By Li Kasumi
Disclaimer: Hi! I do not own Digimon nor its characters. I hope you review this story so I can know what you think of it and I apologize if my grammar is not good. Read, enjoy and review.
Italics--thoughts
Summary: AU fanfic. Loneliness is her one friend while living in shadows. Sayuri is a mysterious girl who deals with a curse that has haunted her family for years………..but what would happen if someone like Kouji Minamoto gets intrigued by her?
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It wasn't a warm afternoon but it wasn't cold. A soft breeze was blowing around the city and it seemed that a woman and her daughter were enjoying it.
"And what would you like for your birthday?" asked a black-haired woman as she enjoyed the breeze on an uneventfully day.
"I don't know" replied a hazel-eyed girl and she shrugged "A cake would be nice"
"Fine, I'll bake it and you could invite Kouji" said Jiang Li Miyahara, she was with Sayuri at the back of the shrine.
"Why would he want to come?" said Sayuri and she frowned "It's not like if he were one of my cousins"
"I don't think he has something to do and I'm sure he'll like to taste my cake" said Jiang Li.
"I doubt that he'd want to come, mother" said Sayuri.
"But you two were talking last Thursday and you also joked with him last Friday" said Jiang Li.
"I wasn't joking with him" said Sayuri "It's just that I can easily talk with him"
"Yes, I've noticed that" said Jiang Li with a smile.
"But that doesn't mean that I'll befriend him" said Sayuri quickly.
"You can try, that's all I'm asking you" said Jiang Li.
"Well, I still have homework to do" said Sayuri and she got up "And I don't understand all the Japanese characters"
"Fine" said Jiang Li and she sighed.
Meanwhile, at the Minamoto residence, Satomi was trying to teach Kouji how to decorate a cake. The home economics' teacher, Mrs. Morita, had told them that they were going to bake a cake and decorate it.
"I wonder why there's a home economics class at school" said Kouji very annoyed after he squeezed too hard and wound up with a shapeless glob of frosting for the tenth time.
"You're only practicing, you can try again" said Satomi "Squeeze it softer"
"I suck at this!" said Kouji exasperated after he failed again.
"Be patient" said Satomi and her husband came into the kitchen.
He raised an eyebrow after he noticed that there were a couple of bowls in the floor and there was milk spilled in the table. Then, he saw a mop near a chair and it was pretty dirty.
"How are you doing with the cake?" asked Kousei.
"He's still trying to decorate it" said Satomi with a kind smile.
"But at least he baked it, didn't he?" said Kousei.
"Well………" said Satomi, not very sure of her reply "I had to bake it because he tried but the kitchen ended being a mess"
"Nobody's perfect, Kouji" said Kousei.
"I know" replied the boy, he sounded annoyed.
"What kind of cake are you going to bake?" asked Kousei.
"A custard cream cake" replied Kouji not very convinced.
"Well, your teacher will see that you tried" said Kousei sympathetically.
"Your dad is right" said Satomi and she sighed "I need you to buy some groceries: eggs, milk, sugar………"
"Fine" said Kouji, feeling relieved that he hadn't to keep decorating the cake in front of him.
He went to his bedroom for money because he wanted to see a shop of antique items and swords. After that, he left to buy the groceries.
Cakes. Of course he liked to taste cakes but he never thought that it was so difficult to bake them. His stepmother used to bake desserts like cookies and she knew a bit of cakes so he thought it would be easy to bake one. Whoever suggested a home economics class to the principal was probably drunk.
He walked down the street and that jerk, Taeko Nakajima, came to his mind. What would he say when he find out that his rival sucked at baking cakes? Well………maybe Nakajima also sucked at baking cakes but if he was an expert baker…….
Then, he thought in the Miyahara girl. Her mother was very good at cooking and she could give him some tips to bake a nice cake. The problem was that he didn't want to ask someone for help but then, an image of Nakajima laughing with his gang came to his mind. Hmmm………he'd think in something later………
He entered the grocery store and bought what his stepmother asked him to buy. She was a really patient and kind woman. She helped him with his cake and the first one looked decent but when they tasted it…….yuck! Something went wrong and it tasted horrible so after a few tries, Satomi decided to bake one without Kouji's help.
