Hey everyone! I felt like posting this in a hurry due to it being my birthday! I made wish, and guess what it was! Well, I'm not telling or it won't come true. ;) I didn't have enough time to proof read this fic, b/c being in a hurry to put it out, but I hope you all like it! It has some corny attempts at humor in it, but I tried my best right. Ok, I know, only write at what you're good at. Well, you're probably saying press the off button on her. Ok I'll do it for you. *OFF* *writes down: I do not own Digimon, nor do I own the Quenya language. On with the story!*
Meetings of Friendships (Part 3)
"Well, Huorërína, we've procrastinated enough. Let's go and meet our old friends." Huorërína nodded, and followed Gennai. They walked up the stone path and were met by two guards. They bowed when they saw Gennai, accompanied by Huorërína. They both opened the doors to a candle lit room. Gennai entered the room. Huorërína did the same. The doors shut behind, and the candles grew brighter. Four dark figures sat cross-legged in an open circle. The leader of the four stood up, "Gennai…why have you returned…" He then unsheathed a sword and held it in front of him.
Gennai said nothing, but hints of a smile were plastered on his smooth features. Huorërína was puzzled, still he kept his face straight.
The leader took a fighting stance. "Answer me!" Gennai continued to look at him in silence, his blue eyes dancing about the leader's hidden face. "Comply!" The leader's frustration showed in the way he held his sword. Finally, the leader leaped at Gennai. He lifted his sword up, trying to strike a death blow to Gennai's skull.
All sound stilled except for the sound of the quick paced sword striking through air. Followed by the sound of a body hitting the ground. The leader chuckled and sheathed his sword. The lights in the room brightened, making all faces exposed to each other.
Huorërína eyes widened to see his master crouching on the floor holding his head. Huorërína opened his mouth to speak, but nothing came. Only groaning and curses could be heard from the crouching figure.
Huorërína looked to the leader, who was now laughing and barely able to keep himself standing from his hysterical laughter. "Gennai, it seems your humor has not diminished during these past years, and neither has the hardness of your head." By this time, the other three figures still sitting down joined their leader in laughing uncontrollably.
Gennai looked up, narrowing his eyes, "I'm glad you find humor in the harming of one so old. Is this how one is greeted in this village? I'm more accustomed to a handshake." Gennai stood up, trying to keep a straight face, obviously not achieving it. Gennai broke into laughter.
"Welcome back, Gennai. Our prayers of your return has been granted by the Valar.
Laituvalmet!" (We shall bless them.!) The leader embraced Gennai in a tight hug. The other representatives stood and greeted Gennai in much the same way, followed in laughter.
While the representatives and Gennai enjoyed themselves in laughter, Huorërína found slight humor in his master's greeting. Huorërína found it hard to not join in laughing, but only satisfied himself in him smiling.
Gennai noticed his pupil through his hysterics and cleared his throat. "Well, enough with this nonsense. Let's get to the matter at hand." Noticing the seriousness in Gennai's tone, the representatives' laughter died and their memory of the reason of Gennai's arrival was close to mind.
Gennai motioned Huorërína to join him at his side. When Huorërína did so, Gennai looked to the representatives and extended an upward hand to his left, "Dear friends, I liked to introduce you to Huorërína. Among you, he is known as Taichi Kamiya, under the title of Prince Taichi of Nertë-Oronti."
Huorërína looked towards the representatives, nodded and bowed. He raised himself and looked at each representative closely. Each representative bowed lowly to their fallen King's son.
The leader that Prince Taichi was overly familiar with, stepped out amongst his peers. His hair was light brown, but a shade draker than Gennai's. It was cut shortly, with the exceptance of a braid at the side of his ear. (a/n: Looks somewhat like the hairstyle of Anakin in Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the clones. I love that hair! ^-^) His eyes corresponded to his hair. The leader dressed in a dark blue robe. Gold embroideries were sewn onto his robes in shapes of vines and leaves. He was head taller than Taichi, and so looked down on Taichi. "I pledged my allegiance to Lord Kamiya, therefore, it would be my duty and an honor to do the same to his son." The leader bowed low.
Prince Taichi extended his hand and lifted the chin of the man. "What is your name?"
"Forgive me, I am Lord Ishida, overseer of this camp." He raised himself up, then looked to his representatives. "These are my friends and secondary chiefs. My second in command is Mr. Motomiya."
