Chapter Five
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Sora awoke from her deep slumber and looked around.
She sat up and was more surprised when she couldn't familiarize herself with the room.
"Where am I?" she asked as the unfamiliar room greeted her.
"I hope you slept well, Sora." A voice said. Sora looked to the person and was surprised to see who it was.
"Taichi?"
"The one and only." He replied with a grin as he walked towards her and sat on her bed.
"What am I doing here, Taichi? I should be in battle with my people and-"
"Hush, Sor. I'll explain it to you later, but for now. You have to rest." Taichi said as he held Sora lay back on her bed.
Sora didn't take no for an answer as she pulled Taichi to her and threatened him. "If you don't tell me what happened, I swear, Taichi… I'll let you have what you deserve."
"Oh? And what would that be?" Taichi asked, in his usual cocky was.
He liked the feeling to be this close to Sora… he could feel her warmth and breathe that actually… relaxes him.
"Don't you dare threaten me, Taichi. I'm in no mood for games. I want to know the truth…" Sora said as she kept her calmness.
"Okay… I'll tell you when you'll kiss me first." Taichi said with a smile.
With that, Sora blushed deeply and pushed Taichi away.
"Pervert." Sora yelled as she tossed back to her bed and covered herself with the covers.
Taichi gave in a chuckle as he left the room.
"…I wonder… that that feels like…?" Sora murmured to herself as she smiled.
"So, how is she?" The king asked.
"She's fine, father. Just resting." Taichi replied, with a grin in his face.
"What's with that smile, my child?" the queen asked.
"Oh? This smile? Nothing mother… I'm just happy." Taichi replied as he walked away and made his way to his room where Yamato was waiting for him.
"I LOVE YOU, TAKERU!" Hikari said happily as she jumped towards Takeru and gave him a hug.
Takeru smiled and Hikari moved away to face him.
"That was it?" he asked.
Hikari smiled evilly as she pulled Takeru into a deep kiss. Before Takeru could even utter another word, both of them fell to the ground, claming each other's lips.
"Look at those two love birds…" Yamato said to Taichi as he saw his brother making out with Taichi's sister.
"I guess that means that we'll be brother-in-laws, eh?" Taichi asked as he took a bite from his apple and looked out the window as well to see his sister kissing with Takeru ever so passionately.
"Get a room, will you!" Taichi and Yamato yelled.
Hikari and Takeru instantly looked up and saw that Taichi and Yamato were looking at them fondly.
"BROTHER!" they both hissed.
Yamato and Taichi shrugged back and laughed.
Sora rubbed her eyes and looked around.
"It must be morning…" she said to herself as she sat up from bed and walked towards the window.
"I miss home…" she muttered as she looked across the horizons where her kingdom should have been.
"I'll go check it out myself." She finally decided as she quickly changed and left a note.
She jumped over the window and went running across the yards without any of the guards seeing her.
"Father…what would you like me to do next?"
"Rule over the Yagami Kingdom and get Sora as your queen…."
"Sora? As my queen? This will be fun…"
"She did what? Father!" Taichi went ballistic when he heard that Sora has left.
"Taichi, let Sora do what she wants… she wanted to see her kingdom so let her be… alright?"
"But father, she can be in danger! Someone must've kidnapped her…or someone might kill her! Or-"
"No one could even do that even if they wanted to, Taichi. Sora is capable of protecting herself… " Yamato said with a sly grin.
"Not like someone I know…" he added as he looked at Taichi.
"Who said so?" Taichi asked back.
"I did." Yamato replied back.
"Are you challenging me?" Taichi asked with a smile.
"No, I'm double challenging you." Yamato added.
"Fine! I'll prove you that I suite Sora just fine and I can protect her." Taichi said as he walked away.
"This… is what is left of my kingdom…?" Sora asked as she looked around her.
From where her castle used to stand, was a heap of rubble and steam. The forest surrounding her home, was now in ashes. The village was nothing less but a graveyard… nothing was left standing.
Sora went down of her horse and walked around.
"This… this… how can this happen?" she asked herself as she knelt down to pick up a rag doll on the ground.
Flashback-
"Princess! The army is here!"
"alright! Men! Get into your positions whatever we do, we will die with honor! Honor to protect out city!"
and the war started… Sora was in the front line, attacking. When suddenly, something struck her from behind that made her fell from her horse.
"The princess! The princess!" someone yelled.
