Back to the Digital World
Chapter Five: Harmonica? Bokomon? Neehmon?
Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon
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"I just saw why Sakura's and Syoaran's items disappeared and why all of your beast spirits are gone," Emerald said. Before anyone could say something Emerald continued, "The new evil has taken them and the digimon that attacked us is one of them."
"Wait! How'd you know? And what's with all the glowing," Takuya asked.
"The power of Wood reacted with the surroundings, Emerald and her emerald gem must also have a power connected to Wood," Kero stated.
"Wow. That's awesome. So Emerald can tell what's happening?" Sapphire asked.
"Yes, she can, but only certain things and she can probably discover more powers as we go, and the other three cards will probably release a different power for Sakura, Sapphire, and the brat."
"Stuffed toy," Syoaran mumbled.
"What did you just say!?" Kero asked glaring at Syoaran.
"Stuffed toy," Syoaran repeated more loudly.
"I dare you to say that again."
"Stuffed toy, Stuffed toy, Stuffed toy, Stuffed toy . . ." As Syoaran repeated those two words Kero was also repeating, "Brat." The others watched and sweat dropped.
When Kero and Syoaran finally stopped Sapphire realized how hungry she was, "I'm starving, Emerald."
"I'm sorry, Sapphire, but I don't have any food," Emerald said.
"Hey! Don't worry we have a lot of food with us," Takuya said opening his backpack, the other four did the same.
"Hey Kouji, didn't you pack some food?" Junpi asked.
"No, I brought some other stuff I might need since I know you guys would bring the food."
"So what did you bring?" Izumi asked.
"It's something I need so it does not concern you whatsoever."
"Fine then I won't share any food to you," Izumi said getting angry.
"None of you have to share any food to me."
"Well then, we won't," Izumi said getting more angrier.
"That's fine with me," with that Kouji stood up, he picked up his backpack and slung over one of his shoulder then left.
They watched as he disappears in the darkness.
"What's up with him?" Junpi asked.
"I'll go follow him," Both Kouichi and Takuya said in unison.
"Wait, I think he wants to be alone right now," Emerald said.
"But is he ganna be okay in the forest by himself? I mean, those evil digimon might attack him or something and won't he be hungry? He doesn't have any food," Sapphire said.
"There's some meat apple in forest if his hungry so don't worry Sapphire," Izumi said trying to sound like she's not worry about him at all but in truth she was and she was also thinking, 'Why did he change back to the old Kouji?'
They all started to eat.
"Hey, by the way, why are all of you guys wearing cloths that look like the ones you wore last time we were in the digital world?" Izumi asked.
"Oh, I thought it might be a good idea if we all wear the same thing we wore the last time we were in the digital world, then it'll just like old times," Takuya answered. "But I forgot to tell you, sorry."
"That isn't a good idea at all, what we wear have absolutely nothing to do with anything, and I how would it be like old times if we're not in the digital world, I mean you didn't know that we were going here before we told all of you on the park," Izumi said.
"Maybe I did know," Takuya answered.
"You said you didn't," Izumi said.
"When did I say that?"
"Then how did you know?"
"I said maybe I did know."
As the two continue to argue the others tried to ignore them and continued eating.
~*~Kouji~*~
Kouji sat on a rock by the lake. He opened his backpack and took out a harmonica and started to play a beautiful tune.
While playing the tune, he was thinking about the things that just happened. 'Who are these evil digimons and why did they took our beast spirits and Sakura's and Syoaran's magic items? Well that's obvious, it's so they can defeat us but then why didn't they took our human-spirit too and why didn't those four cards disappeared? What are those evil digimons planning? How did Emerald know all those things? Was it an accident that those four got the message from Ohpanimon or did someone planned to have them receive instead of Takuya and the others?'
Kouji stopped playing then looked at the moon reflected by the lake. He sighed then continue to play the harmonica.
His mind then changed from all the questions to a girl wearing a purple hat, 'Aaarrrg, why does she always appear in my mine?'