Taichi moved his eyes to Lord Ishida's right. There stood a brown haired man by name of Mr. Motomiya all dressed in a black uniform. (a/n: You dedicated Digimon fans must forgive me. I forgot how most of the parents look like. It's been a long time since I've seen their parents' appearances.) His black clothes seemed to be look like an extra skin fit tight to him. His boots were knee-high, although sturdy they, were as flexible to move with as were his clothes. Mr. Motomiya's clothes were so closely alike to the trainees, except for the exception of his long richard green cloak. He stepped forward, bowed lightly, then returned to his position, Lord Ishida's right side.
"At Mr. Motomiya's side is his wife, Mrs. Motomiya. She is the head of the provision division." Mrs. Motomiya had a black cloak on. Her face wasn't visible from where Prince Taichi was standing, due to her hood covering it. Mrs. Motomiya stepped forward and bowed in the same manor as her husband did.
Taichi nodded lightly and turned his attention to the person on the left side of Lord Ishida. "And finally, to my left is Mr. Tachikawa. He is the head of the attire and weaponry provisions." Mr. Tachikawa was dressed in the same fashion as Mr. Motomiya, for the exception of a black cloak hanging from his wide shoulders. Mr. Tachikawa greeted Prince Taichi with a grin and turned back to Lord Ishida.
Prince Taichi smiled and looked to Lord Ishida, "Mae govannen. (Well met)."
Lord Ishida looked to his subordinates and dismissed them to their sleeping stations. They bowed to Lord Ishida and left the room, leaving Lord Ishida, Gennai, and Prince Taichi to discuss matters.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Guards outside Ósanwë-centa, the meeting house*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
After the two strangers walked inside, the guards closed the door. They looked straight towards the glistening lake below.
The guard to the right sighed, "Boy, the one night it's perfect to go swimming, I'm stuck on guard duty!" He lowered his head and slackened in his stance.
His partner looked just as disappointed as him, although, she kept her stance.
"Ow! Why did you do that for?!", asked the disappointed young guard.
"Don't whine! It's already annoying being here, stuck on guard duty with you. Your whining isn't much of a help.", complained the purple haired guard. She exhaled to emphasis her annoyance.
The spiky brown haired boy grumbled and imitated his partner. This only annoyed the girl even more. "Ouch!"
"That's it, Davis! Once we get off duty, I'm going to…argh!", exclaimed Yolie.
Davis loved to play on Yolie's fustrations. He was feeling bored, so he decided to lighten things up a little bit. He tried to imitate Yolie's girly voice, "Once we get off duty, I'm going to…argh!"
"Argh…argh…*grinding teeth*…argh. *twitching of the eye*!" Yolie's frustration was followed by Davis' snickering. Yolie grabbed Davis' shirt and was about to hit Davis, "Yolie! Davis!" Yolie looked over and quickly dropped Davis. Davis still snickered quietly. "I'm sorry, Sora!" Yolie saluted Sora and bowed in apology.
Matt walked up next to Sora, laughing. "Sora, let them go. Don't be so hard on them."
Sora looked at Matt and grinned, "I wasn't going to yell at them, only someone like Joe would do that."
"Ahem…", came a voice from behind Sora.
"Eh…", Sora slowly turned around to notice Joe standing with his hands on his hips and his foot tapping. "Hehehehe, hahaha, oh Matt stop trying mimic my voice." Sora slapped Matt on the back in a joking manner, making Matt stumble forward. "Ugh…"
Joe let out a heavy sigh, and pushed up his glasses. (a/n: I know, back in this age, glasses were probably not invented yet, but hey how could Joe or Yolie see then. So let's say they were. ^-^) "Sora, come on. You can up with something better than that lame excuse." "Well…" "Don't interrupt me, Sora! Now, I'm really disappointed in all of you, but now is not the time to dwell on your habits." , he looked at Yolie and Davis, "You two are relieved of your duties, but that does not mean that you can do whatever you please…" Joe looked up to see Davis and Yolie no where to be found. "Hey! Where did you guys go?" Matt pointed behind Joe.
"So, Yolie, where do you want to go? Maybe we should go find Kari and go to the lake. What do you think?"
Yolie rolled her eyes, "Where do I want to go? I'll tell you where, away from you!" "Aw…come on Yolie, that was a little harsh." "Yah,…that was a little harsh, but I'll tell you something…it's true!" "Yolie!" "Stop whining!" Davis continued to follow behind Yolie down the hill.
"Hey you guys! I'm not done talking to you guys!" yelled Joe as he ran after the two youngsters. "If I continue all of this chasing, I'm going to get a bloody nose. Oh my goodness, was that a drop of blood!"
