Mistaken Identity
[Disclaimer: I don't own digimon or the characters, an idea in this chapter is taken from Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte and another idea in the fic (but not the whole fic) is taken from a book by Georgette Heyer which I have forgotten the title of, I don't own those either.]
NB: This involves 2 characters made into the opposite gender (not during the fic, the are the actual other gender in the fic) for the incredibly personal reason that my favourite pairings won't work otherwise in the time I am setting this in. This involves yaoi (for the normal pairings).
I
Lord Taichi Yagami, Duke of Kamiya, most eligible bachelor currently residing in London, was travelling home after yet another ball at Almack's. He was tired of all these social events where he was expected to dance every dance and with as many females as possible, just because he wasn't married yet. He can't wait till winter was over and he could return to his relatively quieter life at his estate. Perhaps he should marry, so he doesn't have to go to the balls anymore. All his friends were married or engaged, well, excluding Daisuke who seems to follow his lead and probably not even get engaged until he was married, though he does seem to have his eye on Hikari. Jyou's married to Sora, whom everyone was planning to wed to me, Koushirou's married to a Miss Tachikawa from Bath and Ken -
"Did you here that, Roberts?" he called to the driver. "Stop the carriage." He opened the carriage door and walked back to the spot where he heard the noise.
"My lord, I don't think that it's advisable to do that!"
Taichi ignored him, looked around and saw a dark lump. He walked towards it and saw that it was a young man, probably a little younger than himself, unconscious. He picked the man up and carried him to the carriage.
"My lord, what are you going to do with him?"
"Take him home, what else?"
"But why, my lord? You see millions of these homeless people all the time and you never take any of them home."
"This one's different! See, he's wearing gentry clothing, so he's not another worthless scum. He might appreciate the help." And with that, Taichi stepped into the carriage, signifying that the discussion was over.
Once inside, he thought, Roberts is right, why am I helping him, probably half of the people on the street I see are gentry, what makes him so special?
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"Lord Kamiya! You had an enjoyable time at the ball, I hope? Lady Kamiya wishes to see you as soon as you get home. She is in the drawing room." and in a whisper, "She is quite agitated, I would be careful if I were you, my lord."
"Thank you, Parkins. Oh, and there is a person in the carriage. Please be kind enough to assist him in."
"Of course, my lord. Should I put him in a guest chamber?"
"Yes, that would be fine."
"Taichi, is that you?" someone called.
"Yes mother." said Taichi, walking into the drawing room. He walked to Lady Kamiya and kissed her on the cheek. "Parkins said you wanted to see me." He carefully looked at his mother, "and you seem very agitated, what is it you wanted to see me about?"
"Oh, Taichi, of course I'm agitated! Do you know what your sister has gone and done? She's gone and refused Lord Motomiya! That's what she's done. A perfectly wonderful alliance and she's refused him! Oh Taichi, what am I to do?"
So perhaps he was wrong about Daisuke.
"Mother, you are just shocked at the moment. What you are to do is to go to sleep and not worry about it. Hikari probably have perfectly legitimate reasons for refusing Daisuke and I shall talk to her presently. She is still young, it is not as if Daisuke is going to be the only one to offer for her, she might even make an even better marriage."
"But what if she doesn't, Taichi? What is she to do then? Rely on you her whole life that's what, and you might not mind now, but once you are married and have children, you would wish you had made Hikari accept Lord Motomiya. Speaking of which, did you meet any nice girls at the ball tonight?"
"No, mother, it is nearing the end of the season, I don't think anyone new is going to arrive. Now, stop worrying about both Hikari and myself, and I will take leave of you to talk to Hikari."
He walked out of the room and headed to his sister's bed chamber. On the way, Parkins intercepted him.
"My lord, your guest has been put in the green chamber."
"Thank you, Parkins."
On arriving at his sister's room, he knocked.
"If it's Taichi, come in. If it's mother, no I haven't changed my mind."
"Evening, sister." Taichi said, walking into the room.
"Good evening, Tai, has mother told you to come and tell me all about Lord Motomiya's many wonderful qualities?"
