Izumi yawned as she rolled out of bed. The hard, cold floor greeted her
bitterly. She rubbed her eyes, walked over to a sink, and started washing
her face when she heard a knock on the door.
Ikito stood outside Izumi's door waiting for her to answer.
" I better start already before it's to late. And Izumi's would be the best person here anyways," he mumbled to himself as he waited.
Izumi opened her door and found Ikito standing there. She smiled at him.
" Come in."
Ikito walked inside and sat down on a chair. He looked up at her beautiful figure and smiled.
" Hey Izumi," The blond boy said, " When was the last time you bathed?"
Izumi looked at him curiously.
" Um. a day ago maybe."
Ikito turned toward the window. The sun shone brightly making his eyes glisten.
Kouji had gotten up early that day. He lay on the roof staring at the sky when he saw Izumi coming back from the river. He stood up and moved over to the other side of the roof when Ikito came. Kouji ignored him as he closed his eyes.
" What do you want?" the loner asked bitterly.
Ikito looked amazed then smiled. He was expecting something much worse because of his actions the previous day.
" We're moving on. We can't hang out in this house forever."
Kouji nodded then turned over. He watched Izumi out of the side of his eye while he talked to Ikito.
" I have no clue why you tried to kill someone that pretty."
The loner shrugged as he stood up.
" She gets annoying after a while."
" Why don't you go talk to her or something?" the pretty boy said, " she knows you tried to kill her and she's gone into a mild depression."
Kouji shrugged again.
" You go talk to her," the bandana boy said coldly.
" No. You have too."
Ikito argued with Kouji for a long period of time. Until the lone wolf finally agreed Ikito never gave up. He knew his position in the group and the digital world. Kouji walked to the side of the roof and jumped off. His wounds had improved greatly and he could move anyway he liked now.
" Where did you go this morning?"
Izumi looked around and saw Tomoki.
" No where. I was just getting some stuff done."
The boy smiled.
" So have you seen Kouji-senpai?"
Izumi looked around again and sighed. She didn't remember seeing Kouji in person at all that morning except when she saw him on the roof.
" He was on the roof with this morning. But don't try getting up there Tomoki," She quickly added when she saw the glee in the small boy's eyes.
Tomoki frowned then smiled again as he waved at someone behind her.
Kouji walked up behind her. His hands were stuffed into his pockets as he came. He stopped and looked past Izumi at Tomoki.
" Do you want to go for a walk Izumi?" he mumbled.
Tomoki's eyes widened.
" Can I come too Kouji-senpai?" the boy half shouted.
Kouji shrugged.
" Sure. why not."
Tomoki ran ahead while Kouji walked with Izumi. They didn't say anything until Tomoki came bounding back again.
" Where are we going?" he said happily.
" Just keep walking." the loner said.
Izumi looked at him from the side of her eye. Kouji seemed happy. His usual calm face had been exchanged with a slight smile and his eyes glistened. Izumi wondered if this was another assassination mission, then shook her head.
" If it was another attempt to kill me, then he wouldn't have brought Tomoki along," she thought to herself.
Kouji knew exactly where he was heading. The sun was still low and the sunrise wasn't finished yet. He walked along side Izumi and behind Tomoki's quick march.
They arrived at the hill he climbed up a few days ago. Kouji smiled as he started to climb along side Tomoki.
" You coming or do I need to carry you?" the bandana boy said to Izumi.
Tomoki laughed. Izumi smiled a fake smiled to hide her worried expressions as she also started climbing.
The side of the hill was steep but had many footholds. They quickly scaled the first 30 feet of the hill and started on a less steep area. As they climbed the air grew thinner. Their breathing got harder as they walked. Kouji now led the group as they walked on.
" Where are we going?" Izumi said to Tomoki with a worried expression.
The boy shrugged.
" I don't know but I'm just following Kouji-senpai."
Soon they neared the top. Kouji already stood there staring outwards. When the others caught up to him their eyes widened.
They squinted in the bright sun as they saw the beauty of what Kouji first saw. The wind blew gently as leaves fell from nearby trees. The yellow leaves shone in the bright sun and the river down below glistened like jewels. Birds flew through the air with butterflies nearby. Flowers bloomed bright colors and the morning dew hung brightly from the like jewelry.
Kouji sat down behind the other two, still looking at the sight. They others stood there amazed. He picked up a rock and threw it as he stuffed his hands into his pocket. The air smelled of sweet honey as he pulled out his knife. Ikito had given it back to him that morning on the roof.
" Here. Don't do anything stupid now," he said to Kouji.
Kouji smiled as the knife flew from hand to hand. The steel handle glared in different colors as it moved. He looked up at Izumi and Tomoki. They were still entranced in nature's magic. The knife flew to his right hand and stayed. Its blade flew out of the handle and shone in the sun. The loner smiled as he stood up.
