Disclaimer: Me? Own Digimon? –Falls over laughing too hard to say anything more, giving the answer she does not-
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The tournament requires six people on a team, and a sponsor for them. Six members are needed, even though only three fight at a time. One member is used entirely as a back up, in case one member is injured and can't fight or one dies. Who you choose as a back up, and how you work combinations is entirely up to you, not the tournament regulators. While realistically humans are permitted to become part of the tournament, certain exceptions are allowed. An example would be if the humans learned of the tournament, and haven't been given a spell of literal immortality. The only things not permitted to enter the tournament are ghosts because they are already dead, and anything with a literal immortality. Not vampire immortality, the immortality in which nothing at all kills you.
While on the topic of vampires, oftentimes things happen with them that shouldn't. For example, they suddenly do not need to feed. It's not natural, and not welcome. Sometimes it signals the vampire has excelled in its mastery of its powers and surpasses others. Then again, it could also mean the vampire has gone mad and/or found another source of feeding more nourishing. The only major weaknesses of vampires aside from the obvious (sunlight, fire, and a stake in the heart) are werewolves. For some reason, the blood of a werewolf is murderous to a vampire's immortal body. Since we are on the topic of werewolves, lets look at their distant cousins, the werecats. Silly you say? Hardly. Some believe a werecat originates from Bastet, or as some call her the Goddess of Fertility. Or something like that. Uhm… what was she again…?
There aren't many ways to become a werecat, though how one person in this story became, is somewhat unique. Someone that was dear to it had recently angered the wandering, hateful spirit. The dear thing often took the form of a cat, so at that moment the spirit was vengeful towards any cats. It came across a cat, and cursed it terribly. Strangely enough, the cat had rabies and so it was already wild and somewhat unstable. The spirit made it become immortal and unable to eat, and once it bit a human it chooses as its host, it will make the human become it in a way. Though because they spirit knew not of the rabies inside the cat, the curse has one upside to it. So long as the cat lives inside its host, it can be mortal and eat again. It can be happy, free, and able to do as it pleases almost.
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Being rather reliant on Kouji as to where they were going, seeing as he couldn't see in the dark (the kitchen light was on). Then worry as to what would happen if he left Shinya alone came up, and he hoped whatever the vampire had to say was worth leaving his brother alone. They stopped in a room, or was it a hallway? Again, Takuya couldn't see so he wasn't exactly sure. He just knew they were downstairs and not in the kitchen.
"Why do you want to join?" Kouji asked.
"Serlio said something about Zanshi… and those other people wanting to get rid of humans. I'm not going to let that happen to everyone." Takuya explained.
"You weren't supposed to know that." Kouji muttered.
"And why not?! Because I am a human!?" Takuya demanded.
"No." Kouji answered.
"Then why?" Takuya sighed.
"I don't want you to enter." Kouji explained.
"Why should you care? If you don't think I'm your friend, then I don't see why you should care." Takuya grumbled.
"…" Kouji was silent.
"Not going to say anything huh?" Takuya mumbled, then crossed his arms. It was quiet, a bit too quiet. Did Kouji just leave him alone in there?! Probably left with Kouichi and Yamaki too! That jerk! While the brunette was fuming in his head, he paid no attention to his surroundings. While caught up, it didn't occur to him someone was behind him until two arms wrapped around him. Feeling how cold they were, Takuya instantly realized it was Kouji. He didn't leave; he was probably walking around trying to figure out how to explain whatever it was that went on in his mind.
"I am." Kouji said. "I can't consider you a friend Takuya. In maybe 70, or 90 years from now you're going to die from old age. And I'm going to still be alive, and I'll always know you and remember you died. Think about that." With that, the arms left and the brunette was speechless. He had completely forgotten about the immortality thing, which is kind of stupid considering when he first met Kouji the vampire was taller, and now they were the same height. Plus the fact he always looked the same.
"…sorry." Takuya apologized.
"Don't bother. It's your decision, I can't stop you." Kouji sighed. "Just don't bleed or anything." The brunette laughed at this comment.
"This coming from a vampire? What, afraid you'll bite me?" Takuya chuckled.
"No, but every time you're bleeding it makes me nauseous. I guess you have some sort of nasty blood that repels vampires." Kouji said, getting another laugh.
"Oh, thanks. I really appreciate that. At least I don't have to worry about getting turned into a raisin." Takuya said, and smiled. The arms were back, but only momentarily.
"Lets go check on the two idiots and your unconscious brother." Kouji suggested. Nodding, he felt the cold fingers and soft fabric of the glove grab his hand, and tug it towards the direction of the kitchen.
"Okay, we have come to a conclusion." Yamaki said. Kouichi nodded his head, and Shinya was still out of it on the floor.
