Disclaimer: "Digimon's MINE and no one's going to take it away from me."
How I wish I could say that but everyone's knows it's not true right?
Note: A few explanations. Things written between ** is the character's thoughts. I forgot to explain that in the last chapter.
Ken: I thought you were going to make me the prince and Miyako my princess.
Kiseki: I was until I got the idea of having a vote. And I must say they convinced me quite nicely to make it a Takari.
Miyako: That's not fair!
Kseki: Too bad.
***
Chapter 2: New Friends
"Have you seen her?" Taichi asked as Daisuke came running toward him.
"No,"
They had waited for Hikary to come through the crowd but they didn't realize that the crowd would be moving in a few seconds.
"She must have been carried away with all those people." Daisuke said.
"But which way did they go?" Taichi asked, looking around for any signs that might help him.
"I think it's that way." Daisuke pointed.
They started forward without another word, heading in the direction, which they hoped was the right one.
"I hope she isn't in any trouble." Daisuke said, almost to himself.
*Please be alright, Hikary. Please be alright.*
***
Yamato answered the door.
"Your Highness, the King asks for Prince Takeru's presence for the interview." A guard bowed as the door was opened.
"Thank you, but Takeru is not here at the moment," Yamato answered sounding as if nothing had happened just a few seconds ago.
"The King requires his presence this time, Your Highness." The guard insisted.
Inwardly Yamato frowned but he didn't show his expression. He appeared to be considering what to do.
*That's. . .strange.*
"I'll speak to the king." Yamato announced.
The guard bowed again and backed away for Prince Yamato.
***
doki.
Hikary stared into the face of the boy. Their eyes met.
"There he is!" Heavy footsteps followed the voice.
Hikary looked behind her and realized that she had forgotten her situation. She quickly got up and prepared to run but a hand grabbed her arm. A moment of terror gripped her until she noticed that the boy she had bumped into had pushed her behind himself. He faced the gang coolly and to Hikary's surprise, she saw the boys stop a few feet away with wariness in their eyes.
"What are you doing?" The boy asked.
"We.we were just trying to have some fun." The leader of the gang stammered.
Hikary watched with surprise as the boys began fidgeting. All of them were avoiding eye contact with the blond boy.
"He's with me." The boy said shortly. "And next time if I see you trying to 'have fun' with him again, you won't get off that easy."
Some mutterings were heard as one by one the boys backed away.
Hikary breathed a sigh of relief as the boy turned to look at her. Once again she was drawn to his eyes. The boy smiled.
"Hi, my name's TK. Are you alright?" He held out a hand to Hikary.
Hikary took the hand and shook it.
"Thank you for helping me, my name is Hika.ru." She had almost forgotten that she was pretending to be a boy again. (Shows how much imagination I have in making up names.)
"Um. . .I was just wondering but why didn't they attack us. I mean they did have outnumbered." Hikary asked timidly.
"They are afraid of me." Takeru answered then laughed as he saw the expression on Hikary's face that clearly said she didn't understand how they could be afraid of him.
"Hey! I can fight you know." He said. *And a good thing too.* He thought to himself as he remembered his first encounter with the previously mentioned boys.
"You beat them by yourself?"
TK nodded then began chuckling as he saw the wide-eyed expression on Hikary's face. She glared at him.
"You're new here aren't you, Hikaru?" TK asked.
"I guess you can say that." Hikary answered and frowned. She sank down on to the pavement and sat there, leaning against a wall. Now that she wasn't been chased, she had to think about how to find her brother and get home.
"What's wrong?" TK didn't miss the frown on her face.
"Well, I think I'm lost and I don't like this place. My brother told me it was supposed to be nice but I hate it here." She was expecting a reply from TK but it didn't come. She looked up at him. TK had a sad and hurt look in his eyes.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to say that. This is your home after all. I'm so sorry. . ." Hikary apologized.
TK shook his head. To Hikary it was a sign that said she didn't have to apologize. But to TK it meant something more. *If you only knew where I'm from.*
"It's not bad, you know. It does have some nice places." TK said. "Come on, I'll help you find your way."
