I'm hyper again! I just had a math test! 'cries' I got carried away and started drawing Kouji so I didn't have enough time to finish the last question! Mr. Tsang, meet Kouji, my imaginary boyfriend :D!

Izumi: He's MY imaginary boyfriend! Get away from him you freak!

Kouji: um, Izumi…

Izumi & Me: Which Izumi are you referring to?

Kouji: Izumi Orimoto. Maybe this is not a good time to pick a fight with Izumi Minamoto.

Izumi: Why are you standing up for her?

Kouji: That's not what I meant…

Izumi: I hate you! 'runs away crying'

Kouji: Izumi! No! Come back! 'looks at me' Now look what you've done! If Izumi doesn't come back I'm going to kill you!

Izumi: So you do care after all! 'shows up out of no where and hugs Kouji'

Me: 'sweatdrops' okay… On with the story!

Here we go again… I don't like disclaimers…

Kouji! Izumi! Your lines!

Kouji: Izumi Minamoto does not own digimon

Izumi: please read and review! And stay away from Kouji!

Chapter 3

Takuya's POV

Kouji and Izumi didn't come back last night. We decided to stay here and wait for them. Hopefully, they will return today. I ceased all thoughts as I saw Izumi walk into the clearing. Where was Kouji? Izumi looks rather very upset. What happened? Concern for my friend overcame me as I quickly rushed to her side.

"What's wrong Izumi? Where were you? Where's Kouji?" I asked, a billion questions going through my mind.

Izumi looked at me straight in the eye. Her eyes glaze over as she replied, "Kouji's gone… we were fighting 3 Black Wargreymon, and one attacked me from behind… Kouji… he jumped in front of the attack and saved me… but he… didn't survive…his fractal code was scanned… all that was left in his place, was this digi-egg, his d-tector, and his bandana…" she replied, her voice was monotone but her emotions overflowed in her features.

My eyes widened. Kouji? Gone? No. That can't be possible. Wait… he'll come back if we just hatch this digi-egg right? 'So everything will be okay!' I thought. No wait… that's not how it works with humans is it? Does he turn into a digimon? My head ached as I tried to figure out the answers to my more than overwhelming flow of questions.

I decided to stop all thinking and looked towards Kouichi. He was deathly pale and his eyes were emotionless. Tomoki burst out crying and Junpei was doing his best to cheer the little guy up. Bokomon, Patamon and Neemon sat quietly, obviously trying not to say something stupid. We all sat in silence for a little while until Bokomon suddenly spoke up.

"All right, we want Kouji back with us right? So let's work together to protect this digi-egg until it hatches! Everything will be okay! I'll keep it with me like I kept Patamon's egg!" yelled Bokomon, trying to lighten the mood.

Izumi's POV

"Bokomon, if you don't mind, I think… I want to keep this egg. I'll protect it. I feel that it's my responsibility. It's my fault Kouji's like this, I will make sure nothing happens to him." I said quietly, hugging Kouji's egg tightly to my chest.

"Izumi…" Bokomon drifted off. He finally gave a look of acknowledgement and nodded. "I understand. Just be careful okay?" he replied, his voice softening understandingly.

"Don't worry, I'd protect it with my life." I answered him, smiling slightly at the thought of Kouji's return.

We continued walking along the path we were taking before. For some reason, I felt lonely. Takuya was still walking in the front with Kouichi again, though they were both more quiet than usual. Tomoki and Junpei walked in silence with Bokomon, Neemon and Patamon right behind them once more. And I still dragged at the very end of the line… without Kouji.

During our usual walks, I would find comfort in walking next to Kouji. We would occasionally have small talks. But today, Kouji wouldn't be able to respond. Deciding I needed to talk to someone anyways, I peered down at the blue egg in my arms and spoke to it, as I would have usually to Kouji.

"Hey Kouji. How does it feel being in a digi-egg?" I paused, thinking of something else to say.

"I miss you. I've got no one to talk to. I'm walking alone. I need you here with me. Please come back to me soon…" I whispered to it, a sad smile on my face. In a split second, my smile changed from sadness to utter joy and delight as the digi-egg glowed a light blue.

"Kouji! Can you hear me?" I asked, my eyes widening. It flashed blue again.

"That's good. So I DO have someone to talk to! Though I must say, I'd prefer talking to your human form rather than talking to a digi-egg. You're a lot cuter as a human." I said blushing. The egg glowed light pink for a second. I giggled.

"Are you blushing when you turn pink?" I half teased. "If you're happy or something, what colour do you glow?" I asked stupidly as an odd way of starting conversation.

The egg glowed white. "And if you're angry?" it turned black.

