Princess Knight
Chapter Six: Honor of the Hawk
A/N: I'm happy with this story ^^;; I can't wait to introduce all the characters!! And believe me the ages and who they are will all fit together eventually!! You just have to wait and read ^^v
It's all up here ---points to head
I know what I'm doing! I think @_@
*****
"Ugh," Mimi groaned, rubbing her aching head. Sitting up she wondered why her body felt so heavy when she abruptly remembered the night's events.
Looking around at her surroundings in panic, she wondered why she wasn't dead. "Maybe he wants to sacrifice me or something!"
The room was small and cozy, decorated with Japanese scrolls hanging on the walls. It looked like a women's room for the most part but then her eyes fell onto the various daggers plastered across an entire section. She paled.
Fear getting the better of her, Mimi grabbed for her sword but found nothing but thin air. Taking a shaky breath she stood up, trying to figure out a way to escape.
"I hope Yama and the others are all right...they probably think I'm dead though," she thought, looking down sadly.
Suddenly to her right, the door swung open revealing a young girl, only a few years younger then herself, with a tray of food and big smile.
"So you're awake! I brought you some provisions! Like sashimi? I hope so, Mama's is the best in the village!"
"Village?" Mimi repeated, "Is this Nishinku Village?!"
"Yup!" The cheery girl put the tray down, "The one and only!"
"But how did I get here?! Last time I was conscious my friends and I were being attacked! I thought I--"
"W-Well," the girl interrupted nervously, "I don't know, the guard found you outside the village limits this morning out cold. I'm Miyako Inoue, the Nishinku Leader's daughter. We brought you in and took care of your wounds..."
"I see," sitting down, Mimi stared at the ground gravely before saying, "Arigato. I owe you all."
"N-No," Miyako began to poor some tea, "Think nothing of it!"
Eating the food, Mimi forced herself to act in high spirits in front of her host but inside, her heart worried, 'What will happen to me now?'
*****
"It's my fault! It's all my fault!"
Pacing around the fire, angry with himself, Yamato felt horrible. He had let Miki be taken off and most likely killed! And what did he do to stop it? Run around aimlessly in the dark!
Scowling, Taichi took a bite of his roasted snack and grunted, "You've been blaming yourself since last night! Will you quit it? This isn't gonna bring Miki back you know!"
"But I should've watched him more carefully! I should've protected him! He came on this quest to help me and I got him killed!!"
Bringing his hands to his face, Yamato slumped onto a rock, "This is all my fault...his blood...is stained resting on my soul."
"Oh, shut up!" Taichi shrew his dumpling at him, "The boy came of his own will!! He knew the dangers!! Stop blaming yourself!"
"Did you feel nothing for him?!" Yamato flared up, crying, "How dare you speak of our friend in such a careless manner!!"
"Hey!!" Taichi jumped up defensively, "He was my friend too! I will miss him significantly but blaming myself for his death will do nothing but kill me as well!! What we should be doing is finding that Ninja Hawk guy and seeking our revenge!"
"Please calm down, the both of you! We must think this all through!!" Trying to be strong, Sora shouted angrily, "If Miki could see you both! He would be so ashamed!!"
Looking away, the two men nodded guiltily. Sitting back down, Sora began to wring her shirt with her hands again. Who was she to scold them? Wasn't she whom had cried herself to sleep the night before?
Fighting the tears that threatened to resurface, Sora quickly chided herself, 'my fiancé is gone...but I must be strong in his memory! I will cry no more.'
His face contorted with emotional remorse, Yamato finally stood and hopped onto Gabumon, "Enough! Enough of this mourning! We will travel to the Nishinku Village. There we will rest and gain information about the Maiden Item and this Hawk murderer."
Determination shining in their eyes, Taichi and Sora both nodded, "Right!"
'Gomen Miki...I'm so, so sorry...If only I could've saved you...' Yamato thought, as the rode into the forest, 'Then I would have one less life condemned by my hands.'
*****
Sitting in Miyako's room, Mimi sighed gazing out the window. The young ninja had tried her best to keep her guest entertained but Mimi was just not in the mood. Not when her worries weighed her down so...
Watching some children play out in the street, Mimi smiled slightly. It was such a peaceful place...with such nice inhabitants. But still...
Furrowing her brows, Mimi questioned, "Why didn't the Hawk kill me?"
"Mrew! Mrew!"
Mimi shrieked feeling a small squirm in her shirt. Freaking out she tried to grab at the lump, when it fell out from beneath, rolling to the floor in a heap.
