Yagami Taichi's Side: The Day the World Changed
The sun was heavy today, being the middle of summer he was becoming easily burned by the heat and intense light. However there was one thing which saved him from being fried to a crisp - this was the beach and it meant clothing was optional, allowing his bare skin to cool down with the rolling of the seawater and breeze. The water, cool and translucent, he could see the marine life thrive under his feet - the sky too was blue, not a cloud in sight; this was a perfect day.
The picturesque scene before him nearly caused him to forget why he was here in the first place. He could hear foot steps leading towards him before a gentle hand slid on to his shoulder. He turn around to find the one true reason he had come to the beach, his goddess. He had never once been in love - of course he had plenty of female friends but none of them quite caused his heart race like she did. It was all new to him and he was sure to her as well; his heart was ponding, his stomach felt empty even though they just had lunch, his throat became heavy and he was speechless.
She stood before him, a smile as wide as the moon, it was the image of perfection as her pink lips looked so kissable to him. Her hair, long and in curls - it was similar to how she always looked, since the moment they had met when they were toddlers but for some reason it looked especially beautiful today; her hair was no longer the vile pink it once was but her natural chestnut - he hated to admit it, pink had suited her but not quite as well as her natural colour. Like him, she too had taken her cloths off; a summer dress she had bought just for this occasion and instead had been replaced with her bikini - a white two piece, her top had a distinct pink flower motif; all around them people started to stare.
She took him by the arms, disappointing the males who were eyeing her. Still with her perfect smile, she allowed her pink lips to reach his earlobe, softly whispering so that he would be the only one to hear her, "We're all alone now Taichi-kun." It sent shivers down his spin as he quickly felt blood rushing throughout his body.
They had come to the beach to celebrate what little time left they had of their summer vacation before returning to school. It had been the first time their parents had allowed them to be alone with each other and the first trip they've taken together, without the interference of their friends.
He quickly grabbed her before leading her to a secluded spot, an alcove surrounded by beach. He simply could not take it any longer, the beautiful girl beside him was causing him to go insane and he wanted her, badly. It had started slowly, finally allowing him to kiss her pink lips. Yet he wanted more and he knew what he had to do to satisfy his hunger for her.
"Mimi." he moaned.
"Mimi, Mimi, you're so beautiful." The girl could only look on with irate, her eyebrow flinching and causing a large vain to appear on her temple. She did not know what he was dreaming about but she was sure it was something indecent. She was only one of few people who knew what he truly was like; the others were his mother and sister - while the world saw him as a headstrong self-sacrificing leader, she knew better of that, having been together their entire life, she knew above anything else, he was still a teenager.
She could see his smile as he hugged his pillow tight - he was still moaning the girl's name. She finally had enough and decided to wake the boy up. School would start soon and it was about time they made their daily commute with one another to school. After thirteen years of knowing one another, she knew there was only way to wake him.
She leaned in, putting her mouth near his ear, "Taichi, I've made beef stake." She released her self from leaning over him and allowed herself ample space for what was to come next. It didn't take the boy long to realize what she had said and as such, he bolted from his bed, blanket and pillow flying every which way.
"Where?" Was the first words to leave his mouth before realizing what truly was going on. He sighed before addressing his childhood friend, "Sora! Isn't it too early to be playing pranks on me? I was having a really good dream!"
"Oh what of? Could it have been with our dear sweet innocent Mimi-chan? I hope it wasn't something indecent." She retorted only to be met with a crimson blush on her best friend. He merely ignored her before making his way to the bathroom, preparing himself for the day ahead at school, while she made her way to the home's small kitchen.
She found his sister sitting at the dinning table and his mother busying herself in the kitchen - Sora could only fear that his mother was once again experimenting with something and she felt guilty that the two siblings would be the target of their mother's unique way of cooking. There was no need for her to say anything or greet them, it had become routine and only if she did not come in the mornings were they ever worried. Her own family was dysfunctional - her father still in Kyoto for his university research and her mother out early to attend to the family's flower shop, allowing her to be freely invited to his home; after all they were neighbours and childhood friends, they owned keys to each one's apartment in case of emergencies.
