A Digital Revolution
(Shounen Kakumei Ken)
Written by: Taichi-chan (me!) ^_^
Inspired by the music, costumes and anime of "Revolutionary Girl Utena"
Characters from "Digimon Adventure 02" and "Digimon Tamers"
Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon or Revolutionary Girl Utena. They belong to their proper owners. ^_^
Words from the author:
Sorry everybody! I started school in August and it's been keeping me from working this fan fiction series. Okay, now that's settle, time to explain some things. One, Davis acts like a goof and he starts to fight with TK. Now, you're probably wondering that I dislike him. I really like the goggle head and he's really humorous in certain parts of this series, in some parts he can be serious. I'm going to start to re-edit the fourth chapter that will introduce Davis' older sister Jun Motomiya. If you seen the Utena series, Nanami tries to stop anyone from getting near her brother Touga. Well, with Jun, she does not want any girl to go near her "lover" Matt Ishida. Plus Jun gets into silly shenanigans. Oh, there are certain terms that I used from the Utena series. Michael calls Yolei "his rose bride." In the anime series, the rose bride is engaged to the champion of the duels and they have to be by their side forever. In this version, Yolei isn't exactly the rose bride and she has to be elected to be a rose bride, again I haven't seen series when I typed this a year ago. ^_^; Jbramx2 beta-read this and help me with corrections and such. And I re-edited the translated lyrics to "Truth." Enjoy!! ^_^
Heroically, together with style, (is a long, long time)
And even that the two of us should be separated,
Let go of me,
take my revolution,
In the sunlit garden, both of us have seen,
Drawling close each other with the words
"Neither of us, never ever fall in love again.."
(Every time)
I see that photo, of the two of us,
standing there to cheek to cheek,
I look at it, and a bit of loneness,
And starts to fill me..
(Revolution…)
I even though I dream, even though I cry, and even though I get hurt,
Reality keeps coming recklessly,
I want to find out where I am, the value of being of me,
I'm going to take up until now,
Going gather my strength, strip nothing at all,
Becoming like a rose petal, blowing free,
And even that the two of us should be separated,
I swear that I would change the world..
- Rinbu Revolution (sung by: Okui Masami)
Chapter 3: Surprises at the Ball
The night of the ball finally arrived. At Yolei's castle, the girls were getting ready. Yolei was stunning in her white gown. Her friends, which happened to also be her ladies in waiting, were also lovely in their dresses. Sora was pretty in red. Mimi was wearing her mint green dress and Kari, a pink dress. Once finished, and when Mimi had given her final approval of them, they got inside their limo and were taken to the prince's castle.
At the castle, the lovely young ladies were escorted into the huge ballroom. Crystal chandeliers dangled from the ceilings, filling the room with splendid lights. Women were decked in gorgeous gowns and priceless jewelry and the men wore elegant suits. Exotic flower decorations hung off the walls. The smell of delicious foods filled the air to everyone's appeal. The orchestra played baroque style music in the background while couples danced in the center of the room. Tai, Matt, and Izzy were standing at the punch bowl serving themselves drinks when the girls arrived. Mimi then spotted the three gentlemen.
"There's Tai, Matt and Izzy, hi!" Mimi waved to the trio.
"Hi girls, and Princess Yolei I presume?" Izzy gave a slight bow to Yolei.
"Nice to meet you too. I'm glad that the guests here didn't notice me yet." said Yolei looking over at the crowds.
"No problem at all your highness." said Tai, then almost as casually asked, "I heard that you're engaged to Michael, correct?"
Yolei's smile faded. "Yes, I've talked to him. He says that I'm his rose bride and I belong to him." she stated somberly.
"That's just Michael being jealous." said Kari waving her hand.
"What did he mean by calling you his rose bride?" asked Sora in confusion.
"Well," started Matt, "I've heard that a princess who goes to the academy is nominated to be the rose bride. The duelist who beats all of the challengers that dare to claim the fair lady's hand is engaged to her. Michael is the champion duelist of our school, and if you're the 'rose bride', then you're engaged to him. However, the engagement is off when someone defeats him." Matt concluded, drinking from his glass.
"Wait...anyone can challenge him? Then that means...that handsome midnight blue-haired boy who defeated Davis can join the duels and defeat Michael! Not only is he handsome, he looked really skilled!" Mimi remarked excitedly.
Tai and Matt gasped at Mimi's reference to Ken. The boys except for Izzy turned completely white.
"Oh no, news about the young prince's victory over Davis is spreading like wildfire!"
thought Tai.
