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!
Mick x 2: LoL! Really sorry about the grammar mistakes . I really didn't mean to do them, and I know they're there. I just don't feel up to fixing them at the moment (and I probably missed some too). I'm surprised you complained about the grammar more than the spelling though. I mean, how I managed to misspell 'my' as 'by' is beyond me... but anyway, thanks for reading my fic! What a coincidence though! That's the exact episode that I started watching from. Seriously it is! - I haven't seen any other episode before the Tommy making burger one so I have no idea how they met in the first place. I've just finished watching the end of digimon frontiers though, so (even though their not reruns) I'm not really looking forward to watch the beginning of the season. I dunno, I agree with Rosenitehuntress, the ending is not as great as the rest of it, and anyway, Kouichi's theoretically still "evil" at the beginning . .
AVN: dun worry! I know u were - omg.. I didn't spell vulnerable wrong too did I? o.O phew no I didn't :P and yup! Kouichi's THE BEST!!I swear he had a haircut or something at the real end when Kouji meets his mom! Or is it just me? Anyway, this is mainly Kouichi/Kouji centric if you people didn't realize it by now. Fav character you see - I see you're one of those people who like to see their fav anime guy/girl in pain, or something like that. :D hehe... Thanks for reading my fic!! :D
RoseniteHuntress Hey-lo! - I get a feeling that we have lots in common. I just read something interesting in your bio though... it says that you don't support Koukou frowns well I don't support incest much either but don't tell me you don't support brotherly puppy eyes Jkjk! Go ahead, loathe it if ya want, but believe me, this fic is pretty much Koukou (brotherly) all the way, so until I get bored of it, then I'll start to write Kouzumi for all you Kozumi luvers . it's gonna be Koukou for a looooong time to come...
Oh, and also RoseniteHuntress... quotes: "I LOVED THE FACT THAT KOUICHI HAS AMNESIA!" o.O are my eyes playing tricks on me? ahem I thought you were a Kouichi fan too! DON"T YOU HAVE ANY SYMPATHY!!!?!?? :P:P LOL! I'm glad you thought it was a good idea though! -
I couldn't really use your idea of letting Kouichi recover on his own cuz I didn't really understand it. I mean, something has to happen to him when he wakes up right?? Anyway, thx for reviewing (btw, that's the longest review I've ever gotten from you so that's why I gave you this looong reply)
Neofilly raises eyebrow kute? o.O lol! Thanks for reading my fic! And I really don't know what I have in store for you people... o.O I'm going through a writer's block right now :'( I have no idea how Kouichi should remember his past!! Should I just leave him be? So anyway, after I get through this obstacle, I'll update more rapidly. Sloooow progress right now . With exams, report cards etc... This chappie will be basically Kozumi I think...hope you don't mind... Do you have any suggestions for me? puppy eyes oh... and I just wanted to say great fic! I don't read many Takari's, but yours was really good - Thanks for reviewing!!
weird1: lol! That's really sweet of you to say that... :D Besides, I haven't seen you on for a loooong time, can't believe you still read my fic!!! :D:D... By the way, thanks for reviewing!!!
9th part of Story:Kouji's P.o.V.
It felt rather strange sleeping in the same room with my brother. After all, we had only met for a few weeks, and now that he didn't even remember me...
(Kate: NOOO! THIS IS NOT INCEST!! They're brothers and the last time I checked, it's quite normal for siblings of any kind to sleep in the same room together)
As the early morning approached, I watched him stir from under the covers. He yawned quietly as he tried to gain focus with his surroundings. I had offered to sleep on the floor that night and was now continuing to pack my stuff as he finally realized what was happening around him.
"K-kouji?" he questioned as if not trusting his words. I glanced at him.
"Yeah?"
He shook his head unknowingly and stared at the ceiling. After a long moment of silence, I decided to leave him alone for a while, and closed the door silently behind me. The house was silent, and I wondered where our mother was. I went down the stairs and found her asleep on the couch holding a photo album in her arms. I carefully pried her fingers off the book, and pulled the book from under her arm.
I opened it to see many pictures of her and Kouichi. I traced my finger down the book's spine as I continued to plow through the memorial treasures. There were no pictures of my dad or me in it. She seemed to have kept our existence unknown to him pretty well. Suddenly, I heard footsteps from the floor above me. Quickly, I snapped the book closed and shoved it onto the floor near Ms. Kimura, hoping that it would look like a casual book dropping from its original position.