With big eyes, the kitten questioned, "Meow?"
"Popi!!" Mimi squealed, scooping the animal into her arms, "You came with me!! Were you hiding out in my shirt all that time?"
The cat seemed to nod at her question and began to paw at her hair furiously, as if trying to tell her something. Laughing at his antics, Mimi just put him down, scratching his ears, "Well...at least I'm not completely alone."
"Miki?" Miyako peeked her head into the room, "Who are you talking to?"
"Just this cat," Mimi answered quickly, showing her the small kitten.
"How cute! Where did it come from?" the girl asked, placing herself at Mimi's side.
"Um...through the window!"
"But..." Miyako looked at the feline quizzically, "This village has no cats. Our spirit animal is a bird."
"Well..." Mimi fought for an excuse, "I dunno! He just popped up!"
"Hmm..." Miyako considered but ignored her qualms.
Watching Mimi fool around with the tiny kitten, she couldn't help but smile at the warrior's gentleness. Resting her eyes to her clasped hands Miyako frowned, 'He...he doesn't seem cruel or evil...could I have made a mistake?'
*****
"Are we almost there??" Taichi whined, slumping onto his horse's head, "We've been riding for hours!! It's almost sunset!"
"Shut up!" Sora snapped at him, riding Palmon, "You have no right to complain! We're all tired but this is with good cause!"
Sticking his tongue out at her, Taichi sighed, "I know, I know."
Not even listening to the bickering, Yamato sped ahead, the wind dancing through his hair like a whirlwind. He hadn't spoken much since they started to ride and wasn't about to start. His consciousness set on one thing.
'I won't let your death go in vain...Miki.'
*****
It was almost nightfall and Mimi had been invited to eat dinner with the leader and the rest of his family. She was a bit nervous to do so but Miyako insisted that it was a huge honor and something she could not turn down.
Sitting with the rest of the relations, behind a huge table full of assorted foods, Mimi smiled at all the people around her. They were pleasant enough but she wondered why Miyako seemed to suddenly slink back.
Instead of the vibrant her she had come to know, this one was quiet and didn't seem to be noticed by the rest of the family much, unless it was to pass something across the table.
Mimi looked around at the other people in the room. They all had purple hair just like her friend but something was different. She couldn't put her finger on it at first but it finally hit her. They were all males! Except for Miyako and her mother. Did she have brothers only??
Slipping a piece of fish under the table for Popi, Mimi nudged Miyako's shoulder, "Hey…Are you alright? You don't seem like yourself."
"Myself?" the other girl questioned softly, "What ever do you mean?"
"You know what I mean," Mimi frowned, "What's with this recluse act?"
"I'm supposed to be seen not heard," Miyako answered, her eyes downcast sadly, "but…thank you for caring Miki."
Watching them from the head of the table, Kozue Inoue watched them with an odd expression, "Hmm…Miki-san?"
" H-Hai?" Mimi jumped, "Yes Sir?"
"Do you have a wife back home?"
"A-A what?! Um, no Sir," Mimi sweat dropped.
"Well would you like to marry Miyako?"
"Father!!" Miyako jumped in shock, "What are you saying?! He's our guest!!"
"But what a handsome young man he is! You need a mate dear and you've turned down all the other suitors. You seem to get along with him alright…"
"F-Father! He is my friend!" Miyako blushed crimson, "I don't want to marry yet!"
Beside her, Mimi fell down, with a huge sweat drop, 'Please not again…I don't need two fiancés hanging over me…'
"Miyako! You are 16 and over the age of marriage! He may be a foreigner but he'll do nicely!"
"Don't I get a say in this?" Mimi questioned, trying her best not to scream but she was ignored.
"I'm sick of you deciding my life for me! I am my own woman!"
Leaning against his cushion, Kozue nodded, "That's just it! You are a woman and will be a wife to a fine warrior. That is a women's place. I've let you run wild these past years, following your brothers to training and such but it is time you learned your position in this family."
"Father…" Miyako looked like she would weep, "You never understood…"
About to jump up in the girl's defense, Mimi was interrupted as they heard loud screaming outside. All at once a flaming stick crashed through the window and landed on the table.
Bolting up in alarm everyone rushed outdoors, when a voice shouted, "We're under attack!! The Akuso have come to steal our sacred treasure! They are burning down the village!!"
-TBC…?
A/N: Another cliffy!! Ha, ha ^^;; Better Review if you want more!! At least 10 or no new chapter!!