Matt and Sora looked at each other and burst out laughing. Soon after their laughter, they took places at the doors of Ósanwë-centa. After a few minutes of silence, Sora heard laughing from within the building. She was curious to see what was so funny, but held her stance. She soon heard another outburst of laughing. Sora's curiosity was getting to her, so to calm her nerves a little, she asked Matt what he thought was going on. "Matt, what do you think is happening in there?" She kept her gaze at darkened east sky. "Matt…Matt?" She looked to see Matt sleeping in place, with a bubble blowing out his left nostril. Sora lifted her finger and whispered, "Matt…"
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Prince Taichi's important meeting within Ósanwë-centa~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Lord Ishida signaled Gennai and Prince Taichi to sit down. "Well, the time has come."
Gennai turned his head from a candle flame to Lord Ishida, "Yes, we cannot delay more than is necessary for the benefit of the of Nertë-Oronti. Taichi is ready, I've taught him everything I know."
Lord Ishida gazed at Taichi, "I have no doubt that he is ready, but I'm not sure if the others are ready. They do not know yet that they are to be going on this grave journey. Some of them have not even passed the trials yet. I still worry for them."
Gennai sighed, "Like I have said before, we cannot delay much further. If we wait more than the enemies forces will be beyond our number."
Lord Ishida looked at Gennai in frustration, "I know that! I only wish we had more time! Time has never been on my side."
Gennai looked at Lord Ishida gravely, "Time has never been on anyone's side."
"When are the trials to be set?", interrupted Taichi.
"The trials were to begin today, but were delayed.", replied Lord Ishida. "Until when?"
Lord Ishida turned his head fully to Taichi, "We haven't decided. We were deciding to have it a week from now."
Taichi looked straight into Lord Ishida eyes, "Prolonging it that long will not be a good idea. Announce to everyone that the trials are to be held starting tomorrow at dawn.", he looked at Gennai for approval. Gennai nodded.
"But the others are not ready!"
Taichi looked at Lord Ishida, "Ready or not, we have to take off from here within a week. The enemy will not care if the others are not ready. You know deep in your mind, Lord Ishida, that this is the right decision. I'm surprised for someone as strong as you would let your heart interfere. One advice to you Ishida before I leave, don't let your heart blind you . The heart is weak, it always leads to rash decisions." Taichi stood and looked at his master. "I will find my own sleeping accommodation for tonight. I will meet you both here before dawn. My decision on the trials stays the same. I leave it up to the both of you to reach your final verdict. Namárië (Farewell)
Lord Ishida stood up, "Where are you going?"
Taichi ignored Lord Ishida's question and exited Ósanwë-centa.
Lord Ishida was about to run after him to stop Taichi from leaving, but Gennai put a hand up. Lord Ishida looked down at Gennai. "Did you teach him that,…about the heart?" Gennai shook his head and closed his eyes. "I can teach him fighting skills, mind skills, but I have not taught him about how to view his feelings. He's his own teacher at that. His parents' death was a greater teacher at though.", sighed Gennai.
Lord Ishida sighed, "He's right though. Damn, that kid is so damn right. It sickens me!"
Gennai slightly smiled at this, "Now I know why Lord Kamiya left you in charge of him." "Perhaps", replied Gennai.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Back to Sora and Matt~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
POP! "Gah!", Matt jumped and took a fighting position. Sora laughed at Matt's reaction, but suddenly stopped when she noticed the doors open. She looked to see a tall, big brown-haired guy standing at the side of her. Sora's mouth dropped. Matt saw Sora's reaction to the Prince Taichi, and tried to pull Sora out of it. "It's you…but…how…where…how did you get to be here, I didn't call you?"
Prince Taichi looked strangely down at the auburn haired girl staring straight at him. "My name is Huorërína, it seems you have confused me with someone else."
Sora shook her head, "No, I never misplace a face. I know it's you. Remember, you're the guy from my…" "Sora!"
Sora felt something tugging her arm, and looked down to see Matt looking at her worriedly from a kneeling position. She looked at him puzzling. He whispered, "That's Prince Taichi!" "What?!" Matt was too embarrassed to answer, and so just pulled her down to a kneeling position.
Taichi just smiled and nodded. He walked away, taking mental note not to associate with anyone in this camp more than necessary, or their clumsiness will rub off on him. 'Now, to find Kari…'
Sora was too shocked to apologize to Taichi. She watched him walk down the hill, then turned to Matt. She hit him square in the head. "Ow!! What was that for?!" "That was not for telling me sooner!"
