I'm back! A flame or 2 won't stop this totally hyper author! Kouzumi all the way! Thanks for all those who reviewed! Thanks especially to Ravenmon! I totally agree with you :D! so flamers, back off!

Kea41…--; I know I made you review, but at least try write something in the review okay?

jimena salazar, you want to see Kouji mess with J.P.? I'll try my best to put that in:D!

If anyone wants something in particular to happen within the next chappys, I'll be looking forward to some suggestions! And last but not least,

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Kouji, Izumi… I'm afraid you'll have to say it again…--;

Kouji: 'bored tone' Izumi Minamoto does not own Digimon…

Izumi: Please read and review! And thank you to all those who reviewed!

And here is chappy 4!

Chapter 4

Junpei's POV

The day went on with Kouichi and Takuya's constant teasing, my occasional complaints and Izumi's whining to Kouji. We were all becoming a source of entertainment for Tomoki, Bokomon, Neemon and Patamon. Takuya has already earned two bumps on his head thanks to Kouji and still hasn't learnt his lesson. Kouichi on the other hand has learnt to back off when Kouji's egg glowed black or green. He just stands back and laughs as Takuya continues his verbal assault on the other two. 'Sigh'. I will never get used to this… I hate Kouji…he's so lucky… Izumi hugs his egg like almost 24/7. My eye twitched at the thought of Izumi loving Kouji. It can't be true right?

It was almost dark as we came into a clearing where we found a tree full of meat apples, so we decided to settle down for the night. Takuya and Kouichi were off finding some firewood while Tomoki, Bokomon, Patamon and Neemon were gathering meat apples. Izumi sat on a log nearby with Kouji's egg while I sat approximately 2 meters to her left. Looking over to Izumi to see her whispering to Kouji again, while wearing a small pink blush on her face, I flared. Kouji's egg also flashed pink. That's it! I can't just stand here and watch anymore!

"Izumi! Why don't you come sit with me?" I asked, looking at her with puppy eyes. She gave me a suspicious look, and then finally sighed and moved to sit next to me. I wanted to smile, but I couldn't, seeing the digi-egg still in her arms.

"Why do you always hold Kouji so close to you? You never seem to put him down." I said, hinting obvious jealousy in my voice.

"No reason." Replied Izumi, blushing again.

I scowled. The egg glowed yellow, Kouji wanted to know what was going on. Izumi told him what Junpei said and the egg flashed pink for the billionth time that day. Izumi and Kouji sure have gotten a lot closer over the last 24 hours. It's disturbing seeing my Izumi act like this.

"Izumi, what's do you like so much about Kouji anyways? He's so arrogant and cocky and he always wants to work by himself!" I cried out, unable to hold in my anger.

"He's not! He'd put his life on the line just to save us! Perhaps he had wanted to work by himself before, but he's changed! He's nice and gentle and he'd never insult his friends like the way you've just insulted him!" yelled Izumi, flaring.

The egg turned yellow again. He was curious about whom it was that she was talking about. She didn't answer him, yet he seemed to take a hint and not ask anymore. But he probably heard her part of the story, because he instantly flashed pink and then black. He was upset. Upset that I had made Izumi angry.

Izumi turned around, preparing to walk away, but the digi-egg floated out of her arms, causing her eyes to widen. She stopped in her tracks almost immediately, intent on watching Kouji's movements. It flew towards me, glowing a dangerous black. I didn't understand what he had wanted to say until Izumi finally spoke up.

"He's telling you to stop pissing me off." She said, still obviously angry.

"So now Kouji is protecting you too? You two were never this close before!" I whined, clearly jealous. Izumi blushed.

"Look Junpei, I care about Kouji and he cares about me, that's what friends are for. Friends protect each other. They don't insult each other behind each other's backs. I can't believe you'd insult Kouji when you know he can't hear you." She said quietly, anger and hurt visible in her eyes. Kouji's egg flashed black again. He must've heard her again. A stick hit me in the back of the head, Kouji's egg flashed black one last time before floating back to Izumi's arms. She caught him gracefully and walked back to her original seat, ignoring me. I sighed. Getting up, I walked towards her again but she turned away from me.

"I'm very sorry Izumi, I shouldn't have said that. Tell Kouji I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you mad. I was just jealous of how close you and Kouji were is all. Please don't be mad at me." I said, lowering my head in shame. She looked at me, inspecting my eyes once before she was finally satisfied.

Smiling gently, she said, "It's okay. Kouji says he forgives you." At this Kouji's egg turned blue and a stick playfully tapped me on the head. Izumi giggled.

"I guess Kouji has a playful side to him after all!" said Izumi, causing the egg to turn pink again. Is it just me or does Kouji turn pink to almost every other sentence Izumi says? I better not think about it or I'll go nuts again. I guess if Izumi is happy, I should feel happy for her…

Takuya's POV

Kouichi and I found some firewood and started a fire just as Tomoki and the others came back with the meat apples.

"So… does Kouji need to eat?" I asked randomly, suddenly wandering how eggs got their nutrition.

"Good question… I'll ask him," replied Izumi. "So Kouji, how do you eat? Or is there some other way for you to get energy or something?" she asked.

Kouji flashed red in response.

"Digi-tama do not require food, they just need to be kept well until they hatch." Bokomon answered helpfully.