"What?" Kouji sighed as Takuya checked on his younger brother. First thing when they return to the kitchen is a sudden revelation. Yay…
"Takuya may if he wishes, seeing as he's able to do more than just carry around a big stick or talk big." Yamaki said with a happy smile. "So that means I only have four more people to get!"
"…are you allowing this merely because you don't want to look for anyone else?" Kouji sighed.
"Well, I had this girl in mind. You may have heard of her, she's the Ice Queen. Also a human, but my my! Such a powerful one, don't see many witches like her anymore." Yamaki grinned.
"…anyone else?" Kouichi asked.
"Not really. I figured the three of you would have some connections." Yamaki shrugged.
"Do you think Izumi and Junpei would want to help?" Takuya asked, biting his bottom lip. He had then blinked, and sweat-dropped seeing Kouji back in his shadow.
"What about Tomoki?" Kouji asked.
"No! He's way too young!" Takuya snorted.
"And you're human. Don't see me stopping you." Kouji replied. Takuya looked like a gaping fish for a moment there.
"Well, he's young and human! Hah!" Takuya retorted.
"Why would you consider him?" Yamaki asked Kouji interestedly.
"Because while Tomoki is young, he is a master illusionist." Kouichi explained.
"Let's ask him, see what he thinks then discuss it." Yamaki said happily. "Now, let's all go to sleep and ask everyone tomorrow!" The blonde man said easily. After tucking Shinya in, Takuya returned to his room but only to wonder where he would sleep. Yamaki passed out on his bed, Kouichi was floating around and well… Takuya couldn't sleep in the closet like Kouji chose to. To add on, the room was too messy to sleep on the floor. Sighing, the brunette checked the time. In two hours it was expected of him to wake up without fighting.
"What's wrong?" Kouji asked when seeing the tired and saddened expression on the brunette's face.
"I can't sleep anywhere." He sighed. The vampire stepped away from the window (where he was trying to fix the damage) and tilted his head at the brunette. Curious as to what Kouji was thinking, and also when the vampire decided to not have the shadow around him. Walking around, Kouji looked up expectantly at his brother, who was writing tomorrow's nights plans on how to bother the Kanbara family as they slept.
"…uhm, yeah?" Kouichi asked, finally noticing the stare he was getting.
"Pick up your mess." Was all Kouji said, before Kouichi sighed and everything on the floor moved to make a big pile in a corner. Blinking in surprise, the brunette looked at the clean floor, then to the vampire.
"Sleep on the floor." Kouji said simply, then returned to trying to figure out how to fix the window. Smiling his thanks, Takuya grabbed an extra pillow, and quickly passed out from tiredness on his own floor. Kouichi flicked out the light, and it was silent until the alarm went off. Damnable alarms.
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The school day was long, and grueling. Because Takuya spent half the night with everything but humans, he wasn't the most alert person. He also set off three fires by accident, and luckily no one caught him. When school ended he tried to catch up to Izumi.
"Hey! Izumi! Gahhh… are you ignoring me!?" Takuya demanded, before catching up to the blonde. She was wearing a lavender shirt, and a pair of skorts. Turning around, she smiled when seeing Takuya.
"Hey Takky, how've you been?" Izumi asked smiling.
"We need to talk." Takuya said. She blinked, and then raised a brow at him.
"Why? What's wrong?" She asked, taking this urgency the wrong way.
"I'll explain later. Get Junpei and meet up at the usual place this Saturday at noon. Don't worry, but you do need to know something." Takuya said, the looked around. "Just got to find Tomoki… see you later!" And with that he left and very confused Izumi. The girl merely shrugged it off, and then continued on her original pathway. Running over to where his brother was, he laughed with relief when seeing Tomoki with him.
"Oh, hey Takuya." Tomoki said smiling, and putting away a desk of cards.
"What do you want, Onii-san?" Shinya sighed.
"May I talk to Tomoki real quick? Please?" Takuya asked. Looking a bit upset at this thought, Shinya looked at Tomoki hoping the other wouldn't. Tomoki did, so Shinya moved away with a heavy sigh.
"What is it?" Tomoki asked.
"Meet me, Izumi, Junpei, and everybody else at the usual place this Saturday, at noon. Okay?" Takuya said, and Tomoki nodded his head, a bit confused. "Thanks! Bye!" Then Takuya left.
"…what's going on?" Tomoki asked.
"Who knows? My Onii-san is weird. Come on, show me another trick!"
