Hey readers! This is kmartmfc bringing you his second fanfic! This is a Takumi (my second favorite pairing in Digimon, right after Taiora.) First of all, I know I said you can flame me all you want, and you still can, but I see no reason because there are multiple Takumi scenes in season 4 and barely any evidence of other couples. Now, Chapter 1 of Takuya, Zoe, and Random Chapter Titles.
WARNING: I do like depressing endings; it makes the story more realistic. I haven't figured out if this one is going to be depressing or not but it's okay. The only way I'll write a depressing ending is if I throw a lot of Takumi in there along the way.
Disclaimer: I, sadly, do not own Digimon. If I did, it would have a much better plot and there would be a worldwide genocide of Sorato fans. Just saying.
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Chapter 1: Snow Patrol, Shampoo, and Hot Coco
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The young 16 year old boy half ran, half stumbled, his way around the bedroom to find something recently washed to wear to school. He came across a red, long sleeved shirt and tugged it over his head before putting a yellow t-shirt over it. He then slipped into a pair of cargo shorts and ran out of the room after snatching up his trademark hat and goggles and his backpack.
"Fuck!" Takuya exclaimed as he caught a glimpse of the kitchen clock. "I'm gonna be late!" He ignored the breakfast sitting on the counter, which he assumed was made by his mother before she left for work, and dashed to the apartment door. Takuya was about to slide out as he heard the sweet voice he heard every night in his dreams.
"And just where do you think you're going, Mr. 'Fuck-I'm-going to be late again'?" he heard her say as Izumi Orimoto came down the hallway that lead to the living room.
"Wait… Zoe? What are you doi-? Never mind, I'm going to school! Shouldn't you be there already, Ms. 'Perfect attendance for five years running'?" Takuya inquired at the gorgeous blonde that was standing in front of him.
"Well, some people look at the five inches of snow on the ground and think, 'Oh, snow! Maybe we're going to have a snow day!'" Zoe retorted sarcastically.
"What does that have to do with anyth-? Oh. Never mind." Takuya stepped back inside and shut the door. "Okay then, smarty pants. Answer this. Why are you in my house at seven-fifty in the morning? Are you stalking me or something?" He joked. For some reason, however, Zoe started to blush madly. She knew it was a joke. They had been best friends since met on the Trailmon that had rushed them away from the Shibuya train station almost five years ago. They just had a strange way of showing it. So why was she blushing at a little playful banter with her best friend?
"I only came by to see if you had woken up yet!" Zoe retorted. "Only, your mom said you were still sleeping, so she invited me in and gave me some breakfast." Takuya looked quizzically at the untouched plate of eggs, and then looked back at Zoe. "That's not mine, dumb ass." She said, regaining her former, quick-witted composure. "I ate mine a long time ago. You know, you should really get an alarm clock."
"Then whose is that?"
"Yours." She said simply. "I figured that you'd be hungry, as always. So, I decided to make you something." Another blush threatened to creep up her cheeks as she said this. Takuya felt a strange rush of affection toward the girl and watched her turn her head to he wouldn't see the blush that won over her will power.
"Oh. Um, thanks. And for the record, I do have an alarm clock." Takuya stated. "Its name is Shinya and it succeeds at bugging me awake every morning." He heard Zoe giggle and felt another swoop of emotion in the pit of his stomach. He loved her laugh, her golden hair, her emerald eyes. Actually, Takuya though, everything about her is perfect. He was brought back to reality when she stopped laughing and he realized something.
"Speaking of the little brat, where is he? He'd better have a good excuse for not waking me up this morning." Takuya said in his older brother voice that he would never use when talking about Tommy, which Zoe concluded was because Takuya and Shinya lived in the same house day in and day out.
