Princess Viv: Well, hiya! And welcome to the co written story between eleven different authors. Yes, eleven. Now let me introduce them to you (in the order they will be writing in):
Princess Viv (me)
ProtoBlues
Zephyr Luana Minamino
yUmMyCoWs891 (Queen Cow)
starsweetie
Crazy-Silly-Me
Sakura2387
animeprincess11
chattypandagurl
goldendove88
PrincessSakuraTenshii12
To see their bios and stories, please click on my name for my bio; their names and links are right at the top.
Well, a little info on our ficcie… There will be twelve chapters. Each person will write their own individual chapters, and the last chapter will be written by all of us. A new chapter will come out at around once a month. Obviously, this is a Kouzumi fic. All of us authors are Kouzumi lovers, and we are all girls, surprisingly! And I would prefer to receive constructive criticism; we all do. The name of this fic is "Kimochi Hakken Suru", meaning "feelings discovered" in Japanese, courtesy of goldendove88.
Full summary: It's been three years since the return of the Frontier children from the Digital World, and they're living their lives normally like every other kid in school. Their friendship is still as strong as ever, but now, the only female member of the group is starting to discover feelings for one of the guys. Soon, the kids, with the addition of a couple of other people, are thrown into another dimension, and they must face new challenges, make new friends, and find new enemies. Will they ever return home?
Disclaimer: None of us eleven authors own Digimon
Frontier, or the songs we may use.
Kimochi Hakken Suru
Chapter 1: Blackout…
By Princess Viv
A pair of
blue-green eyes followed a tall boy of fourteen across the classroom,
their gaze intent. The boy, who had navy hair and matching eyes,
seated himself between Takuya Kanbara and Kouichi Kimura. The owner
of the eyes watched the boy's interaction with his friends, her
stare never wandering anywhere else.
"Izumi. Izumi. Are you listening to me? IZUMI ORIMOTO!"
"Huh?" the girl jumped and turned to face her best friend, Zephyr Luana Minamino (A/N: one of our author's OCs, you can guess who!). The fourteen-year-old girl was of medium height, and had a pale skin complexion. She had blue eyes, and silver hair with blue tips. She was also Izumi's only female friend.
Zephyr was smiling broadly. "You were staring again, Izumi."
"Me? I-I was not!" Izumi blushed, stammering.
Zephyr laughed, and her blue eyes twinkled in amusement, "You know you can't lie to me, Izumi! Stop denying the fact! I know you can't keep your eyes off Kouji Minamoto. You told me yourself before, remember?"
Izumi's face continued to turn bright red. "Shush! Not so loud! Stop it Zephyr! Stop teasing me! You're so mean! You know how I feel, and my emotions are very strong. It's not funny anymore…"
Zephyr ceased her loud laughter, but a large grin was still plastered across her pretty features. "Izumi, could it be love?" she enquired.
"L-Love?" Izumi's blue-green eyes widened. "Don't be stupid!" she replied after a short hesitation. "Of course I'm not in love!"
"… Am I?""I-I'm too young to be in love!" Izumi added, laughing it off.
"Okay, whatever you say." Zephyr smiled. "But you're the only girl he talks to. He just ignored the other girls, especially his fan club."
"That's because we're friends." Izumi stated firmly, tossing her long, blonde hair over her shoulder. "We've known each other for years. As a matter of fact, I've known all five of the boys for the same amount of time. I spend my Sundays with them, to catch up and talk about the old times… You're my best friend, Zeph, but I also put some time out for them. They're all like brothers to me… except… maybe Kouji…" she added in a low voice.
Zephyr laughed. "I also heard about the big crush that Junpei had on you for a year!"
Izumi rolled her eyes, "Yeah. But when I think back at those times when he was forever chasing and flirting with me, I find it quite hilarious. I'm glad he's given up on me though."