As he walked back home, he stopped to see a little shop. It had a wooden sign dangling from the post over the door and it seemed that there were rare items. He saw something that interested him through the glass window so he decided to enter.
There was a katana there, he'd always wanted to have a fine sword to decorate his room and to practice with it at home. The katana was really cool and he also liked its sheath. The Miyahara girl came to his mind again, she had called him 'blue-eyed samurai' last Friday, he wondered why. He didn't look like a samurai, did he?
Anyways, he walked towards the sword but in his way to it, he saw a glass case displaying beautiful music boxes.
"Can I help you?" asked an old and friendly voice.
"Huh?" said Kouji and he turned to see an old woman about 60 years old "I was just wandering around"
"I see" said the woman "What are you looking for?"
"Well, I liked the katana over there" replied Kouji as he pointed to the katana he liked.
"That's a great katana and we have a discount on all the items" said the old woman.
"I see" said Kouji and he walked towards the glass case.
"You want to see the music boxes?" asked the old woman.
"Well…….can I see that one?" said Kouji as he pointed to a particular musical box.
"Of course" said the old woman and she handed Kouji the box "This one is really beautiful"
Kouji carefully received the musical box. It was a platinum box and he opened it with the key the seller gave him a few moments ago. A beautiful hand-blown glass lily was inside and a sweet melody started playing.
"That melody is called 'Spring night love song' and it has a romantic story" said the old woman.
"A romantic story?" repeated Kouji and the seller nodded.
"It seems that in the 18th century, two lovers had to separate but the man didn't want his beloved one to suffer" said the old woman and she paused to adjust her glasses.
"And what happened?" asked Kouji, eager to know what happened.
"The man was a musician and he composed this beautiful melody for his beloved one night, at spring" said the woman.
"I see" said Kouji and he frowned "But were they separated?"
"Well, after he finished composing his melody, he played it for his girlfriend and he gave her the notes for that song because she was a musician too" said the old woman.
"He gave her the notes so she could play them at any moment and then, she'd remember him" said Kouji.
"Exactly, you're very smart" said the seller "He promised something before leaving"
'As long as your heart can remember this melody, we'll always be together. Don't lose hope, I'll always be with you'
"The lady had a beautiful voice and she composed a song for the melody" said the seller "She never forgot him and one day, her beloved one returned on one spring night"
"So that's why it's called 'Spring night love song', that's an interesting story" said Kouji.
"So, what do you say?" said the old woman "Do you want to buy it for someone special?"
"Well………not exactly" said Kouji as he receded nervously "I was curious and I………"
"Don't be shy, you could give it to a special girl for you" said the old woman "Your girlfriend for example"
"I don't have a girlfriend" said Kouji, trying to regain his seriousness.
"You should have one" said the seller.
"I like the melody and the music box to give it to a girl" said Kouji but he saw the seller's expression "But I didn't know that it had a love story"
"If she's a friend, you can still give it to her" said the old woman "If she ever goes to another place, she'll always remember you"
"Sayuri's not exactly my friend" said Kouji and the old woman laughed at his expression.
"Sayuri means small lily and as you can see, the music box has a beautiful lily inside" said the old woman.
"Yes……but she's not my girlfriend or something like that" said Kouji and he shrugged "Her birthday is soon and……"
"I'm sure that Sayuri won't be disappointed if you give such a beautiful gift to her" said the seller.
"But the melody and its story………" said the blue-eyed boy "What if she's listened to it?"
"I doubt it" said the old woman sadly "It's almost forgotten"
"Well, I don't know" said Kouji and he contemplated the music box "I'll buy it with the katana, but I'm only buying it because of her birthday"
"Sure" said the old woman half-sarcastically while examining the expression the boy had on his face.
Kouji paid for both things and he left hurriedly, carrying the groceries, the katana and the music box. The old woman watched him go and she began laughing. She forgot to tell him something important about the melody.
The lonewolf was walking very fast, still wondering why he accepted to buy the music box. He wasn't even sure if he'd go to visit Sayuri on her birthday, maybe she didn't want company.
On the other hand, her mother had asked him to go so he had a pretext. But what if the girl recognized the song? She'd think that he fancied her or worse, she'd think that he was an over-romantic and mushy boy.
