Once upon a time there was a powerful kingdom in a land hidden between high green mountains. Even though the kingdom was hidden between these mountains of green, it was still respected by everyone that knew of its existence. The king that ruled the kingdom was known as a caring, friendly and wise man who was said to be good for his family and people. The king had beautiful blonde wavy hair that looked like pure gold when the sun shined upon it, his blonde hair matched perfectly with the deep dark blue eyes the man had. Eyes that reflected courage, friendship and hope yet also gave anyone that looked into them some sort of comfort. The silk black fabric of his royal clothing was decorated with strands of twisted gold bands at the neck, wrists and the front of his shirt. Gold buttons that reflected the shining sun were perfectly lined up in the front of his shirt from top till bottom and the king wore a simple silk black pants under it with on the sides a gold twisted band that matched the ones on the top. Black leather boots that didn't stop till his knees finished the lower part of his outfit. A simple gold crown with a clear blue stone at the front was rested peacefully on his golden locks completing the king's outfit. What made his whole image complete was that the man always had a friendly smile on his face, and even though the king was getting older he still used some of his free time to walk thought the village and speak to the people of his kingdom.

When the king would return home after trips to the village he was greeted by his beautiful and lovely wife. She had beautiful long curly blonde hair a shade darker then her husband's and it was put up in a charming ponytail which allowed her hair to fall just above her hips. Simple braids mixed into the curly blonde hair of the ponytail decorated the beautiful sight, and a braid that was carefully laid out over the top of her head like a crown was the finishing touch. Her bright silver eyes sparkled with all its beauty and showed love, light and sincerity within them. She wore a silk black gown with sleeves and gold twisted bands that decorated the soft fabric matching her husband's outfit perfectly. Instead of a crown she wore a headdress on her forehead, a simple gold chain with in the middle a round circle with a tree carved inside of it. Upon seeing her husband entering the castle walls she walked towards him slowly with a bright smile upon her face.

"Hello my dear" she spoke softly "How were the people doing today?" She asked as she looked into his dark blue eyes. Dark blue eyes found bright silver ones and the king smiled down at his beautiful wife before answering "My love, the people are optimistic and seem happy to be living in our kingdom" he looked up and smiled "I feel connected to my people and my trips to the village prove to me that my people enjoy it when I visit them. It's important to keep a close bond with the people" His wife nodded in understanding but felt there was something bothering her husband. "What's wrong dear?" she asked as she moved her hand upwards and placed it on his cheek. The king let out a sigh "I hope my son will be able to rule the kingdom and keep the close bond with the people just like as I do" He leaned into the hand of his wife and lifted his own hand, placing it over hers "I hope he will be accepted and respected as much by the people as I am once it's time for him to take over the crown." He looked at his wife, worry visible in his eyes. "Ohh my dear, you and your worries" she smiled before speaking again "I know you want what's best for your people" She stared into his dark blue eyes deeply "But I am sure Yamato will take after you and be accepted and respected by the people just fine" She smiled "After all, he is your son" She leaned in and pecked her husband's lips softly before withdrawing her hand letting it fall to her side. The king smiled, he loved how his wife could always calm his worries down so easily and was very thankful that he was the lucky one who got her heart years ago. Dark blue eyes met bright grey ones again and the king leaned down, pressing his lips against the soft ones of his wife. The kiss was short but was enough to get his feelings across. She smiled at her husband once more before she was offered an arm. Gladly she laid her hand upon his arm and they walked inside the castle together.

"Takeru cut it out! I'm trying to practice here!" The young blonde male looked up at his now annoyed elder brother and spoke "Man you became so boring Yamato, I just want some fun time with my big bro" He wiggled his eyebrows in a teasing way while a smirk formed on his face. Teasing his older brother was always a fun way to relieve boredom. "Liar" Yamato said as he tried to focus on the dummy in front of him his sword in his right hand. Only one left he thought before he took a swing at the dummy, slicing it in 2 perfect halves. Proudly he put away his sword in the sheath of his belt and looked at his younger brother.

"Stop smirking at me like that, you give me the creeps" Yamato glared at his younger brother before taking a better look at him. Takeru had grown a lot, though still not as tall as Yamato he had grown to a very appealing young man. His dark blonde hair reminded him of his mothers while his dark blue eyes were an exact match of his fathers. Takeru had a little of both his parents in him and Yamato could see why his little brother was popular with the people in the village. His basic lose black pants and simple green shirt matched Takeru's personality perfectly, simple and comfortable… His thoughts were interrupted by his brother "Don't you know its rude to stare at people?" Takeru said with a smirk on his face, snapping Yamato out of his thoughts. A grin appeared on Yamato's face "You classify as 'people' now? I always thought a 'Boar' would be better suiting for you" He jokingly said before wrapping his arm around his brothers neck, lifting his other arm above Takeru's head before making a fist and rubbing his knuckles on the top of his head. "Hey Yamato cut it out!" he mimicked his brothers voice from before. Yamato rolled his eyes and let go of his brother "very manly of you Takeru" he said with a amused smirk on his face. "better not let the girls know you are such a chicken" Yamato made a chicken gesture towards his younger brother who in return rolled his eyes now. Yamato could be so childish at times, but yet he loved his brother and the times they spend together. Yamato returned to his training spot leaving Takeru to his thoughts.