Matt rubbed his head, "What do you mean?! I was the one that stopped you from drooling on the floor. I was the one that stopped you from spilling your fantasies of how you thought he was your prince charming to him…" *SMACK*
Birds flew from nearby trees, and into the sky from the sudden noise. Sora stood annoyed, with her eyes twitching, "That was for spilling my embarrassing moment to me." Sora stomped down the hill away from Matt's twitching body. "Sora…ugh."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Kari's room~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Kari, tell me, what should I give Matt for our anniversary?", Mimi repeatedly asked Kari.
Kari was getting tired and wanted to go to sleep, "I don't know Mimi. I haven't been in a relationship before, I wouldn't know."
"Oh Kari, stop that nonsense, just tell me what you think. And don't tell me any of that 'I haven't been in a relationship before nonsense, that puts me to *yawn* sleep."
Kari sighed and mumbled, "Well, I've said that five times and you're still up asking."
"What did you say? I should give him a new black cloak! Wow, that's a wonderful idea! I would never have though of that! Thanks Kari! Good night!"
"Uh…", Kari's blood shot eyes were big as saucers. Kari felt like ripping Mimi's head off, but restrained it. She sighed and tried to go to sleep when she saw a shadow on the floor. She tensed up, and slowly reached for her knife in her boot, at the side of the bed. Too late. The black figure was already inside, and kicked Kari's boot aside. Kari was about to scream for Mimi to wake up, but the black figure covered her head and grabbed her around the waist. She tried to struggle, but stopped short, when she heard him whisper, "Shhhhh…it's ok. It's me, Tai, sis." Her eyes went wide.
Kari suddenly noticed she was outside her quarters and the ground was rapidly moving beneath her. All she could see were blots of green and brown. Once she noticed she stopped moving, she looked up. There were those same chocolate brown eyes looking down at her, "Papa…"
Tai smiled, "No Kari, it's me Tai." He still hung on to her, but now tightened his embrace around her.
"Tai…", she whispered, "I knew you'd come. I felt it. I also knew because the masters told me." She hugged him and pulled away from him. "Now let me look at you. My, you've grown. You've actually grown up to be less ugly than you were before! *gasp*"
Tai stuck out his tongue, making Kari laugh, him falling suit. "Well, I can't say the same for you. You're still the same size!", Tai stood to his full stature. Kari tried to tip toe, but to no advantage. Tai noticed Kari pout, "Don't worry, watch in a year from now, you'll be as tall as this tree." He patted a tree next to him, making some birds up top nervous from the shaking. *SPLAT, SPLAT* (a/n: My birds do this when I scare them. ;) ) "Ugh…this stinks!" Kari's giggles turned to laughter. "Eww…Tai, now you have to take a shower, you stink worst than you did before." Tai looked at Kari. "Nice comment, Kari!" exasperated Tai. "Well, what do you expect, you're hair still looks like a bird's nest. It's the ideal place for a bird to poop!", Kari laughed so hard she wanted to go to the bathroom.
Tai laughed along with Kari, but then noticed how loud they were. "Shhhh…we should head back. If we make anymore noise, they'll think we were the enemy." Kari nodded. Tai took hold of Kari, "Hold on tight."
Kari sighed disgustingly, "Do I have to? I don't want to get the bird poop on me." Kari giggled, Tai just smirked, "It's up to you, unless you want a rough ride, I suggest you hold on." Kari did as she was told and soon enough she was back at her quarters. Kari waved good night to Tai, and he left. Kari sighed contently in her soft bed. 'Aw…a nice, warm, soft bed. Now, I'll get some sleep.'
"ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzZZZZZZZZZZZZ"
Kari opened her eyes and looked annoyingly at Mimi. Kari sighed, 'Ok, maybe I'll never get to sleep in the lifetime I spend with Mimi.'
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Well, that's it for now. I know I promised to put more, but I just felt like posting. It being my birthday made me do things that I felt too lazy to do in years. ^-^ I hoped you liked it. One more note: About a month ago, I was seriously thinking of discontinuing this fic. I'm over thinking it, and I just might change that decision. I'm not sure. ;) Ok, I'll spill it out: At least ten reviews, at least. Just a few, reviews right. ;)
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From Mithalcariel (Eldarion)
Meetings of Friendships (Part 3)
"Well, Huorërína, we've procrastinated enough. Let's go and meet our old friends." Huorërína nodded, and followed Gennai. They walked up the stone path and were met by two guards. They bowed when they saw Gennai, accompanied by Huorërína. They both opened the doors to a candle lit room. Gennai entered the room. Huorërína did the same. The doors shut behind, and the candles grew brighter. Four dark figures sat cross-legged in an open circle. The leader of the four stood up, "Gennai…why have you returned…" He then unsheathed a sword and held it in front of him.
