Brothers In Spirit
Disclaimer: We do not own Takuya, Izumi, Junpei, Tomoki and ...sniff sniff Kouichi or Kouji. Please RR!!
Authors' notes: This is our second fic so we really hope you will enjoy it!
Pairing(s): Koukou (brotherly) and maybe Kozumi or Izuichi later onwards
Warning: Please do not read this fic if you are a Junpei (JP) fan. (contains Junpei bashing)
Thank you for all the reviews!
neofilly: hi again! :D I'm rather surprised that you actually liked the chat log... :S:S (Kate: shhhhh... don't tell anyone, but I usually don't read chat logs in any story) COUGH I'll try my best to update, but it might take a while cuz I have to practice sooo much piano . Anyway, thanks for reviewing!
anime-lover10: Thank you! - hehe... Don't worry, you might as well say it another million times because I just watched the last episode... . which means, I don't know how long my interest and digimon will last. I will continue this fic however, but once I get addicted to another anime then I'll have to change my fanfic topics o.O I'm still a digimon fanatic, but its hard, especially if there aren't any new episodes to watch…
Palmon: HEY! I haven't seen you on for a while. Thankies for reviewing!! And that's really sweet of you to say that! I dunno, I just learned that Kouji's real OOC in the show too!! Omg... he was sooo eck mushy in the last episode. Now even I'm confused. What is Kouji's personality? I don't even know how to write him now .
RoseniteHuntress: Thanks for your idea! But um... I don't get it . Even if that happens, then why should Kouichi wake up then?? Kate=very confused and which fic I want you to update?? ALL OF THEM :D jkjk! OMG! I had no idea updated! When did u do that?? O.O Oh well, it was good! If your not continuing them all, please update "Beginnings" Thanks -
AVN: quite offended you stuck your tongue at me!! :P joking. Thanks for reading my fic!
Takari AAF: Thank you! - I'm glad u like the chat log too! big stretch So happy with 6 reviews!! Soo much too type!! Better start the story before u people get mad at me :S:S Thanks for reviewing though!!!
(Kate: Also, I want to thank some person who added me in their favorite author's list!! - I don't know who you are, because I don't keep track, but still THANK YOU!!!! And now, for the comment from my sister… she's eyriess btw, she doesn't use this account much)
eyriess: Thank you SOOOO much for saying that my fic is ahem 'OKAY'. death glare Anyway, onwards with the story!!
8th part of Story:
Kouichi's P.o.V.
---In Coma---
I was surrounded by darkness. There was no one around to help. There was no one that could help. I was all alone.
But there were voices. Bodiless voices. They were all yelling, talking, shouting at the same time. It frustrated me because I couldn't understand them. Were they looking for me? Who were they?
I didn't understand. Where was I? Where was everyone? What's going on?
---Out of Coma--- (Kate: quick eh? I give up. Lemme fix that part later when I think up a better idea)
I was suddenly up in bed, as cold sweat dripped down my face. I let my eyes focus to the dark before thinking of what to do next. It was night time and all the patients around me were all asleep. It looked to me that I was in a hospital.
But why?
I racked by brain for answers but received none. What was I doing here? I was perfectly fine, I mean, physically speaking. Wasn't I?
I quickly got out of bed, only to have by head start pounding. I felt weak and drained. But I continued my way out of the hospital. I didn't want to be here... and I had no reason to be.
"Mister" It was nighttime nurse. "You should be asleep. It's still 2:00 am in the morning!" I ignored her.
"I need to go to the washroom," I lied. She stared at me confused, and then nodded.
After a long time, I finally found my way out of the unfamiliar territory and pushed my way through the doors of the hospital silently. No one had seen me from as far as I knew, except for the nurse but she didn't seem to know who I was. I stared out to the open, as a car drove silently along the street.
Nope, nothing. I still didn't know where I was. I shivered from the cold wind, and looked down to see that I was wearing just a thin patient's uniform. I cursed but did not go back in. I continued walking until I approached a park. It was so dark I could barely see. I could make out a lake beside a large willow tree. It looked familiar but I couldn't place exactly when I saw it.
(Kate: ok... for all those who I lost back there, Kouichi has amnesia. For those young readers who don't know what amnesia is, it is when someone has temporary or permanent memory loss. For those who still don't know what I'm talking about, please check the dictionary or go to the library. :P)
'Why can't I remember anything?' I thought to myself angrily. I approached the lake and peered into the waters to see a boy with blue hair, eyes and a sad look on his face stare back at me. I closed my eyes and lowered my head in defeat.
'Who am I...'
Kouji's P.o.V.
I had a real bad feeling, but didn't know what it was. I trudged downstairs to get something to drink. Inhaling the fresh scent of coffee, I drank slowly, trying to understand what the feeling was.
(Kate: don't ask. I don't know what he drinks, but in this fic, he drinks coffee)
RING RING
I jumped, but quickly realized it was just the telephone. Wait a minute... who would be calling this late at night?
Hastily, I grabbed the phone and answered if before my parents would discover I was awake and start pestering me.
"Hello? Minamoto residence," I whispered and heard a feminine voice answer.
"Hello, is Mr. Minamoto there? This is urgent, it's about Kouichi!"
I was a Mr. Minamoto too wasn't I?
"What is it?" I stuttered, almost forgetting to whisper. If anything happened to him, I would never forgive myself.
"Mr. Minamoto? Your son seems to have wandered off and is not presently at the hospital. We don't know where he is at the moment, but we will try our best to find him..."
