Kaze Chibi: Sorry for taking such a long time to update! I thought I had already finished the story! I had completely forgotten that I had yet to update the next chapter! My apologies once again!

Kami Chibi:...

Kaze Chibi: Anyways, on with the story!

Chapter 2

"Izumi, where are you going?" asked her mother.

"Remember that friend I've been writing to? He's supposed to live around here. I've got his address, I want to go meet him." She replied, smiling excitedly.

"Well, I need you to help unpack some stuff." Her mother told her, frowning slightly.

"Aw, can't I do that later mom? Please? I really want to meet him!" she whined once more.

"You have until 6:30 to get back here," smiled her mother teasingly, looking at her watch. "Oh, and before I forget, here's your new cell phone." Her mother spoke again, reaching into her pocket to pull out a pink coloured cell phone.

"Why do I need a new cell phone?" Izumi asked, reaching out to take it.

"We're in Japan. Calling with your old cell phone would make it a long distance call." Her mother replied.

"Thanks mom." Izumi smiled, giving her mother a hug before heading out the door. "Now where's Fai's house?" she mumbled to herself, looking at the address written on one of her old letters.

Heading to the closest store, she asked for directions to the subway station. Upon receiving her answer, she headed on her way once more before reaching the subway station a few minutes later. Bringing her head up to look at the map, she bought herself a ticket before getting onto the designated sub. It was only a few more minutes before she came to her stop, getting off briskly and heading back up to the sunlight.

"5:30." She told herself, glancing at her watch. "I've got one more hour before I need to head home."

Failing to find the correct street, she paced into another store, asking politely for directions once more. With the information she needed, she headed on her way once more, anxiety and nervousness filling her all at once, as she would finally meet her best friend.

Ring. Ring.

A melodious tune filled her ears. Pulling out her cell phone, she looked at it. 'You have one new message' it wrote. Pressing the button to open the message, her eyes widened at the unusual words now dancing across her screen. Two choices appeared below the words. Yes or no?

After a moment of consideration, she decided. Pressing 'yes', she stared expectantly at the screen to see what would happen next.

"Head to the train station, huh?" she mumbled. "I guess I'll just visit Fai tomorrow." She thought.

"I still can't believe we're finally back!" spoke the brown haired boy incredulously as the crew stood together at the park.

"Yeah… hard to believe isn't it Takuya?" said Junpei, the oldest of the group. "Everything's finally over. The digi-world is safe now…"

There was silence for a moment as everyone reminisced of the time they had spent together.

"We will meet up again right?" spoke the youngest child.

"Of course we will Tomoki," answered the older of the twin brothers.

"We'll keep in touch right Kouichi?" the younger of the twins asked, facing the older twin.

"Definitely. Mom will be glad to see you again Kouji." The dark haired boy smiled excitedly.

"Guys, promise me we'll all keep in touch." The only girl of the group smiled. "We've all got each other's numbers now right?"

"Yeah."

The group bid each other farewell as each headed off on their ways. Pacing her way back to the subway station, the only girl of the group checked her watch. "6:15. I better hurry. I promised mom I'd be home by 6:30!" Izumi mumbled, walking faster.

"Welcome home honey, did you find your friend?" Izumi's mother inquired curiously.

"Oh crap! I completely forgot!" Izumi thought, cursing to herself. "Uh… he wasn't home, so I'm going to go find him tomorrow." She lied.

"I'm afraid not Izumi, the truck's coming in to unload our furniture tomorrow and I'm going to need your help. You'll just have to find him later." Her mother told her.

Sighing, she agreed before trudging up the stairs to her bedroom. It was kind of her own fault for forgetting anyways… the whole adventure in the Digital World had taken her mind off finding her mysterious friend.

"This should be Fai's house." Mumbled the blonde haired girl, looking down at the written address and then up at the apartment again. Looking herself over to be sure she was presentable, she mustered up all her courage as she lifted one shaky hand up to ring the doorbell.

Ding. Dong.

After a few seconds, the door finally opened.

"Hello." Said the young woman whom had opened the door. "May I help you?" she asked, giving her a friendly smile.