He extended a hand. Hikary looked at it for a while before she allowed herself to be pulled up.
"Thanks," She said quietly.
"No problem. Where do you live?" TK asked.
"Um. . .well. . ." That was one question she should avoid. "I. . .have to find my brother and my friend first. I was with them until I got lost in a crowd and I think they'll be looking for me."
"Then I've got a great idea. Come with me." TK said and began pulling her along as he ran. Hikary blushed. The only boys she had ever held hands before were her brother and Daisuke. She was very glad that TK didn't turn around to look at her.
"Where are we going?" She called out.
"Just follow me." TK answered.
Soon they arrived in front of a tall clock tower.
"Here we are." TK announced. Without stopping he charged inside and up a flight of stairs. He didn't come to a halt until the stairs ended with a closed door, this he pushed open and led Hikary inside.
They were standing in what appeared to be the attic of the tower. The roof met in a point high above them and sunlight danced in beams as they came through cracks in the boarded windows. They could hear the sound of pigeons flying outside and their cooing cries.
TK opened a window and beckoned for Hikary to come closer. The view that met her eyes was breathtaking. They were above all the buildings in the city and the buildings stretched below them. To the right was the indigo ocean, with its waves rolling in the morning sunlight. Seagulls could be seen flying over the beach. To the left was a forest full of trees of different varieties and beyond that were huge mountains, their peaks hidden in clouds that looked like cotton.
"It's beautiful," It was the only Hikary could think of to say as she hungrily took in the scenery.
"I know, that's why I like this place. There are bad things but if you could come up here to look at this, you can almost forget." Takeru said.
Hikary was surprised at all the emotion in his voice.
"You really love this place, don't you?" She asked.
Takeru nodded without taking his eyes off the view. There was a moment of silence as they both just enjoyed the wind as it gently blew across their faces.
"Tell me about it." Hikary finally broke the silence.
She didn't have to explain what it was because TK already knew. He wanted to tell Hikaru about this world, wanted to tell him all the wonderful things he'd read in books, because he had a feeling that this strange boy beside him would understand. He could share it all with Hikaru and he would appreciate it as much as he did.
But not today. He had promised to find the boy's friends and he had every intention of keeping his promise.
"I will be very happy to show you, Hikaru. But first we have to find your brother remember? They must be really worried about you by now." TK said.
"Oh, I almost forgot." Hikary gasped, she had indeed forgotten about what she was here to do.
"Look down. You can see most of the streets from here. Hopefully you'll be able to spot your brother." Takeru instructed.
It didn't take them long to find the two figures. They were on a street not far from where they were and apparently both were very agitated. They quickly made their way down the stairs and headed toward the street where Taichi and Daisuke were still searching.
"Hikaru wait, before you go I need to talk to you." Takeru said.
"What is it?"
"Can you meet me at the clock again tomorrow? I want to show you something. You said you wanted to know more about here right?" TK said.
Hikary thought for a second.
"Alright, I'll come tomorrow. I think I'm already beginning to like it here. Thanks a lot." Hikary smiled.
"Great! You know your way to the clock?" TK asked.
"I think so."
"See you tomorrow then." TK waved as his new friend turned a corner and was gone.
***
Takeru went home with a light heart. His brother was waiting for him in Takeru's room. The prince took one look at his older brother's face and knew immediately that something was wrong.
"Takeru, don't panic. Ok?" Yamato said. He took a deep breath before continuing. "You're engaged."
It took a few seconds before Takeru understood what Yamato had just said.
"What?" He sprang up from the chair that he was sitting in. "You've got to be kidding."
"No I'm not and I hate to tell you this but. . . that's not the worst part." Yamato told his little brother.
"What could be worse than this?" Takeru groaned.
"You're engaged to the Kaizer's daughter."
This time Takeru didn't even bother to say anything but he went pale and sank weakly back into his chair.
The Kaizer, one of the king's advisors, was a mystery to everyone. His real name was unknown to everyone and he only went by 'Kaizer'. Nobody really liked him and people tended to avoid him whenever they could. The king trusted him more than any other but the two princes hated him.
