Aww, OK guys, this is it: the last chapter! I know, it'll be hard to let go
for me, too. But nothing gold can stay in season. Look at me being overly
dramatic! Besides, this isn't quite gold. Anywho, I hope everyone enjoys
this chapter and I hope you all find your-er-"closure" here.
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And since I wont be responding to you guys anymore (at least for this story), thanks to anyone else who has reviewed before. And you all get...um....Takouji T-Shirts! Yeah, they're pretty sweet! Alright, guys, here it goes:
"speaking" /Thinking/
Takuya's POV (as always)
Digimon does not belong to me.
Taming the Wild
Wicchick
"Takuya! Are you sleeping? I can't believe this, how could act so bored, especially on Shinya's birthday...."
"Huh?" Takuya was in a daze. /W-what's going on, where am I?/ He had just woken up, and his head hurt something awful. Shaking his head, he finally realized what was going on. "Mom! Is that really you?"
His mother gave him a bemused look, and said, "Are you feeling OK?"
Takuya jumped up of the dining table chair, where he had found himself sitting, and leaped towards his mother, nearly knocking her over in a hug.
"Whoa! What's gotten into you?" she said happily.
"I'm just so glad to be ba-to be.....I just don't think I hug you enough." He let go and smiled at her. Spotting Shinya, his younger brother, out of the corner of his eye, he ran towards him. Shinya's eyes went wide with fright, and Takuya laughed. "Relax buddy! I'm not gonna hurt you!" and he embraced him as he had done to his mother. "Happy birthday."
"Eww! Get off me!"
Takuya laughed once more, but obliged. He looked around his house. After who knows how long in the Digital World, he was finally home. /Wait. The Digital World...the others! They must be back at their homes too./ he thought. How could he have forgotten about the others, even for just a second? More so, how could he not be thinking of Koji?
He quickly sprinted to the door, but spun around abruptly as he reached it. "Uh, Mom, I've gotta go.....uh, but I'll be back soon! Don't worry!" and he ran out, leaving his mother and brother staring at the door as it slammed shut. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________
He knew exactly where to go. Where else? The question was, would the others be there, too? Well, if they wanted to see each other, then yes, but if they weren't ready yet.....
/No. They're there. I know it. I couldn't have spent so much time with them without having rubbed off on them at least a little bit./
He slowed to a fast walk as he neared Jiyugaoka Station, breathing heavily from having run all the way there. He climbed the same staircase he had climbed when he had been following Ophanimon's message, went on to the same train, and upheld the same hurried and impatient mood as before. One particular difference stood out to him, though: this time, Koji wasn't with him.
As the train stopped in Shibuya Station, and the doors flew open, Takuya sped away in the direction of the place he had gone to before. He found the elevator, leaped inside, and pressed the down button. He stared blankly at the elevator doors, watching them: they took a painfully long time to come closer to each other, and Takuya was almost ready to slam them closed himself, when something long hurtled past the doors, into the elevator. Takuya was knocked down and quickly stood back up, his fists lifted, ready to fight. But he lowered them as he looked at the intruder. Crumpled in a pile and lying upside-down on his head was none other than wolf-boy.
"Koji!!!"
Koji barely had time to look up and grin before Takuya had fallen on top of him, forcing him back to the ground.
"Hello lover. Thought I'd find you in here," Koji said cheerfully.
Takuya unwillingly lifted himself off his boyfriend and said, "Doesn't this seem familiar?"
Koji nodded. "Mm-hmm, only last time, if my memory serves me correctly, it was you who landed on your head."
Takuya smiled. "Aww, you remembered!" And without warning, he grabbed Koji from behind the neck and pulled him into a long-overdue kiss. As soon as their lips met, the elevator made a "ting" sound. The doors started to open, but Takuya, lips still glued to Koji's, blindly kicked at the elevator's buttons until the doors shut again.
Koji's arms wrapped around Takuya's waist and he hoisted him up. He leaned Takuya against one of the elevator's walls, and deepened the kiss. Takuya found that, once again, his neck was being pampered with love bites and he had to bite his lip to keep from giggling. When Koji had sufficiently decorated Takuya's neck, he looked back up into his eyes.
"Wow. This is even more fun in our world than in the Digital one," he said. Takuya nodded his agreement.
"Definitely. We should do this more often."
"Think so?"
"Sure, why not. I haven't got anything better to do."
They both smiled at their little game, and turned to the doors. Koji pressed the button to open them, and led the way out.
