Author's Notes: I know it's been a while but after I got back from March break I was swamped with a stupid English assignment.

Matt: I still say it's drama.

Tai: Whatever it was, she flunked it.

Me: I didn't flunk it! A few of my other group members may have messed up a few of their lines but I did okay, and I passed! So ha! Anyways, add that to having a mysterious ailment.

Davis: Why are you looking at me?

Me: I'm not. Thus, causing me to miss a week of school, having to catch up on all that work, I've got graduation and comfirmation approaching and....*sigh* There's just not enough time to do everything!

Joe: That's right. She had her first mental break down two days ago.

Matt: Aren't you proud. T_T'

Me: But I've finally got some spare time to write the series you guys all love! And on an even sadder note, the Leafs lost to New Jersey!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! WHY??? WHY!?! Oh well, I could see it coming, but Cujo was amazing! He rocks!!!

Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon or the "For Dummies" series. And even though I know that Izzy has no real family left, he now has a baby cousin. So tough!

Babysitting For Dummies

Izzy was sitting at his computer in his room when he heard his mother knock on the door. He opened it to ask what she wanted.

"Your father and I are going out with a few relatives for the day," Mrs. Izumi said. "We need you to do us a favour."

"Okay," agreed Izzy. "What is it, Mom?"

"We need you to look after your little cousin until we get back," Mrs. Izumi went on. "Derek won't be too much trouble for you to handle, right?"

"Not at all, Mom," Izzy smiled. "I can handle him. He's just one kid."

Just one kid, yeah right. Little, two year old Derek was a hyper little boy, who just LOVED to get into mischief. He was small, with red hair and bright sapphire blue eyes. As soon as Izzy was left alone with Derek, the trouble began.

"Come on, Derek," Izzy said, picking up the little boy. "I'll teach you how to surf the net on my laptop."

Izzy sat down at his desk with Derek in his lap. Derek seemed to have no interest in the computer or any knowledge as to how to use it. Derek squirmed, unsatisfied with watching his older cousin click away with the mouse. After a while, Izzy began to become annoyed with the little boy's movements.

"Come on, Derek, sit still!" Izzy hissed.

"No!" was the reply.

"Don't you want to learn how to play on the computer?" Izzy asked.

"No!"

Izzy was a little offended and confused. Why didn't he want to play on the computer? What else was more fun than surfing the Internet?

*Face it, Izzy,* he thought to himself. *You don't know a thing about taking care of children.*

"But who does?" Izzy sighed. "I guess I'll email the others, see if I can get any help from them."

In the meantime, Derek had wandered out of Izzy's room and into the living room.

"Okay, Derek," Izzy said. "If you don't want to download software and upgrades, what ARE you interested in?"

"Fun," Derek replied, tugging on a table cloth draped over a small table. On the table, swaying precariously with Derek's tugs was Mrs. Izumi's expensive flower vase.

"Derek! No!" Izzy cried out, making a mad dash for the boy. He picked him up and managed to catch the vase. Izzy teetered on the spot for a minute before regaining his balance. He put down Derek and placed the vase back on the table. Then he heard the doorbell.

It was Tai. "Hi, Izzy! I got your message!"

"I was kind of hoping one of the more responsible people would show up," Izzy muttered. "Like one of the girls."

"I know how to take care of kids!" Tai dismissed. "I'm an older brother after all! Now where is the little guy?"

A crash coming from the kitchen alerted their attention. Tai and Izzy ran into the kitchen to find Derek, admists a clutter of dishes and whatever the Izumi's had eaten for dinner the previous night.

"Ew! That's one smelly kid!" Tai gasped.

"That's the food, Tai," Izzy answered. "Oh, he's all dirty! Now what?"

"We give him a bath!" Tai exclaimed, picking up the dirty little boy.

After running the water and stripping him down, Izzy and Tai placed Derek into the bathtub. Derek didn't take to kindly to this. He began to scream and cry, not co-operating with Izzy and Tai.

"Are you sure you know what you're doing?" asked Izzy.

"Uhh...yes...?" answered a sudsy Tai.

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Matt knocked on the Izumi's door. He had just picked up Izzy's desperate call for help and had decided to come over. He had tried to bring over one of the girls to help as well but Sora wasn't home and Mimi hated kids.

"What's taking so long?" asked Matt. "Izzy should be home."

Matt knocked again and waited. No answer. He tried the door, it swung right open. Matt walked inside and looked around.

