After reading a BEAUTIFUL Taiora medieval fanfic, I fell in love again with
Taiora and Sorato, and all of those adorably cute couples. So, this will
include: Taiora. And I hope for my next fic to be Sorato. And then a
Mishiro, and a Jyoumi, and a Takari, and a Dakari and a Kenyako
and…heh…sorry…off topic. Anyway. This is hopefully going to be a fic that
you will love. I seriously mean to be good at this. Anyway. This was
written after reading books like: Catherine Called Birdy, Ella Enchanted,
and Lily-angel's fanfic, Sorry Doesn't Cut It. I really hope to make a
fantabulous fic. Please R & R!
Title: Happy Ever After – One Can Hope
Author: The Writer Formally Known as AcT: Princess Love
Setting: A small medieval town, with a castle. ^^
Author's note: Romance! Yay! A servant girl and a prince! Plus a bit of a trick-playing manservant. ^^
Sora Takenouchi looked out at the rising sun. She looked at the vivid array of pinks and oranges, yellows and blues, purples, and even a slight hint of the black that had engulfed the night. Sora sighed. Such a beautiful sunrise, and yet, there was no one to enjoy it with her! Sun rises where supposed to be romantic. And yet nothing was romantic about this one. Sora looked around her. The shabby room was still dark, and the fellow servant girls where still a sleep. Outside the window, the pigs slept in the oozing mud, and Sora could hear the little sheep boy whistling a tune as he watched the sheep graze. Far off in the distance, stood the towers of the ancient castle. The castle had been uninhabited since King Koushiro was a boy, back in 1543. Now, the castle was ruled by King Koushiro's grandson, King Ryuichi, who lived in the new castle, in the east. Sora sighed. As unromantic as this sunrise was, it was still beautiful. And Sora had to admit to herself, she would rather watch it in the manor of Lady Mimi, rather than the castle of King Ryuichi. The young servant girl had grown up in Lady Mimi's manor, and yet, when Queen Hikari's servant girl died, Sora was called upon to assist the dear queen.
There was a knock at the door. One of the servants stirred, but gave a small snore, and rolled over. It was up to Sora to answer. "Come in." She said quietly. Almost too quietly. After a hesitation, the door was pushed open. It was the manservant, Jyou. "Sora, it's time that you be getting off to the castle…Lady'll be raving mad if we don't leave soon, and the queen even madder if we're late. Are you all packed?" Sora nodded her head. What was there to pack? Sora was a servant girl…born into the world to a servant of the Lady. She had no belongings, only a few rags she was to call her clothes. Another sigh, and Sora was prepared to leave. She followed Jyou out of the manor, and into the cart. "Up yeh go, Sora!" Jyou said, as he pushed her up. Sora landed roughly on her stomach, but said nothing. She turned to look back at the manor as the Jyou snapped the reigns. "YAH!" he cried. Sora kept her eyes on the manor, but knew a curve was coming. Sure enough, they rounded the bend, and Sora had had her last view of the manor…and she was on to a new life.
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The prince stood outside of the servant girls' room, waiting for the scream he was expecting. The manservant, Yamato, had placed a bug in one of the girl's bed the night before…and it was always a thrill for the prince to hear the scream of the night's victim every morning. Crouching near the keyhole next to Prince Taichi was Yamato…he, too was anticipating the scream. Tonight he had chosen Kotetsu. Taichi wasn't so sure that Kotetsu would be scared, but Yamato knew that the girl wasn't all fluff. The boys heard a shuffle inside…the girls were waking up! Taichi could imagine the spider crawling around Kotetsu's bed…the last bug had taken a very scary journey up the servant's robes…the poor thing sure had earned his freedom! Yamato held up his fingers, and slowly ticked them off. 5…4…3…2…1…the boys were prepared for the scream. But it never came. Instead, trumpets blared outside. "What's that?" asked Yamato? Taichi shrugged. "Oh, just some new servant girl here for mother. If we scare her, she may faint and die, like Mother's last one." Yamato looked at the floor. He had felt bad for causing the last maid's death…but Taichi seemed indifferent. "Anyway," Taichi continued. "I was informed that I had to meet the girl. Apparently, Mother and Father feel that maybe I won't play pranks on her if I get to know her first." Yamato laughed. "Taichi!" he said "You know that you'll never be nice to a servant girl…even if you were to know her." Taichi grinned and then ran off.
