I wrote this story after watching the season finale of season four. I felt
that they didn't develop enough on what happened to the characters when
they came back from the digital world, therefore I wrote my own ending that
specifically focuses on Takuya and Kouji's relationship.
Also since the season didn't go into detail on some of the names (mainly Kouji and Kouichi's parents who are mentioned a bit) I made them up so, if you read somewhere else that they are named different then well I'm happy for you. I also made up a few characters.
Yea that's about it, don't read this if you don't support yaoi (guys x guys) because I'm not making you, and I don't want bad reviews telling me I'm a horrible person for pairing guys up. Frankly I think it's kawaii and so you should too! ^_^ Anyways on with the story.
Chapter One
The walk home from the Shibuya station was long and tiresome. My mind was racing, my body was tired, and my ideas were sore. We had saved the digital world, there was no question about that, for that I was proud, I had made a difference, I had faced all my fears and had triumphed. The thought made me smile as a few drops of rain fell. Great, I thought to myself just what I need, grimly I stuffed my gloved hands into my pockets and pulled my hat further down my forehead in hopes of keeping the rain out.
After defeating Lucemon, and our all too short good bye to the digimon, Kouji and I had wasted no time searching for Kouichi who was evidently still alive. We hadn't found him at the station, where he had fell, but at the hospital deep in a coma. Watching Kouji so upset, was like watching as someone's heart break in two. I hadn't helped but feel a little envious, ever since we had discovered that Duskmon was actually Kouji's brother, it was like the two were inseparable. Still I was enthralled to see the happy tears fall from my bandanna headed love, for the joy of having Kouichi alive. I was pleased as well, the boys were reflections of one another and I felt loosing Kouichi, would have been almost as bad as loosing Kouji.
Afterwards the other digidestined and I had left leaving the two to talk, another pang of jealousy lurched into my heart. We had all gone back to the train station and said our farewells and headed off alone. My decision to walk was mostly because I didn't feel like going home right away, the transition from seeing my friends every day, to have seen such great pain, to have felt it, and now? Now I was just a kid again. I pulled my cell phone out of my right pocket and stared at it, I could feel the tears in my heart before I felt them on my cheeks. The ache, what was I now? After all that, was I just suppose to forget it, and carry on with life? And what about Kouji, would we still be friends? Could we ever be more then that?
I loved Kouji, I had long since admitted that to myself, and half hinted it to him, though I think he knew anyways. It's not that I was attracted to men, not at all in fact if it weren't for Kouji, well Izumi had really hinted towards there being something between the two of us. The only one I had truly ever loved was Kouji and for that my thoughts swirled around me unable to form simple ideas. I shook my head and placed the phone back into my pocket, already missing my D-tecter.
"Mom! I'm home!"
"Takuya! I was about ready to call the cops, running out like that and not telling me where you were going, what was I supposed to think?"
"Sorry I had-"
"It's Shinya's birthday and once again you couldn't think about anyone but yourself." I clenched my fists angrily, I had been prepared for the shock of coming back the same day I had left but it wasn't true that I had just thought of myself. I was the one who just saved the world and she was trying to tell me that I could only think of myself. "It's well past nine o'clock, and you think you can just waltz on in here with nothing more the an apology? Where were you?"
"Off saving the world!" I yelled at her throwing my hands up in the air in an exasperated motion. "What's it matter to you?"
"Likely excuse Takuya." I glared and rushed past her feeling slightly guilty, grabbed a piece of leftover birthday cake off the counter and headed for my room. I know I should have probably thrown my arms around her, it was just, I wasn't in the mood. I was soaked from the rain, tired and sad, I just wanted a warm bath and maybe to talk to Kouji.
~~
Kouichi dosed in the hospital bed next to my chair, he had been let out of extensive care but now he needed rest. I held his left hand in between my own hands, I couldn't help but feel how cold it was. I held it tighter hoping to warm it up with my body heat. If only Takuya was here, I found myself thinking, he could always warm me up when I was cold. The hospital room was plain but drafty and made me feel very lonely.
The others had left over an hour ago and then it had just been my and Kouichi, he had just recently fallen asleep and then I had gone off to call my dad.
*flashback*
"Hello?"
"Hi Dad?"
"Kouji?"
"Yea." I had answered awkwardly.
"Where are you? It's late and it's your mother's and my anniversary."