"Hello?" he called. "Izzy, you home? I got your email!"

Matt heard a distant squelch and Tai and Izzy emerged from the bathroom, soaking wet and soapy. Matt began to laugh. "What happened to you?"

"Tai tried to give Derek a bath," Izzy explained, glaring at Tai. "I don't know who got more wet, Derek or us."

"So where is the little devil?" asked Matt, still snickering.

"You'll stop laughing when you meet him," Tai said.

Izzy left and returned a moment later with a crying Derek. "We don't know how to make him stop."

Matt picked the little kid up. "Well for one thing, kids don't like baths. Isn't that right, Derek? Yeah, those two bozos don't know a thing, do they? What do you say, you watch a little TV with your Uncle Matt?"

Derek stopped crying. Tai and Izzy stared, jaws agape. Matt smiled smugly. Just then, Derek reached up and gave a firm tug on Matt's gelled hair.

"OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!" Matt howled in pain. "THAT HURT, YOU LITTLE-"

"Matt!" lectured Izzy, snatching Derek away from him. At Matt's enraged yell, Derek had begun to cry again.

"Nice going, Uncle Matt," mocked Tai. "Looks like you know a lot."

"Shut up, Tai," Matt snapped, holding his head. "That hurt! The kid's a devil!"

Izzy ignored Matt. "Shhhhhhhh! Don't cry, Derek. Matt didn't mean it. Come on, we'll find something for you to do."

"Like watch ESPN!" Tai suggested, turning on the television. "There's always something good on!"

"Sports sounds good," agreed Matt.

"Well, geniuses, you really think Derek will watch your football?" asked Izzy.

"Yeah, he can watch sports with his Uncles Tai and Matt," Tai said.

"Just keep him away from my hair," Matt said, edging away from where Derek was sitting next to him.

"Fun," Derek cooed, following Matt and making a grab for Matt's hair again.

"No, go away," Matt said, getting up. "Don't touch it!"

"Oh come on, what's he gonna do?" asked Tai.

Izzy stood in the doorway watching Matt and Tai argue about Derek and Matt's hair. "We're getting no where..."

Izzy tried to stop Tai and Matt's arguement. While this was going on, Derek snuck away, through the house. He wanted to play and the three older boys were boring him.

It was Tai who noticed Derek's absense. "Uh... where's the kid?"

"What?!" Izzy looked around. "Oh no! Matt, you did close the door after you entered the house, right?"

"Um..." Matt shifted uncomfortably. "I think so..." Izzy and Tai glared at him. "Oh look! A digimon!"

"What?" they chorused, turning around. Matt took the opurtunity to run out into the front hall.

The door was wide open. It was possible that Derek had walked outside. Then again, he could still be in the apartment.

"You didn't close the door!" Izzy cried, running up to Matt. "What if he escaped? He could be lost outside somewhere, all alone and defensless!"

"What could possibly happen to him?" Matt shrugged. "He couldn't have gone far."

"Hey guys, I don't see a digimon," Tai said, wandering towards them.

"Guys, is this yours?" Izzy and Matt turned back towards the door. Sora was standing there holding Derek. "I saw him down the hall when I was on my way over."

Izzy gave Matt an angry glare and turned towards Sora. "You found him! You found him! Derek!"

"I told you he couldn't have gone far," Matt shrugged.

"Hi Sora!" greeted Tai. "Glad you could come!"

"Do you know anything about kids?" asked Izzy. "We could use some help here."

"Sure," Sora said, entering the apartment and closing the door. "You gotta play games with them to keep them occupied and out of trouble."

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Later that evening, Izzy's parents arrived home to find the four babysitters. Izzy and Sora were playing peek-a-boo with Derek. Tai and Matt had passed out on the couch, and were snoring softly.

"Oh, I see you brought friends over to help," Mrs. Izumi observed.

"Yeah, it made the job more fun," Izzy said.

"Derek wasn't too much trouble?" asked Mrs. Izumi.

"Not at all, Mrs. Izumi," Sora answered. "Just once you got to know him, he's a really sweet kid."

"Then you bunch won't mind babysitting him next weekend?" asked Mrs. Izumi. "We'll be going out again then."

Izzy's eyes widened and he swallowed hard. "Next weekend? Sure....no problem...."

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Well, that's it! End of chapter 4! So what do you think? Review and let me know your feedback. My series is far from over. Coming soon is "Shopping For Dummies" starring Mimi, Sora, Tai, and Joe! TTFN! ^_^