"We got to keep this a secret before Joe finds out that we let Ken duel in public, otherwise we'll be sentenced for target practice during his archery lesson or worse... his lecture on court etiquette and hygiene," Matt resisted shuddering at the thought. "Wait! I got an idea!"
"What boy are you talking about?" said Matt with his most charming smile.
"The boy that beat Davis at the academy," said Yolei. "Do you know him? His name is Ken."
"Ken who? We don't know any Ken." said Tai with a funny look. "Right Matt?"
"Yeah! We don't know anyone by that name, isn't that right Izzy?" said Matt as he jabbed Izzy in the ribs with his elbow.
"Oh yea!" busted Izzy. He clucked and started to sweat as Tai and Matt tried not to spill the beans.
"Are you guys hiding something from me?" said Yolei with an upset expression on her face.
Matt, Tai, and Izzy were then stuttering their replies. Mimi and Sora looked on in confusion, and Kari was having some problems with Davis and another familiar face.
"I asked Kari to dance with me TP!"
"Davis, it's obvious that she asked me, now go away." responded TK Takashi.
"I'll challenge you to a duel TM! The loser leaves Kari alone!" Davis suddenly declared.
"Kari is not the rose bride, she is a lady in waiting. But either way, I don't want to duel over something like that, she loves me." TK crossed his arms and turned away from Davis.
"TK, Davis, I think I'll go talk to Sora and Mimi." Kari remarked and walked away from them.
"Why do you have to be so stubborn?" Davis continued to TK.
"Stubborn? You're the most stubborn person I've ever met! I'll challenge you Davis Motomiya, not for Kari's hand but to stop you from bothering the both of us." TK finished his declaration.
Kari just sighed as she put her hand on her forehead. "Why me?"
"Ladies and gentlemen," a voice sounded out loudly, catching the attention of the hall. It was Joe standing in the center of the ballroom. Everyone stopped and turned to him. Yolei and the others listened to the announcement coming from the prince's trusty and strict advisor.
"I give you, the second prince of the crown and brother of the late future king and prince Samuel Ichijouji, his highness, Kenneth Ichijouji." Joe declared.
"That's what you didn't want to tell me!" Yolei spun on the trio of boys. "Ken is a prince!"
"Yes, it's true." said Matt solemnly.
"But did you tell him that you're a princess and engaged?" Tai countered.
"No! I didn't want Michael to bother him." explained Yolei. She suddenly brightened up. "But I got a loophole now! That means that the engagement is off if Ken becomes the champion duelist of the academy! Yay! I'm so happy!" Yolei jumped excitedly, clapping her hands as the other three girls stood dumbstruck by what they heard.
"HE'S A WHAT?" all three girls shouted.
"A prince, I got a loophole!" Yolei repeated as she turned to her friends. "I don't want to marry Michael, because he only cares for himself. But if Ken wins, I'll be free from him and free to be with Ken!"
"Yay! That's good news Yolei!" said Kari overcoming her surprise.
"Ohhh!" Mimi sighed with a dreamy look in her eyes. "Yolei! That means tonight Ken gets to dance with you!"
"I hope so Mimi, I hope so." Yolei blushed thoughtfully.
Ken was at the top of the stairs fully dressed in his prince outfit but without the crown. He spotted Yolei in the crowd as he descended. On the floor, when he passed by Tai, Matt and Izzy, they bowed as a sign of respect to royalty. All of his guests bowed or curtseyed as he passed them.
When he passed by TK, Davis, and Kari, TK bowed and Kari curtseyed. Davis was standing with a confused expression on his face. Kari gave Davis a concerned look while the young lad scratched his maroon hair.
"Davis, bow down, he's royalty!" whispered Kari.
"Oh yeah!" cried Davis and quickly bowed with sheepish grin on his face.
Mimi and Sora both curtseyed as he finally came up to Yolei who could do nothing but stare at him in awe.
"Hello Yolei." said Ken with a soft voice. He smiled sweetly, happy to see his love one more time.
"Ken..." Yolei managed to speak. She was so stunned, yet happy at the turn of events. She blushed deeply when she realized that everyone's attention was on the both of them. She immediately curtseyed to him as gracefully as she could, considering her state of mind. " It is him! He's here…" she thought, her heart pounding in her chest.
"Fair lady, would you give me the honor of having this next dance?" Ken's question snapped her back to attention.
