Ch. 1

"What do you think will happen?" asked Takuya.

"I don't know. I just hope Grottomon doesn't have too many digimon following us." said Izumi.

"He always does. What made him evil anyways? Is he a human, or a digimon who found a spirit?" asked Kouji.

"Who knows?" asked Tomoki.

"I say, we shouldn't let one warrior defeat us! There's just no point! We are legendary warriors! We have the power to crush him!" exclaimed Junpei.

"Only if we can find the Beast Spirits." Said Kouji.

Kouji kept on looking over at Izumi.

'Why am I staring at Izumi anyways?! It's not like I love her or anything! I'm acting worse then Junpei!' thought Kouji.

"Aaaah!" cried out Tomoki.

"Tomoki!" called out Takuya.

"Huh? Aaaaah!" screamed Izumi.

"Aaaaah!" cried Junpei.

"Nani?! Where is everyone going?" asked Takuya.

"I'm not sure." Said Kouji.

"Aaaaah!" cried Takuya.

"Takuya!" called Kouji.

"I'm all alone. Again." Said Kouji sadly.

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Kouji was walking around in the forest looking at the ground.

"Why am I always alone?" asked Kouji.

"Help! Someone help me!" cried out a feminine voice.

"That sounds like Izumi-chan!" exclaimed Kouji. "Izumi!"

"Kouji-kun?" asked Izumi.

"Hai." Said Kouji.

"What a relief. I thought no one would find me." Said Izumi.

"I wonder where the others are." Said Kouji.

'I never noticed how kawaii he can be. What am I thinking? I don't love him! Or do I?" thought Izumi.

"Ow!"  screamed Izumi.

"What's wrong?" asked Kouji.

"I think I sprained my ankle!" screamed Izumi.

"Here, let me help you up." Said Kouji.

"Uh. Arigato." Said Izumi taking his hand.

'Why is he being so kind? Was the cold Kouji-kun just a cover up? Is he really a kind boy?' asked Izumi to herself.

"There's a hollow tree. Come on, let's go." Said Kouji.

"Un." Said Izumi.

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Kouji and Izumi were sleeping peacefully. Izumi had a wonderful dream. She dreamt:

"Kouji-kun! Isn't this the most wonderful place? This is perfect for a wedding!" exclaimed Izumi.

"Hai. This is a beautiful meadow. I'm glad I let you choose the place. Today shall be the first day of the rest of our lives! I promise you, we'll be very happy together!" exclaimed Kouji.

"Un! I agree 100%! There won't be one bad moment when being with you! I love you so much!" exclaimed Izumi.

"I love you too. Call a doctor! I'm lovesick!" exclaimed Kouji trying to pretend he's sick.

"I think I know the cure for lovesickness!" said Izumi kissing him.

"I'm cured and in heaven!" yelled Kouji as loud as he could.

"I'm so happy." Said Izumi.

"Same here." Said Kouji.

Kouji had a wonderful dream as well. It went something like this:

"Izumi-chan! You are the light of life. The essence of love. Don't forget, the beauty of nature!" exclaimed Kouji trying to be poetic.

"Kouji-kun, you can be so romantic sometimes." Said Izumi smiling.

"Romance is just a word. Love is an emotion." Said Kouji.

"Fine then, you can be so lovely sometimes." Said Izumi giggling.

"Not as lovely as you are everyday." Said Kouji.

Kouji woke up wondering where in the world he thought of all that poetry and why he was dreaming of Izumi. He glanced over at Izumi who was still sleeping. He smiled and whispered, "Has this girl stolen my heart?"

Izumi woke up about an hour later. By then, Kouji already was finished cooking breakfast. It was pretty hard to stay asleep when you're in a small, hollow tree with smoke every now and then.

"*yawn* When did you get up Kouji-kun?" asked Izumi.

"About an hour ago." Said Kouji.

"Did you sleep well?" asked Izumi.

"Depends really on your definition of well." Said Kouji kind of meanly.

"Anything that doesn't have to do with monsters or loss of someone close." Said Izumi.

"Then yes, I slept fine." Said Kouji.

"Why do you try to act cold anyways? It's obvious you're a nice boy." Said Izumi.

"I don't try to be cold. I'm just not good with being friends since I rarely get any." Said Kouji.

"I know how you feel." Said Izumi looking at the ground.

"How could you? Not too many people are alone." Said Kouji.

"Let me tell you a story of my loneliness." Said Izumi. "A girl came over to me and said, "Izumi-chan, come to the bathroom with me, all right?"

But I answered, "Can't you go yourself?"

She went, "I can, but." With a disappointed expression.

Later on that day, I went to a store to buy something.

Another girl went, "Hey, Izumi-chan, get a cute one like this."

But I answered, "That's all right, I don't really want one."

The girl said in an angry voice, "I knew it!"

"I knew it, that I wasn't the same as the others. It probably was because I was in Italy for two years. It was impossible to get along with the rest of my class."

"People treated you like the oddball out then?" asked Kouji.

"Yeah." Said Izumi sadly.

"I never knew." Said Kouji.

"Not too many people do know." Said Izumi.

'This girl Izumi has similar problems to what I have.' Thought Kouji.

"Maybe we should eat breakfast now." Said Kouji.

"Alright." Said Izumi.

"Izumi-chan?" asked Kouji almost automatically.

'He called me Izumi-chan. He added -chan to the end of my name? Does that mean we're better friends now?' asked Izumi to herself.

"Nani?" asked Izumi.

"Do you think it's possible that we can become friends?" asked Kouji.

"Hai, I do." Said Izumi smiling.

Kouji blushed a bit and said, "Do you want to be friends?"

"Un! It's always good to have many friends." Said Izumi.

"Great." Said Kouji unsure what to do now.

"Where'd you get breakfast?" asked Izumi.

"I found the stuff on a tree. It was like a food tree or something. It has every food you can possibly imagine!" exclaimed Kouji.

"Can I see the tree?" asked Izumi.

"Sure. I'll take you there." Said Kouji helping her up. "How's your ankle?"

"It's a bit better. I think I can walk by myself now." Said Izumi.

Izumi had a painful expression on her face. She looked like she was about to scream, but she bit her lip to hold it back. Kouji noticed this and offered his support.

"Huh?" asked Izumi confused.

"I can tell you're in pain. Let me help you walk." Said Kouji.

"Don't worry! I'm just fine!" lied Izumi.

"I can tell when someone lies Izumi. You're not the first person to lie to me. Let me help you." Said Kouji.

"Arigato Kouji-kun." Said Izumi.

Kouji blushed a bit hearing her say -kun everytime she said his name.

"Don't worry about it." Said Kouji.

"Where do you think the others could be?" asked Izumi.

"Not sure. They're bound to be somewhere. How did you disappear?" asked Kouji.

"The ground under me just disappeared into a hole, and I fell." Said Izumi.

"So that's how you sprained your ankle." Said Kouji.

"Yeah." Blushed Izumi a bit.

"There's the tree." Said Kouji pointing to a tree with food hanging off it.

"Wow! You weren't kidding when you said it was a food tree!" exclaimed Izumi.

That's the first chapter! Long, isn't it? Sorry if some of the info isn't very accurate. I've only seen the first 9 episodes. Next chapter you'll find out what happened to the other guys with some more Kouji/Izumi Romance. Please R+R!