BWUAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA!!!!! Hello! I'm starting this on New Years!
Well anyways.THANK YOU SAIRI!!! I wouldn't have figured it out
myself. You know, the ... thing. Brilliance! BRILLIANCE I SAY!!!
Or maybe I'm just lacking in that area...but if I'm lacking in that
area and I'm lacking in athletics what am I good at? *Sighs*
Whatever. And don't say I'm smart cuz of my school. I just passed a
test. With studying I'm sure anyone could pass it. Actually it
depends on how much you study. So anyway, this story has sort of lost
its charisma to me so I was thinking that if I wrote this chapter I
would get more into it. Hey, it's a thought. I've been having a lot
of ideas for new story plots lately that I'll probably never post, but
they're new so they are distracting me. But don't worry, as long as I
know people read this fic then I'll continue until I lose totally all
interest. Don't worry. I have this chapter pretty planned out. Oh
yeah, and thank you so much to all of you that reviewed. Where would
I be without you? I hope this chapter will restore my interest in
writing this. Okay! Hehe...Don't get angry cuz my story doesn't make
too much sense. And DON'T jump to conclusions. Jumping to
conclusions only makes a mess of things. You may be right and you may
be wrong. You'll just have to wait and read. Well you don't have to
but it's always kinda nice to see the ending of something. Well, not
really, cuz if it's good you want it to continue, but that's not the
case with my story so forget I said that...hehehe. I know this story
may seem easy to figure out, but we will see. The imagination is
quite a weird thing. Oh yesh...Black had like a lot of chances to
kill us. We were very dumb to go into his house. Next time I don't
think we'll be let off that easy. *Sighs* Well, half of you probably
don't know what I mean by that...remember, save your digital watches
and little pink fairies. You never knoe when they may come in handy.
O.o;;; Let's get to business.
I definitely do not own Digimon or Sailor Moon. I sure wish I did. *Stares at Matt's picture* OOOHHHH So fine. *Gazes with pure love* Umm...okay. Well, I don't own him, but who says I can't own pictures of him? BWAHAHAHAHA!! Watch out for Mint's jump kicks. They hurt. (Okay ;; that was kinda sorta random. Eheheh) Okay, now I'm really gonna start. Sorry for the wasting yer time.
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If Darkness Could Befriend (A/N: Gaaah! I hate that title, but I force myself to bear with it... *Sighs*) Ch. 5: Embarking
"Please, Stacey, you're going to kill me at this rate! I should have never said I was ready to try again." Matt sighed.
"Matt, you've only tried 5 times." Stacey reasoned. She heard him mutter 'only?' She sighed. "Yes Matt, only! Anyways, it'll only take one more try and then it'll almost be sun down time." Matt sighed and did the spell one more time to keep her satisfied.
"Happy?" Matt sighed. She nodded. "Oh, yeah, and Stacey. Thank you so much. You may be a slave driver and I'm glad it's over, but I'm happy that I can at least protect myself this way." She smiled. He gave her a friendly hug and began to head out the door.
"Wait Matt! Hey, c'mon suicidal boy, I have something to give you!" Stacey shouted, pulling Matt back in.
"Don't call me suicidal boy, please?" Matt sighed. "I'm not suicidal, your mom told me to go over those mountains!"
"Well, my mom can be very weird. She must be mad, sending little boys to their death in Esirnus. Well c'mon my little mage!" Stacey called. Matt shrugged it off and followed her out of the magic room and into the main store.
"What do you want me to see? This looks like the shop I walked into a few hours ago." His patience had been worn down to a thread after all Stacey's 'practice.'
"Don't worry, your not going crazy, it's the same shop you walked in some hours ago, yes. You can be quite a numbskull you know. Anyways...I wanted to give you something. Well, a few somethings." She assured him. She scanned the shelves and grabbed something quickly. "Close your eyes and hold out your hands." She commanded. Matt did so. After a few minutes she told him to open his eyes. He opened his eyes anxiously.
"Wow...thank you so much Stacey." Matt said impatiently, voice brimming with sarcasm. He held out his hands to her, revealing nothing. "You know, I don't think I'll ever, ever understand you, Stacey. You've got to be one of the oddest people I know. Okay. Bye. I'm going now." Stacey froze his feet to the ground. (A/N: Gaaah! Too much freezing feet to ground. I did that a few time to day. Well, sort of.)
"Matt, I wouldn't really do that. Well, I sorta of did, but, um, yah. Stay here. Don't leave yet. I really have to give you something so just stay here!" Stacey pleaded. Matt had already unfroze his feet with the fireball spell. He sighed and stayed put.
"Okay, now, close your eyes and hold out your hands." Stacey commanded once again. Matt shot her a reluctant glare before following her orders. After a few seconds she told him to open his eyes. Matt looked down at his hands and began to walk to the entrance. Stacey was cracking up. Then she made Matt poof over next to her. Matt shot her a fierce glare and began to walk away again.
"I'm so sorry Matt. I'll give it to you! I promise!" She begged. Matt rolled his eyes and walked back over.
"Okay, now close your eyes and hold out your hands." She commanded again. Matt glared at her.
"Do you think I'm that dumb? I'm not that bad of a loser! Give it to me now if you really have something to give me or I'm out the door." Matt growled.
"Gee, Matt. You're so mean. I was just having fun. I promise I'll give it to you this time! I promise!" Stacey reasoned in her most innocent tone.
"Right. I'm sure." Matt said, rolling his eyes.
"Please! I'm serious!"
"No!"
"Please!!!!!"
"NO!!!"
"Pretty pretty please! It's for your own good!"
"NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!" Matt shouted. He could hear the echo.
"Gee Matt. I never realized how absolutely mean you were." Stacey sniffled, eyes downcast. Matt stared wide-eyed at her as she began to sniffle some more. He began to start feeling really guilty.
"No, no! Don't feel bad. I'm so sorry. I was just sort of cranky, I guess. I'm sorry! I didn't mean to shout." He assured her desperately. She smiled at him.
"Yeah, you do seem cranky. Poor baby needs his nap!" Stacey giggled, perfectly back to normal.
"You are one immature adult. Do you realize that? You act less mature than my little bro, T.K." He sighed.
"Is that so? Well, close your hands and hold out your eyes already!" Matt began to crack up.
"Wait...I said that wrong didn't I." She winced. Matt continued to laugh hysterically. Stacey sighed. "Whatever Matt. You know what I meant!"
"But Stacey, I can't take out my eyes!" Matt bursted out and began to laugh again. Stacey glared at him. Then she walked over and poked his eyes.
"Ouch!" Matt shouted, shutting his eyes. Then she grabbed his hands and pulled them toward her. He felt her put something in them. His eyes slowly, painfully opened and he looked down at his hands. There, sitting on them were four little bottles. Two of them were green and two of them were red.
"I'm glad you made it back from giggle land, Matt." Stacey growled.
"You killed my eyes! What were you trying to do? Poke them out?" Matt whined.
"No. I was trying to get you to shut up and I was trying to close your eyes. Anyways, what those things do are-"
"Yeah, I know. Or at least, I'm pretty sure I know. I think the red ones are for healing and the green ones are for regaining magic." He interrupted.
"Wow! How did you know?" Stacey said, astonished.
"Hey, what can I say? I play the game Zelda." Matt shrugged. (A/N: I don't own Zelda either...Link is such a cute child and a cool adult. That's off the subject. Read the manga! It's good for you!! Link's so cute there. Any hoo, there's a hot guy in the seasons manga. But it's not cool how he disses Link. I wonder what his name is.)
"Zel- da? What is this Zel- da you speak of?" Stacey prodded curiously.
"A video game." Matt replied. Then it struck him that these people were technologically challenged.
"Vee- dee- oooh gaaee- maa? What's that?" Stacey asked.
"Nothing, never mind. More advanced technology. Eheheh. Sorry for mentioning it." Matt assured her. She shot Matt a confused look but then just gave him a hug.
"Bye little crazy mage! You better not get killed. If you get killed I'll bring you back to life and make you sorry!" Matt decided not to remind her of his older self.
"Bye you crazy old witch!" Matt shouted and dashed out the door. She chased after him in fury.
