KG: Happy Halloween to all you readers, I'm really enjoying writing and am also trying my best to make this story as enjoyable as I possibly can.

Kouji: I guess so…

KG: Would you please do the disclaimer?

Kouji: ::sighs:: KG doesn't own digimon or any of its characters.

KG: ^__^ right! Now on with the story!

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~-~Halloween Night~-~Chapter 4

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Once everyone had finished organizing their belongings we left Kouichi's house and began to head for the houses two streets down. As we approached the first doorstep, my old feelings began to rise up and cloud my mind again. Why am I doing this? This is embarrassing! I was beginning to doubt myself and glanced over at Takuya. That glance was all it took to clear my mind. I'm here to celebrate and have fun with my brother and friends. I'm also here to spend time with Takuya and see him laugh and smile, I reminded myself mentally. Once we were at the door thrust out my bag along with everyone else.

"Trick or treat!" we chorused together. A happy and almost eager feeling began to come over me. I faintly recognized it as the same feeling I had 5 years ago, and I enjoyed it. A young, blonde woman holding a large bowl answered the door. She looked at us and smiled happily.

"I love your costumes guys! They're so cute!! Especially you two with the samurai and warrior!" she cried while pointing at Takuya and me. Cute? Well, I thought Takuya definitely looked cute in his costume, but me? I didn't really think so. I glanced over at Takuya for a brief moment and found that he was glancing at me too, red in the face. I quickly looked away because I felt myself beginning to blush as well.

"Erm, Arigatou," I replied while staring at my feet. I heard Takuya mutter what also sounded like "Arigatou" but I wasn't sure. The lady dropped some sweets into our bags and we continued on our way. We walked up and down the streets for a couple of hours, received many compliments and sweets and then began to head back to Kouichi's house at around nine. I actually enjoyed stopping door-to-door, it was undeniably fun to do so. I was glancing into my bag, there was no way I would keep this stuff though, I wasn't the type of person that was inclined towards having so many sweets. I shot a glance over at Takuya, who was also looking into his bag and grinning, looking happy and content. Of course, Taku-chan looves sweets and stuff like that. Then it hit me, I knew what to do next.

"Takuya?"

"Hmm? Nani?"

"Here," I held my bag out to him, "these are all yours, you can eat them all or share them with Shinya."

"Nani!? But Kouji, these are yours, you should be the one sharing them with your brother, not me!" he exclaimed as he began to blush once again.

"No, I want you to have them. Besides, Kouichi doesn't eat many sweets, he already has enough, I eat them even less than he does so they're for you," I stated simply.

He hesitated for a while, but finally accepted the bag and had an expression his face that I could not recognize. He looked happy quizzical and something else, kind of like a "floaty" sort of expression. I was just glad that he was happy.

"Arigatou, Kou-ch- I-I mean Kouji," his face was now a blushing furious shade of scarlet. He looked so cute, I smiled at him.

"Dou itashimashite," I realized that Kouichi was right; I definitely had to tell him how I felt if he felt the same way.

We walked into the living room and organized the bags in the corner and each went off to change into our PJ's. Izumi changed in Kouichi's mom's room. The rest of us guys just changed in Kouichi's room. We then all got out our sleeping bags and spread them on Kouichi's floor, it was a bit tight, but we fit. Izumi walked in, wearing a light lavender long-sleeved top and matching pants. She settled herself on the bed, she was going to sleep in a different room but came in to talk for a while anyways.

Junpei had a matching yellow long-sleeve top and bottom with a blue collar. I borrowed some midnight blue PJ's from Kouichi and he wore a black and gray-collared one. Takuya was wearing a red and orange PJ's. We all settled into our sleeping bags and began discussing our adventures in the digital world. We all wished we still had our D-scanners as memoirs, but we didn't. We just talked, preserving the wonderful times we had, how Bokomon would always lecture and Neemon just fool around. We continued talking and laughing until about midnight. We all said our goodnights, Izumi left the room and we turned off the lights. I crossed my hands behind my head and closed my eyes, thinking. It had been fun day, but I still had not been able to tell Takuya how I felt.

I couldn't sleep and lay awake for about an hour, staring at the blank ceiling and listening to Kouichi's light breathing. He had placed his sleeping bag next to mine and Takuya was on the other side of Junpei, who was on my other side. I heard crumpling sound and saw Takuya's outline as he got up and opened the door to exit the room. I waited for a few moments, debating whether I should I follow him or not. After a few more minutes, I made up my mind and finally stood up and trailed after him. I slowly walked down the dimly lit hallway and heard the sound of water running. I turned and headed into the kitchen. Takuya was getting glass of water, and had not heard me yet. I walked, still thinking about what I should say.