Taichi ran into the throne room just as his father was sitting down. "Ah, Taichi!" exclaimed King Ryuichi. "Good to see you're on time…now, I would like you to meet the maiden Sora Takenouchi. I pray, DO be polite…your mother would dearly like a healthy servant girl!" Taichi nodded to his father, and dropped the bugs from his hand onto the floor. He took a seat on his throne, and put on his typical bored face. Taichi's mother caught him. "Taichi!" she said. "Do look descent for the maiden, I pray! And try to fix your unruly hair!" Unruly. Taichi hated his mother's opinion on his hair. She didn't approve of ANYTHING about Taichi, except that he was a prince. Of course she didn't…she was the mother of a teenager. Taichi personally felt that his big mess of hair looked fine. But he ran his hand through his hair to spite his mother. Just then, the messenger ran in.
"Sire!" he bowed low to King Ryuichi. "The maiden and the manservant have arrived." King Ryuichi nodded. "Send the girl in" he said "and give the manservant some food for his journey, and let him be off." The messenger bowed low to the king, and went out to let the girl in. Again, Taichi put on his bored face, and stooped in his chair. After a short while, the messenger came back in, this time, a girl at his tail. Taichi meant to be rude to the girl, but he caught site of her first. This servant girl had beautiful auburn hair, and her skin was a delicate peachy white. Her lips were a rich, summer rose, and her beautiful eyes where a flaming, yet soft, mahogany. Taichi had to refrain from gasping. Apart from the rags on the girl, she was quite a beauty. The king was speaking to the girl. "Welcome to our palace, Sora. This is my wife, Queen Hikari. You will be her servant. And this, is my son, Prince Taichi. If he so feels, he may feel the urge to tutor you. You shall be very pleased to be tutored by royalty. Now, who would like to show Sora to her quarters?"
Taichi sat up in his seat. "Father," he started, "I would be most delighted to show the girl to her quarters. In fact, might I start in on tutoring the lass?" King Ryuichi was doubtful. He looked directly at Taichi, his face inquisitive. It said quite plainly "What do intend to do to the girl?" Taichi spoke calmly to his father. "I shall gladly teach the girl all that she shall need to know…and I shall choose the most graceful servant to teach her to walk, and the servant with the sweetest, softest voice to teach her to sing and speak appropriate. **And,** Taichi added, **I shall choose the best man to teach her to kiss.** Taichi smiled at the lass, and to his surprise, she smiled back, making her eyes light up with a warm glow, and her rosy cheeks tinge just a tad pinker. Taichi bowed to his mother and father. His mother sweetly curtsied to her son, as it was polite, but the king just waved Taichi be gone….he was very confused with his son's behavior. Taichi smiled again at the girl, and led her out into the hallway.
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One Month Later
Sora sat out in the castle gardens, smelling the beautiful fragrances of the castle garden's flowers. She sat and spotted the daisies and considered making a crown and necklace of daisies for herself. Sora sighed. The queen, of course, wouldn't approve. She was taken down sick, and any servant girl wearing flowers angered the queen into thinking that the lowly were trying to be better than her. Suddenly, Sora was aware that she wasn't alone. "Don't move" said a deep voice, and suddenly a sword was at Sora's throat. Sora stayed calm. "May I ask what one so skilled with a sword would want with such a lowly peasant as I, who is merely the servant girl of the queen? I carry no jewels nor money…not even a bit of news from the castle." The sword was removed, and Sora was twirled around. Suddenly, the girl was looking into the beautiful brown eyes she had come to know during her month at the castle. "Taichi!" she giggled. Taichi grabbed her hand. "Time for a lesson!" He whispered, and ran with her through the gardens.