Finally, he arrived home and left the groceries on the kitchen. He took the katana and the music box to his bedroom and he placed them on his desk.
He then took his guitar and started playing it but he stopped when his gaze turned to the music box and the love story he had listened at the shop came to his mind.
"I hope that old lady had invented that story" he whispered and he placed the guitar near his bed. He opened his schoolbag and took out some notebooks, he still had homework to do.
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"Very good, I see that most of you have done a good job" said Mrs. Morita "Let's have a taste!"
"Do we have to?" whispered Kouji as he stared at his 'cake' or whatever was in front of him.
"Is something, Mr. Minamoto?" asked the teacher after she approached to him.
"No" replied Kouji after he heard some giggles coming from Nakajima.
"Well, let me taste it" said Mrs. Morita and she took a bite but her eyes widened in shock.
"What happened, professor?" asked Kouji after he saw the teacher's expression.
"It's hard and you used salt instead of sugar!" exclaimed Mrs. Morita as she cleaned herself with a handkerchief.
"Salt? I didn't use salt!" said Kouji and he turned to see Nakajima, then he understood what happened.
It was the gray-eyed boy who was delivering the sugar and the flour, he probably changed his sugar for salt and that was why his cake tasted even worse.
"Well, you can try again" said Mrs. Morita sympathetically "You tried and you can practice at home, I'll give you another chance"
"Thank you, professor" said Kouji not very convinced.
"I'll wait for you after classes tomorrow" said Mrs. Morita "Mr. Iwao also needs another chance"
After she said that, she left him to taste the other cakes. It seemed that Taeko Nakajima did a good job because the teacher congratulated him. Then, she tasted Megumi and Junko's cake, both of them baked a strawberry cake. The last one was Sayuri's, a chocolate cake with white rosettes.
"This one is really delicious" said Mrs. Morita happily "Excellent job, Miss Miyahara"
"Thank you" said the black-haired girl "May I go leave once the bell rings?
"Of course but please let me have a piece of your cake" replied Mrs. Morita and Sayuri nodded.
"Oh, boy….. and to think that Mrs. Morita is a nice person, she's going to be poisoned" said Taeko Nakajima and he pretended to sniff, causing his friends to laugh.
"You can say that again" said Keisuke and Kouji approached to them with a dark glare.
"You changed the sugar with salt, didn't you?" said the blue-eyed boy to Nakajima.
"And what if I did?" said Taeko and he smirked "You suck at this"
"Even Miyahara has talent for something so simple" said Musashi.
"Did I just hear what I think I heard? You're praising me?" asked a feminine voice and Musashi jumped in surprise.
"In fact, I was only telling Minamoto that he's worse than you" said Musashi.
"He tried, nobody's perfect" said Sayuri and she left.
"The 'Spooky Witch' scared me, I didn't expect that she would appear behind us" commented Keisuke.
"What do you think about the new nickname, Minamoto? I personally think it's more original" said Taeko.
"Why do you keep bugging her?" asked Kouji as he glared Taeko.
"We've told you: she's spooky and strange" said the gray-eyed boy "Besides, she always dares to defy us when we bully younger and weaker kids like you"
"And I suppose that she's always beaten you" said Kouji as matter-of-factly.
"Hmmm……….not always, we're six against a girl" said Musashi "But we have to admit that she's faster"
"And she always has a plan" added Keisuke.
"But believe me, she's paid for being so nosy" said Taeko and he smirked "We always hid her stuff at elementary school and she'd start crying"
"Yeah, her homework would disappear very often" said Takenori.
"And that's our story, hope you enjoyed" said Taeko sarcastically and he left with his gang because the bell rang.
"And what exactly happened with your cake, 'blue-eyed samurai'?" asked a voice.
"Why do you call me 'blue-eyed samurai'?" asked Kouji after he turned to see Sayuri.
"Have you seen Rurouni Kenshin's movie?" said Sayuri and Kouji nodded "Well, you remind me of one samurai named Shigeru or something like that. He also had long hair tied into a ponytail and strands of hair falling near his cheeks"
"Thank you for the explanation but I still prefer 'lonewolf'" said Kouji.
"But I prefer Mr. Bandana" said Sayuri and she took a bite of her cake.
