A/N: Okay here we go third chapter. By the way I would like to acknowledge SilverMoon Wolf for all her help with the story so far.
Disclaimer: I do not own anything that has anything to do with Digimon.
CHAPTER 3
(Tai's POV)
After a couple of miles we had too stop it was getting darker and harder to see where we were going in the forest.
"We have to stop, it's getting too dark too see" Takuya said looking around.
"There's a clearing up ahead but it may take a while to get there" Agumon replied. So we started our way to the clearing with Agumon in front, it was pretty quite until Agumon started singing.
"Digimon eat! Digimon fight! Digimon, Digimon fight all night!" He kept singing the rest of the way I didn't mind it reminded me of my friends.
(Kouji's POV)
That song was driving me crazy but thankfully after a few minutes of it we arrived at the clearing. I looked over at Tai he didn't look so good.
"Why don't I get some firewood?" I suggested quietly. When Tai didn't answer I left to find some anyways. I walked through the woods lost in my own thoughts silently collecting twig after twig, stick after stick until I heard a sound. It sounded like a twig breaking I looked to the direction from which the sound had came to see a pair of glowing eyes. I was completely defenseless if it decided to attack I would be gone before I could scream.
"What to do? What to do?" I thought silently as the digimon emerged from the bushes.
(Tai's POV)
"What are you thinking about Tai?" Agumon asked.
"Just where we should head to next"
"I think you should try and get home"
"So do I but how…." I had been absent-mindedly playing with my crest when I noticed something.
"Hey! Agumon my crest symbol is back!"
"Oh ya and it couldn't be back before" Agumon said giving me an odd look. "Stupid crest and stupid digivoultion almost got me killed!" As Agumon grumbled away I thought about how the crest could have disappeared than come back.
"It must have something to do with that castle…"
(Kouji's POV)
"Garurumon!" the digimon that appeared was none other than Garurumon.
"How did you make it out of the castle?" I asked, but when the Garurumon didn't reply I started thinking this may not be the same one.
"Garurumon…?" Suddenly there was a flash of light and Garurumon was no longer there, before me stood Gabumon.
"I made it out of the castle to find you"
"What? Why!"
"I don't know why… I was just drawn to you the moment you entered the digital world"
"This is way too weird" I mumbled quietly. Suddenly a crazy laugh broke the silence that had fallen over us.
"Ah! Defenseless human and worthless digimon having a reunion?" the thing that emerged from the bushes was the freakiest digimon I had ever seen. Imagine a bat, crossed with a werewolf, crossed with a small flying dinosaur, crossed with a mad demon that's what this thing looked like. In spite of myself I started laughing hysterically.
"So where did you get your cosmetic surgery!" I kept laughing.
"What the hell!" I thought to myself "that isn't even funny!"
"What did you say!" the digimon started jumping up and down in anger. By this time tears were flowing out of my eyes I was laughing so much. But by now I was starting to get scared. I literally couldn't stop laughing!
"And let me guess your name is Evilmon right!"
"As a matter of fact it is" I started laughing even more, and soon I fell to the ground rolling around while laughing, laughing and laughing.
"I think it's time we get out of here" Gabumon spoke with urgency in his voice.
"Not so fast I am not letting you get away so easily" Evilmon came at Gabumon with his scratch attack but Gabumon was in control. Gabumon used his Blue Blaster and bye-bye Evilmon. My laughing was started to slow down as soon as Evilmon had gone.
"Are you okay now?" Gabumon asked concerned.
"I………….I…………..think………so….." It was hard for me to talk.
"We should leave, where are your friends?"
"Back……………in……………the………………clearing"
"I think I know where your talking about, come on stand up I will help you get back to the clearing". As we walked back I couldn't help thinking, is this how it felt to have a. …partner?
(Tai's POV)
They arrived back late in the night, or what I thought was late. When Takuya didn't arrive back, Agumon went to look for him but all he returned back with was firewood. Despite how much I wanted to go look for him Agumon made me rest and I only awoke when they returned. Takuya sat down quietly beside me.
"Takuya… are…"
"Please stop calling me that, my real name is Kouji"
"What!" I struggled to sit up but fell down again because of my wrist.
"Here let me help" Kouji grabbed one of the twigs he had brought and ripped a bit of the fabric from the sleeve of his sweater and wrapped it around my wrist making a splint. He than helped me sit up.
"So let me get this straight… your names Kouji"
"Ya"
"Why didn't you just tell me that in the first place?"
"Honestly, I thought you were a psychopath who would want to hunt me down one day" I gave him an odd look than resumed looking up at the stars.
"I'm sorry I insulted you….and kicked you" Kouji said.
"It's alright we both got a bit crazy down there"
"I never used to be this isolated to everybody, I used to like the peace and quite but I never used to hate company. Now it seems like I've isolated myself from the whole world, ever since my twin died"
"I'm sorry…"
"It happened two years ago………"
(Kouji's POV)
"I'm just going to Sendai for a month!" Kouichi replied laughing.
"But what if the plane crashes what if…" I began
"Kouji! I've never known you to worry so much!"
"Why do you have to go anyways? It's just some stupid school thing isn't it?"
"Ya and that stupid school thing is important to me!" Kouichi had replied laughing again.
"That was the last time I heard him laugh for the phone call we got the day after his departure nearly killed me".
"Hello this is the Kimura residence how may I help you?" It had been a cold November day when we got that phone call, I had been staying at Kouichi's.
"We're sorry Mrs. Kimura but the plane your son Kouichi was on has ….well to be frank….disappeared".
"Excuse me! Is this supposed to be some kind of prank!"
"No I am sorry this is real" My mom had let out a sob hearing her I walked into the room. My mom was bent over her hands resting on the table, the phone off the hook, crying.
"Mom is…everything okay" I heard the female voice coming from the receiver calling my moms name.
"Kouji", you could see my mom trying not to cry you could see the pain on her face. "Kouji… your brothers plane has disappeared…" I looked at my mother with wide eyes I could feel the tears welling up inside of me.
"It….it disappeared?"
"Somewhere over Niiigata "
"Kouji… I know it's hard…" my mom had rested her hand on mine but I pulled away. I refused to believe it, I wouldn't believe it, I looked out the window to see a heavy fog lifting I could see Kouichi and me talking, walking and teasing each other like we so often did. It seemed so weird that we would never do that again.
"From then on I didn't let anyone in".
"You should let people in, they can help you with your pain, they can comfort you" Tai looked at me. His face had almost a brotherly look on it.
"I remember" Tai continued, "Once my sister was very sick and my mom said I was in charge she said Kari had stay home. But I wanted to go to the park so bad I took her with me anyways. She almost died. The same thing happened again in the digital world. Each time I felt so responsible if it weren't for my friends I probably would've lost it"
"You have a sister?" I asked.
"Ya her names Kari, she's about your age now"
"Tai. Can I ask you a question?"
"Sure"
"When we first met. Why did you call me Matt?"
(Tai's POV)
Wow that question was a shocker! I thought he had forgotten about that.
"He was an old friend… that died two years ago" I replied shaking my head.
"I'm sorry"
"It's okay" for a few minutes silence fell.
"THERES SO MUCH DEATH!" Koujithen screamed. "Why…why do so many people have to die…even all those digimon" I heard a muffled sob. I put a hand on Kouji's shoulder.
"Kouji… you can't keep crying on your own forever" I held him in an embrace and he buried his head in my chest and cried.
To Be Continued…I know it seems kind of strange, Kouichi's plane disappearing, but it will all make sense in the end, I hope. Most of the other characters from season 1 and season 4 will be included in this story sometime.