Sora ran willingly with Taichi. He led her through the forest, all the way to his secret place, that Sora had only heard of during her lessons with Taichi. Although her lessons were quite a joke…Taichi would read a sentence to Sora, and then it was time to be "moving right along". That was when Taichi worked on dancing with Sora, or he practiced his fencing, or the two would simply chatter and have fun. It was during the first "moving right along" portion of the lesson that Sora was informed to call Taichi "prince" only in public. Sora loved to have a friend in the palace that didn't complain about their day. Taichi never complained to Sora. He talked about his pranks on the other servant girls, and how he and Yamato would run to his secret hide out and think of new pranks to play, and what it would be like if Taichi were Yamato, and Yamato were Taichi.
And Taichi thought the same thing of Sora. She never complained of the queen, or the other servant girls, though Taichi knew she couldn't stand them. Instead, Sora told him of what she loved…sun sets and sun rises, listening to the sheep boy whistling his tunes as the sheep grazed, and most of all, having a good friend that she could trust. Taichi hoped that Sora meant him. And Taichi was planning that tonight, he could bring some love into Sora's life. He looked over at Sora. She had collapsed on the bed of the old room they were in. Taichi had led her into the old castle, all the way into an old, hidden room. Taichi knew that it had been his great grandfather's room. It had been his "thinking room". And now it was Taichi's, now being shared with Sora. Taichi and Sora sat in the old room, neither saying a word. Both just enjoying the company of each other.
Finally, Taichi broke the silence. "Sora," he spoke. "Have you ever thought about living here?" Sora smiled, and her eyes lit up as they always did when she smiled. "Yes," she said. "I would love to live in this castle. The elegance of it and the beauty makes it so romantic. And this room alone is so cozy." She smiled at Taichi. Something about the smile hinted to Taichi, that she was giving him a message. Taichi smiled at the pretty girl. "Tonight," he said. "We'll live here." Sora stared at Taichi in shock. "What do you mean?" she asked in confusion. Taichi's smiled stayed on. "I told father that I was taking you out on a trip to practice your training. I thought that I would treat you to watching the sun set. Or the sunrise. You may choose. We'll spend the night here, together, where no one will know." He looked at Sora. Her expression had changed from shock to pure delight. "Oh, Taichi!" She said. "That's wonderful!" She sat down on the bed, and then her smile turned to a frown of doubt.
"What's wrong?" asked Taichi. "Nothing really," said Sora. "But…well…there's only one bed?" Taichi smiled again. "Don't you worry…tonight, you sleep on the comfortable bed…I shall enjoy a mat, blanket, and floor." Sora still looked doubtful. "But," she questioned, "How will you get a mat and blanket?" Taichi pulled out a sack. "Always be prepared!" He grinned. Sora's face turned back into delight, and the two were content. After a moment of silence, Sora spoke again. "Taichi?" she asked. "Mmm?" Taichi mumbled? "Do you…" Sora paused. "Do you ever wish you were a regular person?" Taichi looked at Sora. "I am regular. With a couple of different restrictions." He looked at her face. "But yes, I do wish I could be regular…because then I could…" he broke off. Sari looked at him, her eyes questioning, asking him to go on. "Then you could what?" She asked softly? Taichi looked at her, his eyes full of loving. "Then I could…" Taichi cut off. He leaned in towards Sora, and lightly turned her face towards him. He leaned in, and passionately kissed her squarely on the lips. Then he lightly turned away. Sora looked at Taichi. He never had told her what he could do. But he didn't have to. Sora already knew.