It looked a lot different from last time. Takuya then remembered that last time, they had gone down past all the floors, past what should have been the very last floor. This time, it seemed, they had simply gone to the last floor.
"Do you think the others knew to come here?" he asked.
"What do you take us for? Idiots?" answered a high-pitched voice from behind. Takuya and Koji turned to face Zoë, who was standing between J.P. and Tommy.
"Hey!!! Oh, no of course not, I...uh, just thought...." he stuttered, but Zoë cut him off.
" I'm so happy to see you guys! I can't believe it: we're FINALLY home! Isn't this weird, though? Being here, in the Human World again, after everything we've been through....I feel so....different."
"Yeah, I know what you mean," said J.P. "Life wont ever be the same again."
"We've all learned so much, and gone through so much together. It'll take some time to adjust," added Tommy.
"Hey, do you guys not have your D-Tectors, too?" Koji asked. They all checked their pockets, but their hands came out with only their cell phones. "That's what I thought. I guess it really is over."
"Well, it's not like we'd need them in the Human World, is it?" Takuya sad sadly. He was already starting to miss the Digital World- it had all ended so suddenly and unexpectedly. He thought they would have stayed there longer to help fix it up and say 'bye' to all the friends they had made. "Besides, we only used are D-Tectors to Digivolve, and Digimon can't exist in this world."
"Well, not usually, anyways." They all jumped. Standing behind them were Bokomon, Neemon, and Mamomon. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________
Zoë shrieked. "What are you guys doing here? You can't come here!"
"Thanks for the warm welcome. Actually, Ophanimon gave us special permission to come here. Mamomon just wanted to thank you, as did Neemon and I. We felt that our last, abrupt good-bye didn't provide much closure."
Mamomon stepped forward. She looked rather unwell, and her eyes were red. "I w-w-wanted to t-t-thank you all p-p-personally. It was too late for my...my s-sons, but you five saved the D-D-Digital World. Thank you!"
They smiled sympathetically at her. "Aw, your welcome, Mamomon," Zoë said. "It's not like we would have left your world to be destroyed!"
"Bokomon, what about the Digital World? Everything's OK now, right?" asked Takuya.
"Off course, Ophanimon wouldn't have sent you back to this world otherwise. All the Digimon are helping each other out and everything's peaceful now.....you wouldn't believe it, but Ophanimon has fully recovered and is now ruling over the Digital World." Bokomon looked around anxiously. "All right, we'd better get going-we aren't allowed to stay long at all-it's very dangerous. But thank you. I know how hard it must have been, having the weight of the Digital World rest upon your shoulders, but you five have made me so proud! Good-bye!"
"Bye-Bye Birdie!" Neemon cried. The kids all chorused "good-bye" back to the three Digimon, and with an explosion of light, they disappeared. The kids were left alone again.
Zoë was smiling. " Well, I'm glad we got to say a proper farewell to them."
Everyone fell silent, not knowing where to go from here. Tommy's watched started to ring, and he clicked a button to turn it off. " Oh, I've really got to get going-my mom will panic if I'm not home on time."
"Yeah," sighed J.P., "I think I'd better head off, too."
"Wait a minute, guys!" Takuya said. "Uh-can we all-I don't know- exchange numbers or something?"
"Well duh!" J.P. said as he flipped his cell phone open. The others did likewise, and all of them exchanged numbers.
"It's going to be weird not to see you guys everyday, now," Takuya said sadly. Even though it was great to finally be back home, he was going to miss all the time they had spent together.
"Don't worry-we can still get together. We couldn't forget about each other after all that, now could we? Oh, by the way" Zoë started, "I was just wondering......um, so are you two.....?" she nodded to Takuya and Koji, who looked at each other, and then back to their friends with a sudden jerk of understanding.
"Oh, uh...heh, yeah," Koji answered shyly.
"That's great! Really! We know we acted weird about it back at Mamomon's place, but we were just-well, surprised to tell you the truth. Anyways, we had talked about it, and all of us agree that it's good. You guys are great for each other!"
Takuya and Koji didn't respond-they were too embarrassed from having their relationship talked about, but at the same time, they were relieved that their friends could be so open and casual about it.
"Right, well, like I said, I'd better go," J.P. said, lightening the mood. Takuya remembered his mental note to thank him for covering up for them at Mamomon's house, but decided that it might shatter the moment.