Gennai said nothing, but hints of a smile were plastered on his smooth features. Huorërína was puzzled, still he kept his face straight.
The leader took a fighting stance. "Answer me!" Gennai continued to look at him in silence, his blue eyes dancing about the leader's hidden face. "Comply!" The leader's frustration showed in the way he held his sword. Finally, the leader leaped at Gennai. He lifted his sword up, trying to strike a death blow to Gennai's skull.
All sound stilled except for the sound of the quick paced sword striking through air. Followed by the sound of a body hitting the ground. The leader chuckled and sheathed his sword. The lights in the room brightened, making all faces exposed to each other.
Huorërína eyes widened to see his master crouching on the floor holding his head. Huorërína opened his mouth to speak, but nothing came. Only groaning and curses could be heard from the crouching figure.
Huorërína looked to the leader, who was now laughing and barely able to keep himself standing from his hysterical laughter. "Gennai, it seems your humor has not diminished during these past years, and neither has the hardness of your head." By this time, the other three figures still sitting down joined their leader in laughing uncontrollably.
Gennai looked up, narrowing his eyes, "I'm glad you find humor in the harming of one so old. Is this how one is greeted in this village? I'm more accustomed to a handshake." Gennai stood up, trying to keep a straight face, obviously not achieving it. Gennai broke into laughter.
"Welcome back, Gennai. Our prayers of your return has been granted by the Valar.
Laituvalmet!" (We shall bless them.!) The leader embraced Gennai in a tight hug. The other representatives stood and greeted Gennai in much the same way, followed in laughter.
While the representatives and Gennai enjoyed themselves in laughter, Huorërína found slight humor in his master's greeting. Huorërína found it hard to not join in laughing, but only satisfied himself in him smiling.
Gennai noticed his pupil through his hysterics and cleared his throat. "Well, enough with this nonsense. Let's get to the matter at hand." Noticing the seriousness in Gennai's tone, the representatives' laughter died and their memory of the reason of Gennai's arrival was close to mind.
Gennai motioned Huorërína to join him at his side. When Huorërína did so, Gennai looked to the representatives and extended an upward hand to his left, "Dear friends, I liked to introduce you to Huorërína. Among you, he is known as Taichi Kamiya, under the title of Prince Taichi of Nertë-Oronti."
Huorërína looked towards the representatives, nodded and bowed. He raised himself and looked at each representative closely. Each representative bowed lowly to their fallen King's son.
The leader that Prince Taichi was overly familiar with, stepped out amongst his peers. His hair was light brown, but a shade draker than Gennai's. It was cut shortly, with the exceptance of a braid at the side of his ear. (a/n: Looks somewhat like the hairstyle of Anakin in Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the clones. I love that hair! ^-^) His eyes corresponded to his hair. The leader dressed in a dark blue robe. Gold embroideries were sewn onto his robes in shapes of vines and leaves. He was head taller than Taichi, and so looked down on Taichi. "I pledged my allegiance to Lord Kamiya, therefore, it would be my duty and an honor to do the same to his son." The leader bowed low.
Prince Taichi extended his hand and lifted the chin of the man. "What is your name?"
"Forgive me, I am Lord Ishida, overseer of this camp." He raised himself up, then looked to his representatives. "These are my friends and secondary chiefs. My second in command is Mr. Motomiya."
Taichi moved his eyes to Lord Ishida's right. There stood a brown haired man by name of Mr. Motomiya all dressed in a black uniform. (a/n: You dedicated Digimon fans must forgive me. I forgot how most of the parents look like. It's been a long time since I've seen their parents' appearances.) His black clothes seemed to be look like an extra skin fit tight to him. His boots were knee-high, although sturdy they, were as flexible to move with as were his clothes. Mr. Motomiya's clothes were so closely alike to the trainees, except for the exception of his long richard green cloak. He stepped forward, bowed lightly, then returned to his position, Lord Ishida's right side.
"At Mr. Motomiya's side is his wife, Mrs. Motomiya. She is the head of the provision division." Mrs. Motomiya had a black cloak on. Her face wasn't visible from where Prince Taichi was standing, due to her hood covering it. Mrs. Motomiya stepped forward and bowed in the same manor as her husband did.