"Curious?" yellow.

"Disappointed?" orange.

"Um… are there any other colors you do?" I asked, running out of ideas. The digi-egg quickly flashed green and then violet.

"So what does green mean? Annoyed?" I asked, giggling as it flashed black signaling that he didn't like my teasing. I let out one last giggle before I finally asked, "But honestly, does green mean you're annoyed? Flash blue for yes and red for no."

The egg flashed blue and I giggled again.

"And violet means? Confused?" the egg flashed blue. I smiled.

"You know Kouji, I'm really happy right now." The egg flashed violet. He was asking why.

"Because you're here. I thought that I had lost you. But now here we are, talking like we usually do… well sort of… I'm talking and you're not but you're still responding… so that's still good." The egg flashed pink and I giggled again. "You're so cute when you blush. Cuter than that time you raised your brow, but not nearly as cute as your smirk." I whispered teasingly, but turned pink anyway. The egg turned a deeper shade of pink and I couldn't stop myself from laughing, causing the entire gang stop and stare at me.

Takuya's POV

"Whoa… is it just me or did Kouji's egg flash pink for a second there?" I asked, my eyes widening. Everyone stared at me.

"What? Didn't you guys see that?" Everyone shook their heads. I looked at Izumi.

"No it's not just you Takuya, Kouji can understand us. He flashes different colors in response to our statements!" replied Izumi, smiling widely.

"Seriously? Let me try!" I cried, excited to hear from my best friend.

Walking up to the digi-egg in Izumi's arms, I looked stared at it and started.

"Hey Kouji! How are you feeling? Can you see me?" I asked curiously, thousands of other questions popping into my head. No response.

"Kouji? Can you hear me?" No response.

"Kouji are you okay?" asked Izumi in a worried tone. It flashed blue and then violet.

"What do the different colors mean Izumi?" I asked.

"Blue would normally mean he was content, and violet would mean confused, but Kouji and I agreed that he would flash blue for a 'yes' when we asked him a yes or no question. So he's saying he's okay but he's wondering why I asked him if he's okay." Explained Izumi.

"Hey Kouji!" I tried again. No response. "Are you there buddy?" I asked, getting slightly worried.

Izumi's POV

"Kouji why aren't you answering Takuya?" I asked, brows furrowing. The egg flashed violet again.

"You're confused? Didn't you hear Takuya talking to you?" The egg flashed red.

"You can't hear Takuya?" I asked, my eyes widening. The egg flashed red again and I gasped.

"What does red mean?" asked Takuya.

"It means no. Kouji can't seem to hear you Takuya. Maybe Kouichi should try." I said, turning to face the others.

This time, Kouichi stepped up to the egg, "Hey bro! Can you hear me?" he asked in a gentle tone. No response. "Kouji did you hear Kouichi?" I asked. The egg flashed red.

"Kouji can't hear you either Kouichi, sorry." I told him as I saw a hint of disappointment flash through his eyes.

"Maybe Tomoki, Junpei, Patamon, Bokomon and Neemon should try as well." Said Takuya, in a half curious tone. Tomoki walked up to me.

"Kouji-niichan! Can you hear me?" asked Tomoki in his usual childish voice. No response. This time Junpei walked up to me.

"Hey Kouji! It's me Junpei! Can you hear me?" he asked staring expectantly at the blue egg. No response.

"I guess you didn't hear Tomoki nor Junpei either right Kouji?" I asked. The egg flashed red.

"Hey Kouji!" Patamon yelled loudly to the egg in his usual cheerful tone. No response. "Kouji! Can you hear me?" asked Neemon and Bokomon at the same time. No response.

"Didn't hear Bokomon, Neemon or Patamon either?" I asked in bewilderment. The egg flashed red for the billionth time that day.

"I guess Kouji can only hear my voice." I told the group, blushing lightly. I smiled at their reactions. Takuya gave his usual lopsided grin, Junpei growled jealously, and Kouichi smiled at me while Tomoki, Neemon, Bokomon and Patamon laughed at Junpei.

"I'm glad you can hear me Kouji." I whispered to him blushing a light magenta while the others tried to calm Junpei down. The egg flashed a light pink as I hugged him closer to me. It flashed a darker pink and I giggled again causing the gang to stop whatever they were doing and look at me.

'I hope they didn't see Kouji turn pink!' I thought panicking and trying to hold back a blush. Takuya and Kouichi gave me a teasing smile and I turned around to hide my blush. 'Shit… they saw.'

Kouichi's POV

"So my little brother is blushing now? What did you say to him Izumi?" I asked, a mischievous smile spreading across my lips. I saw Izumi turn red.

