Warriors of Destiny

Warriors of Destiny

Chapter One

Chance Encounters

I do not own digimon in any way, shape or form.

The two princesses, Miyako and Mimi were in the city, shopping no less. 

"Mimi, why didn't you ask the servants to shop for you?" Miyako demanded, "or have our seamstress to sew our dresses?"

"Didn't you want to get out for some fresh air, Miyako?" Mimi asked with a smile as they passed a shopping cart.   She leaned forward and studied some jewelry.

"Yes," Miyako admitted, "but I didn't know getting some fresh air could take this long!" She shielded her eyes from the bright sunlight.

"Good day, milady," the salesman said to Mimi, "what may I get you?"

"Well, I--" her voice was cut short when she heard the sweet music of a mandolin playing.  She looked side to side and all around her, "What is that heavenly sound?"

"There's a bard over there," Miyako said, pointing to a bard down around the corner.

Mimi walked to him, telling Miyako to come with her.  "That music is beautiful!"  She stopped at him and he didn't seem to notice her.  His head was turned down at his instrument and he wore a blue cloak that covered his head.  "Miyako, Miyako," she whispered, nudging her sister, "give me some gold!"

"Why?" Miyako demanded.  "Have you spent yours already?"

Mimi blushed and Miyako sighed, handing her a few gold coins.

Mimi bent down and dropped the coins in a small wooden jar next to his feet.  Hearing the low thunk, the bard raised his head and smiled, his blue eyes shining. 

"Thank you, milady."  He said politely.

Mimi smiled back, "you play so beautifully," she whispered.  "What's your name?"

Miyako groaned, 'There she goes, flirting with the townsmen again!  Why didn't I think of that?'

Mimi went on talking to the bard.  Miyako thought she heard his name was Yamato.  Mimi asked him if he could come to the castle and play for her.

"Mimi, I'm going to look at some--" she stopped when she noticed her sister wasn't even listening to her.  She blocked everything out.  Sighing, Miyako walked down the road and looked at some fine paintings. 

Someone walked passed her and she heard something fall on the ground.  She looked down and saw a scroll.  "Hmm?" she mumbled, bending down to pick it up.  She followed the person who dropped, "uh, sir, I believe you dropped this."

The young man turned around.  He held a bunch of sacks and other scrolls. He wore a red-violet robe and it matched his hair.  His eyes were the color of night.  "Oh!  Thank you!"

Miyako's eyes widened.  She almost dropped the item when she handed as she handed it back to him.  'He's so…"

"My name is Koushiro," he said, taking his scroll.

"I'm--I'm--Mi--Mi--Miyako!" she stuttered.

"Well, thank you, Miyako," Koushiro said.

"You're welcome, Koushiro," she whispered.

Koushiro nodded and walked away. 

Miyako looked back at Mimi, who was still talking to the bard.  'We should come to the village more often!'

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In the rain forest, Takeru was walking through with the warm sun on his back.  He was almost tempted to stay in the rain forest but he really missed his brother Yamato.  It's been so long since the brothers have seen each other.  The rain forest was beautiful. Everyone was so green and full of life. 

Ahead of him, Takeru saw a great pink light.  He stopped in his tracks, unable to take his eyes off the brilliant light.  Tiny pixies were flying around.  Then as the light drew closer, he saw a fairy that was larger than the others.  In fact, she was human-sized; like he was.  The light grew very bright around her.  She was the light he had seen.

She noticed him too and stopped in the air about ten feet away.

Takeru lost his breath, gazing upon the beautiful creature.  She had blue sparkles on her face and pink butterfly-like wings.   Her hair was light chestnut brown and her eyes, the color of cranberries.  With a smile from her lips, and a flutter of her wings, she flew closer to Takeru.  He could not move.  All he did was blink many times; asking his self if what he saw was really even there. 

She stopped a foot away from him and a foot above him.  Hovering in the air, she cocked her head.  Then she lowered herself, giggled slightly and kissed his forehead.  She flew backwards, hovering in the air and giggled again.  Takeru smiled and blushed a little.  She flew around him and kissed his cheek.  He blinked and stepped back.  He placed his hand on the cheek she had kissed and blushed as he looked up at her.

"What's your name?" he asked timidly.

"Hikari," she replied with a sweet smile.  "What's yours?"

"Takeru.  Have you lived in this rainforest long?"

"Yes."

Takeru raised an eyebrow, "I have too. How come I've never seen you?"

Hikari cocked her head, "maybe we've lived on different sides of the rainforest."

"I see."

"Farewell." Hikari said, flying backwards.