Taichi nodded lightly and turned his attention to the person on the left side of Lord Ishida. "And finally, to my left is Mr. Tachikawa. He is the head of the attire and weaponry provisions." Mr. Tachikawa was dressed in the same fashion as Mr. Motomiya, for the exception of a black cloak hanging from his wide shoulders. Mr. Tachikawa greeted Prince Taichi with a grin and turned back to Lord Ishida.
Prince Taichi smiled and looked to Lord Ishida, "Mae govannen. (Well met)."
Lord Ishida looked to his subordinates and dismissed them to their sleeping stations. They bowed to Lord Ishida and left the room, leaving Lord Ishida, Gennai, and Prince Taichi to discuss matters.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Guards outside Ósanwë-centa, the meeting house*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
After the two strangers walked inside, the guards closed the door. They looked straight towards the glistening lake below.
The guard to the right sighed, "Boy, the one night it's perfect to go swimming, I'm stuck on guard duty!" He lowered his head and slackened in his stance.
His partner looked just as disappointed as him, although, she kept her stance.
"Ow! Why did you do that for?!", asked the disappointed young guard.
"Don't whine! It's already annoying being here, stuck on guard duty with you. Your whining isn't much of a help.", complained the purple haired guard. She exhaled to emphasis her annoyance.
The spiky brown haired boy grumbled and imitated his partner. This only annoyed the girl even more. "Ouch!"
"That's it, Davis! Once we get off duty, I'm going to…argh!", exclaimed Yolie.
Davis loved to play on Yolie's fustrations. He was feeling bored, so he decided to lighten things up a little bit. He tried to imitate Yolie's girly voice, "Once we get off duty, I'm going to…argh!"
"Argh…argh…*grinding teeth*…argh. *twitching of the eye*!" Yolie's frustration was followed by Davis' snickering. Yolie grabbed Davis' shirt and was about to hit Davis, "Yolie! Davis!" Yolie looked over and quickly dropped Davis. Davis still snickered quietly. "I'm sorry, Sora!" Yolie saluted Sora and bowed in apology.
Matt walked up next to Sora, laughing. "Sora, let them go. Don't be so hard on them."
Sora looked at Matt and grinned, "I wasn't going to yell at them, only someone like Joe would do that."
"Ahem…", came a voice from behind Sora.
"Eh…", Sora slowly turned around to notice Joe standing with his hands on his hips and his foot tapping. "Hehehehe, hahaha, oh Matt stop trying mimic my voice." Sora slapped Matt on the back in a joking manner, making Matt stumble forward. "Ugh…"
Joe let out a heavy sigh, and pushed up his glasses. (a/n: I know, back in this age, glasses were probably not invented yet, but hey how could Joe or Yolie see then. So let's say they were. ^-^) "Sora, come on. You can up with something better than that lame excuse." "Well…" "Don't interrupt me, Sora! Now, I'm really disappointed in all of you, but now is not the time to dwell on your habits." , he looked at Yolie and Davis, "You two are relieved of your duties, but that does not mean that you can do whatever you please…" Joe looked up to see Davis and Yolie no where to be found. "Hey! Where did you guys go?" Matt pointed behind Joe.
"So, Yolie, where do you want to go? Maybe we should go find Kari and go to the lake. What do you think?"
Yolie rolled her eyes, "Where do I want to go? I'll tell you where, away from you!" "Aw…come on Yolie, that was a little harsh." "Yah,…that was a little harsh, but I'll tell you something…it's true!" "Yolie!" "Stop whining!" Davis continued to follow behind Yolie down the hill.
"Hey you guys! I'm not done talking to you guys!" yelled Joe as he ran after the two youngsters. "If I continue all of this chasing, I'm going to get a bloody nose. Oh my goodness, was that a drop of blood!"
Matt and Sora looked at each other and burst out laughing. Soon after their laughter, they took places at the doors of Ósanwë-centa. After a few minutes of silence, Sora heard laughing from within the building. She was curious to see what was so funny, but held her stance. She soon heard another outburst of laughing. Sora's curiosity was getting to her, so to calm her nerves a little, she asked Matt what he thought was going on. "Matt, what do you think is happening in there?" She kept her gaze at darkened east sky. "Matt…Matt?" She looked to see Matt sleeping in place, with a bubble blowing out his left nostril. Sora lifted her finger and whispered, "Matt…"
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Prince Taichi's important meeting within Ósanwë-centa~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Lord Ishida signaled Gennai and Prince Taichi to sit down. "Well, the time has come."
