The sakura trees swayed in the spring breeze outside the window of the Yagami residence, the decorated branches waving to the two boys in the room. It's been four years since the reboot, and the DigiDestined are still adjusting to their quickly approaching adult lives.

Koushiro sat at Taichi's desk, typing on his laptop, while Taichi sat next to him, straddling a chair backwards so he could rest his arms on the back of it.

"Man, I don't know what to do with my studies, but I have to make a decision real quick," Taichi explained to his friend.

Koushiro just hummed in response, preoccupied by his work. The typing of the keyboard overwhelmed his mind to where he could barely comprehend what his friend was talking about. "Have you talked to your sister about this? I feel like she's the one to talk to. She always knows what to say."

"Nope, not yet. Just you, my friend."

He glanced up around the room briefly before moving his eyes back to his friend. "Where is she, anyways?"

Taichi looked down at his wrist to check his imaginary watch. "Right about now, she should be on a plane to Shimane. She planned to visit Takeru as a surprise, who is there visiting family."

Koushiro froze for a second, shifting his gaze from Taichi to his computer keys. "Oh," he whispered as he continued on his work.

Taichi propped up his head in his hands. "Yeah, I hate to admit it, but I wish I was more like Hikari. She already knew that she wanted to be in education before she could even speak!" He exclaimed, throwing his hands in the air.

The mention of his sister's name silenced the discordant ticks for a beat before they picked up again.

"Man, I'm so jealous of her. She already has her life together. She's been accepted into the education program at her university. She has a job at a daycare to help with her degree. She actually makes time for her family and friends. She even has a boyfriend!"

Koushiro shifted uncomfortably in his seat at the last part. "Taichi, can you change the subje-"

But he continued to ramble on and on. "I mean, granted it's Yamato's little brother, but still! She is actually dating someone before me!"

"I would prefer it if you stopped talking about-." Koushiro tried again, but it did not work.

"She even planned on surprising him at Shimane during break so they could be together! I don't even want to think about-."

"Taichi, enough!" Koushiro yelled.

Taichi nearly fell out of his chair and he held up his hands in defense. "Woah, Koushiro! What's the matter?" He looked at his friend with confusion. He's never acted like this before.

Koushiro's face grew as red as his hair and he buried his head in his hands from his sudden outburst. "Oh my goodness. I'm so, so sorry. I shouldn't have screamed at you like that. I honestly don't know what got over me."

"I'll say, bud!" Taichi laughed. "That was completely out of the blue. I was only talking about Hikari. I don't know why you would be so grumpy about her life, let alone her love life-." Realization hit him like a soccer ball to the face. "Koushiro, do you?-"

His face felt hotter. "Stop," he pleaded.

"Do you like?" Taichi continued to press his friend.

"Please, no…" Koushiro muttered, folding his arms onto his computer and placed his head down.

"Do you like my sister?" He teased.

Koushiro groaned. Why this? Why now? He asked himself. He planned to take this to his grave. "No, I do not. What on Earth makes you think that I do?" His friend gave him an unamused glare, causing him to groan again. "Yeah, I guess I do."

"How long?"

"As long as I can remember…"

Taichi laid his head on his arms so that he rested in the back of his chair. "Why don't you just tell her how you feel?"

Koushiro signed, still typing on his computer. "Because I can't tell her! It's going to sound stupid."

Taichi lifted his head in defense. "Then why are you telling me?"

"Because professionals say it's better to talk about these things with someone rather than bottling it in," Koushiro joked, looking up at his friend.

Taichi tilted his head and gave Koushiro an expression that screamed yeah, riiiiight. He decided to continue the joke. "And you chose to talk to me? Her older brother?"

Koushiro just hummed in response and leaned back in his chair. "Even though Hikari is your younger sister, you are still my best friend."

Taichi didn't believe a word that came out of his mouth. "You weren't planning on telling anyone, were you?"

"No, sir." Koushiro replied, defeated. He let out another frustrated sigh. "Besides, she is with Takeru. She's leaving early to go visit him in Shimane as a surprise as we speak! She is so happy with him, and I don't want to ruin that with my intruding feelings…"

Just as he finished his sentence, the front door of the residence slammed. Slow movement made its way from the front door to the bedroom. At the door frame, stood a girl with a suitcase in each hand and a frown on her face. For what Koushiro and Taichi saw, she looked like she was about to cry.

"Hikari, what's wrong? Why aren't you on a plane?" Taichi asked, starting to stand up. Before he could make his way to his sister, she dropped her bags at her feet and trudged over to the bed. She dove head first into the pillow and laid on her stomach, silent. Taichi looked at Koushiro, who only shrugged his shoulders in response.

She turned her head to the side so they could hear what she said next. "My flight was cancelled. There's no way I can go visit Takeru early now."

Now it makes sense. Taichi walked over and sat on the edge of the bed next to Hikari. He started to rub circles on her back to comfort her as he thought of the next thing to say.

"I don't know what to do, Taichi. I saved up so I could go visit him early. I mean, the airlines refunded me the ticket, so I thought I could rent a car or something to drive there, but I'm not old enough to-"

"And I wouldn't let you drive by yourself anyway," Taichi cut in. "It's a 10 hour drive from here!"

She sighed and sniffled a bit. "It was supposed to be an unforgettable trip. We planned to sightsee, and visit his relatives…"

Taichi sighed. "Hikari, you know I would totally drive you to see him, but you know I have-"

"I know, I know. I don't want you to drop everything to make me happy. I'll be fine!" She interrupted. "I can just see him when he returns. We can always plan on another trip-"

That's when Koushiro raised his hand to quietly intervene. "May I make a proposal?" The two siblings quickly turned their heads over at the boy at the desk. "What if I drove you to Shimane? I am old enough to rent a car and that way you are not traveling by yourself."

As he spoke, Taichi's eyes widened and then he slowly narrowed them, their prior conversation still present in his head. "Koushiro, that's a big favor to ask of you…"

Koushiro shook his head and continued to explain. "I actually have a work conference in Hiroshima that I need to attend in a couple days. I could drive you to Shimane, drop you off with Takeru, and pick you up on my way back. That way, we don't have to travel alone and you can still surprise Takeru."

Hikari sat up in her bed and looked at Koushiro in disbelief. "You would really do that?"

Her lingering gaze caused his heart to skip a beat. "Of course. You're my friend, Hikari. I just want you to be happy."

Frown transformed to a huge smile as she jumped up and hugged the boy in front of her. "Thank you, thank you, thank you!"

She is so happy with him, and I don't want to ruin that with my intruding feelings… The thought repeated in his head when he realized what he just agreed to. "Let me just converse with my family, pack my few remaining bags, call the rental company, and we can get going."

"Today?" The Yagami siblings replied in unison, one with more excitement, one with more concern.

"Sure. I'll be right back with my things, okay?" Before Taichi or Koushiro's own mind could object, he packed up his laptop and walked out of the room and outside.

He closed the front door to the residence behind him and leaned back against it, head tilted up in disbelief. He can't believe he just did that. "What did I just do?"