"Your mom had to go in early today because she had some important meeting, so Shinya had to go with her if he wanted to get to school on time. Apparently, you're not the only one that rushes out the door before checking the weather because only after they left did they realize that Shinya didn't have school. He's with her now. " Zoe responded. "That means that we have the whole house to ourselves." Takuya stared to blush furiously at this, and only after she saw this did she realize what she had said.
"I- well, what I meant to say was that- I- um," She sputtered. Takuya, however, jumped in to save them both some awkward words.
"I got it, Zoe." Zoe sighed in relief. "I think I'll have some of that now." Takuya said as he plopped down in the chair in front of the plate of eggs. Zoe turned to go get her water from the living room.
"You might want to heat that up first. It's been there for half an hour." Zoe recommended over her shoulder.
"Heat what up?" came her reply as she turned around to see an empty plate and Takuya leaning back and rubbing his stomach. "I gotta say Zoe, you're a good cook. I could get used to this" He stated which made Zoe blush furiously (again!).
"Whatever. Do you want to watch a movie or something?" She suggested.
"Aww, but I wanna go outside!" Takuya said in the voice that Zoe knew she couldn't refuse.
"But I don't have a coat."
"You can borrow mine."
"YOU, Takuya Kanbara, have a coat?" Zoe said. She had never seen him dress in proper winter attire. I mean, he was about to rush out of the house in a couple of thin shirts and shorts. Then again, Zoe hadn't planned what she was going to wear either, and all of her cute sweatshirts were wrinkled. Sure, she had other sweatshirts, but she would never wear them in the presence of Takuya. What if he thought they were ugly?
"My mom buys them to tell me that I have options and make sure other people don't think that she's not supplying for my brother and me, but I've never worn it." Takuya clarified. "Let me go get it." He dashed up the stairs two at a time and came back down a second later with a red coat that looked much too big for Zoe.
"It'll look like I'm fat if I wear that thing." Zoe said. "And don't you say one snappy comeback Takuya!"
"I would never say anything like that, Zoe. Why would I think you were fat if you eat like you lived in the Great Depression?" He contemplated running, but Zoe just chuckled and told him to get something else. A couple seconds later, Takuya came back down with a red sweatshirt. It was still pretty big on Zoe but she consented to wearing it when she felt the warmth that must have come from Takuya wearing it so much. Or maybe it was the fact that Takuya was giving her his clothing. She wasn't sure.
The two ran out the door and started frolicking in the white wonderland like they had done every snow day. Zoe started the snow ball war when she hit Takuya hard on the back of the neck. He groaned as the snow fell down his shirt and started to melt. Takuya, who was faster than Zoe from all of the soccer practices he had to endure, brought a barrage of snow balls down upon the young girl as he ran from bush to bush to keep hidden, using confusion as his ally. Zoe, however, finally found an unknowing Takuya and scooped up a pile of snow in her hands before sneaking up behind him. When she was close enough, she shoved the contents of her hands down the back of his shirt, and doubled over laughing while he yelped in surprise and from the cold. She tried to run away but Takuya was too fast and tackled her into the snow cushioned ground. They rolled over in fits laughter for a while before they realized that Zoe was lying on top of Takuya. She turned as red as Takuya's sweatshirt as scrambled to her feet.
"I- uh- I'm sorry- I was- um," Takuya was blushing too and tried to find the words that he wanted to say.
"I- it's- um- it's okay- I was just- Maybe we should go back inside." Zoe suggested. Takuya nodded and they headed in from their two hour long snow ball bonanza.
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They walked back to the house and sat down on the living room couch. Takuya noticed that Zoe was shivering.
"I told you to just wear the coat." He said. "You're shivering like crazy."
"I'm fine." She lied back.
"No, you're a liar." Takuya was adamant. Well, he was stubborn at least.
"Okay, fine." Zoe admitted. "Can I take a shower?"
"Yeah, sure. You know where the towels are, you've taken showers here before, right? You can go into my room and get a change of clothes if you want, you're soaked." He said.