~*~Takuya and the others~*~
They were all finished eating and Tomoki, Sakura, Junpi, Takuya, and Sapphire were already sleeping and Kero was inside Sakura's little purse with the four cards and was also sleeping.
Emerald was sitting by Sapphire she had put Sapphire's sweater on top of her. Syoaran was sitting at a branch on a tree by Sakura.
Kouichi and Izumi were too worried to go to sleep so they just sat by the fire they had built in the middle of the clearing.
Emerald looked at Sapphire's watch, being really careful not to wake her up, it was nine-thirteen.
"I'll go look for him," Izumi said standing up.
Kouichi was going to offer to go with her but decided not to.
Izumi walked toward the direction Kouji left.
Kouichi looked around at the sleeping kids, then at Emerald, "Why aren't you sleeping yet?"
Emerald smiled at him and answered, "I just don't feel like sleeping right now, why aren't you."
"I'm just worried about Kouji."
"Why didn't you go with Izumi?"
"I don't know."
~*~Izumi~*~
Izumi walked through the forest not knowing where she is, "Well, this was a really great idea Izumi," Izumi said sarcastically to herself. Then after a few minutes of walking she heard an instrument playing a beautiful tune. 'It sounds like a harmonica, but I didn't think any digimon knows how to play it or if any digimon even have one.'
Izumi followed the sound and ended up by the lake. She looked around and saw Kouji sitting on rock, playing the harmonica, his back was facing her so Izumi thought that he doesn't know she's there and was surprised when Kouji stopped playing the harmonica and asked, "What do you want?"
"I was worried . . . so I decided to look for you."
"You could have gotten lost."
"How would you know?"
There was silence.
Izumi walked closer and sat on the rock beside Kouji.
"What are you doing?" Kouji asked.
"I'm tired."
"Then why don't you go back to the other?"
Izumi looked down then said, "I'm . . . lost."
Kouji sighed then he stood up and said, "Follow me."
"Can I listen to you play the harmonica first? Before we go back?" Izumi asked.
Kouji sat back on the rock and started playing the harmonica again without saying anything.
When Kouji finished, he looked at Izumi. He blushed when he noticed that her head was leaning on his shoulder. She fell asleep, Kouji was about to wake her up but decided not to when he saw her face sleeping peacefully.
He carried her toward where the others were. When he arrived, he was glad that everybody had gone to sleep, he put her down on the ground. It was a little cold so he took her sweater that was tied on her waist and put it over her.
Kouji thought everyone was sleeping but Kouichi wasn't and so was Emerald, but they both looked asleep so Kouji thought they were.
~*~Morning 8:03~*~
Izumi woke up and looked around. She noticed that her sweater was over her and that she was back with the others. She remembered what happened last night and presumed that Kouji must have carried her back here.
Kouji, Emerald, Syoaran, and Kouichi were eating quietly.
Takuya, Junpi, Tomoki, Sapphire, and Sakura were still sleeping.
Izumi looked at her watched and saw what time it was, she also noticed that she was hungry so she decided to join the four kids that were eating.
She opened her bag and started eating. They were eating silently and she didn't like it but she didn't try to make a conversation.
Kouji finished eating first, he stood up and walked toward a tree a few feet away from them. He took out his D-Tector and stared at it for a few minutes then put it back at his pocket. He leaned on the tree, one foot on the ground while the other one leaned on the tree. His hands were on his pocket and his eyes were close.
Syoaran finished next. He walked toward another tree and climbed it easily. He sat on the branch of the tree and just sat there.
Kouichi and Emerald finished at the same time, Kouichi walked toward Kouji and started to talk to him about something. Emerald walked toward the sleeping Sapphire and sat by her.
~*~Kouji&Kouichi~*~
"Hey, bro," Kouji said not bothering to open his eyes.
"Hi! Where were you last night?"
"Somewhere."
Kouichi grinned and asked, "What happened with you and Izumi?"
"What made you think I was with her?" Kouji asked cooly.
"Izumi went to find you."
"How do you know she found me?"
