Chapter 3: Wind and Light
(I do not own Digimon or Sighs Izumi/Takuya)
After the comforting of each other in the lobby of the "Rosemon Inn" Kouji and Zoe deciding too go swimming with everyone else.
"So Zoe, us sitting here feeling sorry for Takuya isn't going to help him what do you say we go swimming with the others?" Kouji looked over at Zoe's aquamarine eyes that were all puffy from crying. She nodded slightly and smiled at Kouji. "Okay good, uh who was carrying our bathing suits when we were with the Toucanmon?" Kouji shrugged and stared over at Zoe.
Zoe wiped her cheeks from the excess tears that stained her cheeks. "We sort of forgot them at the beach house back then, but I think there's a store over by the restaurant." Zoe got up and pointed at the "Togemon Swimwear." Zoe pulled Kouji's arm to issue him she wanted him to come with her. Kouji blushed at the touch of Zoe's soft tender skin on his arm.
"Okay, okay I'll come with you," Kouji laughed and Zoe smiled and they both ran too the Togemon Swimwear. "Well here we are there sure is a lot too choose from," Kouji was awed from all the selection of swimwear they could choose from. "Zoe pick whatever swimwear you want I'm buying okay?" Kouji stuffed his hands in his pocket and began too look over the boys' swimwear.
"Kouji hurry over here quick," Zoe yelled. Kouji ran as fast as he could he thought maybe Zoe would've been in trouble but when he found her he was relieved she was not hurt. "Which color do you like more on me yellow, black, or white?" She showed each suit up to her physic body, "better yet I'll try them all on okay?"
Kouji blushed as she took each color of bathing suit into the dressing room too try each one on. "Okay I'm almost done trying the yellow one on um… here we go," Zoe opened the dressing room door and revealed the one-piece yellow bathing suit that had pink hearts everywhere. Kouji could not stop blushing, one of the cutest girls ever was trying bathing suits on in front of him he felt so lucky. "So what do you think of this one I really don't like it."
"Yah, umm… I don't like it that much either," Kouji told this too Zoe and she smiled and grabbed the white one off the hook. 'Why do I like her I mean she's nice and everything but…' Kouji thought but trailed off before he could finish his train of thought when Zoe came out to reveal a two-piece white bathing suit.
"I like this but, I don't think it's me what do you think?" Zoe asked the blushing Kouji.
"Umm… If you don't feel comfortable," Kouji gulped, "then you should try another one on." Kouji finished his sentence and Zoe giggled and grabbed the two-piece black one with a red stripe across the side. "This'll only take a minute Kouji."
"Okay, I'll be waiting." Kouji said as he picked out a bathing suit that was black with a skull on the left knee. Kouji picked up the bathing suit and brought it up to the Togemon (who was the cashier). "Okay I got my bathing suit I'm gonna go change into it okay?" Kouji heard Zoe moving around a lot so he assumed it meant yes. Kouji got into the stall and put on the suit but still leaving his signature bandana on.
"Okay I'm done come look Kouji!" Zoe screamed as she walked off too find Kouji glancing at the clinic where Takuya lay helplessly. (GothicSora: Yes everything is in the Rosemon Inn but the lake). Zoe came behind him and laid a hand on his bare shoulder. "Yah I know but, don't worry the Tanemon said he's going to be alright… so do you like my bathing suit?" Zoe asked Kouji, Kouji turned around and found Zoe wearing the most beautiful swimwear in the store.
"I think it looks awesome…" Kouji said at a lost of words, Zoe just giggled.
"I like yours too," Zoe said as she touched his bathing suit on his knee and began too rub the bathing suit on his thy. Kouji stiffened and blushed. "Zoe laughed and let go of his trunks. Kouji took Zoe to the Togemon and she scanned her suit and he paid the amount it cost. "Thank you so much for this new bathing suit!" Zoe screamed as she embraced Kouji in a tight hug that he couldn't wiggle out of.
"Umm… your welcome," Kouji and Zoe were off to the lake where Tommy and the others were.
The lake was a crystal blue lake that glistened a rainbow when light touched it. There was a cliff by it for digimon to jump off of. Zoe's eye caught the romantic waterfall that had an odd multicolored rock right by it. A beautiful Lilymon was there hovering above the lake as a lifeguard for little digimon who can't swim or for little Tommy.
"Hey finally you guys made it out what were you guys doing kissing?" Tommy said this and made a disgusted look on his face who thought it was gross. Kouji blushed and Zoe laughed, as JP got angry.
"Hey, and no we weren't," Zoe giggled ounce again and JP had a sigh of relief on his head.
"Why don't you two come swimming?" JP waved the over, "come on Zoe me and you can be romantic under the waterfall." Zoe stuck her tongue out at JP while Tommy and Neemon were laughing at Zoe yelling at JP.
Zoe jumped in the pool and began running after JP until the lifeguard spoke up and yelled at them. "You two are gonna get hurt if you keep wrestling like that." Lilymon smiled and Zoe and JP agreed.
"Hey come on Kouji why don't you come swimming it's nice and warm," Tommy smiled and Kouji couldn't help to smile a little then all of a sudden Kouji fell in the water. Everyone began to laugh, and then when Kouji looked around he decided too laugh too. "Good going Neemon," Tommy gave Neemon thumbs up as he laughed and jumped in the pool.
"Hey watch out don't get Seraphimon's egg all wet it'll get cold," Bokomon barked at Neemon who jumped in. He went over and got a towel from the Palmon that was working a stand over by Lilymon's chair and wiped it off.
"Hey I know let's all play chicken, Zoe you can be on my shoulders." JP said as he folded his hands and batted his eyes at Zoe.
