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Forbidden Love - Chapter 3 : Seeking Permission
Author's Note: A very big 'thank you' to those who had so kindly took the time and effort to review. I had rewritten Chapter 3 because I found it hard to continue with the ending of the 1st chapter 3. There's just too many loosen ends to tie up! That's the reason why I took so long to upload this chapter. I'm sorry that the length of this chapter is still rather short because I was kept busy with my schoolwork. Sorry, sorry, sorry. The plot will start to pick up starting from Chapter 4. The characters of 02 will soon come calling one after another soon and the mysterious 'fog' I had for the first chapter will soon come back again. This, I promise.
" Sorry to have caused a stir just now. I am Takeru, Takeru Takaishi." Takeru introduced himself to Kido sensei and Jyou.
" Where do you come from and where are you heading to, Mr. Takaishi?" Kido sensei asked politely.
" I came from Peach Town, which I think is a few miles away from here. As for where I am heading. . I don't really know." Takeru spoke that last statement with a lot regret. " You see.."
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" Bye! Hope you will have a better catch this afternoon!" I shouted to my father and Taichi, who were getting ready to set off for sea again. The catch that morning wasn't very satisfactory.
" Bye Hikari! Mind if you fall!" teased Taichi. I put my hands on my hips and breathed out, with a look often displayed by mothers who were annoyed with their kids, pretending to be angry. But I dropped my act soon enough and waved them goodbye before setting back home. On my way home, I suddenly remember the teen that had fainted outside Miyako's house earlier that day. That head of golden - blond hair and those blue eyes of his. . I've seen them somewhere. . Worried and curious about him, I decided to drop by the Kidos' residence and pay him a little visit. I was at the door of the Kidos' residence when I heard an angelic voice saying, " Sorry to have caused a stir just now. I am Takeru, Takeru Takaishi."
So his name is Takeru..
Next was Kido sensei's turn to speak, " Where do you come from and where are you heading to, Mr. Takaishi?"
" I came from Peach Town, which I think is a few miles away from here. As for where I am heading. . I don't really know."
I widened my eyes at that. Don't tell me he was walking on aimlessly before he fainted. I listened on.
" You see, I actually came from a quite well to do family. My father is a teacher at the town's school and my mother is a housewife. A few months back, my father sent me to run an errand for him at Serenage Town. But when I came back a few days later, Peach Town was disastrous. I nearly couldn't recognize my hometown. It seems that a typhoon had passed by Peach Town while I was away and my parents, unfortunately, were caught in it and.." Takeru stopped. He lowered his head to a bow. I can understand why he stopped. It's clear enough for anyone to know and he needed a little time to compose himself. My heart went out to him. Takeru spoke up again, lifting his head up, continuing his story, " I arranged their funerals, rebuilt our house and tried to lead to a normal life again. But I found it hard. I kept thinking of them, thinking of all the happy and sad moments we were together, no matter how I tried to shut them out by working non-stop. Those memories consumed me for a while before I finally realized that if I continue to stay at Peach Town, I'd never walk out of the shadow their death had cast on me. And so I left, taking with me the very little money I had after the rebuilding, to search for a new place to settle. I didn't have any place in mind. So I prayed to God to guide me to my new place."
I was right; he had really walked aimlessly until here.
" However, trouble always comes in pairs. I was robbed of all my possessions around 3 days ago and worst still the nearest civilization around is this village. I guess hunger finally took its toll on me and I fainted." Takeru laughed at himself while saying the last line.
Jyou asked, " So you're going to walk on aimlessly again after you recover?"
"No no.." Takeru said quickly. " I think I've finally arrived at my destination because this village had given me an special feeling I've never had before. I'm staying. Do you think I can?" He queried with a lot of insecurity evident in his voice.
STAYING HERE!?!?!? IN TSUKI!?!?!? That was my first reaction. I was so surprised that I lost my balance and kicked the stone lying beside my feet. "Who's there?" Jyou questioned aloud. Sheepishly due to shame, I slowly walked into view. My mother had been teaching me since young not to eavesdrop. I gave a very fake laugh and tried to cover up for my offence, " I'm sorry, I was just passing by here after delivering lunch to my father and Taichi.." Upon hearing this, Kido sensei and Jyou burst out laughing, leaving Takeru and I staring at them dumbfounded.
