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The whole story takes place about 8 years after DF ended. REVIEW!!!
" " - speech
* * - thoughts
There might be slight OOC on Takuya's and Junpei's parts, but you have to remember they got older, and attitudes changed, etc.
Disclaimer - I do not own Digimon, no matter how many pounds of candy I send to Toei everyday with a "Please let me own Digimon" card. *sniff*.
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Denial of the Heart
Chapter 5 - The First Confession
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*TAKUYA'S P.O.V.*
Izumi opened the door of her dorm room. She looked surprised for a second, but then smiled and let me in.
"Hey Takuya! What brings you here?" she asked, most likely knowing the answer.
"Well, I kinda thought since you weren't in class and all you were at home," I answered awkwardly, not knowing whether I should press the issue. She might still be upset over the whole thing. Instead though, she smiled at me brightly.
"I was kinda depressed about Kouji, but I'm over it now. I'm going to class tomorrow, don't worry bout me, Takuya," she said, feinting happiness. But I knew she was only pretending. I sighed.
"Well, I hope you're OK, if you need anything, call, k?" I told her. She nodded, and I got up to leave.
"Thanks, Takuya," she whispered softly. I nodded and preceeded to walk out.
*KOUICHI'S P.O.V.*
I ran out of the hotel as soon as I got most of my essentials and whatever money I had, which was quite formidable, given the money you're paid as an assassin. Still, I did not want to wake up in the morning to find myself having to pay the hotel bill, or dead, given the attitude of the Scorpion Mark against me.
I decided that the first thing I had to do was find my brother, Kouji. I haven't heard from him since we got out of the Digital World. Plus I really needed a place to stay at while I got my life sorted out.
Two minutes after that thought, I dismissed it. I couldn't put Kouji in danger. If I stayed at his house, I'd be doing just that. But I still wanted to see my brother.
Getting an apartment overnight isn't exactly simple, so I just decided to sleep at a motel on the other side of the city. I'd be safe there for tonight, and in the morning, I'd go to the college and meet my brother.
*KOUJI'S P.O.V.*
Crap. Crap crap crap. Morning, 65 hours and 32 minutes left to live. Damn.
I was panicing. Not very characteristic of me, but if you had the biggest assassin organization on you, I'm sure you'd react the same.
Then I remembered is still wanted to go meet Izumi and Takuya, and explain myself. So I got dressed quickly and ran out of the hotel.
I'm very observant. I notice even those people who seem unremarkable, unnoticable. Thus I noticed a few men dressed in black around my hotel. Great. They were here, just waiting for the remainder of whatever time I had left. I avarted my gaze quickly and pretended like I hadn't noticed them.
The way to class was boring. At the moment, that is how I liked things. I got to the university, but to my great dismay, couldn't spot neither Takuya nor Izumi. *I wonder what class they're having now,* I thought to myself.
10 minutes later, I spotted Takuya walking alone out of the chemistry lab. I ran up to him.
"Hey Takuya, we need to talk," I told him, not quite as nicely as I could've said it.
"Damn right we do," he growled and followed me outside.
"OK, Takuya, let me apologize. I'm sorry for the way I've been in the last week. It's really a long story, and I wish I could say it wasn't my fault, but it was. Have you ever heard of the Rose Mark?" I kept talking slowly.
Takuya who was obviously caught off-guard by what I was saying, dubiously shook his head. I sighed, but resolved myself to finish what I started.
"It's an organization of the top-ranking assassins in the world. Yes, I've killed before. I've killed many people. But you have to understand also, I'm not some kind of a psychopath, you don't need to worry about your safety. In order to not become weaker, however, I had to remain emotionless. Let me explain it in simple terms. Ah! When you play soccer, would you want to feel bad for your opponent when you make a goal? No you wouldn't, because that would impede your performance. It's the same principle with me. That's why I had to act cold toward you and Izumi," I said, breathing deeply. Takuya looked stunned, stupefied. I decided to continue.
"I've come to this university not to study, but to kill someone. I didn't know who at first but later I was told. My target was Izumi."
"WHAT?!" Takuya yelled, breaking out of his stunned state. I motioned for him to calm down.
"Don't worry, I told the Mark I wouldn't go through with it. They gave me 3 days to live, 64 and some hours of which are left. That's basically why I'm here now, telling you everything, because I don't want to die being hated by the best friends I've once had," I finished with a sincere smile. God, it's been long since I've smiled.
"W-well...Kouji...damn...I mean, you..." Takuya stammered. "I don't know what to do.."
"Don't worry about my death, I've accepted the fact already. I've deserved it."
"You're just gonna let them kill you, without putting up a fight?!" Takuya exclaimed. "Don't answer that. You're fighting. And I'm with you."
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A/N-Yeah! Coming closer! Major Kouzumi coming up next chapter!