"Why didn't you ever tell me?"
"Tell you what?" My father had asked with an edge of worry to his voice.
"That mom was still alive... and I had a brother." I was emotionless and straight forward with my answer.
"Oh Kouji-"
"No, why did you lie to me. Why did you tell my she was dead?" My voice was growing more aggressive as I got angrier. "And then you forced me to call that other overly nice women 'Mom.' How could you?" I felt the tears in my eyes I felt the anger in my heart I longed to reach out and do something about it all.
"Kouji, where are you?"
"I'm at the hospital." I said my voice growing more calm but still there lingered anger.
"Are you alright?"
"No."
"What happened?"
"It's Kouichi.... He had a fall."
"Kouichi?" he paused as if trying to make sense of my words. "Is he alright?"
"Why do you care?"
"I'm coming down."
"Fine." I hung up the phone and leaned against the wall, why did I all of a sudden hate everyone I loved?
*/flashback*
There was a knock at the door I fully expected to see my father but instead... She was beautiful she had delicate, pale skin and silky black hair that she had pulled back into a low pony tale, her clothes were plain yet she made them so vibrant with her deep eyes the reflected herself.
"Kouji?" The smile from her face vanished as she stared deeply at me, her eyes filled with tears as her voice wavered. "Kouji, is it you?"
"Mom." I embraced her for fear that she was unsteady with emotion, in turn she hugged me back. It was the happiest moment I had ever had. Her body was light and frail yet he feelings were strong and secure I led her to the chair I had been recently sitting in and offered it to her. She turned away from me to watch Kouichi. His breathing was slow but steady. We watched him together, everything was going to be alright now.
"Kouji?" My mother asked holding Kouichi's left hand probably also feeling it's cold. "I'm sorry." I shook my head feeling more tears run down my face, I smiled but didn't say a word, not trusting my voice. "I'm so sorry, I didn't think-" She paused also crying. "I didn't know what to do."
"Me neither." I added thoughtfully then moved forward to place my hand on her shoulder. "But it's all okay now."
There was a second knock at the door, this time I was sure it would be my father, I almost feared to open it, but in the end I pulled open the door, keeping my eyes firmly placed at the ground.
"Kouji, I'm sorry."
"Don't apologize to me, I'm not the only one you hurt." I drew my gaze up to his eyes, he also seemed near tears. I could see my step mother down in the waiting room, watching both of us. I refrained a glare and instead threw my arms around my father. "I just wish you hadn't lied."
"I know Kouji, I'm sorry." His eyes filled with tears. Why did everyone have to cry so much? I pushed myself away from him and turned back to my mom, who was still staring at Kouichi. "Keiko..." My dad's voice was solemn as he also watched my mother.
"Mr. Minamoto." She said still not taking her eyes from Kouichi.
"Keiko please call me Yukio."
"No thank you." She said politely.
"I understand." His words said he did, but his eyes were betraying him. There was a long and awkward silence as we all stood staring, at nothing and at everything, until atlas Kouichi's eyes opened.
"Mom?"
"Yes hunny I'm here, and so is Kouji."
"Kouji." He smiled happily I longed to embrace him, so I could tell him everything was alright, even if I knew it was me that needed the reassurance. "I'm glad you are here."
"I wouldn't leave even if you made me bro." I smiled, he smiled. I reached out to hold mom's other shaking hand and then I brushed my father's hand. "This is our family." I said out loud as everyone was watching me, I should have been whole, I should have felt complete but there was a certain goggle wearing boy that haunted my heart.
~~
I woke up to my Dad's face hovering above my bunk bed.
"Hiya Sport." He said happily. "Didn't get a chance to see you last night." I groaned and sat up, running my fingers through my messy hair. My bed had been so comfy, I hadn't remembered the last time I slept in a bed, and my pajamas, I was wearing real pajamas, I hadn't had to sleep in my clothes.
"Mornin Dad." I said groggily. "Sorry I went to bed right after a got home," and it was true because I still stank.
"You can say that again, I think someone needs a shower."
"Ha ha very funny, everyone's a critic." He laughed and waved good bye as he left my room.
"What do say we kick around the 'ole soccer ball later." I nodded and then fell back on to my bed.
