Title: Leave the Past Behind You
Author: xxShadowSpiritsxx
Summary: You can't change the past; you can only change the future. After being dumped by Takuya, Izumi is unsure if she has the strength to move on... that is, until one boy turns everything around. Kouzumi fic. (Swearing and slight suicide)

Disclaimer: I don't own anything in this fic.

xxShadowSpiritsxx: Hey, I'm back again! Okay, I wasn't originally going to write this epilogue, but I had to do something to wrap up the end a bit more smoothly. And, also I know the fic is like…really really really short and goes way too fast, but…at the moment I can't do anything about it. I appreciate your final comments, so please review! Well…kk here it goes!

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LEAVE THE PAST BEHIND YOU

Epilogue

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"So…um…I'll see you tomorrow…"

I looked up at those soft, sapphire eyes. "Yeah," I whispered. "Tomorrow."

Kouji wiped his hand over my face, as we had been drenched from the rain. The warmth of his hand was comforting, as it flowed down behind my neck. He smiled, reached in, and locked lips for one last time. It seemed like an eternity before we finally broke away, staring into each other's eyes. Kouji smiled once again.

"Bye."

I stood outside my front door and watched as he slowly turned and walked away, disappearing into the darkness of the rain. I smiled for another time. "Goodbye…"

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I was awoken by a knocking sound. Slowly, my heavy eyes opened and I dragged my exhausted body out of the warm, heavenly covers.

"Izumi, are you up yet? You have school, you know…"

"Yeah, yeah…" I got dressed, still half asleep. It had been quite a tiresome day yesterday.

Pacing about my room, I wondered nervously what school would be like. Would it be just like any other day? How would everyone react? Especially Takuya--I have no idea what I would say to him. Maybe I'll just avoid him and everyone else. I liked the idea, but I couldn't help but think it wouldn't have a good result later on. It was just running from my problems. And I couldn't do that…it wouldn't be right.

Looking at my clock, I realized I had spent nearly twenty minutes just worrying. "8:20…" I read aloud. School would start in twenty more minutes and it takes ten just to walk there. Rushing, I grabbed the minimal things I needed and raced out the door once again. I was always late for things, so I was good at hurrying myself.

Splash, splash, splash! The rain trickled down my forehead and my clothes were drenched. It seemed we hadn't gotten a sunny day in almost a month. Failing miserably to evade the puddles, I made it to the classroom soaked for the hundredth time. Well, this was it. I had to face everybody whether I liked it or not. For some reason, I just couldn't. I leaped off to the side, where no one could see me. Then, walking swiftly out the room and into a small space near the stairs, I slid down to sit on the floor. What was I going to do? Suddenly, I was startled by a familiar voice coming near.

"Hey Wind Princess," Kouji said. "You're sopping wet! Did Ranamon attack you?"

"Heh…" I appreciated him trying to cheer me up, but it wasn't quite working.

He sat down beside me. His hand reached up to my forehead and drew the drops of water away.

"Why don't we get you cleaned up?" he offered. I agreed and he snuck into the girls' bathroom with me. Luckily, we were alone inside.

He turned on the hand dryer and let the warm air blow into my hair. When I was completely dry--except my clothes, which were still slightly damp--we stood side by side leaning on the wall. He moved in closer and kissed me once on the lips. He felt so warm…

When he pulled away, he said, "Whenever you're ready…"

I nodded. We tiptoed out the bathroom a minute before the bell rang, dismissing the students from first block. Kouji led me to our block B classroom. It was empty, except for a few students who were making their way inside.

I turned to face Kouji, and looked into his eyes. I thought back to what Kouji had said before. The words flew repeatedly through my head:

"Just one more thing, Izumi…"

"Yeah?"

"We shouldn't rush things…like…tomorrow at school? We shouldn't be seen together…as a couple I mean--as friends, of course. But…let's just let things cool off, you know? For your sake…"

Again and again, they just repeated in my head. And as much as I wanted to follow Kouji's words, I couldn't just act as if nothing had happened and that everything was okay again.

There was a few more shuffling of incoming students, and that was when I saw Takuya…

There was still a part of me that wanted to get him back for what he did. Revenge. I should have stopped myself, but something drew me into it. Slowly, I reached my head up towards Kouji. I closed my eyes. I could feel the warmth of his lips as I gave him a passionate, yet gentle kiss.

Leaning back, I saw Kouji blush slightly as he stood there, stunned by my action.

I turned around and faced a shocked Takuya, who, to my amusement, looked confused and pissed off. He glanced at Kouji, who had a threatening, serious appearance.

I felt a rush of delightful vengeance as I watched Takuya's eyes widen, then grow narrow. He clenched his teeth, fists tight, as if he prepared for an attack. Kouji stepped up, off to the side of me, acting as my guard. I quickly moved my eyes, looking around us. My former friends, classmates, and other random students all stood around us, whispering to each other or just standing there with their mouths gaped open. I gazed back at Takuya, whose face had transformed into a scarlet red. We all knew…it was war.

And I just grinned.

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xxShadowSpiritsxx: Well, please review and tell me what you think. I hope you liked it! I was thinking of a sequel, but I probably won't get around to it. I want to finish off my other fics first, and I'm running out of time to do that XD. After summer ends (in a month) I won't be writing as much, so yeah… I'm also thinking of rewriting this fic, because I don't feel it represents my writing ability fully. I agree that the whole story goes way too fast, and realize what I could do to make it better. Anyways, thanks for reading and please review! (And tell me if I should rewrite it or not :P)