"Takeru, father wants you to meet her and so she have moved into one of the guest rooms."
There was complete silence from Takeru. Yamato was not sure if Takeru was listening anymore but he continued anyway.
"Her name's Yolie. I believe she's named after her mother's middle name, the Lady Miyako Yolie Inoue."
"I don't care what she's called. I just want this engagement cancelled! I'm still too young for this anyway." Takeru said angrily.
"Apparently the actual wedding will not take place until you're seventeen, I believe that means you still have two years to try to stop it." Yamato said.
"What can I do? You know father won't change his mind after deciding on something." Takeru complained.
"Why don't you meet her? You might get to like her." Yamato suggested.
Takeru snorted, "Considering who her father is I don't think so."
He got up suddenly. "I've got to go to the library." And without another word he was out of the room.
The rest of the afternoon passed quite peacefully for Takeru. He avoided the Guest Chambers in case Yolie was there but he was not so lucky at dinner. The king had placed Yolie beside Takeru at the dinner table thinking it a good opportunity for them to get to know each other.
On first glance Takeru noticed a few things. She was a very pretty thing. Her raven black hair flowed loosely around her shoulders where they curled at the end. She had long, dark, eyelashes and black eyes. Her satin black dress flowed to the floor and revealed her shoulders and bare arms, which were decorated with bracelets. Her whole appearance reminded Takeru of those dolls that he had seen in stores on Earth. She was, he had to admit, quite pretty.
But he also noticed that she was different from other girls. While other girls may blush and faint just hearing a few well-chosen words, this one would give a reply that would match what was given to her. She was cunning and graceful. More than once, Takeru had noticed the glances that the servant boys gave her but he himself didn't like her. There was just a coldness around her that he didn't like. No matter how planned her movements were or how smart she was, there would always be the coldness in her eyes like two blocks of ice. There was no emotion in what she did. Takeru was certain that she knew the attention she was getting yet he sensed that she didn't care.
It wouldn't be good to have her as an enemy.
***
Hikary was happy. She had made a friend that truly felt like a friend. Sure, she had lots of friends in the kingdom but she suspected that they only became her friends because she was the princess and she was right.
She was excited thinking that she could see him again although Taichi and Daisuke looked at her with curiosity as she giggled to herself and hummed. She had already asked Daisuke if she could keep the clothes he had lent her. Daisuke had agreed but he couldn't stop wondering why the Princess Hikary would want boy's clothing.
Hikary didn't plan to tell them about her meeting because Taichi would surely want to come along after the previous incident.
She couldn't wait for tomorrow.
***
Takeru hurried for the meeting place. He had gone to the library for a few books and had lost track of time. He was late. Now he carried the books in his hands as he flew as fast as he could toward the mirror.
When he arrived at the tower, Hikary was already there waiting.
"Sorry I was late but I lost track of time picking up these." He held up a book to show Hikary.
"Why did you bring those?" Hikary asked curiously.
"I'll show you in a minute but we need to go somewhere else first." Takeru said.
He led her to the edge of the city and into the woods that they had seen from the clock tower. Deep into the forest they went until a lake spread out before them.
"It's a nice place isn't it?" Takeru asked.
"Yeah!" Hikary agreed. She turned to look at the mountains on the other side of the lake.
"You get to see animals here too sometimes. It's quiet here and not many people comes so the wild creatures like it." Takeru explained as he settled himself on a rock.
Suddenly a gust of wind blew across the lake. It wrenched the books open and created ripples in the water. The trees rustled noisily and birds left their perches.
But Takeru noticed none of these things. He was staring at Hikary who had clutched at her cap too late and it had blown off, leaving her brown hair blowing in the wind.
***
Kiseki: Ok people there's lots of Takeru and Hikary in here wasn't there? But not the exciting part yet. Almost there though.
Ken: *blink, blink* am I the bad guy again?
Kiseki: Uh. . .yeah.
Takeru: I think I just discovered Hikary's secret huh?
Kiseki: Someone bet me a bucket of water! Ken's fainted.
(chaos in the room)
Daisuke: I see some trouble brewing in the next chp.