"Yah right I'll be on Kouji's if that's alright with him?" Zoe gestured over at Kouji he smiled and nodded. JP got sad but Tommy volunteered and was on his shoulders. Zoe climbed on Kouji's shoulders as he blushed as she got up there and JP put Tommy's on his. Neemon counted off for the battle of the game "Chicken".
"One, two, three, and go!" Neemon shouted and they were off. Kouji had a hard time balancing Zoe on his shoulder while JP had no problem whatsoever. Tommy grabbed Zoe's shoulders and Zoe did the same and grabbed Tommy's. They were moving all about while Kouji almost lost his balance but regained his control.
'I have to impress Zoe by winning but how will I do that' JP wandered then he saw his move. JP tripped Kouji and Kouji fell making Zoe topple too. "Yah, yah I won, I won." JP shouted and he flung Tommy in the air catching him on cue.
"Sorry Zoe It's by fault I fell," Kouji told Zoe but, Zoe placed her index finger on Kouji's lips and smiled Kouji smiled too.
"It looks like Zoe and Kouji really like each other, JP," Tommy said as he saw Zoe and Kouji gazing into each other's eyes. "Looks like your chances with Zoe are zero to none." Tommy shrugged and swam off too go play with the Gomamon and the Penguinmon that were staying at Flower Village too.
JP was enraged as he thought about what Tommy had just said. "Oh, yah Kouji," JP said as he splashed the water, "Zoe's mine and you can't do anything about it." JP splashed the water ounce again and got out of the lake. He dressed back in his clothes and he left the digi-gang. No one even saw him leave except for the warrior of earth. As JP was walking through the forest cursing Kouji's name he met up with Grumblemon.
"Wha… What are you guys- I thought we got rid of you?" JP asked, as he was frightened as ever. He had no idea Cherubimon resurrected them back to life.
"Grumblemon see you angry at wind and light." Grumblemon said as he pointed at Flower Village. "How would you like it if Grumblemon help you get revenge on the digi brats as Ranamon call them?" Grumblemon said as he awaited JP's answer.
"Yah, but, I would be hurting them do I don't wanna do that. On the other hand I do wanna get back at Kouji for stealing Zoe from me." JP thought about this long and hard.
"Come on Grumblemon don't have all day." Grumblemon was beginning to get impatient then JP gave him his answer.
"Grumblemon count me in I'll go with you and get my revenge." JP clutched his fist as Grumblemon lead him too the evil warriors hideaway.
(Meanwhile back at Flower Village)
"JP!"
"JP!"
"JP!"
"JP!"
"JP!"
Everyone in the digi-gang except for Takuya were all scattered trying to find JP. Tommy and Neemon looked in the "Togemon Swimwear", Kouji and Zoe looked in the "Veggies, Veggies, Veggies" food shack, and Bokomon sat at the lake to see if he would show back up there.
They all met back up with each other at the Lake too talk about what they had found.
"Me and Kouji checked the food shack and he was no where to be found." Zoe shrugged and looked over at Tommy.
"Me and Neemon found nothing at the swimwear store." Tommy said and Neemon shrugged then they all looked around ounce more until the Lilymon spoke up.
"I saw the chubby taller kid leave the lake and go over into the forest," All the kids were shocked why would JP want too leave nonetheless travel ALONE. JP was scared of his shadow for Pete's sake. "He was talking to a short digimon with a huge nose and a gigantic hammer." Lilymon said as she came back down to rest her leaf wings.
Kouji placed his fingers under his chin in a thinking position, "you say big hammer, big nose… The only digimon that I know of is…" Kouji trailed and was in shock of what he might say. He gulped down and pronounced the digimon's name that he said below a whisper, "Grumblemon."
"What Kouji we couldn't hear you," Zoe said as she walked in front of Kouji.
Kouji placed his hands on Zoe's shoulders and yelled "Grumblemon, the digimon Lilymon was talking about is Grumblemon. Big nose, giant hammer you think of another digimon." Kouji finished his screech and the digi-gang had a shock of scariness' on their face.
"Gru… Grumblemon, But how Beetlemon fractal coded him he should be nothing more than a digi-egg," Bokomon said as he patted Seraphimon's egg.
Soon Zoe checked her digivice and all she saw was Calmaramon's Spirit Ranamon's was no where to be found. "I don't have Ranamon's human spirit, either."
"You know what this means you guys," Kouji slammed a fist in his hand, "The evil warriors are out they want revenge on us cause look," Kouji showed them Petaldramon- the beast spirit for Arbormon, "Someone resurrected the warriors and they're gonna come after us for their beast spirits."
"So you think JP joined up with them Kouji," Tommy asked in his cute innocent voice.
"I think that might be it I just don't know why he would help them?" Kouji thought long and hard about this while they all dressed out of their bathing suits and when they all went out too eat and all through the night most of the digi-gang did this but then finally in the morning a sweet Tanemon came too brighten the mood.
"The one you call Takuya is waking up from his slumber," Tanemon said as they all ran downstairs too greet him. Takuya awoke and staggered a little before actually getting out of bed he looked around and saw everyone Kouji, Zoe, Tommy, Bokomon, and Neemon. He wondered where JP was but that wasn't his main priority at that moment.
"Wow all this attention just for me?" Takuya smiled and everyone was happy that he was awake especially Zoe. Zoe jumped on top of him with a big hug and squeezed him tight Takuya stiffened and blush. "Okay, okay you can let go now." Soon everyone jumped on top of Takuya and celebrated his awakening. But somewhere off on the other side of the digital world a jealous JP and a gang full of evil digimon were plotting too take the happy four-some out.
Authors Note:(Wow that was the longest chapter I wrote oh and if you haven't got it yet the name of the chapter was a symbol of their spirits and the bonding they did in this chapter don't worry Takumi fans out there they're coming up next)