"What the hell do you mean bye OLD!! I am NOT old!" Stacey screeched. Matt made it outside laughing. Then he turned around to face her.
"See ya Stacey! I hope I won't die so I can see you again. I'll learn more magic! Then maybe someday I'll be better than you!" He said.
"In you dreams! But you better come back!" She shouted to Matt.
"I can't promise that! What if I live and get zapped back home? Then I won't be able to keep it!" Matt argued.
"Whatever. Just don't die, okay? Oh yeah, bye. And good luck! It may be suicide but oh well. I have some confidence in you. It may not be much but-" She joked. Matt sighed.
"Bye, Stacey..." Matt sighed.
"Bye Matt." She chimed. Then Matt waved and turned around to head back to Shina's. For a second he looked at the sky. 'There was always something sad about a sunset,' he thought to himself while watching the sky darken as the sun faded away.
(A/N: Dialogue takes up a lot! Okay. I have to write bigger paragraphs. This'll probly be my longest chapter yet. I still have a lot planned for this chapter. Whoohoo! I hope it gets to be like ten pages! That's my goal! Ten pages. I hope I reach it...or go beyond it. Wow! I can't believe the first section already took up 3 pages on word! Kay, now for division thingee!)
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"Magician's shop. Hey, what happened to all the stuff? Did you finally come to your senses and put it all back?" Matt said, looking around. He noticed the ground was clear of clutter. All that was there was a little bag in the middle of the room. He looked up at Hotaru's and Shina's faces and quickly noted the silly little grins the had smacked across them. He stared at them suspiciously. "What? I know you guys are hiding something!" Matt sighed. He was very impatient now. He had just been overworked and then had his brain messed around with. He wasn't at all happy. "You know what, can we talk about this later. I know you guys wanted us to set out today, but I'm really tired. I mean, like really tired. Can I go to sleep? It won't hurt us too much to get a little shut-eye before departing, right?" He let out a big yawn.
"But, Matt. We already packed up all the stuff in your room." Shina giggled.
"What do you mean by that?" Matt asked nervously. Shina had that look in her eye that showed she was about to get Matt, in some way or other. Matt sighed and thought, 'She's like the sister I never had and never wanted.'
"Yah, Matt. We kind of did pack up all the stuff in that room. The pillows, the sheets, the table. Matt stared at them with a look that said, 'What are you guys hinting at?' "Okay, I'm serious. I'm really tired so could you please get to the point.
"We are at the point Matt! We packed up your stuff!" Shina laughed.
"And where did you pack it up? In the closet or something?" Matt growled.
"No! We packed it up in this!" Shina said, picking up the bag and shoving it in Matt's face. Matt gave her a, 'You have got to be kidding,' look. Shina snickered.
"I'm dead serious, Matt!" She smirked.
"Stop kidding around, Shina! Hotaru? What's the truth?"
"That is the truth." Matt stared at her, freaked out.
"You know what. I must be hearing things. I'm just gonna sit down in this corner and fall asleep." And he did just what he said.
"Matt?" Hotaru called. "Matt? Are you awake?"
"Maybe he's dead! Let's poke him with a stick!" Shina joked. Hotaru laughed. "Let's not, Shina. It would sort of be funny though. But I can tell he's tired. Let him get some sleep. I know it's kind of early to fall asleep, but oh well. He's right. We'll probably need the rest. I guess I'll head in too. Good thing we didn't pack up my room." Then Hotaru began to walk up the stairs.
"Aww! C'mon! You'll miss dinner! You two need to eat well for tomorrow!" Shina argued.
"Big breakfast please!" Hotaru chimed. Shina sighed.
"I guess all aliens are bums." She muttered to herself as Hotaru left her view. She stared at Matt. "Especially guy aliens!" She snickered.
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Matt yawned and stretched out. His back was so sore. A little voice in his head was yelling, 'you numbskull! Never sleep in a corner again!' Matt sighed as he stood up. He felt fully rested but he hadn't exactly woke up very comfortably. He went into the kitchen and found Shina's mom cooking. It smelled like eggs. He walked up to her and tapped her on the shoulder.
"Would you like me to cook them? I can cook and you can do something else." He offered.
"What? Wow! You're up early! What was that? You want to cook? You can cook?!!! Wow! My husband doesn't know how to cook! Okay! Go ahead! Well, this is certainly new!" She laughed and walked out. Matt sat there and decided upon how to make them. Scrambled was easy enough. He didn't want to over do it. He knew how to cook a lot of other things, but scrambled would do. His ability of cooking had come from living with a dad who possessed practically zero cooking skills. Matt had to learn to cook or live with eating out for the rest of his childhood. Matt had grown pretty good at it, unlike most guys his age, who could only boil water. He began to cook the eggs.
Just as Matt finished He heard loud thundering coming from the stairs. He peeked his head around the corner where Shina's mom was setting the table. He looked up to the stairs and saw Shina and Hotaru dash down them.
"Where is Matt, Mom? He's not in his room. I figured he would have been so uncomfortable that he would have moved back up there. After all, we were just kidding when we said we packed it all up. We only packed the table, not the bed!" Shina bursted out.
"He's cooking." Her mother told her plainly.
"Cooking?" Shina sounded very reluctant. "Don't kid me! Guys just don't cook."
"On the contrary, Shina! Some guys can cook, you know. It's not like girls are the only ones who can handle pans and ovens." He argued, balancing some plates as he walked out of the kitchen. Shina's jaw dropped. Even Hotaru looked slightly surprised.
"It looks very good, Matt." Hotaru said. He had cooked a lot! She was surprised. But then again, they had skipped dinner. Matt had probably remembered that.
"Yeah, well, I bet it tastes horrible." Shina pouted. Matt sighed. "You can decide that for yourself. It seems standable to me." Matt sighed. He set the plates down.
"Yeah, I'm sure." Shina said, as she and Hotaru sat down. She ate a bite. And began to shovel it into her mouth.
"...Pig." Matt muttered. Shina glared at Matt, already half finished. Matt looked at Hotaru's plate and noted she was already a fourth done. "Wow, Is it just me or are you guys eating awfully fast?"
"Ipph Good Maautt!" Shina said, mouth full. Hotaru winced at her lack of manners.
"You shouldn't talk with your mouth full Shina." Hotaru reasoned.
"Who cares...it's really good Matt. I'm surprised but I'm wrong." She said, swallowing her last bite. Matt and Hotaru sighed. Soon Hotaru finished and then after a while Matt.
"So what were you too rambling on about last night? That was one weird joke." Matt said suddenly after he finished.
"Well, Matt we aren't joking. I found a way to carry all that stuff while I was out. I still don't know what you were doing, but I was given a bag that can hold practically anything. I'm dead serious so please don't look at me that way." Hotaru said. Matt wiped the reluctant look off his face. "So what were you doing, huh? I mean, we were out for hours! Were you just wandering around aimlessly?" She asked.
"I was just learning stuff." Matt answered.
"Stuff? What sort of stuff?" Shina pried. "Magic stuff." Matt muttered.
"Magic? From who, Stacey?" Shina prodded. She noticed Matt nod wearily. "HAHAHAHAHA! That woman's a slave driver! She tried to teach me magic and I couldn't learn. I was to lazy and she got impatient with my constant complaining." She laughed. "So that's why you were so tired. Magic too much for you?" She mocked. Matt glared at her and she blinked as she noticed him mutter something under his breath and do some quick motions with his hands. All of a sudden she felt like someone had dropped a bucket of water on her. Her hair and dress were sopping wet.
"MATT!!! I'M SOOOO GONNA KILL YOU!!!!!!" She screeched. Hotaru was laughing almost silently, but still received a glare from Shina. Hotaru watched as Shina chased Matt around and around the table.
"You too are hopeless." She sighed. All of a sudden Matt stopped and stepped to the side, allowing Shina to breeze past him. Then he grabbed the back of her collar and stopped her before she crashed face first into the wall. Matt was still laughing at her, but it quickly died down as Shina made a swing for his face with her fist. Matt caught it. Grabbed her other hand and let her calm down.
