Looks like I'm back again.

Chikomon: Yup.

And it looks like that computer ban took a lot of time off my fanfiction writing, huh?

Chikomon: Yup.

I can't believe I got myself banned… I need to finish this fic!

Chikomon: Yup.

(looking glum) Sorry, reviewers… I know I'm terrible at keeping promises to update… I just never knew my old folks would ban me from fanfiction… I'm only allowed on during holidays…

Chikomon: Yup.

(at Chikomon) Would you please just SHUT UP?

kouzumi 4eva: Thanks. And I'm sorry for the delays. Please read above… I am so sorry.

direwolf1427: Thank you!

Yarrie - Portal Keeper of the 3rd Sky: Yeah, I know, lol. But I hope you understand I did not ask to be banned from my computer… And no offence taken.

sorasgirlkairi: Welly welly well then… You'll just have to find out! (wink) I'm not revealing it… yet!

Riku's Only Girl: (cowers) I'm sorry!

CrAzY-SiLLy-Me: Oh, I hope you do update soon, and thank you!

Dark Fairy: Aw, thanks. And yeah! Kouzumi rocks!

Izumi Rules: Thanks! I hope it gets better too…

anonymouse: Lol, don't worry… I'm just as mad, believe me.

Indigowolf: (wink) Are you sure you know where I'm going? Lol.

m.c.honey: Thanks. But what are you saying? I don't actually understand… (sweatdrop)

tangledways: Hi again! Lol, keep hitting for all you like – Tyler is a little… um… idiot anyway! (grins) And I'm not telling you whether you're right or wrong about what you said about what Tyler did to Izumi… (wink) Lol, sorry.

someguy: Unfortunately, if that's what you want, then the answer's no… I've never been a J.P. and Izumi supporter… I think everyone knows that by now, lol! But I have no objection to people supporting this pairing.

Punk Sasuke: God, the pressure, lol!

Thanks to the reviewers for all the reviews… And please review again!

Disclaimer: Do. Not. Own. Digimon!


Digimon Frontier: A Love Strong Enough To Last?

By Princess Viv

Chapter 3: Recollections


Previously…

"Good morning class. I have something to announce this term. A new student has arrived from Italy!"

Izumi felt her heart sink. "Shit. I had forgotten about him… What am I going to do?"

Kouji, who was sitting beside her, narrowed his eyes. "Italy? Could it be…?"

Miss Hida continued, and said, "Please come in." the door opened, and in walked a tall boy with gelled blonde hair and sparkling blue eyes, carrying an air of arrogance and pride. The girls gasped, overcome by his good looks, while the boys regarded him suspiciously. However, two pairs of eyes in the room showed different reactions.

A pair of turquoise-blue eyes widened in horror, while a pair of navy blue eyes narrowed with recognition.

"That stupid bastard…" Kouji growled.

"No, I'm right! Why must I be right? Why must he come here?" Izumi was crying inside.

The boy turned to the class, and smiled, or rather, he smirked. "Hey all. The name's Tyler. Tyler Provenza.


Tyler's eyes immediately swooped onto Izumi like a hunting hawk, even though almost the whole female population in the class was staring goggle-eyed at the blonde, the glint in their eyes obsessive and scary…

Catching Izumi's turquoise eyes with his blue orbs, Tyler mentally forced his "friend" to stare back at him. Izumi found herself stuck in his ocean of blue, and could not turn away, and suddenly, her mind was flooded… flooded with memories…

Flashback…

"Excuse me, are you alright?"

The young, blonde haired girl who was sitting under a tall tree in the school grounds looked up to see a beaming kind smile and wonderful, captivating blue eyes. The child merely stared at the boy in front of her, dumbstruck, and then averted her gaze, shy.

"You're the new girl in our class, aren't you?" the boy asked, sitting down uninvited beside the girl, who nodded slowly. "What's your name?"

The girl slowly looked up, and stared up at the boy with blonde hair as bright as the rays of the sun. Her heart softened, and her invisible mask fell off, cracking against the deepest darkest shadows of her mind. Deciding to trust the boy, she whispered softly, "Izumi."

