I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE CHARACTERS EXCEPT FOR THE ONES I MADE UP, NOR THE DIGIMON FRANCHISE. THIS FANFIC WAS MADE FOR PURE PLEASURE.
Violence is not the solution to our problems, yet this story contradicts that statement. :3
Chapter 7: The Crack
It was a Sunday morning and Izumi woke up to the twittering of some birds. She stretched her arms, yawning, and after a few seconds she got out of bed. Once she was ready, she walked downstairs and entered the kitchen. No one was inside. Izumi frowned and wondered where Kouji and his grandfather could be. She sat down at the table, tapping her fingers on it. Yuki walked up towards her, wagging her tail rapidly, and nudged her gently.
"You must be hungry." Izumi said to Yuki, while playing with her ears. She searched for the dog food, and once she found it, Izumi fed Yuki her breakfast.
After Yuki finished eating, she barked playfully at Izumi, trying to get her to follow. Izumi decided to follow her, and found herself at the door with Yuki. The dog with snow-white fur placed a paw on the door, and barked once. The blonde girl understood she wanted to go outside,and opened the door for Yuki, following her as she ran outside.
Izumi began playing with Yuki on the grass, with Yuki rolling on it, and Izumi trying to roll her to different places. The dog at some times would try to knock Izumi over, playfully of course. It was all a game to Yuki, and Izumi decided to play it. At one point, Yuki almost managed to knock Izumi over, but Izumi managed to dodge the dog's maneuver. She was about to say something to Yuki when Izumi heard the sound of something striking, coming from behind the house.
She walked accross the grass, going to the back, with Yuki following. When she arrived, she saw two figures moving rapidly in the grass. One of them was shorter than the other, but only by a few inches, and was trying to hit the taller figure with something that looked like a wooden pole. However, the taller figure managed to block the shorter figure's attack with its own wooden pole. They were too busy doing this to each other, that they didn't see Izumi come to where they were. She knew what they were doing the minute she saw them.
They must have woken up really early in order to train. she thought as she watched Kouji try to knock over his grandfather. He almost suceeded, until he noticed Izumi was watching, and lost focus. Mr. Minamoto senior spotted an opening, and did a maneuver unfamiliar to Izumi, knocking Kouji over.
The elder man took off the helmet he was wearing and walked over to where Izumi was. Izumi watched as Kouji got up and took off his helmet. She then heard his grandfather say something to her.
"We decided not to wake you up since it was your first day yesterday at school. Normally, Kouji and I would wake up very early in order to train all day. We take a few breaks every now and then." he told her.
"That was amazing. What you just did." Izumi pointed out.
"Hmph. That was a basic maneuver. Sensei just caught me off guard." Kouji said suddenly. He walked past the two of them, and headed inside the house.
Izumi frowned at what he said, but held back her tongue. Kouji's grandfather told her not to mind him.
"He's probably just tired from what we've done so far." he said, and told Izumi that it was time for them to rest. "You probably want some breakfast." he said cheerfully. Izumi was about to reply no when her stomach betrayed her and made a loud grumbling noise. Mr. Minamoto senior laughed and walked towards the house. Izumi blushed slightly, but soon followed after him.
When they were inside, Kouji's grandfather seemed to remember something. He told her,"You can call me Sensei if you want, instead of Mr. Minamoto. That's my son now." he chuckled at the thought. Izumi nodded, and remembered that piece of information. Sensei then told her to fetch Kouji to come and eat breakfast.
She nodded, and headed upstairs. Izumi walked towards Kouji's room and knocked on the door. A few seconds later, she heard footsteps, and saw as the door opened slightly.
"What?" he asked her.
"Uh, Sensei made breakfast." Izumi said quickly, stumbling over her words.
"I'm not hungry." Kouji replied and was about to close the door, when Izumi stopped it with her hand.
"He told me you've been up since early in the morning. If you're going back to train you should eat something at least." she said to him.
Kouji didn't reply for a bit, but then he repeated,"I said I wasn't hungry." However, his stomach seemed to have other thoughts. Izumi raised an eyebrow looking at him.
He finally replied,"I'll come down there in a few minutes. In the meantime, you should go and eat something if you want to train as well."