"See you guys later!" he said instead, and J.P. and Tommy headed back to their homes. Zoë was getting ready to leave too, but Takuya thought of something.
"Hey, wait a minute. When I got back here, I came back to where I had been before I left for the Digital World. Weren't you guys all away from home? How'd you get here?"
"Oh, I had been camping, and that's where I returned when I came back. But, somehow, one of the counselors got a call telling them to bring me back home. When I got home, I just came straight here. I have a funny feeling that the call might have been from Ophanimon.......anyways, J.P. had gotten back from school and came here afterwards, too, and Tommy was already here- "
"And I," Koji began, "had been buying flowers for my step-mom. I gave them to her before coming here."
"Hey, guys, I have to go, too. Call me sometime!" Zoë waved them good-bye, and stepped into the elevator to leave.
Takuya turned back to Koji. "Didn't you tell me something about a brother before?"
Koji nodded. "In fact, after I gave the flowers to my step-mom, my father told me that he felt really bad about having lied to me before, so he called my mom- my real mom. They talked for a long time, and after a while, she agreed to bring Kouichi-my brother-over. He'll be coming by tomorrow along with my mother........man, I'm nervous! He's my twin, you know- you'd better not fall for him, now."
Takuya smiled. "Hmm, two Koji's instead of just one- Oh, the possibilities......" Koji punched his arm and Takuya laughed. "Don't worry. Besides, I doubt he's gay, too, right?"
"Yeah, probably not. Anyways, like I said, I'm nervous. I don't remember ever seeing him before, and I don't remember my mother either...after Kouichi and I get through the whole 'bonding' process, I'll call you over. You might as well get to know each other, since I'll no doubt be talking about you non-stop."
"So, do you think you'll tell him about the Digital World?"
"No. I'd hate for his first impression of me to be that I'm a lunatic-a gay one, at that. But, who knows, maybe later.....he would never believe me, I'm sure, but maybe I'll tell him one day, just to see his reaction."
"I don't think I'll tell anyone, either. Besides, it's kind of nice for it to be just between the five of us," Takuya responded, motioning as though the others were still there.
Koji looked around and sighed. "I think I'm ready to go back home."
"No!"
"Hey, don't worry! We can still see each other-I'll call you tomorrow. We must live pretty close to each other- I'm not far from this Station."
Takuya pouted, but nodded his head. "You can go ahead. I think I'm just gonna spend a few minutes here alone." Koji shrugged, quickly kissed Takuya on the cheek, and went into the elevator. Takuya watched as it ascended, and when he could see it no longer, he started to walk around.
He just wanted some time to let it all sink in: the fact that they were home. The fact that they were fully human now and no longer part Digimon- their adventures were over. He wouldn't be seeing them every day-but they'd always be close friends, he knew that. After all that they had been through together-saving an entire world- nothing could split them up now. Not him and Koji being together, and not being back home. They would always be a team in some way, and would always be there for each other- in the Digital World, in the Human World, and in any other world that they might encounter.
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***One Month Later***
"WAKE UP!"
Takuya groaned.
"Finally! You sleep like a rock, you know? Here, you have a phone call," his brother said, handing Takuya his cell phone.
"Hello?" Takuya mumbled sleepily. It was, after all, only half past noon.
"Hey. Come over, quick. I want to show you something."
Takuya turned his phone off and jumped out of bed. He never delayed when Koji invited him over- his promptness was always awarded with extra affection. After he took a quick shower, changed, and brushed his teeth, he left a note on the fridge saying where he was going, and left.
Koji was standing at his front door before Takuya had even knocked. "Hey!" he said shortly. Takuya pleasantly awaited a kiss, but was disappointed to find that Koji had forgotten to award him, and instead had pulled him inside.
"Takuya, meet Kouichi. Kouichi, this is Takuya."
Takuya's face screwed up in puzzlement as he looked at Kouichi. /This whole twin thing could get really confusing/ "Hey Kouichi! I've heard loads about you." And it was true- it had been a month since they had returned from the Digital World, and though he hadn't seen Kouichi in person until now, Koji had spoken of him a great deal whenever they got together.
"Hey," Kouichi responded. "Yeah, I've heard loads about you, too," he said with a cheeky smile at Koji, who blushed.
"Hmm, well, we'll have to have a talk to see what Koji's been saying about us," Takuya replied, grinning.
"Definitely."
"Right, uh, well," started Koji uncomfortably, "Kouichi's got to go now, but he'll be over again soon- we get together every other weekend."
