Reunited Blossom
By: Theodore 'Blitz' Leung
Disclaimer: All Digimon and their characters (except for those introduced in this fic/series) do NOT belong to me. I do not have permission to use their characters, but it's a FanFic, so, who cares? =) This story line belongs to me and me alone. Please ask for permission if you wish to use it. Thanks. Now let's get onto reading!
Forever has my heart longed to see him again. Forever has it tormented me to know that I pushed him away. I haven't seen him since that day.
If I could relive that moment, I wouldn't have let it happened.
I can only hope he forgives me.
~Diary of Yuriko 'Yasmine' Yashida, first generation Digi-Destined
* * * * * *
Once again, sword clashed around the forest as the two fighters continued to practice against each other. The 'impatient' was short of breath, but his adversary seemed not to be tired by this exercise.
"We should take a break," the second, less tired one spoke, lowering his weapon.
"No!" the first protested, rushing forward. The second frowned, but quickly rose his weapon to deflect the blow. The force of the block knocked the first to the ground, panting.
"Damnit…why are you so persistent?" the second asked, thrusting his blade into the soft ground.
"I lost her once almost, I won't be weak to lose her again!" the first yelled out, leaping back up with renewed vigor and striking with a cross slash. The second stepped back, evading the sloppy attack.
"If you fight like that, you're going to get yourself killed," the second commented, quickly drawing his weapon from the ground and knocking the blade out of his companions hand, quickly striking the weakness in his form. The weapon fell onto the ground with a soft thud. Just as quickly, the second placed the tip of the blade mere inches away from the first throat. "Take a break…we've going to long at this…"
The first finally conceded, falling backwards and flat onto the ground. He knew he shouldn't let his anger get to him…but he always blamed himself for what happened on that day…even if it should have been him to go down then.
The first turned his towards the sword that lay on the ground, the weapon that used to belong to a murderer that wasn't really a murderer.
"Sincerity is next…" the first spoke plainly.
"If he remains true to his word, then yes, it is," the second added for no reason in particular, only to state his doubt at the source of information. There was silence as the first reached for his weapon, ready once again to train.
* * * * * *
Yasmine stared outside at the night sky, admiring the moonlight and stars. Her store was closed, and the only other occupants of the store now was her Digimon, Tiberius, and his Digimon. In her hands lay a small blue book, string bound.
"Can he ever forgive me…" she thought, placing a hand on her book. Being reminded of the Digi-Destined brought up many memories, good and bad alike. She glanced back at the other three, who were helping clean up the messes left in the store. She only now revisited this diary which she kept tucked away all so long, with that final journal entry months after her last visit to the Digital World.
"Forever has my heart longed to see him again. Forever has it tormented me to know that I pushed him away. I haven't seen him since that day. If I could relive that moment, I wouldn't have let it happened. I can only hope he forgives me."
Yasmine recited those lines, firmly imprinted in her mind since the day she wrote those down in that blue diary.
She looked down at the diary. Even the book had memories. It was a birthday present from her close friend, closer then normal.
"I know where he is now…" Yasmine thought. "But…will he ever forgive me? Can I even forgive him?" She turned around, watching the trio finish their cleaning duties. She regarded her Digimon, who slowly turned to face her. The plant like Digimon looked away again, seeing the despair and confusion in her eyes.
"She knows…" Yasmine thought. "She can see it…She-" Her train of thought was broken by the sudden beeping All eyes fell on Tiberius, who removed his Digivice from his pocket.
"And so more portals have opened…" he spoke, his final words in the Real World for a while.
* * * * * *
Marc sat in the Coffee Time table, one of those booths against the wall. In his hands was a flavored cappuccino and between him and the wall sat Xemon, trying to remain out of view from other customers.
The teenage boy was deep in thought, wondering when, or perhaps if Tao would come back to the Real World. The boy has yet to give up hope, and as long as he carries the Crest of Hope, he'll remain patient for his companions return.
"May I?" a voice asked. Marc looked up, seeing Damon carrying a cup of coffee. "May I join you?" he asked again.