"Hikari will also be Hikari, right father? HAHA!!!" Jyou commented through his laughter. Kido sensei hugged his tummy and kept laughing for all his was worth and nodding at the same time. They kept laughing and when they finally stopped, Jyou started to tease, " Hikari, my place is way-out of the beach and your place is right at the other end. How could you have possibility pass by here?! Hikari oh Hikari, you are too honest for your own good. You couldn't make a lie convincing ever since young. " Realizing the folly of my lie, I slapped my hand on my lips and looked down at the floor in embarrassment. Jyou was right; I can never lie. Whenever I lied, there were some mistakes somewhere in the lie. Bending down lower so as to be able to see my face, Jyou continued, cheekily, pointing to Takeru, " You have come to see him, didn't you? You were worried about him, right?" I had eye contact with Takeru when I looked up and immediately lower my head again, this time round, feeling hotter and hotter near my checks. "What ever would Daisuke do if he gets to know about it? He would be hopping mad! Right, Dad?"
"What does my visit had got to do with Daisuke?" I asked innocently. " That boy likes you! Don't you know it? Hikari, have some self-conscious would you?" Jyou answered with a very big hint of surprise. As if I don't know. I know Daisuke had been carrying a torch for me ever since don't- know-when, but I just don't feel that way for him as well. Though I am blur, I am not blind; it was so obvious that he took a special liking for me. To me, he is just like Taichi and Jyou, a brother. I waved Jyou's comments aside with a wave of my hand and shifted the spotlight back to Takeru, as what he called himself as.
"You wish to stay here? Though the life here is simple, it is also harsh. You wanting to live here, means that you will have to be at the mercy of the weather all the time, except if you don't plan to work at the sea with the others." I directed the question to him. " I understand very well, thank you for your kind advice. Please don't worry, I'm sure I will be perfectly okay here and would soon fit in," Takeru assured. I nodded my head slightly. " You appeared to be a learnt man. Have you done schooling before?" this was the first time Kido sensei said something, after he had his share of uncontrollable fit of laughter. Takeru replied quickly and sounded enthusiastic, "Oh yes! I studied Chemistry and Biology from my late father and some medicine from the sensei living beside me."
"Perfect!" Kido sensei clapped his hands against the other. "Look Takeru, if you manage to get permission from the village chief, which is fairly easy enough, how about working under me? I am in need of a helper. Just Jyou and I working on the heath of all the villagers in Tsuki are very tiring. But I don't have much to pay you though because we don't charge our patients for anything. All the medicine and bandages and stuffs you see here were kindly sponsored by the villagers through a donation drive each year. After buying some many things, we don't really have much left. So are you willing to work under me? It beats working under the mercy of the ever-changing weather." Kido sensei offered.
Takeru was only too happy for words. "Oh yes, thank you. I would love working you and under a shade." Kido sensei's face beamed with evident gleam, " So I would take it for a 'yes'. Hikari, would you be so kind as to do me a favor? Can you bring Takeru to the chief and seek for his approval for Takeru to stay here? Oh ya, his lodging as well. You see if you can find Takeru a place to stay, if not, he is always welcome to stay with us, it is just that we may have to borrow an extra mattress from one of the villagers."
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Kido sensei had really made it sounded too serious.. About what owning me a favor just because I bring Takaishi to Chief. If it wasn't for him, I would have went down to keep my grandma company long ago. So if Kido sensei wanted me to do something, I would gladly accept it. I glanced to my left, walking beside me was Takeru. Even though it was only a five minutes walk to Chief's place, it felt like forever. Though there wasn't any conversation going on between us along the way, I didn't felt uneasy at all. In fact, I felt very relieved and relaxed. I had never felt this way before with my close ones, not to mention strangers. But.. He just made me felt very good and content. Words were not enough to describe the feeling, you would have to experience it yourself to know it. I looked at him closely this time. Golden-blond hair, baby-blue eyes with something extraordinary shining from within.. I looked away.. How disrespectful of me to look at someone like that, especially to a guy. But I could not help but felt that God must have spent a little more time on him, carefully carving him out. I have never seen such a perfect looking man all my life. His beauty was out of the world. In a spilt second, I actually thought of him actually being an angel.. What am I thinking about? I must be too tried.