"Fine, I'll go," Kouichi said, heading out the door. With a wink at Takuya, he added, "So I hear your quite skilled with your tongue, is that right?"
"KOUICHI!"
Takuya laughed as Kouichi ran out the door. "Well, I can see we'll get along nicely."
Koji glared at him and muttered, something about never letting them meet again, under his breath. Takuya smiled, took his hand, and led Koji back outside. "Don't be embarrassed. I'm quite flattered. Do you want to go to the park?"
They closed the door, and walked, hand-in-hand, to the park. It was a beautiful, sunny day. They often went to the park, mostly on weekends because school kept them busy. They didn't go to the same school, but still managed to see each other very often. They made it a habit to get the whole gang together on a weekly basis. Even though they all had other friends, too, the five Ex-Legendary Warriors were still as close a group as ever, and their other friends could never measure up to the relationship that they had.
They reached the park, and Takuya and Koji found a nice shady spot under a large oak tree to lie. Takuya sprawled out on his back, and Koji leaned against the tree. They sat in silent thought, as they often did. They loved just being with each other, even if all they did was sit around. As they both laid there, in the shade of the tree, Takuya reminisced about the Digital World. He still missed it, but the Human World wasn't as boring as he thought it'd be after all their adventures and battles.
Pretty soon, he was thinking of Koji, and how much more different he was now. Koji was no longer sullen and unhappy- on the contrary, he had really opened up with Takuya and the rest of the gang. It seemed that this change had most fully taken place just after their return to this world, and after Koji had reunited with his mother and twin. He had been opening up more before, back in the Digital World, too, but now it seemed that he always had a smile on his face.
Koji was no longer a loner, and from what Takuya heard, he had new friends at school, too. He was still the same person, of course, but his bitterness had faded. The Digital World had really done him good- /and I helped change him too, of course/. Takuya had succeeded in taming the wild.
Smiling at this thought, Takuya got up and slung an arm around Koji's neck. Koji turned to him and said, "I forgot to thank you for coming over so soon. You're always so good about coming over quickly when I call you."
/Finally he remembers!/
Koji rested his arms on Takuya's shoulders, and leaned forwards to kiss the still goggle-wearing boy. Takuya pulled away to stare into Koji's eyes, and after a moment's silence, said, "You're not bad with your tongue either, you know. Could use some practice, though."
"Oh really?"
"Yeah. I'd be willing to teach you some tricks of the trade if you're willing to learn."
"I guess I could always use some more practice. But, if you don't mind my saying, you're starting to rust up a bit, too."
"Hey! You told Kouichi-"
"Sure, but that was a few days ago. I'd hate to have to take that compliment back."
"Then I guess we'd better work on our tactics. Let's try for at least.... a full five minutes of making out, nonstop," Takuya said, nearly drooling at the thought.
"Agreed. It seems that we both need the extra lessons," replied Koji with a smirk.
Takuya looked down at his wristwatch. "Alright, then. Ready.....five minutes starting.....now."
They both emerged from under the tree, breathless, twenty minutes later.
THE END
___________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________Yay! I actually finished it! I've never written a complete story, but then again, the only other story I'm writing is far from finished. I'm a bit sad, though. {Sigh}. It's really over. I tried not to become emotionally involved, but what can I say? Anyways.....what did you guys think? Now that it's over, I think I'm gonna print it out and laminate it or something cause I'm proud of it!!! He he he! I know that the ending was really sappy, but I'm sure you've noticed by now that I love happy chapters, and I could have never ended this on depressing terms.
Thanks for reading this Takouji fan-fiction! You guys rock!
~ Wicchick
kellyQ- Cool, you've been a reviewer since chapter one. You get candy!!! Thanks for sticking with this story-your devotion to this fic brings tears to me eyes (He he he, again with the sappiness and dramatization! How else could I write fluff without being a sap myself? Think about that!)
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dragi- I know that these last few chapters have taken longer to be posted, but I swear, it's only because of school!
silvertail- {Smiles} Wow, I think I'm gonna get a big head now! Aww, I'm your favorite? Really? Gee golly, I'm at a loss for words {blushes}. I'm REALLY glad that you like this fic so much! Thanks for the flattering reviews. If I can't fit my head through the neck of a shirt tomorrow, I'm blaming you!