-Hikari no miko
Chapter Six: Honor of the Hawk
A/N: I'm happy with this story ^^;; I can't wait to introduce all the characters!! And believe me the ages and who they are will all fit together eventually!! You just have to wait and read ^^v
It's all up here ---points to head
I know what I'm doing! I think @_@
*****
"Ugh," Mimi groaned, rubbing her aching head. Sitting up she wondered why her body felt so heavy when she abruptly remembered the night's events.
Looking around at her surroundings in panic, she wondered why she wasn't dead. "Maybe he wants to sacrifice me or something!"
The room was small and cozy, decorated with Japanese scrolls hanging on the walls. It looked like a women's room for the most part but then her eyes fell onto the various daggers plastered across an entire section. She paled.
Fear getting the better of her, Mimi grabbed for her sword but found nothing but thin air. Taking a shaky breath she stood up, trying to figure out a way to escape.
"I hope Yama and the others are all right...they probably think I'm dead though," she thought, looking down sadly.
Suddenly to her right, the door swung open revealing a young girl, only a few years younger then herself, with a tray of food and big smile.
"So you're awake! I brought you some provisions! Like sashimi? I hope so, Mama's is the best in the village!"
"Village?" Mimi repeated, "Is this Nishinku Village?!"
"Yup!" The cheery girl put the tray down, "The one and only!"
"But how did I get here?! Last time I was conscious my friends and I were being attacked! I thought I--"
"W-Well," the girl interrupted nervously, "I don't know, the guard found you outside the village limits this morning out cold. I'm Miyako Inoue, the Nishinku Leader's daughter. We brought you in and took care of your wounds..."
"I see," sitting down, Mimi stared at the ground gravely before saying, "Arigato. I owe you all."
"N-No," Miyako began to poor some tea, "Think nothing of it!"
Eating the food, Mimi forced herself to act in high spirits in front of her host but inside, her heart worried, 'What will happen to me now?'
*****
"It's my fault! It's all my fault!"
Pacing around the fire, angry with himself, Yamato felt horrible. He had let Miki be taken off and most likely killed! And what did he do to stop it? Run around aimlessly in the dark!
Scowling, Taichi took a bite of his roasted snack and grunted, "You've been blaming yourself since last night! Will you quit it? This isn't gonna bring Miki back you know!"
"But I should've watched him more carefully! I should've protected him! He came on this quest to help me and I got him killed!!"
Bringing his hands to his face, Yamato slumped onto a rock, "This is all my fault...his blood...is stained resting on my soul."
"Oh, shut up!" Taichi shrew his dumpling at him, "The boy came of his own will!! He knew the dangers!! Stop blaming yourself!"
"Did you feel nothing for him?!" Yamato flared up, crying, "How dare you speak of our friend in such a careless manner!!"
"Hey!!" Taichi jumped up defensively, "He was my friend too! I will miss him significantly but blaming myself for his death will do nothing but kill me as well!! What we should be doing is finding that Ninja Hawk guy and seeking our revenge!"
"Please calm down, the both of you! We must think this all through!!" Trying to be strong, Sora shouted angrily, "If Miki could see you both! He would be so ashamed!!"
Looking away, the two men nodded guiltily. Sitting back down, Sora began to wring her shirt with her hands again. Who was she to scold them? Wasn't she whom had cried herself to sleep the night before?
Fighting the tears that threatened to resurface, Sora quickly chided herself, 'my fiancé is gone...but I must be strong in his memory! I will cry no more.'
His face contorted with emotional remorse, Yamato finally stood and hopped onto Gabumon, "Enough! Enough of this mourning! We will travel to the Nishinku Village. There we will rest and gain information about the Maiden Item and this Hawk murderer."
Determination shining in their eyes, Taichi and Sora both nodded, "Right!"
'Gomen Miki...I'm so, so sorry...If only I could've saved you...' Yamato thought, as the rode into the forest, 'Then I would have one less life condemned by my hands.'
*****
Sitting in Miyako's room, Mimi sighed gazing out the window. The young ninja had tried her best to keep her guest entertained but Mimi was just not in the mood. Not when her worries weighed her down so...
Watching some children play out in the street, Mimi smiled slightly. It was such a peaceful place...with such nice inhabitants. But still...
Furrowing her brows, Mimi questioned, "Why didn't the Hawk kill me?"
"Mrew! Mrew!"
Mimi shrieked feeling a small squirm in her shirt. Freaking out she tried to grab at the lump, when it fell out from beneath, rolling to the floor in a heap.
