Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon. Digimon belongs to Saban, Foxkids and all them big companies who get money and I don't. I wish I owned Digimon, but I don't. I do however own this fic and it's copyrighted of me. Thank ya and have a nice day.

Somehow... One day, I got this idea for a fanfic centered around Taichi (Yes, I use the japanese names, thank ya kindly). It's a brilliant idea, so I dunno how I came up with it. Anyhoo... I wrote it about 10 months ago, but then abandoned it after chapter 5. Now I'm back and I hope to finish it before I slack off again... -.-; Some parts are cheesy, but that's ok. ^^; I've rewritten basically most of it, but still around my plot idea. It's a kinda cross between the manga Digimon and the show so you have to have read the manga to understand... Sowwie. ^^* The couples here aren't completely the ones I myself support... It's just show inspired. So if you don't like the official couples, don't read my fic. XP

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Courageous Angel

Chapter 1 : A Problem


Taichi kicked a can as he walked along the street. It has been a year since the defeat of BelielMyotismon. Both worlds were in harmony now, but there was still the occasional digimon who went bad. Taichi, Sora, and Yamato were now 15. Jyou was 16. Takeru, Hikari, Daisuke and Ken were 12. Miyako, Koushiro and Mimi were now 14 and Iori was 10. Of course, Takeru and Hikari were dating now. Ken and Miyako were too. It broke Taichi's heart whenever he saw Yamato and Sora together, but they too, were dating. It wasn't the problem though. Taichi walked along the road gloomily.
"What's wrong, Taichi?" his loyal digimon companion, Agumon asked, "you aren't your cheery self lately."
"Huh? Oh, it's nothing Agu," Taichi responded.
"Don't lie, Taichi. I'm your digimon. I know when something's troubling you."
"Seriously Agu. It's nothing. Nothing at all..."
Agumon looked at Taichi's face. Once it was bright and cheery. Now it was full of gloom, sadness and consideration.
'He thinks as much as Koushiro now,' Agumon thought, 'I wish he'd tell me what's wrong.'

Agumon pondered in his thoughts as Taichi walked away, leaving him behind. When Agumon awoke from his thoughts, Taichi was already a block away.
"Hey! Taichi! Wait up!"
Agumon ran up to Taichi and suddenly remembered something.
"Shouldn't you be going to the DD meeting right now Taichi?" Agumon asked.
"DD meeting?" Taichi asked, wearily.
"Ya know, The Digidestined meeting. Though why it isn't called The DD & D meeting I don't know."
"DD & D meeting, Agu?"
"Digidestined & Digimon meeting," Agumon responded, smiling. He expected Taichi to laugh at his little joke. The old Taichi would of, but this new one didn't. He just stared at Agumon, deep in thought.
"I don't think I'll go today Agu," Taichi said. Agumon was alittle shocked at this answer.
"But you have to Taichi. You're a Digidestined. More yet, you're the leader of the Digidestineds!"
"I just don't feel like it Agumon."
"Taichi, you have to. Everyone's expecting you there. After all, you're the leader."
Taichi thought about this abit. He ran his fingers through his dark brown hair.
"All right, Agu. I'll go, but only because of that."
Together, Taichi and Agumon headed to the park where the meeting was.

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"Where is he?" Daisuke asked, "if I have to wait any longer, I'll die of boredom!"
"Relax Daisuke," Hikari responded, "he'll come. Though I worry too. This is the first time he's late for our DD meetings. He's usually the first one here."
"He seems depressed and worried these days," Yamato said, "I've never seen him like this before. Not in our fights, not when we were DNA partners, never."
"Is it because I decided to be your girlfriend and not his?" Sora asked, worriedly, "I hope not. I don't mean to hurt his feelings. I mean, he's a great friend and all, but-"
"I think it's something else, Sora," Yamato interrupted.
"Quiet everyone," the always watchful Iori said, "he's coming this way."
They all watched as Taichi and Agumon running up the hill waving their hands. Errr, hands and claws.
"Hey guys! Sorry we're late. Been busy lately."
"It's OK," everyone responded automatically. Everyone gave Taichi a look of consideration as he sat on the bench there. Taichi didn't seem to notice though and sat down to think.
Koushiro finally asked the question everyone was wondering about. "Are-Are you ok, Taichi? You seem so... different lately."
Taichi looked up. "I'm fine Koushiro. Just thinking." As to change the subject, Taichi asked, "So what's it today?"
"Well, nothing really," Ken said, "there's no bad digimon about and nothing evil to destroy, so we thought we would have some fun today," he added with a brighter tone of voice.
"Or we could just go home and do whatever it is we wanted to do," Joe suggested.
Taichi got up at this. "Well, I'm going home then. You coming, Agu?"
"OK," Agumon responded.
Tentomon, being the smart digimon of the group, pulled Agumon aside.
"You go ahead, Taichi. I just want to tell Agumon something, OK?" Tentomon said to Taichi.
"Sure, whatever." Taichi walked away from the group, eyes emotionless, and started home.
In a quick whisper, Tentomon said, "try and find out what's making Taichi act the way he's acting Agumon. Everyone's worried about him and no one's closer to him than you are. Surly you can find out what's wrong with him."
"I can try. I can't bet I'll find out anything though." Agumon turned away, left the group and caught up with Taichi.

"So what was that all about?" Taichi asked later on as he and Agumon were walking.
"Nothing. Tentomon just said to watch out for bad digimon and protect you," he invented. "Like you wouldn't know that," he responded sarcastically, "what was it really?"
"What I just said," Agumon answered quickly, hoping Taichi would believe him.
"Well, OK then. You don't have to tell me..." he said in that new gloomy tone of his.
Agumon breathed a small sigh of relief without Taichi knowing.

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The first chapter's not very exciting is it..? I SO promise the other chapters will be better. Things happen before we even hit chapter 5! Aren't you lucky? ^_^; Well, please review!! Cause I live on those. Flames are for cooking or burning stuff!! As it's late at night right now... I can't rewrite anymore chapters so by tomorrow (or very later today, whatever timezone you live in), there should be more chapters! Hang on for now. ^_^ By the way, my fics are never, and I mean *never* proof read or anything… So it's really just type and go! Point out any mistakes if ya want. Cause that'll help the fic. ^^