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Luckily, Saturday was the next day. Unfortunately Takuya slept in late and if it weren't for Yamaki (who hid every time that Takuya's parents came around) they would have been late. Covering Kouji in a large blanket they slowly made their way out of the house. Sure, it was dangerous, and sure every now and then a complaint could be heard but… they could do it! So long as they ignored the weird stares they were getting. It took quite some time, but they managed to get to the meeting place just in time – before everyone else. At first you would think it was a clubhouse, but when you got inside you'd soon realize it wasn't exactly. In it was wood nailed up against the windows to block out all sunlight, and a trap door to an underground area in case anything removed the wood. It was done especially for Kouji.
Inside were books on the supernatural, articles on anything peculiar happening, and the occasional box of sleeping pills they needed to use if Izumi transformed and got out of control. It involved Kouichi making them fly around and straight into her mouth. For now though, they had none and Izumi wasn't there. The place was fair sized, had a two-seat couch, large beanbag chair, lounge chair, and a tiny refrigerator currently empty. The only other seat was a random chair at a desk. Floating around, Kouichi looked at the most recent newspaper, and scowled when seeing it was two months old. Takuya plopped down on the beanbag chair after turning the power on, and Kouji leaned against the wall next to him. Deciding he needed somewhere to sit, Yamaki sat down on the unfolded lounge chair, and took his sunglasses off merely to rub his eyes. The sound of crunching leaves reached their ears, and Kouji crawled down into the underground portion and closed the hatch.
"Hey, anything flammable in there?" Izumi called.
"Yeah, but its out of sight," Takuya hollered to her. The door opened and in came the blonde girl who closed the door behind her.
"…what in the world…?" Yamaki stared at them, confused.
"Oh, just our way of saying if Kouji's in the pathway of the sunlight or not." Takuya shrugged. Izumi was giving Yamaki a funny look, and glanced at the brunette.
"Uhm… care to share?" She asked.
"When Tomoki gets here." Takuya sighed. A moment later the boy too arrived, and Kouji got back out of the underground portion.
"Hey, looks like someone is finally letting us see him." Izumi said grinning, for only sometimes did they see him out of the shadow.
"How have you been?" Tomoki chirped, bringing the subject away from Kouji's problem with light.
"Okay! Before Kouji answers that and Takuya explains why there is a strange man here… everyone show the money you have gathered for our budget!" Izumi said suddenly. Everyone took out some money, except Junpei who was nowhere to be seen, but Izumi had two large wads of cash out.
"…how did you all make that money?" Takuya asked, seeing most everyone around him with a large wad.
"I changed and caused property damage to our house, and snuck off with the insurance money my parents got!" Izumi said smiling, making everyone shake their heads in disbelief. "What? You know them; they'd spend it on beer any ways. At least this is a good cause." She shrugged.
"I did magic tricks at school for money." Tomoki said happily. Takuya smiled seeing that he didn't con anyone.
"I was gone haunting peoples houses and stealing their money." Kouichi said, then began his laughter. Kouji relayed this message to Izumi and Tomoki and they chuckled. Then Izumi took out her game boy advance, and some electricity crackled inside before a boy appeared from the volts of lightning going this way and that. A boy around 18 stood there, and his light brown hair stood up, and wore a blue shirt with one breast pocket and jeans.
"Stopped the power generator from working elsewhere, and made them pay me to work it again." Junpei, the new person, said happily. His voice at points sounded robotic, and others completely normal.
"Kouji… do we even want to know where you got all that from?" Takuya sighed.
"It's not like they are going to be using it anymore." Kouji shrugged, talking about his victims. Izumi, Yamaki, Junpei, and Kouichi all burst into fits of laughter, leaving only Takuya and Tomoki sweat dropping.
"It's almost like only me and Tomoki are the ones who make honest money." Takuya sighed.
"Our money is earnest, that any better?" Junpei offered.
"Hey, we got it right?" Izumi shrugged. "And we didn't steal it. Technically. Well… I did." She thought about that for a moment. "Oh my… I have dirty money…"
"No worries Izumi, you're parents would have dirtied it further." Junpei said reassuringly.
"Izumi-san, are you having a breakdown?" Tomoki asked. While this went on, Takuya nearly jumped out of his skin when Kouji wrapped his arms around Takuya's waist.
"Gah! Bleh, I'm getting used to you doing that in the dark." Takuya muttered.
"Uhm…" Yamaki began, blinking at the odd thing going on between Takuya and Kouji. Poor guy, no one explained to him about that.
"Can I help you?" Tomoki asked, smiling happily. By now for whatever reason Kouji went to nuzzling Takuya's neck now, making the brunette sweat-drop at this.
"…err…" Yamaki tried to make something come out, but he was more of trying to understand what he was missing. Taking the alternative, he pointed at the two boys on the beanbag.
"Oh, yeah… Kouji randomly hugs Takuya because he likes the feel of something warm. Or well, we guess." Tomoki tried to explain.
