Shishi-Kokoro: Well, here I am again with the next chapter.

Mimi: Yeah! It was so great that so many of you reviewed!

Shishi-Kokoro: That's right thanks everybody who reviewed! And the disclaimer Mimi?

Mimi: Oh, yeah. Shishi-Kokoro doesn't own Digimon or it's Characters.

Shishi-Kokoro: So now that that's done I'll get on with the chapter.

Mimi: Hey? What happened to Selphie? She usualy interrupts round about now..

Shishi-Kokoro: *o_O*

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The Summoner

Charter 3 - Chosen friends
"I failed." Taichi said with a sad voice.

"You failed? How did you do that?"

"Well, lets just say that if they had used you instead of a scarecrow you would probably be dead."

"Oh."

Taichi turned around and started to walk off.

"Hey wait! I still wanna have that meeting with you."

"Maybe tomorrow."

"But we're leaving tomorrow. Look just come and have something to eat with me and then I'll leave you alone, ok?"

"Fine. But I don't want to talk about the test allright?"

"Sure. So do you know any nice place were we can eat?"

"Well, there's a bistro on the edge of the village and it's right next to a beautiful medow."

"Hey that sounds perfect."

Taichi waited for Yamato to catch up with him and then they walked all the way to the bistro. They didn't talk much and there was an awkward silence which made Taichi feel quite uncomfortable. As they ordered their food they sat down at the table closest to the lovely medow, Taichi couldn't help but stare at the medow. It looked so beautiful with the sun shinig on it and all the dandy lions shone brightly at them.

"Beautiful isn't it?" Yamato asked Taichi bringing him back to reality.

"Yeah."

"You know, you're so lucky to live in a village like this. It's so beautiful."

"What about you? Where do you come from?" Taichi asked curiously.

"I come from a city called Nikata. You don't see medows like this there."

"So how come you came here?"

"My father had some business in this village and since I'm going to get my summoning powers soon he organized the test so I had some guardians for when the time came."

"Well I mucked up the test, that's for sure. How do you know when the time has come, anyway?"

Yamato pulled his necklace he was wearing out from under his T-shirt and revealed a beautiful glowing stone that was attached to the necklace.

"This is the summoners stone. When the chosen one wearing it is ready to become a Summoner it shines brightly but it's only glowing at the moment so it means the time is only near."

"Oh, I thought you could summon allready."

"No, it takes time. It takes a lot of knowledge to be able to summon and a lot of energy. Little kids wouldn't be able to summon even a little monster or something."

"You know I've always wondered what it would be like to be a Summoner and travel around the world."

"Maybe you'll travel the world someday soon aswell."

"I don't think so. It would have to take a miracle for something like that to happen."

"Maybe or maybe not."

"Hey do you want to see where I train during the day?"

"Ok. That would be very nice. Where is it?"

"It's in the forest. I could even show you my sword my father gave me before he died. It means a lot to me and without that sword I really lose the enthusiasm to fight."

"Well lets go then."

They finished their meal and left the table and headed to the forest. It was going to take a while since the forest was on the other side of the village but Taichi decided to take a short cut and ran all the way with Yamato right behind him. As they got to the forest Yamato stopped and examined it. Now that it was later in the afternoon, the forest seemed much darker than usual.

"Are you sure it's safe in there?"

"Don't worry I've been in there hundreds of times."

They entered the forest and walked along a path that led you right to the middle. After walking a mile or so Taichi told Yamato that they now needed to leave the path and go into the forest. It was even darker in the forest than on the path and Yamato stayed close to Taichi, not knowing what might be lurking in the darkness. It took them a while but they finally got to the opening where Taichi trained. It was a simple training spot with a few targets hung on trees and a training dummy which reminded Taichi of his first test which he failed miserably.

"So this is where you train is it?"

"Yep, made it all myself. And this is my most favorite sword." Taichi said pulling the sword out from under some tree roots. It was a big long sword, with a shimmering blue colour and in the handle was a big green juwel. Yamato guessed that it was probably an emerald.

"This is what your father gave you? It's so beautiful. My father said he would only give me one of his weapons when the time came, but I don't think he will."

"Why don't you think so?"

"Because each of his weapons was hand made for his style of fighting and moulded for his hands so I don't think I could really fight with them. And of course there are all the memories he has with each weapon. It doesn't matter which weapon you show him he always can tell you a specific story about that weapon."

"Oh. Well, I only got this weapon because he gave it me as he was dying, so I don't have many good memories with it. It's just that I can use this blade so well and that it has such beauty that I always use it."

"Did you use it during the test?"

"No."

"Well I know why you failed then."

"Yeah well it's too late to change anything now.. Oh my look at the time!" Taichi said shocked as he looked at his watch.

"Why what time is it? I seemed to have left my watch at home."

"It's ten past five. Didn't you say that you were leaving tommorow?"

"Yeah?"

"Well when are you going to pack your bags if we stay here any longer?"

"Me pack my bags? Don't you mean we?"

"What do you mean "we"?"

"I mean that since I've just decided to make you one of my guardians you'll need to pack your bags aswell."

Taichi looked at Yamato in a state of shock, he couldn't believe what Yamato had just said and the only thing Yamato did was stand there and smile at him.