"Hey Izumi, how did you meet them all anyway? Junpei's a year old than you, and Tomoki is younger by three years. And Kouichi, Kouji, and Takuya never went to the same school as you, as I recall you telling me." Zephyr asked curiously.
"Well…" Izumi fidgeted nervously, and tried to say something. She had never mentioned the Digital World to her best friend, and planned to never tell her. It was not because Izumi didn't trust Zephyr – on the contrary, she trusted her best friend with her life – but she never said anything because she knew that Zephyr would not believe her. Who would? Izumi's stories about her adventures with the others in the Digital World would probably only make her friend laugh. The only people that shared her secret were Kouji Minamoto, his twin Kouichi Kimura, Takuya Kanbara, Junpei Shibayama, and Tomoki Himi, the others that also went to the Digiworld with her three years ago.
"It's… a long story." Izumi said finally, and forced a smile.
"Well, okay. I won't pressurise you if you don't want to say anything." Zephyr smiled understandingly.
"Thanks Zeph."
"Anytime."
"Anyway Zephyr," Izumi continued, her turn to grin evilly, "You can't talk! Don't you have a huge crush on Kouichi?"
"Izumi! Be quiet!" Zephyr exclaimed.
"Oh, don't panic so much, Zeph!" Izumi replied, smirking. "You told me before anyway, and I promised I wouldn't tell anyone, remember?"
Zephyr nodded. "Yeah, I know."
Just then, a male voice was heard from beside them, "Hi Zephyr, hi Izumi. What are you girls whispering about?"
The two girls turned around to see a beaming Kouichi. He hadn't changed much since the adventures in the Digital World; he still had his navy hair and eyes, like his twin, Kouji, but he had grown taller.
"Good morning, Kouichi. We were just talking about… girl stuff." Izumi grinned.
"Hi." Was all Zephyr managed to say before she turned away; suddenly, her blue and white trainers seemed very interesting…
Izumi watched her female friend's actions and expressions from the corner of her eye, and smirked. She then turned to Kouichi, "What's up?"
"Well, we were wondering if you had a particular place in mind to go to this Sunday. It's your turn to choose, as Kouji just reminded us." Kouichi replied.
Izumi's eyes widened at this. "Kouji reminded them? He remembered... about me? … Nah, don't be stupid, Izumi. It's not 'cause of you he can remember. It's obviously because Kouji has a good memory…"
"Well," Izumi finally found her voice after a short while, "I don't really mind…" suddenly, an idea occurred to her, and she turned to her best friend, "Zephyr, do you recommend a good place we could go?"
Zephyr jumped as she was addressed and turned to face her friend, her eyes purposefully avoiding Kouichi, who happened to be staring at her intently, waiting for an answer.
"I…" Zephyr eyed Izumi, giving her a confused expression, and hesitated to speak. Izumi gave her best friend a meaningful look, so Zephyr carried on, slightly annoyed to now have to be the centre of attention. "How about… Mount Fuji? I know everyone has probably been there at least once already, but it's a beautiful place. It's probably my favourite landmark in Japan. I've been there so many times already…"
"Great idea, Zephyr!" Kouichi beamed.
"You think so?" Zephyr looked up at her crush in surprise, and made eye contact with him.
Kouichi smiled and nodded, "Yup. I agree with you, Mount Fuji is wonderful. What do you think, Izumi?" he turned to face the blonde.
"I second that, Kouichi. Thanks Zeph, great idea." She turned to face her best friend, and her grin grew bigger. Zephyr knew Izumi had tried to plan this all along, and blushed, looking away from Kouichi.
"So Izumi, what time do you wanna meet up, and where?" Kouichi asked.
"Don't forget, we're obviously gonna need to bring food, if we're going on a day trip. I'll make it. And we'll take the train to Mount Fuji, because it's so far away… Let's meet at the train station at ten o'clock in the morning, and we'll leave at five in the evening. Then everyone can have dinner at my house. How about it?"