Before she could respond, he shut the door in her face. Izumi sighed and walked downstairs. When she arrived at the kitchen, she repeated what Kouji had said to her future martial arts teacher. Sensei nodded understandingly, and then told her to eat. While she ate, Izumi wondered when Kouji would come downstairs to eat himself.
He said in a few minutes, but he's not here. she thought, but continued eating.
Soon, both her and sensei were done with their breakfast. It was then that he told her that he had to go somewhere and would be back in a few hours.
"If it's going to be three of us eating at this table, we'll need plenty of food. While I'm gone, tell Kouji again to come down and eat his breakfast. When I come back, we'll be training once more." he said. Izumi nodded and agreed she would.
After he left, Izumi picked up the plates that were empty, and washed them. Then she then noticed Kouji's plate and looked upstairs. Izumi frowned, and decided to go get him. As she headed to his room for a second time, she remembered yesterday's events after lunch.
Izumi had tried asking Kouji about his brother and the other person that was at the table during lunch, but he wouldn't reply. She gave up and decided to wait until after school. Once the bell rang, she followed Kouji to the main gates of Yamaguchi High School, and sure enough, Kouichi and the other person (who she found out was named Takuya) were there.
There were also two other people waiting outside. One of them appeared to be older than most of them, and he was tall and plump. The second person was shorter than the others with brown hair, and he appeared to be a few years younger. The two introduced themselves as Junpei and Tomoki. Izumi introduced herself and couldn't help but notice the one named Junpei would cling onto every word she said, the same as Takuya did. An idea pertaining to it emerged in her mind, but she didn't voice it aloud.
Like Kouichi and Takuya, Junpei and Tomoki were interested to know about where Izumi came from. She once again had to be vague in her answers, being careful not to let them know she was from an orphanage. They, like Kouichi and Takuya, were interested in what she had to say, and commented several times about her. At one point, when Izumi was explaining something to them Kouji interrupted with brief news that his grandfather was here to pick them up. Izumi waved to the young men as the car she was in drove away.
"I see you met Kouji's brother and friends." his grandfather remarked when he saw Izumi waving at them. Izumi nodded and said they were all really nice. Then she had thought Kouji had said something, but wasn't quite sure.
Izumi arrived at the door and like before, knocked loud and clearly. This time the door opened much quicker and she found herself a few inches away from Kouji's face. Careful that she wouldn't blush on accident, Izumi backed away slightly and told Kouji that his grandfather had left to buy groceries. She then said to him his breakfast was getting cold and that he should go eat. Kouji finally said 'okay' and followed Izumi to the kitchen. She watched him eat his food and once he was done, Izumi took the plate and washed it until it was spotless.
"Soo..." Izumi began when Kouji was still quiet after eating breakfast. He looked at her without replying, rather waiting for her to continue.
"Well, I'm here in Japan now. It's very different from anything I could imagine. Of course you must be used to it since you lived here your entire life." she rambled on, noticing the flaws in her speech.
Izumi continued,"So what do you like to do for fun? Besides doing kendo and other martial arts." she asked, waiting for him to reply.
"Why do you want to know?" Kouji replied back with a short, biting edge and tone. The question suprised her.
"Uh well, aren't we supposed to tell each other about our favorite stuff, and share our culture for this program we're in?" Izumi said.
"Forget it." he said shortly and got up from the table. As he walked towards the stairs, Izumi stopped him.
"Hey, wait! What did I say?" she asked as she got up herself and followed him.
She was about to follow him inside his room, when he quickly turned around and shut the door in her face, startling her. Izumi stood there for a few seconds, staring at the door, her mind trying to organize itself. Then, she knocked on the door for the third time. Kouji didn't answer the door. Frustrated, Izumi kicked at the door, hurting her foot in the process. She was startled again when Kouji opened the door, and saw that he was glaring at her in fury. His blue eyes reminded herof a clear blue sky in the winter, a winter she would never forget...
"What do you want?" he said in a tone that made a chill go up her spine and distracted her from the memory she recalled.
"I..." she began, but stopped. Izumi wasn't sure what to say next.
"Well if you're not going to say anything..." Kouji began closing the door, but Izumi stuck her foot in it.