"Then, don't worry Kouji! I'll take good care of your egg!" replied Izumi in a cheerful voice. Kouji flashed white and then pink. Everyone laughed.

"So eggs sleep right? Or are we going to let an egg stand guard for us tonight? Wait… that didn't sound right…" I thought, trying to think of a better way to rephrase what I had just said.

"I wouldn't say sleep, an average digi-egg would not even be awake and responding to your statements. However, Kouji's egg seems different, he can hear Izumi. So yes, I'd say he would need to sleep. But even if he didn't need to sleep, wouldn't it be kind of dangerous to let a digi-egg guard us? After all, Kouji can't hear anything except Izumi right?" Stated Bokomon matter-of-factly.

"So Kouji's definitely not staying on guard tonight." I said, stating my thoughts out loud.

"I'll take the first shift tonight then." Said Kouichi, suddenly speaking up.

"Okay, so Izumi will be taking care of Kouji tonight right?" I asked, raising my brows in a teasing manner, causing Izumi to turn a dark crimson.

"Kouji! Takuya's at it again!" she whined, still red in the face. Kouji flashed green like he always did when I teased them and a small rock hit me again.

"I'll take that as a yes!" I said, still not giving up my little game. "Kouji-kun!" whined Izumi, blushing a darker red when she noticed what she had called him. This time, Kouji flashed a dark pink, causing everyone except Junpei to laugh. Another rock hit me square in the face as I started to mimic Izumi's whine.

"Ne, ne, Kouji-kun? Let's sleep together tonight!" I mocked in a high-pitched voice while making kissing noises. Izumi told Kouji, causing Kouichi to burst out laughing at Kouji's reaction. He had flashed a pink so dark, it was hard to imagine that his egg was once blue to begin with.

Izumi flared as she came up to me and smacked me on the head before Kouji delivered yet another blow with a branch.

'Note to self: buy a helmet.' I thought to myself, the smile never leaving my face.

Izumi's POV

The rest of the night went about the same way. By the time Tomoki, Neemon, Patamon and Bokomon had fallen asleep, Takuya was already on the floor, unconscious. Junpei had gone off for a walk to calm himself down while Kouichi sat in front of the fire, occasionally feeding it more wood.

I lay on my side on a few leaves that we had gathered for bedding. I was tired, but I couldn't fall asleep. I remembered last night, when I had slept in Kouji's arms. It's the other way around tonight. I blushed, suddenly remembering his egg still tightly wrapped in my arms.

"Kouji-kun, are you awake?" I whispered quietly, being sure that Kouichi wouldn't hear me. Kouji flashed pink and then blue. He still flushed when I called him 'Kouji-kun'.

"If you don't want me to call you Kouji-kun, I won't anymore." I told him, trying my best to hide my disappointment. He flashed orange.

"Disappointed? So you want me to call you Kouji-kun?" I asked, both surprised and happy at the same time. He flashed pink and then blue again.

"Thanks Kouji-kun! You can call me Izumi-chan when you hatch as well!" I whispered to him happily. Kouji flashed white. He was happy! I thought, smiling like an idiot. "All right then Kouji-kun, oyasumi nasai." I said quietly, pulling him closer towards me.

He flashed blue and then I heard his voice whisper, 'Oyasumi'. My eyes widened,

"You can talk?"

'I can only speak telepathically. You can hear my voice in your head, but the others won't hear me.' Replied Kouji.

"So why didn't you say anything earlier?" I asked, still surprised.

'I didn't even know I could talk until just now.' He told me, slightly embarrassed.

'Yay! Yet another discovery! And a good one too! I can hear Kouji!' I thought happily.

"I'm glad Kouji-kun. Oyasumi." I whispered gently to him.

'Oyasumi… Izumi-chan' He added, turning pink again. I smiled happily as I drifted off into a deep sleep, dreaming about a certain someone still wrapped in my arms.

Fluffy ne? Anyways, for those who don't know, -kun is a suffix added to the end of a boy's name. It is often used among friends but may also be used as one of the many ways a girl can call her boyfriend. But as two people become closer, it is okay to drop the suffixes and just call them by their names. So going from Kouji, to Kouji-kun, would be becoming closer, since they are having more respect for each other. But when the two become even closer than that, Izumi may call Kouji-kun, Kouji again. -kun can also be added to a mature woman's name as a form of respect.

-chan is another suffix, but in this case can be added to the end of a girl or a young boy's name by a close friend or in some cases for older girls, by their boyfriend, to make them sound cute and/or adorable. Unlike the suffix –kun, this suffix stay may stay even when they become closer. Best friends may still add –chan to the end of each other's names while two some friends may drop the honorifics and just call them by their first name. It depends on the relationship of the two people and how they wish for others to consider their relationship.

Oyasumi nasai / oyasumi means good night.

For more information, try a Japanese dictionary. I'm not sure if the suffixes would be in there though. --;

So what do you people want in the next chappy?

a) let Kouji's egg hatch, have an adventure, a little more fluff and finish the story

b) let Kouji's egg hatch, have another battle and let Izumi become a digi-egg

c) don't let Kouji's egg hatch yet and continue the teasing

d) something else – if you want something else to happen, you'll have to state what you want in your review

Personally, I would chose B. Let Izumi become a digi-egg and then let Kouji feel the need to protect her egg the same way she had protected him. Even MORE fluffy goodness :P! Or would that be too fluffy? But there is no such thing as too much fluff right :D?