Gennai turned his head from a candle flame to Lord Ishida, "Yes, we cannot delay more than is necessary for the benefit of the of Nertë-Oronti. Taichi is ready, I've taught him everything I know."
Lord Ishida gazed at Taichi, "I have no doubt that he is ready, but I'm not sure if the others are ready. They do not know yet that they are to be going on this grave journey. Some of them have not even passed the trials yet. I still worry for them."
Gennai sighed, "Like I have said before, we cannot delay much further. If we wait more than the enemies forces will be beyond our number."
Lord Ishida looked at Gennai in frustration, "I know that! I only wish we had more time! Time has never been on my side."
Gennai looked at Lord Ishida gravely, "Time has never been on anyone's side."
"When are the trials to be set?", interrupted Taichi.
"The trials were to begin today, but were delayed.", replied Lord Ishida. "Until when?"
Lord Ishida turned his head fully to Taichi, "We haven't decided. We were deciding to have it a week from now."
Taichi looked straight into Lord Ishida eyes, "Prolonging it that long will not be a good idea. Announce to everyone that the trials are to be held starting tomorrow at dawn.", he looked at Gennai for approval. Gennai nodded.
"But the others are not ready!"
Taichi looked at Lord Ishida, "Ready or not, we have to take off from here within a week. The enemy will not care if the others are not ready. You know deep in your mind, Lord Ishida, that this is the right decision. I'm surprised for someone as strong as you would let your heart interfere. One advice to you Ishida before I leave, don't let your heart blind you . The heart is weak, it always leads to rash decisions." Taichi stood and looked at his master. "I will find my own sleeping accommodation for tonight. I will meet you both here before dawn. My decision on the trials stays the same. I leave it up to the both of you to reach your final verdict. Namárië (Farewell)
Lord Ishida stood up, "Where are you going?"
Taichi ignored Lord Ishida's question and exited Ósanwë-centa.
Lord Ishida was about to run after him to stop Taichi from leaving, but Gennai put a hand up. Lord Ishida looked down at Gennai. "Did you teach him that,…about the heart?" Gennai shook his head and closed his eyes. "I can teach him fighting skills, mind skills, but I have not taught him about how to view his feelings. He's his own teacher at that. His parents' death was a greater teacher at though.", sighed Gennai.
Lord Ishida sighed, "He's right though. Damn, that kid is so damn right. It sickens me!"
Gennai slightly smiled at this, "Now I know why Lord Kamiya left you in charge of him." "Perhaps", replied Gennai.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Back to Sora and Matt~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
POP! "Gah!", Matt jumped and took a fighting position. Sora laughed at Matt's reaction, but suddenly stopped when she noticed the doors open. She looked to see a tall, big brown-haired guy standing at the side of her. Sora's mouth dropped. Matt saw Sora's reaction to the Prince Taichi, and tried to pull Sora out of it. "It's you…but…how…where…how did you get to be here, I didn't call you?"
Prince Taichi looked strangely down at the auburn haired girl staring straight at him. "My name is Huorërína, it seems you have confused me with someone else."
Sora shook her head, "No, I never misplace a face. I know it's you. Remember, you're the guy from my…" "Sora!"
Sora felt something tugging her arm, and looked down to see Matt looking at her worriedly from a kneeling position. She looked at him puzzling. He whispered, "That's Prince Taichi!" "What?!" Matt was too embarrassed to answer, and so just pulled her down to a kneeling position.
Taichi just smiled and nodded. He walked away, taking mental note not to associate with anyone in this camp more than necessary, or their clumsiness will rub off on him. 'Now, to find Kari…'
Sora was too shocked to apologize to Taichi. She watched him walk down the hill, then turned to Matt. She hit him square in the head. "Ow!! What was that for?!" "That was not for telling me sooner!"
Matt rubbed his head, "What do you mean?! I was the one that stopped you from drooling on the floor. I was the one that stopped you from spilling your fantasies of how you thought he was your prince charming to him…" *SMACK*
Birds flew from nearby trees, and into the sky from the sudden noise. Sora stood annoyed, with her eyes twitching, "That was for spilling my embarrassing moment to me." Sora stomped down the hill away from Matt's twitching body. "Sora…ugh."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Kari's room~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Kari, tell me, what should I give Matt for our anniversary?", Mimi repeatedly asked Kari.
Kari was getting tired and wanted to go to sleep, "I don't know Mimi. I haven't been in a relationship before, I wouldn't know."