With big eyes, the kitten questioned, "Meow?"
"Popi!!" Mimi squealed, scooping the animal into her arms, "You came with me!! Were you hiding out in my shirt all that time?"
The cat seemed to nod at her question and began to paw at her hair furiously, as if trying to tell her something. Laughing at his antics, Mimi just put him down, scratching his ears, "Well...at least I'm not completely alone."
"Miki?" Miyako peeked her head into the room, "Who are you talking to?"
"Just this cat," Mimi answered quickly, showing her the small kitten.
"How cute! Where did it come from?" the girl asked, placing herself at Mimi's side.
"Um...through the window!"
"But..." Miyako looked at the feline quizzically, "This village has no cats. Our spirit animal is a bird."
"Well..." Mimi fought for an excuse, "I dunno! He just popped up!"
"Hmm..." Miyako considered but ignored her qualms.
Watching Mimi fool around with the tiny kitten, she couldn't help but smile at the warrior's gentleness. Resting her eyes to her clasped hands Miyako frowned, 'He...he doesn't seem cruel or evil...could I have made a mistake?'
*****
"Are we almost there??" Taichi whined, slumping onto his horse's head, "We've been riding for hours!! It's almost sunset!"
"Shut up!" Sora snapped at him, riding Palmon, "You have no right to complain! We're all tired but this is with good cause!"
Sticking his tongue out at her, Taichi sighed, "I know, I know."
Not even listening to the bickering, Yamato sped ahead, the wind dancing through his hair like a whirlwind. He hadn't spoken much since they started to ride and wasn't about to start. His consciousness set on one thing.
'I won't let your death go in vain...Miki.'
*****
It was almost nightfall and Mimi had been invited to eat dinner with the leader and the rest of his family. She was a bit nervous to do so but Miyako insisted that it was a huge honor and something she could not turn down.
Sitting with the rest of the relations, behind a huge table full of assorted foods, Mimi smiled at all the people around her. They were pleasant enough but she wondered why Miyako seemed to suddenly slink back.
Instead of the vibrant her she had come to know, this one was quiet and didn't seem to be noticed by the rest of the family much, unless it was to pass something across the table.
Mimi looked around at the other people in the room. They all had purple hair just like her friend but something was different. She couldn't put her finger on it at first but it finally hit her. They were all males! Except for Miyako and her mother. Did she have brothers only??
Slipping a piece of fish under the table for Popi, Mimi nudged Miyako's shoulder, "Hey…Are you alright? You don't seem like yourself."
"Myself?" the other girl questioned softly, "What ever do you mean?"
"You know what I mean," Mimi frowned, "What's with this recluse act?"
"I'm supposed to be seen not heard," Miyako answered, her eyes downcast sadly, "but…thank you for caring Miki."
Watching them from the head of the table, Kozue Inoue watched them with an odd expression, "Hmm…Miki-san?"
" H-Hai?" Mimi jumped, "Yes Sir?"
"Do you have a wife back home?"
"A-A what?! Um, no Sir," Mimi sweat dropped.
"Well would you like to marry Miyako?"
"Father!!" Miyako jumped in shock, "What are you saying?! He's our guest!!"
"But what a handsome young man he is! You need a mate dear and you've turned down all the other suitors. You seem to get along with him alright…"
"F-Father! He is my friend!" Miyako blushed crimson, "I don't want to marry yet!"
Beside her, Mimi fell down, with a huge sweat drop, 'Please not again…I don't need two fiancés hanging over me…'
"Miyako! You are 16 and over the age of marriage! He may be a foreigner but he'll do nicely!"
"Don't I get a say in this?" Mimi questioned, trying her best not to scream but she was ignored.
"I'm sick of you deciding my life for me! I am my own woman!"
Leaning against his cushion, Kozue nodded, "That's just it! You are a woman and will be a wife to a fine warrior. That is a women's place. I've let you run wild these past years, following your brothers to training and such but it is time you learned your position in this family."
"Father…" Miyako looked like she would weep, "You never understood…"
About to jump up in the girl's defense, Mimi was interrupted as they heard loud screaming outside. All at once a flaming stick crashed through the window and landed on the table.
Bolting up in alarm everyone rushed outdoors, when a voice shouted, "We're under attack!! The Akuso have come to steal our sacred treasure! They are burning down the village!!"
-TBC…?
A/N: Another cliffy!! Ha, ha ^^;; Better Review if you want more!! At least 10 or no new chapter!!
-Hikari no miko