A/N: Ninth chapter! How did I get this far? I didn't plan on it being this long...heh. Oh well. Glad you guys liked it. I wanna thank Clear Skies for liking my fic so much. It made me want to write this chapter. So, this is the Takori AND Jyoushiro chapter...(See how much I love you all?!). Read and be happy! (Hopefully.)

Two In One, Now We're Done! (Almost.)

"Where are we going?"

"I don't know about you, but I'm *starving*. I'm going to the restaurant. Besides, my big brother already called me on the cell and said they were meeting up there instead of at the entrance."

"Everyone's there?"

"Everyone but us, Jyou, and Koushiro."

Iori looked up at the blonde boy next to him. "Oh."

Takeru smiled at him and put his arm around the younger boy. "I can't believe our trip is almost over. We're going to be going home tomorrow. It passed too quickly!"

Iori frowned. "Yeah. I want it to last longer."

"But we can always get together back at home."

"Yeah, I guess so. If everyone's not busy with sports, bands, and other things."

Takeru smiled and stopped in his tracks. Iori noticed his hesitation and turned to look at him.

"Hey, Iori? I was just wondering. Have you noticed our friends all looking at each other in a...certain way?"

Iori blushed and rubbed his arm. "Certain way?"

"Yeah. Like, everyone has a crush on someone."

"Yeah, I've sort of noticed."

"What do you think of it?"

"Of what? Of all of our friends together or of the...type of crushes?"

"What do you mean 'type of crushes?'"

"You know...a girl crushing on a girl and a boy crushing on a boy."

"You got a problem with that?!"

"No! Of course not! Well, I couldn't, anyways. Impossible."

"Why?"

Iori looked away. "Never mind. I don't have anything against that, no."

He turned and began walking towards the restaurant again. Takeru reached forward and grabbed his arm, spinning him around again. "What do you mean 'impossible'"?

"Do you have to quote and question everything I say?"

"Iori!"

The younger boy sighed and stared at the floor. He began mumbling something.

"What? I can't hear you."

"I'm that way, too."


Takeru's eyes widened. "You...you are?"

Iori glanced at the shock on the blonde's face and began to walk in the opposite direction again. "I'll just go away now...ah!"


He was again whirled around, this time more forcefully, so he stepped on Takeru's foot. Iori mumbled an apology, but the blonde didn't seem to notice.

"This is so great!" Takeru said happily.

Iori blinked and glanced down at his foot, which was still on Takeru's.

"I could relive this again and again," the blonde whispered dreamily, hugging the younger boy to him.

"It's just a foot, Takeru," Iori muttered against the blonde's chest. "If you wanted your shoes messed up, then you could have fed them to an animal."

Takeru pulled Iori back to look at him. "No, not that! You being gay. That's great!"

Iori smiled brightly. "It is? Really? Wait, why is it great? Did I miss something?"

"Iori, do you like me?"

"Of course I like you, Takeru."

"No, I mean...do you really, really like me?"

The green-eyed boy smiled. "Yes, Takeru, I really, really like you."

Takeru pulled down the sides of his Gilligan hat, his face showing near-psychotic bliss. (You know, that look that's so happy it's really scary.) He hugged Iori again, even tighter, the brunette squirming slightly to get air.

"Takeru," he said carefully, trying to adjust the blonde's arms, "you're sort of hurting me."

The blonde let the younger one go, apologizing more than necessary, and even faster than should be possible.

"Calm down, Takeru!" Iori said, shaking his friend's shoulders.

"Iori," Takeru said, suddenly calm, "I have to ask you something."

"And my answer is yes."

"Really? Well, that took a load off of my burden."

"Just to make sure, what was the question?"

Takeru sighed. "Iori, as soon as we get back home, you want to do something?"

The brunette smiled. "Are you asking me out on a date?"

"Well, duh. What do you think?"

"Gee, you're romantic."

The blonde stuck his tongue out and pulled the younger one along to the restaurant. "Come on, I'm still starving, you know."