" A penny for your thoughts?" Takaishi's sweet voice rang through my ears. I broke away with my thoughts and looked him, before giving an apologetic smile and continued walking. No, I must resist asking him that question.. no, Hikari, no.. He would laugh at you..
"Are you an angel?" that question still came popping out of my mouth. I was too straightforward for my own good sometimes. I must have sounded like a fool to him. Upon hearing this, Takeru threw his head back and gave an appreciative laugh. Just as he was about to answer, three familiar figures began to walk in my direction. It was my mother, Miyako, and, sigh.. Daisuke. "Where have you been Hikari? I was so worried about you. Why did you left without me? I went searching for you high and low. Are you okay now?" Daisuke began to fuss over me as soon as he saw me. "Relax, I am okay." I answered exasperatedly.
"Hikari, who's that person standing beside you?" My mother questioned and eyed Takeru up and down quickly. As if being hit on the head by a rod, I realized that my mother had yet to met Takeru yet and I quickly introduced both parties to each other. I even told them of Takeru's past. My mother and Miyako appeared very concerned with Takeru and were happy that the village was gaining a new member and Kido sensei having a new assistant to share his heavy responsibilities. "I am terribly sorry for causing you to have a fright just now, Miss Inoue. Please accept my apologies," Takeru apologized as soon as I had finished. Miyako shook her head violently, exclaiming that it was all right and told Takeru not to take the matter to heart and even allowed Takeru to just call her Miyako just like everyone else did.
"So, Mr. Takaishi, you don't have a place to stay. How about living with us?" My mother asked. Her question nearly made our eyes popped out in surprise. "I know how it felt like to lose your loved ones. My parents died in a fire when I was young and just like you I wandered about aimlessly until I arrive here. Hikari's grandparents were very sympathetic towards my situation and allowed me to stay under their roof. They took really good care of me and treated me just like their own daughter and even allowed me to marry their son, which is Hikari's father," My mother said shyly, " So come and live with us, it just adding another pair of chopsticks to the table and an extra blanket. It is not as if our family can't afford these things. The Kido family's males can't take good care of themselves. Though they are doctors and often told the villagers to consume some nutritional food, they never did it themselves. You will become as thin as Jyou should you live with them."
I never knew that my grandparents died in a fire! My mother had never mentioned this to Taichi and me before. I couldn't help but to feel nervous and happy that Takeru is coming to live with me under the same roof. After some persuades from my mother, Takeru finally agreed and thanked my mother for her kind hospitality. It was this time when I noticed that the way Daisuke looked at Takeru was questionable and highly mysterious. It was not the same way he would look at other boys. But I brushed that away quickly and resumed the 'journey' to Chief's place, this time with three new escorts.
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We soon arrive at Chief's doorsteps. Just like what we had expected, the door was open and it looks like a pigsty inside and he was at his so-called 'experimenting' table working on something again.
We knocked on the door gently and Koushiro looked up and turned to look at us briefly before returning to his work again. "What a surprise, I actually had a crowd here; Mrs Yagami, Hikari, Daisuke, Miyako and.." Koushiro stopped immediately, turned back and looked at us, turned back and turned to face us again. This time he set his gaze on Takeru and eyed him just like how my mother did when she saw Takeru for the first time. The two boys stared at each other in surprise. "I'm sorry, Takeru. You must have thought of the chief to be an old man or at least in his late forties. Koushiro is only older than us by a few years only." I did the introduction once again, telling Koushiro how Takeru came, his wish to stay at Tsuki, or all the arrangements we had planned for him.
After I'm done, Koushiro placed one of his hands on his hips and one under his chin and pondered for a short while, "Since you have already gotten everything ready for Takeru to stay here, well Takeru, I acknowledge you as one of the residents of Tsuki!"
Both teens stretched out their hands for a handshake, sealing the deal.
Author's Notes: Please let me know if there is any life out there reading my fan-fic and to let me know if I should continue!