"Hi, I'm here to see someone named Fai..." Izumi spoke, fidgeting nervously.

"Fai? I'm sorry, but there isn't anyone here by the name of Fai." The woman answered, frowning slightly. "Perhaps he is part of the family that used to live here? I just moved in a few days ago."

"What? Fai never told me he was moving." Izumi replied, surprise and confusion blooming across her features.

"Oh, but I did receive a letter that was supposed to be for someone named Fai. Do you want it?" she asked.

"Yes please." Izumi answered, lowering her head.

"Please wait here, I'll only be a few moments." The woman told her before giving a slight bow and running in to retrieve the letter.

Seconds later, she returned with the letter in her hands.

"Here you are." She smiled, handing the letter to Izumi. It was the letter she had written to Fai telling him she was moving to Japan.

"Thank you." Izumi replied, bowing politely before saying goodbye and leaving.

"Why didn't he tell me?" she pondered. Her heart seemed to shatter as she walked down the streets, tears now starting to well up in her eyes.

"Hey man, you leaving?" asked one of the boys, temporarily stopping the game to face their retreating friend.

"Yeah." The other boy answered, stuffing his belongings into his gym bag, "I've got a headache."

"Aw man, hope you feel better."

"Thanks." He muttered, slinging the bag over his shoulder before waving goodbye and heading off. "I wonder why Zuki still hasn't replied to my letter." He mumbled to himself, looking down at the black wristband he was wearing.

Pulling the wristband off, he stuck it into the front pocket of his gym bag, continuing to walk towards his new home.

"Damn! Where's my wristband!" he panicked, searching frantically through his now empty gym bag.

"Why don't you just buy a new one?" his mother asked, clueless of the situation.

"You can't just buy a new one! That one was of sentimental value!" he retorted, "I might have dropped it on my way home! I'm going to look for it!" he told her, not waiting for a reply before he dashed out the door.

"Damn! Where is it?" he thought as he retraced his steps.

Izumi eyes widened as her eyes landed on a familiar black object lying in the middle of the street. Running up to it, she picked it up quickly, turning it around and inspecting it carefully. There was no mistake. It was the black wristband she had gotten for Fai, except now it was covered in mud and dirt.

"He probably left it here because he didn't want it." She muttered miserably, putting the wristband into her pocket. Continuing her way down the street, it wasn't long before she saw a familiar looking boy a few meters ahead of her. Rubbing the tears away from her eyes, she walked up to him.

"Hey." She greeted, doing her best to put up a smile.

"Hey." He greeted without looking up, his eyes scanning the floor carefully.

"What are you doing?" she asked him, raising a brow at his unusual behavior.

"Looking for something." He answered curtly, continuing to scan the area with his dark eyes.

"Well, what are you looking for? Maybe I can help." She offered.

"A black wristband." He answered once again without looking up.

Her eyes widened.

"You mean this?" she asked, pulling the black object out of her pocket and handing it to him. His eyes widened upon seeing it.

"Yes! That's it! How'd you get it?" he asked quickly, reaching for the wristband.

"I found it on the ground a little ways back." She told him, hope now filling her. Could he be her pen pal?

"Is it yours?" she spoke again, determination evident in her eyes.

"Yeah." He answered, relief pouring over his features. "I got it from someone very important to me."

"Is that so?" she replied, eyes downcast. He was her pen pal. He's Fai. So he didn't leave it here because he didn't want it. Relief filled her once more, the pain in her heart dissipating completely.

"Should I tell him I'm Zuki? Or should I wait for a better time?" she thought, a mixture of emotions overflowing in her mind.

"Is something the matter?" he asked, seeing her distant eyes as if deep in thought.

Snapping out of her reverie, she answered quickly, "No, nothing's the matter. I-I was just thinking!" she stuttered. "Uh… I should be home now. Bye!" She quickly told him, taking off down the street.

He raised a brow at her. "Okay…"

"I still can't believe it! He' Fai!" her mind raced as she continued to run, her legs carrying her as fast as they could. "Kouji is Fai!"
Kaze Chibi: April 23rd! My birthday XD! So please, if only as a small favor send us a review!

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