"Go right ahead," Marc answered, looking back down at his drink. Damon sat down and regarded his student and friend for a moment.
"He'll come back…if you keep believing," Damon told Marc. Once again the boy looked up at Damon, wondering if it was just a coincidence that his teacher was here the same time he was.
"Why did you come?" Marc asked plainly, suspicious, but not known in his tone. Damon sighed, glancing down at Xemon before back at his student.
"So…you don't believe in coincidences?" Damon asked, trying to avoid the subject.
"Not when a my teacher who is a Dig-Destined appears and asks me something relating to the Digital World and Digi-Destined," Marc answered without taking a single breath. Damon chuckled slightly, amused by the answer.
"Need a drive home?" Damon asked. Marc looked outside through a window far away, noticing it was pretty stormy out there, especially with freezing rain pouring down. The teenager then checked his watch, and realized if he took the bus, he'll not make it home on time.
"Alright," Marc agreed, lifting his jacket from the seat. He put it on and allowed Xemon to hop into his school bag underneath the table, even though the dragon Digimon hated it.
"You need a better way to get me around," Xemon protested, before getting partially zipped up.
"Thank heavens for a big bag," Marc whispered to Damon as the younger Digi-Destined slid his bag out from under the table and shouldered it.
"I heard that!" Xemon's muffled cry came. Marc winced, and quickly made his way outside with Damon. The pair plus one carried Digimon headed towards the car that belonged to the teacher.
"Where do you live?" Damon asked, about to unlock the door to his car. Marc couldn't respond, as his Digivice began to go off.
"Err…for now…I live in the Digital World," Marc replied hastily.
* * * * * *
"I'm back in the Digital World…" Yasmine thought, a bit disoriented with the trip, but still fine. She stood beside Tiberius, trying to figure out their bearings. "I doubt he's here…but…things happen…" Yasmine thought next, a strange nagging feeling that she knew this location.
In front of them stood a large circular lake, with a river flowing in from the north and flowing out towards the south through the lake. At the center of the lake was a small island with one large tree and stepping stones leading towards it starting at two points at the edge of the lake.
"Wait…" Yasmine thought, looking at Tiberius.
"I'll be back," she told her companion, before leaping off the stepping stones and onto the small island in the middle of the lake. Tiberius didn't have time to protest as by the time he realized where she was going, the first generation Digi-Destined was already half way to the island.
"What's with her?" Lepumon asked the other Digimon. Botanimon shrugged, but then a thought struck her, and it also occurred to her the relevance of that island.
"I think…" she started, unsure whether to answer or not. "I think…there's memories here that hurt her…but she has to face them…" Lepumon was confused with that response, and therefore decided to let Yasmine do what she had to.
* * * * * *
Yasmine stood in front of the tree, staring up at the branches far above. Somehow, despite the length of time that passed since her Digital World adventure, this tree hasn't grown at all.
She remembered what this tree was for, and it hurt her to think about it.
Yuriko placed a hand on the tree bark and sliding slowly to the right. She found what she wanted to find.
Two initials were carved out of the tree, one was Y.Y. The other was T.H. A heart shape was carved around the two.
"That was so long ago…" Yasmine thought, recalling the memories. The blade which she and he carved their initials with and proclaimed their love.
"We were young and naïve," he spoke from behind. Yasmine quickly whirled around, identifying the stranger nearly instantly.
"Tsurugi…" Yasmine whispered, taken aback by his sudden presence. Damon sighed, also approached the tree.
"Yuriko…" he replied softly, running a finger on the heart. "It's…been a while…" Damon answered, unsure what else to say at the moment.
* * * * * *
"What's going on?" Marc asked Tiberius, stepping up beside his Digi-Destined companion. Tiberius shrugged, before turning to Botanimon for answers.
"Is-is t-that Tsurugi?" she asked, pointing towards the other person on the island. Marc nodded, turning back towards the two island dwellers again.
"What's with them?" Xemon asked the plant Digimon.
