Disclaimer-Ack…I wrote Digimon instead of Disclaimer…oh, well, anyway, I don't own Digimon.

So Much More Than You Think…

"Wow, that was a great dinner!" Takuya exclaimed, a hand on his stomach.

Kouji snorted and rolled his eyes. "Pig."

"I AM NOT!"

"Hah, you only say that. We all know the truth. You're a pig. Admit it, Takuya." The bandana boy stared at his food with no interest.

Kouichi looked at the four that sat across from each other. After the awkward introductions before dinner, things weren't going all that great. He couldn't find any sign that would help him get Izumi and Takuya back together, and that girl, Sumi…she was strange. To his left were Izumi and Kouji. To his right were Sumi and Takuya.

From Kouichi's observations, Sumi's eyes seemed to flash whenever Kouji talked, though as to why, Kouichi couldn't tell. Izumi practically glared into Takuya, Takuya ate, and Kouji picked at his food. Couldn't be any more normal, could it? he thought, picking up his plate and getting up to put it in the sink.

Taking that as a perfect cue, Kouji asked, "What time is it?"

"Around seven, why?" Kouichi replied, coming back and taking everyone else's plates.

"I'm taking Izumi to the movies and then walking her home."

Takuya opened his mouth, but quickly closed it. Then, just as calmly as Kouji had said he was taking Izumi to the movies, Takuya stood up and cleared his throat. "Er, Sumi and I better get going, too. It's…getting…late…"

Sumi stood up and walked to the door without a word with Takuya right behind her.

The door clicked and Kouichi stifled a snort. "That was hilarious. He was definitely jealous."

"HAH! Serves him right!" Izumi exclaimed angrily. "He didn't look at me all dinner!"

"I have the reasons for that. One, because I was there, two, because you were glaring at him, three, because he didn't want you to know he was jealous," Kouji listed, rolling his eyes. "Honestly, you girls are so stupid."

"You know, if you weren't the center of my plans, I'd kill you right now…"

"Aw, how cute. The couple is fighting," Kouichi said aloud in a dry voice. "Hurry up and go to the stupid movie before Takuya comes barging in and screams that this is all an act. Hurry up!"

Kouji quickly headed to his brother's room and came out with a bandana and his wallet. Pocketing the wallet, he put on the bandana and headed to the door. "Yeah, whatever, Kouichi. I don't care if a car runs over me."

Flashing a confused look at Kouichi, Izumi walked after Kouji, running up to him and hugging his arm as they turned the corner.

Right across the street, Takuya watched the two sadly. Great, Takuya, just great, the goggle head thought to himself. What now?

"Achem, Takuya…I want to go to the movies," Sumi said loudly, her eyes following Kouji and Izumi's every move.

Snapping out of his daze, Takuya turned to the girl by his side. "Huh? OH…what?" he yelped, jumping back a little. "Sumi!"

"What? Oh, please. We both want to do this, anyway. So get going!" Pushing him a little, they both made their way to the theater.

Kouji stared at the clerk. "Alright, Izumi," he sighed, wondering how he had gotten stuck doing this, "what do you want to watch?"

Izumi smiled sweetly before replying, "Anything that doesn't deal with disgusting monsters, gore, violence or-"

"Don't tell me you want to watch a stupidly boring romance film…"

"So what if I do!" Izumi snapped angrily.

Wincing, Kouji sighed and bought two tickets. Out of the corner of his right eye, he saw Takuya and Sumi. "Alright, let's go, then…"

Izumi nodded and slipped her hand in his. To her surprise, Kouji did nothing. He's not freezing up anymore, she thought, amazed. Smiling, Izumi leaned onto his shoulder. What the hell am I doing? This is just an act, right? Right. So why am I so nervous!

As they walked to their seats, Kouji murmured, "Izumi, are you alright?"

She nodded, blushing in the dark. Thank goodness it's dark.

"Okay…" He took a seat, then stood up. "You want anything to eat or drink?"

"No, I'm fine," replied Izumi, looking away, determined to keep her eyes glued onto the screen.