"Sorry Shina. I was just proving you wrong." He chuckled. She glared at him and muttered a few words under her breathe. Matt decided he was for the better not hearing them. "So ladies." Matt said, changing the subject. "Can I get an example of this miracle bag? I don't think I can believe it until I see it with my own eyes." Hotaru smiled and nodded. Then she reached her hand into the bag, showing him her whole arm could go in it. Matt stared at it in excitement and suddenly bursted out, "THAT'S SOOOOOO COOL!!!!! LEMME TRY!! LEMME TRY!!!!" Hotaru laughed and handed it over. Matt grabbed it and stuck his arm in and out and in and out. Then all of a sudden he vanished within it. Shina and Hotaru sweatdropped at Matt and waited. They heard from the inside, 'this goes here and this goes here! Hey! The food should all be in one place! This can be for sleeping supplies. Wow! That's a lot of Copper Coins! I'll put them in this drawer!' and other phrases not so different from those. Then, after about thirty minutes Matt popped out. "There! Done! Now we can grab thing out easily!" Matt said. He looked at Hotaru then at Shina. They had plopped down to the ground in boredom. "...I'm done, guys." Matt sighed. He noticed their face perk up and they stood up.
"Are you guys gonna leave on your adventure now? Are you? Are you?" Shina bubbled.
"Wow. I feel so unwanted. Okay, then I guess we'll leave now." Matt said droopily.
"YAAAAY!! Matt's leaving! My life is easier. I'll miss you Hotaru!" Shina teased. Matt sighed. "I'm just kidding Matt and you know it!"
"Yeah, I know! Do you really want us to leave now, though?" Matt responded.
"Well, no. Actually I want to go with you. Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Pretty, Pretty PLEASE!!!" Shina begged. Matt looked hesitantly at the older girl and sighed.
"You can't go. You'll likely get yourself killed." Matt said demandingly.
"Matt! Please! I sell weapons! I know how to use them! I'm not a baby! I'm older than you! I demand you to let me go!" She pouted.
"Look, it's for your own good. Your parents would never let you go, and anyways, I don't like you throwing yourself into danger! Okay? It's just better for you. Anyways, you have a job here, and Rean Village is your home. Are you willing to throw that away? Possibly never see your family ever again? Anyways, you shouldn't risk your life for something you don't have to do." Matt said sternly. For that millisecond he sounded really mature. 'I guess underneath he can be more serious than I thought, but I won't give up!' Shina said to herself.
"No way Matt! I'm coming! I'm so coming. I can handle myself. Anyways, it's dangerous for Hotaru to go and you're letting her!" Shina argued.
"If she didn't have to go I wouldn't let her. I really don't want you to go. I have a bad feeling about you going." Matt sighed.
"What? I'm not gonna die!" She growled.
"Stay here. Please. What if we..." He choked for a second. "What if we die or something? I don't like the thought of Hotaru going either, but she has too. And what if once this is all over we suddenly get beamed back to our world? What'll you do then? Wander aimlessly for the rest of your life, never seeing Tesnus again?" Matt said, genuinely concerned. Shina sighed. Matt seemed unable to be swayed. "Please. I'm begging you. Shina. Please stay here."
"You really don't want me to go, do you Matt?" Shina sighed, beaten. "Okay then, I'll respect that. I'm sorry about your decision, but if that's how you really feel then I won't go. I never knew you could act like that Matt. You can be so different."
"Yea, well, I'm sure you're serious sometimes too. I guess we should go now." Matt said. She nodded, eyes downcast.
"Well, aren't you gonna say goodbye? Or are you too much of a softy to accept that you can't come?" Matt teased. She smiled at him.
"I'll miss you Matt! Hey, I just noticed, you haven't let go of the bag yet." She pointed out.
"MY BAG!!!" Matt said jokingly. Shina smiled and hugged him.
"I'll miss you and your dumbness. I hope I see you again." She smiled.
"Yea, well same to you! I sort of wish you could come, but I won't let you. I'm confusing myself!" Matt sighed. Then he topped hugging her back and said goodbye again.
"I feel forgotten." Hotaru sighed.
"Oh, well I'll miss you too! Don't think I won't. You're more sane than Matt. I know Matt for sure." She giggled. Matt scowled. "But really! I'll miss you both. This was like the highlight of my life and now you guys are leaving." She sighed.
"Yea, well, I'll miss you too." Matt and Hotaru said in unison.
"Aww, you too are just so cute together!" Shina chimed. Matt and Hotaru began to blush furiously. "Okay! You two got to go now! Best get a fresh start, you know! You guys ought to leave before I change my mind about going with you!" She said. Matt smiled at her and him and Hotaru walked out the door. As soon as they were out Hotaru noted Matt's smile had disappeared. They continued to walk towards Midday Mountains. It was a good thing it was right outside of Rean.
"I may never see her again." Matt said sadly, and then he smiled at her. "Okay, I'll try my best to complete this journey! I'll make her proud of me! Just so long as you stick with me, okay?" She nodded.
"Matt...do you think what she said was true?" Hotaru asked.
"I dunno. I think you're cute, if that helps." Matt said truthfully. She began to blush. "And not to mention sweet." He added smiling.
"Well, I think that you're cute too. I bet all the girls chase you." She shot back, stilling blushing. She laughed as she observed Matt's cheeks immediately turn a deep scarlet.
"Hotaru. Could you ever like me like that?" Matt asked, cheeks crimson now.
"Yes, Matt." She said, smiling playfully. Secretly, ever since he had caught her eye she had been fallen for him. She didn't know why. She supposed at first it was his looks at first. (A/N: BWUAHAHAHA! Matt is HOT! Sorry) His odd joking way, while still being cool. Maybe it was because he had saved her? But what if he was just toying with her. Maybe he just didn't want her to feel bad. She sighed. What if he didn't like her at all? Shina was her friends and she would miss her a lot but to tell the truth, she was slightly jealous at how easily Shina had established a friendship with him. Well, that was okay. She was happy to be on this little adventure with him. She'd see if she really was willing to have so much feeling for Matt. After all, she had just met him a couple of days ago. They walked in silence and soon they were at the foot of Midday Mountains.
"One more step and we're out of Tesnus." Matt said, sadly. He took one step and pulled her forward. "Look how convenient!" Matt laughed. The mountains parted revealing a valley. "We ought to be able to get through this!" Matt said happily. She nodded. It was still bright daylight.
"But one thing Matt! That's a forest. What if we get lost or something?" Hotaru sighed.
"I dunno. Well, we sort of have no choice." Matt answered, being truthful. She agreed and they began to walk into the forest.
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They had been traveling for what seemed to Matt like forever. He figured if they kept walking in a straight line they would have to make it out eventually. He had let Hotaru lead the way. The scenery had barely changed at all. Trees, trees, trees, and what do you know? Trees! But he wasn't really bothered be that. He didn't like Midday Mountains. They had an awkward feeling about them. The farther they got away from Tesnus the more it grew. Matt looked at the watch he had on his arm. It read four. They had been traveling for four hours. Of course they had taken breaks but.... Matt sighed. He really didn't care for going to this weird land. The prophecy wasn't even clear! Genai had provided more information than what he had heard about what he must do here. He didn't even know how he was supposed to do it. What if this was really some sort of wild goose chase? They continued to walk. He fingered the bag. Hotaru had let him keep it after not being able to pry it from his fingers.
"Matt? Can I take a break?" Hotaru suddenly said. Matt nodded and plopped down on a rock. Hotaru sat besides him. "I don't like these mountains. They're eerie. I keep getting the feeling like we're walking closer and closer to peril, which I know we are, but I don't like that feeling."
"Yeah, I know. It's sort of weird." Matt sighed. "Wait Hotaru. I have to see if the inside of the bag got unorganized." Matt said. Then he was gone. He sighed. Nothing was too out of order. He began to organize things a little better. He stayed inside for about 15 minutes while Hotaru took a short nap. Then, all of a sudden he got a bad feeling. Out of the blue the bag began to sway. He felt the bag rock. He heard muffled talking. He pressed his ear to the side of the bag and heard dialogue.