"Sure." She replied softly as Ken offered his hand. Still gazing at him, she slowly put her hand in his. The two walked to the middle of the ballroom and as Ken wrapped his arm around her waist they began to dance. The symphony played a waltz and everyone followed their lead. Mimi danced with Matt, Tai danced with Sora. Davis and TK were still fighting, so Kari decided to dance with Izzy.
While the music continued to play, Ken and Yolei slipped out of the ballroom and went outside to the courtyard where a glittering pond reflected them under the moonlit sky. The two spotted a bench near a fountain with a statue of Cupid.
"I guess my secret is out, huh Yolei." said Ken as they sat down.
"I guess it is, but why?"
"To protect you. I didn't want you to get hurt, especially because of me." answered Ken in a serious tone.
"Ken," began Yolei as she took his hand in hers, "since we're finally being honest to each other, I have something to tell you."
"What is it?"
"I'm the Rose Princess from the other kingdom, my friends are also my ladies in waiting."
"I guess this is fate." remarked Ken in a solemn tone.
"Fate?" Yolei blinked.
"Think about it, a prince and a princess here outside on a beautiful night like this, it's fate. I guess it was meant to be." Ken smiled.
"But, I'm engaged to Michael." Yolei continued seriously.
"Who's Michael?"
"That's the blonde boy at the academy. He's the current champion duelist and he's incredibly crude towards me." she concluded frowning.
"You mean that person has to marry a rose princess like you?" Ken stared in disbelief.
"Yes, he called me a rose bride."
"A rose bride...I thought that you had to be nominated to be a rose bride."
"I heard that too, but when do they nominate the rose bride?" asked Yolei.
"A week from today, the 10th anniversary of the dueling championship. If you're a rose bride, you have to be there to watch the duels, and the duelist who defeats the challengers. The champion duelist, that would be Michael, gets the maiden's hand." said Ken looking thoughtful.
Yolei looked down at her hand, her fingers entwined with his.
"But, Ken...if you defeat Michael...that would mean...we could get engaged." she said shyly, her voice full of hope. "Then both of our kingdoms would unite as one...just like the legend says. We'll be free from all this hiding." Yolei smiled happily, finally looking up at Ken's face.
In response, Ken smiled and leaned forward until his forehead touched hers. His dark blue bangs caressed her face. Yolei blushed in surprise at the close contact, but couldn't stop herself from smiling in delight. Ken chuckled and gazed at her pretty mouth. If there was anything Ken loved most, it was Yolei's bright, happy and honest smile that conveyed all the purity and love in her heart. Not the polite or well practiced-cheerful smile that she wore in public. This smile reached her eyes and made them golden. This smile extended wide and seemed ready to give into laughter or giggles at any moment. It was a truly innocent and happy smile, that Ken rarely saw in his life.
"I hope you're right." he whispered, "I don't want us to be torn apart by something like this. I don't think I could face... never seeing your smile again."
"Me too Ken, nothing should separate us. This was meant to be." Yolei whispered in response as she looked deeply into Ken's violet eyes. Ken raised his eyes from her mouth to look at her adoring sparkling hazel eyes. The two moved closer until their lips kissed tenderly beneath the moonlit sky.
Inside the ballroom, Michael had arrived. This was quite a surprise for Sora, Mimi and Kari who hadn't expected him to show up that evening. As he caught sight of the girls, Michael walked up to them.
"Ladies?" Michael greeted them.
"Hello Michael, I didn't know that you were coming." said Sora.
"Have you seen Yolei? When I saw you, I figured Yolei would be here too." he said turning his head to look at the crowds in the ballroom.
"She's with the pri-- I mean she left early!" Mimi stammered when she realized her mistake.
"She's with who?" Michael spun on her. He blinked furiously, coming to a sudden realization, "That blue haired chap...he has my love!"
Tai, Matt and Izzy had seen Michael walk into the ballroom and head towards the three girls. With concerned expressions on their faces, they ran out to the courtyard and spotted Ken and Yolei sitting together on a bench near a fountain.
"Your highness!" Tai and Matt burst out. The three consuls froze when they caught sight of his highness and the princess in an intimate moment.
The young couple broke their kiss in surprise as they heard the consuls call out.
"You guys!" Yolei cried, blushing and covering her mouth with her hand in embarrassment. Ken was, for once, speechless and wondered if Joe had something to do with this.
"Ken, you're in danger, Michael is here." said Matt as he overcame his surprise and awkwardness.
"He's going to kill you!" Tai cried, then blinked when they stared at him. "Well, not possibly, but...remember he doesn't know you're the prince! You can't let him see you!".
