A/N: Hello all!
Here's another chapter. I just want to let everyone know that things might be a little slow for a while. School is starting up again and so Kate's time will be taken away from her once again :(
I'll update as often as I can-
That's it for now- Enjoy!
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Chapter 7
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Sora was left to ponder the words of the princess after Kari left the room. 'What can I do to help them?' She asked herself, still not knowing what to make out of this vague legend Kari had told her about.
Was she the entity that could save their kingdom? Would she be able to be of any help? Would she ever get back to her home… well her world anyway? All these questions and more plagued her thoughts. So much so that she never realized that there was a knock on her door. Sora was in a haze of sorts, looking off of the balcony that was attached to her luxurious room in the palace.
"Excuse me." A voice from behind called out and it startled her as a hand was placed on her shoulder.
Sora jumped a little and turned to find it was only the kind blue haried man from before.
"Oh, it's just you Joe." She sighed in relief; she was kind of embarrassed she got so caught up in thought that she didn't even notice the gentle man enter the room.
"I'm sorry Sora. I didn't mean to startle you." He smiled looking apologetic.
"Oh no, it's alright. I was just thinking is all." She smiled back.
"May I ask what troubles you so? You look extremely worried about something."
"It's nothing really… I just talked with Kari and it's just that I'm trying to understand the situation…"
"It is complicated, isn't it?" Joe sighed and joined her over looking the green landscape of the surround gardens.
"Joe…"
"Yes, what can I do for you?" He replied seeing she was a little hesitant to ask her question.
"Do you know anything about that legend? The one that Kari told me about…it's just that… what can I do?" She asked feeling depressed that the kingdom was hoping that she could save them and yet she did not know what she could do.
"I know of the legend. Tai's the expert on it though…. But no one really knows what to do right now."
"I want to help. But really, I couldn't even protect myself in my world, how am I suppose to become a savior to an entire kingdom?"
"You don't have too. No one will force you to do anything, if that is what you want." Joe told her. "Things will get better… they have too." Joe said with a sigh.
"But I can't just sit here and do nothing." Sora replied looking at the sad expression Joe had on his face. He was really tired of fighting. She could tell from his gentle personality that he was hurting more than he let on.
"But there's more to the story then what you're letting on." Sora said looking away. She was trying to not read his thoughts, but it was kind of hard not too.
"Why do you say that?" Joe inquired not looking at her- he was staring straight ahead.
"You are willing to fight even if your heart doesn't like to… it's not just because you are loyal to your king… everyone around here tries to hide things… Kari has her secrets of Takeru, Matt and Tai have their own, and you have someone too."
"But she's gone." Joe replied solemnly.
"You know that's not true… I can tell. Deep down you are waiting for her to return, this Mimi." She said hearing his thoughts. Sora saw him flinch at the sound of the girl's name.
Sora stood up straight and turned to look at Joe.
"I will fight too. I will do all I can to ease the suffering you all have had to endure. I'll do my best." She said confidently.
"But… it's like you said, what can you do?" Joe asked being a bit pessimistic and so unlike his normal self.
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Sora was out on a walk in the gardens when she felt Taichi's mind near by. Like normal he was consumed by the questions she was contemplating for herself.
The sun was on its descent behind the horizon as she walked closer to the troubled ruler.
"I learnt a lot of things about your world today." She said as she gathered the courage to talk to him.
Tai looked up from the scrolls he was reading on the bench near the fountain. It was the same place as the night when she saved him by throwing them both into the fountain.
The young monarch gave no answer because his heart almost skipped a beat at seeing the beauty before him. Sora tried to fight back a blush as she read his thoughts.
'Kari was right, he does like me…' She thought. 'And he is really handsome…but there are more important things right now!' Sora reprimanded herself.
"And I want to help. In anyway I can, just tell me what to do." She said as she sat on the bench as soon as he cleared her a spot.
"It's a beautiful evening isn't it?" Taichi said looking away from her for the first time. "I wish it could be this peaceful more often…" He sighed.
"It is nice, and it will be peaceful again. I promise." Sora smiled trying to get the mood lightened again. "Did you find anything? In the scrolls I mean." She asked even though she could tell he didn't. His mind was very confused, and tired.
"No…"
"Don't give up hope…if you do, then you will lose everything and they will win."
"How can I not lose hope? I'm not fit to be a leader, I don't know what to do."
Sora felt saddened. Of them all, she felt that Taichi was suffering the most at the moment. His heart was the heaviest, and something inside of her wanted to ease his suffering more than anyone else.
Reaching her arms out, she embraced him with a gentle caress. She pulled him close to her heart and held him. He made no move to escape her embrace, in fact he felt relieved that in her arms he was at peace.
"I've waited for this being to come and save us…I had hoped it would be a fierce warrior that would be able to combat them on the battle field… but then you came…" He mumbled as he closed his eyes and wrapped his arms around hers. "I can't let you go onto the battlefield… I don't want you too."
"But I will. It is my decision. I want to help you." She said as her fingers stroked his thick brown hair.
"You are so much braver than I am then… I've been hiding from this war… not wanting to fight my friends."
"It's not your fault. You had no choice. We'll get through this… together."
"Together…" He smiled as he rested his head on her neck. His warm breath puffed out on her skin causing goose bumps to form and a shiver ran up her back.
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A/N: Anyway thanks for the reviews- and I'll see you next time!