"Hah, what a dumb girl, leaving her bag out like that and falling asleep. It was like taking candy from a baby." He heard someone say.
"I wonder where that guy went though. Do you think he saw us take it? It doesn't seem likely that one person would leave their friend alone here. You know, with all the monsters and stuff. She could easily get eaten or snatched up." Matt heard him say. Matt suddenly felt his insides churn. He was leaving Hotaru alone. Sure, she could handle herself, but he didn't like it. He looked up at the opening of the bag and cursed. He figured the guy was holding it closed. He clenched his fists in frustration. There he sat, and time seemed to freeze up leaving Matt to in his worry for eternity. But then, after about ten minutes, Matt finally felt the bag lurch to a stop.
"Look what I snatched up. Apparently the girl didn't care to much for it cuz she just left it sitting there." He chortled.
"There's probably CCs in it, don't you think boss?" He heard a new voice ask.
"Yes. That's why I grabbed it dimwit." He heard the man holding the bag say. So he was the leader? Matt sat there and pondered. Then he felt the bag drop downward and land on a flat surface, which Matt assumed to be the ground. What was he going to do? What if they had weapons? Whatever. He'd just wing it! Matt popped out of the bag.
"Bring me back right now!" He said, holding out his sword blade to their leaders neck. Of course, he had no plan of killing the guy. That was just heartless. "Drop all your weapons now or I'll hack of his head." Matt growled. He thought about it and grew slightly sick picturing it. 'Okay, Matt, why are you thinking this stuff?' He asked himself.
"Do it you fool!" Their boss commanded. They all dropped their knives and guns. Matt was glad he had done it now. There was no way he wanted to be shot, or stabbed for that matter.
You too, do you think I'm stupid? I know you're not defenseless!" Matt growled. Their leader glared at him and pulled out a sword.
"You wouldn't kill me. You're too soft. Fight me like a man." The guy mocked. Matt backed up.
"F-Fine!" Matt said, trying to sound confident. He had never battled with a sword before. Then he leapt forward and met the guy's sword head on. The guy laughed at him. Then, out of nowhere Matt shot a fireball in the guys face with his other hands. The guy stumbled back. Matt kicked him in the stomach, causing him to be winded. Then he hit the guy with the sword hilt, knocking him unconscious. "That was way too easy!" Matt laughed. "C'mon, no weapons, I'll take you all one at a time." Matt laughed, his fighting side coming out. It had been a while, but the part of Matt that fist fought with Tai was back with a bang. They all stared at him and then all of them poured at him at once.
"Great!" Matt mumbled. "I said one at a time."
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Hotaru woke up to someone shaking her awake. She opened one eyes a crack. A pair of blue eyes peered at her. She rubbed her eyes and sat up.
"What is it Matt?" She said hoarsely.
"Matt? Who's Matt?" She heard a new guy's voice say. She opened her eyes in surprise. There, before her stood a guy around her age. He had spiky black hair and blue eyes, like Matt. He was wearing all black except for a cape, which was dark blue. Hotaru actually found him sort of cute, but Matt was better looking. (A/N: I did that to spite someone. HAHAHAHAHAHA! Okay. That will be enough of that. ^_^ Anyways, this dude is nicer than the guy I mean to smite. )
"W-Who are you? Where's Matt?" She asked scanning around, finding no sign of him.
"I'm Kive. I don't know where your Matt is but I think he ditched you in your sleep. You shouldn't sleep here though." Kive said. "It's dangerous. Do you want to go to Tesnus with me?"
"I-I can't. And I can't leave Matt! I need to find him! And soon!" She cried.
"Gee, calm down. I'll help you." Kive sighed. "I don't even know your name."
"My name's Hotaru. Look for a boy about my age. Meet back here in half an hour. Oh, and thank you Kive." She said, flashing him a smile before racing off.
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Matt had taken them all. (A/N he beat them all up while Kive met Hotaru and searched for him) All he had to do was bonk every single one of them on the head and they were knocked out. Simple as pi, 3.1415. He dusted his hands off. He hoped that was the last of them. He scooped the bag. And began to head back when he noted a pair of icy eyes staring at him. Matt sighed. He'd missed one.
"Hey you. I don't want to fight so could you just go away." Matt sighed.
"What the heck did you do? Did you knock out all these people? Who the hell are you?" Kive said, coldly.
"You don't need to know." Matt sighed and began to walk past him when Kive pulled out a sword and held it in Matt's way. "Gee, can I define, 'I don't want to fight?'" Matt sighed.
"Sorry, but you seem like a thief if I've ever seen one." Kive growled.
"Me? The thief? Yea right! You are the one who's got to be the thief." Matt laughed.
"Yea right. Only a thief would knock out a group of that size for no apparent reason!"
"I had a reason!" Matt argued.
"Yah. Right. And what was it? To rob them? Huh?" Kive challenged. Matt sighed.
"Okay, I see now. You're a thief and you're trying to trick me into thinking that you are not. Well, it doesn't matter." Matt said shrugging him off and then began to walk around him.
"Nuh-uh! Battle me, thief." Kive snarled.
"You are so stupid. How many times must I say it? I'm not a thief! And, I don't want to battle! I can't stress that enough. Now let me through." Matt said, starting to get irritated. Kive held his ground. "Fine, whatever." Matt sighed. This guy seemed pretty dumb. Him being a thief? What an idea. He had to thief! Matt drew his sword, shaking his head.
"I'm gonna knock you out." Matt told him.
"No! I'm gonna knock you out!" Kive said lunging at him with his sword. Matt blocked it and jumped back. They circled for a bit. Matt searched for a weak spot. A flaw. His adrenaline was pumping. He'd just have to try to wing it again. It worked last time. Then Matt dived in, making a side swing hilt towards Kive's head. Kive dodged it and swung his sword at Matt. Matt stepped back, easily dodging that. Matt then tried once again to knock out Kive, but Kive swung his sword head to head. The pushed back and forth, but Matt started to win. Matt had been putting too much force on the sword and he stumbled after Kive's push was removed. Kive then swung the dull side down at Matt's head, but Matt recovered quick enough to block it. Kive tried swinging his sword at Matt again, but Matt blocked it. 'Wow' Matt sighed to himself, heart beating fast. 'My first actual sword fight.'
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Hotaru had been looking around for a while. Where had Matt gone? She sighed and continued to search finding no sign of Matt or Kive. Then she heard the clanks of sword battle. 'Now what could that be?' She asked herself. She raced towards where the sounds were coming from. They grew louder and louder until she finally came unto a clearing. She saw about eight men, lying on the ground out cold and there, on the opposite side of the clearing of her was Matt and Kive. Matt had gained some ground since the start of their fight. Little beads of sweat dotted both their foreheads. They seemed absorbed in the fight, not acknowledging her presence. Right now Matt was on offense and Kive was on defense.
"Matt!" She called out. Matt stopped and lowered his sword, turning his head towards Hotaru, but Kive didn't seem to notice her. He was in mid swing and he landed the hilt smack on Matt's head.
"Ow! That hurt!" Matt shouted at him, rubbing his head. He backed up and then looked back at Hotaru. "Leave me alone! I'm trying to talk to my friend, here! Yeah Hotaru?" He asked.
"Umm, Matt, your opponent is Kive. Kive, the person you just nailed on the head is Matt." She sighed. "Now we can all be friends!"
"I thought you were a thief!" Kive and Matt rang out in unison.
"Sorry, Kive. No hard feelings." Matt apologized reluctantly.
"Whatever." Kive growled, glaring at him. "Hey Hotaru, let's go. He's not good enough for you. He couldn't even protect you. He went off and ditched you to beat up a group of random people," Kive said coldly, walking over and grabbing her hand and pulling her off.
"Hey! What do you think you're doing? She's traveling with me! You can't just take off with her!" Matt snarled angrily.
"Yeah, Kive. Matt and I are traveling together. If you want to go with us you have to consult with him too." She pointed out.
"I don't like reasoning with morons..." Kive groaned. Matt glared at him.
"Well, we can discuss it when we get to a safe place to camp. I don't want to be awake when these guys wake up, whoever they are. Let's go find a camp. Then you guys can explain to me about what happened and we can plan things out. Sound good?" She sighed. They both nodded, but they continued to glare at each other all the way along.