"It's a long story…" Botanimon replied. "Something…I would rather not go into…" She sat down at the edge of the lake, dipping her feet into it. She gazed down at her reflection, not wanting to see the scene between Damon and Yasmine.
* * * * * *
"So…how's life been…?" Damon asked, trying to spark some conversation. Yasmine remained silent, and Damon began to start doubting this visit.
"It's been…different…" she answered, a hint of something in her voice which Damon couldn't identify.
"How so?" Damon persisted, though he knew that asking that question could lead to some unfavorable results. Yasmine sighed, sitting down on the grass, and running a finger through the water.
"Just…different…" Yasmine replied, omitting the 'without you' section of the sentence. However, Damon knew what was omitted, just by pure intuition. Damon sat down beside Yasmine, placing an arm around her.
"Can't we put that behind us…?" he asked her. She quickly snapped her head in the teachers direction.
"You think it's that easy?!" she screamed, startling Damon and definitely getting the attention of the other Digi-Destined and their Digimon. "You think I can just forget what happened on that day?!" Damon was taken aback by her anger.
"You left on that day…you left me broken and shatter…and now you want me to put it behind me?!" she cried out, pushing Damon away. The teacher rolled backwards and away from Yasmine. "Just leave me alone!!"
* * * * * *
Marc, Tiberius, and Damon sat in a circle, unsure how to approach the situation. Yasmine remained on the island and refused to talk with anyone. The Digimon were going about their separate ways, but were unenthusiastic with the last event that transpired.
"Damon…what did happen on that day?" Marc asked, finally breaking the silence. His teacher looked up, then back down at the grass.
"He left Japan…" Botanimon answered, entering the circle. "Yasmine told me about when we finally were reunited…it was one of the few things she reluctantly told me…"
Damon regarded Botanimon, the plant like Digimon knew a bit, but not everything.
"Did she tell you why?" Damon asked her. Botanimon looked up at Damon, giving a partial answer.
"She said you left because you couldn't be with her anymore…" Botanimon answered. "For personal reasons…" Damon sighed, remembering those words.
"How'd I know she would take that the wrong way…" Damon muttered under his breath. "Yeah…I did leave…for personal reasons…" he spoke up. "But I guess 'personal' was the wrong word…"
"What do you mean?" Botanimon asked, blinking in confusion.
"It was more like family reasons…" Damon answered, falling onto the grass. "Sort of an old history between our families."
"Explain," Tiberius asked in one word, curious with this predicament. Damon sighed again, finding the right words.
"I guess you could say it's a Romeo and Juliet thing," he answered. "My family hated their family, but not to point where they would start a gang war."
"And not to the point where both of you are six feet under…" Marc added softly.
"We tried to keep it a secret…but…I guess we slipped sooner or later…" Damon continued. "My parents were devastated, and told me I should stop seeing her, or they'll take drastic measures."
"Of course that didn't stop me…" Damon told them. "And eventually…to stop me, my parents forced us to move away."
"And then Yuriko didn't want to talk with me anymore…because of this…" he concluded, glancing back at the young woman that sat on the island. "I don't think she has forgiven me for it, nor have I forgiven myself for abandoning her." There was silence as neither Human nor Digimon made a move to console each other. Slowly, Tiberius stood up and walked over to Damon.
"You have to talk to her," Tiberius told the other. Damon looked up.
"You think it's that simple?!" Damon asked angrily. "If I could talk to her…I would…but…"
"Damon…you just need to talk to her to make her understand…" Tiberius pleaded. "I've been in my share of ditches, and Yasmine has pulled me out of a few of them. You should now pull her out of this one…" Damon sighed, unsure to talk the advice his comrade is giving him right to the heart.
"Alright…I'll try…" he spoke softly, standing up.
"Don't try…you'll succeed, because you two just can't be separated," Tiberius continued.
"Do you sincerely believe that?" Damon asked dubiously. Tiberius nodded slowly, having absolute faith in this.
