Hey everyone! Thanks all of you for your great reviews, and I would just like to say that I swear I know mimi's hair is brown to SoratoFan,
so I really don't know why you said that, unless you thought I was going to say it was pink. Well anyway thanks to all of you who tired themselves
reviewing this fic, and I hope you can recommend it to others to read too. Also I would like to say that Ryo will show up in this chappie,
and the others will all most definitely will be in the following one, so hold your horses all of you who are waiting for them to step into the picture.
Disclaimer: I swear I don't own digimon, cuz if I did I wouldn't be writing this on fanfiction, it would be on tv!
So on with it already!
Watching Over You
Chapter Six: Attacked
You may not know,
I'm there with you,
Protecting you,
…Watching over you
"Nooo………..! Please…! Help me…….!" Izumi screamed in her sleep. She tossed and turned as sweat made its way down her face.
"Nooo! Please help me K.…ahhhh!" she screamed.
Mimi ran over to her and began to shake her to wake up. "Izumi you have to wake up, come on." Izumi opened her eyes breathing heavily.
Every inch of her body ached, especially her back and stomach. She found herself looking at Mimi, and began to relax.
"It's okay now Izumi, it was only a nightmare." she said soothingly to her.
"Yeah…, thanks for waking me up", Izumi replied with a weak smile. "Is it my turn to watch yet?"
"In about another hour", the princess replied.
"I'll take my turn now because I don't think I want to go back to sleep now."
"Are you sure? You're going to need your rest because we have a lot of walking to do tomorrow."
"I'm sure. Go and get some rest now. You might need it more than me" Izumi said.
"Thanks. Wake Auron up in 4hours and tell him that we need to wake up at six. Goodnight", she said exhaustedly but with a smile on her face.
Then she went over to the patch of leaves she had made into a bed, and went to sleep.
Izumi got up and sat by the fire staring at it thoughtfully. 'Why do I keep getting that nightmare every night? And how come it seems so
much worse in this world? Or does it just seem that way? When will all of my questions be answered? Maybe they never will be, and
maybe I'll never leave this place', she shivered slightly and pulled her cloak closer to her slender body. 'Argh, I have got to get my mind
away from all these negative thoughts! ... Well I wonder if the princes and Princess Rika will be like Mimi described. I wonder what
they all look like', at this thought she began to visualize each one of them in many different ways, trying to pass the time.
Izumi looked at her watch. 'One more hour to go', she thought. She had made up about ten different appearances of all of the princes and
Princess Rika, and even tried to picture princess Mia, but now she was too bored to think of that anymore. She stared deeply into the flames
of the fire in front of her. 'Fire is so weird', she thought, 'It just seems like hot air that gives you light, and it makes you feel warm on
the outside. But the funny thing is, if you touch it, it will burn you.' She laughed at herself out loud but quietly, and thought of how
weird her thoughts can become when she feels lonely. But she stopped suddenly upon hearing a faint laughter. She looked around her but
didn't see anyone nor did she hear the laughter anymore. 'That's it. I'm officially crazy now. I'm sure of that.' But as that thought came to
its end she heard the laughter again yet it sounded a little louder. She stood up and looked around her again. This time she found the source.
About a hundred meters away from her she could see two children chasing after each other in the moonlight. She squinted her eyes to make
them clearer, thus focusing the image of the young girl and boy she had seen earlier, but they were alone this time. 'Who are those two kids?
And how could their parents let them out in the middle of the night? Maybe I should go over to them and tell them to go home.'
She began to make her way over to them but she tripped over a root of one of the trees and fell. She sat up and rubbed her knee which had
hit the root when she fell.
"Where were you going?" asked a deep voice.
She looked around to Auron who was leaning against a tree. He still looked like he was sleeping but she knew he was awake. "OMG Auron!
You scared me! I thought I told you not to do that again!" When he didn't answer she sighed and answered his question. "I was just going to
tell those kids to go home and sleep".
"What kids?" he asked her.
"Those two over…" she looked to where the two were playing and saw nothing. 'What? How do they get away so fast?' She looked back at
Auron who seemed to have his brows raised then said, "Never mind."
He continued to stare at her for a bit longer then said, "is it my turn yet?"
"No, not yet. There's still another half hour."
"Well I'm not going back to sleep now, so you can get some sleep now."
She looked back where the children had been once more, and then shook her head as she saw nothing but the dark forest before her. She stood
up and approached Auron, and then found a spot to sit down. "I have to wait till my shift is over, or else it wouldn't be fair to you and by the way,
Mimi said that we should wake up at six."
Auron remained silent. She looked at him for a second then remembered something. "Can I ask you something?"
He looked at her but she was staring at the fire, so he turned his gaze to the fire also and signaled her to proceed.
"Well you said that you were from earth, right? Well I was wondering how you got here, and why."