"And whose fault is that?" Zoe said as she got up and went into Takuya's muddle of a room. She picked out his favorite shirt and hoped that he would let her keep it. She wasn't a stalker or anything but his clothes were part of him, and Zoe needed as much as she could get. Plus, he smelled nice.
Zoe walked into the hallway and turned to head into the shower when she heard Takuya shout.
"Hey, Zoe. Do you want soup or somethin? Or maybe hot chocolate?" That's so sweet, she thought, but she reminded herself that he doesn't like her like that. He only thought of her as a friend, but as long as he was a part of her life, she was fine with that.
"Um, no I'm good." She replied.
"Two hot chocolates with extra marshmallows comin right up!" he said, determined to show her a bit of affection. Zoe giggled and headed into the bathroom. She closed the door behind her, stripped herself of her clothes, grabbed a towel from the closet, and climbed into the bathtub. She started the water and proceeded to wash her hair. Then she grabbed the body wash and scrubbed her body of the very little dirt which resided there. When she was clean, she decided to soak in the hot water for a bit. So, Zoe turned the shower head off and let the tap fill the basin with welcoming warmth. She sat down and wondered what it would be like if Takuya were with her. She started to daydream of what it would be like if he loved her back. Would things between them be different?
Her thoughts were interrupted by a soft knock at the door.
"Zoe?" Takuya's voice called from the other side of the door questioningly.
"Y-yeah T-Takuya?" Does he really want to join me?! Even the thought made her blush.
"Are you okay? You've been in there for almost an hour. You don't need help getting in, do you?" he laughed.
Zoe was slightly crestfallen. "No, I'm fine. I guess I just dozed off for a bit." she replied glumly.
"Oh, well, when you're done, the hot chocolate is ready." He said.
"Okay, I'll be out in a minute." Said the disappointed girl as she climbed out of the tub and dried herself off. She put a towel around her body and then wrapped another towel around her beautiful hair. She walked out of the steamy room after she snatched up Takuya's shirt and the sports shorts she found with it and headed to his room to change. When she walked into it she found Takuya lying on his bed listening to on his iPod. Zoe walked over and waved her hand in front of his face. Takuya jumped when he noticed her and jumped again when he realized that all that she was wearing was a towel. Not to mention the crimson blush on his face.
"Zoe!" he practically screamed. "I'm so sorry! I- I was just- you know," Takuya looked everywhere except at her, thinking it indecent for him to look at her in such "revealing" attire.
"It's okay Takuya, it is your room. I really should have knocked." Zoe was surprised to see Takuya so shocked. He must have seen tons of girls in the same amount of clothing, maybe even less, as he was the hottest guy in school. Zoe started to remove the towel on her head, letting her hair fall down her shoulders and down to her back. At this, Takuya fled the room so fast that if she hadn't heard his footfalls, Zoe might have thought he was still there. She was surprised at the effect that her little experiment had on Takuya, but it pleased her to see that she was different to him then the sluts at school. They would practically beg him to do things that weren't exactly school appropriate. They would do things like walk up to him and 'accidentally' fall into his lap or wear skirts with no panties and sit with their legs wide open all day long. It disgusted Zoe. But Takuya wouldn't sink to their level. He just shrugged them off or told them he was not interested. So why was he acting like he was so embarrassed? Was he really acting?
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Chapter 1! Yay! Alright, so it sucked. But next chapter will have more Takumi and maybe even a plot. I will put in all of the other characters (chosen children, that is) some time or another, I don't know when yet. Sorry!
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You can even flame!
Next Chapter: Awkward Cheezy Horror Movie of Death + Awkward Cheezy Chick Flick of Death=Terrible Combo
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Update 4/26/09
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Um, wow. I didnt expect you guys to like it. and I didnt expect reviews for a while. but thanks to all who reviewed and I will try to get the next chapter up soon. I try to update every day but I do have a life. it will be up as soon as I finish it though. expect it sometime this week. Thanks!