"So… that's normal?" Yamaki asked, giving the two a weird look.
"The nuzzling part isn't, that's new." Junpei pointed out.
"Be careful Takuya, Kouji might try and start a relationship with your neck." Izumi chuckled.
"I think he already did." Takuya sighed.
"…so, whose who?" Yamaki tried, attempting to avoid staring at what was going on. To the normal gatherings of Junpei, Izumi, Tomoki, Kouichi, and Kouji this sort of thing was normal and expected. To someone who was new, it looked a great deal like Takuya and Kouji were a couple when they weren't. Interesting, isn't it? After introductions, Yamaki explained why they were called to this meeting. Then he was introduced to each of their interesting ways.
"I'm a Lightning Demon." Junpei said happily.
"I'm a werecat." Izumi grinned proudly.
"And I'm an illusionist." Tomoki said with a smile.
"Hmm… maybe, if you want that is… join. We need six people, and right now we only have three." Yamaki said happily.
"Three?" Kouichi blinked, and Yamaki turned to him confusing everyone until Kouji explained it.
"Yes, I got Ruki to join us." He smiled.
"…when do we get to meet her?" Tomoki asked, always eager and ready to meet someone new.
"At the tournament, that is if you wish to join." Yamaki explained.
"Who are the other two?" Izumi asked.
"Kouji and Takuya." Yamaki explained.
"Alrighty then… so what'd we miss out on, eh? What happened to Takuya, that convinced Kouji to let him join?" Izumi asked, already aware of Kouji's ways. And so they explained that too. You don't need a review of what has happened in the story yet, so there's no need to go into detail about what they discussed during that.
"Now, since I'm staying with those two… are you sure that's normal?" Yamaki asked. Yes, the entire time Kouji had been hugging and nuzzling a freezing Takuya.
"Hey, Kouji… hate to break it to you but I think Takuya's getting a bit cold." Junpei pointed out with a wry smile. Kouji blinked, and seeing the brunette's teeth chattering a little moved away.
"Just remind Kouji he makes Takuya cold and he usually moves away. And yes, that is normal." Tomoki added with a smile.
"Let's move onto normal business!" Kouichi cheered, and made papers fly everywhere. It was a long day until nightfall, which Kouji took off in. Something about being hungry. Yamaki found some trouble locating a newspaper clipping he found interesting, and in his annoyance waved his arms about and accidentally knocked Takuya in the face hard enough to give him a bloody nose. Great apologies accompanied the damage dealt to the sweat-dropping brunette, which was removed when Kouichi finally returned Yamaki's clipping.
"Nice one." Kouichi commented on Yamaki's handiwork with the brunette's no-longer bleeding nose.
"I didn't mean too." Yamaki tried.
"Sure… making poor Kouji stay away." Kouichi chuckled.
"What?" Yamaki blinked.
"I dunno… for whatever reason Kouji doesn't like the smell of Takuya's blood." Kouichi explained, then begin to float around as if he was swimming.
"Hmm." Yamaki said no more. Meanwhile the brunette was trying to get rid of all the blood staining all around his nostrils. After arguing with it, he walked outside.
"…are you sure Kouji doesn't like it?" Yamaki queried, back to the inside of the house thing.
"Yeah, why?" Kouichi blinked.
"I've done my homework on vampires. Generally if a vampire doesn't like the smell of a person's blood it means the person is too impure, it's not real, or they really hate that person. And between you and me, none of those apply." Yamaki sighed. "Is Kouji lying about that?"
"No! Maybe its just Kouji doesn't like it. My brother doesn't lie!" Kouichi snorted, and then went right through the wall and Yamaki sighed.
"…you know Kouichi, even if you're not here… I'll say it any way. If Kouji is lying, then he's saying the exact opposite of what's really going. Maybe he likes Takuya's blood too much. And if that's the case, it means that Kouji is in love with him."
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A/N: 15 Reviews?! Yay! And people offered to help! Arigatou! Thank you GG-san for pointing out I needed to redo the grammar for this chapter!! Hope this is better. " I tried really hard!! Uhmm… wow, it's taking forever to get to the tournament. –Sweat drops-
GemmaniGirl:
Yesh, thank you so much again for pre-reading it! –Hands you a plushie- Yes, my
friend makes me… and another has the first 3 eppies. Because… its funner
watching you get angry Takuya. Bwahah… heh, Kouichi still haunting your house?
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it! Here's your update!
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Kenzy-Chan: Yeah, it is unlike Kouichi. Yes, Disney Movies… bwahahah. Okay, I'll stop that now. –Coughs- Hmm, any other pairings… I dunno, any suggestions? –Hopeful-
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