"Do you really mean it? But I failed the test."

"That doesn't matter. To become a guardian you don't need to pass any test."

"Then why was there one today?"

"It was only done to give me an easier choice. I couldn't really go from house to house to see what the people were like and how good they could fight. That would take ages. So my father put up the test."

"And you can just choose any person you want even if they didn't get through the test?"

"Taichi don't worry about the test. In the end I had to choose someone who passed anyway. If I hadn't of chose anyone we would have went to the next village and so on. It's my choice I can choose who guards me or not."

Taichi was so happy a big smile crossed his face and he ran up to Yamato and hugged him.

"Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!"

"Allright, allright allready. We need to get home and pack. And don't forget your sword."

Taichi ran back, picked up his sword and left the forest with Yamato. When they got to Yamatos hotel Taichi decided that he would pack his bags straight away and meet Yamato later again to help him pack. As he started to walk off he remembered something.

"Hey Yamato? Who did you choose after the test?"

Yamato made an evil grin at Taichi.

"You'll have to wait and see until tommorow. It would spoil the surprise otherwise."

"Oh man, come on tell me now.."

"Nope. Oh, and we're leaving tomorrow at ten. Be at the town hall then with all your bags. Ok?"

"Ok. But you are going to tell me later right?"

"Maybe." Yamato said with a grin and entered his hotel. Taichi went back home and couldn't wait to tell his mother the great news.

He got home and looked for his mother. He looked everywhere but he couldn't find her. When he finally looked in the kitchen he found a note laying on the table.

Dear Taichi, I've gone shopping, hope you did well on your test. Be back later. Mum

He put the note back on the table and went up into the attic to get a suitcase for his things.Once had found one he carried it into his room and started packing all of his clothes into it. After a while he finally heard his mother come back through the front door.

"Taichi, I'm home."

"Hey, mum." He said hopping down the stairs to see his mother.

"And how did it go?"

"What the test?"

"Yeah, I mean you couldn't stop talking about it yesterday and now you're asking what I'm talking about?"

"I failed."

"Oh dear Taichi, I'm so sorry."

"Don't be. I'm still going to be a guardian."

"You are? But how?"

"I spent some time with Yamato and he wants me to be his guardian even though I failed the test." Taichi said with a big smile across his face.

"That's just great Taichi! So when are you leaving?"

"Tomorrow. I'm allready packing my bags. Are you sure that you're ok with this?"

"If it's realy what you want Taichi then I'll support you all the way. But I hope you'll write me some letters when you're gone, 'cause if you don't I'll be very cross with you."

"Don't worry mum. I will."

"I thought you would probably pass the test and get picked so I got you some food to take with on your journey."

"Well I never passed the test but I still need them, so thanks mum."

He ran back upstairs and carried on packing his things and when he was finished he told his mum he was going out to see Yamato and left his house.

As he got to the hotel there were guards stood infront of the entrance and wouldn't let anybody in.

"Hello, my name is Taichi. I'm one of Yamatos guardians."

The guard looked at him sceptically and told him to wait there while he asked if it was true. After just a few minutes the guard came back and let him through.

"It's the first room on the second floor." The guard told him and Taichi nodded. This hotel must have been the most poshest hotel Taichi had ever seen. There were gold statues and carvings everywhere and even the tables had a golden colour. It had surprised Taichi since he didn't think that there could be such a posh place in his small village. As he got to the room there were two people stood infront of it one of them was Mimi.

"Mimi!?! What are you doing here?"

Mimi looked to see who had asked her the question and smiled as she saw it was Taichi.

"Hey Taichi! Can you believe it? Yamato chose us after the test to be his guardians. Isn't it great."

"Hey, that is great."

"So what are you doing here? I never saw you after the test. What happened to you?"

"Oh, I failed the test but Yamato chose me to be his guardian as we were talking in the forest."

"Great! So we are the three new guardians are we?"

"Three?" Taichi looked at the second girl stood infront of the door.

"Yep, the names Kira. I'm the third guardian."

"Cool, nice to meet you. So why are we standing out here?"

"High Summoner Ishida called us to come, he's in there right now."

"How come he never called me?"

"He probably didn't know that you were a guardian aswell. Bu now you're here anyway."

"So, why did he call you or us?"

"No idea. We're still waiting for him to come out."

As Kira finished her sentence the door opened and the High Summoner came out.

"Thank you for coming. Oh! You must be Taichi, Yamato told me you would be coming to." He said with a warm smile.

"So why did you want us to come Mr. Ishida?" Mimi asked interrupting the awkward silence that had come up.

"Oh yeah. It's hard to explain so maybe it's better if we showed you. Please come in."

Mr. Ishida opened the door and let them in.

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Mimi: Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm a summoner!!

Shishi-Kokoro: No Mimi.. *sweatdrops*.. you're a guardian not a summoner.

Mimi: Oh. Can't I be both?

Shishi-Kokoro: No i'm afraid you can't. But you'll be helping a summoner. *smile*

Mimi: I wanna be both!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *starts crying*

Shishi-Kokoro: Oh well, please Read & Review!!!! Hoped you liked this chapter. ^-^