Kiseki: Give that back, you!
Miyako: Um, review?
Note: A few explanations. Things written between ** is the character's thoughts. I forgot to explain that in the last chapter.
Ken: I thought you were going to make me the prince and Miyako my princess.
Kiseki: I was until I got the idea of having a vote. And I must say they convinced me quite nicely to make it a Takari.
Miyako: That's not fair!
Kseki: Too bad.
***
Chapter 2: New Friends
"Have you seen her?" Taichi asked as Daisuke came running toward him.
"No,"
They had waited for Hikary to come through the crowd but they didn't realize that the crowd would be moving in a few seconds.
"She must have been carried away with all those people." Daisuke said.
"But which way did they go?" Taichi asked, looking around for any signs that might help him.
"I think it's that way." Daisuke pointed.
They started forward without another word, heading in the direction, which they hoped was the right one.
"I hope she isn't in any trouble." Daisuke said, almost to himself.
*Please be alright, Hikary. Please be alright.*
***
Yamato answered the door.
"Your Highness, the King asks for Prince Takeru's presence for the interview." A guard bowed as the door was opened.
"Thank you, but Takeru is not here at the moment," Yamato answered sounding as if nothing had happened just a few seconds ago.
"The King requires his presence this time, Your Highness." The guard insisted.
Inwardly Yamato frowned but he didn't show his expression. He appeared to be considering what to do.
*That's. . .strange.*
"I'll speak to the king." Yamato announced.
The guard bowed again and backed away for Prince Yamato.
***
doki.
Hikary stared into the face of the boy. Their eyes met.
"There he is!" Heavy footsteps followed the voice.
Hikary looked behind her and realized that she had forgotten her situation. She quickly got up and prepared to run but a hand grabbed her arm. A moment of terror gripped her until she noticed that the boy she had bumped into had pushed her behind himself. He faced the gang coolly and to Hikary's surprise, she saw the boys stop a few feet away with wariness in their eyes.
"What are you doing?" The boy asked.
"We.we were just trying to have some fun." The leader of the gang stammered.
Hikary watched with surprise as the boys began fidgeting. All of them were avoiding eye contact with the blond boy.
"He's with me." The boy said shortly. "And next time if I see you trying to 'have fun' with him again, you won't get off that easy."
Some mutterings were heard as one by one the boys backed away.
Hikary breathed a sigh of relief as the boy turned to look at her. Once again she was drawn to his eyes. The boy smiled.
"Hi, my name's TK. Are you alright?" He held out a hand to Hikary.
Hikary took the hand and shook it.
"Thank you for helping me, my name is Hika.ru." She had almost forgotten that she was pretending to be a boy again. (Shows how much imagination I have in making up names.)
"Um. . .I was just wondering but why didn't they attack us. I mean they did have outnumbered." Hikary asked timidly.
"They are afraid of me." Takeru answered then laughed as he saw the expression on Hikary's face that clearly said she didn't understand how they could be afraid of him.
"Hey! I can fight you know." He said. *And a good thing too.* He thought to himself as he remembered his first encounter with the previously mentioned boys.
"You beat them by yourself?"
TK nodded then began chuckling as he saw the wide-eyed expression on Hikary's face. She glared at him.
"You're new here aren't you, Hikaru?" TK asked.
"I guess you can say that." Hikary answered and frowned. She sank down on to the pavement and sat there, leaning against a wall. Now that she wasn't been chased, she had to think about how to find her brother and get home.
"What's wrong?" TK didn't miss the frown on her face.
"Well, I think I'm lost and I don't like this place. My brother told me it was supposed to be nice but I hate it here." She was expecting a reply from TK but it didn't come. She looked up at him. TK had a sad and hurt look in his eyes.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to say that. This is your home after all. I'm so sorry. . ." Hikary apologized.
TK shook his head. To Hikary it was a sign that said she didn't have to apologize. But to TK it meant something more. *If you only knew where I'm from.*
"It's not bad, you know. It does have some nice places." TK said. "Come on, I'll help you find your way."
He extended a hand. Hikary looked at it for a while before she allowed herself to be pulled up.
