A/N: New chapter!! Hey everyone I'm back! I was a put back a couple days for a certain misfortune of the body. Yeah...I was sick, but I'm fine now and everything is back in order! So here is my fourth chapter! I promise you, more characters you know will start showing up, but this is just the fourth chapter... welps, on with it!

Voguish Fib

Chapter four - The Princess' New Clothes

That Sora can really bring out the best and worst out of people. For Taichi, she'd brought out the worst, but for Yoshinobu, the most feared guardian of the Akaguchi forest, she'd brought out the best. He was acting as harmless as a newborn puppy.

Taichi sat glumly in one end of the large bonfire they created that night. He didn't want to talk to any of them. True Yoshinobu and his little gang of minions gave them safety and warmth for the night, and he was grateful and thanked them for it, but that was all--he wasn't going to get all sentimental and crap with these demons.

Like his father said, "Never get close to anyone. It's not worth getting to know them then having them die on you."

It seemed ridiculous to listen to it, but the way he had said it made it seem very believable. His eyes were downcast and heavy, and even now that look in his eyes was bearing down on him, causing him to age faster than he was supposed to.

His father probably had some horrible things happen to him when he was younger...plus the death of his mother and the loss of his beloved sister Hikari...

"Hey Taichi! Catch!"

Taichi's thoughts were immediately interrupted when Sora threw him a large mug. His startled eyes almost didn't catch it, but his hands were a bit quicker--too bad it wasn't quick enough.

"What do you--oh shit!!" Taichi cried out as he fell off of the log he was sitting on, his shirt, face, and hair covered in sake. His legs were up above his head and the back of his hair was covered in dirt and dead sakura blossoms. Sora and the minions, including that annoying Zenko, were laughing at him. Him, Taichi Yagami, the son of--ah who the hell cared right now?

He glared at them as well as Yoshinobu who managed to give a small chuckle at the little display Taichi put on. He stood up and brushed the dirt off of him.

"Oh, I'm sorry Taichi-kun, I thought you were going to catch it!" Sora apologized. It sounded genuine enough, but Taichi didn't care. He squeezed his sake soaked shirt and laughed bitterly before trudging into the forest.

"Ah Taichi, the girl was just trying to lighten your mood! Don't soak yourself in misery!" Yoshinobu shouted after Taichi. There was another roar of laughter.

Sora hiccuped and giggled a bit at this but she noticed Taichi's mood. What was up with that guy? It was as if he wasn't allowed to have fun. She sighed and got up to follow him.

"Taichi!" she called as she followed him into the darkness. She realized he was nowhere in sight. Not even the dim glow coming from every other sakura tree in the forest helped her to find him. "Taichi! Come on, I just want to talk to you!"

She pulled the kuroneko fur tighter around her body when she felt a slight chilly breeze. She was glad they'd been nice and given her the fur or else she would have frozen to death with only that stupid towel Taichi provided for her. Well it wasn't necessarily his fault but...oh well, it was nothing to hold a grudge over.

She found herself temporarily forgetting about Taichi when she noticed a band of three fairies flying to one of the tallest blue sakura trees in the area. They glowed brightly, dancing and giggling as they landed on a flat surface, probably the entrance of their home. She realized it was a mother, father, and their daughter going into the safety of there comfortable home.

She was suddenly struck by nostalgia. Those fairies reminded her of her own family. She really did miss her home, despite the forced dinners with her suitors and the horribly thick kimono, the ordering around of those poor servants, and the lack of freedom. At least there she was familiar with everything and still sort of had a control of her life--okay maybe not, but at least she knew she was going to be alive and with her family...

Suddenly, pieces of debris came drifting onto her head. How suspicious...

Sora looked up and noticed Taichi up in one of the trees. She put her hands on her hips and glared up at him.

"What are you doing up there?" she asked.

There was a small pause before Taichi answered. He crossed his arms and refused to look at her.

"I was trying to get away from you for a while. You know I can't stand you," Taichi spat.

"Why don't you just let me go then?"

"It's not my place to do that Princess Sora."

"Drop the princess, Taichi," Sora sighed, exasperated.

"You're right, I should've just dropped you when I had the chance," Taichi muttered, but it was clearly audible to Sora. She furrowed her brows and began walking away.

"You are such an insensitive jerk! You know, I could be nice if I wanted! You're just not letting me because of your stupid attitude," she told him acidly.