"You sure?" Kouji asked with a hint of concern. "You didn't eat anything during dinner."

Stop being persistent, you idiot! Just leave me alone! her mind screamed. "I'm fine," she repeated smoothly, hands gripping the edge of her seat nervously.

With a nod, Kouji walked off.

Angrily, Izumi hit the seat in front of her. "STUPID! DON'T TELL ME I LIKE HIM!" she yelled to no one in particular.

There was a yelp and Izumi turned beet red. The person in front stood up and glared back at her, their eyes widening.

"OH…S-sorry, Takuya," Izumi gasped, covering her mouth with her hand. Oh no…did he hear what I said? She panicked for a mere second before shaking her head and swallowing. "Uhm, I'm sorry, I didn't know you were there…"

"I-er…-uh…" Takuya stuttered dumbly. "Hi, Izumi," he finally said, waving.

What…an…idiot, Izumi thought, giggling a bit.

Kouji returned a soda in hand. "Oh, hey, Takuya…and…why are you waving?" he asked the goggle-boy immediately, nearly choking on the soda he swallowed.

"I'M NOT WAVING!" Takuya said, turning red and sitting down.

Rolling his eyes, Kouji sat down and sipped on his soda quietly as the movie began.

"Uh…hey, Kouji?" Izumi whispered.

He turned to her, the straw in his mouth. "Hm?"

Turning red, Izumi drew a breath and asked quietly, "We're only acting, right?"

"Yeah. I thought we went over this."

"W-we did…"

"Uh huh…"

Izumi shifted in her seat nervously. The movie wasn't helping to calm down her frazzled nerves. In fact, it made her condition worse. The entire time, she was telling herself that she and Takuya were still in love, that they were both just trying to get the other to admit they were wrong. But the more she thought about it, the more she thought Takuya was really in love with Sumi and jealous that she was Kouji.

"Izumi, you're being weird again," commented Kouji as he put down his soda and turned to stare at her. "Are you sure you're okay?"

She nodded, already red. "Y-yeah."

A snort escaped Kouji. "This is the stupidest movie I've seen in ages. Why did you pick it?" he grumbled.

"Well," Izumi sighed as she explained, "I thought it would help me feel better...but...it's making me feel worse..."

"Wanna go home now?"

"S-sure..." she mumbled, standing up. She looked at the seat in front of her. Takuya sat there, eyes wide, anxiously sipping on his soda and crushing the nachos he held. Closing her eyes, Izumi quickly ran out, ignoring her tears. How can he act so normal! her mind screamed angrily. Is it because he really loves her?

That was one fact Izumi did not want to face.

Kouji watched as Izumi ran out ahead of him. It was clear that she was crying, anyone could see that. But, why should he care? And what was he supposed to do? He wasn't ever that good with girls...after Aono constantly tried beating him up, he tended to distance himself from them and ignore anyone in general.

It's a big improvement from shutting herself up at home and not even coming to school, but this is a bit too much, Kouji thought, looking at Takuya, who looked up in surprise, hearing Izumi's footsteps. Finally, drawing a breath, the bandana boy said, "Takuya. We need to talk."

Standing up, Takuya nodded and followed Kouji outside. Both boys looked at each other, their expressions serious. The last time they had a talk this serious was when they had first met Duskmon and Takuya created a plan that put most of their lives at stake.

"Listen, I don't know how serious you and Sumi are, but do you really think it was right for you to move on so quick and leave Izumi like that?" Kouji asked, slipping his hands into his pockets and staring at the darkening sky.

"So now it's my fault we broke up? Why are you complaining? She's with you, anyway!" Takuya snapped bitterly.

Kouji bit his lip and looked straight into Takuya's eyes. "Takuya...I'm not going out with her. Weren't you able to tell?"

Takuya's eyes widened in surprise. "Wh-what!"

"How dense are you?" Kouji growled, grabbing Takuya by the lapels of his jacket and pushing him against the wall. "Do you realize how much you've hurt her!" And why am I doing this?

There was a minute of silence before Kouji let Takuya go. "Just think about it, Takuya. I'd apologize right now if I were you."

