oAlas my conclusion, it's kind of short, well atleast shorter then my other
chapters, I hope you enjoyed it so far ^_^!
Chapter Four
"I'm sorry Kouji, I should have thought about it." Kouichi and I had gone back to his home. We were sitting on his bed facing each other cross legged.
"It's not your fault, I should have known he wouldn't have waited for me." Kouichi shook his head at my reply.
"Kouji, that's not true he wanted to wait for you, he wanted to do whatever it took, but you discouraged him. You told him he was basically useless and just a kid. You forgot what he is capable of doing, therefore he lost confidence himself. When Izumi came along, he found his comfort." I listened carefully to Kouichi's words but still, I was heart broken, rejected, and worst off miserable.
"But he doesn't even know what love is, you saw how willing he was to throw off Izumi."
"Kouji, that's because he loves you." I was angry at myself, I should have known better.
Kouichi had told me about the reunion about a week ago. I was going to ask my Dad if it was okay but decided best against it. Instead I had caught a train to Shibuya early this morning and was thrilled when he was waiting for me. I hadn't even thought that Izumi would try Takuya, but I should have. I didn't know what I was suppose to think so I just leaned against the wall and closed my eyes, knowing that Kouichi would be watching me thoughtfully.
"I talked to him a couple of weeks ago."
"Mmmm?" I asked not opening my eyes.
"Takuya." He paused, "we talked about how to get you home."
"I'm guessing you didn't come up with a plan."
"No, just all of Takuya's were unrealistic." A smiled touched the corner of his lips. "He wanted to send a squat team on Dad, saying he had kidnapped you." I couldn't help but smile picturing Takuya doing just that. "He wanted you home so much. He waited every day by this tree, that he referred to as 'Kouji's tree,' eating ice cream cones of every flavor because that's what you had given him." I laughed slightly remembering the day at the park.
"Did he?" Kouichi nodded.
"And that's just a start." He smiled again then held up my blue jacket that I had thrown against the chair. I shook my head in a pathetic way but accepted it anyways, waving good bye.
I didn't know what I was doing, well I did, I was going to find Takuya, but I didn't even now where he lived.
~~
I woke up around seven o clock that night, I guess I dozed off after all, to Izumi's flushed face above my bed. Why did people have an obsession with hovering? She looked angry, enough that I'd fear a weapon held in her hand.
"Takuya Kanbara." She said as I flinched hearing my full name.
"That would be me." I answered swinging my legs over and jumping from the top bunk.
"Very funny little boy." I raised my eyebrow.
"Little boy?"
"I can't believe you." She paused as if trying to collect her frustrations. "I'm nothing to you, is that what you think of me? Nothing." I knew she was going to bring it down this road and I really didn't want to deal with it.
"Look Izumi, I'm not going to say sorry, because well I don't really mean it, and I think that would be unfair." I knew right away that was the wrong thing to say. "Please don't cry. I have other interests. Kouji and I really well, like... liked each other. I like you, but only as a friend, I admit I enjoyed your company but this much guilt over Kouji leads me to believe that I really like him better." I ruffled my hair with my ungloved hand and then shoved them both in my pockets staring at the ground intently. I could see the tear drops that landed on my bedroom carpet, and hear the soft sobs that shook her body.
"It's my fault, I pushed you into something you wanted nothing to do with." I shook my head.
"Maybe I did? I'm not sure, all I know is right now I just want to figure out how to apologize to Kouji." She nodded, watching me with the equal intent in which I watched the carpet. "So are you going to stop crying? Or am I going to have to find a mop?" She smiled slightly.
"No, but I will leave you alone, though I'm glad I found out the truth." It was my turn to nod. "Remember in Ophanimon's castle?" I flinched at the embarrassing memory.
"Yea."
"It was then that I wanted to admit I loved you, but I didn't, because well you fell asleep." I laughed. "Sorry I was tired."
"I thought you might have liked me too." I looked down at the ground again.
"I'm sorry you thought that."
"You shouldn't be, I liked liking you." She smiled again brushing away drying tears.