Ja Ne!
Here's another chapter. I just want to let everyone know that things might be a little slow for a while. School is starting up again and so Kate's time will be taken away from her once again :(
I'll update as often as I can-
That's it for now- Enjoy!
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Chapter 7
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Sora was left to ponder the words of the princess after Kari left the room. 'What can I do to help them?' She asked herself, still not knowing what to make out of this vague legend Kari had told her about.
Was she the entity that could save their kingdom? Would she be able to be of any help? Would she ever get back to her home… well her world anyway? All these questions and more plagued her thoughts. So much so that she never realized that there was a knock on her door. Sora was in a haze of sorts, looking off of the balcony that was attached to her luxurious room in the palace.
"Excuse me." A voice from behind called out and it startled her as a hand was placed on her shoulder.
Sora jumped a little and turned to find it was only the kind blue haried man from before.
"Oh, it's just you Joe." She sighed in relief; she was kind of embarrassed she got so caught up in thought that she didn't even notice the gentle man enter the room.
"I'm sorry Sora. I didn't mean to startle you." He smiled looking apologetic.
"Oh no, it's alright. I was just thinking is all." She smiled back.
"May I ask what troubles you so? You look extremely worried about something."
"It's nothing really… I just talked with Kari and it's just that I'm trying to understand the situation…"
"It is complicated, isn't it?" Joe sighed and joined her over looking the green landscape of the surround gardens.
"Joe…"
"Yes, what can I do for you?" He replied seeing she was a little hesitant to ask her question.
"Do you know anything about that legend? The one that Kari told me about…it's just that… what can I do?" She asked feeling depressed that the kingdom was hoping that she could save them and yet she did not know what she could do.
"I know of the legend. Tai's the expert on it though…. But no one really knows what to do right now."
"I want to help. But really, I couldn't even protect myself in my world, how am I suppose to become a savior to an entire kingdom?"
"You don't have too. No one will force you to do anything, if that is what you want." Joe told her. "Things will get better… they have too." Joe said with a sigh.
"But I can't just sit here and do nothing." Sora replied looking at the sad expression Joe had on his face. He was really tired of fighting. She could tell from his gentle personality that he was hurting more than he let on.
"But there's more to the story then what you're letting on." Sora said looking away. She was trying to not read his thoughts, but it was kind of hard not too.
"Why do you say that?" Joe inquired not looking at her- he was staring straight ahead.
"You are willing to fight even if your heart doesn't like to… it's not just because you are loyal to your king… everyone around here tries to hide things… Kari has her secrets of Takeru, Matt and Tai have their own, and you have someone too."
"But she's gone." Joe replied solemnly.
"You know that's not true… I can tell. Deep down you are waiting for her to return, this Mimi." She said hearing his thoughts. Sora saw him flinch at the sound of the girl's name.
Sora stood up straight and turned to look at Joe.
"I will fight too. I will do all I can to ease the suffering you all have had to endure. I'll do my best." She said confidently.
"But… it's like you said, what can you do?" Joe asked being a bit pessimistic and so unlike his normal self.
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Sora was out on a walk in the gardens when she felt Taichi's mind near by. Like normal he was consumed by the questions she was contemplating for herself.
The sun was on its descent behind the horizon as she walked closer to the troubled ruler.
"I learnt a lot of things about your world today." She said as she gathered the courage to talk to him.
Tai looked up from the scrolls he was reading on the bench near the fountain. It was the same place as the night when she saved him by throwing them both into the fountain.
The young monarch gave no answer because his heart almost skipped a beat at seeing the beauty before him. Sora tried to fight back a blush as she read his thoughts.
'Kari was right, he does like me…' She thought. 'And he is really handsome…but there are more important things right now!' Sora reprimanded herself.
"And I want to help. In anyway I can, just tell me what to do." She said as she sat on the bench as soon as he cleared her a spot.
"It's a beautiful evening isn't it?" Taichi said looking away from her for the first time. "I wish it could be this peaceful more often…" He sighed.
"It is nice, and it will be peaceful again. I promise." Sora smiled trying to get the mood lightened again. "Did you find anything? In the scrolls I mean." She asked even though she could tell he didn't. His mind was very confused, and tired.
"No…"
"Don't give up hope…if you do, then you will lose everything and they will win."
"How can I not lose hope? I'm not fit to be a leader, I don't know what to do."
Sora felt saddened. Of them all, she felt that Taichi was suffering the most at the moment. His heart was the heaviest, and something inside of her wanted to ease his suffering more than anyone else.
Reaching her arms out, she embraced him with a gentle caress. She pulled him close to her heart and held him. He made no move to escape her embrace, in fact he felt relieved that in her arms he was at peace.
"I've waited for this being to come and save us…I had hoped it would be a fierce warrior that would be able to combat them on the battle field… but then you came…" He mumbled as he closed his eyes and wrapped his arms around hers. "I can't let you go onto the battlefield… I don't want you too."
"But I will. It is my decision. I want to help you." She said as her fingers stroked his thick brown hair.
"You are so much braver than I am then… I've been hiding from this war… not wanting to fight my friends."
"It's not your fault. You had no choice. We'll get through this… together."
"Together…" He smiled as he rested his head on her neck. His warm breath puffed out on her skin causing goose bumps to form and a shiver ran up her back.
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A/N: Anyway thanks for the reviews- and I'll see you next time!
Ja Ne!