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Disclaimer: Nope, I do not own our lovely Digimon characters. Raikoden and the story belongs to me, though.
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A Tale of Raikoden
Chapter 2
Scrambled Eggs
"And, voila!!" an egg disappered under his hat and winded up on his left hand. Jyou Kido, the court jester and magician of Raikoden, bowed at his audiences, who showered him with applauses and cheers. "Not to mention one here! And here! And here!" Jyou walked down the the stage and 'discovered' eggs in the audiences' hands. The whole crowd roared with laughter as Jyou 'found' one on a bald old man's shiny head.
Jing: The egg can actually
sit on a bald guy's head without slipping?!
Wings: Jing!!!! QUIT
INTERRUPTING!! And don't make fun of the bald guy!
Jing: Okie, geez...
Chill, girl!
As Jyou continued to 'find' more eggs, a frustrated Koushiro screamed exasperately inside the royal kitchen. "Where did all those eggs go? EGGS!! I need eggs to make the king and queen's lunches! EGGS!!" Suddenly, a loud munching noise came over from the corner of the kitchen. A curious Koushiro went over to see what was the munching noise, and he discovered......
Wings: JING!!!! You weren't
supposed to eat all the food! You can't let the characters starve!!!
Jing: * still munching * whadyasay?
Wings: I said you weren't
supposed to eat the food!! What's a story without props?!
Jing: Sorrimevellyhungly~~
*continues munching and saying giberish *
Wings: * sighs in exasperation
*
"GREAT!!
Now my eggs AND food are all gone!! What am I supposed to do now?!"
Koushiro broke down and started punching the wall with his bare fists,
obviously a bit mad now.
"What's
all this racket?" Sora stuck her head into the kitchen, and saw a dead-tired
Koushiro crouching on the floor.
"Eggs......
Food......" Koushiro ran his hand through his red hair and mumbled absentmindely.
"Huh?"
she was confused. 'Eggs? Food? What's going on?'
Wings: I better just put some
ingredients and eggs back into the story.
Jing: Sure! Then I'll--
Wings: Nope. snaps >
You won't get to eat the food this time.
Jing: Oh...... pouts
>
"Yay!!"
Koushiro resumed his role as head chef of the castle and started cooking
lunch all over again.
"Looks
like I just missed something..." Sora murmured and left the scene, totally
baffled at what she just saw. She just came out of the kitchen and
bumped into Jyou, and a smile spread across her face instantly. "Jyou!
I have not saw you around for a bit of time! Where are you all these
days?"
Jyou greeted
his friend with a hearty laugh, "Oh, just around the castle entertaining
my dear audiences. How are you lately? And the princess?" he
slightly blushed at the mention of the princess.
"I am fine,
thank you. And Mimi is fine also, I assure you. You missed
her?" Sora knew all along that Jyou had a secret liking to the princess
a long time ago. But it seems like that Mimi had taken no interest
in any boy in particular, so Jyou just kept it down.
"Um......
Yes, I think I do miss her..." Jyou's face had turned crimson at this moment.
Sora thought that he resembled a tomato, a boiling tomato, in fact.
It was rather a funny sight, with Jyou's dark blue hair contrasting to
his red face.
Sora sighed
and said, "Jyou, why don't you just tell her? You know that the princess
is not very good at guessing."
"B-but...
But I..." he was at a lost for words. He had never had the courage
to tell Mimi that he liked her very much. Even though everyone thought
that he was always confident and funny, but below that exterior, Jyou is
a shy and bashful man. So shy that he kept his love hidden for three
years already.
As his
best friend, Sora knew that very well, and told him, "If you are not going
to tell her, then I shall do it."
"No!!
Sora, please. I do not want to rush things over, besides--"
"Jyou,
you liked her for three years already without her knowing. I think
that the princess deserves the truth."
"But......"
Jyou sighed and gave up. "Yes, tell her. Whether she likes
me in return or not, tell me the truth please, Sora."
Sora flashed
him a reassuring smile, "Do not fear, Jyou Kido. God Himself will
bless you in your aid."
"Yes, I
surely do hope so." Jyou silently prayed in his mind, hoping that the answer
would come soon and, hopefully a positive one. He did not know what
he will do if he was rejected by his beautiful Mimi. He really did
not know.