He remained silent for a while before he finally answered, "Well like you, I don't know how I got here, I just did. I was much younger than you are
though, eight I think, and as for the reason, well I'm also not sure of that either. But the night I arrived here I remember dreaming about some
kind of fairy digimon who told me that I will return home once I have done something great, but she never mentioned what. And until now, as
you see, I haven't done it."
Izumi turned to look at him. Although he wasn't facing her she could see the pain and sadness in his eyes. 'And I thought I had it hard. At
least I know what I'm supposed to do'. Then an idea came to her, "Maybe that great thing is helping me accomplish my mission", she said
hopefully to him.
She watched as his face seemed to lose most of its hurt expression, but then he said, "Then why would I have been brought here twenty years ago?"
Izumi frowned but then replied, "Maybe so you could get to learn more about the history of this place so that you could be a greater help."
His expression returned to its normal state, and then he said, "Go to sleep now, your shift is over."
She got up and bade him goodnight. She went to her so called bed and covered herself with her cloak and smiled to herself knowing that she had
really helped him in a way. Then she drifted off into sleep yet once again for that night. This time it was more pleasant than the former one.
"Izumi…, Izumi dear, it's time to wake up for school", a sweet and pleasant voice said to her.
"Just five more minutes' mom…" she replied while turning over.
"But you'll be late dear", repeated the voice.
"Moooooom"
"Haha look at her Auron, she really thinks I'm her mother."
Izumi woke up at the sound of laughter. She opened her eyes and saw Mimi and Auron laughing. "What's so funny?" she asked sleepily.
They exchanged looks and laughed again. Izumi gave them a confused look, but she only got the same result so she just decided to get up.
She used her fingers to brush her hair and tied it into a neat high ponytail. She looked over to Auron and Mimi who were eating meat apples,
so she walked over to them and took one and started to eat it.
"What were you two laughing about just now", she questioned them again.
Mimi giggled a little and replied, "We just felt like it, that's all. There's nothing wrong with starting your day with a laugh is there." And she giggled again.
Izumi gave her a weird look and then continued to eat her breakfast. 'Boy now I know how teachers feel when we hide funny things away
from them'
Once they all had finished eating their breakfast, they started out again on their way to Prince Ryo's tunnel. They walked for about four hours,
and then took a brief break to rest their legs and take another energy pill (like the ones they took in the tunnel before). And then they began
walking again for another three hours until Mimi came to a stop.
"It's somewhere near here, give me a sec to find the right place", Mimi said. She began scanning the place with her eyes until they finally rested on
a small bush a few meters away, and then she began heading towards it. Auron and Izumi followed.
"This is the entry to the tunnel. I don't know if you can see it now, but you'll still be able to go through it now because you know it's here. But
after you go through it you'll be able to see it the next time you want to use it", the princess told Izumi.
She was right. Izumi couldn't see anything but an ordinary bush in front of her. "I'll go first", Mimi said. And with that she stepped carefully into
the bush and began to go downwards.
Izumi stared at her amazedly. She was just sinking into the bush. After what seemed to be a long moment, the young princess finally completely disappeared.
"You're next, but watch your step because there's a ladder you have to climb down", Auron said to her.
She nodded and stepped into the bush hesitantly, feeling weird by her actions and wondering if she would really feel a ladder. She did feel it and made
her way down it, watching her surroundings go from a green forest to a dark cold place.
She reached the bottom of the ladder, and turned around to see two figures. One of them was Mimi while the other she did not recognize. 'He must
be Prince Ryo Mimi told me about', she thought looking at him. The place was dark but there were some lit torches of fire on the walls that
allowed her to make him out. He had brown kind of spiky hair, baby blue eyes, and was about a head taller than Mimi who was about 5.5. He was
wearing a grey sweater with a black wrist guard on his left hand, and black elbow pads and knee pads. He was also wearing black jeans and had a
red bandana tied around his neck.
"Izumi this is Prince Ryo, and Ryo this is Izumi, she's the chosen one", Mimi introduced.
The prince turned his expression to a warm and happy smile as he said, "It's a pleasure to meet you".
Izumi smiled back and replied, "It's nice to meet you too Prince Ryo".
"Just call me Ryo. I don't like formalities", he said.
"Okay then, nice to meet you Ryo."
As she finished saying her sentence Auron emerged down the ladder. "Auron! Long time no see huh?" the prince greeted him.
"Yes it's been awhile. Nice to see you as well", Auron replied, "but there will be plenty of time later to catch up on things. Now we should get a move on".
"Alright. The cart is just around this bend. Follow me", Ryo said while turning and making his way around the corner.
They followed him and got into the cart, and then he pressed a button and they were off.
"So how have you been through these years Auron? Have you come up with any new fighting techniques? If you did can you teach me them? And
what about…" the prince directed questions at Auron.