Kagami Onna- You would really be doing me a favor if you burned my school down! I would worship you! Well, I might not go that far, but I'd be happy to bust you out of jail..{hands the policemen a box of poisoned doughnuts...he eats...I score!} Your free....now you can do whatever you like-like maybe read this chapter and review again (hint, hint, wink, wink, nudge, nudge)! Oh, and Kouji's hair is blue. At least it is in most versions (as well as in this Digific).
Crystal Ketchum Darklight- Thanks for reviewing! Do you have another penname? I think I remember you once reviewing in a different one, or maybe it was someone else, can't really remember. Damn my memory!
Angel Spirit- Yay, a new reviewer! I'm glad that you found this fic, too. Yeah, we all sorta hated Zoë for a while after I posted Chapter 6, but you're absolutely right: she knows that Takuya is with Koji now! Thanks for taking the time to read through this story. I always love getting reviews!
Kohaku- Yeah, sorry about that. I really sorta thought it'd just ruin the consistency of this story. Anyways, thanks for the review! Oh, and I'll ask someone what "poca madre" means. My Spanish isn't so great- my sister's is though! I'll go ask her now....
And since I wont be responding to you guys anymore (at least for this story), thanks to anyone else who has reviewed before. And you all get...um....Takouji T-Shirts! Yeah, they're pretty sweet! Alright, guys, here it goes:
"speaking" /Thinking/
Takuya's POV (as always)
Digimon does not belong to me.
Taming the Wild
Wicchick
"Takuya! Are you sleeping? I can't believe this, how could act so bored, especially on Shinya's birthday...."
"Huh?" Takuya was in a daze. /W-what's going on, where am I?/ He had just woken up, and his head hurt something awful. Shaking his head, he finally realized what was going on. "Mom! Is that really you?"
His mother gave him a bemused look, and said, "Are you feeling OK?"
Takuya jumped up of the dining table chair, where he had found himself sitting, and leaped towards his mother, nearly knocking her over in a hug.
"Whoa! What's gotten into you?" she said happily.
"I'm just so glad to be ba-to be.....I just don't think I hug you enough." He let go and smiled at her. Spotting Shinya, his younger brother, out of the corner of his eye, he ran towards him. Shinya's eyes went wide with fright, and Takuya laughed. "Relax buddy! I'm not gonna hurt you!" and he embraced him as he had done to his mother. "Happy birthday."
"Eww! Get off me!"
Takuya laughed once more, but obliged. He looked around his house. After who knows how long in the Digital World, he was finally home. /Wait. The Digital World...the others! They must be back at their homes too./ he thought. How could he have forgotten about the others, even for just a second? More so, how could he not be thinking of Koji?
He quickly sprinted to the door, but spun around abruptly as he reached it. "Uh, Mom, I've gotta go.....uh, but I'll be back soon! Don't worry!" and he ran out, leaving his mother and brother staring at the door as it slammed shut. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________
He knew exactly where to go. Where else? The question was, would the others be there, too? Well, if they wanted to see each other, then yes, but if they weren't ready yet.....
/No. They're there. I know it. I couldn't have spent so much time with them without having rubbed off on them at least a little bit./
He slowed to a fast walk as he neared Jiyugaoka Station, breathing heavily from having run all the way there. He climbed the same staircase he had climbed when he had been following Ophanimon's message, went on to the same train, and upheld the same hurried and impatient mood as before. One particular difference stood out to him, though: this time, Koji wasn't with him.
As the train stopped in Shibuya Station, and the doors flew open, Takuya sped away in the direction of the place he had gone to before. He found the elevator, leaped inside, and pressed the down button. He stared blankly at the elevator doors, watching them: they took a painfully long time to come closer to each other, and Takuya was almost ready to slam them closed himself, when something long hurtled past the doors, into the elevator. Takuya was knocked down and quickly stood back up, his fists lifted, ready to fight. But he lowered them as he looked at the intruder. Crumpled in a pile and lying upside-down on his head was none other than wolf-boy.
"Koji!!!"
Koji barely had time to look up and grin before Takuya had fallen on top of him, forcing him back to the ground.
"Hello lover. Thought I'd find you in here," Koji said cheerfully.
Takuya unwillingly lifted himself off his boyfriend and said, "Doesn't this seem familiar?"
Koji nodded. "Mm-hmm, only last time, if my memory serves me correctly, it was you who landed on your head."
