Digimon:Courage

by CyberSerpent

Tai is shot by a man in the library, will he survive? Different POVs. Now, in Chapt. 3, Matt catched pneumonia waiting for Mimi in the rain. Will HE survive? And there's a new Digi-Destined in the up-and-coming chapter 5!!!

5. Digimon: Togetherness

Disclaimer- I don't own Digimon.

A/n- this is the fifth chapter to Digimon: Courage!!! Yay! A bit of Mimizzy (yeah, yeah, however you spell that Izzy/Mimi thing. Koushimi?) after Mimato. Don't worry, Mimato fans, this isn't permanent! Enjoy… (YEEEH! I skipped Cody's and Ken's POV in the first part…gomen ne!!!)

Digimon: Togetherness

Kari's POV

It's been a month since Matt died…how can we stand this??? Everyday we mope around, gathered in my house. It's like a natural tendency to come here. Every day at five o'clock sharp, we meet in our living room. Just sulking around.

It seems that TK isn't himself, and who can blame him? He lost his only brother.

I would be devastated if Tai died. Completely devastated.

TK's POV

I still don't believe it. Matt died. No! He didn't! But…he did. Snap! Just like that, he died. Life's hard, but no one ever mentioned death. No one.

Rap, rap!!!

There was two loud knocks on the door.

Tai rose to answer it, "Coming!"

A girl with pale features and dark, shiny black hair was standing behind the threshold.

"M-my name is Michiko Kawagari."

Davis's POV

"Uh-huh, and whaddya come for, Michiko?" Tai crossed his arms across his chest, "need a phone?"

"N-no," the girl lowered her head, "is this the Kamiya residence?"

"Right," Tai narrowed his eyes, "for the last time, whatja come for?"

"I-it is?" Michiko took on a relieved look, "listen, I was a patient in the Tokyo Hospital in Room 177—"

"SAY WHAT?!?!" TK leapt up from his cushion.

"Uh, may I come in?" Michiko looked past Tai.

"Oh, sure, sorry."

Yolei's POV

The girl called Michiko scooted in.

I glared at her, she doesn't deserve to live when Matt died.

But then, my inner mind argued, does that mean that Tai doesn't deserve to live either?

No, I shook my head, engaged in my inner brain debate.

"Um, Yolei?" Davis gently brushed a stray strand of my lavender hair away from my eyes.

"Huh? Yeah? What?" I perked up.

"Michiko said something important, were you listenin'?" Davis squeezed my hand.

"Um, n-no." I admitted, shamefaced.

"I was sayin'," Michiko continued, "Matt has—had—" she choked, "the bed next to mine when he was…sick. I had leukemia. And well, he…was a nice guy. I told him that I probably wont live…he listened. I poured out to him. Then, you people," Michiko looked at TK, Kari, and Mimi, "came in. It was then that I knew. Matt, he had many friends, many people who cared for him. Wh-when he was asleep, before he—departed, he said these names, 'Taichi Kamiya' in his sleep. Then came 'Mimi Tachikawa', 'Takeru Takashi', 'Hikari Kamiya,' 'Sora Takenouchi,' 'Koushirou Izumi,' 'Jyou Kido,' 'Daisuke Motomiya,' and many more." Michiko started crying, tears silently cascading down her pale cheeks.

Sora's POV

I put my arm comfortingly around Michiko, "you okay?"

"Mm-hmm," she nodded, triggering a fresh batch of tears.

Tai took my hand, "We have to be strong together."

"Together." Everyone echoed.

"But we will always remember Yamato Ishida. The boy who bonded us together, who helped us together. Always remember him. Always." Tai cleared his throat.

I smiled at him sadly and rested my head on his shoulder.

Michiko stood up slowly, "I've said what I needed to say, I guess I better go now."

"No…don't go." Joe pulled Michiko to the futon beside him, "Stay."

Michiko looked at him strangely, "Look, I have to go, Ayamon's waiting—oops! I mean—"

"Ayamon?"

Izzy's POV

Michiko covered her mouth and squeaked, "Slip of tongue!"

"C'mere," I beckoned her over.

Michiko got up reluctantly and sat down next to me, "What?"

I called for Tentomon.

Michiko gasped, "Y-you're one of 'em too?"

"We all are." Mimi suddenly realized what Michiko really was, "OMG, you're a Digi-Destined too?!"

Michiko closed her eyes, "I-I don't believe this,"

"Better believe it," Joe grinned as he took Michiko's hand, "We're all together in this."