Now it was Takeru's turn to stare at his brother. Yamato always had been taller then Takeru and he blamed the 3 year age gap for that even though he knew they both stopped growing by now. He studied his brother more, and wondered why he always preferred wearing the ceremonial outfit over something more comfortable like he himself was wearing. Sure the ceremonial outfit fitted Yamato perfectly and looked good on him but it was far from comfortable. The black and blue top reached till just over his hips and was decorated with the same gold twisted bands as his father's and mother's outfits. Unlike theirs however, Yamato's one had blue mixed in the black silk fabric and he was wearing tight black leggings underneath the top with the same long boots his father wore. Yamato proudly wore a black leather belt with a sheath onto it for his sword. Takeru looked at his brother up and down before noticing the brown headdress on his forehead, It had a blue stone in it and was his father's idea of a 'crown' till Yamato was ready for the real one. He chuckled That's if he is ever ready for it. He smiled as he looked once again at his older brother. Yamato had blonde curvy yet somewhat spiky hair that he always made sure was 'perfect' before he went out which sometimes caused some irritation between the two brothers as Takeru was more the 'natural' type of guy when it came to his hair. Yamato had bright blue eyes that seemed a mix of his father's dark blue ones and his mothers bright grey ones. The ultimate girl magnet Takeru thought as he let out a chuckle. Yamato never had showed any interest in girls as far as he knew, though that might be explained by Yamato rarely going out of the castle, unless he was with Taichi Yagami of course. Speaking of which, Takeru stared at the corner of the training hall where a certain brown haired male was sitting. He looked more closely at his brothers best friend.

Taichi Yagami was a slightly athletic build man about the same age as Yamato, his brown wild hair seemed untamable no matter how many times he tried, it reminded Takeru of a Lions mane. He chuckled at the thought before continuing his observation of the young man. Taichi unlike him and his brother had deep brown eyes, his skin was a few shades darker than theirs and had a few scars here and there. Taichi was an Archer unlike him and Yamato who were both swordsmen and wore his bow proudly on his back together with a good amount of arrows. Taichi was the kind of guy that was almost always smiling, and if he wasn't you knew something was wrong. Even though Taichi was born and raised in the village he did wear ceremonial outfit just like Yamato, only his one was a mix of black and orange fabric instead of blue and had a less tighter pants under it combined with high boots. Since Taichi and Yamato were best friends since childhood the king had decided that if Taichi was hanging out with the upcoming king he had to at least look decent in front of others. He was given the ceremonial clothes and had wore them around Yamato ever since. Takeru smiled, the clothes fitted Taichi very well and made him look a little less like an idiot.

He glanced back up and met with chocolate brown eyes, he blinked before Taichi decided to speak "Are you okay Takeru? You look kinda out of it" the brown haired male spoke. Takeru quickly snapped out of his thoughts "Yeah im fine Taichi, I think I am just getting a little tired that's all" he quickly replied trying to avoid further questioning. Taichi stood up and walked towards Takeru, a big smirk all over his face as he stood near the young prince whispering in his ear "I heard Hikari was home late last night" He paused to examine the pure look of shock on Takeru's face before continuing "I wonder where she has been so late and with who" Takeru swallowed, did Taichi know about him and Hikari? Impossible they kept their meetings a secret and always made sure no one saw them. He looked at Taichi before speaking "And how should I know where and with who your sister is hanging out Taichi?" he tried to stay calm but on the inside his heart was racing and he felt his hands become sweaty. Taichi smirked at the nervous teen and decided to tease him a little more "I don't know, but since I am almost always hanging out with your brother it would make logic sense if you'd hang out with my sister who happens to be your age and who you used to play with a lot when you two were younger" Takeru was at a loss, he did not know how to reply to that one, he tried thinking of a good comeback when all of a sudden "Oi Taichi, stop teasing my little brother and come help me with putting away the training dummy's" he heard his brother call. Thank god he was saved… for now. Taichi gave Takeru a soft push before walking casually towards Yamato, he knew enough… for now.

Yamato tapped his foot impatiently as he waited for Taichi to come and help him. There were simply too many training dummies to put them away all by himself so he could use all the help there was. He looked at his younger brother "Takeru, it would be very nice if you got your head out of the clouds and came to help me as well you know" he yelled at his sibling. Takeru looked up catching a sight of Taichi smirking before he walked towards his brother to help him out. The 3 of them put all the training dummies back in the closet and cleaned the mess on the floor that was left by all the shattered ones that Yamato had 'destroyed' during his training. Once everything was cleaned and put away Yamato turned to Taichi "You staying for dinner?" he asked looking at his best friend. Taichi smirked "Am I allowed to stay for dinner?" Yamato rolled his eyes "Why wouldn't you be allowed to stay for dinner you idiot?" he smacked Taichi on his head lightly with his hand. "Besides you are practically living here anyway, so it only be normal to have dinner with us too" Taichi smiled, he did practically live here lately. "So what's for dinner then?" he asked with an even bigger smile on his face. Yamato smiled back at his best friend "let's go and find that out shall we?" and with that he walked out of the training room followed by a very happy Taichi. Takeru however stood still, staring at the 2 men that just left the room. He felt like there was something going on, something he couldn't really figure out. He shrugged the thought off before following his brother and Taichi to the dining room.


Author note: This is my very first fanfic i ever uploaded online, I hope people will like it as much as i do. I will try to update with a new chapter every week if possible so keep an eye out ;)

-Daniel