"Do as you wish, I don't care" said Kouji.
"Don't steal my lines" said Sayuri.
"I wouldn't" said Kouji.
"By the way, would you like a piece of my cake?" asked Sayuri casually.
"Why not?" said Kouji and he approached to take a piece of chocolate cake.
"So, what do you think?" said Sayuri after Kouji took a bite of her cake.
"It's really delicious" replied Kouji.
"And what went wrong with your cake?" asked Sayuri as she watched Kouji eating the piece of cake.
"It's hard and salty" said Kouji after a few moments.
"You probably stirred too much after you added the flour" said Sayuri and she frowned "But I think that Nakajima probably changed your sugar for salt, he was delivering the flour and the sugar"
"You figured out that all by yourself? You're sharp" said Kouji and he took another bite of the piece of cake.
"Well, you wouldn't go with him for a piece of cake or tips, would you?" said Sayuri.
"Of course not, I'd rather die" said Kouji.
"I'm used to his tricks, that's why I took the sugar before he started delivering it" said Sayuri.
"Well, I have to go" said Kouji "I need another afternoon of practice and to buy more flour, sugar, eggs……….."
"Another afternoon of practice?" said Sayuri and Kouji nodded "Good luck"
"Thanks, I'll need it" said Kouji and he took his schoolbag, home economics was their last class.
"You're welcome" said Sayuri and she observed the lonewolf's cake.
Kouji finally left, the boy really needed help with bakery. Sayuri went to taste his cake but she soon regretted it like the home economics teacher. The cake was really hard and it tasted horrible.
Then, she took her cake and her schoolbag, she wasn't going to stay at school. She wondered about her birthday cake as she was walking through school, she'd prefer a chocolate cake than a strawberry. But what if the lonewolf preferred a strawberry cake?
Wait! Why was she thinking of him? It was her birthday after all, not his. Besides, he probably wouldn't go but then, she remembered that he stayed with her for dinner last Thursday.
In any case, I think he really liked my cake and mom is a great baker she thought as she made her way home, she caught a glimpse of the long-haired boy.
His ponytail was really funny and cute, she wanted to play with it. She smirked when she remembered his face when she called him Mr. Bandana for the first time, it really annoyed him to be called like that.
I almost feel bad for him, he really needs helps with bakery she thought and she saw Kouji going in another direction, probably to a grocery store.
She soon arrived to the shrine and she entered her house. Jiang Li asked about her cake after the 'small lily' entered the house and put her schoolbag on the floor.
"I did a good job" said Sayuri "The professor congratulated me"
"I'm glad" said Jiang Li "What kind of cake did Kouji bake?"
"Well, he tried to bake a custard cream cake but it tasted horrible" said Sayuri "It was hard and he used salt instead of sugar"
"Poor boy" said Jiang Li and she smiled after realizing something "So you tasted his cake?"
"Ah………well, yes" said Sayuri and she put her cake on the table "I was curious and I tasted it after he left"
"Oh" said Jiang Li and she smiled "Well, you must be starving"
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"Why did you bring all that bags?" asked Satomi after Kouji arrived home.
"I need to practice again" said Kouji not very happy.
"Again?" repeated his stepmother with an glance of incredulity.
"Yeah………again" said Kouji and took the bags to the kitchen.
After he ate, he started his homework because he really didn't want to bake a cake and decorate it. That was really frustrating and he was not very patient.
Once he finished his homework, he went to the kitchen and sighed. It was going to be a long afternoon.
Meanwhile, Sayuri was almost done with her homework. At least she didn't need a dictionary for her Math homework, she only had to write one number more to finish it. Then, her mother knocked at the door.
"Come in" said Sayuri and her mother opened the door.
"I hope you're done with your homework" said Jiang Li and Sayuri nodded "Kouji has just phoned and he asked me if you could help him with his cake"
"He wants me to help him? But I……." said Sayuri.
"Why don't you give him some tips? I'm sure that he needs them" said Jiang Li and she quickly added "He sounded so desperate"
"Fine. I'll do what I can" said Sayuri, her mother sounded sincere.
"I'm glad. The poor boy must be really distressed after he failed with his second cake" said Jiang Li.