"Whoah slow down boy, one at a time", Auron said.
Mimi laughed and then whispered to Izumi, "Ryo has always looked up to Auron and wants to be like him."
The prince's questions never seemed to end. One after another he asked Auron who seemed happy that the boy was asking him questions rather than
seeming annoyed as he usually did when he was questioned. They finally came to a stop, and then they all got out of the cart. There was a ladder that
lead up so they began to climb it one by one.
When they finally all got out, Izumi turned to look at the prince to get a better look at him now that they were in the light. He was very handsome and
looked like he was so perfect just like Mimi had said he was, but she noticed that he was also staring at her, but in a different way. In a way she had
witnessed before but couldn't quite place her finger on. She didn't have the time anyways because just then Mimi butted in and said, "Ryo! We're
so hungry! Please let's go eat so we can start out again."
"Huh? Oh right, come on follow me", and then he led the way up a few staircases, and past a few halls. They finally arrived to a large room that had
a large table in the middle with all sorts of kinds of foods covering it. Izumi stood for a while marveling the wonderful food. She couldn't believe it,
it seemed to be too good to be true. Then they all rushed to the table and began to fill their stomachs with more than it could even take. This time
Izumi ate for Ayame, instead of feeling bad and leaving it and she hoped in her heart that Ayame would be able to taste it as she ate it.
Meanwhile…,
"What kind of nonsense is this you are trying to make me believe?"
"It's the truth your majesty, we saw her with our own eyes."
"That's impossible your majesty. Don't let them make a fool of you; they are just trying to stop you from killing the digimon."
"Enough! You are right Alwine. You should all be ashamed of yourselves, I should punish you, but I won't if you have better news", answered the queen.
"We do your majesty. Princess Mimi has left her kingdom in secret, and we believe she has reached Prince Ryo's kingdom by now. Also Princess
Rika has left her kingdom and so has Prince Yamato. It seems that they are all headed to Prince Kouji's castle. That is all, but your majesty I assure
you that we have seen her, all ten of us, in the forest".
"That's all I want to hear. I will spare you this time but never try to trick me again or it will mean your lives", answered the queen, "Now go and get
the chosen one, but don't you hurt her. I would like to do it personally".
"Yes your highness", said one of the ten men, and then they all left the room.
"They found the chosen one, you must be sure you are prepared my queen. You don't want your plans to go the other way around", said Alwine.
"That's enough Alwine, please leave, I would like to have some time alone now", said the queen.
"Of course your highness", he said and left the room. 'You better not fail your plans or else my master will have my head'.
"I'm stuffed", Izumi said.
"Yeah, me too", said Mimi.
"Same here", said Ryo.
"We mustn't waste time, get up everyone, we have to leave now", said Auron.
Izumi and Mimi groaned, while Ryo jumped up and said, "Whatever you say Auron. Come on girls, get up".
After fifteen minutes they were all back down in the tunnel again. This time they took another path, and rode down it in the cart. The ride took about
an hour, and then they all went up another ladder, only this time they walked out of a boulder.
Izumi looked at her surroundings. Again she was in a forest just as beautiful as the other. "So which way to?" she asked.
"We will go north first for about five hours, and then we will reach a train station that is Prince Kouji's private one, which will be another hour ride that
will take us to the interior of his kingdom, and then we walk another half hour to get to his castle", the prince answered her.
'Okay, well I guess you wont have to do anymore calculations Mimi, Ryo here seems to have it all covered for you", Izumi said with a smile.
"Very funny Izumi. Well I guess you still are Mr. Perfect Ryo", Mimi said.
"Hey I'm not the perfect one, it's Auron. After all, I learned it all from him", Ryo replied.
"Enough talking, let's get a move on", Auron ordered and began to walk ahead of them all.
After about three hours the sun began to set, and the forest began to become darker and darker. They continued walking for another hour, while the
forest had become semi-dark. But all of a sudden both Auron and Ryo stopped. The two teenage girls also stopped behind them.
"What is it Auron?" the princess asked.
"Someone is following us", Ryo answered looking around himself suspiciously.
"Be on guard everyone, for we could be attacked any moment now", said Auron and then he began to walk carefully again, and the others followed suit.
Izumi snuck her hand into her pocket and slowly took out the small metal bar that Mimi had given her earlier. She felt a bit nervous not knowing exactly
what to expect. She looked at Mimi who looked about as nervous as she felt, and then at Ryo who looked completely confident and fearless, and
finally at Auron who looked no different than a few minutes before.
There was a rustle in the leaves to their right. Izumi shot around, but it was only the wind. They continued walking for another five minutes when the sound
of snickering could be heard. They all stopped and looked around. Dark figures began to come into sight all around them, and they began to get closer
and closer, till ten clear figures of men could be seen.
