Note: I've made a change on their ages, Lance isn't 31 any more. He's only 29. Tomoko's 29, Traum is 28, Seta is 28 and Paul is 30.
Daughter of Helba- Hey everyone! I hope you enjoy this chapter because it took me forever to write. Most of it is just showing relationships between the digi-creaters. (That's Tomoko lance and the others) And there's a little of Kouichi and Kouji's father in this; I don't know his name so I called him Taiken. Yhea don't ask where that came from.
Izumi- I don't think we want to know.
DH- Probably from some weird corner of my dusty old mind.
Kouichi- anyway I don't like this chapter, so much conflict between mom and dad.
DH- I know but oh well, I had to. Sorry! Please read and review. \Bows \
Kouji- and she doesn't own us!
DH- T.T \cries \ thanks Kouji!
Kouji- \smirk \ no problem.
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Chapter seven – Some fights that never end
Takuya and the others were still at the school when Tomoko came to pick them up. They had just finished putting the final touches on their plans for the next week when the twins' mom walked into the room.
"You guys ready to go?" she asked closing the sliding door behind her.
Seta looked up and ran over to her giving her a bone-rushing hug. "Hi, hi hi, hi." He cheered lifting her up and swinging her around. "I missed you! And where's Stick boy, Lance?" Seta asked putting Tomoko down.
"He's at the airport picking up Paul. Traum went with him." Tomoko explained walking over to the kids. "So have you cleared everything up?"
"We just gotta ask our parent's first Kimura-San, but we should be allowed if adults are going." Izumi replied.
"Oh, please call me Tomoko. Kimura-San makes me seem old." Tomoko laughed putting a hand on Izumi's shoulder. "Now, if we're all set, I'll take you all home."
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The sun was setting as Tomoko pulled the van up to Kouji's house.
"Give us a hug then Honey." Tomoko smiled climbing out of the vehicle as Kouji and Kouichi climbed out of the backseat. Kouji reached over and gave his mother a hug before he turned to go in the house. But before he got halfway up the walk his father opened the door.
"Where have you been?" He asked rushing over to Kouji. "Your mother and I have been worried sick!"
"I believe that would be my fault." Kouichi stated coming into the conversation.
Their father looked up and gasped when he saw his former wife and son standing in front of him. His eyes studied Kouichi then moved onto Tomoko. "T-Tomoko?" he gasped.
Tomoko nodded in his direction. "Taiken."
Taiken moved to stand in front of Kouji. "W-what are you- What are you doing near my son Tomoko?" He asked.
Kouichi looked to his mother then to his father and his brother who was watching surprised from behind Taiken.
"I was merely driving him here. Now calm down before you burst another lung yelling at me." Tomoko stated firmly not affected by Taiken's rude tone.
"He burst a lung?" Kouichi couldn't help but ask his mother. Her only reply was to shush him.
"Leave now Tomoko." Taiken growled at his former wife. "Before I call the cops and have you escorted off my property."
Kouji eyes widened at his fathers' threat. "What! Dad!" he cried.
Taiken put a hand on Kouji's shoulder and kept the younger boy behind him.
"Well. Don't bother to call them on my account again. We don't need you to over react and cause a big commotion like last time." Tomoko stated in bad humour, almost as if she was rubbing it in Taikens' face.
"If you hadn't have brought 'that thing' into this world I wouldn't have done anything!" Taiken shouted back anger deep in his voice as he stepped forward.
" 'That thing' has a name!" Tomoko shouted taking a step towards her ex. Kouichi shook his head and looked at Kouji who was staring shocked at his father.
"Of course it does! They all do! But they're not real Tomoko! They're just something that you made up at a teenager!" Taiken shouted waving his arms around.
"But they're alive Taiken! Those creatures have life in them!" Tomoko stated trying to keep her voice steady.
Taiken opened his mouth to say something but the determined look in Tomoko's eyes stopped him. "I can't believe I'm having this argument with you again." He sighed at last. "This is ridiculous… just plain ridiculous…"
Tomoko nodded as the door behind Taiken opened to reveal Satomi standing in the doorway.
"Taiken? What's going on? What's with all the yelling?" She asked stepping outside. Her eyes fell on Kouji, Kouichi and Tomoko. "Kouji?"
Kouichi looked between his mother and father then to his brothers' stepmother. 'This isn't going to end well…' he thought to himself stepping up beside his mother and put a hand on her arm. "Mom, I think we should go now." The warrior of darkness stated.
Tomoko looked to her younger son then to her ex husband and his new wife. She looked down at Kouichi and smiled. "Yes, I suppose we shall." She said. "Come on then, we'll go home."
Kouichi nodded and waved at his brother. "Later Kouji." He mumbled under his breath.
Kouji tore his eyes away from his father to watch his brother. "Kouichi! Wait!" He called making his brother turn around. He was about to rush over to him but Taiken grabbed Kouji's shoulder and held him back.
"No Kouji, don't go near them!" Taiken ordered.
"But dad!"
"No buts Kouji, all she'll do is warp you mind around some pieces of shit that don't exist!" His father stated keeping his hold on his son's shoulder.
Tomoko by now was shaking with anger. She had had enough. Whipping around she stepped forward enough to let her hand connect with Taiken's face.
"Now listen here Taiken Minamoto! I don't care what you have to say about me. But if ever hear you call Lady Ohpanimon and Lord Angemon a foul name again, I will more then just slap you!" Tomoko declared.
Kouji mouth hung open in shock, Taiken stared at his wife in anger and Satomi stared at Tomoko in confusion. Kouichi just slapped his forehead with his hand. 'Nice mom…very nice.' Kouichi thought as he stared at his mother.