As he watched his friend leave, Takuya was lost in a mix of emotion. His eyes were glazed over, as if he were in a trance, and for the first time, he really did wonder how Izumi felt. "How much did I hurt you, Izumi?" he whispered to himself, clenching his fists and looking down at his feet shamefully. "Why am I such an idiot?"

Ignoring the fact that Sumi had just come out of the theater and was now following him, Takuya headed home, welcoming the loneliness he deserved.

Izumi stopped around the corner that led to her house and sat down, hugging her knees and crying. It wasn't supposed to be this way.

She and Takuya were supposed to be together. They were supposed to be happy...

They promised, hadn't they? To love to love. Had he forgotten, then? They had even laughed about the promise afterward, as Takuya had claimed it was funny.

His laugh...she missed him. Why had she even thought up this plan. She had been so stupid. How could she think that Kouji...

"Kouji...oh...I left him at the theater!" Izumi gasped, looking up and finding Kouji right in front of her. "WAH?"

There was an awkward silence.

"Are...you...okay?" Kouji asked, looking to his right and absentmindedly stuffing his hands in his pockets.

"I-...well...yes. I'm fine," Izumi mumbled, looking down. "I'm sorry for all the trouble I've been. I was sure this would work..."

Kouji took a seat beside her. "Hey, it's not your fault, you know. Takuya's stubborn. If he doesn't get his way, he acts like a kid. You know that. It's been like that since forever. That's how he is."

"Yeah, but-" Izumi stopped in midsentence as she saw Kouji smile at her. Biting her lip, she hugged her knees tighter and tried not to wail.

Turning red, Kouji looked around. What do I do! WHAT DO I DO! his mind screamed as he looked at Izumi who had burst into tears.

His mind began to argue with itself.

Uh...pat her back?

No...don't be stupid.

Tell her everything will be fine?

What, so now I'm Takuya?

WHAT WOULD TAKUYA DO!

WHO CARES ABOUT WHAT TAKUYA WOULD DO!

Izumi.

Shut up. Now...uh...uh...DO SOMETHING! QUICK!

Unsure of what to do, Kouji leaned forward and kissed Izumi quickly.

Izumi stopped crying and looked at her feet, wide eyed. Slowly, she turned to Kouji. "Wh-what...?"

"I...er...sorry. I didn't know what to do..." Kouji confessed, turning crimson red.

"O-oh...I see," Izumi mumbled, clearing her throat and standing up. "I...better go home. I'll see you at school..."

"School?" repeated Kouji somewhat dumbly.

Izumi turned to face him, tilting her head to the side. "Well, although I pretty much missed a week of school, Kouichi was kind enough to inform me that we have a test in math tomorrow. I need to study."

Kouji's eyes widened in horror. "MATH TEST?" he yelled. "NO WAY! HOW DID I FORGET!" Quickly, he turned to Izumi with a smile. "I'll see you tomorrow at school. Now I need to study...and...not fail..."

Watching him run off, Izumi smiled. So cute...NO WAY! I DIDN'T THINK THAT! Turning red, she coughed and mentally slapped herself as she walked up to the door of her house. I really could use some extra sleep. Honestly, how stupid can I get?

A/N-

Tada! Finished the third chapter! Agh, it took forever to finish, though. I didn't know what the hell I should do. Then I realized I might as well make Takuya really jealous and all. Fits his character a bit more if I do. Anyway, please review. I shall have the next chapter up as soon as I...something. But I'd like at least five reviews. Well, if I don't get that many, that's okay, but it would be nice. Flames are nice, too. I mean, considering...it's edging a bit from Takumi...

Credit for 'To love to love' line goes to Wada Kouji. After all, if you see the translation to his song, 'Say Again,' it's in there. It's a very depressing song. I love it. Lyrics are at Animelyrics (dot) com. It's very easy to navigate. Go to Jpop letter W, click Wada Kouji, and find Say Again. If you want the download, email me at Krzy4books (aol). You know all the signs and stuff.

Anyway, please review!