I had dreamt the Kouji had been crying, I wasn't sure what about but he wanted me to help him and I couldn't. He had kept looking at me with his sad blue eyes. In the end he held something in his hand and smiled at me, then he shook his head and disappeared. I didn't know what to think of it, it wasn't like me to have dreams that meant anything, so I put it out of my mind and raced to the bathroom.
I passed Shinya on the way, I pulled him into a half hug as he protested.
"Hey there Buddy." I said cheerfully, I had really missed him all the talk about Kouji and Kouichi made me feel bad about the way I had treated him. I thought about Tomoki and how he was like a brother to me and I decided that I was going to start being nice to Shinya. Right after I tripped him.
"Mooooooommmm." He wailed from the ground. "Takuya tripped me!" I couldn't help but laugh as I pulled him to his feet then lurched towards the shower before I was held to blame.
The hot water felt good, it washed away all the dirt, it washed away all the pain, it washed away all emotion until I was raw and deep within my own thoughts. It first occurred to me to meet up with my friends, the other digidestined, but I wasn't sure where they lived, I hadn't even asked for there phone numbers, and I knew they couldn't have mine. Beans! I thought to myself, I should have thought about that. I thought about Kouji and how I couldn't forget my love towards him, I thought about Kouichi and how he was my friend but I couldn't love him the same way. I though about Izumi, Junpei and Tomoki, about how Izumi liked me, how Junpei was jealous and how Tomoki was my other little brother. I thought about the four kids that had come back to the human world before us. I thought about Neemon, Bokumon and Patamon and how there friendship was valued as much as the others. Atlas I thought about Agunimon, I remembered the power, and BurningGreymon, I thought about the time I almost destroyed Kouji, and tears lept up in my shaken eyes. About Aldamon and EmperorGreymon, and Susanoomon. I remembered what it was like when Kouji and I had become one, how together we had defeated Lucemon, how well we worked together and our teamwork. Sure there might not be an 'I' in team but there is in Kouji.
"Cold! Cold! Very very cold" I danced around on the spot struggling to turn off the water that had run out of heat. "If I were still Agunimon, I could do something about it." I laughed thinking of what my parents would say when the saw a charred bathroom. "On second thought..." I wrapped a towel around me and laughed, flexing my arms in the mirror. "I think I might have gotten a little muscle from the digital world after all." I grinned then raced back to my room leaving a trail of water which my mom later yelled at me for. I threw on some clothes, the same yellow T-shirt, pants and red shirt that still smelled slightly of the digital world, dried my hair best I could and pulled my hat and goggles on. Then I threw myself under the bed and looked for my soccer ball.
My dad had had to leave for an unexpected work thing well I had been in the shower and Shinya had gone to a friends, so I left for the park alone.
"Just make sure you come back this time."
"I will mom." I answered with a tinge of boredom.
The closest park was the one everyone used most often which was the Shibuya Central Park. I thought I might meet up with some of my old friends so I headed off there. The walk was nicer now since the rain had cleared up from last night and the late summer breeze was both refreshing and warm, it reminded me of Izumi almost, and her spirit of wind. I wish I knew where they all lived.
The park was filled with kids playing soccer, and having pick nics and eating ice cream. I had forgotten my wallet at home so I was just going to have to do without. I sat on a bench dribbling the soccer ball back and forth between my feet as I scanned the crowd for a familiar face.
"Takuya!" I turned around at the sound of my name. A quick vision of a black haired bandanna headed boy turned into a tall brown haired one who grinned widely. "Hey wanna play soccer?" I though seeing my old friends would make me happy but instead it sunk my heart, I was kinda hoping it was Kouji but it wasn't.
"Sure," I answered hoping I sounded enthusiastic. Kazuki was nice, in fact he was once my best friends, but the digital world had changed that, it had also changed me, I wasn't the person he had once known and I knew that. I picked up the ball and grinned. "But you do know you'll never be able to beat me." I laughed pushing him to the side as I ran past him.
~~
I had spent the night at the hospital despite my Dad's protests. Things hadn't run as smoothly as I had initially planned out, Dad and Mom, got into a fight about where Kouichi and I should end up now that we knew about each other and mom had ended up crying. My step mom came in tapping her wrist impatiently and my mom's eyes had filled with tears at the site of Yukio's new wife. Kouichi and I had been speechless and had instead spent the night talking about our final battle in which Kouji wanted all the details.