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Ok! That's my story so far! That is, chapter one! For your information! I will not continue chapter two unless you people prove thatcha love me. Meh. If I get 5 or more reviews, I'll continue, so please, R & R! Thanx. ^^
Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon, ok? Although I wish, I don't. For once, I won't go into detail for the disclaimer. You all know what I own and what I don't. So please, don't question me. Thanx!
Title: Happy Ever After – One Can Hope
Author: The Writer Formally Known as AcT: Princess Love
Setting: A small medieval town, with a castle. ^^
Author's note: Romance! Yay! A servant girl and a prince! Plus a bit of a trick-playing manservant. ^^
Sora Takenouchi looked out at the rising sun. She looked at the vivid array of pinks and oranges, yellows and blues, purples, and even a slight hint of the black that had engulfed the night. Sora sighed. Such a beautiful sunrise, and yet, there was no one to enjoy it with her! Sun rises where supposed to be romantic. And yet nothing was romantic about this one. Sora looked around her. The shabby room was still dark, and the fellow servant girls where still a sleep. Outside the window, the pigs slept in the oozing mud, and Sora could hear the little sheep boy whistling a tune as he watched the sheep graze. Far off in the distance, stood the towers of the ancient castle. The castle had been uninhabited since King Koushiro was a boy, back in 1543. Now, the castle was ruled by King Koushiro's grandson, King Ryuichi, who lived in the new castle, in the east. Sora sighed. As unromantic as this sunrise was, it was still beautiful. And Sora had to admit to herself, she would rather watch it in the manor of Lady Mimi, rather than the castle of King Ryuichi. The young servant girl had grown up in Lady Mimi's manor, and yet, when Queen Hikari's servant girl died, Sora was called upon to assist the dear queen.
There was a knock at the door. One of the servants stirred, but gave a small snore, and rolled over. It was up to Sora to answer. "Come in." She said quietly. Almost too quietly. After a hesitation, the door was pushed open. It was the manservant, Jyou. "Sora, it's time that you be getting off to the castle…Lady'll be raving mad if we don't leave soon, and the queen even madder if we're late. Are you all packed?" Sora nodded her head. What was there to pack? Sora was a servant girl…born into the world to a servant of the Lady. She had no belongings, only a few rags she was to call her clothes. Another sigh, and Sora was prepared to leave. She followed Jyou out of the manor, and into the cart. "Up yeh go, Sora!" Jyou said, as he pushed her up. Sora landed roughly on her stomach, but said nothing. She turned to look back at the manor as the Jyou snapped the reigns. "YAH!" he cried. Sora kept her eyes on the manor, but knew a curve was coming. Sure enough, they rounded the bend, and Sora had had her last view of the manor…and she was on to a new life.
~*~*~
The prince stood outside of the servant girls' room, waiting for the scream he was expecting. The manservant, Yamato, had placed a bug in one of the girl's bed the night before…and it was always a thrill for the prince to hear the scream of the night's victim every morning. Crouching near the keyhole next to Prince Taichi was Yamato…he, too was anticipating the scream. Tonight he had chosen Kotetsu. Taichi wasn't so sure that Kotetsu would be scared, but Yamato knew that the girl wasn't all fluff. The boys heard a shuffle inside…the girls were waking up! Taichi could imagine the spider crawling around Kotetsu's bed…the last bug had taken a very scary journey up the servant's robes…the poor thing sure had earned his freedom! Yamato held up his fingers, and slowly ticked them off. 5…4…3…2…1…the boys were prepared for the scream. But it never came. Instead, trumpets blared outside. "What's that?" asked Yamato? Taichi shrugged. "Oh, just some new servant girl here for mother. If we scare her, she may faint and die, like Mother's last one." Yamato looked at the floor. He had felt bad for causing the last maid's death…but Taichi seemed indifferent. "Anyway," Taichi continued. "I was informed that I had to meet the girl. Apparently, Mother and Father feel that maybe I won't play pranks on her if I get to know her first." Yamato laughed. "Taichi!" he said "You know that you'll never be nice to a servant girl…even if you were to know her." Taichi grinned and then ran off.