"Creaak!" Just great…

Takuya spun around and faced me, "Kouji! Um, what are you doing here are you feeling sick again?" He had left the water running and overfilled the glass for the second time today. The water flowed over the glass rim and onto Takuya's hand.

"Huh? Whoa!" Takuya realized his mistake and began to nervously fumble around with the faucet. His hand kept slipping, but he finally got it closed and dried off the glass.

I couldn't help but chuckle at his clumsiness, he seemed to have heard me since his face quickly became a deep red.

"Um, so if you're feeling fine then what is it?" he questioned.

I stopped chuckling, now I was the one blushing, "Takuya, I need to tell you something important…"

"Um, well, I do too Kouji, but you go first."

"No, I want you to go first," I already had a good idea of what he was about to say, but still, I did not want to confess my feelings for him unless I was sure that he truly felt the same way…

"Um, well I, I…" he stammered, he was visibly far more nervous than I, he couldn't even complete his sentence. Takuya shut his eyes, "A-a-aishiteruyo, Kouji! I love you! I have ever since we were in the digital world. If you don't feel the same way, I'll understand, but could we still be friends?"

He really did feel the same way! "Taku-chan, I love you too! I was worried that you wouldn't feel the same way!" I ran over to the brunette and threw my arms around his neck. I lay my head on his chest and just stayed, there finally having what I had wanted for so long. Takuya seemed surprised for a minute, but soon he put his arms around me too. We stayed like that for a while, not wanting it to end. But there was something missing, I soon figured out what it was.

I looked up into his deep drown eyes, used my hands to pull his face in closer to mine. He seemed to have understood I what I was trying to do because he moved in closer as well. My lips rested on his and his on mine. It felt soft and tasted sweet and I knew he was just as happy as I was. I spotted Kouichi out of the corner of my eye, he smiled at me and walked away. Takuya finally broke the kiss and gasped, I couldn't really blame him, I felt the same way.

He gasped for air, "You haven't by any chance ever done that before, have you?"

"No, of course not. Why?" I questioned while gasping for air.

"Because you do a pretty good job at it," he said, "by the way, you do know that you really did look cute in that samurai costume, ne? It's just so like you, actually I'm surprised that you dressed up at all!"

"Well, I wanted to make you happy so I could see your smile. Anyways, you were the one who caused me to pass out when you showed up in that warrior costume!" I teased.

"You really scared me to death when you did that! I didn't know what I would've done if you really were burning up… promise that you won't leave me?"

"Baka! Of course I won't leave you, but if you two time me, you'll pay!" I teased, regaining my old attitude again.

"Well, then I guess I have nothing to worry about," he joked, kissing me again. I didn't want him to stop, but I knew that the kitchen wasn't a good place for this. I unwillingly broke away from Takuya. "What's wrong?"

"Takuya, I don't think we should do this right now, someone could just walk in and see us," I explained, pointing towards the kitchen doorway,

"Good point, and we should get back to sleep, after all I don't want to see you all baggy eyed in the morning," he teased, while gently poking my cheek.

"Ha, ha stop that! It tickles!" I exclaimed as quietly as I could while brushing his hand away.

"Fine, then let's go back to sleep," he began to walk back towards the room with me trailing behind him. He quietly pushed the door open and looked around, I noticed that Kouichi had fallen asleep again and Junpei was now snoring. "Want to move over with me?"

I looked at Takuya who was smiling, why did he ask something like that? Of course I would! But then I looked back over to my sleeping bag and noticed that Junpei had rolled on top while sleeping. Oh brother… now I realized why Takuya had asked, but I still didn't care. "Of course."

I walked over to Takuya's sleeping bag and slipped into it, he came in after. I closed my eyes as I felt his arms embrace me again. He held me close and I breathed in the scent of his skin, I smiled and cuddled up closer until I felt he warmth of his body on mine. I didn't think anymore, I was able to sleep now, even with Junpei's snoring. I knew I would be celebrating Halloween again from then on…

~Owari

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KG: Yatta! I did it! Finished in time for Halloween, maybe I'll start something else now…

Kouji: Nice job, I'm surprised you pulled it off with your sloppy habits. Now, in your zeal you forgot one important thing that has a real deadline...

KG: O_O?

Kouji: Baka! Your homework!

KG: Waah! You're right! But I still have the weekend to do it! I'll get started now! ::rummages through backpack::

Kouji: ::Sweatdrops:: please read and review!