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*Sighs* Yeah, I'm not that good at writing swordfights, I know. Lynn's so much better than myself. So how did you guy like this one? My mom kept yelling at me to bet off the comp. and that's why it took so long. Also it's because this is the longest chapter yet. On word it's 11 pages while most of the others are like 5-6 (save the first one, that one was 2). I based Kive on a character I think is cool, but is a jerk. He's nicer to everyone but Matt. He's also slightly dumber...well; actually I'm not quite sure. Eheheh. Well I hate my parents. They try to inspire me to write and 'expand my talents' but when I start and people actually think it's okay they try to keep me from typing. It's weird. Also, school will get in the way, but I'll try to post once a week. Okay, gtg. Bye. *Sighs* It's my parents. Please R+R!!!! ^_^
I definitely do not own Digimon or Sailor Moon. I sure wish I did. *Stares at Matt's picture* OOOHHHH So fine. *Gazes with pure love* Umm...okay. Well, I don't own him, but who says I can't own pictures of him? BWAHAHAHAHA!! Watch out for Mint's jump kicks. They hurt. (Okay ;; that was kinda sorta random. Eheheh) Okay, now I'm really gonna start. Sorry for the wasting yer time.
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If Darkness Could Befriend (A/N: Gaaah! I hate that title, but I force myself to bear with it... *Sighs*) Ch. 5: Embarking
"Please, Stacey, you're going to kill me at this rate! I should have never said I was ready to try again." Matt sighed.
"Matt, you've only tried 5 times." Stacey reasoned. She heard him mutter 'only?' She sighed. "Yes Matt, only! Anyways, it'll only take one more try and then it'll almost be sun down time." Matt sighed and did the spell one more time to keep her satisfied.
"Happy?" Matt sighed. She nodded. "Oh, yeah, and Stacey. Thank you so much. You may be a slave driver and I'm glad it's over, but I'm happy that I can at least protect myself this way." She smiled. He gave her a friendly hug and began to head out the door.
"Wait Matt! Hey, c'mon suicidal boy, I have something to give you!" Stacey shouted, pulling Matt back in.
"Don't call me suicidal boy, please?" Matt sighed. "I'm not suicidal, your mom told me to go over those mountains!"
"Well, my mom can be very weird. She must be mad, sending little boys to their death in Esirnus. Well c'mon my little mage!" Stacey called. Matt shrugged it off and followed her out of the magic room and into the main store.
"What do you want me to see? This looks like the shop I walked into a few hours ago." His patience had been worn down to a thread after all Stacey's 'practice.'
"Don't worry, your not going crazy, it's the same shop you walked in some hours ago, yes. You can be quite a numbskull you know. Anyways...I wanted to give you something. Well, a few somethings." She assured him. She scanned the shelves and grabbed something quickly. "Close your eyes and hold out your hands." She commanded. Matt did so. After a few minutes she told him to open his eyes. He opened his eyes anxiously.
"Wow...thank you so much Stacey." Matt said impatiently, voice brimming with sarcasm. He held out his hands to her, revealing nothing. "You know, I don't think I'll ever, ever understand you, Stacey. You've got to be one of the oddest people I know. Okay. Bye. I'm going now." Stacey froze his feet to the ground. (A/N: Gaaah! Too much freezing feet to ground. I did that a few time to day. Well, sort of.)
"Matt, I wouldn't really do that. Well, I sorta of did, but, um, yah. Stay here. Don't leave yet. I really have to give you something so just stay here!" Stacey pleaded. Matt had already unfroze his feet with the fireball spell. He sighed and stayed put.
"Okay, now, close your eyes and hold out your hands." Stacey commanded once again. Matt shot her a reluctant glare before following her orders. After a few seconds she told him to open his eyes. Matt looked down at his hands and began to walk to the entrance. Stacey was cracking up. Then she made Matt poof over next to her. Matt shot her a fierce glare and began to walk away again.
"I'm so sorry Matt. I'll give it to you! I promise!" She begged. Matt rolled his eyes and walked back over.
"Okay, now close your eyes and hold out your hands." She commanded again. Matt glared at her.
"Do you think I'm that dumb? I'm not that bad of a loser! Give it to me now if you really have something to give me or I'm out the door." Matt growled.
"Gee, Matt. You're so mean. I was just having fun. I promise I'll give it to you this time! I promise!" Stacey reasoned in her most innocent tone.
"Right. I'm sure." Matt said, rolling his eyes.
"Please! I'm serious!"
"No!"
"Please!!!!!"
"NO!!!"
"Pretty pretty please! It's for your own good!"
"NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!" Matt shouted. He could hear the echo.
"Gee Matt. I never realized how absolutely mean you were." Stacey sniffled, eyes downcast. Matt stared wide-eyed at her as she began to sniffle some more. He began to start feeling really guilty.
"No, no! Don't feel bad. I'm so sorry. I was just sort of cranky, I guess. I'm sorry! I didn't mean to shout." He assured her desperately. She smiled at him.
"Yeah, you do seem cranky. Poor baby needs his nap!" Stacey giggled, perfectly back to normal.
"You are one immature adult. Do you realize that? You act less mature than my little bro, T.K." He sighed.
"Is that so? Well, close your hands and hold out your eyes already!" Matt began to crack up.
"Wait...I said that wrong didn't I." She winced. Matt continued to laugh hysterically. Stacey sighed. "Whatever Matt. You know what I meant!"
"But Stacey, I can't take out my eyes!" Matt bursted out and began to laugh again. Stacey glared at him. Then she walked over and poked his eyes.
"Ouch!" Matt shouted, shutting his eyes. Then she grabbed his hands and pulled them toward her. He felt her put something in them. His eyes slowly, painfully opened and he looked down at his hands. There, sitting on them were four little bottles. Two of them were green and two of them were red.
"I'm glad you made it back from giggle land, Matt." Stacey growled.
"You killed my eyes! What were you trying to do? Poke them out?" Matt whined.
"No. I was trying to get you to shut up and I was trying to close your eyes. Anyways, what those things do are-"
"Yeah, I know. Or at least, I'm pretty sure I know. I think the red ones are for healing and the green ones are for regaining magic." He interrupted.
"Wow! How did you know?" Stacey said, astonished.
"Hey, what can I say? I play the game Zelda." Matt shrugged. (A/N: I don't own Zelda either...Link is such a cute child and a cool adult. That's off the subject. Read the manga! It's good for you!! Link's so cute there. Any hoo, there's a hot guy in the seasons manga. But it's not cool how he disses Link. I wonder what his name is.)
"Zel- da? What is this Zel- da you speak of?" Stacey prodded curiously.
"A video game." Matt replied. Then it struck him that these people were technologically challenged.
"Vee- dee- oooh gaaee- maa? What's that?" Stacey asked.
"Nothing, never mind. More advanced technology. Eheheh. Sorry for mentioning it." Matt assured her. She shot Matt a confused look but then just gave him a hug.
"Bye little crazy mage! You better not get killed. If you get killed I'll bring you back to life and make you sorry!" Matt decided not to remind her of his older self.
"Bye you crazy old witch!" Matt shouted and dashed out the door. She chased after him in fury.
"What the hell do you mean bye OLD!! I am NOT old!" Stacey screeched. Matt made it outside laughing. Then he turned around to face her.
"See ya Stacey! I hope I won't die so I can see you again. I'll learn more magic! Then maybe someday I'll be better than you!" He said.
"In you dreams! But you better come back!" She shouted to Matt.
"I can't promise that! What if I live and get zapped back home? Then I won't be able to keep it!" Matt argued.
"Whatever. Just don't die, okay? Oh yeah, bye. And good luck! It may be suicide but oh well. I have some confidence in you. It may not be much but-" She joked. Matt sighed.
"Bye, Stacey..." Matt sighed.
"Bye Matt." She chimed. Then Matt waved and turned around to head back to Shina's. For a second he looked at the sky. 'There was always something sad about a sunset,' he thought to himself while watching the sky darken as the sun faded away.