* * * * * *
Shastina sighed, dropping her pen. Her diary lay open on her desk, but she couldn't write anything in it, much like how she couldn't write anything in it for the last week. She gazed over to her Digivice, the white item sitting idly on her table. Tigramon was no where to be seen. As it was, the pair seem to be distant from each other also for the past week.
Emerald energy began to build on her Digivice, scaring her initially. She glanced at the screen, the Crest of Sincerity clearly visible.
A streak of energy blasted past her and towards places unknown.
* * * * * *
All serenity with the scenery was shattered as Yasmine let out a loud cry of panic. All eyes turned to the center island as a massive frog like Digimon leapt out of the water and onto the island. Yasmine scrambled onto the other side of the island, however trapped since there were no stepping stones off at that side.
"Yuriko!" Damon cried out. Tiberius quickly pulled out his Digivice and scanned the Digimon.
Sienmon: Amphibious Digimon. These large frogs usually inhabit small lakes. Main attack: Blast Bubble. An Ultimate level Digimon.
"Lepumon, level it up!" Tiberius told his Digimon, shutting down his Digimon Analyzer program. If anything, Tiberius knew they will need one Ultimate to crush the other one. His brown Digivice began to charge with energy.
"Lepumon…Digivolve to…Bukkomon!"
"Alright, you to Xemon!" Marc exclaimed, preparing his Digivice as well. Sienmon slowly glimpsed the others, then quickly turned to face them.
"BLAST BUBBLE!"
A spray of bubbles jetted towards both Botanimon and Xemon at high speed. The two Digimon were taken completely by surprised and knocked down. The sticky substance from the bubbles glued the two Digimon to the ground, leaving both immobile for an indefinite period of time.
"Damn…that's already two down…" Tiberius thought, ready to take it to the Ultimate stage. It wasn't until a emerald streak of energy dived from the sky, circled around Bukkomon, then entered Tiberius' Digivice. He glanced at the screen, but judging from the colour of the streak, he guessed Sincerity.
And when he checked, he was right, it was the same Crest.
"Well, better now then never to try this out," Tiberius thought, charging his Digivice with the power of the Crest. Again, his Digivice surged with energy.
"Bukkomon…Digivolve to…"
The white rabbit slowly grew bigger, his features partially hidden with emerald energy. The emerald energy slowly faded, revealing a green cross on his forehead, plus emerald stripes across his arms and legs. His tail and chest was clearly green, and he also seemed to grow two tail fins, also green. Small purple flowers began to sprout from his wrists and ankles, forming bracelets. Two small flowers bloomed on the tip of his ears as well as around his neck.
"Chouzanmon!"
The Digimon admired his new form temporary until Sienmon leaped over to the mainland, confronting the rabbit like Digimon.
"BLAST BUBBLE!"
The high speed jets of water bubbles blasted at the rabbit, but just as quickly Chouzanmon leaped into the air with his powerful hind legs and evading the attack completely. Chouzanmon somersaulted backwards, and unleashed his own attack.
"GAIA FORCE!"
Wind picked up quickly, launching hundreds of Cherry Blossoms at Sienmon. The leaves were razor sharp, chopping at the unprepared toad. Eventually, the wind subsided, blowing the remaining blossoms away, as well as black data that once was Sienmon himself.
* * * * * *
Damon sighed, standing behind Yasmine. Once the battle died down at the Digimon recovered, they were back in the predicament they were in before. Damon confessed his entire story to Yasmine, but he wasn't sure if he got through to her.
He knew what Tiberius said was true. The Crest of Sincerity did belong to that boy for a reason. Damon didn't doubt that, but he now doubted any chance of getting Yasmine back.
Yasmine slowly stood up and faced her companion.
"Tsurugi…I…I…" Yasmine staggered, unable to articulate herself.
"Yuriko," Damon quickly interrupted. "If you don't want to be with me…I underst-" Damon was quickly interrupted as Yasmine decided to let actions talk for her words.
She pressed her lips against his. Damon was initially surprised, but let the moment set, not protesting once for that entire minute they were together, finally reunited.
Fin
Completed: 02/05/01