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Sayuri rang the bell and a brown-haired woman opened the door. She introduced herself as Satomi Minamoto after Sayuri explained that she came to help Kouji.
"You're going to help him? You must be really patient" warned Satomi.
"Well………" said Sayuri and she came into the house.
Suddenly, she heard a crash from what she deduced was the kitchen and Satomi took her where Kouji was. Both sweatdropped after seeing the mess: there were broken eggs, flour scattered around the flour, milk spilled on the floor and there were at least three…….cakes?…….or at least what seemed cakes on a small table.
"You made all this mess by yourself?" asked finally Sayuri with incredulity and Kouji turned to see her with surprise.
"You should have been here yesterday" said Satomi and she slowly left the kitchen, not wanting to see the mess in her once spotless kitchen.
"I'll clean this later" said Kouji "What are you doing here?"
"You phoned me" said Sayuri.
"What? I never phoned you. I only know your address" said Kouji and Sayuri understood what had happened.
Her mother……of course. How did she fall for her trick? She was so gullible, Kouji didn't even know her number. She wanted to hit her head with the wall but she wouldn't, at least not in the lonewolf's presence. Well, she was already there and she'd have to help him.
"I came to help you with your cake" said Sayuri.
"I'm a klutz with this" said Kouji "Are you sure?"
"I'm sure" said Sayuri as she thought why her mother insisted in a friendship between her and Kouji.
"You'll need lots of patience" said Kouji.
"First, we'll need to clean this mess" said Sayuri.
"I know" said Kouji and he took a mop.
"But we have to sweep first" said Sayuri and she took a broom that was near her.
"Right" said Kouji, feeling embarrassed.
After they ended cleaning the mess, Sayuri took some ingredients for the cake. She sighed and started explaining Kouji about bakery.
"Stir softer or you'll have to start over" said the black-haired girl.
"Okay" said Kouji and he followed all her instructions until a decent cake was baked.
"We only need to decorate it after it cools down a bit" said Sayuri and Kouji rolled his eyes "I'll help you"
"Thank you" said Kouji and they waited a few minutes.
Sayuri took the frosting and she started decorating a part of the cake while Kouji watched. She was really good at baking and decorating cakes.
"It's your turn" she announced and Kouji kept himself from groaning.
"I hate that part" he muttered.
He squeezed the tube softly but nothing came from it, then, he squeezed it harder and nothing…….He finally squeezed it very hard and a big mass of frost came out, covering his hand with the sweet substance.
"You're hopeless" said Sayuri emotionlessly and Kouji glared her but the girl returned the glare.
"At least I don't have two left feet" said Kouji and he smirked.
"But I know about cleaning a house" said Sayuri and she took out her fan.
"But I'm not childish" said Kouji and he cleaned his hand.
"Imagine that the frost is a toothpaste" said Sayuri.
"Fine" said Kouji and he managed to do a rosette.
"Good job" said Sayuri "Continue decorating"
"I only hope that it tastes better than the last one" said Kouji as he succeeded in doing another rosette.
"It will, don't worry" said Sayuri.
"I'm done" said Kouji after some minutes.
"Let's have a taste" said Sayuri and she bit a piece of cake after slicing it in small pieces.
"Does it tastes horrible?" asked Kouji expectantly.
"It's fine, you can taste it" said Sayuri and Kouji tasted his cake. It wasn't as delicious as the chocolate cake Sayuri baked at school but it wasn't bad. He sighed in relief.
"Remember not to stir too much after adding the flour and think that the frost is a toothpaste" said Sayuri.
"Yes, thank you a lot" said Kouji and he took out his apron.
"The kitchen is clean" said Sayuri and she shrugged "I'm going home"
"Did you manage to bake a cake, Kouji?" asked his father, once he entered to the kitchen "Oh, hi"
"Good evening" said Sayuri.
"She is Sayuri Miyahara" said Kouji and he turned to Sayuri "He's my father, Kousei Minamoto"
"Nice to meet you, sir" said Sayuri.
"Nice to meet you too" replied Kousei and he saw the cake "It looks fine"
"And it doesn't tastes bad" said Kouji and his father took a bit of his cake.
"Yeah, you have improved" said Kousei Minamoto.
"I'm going to walk her home, I'll return later" said Kouji but Sayuri shook her head.