I don't own Digimon
Forbidden Love - Chapter 3 : Seeking Permission
Author's Note: A very big 'thank you' to those who had so kindly took the time and effort to review. I had rewritten Chapter 3 because I found it hard to continue with the ending of the 1st chapter 3. There's just too many loosen ends to tie up! That's the reason why I took so long to upload this chapter. I'm sorry that the length of this chapter is still rather short because I was kept busy with my schoolwork. Sorry, sorry, sorry. The plot will start to pick up starting from Chapter 4. The characters of 02 will soon come calling one after another soon and the mysterious 'fog' I had for the first chapter will soon come back again. This, I promise.
" Sorry to have caused a stir just now. I am Takeru, Takeru Takaishi." Takeru introduced himself to Kido sensei and Jyou.
" Where do you come from and where are you heading to, Mr. Takaishi?" Kido sensei asked politely.
" I came from Peach Town, which I think is a few miles away from here. As for where I am heading. . I don't really know." Takeru spoke that last statement with a lot regret. " You see.."
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" Bye! Hope you will have a better catch this afternoon!" I shouted to my father and Taichi, who were getting ready to set off for sea again. The catch that morning wasn't very satisfactory.
" Bye Hikari! Mind if you fall!" teased Taichi. I put my hands on my hips and breathed out, with a look often displayed by mothers who were annoyed with their kids, pretending to be angry. But I dropped my act soon enough and waved them goodbye before setting back home. On my way home, I suddenly remember the teen that had fainted outside Miyako's house earlier that day. That head of golden - blond hair and those blue eyes of his. . I've seen them somewhere. . Worried and curious about him, I decided to drop by the Kidos' residence and pay him a little visit. I was at the door of the Kidos' residence when I heard an angelic voice saying, " Sorry to have caused a stir just now. I am Takeru, Takeru Takaishi."
So his name is Takeru..
Next was Kido sensei's turn to speak, " Where do you come from and where are you heading to, Mr. Takaishi?"
" I came from Peach Town, which I think is a few miles away from here. As for where I am heading. . I don't really know."
I widened my eyes at that. Don't tell me he was walking on aimlessly before he fainted. I listened on.
" You see, I actually came from a quite well to do family. My father is a teacher at the town's school and my mother is a housewife. A few months back, my father sent me to run an errand for him at Serenage Town. But when I came back a few days later, Peach Town was disastrous. I nearly couldn't recognize my hometown. It seems that a typhoon had passed by Peach Town while I was away and my parents, unfortunately, were caught in it and.." Takeru stopped. He lowered his head to a bow. I can understand why he stopped. It's clear enough for anyone to know and he needed a little time to compose himself. My heart went out to him. Takeru spoke up again, lifting his head up, continuing his story, " I arranged their funerals, rebuilt our house and tried to lead to a normal life again. But I found it hard. I kept thinking of them, thinking of all the happy and sad moments we were together, no matter how I tried to shut them out by working non-stop. Those memories consumed me for a while before I finally realized that if I continue to stay at Peach Town, I'd never walk out of the shadow their death had cast on me. And so I left, taking with me the very little money I had after the rebuilding, to search for a new place to settle. I didn't have any place in mind. So I prayed to God to guide me to my new place."
I was right; he had really walked aimlessly until here.
" However, trouble always comes in pairs. I was robbed of all my possessions around 3 days ago and worst still the nearest civilization around is this village. I guess hunger finally took its toll on me and I fainted." Takeru laughed at himself while saying the last line.
Jyou asked, " So you're going to walk on aimlessly again after you recover?"
"No no.." Takeru said quickly. " I think I've finally arrived at my destination because this village had given me an special feeling I've never had before. I'm staying. Do you think I can?" He queried with a lot of insecurity evident in his voice.
STAYING HERE!?!?!? IN TSUKI!?!?!? That was my first reaction. I was so surprised that I lost my balance and kicked the stone lying beside my feet. "Who's there?" Jyou questioned aloud. Sheepishly due to shame, I slowly walked into view. My mother had been teaching me since young not to eavesdrop. I gave a very fake laugh and tried to cover up for my offence, " I'm sorry, I was just passing by here after delivering lunch to my father and Taichi.." Upon hearing this, Kido sensei and Jyou burst out laughing, leaving Takeru and I staring at them dumbfounded.
