Hikari-San led them up the stairs to where the spare room was. Alongside walked a Gatomon, who the woman had introduced as her Digimon partner. Both boys carried Futons to set up in the room. Koichi listened quietly and attentively to what their host was saying, but still. His eyes couldn't help but be drawn towards the Gatomon. She walked on two legs for the most part, but four legs sometimes when necessary, like when she walked up the stair railing. It was strange, his Beast spirit was a leopard/lion-like Digimon, but even he didn't move like that when he was JagerLowermon. The Digimon looked up at him, "what?" she asked. The Dark twin instantly looked away, "n-nothing, sorry" he replied. Gatomon cocked her head to the side curiously. There was something about this boy. It wasn't particularly bad, but it did make her nervous, no matter how kind and polite he seemed.

"Okay, here's where you two will be sleeping" Hikari-San said, opening a door that had enough space for both of them, the two Futons, two sets of draws for their clothes and a book shelf. "We'll have to go furniture shopping as well" the woman muttered to herself. Koichi shook his head, "oh no, please, you shouldn't have to go to all that trouble just for us Hikari-San" he replied quickly. But the brown-haired woman just smiled, "it's no problem at all, really, my husband and I make plenty of money, after all, I am a teacher you know. It'll be more than enough to buy a few bits of furniture" she replied cheerfully. The Dark twin frowned but nodded, "alright then, thank you very much" he replied. The woman clapped her hands, "alright, I'm going to go make lunch while you fix up your Futons- afterwards you can explore the house as much as you want so you know where everything is and I'll call you when I'm done, okay?" she asked. Koichi nodded, "sure, again, thank you very much for your hospitality Hikari-San" he said while bowing respectfully.

"You're very welcome Koichi-Kun, Koji-Kun" Kari replied as she left the room to go downstairs. Koji sighed as he looked around. At least they could stay together. Koichi began setting up his Futon on the floor, before looking up at his brother, noticing he hadn't moved from where he'd entered the room, "Koji?" he called. The Light twin blinked and turned to him, "yeah? What's wrong?" he asked. "Is something wrong?" Koichi asked, slight concern in his voice. "I just- *sigh*, I was barely able to accept having a Stepmom, now I have these strangers who are supposed to look after me- I don't know if I can do it" he replied. The Kimura scoffed, making Koji frown, "what's so funny?" he demanded. Koichi smiled, "it's not like they're asking us to call them 'Kaa-Chan' or 'Tou-Chan' or anything. They're just looking after us while we're here" the Dark twin said. Koji sighed, "yeah, I guess, I just- I don't really like having to stay with strangers that much" he replied, looking down.

"Well then, let's get to know them so they won't be strangers. Plus once we finish this mission we can go home, okay?" Koichi asked. Koji nodded silently. "Oh, and that's not an excuse to avoid them and be rude. We should be polite after everything these people have done for us, plus if we avoided them, that wouldn't actually be helping Kai out like we're supposed to. Lady Ophanimon gave us this mission for a reason Koji- only we can help that poor boy before he becomes another Duskmon. Not literally though of course, I mean before his Darkness is corrupted like I was." Koichi explained. His brother sighed, "right, right, I got it, I'll do what I can, but if some evil is after this kid, you're probably the only one who could do anything, with the experience that you have" the Light twin replied. The two boys then lapsed into silence as they finished setting up their beds.

Soon after that Hikari-San called for lunch. Koichi and Koji walked downstairs, meeting up with Kai and MJ on the way. As the four children and two Digimon entered the kitchen, they smiled at the smell of freshly cooked food waiting for them. The two young Digimon rushed forwards to the two bowls that they currently had to eat from. When they Digivolved, they would probably use plates. Kai and MJ helped their Mama set the table, but when Koichi and Koji tried to help, the Takashi's waved them off. When lunch was set out, with extra portions for the two boys, the most awkward experience of the two black-haired boy's lives began. Hikari-San and MJ tried to ease the tension by striking up conversation. "So, Koji-Kun, Koichi-Kun, we noticed that you both have Digivice's, but no Digimon Partners. Is there a reason for that?" Hikari-San asked curiously.

Koji looked up and shared a look with his twin. Despite having been raised apart, both boys had shared a strong connection ever since they met. Koichi had a slightly concerned look on his face, but his eyes showed his confidence in his brother. The look said: 'I trust you. If you want to tell them, I'll go with it'. Koji nodded before turning back to the curious family in front of them, "well, our Digivices are actually called D-Tectors and the reason we don't have partner Digimon is, well-" he paused, unsure of how to explain this without mentioning other worlds. Obviously it doesn't work that way in this world's Digital counterpart, so they couldn't use that as part of the reason. Everyone was staring at him now, and the Light twin sent a well hidden look of panic at his brother. Koichi sighed silently, "it's because we turn into Digimon ourselves" he continued. Everyone stared at them with wide eyes, "it's true, if we had our D-Tectors, we could show you, but-" Koji said and shrugged.

"No way! You actually turn into Digimon?!" MJ exclaimed excitedly. Koichi blushed slightly, "yeah, we do. When we Spirit Evolve, we become one of the ten Legendary Warriors, Digimon who fought and imprisoned a great evil many years ago in the Digital World. Each of the Warriors are aligned with one element each, and all of us have a Human form and a Beast form. My twin brother is the Warrior of Light, with the Human Spirit Lobomon and the Beast Spirit Kendo Garurumon. And I- am the holder of the Spirits of Darkness, Lowermon and JagerLowermon," he paused, eyes closed. Kai stared at the boy with wide eyes. So that was why he felt drawn to Koichi and why he felt like he should call him 'Senpai'. He glanced back at his Papa, to see him with a slight frown on his face, but no other outward reaction. "So, these, 'Spirits' of yours. They aren't- evil, at all?" TK asked carefully. Koji scowled, "not anymore and never again, the Spirits of Darkness were once corrupted by evil, leading Koichi to be possessed and controlled." He paused.