Michiko looked up into Joe's dark blue eyes and her gaze softened, "Together," she whispered.

Matt's POV

I laughed, "I didn't know ole Joe had in it in him!"

Blair tossed back his head and howled, "Look at 'em! Two loonybirds into lovebirds!"

I dismissed the insult against Joe and Michiko with a glare. Blair clamped his mouth shut and said, "Sorry."

"It's okay," I grinned and looked down again.

Being in heaven was cool. Blair's cool. And this other guy, Devon, he's cool too.

Devon stared at the pond of Humility. He had died of sucuide because his girlfriend dumped him.

Joe was holding Michiko close as she explained how she'd been a Digi-Destined since she was six, and her Digimon was Ayamon, a cute little guy. Then she came to her crest.

"M-my crest is—" Michiko started.

Mimi's POV

"What?" everyone echoed.

Michiko stopped, "I'm sorry, I cant tell"

"Well, okay then." Everybody chorused again.

Michiko looked at us all strangely, "I'm sorry."

Joe gazed at Michiko with suspicion, "Do you know any other Digi-Destineds?"

Michiko furrowed her brow, "S'matter of fact…I do remember one other Digi-Destined…his crest was Serenity."

"Isn't that a bit like my crest, Sincerity?" I piped up.

"No…I think Serenity means tranquility…" Michiko shook her head.

"Oh," I blushed.

Ken's POV

Michiko was about Yolei's age, thirteen.

"What was his name?" I asked.

"H-his name?" Michiko seemed to notice me for the first time, "I, uh, think it was Toshihiro…yes, that's it. Toshihiro Yamaji."

"Toshihiro Yamaji?" Joe looked thoughtful for a moment, then he snapped his fingers, "Toshihiro Yamaji! He was in my psychology class last year!"

"He was?!" Michiko's jaw dropped.

"Ye~ah…he was in my yearbook, wanna see his photo?" as usual, Joe usually carries around a sack of junk, which includes his yearbook.

He pulled a blue hardcover book out and patted it, "This is it."

Joe's POV

I opened the yearbook, "Let's see…he was in psychology in period 4, so he oughta be—here!"

Toshihiro had shiny dark brown hair, beaming black eyes, and a merry laugh as the camera caught his picture.

"That's him?" Michiko's eyes widened, "When I saw him, which was in 2^nd grade, he was nothing but grim!"

"Well, people change." I shrugged.

"Yes, but that much?" Michiko waggled her head, "I don't think so!"

"Sometimes people change a lot." I reminded her.

Michiko closed her eyes, "Joe, is Toshihiro still in your school?"

"Yea, I guess." I closed the yearbook.

"Okay, bye." Michiko stood up and left.

Tai's POV

She's one weird chick.

"Tai," Sora began.

"Yeah?" I turned to face her.

"D-do you think that Michiko can be the One Gennai was talking about?" Sora tightened her grip on my arm.

"The One?" I must've looked bewildered, because Izzy started a lecture:

"Gennai told us a week ago that since Matt died there will be a new person with a crest of Friendship, one to substitute for Matt…not to replace him." He added quickly at Mimi's glare. "But, Michiko may be the One, or it just can be as easily any one else."

"But why wont she tell us her crest?" I chimed in.

"Beats me," Izzy shrugged.

Sora laid her head on my shoulder, "Michiko must be so confused."

Michiko's POV

I kept on running, my sneaker-clad feet slapping against the hard cement ground.

I let out too much information. How can I know that I can trust them? Because they also have Digimon of their own? But they could be part of an evil organization trying to take over the Digital World!

That is why I didn't let out my crest to them.

My crest…the crest of Friendship.

Kari's POV

I thought over what Gennai had said.

"There will be someone, the One, who also has the crest of Friendship. That person will take the place of Matt…psychically!" Gennai shouted the last part before Mimi pounced on him.

Izzy rubbed his chin, "Gennai specifically stated that there will be someone who replaces Matt—argh, no, Mimi!"

Mimi had fire in her eyes, "What did you say, Koushirou Izumi?!"

"Never—AHH!" Izzy started, but got cut off when Mimi jumped on him, screaming, "NO ONE WILL REPLACE MATT! NO ONE! YOU HEAR ME, KOUSHIROU IZUMI?!?!"

We ran over and pulled Mimi away from Izzy.

Izzy ran his finger delicately over his left cheek, where Mimi had clawed it. His finger came away wet with blood.

Mimi was trembling with rage, "LEMME AT HIM!" while Tai and Joe try to keep her down.