They all just stood there in silence for a while, letting the wind ripple their cloaks. Izumi stood in her spot looking at each man one by one, but no one
returned her glance. They were all focused on the other three.
The silence came to an end when one of the cloaked men finally spoke in a harsh tone, "Hand over the chosen one and we assure you that the queen
will not punish you. But on the other hand, if you do not cooperate, we will take your lives away now. So you see it would be wiser to give us the chosen one."
Izumi shivered slightly, but not from the cold, from the feeling that arouse in her. It was now that she truly felt the dangers and risks of her task, and
realized all the difficulties she would have to face. 'What if we lose now, what will happen to me then? Or worse, what will happen to them?
And then I won't be able to see Ayame again.'
"Yes you're right, we should give her to you, but I don't feel like it today." said Auron and then he charged at them. The fight began.
Ryo was facing three of them with his double-edged sword, and was doing pretty good. Mimi was doing pretty well herself, only she was only facing two.
While Auron was facing four of them. He was amazingly strong, and by the way he fought, Izumi understood why Ryo thought so high of him.
Izumi just stood there watching them all fight. She felt like she wasn't even there. But then something occurred to her, 'Wait a sec, weren't there ten
guys? I only see nine of them.' She looked around but didn't see anyone. 'Maybe I just miscounted them', she thought, but when she heard a
twig crumple behind her she quickly squeezed the metal bar in her hand twice and it expanded to the long bar it had turned into the first time she
did this. Then the tenth man charged at her with his sword as she used the bar to block his attack. He pressed the bar closer to her but she retaliated
and made him step back. In this time she used her bar to hit him hard in the stomach and knock him out. She breathed heavily, and looked around
to the others. They had all beaten their opponents and there was only one man left who was begging on his knees for mercy.
"Please, have mercy! I swear I wont try to harm you again! I was on your side the whole time, they made me do it, I didn't want to, please!" he pleaded.
"Save all your cries for the queen to hear. I will spare you this time, but if I ever fight you again, I swear I'll kill you." said Auron.
"Oh thank you!" the man cried, and then he fled off into the dark forest.
"Now that's over let's continue our way before it gets too dark." said Mimi, and then they all continued their way towards the train.
After about half an hour, they reached a train station. The princess and prince had a short speech with the conductor, and then they were off. The
speed was a lot faster than Izumi had expected, for after about forty-five minutes it came to a stop and they were on foot again.
They walked through the deserted streets of the black kingdom. Everything was so quiet at the time because it was night. After about half an hour
they came upon a large palace. They walked up to the great doors and addressed themselves to the guards. Then they followed a guard for
what seemed like forever to Izumi because she was so tired. Finally they stopped when they reached a long corridor that split to many rooms.
"Each of you can select a bedroom to spend the night in, and in the morning you will part once again, since princess Rika still hasn't arrived. Those are
Prince Kouji's commands." the guard said.
"What about Prince Yamato, is he not here as well?" Mimi asked.
"He is here. He arrived yesterday." the guard stated.
"I thought you told me that he was supposed to wait for Princess Rika, and they were supposed to get here together. Izumi said to the princess.
"That's what I thought too", said Mimi frowning, "Where is he?"
"He is resting now your highness, and so is Prince Kouji. I advise you to go rest now as well, and ask your questions tomorrow morning during
breakfast", the guard replied.
"But…" Mimi protested.
"Go to sleep now Mimi, you'll ask tomorrow." said Ryo.
"Yes. There is no point in wasting your energy when you barely have any." said Auron.
"Oh fine, goodnight everyone." she said and then walked into a room to the right and closed the door behind her.
The rest followed suit, and then the guard left towards Prince Kouji's room.
Izumi was so tired she just collapsed on the bed without giving any notice to the beautiful room she was in, and fell asleep with no further thoughts about anything.
The guard knocked on the door, and entered once he heard the young prince's voice say, "Come in."
"Did they all get here yet?" the prince asked coldly.
"Prince Ryo and Princess Mimi just arrived with the chosen one and Auron, and the chosen one is a girl. Princess Rika on the other hand still hasn't arrived,
but we've heard that she got to the kingdom, she should be here soon."
The prince was silent for a few seconds, and then he said, "Describe the chosen one to me."
"I think I'll let you see her for yourself in the morning, I'm sure you'll be surprised", the guard replied and then he left the room thinking, 'Will you
most certainly be surprised if you've stored your memories.'
The questions remain unanswered,
And the mysteries and secrets still bound us,
Facing all the dangers that wait,
Still lacking the truth of it all,
…Watching Over You…
So how'd you all like it so far? I hope you liked it. Here are some questions to give it some more suspense:
How come Yamato never waited for Rika? And what's up with the Qeen and that Alwine guy? And what did Kouji's guard mean at the end? Find out soon in the chapters to come in 'Watching Over You' by yours truly.
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