"Takuya and I spirit evolved to Susanoomon, but we would have never been able to if it hadn't been for you." I smiled in remembrance of Kouichi's self sacrifice and felt my stomach tense once again at the thought of Takuya. What if he thought I had rejected him, we hadn't had the chance to really talk since what had happened and I had been so wrapped up with Kouichi I had completely forgotten about Takuya's feelings until he had said a sad good bye and left brushing his glove to his eye. I should have been the one to wipe away his tears. I pang of jealousy arose when I only now remembered that Izumi had done it for me wrapping her arm around his shoulder and smiling sweetly to him.
I now stood at the window, my arms crossed as I leaned on the ledge. Kouichi was sleeping again, the doctors had said that if his test went well tonight he would be able to go home, wherever home was going to be would be later decided. His miraculous recovery was unable to be explained but he was now almost perfectly sound.
Beneath the window, which was on the third floor, was a park. The summer sun shone brightly over it. I wished I could have been down there, with all the other kids. That was one thing Takuya and the digiworld had taught me. I didn't have to be alone, I wanted to be friends with them I wanted to be with people, not here in a confined hospital room with only Kouichi's sleeping body to keep me company. I gazed out watching, wondering where Takuya was right now, wondering if he remembered me, wondering if we could still be friends. I red figure caught my eye and I had to squint from the sun to peer at it closer, it looked all too familiar. Yellow and red shirt, green hat, the goggles were a dead give away. I felt like calling out to him from the window, I felt like jumping up and down to grab his attention, I wanted to spirit evolve and fly down there, though that was now as possible as the world stopping right now. I watched him a little longer, feeling almost as if I was spying. He sat down on a bench all alone, as if waiting for someone. What if he was waiting for me?
I didn't bother to wake up Kouichi, I just quietly exited the room and went down the elevator and outside. The light was bright and it took a while for my eyes to adjust. I decided I'd bring him something, Dad had left me with some money to buy dinner though I hadn't been hungry, now I stopped at and ice cream place and ordered two cones, one vanilla and the other I asked if I could get every flavor. The girl behind the counter raised an eye brow.
"I want a spoonful of every flavor you have."
"In one cone?"
"Yes."
"Um..." She looked at me carefully then shook her head. "I don't see why not." She came back with my ice cream. I had decided that one of every flavor suited Takuya best and I pleased with my decision.
I crossed the street and headed for the park, Takuya still waited on the bench. I was just about to run up to him when another boy came up to him, I didn't hear what they were talking about but I did see Takuya's happy expression. I sighed deeply, this must have been who he had been waiting for. I felt a little rejected. Then it was true Takuya had already forgotten about me already. I noticed a garbage can over on the far side and chose to dump the half melted ice creams over there.
I watched my shoes as I walked, I watched as a ball went rolling by a few feet in front of me and I felt someone slam into my side sending me flying into the ground on my back.
"Hey watch it Buddy." I heard an irritated voice snap.
"Me watch it? You're the one that threw your self at me." I conflicted back. " I was just minding my own business."
"Well maybe you should watch where you are-..... Kouji?"
"What's it to you?" I narrowed my eyes and stared at my challenger for the first time. It had been Takuya he was lying on top of me, sticky with ice cream and fighting to get up.
"Takuya!" I smiled trying to help him up.
"Kouji!" He laughed throwing his arms around me and pinning me back down to the ground. I could feel his heart beating against my chest and smell his soft, cinnamon smelling hair as it brushed my face. At last he let go and rolled over standing up and then offering his hand to me which I accepted. He laughed and pointed at the squished, strangely colored ice cream which now decorated the front of mine and his yellow shirts.
"What's that? It looks like some something threw up all over you." The words slightly stung for I had thought it a sweet gesture at the time.
"It was your ice cream." I replied. "I didn't know what you like so I got you everything." He laughed and smiled at me, then took his finger and ran it along my chest, he then stuck it in his mouth. I was slightly taken back at such a blunt gesture, but I liked the feeling of his touch.
"Tasted good." He grinned then pulled a gum ball of his own shirt and put it in his mouth chewing it slowly and spitting out a piece of grass that was evidently on it. "Thank you."
"You welcome." It felt good to be with him again, especially in a none stressful situation. He didn't even bother to care when his friend raised an eyebrow watching us carefully then shaking his head he waved good bye to Takuya who didn't even notice.