"Can I come in?" she asked innocently. Kouji's glare disappeared for a few seconds, as his mind tried to figure out what to do. Then he sighed, and nodded. He closed the door once she was inside.
Izumi sat down on an extra chair, and watched Kouji as he went to sit down on his bed. They sat there for what seemed an eternity, until she asked him, "Are you mad at me?"
"What?"
She repeated the question and added,"You seem mad." her voice was a soft piano.
"I'm..." Kouji began loudly but then paused. He lowered his voiced and continued,"I'm not mad."
Izumi took a deep breath and then let it out. She said,"Look I'm sorry if I sounded nosy. It's just that I see you hardly ever talk, even to your friends. I just wanted to know more about you and this place."
"And what does it matter to you if I don't talk?" Kouji asked her in a demanding voice.
She frowned and looked at him straight in the eye. "Nothing! Why are you acting so rude?"
"Rude?" he inquired.
"Yes, rude! You shut the door in my face!" Izumi exclaimed. Her mind sensed the escalating in their voices as they replied to each other.
"You shouldn't have been walking behind me!" he shouted.
"Well I was only walking behind you because you walked away from what I was saying to you!" Izumi had her hands clenched as she said this.
Kouji remained silent. Then he said in a normal voice,"Well I didn't ask for an American to come to where I was, just so we could chat about our likes, dislikes, etc. Not only that, they sent me a girl to look after."
"What do you mean by that?" Izumi had lowered her voice as well, but it was sharp-edged. Her eyes narrowed as she waited for him to reply.
"I mean I didn't ask for this! Kouichi made me sign up for this thing in the first place! You shouldn't have expected something from me. I'm the worst person for the job." Kouji scowled.
"How would you know if you are if you haven't even tried? There was probably a good reason as to why your brother signed you up!" Izumi's voice began getting louder again.
"And what is that?" Kouji asked, with his hands clenched as well. They were turning into a pale color.
"Oh I don't know, maybe because you don't talk with anybody! I've only been here for about 2 days, and I've realized you're the least sociable person I've ever met!" Izumi shouted.
Kouji shouted back,"Glad you finally noticed it!"
Izumi bit her tongue by accident, but ignored the pain. Her temper had broke within a few minutes. "You..." she began, her face full of hate.
"What is it?" Kouji smirked, slightly amused by her mood change.
She unleashed her anger on him. "You're the most ignorant, noncaring, rudest person I've ever met... ever!" Izumi then slapped Kouji across the face, leaving a bright red mark on his face. She then realized what she had done and tried to apologize.
"I-" she began, but her apology fell apart when she felt something sting her cheek. Kouji had slapped her back, caught up in his own fury. She was deeply suprised and in shock, but her fury was stronger.
All sense lost, she unleashed one of her karate maneuvers onto Kouji, resulting in a very hard punch on the other side of his face. She tried to punch him again, but he grabbed her arm, and bended it back, causing her to cry out in pain. Then he pushed her up against a wall, still not letting go of her arm.
"Let go of m-" Izumi began, but her words were cut off by a slap across her other cheek. This caused her to bite her tongue even harder on accident, and blood appeared, making a small mess. Izumi turned her face and spit out trying to speak, but Kouji pressed her arm farther back, resulting in another scream of pain.
Izumi couldn't move nor do anything to defend herself in case he tried anything. All she could do was give him her darkest look, full of loathing. Then Kouji spoke.
"And you expect to train with me? You can't even get yourself out of this situation...Yankee." Kouji said in a blood chilling voice. Izumi kept looking at him darkly, but then gave up, and collapsed.
Kouji looked at her in disdain, and let go of her, causing her to drop to the floor. He left her there, leaving the room, and closed the door behind him. Kouji walked outside to the field full of flowers, and looked up at the sky, trying to calm his thoughts.
"Idiot." he muttered, and then looked down at the flowers at his feet.
Kouji suddenly felt the wind bite at his face,trying to cut him down. In the end he managed to resist, but ended up crushing some of the flowers. Maybe it was just the trick of the sunlight as the sun set, but as he looked at them, he thought he could detect the color of blood among the flowers.
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I bet you didn't expect that...okay...so maybe you might have. More violence is sure to come! Looks like they're off to a great start. :3
