I think I need to post this before I continue. Eh-hem, number one! I DO NOT hate Izumi! She is cool & I have ABSOLUTLY no problem with her. Number two! THERE IS NO WAY IN THE SEVEN DIGI-HELLS THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE A KOUICHI/HARUKA!! I don't hate Kouichi or anything, but my life would be on the LINE if I paired myself with Kouichi. Number three! For the record, I'll admit I tweaked things a bit in the story line (which was not originally part of my plans.) but I had to do it for the sake of my plot. I'm not some writer who goes & throws things out of whack without thinking things through! Oh yeah, &, there WILL be original character/character pairings. Now for some comments:

Jaded Rose: I thank you for reviewing my story. Now, let me get this through, okay? The reason Kouichi was brought out of his own little world was because Haruka ran straight into him. But he wasn't completely brought out. He was still focused on Kouji. My grammar IS very shaky, I won't deny it. I have NEVER been good at using words correctly (& if someone decides to make a comment like 'Then why are you writing?', I will just ignore you). But I love to write. How ELSE would I stay alive in school? Oh, &, one last thing! HARUKA IS NOT A MARY-SUE!!! You'll see why she gets along with Kouichi so well in later chapters!

Hikari Motomiya: As I said, thank you for reviewing my story. *smiles* As I have said also, I do not hate Izumi. I like her! She plays a major role in my lil ficcy! The only reason I chased her in the beginning of the story was because she called me shorty (not really, but it was funny)! Also, no worries about this being Kouichi/Haruka! *shivers* My cousin would kill me!

Cynthia, Piedmon's Lady: Thank you also for reviewing! I'm sorry. I like to write self-insertion fics. And I am also sorry that I seem to be 'screwing up the plot', but I had to change some things so I could write my story.
If I came off rude to anyone, let me know. I was only voicing my opinion about your reviews & trying to answer some of your questions. Forgive me if I seemed harsh.
Sincerely,

Ri, Haruka