"Oh Kari, stop that nonsense, just tell me what you think. And don't tell me any of that 'I haven't been in a relationship before nonsense, that puts me to *yawn* sleep."
Kari sighed and mumbled, "Well, I've said that five times and you're still up asking."
"What did you say? I should give him a new black cloak! Wow, that's a wonderful idea! I would never have though of that! Thanks Kari! Good night!"
"Uh…", Kari's blood shot eyes were big as saucers. Kari felt like ripping Mimi's head off, but restrained it. She sighed and tried to go to sleep when she saw a shadow on the floor. She tensed up, and slowly reached for her knife in her boot, at the side of the bed. Too late. The black figure was already inside, and kicked Kari's boot aside. Kari was about to scream for Mimi to wake up, but the black figure covered her head and grabbed her around the waist. She tried to struggle, but stopped short, when she heard him whisper, "Shhhhh…it's ok. It's me, Tai, sis." Her eyes went wide.
Kari suddenly noticed she was outside her quarters and the ground was rapidly moving beneath her. All she could see were blots of green and brown. Once she noticed she stopped moving, she looked up. There were those same chocolate brown eyes looking down at her, "Papa…"
Tai smiled, "No Kari, it's me Tai." He still hung on to her, but now tightened his embrace around her.
"Tai…", she whispered, "I knew you'd come. I felt it. I also knew because the masters told me." She hugged him and pulled away from him. "Now let me look at you. My, you've grown. You've actually grown up to be less ugly than you were before! *gasp*"
Tai stuck out his tongue, making Kari laugh, him falling suit. "Well, I can't say the same for you. You're still the same size!", Tai stood to his full stature. Kari tried to tip toe, but to no advantage. Tai noticed Kari pout, "Don't worry, watch in a year from now, you'll be as tall as this tree." He patted a tree next to him, making some birds up top nervous from the shaking. *SPLAT, SPLAT* (a/n: My birds do this when I scare them. ;) ) "Ugh…this stinks!" Kari's giggles turned to laughter. "Eww…Tai, now you have to take a shower, you stink worst than you did before." Tai looked at Kari. "Nice comment, Kari!" exasperated Tai. "Well, what do you expect, you're hair still looks like a bird's nest. It's the ideal place for a bird to poop!", Kari laughed so hard she wanted to go to the bathroom.
Tai laughed along with Kari, but then noticed how loud they were. "Shhhh…we should head back. If we make anymore noise, they'll think we were the enemy." Kari nodded. Tai took hold of Kari, "Hold on tight."
Kari sighed disgustingly, "Do I have to? I don't want to get the bird poop on me." Kari giggled, Tai just smirked, "It's up to you, unless you want a rough ride, I suggest you hold on." Kari did as she was told and soon enough she was back at her quarters. Kari waved good night to Tai, and he left. Kari sighed contently in her soft bed. 'Aw…a nice, warm, soft bed. Now, I'll get some sleep.'
"ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzZZZZZZZZZZZZ"
Kari opened her eyes and looked annoyingly at Mimi. Kari sighed, 'Ok, maybe I'll never get to sleep in the lifetime I spend with Mimi.'
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Well, that's it for now. I know I promised to put more, but I just felt like posting. It being my birthday made me do things that I felt too lazy to do in years. ^-^ I hoped you liked it. One more note: About a month ago, I was seriously thinking of discontinuing this fic. I'm over thinking it, and I just might change that decision. I'm not sure. ;) Ok, I'll spill it out: At least ten reviews, at least. Just a few, reviews right. ;)
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I.N.O.A.N: I'm glad you liked the fic and that you like lotr. I'm thinking of writing a lotr fic soon. Make that soon into thirty years from habit I have of taking forever to post. ;) But, if everything works out, I look forward to you reading it. ^-^
Taichi Kamiya: Thanks for the summary of my story. ;) Now I have a shorter way of describing that chapter to my friends. I have that problem that it takes a long time for me to describe one simple thing. My sister complains about it. But whatever, she'll have to deal with it. Mwuahahaha. Ok, well, I look forward to more summary reviews. ^-^
Taiora Fan: The guy with Gennai is Tai. I just used another name for him, so as to hide his identity from others. Like Frodo did...but we won't go there. ;) Well, unluckily for Tai, it didn't work. Well, (I notice I say well alot, I mean alot.) I'm super glad that you love my story. I look forward to seeing more reviews. If you have any more questions, just ask.
Thanks to all that reviewed!!!I look forward to more reviews from you all. And just at least, ten reviews, at least ten. Pretty Please!
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From Mithalcariel (Eldarion)