14-year-old Ami Miato brushed some of her shoulder length black hair away from her blue eyes. She absentmindedly twisted her golden heart shaped locket around, then let it hang against her purple t-shirt. Her jeans and black sneakers were well hidden in the shadow under the table. She was sitting next to her friend Takuya at a pizza place, waiting for his other friends to show up. It's been about three years since the incident in the Digital World, and now that both the Digital world and the Real world were in danger, Takuya had planned on telling Ami all about his and the others' adventures that night.
"Okay, it's been about 20 minutes," said Ami. "And they're still not here yet. Are you sure they're coming?"
Takuya nodded. "Don't worry," he said. "They'll be here, I know it."
Ami rolled her eyes and stared past Takuya, out the window. After a few minutes, she saw a girl with blonde hair and green eyes. She wore a blue and white striped t-shirt with a purple unzipped vest over it. Her miniskirt was also purple, as was the cap on her head. She was followed by a large boy with brown hair and brown eyes. He wore a blue jacket with yellow pockets and blue pants. Next to him was a little boy with brown hair and green eyes. He had a white t-shirt and yellow shorts on. What stuck out the most was his big orange hat. They all walked into the pizza place and sat across from Takuya and Ami.
Takuya smiled. "Hey guys!" he said. He looked at Ami, who was staring at him like he was crazy. "We're just waiting for two more."
Ami sighed. "Great," she said. "But who're these three?" She recognized the girl, they were in the same grade, but didn't know the boys.
"I'm Zoe," said the girl. She pointed to the large boy. "This is JP." She then pointed to the little boy. "And he's Tommy."
Tommy waved. JP smiled, but his attention was quickly drawn back to Zoe, who was twirling her hair around her finger. Like Ami, she was getting bored.
"What's your name?" asked Tommy.
"Why don't we wait until the last two get here?" Takuya said before Ami could answer.
"You don't have to, we're here," came a voice next to Ami. She looked over and saw a boy sitting next to her. He had on dark jeans, a yellow t-shirt with a blue jacket over it, and a blue and brown bandana over his blackish hair, which was in a ponytail. His jacket was almost the same shade of blue as his eyes.
A second boy had pulled a chair up to the table. He looked just like the first boy, but this one had shorter hair. He wore grey jeans, and a red long sleeved shirt with a light green short sleeved shirt that was unbuttoned over it. And, unlike the first boy, he was smiling.
"Okay," said Takuya. He pointed to the boy next to Ami. "This is-"
"Koji," said the boy next to her. He didn't seem to be sorry he interrupted Takuya.
"And I'm Koichi," said the boy who looked like Koji.
Koji looked at Ami. "To repeat what Tommy said before," he said, "Who are you?"
"Oh, right. I'm Ami," Ami said. She looked at Koji, then at Koichi. She sort of knew Koji, they were in the same class, and had seen Koichi around the school, but never knew exactly who they were. "Are you two twins?"
Koichi nodded. He was still smiling. "Yeah."
Ami nodded. "I thought so. Otherwise you two looking almost exactly alike would be kinda weird."
"That's what I thought when I first met Koichi," said Koji.
"What?" Now Ami was more confused then before.
Takuya sighed. "Um, yeah, I was going to tell you about that, and a lot of other things, tonight. I didn't think you'd believe me, so I convinced the others to come here, too."
"That, and we all knew you probably forgot a lot of stuff," said Zoe.
"Yeah, that too."
"So, why don't you start, Takuya," said Tommy.
"Um, okay." Takuya and the others explained their adventures in the Digital World and all about the Digimon, the Legendary Warriors, and the Spirits for the next hour and a half. For a while, Koichi didn't say much, but once a creature named Duskmon came up, he joined in the explanation. When they were done, Ami's head was filled with thoughts about Takuya and his friends. She wouldn't have believed any of them, because they laughed about a lot of things, but Koji was dead serious most of the time, so she at least believed him.
Takuya looked at her, expecting her to say something. When she didn't, he shrugged and said, "Well? Don't you have anything to say?"
Ami shook her head. "There's not much to say."
Koji was also looking at her, but unlike Takuya, he was in sort of a daze.
Ami could feel Koji's eyes on her. She didn't look at him. "What?" she said.
Koji blushed slightly. "Nothing," he said. "Sorry."
Koichi laughed and started to say something, but Koji kicked him, not too hard, but enough to keep him quiet.
Ami rolled her eyes. "Okay then." She looked out the window, then suddenly realized what time it was. "Oh, I'm really sorry," she said, "But I have to go."
Koji got up so she could leave. He could tell something was bothering her. "It's dark, I'll come with you," he said. "Just to make sure you get home safely," he added quickly when he saw the looks everyone was giving him.
Ami rolled her eyes. "Whatever," she said before walking quickly out of the pizza place.
Koji ran after her. "You seem upset," he said once he caught up with her. "Is everything all right?"
Ami didn't stop walking. "Why should you care?" she asked. "It has nothing to do with you, your brother, or any of your friends, so...just don't worry about it, okay?" Her voice wasn't cold, but it wasn't exactly friendly, either.
Koji sighed. "Fine, if you say so."
Ami stopped walking. She turned to face him. "Why did you decide to come with me?" she asked. "I don't need your protection."
"I know," he said. "But I just wanted to make sure you were alright."
"Why?" asked Ami. "Why would you want to do something like that?"
Koji was more surprised by his own behavior then of Ami's. "I...I don't know, to be honest," he said after a while. Her eyes seemed to see right through him.
Ami sighed. She turned and started walking again. After a couple of minutes, they came up to her house. "Well, um...thanks for coming with me," she said. "I guess."
Koji smiled slightly. "No problem," he said. "I'll uh...I'll see you later."
Ami nodded. "Yeah, seeya." She smiled slightly, then turned and walked into her house.
Koji watched her go, then turned and walked back to the pizza place, where he knew the others would still be. And he was right, they were outside, waiting for him.
"What was that all about?" asked Takuya.
"Looks like Koji has a bit of a crush on Ami," JP teased.
"Shut up!" said Koji. "I do not have a crush on her."
Koichi rolled his eyes. "Sure you don't," he said.
"No, you're the one who likes her, Koichi" said Koji.
Koichi blushed. "Where'd you get that idea?"
Koji rolled his eyes. "I saw the way you were looking at her. And after Takuya told us about her, you know, when I told you we're in the same class, you kept asking all these questions about her, and I don't have the answer to any of them, even though I guess I should know some of them."
Koichi glared at his twin, but said nothing.
"It's getting late," said JP, before Koji and Koichi got into a fight. "I better get Tommy home."
Takuya nodded. "Yeah, we should all get home," he said.
Zoe, Koji, and Koichi nodded in agreement. They all said goodbye and went to their houses.
