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Key:
' thinking'
:: telepathy thing ::
"Talking"
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Authors Notes:
(20 december)
hahaha! I am so proud! I am actually starting this chapter while I am on the annual Christmas holiday (visiting relatives)!
This way, when I get back to Sydney, I can put this chapter up straight away.
I'll probably be taking the authors notes off Joyous heartache asap because so many people have been warning me about ff.net taking off stories with authors notes chapters…
(6th February)
Ok, well, I'm really sorry, but throughout most of December, and all of January, I was really unsure of where I was really heading for this fic, I completely lost the inspiration and the storyline, I would have cancelled it, if it wasn't for all your reviews, they kept me going and searching for the inspiration I knew was somewhere in my head…
…and guess what?
I FOUND IT! A few nights ago I just got a rush of idea's (in the middle of Saxophone Practice) and wrote them all down, and I now have this story completely sorted out.
It will probably be about 13 chapters… im not sure though… I just know what is going to happen now… pretty much…
Anyways, thanks for the reviews, they kept me confident that I would regain the storyline for this fic…! I cant say how grateful I am for all the feedback I've already got… I can't believe I have so many already! 35 on chapter 3!!! I'm so glad you find it interesting!! ^-^
^//^… well… thankyou very much, I just thought I should inform all of you guys of what almost happened…
Ah well…
I hope you enjoy this chapter….
Em
PS. I'm sorry for the late updates, but now we are back at school, but I've found my inspiration so they should come much quicker, probably once a week or 2 weeks… Promise… ^-^
Also, for some reason ff.net wasn't showing my paragraphs when I uploaded this…
im going to try and fix it, but it the text just keeps going instead of being in paragraphs.
im sorry… Ill try and fix it lata… I know how annoying it is..
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The sun was setting in the sky, slowly disappearing behind giant grazing hills, and magnificent mountains that made up the now beautiful orange horizon of the Ishida kingdom.
Two teenagers sat in a nervous silence. It wasn't an uncomfortable silence, just the type where you knew that some life-changing things were about to occur, the comfortable excitement that hung in the air, as they watched the sun shed its last lights on the pleasant town.
Lara turned her head slightly to look at the boy sitting next to her. The orange light was starting to reflect or his gravity defying locks, and she realised how much she had missed, well, everything.
He turned his head as well and their eyes met. Lara blushed slightly and locked down at the ground in front of her. She could feel his gaze upon her, those deep chocolate eyes she knew so well could easily see into her soul.
"So, you're a servant here." Daisuke broke the silence, tearing his gaze away from the beauty before him.
"Yes." Lara replied, looking up into her best friends' worried eyes.
"How?" he asked.
"I was captured, and sold." The conversation was leading nowhere at this moment.
'Stop questioning things you already know, Davis!'
"Oh." Davis looked down into her emerald eyes. "Come back, Lar. I've missed you so much."
"No… I cant—"she started
"You can! I'll just talk to the king, Lar, you don't belong here. We thought you were-" He choked up at this point, sadness engulfing his usually bright eyes. Davis continued in a soft, hurt whisper. "We didn't know if you were alive or not. We all think your dead."
"What?" Lara whispered, her eyes widening.
"Nobody knows, Lara. You disappeared in the middle of a battle. For three years the girl I –" He stopped himself just in time. "My best friend has been in the 'most likely dead' list."
"My family?" she questioned, her voice hoarse.
Davis nodded gravely. "Everyone. I just missed you so much Lara, I don't want to leave here without you."
"I didn't mean to… I mean… I never meant to put anyone through all this." Tears overflowed her emerald eyes.
"Shush. Lar, don't cry, please, I'm sure you would have come back if given the opportunity." Davis moved closer to the sobbing child. "Don't worry. I'm sure our grief is nothing compared to what you've been through. The grief you gave us will all disappear the moment everyone sees your beautiful face again."
Her sobs slowly died down. "I'll come" she said between sniffs.
Davis was busy staring at all her beautiful features. "What?"
