Disclaimer: I will laugh at anyone who thinks I own Digimon. I hate to repeat things but if money is involved you got to do what you have to. I don't own Digimon.
LunaOp: Well, the last chapter was short. I know you thought Kouji would confess his love, but it's still too early for him. I don't wanna rush things, you know. Who said he would be the first to admit anything though?
Also, I am thankful for your reviews and I actually will be inputting them as much as possible in my fic. See, now I'm starting a new paragraph for every new dialogue of a different character.
Chapter 4: Miscellaneous words: Stranger in the city
"It's snowing! Look, the snow is piling everywhere!" Izumi exclaimed in a daze.
"You must have drunken too much coffee," Kouji said suspiciously. She spun around and around till she was too dizzy to speak.
"Hey, lighten up! It's Christmas." Izumi hid a hand behind her back. She held a small snowball in it.
Kouji shook his head and smiled. "Whatever. If you get sick, I won't pay for any medication."
"Oh, did you have to bring money up? Now I have to think about the job again!" She was annoyedwith him and decided to throw the snowball at his back.
"What the…! Izumi!" he yelled while gathering a bit of snow to throw back at her. She dodged it with a swift movement but fell down in the process.
"Come on. Let's get you home." Kouji held out a hand to her. She took it graciously.
"Well, okay, but I'm going outside again today." They walked to the car and slowly drove away. The road was icy and it was terribly cold inside the car but they didn't seem to mind.
"Hurry up, Kouji. I don't want to miss the Christmas special at six."
He smiled and stepped on the gas pedal. "Okay, okay. You're going to make us get in a car accident!"
The small automobile slipped below the horizon just as the stars came out. "Oh don't be grumpy," Izumi said just to pull at his nerves a little bit more. "It's Christmas!"
"Blah, blah, blah. I can't hear you!"
(Sweetly, two souls alone together...)
(Izumi's p.o.v.)
Well I guess the days just keep rolling away. I want so badly to find a job and make things easier for Kouji. He's such a good friend!
Right now there seems to be nothing available. It's not surprising though, at this time no employer is risking hiring anyone. I don't understand why but Junpei says it's all in the world of business. Sigh, life is complicated.
Still, I can't believe I got laid off at my old job. I was doing so well! Trista got laid off too when the company crashed. 'Miki's Fashion Corp, how dare you make me get all stressed like this!' I thought bitterly.
I passed by many stores and malls so far. It's dull looking at the same type of things over and over again. The city is bustling today. "Where can a girl like me get a job?" I yelled out loud.
"Did you say job?" a male voice asked. I turned around and saw this guy who was decked out in fancy clothes. He looked seriously professional and studious. With his satin suit and leather brief case, the man was practically bursting with business attitude.
"Um…yeah," I replied in a quiet voice. I didn't know how to react. Trista warned me that men always have hidden motives, especially strangers. Kouji also said the same thing to me a while ago.
"Great. I'm Tachikawa, Akihiko," he said while holding out a card.
"P-please to meet you Mr. Tachikawa." I said immediately as I bowed. 'This was weird. I shouldn't continue this conversation,' I thought.
He removed his sunglasses and said, "Don't be so formal."
"Sorry." I didn't expect him to be so care-free, yet I was squirming inside to get away.
"I'm just getting used to all this business stuff. I graduated from college last year."
"Last year! And you're already so deep in your career." Oops, guess I'm going to stay for a bit.
"How do you know that?"
"I don't mean to jump to conclusions but just look at your image."
He pinched his suit. "Ha! I just wear this for show. I'll get fired if I dress informal."
"Really? What do you do?" My curiosity was taking over.
He hesitated to tell me.
I realized my mistake. "You don't have to say anything. I'm being nosy anyway."
"No, no. It's fine. I'm an amateur in my field. My grandfather owns the building behind you. I work there. I'm basically trying out everything right now."
My eyes wandered over to where he was pointing. They bulged. "That building! It's huge!"
"Can you believe it? What a nice place to work, eh?"
"I guess so," I replied shyly, sensing a bit of sarcasm in his voice.
"Thanks…" He didn't seem to know my name. Duh, 'cause I haven't told him yet. Should I? He seems like such a nice person.
"Izumi. My name is Orimoto, Izumi." I held out my hand while smiling.
He shook it. "Nice to meet you. Say, about that job… You wanna talk it over some coffee?"
"Oh, um… sure." I knew this was going to be quite a day. I chose to ignore the voice in my head that said to not trust this man because my heart was just dragging my body along.
End of chapter 4
LunaOp: Who is Akihiko really? Can he be trusted? What do you think? I am finally starting to bring out a problem in this story after all the plot building I did in the first chapters. I hope you enjoy the following chapters because there will be a whole bunch of action to read about.
Now back to me! I am really happy nowadays because the holiday season is here! Thanksgiving and Christmas are my favorite holidays because of all the cozy stuff. I hope I don't have any problems with anything from now until New Years. Well actually I have two major problems. I got a lump in my throat and it did hurt a while ago but now it's all numb, kind of. The doctor says it's an enlarged thyroid gland. She drew some blood from behind my elbow at the joint. It hurt like hell 'cause she did it on one side and failed to get any blood so she moved the needle around. Then I got shot on the other arm with another needle! The lump is going away, sort of, but I still have to get an ultrasound on my throat soon. Yikes!
Another problem is this one guy. We started talking and I didn't know it but he really liked me. One day I figured it out and then it came to my senses that this dude was a creep! He's very impassive, nosy, and stalker-like! I mean he follows me everywhere! Well, he used to. A few days ago he gave me this letter in his language and at the bottom was his phone number. I think it was in red ink. I couldn't read the message so my sis took it to her friend who could translate. It said "I love you." Yikes! I am totally not into dating anyone right now. I tend to get this bad feeling when guys start making their moves. I'm not ready yet and I seriously can't live with the guy stalking me either. Oh well, I have no idea what to do with him. These days I just run around trying to ignore him. I feel very uncomfortable in the only class we have together but two of my guy friends are there in case he starts something. Well, I guess I'll go for now. Ja ne!