They were the only ones still living in the same apartments since the day Taichi had been visited by Koromon all those years ago. Everyone else amongst their group had moved long ago; although they were all still in Odaiba with the exception of Mimi who had to travel every day to join them at school.
She could hear the bathroom door open, signalling to her he was ready. She was dressed in their school's green sailor uniform and him in the same matching colour. She bowed to his sister and his mother out of politeness and him simply giving them a shout from the front door as he put on his running shoes.
"Ittekimasu!" I'm leaving. They made their way to the elevators in silence, she could see that he was in mood to talk and she was afraid to bring up the subject of Mimi again.
It was painful to watch the two. Taichi was her best friend and had her support but the boy was too proud and shy to admit his liking for the Tachikawa girl. And Mimi in all her infinite wisdom chose not to see the crush her fellow Digidestined had for her. It was as the two were oblivious to one another's feelings - it frustrated her that the both Taichi and Mimi spent all of their free time together, during lunch - Mimi would even make him home made bentos at least three times a week, they would spend weekends together alone, going shopping. They made the perfect couple in Sora's mind, they just need a little push towards one another; she along with the help of her boyfriend Yamato and Koushiro had already made plans for them to go on a date, she just need a way to convince the two it was such and not one of their regular outings.
Their school was in the middle of the sub-city - Odaiba being one of the districts in Tokyo meant their school was located and surrounded by the many tall buildings in the city. It was only a short walk from their apartment, only about fifteen minutes by foot. They had another routine though, as high schools in the city were relatively lower in number and spread further apart, it meant that they had to wait for the rest of their group of friends at the nearest train station. It wasn't long before they came into view of the busy station, to be greeted by the waving hand of Mimi and with Yamato leaning cooly by the station's wall. Koushiro had that day gone on a head for club duties leaving the four teens to walk to school without him.
Immediately their little group broke into two's, of course Sora had gone to spend time with her boyfriend, allowing Taichi and Mimi to bring up the rear. She hurried Yamato along, hoping that Taichi and Mimi would get some alone time. She could see the two conversing, kami knows what, but the two had a smile on their faces, allowing her to relax and concentrate on Yamato.
They soon had to once again say good bye to one another - Taichi, Sora, and Yamato were second years, while Mimi was still a first year. Taichi and Sora bid them good bye, they had been placed in 2-C while Yamato was in class 2-A. The rest of the morning they toiled in class, with Taichi missing the bulk of it daydreaming until the bell signalling lunch rang.
Yamato was the first to enter their classroom - the fan girls of course were all gathered outside of their door, still disillusioned about his relationship with Sora; the loudest of which had been Jun. Koushiro had swung by soon after to notify that he would need to spend his lunch at the computer lab for club purposes. Mimi was the last to arrive, bring with her a clothed beg with lunch boxes - seeing as Sora and Yamato were ignoring them, the two teens decided it would best to leave their friends along and spend lunch together on the roof of the school much like how they had every other day.
"Here Taichi-senpai, o-bento." She handed him a lunch box as they found a secluded spot. The roof was a popular place for lunch but they were glad it only held a handful of students today and enough space to allow them some privacy.
"Wow Mimi-chan, this is amazing!" He exclaimed excitedly once he made his way through the lid. It was a magnificent sight and he could tell Mimi had put a lot of work into it. It only confused him why she would always make him lunch boxes - she had known he was terrified of anything his mother made, having to opt for school breads at the cafeteria but she argued that she needed practice cooking anyways - she was a natural.
They ate in relative silence, talking about one thing or another with each other but over all enjoying their time together. To the blind eye, they looked like the perfect couple spending lunch with one another. His mind shifted back to the dream he had that morning. He was so close, even in his own mind; he knew he had a schoolyard crush on the girl next to him but he was afraid to find what she really thought of him. In his mind, she was perfect; he knew she was slowly becoming the school idol, the sole girl that could have any guy and any and all guys would want her. She caused him to blush whenever he was with her and he failed to notice the same with her.
Their lunch ultimately was interrupted when a small beep came from his pockets. They both looked at each other before he reached for his Digivice. He held it between them for her too look on and to stop any onlookers from finding out what they were doing.
"Taichi-san?" A voice called out, both teens were familiar with it.
"I'm here Gennai-san. Mimi is with me." Taichi replied into the Digivice.
