The next morning, after the rain had stopped, Takuya, Junpei, Tomoki, Kouichi and their parents came looking for the lost two friends and found them asleep in each other's arms.
Takuya was at first furious, but after they woke up, they were found in such a sorry state that the worry of the parents overlapped the anger of the one boy. Izumi and Kouji were forced to return home early with their parents, and Takuya was fighting to go home with. Something about "I have to keep that spoiled prince from my girl!"
Eventually, Takuya got over his best friend stealing his girlfriend and they became best friends again. Although, whenever Takuya got a new girlfriend he was careful not to give her and Kouji any time alone together.
It gave Izumi a couple of laughs, and the whole gang was definitely more supportive of Kouji and Izumi than the obnoxious Takuya with their fellow digi-destined.
So basically, things turned out fine. You didn't really think the prince and the pauper would be a copy of Mark Twain's novel about two boys switching place, now did you?
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Author's note: I suppose this story is a little bit cheesy and such, but I just felt like writing a little Kouzumi moment, just before I finish my other Kouzumi fic. But if anyone is reading that, I was having a little Writer's Block moment, this is suppose to get my creative juices running.