Hey again everyone. I hope you're enjoying this so far. I know I'm enjoying writing this. Hmm, I'm still trying to find a way to put in Hikari, Takeru, Ken, Daisuke, and Iori. My mind is a blank on how to get them in here. I would hate to write a Digimon fic using the Adventure characters and not have them in here doing something. It's worse enough I'm not using the children's Digimon partners. I already found a way to get in Jou, Sora, Miyako, Taichi, and Yamato, whom of which you've read about already. lol

Well, I'll probably think of something. BTW, don't sweat it if you can't read this right away. I know everyone is back in school now. I'm just one of those lucky ones who doesn't start back to school 'til the second of October. ^^' I'm also not sure if I want this to end up being a Koumi/Mishirou fic or just a Koushirou/Mimi friendship fic or not, yet. Who knows, maybe I'll make it a onesided Koumi one. ::shrugs:: Who knows, right? I just write whatever comes to mind. ^_^ Now, as always, I do not own any of these characters or places associated with the show, the game, the manga, etc.
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Part 6: The Surprising Origin of Koushirou!

It was now later on that night and Mimi had gotten home, thanks to Koushirou. She was now talking on the phone with a couple of familiar friends...

"Thanks for calling me, Sora-san, Miyako-chan..."

"No problem," Sora told her friend.

"It's cool how your aunt and uncle have three way and if we get another call, we can put that through too!" Miyako exclaimed.

"Yeah, it is," Mimi smiled. "It was a present to me for being such a well mannered house guest and for being such a good help to them with Ton and Isako, and for also making good grades this term."

"So, how was Izumi-senpai when you went to visit him?"

"He was acting totally weird, you two!"

"In what way?" Miyako asked.

"I found out why his parents were so happy."

"Is that what's affecting the mood of Koushirou-kun?" Sora asked.

"Yeah! The thing that puzzles me is why Koushirou is acting like this!"

"What's the news?" Miyako asked.

"Is it bad news or good news," Sora asked, adding on to the question.

"It's normally considered good news to the average person."

"If it's good, how come Koushirou-kun is so edgy over it?"

"She did say that this is good news to the average person, and Izumi-senpai is nowhere near average, let alone normal," Miyako joked.

"Aww, c'mon Miyako-chan," Sora laughed.

"Just kidding around."

"So, Mimi-chan, if this news is so good, how come he is acting so peculiar and edgy?" Sora asked.

"I don't know. I tried to get that information out of him, but I didn't get any; I just figured out what's bothering him, not exactly why it's bothering him."

"Hey, don't leave us in suspense! Tell us what the news is!" Miyako urged.

"So it does have to do with the parents of Koushirou-kun..."

"Yeah..."

"But they were so happy when they left today, but Izumi-senpai wasn't. I wonder what their news is..." Miyako said, hinting that she really wanted to know.

"Mr. & Mrs. Izumi are going to have a baby!"

"Are you sure!?!" Miyako asked, her eyes going wide from the exciting news.

"Koushirou didn't deny it when I guessed, so it must be."

"Kakoii! (Cool!)" the other two girls exclaimed.

"Not really, remember how Koushirou was acting?"

"Oh yeah," Sora started, remembering how Koushirou acted when they had gone to fetch him for the night. "He didn't look as happy as they did when we picked him up this evening."

"Oh yeah, that's right," Miyako muttered slowly.

"Wait, did he actually say that them having a baby is what's bothering him?"

"He didn't come right out and say it, but he hinted that it did."

"I always thought that he would enjoy having a brother or a sister, but I guess I was wrong," Sora said.

"Maybe he's been an only child for so long that he's gotten used to it and would like to keep it that way."

"I always wished I had a brother or a sister, but living here with my aunt is enough for me. Both Isako and Ton are like the younger sister and brother I never had. I really enjoy it. I wonder why my parents never had any other children."

"Maybe one of you was enough for them," Sora joked.

"Very funny!" Mimi laughed.

"There's only one Mimi-oneesama!"

"You got that right!" Mimi said with a smile.

"I always wondered what it would be like to be an only child, but after a while, I would definitely go nuts," Miyako told the two older girls. "I guess it's because I've gotten so used of having Mantarou-niichan, Momoe-neechan, and Chizuru-neechan around. I wouldn't trade them in for the world, no matter how much they drive me crazy."