"Girls are so confusing, I have no idea what you just said, can I have that in English?" She giggled slightly and shook her head and kissed me on the cheek.
"It's a secret." I rolled my heads and brought my hands up behind my head, leaning against the bed. "Sure it is." She giggled again and left. "Bye."
"Bye."
I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror, I looked horrible, my eye was purple and puffing and lip wasn't swollen anymore but it looked gross. I touched it tenderly and cringed at the sting.
"Jeez Kouji." I laughed and found my shoes, hat, goggles and gloves. I had long since given up telling my mom I was going out, and just left silently bringing my finger up to my lips to signal Shinya to be quiet.
The sun was setting and the dark was falling. It wasn't the same kind of dark that the continet of darkness had given out, instead it was warm and comforting. I walked briskly, heading for the park that I had been to so many times since coming back from the digital world.
Kouji's tree was silhouetted on the tree line. It was a comforting sight, I longed to throw myself under it and dream. Dream of fire, adventure and mostly of my bandanna headed love.
The park was nearly deserted, nothing but couples and old people, I shook it off not minding, the peace would be nice. I sat, leaning against the tree, breathing in deeply and sighing not happily but satisfied. A tear ran down my face, it almost startled me for I was no longer sad, but I knew deeply that something was missing, even better I knew who was missing. Another tear fell until I could no longer hold them back. I wasn't crying, I just couldn't stop the tears. Though still generally warm, the sun sinking low signaled the end of summer. A cool early autumn breeze made me shiver.
"Here." I felt something warm drape around my shoulders, Kouji's jacket. I looked up with shining eyes and saw the boy staring sweetly at me. I wish I could have stopped the tears now that he was here, but instead there fell more. Kouji knelt down beside me and taking his right hand brushed them away with his forefinger. "Alas I had the chance to brush away your tears." He smiled.
"Kouji," His blue eye seemed to sparkly with excitement as he placed his loving arms around me and shook his head.
"I know you are sorry, and so am I." For the first time I saw the wound he was sporting. Like me his left eye was swollen and black, but his nose was alright now. I sighed remembering the amount of red blood that had smeared his beautiful expression. I nodded in response relaxing in his arms and leaning against his chest. His heart beat steadily until I felt it in time with my own. I remembered Susanoomon and how then we had united into one, but now again we were together as one, our hearts beating in the rhythmic motion.
~~
His fiery ruby colored eyes shone as he watched me with expression of love and regret. I shook my head, not wanting him to feel sorrow any more, I'm not sure if he understood my gesture or not, but after that he relaxed leaning into my embrace.
The cold on my bare arms didn't bother me, Takuya's warmth was enough to keep me content, his eyes were closed but his lips still smiled. They seemed warm and tender as I pushed myself towards him and pressed my lips against his. The sensation was amazing and at first his body tensed with surprise but then relaxed again falling into the passion of the kiss. The warmth he held flowed through us both, my light made us feel united and content. All too soon the kiss was over, but I could still feel it lingering around us both as we closed into one another. Longing for one another.
"You kiss much better then Izumi." I heard Takuya mutter with a hint of laughter, I smiled.
"Do I?"
"Much." He grinned. "Besides girls have cooties." We both laughed. "And they're impossible to understand. I still don't understand what was so romantic about noodles." I laughed gently.
"I don't know Takuya you have me there."
"I told you they don't make sense." I sat there for along time leaning against the tree with Takuya in my arms. I never wanted to let go, I felt I was holding on to life, I was holding on to love, passion everything in life that made me complete.
"I love you Kouji." He whispered nearly a sleep, I smiled unable to hold back my own happy tears as one slid down my face and landed on Takuya's cheek. He brushed it away then brushed my face lovingly.
"I love you too Takuya."
So that was it. I think I might write a sequel since I left of open ends. I did this because I wanted to wrap up this story so it didn't go on for hours about nothing important like Kouji and his father's legal documents. But I mean come on what's up with the ice cream? I need to come up with a reason for that ice cream *shakes head* And Takuya wanting to go back to the digital world? Yea I think a sequel is in store.
