A/N: Revision to chapter one also up

Disclamer:I don't own digimon

A Boy to Knight

The small years that followed were horrible on poor Takato. By the time the boy turned four, the village were heavily taxed and raided. Nearly all there were killed and he had to leave. Time would past again and his only friends were killed on their travels as well. Each time anger filled him and the mark and he was able to survive. Wither it would be a small group of them saved in a corner of a burning building to waking up alone after being taken from his dead friends.

That memory was completely drilled into his mind.

Flashback:

The small group traveled on a dirt path to anywhere.

"Are we there yet?"

"No. Not yet." Said a tired old lady.

"Try not to bother her David." Said a small girl

"Jeri you we are tired." David responded.

"Are you tired Takato?" Jeri asked

Takato found the ground very interesting at the moment. "Huh? Oh yeah I'm tired." Jeri smiled as Takato was brought back to their small group of five and one adult. Things however didn't last long.

A group of riders on Cerberumon started to circle the group causing many to grow scared.

"Please we are very tired and don't have money. You don't need us." Pleaded the women.

"To bad for you we need some of you. The ones we don't need well," The leader of the group and his men laughed "Let's just say night night." He then grabbed Jeri over his shoulder. "Get the others we need. See you." And the leader left.

"Jeri!" Takato yelled. He turned and two others left with two kids. He ran after them, but was stopped. They put the others together and had Takato watch.

"Emerald Blaze" yelled the digimon shooting flames at the small group. The man told Takato something, but he blacked out.

He woke up some time later to see many bodies on the ground and no sign of the digimon.

End Flashback

He was all alone till he found another kingdom. At the age of eight things finally looked his way.

xxx

"Ahh! I'm bored." Whined a little girl with red hair tied up in its usual spikes. She paced around in her room restlessly

A small little yellow digimon was seen sleeping on the girl's bed. Obviously opposite of her partner .

"Hey Rika. How's my little sister doing." A tall boy walked in. He had long spiked red hair and usual clothing.

"I'm bored today. Can we do something fun please." Pleaded the girl.

"Rika you know you're the princess and can't leave yet."

It was true. They were the prince and princess of the kingdom they live in. This kingdom was known as beast forest. The boy was now spending the time as a knight in training.

"Why don't you play with Viximon?" he asked

"She's no fun. All she does is sleep all day."

The girl still kept pouting which worked on her brother.

"But, I do have to take my knight's horse out to clean him. Why don't we sneak you out to see the town?"

"Thank you Axel I owe you one."

I got played didn't I? "Change and I'll be back for you. Don't look like royalty."

"K. Viximon, don't tell anyone I'm gone." The fox woke up, yawned, and went back to sleep.

"Gabumon you'll cover for us?"

"Of course Axel."

xxx

"Ahh man I'm hungry." An eight year old Takato walked down the streets of the town near the castle looking at all the merchants. Maybe if I'm fast enough I could… No Kumiko always said "Never steal. Do good things and life will do good things for you" Karma right? *Grumble* his stomach protested. "If only 'Karma' would feed me first." He said to himself.

"Ruki come on we need to get to the lake soon." Axel called to "Ruki"

"Coming Axel." Ruki said to Axel. Ruki was clad in a brown cloak to hide who she was.

Lake huh. This place has a lake, cool. Time to find some food. He thought to himself as he continued to wonder the streets.

xxx

It was decided at the castle that Rika take a different name to not be notice by the citizens. Although she seemed different there were those who took notice.

The lake was clear as could be in such a great open area. Rika couldn't help but to rush and play in the water. She spotted a few Gomaman and tried to play with them.

Axel decide to leave her be and started to wash his knight's horse.

"That's her isn't it?" asked one guy

"Of course it's her prince Axel will never take anyone with him. Not even Gabumon."

"Now's the time lets grab her." The two have been staking out the area for a while waiting for something like this to happen.

The two (shall we say) goons creped out and were about to grab her when…

"Marching Fishes" The Gomamon yelled summoning rainbow colored fish at the two.

"Argh." Cried the two as they were drenched with the fish.

"Huh? RIKA!" Axel turned and grabbed his sword and charge at the two.

"You get her. I'll deal with him."

Rika was paralyzed with fear as the man pulled out a dagger and scooped her up.

"Let her go!" He altered his course toward Rika.

"Not so fast. We need money. So step back you squire." He said as he pulled out his own sword.

"GET OUT OF MY WAY."

xxx

"Come on please."

"No money no food."

"This is all I have." Takato said holding a coin equivalent to a penny.

"No money no food." Repeated a Veggiemon

"This is money."

