Disclaimer: Do you not listen? I don't own Digimon, and never will (sadly)! If you bother me about it one more time I will send ants after you! Oh, and I do not own Wal*Mart either…
At first, I had no trouble at all falling asleep with Takuya in my arms. Of course, some time early in the morning, a short time before even the first glimpse of sunrise, I woke up with an annoying pain stabbing at me and my legs were asleep. Perfect, just perfect. It was extremely dark in the room; much darker than it was when I first woke up this past night. This was because the moon had gone, and there ceased to be stars out now. Great… Sighing, I place my head gently on top of Takuya's, who was still sleeping ever so peacefully. I didn't have it in me to wake him up, which is rather strange for me. I smirk recalling a time when Kouichi and me had gotten lost together out in the woods when we were three, and he had fallen asleep in my lap. He was scared, and at the time I personally could care less. Later on though, after I got tired of sitting in the same position and having a warm body on my lap I rolled him off, thoroughly waking him. That wasn't the only time either, I can name at least ten times off the top of my head in which this has occurred, and I didn't give a shit that they were angered because I have awoken them from their slumber.
With Takuya though… for some reason it's something entirely different. I don't think it's the fact that in a way he's having a similar problem family-wise, but that. Well, I'd rather not think about it, I'm already having a hard enough time accepting it as it is. I like him… like him! In a way I really feel I shouldn't, but I do. Contemplating on my thoughts, I did not hear the door creaking until a small voice called out.
"Takuya? Kouji? Anyone awake?" It was Izumi, and it seemed that she was alone. Now why was she up already, and wasn't distressed about a dream she had earlier?
"Yes, someone's awake." I sigh, not really caring right now. I was uncomfortable, my legs were sleeping, I had to many thoughts swirling in my mind, and I still did not have it in me to wake Takuya up. This is my night, isn't it wonderful? Feel free to visit me so that I can pop every last person who's snickering.
"Oh, Kouji! Where are you?" Izumi calls out, and she's probably groping the air wit her hands. I block off all other thoughts that had just entered my mind, not caring to know the result of what might happen if I don't.
"On the floor." I say bluntly. Oh yah, don't think I don't hear you snickering at me… I know you are. Oh great, I'm going even crazier, why did that headache-causing voice leave? It kept me partially sane, or maybe it drove me to insanity… it's hard to tell.
"Nande?" Izumi asked, and then finally tripped over Takuya and me. The said boy mumbled something and moved in closer to me. Ah… ignoring the feeling… ignoring… ignoring…
"This and that, that and this." I reply, seriously I'm not in the mood for much.
"Great reason." Izumi laughs, and she's probably smirking right now. "I believe I found you…"
"No, that'll be Takuya."
"Huh? What are you two sleeping together on the floor for!?" Izumi yelped, and I heard a sound of tumbling. Although my eyes have finally adjusted to the darkness, I can only see faint outlines of nearby things. I wait for a moment so that Izumi could refind herself and us in this darkness, this way during my explanation there won't be any bumps of interuption. A hand grabs my shoulder and clenches it tightly.
"Yes Izumi, it is me." I sigh, and then feel her plop down behind me. Ah well, that's as close as she's going to get in this little lighting. "Takuya got worried about his brother so I had to calm him down, ended up falling asleep like this."
"I see… I'm guessing you just woke up because Takuya's not on the floor grumbling." Izumi giggled, causing me to roll my eyes. Well, she was right about that… but not fully.
"Just for your comment I'm not going to." I growled before shifting lightly to not wake up the boy on my lap. Oh damn this is going to be fun.
"Your mean Kouji…" Izumi whined.
"What are you doing in here?" I question her, ignoring her last comment. Oh yah, I'm so very mean I'd kick a puppy… actually, that does sound like it may prove to be fun. No, I did not think that! I will not take into consideration of kicking a poor, innocent, harmless puppy! Like Takuya. No wait, Takuya's certainly not a puppy nor is he harmless. I faintly recall when we first met Takuya and how wonderful of a time I had dodging his fire.
"I see Takuya gave you the message Tomoki wanted him to." Izumi groaned, and she slowly layed down next to me. How cruel, I'm becoming some sort of therapist now. Oh, I see it works, fine be that way! Why am I still talking to myself?
"Yah, so what's going on?" I sigh; figuring this would lead to Izumi complaining one way or the other to me. My eye twitches.
"Don't worry Kouji, I'm not here to complain, just to find a place to sleep." Izumi sighed. A breath of relief escaped my lips, I was thankful she knew me so well. Wait, if she was reading my mind… ah well, I could care less
"Whatever." I brush her off again, acting like my usual self. Takuya moves around again, and I look back down at him. Currently the sun is starting to show faint lines of it arising, and I can barely see his face in the still dim light.
"Kouji…?" Izumi calls out, and I move my hand up to Takuya's hair and faintly run it over the brown strands.
"Hmm?" I start, and stop what I was doing in case Takuya might be either awake or starting to.
