Disclaimer- Je ne...own pas Digimon. Okay, I don't own Digimon. I do, however, own semi-1337 French skills.

Paint Away, Kouji. But Beware The Bandanas That Haunt You.

Kouichi opened the door, the blankest look on his face when he saw Izumi. "Uh...hey Izumi, what are you doing here?" he asked, mildly surprised.

Laughing, Izumi replied, "Well, you see, I invited Tomoki to go...uh...around with me. I was wondering if you'd like to join us?"

"Takuya forget his date again?" Kouichi joked. Smiling, he stepped outside and locked the door. "Sure, why not? I need to get Kouji some new bandanas, anyway. I kinda feel bad about burning his old ones, but a new variety won't hurt, will it?" laughed Kouichi.

Izumi's eyes widened and she felt herself go stiff. Oh no...I gotta warn Takuya and Kouji, she thought. "Uh, Tomoki's waiting for us at the park. You go ahead. I need to make a call," she said somewhat evasively, though in a calm manner.

Nodding, Kouichi started off to the park, leaving behind a panicking Izumi.

"Pick up, c'mon, pick up!" Izumi muttered as she waited for Takuya to pick up his phone.

No answer.

Worried, Izumi tried calling Kouji.

Nothing there, either.

Oh...no...if Kouji and Takuya paint Kouichi's room...I really need to warn them! Her hand tightened its grip around her cell phone as she walked to the park nervously. It was a good thing Tomoki was there...

As Kouji, Takuya and Junpei walked out of the store, each carrying a bucket of paint and a paint brush with a determined look on their face.

Takuya held his brush in front of him. "Troops," he said slowly. "CHAAAAAAAAAAARGE!"

Before Junpei could run ahead screaming, Kouji snapped, "Takuya, we aren't the military. Now careful. We have to make sure Izumi took Kouichi out of the house."

"Right! How exactly do we do that?" Junpei asked, blinking.

Kouji rolled his eyes at the stupidity that emanated from them both. "Simple, you idiots. I swear, I wonder how we even got through the digital world with Takuya as leader sometimes. I go in the house without the paint...and if Kouichi's not there, I come out and bring you in, stupid," he explained.

"OH," they both said in realization.

"Hurry up, then," Junpei complained, "because my hands are hurting!"

Growling, Kouji stomped to his brother's house with the other two right behind him. Once they were a few feet away, Kouji stopped them behind a corner and looked around, just in time to see Izumi walk off.

Takuya yelped as quietly as he could.

"WHAT?" Kouji asked, walking inside and pushing the door open for the other two.

"I...kept my phone on silent," replied Takuya, heading straight for Kouichi's room.

Junpei fell silent and headed after Takuya. "I left my phone at home," he said, shrugging.

Kouji stared at the two. "You know, if Izumi called us..."

"We might have missed something important, yeah, we know."

Kouji's eyes grew wide before he squeezed them shut and waited for Kouichi to pop out of nowhere and scream about how stupid he was for trying to paint his room.

It never happened.

"OH WELL! TAKUYA! TURN YOUR CELL PHONE ON!" Kouji sang loudly, practically skipping to Kouichi's room. This is going to be the best day of my life.

Opening the door, the three saw everything had been covered. Kouji observed a bucket of open paint, deducting that Kouichi was just about to paint when Izumi got him. "Perfect. Spread and conquer!" barked Kouji, opening his can of pink paint and dipping his brush into it almost violently.

Takuya opened his mouth, then closed it and glared. "Hey...I thought you said we weren't the military!"

"Er...now we are?" Kouji provided, trying to sound as calm as possible and he splashed paint on the bare white wall. "Hehehehe...Kouichi'll wish he never met me after this..."

"I bet he'll strangle you," snickered Junpei.

Eyes widened. "WHAT! HE WOULDN'T DARE!"

Takuya joined in the teasing. "Of course he would. He has before, hasn't he? It's just like that time when he used you as a servant after he got that broken arm and those two black eyes. So strangling you won't be much of a task!" he concluded, grinning.

Both boys stared at Kouji, who was now furiously sloshing paint all over the place. "Woaaah," they choroused in awe, eyes wide and watching Kouji's every move as he finished about half the wall in five minutes. "BRAVO! ENCORE, ENCORE!" they clapped.

Kouji turned around and glared at them. "SHUT UP AND PAINT YOU FOOLS!"

Thoroughly scared, the two shut up and went back to painting slowly.

"I wish I went on that date with Izumi instead," Takuya muttered.

Junpei sniffed. "I wish we didn't have to do three coats."

Everyone fell silent with a sigh. Then Takuya and Kouji whipped their heads to face Junpei. "THREE COATS!"

He looked up and stared at them. "Yeah, three coats," he affirmed.

Groaning, they all fell silent and went back to work.

Takuya suddenly grinned and dipped his brush in the paint again, then ran around, painting the walls randomly until he hit Kouichi's desk by accident, and fell to the floor. "Owie...why does Kouichi have his desk by the window...?" Takuya muttered, standing up. Just as he was about to paint, his eyes caught a piece of paper lying on Kouichi's desk. "Uh oh, Kouji," he called out.

"Yeah?"

"We are so dead."

Kouichi spotted Tomoki a few feet ahead, waiting on a bench by the lake. "Hey, Tomoki," he called out, picking up his pace.

Tomoki turned over and smiled. "Hey, Kouichi. Is Izumi here yet?"

Shaking his head, Kouichi took a seat beside Tomoki and said, "Izumi said she had to make a call, so she'll be here in a few."

"So, what do you wanna do?"

"I dunno. I'm planning to get Kouji some bandanas, though, and I was hoping you and Izumi could help me?" Kouichi asked in a hopeful voice. "I know the place where he gets his stupid bandanas, however..."