Takuya smiled. "Aww, you remembered!" And without warning, he grabbed Koji from behind the neck and pulled him into a long-overdue kiss. As soon as their lips met, the elevator made a "ting" sound. The doors started to open, but Takuya, lips still glued to Koji's, blindly kicked at the elevator's buttons until the doors shut again.
Koji's arms wrapped around Takuya's waist and he hoisted him up. He leaned Takuya against one of the elevator's walls, and deepened the kiss. Takuya found that, once again, his neck was being pampered with love bites and he had to bite his lip to keep from giggling. When Koji had sufficiently decorated Takuya's neck, he looked back up into his eyes.
"Wow. This is even more fun in our world than in the Digital one," he said. Takuya nodded his agreement.
"Definitely. We should do this more often."
"Think so?"
"Sure, why not. I haven't got anything better to do."
They both smiled at their little game, and turned to the doors. Koji pressed the button to open them, and led the way out.
It looked a lot different from last time. Takuya then remembered that last time, they had gone down past all the floors, past what should have been the very last floor. This time, it seemed, they had simply gone to the last floor.
"Do you think the others knew to come here?" he asked.
"What do you take us for? Idiots?" answered a high-pitched voice from behind. Takuya and Koji turned to face Zoë, who was standing between J.P. and Tommy.
"Hey!!! Oh, no of course not, I...uh, just thought...." he stuttered, but Zoë cut him off.
" I'm so happy to see you guys! I can't believe it: we're FINALLY home! Isn't this weird, though? Being here, in the Human World again, after everything we've been through....I feel so....different."
"Yeah, I know what you mean," said J.P. "Life wont ever be the same again."
"We've all learned so much, and gone through so much together. It'll take some time to adjust," added Tommy.
"Hey, do you guys not have your D-Tectors, too?" Koji asked. They all checked their pockets, but their hands came out with only their cell phones. "That's what I thought. I guess it really is over."
"Well, it's not like we'd need them in the Human World, is it?" Takuya sad sadly. He was already starting to miss the Digital World- it had all ended so suddenly and unexpectedly. He thought they would have stayed there longer to help fix it up and say 'bye' to all the friends they had made. "Besides, we only used are D-Tectors to Digivolve, and Digimon can't exist in this world."
"Well, not usually, anyways." They all jumped. Standing behind them were Bokomon, Neemon, and Mamomon. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________
Zoë shrieked. "What are you guys doing here? You can't come here!"
"Thanks for the warm welcome. Actually, Ophanimon gave us special permission to come here. Mamomon just wanted to thank you, as did Neemon and I. We felt that our last, abrupt good-bye didn't provide much closure."
Mamomon stepped forward. She looked rather unwell, and her eyes were red. "I w-w-wanted to t-t-thank you all p-p-personally. It was too late for my...my s-sons, but you five saved the D-D-Digital World. Thank you!"
They smiled sympathetically at her. "Aw, your welcome, Mamomon," Zoë said. "It's not like we would have left your world to be destroyed!"
"Bokomon, what about the Digital World? Everything's OK now, right?" asked Takuya.
"Off course, Ophanimon wouldn't have sent you back to this world otherwise. All the Digimon are helping each other out and everything's peaceful now.....you wouldn't believe it, but Ophanimon has fully recovered and is now ruling over the Digital World." Bokomon looked around anxiously. "All right, we'd better get going-we aren't allowed to stay long at all-it's very dangerous. But thank you. I know how hard it must have been, having the weight of the Digital World rest upon your shoulders, but you five have made me so proud! Good-bye!"
"Bye-Bye Birdie!" Neemon cried. The kids all chorused "good-bye" back to the three Digimon, and with an explosion of light, they disappeared. The kids were left alone again.
Zoë was smiling. " Well, I'm glad we got to say a proper farewell to them."
Everyone fell silent, not knowing where to go from here. Tommy's watched started to ring, and he clicked a button to turn it off. " Oh, I've really got to get going-my mom will panic if I'm not home on time."
"Yeah," sighed J.P., "I think I'd better head off, too."
"Wait a minute, guys!" Takuya said. "Uh-can we all-I don't know- exchange numbers or something?"
"Well duh!" J.P. said as he flipped his cell phone open. The others did likewise, and all of them exchanged numbers.
"It's going to be weird not to see you guys everyday, now," Takuya said sadly. Even though it was great to finally be back home, he was going to miss all the time they had spent together.