"Look on the bright side, Miyako-chan, at least you're the youngest of your family," Sora pointed out. "Pretty soon, the entire place is just going to have you in it."

"I guess," Miyako said. "Oniichan has moved out, he's living on campus, but Chizuru-neechan is still here and Momoe-neechan too. Momoe-neechan is in her senior year in High School and Chizuru-neechan is in her senior year in Junior High, just like you, Sora-san. Hey, do you have any classes with her?"

"Nope, I don't have any classes with her. I only see her during our lunch break. Yamato might, though. I have the same homeroom as Taichi, not Yamato."

"I forgot that. I think I do remember her mentioning having Yamato-san in her class and the girls acting all goofy over him..."

"Excuse me, sorry to interrupt, but what about Koushirou-kun?"

"Well, there isn't much we can do about him, Mimi-chan," Sora told her. "If he wants to act all stubborn and spoiled about his mother having a child, then we can't stop him."

"But we can find out what he has against their having one," Miyako said. She was about to add more on to what she had said, when she heard a beep. "Hold on you guys, I have another call."

Miyako checked her other call while both Mimi and Sora talked.

"I guess Miyako-chan is right, you too, Sora-san."

"I wouldn't worry too much."

"Hey guys!" both Mimi and Sora heard a voice say.

"Who is that?" Sora asked.

"You guys don't recognize her voice?" Miyako asked.

"Hikari-chan..." Mimi said, identifying the caller.

"Yep," Hikari said cheerfully. "Miyako-san put me through. So, what's going on?"

"Nothing much," Sora told her. "We're just talking about Koushirou-kun."

"Koushirou-san? You guys are talking about Koushirou-san?" the younger girl asked in surprise. "I thought you all would be talking about some cute guys from the High School or something."

"Actually, I'm a bit concerned about him."

"What's wrong?"

"He's been acting a bit weird lately and Mimi-oneesama found out why."

"I think I remember oniichan mentioning something about him acting weird, but that's normal for him. As far back as I can remember, he's always been a bit weird."

"He is not weird!" Mimi said defensively. "He's just, um, unique, that's all."

"I guess that's a better description than weird. You're right," Hikari said. "So, what's wrong with him?"

"Izumi-san is going to have a baby," Sora explained.

"Ooh! How cute!" Hikari exclaimed. "I wonder what they're going to have! A boy or a girl!! What does Koushirou-san hope for? A baby brother or a baby sister?"

"That's the problem," Mimi frowned. "He isn't all that thrilled about his parents having a baby at all."

"What? Why?" Hikari asked in surprise. "Babies are so cute!"

"That's just the thing, we don't know," Sora said.

"I intend on finding out if it kills me and this history project of ours'll be the perfect opportunity to."

"How?" Miyako asked.

"Yeah, I thought you guys had to write a paper or something," Sora said.

"No, actually we got partnered up to do a research type of project. I was just surprised this evening when he said he had already started. Anyway, what's up with you, Hikari-chan?"

"Daisuke-kun and Takeru-kun! They're driving me nuts with the way they're always swooning over me!"

"Isn't that cute," Miyako mocked with a snicker.

"No, it's not! I like them both, but not when they're acting all lovesick over me...even though Takeru-kun doesn't all that much."

"So, what exactly are they doing that's annoying you?" Sora asked, trying to understand the younger girl's situation.

"Nothing much, I just hate the fact that they swoon over me."

"I can't relate to what you're going through. I've never had boy trouble!" the glasses-wearing girl cried.

"Quit crying, Miyako-chan!"

"Who says I'm crying!" Miyako asked Sora.

"You always cry whenever someone mentions having a boy problem."

"Ehehehe," Miyako sweat dropped.

"Well, do you like either one of them romatically?" Sora asked, trying her best to assist Hikari.

"Um, well, I er..."

"She does!!" Miyako exclaimed.

"Ooh, interesting. Who?" Sora asked.

"Never mind which one," the girl said with a blush. "I'd rather not say which I like. You guys have fun trying to figure it out." Hikari paused momentarily before continuing on. "Well, actually, I don't want to hurt the other one's feelings. That's what my real problem is. I was hoping to get some advice from Miyako-san, since I'm starting to feel a bit guilty for toying with their emotions, but then I found out that she was talking with you and Mimi-san so I asked to join in on the conversation to get advice from you guys too." Hikari scratched the back of her head. "I guess what I'm really asking is how do I let the other one down without hurting his feelings?"

