(Koji)

It was the day after fighting the loser Surenmon…we were all still tired. But I was less tired than most, I was still mad, still thinking about the so-called 'accidents' my Father has been making.

Here was another one of his 'accidents'. It was 7:00 already, Dad should've been there by 6:00. Yep, 1 whole hour. I went home since he wasn't going to come after 30 minutes, I knew waiting was a waste of time.

Dad came home at 8:00 pm we had finished dinner and I was doing homework while Koichi did his homework in the room next to mine.

I stopped my homework as soon as I heard the door open, I heard exactly what I had predicted, he came in and put his coat on the coat hanger, put his suitcase down in the office, kissed Hiroka (my Step Mom) and came upstairs to our rooms to check on us to make sure we were doing our homework. But this time after putting his suitcase down, he stomped straight into my room.

"Koji Timura Minamoto!" He huffed. "I cannot believe what you have done! Not only did you go home without me knowing, but you didn't even call me to let me know!"

"What did you expect me to do? Call you and tell you that I was either going to sit there for another hour and wait for you or go home, then I'll tell you how grateful I am, and if I don't…I'll still get in trouble, so what did you expect me to do, Dad!"

"I didn't expect you to do anything, and you better watch that mouth of yours young man!"

"Why should I! What's the use! I'm tired of this! Can't you ever promise a commitment and actually follow through with it! I've had to move more than most kids have to move in their entire lifetimes!"

"That is an improper exaggeration and your giving me too much attitude for me to let pass by, you are grounded…for a month!"

I stared at him in disbelief. "What did I do to get myself grounded!"

"That huge attitude you have!"

"Huge Attitude! How else am I supposed to tell you how I feel about this!"

"Koji, I know I have commitment problems, and I know that I'm not far sometimes….." Sometimes! "But I'm your Father and you're my Son and this attitude needs to stop!"

"Dad it doesn't matter about these stupid titles….!"

"Koji, you are grounded; I will come back here later and talk to you about this…problem…." Dad turned his heels and huffily marched out of the room and down the hall, straight for my brothers room, I kicked my chair in frustration.

(Koichi)

"Koji, you are grounded; I will come back here later and talk to you about this…problem…." Dad's voice and he was angry, how did I know this would happen?

I heard a thump, it was probably Koji.

7 seconds later, Dad appeared in my room, calmer and had a softer voice. "Koichi, I need to talk to you…."

I looked up from my homework as if I had been doing it for the last loud and long minutes of my Father and twin arguing.

"Yes?"

"I have good news and bad news…."

"Um…shoot."

"Well…the bad news is…." He paused, as if he couldn't fight the words out, as if his mouth couldn't form the words, he played with his mouth a bit trying to form the word…or word that he needed for whatever he had to tell me. Then it hit me like bull when Dad quickly said; "We're moving."

"But…but Dad!"

"I know, I know, but it's the job…."

"I thought you switched jobs a long time ago?"

"I did, but this new job wants me to move again…but only for a limited time…."

I waited for Dad to give me the 'time', he had trouble forming the words again…more bad news was sure to come.

"Oh…say about…ehm….15 years….."

"15 years!" I exclaimed and jumped out of my chair. What about Chizuko! And my friends! My school! My Mother! My life is in Japan!

"I know it's a long time but it's either this or losing my job."

"Where are we moving?"

More trouble forming words but this time the period was shorter; "Canada."

"Canada!" My eyes bulged and I tried to keep my voice under a whisper.

Dad sighed. "See? This is the difference between you two. You're so calm and quiet and Koji's so loud and angry…."

"Dad, you've got to admit, these commitment problems are…well…frustrating….."

"I know…you should get him to hang out with your friends and that pretty girl…."

"'That pretty girl' 's name is Kai, she isn't just some girl…." I almost let out the fact she was the spirit of energy; Cherokeemon and was a protector of the world.

"Yeah, especially to Koji…." Dad sighed. "I've never seen him so happy with anyone else…."

"He really likes Kai, and she really likes him…." I smiled and blushed. I knew my friends talked this way about Chizuko and I…it was the same with Koji and Kai when Chizuko and I were together, we are both happier. Yes…Chizuko….

"That other girl too, the one with the dark hair and she's so friendly…."

"She's not just some girl either…her name is Chizuko…."

Dad smiled. "Yeah. I remember my first love, wasn't your Mom actually.

Back in Elementry there was this one girl…not the prettiest, or most popular girl in the class, but she still meant a lot to me and I didn't understand this feeling that I felt so I started to pick on her, she was so mad and miserable…she moved out of the school…out of the neighborhood, never did see her again…and boy, was I miserable…." Dad sighed again. "Young love…so complicated though most adults don't realize it. It's weird how Koji doesn't think I understand anything…." Sometimes Dad didn't understand a thing, anything that had to do the tiniest bit with digimon or spirits Dad couldn't understand, but other than that, Dad was a pretty sensitive person, Koji is just frustrated, that's the way he is….

"Dad, I really think this isn't a great idea…." I couldn't take Chizuko out of my head…how would she, my friends react? What if I had to stay here while my brother went to Canada? That would be a miserable fate…being separated again, we would leave where we started. "But what about Mom?"

"You'll live here for about 4months a year and the rest of the time will be spent in Canada."

"What! 4 months with Mom and 8 months in Canada! Dad, I can't leave Mom for that long, I have to stay here!"

"Because of the move, I can't lend your Mom as much money as I could before, plus Canadian money isn't Japanese money so that will take us a while to figure out, and you're Mom can't feed 2 mouths in such a long period of time with the salary she gets."

I shook my head and growled softly.

What would my friends think? What would Chizuko think?