I love Takouji fluff *grins*
Chapter Four
"I'm sorry Kouji, I should have thought about it." Kouichi and I had gone back to his home. We were sitting on his bed facing each other cross legged.
"It's not your fault, I should have known he wouldn't have waited for me." Kouichi shook his head at my reply.
"Kouji, that's not true he wanted to wait for you, he wanted to do whatever it took, but you discouraged him. You told him he was basically useless and just a kid. You forgot what he is capable of doing, therefore he lost confidence himself. When Izumi came along, he found his comfort." I listened carefully to Kouichi's words but still, I was heart broken, rejected, and worst off miserable.
"But he doesn't even know what love is, you saw how willing he was to throw off Izumi."
"Kouji, that's because he loves you." I was angry at myself, I should have known better.
Kouichi had told me about the reunion about a week ago. I was going to ask my Dad if it was okay but decided best against it. Instead I had caught a train to Shibuya early this morning and was thrilled when he was waiting for me. I hadn't even thought that Izumi would try Takuya, but I should have. I didn't know what I was suppose to think so I just leaned against the wall and closed my eyes, knowing that Kouichi would be watching me thoughtfully.
"I talked to him a couple of weeks ago."
"Mmmm?" I asked not opening my eyes.
"Takuya." He paused, "we talked about how to get you home."
"I'm guessing you didn't come up with a plan."
"No, just all of Takuya's were unrealistic." A smiled touched the corner of his lips. "He wanted to send a squat team on Dad, saying he had kidnapped you." I couldn't help but smile picturing Takuya doing just that. "He wanted you home so much. He waited every day by this tree, that he referred to as 'Kouji's tree,' eating ice cream cones of every flavor because that's what you had given him." I laughed slightly remembering the day at the park.
"Did he?" Kouichi nodded.
"And that's just a start." He smiled again then held up my blue jacket that I had thrown against the chair. I shook my head in a pathetic way but accepted it anyways, waving good bye.
I didn't know what I was doing, well I did, I was going to find Takuya, but I didn't even now where he lived.
~~
I woke up around seven o clock that night, I guess I dozed off after all, to Izumi's flushed face above my bed. Why did people have an obsession with hovering? She looked angry, enough that I'd fear a weapon held in her hand.
"Takuya Kanbara." She said as I flinched hearing my full name.
"That would be me." I answered swinging my legs over and jumping from the top bunk.
"Very funny little boy." I raised my eyebrow.
"Little boy?"
"I can't believe you." She paused as if trying to collect her frustrations. "I'm nothing to you, is that what you think of me? Nothing." I knew she was going to bring it down this road and I really didn't want to deal with it.
"Look Izumi, I'm not going to say sorry, because well I don't really mean it, and I think that would be unfair." I knew right away that was the wrong thing to say. "Please don't cry. I have other interests. Kouji and I really well, like... liked each other. I like you, but only as a friend, I admit I enjoyed your company but this much guilt over Kouji leads me to believe that I really like him better." I ruffled my hair with my ungloved hand and then shoved them both in my pockets staring at the ground intently. I could see the tear drops that landed on my bedroom carpet, and hear the soft sobs that shook her body.
"It's my fault, I pushed you into something you wanted nothing to do with." I shook my head.
"Maybe I did? I'm not sure, all I know is right now I just want to figure out how to apologize to Kouji." She nodded, watching me with the equal intent in which I watched the carpet. "So are you going to stop crying? Or am I going to have to find a mop?" She smiled slightly.
"No, but I will leave you alone, though I'm glad I found out the truth." It was my turn to nod. "Remember in Ophanimon's castle?" I flinched at the embarrassing memory.
"Yea."
"It was then that I wanted to admit I loved you, but I didn't, because well you fell asleep." I laughed. "Sorry I was tired."
"I thought you might have liked me too." I looked down at the ground again.
"I'm sorry you thought that."
"You shouldn't be, I liked liking you." She smiled again brushing away drying tears.
"Girls are so confusing, I have no idea what you just said, can I have that in English?" She giggled slightly and shook her head and kissed me on the cheek.
