Disclaimer-Kouji's taking over. YEAH! Kaea doesn't own Digimon, though it's a wish...that won't be fulfilled, unfortunately. Too bad there's no real Santa. PLEASE tell me I didn't just say that to Santa Claus believers...if I did, I feel bad. Then again, I'm Kouji. Why would I feel bad! Oh...it's because I'm Kouji...this just doesn't make sense...
To Part, Or Not To Part? That Can't Be The Question...
'I think it's best if we drop all contact again,' he said. What a stupid dad, Kouichi thought as he said, "No," and folded his arms while looking out the glass wall.
Miss Kimura was surprised by the sudden abruptness of the whole matter. "Kouichi..."
"I agree. No way!" Kouji snapped, completely serious for the first time in quite a while. How else will I get my revenge?
"Kouji, you can find plenty of other people to talk t-" Mrs. Minamoto began.
"That's not the point!" Kouji snapped again. "He's my twin."
"We're brothers. We're family. Plus, he's still my slave until our birthday," Kouichi added calmly.
The adults fell into another silence.
"Slave?" their father repeated, shooting a questioning glance at his ex-wife.
Their mother shrugged and smiled. "I'm busy most of the week, but I suppose the pink stains in Kouji's room would explain it all."
Kouji's father then cast a stern look at Kouji. "You said you were staying over at a friend's house."
The boy merely shrugged and replied, "No duh. Kouichi equals brother, twin, family, friend. Hey! It's like an equation. And I thought I stunk at math. Oh, and until our birthday, I suppose master, as well."
Kouichi snorted. "It wouldn't be the latter if you hadn't tried painting my room pink," he snapped.
Before the argument continued, a plate of chocolate, whipped cream, ice cream, chocolate syrup and other sugary items found its way in front of Kouji. "Eat, don't argue," said Kako, handing Kouichi and his mother a similar plate.
Miss Kimura laughed. "Thank you Kako. Oh, I feel like a kid again!"
"Bon appetite!" Kouji yelled before stuffing his face.
Kouichi picked up his spoon and stared at Kako, his mother, and then Kouji. Raising an eyebrow at his twin, his gaze returned to his food. "Yeah...bon appetite..." he mumbled, sticking the spoon in the food and stabbing it repeatedly. A good thing I'm not so insane to imagine it's Dad...
Kako disappeared and returned with Mr. and Mrs. Minamoto's food. "Enjoy," she said, walking away and raising an eyebrow at Kouichi, who was still stabbing his food, rather violently now. Is he so insane that he's imagining it's his dad? she thought, wincing a bit as she entered the kitchen.
Kouji made a face at his parents' food before he continued eating.
Deciding he was bored and not hungry, Kouichi dipped a finger in his glass of water, then circled the rim of the glass, emitting a small ringing sound, similar to chimes in the breeze.
"AWESOME! I WANNA TRY!" Kouji exclaimed, grabbing his glass.
Rolling his eyes as he watched his twin fail again and again, Kouichi snapped, "You're being too rough. Put the glass back on the table, idiot. And your fingers are too wet. Now they're too dry. There, that's perfect." Watching as Kouji barely circled his finger on the rim, the boy sighed. "Kouji, rub it gently on the glass, but not that gently. You should feel your finger vibrate. Yeah," said Kouichi, nodding, "you got it."
Grinning, Kouji went back to his food. Another way to annoy Kouichi. My 'Master Plan' shall be concocted soon! he thought, scarfing down the food.
Mr. Minamoto sighed impatiently. "It's too hard if they keep meeting each other!" he snapped.
"It was fine before this. Stop acting like a child," Miss Kimura replied gently, sipping her water.
"Kouji comes home after five. His curfew is before five."
"Kouichi pops in and out. You don't see me complaining. If you're going to make a big deal out of it, do it when Kouji's been out until after midnight."
"If you let your son out that late, maybe you need to rethink your position as his mother," Mrs. Minamoto returned, sipping her own glass of water.
Kouichi stood up, angrily clenching his fists. "You're one to talk!"
"Kouichi!" Miss Kimura murmured sharply, getting agitated.
"My mother took care of me my entire life without anyone to help her. It took the both of you to take care of Kouji, and he turned out to be a loner. Not even once did you even bother considering how he felt knowing his mother was out there, but he couldn't see her. And just when he actually meets her, you decide to try to tear him apart. Well it isn't that easy!" Kouichi yelled, ignoring the stares he was receiving. Turning around, he walked off, stuffing his hands in his pockets.