"It's just me..." I turned to see Kouichi stand at the foot of the stairs watching me dumbfounded. I felt myself relax and sighed.
"Come on, lets get something to eat," I acknowledged knowing that the two of us were hungry. He gave me a slight smile and nodded.
Suddenly...
RING RING
I jumped at the sudden ringing of the telephone, as did Kouichi. We both stared at it for a second, and then I decided to answer it.
"Hello? Kimura's Residence..."
"Hi... Kouji?" It was Takuya.
"Yeah."
"What are you doing over at Kouichi's house?"
"Nothing much I suppose," I lied. I felt bad for lying, but did he have to know?
"Well alrighty... Hey, the others and I are wondering if you want to join us this afternoon." I smiled, seeing an opportunity arise. I'd try anything to get his memory back right about now.
"Sure, if Kouichi can come too...but--"
"WHAT? Really? He's awake? But when? Buddy that's great! Ouch—
Young man! Get off the phone NOW!
Aw man... well I gotta go now!"
"But..." I tried.
"Meet us near Shibuya Station around 2 pm then will ya! Buddy, this is gonna be great! Say hi to Kouichi for me!" Takuya rushed and with that, he hung up.
Kouichi continued frying some eggs on the stove absentmindedly. "Who was that?"
I told him about the conversation. He frowned.
"How many of these so called friends of ours are going to be there?"
I paused, and then answered, "Four I think, depends if Kimberly decides to come."
(Kate: muhaha, I totally forgot about you Kim! . and your not gonna be important in the rest of the fic!! Sorry :P:P)
He slapped his forehead. "Just great..." he moaned sarcastically. I grinned.
"Hey don't worry. We're gonna have to tell them about you having amnesia and... Sorry..." I muttered seeing that this reminder seemed to have upset him. He shook his head casually and nodded for me to continue.
"Anyway, I think its best if they know. They'll probably help bring your memory back in no time."
(Kate: note to herself. Kouji's personality really OOC right now (but he always is I guess), fix later!!!)
Kouichi nodded and the two of us sat down to eat in silence.
---15 minutes later---
The two of us walked down the street and soon arrived at the busy street near Shibuya. I spotted the others instantly, unlike Kouichi who seemed reluctant to continue the entire journey. Izumi waved at us brilliantly and ran out to greet us while Takuya, Junpei and Tomoki trudged towards us lugging many boxes and bags as they went. Apparently, they had decided to do a little shopping before we had come.
"Hey Kouji! Great to see you Kouichi!" she hugged to two of us. I could feel my temperature rising, but I quickly cooled down, and shrugged from her grasp.
I glanced at Kouichi, who had his hands in his pockets, looking really confused.
"What's the matter?" Izumi asked, almost instantly as if seeing tenseness in the atmosphere. I groaned silently, realizing it would be me doing the explanation to them.
---10 minutes later---
"What?" Takuya gaped flabbergasted, "you mean, you don't even remember me?? Your best buddy?"
Kouichi shook his head slowly, as I slowly exhaled a sigh of relief that the whole explanation was done.
"Well, this complicates things a bit, doesn't it?" Takuya said, scratching his head. "So... where should we start? First of all, I'm Takuya."
Takuya grinned and stuck out his head for him to shake.
"This is Izumi, Tomoki and Junpei," Takuya continued. I cocked my head and smiled slightly, seeing that the gogglehead did have his uses, but quickly stopped when I realized others was staring at me.
"Aw... Kouji, you looked so kawaii like that!" she shrieked, and then blushed when she realized what she had just said.
"Haha, you finally admitted it, you like Kouji!" Takuya said exuberantly.
"I DO NOT!" Izumi shouted in defense and started chasing Takuya up and down the stairs of Shibuya Station. The rest of us sweatdropped.
'Izumi didn't really mean that, did she?' I thought silently to myself and shivered. 'Better not have...Good enough for half the school to run after you, but a friend too?' I quickly shook the idea out of my mind.
(Kate: Oh yeah… I forgot about the K & K fans from the beginning of the story :P. Dun worry, they'll appear again. By the way, so far the story is one sided Kozumi! Haha! I told you I don't support Kozumi much but one sided is still good -... Don't worry; I'll make Kouji like Izumi somehow... but not yet. No promises though!!)
"KOUJI MINAMOTO!" I was shocked, and spun around to see a whole swarm of girls tackling each other as they ran towards us.
"Why are THEY here?" I hissed through my clenched teeth.