Kouichi nodded enthusiastically. "Sure, great idea. I can't wait." He noticed Zephyr staring at her feet again. "I… Maybe… Will it be too obvious? You just want her to be happy though, right Kouichi? Then do it!"
"Hey Zephyr." Kouichi spoke up.
Zephyr jumped again, and looked up in revelation, "Yeah, Kouichi?"
"Why don't you join us, since you love going to Mount Fuji so much? And you'll be able to keep Izumi company. She must be tired of all us boys!"
Izumi smirked in silence. "I knew he wouldn't be able to resist. He's too kind, and he does like her… I love playing matchmaker!"
"What? Me?!" Zephyr gasped at the offer, "O-Oh no, it's your personal day to spend with each other, I could not possibly intrude upon it, and join in!"
"I'm sure the others wouldn't mind!" Izumi interrupted loudly, "Will they, Kouichi?"
Kouichi shook his head and smiled, "Oh, of course not! I would love you to come, Zeph! Anyway, it was you who suggested Mount Fuji in the first place."
"Well… I…"
"Oh, please Zephyr!" Izumi pleaded, grabbing her friend's arm and shaking it. "Do it for me! Do it for Kouichi!"
Zephyr blushed at Izumi's last remark. "I… Okay, I'll come."
"Yay!" Izumi punched the air in triumph and delight.
"Great! I'll speak to you both later." Kouichi smiled and walked back to his friends.
"Remember to tell Tomoki and Junpei of our plans!" Izumi shouted after him.
"Okay, will do!" Kouichi smiled.
Zephyr groaned and sank her head onto the desk as he turned away, her face still red and hot. "Izumi Orimoto… I hate you."
Izumi smirked. "Thanks Zeph. I love you too."
Takuya looked up as Kouichi at long last returned, "What took you so long?"
"Nothing." Kouichi shrugged. "But Zephyr Minamino, Izumi's friend, will be coming with us."
Takuya raised an eyebrow. "And let me guess, this is your doing."
"Why do you think that?" Kouichi controlled himself from blushing.
"Nothing." Takuya dismissed his question with a wave of his hand, and smirked.
Kouji Minamoto however, the other boy, and also Kouichi's younger twin brother, was not concentrating on his friends' conversation. His attention was focused on a particular blonde haired girl.
"Izumi's been acting rather strange lately…" Kouji frowned. "I wonder what's wrong… Hey, am I really worried about her?! Well, she is your friend, Kouji, it's normal… To be honest, she's starting to look quite pretty… What?! Hormones, stupid things…… But I can't help worrying about her… I'm too soft sometimes… Kouji sighed.
"Everything alright, bro?" Kouichi grinned, following his twin's gaze.
"Hm?" Kouji snapped out of his trance. "I'm fine, thanks. You got news from Izumi? What did she say?"
"We're going to Mount Fuji at ten in the morning on Sunday, and we're meeting at the train station… And Zephyr is tagging along too." Kouichi replied.
Kouji raised an eyebrow at his twin's last statement. "Oh."
"What is the problem?!" Kouichi was rather annoyed after receiving the same reaction from both his friends.
"Nothing." Kouji and Takuya both coughed.
Suddenly, a girl came up to their table and stood in front of Kouji. "Hey Kouji."
Kouji ignored the girl and remained silent, and all of a sudden put up his cold, icy barrier.
"Does my brother know you?" Kouichi asked the girl with disdain.
"Do you have a problem?" Takuya added, knowing already what this girl was going to say.
"I want to see if Kouji is free this Sunday, and if so, will he go out with me." The blonde haired bimbo replied haughtily and boldly.
Kouji merely sat back and began watching a particular girl again, and let his friends do his work. He didn't have to say anything.
"One, Kouji is not free this Sunday." Kouichi said.
"Two, Kouji will not date you, because…" Takuya rolled his eyes, and let Kouichi continue.
"A) you're not deserving of him," Kouichi stated.