His sister was sitting up in bed, looking as if she was waiting for him to come and talk to her, which she probably was expecting, after their mother's reaction. He could see why Daisuke would want to marry her, she was very pretty, not to mention the fact that she was nice to everybody.
"No, I came to ask you why you refused Daisuke. I hate to sound like mother, but he is a very eligible match."
"I don't love him, Tai. I refuse to marry someone who I don't love. You should understand. You're not married or engaged yet and you're eight-and- twenty."
"Alright, alright Kari, but so you know, you have now left me to deal with an incredibly disappointed friend tomorrow. Then again, who knows, at the rate my day has been going, Daisuke would not be disappointed at all. Do you know what I did, Kari? I was coming home from Almack's and I heard the noise of someone falling on the ground. I told Roberts to stop the carriage and went to have a look. It turned out to be a man and I picked him up and took him home. I still don't know why I did that, but then you haven't really given me a lot of time to think, have you?"
"Maybe you feel drawn to him, Tai, this could be the start of the best friendship you will ever have. It could be destiny."
"You have been reading too many of those romance novels. I'm glad the person I found was not female, or you will be telling me that it was love. Anyway, I better go, I am keeping you up."
"It's alright, goodnight brother."
"Goodnight."
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"Good evening, my lord. I trust you had an enjoyable evening."
"Evening, Skimmings and you know I do not like those balls."
"As you have told me many times, my lord. But my lady wishes you to go." said Skimmings as he helped Taichi to undress.
"And go I shall till I marry, no matter how much I dislike it."
"Where would you be going tomorrow, my lord?"
"I don't know, I'll tell you tomorrow, just prepare morning visiting clothes, I might have to go see Daisuke and take out an extra set of clothing, perhaps some of the clothes which I have grown out of. I have a guest in the green chamber who might appreciate a change of clothing."
"Yes, my lord."
"Thank you, Skimmings. That will be all."
When Skimmings left the room, Taichi lay on the bed thinking, why did I help that man? and why did I bring him home, I could have just taken him to an inn and paid for the room. . Why is he so thin and slightly built?
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NB: If you are confused about the naming system, please tell me in a review and I'll explain it in the next chapter.
[Disclaimer: I don't own digimon or the characters, an idea in this chapter is taken from Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte and another idea in the fic (but not the whole fic) is taken from a book by Georgette Heyer which I have forgotten the title of, I don't own those either.]
NB: This involves 2 characters made into the opposite gender (not during the fic, the are the actual other gender in the fic) for the incredibly personal reason that my favourite pairings won't work otherwise in the time I am setting this in. This involves yaoi (for the normal pairings).
I
Lord Taichi Yagami, Duke of Kamiya, most eligible bachelor currently residing in London, was travelling home after yet another ball at Almack's. He was tired of all these social events where he was expected to dance every dance and with as many females as possible, just because he wasn't married yet. He can't wait till winter was over and he could return to his relatively quieter life at his estate. Perhaps he should marry, so he doesn't have to go to the balls anymore. All his friends were married or engaged, well, excluding Daisuke who seems to follow his lead and probably not even get engaged until he was married, though he does seem to have his eye on Hikari. Jyou's married to Sora, whom everyone was planning to wed to me, Koushirou's married to a Miss Tachikawa from Bath and Ken -
"Did you here that, Roberts?" he called to the driver. "Stop the carriage." He opened the carriage door and walked back to the spot where he heard the noise.
"My lord, I don't think that it's advisable to do that!"
Taichi ignored him, looked around and saw a dark lump. He walked towards it and saw that it was a young man, probably a little younger than himself, unconscious. He picked the man up and carried him to the carriage.
"My lord, what are you going to do with him?"
"Take him home, what else?"
"But why, my lord? You see millions of these homeless people all the time and you never take any of them home."
"This one's different! See, he's wearing gentry clothing, so he's not another worthless scum. He might appreciate the help." And with that, Taichi stepped into the carriage, signifying that the discussion was over.
Once inside, he thought, Roberts is right, why am I helping him, probably half of the people on the street I see are gentry, what makes him so special?
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"Lord Kamiya! You had an enjoyable time at the ball, I hope? Lady Kamiya wishes to see you as soon as you get home. She is in the drawing room." and in a whisper, "She is quite agitated, I would be careful if I were you, my lord."
