Kouji, Izumi and a kid?
Chapter 1
Little Bundle of Joy
The day ran as usual, however it seemed to go extremely slow for poor Izumi Orimoto. As the biology teacher rambled on about cells in onions Izumi couldn't help but sigh as she turned and looked out the window, watching birds flutter by each other. Takuya noticed and turned to look at her, watching her staring blankly, which was highly unlike her. Izumi thought about the birds and how free they were, she envied them, wishing she could spread her wings and fly like she did as Kazemon or Zephyrmon. The feeling of the wind in her wings, the sensation of her hair flying behind her in the breeze, the joy of being almost weightless doing cartwheels in the air. Suddenly Izumi realised just how much she missed being in the digital world where anything was possible.
Kouichi noticed Izumi's behaviour and frowned in worry. The teacher also noticed.
"Orimoto Izumi! Can you tell me what structure surrounds the outside of an onion cell and why it differs from an animal cell?" asked the teacher, snapping Izumi out of her trance, looking at the teacher. She bit her lip in worry and Kouichi whispered the answer.
"It's a cell wall that surrounds the outside of an onion cell; it acts as a second wall and protection to the cell and allows it to hold its shape. It differs from an animal cell because an animal cell has no wall" she answered after listening to Kouichi and the teacher looked flabbergasted. Kouichi and Takuya grinned at the teacher then at Izumi as Takuya winked at her. Izumi shrugged him off and thanks Kouichi quietly, then continued staring out the window, getting lost in her thoughts again.
The moment the bell rang for the end of the day, Izumi grabbed her stuff and dashed out the door quickly, not even waiting for Kouichi or Takuya.
"Izumi's acting really weird..." stated Takuya as he went to his locker with Kouichi and he put his bag in there, grabbing his soccer ball and goggles.
"No kidding... she's not her usual self, that's for sure..." stated Kouichi as he shut his locker door and ran to the door, issuing for Takuya to catch up. Takuya pouted at Kouichi then ran after him, shouting insults at him as they ran to the soccer field to practise. Kouji was waiting there for them, and JP and Tommy were still in school doing chores after school. Kouichi bet Takuya to the soccer field and as Takuya bent on his knees to catch his breath, Kouichi snuck up on him and stole his ball, kicking it across the field with him as Takuya yelled more insults at him.
"If you don't get more fit, how do you ever expect to keep the ball in a game of soccer!" shouted Kouichi as Kouji stood there, his hands in his jacket pockets, smirking as Kouichi passed the ball to him and he kicked it straight into the goal. Takuya huffed in annoyance, then ran to them, taking the ball and began running to the other goal. It was a little unfair, being on his own against Kouji and Kouichi, but he didn't mind. He considered it special training for his upcoming soccer match with the school.
"You're too slow Takuya!" yelled Kouji as he skidded on his side and kicked the ball from under Takuya's feet, tripping him on him as Kouichi grabbed the ball with this feet, then ran back to the other goal. Takuya moaned in frustration, then stood quickly, puffing and ran after Kouichi, shouting insults at him again as Kouichi chuckled. Kouichi kicked the ball again and it flew into the goal post, bouncing off towards Takuya who accidentally stepped on it and slipped, falling on his face. The ball rolled away as Kouji grabbed it, kicking it straight into the goal from the other end of the soccer field. Kouichi and Kouji decided to check on Takuya and went near him.
Kouichi bent down and began poking Takuya as Kouji leaned forward. They both were refraining giggles and were trying their best to look concerned. Takuya then rolled suddenly and grabbed the collars of their shirts, pulling them down quickly beside him on the floor. Kouichi and Kouji's heads collided as their fell, and as they recovered from the head trauma they formed a star shape with Takuya, laying on their backs and watching the stars. Takuya then decided the break the news to Kouji.
