The Lone Wolf and the Lonely Butterfly

by cherryblossumangel

Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon. I wish I did........

cherryblossumangel: hey peeps!! Sorry for the long wait. I finally managed to type this long chapter. Enjoy!

Chapter Three: The Meeting





Kouji stared at the ceiling. He was remembering the night eight years ago.

~*~*~Flashback*~*~*~

"Mommy, where are you going?" asked a nine-year-old Kouji.

His mother knelt down to his size.

''We are going different ways, your father and I," his mother explained.

"That might mean we will probably never see each other again. Do you understand?"

Kouji had tears in his eyes when she finished.

"Then take me instead of Kouichi!" he cried.

His mother was at a loss for words. Finally, she said,"The court judge and the jurors split us up like this. We have decided that you will live with your father, and Kouichi will live with me."

Kouji said, sobbing, "You don't love me anymore! Kouichi is the one you love! You always bought toys for him, never once thinking about me. Father always paid attention to Kouichi. Was that why you were arguing the night before? Nobody wants me! Nobody loves me either!"

It was a lot of stress for Kouji. Actually, what Kouji said was true.

His parents had resolved to have one child, which was Kouichi, a sweet and innocent baby. The problems had started right before Kouji was born.

They had only stayed together for Kouji's sake. Then they seperated. Brutally.

It seems that Kouji's parents had meny problems. And they seemed as if they blamed it all on Kouji. But they really didn't mean to.

Now Kouji was in college. He had seperated from his father since he didn't need a guardian anymore, and lived in one of the college dormitory that he shared with Takuya.



~*~*~*~End Flashback*~*~*~*~

Kouji thought Kouichi was behind all that. Kouichi was threatened by his friends, and then he turnd evil. Then he changed, for the worse.

Even as a boy he made life miserable, acting like a bully to Kouji, and a spoiled brat around his parents. Someday, Kouji resolved to get back at his evil friends. For what they did to Kouichi.

But he had to get through Kouichi first. Somewhere, somehow, in the future. Kouji then decided to go to the ball.



Full of the resolution he made, he put on his jacket and walked out. He already wearing black pants and a yellow shirt won't hurt.

He drove his car to where the ball was taking place. Even though he didn't know how to dance, he walked in. There were several gasps as he entered the door.

About twenty girls rushed up to him. He just gave them a glare, and they backed off.



He headed over to where Takuya was. Takuya gaped at him. Kouji said only, "I decided to come."

Takuya nodded. and checked his own tie.

"Is it on straight?" he asked.

Kouji said nothing, but it was typical, because he meant he wasn't listening.

Oh well, Takuya thought, here goes nothing.

He walked over to Akiya, who was swaying to the music.

"Akiya?"

"Yes?"



She turned to him.



She was wearing a purple headband, and a knee-high dress. She was also wearing slippers.



Takuya blushed, and summoned up his courage.



"Akiya...."



"What is it?" she asked.



"Willyoubemygirlfriend?" he said in a rush.



"Could you repeat that please?" she asked.



Takuya gulped, and said slower, "Would...you be...my...girlfriend?"



Akiya turned a pink color. "Uhhh, well......." she stuttered. (You see, she has a crush on him too. But they didn't notice that in each other. Tee hee!)

Takuya took that for a no. "Okay," he said, hiding his face. "I'll understand."

He turned to walk away.

"Actually, I was going to say yes," Akiya blurted out quickly. She pulled him back.



"Really?" he said, not turning around.

"Really!" she said.

They held hands, whooped, and jumped into the air. People had weird looks on their faces, and turned to star at them, but they didn't care.

Takuya turned to tell Kouji, but he was nowhere to be seen.





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Kouji stared up at the stars. He noticed that only one was smaller than the others.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven......



"You do like to star at the stars, don't you?" someone next to him said.

He turned quickly.

"Who's there?" he said.

A girl his age stepped out of the shadows. She had blond hair, and blue- green eyes.

"I'm Orimoto Izumi," she said. "I just transferred here."

Kouji felt a strong twing, in his heart.

She smiled and said, "I'm also in your class."

Kouji just grunted, and turned to look at the stars.

"Do you like the stars?" she said.



Kouji didn't reply. "I can tell you do," she she said quietly.

So she just looked at the sky filled with stars. "How many stars are there?" she asked before she looked again, at Kouji.



"Seven," Kouji said, without emotion. Izumi smiled, and said, "No, there's eight. There's a little star right there."

She pointed to her left, and her arm brushed his hand. Kouji felt the twing again, and jerked back as if stung.

Izumi quickly withdrew her arm. "Sorry."



Kouji said nothing.

"Guess I'll go back. See you later, Kouji Minamoto."



She left without another word. Kouji stared after her. Then he resumed staring at the little starthat was all alone, by itself. He then thought of the girl who had interrupted his musings.



Pretty girl, he thought. I wonder if she has a boyfriend? What are you thinking? he said to himself. Stop thinking about her. She is a girl with a life of her own..........





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Izumi walked home, which was only two more blocks away.

I wonder why Kouji is the way he has been, she thought.

Something must've turned him like that. Hmm, she thought to herself.



Suddenly, she looked at the stars again.

Thinking and searching for the lone star someone had missed, in the sky.



All alone, by itself.









cherryblossumangel: hiya! How waz this chapter? This is soo full of Kouzumi (Kouji+Izumi) and a little of.....let's say a lot of Takiya (Takuya+Akiya) It's a bit on the long side, though. Eight pages!!!! OMG!!! This is the longest chapter I had ever written!! Tell me what you think! So please R+R! Please, spare me the flames!!!!!!!!