"I can take care of myself" she said.
"It's the least I can do" said Kouji.
"Well, I hope to see you again and thanks for helping my son" said Mr. Minamoto.
"You're welcome" replied Sayuri and she frowned "I forgot to say goodbye to your wife"
"Don't worry, she went to visit a friend" replied Kousei and the teenagers finally left the kitchen.
"You're not cold?" asked Kouji as they made their way to Sayuri's home, it was a chilly evening.
"I'll be fine" replied Sayuri.
"You'll catch a cold" said Kouji and he offered his jacket.
"If I accept it, you'll be the one who will catch a cold" said Sayuri.
"I have my bandana" said Kouji and Sayuri sighed in defeat before taking his jacket.
"You look strange without your jacket" said the black-haired girl once she was wearing the dark blue jacket.
"Don't make fun of me" said Kouji and he frowned because Sayuri shivered "I should have bought you a sweater instead of the music box"
"You bought me a music box?" asked Sayuri and Kouji regretted what he said.
"I don't know what you're talking about" said the blue-eyed boy.
"I'm not deaf, lonewolf" said Sayuri.
"Fine" said Kouji "I'm going to give you a music box for your birthday"
"Thank you" said Sayuri and they arrived to the shrine.
"Keep my jacket, you'll give it to me tomorrow" said Kouji.
"But I'm home" said Sayuri.
"Keep it" insisted Kouji.
"If you catch a cold, you won't be able to bake a nice cake" said Sayuri and her words hit Kouji.
"You're right" he said.
"Come with me" said Sayuri and they entered her house.
"Good evening" greeted Jiang Li.
"Good evening" greeted back the teenagers.
"I told you that you should have taken a coat or a sweater" said Jiang Li.
"I know" said Sayuri and she gave back the jacket to Kouji "Thanks again"
"You're welcome" said Kouji and he put on his jacket.
"Do you want to stay for dinner?" asked Jiang Li.
"Not today but I'll come for Sayuri's birthday" said Kouji and Jiang Li smiled.
"Really?" said Jiang Li and Kouji nodded "You can come after 5 p.m. because I'll bake the cake"
"That's fine with me" said Kouji "I have to go"
"Goodbye and good luck with your cake" said Jiang Li and she gave Sayuri a sweater.
"Thank you" said Kouji "Goodbye"
"I'm going with you" said Sayuri and she accompanied him to the entrance of the shrine.
"You're a great baker" said Kouji "I'm glad you went to my house"
"Yeah but………" said Sayuri and she hesitated "My mother………I'll see you tomorrow"
"See you" said Kouji and he turned to leave.
Sayuri watched him walking until he was out of sight and she wondered about the music box he mentioned earlier, when they were walking. Then, she remembered his jacket, it was really warm and soft……….No wonder he was always wearing it.
It was a chilly evening but she was in a good mood: the sorcerer hadn't bothered her for a while, maybe he was getting tired or something. Besides, the bandana boy was an interesting person to talk with and he was considerate even if he would tease her about being childish………..and he had that cute ponytail.
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Hi! Hope you enjoyed this chapter =) Please review so I can know what you think about my story. I accept constructive criticism but I do hate flames. Well, I'm not sure what'll be the topic of the fourth chapter but I'll write about Sayuri's birthday and I think that I'll add some drama.
About Kouichi, he'll come in the story later, that's why Jiang Li is currently playing as matchmaker in my story. Another thing, could please suggest me ideas to change the summary? I'd really thank you that.
See you soon!
Kara: Thanks a lot for reviewing last chapter. I'm glad that you still like it and I must tell you something: when I started writing the second chapter, I wasn't planning to make it fluffy. Sometimes, I write without realizing if a chapter is sweet or sad, I just write it. I hope you enjoyed this chapter too and please continue reviewing. =D
Evil One1: Thank you for reviewing again! Thankies for your compliments, hope I didn't disappoint you with this chapter. About the cow…….I'd prefer a horse ^_- I'm joking! (Or at least I'm trying to) I hope you review again, see you! =)
Kana: Thank you for reviewing, I hope you continue reading my story and I'm glad to know that there are more people who like Kouji/OC stories.
~~~Li Kasumi