The boy smiled again, this time making the girl feel safe, and she smiled a little back. Leaning in, the taller boy whispered into her ear, "I'm Tyler."

End of flashback…

Quickly shaking her head and snapping out of her trip down memory lane, Izumi saw her classroom again, with Tyler still standing upright at the front of it, his smirk stretched across his handsome features. Her thin body was shaking slightly under his strong gaze, and she felt herself become colder as the seconds ticked by.

Swiftly, Izumi tore her gaze away from her old friend, and forced herself to stare at Kouji's black and white bandana instead, "Tyler doesn't smile like he used to anymore… He… He smirks… That all changed so many years ago… So quickly, that I couldn't keep up. Why did the old Tyler have to die? Why did he become… like this?"

Kouji himself was feeling hot anger boil through his veins, pumping his blood around his body even faster, and he tightened a fist, "Is he stalking Izumi? That little bastard! If he dare comes near her and hurts her…"


Though the expected tough day turned out rather uneventful for a frightened Izumi, a rather annoyed and irritated Kouji ended up having a rather rough few hours himself. He was constantly being watched by that jerk, Tyler, whose weirdo blue eyes he found rather unnerving; also, the entire female population in school, even some of the older girls, were literally worshipping the guy, whose smirk Kouji was desperate to wipe off – permanently. At least those crazy girls ignored him now… Finally, Izumi kept disappearing every occasion the Tyler dude appeared, which was all the time, ending up with Kouji not able to have a normal and decent conversation with his girlfriend, and not being able to protect her from anyone (especially Tyler), since he could not simply find her!

Izumi herself tried hard to avoid her old "friend" for most of the day, even though it was desperately difficult; however, since he was constantly swarmed with crazy and adoring fan girls, the blonde haired beauty managed to successfully steer clear of the guy she used to think was her whole world… Unfortunately, this led to her and Kouji barely seeing each other; although the teen felt extremely guilty and wanted to be with her boyfriend very much, she was too weary of Tyler to be able to do anything – the blonde guy seemed to watch Kouji like a hawk.

At the end of the drained day, the school bell rang loud and clear throughout the grounds, and a relieved Izumi Orimoto quickly stuffed all her belongings into her small, purple bag, and hurriedly exited the classroom. Kouji, who happened to be in another class, unluckily with him, also immediately grabbed everything and rushed swiftly out, almost knocking over a few chairs, tables, and pupils, who yelled in indignation.

"Hey, do you think there's something up with Izumi and Kouji today?" Eva, one of Izumi's best friends, asked her navy haired boyfriend as they exited school together slowly, strolling down the now almost empty corridor.

"Hm… I think there is. Kouji is definitely acting weird, and Izumi is avoiding us all…" Kouichi, Kouji's older twin brother, commented, frowning, and brushing away a stray strand of navy. "I wonder what's wrong?"


"Izumi! Izumi! Wait up! Izumi!"

Rushing through the crowds of milling and talking students, his tied up, long navy hair waving in the cool breeze as he ran; Kouji tried hard to keep track of his blonde haired girlfriend, who was also sprinting quickly away from the school building as fast as she could.

Finally, after the two had tangled themselves free from the swarms of teenagers, and found themselves dashing down the adult-filled high street, did Kouji manage to capture his panting girlfriend into his strong arms. "Gods, Izumi, stop it! Stop struggling? It's me? What the hell is up with you?" Shaking the flailing girl, the blue-eyed teen worriedly held her to his chest.

"I'm… I'm sorry, Kouji…" Izumi gasped for breath as she stopped moving against his overpowering arms, and calmed down gradually, "I'm… I'm just not feeling myself today, you know…"

"It's alright, Izumi… Let's just… Let's just go home, and then you can talk to me privately there, okay? I've barely had a chance to chat to you at all, today." Kouji took her small hand into his own, and slowly led her back to where their houses were situated, a frown stretched across his handsome features with worry.


Meanwhile, the new Italian student, Tyler Provenza, sat in the back of his long, black limousine as his silent chauffeur drove him away from school, his bag placed beside him on the expensive, soft leather. The teen sat cross-legged, and his straight back leaned into the seat, pushing against the leather.