"Oh, that is a problem. What do you think, oneesama? You're probably the person to ask with this kind of a problem."

"Of course, she's the boy expert and she's had how many boyfriends?" Sora asked in a sarcastic, joking manner.

"It's strange how she's the most knowledgable when it comes to boys, yet she's never dated herself!" Miyako laughed.

"Neither have I," Sora reminded her. "I don't know why Hikari-chan would want any advice that I may have."

"Well, you all are older than me, so you might."

"So, what do you say, Mimi-oneesama?"

Everyone awaited a response from Mimi, but only got silence.

"Mimi-oneesama?" Miyako called again.

"Oh, huh? I'm sorry, I was just thinking about Koushirou. I'm still worried about him."

"Maybe we all should call it a night. It's getting pretty late and Hikari-chan, don't you have to get up early? You're still in Elementary school."

"Sora-san!" Hikari laughed. "You're worse than kaasan!"

"Why didn't you just call earlier?" Miyako asked.

"Because oniichan was on the phone talking with some of his friends. Time he got home he got on the phone. He just got off when he tried to call Sora-san and couldn't get an answer."

"Oops, so that's why the phone beeped, Taichi was trying to call."

"Yep, when he hanged up, he muttered something like, 'I wonder where Sora is.'"

"Any idea what he wanted?"

"No, not really, but he actually looked like he was kind of nervous, but relieved at the same time when he didn't get you," Hikari explained. "I don't know why he would be nervous. You two have been friends for years, just like I have known you for years, Sora-san."

"That's true. Maybe he's having trouble with a homework assignment and is too embarassed to ask me for help."

"Maybe," Hikari said, thinking over what she had said.

"You know what guys, I'm pooped," Mimi told her friends. "I'm going to head in like Sora-san suggested. If I find out anything else, I'll let you all know."

"Okay," the three said.

"Minna, gunnai!"

"Oyasumi," Miyako, Hikari, and Sora said.

After hanging up, Mimi headed over towards her mirror to cover her hair up for the night.

"Too bad I wasn't much help for Hikari-chan, but I'm too concerned about Koushirou-kun right now. He's acting so much stranger than usual lately," Mimi said as she finished her hair. She then headed over towards her bed. "Koushirou, what's wrong with you? Why are you so distant and why were you so anxious to get back home?"

The girl laid down in her bed, thinking about the walk home with Koushirou.

Koushirou led Mimi towards the door so that he could walk her home and hurry and get back. Those papers could have the answers to the questions that he had been wondering about for the past 11 years of his life.

The two were now walking down the block. Surprisingly, Mimi's aunt and uncle's house wasn't too far away from the Izumi's apartment complex. It took a little over a half hour by foot to get there. They could've taken the bus, but Mimi insisted on walking.

"Um, why are you in such a hurry?"

"Well, um, the sooner you get home, the better," Koushirou said nervously.

"Is that really all?" Mimi asked.

"What do you mean?"

"Well, ever since you got that jacket of yours, you've been acting stranger than what you already were..."

"Me, strange!?!" Koushirou laughed.

"Yep, strange," Mimi laughed lightly.

"Well, I just want you to hurry and get home so that you'll be safe, that's all. I also don't want you to get into trouble because of your visiting me."

That was only part of his reason though, not wanting Mimi to get into trouble. The other reason was to hurry and get her home so that he could hurry and get home and go through the papers he had gotten a glimpse at before he left.

"You still act as if you're in a rush."

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to," Koushirou apologized.

"That's okay, I guess. At least you're talking to me."

The two continued the walk in silence pretty much after that. Koushirou wasn't in a talking mood, which wasn't a surprise to Mimi, but she could tell that the boy had a lot on his mind. She knew that the walk to her aunt and uncle's house was going to soon be over, so she decided to speak up again, when they reached her door step.

"Well, you're home," the boy said quickly. "G'night."

The boy was about to walk off, until Mimi stopped him.

"So, what exactly is bothering you, Izumi Koushirou? What's so wrong that it's making you act so distant with me? Something you've never done before!! Even Taichi-san and the others are noticing that!"