"Hikari will also be Hikari, right father? HAHA!!!" Jyou commented through his laughter. Kido sensei hugged his tummy and kept laughing for all his was worth and nodding at the same time. They kept laughing and when they finally stopped, Jyou started to tease, " Hikari, my place is way-out of the beach and your place is right at the other end. How could you have possibility pass by here?! Hikari oh Hikari, you are too honest for your own good. You couldn't make a lie convincing ever since young. " Realizing the folly of my lie, I slapped my hand on my lips and looked down at the floor in embarrassment. Jyou was right; I can never lie. Whenever I lied, there were some mistakes somewhere in the lie. Bending down lower so as to be able to see my face, Jyou continued, cheekily, pointing to Takeru, " You have come to see him, didn't you? You were worried about him, right?" I had eye contact with Takeru when I looked up and immediately lower my head again, this time round, feeling hotter and hotter near my checks. "What ever would Daisuke do if he gets to know about it? He would be hopping mad! Right, Dad?"
"What does my visit had got to do with Daisuke?" I asked innocently. " That boy likes you! Don't you know it? Hikari, have some self-conscious would you?" Jyou answered with a very big hint of surprise. As if I don't know. I know Daisuke had been carrying a torch for me ever since don't- know-when, but I just don't feel that way for him as well. Though I am blur, I am not blind; it was so obvious that he took a special liking for me. To me, he is just like Taichi and Jyou, a brother. I waved Jyou's comments aside with a wave of my hand and shifted the spotlight back to Takeru, as what he called himself as.
"You wish to stay here? Though the life here is simple, it is also harsh. You wanting to live here, means that you will have to be at the mercy of the weather all the time, except if you don't plan to work at the sea with the others." I directed the question to him. " I understand very well, thank you for your kind advice. Please don't worry, I'm sure I will be perfectly okay here and would soon fit in," Takeru assured. I nodded my head slightly. " You appeared to be a learnt man. Have you done schooling before?" this was the first time Kido sensei said something, after he had his share of uncontrollable fit of laughter. Takeru replied quickly and sounded enthusiastic, "Oh yes! I studied Chemistry and Biology from my late father and some medicine from the sensei living beside me."
"Perfect!" Kido sensei clapped his hands against the other. "Look Takeru, if you manage to get permission from the village chief, which is fairly easy enough, how about working under me? I am in need of a helper. Just Jyou and I working on the heath of all the villagers in Tsuki are very tiring. But I don't have much to pay you though because we don't charge our patients for anything. All the medicine and bandages and stuffs you see here were kindly sponsored by the villagers through a donation drive each year. After buying some many things, we don't really have much left. So are you willing to work under me? It beats working under the mercy of the ever-changing weather." Kido sensei offered.
Takeru was only too happy for words. "Oh yes, thank you. I would love working you and under a shade." Kido sensei's face beamed with evident gleam, " So I would take it for a 'yes'. Hikari, would you be so kind as to do me a favor? Can you bring Takeru to the chief and seek for his approval for Takeru to stay here? Oh ya, his lodging as well. You see if you can find Takeru a place to stay, if not, he is always welcome to stay with us, it is just that we may have to borrow an extra mattress from one of the villagers."
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Kido sensei had really made it sounded too serious.. About what owning me a favor just because I bring Takaishi to Chief. If it wasn't for him, I would have went down to keep my grandma company long ago. So if Kido sensei wanted me to do something, I would gladly accept it. I glanced to my left, walking beside me was Takeru. Even though it was only a five minutes walk to Chief's place, it felt like forever. Though there wasn't any conversation going on between us along the way, I didn't felt uneasy at all. In fact, I felt very relieved and relaxed. I had never felt this way before with my close ones, not to mention strangers. But.. He just made me felt very good and content. Words were not enough to describe the feeling, you would have to experience it yourself to know it. I looked at him closely this time. Golden-blond hair, baby-blue eyes with something extraordinary shining from within.. I looked away.. How disrespectful of me to look at someone like that, especially to a guy. But I could not help but felt that God must have spent a little more time on him, carefully carving him out. I have never seen such a perfect looking man all my life. His beauty was out of the world. In a spilt second, I actually thought of him actually being an angel.. What am I thinking about? I must be too tried.