"You're leaving?" he questioned.

"Farewell."  She waved at him and flew off quickly off the trail, started to fade into the pink light.

"Wait!"  Takeru started to run after her.  "Wait! Please wait! Hikari!  Don't go!"

She didn't stop and come back to him. She didn't even look back behind her.  The young elf stopped, realizing he couldn't pursue her.

Now he hoped to see her again than his own brother.

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Taichi, The Courageous Warrior traveled through the hills and valleys and grasslands and plains until he could go no further.  He came into the opening of a forest.  It was well after sunset and was getting quite dark.  Still, he could not find Hikari.  Instead, after much hard walking and feeling rather exhausted, he found a cave.

"I can rest here," he sighed, entering the cave.

But at the mouth of the cave, someone held a sharp object to his throat.  A torch was burning behind his offender and he could make out a face hidden by the shadows.

"What are you doing here?" his offender demanded.  It was a girl's voice.

Taichi squinted and saw the girl's face barely by the light of the torch.  "You're a girl."

"Who are you?"

He stepped back and dropped his weapon.  She didn't.

"Who are you?" she repeated.

"My name is Taichi," he replied, "The Courageous Warrior."

"I've never heard of you," she muttered.  "What are you doing here?"

"I'm looking for my sister," he explained.  "She's missing.  I just came here to get some rest."  He studied the girl's face.  She was beautiful.

Her hair was red and was a bit short.  She had red lines of paint on her cheeks and on her forehead.  She was wearing garments from the skin of a wild animal with a headband around her head and a feather on the back of it.  There were feathers on her boots and gloves. Around her neck was a necklace with a red crest engraved with symbol something like a heart. The weapon she restrained him with was a spear. A sneer was plastered on her face, which made her look fierce.

"Go away!" she hissed.

"I mean you no harm," he held his arms up.  "I won't hurt you."

"I suggest you keep looking for your sister," she said, keeping her spear level.

He could not move.  He could not take his eyes off of hers.  'She's so beautiful,' he thought.

"What's your name?" he asked her.

She cocked her head, "I should kill you!"

"I told you mine."

"Sora," she muttered.  Sora could not take her eyes off of him either.  Her arm was still holding the spear by itself and her heart wanted her arm bring it down.  He wore heavy plate armor that appeared to be gold and she could make out his muscles through the armor.  'He's rather handsome,' she thought.  'So strong…so brave.'

"Sora," he breathed.

Her robin flew into the cave and perched on a rock inside.  Sighing, she pulled her arm down and propped her spear to the cave wall.

"You can stay here for the night," she said.  "When was the last time since you've eaten?"

"Morning," he groaned.

"Sit," she ordered, "I will be back with berries and water."

He sat down and rubbed his forehead. 

Her robin flew to her shoulder and she picked up her spear again.  She looked at him for a moment then left to get him some berries.

Sora was only gone for a few minutes but to Taichi it seemed like hours.  She returned with berries and water. 

"Thank you," he said, taking a handful.

"You really believe you'll find your sister out here?" she questioned skeptically, laying her spear down.

Taichi frowned, "of course.  I've took care of her since I was just a boy."

"How long have you been searching for her?"  She put her hands on her hips.

"Since I was eleven years old."

"That long?" She raised an eyebrow.

He nodded.

"And you haven't found her yet?"

He nodded again.  "Hikari is weak."

"You'll never find her," Sora muttered.

"I'm not going to stop looking," Taichi said.  "I love my sister more than anything."

Sora cocked her head and smiled, "I see." 

"How long have you lived in this forest?" he asked.

"Since my parents died when I was a child," she replied. 

"You know this forest well?"

She nodded, and knowing what he was going to say next, she said, "but I haven't seen a young girl here."

Taichi sighed.

Sora watched Taichi eat and said finally, "You're lucky I didn't kill you when you came here.  I should have."

"I'm glad you didn't," Tai whispered.

"Be gone by sunrise or I will," she said firmly and walked deeper into the cave.  He watched her vanish from his sight.

Sora looked over her shoulder before getting ready to lie on her dear skin blanket.  'You'd better be gone, or I might end up falling in love with you.' She thought.  'If I haven't already.'

Taichi leaned against he wall of the cave, wrapped his arms around his knees and laid his head on them.  'I don't want to leave, and I know you really don't want me to.'  With that thought in his mind, Taichi fell asleep.

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Gennai smiled as he looked into the flames of his fireplace.  "You're meeting each other, children," he said, his fingertips touching, "soon, you will all meet.  This is only the beginning of your destiny."

Next Chapter: Journey Onward