The whole story takes place about 8 years after DF ended. REVIEW!!!
" " - speech
* * - thoughts
There might be slight OOC on Takuya's and Junpei's parts, but you have to remember they got older, and attitudes changed, etc.
Disclaimer - I do not own Digimon, no matter how many pounds of candy I send to Toei everyday with a "Please let me own Digimon" card. *sniff*.
`~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`
Denial of the Heart
Chapter 5 - The First Confession
`~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`
*TAKUYA'S P.O.V.*
Izumi opened the door of her dorm room. She looked surprised for a second, but then smiled and let me in.
"Hey Takuya! What brings you here?" she asked, most likely knowing the answer.
"Well, I kinda thought since you weren't in class and all you were at home," I answered awkwardly, not knowing whether I should press the issue. She might still be upset over the whole thing. Instead though, she smiled at me brightly.
"I was kinda depressed about Kouji, but I'm over it now. I'm going to class tomorrow, don't worry bout me, Takuya," she said, feinting happiness. But I knew she was only pretending. I sighed.
"Well, I hope you're OK, if you need anything, call, k?" I told her. She nodded, and I got up to leave.
"Thanks, Takuya," she whispered softly. I nodded and preceeded to walk out.
*KOUICHI'S P.O.V.*
I ran out of the hotel as soon as I got most of my essentials and whatever money I had, which was quite formidable, given the money you're paid as an assassin. Still, I did not want to wake up in the morning to find myself having to pay the hotel bill, or dead, given the attitude of the Scorpion Mark against me.
I decided that the first thing I had to do was find my brother, Kouji. I haven't heard from him since we got out of the Digital World. Plus I really needed a place to stay at while I got my life sorted out.
Two minutes after that thought, I dismissed it. I couldn't put Kouji in danger. If I stayed at his house, I'd be doing just that. But I still wanted to see my brother.
Getting an apartment overnight isn't exactly simple, so I just decided to sleep at a motel on the other side of the city. I'd be safe there for tonight, and in the morning, I'd go to the college and meet my brother.
*KOUJI'S P.O.V.*
Crap. Crap crap crap. Morning, 65 hours and 32 minutes left to live. Damn.
I was panicing. Not very characteristic of me, but if you had the biggest assassin organization on you, I'm sure you'd react the same.
Then I remembered is still wanted to go meet Izumi and Takuya, and explain myself. So I got dressed quickly and ran out of the hotel.
I'm very observant. I notice even those people who seem unremarkable, unnoticable. Thus I noticed a few men dressed in black around my hotel. Great. They were here, just waiting for the remainder of whatever time I had left. I avarted my gaze quickly and pretended like I hadn't noticed them.
The way to class was boring. At the moment, that is how I liked things. I got to the university, but to my great dismay, couldn't spot neither Takuya nor Izumi. *I wonder what class they're having now,* I thought to myself.
10 minutes later, I spotted Takuya walking alone out of the chemistry lab. I ran up to him.
"Hey Takuya, we need to talk," I told him, not quite as nicely as I could've said it.
"Damn right we do," he growled and followed me outside.
"OK, Takuya, let me apologize. I'm sorry for the way I've been in the last week. It's really a long story, and I wish I could say it wasn't my fault, but it was. Have you ever heard of the Rose Mark?" I kept talking slowly.
Takuya who was obviously caught off-guard by what I was saying, dubiously shook his head. I sighed, but resolved myself to finish what I started.
"It's an organization of the top-ranking assassins in the world. Yes, I've killed before. I've killed many people. But you have to understand also, I'm not some kind of a psychopath, you don't need to worry about your safety. In order to not become weaker, however, I had to remain emotionless. Let me explain it in simple terms. Ah! When you play soccer, would you want to feel bad for your opponent when you make a goal? No you wouldn't, because that would impede your performance. It's the same principle with me. That's why I had to act cold toward you and Izumi," I said, breathing deeply. Takuya looked stunned, stupefied. I decided to continue.
"I've come to this university not to study, but to kill someone. I didn't know who at first but later I was told. My target was Izumi."
"WHAT?!" Takuya yelled, breaking out of his stunned state. I motioned for him to calm down.
"Don't worry, I told the Mark I wouldn't go through with it. They gave me 3 days to live, 64 and some hours of which are left. That's basically why I'm here now, telling you everything, because I don't want to die being hated by the best friends I've once had," I finished with a sincere smile. God, it's been long since I've smiled.
"W-well...Kouji...damn...I mean, you..." Takuya stammered. "I don't know what to do.."
"Don't worry about my death, I've accepted the fact already. I've deserved it."
"You're just gonna let them kill you, without putting up a fight?!" Takuya exclaimed. "Don't answer that. You're fighting. And I'm with you."
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A/N-Yeah! Coming closer! Major Kouzumi coming up next chapter!