Disclaimer = I don't own Digimon but Moriko, Taiki, Eiji and Kira are my own characters :)

A/N = *Rewrite and newly uploaded* Straight to the point. Thanks to anyone who has favourite or put on alerts for this story – I'm hoping to make this story even better than it was last time.

Chapter 03 – Taiki Satzumi

Sand. Tiny grains of sand. I could feel them pressing into the left side of me face. Then there was the water, I could hear water lapping up the sand nearby. I was definitely on the coast somewhere.

The clothes I was wearing weren't mine. But they were everything I would have wanted to wear if I was going on an adventure. Dark blue jeans. A long sleeved hoodie of a darker shade where the sleeves stopped well past my wrists. I started to wonder whether it would be connected to this new place, like a new outfit… It didn't make any sense.

My arms felt heavy, and I immediately discovered a big egg in them. It was big and had a large amber coloured sun splodge on it. The egg started to vibrate vigorously, making it unsure whether to drop it or hold it.

"Hey little guy?" I whispered uncertainly, putting the egg down on the sand beside me.

Where is everyone- Moriko, her friend and his friend?

I wondered where my twin was. Surely she would be doing just fine knowing her, but as for me – I preferred to go about things logically.

"Taiki… Taiki… Why don't you come for a swim," a soft voice spoke to me. "The water is so warm. Come to me, o' child of the sun…"

"Woah- who are you?" I asked, seeing a beautiful lady in the shallows of the ocean – just swimming about.

As my parents taught me, I didn't talk to strangers, and this lady was no exception. I leant back, tired, on the sand. Everything looked like it could back on Earth, but it just didn't feel like planet Earth.

"Come on Taiki…"

I ignored the voice and turned onto my side with my elbow propping up my head. "What shall I do little egg?" I asked, tapping the egg.

It shook a little and then fell over.

"You're quite the athletic little creature, aren't you?"

The egg proceeded to roll away from me, further around the beach.

"Hey you, get back here little egg…"

"Leave it on the beach, Taiki. Your little Digimon will be just fine, don't worry," the woman added as I got to my feet and dusted the sand off my new clothes.

Even on my head, were some stylish looking goggles, that I knew weren't designed for swimming. I ignored the woman at first, but something she said played on my mind.

"A Digimon? What is a Digimon?" I asked. I couldn't help but ask – the curiosity in me meant I just couldn't walk away.

"That's what I am Taiki…" She splashed about in the water, showing scaled legs. "That's what I said. My name is Sirenamon, and the creature inside that egg is a Digimon and this here is the Digital World. It's marvellous, isn't it?"

"But… You look like a human being…"

"No, no, no. Like I said, my name is Sirenamon. It is you who is the human being here- human standing more like."

"But-"

"Enough talking. Song of the Sea!" Sirenamon began to sing the most beautiful tune that I had ever heard.

I lost all matter of control of my thoughts and I walked towards the water. My ears were singing in pure delight having never heard anything so beautiful before.

"Come on Taiki."

Even though out of the corner of my eye, I could see my Digo-Egg darting helplessly about the sand, I ignored it. Compelled to get into the sea. The water began to seep into my shoes as they were slowly submerged into the water. I traipsed further into the depths of the sea, unable to turn away.

"No Taiki!" a voice called out to me, telepathically. The voice seemed so familiar. Husky and rough, but only in my head – the familiarity came from a similar voice back home. There was just no way of placing who the voice belonged to.

"That's it Taiki!" Sirenamon squealed, continuing her melodic tune.

The water soaked up through my jeans as I waded towards the lady of the sea, the waves lapping up around me.

"You're so close now, Taiki. Just a little further to me. Come here now, o' child of the sun…" She threw her arms about, playfully splashing me as she giggled in a high pitch.

"Thank you," I responded, dazed and groggy from the effects of the sea song. I didn't even realise what was going on and what I was saying.

"Turn around Taiki."

Forces beyond my control moved me to face the beach. I tried to stop myself from moving, yet the relaxed sensation in my body was overwhelming. The island looked so big – like a photograph from a holiday brochure for an exotic, rocky destination. The palm trees towered up over the beach and the forest beyond it was so dense with vegetation.

Out of nowhere, the energy disappeared from my body and my legs buckled.

"No! Get out of there- what are you doing?" another voice, a girl's, screeched.

Through dazed eyes, a girl came running onto the beach wearing a long sleeved pink dress and frilled brown leather boots. Her blonde hair had been pulled up into a high ponytail which swished from side to side as she ran. Without even thinking, the girl careened into the sea, springing forwards to catch me. Her fingers missed me as I fell back into the sea.

I was under the water, but it was peaceful. No worries of drowning on my mind – as if I had been rid of any concerns for my wellbeing or survival.

The last thing I saw was a jet of bright light and the last thing I heard was an almighty scream when I hit the sandy bed of the ocean.

Thoughts from AspiringWriterGirl = Okay, so Taiki has succumbed to the charms of Sirenamon, but will our little blonde friend be able to help him?