"Well deal with it Princess, because it's not going away any time soon. I hate being friends with things like you," Taichi countered.

"That's probably why you don't have any friends," Sora retorted.

"Fuck you!"

"Hey I just came here to apologize!!" Sora shouted up at him. Her crimson eyes were now glaring daggers at him. If only he knew how she felt about him...well actually if he knew he'd be dead by now because Sora's feelings for him were morbid and sadistic and contained a lot of hellish, demonic concepts that involved blood and dismemberment (as well as languorous physical and psychological torture.)

"Then apologize and leave."

Now it was Sora's turn to explode. "Fuck you," she spat back before running out to camp.

Taichi sighed. He couldn't believe his father stuck him with this miniature devil.

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"I think the lad's just jealous," Yoshinobu said sympathetically, patting Sora on the shoulder.

"Jealous of what?"

"Your fighting skills! He defeated little ol' me and you defeated my youthful, intimidating army of fearful demons."

"Little old you!?" Sora scoffed. "You're still pretty intimidating for a ma--creat--demon such as yourself."

"Ah yes I know, but I'm getting old, and this little idiot Zenko's going to take my place as soon as I die. I trust the turd puff, it's just...he's too soft for this kind of thing," Yoshinobu replied gently.

"I still can't believe you think he's jealous of me. He's the one with the speed and freedom. Right now I have no way of getting home, no speed, no real powers, and no clothes..." Sora sighed, as she slumped against a tree.

"Oh I believe we have some clothes you can have. That's one thing we can solve," Yoshinobu said with a smile. Sora looked hopefully at him. He walked over to a large, heavy trunk his minions had been carrying around the forest that they stole from a couple thieves who fell asleep near Saki's Waterfall.

He opened the trunk and a small spread of dust flew out, causing Sora to instinctively cover her face with the kuroneko fur. Her eyes were still peering through the fur as the dust cleared away.

The whole trunk was filled with kimono and hakama and all these beautiful clothes and jewelry that Sora had never admired when she was back at Furugawa. Now she was a bit homesick, though she'd never really cared about all these materialistic things.

"No, I can't," Sora said, backing away from the trunk.

"Well of course you can! After giving my army a few tricks, I want to thank you for your services."

"Oh, I'd be fine with some armor and maybe a weapon--"

"If you wear these, then I'll give you a weapon--"

"Don't give her a weapon!" Taichi suddenly cried out, running towards camp.

"And why not?" Yoshinobu and Sora asked simultaneously as they glared at Taichi.

"Because! She might plan on killing me when--" Taichi stopped.

"What exactly is going on here?" Yoshinobu asked, giving Sora a worried look. "What is she to you Taichi?"

Why didn't I think of this before? He might be able to help me! Sora thought. "Well you see--" she began.

"None of your business Yoshinobu. Just give her some clothes and then we have to get going," Taichi ordered as he climbed a nearby tree to sleep in.

"Pipe down, you damn human! I'm not hitting on your woman now!" Yoshinobu bellowed. Sora's eyes were big and her cheeks were flushed when he said this, but unfortunately, Taichi was staring at her up in a tree, running a finger across his throat as if to say "If you tell him, you'll never get home." So Sora smiled innocently at Yoshinobu when he turned back to her. "Ugh...that boy has always been on my last damn nerve. Well, I can still give you this," Yoshinobu said, handing Sora a small dagger to stuff in her socks--well the socks Yoshinobu was going to provide for her as well as a kimono. He also made sure Taichi wasn't watching him when he did this. "And this," he added, handing her a folded light red kimono and obi.

"Thank you," she said with a slight bow.

"Now go put that on, we all wanna see how you look in it," Yoshinobu said, pushing her to go dress behind one of the trees. He sent some women he brought along with him to help Sora out. All the minions began urging and chanting for Sora to come out so they could see her and Taichi couldn't help but crack one eye open to see.

After a long wait, she warned everyone that she was coming out and they waited silently. Even the minions thought Sora was a beautiful nymph, even in the dirty, towel-clad, shabby state they'd first seen her in. But when she came out, they couldn't help but gape at her.

She looked amazing. Her short hair was up in the long red ribbon Yoshinobu had given her along with the kimono. The kimono she wore fit her perfectly, the red designs were ruby just like her eyes, but in a way it was like a river of blood streaming down the curves of her body as she walked out from behind the tree.

Taichi had almost fallen off when he saw her. Okay, he had to admit, she was pretty, but still annoying...