"Thanks," She said quietly.
"No problem. Where do you live?" TK asked.
"Um. . .well. . ." That was one question she should avoid. "I. . .have to find my brother and my friend first. I was with them until I got lost in a crowd and I think they'll be looking for me."
"Then I've got a great idea. Come with me." TK said and began pulling her along as he ran. Hikary blushed. The only boys she had ever held hands before were her brother and Daisuke. She was very glad that TK didn't turn around to look at her.
"Where are we going?" She called out.
"Just follow me." TK answered.
Soon they arrived in front of a tall clock tower.
"Here we are." TK announced. Without stopping he charged inside and up a flight of stairs. He didn't come to a halt until the stairs ended with a closed door, this he pushed open and led Hikary inside.
They were standing in what appeared to be the attic of the tower. The roof met in a point high above them and sunlight danced in beams as they came through cracks in the boarded windows. They could hear the sound of pigeons flying outside and their cooing cries.
TK opened a window and beckoned for Hikary to come closer. The view that met her eyes was breathtaking. They were above all the buildings in the city and the buildings stretched below them. To the right was the indigo ocean, with its waves rolling in the morning sunlight. Seagulls could be seen flying over the beach. To the left was a forest full of trees of different varieties and beyond that were huge mountains, their peaks hidden in clouds that looked like cotton.
"It's beautiful," It was the only Hikary could think of to say as she hungrily took in the scenery.
"I know, that's why I like this place. There are bad things but if you could come up here to look at this, you can almost forget." Takeru said.
Hikary was surprised at all the emotion in his voice.
"You really love this place, don't you?" She asked.
Takeru nodded without taking his eyes off the view. There was a moment of silence as they both just enjoyed the wind as it gently blew across their faces.
"Tell me about it." Hikary finally broke the silence.
She didn't have to explain what it was because TK already knew. He wanted to tell Hikaru about this world, wanted to tell him all the wonderful things he'd read in books, because he had a feeling that this strange boy beside him would understand. He could share it all with Hikaru and he would appreciate it as much as he did.
But not today. He had promised to find the boy's friends and he had every intention of keeping his promise.
"I will be very happy to show you, Hikaru. But first we have to find your brother remember? They must be really worried about you by now." TK said.
"Oh, I almost forgot." Hikary gasped, she had indeed forgotten about what she was here to do.
"Look down. You can see most of the streets from here. Hopefully you'll be able to spot your brother." Takeru instructed.
It didn't take them long to find the two figures. They were on a street not far from where they were and apparently both were very agitated. They quickly made their way down the stairs and headed toward the street where Taichi and Daisuke were still searching.
"Hikaru wait, before you go I need to talk to you." Takeru said.
"What is it?"
"Can you meet me at the clock again tomorrow? I want to show you something. You said you wanted to know more about here right?" TK said.
Hikary thought for a second.
"Alright, I'll come tomorrow. I think I'm already beginning to like it here. Thanks a lot." Hikary smiled.
"Great! You know your way to the clock?" TK asked.
"I think so."
"See you tomorrow then." TK waved as his new friend turned a corner and was gone.
***
Takeru went home with a light heart. His brother was waiting for him in Takeru's room. The prince took one look at his older brother's face and knew immediately that something was wrong.
"Takeru, don't panic. Ok?" Yamato said. He took a deep breath before continuing. "You're engaged."
It took a few seconds before Takeru understood what Yamato had just said.
"What?" He sprang up from the chair that he was sitting in. "You've got to be kidding."
"No I'm not and I hate to tell you this but. . . that's not the worst part." Yamato told his little brother.
"What could be worse than this?" Takeru groaned.
"You're engaged to the Kaizer's daughter."
This time Takeru didn't even bother to say anything but he went pale and sank weakly back into his chair.
The Kaizer, one of the king's advisors, was a mystery to everyone. His real name was unknown to everyone and he only went by 'Kaizer'. Nobody really liked him and people tended to avoid him whenever they could. The king trusted him more than any other but the two princes hated him.
"Takeru, father wants you to meet her and so she have moved into one of the guest rooms."