(A/N: Dialogue takes up a lot! Okay. I have to write bigger paragraphs. This'll probly be my longest chapter yet. I still have a lot planned for this chapter. Whoohoo! I hope it gets to be like ten pages! That's my goal! Ten pages. I hope I reach it...or go beyond it. Wow! I can't believe the first section already took up 3 pages on word! Kay, now for division thingee!)
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"Magician's shop. Hey, what happened to all the stuff? Did you finally come to your senses and put it all back?" Matt said, looking around. He noticed the ground was clear of clutter. All that was there was a little bag in the middle of the room. He looked up at Hotaru's and Shina's faces and quickly noted the silly little grins the had smacked across them. He stared at them suspiciously. "What? I know you guys are hiding something!" Matt sighed. He was very impatient now. He had just been overworked and then had his brain messed around with. He wasn't at all happy. "You know what, can we talk about this later. I know you guys wanted us to set out today, but I'm really tired. I mean, like really tired. Can I go to sleep? It won't hurt us too much to get a little shut-eye before departing, right?" He let out a big yawn.
"But, Matt. We already packed up all the stuff in your room." Shina giggled.
"What do you mean by that?" Matt asked nervously. Shina had that look in her eye that showed she was about to get Matt, in some way or other. Matt sighed and thought, 'She's like the sister I never had and never wanted.'
"Yah, Matt. We kind of did pack up all the stuff in that room. The pillows, the sheets, the table. Matt stared at them with a look that said, 'What are you guys hinting at?' "Okay, I'm serious. I'm really tired so could you please get to the point.
"We are at the point Matt! We packed up your stuff!" Shina laughed.
"And where did you pack it up? In the closet or something?" Matt growled.
"No! We packed it up in this!" Shina said, picking up the bag and shoving it in Matt's face. Matt gave her a, 'You have got to be kidding,' look. Shina snickered.
"I'm dead serious, Matt!" She smirked.
"Stop kidding around, Shina! Hotaru? What's the truth?"
"That is the truth." Matt stared at her, freaked out.
"You know what. I must be hearing things. I'm just gonna sit down in this corner and fall asleep." And he did just what he said.
"Matt?" Hotaru called. "Matt? Are you awake?"
"Maybe he's dead! Let's poke him with a stick!" Shina joked. Hotaru laughed. "Let's not, Shina. It would sort of be funny though. But I can tell he's tired. Let him get some sleep. I know it's kind of early to fall asleep, but oh well. He's right. We'll probably need the rest. I guess I'll head in too. Good thing we didn't pack up my room." Then Hotaru began to walk up the stairs.
"Aww! C'mon! You'll miss dinner! You two need to eat well for tomorrow!" Shina argued.
"Big breakfast please!" Hotaru chimed. Shina sighed.
"I guess all aliens are bums." She muttered to herself as Hotaru left her view. She stared at Matt. "Especially guy aliens!" She snickered.
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Matt yawned and stretched out. His back was so sore. A little voice in his head was yelling, 'you numbskull! Never sleep in a corner again!' Matt sighed as he stood up. He felt fully rested but he hadn't exactly woke up very comfortably. He went into the kitchen and found Shina's mom cooking. It smelled like eggs. He walked up to her and tapped her on the shoulder.
"Would you like me to cook them? I can cook and you can do something else." He offered.
"What? Wow! You're up early! What was that? You want to cook? You can cook?!!! Wow! My husband doesn't know how to cook! Okay! Go ahead! Well, this is certainly new!" She laughed and walked out. Matt sat there and decided upon how to make them. Scrambled was easy enough. He didn't want to over do it. He knew how to cook a lot of other things, but scrambled would do. His ability of cooking had come from living with a dad who possessed practically zero cooking skills. Matt had to learn to cook or live with eating out for the rest of his childhood. Matt had grown pretty good at it, unlike most guys his age, who could only boil water. He began to cook the eggs.
Just as Matt finished He heard loud thundering coming from the stairs. He peeked his head around the corner where Shina's mom was setting the table. He looked up to the stairs and saw Shina and Hotaru dash down them.
"Where is Matt, Mom? He's not in his room. I figured he would have been so uncomfortable that he would have moved back up there. After all, we were just kidding when we said we packed it all up. We only packed the table, not the bed!" Shina bursted out.
"He's cooking." Her mother told her plainly.
"Cooking?" Shina sounded very reluctant. "Don't kid me! Guys just don't cook."
"On the contrary, Shina! Some guys can cook, you know. It's not like girls are the only ones who can handle pans and ovens." He argued, balancing some plates as he walked out of the kitchen. Shina's jaw dropped. Even Hotaru looked slightly surprised.
"It looks very good, Matt." Hotaru said. He had cooked a lot! She was surprised. But then again, they had skipped dinner. Matt had probably remembered that.
"Yeah, well, I bet it tastes horrible." Shina pouted. Matt sighed. "You can decide that for yourself. It seems standable to me." Matt sighed. He set the plates down.
"Yeah, I'm sure." Shina said, as she and Hotaru sat down. She ate a bite. And began to shovel it into her mouth.
"...Pig." Matt muttered. Shina glared at Matt, already half finished. Matt looked at Hotaru's plate and noted she was already a fourth done. "Wow, Is it just me or are you guys eating awfully fast?"
"Ipph Good Maautt!" Shina said, mouth full. Hotaru winced at her lack of manners.
"You shouldn't talk with your mouth full Shina." Hotaru reasoned.
"Who cares...it's really good Matt. I'm surprised but I'm wrong." She said, swallowing her last bite. Matt and Hotaru sighed. Soon Hotaru finished and then after a while Matt.
"So what were you too rambling on about last night? That was one weird joke." Matt said suddenly after he finished.
"Well, Matt we aren't joking. I found a way to carry all that stuff while I was out. I still don't know what you were doing, but I was given a bag that can hold practically anything. I'm dead serious so please don't look at me that way." Hotaru said. Matt wiped the reluctant look off his face. "So what were you doing, huh? I mean, we were out for hours! Were you just wandering around aimlessly?" She asked.
"I was just learning stuff." Matt answered.
"Stuff? What sort of stuff?" Shina pried. "Magic stuff." Matt muttered.
"Magic? From who, Stacey?" Shina prodded. She noticed Matt nod wearily. "HAHAHAHAHA! That woman's a slave driver! She tried to teach me magic and I couldn't learn. I was to lazy and she got impatient with my constant complaining." She laughed. "So that's why you were so tired. Magic too much for you?" She mocked. Matt glared at her and she blinked as she noticed him mutter something under his breath and do some quick motions with his hands. All of a sudden she felt like someone had dropped a bucket of water on her. Her hair and dress were sopping wet.
"MATT!!! I'M SOOOO GONNA KILL YOU!!!!!!" She screeched. Hotaru was laughing almost silently, but still received a glare from Shina. Hotaru watched as Shina chased Matt around and around the table.
"You too are hopeless." She sighed. All of a sudden Matt stopped and stepped to the side, allowing Shina to breeze past him. Then he grabbed the back of her collar and stopped her before she crashed face first into the wall. Matt was still laughing at her, but it quickly died down as Shina made a swing for his face with her fist. Matt caught it. Grabbed her other hand and let her calm down.
"Sorry Shina. I was just proving you wrong." He chuckled. She glared at him and muttered a few words under her breathe. Matt decided he was for the better not hearing them. "So ladies." Matt said, changing the subject. "Can I get an example of this miracle bag? I don't think I can believe it until I see it with my own eyes." Hotaru smiled and nodded. Then she reached her hand into the bag, showing him her whole arm could go in it. Matt stared at it in excitement and suddenly bursted out, "THAT'S SOOOOOO COOL!!!!! LEMME TRY!! LEMME TRY!!!!" Hotaru laughed and handed it over. Matt grabbed it and stuck his arm in and out and in and out. Then all of a sudden he vanished within it. Shina and Hotaru sweatdropped at Matt and waited. They heard from the inside, 'this goes here and this goes here! Hey! The food should all be in one place! This can be for sleeping supplies. Wow! That's a lot of Copper Coins! I'll put them in this drawer!' and other phrases not so different from those. Then, after about thirty minutes Matt popped out. "There! Done! Now we can grab thing out easily!" Matt said. He looked at Hotaru then at Shina. They had plopped down to the ground in boredom. "...I'm done, guys." Matt sighed. He noticed their face perk up and they stood up.