"I didn't say anything!" replied Izumi, obviously denying.

"You're lying." I simply said and continued to look at her with curiosity.

"I…" she started, but clearly ran out of ideas. "Kouji! You're older brother is picking on me!" she whined to him in a pathetic attempt to change the subject. The egg flashed black for a second and then violet.

"What does black mean?" I asked, wondering what Kouji could be feeling at the moment.

"It means he's angry. He's mad at you for picking on me! And violet means he's asking you why you're being so mean!" she said, smiling triumphantly, causing my smile to spread even wider.

"You two seem to understand each other very well! Could it be that you did a little more than just fighting those digimon last night?" I asked, holding back a laugh. Izumi turned bright pink.

"Kouji! Your brother is saying we did something last night besides fighting the Black Wargreymon!" she told Kouji. The digi-egg turned pink and then green. Kouji was getting annoyed.

"So you did do something!" Junpei shouted, pointing an accusing finger at Kouji's digi-egg. Izumi quickly told Kouji what Junpei said and stated that they didn't do anything. Kouji agreed with her by flashing blue. Takuya and I burst out laughing.

"Yeah right! You two seem so close now. Izumi seems to understand everything Kouji is thinking without Kouji saying a single word and Kouji seems to only respond to Izumi!" I shouted, laughing, as Izumi turned crimson and turned away, once again telling Kouji what I had said, saying that I was teasing her. When she turned around to face us once more, the egg was black and she was smiling almost evilly.

'Uh oh… Kouji's really mad now…' I thought backing away. The digi-egg shook as I saw a small rock rise off the ground and fly straight at my arm.

"Ow! Kouji! Don't be so mean! I was just kidding around!" I complained, still smiling stupidly.

"Kouji, Kouichi says you're being mean and he was just kidding around." Said Izumi. Another rock rose and hit me, gently this time. Kouji's egg then turned green.

"Kouji says he knows but he wants you to leave me alone. He's getting annoyed." Explained Izumi, smiling.

Takuya's POV

This was getting interesting.

"Why would we leave you alone? It's so much fun to tease! And why would you want us to leave you alone? So you can spend some more 'alone' time with Kouji here?" I asked, the sarcasm obvious in my voice. Izumi turned red and she glared at me.

"Kouji! Takuya is teasing me too! I told him to leave me alone and now he's asking if I said that so I could spend more 'alone' time with you!" Kouji flashed pink and then black. The rock that hit Kouichi rose off the floor and flew at me, causing Kouichi to burst out laughing.

"So Kouji can see us?" I asked curiously.

"Good question." Said Izumi.

"Kouji? Can you see them? Or me?" Izumi asked, also curious. The egg flashed red, blue and then blue again.

'No, yes and Yes?' I thought, 'but we only asked two questions!'.

Izumi smiled. "He says he can't see you but he can sense your presence. He can see me though!" She explained.

"How did you understand? I only got a no, yes and another yes!" I asked, annoyed at first but then another idea hit me. "So he can see you? He must be happy!" I shouted again a teasing manner.

The rock hit me once more after Izumi whined to Kouji again. She's such a whiner… But this time, Kouji did not just flash black for a second, he started flashing black and green and then black again. He was pissed… annoyed… and clearly, very ticked off.

"Ooh… Little Kouji is protecting his girlfriend!" I shouted, unable to help myself as Junpei flared and launched himself at Kouji's egg. Izumi quickly sidestepped to the right and Junpei hit his head on the trunk of the tree behind her, not wasting a second as she proceeded to tell Kouji what happened.

This time a large branch lifted off the ground and flew towards me. It swung down, but stopped right in front of my face, threatening to hit me if I said one more word.

"All right, all right! I'll leave your girlfriend alone!" I shouted as I backed away, my smile never leaving my face. Izumi told Kouji and the stick flew over to me again, gently hitting me on the head before falling to the floor.

A moment later, Kouji's egg stopped flashing black and green and then flashed pink as Izumi thanked him. This would be very fun, I thought as I mentally stuck a post-it note in my brain, reminding myself not to go too far before Kouji hurts me. I smiled again, this would be a very interesting day…

Chapter 4 coming soon! Still hyper… as always :P, so I'll update in about… half an hour :D!

For those who don't watch too much anime in Japanese and stuff, onee-chan or onii-chan are ways to refer to someone one looks upon as an older brother or sister, not necessarily genetically, but mutually as well. (And no, I didn't get that out of a dictionary… that came off the top of my head. I do feel like a dictionary though. A half empty dictionary with a LOT of missing vocabulary…:P)

Onii-chan- brother

Onee-chan- sister

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