I asked as I narrowly avoided running into him. I really wouldn't have minded that. I had had a crush on KOUJI since first laying eyes on him so long ago. (about a year and a half ago) To think so much had happened since then.
"Takuya?" Kouji said as he came closer. His attempt to get my attention was in vain however.
"HEY Goggle Head!" Kouji exclaimed as he slapped me on the shoulder. I was so involved in my thoughts that I didn't even notice.
Kouji growled in frustration as his hands curled into fists. I stepped away just before he could throw the first punch.
"Sorry Kouji," I said as I forced my gaze from his body to stare intently into his dark blue orbs.
I can't believe I was thinking about him again! I thought furiously.
Luckily for me I had gotten a lot of practice concealing emotions from others.
"You're way too quiet." Kouji said. I shrugged and brushed passed him on the way to camp. I was prepared to just leave him there until he did something that shocked me.
"Hey," he said as he grabbed me by the shoulders. My heart sped up as I could feel electricity running through my body.
Why does his touch always do that? I thought as he made me face him.
"Sorry about earlier ... it really was a stupid argument. Why leave when we can just as easily get attacked here too." he said with a small smile on his face. I gave him a "what the fuck" look and started walking toward camp again.
We arrived back at camp just as the other three got there.
"Where did you guys go?" asked the small rabbit who always wore red pants.
I hoped to lose him! both Kouji and I thought.
"I was off getting fire wood. I don't know what the others were doing." I said as I threw a few logs on the dwindling fire.
"I was off getting meat apples." Tomoki said.
"We were getting some other food." Izumi said as she indicated herself and Junpei.
"You sure you weren't off snogging." I teased.
"You sure you and Kouji weren't ..." Junpei said with a small smirk. Kouji and I both glared daggers at the 'child of thunder'.
"You do look a little red in the face. Did you ..." Izumi said with her 'oh so' subtle implications.
"I'm just tired," I said.
"I think you would know anyway." I said as I forced myself to look away from Kouji yet again! Kouji and the others just stared at me. I shrugged and laid down on my orange and black sleeping bag. I was out before I could even eat dinner.
"Should we be worried ... he never misses dinner?" Izumi asked the others.
"I'm sure he's fine." Junpei said trying to reassure the blonde.
That is if ... Kouji ... Junpei thought.
As if the raven haired boy could read his mind he turned toward the thunder hybrid and glared at him. Junpei scooted closer to Izumi as the glare intensified.
"I didn't do anything to him." Kouji said firmly.
"But you wanted to," Junpei said with a smirk in Kouji's direction. A small blush made its way onto Kouji's face.
"I bet you wanted to do more than just kiss him." someone said from the darkness. They all stared as they realized it had been Tomoki.
"What?" he asked innocently.
"What did you mean by that Tomoki?" Izumi asked the younger boy. The blush on Kouji's face immediately got darker after hearing this.
"My brother's gay. I'm used to a lot more than kissing ... anyway ..." the smaller boy said.
Junpei started to laugh as the blush on Kouji's face reached all the way to his neck.
"Shut up! You'll wake Takuya." Izumi said as she placed a hand over Junpei's mouth. They all fell silent as they ate their dinner quietly for a while.
"Kouji?" Tomoki asked some time later.
"Yeah?" the raven haired boy asked the 'child of ice'.
"Did you want to do more than kiss Takuya?" the 'child of ice' asked in a more or less innocent voice.
"I don't know." Kouji said.
Nande cuso! Kouji thought. (what the hell comJapanese)
"Why do you ask anyway?" the older boy wanted to know.
"Just curious ..." Tomoki replied as he drifted into the realm of dreams.
Kouji stayed up a little bit longer.
Why do I feel like this? How come I can't stop thinking about him? Do I really want to do more than just kiss him? Nande cuso Kouji! Get a grip! I thought as I shifted my gaze away from the brunette I couldn't stop thinking of.
Izumi was right. He is kind of cute ... I thought as I allowed my tired eyes to finally close.
Little did I know that this was only the beginning. That my attraction to Takuya would not stay purely platonic for much longer. The love I had been craving for years ... (my father made sure it never happened) ... would finally be realized. But I would never be prepared for the circumstances of this realization. I would never have wanted things to be this way!
AN: I will be using italics for thoughts. I will throw in a few Japanese words or phrases into my story. The attacks for sure will be in Japanese unless I can't find the translation. I will always have the English translation in parenthesis right after the word or phrase is used the first time. I might throw some Spanish in there as well. Thanks for reading and enjoy!