The next thing Sora knew was that the Grand Elder was looking at her.
"Princess, are you aright?"
"Grand Elder? What happened? Is the war over?"
"The soldiers are still fighting… but it will be over soon."
"Good… I have to help them fight." She said as she started to get up.
"No, princess. Don't do it. You're injured…you'll not survive the war."
"I have to help! I-"
but before she could even continue, her vision began to blur and the last thing she heard was, "I'm sorry, princess. But we cannot let anything happen to you…"
End of Flashback-
"The Grand Elder…he's the one who made me unconscious…" Sora thought as she looked around and saw a tent nearby.
"He…he wanted to save me…" she added as she walked towards the tent.
"But I don't understand why." She said to herself as she stopped in front of the red tent.
"Why…? Why do you all have to leave me…? Why do I have to be alone…?" she asked in a hoarse whisper as she found herself near to tears.
"Why did you all leave me behind?" Sora asked in anguish as she dropped to her knees and cried.
Soon enough, rain clouds hovered around the Takenouchi Kingdom and some time later, rain began to fall.
Sora looked around her kingdom. Before, when rain was falling, Sora could be seen running around the town, feeling so happy and joyous. But now… she didn't feel like it anymore. She didn't feel like dancing and singing in the rain…
Slowly, Sora rose up from the ground and looked around once more.
Dead bodies surrounded the entire area and Sora couldn't help but cry once more. She blamed herself for this…
"First it was Father…now…everyone else…" Sora muttered as she slowly walked over the nearest body she can find and knelt beside it.
"I'm sorry…" she said as she started to pick the bodies one by one.
"It's been three days, father. Am I still not allowed to go after her?" Taichi asked.
"No, my son. Princess Sora will come back as she pleases. She knows well enough that starting from that day…this is her new home." The king replied as he continued to eat his breakfast.
Taichi slowly nodded.
Taichi knew that starting from the day Sora comes back from her kingdom, everything around him would change. Now that he finally found a suited bride for him, all he has to do is to court his way to Sora's heart.
Before, he knew that Sora had fallen in love with him as he did to her. But the fact that this disaster took place, he may find it harder to go back into Sora's heart once more.
He knew that Sora needs all the love and comfort she needs… and he's willing to give it to her. But the question is…will Sora accept it?
"where is she?" Taichi asked impatiently as he cursed under his breath.
"W-where am I?"
"I'm glad you're awake…" Sora said to the boy who just sat up.
"Princess Sora! You are safe! I am pleased…" the boy replied.
Sora smiled weakly at him.
"Is the war over?" he asked.
"Yes. It is over." She replied with a sad voice.
The boy knew that something was wrong and as if realization hit him hard, he cried. "Father… father's dead too, huh?" he asked.
"I'm afraid so… The Grand Elder… was someone I really respected and loved, Koushiro. I'm sorry to face your lost…" Sora replied.
Koushiro just nodded back and Sora took this cue to make her leave and let Koushiro alone.
When Sora was outside the tent, she could hear the cries of Koushiro. She had known Koushiro ever since she was a child. Both of them were very close friends since they practically grew up with each other.
The Grand Elder, Koushiro's father, is the best councilor of her father. Koushiro is two years younger than Sora , that's why Koushiro looks up to her as his sister and he as her little brother. The two of them always stuck up to each other. Through pains and kills, and joys and laughter.
Deep inside Sora…she felt sad for Koushiro. She knew the feeling of being lonely. And the feeling of losing someone very important to you…
But she couldn't help feel relieved at the same time, knowing that at least, she has someone with her…
And that really eased her pain.
Sora has been spending the last three days burying each and everyone in the village…and she was only half way done.
"Do you need some help, Princess?"
Sora turned around to see Koushiro standing by the tent with a small smile on his face.
"Stop calling me Princess, Koushiro. I'm no Princess anymore." Sora said.
"You're always a princess to me, Princess Sora." Koushiro said.
"A princess? How can you call me a princess! I couldn't even protect my own kingdom!" Sora exclaimed hatefully.
"A Princess isn't just someone who protects her kingdom, Princess Sora. She's someone who loves her Kingdom too much…just like you do… now, let me help you in what we're doing so we could go to the Yagami Kingdom. All right? I am sure that the Prince there is waiting for you." Koushiro said with a smirk as he helped Sora finish what she was doing.
TBC
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