"Yolei, you must hide yourself as well!" cried Izzy.
"No." Ken spoke out. Everyone turned to him. Ken took hold of Yolei's hands again, "Michael needs to stop messing with you, Yolei!" he looked at her face encouragingly, "You shouldn't be afraid of him. He doesn't love you. But I'll always love you." he added quietly.
"I'll always love you too, Ken." said Yolei smiling as both were, once again, caught in each other's eyes.
A moment passed where the three consuls were stunned into silence, until Tai gathered his wits about him and spoke up.
"That's nice and romantic your highness, but back to the problem at hand, sir!" Tai almost panicked.
"What are you going to do?" Matt asked in a very serious tone.
"Yolei, go with them quickly before anyone else notices us together." Ken motioned Yolei to stand up and turned to the trio, "You guys keep Michael busy if he tries to find out we were together. Right now, I need to talk with Kari. I have a plan." at their questioning glances, he replied, "Trust me on this." and sent them on their way.
Yolei followed Tai, Matt and Izzy in the ballroom. Michael spotted them and ran to stop them in their tracks.
"Yolei!"
"Michael!" Yolei jumped at his angry yell.
"Are you flirting with these boys?"
"These are my friends, they are the prince's consuls."
Michael looked irritated, but Matt, Tai and Izzy looked positively angry.
"Engaged or not, Yolei shouldn't be treated the way you've been treating her." Izzy pointed out taking a step forward.
"I really don't want to fight with any of you amateurs. I don't care if you're the prince's consuls, Yolei is mine!" Michael yelled at them.
Ken was watching from outside of the ballroom, when he spotted Kari.
"Psst."
"Huh?" Kari looked at Ken. He motioned for her to follow him outside.
"Prince, you're that boy I saw before. You beat Davis and you're Yolei's crush." Kari pointed out as they walked out.
"Yes, I know, Kari."
"What's going on?" Kari looked at him suspiciously.
"Michael is here, as you've noticed, he found Yolei. I heard that he treats Yolei very badly. And now I have seen it for myself. I don't want her to be engaged to him. Can I count on you to help me, Kari?" asked Ken.
"Yes! I'll try my best." she replied determinedly.
"Thank you. Now I need you to not tell Michael about me being a prince. I want this to continue being a secret for now."
"Okay, I'll also inform Sora and Mimi to keep the secret, your highness. We only want the best for Princess Yolei." she smiled. Ken nodded in response and then smiled.
Meanwhile, inside the ballroom, Michael was still insulting the consuls. Tai was about to resort to violence, but Izzy and Matt clamed him down, reminding him that the time was not appropriate. The girls tried to stop Michael from causing any more harm. All of the guests were staring at them.
"Michael, you're making a scene here! The prince wouldn't like that all!" Yolei hissed looking around nervously.
"Why, Yolei, my rose bride, you'll always be mine. Neither the prince, his consuls nor that mysterious blue haired chap will EVER have you! No one will!" Michael grabbed Yolei's hand forcefully and tried to pull her towards him.
"Let go of me!" Yolei cried in pain.
"Oh Yolei, the evening's still young, you won't dance with me?" asked Michael slyly as he brought her closer.
"Not with a vicious, shallow person like you!" she said angrily as she pushed herself away from him, however Michael still held a painful grip on her hand. He was positively livid at her words.
"Don't you ever say that to ME!" Michael hissed as he pulled his hand back to slap Yolei. Kari suddenly rushed in, determined to stop Michael's violent behavior once and for all.
"That's enough!" she yelled. Kari ran between the two and using his surprise at her shout to her advantage, swung back and delivered a painful slap to Michael's face. Everyone gasped.
Michael dropped Yolei's hand. Silence filled the ballroom after the loud resounding slap.
Anxiously, Ken watched everything from the outside, his fists clenching until his knuckles were white. After Michael had released Yolei's hand, Ken released a breath he hadn't noticed he was holding. "So that's Michael." he breathed. Ken narrowed his eyes briefly at the boy. Then closed them and chuckled, "Luckily Kari knocked his senses out in time."
"Why are you outside?" Joe asked him with a serious expression on his face. Ken practically jumped out of his skin at the sound of his advisor's voice.
"Joe! I was stargazing." Ken replied sheepishly.
"Stargazing." Joe repeated in a deadpanned voice. Obviously, he did not believe his prince. "What ever happened to that young lady that you were dancing with?" he then asked.
