Disclaimer- Hey, I know you know this. I don't own Digimon.
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I Was Dreaming Of A White Christmas...
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Kouichi stared at the dark blue ceiling of his room quietly. The next morning would be Christmas day.
But most importantly, the next morning would be Kako's birthday. Even more importantly, tomorrow was the day that Kouichi planned to finally...
...he could only hope that it went well.
The scene was set perfectly as Kako and Kouji being who they were decided Kouichi would be hosting a Christmas Karaoke party on Christmas as long as Kako could attend, which she could. Kouichi hated not being prepared, and being prepared meant waking up early. So he could say good-bye to sleeping in.
Not only that, but his father and Kouji's stepmother were supposed to call. And his mother would be going out with her friends as usual. But of course, he couldn't forget that Kouji planned to have 'mini band practice' with Takuya.
So much for just another quiet Christmas.
After checking for Kako's presents under his bed, Kouichi closed his eyes and let sleep overcome him.
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"KOU-I-CHI!" Kouji yelled, jumping onto his brother's bed. "KAR-A-OKE!"
Kouichi groaned and rolled out of his bed, dragging his overly ecstatic twin out of the room as well before marching back into the room to change and muttering in a sleepy voice, "Stay out of my room..."
"Kar-a-oke!" Kouji chanted until the older twin finally got out of his room and headed to the kitchen to make breakfast. As they passed their mother who sat at the table with a mug in her hand, Kouji yelled, "Hi Mom! KARAOKE!"
Miss Kimura stared at both of her sons, obviously worried. "Kouichi, you aren't awake. Are you sure...?"
Nodding, Kouichi handed his brother the food and sat down with his own plate.
"Karaoke!" Kouji sang happily.
Their mother sighed, quickly finishing her coffee before standing up and getting her keys. "I'll be back by ten tonight, so you two better be asleep by then. Be good, don't break the house and remember to clean up!" she reminded them before she left.
"Where's she going?" Kouji asked.
Kouichi put the dishes in the sink. "Friend's house. She does that every Christmas."
"Oh."
After a moment of silence and running water, as Kouichi was washing dishes, the twins walked into the living room before staring at each other.
"I'll get the karaoke set," Kouichi finally said.
Kouji nodded. "I'll get my guitar."
The older boy winced and asked, "Is Takuya going to bring his drums?"
"Yep."
"Then I'll go warn the neighbors first."
Kouji watched his brother walk outside before heading to his room to get his guitar. Picking up the blue guitar, he smirked, thinking of all the torture he could inflict on his brother. The boy quickly walked back to the living room and set up the videogames. His hands itched as they touched he controller, but before he could even attempt to play, Kouichi walked in, a strange look on his face.
"What's up?" asked the younger twin, raising an eyebrow.
Kouichi just shook his head. "No one home. Usually, they're around, and they make more noise than we do. That's why I thought..."
"Oh well! Hey! Takuya's here!" Kouji exclaimed, running to the door.
The other boy looked at the clock. "It's eight. He's early."
Kouji just laughed as he opened the door, "Who cares? Hey, Tacky goggle dork!"
Takuya laughed as well, saying, "How's it going Kouji bandana freak?"
Both boys laughed until Kouichi cleared his throat and glared at them.
"Okay, how do we get the drums in?" Takuya grumbled.
Kouichi sighed at the drum set in his front yard. "Take it apart and put it together inside?" he suggested.
"NO!" Takuya screeched, sticking his hands out to the side to prevent the twins from even taking a step towards his drums.
Kouji rolled his eyes. "Let's get to work..."
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It had taken a full hour to figure out how to move the drum set inside and a few minutes to set up the karaoke set. All three boys sat on the couch drinking hot chocolate while waiting. Kouji and Takuya were playing videogames while Kouichi was absorbed in yet another book.
However, it was only another hour later, at ten fifteen, that Izumi, Tomoki and Junpei arrived. Izumi apparently had Junpei carry the gifts she planned to give everyone, while Tomoki held two bags of the gifts he had for everyone, and a third bag he held for Junpei.
"No Kako?" Kouji asked as soon as Kouichi opened the door, raising an eyebrow at Izumi. "I lost my partner in crime?"
Izumi giggled and replied, "Kako's going to come around lunchtime. Until then, Kouji, you're partnerless. Then again, she would deny being your partner. She'd slap you first."
"Jee, why can't she slap Kouichi instead? He looks enough like me."
"Because..." Izumi trailed off to smirk at Kouichi.
Kouichi grumbled and whacked his brother with his book. "Shut it. I'll go get started on lunch. You guys can karaoke, game, whatever, as long as it doesn't involve me, my room, or any of my possessions minus the karaoke set. And don't break it," he warned as he picked up the fallen book.