"It's a secret." I rolled my heads and brought my hands up behind my head, leaning against the bed. "Sure it is." She giggled again and left. "Bye."
"Bye."
I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror, I looked horrible, my eye was purple and puffing and lip wasn't swollen anymore but it looked gross. I touched it tenderly and cringed at the sting.
"Jeez Kouji." I laughed and found my shoes, hat, goggles and gloves. I had long since given up telling my mom I was going out, and just left silently bringing my finger up to my lips to signal Shinya to be quiet.
The sun was setting and the dark was falling. It wasn't the same kind of dark that the continet of darkness had given out, instead it was warm and comforting. I walked briskly, heading for the park that I had been to so many times since coming back from the digital world.
Kouji's tree was silhouetted on the tree line. It was a comforting sight, I longed to throw myself under it and dream. Dream of fire, adventure and mostly of my bandanna headed love.
The park was nearly deserted, nothing but couples and old people, I shook it off not minding, the peace would be nice. I sat, leaning against the tree, breathing in deeply and sighing not happily but satisfied. A tear ran down my face, it almost startled me for I was no longer sad, but I knew deeply that something was missing, even better I knew who was missing. Another tear fell until I could no longer hold them back. I wasn't crying, I just couldn't stop the tears. Though still generally warm, the sun sinking low signaled the end of summer. A cool early autumn breeze made me shiver.
"Here." I felt something warm drape around my shoulders, Kouji's jacket. I looked up with shining eyes and saw the boy staring sweetly at me. I wish I could have stopped the tears now that he was here, but instead there fell more. Kouji knelt down beside me and taking his right hand brushed them away with his forefinger. "Alas I had the chance to brush away your tears." He smiled.
"Kouji," His blue eye seemed to sparkly with excitement as he placed his loving arms around me and shook his head.
"I know you are sorry, and so am I." For the first time I saw the wound he was sporting. Like me his left eye was swollen and black, but his nose was alright now. I sighed remembering the amount of red blood that had smeared his beautiful expression. I nodded in response relaxing in his arms and leaning against his chest. His heart beat steadily until I felt it in time with my own. I remembered Susanoomon and how then we had united into one, but now again we were together as one, our hearts beating in the rhythmic motion.
~~
His fiery ruby colored eyes shone as he watched me with expression of love and regret. I shook my head, not wanting him to feel sorrow any more, I'm not sure if he understood my gesture or not, but after that he relaxed leaning into my embrace.
The cold on my bare arms didn't bother me, Takuya's warmth was enough to keep me content, his eyes were closed but his lips still smiled. They seemed warm and tender as I pushed myself towards him and pressed my lips against his. The sensation was amazing and at first his body tensed with surprise but then relaxed again falling into the passion of the kiss. The warmth he held flowed through us both, my light made us feel united and content. All too soon the kiss was over, but I could still feel it lingering around us both as we closed into one another. Longing for one another.
"You kiss much better then Izumi." I heard Takuya mutter with a hint of laughter, I smiled.
"Do I?"
"Much." He grinned. "Besides girls have cooties." We both laughed. "And they're impossible to understand. I still don't understand what was so romantic about noodles." I laughed gently.
"I don't know Takuya you have me there."
"I told you they don't make sense." I sat there for along time leaning against the tree with Takuya in my arms. I never wanted to let go, I felt I was holding on to life, I was holding on to love, passion everything in life that made me complete.
"I love you Kouji." He whispered nearly a sleep, I smiled unable to hold back my own happy tears as one slid down my face and landed on Takuya's cheek. He brushed it away then brushed my face lovingly.
"I love you too Takuya."
So that was it. I think I might write a sequel since I left of open ends. I did this because I wanted to wrap up this story so it didn't go on for hours about nothing important like Kouji and his father's legal documents. But I mean come on what's up with the ice cream? I need to come up with a reason for that ice cream *shakes head* And Takuya wanting to go back to the digital world? Yea I think a sequel is in store.
I love Takouji fluff *grins*