"She's with that malevolent gentlemen over there." Ken pointed to Michael. Joe fixed his glasses, and looked at the crowd.
"Why that's Michael. He's the current champion in your academy. I always knew he was the arrogant type. But why is that girl with him instead of you?"
"Um Joe, you should check to see if everything is okay over there." said Ken urgently, hoping to distract Joe and get him to settle things in the ballroom.
"Good idea, I should tell the consuls to escort Mr. Michael out for causing a ruckus." Joe sighed disappointedly and proceeded to rush over to the crowd inside. Ken sighed as well.
In the center of the ballroom, Michael rubbed his face. Kari's red handprint was still somewhat visible on his pale skin.
"Very well, I'll leave, for now." Michael remarked with as much dignity as he could muster. He nodded to Yolei with a indescribable look, "Until then, farewell my rose bride."
Joe came up to him but Michael avoided the advisor and left the palace.
"Is everything alright?" Joe asked the others standing nearby. The surrounding crowd of people looked at each other and with slight murmuring turned away and continued with the evening.
"Everything is okay. Thank you Kari." said Yolei in a quiet voice. She was still a bit shaken from just a moment ago.
"I don't know what came over me, I just had to slap him!" said Kari still blinking in disbelief. Sora and Mimi grinned. Sora patted her back and Mimi comfortingly hugged Yolei's shoulders. Yolei smiled gratefully at her friends.
The ball was over, and all of the guest had left at midnight. Back at Yolei's palace, the girls were talking about the excitement of the evening. In the princess's quarters they also began to hatch a plan.
"I can't believe that scumbag was there. What nerve! He grabbed me as if I was actually his rose bride. Like his property!" cried Yolei furiously as she brushed her long, lavender locks. She was dressed in her white nightgown, ready for bed. Mimi in her pink pajamas with curls in her hair and a matching night cap motioned to her to take it easy on her pretty hair.
"Yes, but first you have to be voted as the rose bride." Kari remarked sitting on the bed's edge in her peach nightgown. "This way, Ken has the chance to be in a duel against Michael. "And once he's defeated by Ken, Michael can stop this rose bride business with you for good." She nodded in agreement with herself.
"We'll let everyone know to vote you for rose bride, and then hopefully the guys will enter in the duel championship against Michael." Sora smiled from the other side of the room in her orange pajamas.
"I just can barely believe it, Yolei! Ken's a prince! You two seemed to have been destined to meet. This is like a romantic fairy tale!" cried Mimi with excitement.
"I just hope this plan is going to work." remarked Sora.
"Yup!" agreed Kari.
"Okay, it's official, the plan is settled then. A week from today I will become the academy's next Rose Bride." Yolei put down her brush and smiled at her friends determinedly.
As the moon began its descent across the night sky horizon, Yolei began to dream.
She found herself at the prince's courtyard in her school uniform. She looked at her reflection in the nearby pond. But her reflection wasn't wearing her school uniform. Instead she wore a red flowing gown with a golden tiara on her head. Ken walked up to her wearing his school uniform. She looked back to his reflection and saw he was wearing his prince outfit. In the reflection, she slowly curtseyed as Ken bowed with respect. The two held hands and began to dance. Yolei suddenly found that she was indeed dancing with him. The reflection was no longer an illusion. It felt real to her. Yolei was in his arms as they danced on a cloud with a glittering starlit sky above them. Then red roses began to fall from the sky, but the young couple didn't seem to notice. Yolei was happy to see her one true love so close to her.
She sighed in her sleep and said, "We will never be torn apart, we will always be together forever.."
Song Cues: (Throughout the chapter..)
Rinbu Revolution "Round Dance Revolution" (TV Size) - Shoujo Kakumei Utena Opening Theme - Opening Theme of the fan fiction.
Butou no Eros - This is a waltz remix of "Scarlet no Gokuen." It's played when Yolei and Ken began to dance. This song was played in episode three of "Revolutionary Girl Utena."
Toki ni Ai Wa - It's played in Yolei's dream sequence.
Truth (TV Size) - Utena 1st Ending Theme - Closing Theme of the fan fiction.
Missing truth and forever
Kissing love and true your heart
Embrace me with your true arms
The key to open up tomorrow is reality
I want to keep breaking lies...
Even if we keep talking any longer
You won't see
Excuses become such a grown-up
For unchosen angels
Even no feathers are needed
Missing truth and forever
Kissing love and true your heart
I like myself of tomorrow
I believe so; I want to believe so
So I want to keep lies hating me
- Truth (sung by: Luca Yumi)