Taichi ran into the throne room just as his father was sitting down. "Ah, Taichi!" exclaimed King Ryuichi. "Good to see you're on time…now, I would like you to meet the maiden Sora Takenouchi. I pray, DO be polite…your mother would dearly like a healthy servant girl!" Taichi nodded to his father, and dropped the bugs from his hand onto the floor. He took a seat on his throne, and put on his typical bored face. Taichi's mother caught him. "Taichi!" she said. "Do look descent for the maiden, I pray! And try to fix your unruly hair!" Unruly. Taichi hated his mother's opinion on his hair. She didn't approve of ANYTHING about Taichi, except that he was a prince. Of course she didn't…she was the mother of a teenager. Taichi personally felt that his big mess of hair looked fine. But he ran his hand through his hair to spite his mother. Just then, the messenger ran in.
"Sire!" he bowed low to King Ryuichi. "The maiden and the manservant have arrived." King Ryuichi nodded. "Send the girl in" he said "and give the manservant some food for his journey, and let him be off." The messenger bowed low to the king, and went out to let the girl in. Again, Taichi put on his bored face, and stooped in his chair. After a short while, the messenger came back in, this time, a girl at his tail. Taichi meant to be rude to the girl, but he caught site of her first. This servant girl had beautiful auburn hair, and her skin was a delicate peachy white. Her lips were a rich, summer rose, and her beautiful eyes where a flaming, yet soft, mahogany. Taichi had to refrain from gasping. Apart from the rags on the girl, she was quite a beauty. The king was speaking to the girl. "Welcome to our palace, Sora. This is my wife, Queen Hikari. You will be her servant. And this, is my son, Prince Taichi. If he so feels, he may feel the urge to tutor you. You shall be very pleased to be tutored by royalty. Now, who would like to show Sora to her quarters?"
Taichi sat up in his seat. "Father," he started, "I would be most delighted to show the girl to her quarters. In fact, might I start in on tutoring the lass?" King Ryuichi was doubtful. He looked directly at Taichi, his face inquisitive. It said quite plainly "What do intend to do to the girl?" Taichi spoke calmly to his father. "I shall gladly teach the girl all that she shall need to know…and I shall choose the most graceful servant to teach her to walk, and the servant with the sweetest, softest voice to teach her to sing and speak appropriate. **And,** Taichi added, **I shall choose the best man to teach her to kiss.** Taichi smiled at the lass, and to his surprise, she smiled back, making her eyes light up with a warm glow, and her rosy cheeks tinge just a tad pinker. Taichi bowed to his mother and father. His mother sweetly curtsied to her son, as it was polite, but the king just waved Taichi be gone….he was very confused with his son's behavior. Taichi smiled again at the girl, and led her out into the hallway.
~*~*~*~
One Month Later
Sora sat out in the castle gardens, smelling the beautiful fragrances of the castle garden's flowers. She sat and spotted the daisies and considered making a crown and necklace of daisies for herself. Sora sighed. The queen, of course, wouldn't approve. She was taken down sick, and any servant girl wearing flowers angered the queen into thinking that the lowly were trying to be better than her. Suddenly, Sora was aware that she wasn't alone. "Don't move" said a deep voice, and suddenly a sword was at Sora's throat. Sora stayed calm. "May I ask what one so skilled with a sword would want with such a lowly peasant as I, who is merely the servant girl of the queen? I carry no jewels nor money…not even a bit of news from the castle." The sword was removed, and Sora was twirled around. Suddenly, the girl was looking into the beautiful brown eyes she had come to know during her month at the castle. "Taichi!" she giggled. Taichi grabbed her hand. "Time for a lesson!" He whispered, and ran with her through the gardens.