Jing: Oh... poor Jyou......
Wings: Should Mimi reject
him or not?
Jing: Of course not!!
starts chanting > Jyoumi! Jyoumi!
Wings: Okay okay! I
get the idea!! Now, Sora is at Mimi's, about to tell her......
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"Yes Sora?
What is it that you want to tell me?" Mimi inquired as she looked up from
her studies. She had desperately wanted to go out for some fresh
air, but her father had made her stay in her room until she had caught
up with her studies. 'Being a princess can be so dull sometimes.
I wish I could switch place with Sora once in a while!' Mimi thought to
herself.
"Um, princess,
it is actually a message from Jyou." Sora replied hesitantly.
"Jyou?"
Mimi hesitated for a second, "What is it?"
"Uh..."
Sora didn't know how to phrase it, so she just blurted out, "Mimi, Jyou
likes you."
"Huh?!
Jyou-likes-me??" Mimi was surprised. She always thought that Jyou
was charming and all, but she never knew that he actually liked her!
"Why did not he come to tell me in person?" she demanded.
Sora looked
sheepish for a moment, "Jyou was too shy."
"Shy?
I thought he--"
"Mimi,
if you knew him since you were little, and was best friends with him, you
will then know what kind of person he really is. He can be really
charming on the outside, but is really a shy gentleman inside." Sora recalled
the endless times she spent with Jyou in her childhood, playing around
and talking late into the light.
"I see."
Mimi answered hastily, but her thoughts raced. 'How should I deal with
this? I do not even know if I really like him or not... I guess
I should just--' She finally said, "Bring him to me, Sora.
I shall tell him the answer when he comes to me and tell me himself."
"Yes, my
princess." Sora bowed and retreated from her room. She rushed through
the courtyard, not noticing that Yamato was there.
He tried
to stop her but she just rushed out, and he wondered to himself, 'What
is she up to? Maybe I should follow and see myself.' He then
went out the courtyard too and traced Sora's path silently.
Wings: What should I do with
Yamato? Him following Sora doesn't seem like a good idea to me now.
Jing: It's alright.
Maybe he would see Sora with Jyou then he gets jealous and beats Jyou up!!
Wings: Jing!! Yamato
is a knight! A knight won't go around beating people up!!
Jing: Uh... I dunno!
Just give me some slushie! grabs a slushie and starts slurping,
while Wings sighed again >
Sora finally
found Jyou in the library, and she hushed him into a corner of the room.
"Um, Jyou... The princess wishes to see you."
"She wishes
to see me? But why? What was her answer?" Jyou's raven black
eyes were immediately clouded with worries.
"Jyou,
calm down. The princess did not state her reasons, but she said she
will tell you her answer once you go see her." Sora assured Jyou, while
she was also a tiny bit worried.
Jyou sulked
a bit and replied, "Alright."
"Cheer
up, Jyou. I am sure that all will come for the best." Sora smiled
gently at her friend.
As if her
smile could heal any wounds, Jyou finally rewarded her with a small smile
of his own. He reached forward and gave Sora a friendly squeeze on
the hand, "Thank you, Sora. What would I do without you?" he joked
lightly.
"Anytime,
Jyou. You know what friends are for." she squeezed his hand back
and stood up. "I better return to the princess now. It is nearly
time to serve lunch."
"I shall
see you around." Jyou tipped his hat and waved as he saw the book on the
table, "Wait, Sora."
"What is
it?" Sora turned around looking at him.
"Take this.
I saw this and thought you might want to take a look." he smiled and handed
her a thick, leather bound book.
Sora received
the book and glanced at the cover, " 'Floral Garden'? Thank you,
Jyou." She beamed.
"No problem,
Sora." Jyou then sat down again and poured over the book on philosophy.
Yamato had
lost track of Sora as he came into the library. The royal library
itself was so huge that it almost seemed like a maze filled with endless
piles of books. As he walked around gazing upwards at the ceiling,
he bumped into someone. "Sorry, I should have seen where I was going...
Sora?!" Yamato helped Sora up and picked up the book for her. "Sorry
again."
Sora smiled
sheepishly and answered, "My apologies too. I did not look forward,
I was too busy reading the book."
"What book
is that?" Yamato asked Sora as he accompanied her out the library, and
they chatted happily all the way back.
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