Zento
By Kawaii Kitty
Yuudou
Pilgrimage to a Foreign Land
A young boy stirred in his sleep as his small boat stopped rocking to and fro and ceased moving forward. He licked his lips softly and rolled over onto his side, the Eastern direction where the sun was shining brightly onto his eyes. He groaned loudly and flung his arm over his eyes. A chilling morning wind blew across the beach he had landed on and wrapped him in a frigid blanket of draftiness. He shivered and sat up; opening his eyes and setting them upon the ocean he had crossed. He smiled to himself as he thought about his feat and picked up the thin wool blanket wrapped round his ankles and covered his body with it tightly. Another small wind blew from behind him and pushed his deep cobalt hair forward, toward his home, Hong Kong.
He looked around his small home for the past twenty days and picked up a sack he had brought with him and opened it up, checking his inventory. He currently owned a diminutive portion of long-grain rice, a pair of fancy chopsticks, a set of robes for special occasions, a scroll-poem from his father, several types of flowers from his two sisters, a bandana with his family's name on it from his older brother, and a finely crafted sword that would stay at his side through most of his journey. The young boy stood from his place in the boat and stepped out of the boat and picked up his sword and attaching it to his everyday robes, then reaching into the boat and drawing out a pair of comfortable sandals and slipping them onto his feet. He reached back into the boat and took out his belongings and tied the sack back together, then throwing it over his shoulder, holding onto a thick strip of small rope that was tied to the inside of the bag. The young man took a deep breath and moved his finely tanned legs among the sand toward the line of beautiful tropical trees, which lined the edge of the beach.
As he entered the tropical forest, his silver eyes darted all around at the slightest sound or stirring of any creature or branch. He smiled proudly to himself as he inhaled the sweet scent of the native fruits and recalled the scent of his mother as he grabbed a tasty-looking fruit from the ground, after promptly knocking it from its birthplace with a small rock. He breathed in the sweet scent of the fruit before placing it in his sack, and knocking more of the same fruit down from the trees. He placed those, too, in his sack and continued his journey.
After about an hour and a half of walking, he happened upon a group of ladies whose heads were covered in straw peaked hats. He smiled upon his good fortune and walked over to them, recalling his Japanese speech. "Excuse me, ladies." His voice caught their ears and attention, causing them to stand and look at him. He blushed softly, as he was not used to having so many people look at him at once, and at their youthful age. He cleared his throat and spoke to them again. "My name is Lee Jianliang, I have crossed the sea t-to come to your country, and I am in need of assistance."
The young ladies giggled at his hesitant voice and name. One particular lady with sky blue robes fitted with a light pink belt and trimmings walked over to him, taking off her hat and revealing a head of deep brown hair. She smiled kindly at him and bowed in greeting. "I will be more than happy to help you Lee-san. My name is Takarai Shigeko." She turned back to the other girls with a stern look on her face. "You five continue working and show some respect to Lee-san. He has traveled far and having you disrespect his family name like that is not going to make him feel much better." The other girls replied with a simple "Yes" and continued their work.
Lee smiled gently at the girl's kind words and his eyes curiously sunk to her feet. He was both slightly appalled and entranced by curiosity by their size. Takarai couldn't be too much older than he, and already her feet were almost as large as his. She had obviously not had her arch broken like his sisters' arches had been. He saw large feet as a sign of strength, because girls with bound lilies could not run, and hardly walk, while this lady beside him stood fine and walked beautifully without hobbling unattractively.
"Hey." She said to him, snapping him out of his thought. "Is there something wrong with my feet? You keep staring at them."
Lee shook his head and smiled at her. "Not a thing, I just find them interesting."
Takarai giggled. "You really did come from another part of the world, didn't you? Anyway, what did you need help with?"
Lee thought for a moment and politely asked her. "That's right. I wanted to know what the nearest city was."
Takarai blinked at him a moment, then smiled. "The nearest town is Himeji. Just walk east until you reach a marketplace, you can't miss it."
At hearing this, a wide grin spread upon Lee's face as he bowed appreciatively. "Thank you very much. This information is exceedingly valuable to my quest."
As he walked away, Takarai called after him. "Hey!" Lee turned around and looked at the young woman. "What are you doing here, anyhow?"
He smiled. "Family business." He said simply, before walking in the Eastern direction.
About Midday, he had still not reached the city, and decided to sit down for a bit of food that he had collected along the way. Lee sat down on a nice patch of jungle grass and set his sack on the ground, untying it and picking up the first fruit he had found on this island country. He raised it to his lips and breathed in its scent once more, entranced by it's delicious aroma.
Just as he was about to take a bite from the fruit's smooth surface, a high, semi-nasally voice came from the trees around him. "Hey! You shouldn't eat that fruit without boiling it, first!"
Lee looked in the direction the voice came from and saw a small animal's head poking out from behind a tree. Lee gave a small yelp and dropped the fruit, then sighed heavily as he noticed its large ears. "Deribari- chan…What have I told you about following me? I told you to stay home with the family."