"Thank you, Parkins. Oh, and there is a person in the carriage. Please be kind enough to assist him in."
"Of course, my lord. Should I put him in a guest chamber?"
"Yes, that would be fine."
"Taichi, is that you?" someone called.
"Yes mother." said Taichi, walking into the drawing room. He walked to Lady Kamiya and kissed her on the cheek. "Parkins said you wanted to see me." He carefully looked at his mother, "and you seem very agitated, what is it you wanted to see me about?"
"Oh, Taichi, of course I'm agitated! Do you know what your sister has gone and done? She's gone and refused Lord Motomiya! That's what she's done. A perfectly wonderful alliance and she's refused him! Oh Taichi, what am I to do?"
So perhaps he was wrong about Daisuke.
"Mother, you are just shocked at the moment. What you are to do is to go to sleep and not worry about it. Hikari probably have perfectly legitimate reasons for refusing Daisuke and I shall talk to her presently. She is still young, it is not as if Daisuke is going to be the only one to offer for her, she might even make an even better marriage."
"But what if she doesn't, Taichi? What is she to do then? Rely on you her whole life that's what, and you might not mind now, but once you are married and have children, you would wish you had made Hikari accept Lord Motomiya. Speaking of which, did you meet any nice girls at the ball tonight?"
"No, mother, it is nearing the end of the season, I don't think anyone new is going to arrive. Now, stop worrying about both Hikari and myself, and I will take leave of you to talk to Hikari."
He walked out of the room and headed to his sister's bed chamber. On the way, Parkins intercepted him.
"My lord, your guest has been put in the green chamber."
"Thank you, Parkins."
On arriving at his sister's room, he knocked.
"If it's Taichi, come in. If it's mother, no I haven't changed my mind."
"Evening, sister." Taichi said, walking into the room.
"Good evening, Tai, has mother told you to come and tell me all about Lord Motomiya's many wonderful qualities?"
His sister was sitting up in bed, looking as if she was waiting for him to come and talk to her, which she probably was expecting, after their mother's reaction. He could see why Daisuke would want to marry her, she was very pretty, not to mention the fact that she was nice to everybody.
"No, I came to ask you why you refused Daisuke. I hate to sound like mother, but he is a very eligible match."
"I don't love him, Tai. I refuse to marry someone who I don't love. You should understand. You're not married or engaged yet and you're eight-and- twenty."
"Alright, alright Kari, but so you know, you have now left me to deal with an incredibly disappointed friend tomorrow. Then again, who knows, at the rate my day has been going, Daisuke would not be disappointed at all. Do you know what I did, Kari? I was coming home from Almack's and I heard the noise of someone falling on the ground. I told Roberts to stop the carriage and went to have a look. It turned out to be a man and I picked him up and took him home. I still don't know why I did that, but then you haven't really given me a lot of time to think, have you?"
"Maybe you feel drawn to him, Tai, this could be the start of the best friendship you will ever have. It could be destiny."
"You have been reading too many of those romance novels. I'm glad the person I found was not female, or you will be telling me that it was love. Anyway, I better go, I am keeping you up."
"It's alright, goodnight brother."
"Goodnight."
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"Good evening, my lord. I trust you had an enjoyable evening."
"Evening, Skimmings and you know I do not like those balls."
"As you have told me many times, my lord. But my lady wishes you to go." said Skimmings as he helped Taichi to undress.
"And go I shall till I marry, no matter how much I dislike it."
"Where would you be going tomorrow, my lord?"
"I don't know, I'll tell you tomorrow, just prepare morning visiting clothes, I might have to go see Daisuke and take out an extra set of clothing, perhaps some of the clothes which I have grown out of. I have a guest in the green chamber who might appreciate a change of clothing."
"Yes, my lord."
"Thank you, Skimmings. That will be all."
When Skimmings left the room, Taichi lay on the bed thinking, why did I help that man? and why did I bring him home, I could have just taken him to an inn and paid for the room. . Why is he so thin and slightly built?
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NB: If you are confused about the naming system, please tell me in a review and I'll explain it in the next chapter.