"Don't worry-we can still get together. We couldn't forget about each other after all that, now could we? Oh, by the way" Zoë started, "I was just wondering......um, so are you two.....?" she nodded to Takuya and Koji, who looked at each other, and then back to their friends with a sudden jerk of understanding.
"Oh, uh...heh, yeah," Koji answered shyly.
"That's great! Really! We know we acted weird about it back at Mamomon's place, but we were just-well, surprised to tell you the truth. Anyways, we had talked about it, and all of us agree that it's good. You guys are great for each other!"
Takuya and Koji didn't respond-they were too embarrassed from having their relationship talked about, but at the same time, they were relieved that their friends could be so open and casual about it.
"Right, well, like I said, I'd better go," J.P. said, lightening the mood. Takuya remembered his mental note to thank him for covering up for them at Mamomon's house, but decided that it might shatter the moment.
"See you guys later!" he said instead, and J.P. and Tommy headed back to their homes. Zoë was getting ready to leave too, but Takuya thought of something.
"Hey, wait a minute. When I got back here, I came back to where I had been before I left for the Digital World. Weren't you guys all away from home? How'd you get here?"
"Oh, I had been camping, and that's where I returned when I came back. But, somehow, one of the counselors got a call telling them to bring me back home. When I got home, I just came straight here. I have a funny feeling that the call might have been from Ophanimon.......anyways, J.P. had gotten back from school and came here afterwards, too, and Tommy was already here- "
"And I," Koji began, "had been buying flowers for my step-mom. I gave them to her before coming here."
"Hey, guys, I have to go, too. Call me sometime!" Zoë waved them good-bye, and stepped into the elevator to leave.
Takuya turned back to Koji. "Didn't you tell me something about a brother before?"
Koji nodded. "In fact, after I gave the flowers to my step-mom, my father told me that he felt really bad about having lied to me before, so he called my mom- my real mom. They talked for a long time, and after a while, she agreed to bring Kouichi-my brother-over. He'll be coming by tomorrow along with my mother........man, I'm nervous! He's my twin, you know- you'd better not fall for him, now."
Takuya smiled. "Hmm, two Koji's instead of just one- Oh, the possibilities......" Koji punched his arm and Takuya laughed. "Don't worry. Besides, I doubt he's gay, too, right?"
"Yeah, probably not. Anyways, like I said, I'm nervous. I don't remember ever seeing him before, and I don't remember my mother either...after Kouichi and I get through the whole 'bonding' process, I'll call you over. You might as well get to know each other, since I'll no doubt be talking about you non-stop."
"So, do you think you'll tell him about the Digital World?"
"No. I'd hate for his first impression of me to be that I'm a lunatic-a gay one, at that. But, who knows, maybe later.....he would never believe me, I'm sure, but maybe I'll tell him one day, just to see his reaction."
"I don't think I'll tell anyone, either. Besides, it's kind of nice for it to be just between the five of us," Takuya responded, motioning as though the others were still there.
Koji looked around and sighed. "I think I'm ready to go back home."
"No!"
"Hey, don't worry! We can still see each other-I'll call you tomorrow. We must live pretty close to each other- I'm not far from this Station."
Takuya pouted, but nodded his head. "You can go ahead. I think I'm just gonna spend a few minutes here alone." Koji shrugged, quickly kissed Takuya on the cheek, and went into the elevator. Takuya watched as it ascended, and when he could see it no longer, he started to walk around.
He just wanted some time to let it all sink in: the fact that they were home. The fact that they were fully human now and no longer part Digimon- their adventures were over. He wouldn't be seeing them every day-but they'd always be close friends, he knew that. After all that they had been through together-saving an entire world- nothing could split them up now. Not him and Koji being together, and not being back home. They would always be a team in some way, and would always be there for each other- in the Digital World, in the Human World, and in any other world that they might encounter.
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***One Month Later***
"WAKE UP!"
Takuya groaned.
"Finally! You sleep like a rock, you know? Here, you have a phone call," his brother said, handing Takuya his cell phone.
"Hello?" Takuya mumbled sleepily. It was, after all, only half past noon.
"Hey. Come over, quick. I want to show you something."
Takuya turned his phone off and jumped out of bed. He never delayed when Koji invited him over- his promptness was always awarded with extra affection. After he took a quick shower, changed, and brushed his teeth, he left a note on the fridge saying where he was going, and left.
Koji was standing at his front door before Takuya had even knocked. "Hey!" he said shortly. Takuya pleasantly awaited a kiss, but was disappointed to find that Koji had forgotten to award him, and instead had pulled him inside.