"Now that I'm your boyfriend, I'm not going to have to cook for you, am I?"

"No, why?"

"Because I can't cook."

"Oh, well then, by all means, don't cook for me. Ever."

~ ~ ~ ~

"That one looks like Tentomon," Koushiro said, pointing at the next insect along the line. Jyou peered into the glass display, over Koushiro's shoulder.

"You're right, it sort of does. Hey, look, a dung beetle."

"Ewwwww." Koushiro scrunched his face up and smiled. "That's gross."

"No it isn't. It's part of nature."

"I thought you didn't like nature."

"Certain parts of it I could definitely do without."

The redhead giggled. "Jyou-chan, I think today is going to be a very special day."

The bluenette smiled at his boyfriend. "Why, Kou-chan?"

"Everyone, all the future-couples, that is, have split up and gone out alone together. What do you think will happen?"

Jyou straightened himself, smiling. "Everyone may get together on this trip."

"Right." The redhead stretched his arms out. "Do you think they know we've already gotten together?"

"Tai was right when he suggested we did something back there in the woods when we were down by the lake. We had that talk and decided to become a couple. I think maybe he has an idea about what really happened."

Koushiro nodded thoughtfully. "You're right. And if Tai knows..."

Jyou sighed. "Yamato knows. And so does Sora..."

"So then Mimi knows. Oh boy. Well, we're going to announce it tonight, anyways."

Then, Jyou's cell phone rang. "Hold on." He picked it up and pushed a button, holding it up to his ear.

"Hey, Jyou here."

Jyou was silent for a while, and then he smiled. "Great. We'll be over there in a nano. Alright, bye."

Koushiro grinned when his boyfriend hung up. "Nano? I'm starting to influence you."

Jyou blinked, and then laughed. "I barely noticed that."

"Well? Who called, and what did they say?"

"That was Tai. Him and all the others are at the zoo restaurant. We're supposed to go back and meet them there so we can leave early. I guess they got bored, too."

Koushiro grinned. "Great. I just remembered how hungry I am already. Let's go!"

They linked arms and walked back to the restaurant, talking and laughing about the things boyfriends talk and laugh about.

~ ~ ~ ~

"Finally, you guys get here!"

Jyou grinned at Tai. "You guys ate without us. That's a little rude."


"It took you so damned long to get here that if we waited you would have found our skeletons!" Yamato retorted.

"Calm down, Matt. It's unreasonable to get angry over such a little thing. Just relax, we aren't big eaters anyways. We can just order drinks and take them with us."

"Good, because that's what you're going to do!"

Koushiro rolled his eyes at the two glaring at them from the table. All of the other kids were sipping their drinks and staring at them amusedly.

Jyou left to order drinks for Koushiro and him, and Kou slowly sat down at the table, next to Sora. "So, you guys all nice and hooked up already?"

Various people blushed and giggled around the table. "Yeah, we all are," Sora replied, smiling and putting her arm around Mimi. Mimi giggled and leaned into her side, kissing her cheek.

"So you guys are, too?"

"Actually, we have been. Since day two. Sorry we didn't tell you guys."

"I knew it! I just knew it-"

"Tai, get your elbow out of the ketchup!"

"That's great, Kou!"

"Let's hear it for all of the Digidestined couples," Takeru said, holding his glass up.

"Wait until Jyou and I receive ours!" Koushiro said quickly, and then smiled when his boyfriend returned to the table with their drinks.

"Thanks, Jyou-chan," he murmured, kissing his boyfriend quickly and accepting his drink.

"Okay, *now* let's hear it for all of the Digidestined couples!" Takeru repeated, more excited this time.

They all held their glasses up and clinked them together. "To the couples of the Digidestined!"

"Now, let's please just get the hell out of here."

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A/N: There we go. Only one more chapter to go, and then, I'm afraid, my longest fic (Okay, my first fic), Cabins, will be done. The next chapter will be the last day at the cabin, packing up, and heading home. I'm sad to have to end this fic already...but there will be more. I guess everyone's first fic is sort of their most memorable.