"Are you guys gonna leave on your adventure now? Are you? Are you?" Shina bubbled.
"Wow. I feel so unwanted. Okay, then I guess we'll leave now." Matt said droopily.
"YAAAAY!! Matt's leaving! My life is easier. I'll miss you Hotaru!" Shina teased. Matt sighed. "I'm just kidding Matt and you know it!"
"Yeah, I know! Do you really want us to leave now, though?" Matt responded.
"Well, no. Actually I want to go with you. Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Pretty, Pretty PLEASE!!!" Shina begged. Matt looked hesitantly at the older girl and sighed.
"You can't go. You'll likely get yourself killed." Matt said demandingly.
"Matt! Please! I sell weapons! I know how to use them! I'm not a baby! I'm older than you! I demand you to let me go!" She pouted.
"Look, it's for your own good. Your parents would never let you go, and anyways, I don't like you throwing yourself into danger! Okay? It's just better for you. Anyways, you have a job here, and Rean Village is your home. Are you willing to throw that away? Possibly never see your family ever again? Anyways, you shouldn't risk your life for something you don't have to do." Matt said sternly. For that millisecond he sounded really mature. 'I guess underneath he can be more serious than I thought, but I won't give up!' Shina said to herself.
"No way Matt! I'm coming! I'm so coming. I can handle myself. Anyways, it's dangerous for Hotaru to go and you're letting her!" Shina argued.
"If she didn't have to go I wouldn't let her. I really don't want you to go. I have a bad feeling about you going." Matt sighed.
"What? I'm not gonna die!" She growled.
"Stay here. Please. What if we..." He choked for a second. "What if we die or something? I don't like the thought of Hotaru going either, but she has too. And what if once this is all over we suddenly get beamed back to our world? What'll you do then? Wander aimlessly for the rest of your life, never seeing Tesnus again?" Matt said, genuinely concerned. Shina sighed. Matt seemed unable to be swayed. "Please. I'm begging you. Shina. Please stay here."
"You really don't want me to go, do you Matt?" Shina sighed, beaten. "Okay then, I'll respect that. I'm sorry about your decision, but if that's how you really feel then I won't go. I never knew you could act like that Matt. You can be so different."
"Yea, well, I'm sure you're serious sometimes too. I guess we should go now." Matt said. She nodded, eyes downcast.
"Well, aren't you gonna say goodbye? Or are you too much of a softy to accept that you can't come?" Matt teased. She smiled at him.
"I'll miss you Matt! Hey, I just noticed, you haven't let go of the bag yet." She pointed out.
"MY BAG!!!" Matt said jokingly. Shina smiled and hugged him.
"I'll miss you and your dumbness. I hope I see you again." She smiled.
"Yea, well same to you! I sort of wish you could come, but I won't let you. I'm confusing myself!" Matt sighed. Then he topped hugging her back and said goodbye again.
"I feel forgotten." Hotaru sighed.
"Oh, well I'll miss you too! Don't think I won't. You're more sane than Matt. I know Matt for sure." She giggled. Matt scowled. "But really! I'll miss you both. This was like the highlight of my life and now you guys are leaving." She sighed.
"Yea, well, I'll miss you too." Matt and Hotaru said in unison.
"Aww, you too are just so cute together!" Shina chimed. Matt and Hotaru began to blush furiously. "Okay! You two got to go now! Best get a fresh start, you know! You guys ought to leave before I change my mind about going with you!" She said. Matt smiled at her and him and Hotaru walked out the door. As soon as they were out Hotaru noted Matt's smile had disappeared. They continued to walk towards Midday Mountains. It was a good thing it was right outside of Rean.
"I may never see her again." Matt said sadly, and then he smiled at her. "Okay, I'll try my best to complete this journey! I'll make her proud of me! Just so long as you stick with me, okay?" She nodded.
"Matt...do you think what she said was true?" Hotaru asked.
"I dunno. I think you're cute, if that helps." Matt said truthfully. She began to blush. "And not to mention sweet." He added smiling.
"Well, I think that you're cute too. I bet all the girls chase you." She shot back, stilling blushing. She laughed as she observed Matt's cheeks immediately turn a deep scarlet.
"Hotaru. Could you ever like me like that?" Matt asked, cheeks crimson now.
"Yes, Matt." She said, smiling playfully. Secretly, ever since he had caught her eye she had been fallen for him. She didn't know why. She supposed at first it was his looks at first. (A/N: BWUAHAHAHA! Matt is HOT! Sorry) His odd joking way, while still being cool. Maybe it was because he had saved her? But what if he was just toying with her. Maybe he just didn't want her to feel bad. She sighed. What if he didn't like her at all? Shina was her friends and she would miss her a lot but to tell the truth, she was slightly jealous at how easily Shina had established a friendship with him. Well, that was okay. She was happy to be on this little adventure with him. She'd see if she really was willing to have so much feeling for Matt. After all, she had just met him a couple of days ago. They walked in silence and soon they were at the foot of Midday Mountains.
"One more step and we're out of Tesnus." Matt said, sadly. He took one step and pulled her forward. "Look how convenient!" Matt laughed. The mountains parted revealing a valley. "We ought to be able to get through this!" Matt said happily. She nodded. It was still bright daylight.
"But one thing Matt! That's a forest. What if we get lost or something?" Hotaru sighed.
"I dunno. Well, we sort of have no choice." Matt answered, being truthful. She agreed and they began to walk into the forest.
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They had been traveling for what seemed to Matt like forever. He figured if they kept walking in a straight line they would have to make it out eventually. He had let Hotaru lead the way. The scenery had barely changed at all. Trees, trees, trees, and what do you know? Trees! But he wasn't really bothered be that. He didn't like Midday Mountains. They had an awkward feeling about them. The farther they got away from Tesnus the more it grew. Matt looked at the watch he had on his arm. It read four. They had been traveling for four hours. Of course they had taken breaks but.... Matt sighed. He really didn't care for going to this weird land. The prophecy wasn't even clear! Genai had provided more information than what he had heard about what he must do here. He didn't even know how he was supposed to do it. What if this was really some sort of wild goose chase? They continued to walk. He fingered the bag. Hotaru had let him keep it after not being able to pry it from his fingers.
"Matt? Can I take a break?" Hotaru suddenly said. Matt nodded and plopped down on a rock. Hotaru sat besides him. "I don't like these mountains. They're eerie. I keep getting the feeling like we're walking closer and closer to peril, which I know we are, but I don't like that feeling."
"Yeah, I know. It's sort of weird." Matt sighed. "Wait Hotaru. I have to see if the inside of the bag got unorganized." Matt said. Then he was gone. He sighed. Nothing was too out of order. He began to organize things a little better. He stayed inside for about 15 minutes while Hotaru took a short nap. Then, all of a sudden he got a bad feeling. Out of the blue the bag began to sway. He felt the bag rock. He heard muffled talking. He pressed his ear to the side of the bag and heard dialogue.
"Hah, what a dumb girl, leaving her bag out like that and falling asleep. It was like taking candy from a baby." He heard someone say.
"I wonder where that guy went though. Do you think he saw us take it? It doesn't seem likely that one person would leave their friend alone here. You know, with all the monsters and stuff. She could easily get eaten or snatched up." Matt heard him say. Matt suddenly felt his insides churn. He was leaving Hotaru alone. Sure, she could handle herself, but he didn't like it. He looked up at the opening of the bag and cursed. He figured the guy was holding it closed. He clenched his fists in frustration. There he sat, and time seemed to freeze up leaving Matt to in his worry for eternity. But then, after about ten minutes, Matt finally felt the bag lurch to a stop.
"Look what I snatched up. Apparently the girl didn't care to much for it cuz she just left it sitting there." He chortled.
"There's probably CCs in it, don't you think boss?" He heard a new voice ask.