Kouji stood up as well. "He's right. In truth, I find my being grounded and this meeting a total waste of time," he said, stuffing his hands in his pockets as Kouichi had done, then walking after his twin.
"What are you doing here, Takuya?" Kouichi asked as he walked outside and saw a familiar goggle head.
Takuya shrugged. "Ask my parents."
Sighing, Kouichi sat down by Takuya and leaned against the wall, looking up at the darkening sky.
"GAH! Takuya could cook better than that place! What a stupid idea, Junpei!" Izumi's voice yelled. She stopped outside the door and saw the two boys. "Hey! Takuya, Kouichi!" she exclaimed, walking over to them with a depressed Junpei behind her. She smiled and teased, "What are you two doing? Went out but the girls ditched you?"
Kouichi shut his eyes. "No, but I wish. That sounds better than the real reason. Plus, I'd be the ditcher in that case."
Kouji came running out. "NO, TOMOKI! I DON'T HAVE ANY CHOCOLATE! STAY AWAY!"
Tomoki followed him a second later, tears streaming down his face. "Kouichi, do you have any chocolate? I ate something disgusting in there..."
"The gang's all here. Joy," Kouichi muttered, tossing Tomoki a chocolate bar.
"GAH! YEAH! Well the food here is STUPID! IT'S NOT MY FAULT THAT THE STUPID SNAILS GOT COVERED IN CHOCOLATE SYRUP!" screamed Kako as she stomped out. Seeing the other six, she laughed uneasily.
"Hey! I thought you went to Tokyo for the year, Kako!" Izumi said, smiling, but still surprised.
Kako shook her head. "Nope. Idiot brother got the stupid job here and I decided to help the poor customers out. Hey...Kouichi, are you okay?" she asked, walking over to him and sitting down.
Kouji snorted and leaned against the wall beside Kako. "You saw. Dad's thinking of separating the family again," he informed them.
Everyone but the twins gasped.
Kako frowned. "But you'd see each other at school, wouldn't you?"
"Unless Dad makes me switch schools too, yeah."
"You guys don't need to bother. It's family business. And it won't happen," Kouichi said at last, opening his eyes. "Not unless Lucemon returns as a flying pig."
Kouji sighed. "They're coming out..."
Mr. And Mrs. Minamoto came out and looked at Kouji. "Let's go," his father said at last, heading to the car.
"No."
"What?" his father asked, turning around, surprised with the rebellious act.
Kouji stood rooted to the spot. "I'm not going to not meet Mom and Kouichi. They're family," said Kouji, folding his arms and glaring.
Tomoki whispered to Izumi, "I bet he stole that line from Kouichi."
"HEY!" growled Kouji.
"Kouichi." Miss Kimura came out, a tired look on her face. "Let's go."
Nodding, Kouichi stood up. "See you guys later, I guess. I'll go rip up the contract," he said, walking off behind his mother. Actually, I'll just keep it for the memory...
Kouji's jaw dropped. "Wh-wh-no way!" he yelled. What about my revenge!
Takuya and Junpei traded surprised looks. Jumping to his feet, Takuya looked at Mr. Minamoto. "All due respect and stuff, but they're twins. That's...evil! You're breaking four years of bonding apart!" he argued.
"Some family you are!" Izumi snorted. "Let's go Junpei! Wanna stay over at my house, Kouji?"
"N-no thanks...I'll be fine, Izumi. I think..." Kouji said in a barely audible voice.
Worried, Izumi waked away, occasionally throwing looks of concern over her shoulder as she did.
Takuya looked at Tomoki who stared at the cement ground in front of him. "Kouji, you sure you're okay? You look...spaced out..."
Indeed, Kouji was spaced out. He continued to stare at where Kouichi had left, deaf to everything Takuya had said.
"Uh...man, I think he just died," Takuya groaned, scratching the back of his neck while the other rested on his hip.
Tomoki nodded in agreement. Looking up and holding out his candy bar, he asked, "Hey, Kouji, want chocolate?"
No answer.
"Kouji, let's go home," Mr. Minamoto said once more, firmly as he turned around.
"You're all missing ONE important part," Kako said dryly. "Mr. Minamoto never said whether or not they wouldn't see each other."
"OH! I KNEW THAT!" Takuya yelled, turning red and banging his head against the wall at his stupidity.
"Oh...right," Kouji said, turning red and looking at his dad. "Are we not going to?" Damn, I was outsmarted by a girl...
With a sigh, his father replied grumpily, "You can still see them."