"Izumi's acting really weird today; she wasn't acting like her usual bright, bubbly self. She was looking a bit like she was depressed and lost in her own world. I'm not sure what was going on, but something was definitely wrong" stated Takuya, catching Kouji's attention as he looked to his right to look at Takuya. He saw by his expression that he was being serious.
"Well, where is she?" asked Kouji and Kouichi sighed in defeat.
"She took off straight after the bell rang, we lost sight of her. And that's highly unlike her, she normally waits for us and watches up practise and kick Takuya's butt" answered Kouichi and Kouji heard Takuya shout in protest. Kouji sat forward, looking at his twin on his left.
"Well I doubt she went home, let's see if we can find her" stated Kouji and Takuya smiled brightly. He sat up as well, his smile beaming.
"Alright, sounds like a plan!" yelled Takuya in agreement and Kouichi sat up, sighing slightly.
"There's just one problem" stated Kouichi as he turned to look at everyone, "where are we gonna look?" Takuya sat there, pondering to himself for a moment when Kouji spoke up.
"The riverbed. She always goes there when something's wrong, it's her usual spot" he said and they all stood, heading to the area, leaving the soccer ball rolling away on the field.
Izumi sighed to herself after what seemed the hundredth time that day. Her days were just getting worse and worse, and there was nothing she could do. Her world, everything she knew, was slowly falling apart around her and she could only stand there and watch as things took place.
"You're always working! You never think of us! You ignore Izumi, and its showing!"
"Well whose fault is that! It's your job to raise the kids!"
"What was that! You're always so busy working that you're never home, heh, work, is that even where you're going!"
"How dare you! I have to work to pay the bills around here damn it! What about you! You're always going out for walks all the time, who the hell knows where you're going!"
"I only go out to get away from you! You and you're constant bitching!"
"So you're admitting it! You're going out to get away from us all!"
"That is enough! I never said anything of the sort!"
"Just shut up! SHUT UP WOMAN!"
And while this entire argument went on, Izumi was in her bedroom, laying on her bed and covering her head under her pillow to muffle down the sounds of her parents voices echoing down the street, praying and mumbling for them to stop.
Where had it all gone wrong? They were all so happy last year, and now this year it was a complete and utter mess. As more memories of her parents fighting entered her mind for a visual playback she put her head in her hands, wishing and praying for it to stop. That was when Izumi heard some rustling next to her. She froze, debating on running or staying put. Eventually the rustling stopped and she slowly moved her hands away, turning slowly to see a box next to her. It was fairly large and was covered in a small towel with purple and pink designs on it. On the side of the box were large letters reading 'fragile'.
Izumi went to the box and took the towel off, then pulled the sides away, then the other sides and peered inside. She found a fairly large bundle wrapped in a towel. The towel was a pale green and she saw specks of black. Izumi's curiosity got the better of her and she reached inside, pulling the towel out and then it started moving, making little noises. Izumi unwrapped the towel slightly and saw a little face with black hair, tiny hands waving in the air as it squirmed from being woken up. Izumi gasped, it was a baby.
Tiny eyes opened to reveal emerald green iris' locking straight onto her own. The colour was almost identical. But she wondered where the black hair had come from. She'd received her blonde hair from her mother and her emerald coloured eyes from her father. Who were the parents of this beautiful baby? She noticed the baby smiled, reaching forward towards her and began repeating the sound 'ma'. She shook her head sadly at the baby.
"I'm not mama, my name's Izumi, but I'll take care of you till I find your parents" she whispered to the child, soothing it again. She gently placed the child on the ground, and then looked inside the box again to see an envelope. She looked at the front and saw her own name written there, along with Kouji's. Why was Kouji's name there? She tore it open and began reading it, her eyes widening and her skin going pale from shock. She folded the paper and put it in her pocket, then picked up the baby, whispering the name Naomi to it. The baby squeaked in acknowledgement to it, as Izumi nodded.
She wrapped the towel around her more, and then looked around for any sign of anybody else. When she was certain there was no one, she grabbed her school bag, putting it on her shoulders and tried to make a run to the supermarket. However she was suddenly cut off by Takuya, Kouji and Kouichi.