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Lance sighed as he stepped out of his car as he pulled up into the Tokyo airport parking lots. Seta and Traum got out after him and they met in front of the car.
"So what time does Paul get here?" Traum asked straightening her glasses on her nose. He pulled on the shirt that she had changed into before they left. It was now purple with a silver insignia on it. Her hair was actually combed and hung down to the bottom of her shoulders.
"Well it's…" Lance checked his watched. "8: 43 and the plane got here at 8: 20 so I'd say he'd be here now." He replied to the younger girl who smiled and started to run for the entrance of the airport.
Seta smiled and started after the younger girl with Lance beside him.
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Traum marched through the airport towards a small café in amongst the small stores. The 'Little Bit of Home' was just a regular coffee vendor with seats outside of it for people to rest. Coincidentally it was where her, Tomoko, Lance, Seta and Paul had all met as teenagers. They had all been doing separate things at the time, weather it was picking someone up, or getting a coffee. She had been sitting at a table one of the only ones left available. When Tomoko had come up to her and asked to sit with her. She of course had agreed. They had got to talking with each other, and then Lance came up. Then Paul came then Seta soon after.
Of course the next day was when school had started. Freakily enough they had all managed to end up in homeroom together. After that they say is history.
Traum was broken out of her thought as Seta peered over her shoulder. "What did you stop for?" he asked.
"Reminiscing." Traum smiled as she turned to look at the table from so many years ago. To her surprise there was someone sitting there already. Her eyes went wide as her smile grew. "PAUL!" She cheered running over to the man who was sitting at the table.
The man who was sitting at the table looked up as he heard his name being called. That was seconds before someone engulfed him in a bone-crushing hug. He was suddenly aware of his lack of air. "Tfruamn! Fi fan't meathe!" He gasped into Traum's shirt.
Traum looked at the man in her grasp. "Oh sorry Paul." She took a step back to take in the man's looks. He still looked young, around 26 but Traum knew he was around 30, as he was the oldest of the group. His black hair was short and spiky as usual. He had grown a goatee along with a moustache, but both were cut short and were combed straight. The ever-present scar at the base of his neck was till there almost covered up by his shirt. A look of joy at seeing his old friends danced around in his dark brown eyes. He was wearing an orange shirt with beige pants. A black sweater sat on top of a black suitcase.
"Nice to see you dude!" Seta laughed stepping around Traum giving the elder man a hug. Lance came up beside him and gave him a high five.
"Ditto." Paul laughed standing. "You guys need to keep in touch more." He joked.
"Well we've been busy." Traum said indignantly as she sat down and grabbed Paul's coffee and took a sip of it. A look of disgust crossed her face. "Ew. It's black and cold."
"You could have had a warm one if you had come here sooner, I would have bought you one." Paul replied.
"Naw, I think I'll go get my own now." Traum stood up and headed for the line up.
Paul, Seta and Lance watched her stroll away then looked to each other before bursting out in laughter. When the laughing sub-sided Paul rubbed the water from his eye. "So nothing much has changed has it?" he asked.
Lance put his hands in his jacket pocket. "Not really, Traum still acts like a teenager, Seta's a teacher now, I'm still with the law enforcement and-"
"And he's dating Tomoko who's still raising Kouichi-kun to her best extent." Traum interrupted coming back into the conversation holding a steaming cup of coffee.
Paul looked at Lance. "You're dating Tomoko?" At the small blush and nod from Lance, Paul turned to Seta holding his hand out. "Fork it over, Seta...2000 yen." Seta groaned and reached into his pocket.
"I was hoping you had forgotten." Seta grumbled as he pulled out 900 yen. "I'll give the rest when we get home." He sighed.
"What was that all about?" Lance asked confused.
"They made a bet when they were younger." Traum stated grabbing Paul's sweater and putting it on as she started to walk for the exit.
"What kind of bet?" Lance asked coming into step beside Traum. Paul grabbed his suitcase as he and Seta followed after them, but not closely.
"That you'd end up with Tomoko before you turned thirty." Traum answered. "And since you're dating her Paul won."
They all stepped outside the airport and headed for Lance's car.
"Oh and they also made a bet that you and Tomoko would-" Her sentence was cut off as both Seta and Paul clamped a hand over her mouth.
"Don't be vial!" They shouted in unison making people stop and stare at them.
Lance put hand on both Seta's and Paul's shoulder. "Now I'm sure you guys wouldn't bet on anything 'inappropriate' right… And how kind of you to think that me and Tomoko would be together." He reached into Pauls' pocket and took out the money he had won from Seta. He turned and headed for his car again.
"And for betting on my personal life, I'll take this and the rest of it later on." Lance said as Seta and Paul opened their mouths to object, but Lance spoke again before they could. "Anyone who objects, rides on the roof."
Paul and Seta shut their mouths quickly causing Traum to laugh. 'Nope nothing changed.' She thought to herself as she headed for the car. 'That's good, I don't like it when things change to much.' She laughed to herself not knowing that things 'were' going to change. And some of the changes… weren't going to be good…
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DH- Don't fret Kouji, there will be more of you guys and the other children in the next chapter.
Kouji- I hope!
Izumi – hey, do I get a bigger part in the next chapter? I think I got like one line?
DH- Sorry Izumi, your part will be bigger in the next chapter.
Junpei- What about me? I don't think I said anything.
DH- There's a reason for that… You're not my favorite… partly cause Kouichi and Izumi are my favorite.
Junpei – but that's mean.
DH- Hey, be happy, my favorite characters usually end up hurt.
Junpei- Well okay.
Kouichi and Izumi – \angry \ Thanks a lot! R&R people!