"YEAH!" Kouji cheered, jumping up and down.
"She's still persuasive. I guess that's how she got to keep Kouichi..." Mr. Minamoto muttered as Kouji continued cheering all the way to the car. "But Kouichi's mature. And Kouji's..." Shaking his head, Kouji's father said nothing more on the matter.
A/N-
It's Kouji again! I know this chapter is short, but I'm afraid Kaea's going to have to cut it here. Instead, she'll be updating tomorrow, so you'll be able to read more then! And if she doesn't update tomorrow...Takuya's going to be marching around and singing some song she hates. I wonder what song that is...:scratches head:. And...don't tell Kouichi I said this...but he's stupid! I'm the real smarter twin. .:innocent grin:. Kaea says review please. She made tons of spelling mistakes. Oh, Kouichi answered reviews, being the meanie he is, so I answer the next batch! Yeah! .:cheers:. Cheer with me, people! No more Kouji torturing! NO MORE KOUJI TORTURING! .:sings in an off-tune voice:. Kouichi's a stupid idiotic twin, Kouichi's a stupid idiotic twin...
REVIEWS (ANSWERED BY KOUICHI)-
Lady Hikari-Yami- Very good. At least someone liked it. I mean, seriously, with all the spelling errors, you'd think Kaea'd get flamed instead? You changed your name. .:grin:. Nice. Oh yeah, Kaea being the stupid idiot she is will now send the two chapters she promised to send ages ago. .:cough:. She forgot.
Mid-Moonlight- .:wide eyes:. Seriously, I'm not THAT violent…I hope. No, Kouji, you can't say anything. GO AWAY! .:starts pushing Kouji away:. I have the stupidest brother ever. Please, agree with me. Oh, and Kaea wanted me to add that there's not gonna be that much hatred…she just plans to make Kouji and me suffer. And Kako's not my girlfriend.
.:Kouji runs in and yells:. YES SHE IS!
NO SHE ISN'T!
Luisa Perez- .:laughs:. I believe Marvin is worse than Kouji. Kouji being Kouji, and all…he's pretty bad…unless he decides to be nice on rare days. But usually, that's when he finds out that I'm buying him bandanas or chocolate or something…so really, he's hardly ever sincerely nice. Good luck with your fanfics!
Light's Blue Blossom- Yeah, evil Mr. Minamoto…strange. Having an evil dad. Hm…I wonder if Kaea can write a fanfic off of that idea? I can. That just makes me think…Kouji would suck being a dad…then again, I suppose I would….:remembers the incident with the digi-eggs:. Ehehe…er, thanks for the review!
UshiRamen-…Kaea would like to answer this one….:Kouichi walks off, turning red:.
I SO AGREE! I MEAN, KOUICHI IS SO FREAKING AWESOME! He's like…the best part of the story! And yeah…Kako creeps Kouichi out too. XP You're right…not enough people like Kouichi. Well, too bad for them! That's about to change! .:laughs evilly:.
.:Back to Kouichi:. In other words, Kaea says thanks for reviewing…and…er…that I'm awesome? Jeez, this is awkward. Thanks…I guess.
TALA MINE-TALA HOT- Indeed. Losing contact would suck. Actually, not talking to a very OOC brother would be kinda nice….:thinks about it:. But then again, there would be no one to torture, so I guess that would suck, too. Oh, and Kaea's scared of you. She just doesn't want to admit it. I better run before she finds out I said that….:runs off:.
The Light's Refrain- .:grin:. Well, Kaea's got lots of insanity planned…unfortunately, I'm suffering too…:frown:. Oh well. But yeah, she just figured that it's the 'busy' season for Digimon fics, and so she's trying to make sure people who want to read this fic can find it…which involves uploading and deleting chapters…lots of them…she's insane. Well, Kouichi out. Have fun reading.
Kouji's Only Girl- .:stares:. Thank you for flaming Kaea. Er…or attempting to. Anyway, she cracked up reading all of your reviews. Keep in mind she was half asleep before she did. So now she's wide-awake. And she hoped you enjoyed this chapter. I NEED PEOPLE ON MY SIDE! WHY DOES EVERYONE SIDE WITH KOUJI! .:stomps off:.
.:Back to Kouji:. And that was Kouichi answering reviews! Boy, doesn't he suck? .:grins:. I can do better! Just watch me! If you want ME to answer your review, just review! Oh, come on, I know you want me to! AND I CAN MAKE A BETTER BURGER THAN TAKUYA!
ER…Review, please.