Author's Notes: Ugh, so after going through and scanning through all of my chapters that I have here, I realized that this one probably needed to be revised a LOT more than some of my others...so many spelling/name errors in here...gulps nervously However, I DID start this fic when there still wasn't too much known about Frontier...and it's still going even though the season has long since ended! I guess one could say that I'm having WAY to much fun with it-LOL!So even though I AM revising the earlier chapters, I am most definitely working on update chapters as well. I apologize in advance for all the author alerts some of you are going to get from me, as I'm not sure if whether or not this site gives out alerts when stories are being revised...I might end up adding a few things into the plot here and there, and maybe change the title's of some of the chapters. Who knows?You might want to go ahead and read through some chapters again...but it's not a really big deal if you don't. It's all up to you! (Oh, and if ANYONE can tell me how to stop the words from getting squished together in the editing process, I'd be one grateful author!)
On another quick note, I wanted to mention that I've changed their ages in thisbig ol' fic of mine,so that they're slightly OLDER than what they were in the series itself. (Hence, another reason for the much needed AU) Ages will be as followed:
Takuya and Izumi-14, Kouji (and later Kouichi)-15, Junpei-16, and Tomoki-12
Warnings: This fic contains yaoi/slash...so if you're not a big fan of male/male pairings I suggest you hit the wonderful back button to the top left of your page there and run far, far away. You've been for warned...don't say I didn't tell you so!
Story Rating: Starts out PG but varies throughout the fic.
Set Time: AU-rewrite of season 04 w/Takoujiness abound.
Summary: Takuya changes everything when he hops onto Kouji's train last minute while going to the Digital World. Now find out just how different things really are...
Different Journeys
Author: Angel Spirit
Chapter I: Race to the Train
"Man oh man, why ME?" Fourteen year old Takuya Kanbara yelled as he rushed into the elevator of the train station head first,just barely making it in time as it nearly closed on his sneaker. Hitting his head against the wall of the elevator, Takuya sat up rubbing the small bump and looked at the other person that occupied the elevator as well.
Takuya's eyes nearly bugged out when he saw how incredibly gorgeous the other guy was. It looked like the other boywas about Takuya's own age, withbluish black hairthat was tied back into a low ponytail,with a blue, white, and black bandanna placed and tied neatly on his head. He wore a pair of blue three quarter length warm up pants with a small yellow stripe down the sides, and a yellow shirt with dark blue trimming on the neck and bottom portion of the shirt. It made Takuya wonder if the sleeves of the shirt had the same kind of dark blue trim as well. A matching blue wind breaker with the same yellow stripes that the pants held, completed the outfit. The strangers eyes were gorgeous too-a dark blue gray color. ThoughTakuyahad the feeling that theadorable looking boy in the elevator with him hadthose kind of eyes that changed color based upon his emotions...and Takuya found himself staring into the depths of those eyes unable to stop.
And then, feeling incredibly stupid, Takuya held up his cell phone and looked at it for the time-just as the other teen did the same thing. While Takuya's cell phone was red and black, the other teen's was blue and white.
"Hey, are you here because of this?" Takuya asked, still slightly out of breath from his lovely run through the train station. The other said nothing, and Takuya found himself slapping his hand against his forehead.
Stupid, STUPID Takuya! He thought, andletting outa smallsigh the brunette stood and leaned against one of the side walls of the elevator. .
"You could at least say something!" Takuya grumbled trying his best to douse the sudden quiet of the elevator, glancing behind him through the windows (as it was a glass elevator), his jaw dropping as he realized that they were going beyond the last stop. Even the other teen in the elevator was looking slightly nervous as he eyed the outside as well. Though Takuya had to complement the other teen for keeping his cool.
"What's going on?" Takuya questioned out loud, and the only answer from the other teen was just a shrug. By now, Takuya was ready to scream in frustration. Didn't this kid know how to talk?
Just as Takuya was getting ready to push the emergency stop button to the elevator to see what was going on and to stop them from descending any further, the elevator suddenlystopped and the door opened. AllTakuya could do, wasjust stare wide-eyed at where it was the elevator had taken the two of them.
"It is now up to you Takuya.which train are you going to take...?" The voice from the cell phone told him, it's melodious femininetone piercing through the bustling crowd of kids of all different ages. Takuya, still wide eyed, only stared around him with fascination as the dark haired teen quicklypushed past him without sayinga single word to him andheaded towards one of the trains that was nearby. Snapping out of his trance, Takuya realized the time and made a mad dash for one of the trains, barely grasping a hold ofthe railing as it started to speed off. It seemed as though time was definitely not on his side today. He seemed to be running late for everything.
