Da Capo (From the Beginning)

-Meeko Melodie

Meeko: Hey people, I'm back! Digimon doesn't belong to me, ok? I only own the plot, Ryuko Ishida and Ellison Black so do not sue me!

Chapter 5:

Flashback from last chapter

Kouji's expression softened as he loosened his grab on Izumi and tilted her chin up towards him. Izumi looked into his dark blue eyes with confusion and, and fear. . . Kouji sensed that and was puzzled why she suddenly felt confused and scared towards him.

End of flashback

"Let go of me," Izumi said, breaking the silence. Kouji didn't move.

"Just let go of me, ok?" Izumi said, taking her hand that Kouji was grasping on. She looked away from Kouji and stayed silent.

"Are you scared?" Kouji suddenly asked.

"What?" Izumi was confused.

"Are you scared of seeing me again?" Kouji asked again.

"Why would you think that?" Izumi asked him back, looking down at the floor.

"I've known you too well," Kouji replied.

"Well," Izumi said, looking back up to him coldly, "maybe you don't know me as well as you think you did." She began to turn around and walk away. But Kouji caught up with Izumi and took her hand once again.

"Wait," Kouji said, "you can't leave without explaining."

"What am I suppose to say?" Izumi asked, still looking away from those blue eyes.

"Why are you running away from me?" Kouji asked in a hurt voice.

"I'm not," she replied.

"Yes you are," Kouji pushed on further, "I know you are."

"What? Are you going to be silent through out the whole thing?" Kouji asked, he had tightened the grip on Izumi's wrist without knowing and it was hurting her. Still, Izumi didn't say anything.

"Answer me," Kouji shouted, shaking her roughly, causing a tear to fall from her eyes and on to Kouji's arm. He quickly realized what he was doing and let go of her hand. Izumi turned away shakily and slowly making her way back to her dormitory. Kouji just watched her quietly until she was gone.

It was very quiet after Izumi had gone; quiet just like a grave yard, Kouji thought.

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Back in the gym, the whole room had grown quiet as the teacher of the music department came out, holding a microphone.

"Attention, students," he bellowed.

"Who's he?" Kouji asked quietly.

"Head of music department of this school, Mr. Sawyer," Elli whispered back.

"As you might all know," Mr. Sawyer said, looking around at the students, "there's going to be Battle of the Bands around Christmas time." The student murmured in excitement.

"Quiet please." The whole gym grew silent again.

"All participating bands must have at least 3 or more people," Mr. Sawyer explained, "for the forms you have to fill in for this, please come and see me later. Thank you." And the whole gym grew back to noisy.

"Now what?" Kouji asked, glancing at Ryo with worry "we only have two person: you and me."

"Don't worry, my friend, "Ryo said. Then he turned to Elli and Ryuko.

"Anyone knows how to play drums or base or whatever?" Ryo asked with hope.

"You know me," Elli said, shrugging, "I'm not a music person."

"Oh yeah," Ryo remembered, "I forgot." Then he looked over at Ryuko, who was glinting a faint blush on her cheeks.

"What about you, Ryuko?" Ryo asked.

"I. . ." Ryuko stuttered, "I can . . . err . . . sort of play drums." Wait, why am I stuttering? Ryuko asked herself. Is it because . . .?

"Great," Ryo exclaimed, "you can be our drummer!"

"Huh?" Ryuko was surprised, "but. . ."

"But what?" Ryo wanted to know, "wait a minute, you are still mad about me touching you, isn't it?"

"Well," Ryuko replied matter-of-factly, "yea, of course I'm mad, anybody would have too. But that's not the point."

"Then what is it?" Elli asked. Ryuko was silent for a minute, with everyone looking at her in suspense.

"Never mind," Ryuko shook her head, "I'll join."

"All right!" Ryo shouted joyfully and turned to Ryuko, "thanks for joining, Ryuko, I really mean it." Ryuko blushed lightly and was about to say something when she felt a hand on her back side again.

"PERVERT!" SLAP!

Ryo fell on the ground, unconscious.

"Well," Elli said, sweat dropping, "let's go to Mr. Sawyer and get you three sign up." Looking down at the unconscious Ryo, she added, "but, you two will have to heave him with you on the way." Both of them nodded and were turning to go.

"Kouji, wait," Elli called out.

"Yea?" Kouji inquired, turning around.

"What happened to Izumi?" Elli wanted to know.

"Err..." Kouji was thinking fast, "she said she have to go to erm......do some homework or something." He quickly turned and heaved the unconscious Ryo with Ryuko's help.

"Huh?" now Elli was confused, "what homework? We haven't even start school yet!" She left with a clouded mind.

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Izumi walked quickly back to her room and lye on her bed to think.

"Am I really scared about seeing Kouji?" Izumi wondered out loud. She listened to the silence and walked towards the mirror on the dresser. She stared at it really long and the reflection shook her head back at her.

Meeko: Well! That's it! I guess you guys will be finally happy that I've FINALLY finished this chapter...although it IS short and crappy. But hey! It's a step, right?