"B) he has better things to do," Takuya snorted.
"And C) he does not like you at all – you're not likeable." Kouichi finished, smirking.
The girl blinked, and blinked again. "I…" she gaped. Then, after another short while, she turned around and stalked off haughtily.
"Will the girls ever get it?" Takuya sighed. "How many people does Kouj have to turn down to make them get the message? Kouji Minamoto does NOT date!"
"They're just too desperate, Takuya." Kouichi replied, watching the retreating back of the girl wearily.
"I kind of wish that would happen to me." Takuya smiled.
"Believe me, it's hell." Kouji closed his eyes.
Izumi and Zephyr watched the girl, whose name was Clarice, be turned down by the three boys.
"Number fifty-two." Izumi whispered.
"You count?" Zephyr raised an eyebrow.
Izumi shrugged. "It's nice to know how much chance I stand. And I believe I don't stand any chance at all."
"At least you're close to him, and you are friends with him." Zephyr pointed out.
"Yeah… I'm glad about that." Izumi sighed.
The following Sunday, the seven teenagers met up. Izumi and Zephyr arrived first, carrying a large hamper between them. Then came the twins, both sporting the same bag on their backs. Next came Tomoki; the eleven-year-old was all smiles, just like always. Then Junpei ambled along, and gave them all his lopsided grin. Finally, after waiting ten more minutes, Takuya rushed up to the group, panting.
"Sorry I'm late!" Takuya apologised hastily.
"Whatever, just get on the train." Kouji rolled his eyes. "It's a good thing it hasn't departed yet."
All of them got onto the train; the journey was meant to be an hour long at least, and would also make other stops along the way. They got a whole carriage to themselves, since it was quite early in the morning, and most people did not work at weekends.
Tomoki messed around with Takuya, who he still considered as his older brother, and looked up to immensely. Tomoki had not changed much, apart from growing much taller, and losing the oversized hat; he still had his messy, brown hair and dark green eyes; he was in the same school, Shibuya High, as the others now, and had matured quite a lot since.
Junpei sat silently opposite Takuya and Tomoki, and listened to his MP3 player, tapping his foot gently along to the beat of the music. He too had not changed much. He had forgotten his big crush on Izumi, and had matured a lot more, becoming quite quiet at times, but he could sometimes revert to being very crazy and hyper.
The two twins sat side by side, occasionally chatting in low voices. Izumi and Zephyr were also doing the same. All four would occasionally look up and glance at the other pair secretly, and blush, except Kouji, who did not believe he liked Izumi in that kind of way.
At their third stop, still no one had entered their carriage. This delighted Takuya and Tomoki, because then they could continue messing around, and jumping all over the place.
Izumi sighed. "Will Takuya ever grow up." She muttered.
Zephyr grinned. "Typical."
The train stopped again. This was its fourth stop. Suddenly, the door opened, and two people practically ran in, panting loudly.
Everyone looked up to see two girls, one about the age of eleven, the other about the age of fourteen. They were holding hands tightly, and held a few bags.
The older girl was tall and slim; she was pale, had black hair with red streaks tied up in a high ponytail, and green eyes. The girl wore a black, faded hoody with red words on it, spelling out "NO!", ripped, navy jeans, a navy and silver baseball cap, and a pair of old, grey trainers. The girl carried a large bag, and had a smaller, black bag on her shoulders.
The younger girl looked less frightening than the other, older girl. She had her blonde hair in two bunches either side of her head, her curls falling down in an adorable way; her eyes were green, identical to the other girl, and gave her an innocent look; she was also thin and pale, and wore a pink, one-piece, short-sleeved dress with a long, lilac cardigan, and a pair of black shoes. She had a pink backpack on her shoulders, and smiled cutely, unlike the other girl, who had an icy demeanour, and a large scowl.
The two girls stared around at the other teenagers as the door of the train closed, and began moving again. After a few moments, the older girl led the other to some empty seats and sat down silently.