Panting, as he finished clambering onto the caboose's platform, Takuya was just about to turn around andhead inside the train, when from the corner of his eyes, he saw thegorgeous boywho had been with him in the elevator...on a completely differenttrain altogether that seemed to be going in a different tunnel as well. Panicking and feeling like he couldn't let theother teen leave his sight,the brunetteformed a quick, yetsimple plan. Leading himself to believe that the train he was standingon now might not have anyone on it and that he'd be all alone to wherever he was going, Takuya backed up to the other side of the platform and took a running leap onto the platform of the other train-just as it disappeared intothe dark tunnel it had been heading for. Loosing his balance and being flipped over the back railing, Takuya found himself hanging on for dear life and groaned loudly at his own dumb luck.
"HEY! A LITTLE HELP HERE!" Takuya hollered, as he knew that the dark haired boy he had seen before was somewhere on this train. Just as Takuya felt as though he was loosing his grip, and starting to panic,a pair of hands reached down and grabbed his own heaving him up onto the incredibly small platform that was just barely big enough to hold the two of them. Stillpanting lightly, Takuya glanced up at his rescuer to see that it was indeed the dark haired teen from the elevator and gave him a small smile of thanks.
The other did nothing.didn't even return Takuya's smile. Instead, he turned his heel on Takuya and walked back into the train allowing the door to swing wildly behind him. With anger starting to build up inside him at being so bluntly ignored, Takuya headed inside after him. Following the other kid, Takuya saw that the train was empty, except for just the two of them.
He would've been all alone on this thing, and I doubt that he would've cared. I don't even know his name yet and this is the second time we've run into each other! Takuya thought, as he found the other teen sitting on one of the train seats towards the front of the train.Gathering up all his courage, Takuya sat down across from him. They sat there in silence for what seemed like forever, and when Takuya couldn't take it anymore and was about to open his mouth to say something, theother boyfinally spoke. He said it so quietly, that Takuya almost didn't hear him.
"Why did you get on this train?" Takuya looked up from where he was staring at his hands, and looked at the teen with his mouth half open and another wide-eyed expression graced his features. Deciding that if he kept this up, his face would probably be stuck like that forever. Closing his eyes, Takuya realized that he wasn't quite sure how to answer the questionthat had been firedat him. But the other teen seemed dead serious about the question...and was looking at Takuya to answer it. And anwer it truthfully at that.
"What?" The brunette replied back, feeling slightly stunned by the off handed question. Trying to buy himself enough time to think of a decent answer that would satisfy the other.
"Why did you get on this train? Why didn't you just stay on the first one you originally chose toget on?" The dark hairedstrangerasked a little bit louder, in a more annoyed tone ofvoice-andTakuya didn't doubtforone second that the other had thought he hadn't heard himand Takuya gulped, stillnot knowing the answer to it. Why had he decided to get on this train indeed?
"Um..." Takuya licked his dry lips, and tried to think of the answer that he knew was somewhere in his mind as he continued to buy himself more time.
"I-I'm not sure...last minute instinct?" He found himself sputtering, and groaned softly as he believed that he was making a complete and total fool out of himself...again. For some odd reason, this stranger seemed to have that effect on him.
"Good answer." The teen said in a heavy joking tone, as he continued to stare at Takuya.who was ready to melt from the expression within those gray blue eyes. ThenTakuya gave himself a mental shake.
Wait a minute-MELT? He's a guy! What am I thinking? I'm not attracted to other guys-am I? But Takuya couldn't help but tothink how gorgeous the other teen was. He knew that he kept on thinking that, but he couldn't quite make himself stop those thoughts.
"Um...by the way, I'm Takuya." Takuya found himself introducing himself, knowing that he had to at least get this kids name from him now that he was actually speaking to him. It was better then silence...anything was better then silence now, with the strangesituation thatthey had gotten themselves into. Stuck on a train that they didn't where it was taking them, or why.
"Kouji." Was all the teen said in reply to Takuya's introduction...buthey,at least it was a start. At least Takuya had his name now and something to call the other...umm...Kouji, by.
"So where, do you think this train is taking us anyway?" Takuya asked, and Kouji shook his head.
"I'm not sure." Hereplied quietly, and then looked out the window at the long tunnel they were going through. Suddenly, something seemed to change...something happened. Takuya didn't know how to explainit, but hefelt different-and he was sure that Kouji did too from the shockedlook upon his face.
"Did you feel that?" Takuya choked out, and Kouji nodded, standing as he started to make his way toward the main compartment, where the driver was.
"Let's go check this out. I've suddenlygot a bad feeling about this train." Kouji muttered, as Takuya nodded and started after the dark haired youth, finding himself standing rather close to him. Not really wanting to be left alone on thisfreaky train. Just before they reached the door that led into the conductor's chamber, something else happened. There was a brilliant flash of light, and the tunnel seemed tochange completely as it widened and became a bit more colorful than the dark and drab gray colors that made up the Shibuya train station.
