Chapter 8: Iori and Xiaochun

Couple- Cody from Digimon 2 and Suzie from Digimon Tamers

"Suzie, this is the third time this week you've been ignoring my class. I don't want that to happen again or it'll seriously affect your grade. Why can't you be anything more like your siblings?"

Ten year-old Suzie Wong was staying behind after class for her misbehavior, again. She wasn't always like this but five years can really change a person.

"I'm sorry Ms. Asaji, I promise that there's a chance it won't happen again" said Suzie to Takato's fifth grade teacher.

Ms. Asaji sighed in exasperation. "Well, at least you're being honest"

Later…

Suzie was walking home with her best friend, Ai Tedara. Ai's twin brother, Mako went on ahead with his best friend, Masahiko Katou.

"Suzie, you really need to pay attention more in class or you'll fail" said Ai.

"Well, maybe then everybody won't expect so much out of me" said Suzie.

"No one expects you to be perfect"

"No, but there are people that expect me to be perfect at something. And just because I have siblings that are so good at what they do"

"Well, it's not like you can't blame them, Rinchei (Eldest brother) is artistic, Jaarin (Older sister) is athletic, and Henry is brilliant. Someone's bound to expect something like that out of you"

"Well, I'm not good at anything except the digimon card game, and that's only because I learned from the best, not from my own pure talent. Ugh, I hate my siblings!"

"No you don't and-"

"Yes I do, and they hate me too, because all I am is unwanted luggage!"

"Suzie-!"

Suzie took off into the direction of her home. Ai knew it was pointless to argue; all that would happen is that she would get even more frustrated. This was a problem no one can help her solve.

Wong Residence…

"I'm home!" 'Regretfully I might add' thought Suzie when her older brother came into view with two bunny like digimon behind him.

Suzie attempted to walk right past him but he blocked her path. Her parents were home late, as usual, Rinchei was in college, Jaarin was at basketball practice, and the only reason Henry was here was because he had the flu.

"What?"

"I got another call from Ms. Asaji"

"So?"

"We really need to talk about this"

"No we don't, and I don't care what you say!"

"Suzie!" said Lopmon in disbelief.

"Suzie, I only want to help" tried Henry.

"But you never do. And it doesn't matter what you say because I know you don't care. You don't care about me at all, just you and all your same aged friends"

Henry knew where this was coming from, both Jaarin and Rinchei became more distant from them when they entered high school. They still loved them, they just barely expressed it. For Suzie who couldn't read people as well as Henry could, she interpreted this as them not wanting to spend time with them anymore. She felt neglected by her own family.

"Suzie-!"

The young girl threw her backpack into her room took her violin (Yes, she plays violin. The girls of the Wong family play violin, while the boys play piano. Henry also taught her piano though)

"I'm going for a jog"

"Where?"

"Odaiba!" shouted Suzie as she took off.

Inoue convenience store…

"Oh no!" said Yolie picking up something from the floor.

"What's wrong?" asked Cody who was helping out in the store.

"That girl that was here earlier dropped her coin purse. Think you could go chase her down and return this to her after I take a few yen?" asked Yolie in jest.

"Yolie…"

"I'm joking, here"

Cody took it and ran off in the direction of the girl that was in there earlier. She looked to be at least three years younger than him and had shoulder length hair.

Even though saying Odaiba was just supposed to be a joke she ended up going there anyway. Pretty stupid move on her part. And now she was going back to that convenience store to retrieve her coin purse. 'Great I really am hopeless. Can't even buy a bottle of mineral water right'

Just when he turned the corner a boy around three years older than her crashed into her causing her to fall over. He was very handsome, had dark brown hair, and cocoa brown eyes. (Just so you know, Cody got rid of his bowl cut for a much better look. More wild and messy thanks to Davis and TK)

"Oh, sorry, here let me help you up" he said holding his hand out to her.

"I can pick myself up" said Suzie before noticing the coin purse in his hand, and she was pretty sure it wasn't his.

Cody noticed what she was staring at and realized who she was. "Oh, I was going to go return this to you"

"I figured" said Suzie as she took it out of his hand and got up. "Thanks"

"You know you don't have to be so rude"

"Excuse me, but you were the one that bumped into me"

"Yeah, but I apologized"

"And I thanked you, now leave me alone"

"Okay what's eating you?"

Suzie looked up at him. Clearly, he was a lot like her brother, faking care, pretending kindness, and being able to read people.

"You're just like him" she spat.

"Who, an ex-boyfriend of yours?"

"I'm ten. And I meant my brother; I hate him and all my other siblings"

"I'm sure you don't mean that"

"I do"

Cody shook his head. "No you don't. I have two friends that think the same way you do. One of them hated how she had to share everything with her siblings"

"Well I bet she didn't have three siblings like me"

"Actually, she does, and they all share one bathroom"

Suzie made a face. "That's pretty bad considering my family has two bathrooms"\

She was so interested in what he was saying that she didn't even realize that they were both just sitting on a bench listening to the other speak.

"One day, she got her wish of being an only child temporarily, and she realized that she missed them" said Cody thinking back to their encounter with MaloMyotismon. "Although they barely showed it, they still loved her"

"And your other friend?"

"He hated how his brother got all the attention from his parents and wished for him to disappear. A week later, his brother got into a car accident and died. It was the first time he cried for his brother rather than because of him"

Suzie never thought about one of her siblings dying. But now that she did she realized how bad that seemed. It couldn't happen not with them thinking that she hated them, because that wasn't true, she loved them.

Suzie began to cry and she just suddenly grabbed Cody and buried her face into his chest.

That day she learned so much from this stranger. Like how he was the youngest of his entire group of friends and that they would never ignore him because they've been through so much together. And how he was the person the digimon character Iori Hida was based off of. And how she did have her own talent. Her music was always the most beautiful. And that's what made her beautiful according to Cody. He told her to always try her hardest and to tell her family how she really felt.

Wong Residence…

"Hey, Henry?" asked Suzie as she entered her brother's room.

He was resting in bed because he went out to look for her, he passed out along the way. Lopmon and Terriermon ended up dragging him back.

"Yeah?"

"I'm sorry, for everything I said. I do love you, and I know you care, I'm sorry"

"I think I need to apologize too, I've been neglecting you haven't I? Well, I promise that won't happen again" said Jaarin coming in and hugging her little sister.

"Thanks, I love you guys"

Ai had said that no one could help Suzie, but she was wrong. A total stranger was able to do so much more than anyone could ever believe.

This isn't so lovey-dovey since he's thirteen and she's ten. But tell me what you guys think. This has been my longest chapter yet. Yay! Next couple will be another crossover, Tomoki and Xiaochun, I always loved the idea of a Suzie love triangle.