The boy was caught offguard by the question and turned around to face her. He didn't know what to say to her or how to respond to such a question. He had done a good job of avoiding the subject earlier, but he didn't think that she would bring it back up, but then again, this was Tachikawa Mimi; she always tried to cheer people up no matter what problem they could be having or what problems they could be going through.

Right now, the two were just standing there, caught in each other's gaze, underneath a clear, moonlit sky. Koushirou was still trying to think of a way to respond to Mimi's question, but being caught in her gaze, staring into her clear, innocent tan eyes, had distracted him tremendously. Mimi looked quite pretty to him right now, but it was strange how he had never really noticed it before. He did admit to himself, at that particular moment, that Mimi was a pretty young girl, but he soon shook that thought off quickly, mainly because of Mimi breaking his train of thought.

"Well?" the girl demanded while tapping her foot.

"Oh, um, sorry."

"What's with you, Koushirou?"

"Why do you care so much anyway?" he asked, a bit annoyed.

"Why? Why?" Mimi asked in disbelief. "Isn't it obvious, 'why'! It's because I'm your friend, that's why! I'm worried about you! Something is bothering you and I intend on finding out what that something is! I wouldn't be me if I didn't!"

The boy stood there, not knowing what to say. He knew he had to tell her, but for some reason, it bothered him to share his secret with anyone.

"I-I-I've got to go, okay. G'bye."

The boy turned and ran away from Mimi as fast as he could.

"I'll tell you soon, Mimi-san, but not yet," the boy said to himself as he ran away from the Nishimura home. "I'm not ready to yet, but why is this bothering me so much anyway? It's such a simple task..."

The girl stared at the boy running down the pathway leading away from her current home. She just didn't understand the boy or what he was going through.

"Koushirou, stop being so secretive all of the time!" Mimi said in a barely audible whisper. "Just tell me what's bothering you..."
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Same time as Mimi said, "Just tell me what's bothering you"...

"I'll tell you everything, Mimi-san," Koushirou said to himself as he unlocked the door of his home. "I promise!"

The boy had just reached his doorstep. He took the long way home, thinking about Mimi and how he was pretty much upsetting her. He noticed that both his mother and father were still out. He was somewhat surprised, but it didn't bother him much. He hurried back to the closet to the box with the papers, taking off his jacket, tossing it aside.

"Where's that paper, c'mon, where's that blasted paper I saw!" Koushirou muttered.

Obviously, when Mimi startled Koushirou and rushed to put all of the papers back, he had put them back out of order. So far, all he was seeing were old sales receipts and ticket stubs and other important looking documents. He didn't bother reading or looking over any of them. He just glanced at them, and if he didn't see either the word, "Hikarigaoka" or "Adoption," he wasn't giving it any mind.

The boy looked and looked, but he just couldn't find that paper he was looking at earlier. Normally, when in a rush, it's easy to overlook things, which is why it's always wise to take one's time.

Frustrated, the boy threw the papers down.

"Where is it!!!"

Right at that moment, Koushirou found an important looking document which had written as the letterhead, "Hikarigaoka Adoption Agency." The boy's eyes lit up as he started to read over the paper. It read:

*Hikarigaoka Adoption Agency, page 2

Adoption granted to: Izumi Masami, 25 & Izumi Yoshie, 25
Adoptive Name: Izumi Koushirou
Current Age: 6 months
Hair Color: Red
Eye Color: Black
D.O.B: 1989.11.17
Date of Adoption: 1990.05.15
Nationality: Japanese American
Place of Birth: New York, USA

The young boy stared at the paper in disbelief, ignoring the rest of the information on the paper, which was of no use to him. First he was dissappointed that he couldn't find the first page that would have information on his biological parents, but on this page, it said that he wasn't born in Hikarigaoka, like he had always thought.

"New York? I'm...American?"

The boy sat there and thought for a moment. It just wasn't making any sense to him. He didn't have the typical features of the average Japanese person, but he had always thought of himself as a Japanese Citizen.

"Japanese American?" he said again. "Does this mean that my mother or father was American? Is Koushirou even my real name? Does this mean that I'm not really an Izumi?" He mentally slapped himself. "No kidding! Of course not! I've known that I wasn't an Izumi for years, it's just confirmed now..."