"But thanks to Lady Ophanimon and Lord Seraphimon, I was able to free my brother from evil and purify his spirit, as well as the two Spirit's of Darkness. Now Koichi is able to use them to fight on the side of good" Koji explained. The Dark twin smiled at his brother, grateful for his faith in him. The Takashi family was silent for a moment, before Takashi-San smiled, "well, that's good, I'm glad your Digimon Spirit's were able to be purified by your brother" after that, he went back to his lunch. Soon everyone else hesitantly began to eat again.

After lunch, MJ and Salamon decided to show Koji and Koichi around the house. Koichi still couldn't help but stare at the Holy Beast Type Digimon as she walked next to her human partner. The dog-like Digimon noticed the Dark twins stare, "what is it?" she asked. The short-haired boy jumped slightly, "oh, s-sorry, I'm still not used to seeing Digimon in the Real World, not to mention that the last Salamon I knew was one of the Celestial Digimon, so- it's just a bit strange" he explained. Salamon grinned, "really? I can Digivolve into one of the Celestials!?" she asked in awe. She pictured herself flying around as the angelic warrior Digimon, eyes wide in wonder. She quickly turned to MJ, "I can't wait to Digivolve Misa!" she exclaimed excitedly. The girl had quickly checked the Digimon Analyser on her Digivice, confirming that Salamon's Mega form was indeed Ophanimon- not that she doubted Koichi, but it was a little hard to believe that the two boys knew one of the Celestial Angels.

"It's okay if you don't believe me, but we actually know all three of the Celestial Angels, Seraphimon, Opanimon and Cherubimon" Koichi explained. MJ gasped, eyes shooting up to stare at the Legendary Warrior of Darkness, could he read her mind or something? The boy chuckled, "you were talking to yourself just now, and I heard you" he explained, shrugging. Misa blushed, "I- didn't mean to doubt you, but, it was just hard to believe" she said. Koichi shook his head, "don't worry about it, I don't mind" he said cheerfully. Koji glanced at the girl as he walked a little faster to stand beside his brother, "everything okay?" he asked suspiciously. His twin nodded, "yep, we were just talking a bit, that's all" he replied. MJ frowned. Why hadn't she believed Koichi? He was older than her and had a lot more experience. He might very well know the three Celestials, but she hadn't so she had to take his word for it.

"Um, Kimura-San?" she asked. The short-haired boy shook his head, "Misa-Chan, you may be younger than me, but I'm still a kid just like you, please, just call me Koichi, okay?" he asked. MJ nodded, "Koichi, could you tell me about the Celestial Angels you met? I'd be very interested to learn about them, especially since my partner might Digivolve into one of them one day" she continued. The Warrior of Darkness nodded, "of course, I'll be happy to tell both you and your brother about Lord Seraphimon, Lord Cherubimon and Lady Ophanimon" he replied cheerfully. Both the Digidestined of Light and her partner continued to show Koichi around the house for a while until Hikari-San called for them. Koji, Koichi, MJ and Salamon found her picking up her handbag and car keys, "we're going out to buy some clothes for you two and to find a couple of beds and a chest of draws for each of you" she explained.

"Oh, can Kai come? And the Digimon?" the girl asked. Hikari-San shrugged, "sure, if you get ready quickly" she replied. MJ grinned and ran off upstairs. Five minutes later, MJ walked downstairs with Kai, Patamon and Salamon. The two children pulled on their shoes and the group of eight went outside to get in the car. When everyone was inside the large van, the woman drove away from the house. The car ride was very quiet, or at least it was until Salamon and Gatomon began a conversation about what it was like being a humanoid angel Digimon. MJ joined the conversation eventually, since she was interested in this too. The dark-haired twins and Kai stayed quiet, with the blond boy mindlessly stroking Tokomon, who appeared to be in a state of bliss, if her absolute look of joy and contentment was anything to go by. Koji stared out the window, watching all the people and Digimon apparently as amazed by that as Koichi. Koji looked back at the driver, "um, Hikari-San?" he asked awkwardly.

"Yes Koji-Kun?" the brown-haired woman asked as she drove. "Well, I was just wondering how long this world has been in contact with your worlds Digital one?" the long-haired boy asked. Hikari-San hummed in contemplation, "hmm, well, my father-in-law was a Digidestined about 29 years ago, so I'd say about 29 to 30 years now?" she replied. The black-haired twins looked shocked by that, but Koichi quickly shook himself out of it, "wow, that's amazing, our world can't handle Digimon going there, they cause all kinds of problems and damage even when they don't actually attack" he explained. "Ah, I see, so that's why you're so shocked that Digimon can exist here" Hikari-San replied, nodding. Now it made sense. Soon they arrived at a big Shopping Centre "well, here we are, time to get to work" the brown-haired woman said cheerfully, getting out of the car with her Digimon partner by her side. Everyone else got out as well. Koichi winced at the size of the building. Anything bought from there was bound to be expensive.

"Um, Hikari-San?" he asked. Said woman turned to face him as she prepared to lead everyone across the road, "yes?" she replied. "I promise, we'll find some way to pay you back for all you've done for us" Koichi said with a bow. Hikari-San sighed good-naturedly. Despite only having known these boys for about a day, she could already tell that the boy wouldn't be giving up on that notion any time soon, "alright then Koichi-Kun. If you want to work somehow to pay us back you can," the Kimura smiled gratefully. "But you might want to hold off on that until we actually buy anything" she said with a wink. Then the group headed towards the shopping center.

To Be Continued