Ikito stood outside Izumi's door waiting for her to answer.
" I better start already before it's to late. And Izumi's would be the best person here anyways," he mumbled to himself as he waited.
Izumi opened her door and found Ikito standing there. She smiled at him.
" Come in."
Ikito walked inside and sat down on a chair. He looked up at her beautiful figure and smiled.
" Hey Izumi," The blond boy said, " When was the last time you bathed?"
Izumi looked at him curiously.
" Um. a day ago maybe."
Ikito turned toward the window. The sun shone brightly making his eyes glisten.
Kouji had gotten up early that day. He lay on the roof staring at the sky when he saw Izumi coming back from the river. He stood up and moved over to the other side of the roof when Ikito came. Kouji ignored him as he closed his eyes.
" What do you want?" the loner asked bitterly.
Ikito looked amazed then smiled. He was expecting something much worse because of his actions the previous day.
" We're moving on. We can't hang out in this house forever."
Kouji nodded then turned over. He watched Izumi out of the side of his eye while he talked to Ikito.
" I have no clue why you tried to kill someone that pretty."
The loner shrugged as he stood up.
" She gets annoying after a while."
" Why don't you go talk to her or something?" the pretty boy said, " she knows you tried to kill her and she's gone into a mild depression."
Kouji shrugged again.
" You go talk to her," the bandana boy said coldly.
" No. You have too."
Ikito argued with Kouji for a long period of time. Until the lone wolf finally agreed Ikito never gave up. He knew his position in the group and the digital world. Kouji walked to the side of the roof and jumped off. His wounds had improved greatly and he could move anyway he liked now.
" Where did you go this morning?"
Izumi looked around and saw Tomoki.
" No where. I was just getting some stuff done."
The boy smiled.
" So have you seen Kouji-senpai?"
Izumi looked around again and sighed. She didn't remember seeing Kouji in person at all that morning except when she saw him on the roof.
" He was on the roof with this morning. But don't try getting up there Tomoki," She quickly added when she saw the glee in the small boy's eyes.
Tomoki frowned then smiled again as he waved at someone behind her.
Kouji walked up behind her. His hands were stuffed into his pockets as he came. He stopped and looked past Izumi at Tomoki.
" Do you want to go for a walk Izumi?" he mumbled.
Tomoki's eyes widened.
" Can I come too Kouji-senpai?" the boy half shouted.
Kouji shrugged.
" Sure. why not."
Tomoki ran ahead while Kouji walked with Izumi. They didn't say anything until Tomoki came bounding back again.
" Where are we going?" he said happily.
" Just keep walking." the loner said.
Izumi looked at him from the side of her eye. Kouji seemed happy. His usual calm face had been exchanged with a slight smile and his eyes glistened. Izumi wondered if this was another assassination mission, then shook her head.
" If it was another attempt to kill me, then he wouldn't have brought Tomoki along," she thought to herself.
Kouji knew exactly where he was heading. The sun was still low and the sunrise wasn't finished yet. He walked along side Izumi and behind Tomoki's quick march.
They arrived at the hill he climbed up a few days ago. Kouji smiled as he started to climb along side Tomoki.
" You coming or do I need to carry you?" the bandana boy said to Izumi.
Tomoki laughed. Izumi smiled a fake smiled to hide her worried expressions as she also started climbing.
The side of the hill was steep but had many footholds. They quickly scaled the first 30 feet of the hill and started on a less steep area. As they climbed the air grew thinner. Their breathing got harder as they walked. Kouji now led the group as they walked on.
" Where are we going?" Izumi said to Tomoki with a worried expression.
The boy shrugged.
" I don't know but I'm just following Kouji-senpai."
Soon they neared the top. Kouji already stood there staring outwards. When the others caught up to him their eyes widened.
They squinted in the bright sun as they saw the beauty of what Kouji first saw. The wind blew gently as leaves fell from nearby trees. The yellow leaves shone in the bright sun and the river down below glistened like jewels. Birds flew through the air with butterflies nearby. Flowers bloomed bright colors and the morning dew hung brightly from the like jewelry.
Kouji sat down behind the other two, still looking at the sight. They others stood there amazed. He picked up a rock and threw it as he stuffed his hands into his pocket. The air smelled of sweet honey as he pulled out his knife. Ikito had given it back to him that morning on the roof.
" Here. Don't do anything stupid now," he said to Kouji.
Kouji smiled as the knife flew from hand to hand. The steel handle glared in different colors as it moved. He looked up at Izumi and Tomoki. They were still entranced in nature's magic. The knife flew to his right hand and stayed. Its blade flew out of the handle and shone in the sun. The loner smiled as he stood up.