Koushirou stood up and put the papers back in the box. He knew that his mother and father would be getting back soon. He decided that he would look for the other part of the Adoption papers later, like after his parents were asleep. He had been shocked enough for one night; besides, he couldn't seem to find it.

Time he put the papers back in the box, he heard a key entering the keyhole of his front door. He hurried and cut off the lights and ran to his room and shut the door, locking it. He heard them enter, laughing and talking.

"I haven't felt this young in years!" Mrs. Izumi laughed playfully.

"Me neither! I know I have work tomorrow, but we haven't hanged out like that since we were teenagers!"

"I know, and it's been a while since we've gone out for ice cream too!"

"The movies was nice too," Mr. Izumi smiled. "When was the last time we've actually had an evening to ourselves?"

"Not since we were married and not since we lost..."

The woman lowered her head, unable to continue.
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"Lost what? Lost whom?" Koushirou wondered since he overheard all that was currently being said by them.
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"Don't get too sad about it," Mr. Izumi told his wife. "Maybe this baby will be reborn from him. You know, reincarnation."

"You really think so?"

"Of course. It was just meant to be. Now, let's get to bed. We have a long day ahead of us for staying up so late."

"Yeah," the woman agreed. She then turned to her husband and said, "I'm going to go check on Koushirou."

"C'mon, the boy is going to be 15 soon," Mr. Izumi reminded her. "He is about to enter his senior year in Junior High. I think he can go without his mommy checking on him. It won't hurt him."

"I can't help it."

"Don't worry, you're going to have another one soon and you can baby him or her all you want," the man smiled.

"I guess so."

"Oh, I just remembered, I have to do some figuring and budgeting. Always be prepared, I always say, and I think it wouldn't hurt to start budgeting for the baby early, don't you think?"

"I agree with you, but you should get your rest. I can worry about the budgeting."

"Okay."

"Where are all of our sales receipts? Did you put them away or did you move them?"

"They're in the usual place."

"I'll go get them."

The lady went to the closet and took out a familiar looking box, the same exact one Koushirou was looking through earlier. Koushirou heard the closet door open from his room. He cursed himself after he heard his parents take the box out.
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"Shimatta!" he cursed. "Why do bad things like this always happen to me!? How am I going to find out about my birth parents if they have the papers!"

The boy sat down on his bed and tuned his parents out, trying to think of a solution to his problem. He was also curious about who or what his mother was referring to.
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"Don't reach up on that shelf, you're pregnant," the man said while getting the box for her.

Mrs. Izumi laughed at her husband.

"I remember when we were pregnant the first time. I can take care of myself, you know. I'm not far enough along for me to be too delicate to do things for myself."

"I'm just out of practice," he told her. "I'm not really experienced with this."

"I know," the woman said, giving her husband a loving hug.
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Back to Koushirou...

"What do I do now?" he asked while pacing back and forth.

He paced a bit more and snapped his fingers!!

"I'm a genius! Why didn't I think of this before!? I could just use my computer, break into the Hikarigaoka Adoption Agency's database, and look up the information! I'm sure I could figure it out..."

The boy turned on his light and booted up his desktop. He then did his thing to try to get into the Hikarigaoka Adoption Agency's database. Surprisingly, for Koushirou, he couldn't figure out how to get into the passworded info. He couldn't crack the code to bypass it.

*Note: I totally suck at describing computer related stuff. ^^'*

"Aww man! I don't know what kind of a program they're using to prevent people from breaking into their database, but I've never encountered such a thing before."

The boy muttered under his breath. He had never come across a program that he couldn't break or hack his way into. He had always considered himself to be a professional when it came to these kinds of things, yet if you accused him of being a pro hacker, he'd jump down your throat for it, denying it. Pretty weird, don't ya think? :-p

"There's only one thing I can do. I'll have to go there to find out this information, but I'm not getting off yet! I'm going to keep trying first! There has to be a way to get through this!"

The boy kept at it, trying hacking trick after hacking trick, none of them helping him out in any way possible...
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Notes

Note 1: Sorry everyone. I have no idea what an adoption paper would look like or what exactly would be included, etc. I'm only assuming, so don't flame me if I did do something wrong. ^^; I also chose the b-day off the top of my head. Thinking about it now, I think Koushirou would make a pretty good Virgo instead of a Scorpio...don't ya think? I personally think Ken would make a good Scorpio, or either a Capricorn. (Click here to go back to where you were)