"Takuya, meet Kouichi. Kouichi, this is Takuya."
Takuya's face screwed up in puzzlement as he looked at Kouichi. /This whole twin thing could get really confusing/ "Hey Kouichi! I've heard loads about you." And it was true- it had been a month since they had returned from the Digital World, and though he hadn't seen Kouichi in person until now, Koji had spoken of him a great deal whenever they got together.
"Hey," Kouichi responded. "Yeah, I've heard loads about you, too," he said with a cheeky smile at Koji, who blushed.
"Hmm, well, we'll have to have a talk to see what Koji's been saying about us," Takuya replied, grinning.
"Definitely."
"Right, uh, well," started Koji uncomfortably, "Kouichi's got to go now, but he'll be over again soon- we get together every other weekend."
"Fine, I'll go," Kouichi said, heading out the door. With a wink at Takuya, he added, "So I hear your quite skilled with your tongue, is that right?"
"KOUICHI!"
Takuya laughed as Kouichi ran out the door. "Well, I can see we'll get along nicely."
Koji glared at him and muttered, something about never letting them meet again, under his breath. Takuya smiled, took his hand, and led Koji back outside. "Don't be embarrassed. I'm quite flattered. Do you want to go to the park?"
They closed the door, and walked, hand-in-hand, to the park. It was a beautiful, sunny day. They often went to the park, mostly on weekends because school kept them busy. They didn't go to the same school, but still managed to see each other very often. They made it a habit to get the whole gang together on a weekly basis. Even though they all had other friends, too, the five Ex-Legendary Warriors were still as close a group as ever, and their other friends could never measure up to the relationship that they had.
They reached the park, and Takuya and Koji found a nice shady spot under a large oak tree to lie. Takuya sprawled out on his back, and Koji leaned against the tree. They sat in silent thought, as they often did. They loved just being with each other, even if all they did was sit around. As they both laid there, in the shade of the tree, Takuya reminisced about the Digital World. He still missed it, but the Human World wasn't as boring as he thought it'd be after all their adventures and battles.
Pretty soon, he was thinking of Koji, and how much more different he was now. Koji was no longer sullen and unhappy- on the contrary, he had really opened up with Takuya and the rest of the gang. It seemed that this change had most fully taken place just after their return to this world, and after Koji had reunited with his mother and twin. He had been opening up more before, back in the Digital World, too, but now it seemed that he always had a smile on his face.
Koji was no longer a loner, and from what Takuya heard, he had new friends at school, too. He was still the same person, of course, but his bitterness had faded. The Digital World had really done him good- /and I helped change him too, of course/. Takuya had succeeded in taming the wild.
Smiling at this thought, Takuya got up and slung an arm around Koji's neck. Koji turned to him and said, "I forgot to thank you for coming over so soon. You're always so good about coming over quickly when I call you."
/Finally he remembers!/
Koji rested his arms on Takuya's shoulders, and leaned forwards to kiss the still goggle-wearing boy. Takuya pulled away to stare into Koji's eyes, and after a moment's silence, said, "You're not bad with your tongue either, you know. Could use some practice, though."
"Oh really?"
"Yeah. I'd be willing to teach you some tricks of the trade if you're willing to learn."
"I guess I could always use some more practice. But, if you don't mind my saying, you're starting to rust up a bit, too."
"Hey! You told Kouichi-"
"Sure, but that was a few days ago. I'd hate to have to take that compliment back."
"Then I guess we'd better work on our tactics. Let's try for at least.... a full five minutes of making out, nonstop," Takuya said, nearly drooling at the thought.
"Agreed. It seems that we both need the extra lessons," replied Koji with a smirk.
Takuya looked down at his wristwatch. "Alright, then. Ready.....five minutes starting.....now."
They both emerged from under the tree, breathless, twenty minutes later.
THE END
___________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________Yay! I actually finished it! I've never written a complete story, but then again, the only other story I'm writing is far from finished. I'm a bit sad, though. {Sigh}. It's really over. I tried not to become emotionally involved, but what can I say? Anyways.....what did you guys think? Now that it's over, I think I'm gonna print it out and laminate it or something cause I'm proud of it!!! He he he! I know that the ending was really sappy, but I'm sure you've noticed by now that I love happy chapters, and I could have never ended this on depressing terms.
Thanks for reading this Takouji fan-fiction! You guys rock!
~ Wicchick