I know I'm lame , I'm sorry but, I liked the idea, no I didn't 'borrow it from anyone, even if it does seem similar to alot of other Takouji stories out there... gomen...
Also since the season didn't go into detail on some of the names (mainly Kouji and Kouichi's parents who are mentioned a bit) I made them up so, if you read somewhere else that they are named different then well I'm happy for you. I also made up a few characters.
Yea that's about it, don't read this if you don't support yaoi (guys x guys) because I'm not making you, and I don't want bad reviews telling me I'm a horrible person for pairing guys up. Frankly I think it's kawaii and so you should too! ^_^ Anyways on with the story.
Chapter One
The walk home from the Shibuya station was long and tiresome. My mind was racing, my body was tired, and my ideas were sore. We had saved the digital world, there was no question about that, for that I was proud, I had made a difference, I had faced all my fears and had triumphed. The thought made me smile as a few drops of rain fell. Great, I thought to myself just what I need, grimly I stuffed my gloved hands into my pockets and pulled my hat further down my forehead in hopes of keeping the rain out.
After defeating Lucemon, and our all too short good bye to the digimon, Kouji and I had wasted no time searching for Kouichi who was evidently still alive. We hadn't found him at the station, where he had fell, but at the hospital deep in a coma. Watching Kouji so upset, was like watching as someone's heart break in two. I hadn't helped but feel a little envious, ever since we had discovered that Duskmon was actually Kouji's brother, it was like the two were inseparable. Still I was enthralled to see the happy tears fall from my bandanna headed love, for the joy of having Kouichi alive. I was pleased as well, the boys were reflections of one another and I felt loosing Kouichi, would have been almost as bad as loosing Kouji.
Afterwards the other digidestined and I had left leaving the two to talk, another pang of jealousy lurched into my heart. We had all gone back to the train station and said our farewells and headed off alone. My decision to walk was mostly because I didn't feel like going home right away, the transition from seeing my friends every day, to have seen such great pain, to have felt it, and now? Now I was just a kid again. I pulled my cell phone out of my right pocket and stared at it, I could feel the tears in my heart before I felt them on my cheeks. The ache, what was I now? After all that, was I just suppose to forget it, and carry on with life? And what about Kouji, would we still be friends? Could we ever be more then that?
I loved Kouji, I had long since admitted that to myself, and half hinted it to him, though I think he knew anyways. It's not that I was attracted to men, not at all in fact if it weren't for Kouji, well Izumi had really hinted towards there being something between the two of us. The only one I had truly ever loved was Kouji and for that my thoughts swirled around me unable to form simple ideas. I shook my head and placed the phone back into my pocket, already missing my D-tecter.
"Mom! I'm home!"
"Takuya! I was about ready to call the cops, running out like that and not telling me where you were going, what was I supposed to think?"
"Sorry I had-"
"It's Shinya's birthday and once again you couldn't think about anyone but yourself." I clenched my fists angrily, I had been prepared for the shock of coming back the same day I had left but it wasn't true that I had just thought of myself. I was the one who just saved the world and she was trying to tell me that I could only think of myself. "It's well past nine o'clock, and you think you can just waltz on in here with nothing more the an apology? Where were you?"
"Off saving the world!" I yelled at her throwing my hands up in the air in an exasperated motion. "What's it matter to you?"
"Likely excuse Takuya." I glared and rushed past her feeling slightly guilty, grabbed a piece of leftover birthday cake off the counter and headed for my room. I know I should have probably thrown my arms around her, it was just, I wasn't in the mood. I was soaked from the rain, tired and sad, I just wanted a warm bath and maybe to talk to Kouji.
~~
Kouichi dosed in the hospital bed next to my chair, he had been let out of extensive care but now he needed rest. I held his left hand in between my own hands, I couldn't help but feel how cold it was. I held it tighter hoping to warm it up with my body heat. If only Takuya was here, I found myself thinking, he could always warm me up when I was cold. The hospital room was plain but drafty and made me feel very lonely.
The others had left over an hour ago and then it had just been my and Kouichi, he had just recently fallen asleep and then I had gone off to call my dad.
*flashback*
"Hello?"
"Hi Dad?"
"Kouji?"
"Yea." I had answered awkwardly.
"Where are you? It's late and it's your mother's and my anniversary."
"Why didn't you ever tell me?"
"Tell you what?" My father had asked with an edge of worry to his voice.