At the entrance of the two girls, Takuya and Tomoki ceased their playing around, and also sat down. The younger girl of the two newcomers stared at Tomoki with curiosity. The older girl closed her eyes, folded her arms and ignored everyone else.
Junpei went back to listening his music, and everyone else began talking to each other again.
"When will we get there?" Takuya asked Izumi, sighing.
"We still have another half an hour to go, Takuya." Izumi replied. "And if you're bored, here you go." Izumi dug into her bag, pulled something out, and flung it at Takuya, who caught it neatly.
"Thanks. You come packed with everything, Izumi." Takuya grinned, and turned on the portable DVD player. He grabbed the headphones, and gave one to Tomoki, while plugging the other into his ear.
"It's "Ice Age"." Izumi added. "It's suitable for Tomoki's age."
Kouji and Kouichi each had a copy of the same book, and were reading it, while Izumi and Zephyr shared a girls' magazine together, giggling at some of the things written inside. The train was suddenly rather silent, apart from the occasional giggle.
Suddenly, there was a loud lurching noise, and the train came to a grounding halt abruptly. Tomoki was almost flung out of his seat at the sudden impact, but Takuya grabbed onto him just in time.
"What's going on?" Junpei frowned, pulling his earplugs out.
The younger of the two mysterious girls in the corner began to tremble slightly, and held onto the older girl. Takuya turned to look at her, and they made eyes contact. While the older girl showed no emotion whatsoever, he could see the fear in her … eyes.
"This is nothing to do with the train." Kouji closed his eyes and said aloud. "I feel… this is something to do with…" he opened his deep, navy blue eyes.
Izumi felt herself drown as she stared at him. The she understood what he was trying to say. "The Digiworld?" she whispered, loud enough for everyone but the two girls to hear.
"The what?!" Zephyr asked, confused.
Kouji nodded. "I… I can feel something familiar inside of me… Calling me…"
"I feel strange too." Kouichi added, clutching his chest. "I---"
Suddenly, the train lurched forward again; everyone screamed and the train began to gather speed by the second. Now it was going at an extremely fast rate.
"What is going on?" Zephyr shouted in fear. "What's happening?"
"We're gonna crash!" Takuya cried.
"Hold onto something!" Kouichi advised over the loud noises of the train.
"Oh, someone save us…" Tomoki whispered.
The younger girl with bunches began to cry quietly, and clung onto the black-haired girl. "Tammy, what's going to happen to us? Must we go back again?"
"Shush, Mika, shush. We will not go back, I promise." The older girl's face softened, and stroked the girl called Mika's head. But inside, she was very frightened.
"What should we do?" Junpei yelled.
"The train is out of control!" Kouji exclaimed, as he tried not to fall. He gripped onto a pole tightly, trying not to let go, in fear of being flung away. "What is going on? Does this have anything to do with the Digiworld? And if so, this will only lead to our deaths! This is no ordinary train problem. Trains don't suddenly go at a few hundred miles per hour! Who is behind this?"
Izumi was extremely afraid. Not just for herself, but for her friends too, especially Kouji. "We are gonna make it." She gritted her teeth. She caught Kouji's eyes, and smiled, determined. He grinned bravely back.
Suddenly, the train halted unexpectedly, and because of the force, Izumi lost her grip on a door handle, and was flung to the back of the train. "Izumi!" Kouji yelled in despair as she flew through the air. Izumi hit the back of the train, and blacked out.
Kouji's POV
I watched helplessly as Izumi impacted with the wall, and fall, unconscious, to the floor. "Shit." I growled.
Everyone was screaming, and the lights began to flicker. I tried to hold on, but I just couldn't anymore. Finally, I let go, and I felt myself falling. The lights went out, and my world turned black…
Princess Viv: Yay, that's my chappie done! Please review, I beg of you!! Now it's ProtoBlues' turn to write! See ya!
Chapter
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By ProtoBlues