"WHAT?" I yelled, and then had the urge to hit myself. I listened to the stirring upstairs... Luckily there was none.
"Please sir, calm down."
I slammed the phone down and hung up, and then grabbed my coat and ran out into to cold. I shivered, it was freezing.
"Kouichi! Where are you?" I yelled down the street. No answer. 'Just great,' I thought, 'how am I suppose to find him when there's no one out here I could even ask?'
I suddenly got the idea that I knew where he was. I don't know, I guess you could call it a sixth sense I have with him, and him with me.
And... I was right.
"Kouichi!" I shouted and ran to him beside the lake. He turned around and saw me. He looked surprised.
"Who are you? Don't come any closer!" he warned, retreating backwards. I stared back at him, confused.
"Kouichi? What's wrong?"
What was he talking about? I was his brother, who else would I be?
I approached him slowly, but he kept his distance and continued to back away. I frowned. 'What was wrong with him?'
Suddenly... SPLASH
He disappeared beneath the lake. I gasped, horrified.
"NO!" I ran towards him, as he emerged from the water gasping and spluttering. I dived into the lake myself to help him. It was as cold as ice, and I felt most of me go numb. I grabbed him, seeing that he was weakening. He couldn't fight me anymore, and I was able to drag the both of us out of the lake.
We laid there for a while, both of us weak and exhausted.
"Who are you?" he asked quietly, breaking the silence. I stared at him.
"What are you talking about...?"
He looked away, hugging himself for warmth.
"I don't remember... anything."
Kouichi's P.o.V.
I couldn't face him any longer. Why was he being so nice to me? Did he know me?
And my name... Kouichi?
"You don't remember..." he asked awkwardly.
"Nothing," I repeated softly. I gazed at my surroundings as the cold winds whipped across my cheek. I felt numb, but I didn't care. Nothing in this world seemed to recognize me, and I to it.
As if reading my mind, the boy mumbled, "We'll if it's anything... My name's Kouji." He extended his hand to me for me to shake it. I did. 'Such a formal introduction didn't seem necessary,' I thought dully.
Suddenly Kouji and I sneezed simultaneously. He snickered. I glanced at him, surprised.
"And what exactly do you find amusing about the two of us both catching a cold?" I jeer at him mockingly. He shook his head as if it was a thought he didn't want to share.
"Let's go," he said nonchalantly, extending his arm to help me up. He led me to a house not too far a ways.
"Come on," he encouraged. I scowled.
"Where am I?"
"Your house dummy," Kouji teased and acted as if I were dense. I bit my lip, feeling hurt. He seemed to have understood.
(Kate: Kouji's OOC!! But I don't' call it OOC anymore. Ever since the last episode of Digimon, I'm not sure what Kouji's personality is anymore :S:S He was so... emotional in the end . )
"Sorry," he muttered.
Just before ringing the doorbell, I asked him, "Promise me you'll back me up will you?"
He nodded and rung the bell.
DING DONG
The door burst open to reveal a sad, exhausted looking lady.
"Kouji, what are you... KOUICHI?" she pronounced as if she was announcing it to the world. I winced, but was soon strangled with her hugs. Kouji watched us, obvious amused.
"Oh Kouichi, when did you... oh, how do you feel? You haven't eaten for ages, are you hungry? Let me get you something to eat..." she kept pestering on and on I thought it would never end. I assumed this was my mother, but I couldn't act in that way. It's just... how can you pretend she's your mother if you have no memory of your lives together?
"Um... would you please..." I muttered.
"Of course, I'm so sorry Kouichi, I'm just so happy to see you again!" she exclaimed, then saddened to see my expression.
"What's wrong?"
I snapped back from my thoughts, and forced a painful smile. "Oh... nothing, mom."
I glanced at Kouji who was staring at me sorrowfully. He looked away.
"Well," she looked rather confused, "let me get you boys something to eat shall I... WHY ARE YOU TWO SOAKED?"
I winced from the loud voice, only to make my head pound harder.
"Oh, I'm so sorry Kouichi," she whispered apologetically, and then left the two of us to care of ourselves.
"So..." Kouji started, "You wanna take a bath first?"
I shook my head. "No, you go first. I'm going to explore a bit first."
He stared at me dumfounded, and then led me to my room.
It was dark inside, and unnaturally neat. Kouji scoffed, as if he read my thoughts. I glared at him.
"Anyway, you mind if I borrow some clothes?" he asked. I gestured him to continue. After picking some clothes, he wandered off to take a shower, leaving me with the new territory.
I fell onto the bed exhausted and tired. Even so, I couldn't fall asleep. A few minutes later, Kouji appeared fully dressed in the clothes he had picked.
"You okay?"
I nodded and started my way towards the bathroom with a red sweater, beige pants and a green pullover. I was stunned to see my reflection. The lake water had only given me a vague idea of what I looked like, but the mirror in the bathroom reflected almost the exact same image of... Kouji.
I fell to my knees holding my head. I hated feeling vulnerable and confused. But even more, I hated the fact that I was a total stranger to myself. I hated everything...
Author's Note:
Kate: sigh Digimon's over. No more episodes to watch except reruns. huge sigh Anyway, thank you to all those who reviews! I really appreciate it. Even though the seasons over, I'm sure I'll survive...
one hour later -- Kate throws herself out of the window, only to fall on the soft grass
Kate: grumbles I told you so. Anyway, please RR...