"That mom was still alive... and I had a brother." I was emotionless and straight forward with my answer.
"Oh Kouji-"
"No, why did you lie to me. Why did you tell my she was dead?" My voice was growing more aggressive as I got angrier. "And then you forced me to call that other overly nice women 'Mom.' How could you?" I felt the tears in my eyes I felt the anger in my heart I longed to reach out and do something about it all.
"Kouji, where are you?"
"I'm at the hospital." I said my voice growing more calm but still there lingered anger.
"Are you alright?"
"No."
"What happened?"
"It's Kouichi.... He had a fall."
"Kouichi?" he paused as if trying to make sense of my words. "Is he alright?"
"Why do you care?"
"I'm coming down."
"Fine." I hung up the phone and leaned against the wall, why did I all of a sudden hate everyone I loved?
*/flashback*
There was a knock at the door I fully expected to see my father but instead... She was beautiful she had delicate, pale skin and silky black hair that she had pulled back into a low pony tale, her clothes were plain yet she made them so vibrant with her deep eyes the reflected herself.
"Kouji?" The smile from her face vanished as she stared deeply at me, her eyes filled with tears as her voice wavered. "Kouji, is it you?"
"Mom." I embraced her for fear that she was unsteady with emotion, in turn she hugged me back. It was the happiest moment I had ever had. Her body was light and frail yet he feelings were strong and secure I led her to the chair I had been recently sitting in and offered it to her. She turned away from me to watch Kouichi. His breathing was slow but steady. We watched him together, everything was going to be alright now.
"Kouji?" My mother asked holding Kouichi's left hand probably also feeling it's cold. "I'm sorry." I shook my head feeling more tears run down my face, I smiled but didn't say a word, not trusting my voice. "I'm so sorry, I didn't think-" She paused also crying. "I didn't know what to do."
"Me neither." I added thoughtfully then moved forward to place my hand on her shoulder. "But it's all okay now."
There was a second knock at the door, this time I was sure it would be my father, I almost feared to open it, but in the end I pulled open the door, keeping my eyes firmly placed at the ground.
"Kouji, I'm sorry."
"Don't apologize to me, I'm not the only one you hurt." I drew my gaze up to his eyes, he also seemed near tears. I could see my step mother down in the waiting room, watching both of us. I refrained a glare and instead threw my arms around my father. "I just wish you hadn't lied."
"I know Kouji, I'm sorry." His eyes filled with tears. Why did everyone have to cry so much? I pushed myself away from him and turned back to my mom, who was still staring at Kouichi. "Keiko..." My dad's voice was solemn as he also watched my mother.
"Mr. Minamoto." She said still not taking her eyes from Kouichi.
"Keiko please call me Yukio."
"No thank you." She said politely.
"I understand." His words said he did, but his eyes were betraying him. There was a long and awkward silence as we all stood staring, at nothing and at everything, until atlas Kouichi's eyes opened.
"Mom?"
"Yes hunny I'm here, and so is Kouji."
"Kouji." He smiled happily I longed to embrace him, so I could tell him everything was alright, even if I knew it was me that needed the reassurance. "I'm glad you are here."
"I wouldn't leave even if you made me bro." I smiled, he smiled. I reached out to hold mom's other shaking hand and then I brushed my father's hand. "This is our family." I said out loud as everyone was watching me, I should have been whole, I should have felt complete but there was a certain goggle wearing boy that haunted my heart.
~~
I woke up to my Dad's face hovering above my bunk bed.
"Hiya Sport." He said happily. "Didn't get a chance to see you last night." I groaned and sat up, running my fingers through my messy hair. My bed had been so comfy, I hadn't remembered the last time I slept in a bed, and my pajamas, I was wearing real pajamas, I hadn't had to sleep in my clothes.
"Mornin Dad." I said groggily. "Sorry I went to bed right after a got home," and it was true because I still stank.
"You can say that again, I think someone needs a shower."
"Ha ha very funny, everyone's a critic." He laughed and waved good bye as he left my room.
"What do say we kick around the 'ole soccer ball later." I nodded and then fell back on to my bed.
I had dreamt the Kouji had been crying, I wasn't sure what about but he wanted me to help him and I couldn't. He had kept looking at me with his sad blue eyes. In the end he held something in his hand and smiled at me, then he shook his head and disappeared. I didn't know what to think of it, it wasn't like me to have dreams that meant anything, so I put it out of my mind and raced to the bathroom.