Sora ran willingly with Taichi. He led her through the forest, all the way to his secret place, that Sora had only heard of during her lessons with Taichi. Although her lessons were quite a joke…Taichi would read a sentence to Sora, and then it was time to be "moving right along". That was when Taichi worked on dancing with Sora, or he practiced his fencing, or the two would simply chatter and have fun. It was during the first "moving right along" portion of the lesson that Sora was informed to call Taichi "prince" only in public. Sora loved to have a friend in the palace that didn't complain about their day. Taichi never complained to Sora. He talked about his pranks on the other servant girls, and how he and Yamato would run to his secret hide out and think of new pranks to play, and what it would be like if Taichi were Yamato, and Yamato were Taichi.
And Taichi thought the same thing of Sora. She never complained of the queen, or the other servant girls, though Taichi knew she couldn't stand them. Instead, Sora told him of what she loved…sun sets and sun rises, listening to the sheep boy whistling his tunes as the sheep grazed, and most of all, having a good friend that she could trust. Taichi hoped that Sora meant him. And Taichi was planning that tonight, he could bring some love into Sora's life. He looked over at Sora. She had collapsed on the bed of the old room they were in. Taichi had led her into the old castle, all the way into an old, hidden room. Taichi knew that it had been his great grandfather's room. It had been his "thinking room". And now it was Taichi's, now being shared with Sora. Taichi and Sora sat in the old room, neither saying a word. Both just enjoying the company of each other.
Finally, Taichi broke the silence. "Sora," he spoke. "Have you ever thought about living here?" Sora smiled, and her eyes lit up as they always did when she smiled. "Yes," she said. "I would love to live in this castle. The elegance of it and the beauty makes it so romantic. And this room alone is so cozy." She smiled at Taichi. Something about the smile hinted to Taichi, that she was giving him a message. Taichi smiled at the pretty girl. "Tonight," he said. "We'll live here." Sora stared at Taichi in shock. "What do you mean?" she asked in confusion. Taichi's smiled stayed on. "I told father that I was taking you out on a trip to practice your training. I thought that I would treat you to watching the sun set. Or the sunrise. You may choose. We'll spend the night here, together, where no one will know." He looked at Sora. Her expression had changed from shock to pure delight. "Oh, Taichi!" She said. "That's wonderful!" She sat down on the bed, and then her smile turned to a frown of doubt.
"What's wrong?" asked Taichi. "Nothing really," said Sora. "But…well…there's only one bed?" Taichi smiled again. "Don't you worry…tonight, you sleep on the comfortable bed…I shall enjoy a mat, blanket, and floor." Sora still looked doubtful. "But," she questioned, "How will you get a mat and blanket?" Taichi pulled out a sack. "Always be prepared!" He grinned. Sora's face turned back into delight, and the two were content. After a moment of silence, Sora spoke again. "Taichi?" she asked. "Mmm?" Taichi mumbled? "Do you…" Sora paused. "Do you ever wish you were a regular person?" Taichi looked at Sora. "I am regular. With a couple of different restrictions." He looked at her face. "But yes, I do wish I could be regular…because then I could…" he broke off. Sari looked at him, her eyes questioning, asking him to go on. "Then you could what?" She asked softly? Taichi looked at her, his eyes full of loving. "Then I could…" Taichi cut off. He leaned in towards Sora, and lightly turned her face towards him. He leaned in, and passionately kissed her squarely on the lips. Then he lightly turned away. Sora looked at Taichi. He never had told her what he could do. But he didn't have to. Sora already knew.
~*~*~*~
Ok! That's my story so far! That is, chapter one! For your information! I will not continue chapter two unless you people prove thatcha love me. Meh. If I get 5 or more reviews, I'll continue, so please, R & R! Thanx. ^^
Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon, ok? Although I wish, I don't. For once, I won't go into detail for the disclaimer. You all know what I own and what I don't. So please, don't question me. Thanx!