"You were carrying her when you walked back."
Kouji eyes opened. "I thought you were asleep?"
"I wasn't."
"Were you the only one that was awake?"
"No, I think Emerald was also awake. I think we were the only ones that were."
"Why were you both awake?"
"I couldn't sleep, I was worried about you, you are my little brother."
"We're the same age."
"I was still a few minutes older than you."
"What's the difference?"
"A few minutes is a lot."
"How can something few be a lot?"
Kouichi smiled and asked, "You still haven't answered my question."
"Nothing, she just listened at me play the harmonica and she fell asleep."
"Why didn't you wake her up?"
"You're asking way too many question."
"Is it wrong to ask my little brother about something?"
"Stop calling me little."
"I kind of like calling you that."
"I don't. I'm not little."
Kouichi was about to say something when Izumi, who finished eating, walked toward them and said, "Hey guys! What are guys talking about?"
"We were talking about what hap-" Kouichi was stopped by Kouji who covered Kouichi's mouth with his hand.
"Nothing," he answered.
"Okay, but why are you-"
There was a loud yawn followed by, "Hey, where are we?" It was non other than Takuya.
"Takuya, don't you remember? We're in the digital world," Kouji said.
"We are? How'd we get here?"
Emerald chuckled and said, "Do you always get amnesia when you wake up?"
"Who are you?"
Izumi walked toward him and whacked him on the head. "Aawww! Whatcha do that for?"
"I thought it might help you get back you memory."
"Really? And here I thought you only wanted o hurt me," Takuya said sarcastically.
Izumi whacked him in the head again.
"Aaaww, I remembered, I remembered, we're in the digital world because of the message and she's Emerald, now will you stop hitting me?" Takuya said while rubbing his head.
"I didn't hit you the second time to help you remember," Izumi said.
"Then why did you hit me?"
"Because of what you said."
"What did I say?"
Izumi tried to whack him again but this time Takuya dodged it.
"Haha, you missed."
Izumi was about to try and whack him again when Sapphire woke up, she yawned then asked,
"Am . . . where are we?"
"See, I'm not the only one that forgets things. Why don't you whack her in the head?" Takuya asked.
Izumi whacked him again, but this time he wasn't able to dodge it.
"Aaaawww, my head is going to break if you keep doing that."
"No, your head is too hard to break, even with a hammer," Kouji said.
Takuya was about to say a comeback when Emerald said, "I think we should wake the others and look for that place, I think it was Forest Terminal, right?"
"Oh, yeah I almost forgot. I'll wake them up." Izumi walked toward the three sleeping kids and woke them up.
As the five that just woke up ate, the others sat by them and waited.
"Hey Kouji, where were you last night?" Takuya asked when he finished swallowing his food then took another bite when he finished his question.
"None of your business," Kouji answered.
Takuya swallowed his food then said, "Whatever," then continue to eat.
When the five finished, they picked up their bags and started to walk through the forest.
A few minutes past then they stop when they heard something or someone behind a bunch of bushes.
"Who's there?" Takuya asked as he walked toward the bushes.
"Takuya!" A digimon yelled as he came out of the bushes followed by another digimon.
"Bokomon! Neehmon!" Takuya shouted.
They others walked toward them.
"Hey it's Bokomon and Neehmon!" Tomoki shouted as he saw them.
"Hey, another humans," Neehmon said.
"You nincompoop, they're the chosen children, remember?" Bokomon asked.
"No, I mean them," Neehmon said pointing to the four children.
"Hooee! It's the rabbit," Sakura said.
"Rabbit?" The chosen children asked except Kouji.
"Yeah, the one I saw when I got lost."
"Now that you think about it, Neehmon does kind of look like a rabbit," Izumi said looking at Neehmon.
"So, that talking rabbit's name is Neeman?" Sapphire asked.
"It's Neehmon and no, his not exactly a rabbit, his a digimon," Junpi said.
"Okay, and that's Bookaman?" Sapphire asked pointing at Bokomon.
"It's Bokomon," Bokomon corrected.