Suddenly Mimi stopped. "Oh my gawd, what've I done?!?!" she wailed as she crumpled to heap beside Izzy, sobbing, "Oh, I'm so sorry, Izzy! Really!"

Izzy smiled at Mimi sadly and winced.

TK's POV

Mimi jumped up and ran back with a pack of Band-Aids and alcohol.

She took Izzy's hand away from his face and tenderly dabbed at his bleeding cheek. "Oh, gomen ne!"

Izzy cringed as the alcohol sunk in, but he smiled a tiny bit.

"Mimi and Izzy sitting in a tree. K-I-S-S-I-N-G! First comes lov—ouch!" Davis began, but Yolei pinched him and he stopped.

Mimi suddenly looked as if seeing Izzy for the first time, "Oh, my gosh."

"What?" Izzy was unwrapping a Band-Aid.

"Oh, nothing." Mimi took the Band-Aid and placed it caringly on Izzy's wound.

Izzy looked at Mimi strangely, and unexpectedly…blushed.

Davis's POV

That was so obvious!

Mimi's falling for Izzy after Matt died! Poor Matt…hm, maybe he has a ghost girlfriend anyways, with his looks.

And I think Izzy's going for Mimi too…heh heh.

"Pass the Starburst, Davis." Yolei nudged me.

"Huh? Oh, okay." I handed the bowl of candy to my girl.

She took a Banana-Strawberry flavored one and popped it in her mouth. Then she picked a Tropical Punch one and placed it in my mouth.

I chewed, and she smiled.

Yolei's POV

Tee-hee, he looks so cute when he's eating!

Anyway, we've decided to call up Michiko (with the all-powerful phonebook, of course!) and ask her what her crest is. If she wont tell, Tai said, we'll force it outta her.

"Tai!!" Sora exclaimed.

"Juss kidding," Tai shrugged sheepishly.

"You kid too much."

"Hey, whaddya expect? I'm a kid, therefore I kid!"

"Ha ha, very funny. Remind me to laugh later."

"Okay, laugh."

"Forget it."

Cody's POV

Sora and Tai are like little kids sometimes, quarreling. Sora's supposed to be mature! And Tai, well, he's always like this.

Sometimes, though I am the youngest, I feel like the maturest in Yolei and Davis. And perhaps I am.

Wait a minute, I am.

Sora's POV

Michiko is the One. I can feel it. She has the crest of Friendship, that's for sure.

I can feel the vibes vibrating out of her. She has Friendship in her veins, heck.

But how can we convince her to join us?

Izzy's contacting Gennai right now. I hope he knows the answers to our questions, like:

"Why doesn't Michiko tell us her crest?"

"Where did she come from?"

"Did she have the crest all along?"

"Do all the crests have doubles? Triples? Even more?"

"Doesn't Davis have the crest of Friendship also?"

"Does Michiko count as a Season 01 Digi-Destined or Season 02 Digi-Destined?"

Izzy's POV

Got it.

"Hello," Gennai greeted us, "do you come with news about the One?"

"Well," I bit my lip, "we have our suspicions about one girl."

"Who?"

"Michiko Kawagari." I told him as Mimi inched closer to peer at Gennai on my Pineapple Laptop.

"Eh? Her? Bingo, you're right." Gennai slurped up his ramen before continuing: "she's it."

"Really?" Mimi's eyes widened. She looks so innocent like that (a/n- I think Mimi's crest in Japan is not Sincerity but Innocence…I think).

Gennai nodded and clicked a button next to him. A gate rumbled open and revealed a picture of eight children—one of which was Michiko.

"These," Gennai paused dramatically, "are the future Digi-Destineds (a/n- I know they arent, Lee, Tomaku, and Ruki are but, I didn't know that when I first started this fic so bear with me)."

"WHAT?!?!?!"

A/n- okay, I'm saving the rest for ch. 6 (or is it 5? Gosh, I lost track! I think it's because this is my first ever fanfic and I've laid it off for quite a while…eh heh heh…_)! At first I thought Michiko's crest would be Togetherness but then I think a *certain someone's* crest will be Togetherness…help me choose! It can be any characters that don't have crests in this series! Even Blair or Devon!

Later dayz,

CyberSerpent

PS. Who are Lee, Tomaku, and Ruki, you ask? Well, they're the Season 03 Digi-Destineds! To find out more about them, go to www.lelola.com and look under the Digimon area for "Previews" and you get the scoop of Season 03 and the second Digimon movie!!!