A/N: I came up with this story last month, but hadn't started on it until now. This is gonna be a good one. Also, Taichi and Yamato are 8 years old when this starts. And it will mostly be Yamato's POV, but some will be Taichi's. Enjoy~
Disclaimer: I own nothing but the story.
Angels & Demons
Chapter 1
"Come on, Tsunomon!" I called to my partner. The little Digimon hopped over to me as I waited for him to catch up.
"Are you sure we should be exploring this far out, Matt?" he asked once he had rejoined me.
"It's fine, Tsunomon," I assured him, shuffling my leathery wings and flicking the tip of my tail.
"But, Matt, your parents will be mad if they find out you went to the neutral angel and demon area without permission," Tsunomon pointed out.
"Look, I'll take the blame, so don't worry," I promised, continuing onward. My friend hesitated, and then resumed following me. Finally, we arrived at the neutral territory where angels and demons who are friends are allowed to meet without consequence.
See, angels and demons live in separate territories, and they typically don't like each other. There are some who do, so they meet at the neutral area. No one can be punished for meeting there, so they're all happy about the area. Now, the other angels and demons are either accepting, or they hate the friendships between the two kinds. My parents, thankfully, are okay with the relationships between angels and demons, but they'd rather I not meet angels.
Then again, I didn't really care. I wanted to meet and angel, hopefully one with a Digimon like me. Not all angels and demons have one, but currently, my little brother, Takeru, or TK for short, had a Digimon named Tokomon, and our friends, Ken Ichijouji and Davis Motomiya, also had Digimon. Ken had one named Minomon, and Davis had his, named Demiveemon. We're all demons, but I was hoping on this exploration that Tsunomon and I would meet an angel with a Digimon partner.
"Matt?" Tsunomon spoke up, and I looked down, picking up my partner.
"Tired, buddy?" I asked, noticing that his eyes were starting to close.
"Yeah, just a bit," he admitted.
"All right, then take a small nap. We should be there soon," I told him, and the little Digimon soon fell asleep in my arms.
A half hour passed, and that's when we reached the neutral area. I gently woke Tsunomon, and he yawned widely before looking up at me.
"Are we there yet, Matt?" he questioned once he had stopped yawning.
"Yeah, I think so," I replied, looking about. I soon spotted a tree with plenty of leaves filling the branches, and I made a beeline for it, climbing up the trunk and settling down on the thickest branch. "Want to rest some more, Tsunomon?"
"Sounds good~" he smiled, and so he settled in my lap, falling asleep quickly. I, on the other hand, waited for a bit, and then decided to take a quick nap as well. Shortly after I closed my eyes, however, I heard someone speaking.
"Come on, Tai! I smell a Digimon this way!" the voice cried excitedly.
"I'm coming, Koromon! Wait up!" another voice called after the first. Suddenly, Tsunomon's eyes snapped open, and he looked at me excitedly.
"It's another Digimon, Matt!" he whispered eagerly. "Come on, let's go meet them!" Without waiting for a response, he began to hop down the branches. I sighed, smiling happily, and climbed down after him. While I was lowering myself onto a branch, it suddenly snapped, and I fell, landing on someone on the ground.
"OW!" the person I'd landed on yelped. I quickly scrambled off of the person, and helped them up. Once they were standing, I gave them a proper look. Turns out, he was an angel. He had a large amount of bushy, wild, brown hair, and chocolate brown eyes that shone with happiness. He also had a pair of goggles that rested on his forehead over a blue headband, and his white wings shimmered lightly in the sunlight.
"Sorry, the branch I was on snapped!" I apologized quickly, and the angel laughed, rubbing the back of his more-than-likely sore head.
"It's okay, accidents happen," he smiled at me. "I'm Taichi Yagami, an angel, and this is my Digimon, Koromon!" he told me, picking up the small pink Digimon and holding him up for me to see.
"Nice to meet you, Taichi," I nodded, holding my hand out to him as I picked up Tsunomon with my free hand. We shook hands, and I said, "My name is Yamato Ishida, and this is my Digimon, Tsunomon."
"Nice to meet you, too, Yamato," the angel grinned. "I've never met a demon before, but it's nice to know that there are demons that have Digimon like some angels."
"Really? You know other angels that have Digimon?" I asked excitedly. Tsunomon sniffed Koromon curiously, and then I set him down at the same time as Taichi.
"We're gonna go play for a bit, Matt!" Tsunomon told me, and I nodded.
"We'll be back soon, Tai!" Koromon called as the two hopped off. Once they were gone, I turned back to Taichi.
"So Koromon calls you Tai?" I asked, and the brunette nodded.
"Yeah, all my friends do. Even my little sister calls me that. And I guess your nickname is Matt?" he replied. I nodded, and we sat down on the grass in the shade of the tree.
"So, tell me about the angels you know that have Digimon," I said once we were settled down under the tree.
"Well, first off, there's my little sister, Hikari, who has her Digimon named Salamon, but everyone calls Hikari 'Kari'," Tai began. "Then there's Sora Takenouchi and Yokomon, Koushiro Izumi and Motimon, but everyone just calls Koushiro 'Izzy', and finally, there's Joe Kido and Bukamon. What about you? What demons do you know that have Digimon?"