"Ookkaay," Sapphire said.
"Hey what's happening?" Kero asked as he flew out of Sakura's purse.
"Wow, I never saw that digimon before," Neehmon said pointing at Kero.
"There's nothing about that digimon in the book either," Bokomon said looking through his book.
Takuya and the chosen children told Bokomon and Neehmon about Kero then told them everything that happened, from how those four kids got there to what happened last night.
"Yeah, there had been strange things going on and that digimon that attacked you is Flyomon," Bokomon said, he was surprise by what they just told them specially the one about the card and the part about Emerald, but he decided not to ask more questions since he doubt they know more.
Then Izumi remembered something, "Hey, Bokomon do you remember where's the Forest Terminal?"
"Of course I remember."
"That's perfect, can you lead us there?"
"Of course, but it'll take a few days for us to get there."
"Well that's better than wondering around the whole digital world for a long time trying to find it," Kouji said.
They walk through the forest until finally after hours of walking they got out from it.
"Yay we're finally out of the forest. Now can we rest?" Sapphire asked. "I'm getting really tired."
"You may need to get use to it, we will probably going to do a lot of walking," Bokomon said.
"I'm also tired," Tomoki said.
"Why don't we just ride a trailmon?" Junpi asked.
"Yeah, but do you see any trailmon?" Takuya asked.
"Oh, I guess that's a bad idea."
"No, it's not a bad idea, if there's any trailmon," Izumi said.
"Really Izumi? Do you really think my idea is great?"
"IF there's any trailmon," Izumi answered.
They rested for a while then continue to walk. After a few hours of walking they found a trailmon and manage to take a ride easily because the digimons still remembered them and what they did the last time they were in the digital world.
On the trailmon there were three rooms. Inside of one of them were Kouichi and Kouji, inside of the other one were Takuya, Izumi, Sapphire, Emerald, and Tomoki, and inside of the last one were Junpi, Sakura, and Syoaran.
In Takuya, Tomoki, Izumi, Emerald, and Sapphire's room, Izumi and Takuya were arguing about something again.
"Ha! See I'm right!" Takuya said.
"No, you're not!" Izumi argued.
"Yes I am!"
"No, you're not!"
"Yes I am!"
Izumi was about to argue back but Emerald said, "Maybe one of you should go to a different room."
"I'm not going anywhere!" Takuya said.
"Fine, I'll go," with that Izumi opened the door on the right and walked towards the other room.
"Why are you two always arguing?" Sapphire asked.
"It's because they have different opinions, Sapphire," Emerald explained.
~*~Izumi~*~
Izumi walked to the different room, sat on the set and said, "Stupid Takuya." She looked around and saw that Kouji and Kouichi were the only ones that were in it.
"Let me guess, you and Takuya argued again and Takuya won," Kouji asked but it sounded more like a statement than a question.
Izumi glared at him and didn't say anything else.
Kouichi stood up and opened the door Izumi just came out from.
"Where are you going?" Kouji asked looking at him.
Kouichi grinned and said, "To the other room."
"I know that but why?"
Kouichi just shrugged then left.
"His acting weird again."
"Again?" Izumi asked.
"Yeah, this morning he was acting weird and was asking too many questions."
"Like what?"
"Nothing and oh yeah, he kept calling me *little brother*."
"You are his little brother."
"I'm not little!"
Izumi giggled and received a glare from Kouji.
"Hey, can you play the harmonica again?" Izumi asked when she stopped giggling.
"Last time I did you fell asleep."
"Sorry, but why didn't you wake me up? And did you carried me all the way back where the others were?"
Kouji blushed and looked away.
"So can you? It was night last time and I was a bit sleepy so I fell asleep."
Kouji didn't say anything but took out his harmonica from his bag and started to play.
The others seemed to have heard the beautiful tune because when Kouji finished, all of them were there listening.
They all clapped when he finished.
"Wow Kouji! I didn't know you know how to play a harmonica," Takuya said.
"Well, I do," Kouji stated.
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