"We both have ourselves in a fix don't we?" She pries at me. I roll my eyes and adjust my head to look at her in the face. It was shadowed eerily in the oncoming light, and she had this strange adnormal serious looked placed on her features.
"What do you mean?"
"Well… ever since we got here I can't control my mind, I keep hearing others thought last night. And I think I might've heard yours… and if I did I must say I have never heard such peculiar things coming from your voice." Izumi says, and looks at me for a reaction. I facially show none, but mentally raise a brow. She lost control ever since we got in here? So, there's most certianly things going on here we're are not aware of. Shit. Wait, she read my thoughts?!! Why am I so slow mentally…?
"Care to explain why you think it was me." I demand rather than question. She laughs, and sits up deciding sleep won't come now.
"Well, the voide speaking it sounded exactly like you, and you're the only person who has a brother in our little group. Except Tomoki and Takuya that is… and Tomoki's thoughts are always on home while Takuya's are so curious. So, that left you." Izumi explained, and had a superior smirk. Girl, I swear if you do not wipe that off your face I will for you! "And don't threaten me mentally." …Damn you, get out! "Fine fine…" Izumi sighed, and shrugged.
"Keep that up and someone's going to kill you… now either slowly or agonizingly slowly…"
"Kouji, you do realize you just said that out loud right?" Izumi queried me.
"Yes, I felt the need to say it outloud that way you'd get the picture more clearer." I state, and slowly move Takuya off me without waking him and so that I could stand. Oh… thank you that feels soooo good…
"You are so loving. I take it then that you are the one?"
"Whatever you want to believe." I say with indifference, knowing she knew full well it was me and there was no way I could change that. Hold on a second, she read Takuya's mind? Wow, that took a long time for it to sink in…
"Aww, how cute you like Takuya!" Izumi gushed, and I face-faulted. Getting up and dusting myself off I shot her one hateful death glare, and she stopped having a look of delight on her face.
"One, never have 'cute' and my name in the same sentence unless you are referring to someone else or me harming something 'cute'. Second, you really should ask people's permission first before you read their mind. Third, what if Takuya is awake!?" I hiss, not daring to raise my voice. Izumi chuckles at my over-reaction, but I can't help it this is the first time something like this has occurred to me, and for goodness sakes I'm sixteen! That's pretty sad but ah well… life goes on.
"Well sorry! I told you, I control my mind-reading last nihgt, not that I ever could but… you get the picture." Izumi sighed. "And besides, Takuya's not even close to awake, right now he's a bit busy dreaming about something called 'Wal*Mart', I don't quite get it. He must have one very peculiar imagination…" Izumi said and looked over Takuya carefully. I didn't really want to know, so I continued to pace around the room. It's really weird how my legs were asleep but when I got up it was as if they never were. Odd, but okay. "Kouji, I have another question. You know… when we were back at Jack's Village? Tomoki had said he got all the information he needed from Jack by overhearing his conversation, you have any idea what it might be?" I blinked and turned to her. It was a ton of bricks slapping me in the face. What was the informatio…?
After awhile the others had woken up, and again Izumi was bombarded with questions again. She waved them off saying she was fine, and it seemed like she was. Though, my mind was busy on multiple other questions. What kind of information did Tomoki choose to not share with us? What kind of dream did Yamaki have? Where is Kouichi? How curious is Takuya? Why does my mind always revert back to Takuya? And so forth, you know, important questions leading to more rather stupid ones. We walked down the stairs towards the dining area to get our breafast before heading out, but a certain someone was blocking our way. Yamaki.
"Have a good sleep?" He asked, and a strange smirk played across his face. Everyone but me murmured something about 'okay', and I held back a yawn. "Really now? Care to join me for some breakfast before you leave?"
"No, we'll do fine by ourselves thank you." Junpei muttered quietly.
"Oh, I do not wish to impose on people such as yourselves, but there are things I must discuss with you, and I hope you do not yield to do so because of certain… ah things that happened during the night. Do not peer so cautiously at m, I will explain all in a moment's time. Care to join me then?" Yamaki persuaded us. Tomoki sighed and nodded his head tiredly; not really caring to look into whether or not we could trust this man. "Good, come come." So, we followed this man into his quarters behind the desk in which we purchased our rooms last night. "Have a seat, and dig in." Yamaki said with a bright smile.
"Where's the food?" Junpei asked a bit dumbly as we looked at the empty table. Yamaki chuckled.
"Oh, sorry I forgot to tell the waiters to bring some foods in for you." Yamaki said with his strange smile. He clapped his hands and then turned to us. "Now, I presume you'd like an explanation wouldn't you?" He began with us.
"That'd be nice." I mutter. He smirks as he entwines his hands and rests his chin upon it.
"All right, as you know I am Yamaki, and I figured you may wish to know about the Legendary Warriors before you…"
A/N: Mwahahah… Yamaki, the all-knowing character! XD By the way, Rebecca what did you mean by the soft-spot thing? Sorry I'm just a little slow… Oh wow this was a boring... and horribly pathetic. So sorry.... I did this last minute, so... please do not murder me!!! (Especially because it lacks Takouji fluff...)