"That stupid girl… Who does she think she is? I, Tyler Provenza, get everything I want – even if it means by force. I will not accept failure! And that Kouji Minamoto… He is an obstacle… I will have to take him out as soon as possible… Izumi Orimoto should be honoured that I want her; after all, I could get any other girl in the world – why can't I just have her? Why is she the only one who denies me?… It never used to be like this… She used to want to be with me, but no, she just had to change her mind… It wasn't my fault! Not my fault whatsoever!"

The musing boy shifted his blue eyes to look out of the black tinted window to stare absentmindedly at the passer-bys and different buildings; his expression portrayed no emotion, but his stormy eyes showed something completely different, and it took most of his self-control to stop himself from hitting the glass beside his face, where he could see a reflection of his own handsome face.

Suddenly closing his blue eyes tightly, Tyler scrunched a hand into a rigid fist, which trembled from bottled up emotions, and leaned his head gently against the window; in his mind, many unforgettable images flashed by quickly, filling his head with memories he had tried to forget…

Flashback…

"Izumi?"

"Hm?" the ten-year-old, blonde haired girl turned to her best friend, who smiled gently at her, and carefully tucked away a strand of her hair that had come astray for her, causing her to giggle shyly.

"Do you love me?" the young boy suddenly asked, leaning towards the girl slowly, who blinked, confused by his random question that had come out of the blue.

"What do you mean, Tyler? What do you mean? Of course I love you! You're my best friend!" Izumi smiled, taking Tyler's hand and beaming innocently.

End of flashback…

"Izumi… I… Why?"


Now in Kouji's surprisingly clutter-free bedroom, with both parents out working, the young couple sat on Kouji's soft bed, and suddenly, Izumi began crying hard, her shoulders shaking with the effort, and her tears flowing fast and steady down her pale cheeks; a greatly alarmed Kouji quickly took her into his arms, hugging her tightly to his chest.

"Hush, Izumi… Don't cry…" the navy haired teen tried to soothe her, hearing her heart beating rapidly against his chest; he was so worried about his girlfriend's recent behaviour, which he felt sure had something to do with that stupid jerk, Tyler, but what had happened that was bad enough to make her act like this? "What's the matter? Just tell me."

"Kouji… I don't want to remember… It hurts so much! I don't want to remember!" Izumi sobbed loudly and hysterically into her boyfriend's protective arms, her tears soaking the front of his school uniform, her mind blinding itself with images of things she had long ago forced herself to forget… The pictures and photos she had locked away, now old with dust…

Flashback…

"No, no, Izumi-chan." The ten-year-old boy shook his head, and turned to look down at the clear river they had their feet dangling in, his blue eyes sparkling with emotion.

"What do you mean, then, Tyler?" the blonde haired girl asked, frowning now, "You're really confusing me!"

"I… I mean, love love." The blonde haired boy replied quietly, dipping a hand into the cool water of the stream, and waving it about a little, so the liquid ran between his fingers.

"I… I still don't understand, Tyler-chan." Izumi shook her head, her blonde locks moving with her as her pretty face scrunched itself up with confusion.

"Don't you get it!" suddenly, the blue eyed, blonde haired boy wrenched his hand out of the water, yelling angrily, causing spray to hit Izumi, who shrieked from the sudden action; Tyler's eyes were blazing with something that frightened Izumi very much, and she began to slowly creep away from him, even though his gaze was fixed on her intently.

"No, Tyler, I don't get it!" Izumi began to whimper, and felt tears well up into her turquoise eyes with fear and anxiety at her best friend's strange behaviour.

The boy suddenly grabbed her hand, and she cried out with pain as his strong grip dug into her skin; he began to yell again, his voice echoing loudly in her ears, "Izumi, I love you! I love you, don't you get it?"

End of flashback…


Hm… You like? Then please review! There's more to explain about Tyler and Izumi's past… I once again sincerely apologise for the delay in updating, and I do hope you did enjoy that. Till the next update!

Princess Viv