"Yes. That's why I grabbed it dimwit." He heard the man holding the bag say. So he was the leader? Matt sat there and pondered. Then he felt the bag drop downward and land on a flat surface, which Matt assumed to be the ground. What was he going to do? What if they had weapons? Whatever. He'd just wing it! Matt popped out of the bag.
"Bring me back right now!" He said, holding out his sword blade to their leaders neck. Of course, he had no plan of killing the guy. That was just heartless. "Drop all your weapons now or I'll hack of his head." Matt growled. He thought about it and grew slightly sick picturing it. 'Okay, Matt, why are you thinking this stuff?' He asked himself.
"Do it you fool!" Their boss commanded. They all dropped their knives and guns. Matt was glad he had done it now. There was no way he wanted to be shot, or stabbed for that matter.
You too, do you think I'm stupid? I know you're not defenseless!" Matt growled. Their leader glared at him and pulled out a sword.
"You wouldn't kill me. You're too soft. Fight me like a man." The guy mocked. Matt backed up.
"F-Fine!" Matt said, trying to sound confident. He had never battled with a sword before. Then he leapt forward and met the guy's sword head on. The guy laughed at him. Then, out of nowhere Matt shot a fireball in the guys face with his other hands. The guy stumbled back. Matt kicked him in the stomach, causing him to be winded. Then he hit the guy with the sword hilt, knocking him unconscious. "That was way too easy!" Matt laughed. "C'mon, no weapons, I'll take you all one at a time." Matt laughed, his fighting side coming out. It had been a while, but the part of Matt that fist fought with Tai was back with a bang. They all stared at him and then all of them poured at him at once.
"Great!" Matt mumbled. "I said one at a time."
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Hotaru woke up to someone shaking her awake. She opened one eyes a crack. A pair of blue eyes peered at her. She rubbed her eyes and sat up.
"What is it Matt?" She said hoarsely.
"Matt? Who's Matt?" She heard a new guy's voice say. She opened her eyes in surprise. There, before her stood a guy around her age. He had spiky black hair and blue eyes, like Matt. He was wearing all black except for a cape, which was dark blue. Hotaru actually found him sort of cute, but Matt was better looking. (A/N: I did that to spite someone. HAHAHAHAHAHA! Okay. That will be enough of that. ^_^ Anyways, this dude is nicer than the guy I mean to smite. )
"W-Who are you? Where's Matt?" She asked scanning around, finding no sign of him.
"I'm Kive. I don't know where your Matt is but I think he ditched you in your sleep. You shouldn't sleep here though." Kive said. "It's dangerous. Do you want to go to Tesnus with me?"
"I-I can't. And I can't leave Matt! I need to find him! And soon!" She cried.
"Gee, calm down. I'll help you." Kive sighed. "I don't even know your name."
"My name's Hotaru. Look for a boy about my age. Meet back here in half an hour. Oh, and thank you Kive." She said, flashing him a smile before racing off.
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Matt had taken them all. (A/N he beat them all up while Kive met Hotaru and searched for him) All he had to do was bonk every single one of them on the head and they were knocked out. Simple as pi, 3.1415. He dusted his hands off. He hoped that was the last of them. He scooped the bag. And began to head back when he noted a pair of icy eyes staring at him. Matt sighed. He'd missed one.
"Hey you. I don't want to fight so could you just go away." Matt sighed.
"What the heck did you do? Did you knock out all these people? Who the hell are you?" Kive said, coldly.
"You don't need to know." Matt sighed and began to walk past him when Kive pulled out a sword and held it in Matt's way. "Gee, can I define, 'I don't want to fight?'" Matt sighed.
"Sorry, but you seem like a thief if I've ever seen one." Kive growled.
"Me? The thief? Yea right! You are the one who's got to be the thief." Matt laughed.
"Yea right. Only a thief would knock out a group of that size for no apparent reason!"
"I had a reason!" Matt argued.
"Yah. Right. And what was it? To rob them? Huh?" Kive challenged. Matt sighed.
"Okay, I see now. You're a thief and you're trying to trick me into thinking that you are not. Well, it doesn't matter." Matt said shrugging him off and then began to walk around him.
"Nuh-uh! Battle me, thief." Kive snarled.
"You are so stupid. How many times must I say it? I'm not a thief! And, I don't want to battle! I can't stress that enough. Now let me through." Matt said, starting to get irritated. Kive held his ground. "Fine, whatever." Matt sighed. This guy seemed pretty dumb. Him being a thief? What an idea. He had to thief! Matt drew his sword, shaking his head.
"I'm gonna knock you out." Matt told him.
"No! I'm gonna knock you out!" Kive said lunging at him with his sword. Matt blocked it and jumped back. They circled for a bit. Matt searched for a weak spot. A flaw. His adrenaline was pumping. He'd just have to try to wing it again. It worked last time. Then Matt dived in, making a side swing hilt towards Kive's head. Kive dodged it and swung his sword at Matt. Matt stepped back, easily dodging that. Matt then tried once again to knock out Kive, but Kive swung his sword head to head. The pushed back and forth, but Matt started to win. Matt had been putting too much force on the sword and he stumbled after Kive's push was removed. Kive then swung the dull side down at Matt's head, but Matt recovered quick enough to block it. Kive tried swinging his sword at Matt again, but Matt blocked it. 'Wow' Matt sighed to himself, heart beating fast. 'My first actual sword fight.'
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Hotaru had been looking around for a while. Where had Matt gone? She sighed and continued to search finding no sign of Matt or Kive. Then she heard the clanks of sword battle. 'Now what could that be?' She asked herself. She raced towards where the sounds were coming from. They grew louder and louder until she finally came unto a clearing. She saw about eight men, lying on the ground out cold and there, on the opposite side of the clearing of her was Matt and Kive. Matt had gained some ground since the start of their fight. Little beads of sweat dotted both their foreheads. They seemed absorbed in the fight, not acknowledging her presence. Right now Matt was on offense and Kive was on defense.
"Matt!" She called out. Matt stopped and lowered his sword, turning his head towards Hotaru, but Kive didn't seem to notice her. He was in mid swing and he landed the hilt smack on Matt's head.
"Ow! That hurt!" Matt shouted at him, rubbing his head. He backed up and then looked back at Hotaru. "Leave me alone! I'm trying to talk to my friend, here! Yeah Hotaru?" He asked.
"Umm, Matt, your opponent is Kive. Kive, the person you just nailed on the head is Matt." She sighed. "Now we can all be friends!"
"I thought you were a thief!" Kive and Matt rang out in unison.
"Sorry, Kive. No hard feelings." Matt apologized reluctantly.
"Whatever." Kive growled, glaring at him. "Hey Hotaru, let's go. He's not good enough for you. He couldn't even protect you. He went off and ditched you to beat up a group of random people," Kive said coldly, walking over and grabbing her hand and pulling her off.
"Hey! What do you think you're doing? She's traveling with me! You can't just take off with her!" Matt snarled angrily.
"Yeah, Kive. Matt and I are traveling together. If you want to go with us you have to consult with him too." She pointed out.
"I don't like reasoning with morons..." Kive groaned. Matt glared at him.
"Well, we can discuss it when we get to a safe place to camp. I don't want to be awake when these guys wake up, whoever they are. Let's go find a camp. Then you guys can explain to me about what happened and we can plan things out. Sound good?" She sighed. They both nodded, but they continued to glare at each other all the way along.
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*Sighs* Yeah, I'm not that good at writing swordfights, I know. Lynn's so much better than myself. So how did you guy like this one? My mom kept yelling at me to bet off the comp. and that's why it took so long. Also it's because this is the longest chapter yet. On word it's 11 pages while most of the others are like 5-6 (save the first one, that one was 2). I based Kive on a character I think is cool, but is a jerk. He's nicer to everyone but Matt. He's also slightly dumber...well; actually I'm not quite sure. Eheheh. Well I hate my parents. They try to inspire me to write and 'expand my talents' but when I start and people actually think it's okay they try to keep me from typing. It's weird. Also, school will get in the way, but I'll try to post once a week. Okay, gtg. Bye. *Sighs* It's my parents. Please R+R!!!! ^_^