"Thought you'd be here. What's up Izumi?" asked Takuya as he folded his arms behind his head. His smirk had returned and Izumi pouted slightly at it.
"Nothing, I was on my way to the supermarket to buy some stuff" answered Izumi as she held the bundle closer to herself, and tried desperately not the make eye contact with Kouji. Kouji raised a brow, noticing her deliberately not giving him eye contact. Kouichi smiled at her, and then looked at the direction she was going to go.
"Well, why don't we accompany you?" he asked and Takuya's grin grew bigger.
"Yeah, that's a great idea!" he exclaimed and Izumi had to fight off a scream. She grit her teeth, trying to find a way out of this, but then she noticed it was just these three, and was suddenly grateful JP and Tommy weren't here.
"If you guys want... I'm just buying baby supplies, that's all" she stated as she walked past them, still carrying Naomi and praying silently to herself for Naomi to sleep the whole way. Takuya's mouth nearly hit the floor as he looked at Kouji and Kouichi.
"Izumi, you're pregnant?" he exclaimed and Izumi blushed massively, shouting out no.
"Of course not! I'm just looking after my baby cousin for a bit! Bloody hell Takuya, where the heck did you think of that!" she exclaimed, almost feeling ready to hit him. Takuya sighed in relief and they all began walking to the supermarket. That was when it caught Izumi's eye. She turned her head slightly to see a mass of brown long hair floating in the air as it disappeared behind a tree. Izumi stopped and began searching for more of the brown hair but none could be seen.
Kouichi accidentally bumped into her when he didn't notice her stop so suddenly. She almost toppled forward but Kouichi grabbed her arm and she clung onto Naomi tightly, stopping her from falling and hitting the floor. Kouichi straightened her back up and she looked back to the trees again, but the brown hair was nowhere to be seen.
"What do you see Izumi? What made you stop?" asked Kouichi as he helped her stand on her feet properly. She shook her head.
"I thought I saw something. Oh well, must've been nothing" she answered, still clutching Naomi and continued walking forward. Suddenly something black dashed forward, zooming past Izumi, Takuya, Kouji and Kouichi. They all froze, gasping. The black mass jumped forward again, stopping in front of them. Izumi's eyes widened as she recognised it. It was a black wolf. Its eyes glowed a brilliant yellow and its lips were pulled back, showing brilliant white fangs and it growled ferociously at them. Kouichi gently pulled Izumi back to him as Kouji slowly made his way for a stick. Takuya bent his knees down slightly, growling himself. Izumi didn't know what was going on, wolves weren't even native here, so how did this one end up here?
The wolf didn't even pay attention to Kouji or Takuya; its eyes were locked on Izumi and the little bundle of green towel in her arms. Izumi gulped as she realised this, stepped back and it took a step forward. Just as the wolf leaned down to jump up at Izumi, Kouji rushed in front and blocked it with the stick. Izumi shrieked slightly as the wolf knocked Kouji down onto his back and began snapping at him. He was only just barely able to push it back with the stick. That was when Naomi woke. Izumi quickly unwrapped the towel from her face and Naomi began crying. Kouichi gasped, staring at the baby, then not knowing whether to look at Izumi or Kouji. Takuya had grabbed another stick and was trying to hit the wolf with it to distract it.
It worked, for about a second. The wolf looked up then saw Naomi crying. It growled at Izumi, and then jumped forward at her as Izumi shrieked. Kouji looked up, yelling Izumi's name making Naomi scream loudly. A glow suddenly filled the entire area and Kouji found himself enveloped in a brilliant and radiant light.
Sorry for the cliff hanger, but I hope you enjoy the story! This is a re-write of my story 'Kouji, Izumi and a kid' .net/s/4725381/1/ because the first one wasn't that good and my old account I can't access anymore. So I had to do a re-write anyway. Enjoy guys!