The small, strange animal walked out from behind the tree and jumped into the air, spreading his large ears and gliding over to Lee. "I know, but Shaochung has got Tareru to guard." Deribari landed and picked up a few berries that Lee had picked up, plopping them into his mouth. "Besides, you need someone to look out for you. Who knows what kind of people live in this strange place?"
Lee sighed and sat back, smiling at the one horned animal in front of him. "Well, I can't exactly send you home. Not that far out to sea."
Deribari laughed and raised one of his stubby, cream-colored legs into the air and kicked violently at the air. "This is great! I get to stay! Do you know how tired a monster's legs can get after all that hiding?"
Lee Smiled and pet his smooth head. "No, but I have a good idea." He picked up some of the berries he had found and put them into his dry mouth, savoring their sweet flavor.
"You know, Lee." Deribari said, chewing the head of a mushroom delicately. "I don't see why you feel you have to call me 'Deribari'. It makes me feel… I don't know… weird."
Lee blinked at his partner. "Well, then what should I call you?"
"How about by my real name?" Deribari said with his chest sticking out.
"You want me to call you 'Terrier'? But… That sounds so… strange to my tongue…" Lee said simply, examining a berry carefully.
Terrier giggled, "Well it sounds even stranger to hear you say it, but please call me 'Terrier' nonetheless."
Lee smiled and tossed the squishy berry over his shoulder. "Alright, 'Te-ri- ah'." Lee laughed loudly at his own pronunciation and was then joined by Terrier.
Terrier stopped laughing, his left ear twitching slightly. Lee gave him a curious look and adjusted his sandal a bit. "What's the matter?"
Terrier's head turned to his left. "I hear people. Lots of them…" He started walking in this direction, almost blindly for a moment, before stopped by Lee, who had his hand on his head.
"Terrier, where are you going?" Lee said with deep concern. Terrier simply smiled at him.
"It smells like a city." He said happily. Lee smiled wide and packed his things quickly and then standing, chuckling softly to himself as Terrier climbed onto his head of soft blue hair.
Lee stuck his arm out and pointed toward the direction the Terrier was walking. "It has to be the town of Himeji." He picked up his sword and placed it at his side once more, beginning to walk as soon as he finished. "Our trip across the ocean has paid off. Let us just hope that the royal family of Himeji will see to our needs."
A/N: Chapter one is done! I know things seem to be going fast, and with the way I have things planned out, they're not going to get any slower. I really like the way this story is coming out, and I hope you do as well. Yes, this is based around Tamers, and we've only seen Lee so far, but trust me, Takato and the others will show up soon enough.
Ho na na!!!
Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon. Those people who do would not spend their time reading MY crappy fanfiction, especially if they needed ideas. We clear on this? Good.
By Kawaii Kitty
Yuudou
Pilgrimage to a Foreign Land
A young boy stirred in his sleep as his small boat stopped rocking to and fro and ceased moving forward. He licked his lips softly and rolled over onto his side, the Eastern direction where the sun was shining brightly onto his eyes. He groaned loudly and flung his arm over his eyes. A chilling morning wind blew across the beach he had landed on and wrapped him in a frigid blanket of draftiness. He shivered and sat up; opening his eyes and setting them upon the ocean he had crossed. He smiled to himself as he thought about his feat and picked up the thin wool blanket wrapped round his ankles and covered his body with it tightly. Another small wind blew from behind him and pushed his deep cobalt hair forward, toward his home, Hong Kong.
He looked around his small home for the past twenty days and picked up a sack he had brought with him and opened it up, checking his inventory. He currently owned a diminutive portion of long-grain rice, a pair of fancy chopsticks, a set of robes for special occasions, a scroll-poem from his father, several types of flowers from his two sisters, a bandana with his family's name on it from his older brother, and a finely crafted sword that would stay at his side through most of his journey. The young boy stood from his place in the boat and stepped out of the boat and picked up his sword and attaching it to his everyday robes, then reaching into the boat and drawing out a pair of comfortable sandals and slipping them onto his feet. He reached back into the boat and took out his belongings and tied the sack back together, then throwing it over his shoulder, holding onto a thick strip of small rope that was tied to the inside of the bag. The young man took a deep breath and moved his finely tanned legs among the sand toward the line of beautiful tropical trees, which lined the edge of the beach.
As he entered the tropical forest, his silver eyes darted all around at the slightest sound or stirring of any creature or branch. He smiled proudly to himself as he inhaled the sweet scent of the native fruits and recalled the scent of his mother as he grabbed a tasty-looking fruit from the ground, after promptly knocking it from its birthplace with a small rock. He breathed in the sweet scent of the fruit before placing it in his sack, and knocking more of the same fruit down from the trees. He placed those, too, in his sack and continued his journey.
After about an hour and a half of walking, he happened upon a group of ladies whose heads were covered in straw peaked hats. He smiled upon his good fortune and walked over to them, recalling his Japanese speech. "Excuse me, ladies." His voice caught their ears and attention, causing them to stand and look at him. He blushed softly, as he was not used to having so many people look at him at once, and at their youthful age. He cleared his throat and spoke to them again. "My name is Lee Jianliang, I have crossed the sea t-to come to your country, and I am in need of assistance."
