Koichi's Chance Encounter.

Chapter 9.

(I DO NOT OWN Digimon Frontier or any of its characters. I DO OWN MY OCs.)

Several weeks passed.

Koji stared at the shadows of the bedroom ceiling, lost in thought. He was worried, he felt more than he did before, like he was losing his brother. Koji thought that Koichi had been becoming distant from him lately. The fear that Koichi didn't need him anymore coursed through his veins. Maybe I'm just in his way…

He closed his eyes and tried to go to sleep. He tossed and turned, then turned again. Eventually tiredness overcame him and Koji slept, and dreamed. Koji's fear became reality in his mind's eye as a horrible nightmare filled his head. A nightmare of Koichi leaving him. Writhing in his bed Koji fell on the floor with a dull thud. Panting and gasping as he hauled himself up trying to forget his nightmare and pull himself together.

Shaking, Koji groped towards where he thought the door was as he made his way across the dark room. Disorientated Koji accidently tripped over Azami who had been sleeping on the floor after insisting that Koichi take his bed back. The momentum sent Koji flying forward face first into the bedroom door with a resounding bang.

"Ow..." Azami groaned as she put her hand on her head. "What hit me?" She said croakily. "Sorry..."

"Ah!" Koji winced as blood started pouring from his throbbing nose. Quietly, they both left the room closing the door behind them and went to the kitchen.

Astonishingly, Koichi somehow was still fast asleep, in spite of all the noise caused by his brother and Azami. There was a small smile on his face as he enjoyed happy dreams and an undisturbed slumber, completely unaware of anything and everything happening around him.