The ground shuddered underneath the two teens, and they both feel off their feet-loosing their balance and were sentflying backwards.
Takuya landed butt first on the floor, skidding a few feet from where he had been standing and found himsel flying on his back as he moaned in slight pain from the incident. And then, suddenly someone was on top of him. Opening his dark brown eyes, Takuya found that someone to be Kouji. His black hair was in his face, and Takuya could smell the shampoo that Kouji must've used this morning. He breathed in Kouji's sweetscentdeeply without noticing he had done it until it was too late, recognizing the lightsmell of citrus.
"Oi." Kouji mumbled, standing up and brushing himself off. Feeling.different somehow but not able to put his finger onwhat it was. He turned around, and saw Takuya still lying on the floor, lookingjust a littleout of it. Dazed and confused was more like it. Kouji blushed lightly realizing that he must've landed directlyon top of the otherteen when they had fallen over. Deciding that it was bestto be courteous, in the horribly awkward situation thatKouji had found himself in,heextended a hand to Takuya. Who looked at it for a second in surprise before grasping it firmly as Kouji pulled him to his feet.
"Thanks...uh...your bandanna is slipping." Takuya stuttered as he let go of Kouji's hand and fixed the bandanna so that it was sitting properly on Kouji's head. Kouji stood completely still while Takuya did this, thanked him rather quietly when he was finished, before turning away from him to face the window...and let out a yelp of surprise.
"What?" Takuya asked, his own cheeks burning slightly crimson as he realized that he had probably just made an embarrassment out of himself again, and then noticed that they were now out of the tunnel...and in a completely different world!
"Where in the hell are we?" Kouji gasped, and Takuya shook his head, not knowing the answer to his question. The horn of the train sounded. It was loud and obnoxious, not like any kind of horn that Takuya had ever heard before. It caused the both of them to cover their ears as they grimaced at the loud noise.
"Forget that question, what the hell are we riding on?" Takuya hollered above the noise as the loud, long horn stopped, the twoteenagers ears still vibrating from the sound.
"A train obviously...?" Kouji answered, but Takuya shook his head.
"No, something feels different. I don't know what it is,but something is...hey, look, a train station!" The goggle wearingbrunette exclaimed in excitement,pointed out the train station that loomed in the distance, interrupting himself.
"Maybe that's our destination?" Kouji asked quietly, and Takuya just shrugged while the dark haired teen glanced quickly at him, taking his eyes off of the train station for a moment.
"Dunno...hey, look, there's some kids! And it looks like they're in trouble!" Kouji realized thatTakuya was right, as he pointed a finger in the direction for Kouji to look in. The kids they were looking at now, did seem to be in trouble, and theylooked to be around their own ages as well. Except for the boy with the large hat on his head, who appeared to beshorter than the other two. He looked to be a few years younger then Takuya. There were two Digimon with them, and there was a third one advancing on it. It looked like some kind of demon creature ready to pounce on its victims.
"We've got to help them!" Takuya exclaimed frantically, and reached down for his cell phone, wondering if that had any way of either stopping the train or contacting help for those three kids in danger. But as he touched it and held it in his hand, it changed completely. Takuya gasped andusedhis right arm to shield his eyesat the strongred glow that his cell phoneemitted-and when he was able to see again, the cell phone had changed into something that wasn't a cell phone anymore.
As Takuya looked at it in awe, the voice that he had been hearing ever since he had said 'yes' to that stupid question about fulfilling his destiny came through it. When Takuya looked up again, he saw that Kouji's cell phone had also changed into the same kind of device. The devices that they both held now, were the same colors that their cell phones had been. Takuya's was red and black, while Kouji's was blue and white.
"Welcome to the Digital World, Takuya...Kouji." Takuya now noticed that it was a woman's voice that spoke to them, and it could be heard even clearer from this place...the Digital World she had called it.
"You are now Digi Destined, and you have chosen to fulfill your destiny as I knew you would. I am grateful to you both for your courage." Kouji looked up, and noticed that they were leaving behind the train station...leaving the other kids in danger.
"Wait, what about them? They're in trouble...we've got to help them!" Kouji spat out furiously, and Takuya's eyes opened wide as he looked up and sawt he look on Kouji's face. The expression it held, was one of anger-his dark blue eyes were much darker then before now, clouded over with the emotion that suddenly ran through him. Kouji found himself gasping slightly-he'd never quite felt his emotions as strongly as he'd felt them now.
"You can't help them. They've got their own journey to take, as you and Takuya have yours. You all must find the spirit that awaits you here in this world, and only when you find your spirits, can you finish your journey andall go home. Never fear, for all of you will meet up eventually. But now is not that time...good luck Digi Destined." As the woman's voice faded away, Takuya and Kouji were left looking out the window and then turned to stare at each other. Hoping that those other kids would be alright in the end, and that everything would be alright for them as well...
TBC...