"This happens to be a very well known shopping area to all the girls in our school Kouji," Izumi informed me, sweatdropping slightly. Kouichi turned to watch the incoming crowd run towards us. I could tell he was quite amused.
"Yeah, and Kouichi...that wasn't really a good idea to look at them either" Takuya added.
"Why?" Kouichi asked.
"KOUICHI KIMURA!!" the girls shrieked as they ran to glomp him too.
Kouichi jumped a mile in the air.
"What the..."
"Run!" I grabbed him and practically dragged him for a block before he caught on and ran for himself. Takuya, Izumi, Tomoki and Junpei were behind us, followed by the stampeding fans.
After a while, we finally lost the crowd.
"Is everyone... alive?" Takuya panted.
"Yeah, I think so... where's Junpei?" Izumi gasped breathlessly. We all looked around, but there was no sign of him.
We carefully retraced our steps for any signs of him. We found him lying on the cement, unconscious.
"Is he okay?" Kouichi asked uncertainly. I shrugged and bent down to check his pulse...
"IZUMI! YOU SAVED ME!" Junpei was suddenly up, and hugging me with all his might. I gasped for breath, and felt my bones being crushed due to his grip.
"I KNEW YOU WOULD! YOU PERFORMED MOUTH-TO-MOUTH OPERATION WITH ME DIDN'T YOU? YES! OUR FIRST KISS, I KNEW THIS DAY WOULD COME!" Junpei continued, as I started to feel nauseas.
"Junpei, let go of me," I growled lowly. He didn't seem to hear me.
"Oh, my Izumi. Thank you! I knew you loved me deep down inside..." Junpei boasted. WHAM
Junpei was out cold again, and I felt as if all the worlds' weight was lifted off my shoulders.
"Argh... sometimes I just can't stand that guy!" Izumi gritted impatiently as she withdrew her mallet.
"Thanks Izumi," I muttered. She blushed.
"No problem."
Takuya started making strange coughing noises all of a sudden, only to be chased down by Izumi once again. Kouichi and I sweatdropped. They soon ran out of sight.
"That was kind of mean of her don't you think?" Kouichi spoke abruptly as if to change the subject. I grinned slightly and stuck my hands in my pockets.
"Not exactly..." I replied, as I remembered the years we had spent at school together.
(Kate: WOW? Was that all in Kouji's P.o.V.? o.O)
Izumi's P.o.V.
'Argh, stupid Takuya! He really does know how to frustrate a girl, doesn't he?' I thought angrily as I chased him down the street. Finally, I managed to tackle him and the both of us started rolling down the hill.
"AHHHHHH!!"
CRASH
The two of us landed hard onto a pile of jagged rocks, Takuya on top of me.
"Ah..." I whimpered, feeling a sharp jab in my leg. I closed my eyes, as the pain sent shock waves through the rest my body.
"Izumi! Are you alright?" Takuya stuttered, obviously frightened. He quickly got off of me, allowing the two of us some air. He quickly realized that I was injured.
"Don't move Izumi... and what ever you do, do not look down."
I did as I was told. I didn't really want see what had happened anyway. The pain in my left leg was starting to become unbearable. I tried to concentrate on something else, and started to observe Takuya. He didn't seem to be hurt, except for a few scratches here and there.
"Stay here, I'm going to call for help okay? And Izumi, do not fall asleep..." Takuya breathed deeply, before covering me with his jacket and running off.
I shivered, even with the heat from his warm jacket. I seemed weak, from the immense loss of blood. I felt afraid. I looked around but no one was around. I eagerly hoped for Takuya's return as soon as possible. A warm breeze comforted me, and blew softly against my cheek as if to tell me everything was going to be okay. I heard a faint beeping nearby, before all became black.
Author's Note:
Kate: no you dummies... Izumi's not gonna die, so there's really no point in worrying about her. :D:D I just ruined the cliffy, but I don't really care. Even if she does die, I'll probably reincarnate her for you people... how's that? :P:P Anyway, not much happened in this chappie, mostly because I'm going through a writer's block right now .
I have NO idea how Kouichi's going to regain his memory!! Argh... should I just leave him be? o.O er... Anyway, that's probably why I'm writing so much Kozumi lately... not much Koukou action happening... sigh
By the way, if you any of you have ANY suggestions at all please email or review! :'(
Kat told me to put Kouichi into another crisis! grumbles do I really want to do that? Iono... Anyway, thanks for reading y'all!