"Sora, you don't even have to be nice to that kimono when you get into a battle. It was made for fighting," Yoshinobu commented when he stared in awe as she came out. She was so beautiful...even an old beast like him couldn't help but stare.

Taichi couldn't believe he was still staring at her. What's wrong with him? He turned away and concentrated on the petals of the sakura tree he was on.

It was red, just like Sora's eyes...

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"We'll be around if you need us! Goodbye Princess Sora! Goodbye Taichi!!" Zenko cried gleefully after Taichi and Sora. Sora continuously waved back to her newfound friends while Taichi continued to stalk forward.

"Bye!! I promise to come back when I get the chance!!" Sora shouted after them. She smiled gently at Yoshinobu who simply waved silently after them.

Sora turned back to Taichi and realized the only thing she could see was the back of that ridiculous hair.

She sighed. She suddenly felt angry again. This Taichi was always out to spoil the good moods she began with during the day. "What's wrong with you? They show us some courtesy back there and you couldn't even be nice for a second?" she asked, poking his arm.

"What the hell was that for!?" Taichi growled.

"You're just a bastard is all," Sora answered, turning her head from him. He glared at her, but she obviously didn't notice since she was looking in a different direction. He suddenly got a whiff of the scent of Sora's hair. It smelled like spring flowers and sakura-soaked water. Closed his eyes...maybe she wouldn't notice if he just stayed there a bit longer...

He quickly snapped back to reality and shook his head, examining his surroundings carefully. She's just a stupid girl! Why did this keep happening to him?

"Dammit..." he swore.

"What? What is it?" Sora asked.

"We're lost!"

"We'll just find our way back, no big deal," Sora said with a shrug as she picked a blue cherry from one of the trees and popped it into her mouth. Taichi glared at her.

"You know this is all your fault," he muttered.

"Oh really?" Sora asked with a feigned apologetic face.

"Yes!! If you hadn't run out earlier yesterday we would've been there by now! I told you we were going to get lost!"

"Well why didn't you make a back-up plan genius?" Sora bullied, spitting the cherry's seed at Taichi's foot. He brushed it off and continued to walk. He didn't say anything. They continued to walk silently for about half a mile before Taichi finally stopped.

He looked up to a high cliff where the gold-rimmed roof of a shrine could be seen through the thick fog that infested the cliff like ghosts willowing in an abandoned village that had never really been put to rest...

"We gotta go up there," Taichi gestured with his head towards the cliff. Along the cliff was a long, seemingly ceaseless climb of stone steps to the top. It looked like a place to go when one wanted to purposely commit suicide. The steps were high and narrow, there were no rails to hold on to while climbing up, and to add to all of it, the steps were moist and slippery--on a permanent basis.

"Up there?" Sora asked, pointing to the glittering gold rim.

"Yeah."

"Why?" she asked cautiously with a small gulp.

"To see the Wise One." He eyed Sora and gently nudged her. "Not scared are you?"

"No...no..." Sora denied softly as Taichi went ahead of her. She looked back up at the cliff. It looked ominous and eerie--not to mention horrendously deadly, but then again Sora was curious as to who this "Wise One" was. Maybe it would be wonderful to see this strange figure--if they didn't have to fight off anymore demons or get chased by bandits...

"Hurry up Princess!" Taichi barked sourly.

"Coming Master," Sora mumbled grimly as she followed Taichi up the dark stone steps.

A/N: Who is this "Wise One"? Well, he's actually someone you know from the series!! Well from season 01 and 02 actually since I don't watch the other seasons of Digimon anymore since they...DESTROYED IT!! The bastards!!! Um...sorry about that...anyways, I hope you like it so far!! I'm really trying my best to make this story as fantasy-like as I can!! Oh and I know Tai and Sora aren't getting along much right now...sorry... ^^__^^ (it has four eyes!! hehe)

Saki's Waterfall - Doesn't exist ^_^ But in this story it is somewhat of an enchanted waterfall containing a goddess named Saki that makes any creature fall asleep and get sucked into its depths if they are not truly good or mean anything good and simply survive without thinking of others.

Oh for those of you who were wondering about the kuroneko...it's something I just made up out of the top of my head. Kuro means black and Neko means cat in Japanese so it's sort of like a black cat, but in this case it's like a monstrous, rabid, creature-eating demon cat...type thing...it might show up again later maybe asking Sora to give it's fur back(???)