The Boy Who Cried 'Wolfmon'!
Chapter 7: 'Tale of the Agnimon'
Finally, the raven-haired teen continued. " . . . And the first Agnimon."
"Agnimon?" the brunette questioned.
"Yeah, the story takes place in Tsuki Village 157 years ago, seven years before Hiroshi Kanbara made the first offering to the Wolfmon. At that time, the Wolfmon --his name was Rave-- was 13 years old, and that's when he was first bitten by a werewolf. The news quickly spread throughout the town, and parents told their children to stay away from Rave, and all of his friends abandoned him. On every night that there was a full moon, Rave's parents would take him to a sturdy shed in the middle of the nearby forest, so that he wouldn't cause chaos in the village.
"One full moon night, everything had gone as planned. Rave was locked up in the shed, and his parents waited out the night at home. But as he sat in a corner of the shed, waiting to transform, Rave heard someone whisper to him. 'Don't worry, you're not alone.' A voice murmured to him on the other side of the wall."
"Was that the Agnimon?" Takuya inquired.
Kouji nodded, and continued on with his story. "When the light of dawn arose from behind the hills, Rave returned to his natural form, and peeked outside through a crack in the wall, wondering if the person was still there. Soon, his parents came to unlock him, and as soon as the door was open, Rave bolted out, deeper into the woods. He could hear his parents' frantic cries call after him, but he didn't care. He wanted to find that certain person, and hear his comforting voice again. Rave's feet began to hurt, his sides began to ache, and his stomach rumbled loudly. He fell to his knees, and called out, 'Where are you?!' No one answered, except for his own echos.
"Rave squeezed his eyes shut, but gasped as he suddenly felt a warm hand on his shoulder. He looked up into the blue eyes of the Agnimon. Agnimon smiled, and said, 'I'll never leave you alone.'
"Agnimon and Rave continued to live together, working their way through the nights when Rave changed into his wolf self. They continued to live like this for seven years, and in the nearby town of Tallatpicka, stories and legends spawned about this wolf-man, this Wolfmon. And then, Hiroshi Kanbara called for the Wolfmon's aid on that night of the full moon, and saw the wolf form of Rave appear before him.
"A couple of years later after that, Rave met a human girl named Izumi, and they fell in love. Rave left the Agnimon, but Rave promised to return the Agnimon's favor of helping him when he was lost. They swore that they would see each other again, even if it took one hundred years."
"Back in Rave's hometown, Tsuki, his family never saw him again, and declared him dead. His family had another son named Evar, but in the early years of his life, he becamed cursed by a cat demon. On every pitch-black night of a new moon, he would transform into the image of the cat demon. But when Evar transformed, he could control himself, unlike Rave and his wolf form. So he protected the village from raiders, and the townspeople gave him a name: Ravemon, after his lost brother.
"Evar also met a human girl and had children, and the next generations of Ravemon and Wolfmon met again and entertwined as one. Ever since then, every descendant of the Wolf and Rave clans has had a pair of twin boys. One would inherit the name Wolfmon, the other became Ravemon."
"Oh! I get it!" Takuya exclaimed. "Your brother didn't become Wolfmon because he became Ravemon!"
Kouji nodded, but then frowned. "But it's kind of strange, really. Usually, the older brother becomes Wolfmon, because Rave was older than Evar. But my twin was born before me and became Ravemon."
"Hrm . . ." Takuya mumbled, but then spoke up. "So, that night when whe first met, you had turned into a werewolf?"
"Yes," Kouji answered. "But since all members of my family fell in love with humans, the werewolf and cat demon genes have been altered. We still turn into our demon selves at the full and new moons, but we only stay transformed during the midnight hour. At one o'clock, we change back. And when we return to our human selves, we still carry traits of our other forms. Such as our ears and tail."
"Hum, and I thought my family was weird." Takuya chuckled slightly, then became serious once again. "Hey, did Rave and the Agnimon ever meet up again?"
"Sadly, no." Kouji answered forlornly. "It was a promise that couldn't be kept."
"Do you know anything more about the Agnimon? Did he have any family?"
"No, he lived alone until he met Rave."
"I wonder . . ." Takuya mused. "Was Agnimon a person? Or was he like Rave and Evar? What if he had another form like them?"
"No one knows," Kouji stated. "The Agnimon never had any descendants, so it's a mystery."
Both teens fell silent after that, contemplating all the possibilities. Suddenly, a question sprung into Takuya's head.
"Um," he began. "You have a family and all, so why are you living in a cave all by yourself?"
"I have to protect Tallatpicka," Kouji answered. "It's my duty. I have to. The same as it's my brother's duty to protect the village of Tsuki."
Takuya pressed his palm to the side of his head. "Ohhhh! All this thinking is making my brain hurt!!"
The raven-haired teen chuckled, then leaned towards the taller boy, and lightly pressed his lips against the brunette's. "You know . . ." he began. "Maybe, we we're destined to meet."
"Eh?" the brunette said.
"Well, I'm not sure how to explain it . . ." Kouji continued. "But I think that the Agnimon and Rave were ment to meet each other somehow, because both the towns of Tallatpicka and Tsuki needed protecting, but Rave was an only child at first. After he left, it was only then that his parents decided to have another child. Although they truly missed Rave, they felt like it was a new beginning for them, a fresh start, when they had Evar. Then both brothers grew up to become protectors of the two towns. You see, everything happens for a reason. Then everything can fall into place. It's like our lives are already set on this one path, and you can't change directions because that would throw you off course to your destination, and that would affect everyone around you. Do you get it?"
"Hrm, not really," Takuya grinned sheepishly. "But whatever it is you mean, I'm sure you're right."
Kouji chuckled quietly. "Heh heh, you're so silly. Oh! Lately, I've been low on supplies. So I'm going to go visit my family in Tsuki to restock. The villagers there are the only ones who are pretty much used to . . . well, you know." Kouji twitched his fuzzy ears.
"Why is that? Why can't you just get supplies in Tallatpicka?" Takuya questioned.
"Well, since Tsuki is where the Wolfmon and Ravemon clans originated, it's common knowledge what my brother and I look like, and we walk freely in the streets without being harrassed."
"Hum, I guess that makes sense . . ." the brunette figured. "How far away is it?"
"Not very, it's pretty close," Kouji answered. "On foot, we should be able to get there in about an hour and a half, less if we go quickly, but considering your leg . . . you're in no condition to go anywhere."
Takuya had almost forgotten about the cut in his shin. It had stopped hurting and it didn't bother him anymore.
"You should stay here and get some rest, it might get worse if you put too much weight on it. I'll be back as soon as I can, okay?" Kouji stood and made sure that his long, striped scarf was secure, then grasped a backpack from the darkness of the cave. He leaned down, and kissed Takuya lightly on the forehead, and said, "Really, get some rest . . . Bye!"
With that said, the teen made his way through the darkness, and soon disappeared from sight. Takuya sighed, and then layed back down on the blanket and pillow. One way to avoid the uncomfortable silence was to sleep through it, and surely enough, the brunette was snoring in a matter of minutes.
END OF CHAPTER SEVEN
Ritina: Wow, I got this chapter up sooner than I expected! ((Huggles new Naruto wallscroll)) SQUEE! Oh! I was in an anime store today, and there was this shoulder-bag that I wanted but was too expensive. It had a message embroidered on it. It said: ANIME
(then below it) Crack is cheaper! Haha! Too true!