Chapter 9: Tomoki and Xiaochun
Couple- Tommy from Digimon Frontier and Suzie from Digimon Tamers
The Wong family were enjoying their first dinner together as a family (Without the eldest son, Rinchei) at the Katou Family Restaurant. It was the night after Suzie met Cody Hida. Everything about tonight seemed to be going perfect, that is until…
"You're the worst brother ever!" shouted a brunette boy who appeared to be only two years older than Suzie.
"For what? Giving you good advice?" asked an older boy around Henry's age rhetorically.
"No, for insulting my friends! I've had enough of you badmouthing them, if you need me I'll be outside!" said the younger of the two as he stomped outside.
"Oh dear, not this again…" said a woman who appeared to be the boy's mother.
The older brother stood up and walked over to a corner to sulk.
"Is Tommy acting up again Mrs. Himi?" asked Mrs. Katou, Jeri's mother.
"I'm afraid it's both him and Yutaka. I just don't know what to do" admitted the brunette boy's mother.
"Oy, talk about a bad sibling relationship" said Jaarin.
"If this keeps up, one day they'll completely stop talking to and about each other" said Henry.
Suzie didn't like hearing these kind of things about siblings. Not since yesterday anyway. She felt sorry for the boy and thought the best way to fix it was by doing what Cody did to help heal her relationship with her siblings.
"I need some fresh air" said Suzie as she quickly made her way out the door.
"Hurry back!" said her mother.
Lopmon and Terriermon just watched from inside the kitchen where they were eating with Jeri, Calumon, and her half-brother, Masahiko.
"Culu…?"
Outside…
Tommy was sitting down on the ground with his back leaning against the restaurant wall.
For the most part he was just staring at the stars thinking about the old days. Away from his brother and he was with just his friend looking up at the night sky with three moons. (In Digimon Frontier's digital world, there are three moons)
"Stupid Yutaka, I wish he would just disappear" grumbled Tommy.
"Not so sure that would be such a good idea"
Tommy turned to see a girl that was eating in the restaurant standing there. Her face had both concern and indifference etched onto it. That's what puzzled him.
"What do you care? It's not like it concerns you" Tommy said coldly. 'God I've been hanging out with Kouji too much'
"I care because I hate to see siblings argue. You now if this keeps up you guys will end not wanting anything to do with each other"
"That's how it is now"
Suzie sighed in exasperation. This was going to be a lot more difficult than she thought. Now she knew how Ms. Asaji felt whenever she was trying to get through to one of her problem students like Kazu, Kanta, Takato or, even herself.
"You ever watched the digimon show?" asked Suzie.
"Yeah, it arrived to Shibuya later than other districts but I watched it, so?"
"So, you do know that Ken made the exact same wish about his brother, Sam, and ended up regretting it once it came true"
"Whatever. It's not like it was a real incident"
Suzie found out from Cody that a lot of the events that occurred in the show were real. The real boy genius, Ken Ichijoji made that wish and a week later, his brother was killed in a car accident.
"Well, why are you and your brother arguing in the first place?" asked Suzie.
"He just doesn't trust my friends just because they're all older than me and we're always being so secretive together"
"Well, why are you guys so secretive?"
Tommy thought over his answer before deciding it was safe to respond. "Because we all shared an experience that only we got to take a part of. Something no one else will understand or ever will understand"
"Yeah, it's the same with me and my friends. I'm one of the youngest but my siblings all know about what we experienced. They can never understand it fully but they can try. Maybe you should tell your brother what you experienced"
Tommy shook his head. "No, my friends and I all promised not to tell anyone, even if we did, no one would believe us. It's too crazy and fantasy like"
'Trust me, after my wacky adventures, I'd believe anything except Rika becoming a model, Kazu becoming the next Einstein, Kenta becoming the biggest rock star in the world, and Henry becoming the leader of some sort of gang'
Both of them stayed silent for a little while, watching the stars. Suzie began naming constellations moments later.
"Where'd you learn about all this?" asked Tommy.
"From my brother, Henry. And I learned some martial arts and piano from him too. Did your brother teach you anything?"
Tommy thought before realizing that everything that he ever learned was from Takuya and the others. "No, my friends taught me a bunch of things though. An even better reason why he's a horrible brother"
Suzie had just about enough. Actually, she did have enough of Tommy badmouthing his brother. So, to snap him out of it she did what she learned from watching Kari and Yolie from the show, and her hero, Rika Nonaka, do. She slapped him.
"OW! What the heck was that for?"
"Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! I've had enough of your negativity" shouted Suzie as she stood up. "Maybe he would've taught you something if you let him. Maybe you're spending too much time with your friends. Maybe you should show him what you've learned from them, then maybe he'd understand. All I know is that it's both your fault"
Tommy just stared at her before giving a small smile. "You know, you're very persuasive. And you really know how to get someone in the right mood. I really admire that"
Suzie blushed at his statement. "J-just go in there and make up with him!" she commanded as she turned away.
Tommy simply nodded and walked back inside. He went over to his brother. Suzie couldn't hear them, but she knew that her work was done when she saw them hug each other. Suzie smiled at the little sweet scene.
I felt that this could've turned out better, oh well. I'd like to hear your thoughts on this chapter and I'd really like to know how you feel. Just go on and review. I'm hoping to make the next chapter Rylice, so stay tuned.