The young ladies giggled at his hesitant voice and name. One particular lady with sky blue robes fitted with a light pink belt and trimmings walked over to him, taking off her hat and revealing a head of deep brown hair. She smiled kindly at him and bowed in greeting. "I will be more than happy to help you Lee-san. My name is Takarai Shigeko." She turned back to the other girls with a stern look on her face. "You five continue working and show some respect to Lee-san. He has traveled far and having you disrespect his family name like that is not going to make him feel much better." The other girls replied with a simple "Yes" and continued their work.
Lee smiled gently at the girl's kind words and his eyes curiously sunk to her feet. He was both slightly appalled and entranced by curiosity by their size. Takarai couldn't be too much older than he, and already her feet were almost as large as his. She had obviously not had her arch broken like his sisters' arches had been. He saw large feet as a sign of strength, because girls with bound lilies could not run, and hardly walk, while this lady beside him stood fine and walked beautifully without hobbling unattractively.
"Hey." She said to him, snapping him out of his thought. "Is there something wrong with my feet? You keep staring at them."
Lee shook his head and smiled at her. "Not a thing, I just find them interesting."
Takarai giggled. "You really did come from another part of the world, didn't you? Anyway, what did you need help with?"
Lee thought for a moment and politely asked her. "That's right. I wanted to know what the nearest city was."
Takarai blinked at him a moment, then smiled. "The nearest town is Himeji. Just walk east until you reach a marketplace, you can't miss it."
At hearing this, a wide grin spread upon Lee's face as he bowed appreciatively. "Thank you very much. This information is exceedingly valuable to my quest."
As he walked away, Takarai called after him. "Hey!" Lee turned around and looked at the young woman. "What are you doing here, anyhow?"
He smiled. "Family business." He said simply, before walking in the Eastern direction.
About Midday, he had still not reached the city, and decided to sit down for a bit of food that he had collected along the way. Lee sat down on a nice patch of jungle grass and set his sack on the ground, untying it and picking up the first fruit he had found on this island country. He raised it to his lips and breathed in its scent once more, entranced by it's delicious aroma.
Just as he was about to take a bite from the fruit's smooth surface, a high, semi-nasally voice came from the trees around him. "Hey! You shouldn't eat that fruit without boiling it, first!"
Lee looked in the direction the voice came from and saw a small animal's head poking out from behind a tree. Lee gave a small yelp and dropped the fruit, then sighed heavily as he noticed its large ears. "Deribari- chan…What have I told you about following me? I told you to stay home with the family."
The small, strange animal walked out from behind the tree and jumped into the air, spreading his large ears and gliding over to Lee. "I know, but Shaochung has got Tareru to guard." Deribari landed and picked up a few berries that Lee had picked up, plopping them into his mouth. "Besides, you need someone to look out for you. Who knows what kind of people live in this strange place?"
Lee sighed and sat back, smiling at the one horned animal in front of him. "Well, I can't exactly send you home. Not that far out to sea."
Deribari laughed and raised one of his stubby, cream-colored legs into the air and kicked violently at the air. "This is great! I get to stay! Do you know how tired a monster's legs can get after all that hiding?"
Lee Smiled and pet his smooth head. "No, but I have a good idea." He picked up some of the berries he had found and put them into his dry mouth, savoring their sweet flavor.
"You know, Lee." Deribari said, chewing the head of a mushroom delicately. "I don't see why you feel you have to call me 'Deribari'. It makes me feel… I don't know… weird."
Lee blinked at his partner. "Well, then what should I call you?"
"How about by my real name?" Deribari said with his chest sticking out.
"You want me to call you 'Terrier'? But… That sounds so… strange to my tongue…" Lee said simply, examining a berry carefully.
Terrier giggled, "Well it sounds even stranger to hear you say it, but please call me 'Terrier' nonetheless."
Lee smiled and tossed the squishy berry over his shoulder. "Alright, 'Te-ri- ah'." Lee laughed loudly at his own pronunciation and was then joined by Terrier.
Terrier stopped laughing, his left ear twitching slightly. Lee gave him a curious look and adjusted his sandal a bit. "What's the matter?"
Terrier's head turned to his left. "I hear people. Lots of them…" He started walking in this direction, almost blindly for a moment, before stopped by Lee, who had his hand on his head.
"Terrier, where are you going?" Lee said with deep concern. Terrier simply smiled at him.
"It smells like a city." He said happily. Lee smiled wide and packed his things quickly and then standing, chuckling softly to himself as Terrier climbed onto his head of soft blue hair.
Lee stuck his arm out and pointed toward the direction the Terrier was walking. "It has to be the town of Himeji." He picked up his sword and placed it at his side once more, beginning to walk as soon as he finished. "Our trip across the ocean has paid off. Let us just hope that the royal family of Himeji will see to our needs."
A/N: Chapter one is done! I know things seem to be going fast, and with the way I have things planned out, they're not going to get any slower. I really like the way this story is coming out, and I hope you do as well. Yes, this is based around Tamers, and we've only seen Lee so far, but trust me, Takato and the others will show up soon enough.
Ho na na!!!
Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon. Those people who do would not spend their time reading MY crappy fanfiction, especially if they needed ideas. We clear on this? Good.