" A penny for your thoughts?" Takaishi's sweet voice rang through my ears. I broke away with my thoughts and looked him, before giving an apologetic smile and continued walking. No, I must resist asking him that question.. no, Hikari, no.. He would laugh at you..
"Are you an angel?" that question still came popping out of my mouth. I was too straightforward for my own good sometimes. I must have sounded like a fool to him. Upon hearing this, Takeru threw his head back and gave an appreciative laugh. Just as he was about to answer, three familiar figures began to walk in my direction. It was my mother, Miyako, and, sigh.. Daisuke. "Where have you been Hikari? I was so worried about you. Why did you left without me? I went searching for you high and low. Are you okay now?" Daisuke began to fuss over me as soon as he saw me. "Relax, I am okay." I answered exasperatedly.
"Hikari, who's that person standing beside you?" My mother questioned and eyed Takeru up and down quickly. As if being hit on the head by a rod, I realized that my mother had yet to met Takeru yet and I quickly introduced both parties to each other. I even told them of Takeru's past. My mother and Miyako appeared very concerned with Takeru and were happy that the village was gaining a new member and Kido sensei having a new assistant to share his heavy responsibilities. "I am terribly sorry for causing you to have a fright just now, Miss Inoue. Please accept my apologies," Takeru apologized as soon as I had finished. Miyako shook her head violently, exclaiming that it was all right and told Takeru not to take the matter to heart and even allowed Takeru to just call her Miyako just like everyone else did.
"So, Mr. Takaishi, you don't have a place to stay. How about living with us?" My mother asked. Her question nearly made our eyes popped out in surprise. "I know how it felt like to lose your loved ones. My parents died in a fire when I was young and just like you I wandered about aimlessly until I arrive here. Hikari's grandparents were very sympathetic towards my situation and allowed me to stay under their roof. They took really good care of me and treated me just like their own daughter and even allowed me to marry their son, which is Hikari's father," My mother said shyly, " So come and live with us, it just adding another pair of chopsticks to the table and an extra blanket. It is not as if our family can't afford these things. The Kido family's males can't take good care of themselves. Though they are doctors and often told the villagers to consume some nutritional food, they never did it themselves. You will become as thin as Jyou should you live with them."
I never knew that my grandparents died in a fire! My mother had never mentioned this to Taichi and me before. I couldn't help but to feel nervous and happy that Takeru is coming to live with me under the same roof. After some persuades from my mother, Takeru finally agreed and thanked my mother for her kind hospitality. It was this time when I noticed that the way Daisuke looked at Takeru was questionable and highly mysterious. It was not the same way he would look at other boys. But I brushed that away quickly and resumed the 'journey' to Chief's place, this time with three new escorts.
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We soon arrive at Chief's doorsteps. Just like what we had expected, the door was open and it looks like a pigsty inside and he was at his so-called 'experimenting' table working on something again.
We knocked on the door gently and Koushiro looked up and turned to look at us briefly before returning to his work again. "What a surprise, I actually had a crowd here; Mrs Yagami, Hikari, Daisuke, Miyako and.." Koushiro stopped immediately, turned back and looked at us, turned back and turned to face us again. This time he set his gaze on Takeru and eyed him just like how my mother did when she saw Takeru for the first time. The two boys stared at each other in surprise. "I'm sorry, Takeru. You must have thought of the chief to be an old man or at least in his late forties. Koushiro is only older than us by a few years only." I did the introduction once again, telling Koushiro how Takeru came, his wish to stay at Tsuki, or all the arrangements we had planned for him.
After I'm done, Koushiro placed one of his hands on his hips and one under his chin and pondered for a short while, "Since you have already gotten everything ready for Takeru to stay here, well Takeru, I acknowledge you as one of the residents of Tsuki!"
Both teens stretched out their hands for a handshake, sealing the deal.
Author's Notes: Please let me know if there is any life out there reading my fan-fic and to let me know if I should continue!