I passed Shinya on the way, I pulled him into a half hug as he protested.
"Hey there Buddy." I said cheerfully, I had really missed him all the talk about Kouji and Kouichi made me feel bad about the way I had treated him. I thought about Tomoki and how he was like a brother to me and I decided that I was going to start being nice to Shinya. Right after I tripped him.
"Mooooooommmm." He wailed from the ground. "Takuya tripped me!" I couldn't help but laugh as I pulled him to his feet then lurched towards the shower before I was held to blame.
The hot water felt good, it washed away all the dirt, it washed away all the pain, it washed away all emotion until I was raw and deep within my own thoughts. It first occurred to me to meet up with my friends, the other digidestined, but I wasn't sure where they lived, I hadn't even asked for there phone numbers, and I knew they couldn't have mine. Beans! I thought to myself, I should have thought about that. I thought about Kouji and how I couldn't forget my love towards him, I thought about Kouichi and how he was my friend but I couldn't love him the same way. I though about Izumi, Junpei and Tomoki, about how Izumi liked me, how Junpei was jealous and how Tomoki was my other little brother. I thought about the four kids that had come back to the human world before us. I thought about Neemon, Bokumon and Patamon and how there friendship was valued as much as the others. Atlas I thought about Agunimon, I remembered the power, and BurningGreymon, I thought about the time I almost destroyed Kouji, and tears lept up in my shaken eyes. About Aldamon and EmperorGreymon, and Susanoomon. I remembered what it was like when Kouji and I had become one, how together we had defeated Lucemon, how well we worked together and our teamwork. Sure there might not be an 'I' in team but there is in Kouji.
"Cold! Cold! Very very cold" I danced around on the spot struggling to turn off the water that had run out of heat. "If I were still Agunimon, I could do something about it." I laughed thinking of what my parents would say when the saw a charred bathroom. "On second thought..." I wrapped a towel around me and laughed, flexing my arms in the mirror. "I think I might have gotten a little muscle from the digital world after all." I grinned then raced back to my room leaving a trail of water which my mom later yelled at me for. I threw on some clothes, the same yellow T-shirt, pants and red shirt that still smelled slightly of the digital world, dried my hair best I could and pulled my hat and goggles on. Then I threw myself under the bed and looked for my soccer ball.
My dad had had to leave for an unexpected work thing well I had been in the shower and Shinya had gone to a friends, so I left for the park alone.
"Just make sure you come back this time."
"I will mom." I answered with a tinge of boredom.
The closest park was the one everyone used most often which was the Shibuya Central Park. I thought I might meet up with some of my old friends so I headed off there. The walk was nicer now since the rain had cleared up from last night and the late summer breeze was both refreshing and warm, it reminded me of Izumi almost, and her spirit of wind. I wish I knew where they all lived.
The park was filled with kids playing soccer, and having pick nics and eating ice cream. I had forgotten my wallet at home so I was just going to have to do without. I sat on a bench dribbling the soccer ball back and forth between my feet as I scanned the crowd for a familiar face.
"Takuya!" I turned around at the sound of my name. A quick vision of a black haired bandanna headed boy turned into a tall brown haired one who grinned widely. "Hey wanna play soccer?" I though seeing my old friends would make me happy but instead it sunk my heart, I was kinda hoping it was Kouji but it wasn't.
"Sure," I answered hoping I sounded enthusiastic. Kazuki was nice, in fact he was once my best friends, but the digital world had changed that, it had also changed me, I wasn't the person he had once known and I knew that. I picked up the ball and grinned. "But you do know you'll never be able to beat me." I laughed pushing him to the side as I ran past him.
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I had spent the night at the hospital despite my Dad's protests. Things hadn't run as smoothly as I had initially planned out, Dad and Mom, got into a fight about where Kouichi and I should end up now that we knew about each other and mom had ended up crying. My step mom came in tapping her wrist impatiently and my mom's eyes had filled with tears at the site of Yukio's new wife. Kouichi and I had been speechless and had instead spent the night talking about our final battle in which Kouji wanted all the details.