Tomoki blinked and looked at Kouichi. "However...?"

Sighing, Kouichi looked at the lake. "However," he continued, "I don't really like the place. My...dad gets the bandanas for Kouji."

"OH...I see," the little boy said, looking back at the lake.

"I'M HERE!" Izumi yelled, scaring both boys who nearly fell forward into the lake by surprise.

Kouichi turned around, the expression on his face clearly one of momentary horror. "Jeez, Izumi, couldn't you not scare us when we're less than a foot away from the lake!" he asked, feeling his heart race.

Whimpering, Tomoki jumped off the bench and ran ten feet away from the lake edge. "That was scary, I nearly fell in," he said, looking from Izumi to the lake.

Izumi laughed. "You two are such chickens...come on, let's go get those bandanas!" she exclaimed, shooting her fist in the air. And let's hope Kouji and Takuya don't do too much damage, she thought, laughing.

Kouichi and Tomoki exchanged glances. "Did you have sugar?" Kouichi asked.

Giggling, Izumi shook her head.

Tomoki laughed uneasily, "Well, she sure acts like it!"

"So where are you getting the bandanas from?" Izumi asked Kouichi, hoping to change the topic.

Closing his eyes, Kouichi pointed behind him. "There's a small shop that sells only bandanas. That's where...our dad gets Kouji's bandanas. So we're going there." He winced a little, hoping Tomoki or Izumi didn't notice.

"Okay!" Izumi said brightly, yanking Kouichi to his feet. "Let's go!"

"Indeed...let's..." Kouichi muttered in a less enthusiastic voice.

"What do you mean we're dead," demanded Kouji angrily. "Last time I checked, I was alive!"

Takuya pointed a shaking hand at the paper he had just read. "It...it...Kouichi is..."

"What, is he here!" Junpei asked with wide eyes.

"WORSE!" shouted Takuya. "HE'S GETTING KOUJI NEW BANDANAS!"

The other two nearly dropped their brushes. "You...you're kidding..." Kouji tried to say. "Tell me you're kidding..."

Takuya grabbed the paper and shoved it in Kouji's face angrily. "SHEESH! You're lucky! I wish my brother bought me goggles...then again, goggles cost more and he spends his allowance on candy. BUT THAT'S BESIDES THE POINT! Kouichi's going to flip when he sees this! He'll be heartbroken! He'll think you hate him! He'll-"

Kouji snapped, "SHUT UP. WE'LL JUST REPAINT IT WITH THE INDIGO PAINT! Right...?" He scanned the schedule in his hands again. "Dang...he's getting bandanas from there?" Kouji murmured in awe. "And he says I'm not his twin. He's not my twin." Feeling something wet sting his eyes, Kouji looked away. Wiping his eyes, he muttered, "Stupid Kouichi. Why's he gotta be a stupid nice brother?"

Ignoring Kouji's little conversation with himself, Junpei asked, "Well, we are repainting, right? Kouichi'll never know that we tried to paint his room pink...I think. That's the plan, isn't it?"

Before anyone could answer, Takuya's cell phone rang. Takuya stared at the phone before Junpei finally snapped, "Pick it up already!"

Nodding and gulping, Takuya picked up his phone, drew a breath and said in a small voice, "Hello?"

A/N-

Let's see...I should be finished in one or two more chapters! Yey! How did you guys like this chapter? As always, please review.

Reviewers-

Mid-Moonlight-You're becoming somewhat of a permanent reviewer, huh...? o.O Oh well! YEY! Is Kouichi loose enough? I noticed that he was being a little OOC, too, so I decided that he either goes even more OOC or loosens up. Loosening him up led to a better storyline, though. :grin: And don't worry, I'm adding like...two or three more chapters. I hope you'll like those, too!

Light's Blue Blossom- Heehee. I'm glad it was actually funny. Usually, I suck at humor. TT I'm not exactly the funniest person, you see. BUT IT'S GREAT YOU LIKED IT! I hope this chapter was just as funny.

ShadowGirl4ever- Yey! New reviewer! Yeah, I'm mean to Kouji! I don't have anything against him or anything, but…:grins:. He's a cool person to make fun of. No, actually, my favorite character is Kouichi. Yes, his room…pink…:giggles:.

Lady Darkand Light- Lolz, yeah, brotherly love, huh? I wonder if they even realize what that is yet. XD. I'm glad you enjoyed it! And it seemed more sensible to change it into a story rather than a bunch of one-shots.

AidoruForever- .:grins:. Good humor writer? That's funny. Hardly. It's a big fluke, I tell you. But I'm willing to work with the fluke. Yeah, I thought about making Takuya's calendar a month behind, but it wouldn't necessarily mean that he was one day behind everyone else, so the only logical thing to do was hope it wasn't a leap year in the story and make his calendar a whole year behind. But I'm happy you liked that part. My brother was cracking up too. Then again, he's only six. Oh, and I love your fanfic. It's so cute!

Broken Angel01- Dang…you're kidding! Wow, I should start reading Digimon fics. I don't think I've come across any Kouichi being evil to Kouji fics. But glad you like it!

GaliGirl- .:laughs:. Glad it's cute, funny and weird. Hope you liked this chapter too.

Luisa Perez- Aw, come on! There's always something I can change…I just need to look…really, really hard. But I'm glad you loved it! How's this chapter?

AAAAAAAAAAAAAIIII! I was online like…Monday this week, and reading all my reviews. :sniffles: They were so nice! I swear, the Digimon fandom is definitely treating me better than the Harry Potter one. Maybe cuz I started off real bad there...oh well! But I'm enjoying writing for you people! I hug you all!