"Ah good. Taichi-san it seems there is an unknown anomaly near the Pyramid on Server. Would it be possible for the two of you to check it out?"
Taichi looked to Mimi, knowing that she had a long a commute home he often did not bother the girl with matters with the Digital World unless it was an emergency - she would often sleep over at Sora's if she would miss the last train of the night. Mimi clapped her hands together as if she was praying, "Gomen! Grandmother is visiting from Ueda tonight and I promised to pick her up at the train station."
He sighed and looked back to his Digivice - he had hope to spend more time with the girl, "Looks like it's only me Gennai-san."
"Thank you Taichi-san. I'll upload the coordinates to your Digivice."
Again the afternoon was spent in the presence of their teachers and again Taichi had spent most of it shrewdly asleep. The final bell finally rang, saying good bye to Sora, he made his way to the computer lab. Mimi had gone past him along the way, giving him a bow in front of her own friends, he smiled at her before saying his good byes.
He could still hear her friends as he rounded the corner, "My Mimi-chan, what a good girlfriend you are to say good bye to Taichi-san."
"Ehhhh! I didn't know Mimi was going out with Taichi-senpai! No fair."
"Mimi-chan. Let's go shopping some time. A new bra store just opened in Shinjuku and I'm sure you need something cute for Taichi-senpai!"
Taichi flinched, he hoped Mimi wasn't getting the wrong message as she was teased by her fiends; he was deathly afraid of her rejecting him so he had kept it a secrete, spending more time with her was enough for now. He enter the computer lab to find Koushiro as the sole occupant. Briefing the computer club president on what Gennai told him, Koushiro quickly opened a Digiport for Taichi.
Seconds later he found himself in the middle of a desert, an reversed pyramid off in the distance. He found Agumon a few feet from where he had landed, of course Gennai having already told Agumon of the mission. He checked his Digivice for the location before leading Agumon along. Everything looked similar to him, double checking his Digivice, he could not make heads or tails of what he was looking for.
Deciding they needed a break, he and Agumon sat themselves on the hot sand of the desert. He could only sigh as he put his hand to his chin, trying to figure out what it was they were looking for. Gennai had been vague, only giving him the location and nothing else.
"Ano Taichi. Do you have the sinking feeling?" Agumon finally spoke up.
Taichi was about to tell his partner he was going crazy before the ground below them started to shake and he indeed felt as though he was being sucked into the ground. It was then the ground collapsed beneath them revealing a large sink hole, bottomless from the brief second Taichi had. The two fell.
At first the fall was dark, they could not see any light. Yet, strange voices began to surround them as if they were spoken all at the same time.
"More Guilmon bread please!"
"Biomerge activate!"
"Execute. Spirit Evolution!"
"The Royal Knights!"
"Welcome to DATS!"
"Digisoul Charge. OVERDRIVE!"
"I'm going to become the Digimon King!"
"Digi-Xros!"
The voice soon stopped but as Taichi opened his eyes, a girl in white with long streaming hair stood before him smiling. It was then he felt his body being broken and a sharp pain in the back of his head. He did not remember much after, his world became dark.
About Anthology of Le Monde:
This is a collection of one-shots and short stories, of prologues and epilogues. Unlike Chronicles of Le Monde, there isn't really a release schedule; the next update could be tomorrow or it could be a decade from now. Of course, no stories will be posted that would spoil anything that hasn't occurred in Chronicles yet.
Le Monde was a world I wanted to create from my anthropology background and my love of history. It was originally based off of Zero no Tsukaima with a hint of His Majesty's Dragon. My intention had always been to leave Le Monde to be open and ambiguous, that it could change from person to person. And that is why I am openly inviting anyone who wishes to write about Le Monde, be it characters or the world itself, to write one-shots or short stories to be posted in Anthology (Of course full credit will goto each author). I only asked that those who are interested to run their plot by me first so that nothing conflicts with the events in Chronicles.
Notes:
Sora and Taichi are childhood friends and just as in the original Digimon 02, share no romantic feelings to one another; it was only implied that Taichi had liked her in the english version, while in the original, he gave her his full support.
I could be wrong, but I don't remember any of them being in the same class in 02.