"I only know of three, but one of them is my little brother," I told him. "My brother is Takeru, but we all just call him TK for short, and he's got Tokomon. Then there's Ken Ichijouji and Minomon, and Davis Motomiya and Demiveemon."
"Cool! When do you start combat training?" the brunette questioned eagerly.
"Not until I'm 13, and I'm only eight now," I sighed. "But I'm gonna be the best warrior there is!"
"Same here!" he grinned brightly. I laughed a bit at his enthusiasm, and we chatted the day away. Too soon, though, the sun began to set, and we had to part so we could go home. Tsunomon and Koromon hopped over to us, looking tired.
"Did you have fun?" I asked my friend.
"Yeah…just tired out now…" he panted. Koromon gave a wide yawn, and so Tai picked him up and held him. I did the same with Tsunomon, and then Tai hugged me lightly with one arm.
"I'm glad we met, Matt," he told me with a happy smile. "I have a feeling nothing can stop our friendship." Glancing at the setting sun, he sighed. "I'd better get going, or else my parents will worry…"
"Yeah, same here," I muttered.
"Hey, do you think you can bring TK with you tomorrow?" he questioned suddenly. "
"Sure, I'll try and convince him and Tokomon to come with," I promised, and then waved to my new friend as I flew off with Tsunomon. When we arrived home, I went inside, and TK ran over to me with Tokomon on his head.
"Matt! You're finally home!" he cried happily, hugging me tightly around my waist. "Where'd ya go?"
"That's what we'd like to know," my dad's voice said coolly from the living room. "Get in here, Yamato. And bring Tsunomon with you." I kicked off my shoes by the front door, and then padded into the living room, where Mom and Dad were waiting.
"Takeru, go ahead and go up to your room with Tokomon," Mom told my little brother, and he hesitated, but complied. Once his door shut, my parents eyed me.
"Where were you today, Yamato? You were gone all day," Dad asked. I glancing at Tsunomon, and he nodded slightly, encouraging me to tell the truth.
"I went to the neutral territory," I answered softly, afraid of the consequences.
"By yourself?!" Mom shrieked, looking horrified.
"I had Tsunomon with me!" I snapped, glaring at her.
"But why?" Dad questioned calmly.
"Because I wanted to meet an angel who has a Digimon," I explained. "And we did! Tsunomon and I had a lot of fun, too!"
"You shouldn't have gone by yourself!" Mom shouted at me, her tail lashing.
"I just said Tsunomon was with me!" I yelled back. "So I wasn't by myself!"
"Don't you dare talk back to me, Yamato!" Mom screamed.
"I'm not! I'm trying to explain!" I growled, whipping my tail back and forth. Mom opened her mouth to scream at me again, but then Dad placed a calming hand on her shoulder. Her tail stilled, and she settled down.
"Yamato, you can't go there by yourself. Even if it means bringing a friend with you, just don't go there alone anymore, okay?" Dad told me, and I nodded once in understanding. "Good. You can go grab some dinner now, it's been ready for a half hour. Once you're finished eating, get ready for bed."
"Yes, Dad," I sighed, and went to grab some of the leftovers from the kitchen. I set Tsunomon on the counter, and he watched me as I made up my dinner.
"Sorry I couldn't help much, Matt," he apologized quietly.
"Don't worry about it, Tsunomon," I smiled slightly at him. "I told you earlier, I would take the blame."
"Does this mean we can't meet with Tai and Koromon tomorrow?" he asked.
"We're still gonna go, and we'll bring TK and Tokomon with us," I promised.
"Yeah!" my friend cheered. We ate our dinners, and then we went up to my room. As I finished pulling on my pajamas, there was a knock at my bedroom door.
"Matt? Can we come in?" TK's voice sounded through the door.
"Sure, TK," I called back, and he walked in with Tokomon in his arms.
"What happened downstairs?" my little brother questioned, sitting on the edge of my bed next to me.
"Tsunomon and I went to the neutral territory today, where we met an angel and his Digimon, and their names are Tai and Koromon," I explained. "Mom and Dad were mad because I went 'alone'." I said the last word while making air quotes. "I told them Tsunomon was with me, but they'd rather I not go alone. Do you want to come with me tomorrow? Tai's gonna bring his sister and her Digimon. Besides, I won't technically be alone then."
"That's so cool, Matt! I'll totally go with you!" TK told me eagerly.
"Yeah, and I'm coming with TK!" Tokomon chimed in.
"No worries, I wouldn't ever leave you and Tsunomon behind," I smiled at the little Digimon. I looked at the clock on my wall, and then turned back to TK and Tokomon. "You two had best get to bed now. It's getting late."
"Aww, all right," TK sighed, and walked out with Tokomon still in his arms. "Goodnight, Matt. Goodnight, Tsunomon."
"G'night, guys!" Tokomon chirped as they left. I crawled into bed, holding Tsunomon to my chest as I closed my eyes.
"Goodnight, Tsunomon," I whispered, wrapping my leathery wings around us.
"Goodnight, Matt," he murmured, and we soon fell asleep.
A/N: Sorry for the short chapter, folks! I'll hopefully make the next one a bit longer. Anyhoo, R&R, peeps!