There was complete silence from Takeru. Yamato was not sure if Takeru was listening anymore but he continued anyway.
"Her name's Yolie. I believe she's named after her mother's middle name, the Lady Miyako Yolie Inoue."
"I don't care what she's called. I just want this engagement cancelled! I'm still too young for this anyway." Takeru said angrily.
"Apparently the actual wedding will not take place until you're seventeen, I believe that means you still have two years to try to stop it." Yamato said.
"What can I do? You know father won't change his mind after deciding on something." Takeru complained.
"Why don't you meet her? You might get to like her." Yamato suggested.
Takeru snorted, "Considering who her father is I don't think so."
He got up suddenly. "I've got to go to the library." And without another word he was out of the room.
The rest of the afternoon passed quite peacefully for Takeru. He avoided the Guest Chambers in case Yolie was there but he was not so lucky at dinner. The king had placed Yolie beside Takeru at the dinner table thinking it a good opportunity for them to get to know each other.
On first glance Takeru noticed a few things. She was a very pretty thing. Her raven black hair flowed loosely around her shoulders where they curled at the end. She had long, dark, eyelashes and black eyes. Her satin black dress flowed to the floor and revealed her shoulders and bare arms, which were decorated with bracelets. Her whole appearance reminded Takeru of those dolls that he had seen in stores on Earth. She was, he had to admit, quite pretty.
But he also noticed that she was different from other girls. While other girls may blush and faint just hearing a few well-chosen words, this one would give a reply that would match what was given to her. She was cunning and graceful. More than once, Takeru had noticed the glances that the servant boys gave her but he himself didn't like her. There was just a coldness around her that he didn't like. No matter how planned her movements were or how smart she was, there would always be the coldness in her eyes like two blocks of ice. There was no emotion in what she did. Takeru was certain that she knew the attention she was getting yet he sensed that she didn't care.
It wouldn't be good to have her as an enemy.
***
Hikary was happy. She had made a friend that truly felt like a friend. Sure, she had lots of friends in the kingdom but she suspected that they only became her friends because she was the princess and she was right.
She was excited thinking that she could see him again although Taichi and Daisuke looked at her with curiosity as she giggled to herself and hummed. She had already asked Daisuke if she could keep the clothes he had lent her. Daisuke had agreed but he couldn't stop wondering why the Princess Hikary would want boy's clothing.
Hikary didn't plan to tell them about her meeting because Taichi would surely want to come along after the previous incident.
She couldn't wait for tomorrow.
***
Takeru hurried for the meeting place. He had gone to the library for a few books and had lost track of time. He was late. Now he carried the books in his hands as he flew as fast as he could toward the mirror.
When he arrived at the tower, Hikary was already there waiting.
"Sorry I was late but I lost track of time picking up these." He held up a book to show Hikary.
"Why did you bring those?" Hikary asked curiously.
"I'll show you in a minute but we need to go somewhere else first." Takeru said.
He led her to the edge of the city and into the woods that they had seen from the clock tower. Deep into the forest they went until a lake spread out before them.
"It's a nice place isn't it?" Takeru asked.
"Yeah!" Hikary agreed. She turned to look at the mountains on the other side of the lake.
"You get to see animals here too sometimes. It's quiet here and not many people comes so the wild creatures like it." Takeru explained as he settled himself on a rock.
Suddenly a gust of wind blew across the lake. It wrenched the books open and created ripples in the water. The trees rustled noisily and birds left their perches.
But Takeru noticed none of these things. He was staring at Hikary who had clutched at her cap too late and it had blown off, leaving her brown hair blowing in the wind.
***
Kiseki: Ok people there's lots of Takeru and Hikary in here wasn't there? But not the exciting part yet. Almost there though.
Ken: *blink, blink* am I the bad guy again?
Kiseki: Uh. . .yeah.
Takeru: I think I just discovered Hikary's secret huh?
Kiseki: Someone bet me a bucket of water! Ken's fainted.
(chaos in the room)
Daisuke: I see some trouble brewing in the next chp.
Kiseki: Give that back, you!
Miyako: Um, review?