"Not enough money. No go kid."

"Fine." Takato said and walked away. Feeling he seen enough of the town he decided to walk to the lake he heard about.

"Let go of me!" screamed Rika.

"Huh?" Takato turned to see a man running holding a girl. Memories of a similar incident filled his mind. I can't let it happen again. Without thinking much he ran and tackled the man knocking the girl into the nearby river.

"Oww. You brat, you'll pay for that." He yelled as he pulled a dagger out.

"YOU WILL NOT TAKE HER." Takato put power into every word and his mark resonated with his anger.

"Hey I know you. You're the brat that got away. You will die instead of my co-workers." He said as he charged at the boy.

Takato then dogged the attack and rushed around him taking his dagger in a swift move. "You will leave her alone now." Rika was now out of the river with Takato in front of her guarding her.

Laughter filled the man "Go ahead kid. Kill me. I know you want to. Show me what killed my mates."

Takato rage flared and would of succumbed to it if was not for other knights coming to the scene.

"Silence you. You are under arrest for trying to kidnap the princess." The knight said as he and another knight pick him up and dragged him away.

"Rika!" Axel was now seen running towards them. When he got close to Rika, Takato position himself between them and growled still in his rage. The mark reacted again.

"It… It's okay. That's my brother." Rika explained

Takato loosened up and dropped the dagger. As he calmed the mark faded to black on his hand. "Sorry. I didn't know." He said as he rubbed the back of his head.

"Princess Rika, are you hurt?"

"No. I'm fine."

"I expected more from you Axel. If your mother didn't check on her who knows what would have happened."

"I might." Takato mumbled to himself as he rubbed his hand.

"They could have gotten away."

"Yes, Yamaki. It won't happen again."

"Just be thankful that she's okay. Also your master would be proud of the sword practice you got."

"So young man. You have a name?"

Takato looked between the three of them a little scared, but answered. "My name is Takato sir."

"Where are your parents? They must be very worried about you."

Takato stiffened. He always got by from saying they were at home. Now, now he was going have to tell them the truth. Truth he had hidden even from himself. He lost the ideal of his resolved from his life and to have to tell the full truth now. Tears escaped his eyes before he could respond. He didn't bring himself to whimper loudly, but to get on his knees and let the tears fall. Rika and Axel both kneeled by him and tried to calm him down.

"Yamaki. Let's take him back to the castle."

With a nod they left the river side.

xxx

The queen paced around the grand hall nervously waiting for news. "She hasn't come back yet. Ohh haven't where are they. Please they have to be back."

"My queen I assure you. She is fine. Axel is with her."

To the kings regret the first people who enter were…

"Quit your struggling. You will be sent to prison now move."

"Come on let me go. You don't know why I need the money. Heck you would have taken the princess like what me and my partner tried."

"Be quiet." Said the knights as they dragged him across the halls to the prison area.

Damn it. Got to order them to make a new route.

The queen started to hyperventilate and quicken her pace. "Kidnapped. Two of them. Oh no no no. Did the other take her. No no no."

Another group entered in revealing Yamaki, Axel, Rika, and Takato. The queen ran straight to Rika to make sure she was all right.

"Mom I'm fine," whined Rika.

"Captain Yamaki, thank you for saving our daughter." The king congratulated. He turned to his son. "Axel. You know only you could leave the grounds unsupervised."

Axel merely looked down from his father.

The king shifted his gaze to the new figure to his castle.

"My king this is Takato. He's the one who stopped the kidnappers."

Takato lifted his hand in a small wave. The king eyes drifted to Takato's hand toward the mark and subconsciously touch the back of his hand. He didn't know why, but he felt that he must be wary of the mark.

"Mind telling us your story boy?" Yamaki asked and Takato simply nodded. Of course some parts are best left out.

xxx

"So child you don't have parents and you were alone for a long time." asked the king from his throne.

"Yes… sir."

"You were alone yet you decided to help my daughter. You could have seen them leave. Were you not afraid?"

"Something similar happen to my friend before. I didn't want to let that happen again." He spoke with much maturity from his harsh years.

"Okay then Takato Matsuki I hereby dub ye page. You shall learn the ways of knight hood. I'm sure you will be a very important man one day. Yamaki, would you mind to house the boy for awhile?"

Yamaki did not enjoy the idea of housing a child, but hearing the kid's story made him feel bad. So he simple nodded.

Takato lighten up he would have a home. He also gained a purpose. Takato Matsuki would become a knight.

A/N:There you go. Added a flashback extra conversation and more explanation on why I made Takato cry. Feedback is nice, still hold harsher comments till the next chapter.