"Takuya and I spirit evolved to Susanoomon, but we would have never been able to if it hadn't been for you." I smiled in remembrance of Kouichi's self sacrifice and felt my stomach tense once again at the thought of Takuya. What if he thought I had rejected him, we hadn't had the chance to really talk since what had happened and I had been so wrapped up with Kouichi I had completely forgotten about Takuya's feelings until he had said a sad good bye and left brushing his glove to his eye. I should have been the one to wipe away his tears. I pang of jealousy arose when I only now remembered that Izumi had done it for me wrapping her arm around his shoulder and smiling sweetly to him.
I now stood at the window, my arms crossed as I leaned on the ledge. Kouichi was sleeping again, the doctors had said that if his test went well tonight he would be able to go home, wherever home was going to be would be later decided. His miraculous recovery was unable to be explained but he was now almost perfectly sound.
Beneath the window, which was on the third floor, was a park. The summer sun shone brightly over it. I wished I could have been down there, with all the other kids. That was one thing Takuya and the digiworld had taught me. I didn't have to be alone, I wanted to be friends with them I wanted to be with people, not here in a confined hospital room with only Kouichi's sleeping body to keep me company. I gazed out watching, wondering where Takuya was right now, wondering if he remembered me, wondering if we could still be friends. I red figure caught my eye and I had to squint from the sun to peer at it closer, it looked all too familiar. Yellow and red shirt, green hat, the goggles were a dead give away. I felt like calling out to him from the window, I felt like jumping up and down to grab his attention, I wanted to spirit evolve and fly down there, though that was now as possible as the world stopping right now. I watched him a little longer, feeling almost as if I was spying. He sat down on a bench all alone, as if waiting for someone. What if he was waiting for me?
I didn't bother to wake up Kouichi, I just quietly exited the room and went down the elevator and outside. The light was bright and it took a while for my eyes to adjust. I decided I'd bring him something, Dad had left me with some money to buy dinner though I hadn't been hungry, now I stopped at and ice cream place and ordered two cones, one vanilla and the other I asked if I could get every flavor. The girl behind the counter raised an eye brow.
"I want a spoonful of every flavor you have."
"In one cone?"
"Yes."
"Um..." She looked at me carefully then shook her head. "I don't see why not." She came back with my ice cream. I had decided that one of every flavor suited Takuya best and I pleased with my decision.
I crossed the street and headed for the park, Takuya still waited on the bench. I was just about to run up to him when another boy came up to him, I didn't hear what they were talking about but I did see Takuya's happy expression. I sighed deeply, this must have been who he had been waiting for. I felt a little rejected. Then it was true Takuya had already forgotten about me already. I noticed a garbage can over on the far side and chose to dump the half melted ice creams over there.
I watched my shoes as I walked, I watched as a ball went rolling by a few feet in front of me and I felt someone slam into my side sending me flying into the ground on my back.
"Hey watch it Buddy." I heard an irritated voice snap.
"Me watch it? You're the one that threw your self at me." I conflicted back. " I was just minding my own business."
"Well maybe you should watch where you are-..... Kouji?"
"What's it to you?" I narrowed my eyes and stared at my challenger for the first time. It had been Takuya he was lying on top of me, sticky with ice cream and fighting to get up.
"Takuya!" I smiled trying to help him up.
"Kouji!" He laughed throwing his arms around me and pinning me back down to the ground. I could feel his heart beating against my chest and smell his soft, cinnamon smelling hair as it brushed my face. At last he let go and rolled over standing up and then offering his hand to me which I accepted. He laughed and pointed at the squished, strangely colored ice cream which now decorated the front of mine and his yellow shirts.
"What's that? It looks like some something threw up all over you." The words slightly stung for I had thought it a sweet gesture at the time.
"It was your ice cream." I replied. "I didn't know what you like so I got you everything." He laughed and smiled at me, then took his finger and ran it along my chest, he then stuck it in his mouth. I was slightly taken back at such a blunt gesture, but I liked the feeling of his touch.
"Tasted good." He grinned then pulled a gum ball of his own shirt and put it in his mouth chewing it slowly and spitting out a piece of grass that was evidently on it. "Thank you."
"You welcome." It felt good to be with him again, especially in a none stressful situation. He didn't even bother to care when his friend raised an eyebrow watching us carefully then shaking his head he waved good bye to Takuya who didn't even notice.
I know I'm lame , I'm sorry but, I liked the idea, no I didn't 'borrow it from anyone, even if it does seem similar to alot of other Takouji stories out there... gomen...