"Dammit, Kouichi, what's with you and that karaoke set!" Kouji snapped in annoyance. Not expecting an answer, he went back to gaming with Takuya.
The older twin shrugged. "Because Kako gave it to me four years ago. And because I'm over possessive of my stuff," he replied thoughtfully as he entered the kitchen.
Kouji paused the game and flashed a confused look at Izumi. In response, Izumi merely shrugged.
Finally tiring of the silence and Kouji staring at his girlfriend, Takuya unpaused the game swiftly and while clearing his throat to get Kouji's attention, effortlessly beat Kouji's character. "I told you Kirby was weak," the goggle boy stated matter-of-factly.
The bandana boy's jaw fell in horror as he exclaimed in a disbelieving voice, "You cheated! Ooh, just you wait, Tacky, I'll show you Kirby's true power!"
"Hah! The bubble has no power!"
"STOP SOUNDING LIKE LUCEMON!"
"DON'T COMPARE US TO A BUBBLE! AND BOWSER IS MOST DEFINITELY NOT LIKE LUCEMON!"
"And I see no point in Super Smash Bros. Melee! Jeez, boys are stupidly pointless sometimes!" Izumi declared, placing her hands on her hips as she frowned down at Takuya and Kouji, then at Tomoki and Junpei who were discussing gaming techniques.
Everyone burst into laughter and Kouji and Takuya continued playing, occasionally trading insults.
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In the kitchen, Kouichi nearly chopped off his fingers three times as he overheard their conversation. Just hearing the word 'pointless' made him think of the gift he had gotten for Kako. Swallowing and drowning out the laughter, he closed his eyes and put down the knife to take a seat. If only I didn't like her...things definitely would be easier, he thought, opening an eye to look at the clock.
10:47
Only an hour and thirteen minutes to go.
Looking out the window longingly, Kouichi stood up and sighed before returning to his work.
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"Can we eat now?" asked the ever-impatient Kouji.
Kouichi glared at his brother for the eighteenth time. "No." Sighing, he returned to his book.
"Now?"
Nineteenth time. "NO. And don't ask again."
"But it's twelve o' five!"
"You can wait ten minutes."
"Kouichi...Kako wouldn't mind!"
Slamming down his book on the kitchen counter, the older twin stood up. "We'll wait ten minutes," he growled firmly.
"But-"
"NO."
Grumbling, Kouji walked back to the couch where Junpei was playing Super Smash Bros. with Takuya. "He says ten minutes. Ten minutes later, he'll say twenty minutes and then-"
"Honestly, do boys ever shut up? And Takuya's been playing for an hour an eighteen minutes straight!" Izumi exclaimed, exasperated.
"Actually, more like an hour and...no wait...two hours," Takuya corrected her, his eyes never leaving the T.V. screen.
Izumi rolled her eyes. "Whatever! It just shows how obsessed-"
A knock on the door startled everyone into silence. Everyone but Takuya, who pushed Junpei's Yoshi right off the edge of the platform.
Both Kouji and Kouichi raced to the door, pushing each other aside and yanking the door open.
Kako stared at the twins as they began to argue.
"It's my house!" growled Kouichi, elbowing his brother.
Kouji stepped on Kouichi's foot. "No! It's Mom's house!"
"I lived here longer!"
"Guests are better!"
"Hi-OW!-Kako!"
"Hurry up and get in! I'm hungry!"
The girl in front of them rose an eyebrow before pushing them both aside and heading straight to her cousin. "Izumi, what do you do when your older brother's going insane?" she asked calmly.
"Ask Tomoki," replied the other girl, pointing to the younger boy.
Tomoki shrugged. "Depends on what."
"When he's going insane because he lost his girlfriend and has to take care of you because Dad's on a business trip as usual and he wants to go out with his new girlfriend without having to worry about you burning down the house when in reality, it's him who would burn down the house."
"Ignore him."
Kouichi pushed his brother away and shut the door. "Why, Kako?" And she talks fast when she's mad...
Kako clenched her hands as she stormed into the kitchen. "Because he's getting on my nerves."
Noting the growl in her voice, everyone exchanged glances before heading into the kitchen.
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A/N-
...I'm sorry. I know you're disappointed that I didn't review in a week and only have 1600 words in this chapter. I know,I'm a big disappointment. It's this ego thing, I guess. No, wait...well, anyway, I had a lot of school problems, and I'm still slacking, so I may not update until Tuesday, and I'm sorry. Please, though, review or flame if you will. Kako's gone nuts.
.:Kako:. NOOOO! You totally ruined my character!
...ehehehehe...