She looked up into the chocolate eyes she loved so much (which were now densely puzzled.) "I'll come back with you, to home."
"its just…"
"Is something wrong?" Davis guessed blinking blankly as he watched Lara's emerald eyes overcome with sadness.
"I can't leave until Takeru tells Kari." She said, wiping her eyes.
Davis raised an eyebrow. "Takeru-kun? What do you mean?
Isn't Kari that friend you introduced me to?"
Emerald eyes widened, and her pretty lips formed a smile. "So you know Takeru?"
Davis scoffed. "We've been friends for ages actually, since my father is so important for keeping the peace between the Takenouchi Kingdom and the Ishida kingdom. Actually, we've been visiting this place about once every month since the war broke out." He explained.
Lara laughed happily. "The war broke our ages ago, Dai! When we were born! You never told me that you visited the Ishida kingdom." Davis just smiled, as she continued realising she hadn't completely answered him yet. "and yes, Kari is that friend of mine you met."
"So, Takeru is going out with, Hikari, a servant friend?" He smirked, not believing it.
"Actually, they are really quite perfect for each other, Hikari's had a hard life, she doesn't remember anything before she became a servant, but she always has an air of importance around her, so I'm pretty sure that she was at least a noble! They both had hard lives, until they met each other. Together they re-awakened the hope and light that was lying dormant in their hearts."
Davis chuckled at his best friends use of words. "You always did over exaggerate, Lar."
"What! I wasn't" She declined shaking her blonde hair rapidly.
"You make it sound like some sort of fairytale…" His brown eyes looked at her knowingly.
Lara thought for a while. "It is, sort of…"
"huh?" Davis questioned, getting used to the silence and not really listening.
"Their love… Its like a fairy tale." She smiled wistfully. "Hikari- not knowing her past, deeply in love with Takeru, but not completely knowing his identity. Takeru- wanting to do everything he can to help Hikari finding her past, and never really been given credit for the things he does for his kingdom."
"I suppose." He looked across at the girl he had fallen in love with, who was looking wistfully at the clouds.
"Your jealous." He stated.
She chuckled aimlessly. "Who wouldn't be? They've got almost everything going for them. I just wish that all that I wanted could have come true, the way hers did."
Daisuke looked at her, his eyes burning with love, and concern, which did not go unnoticed by Lara. "What did you want, Lara?"
"I fell in love when I was young Dai, and then my life turned upside down, and everything I had ever had in my life was blown away. I tried to forget my dreams, and his face. But you know, it never worked, somehow, he was always following me around." She looked up at Davis with equally loving eyes. "What about you, have you ever been in love, Dai?"
He paused. "I also fell in love young, but I didn't realise until it was too late, and then I thought I'd lost her, lost my chance to tell her everything. Now it comes to it though, I never thought it would be so hard…" Lara looked up to him, emerald eyes wide as he gently brushed a piece of hair from her face.
They both realised then what they were trying to say, and softly their lips touched.
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Takeru and Hikari were in the stable laughing in a lovesick manner as the moon hung in the sparkling starry sky.
Hikari pressed a giddy kiss on her boyfriends lips, before they fell down gleefully in the hay, pieces of straw sticking out of her short hair, messing it up. It was obvious the boy she loved didn't care though, her just watched her, his blue eyes staring lovingly at his mess of a girlfriend.
Softly she leant her head on his shoulder, sighing comfortably as their aura's seemed to mix together, and his gentle fingers ran through her hair, often getting tangled up with straw.
The atmosphere was serene, as Takeru softly placed his lips on hers. This time was more passionate than the merry one she had given him a few seconds ago. It was calm but full of love that couldn't be explained in mere words. His hand was gently cupping her chin, as she ran her hand through his hair. This kiss became more passionate, as they explored new kisses, softly changing the angle at which they kissed, before moving back to the straight on one, without even noticing, they let their tongues slip into each other's mouths, never wanting this perfect moment to end.
It was then, in this innocent moment of pure bliss and love, that the two seemed to bond, their crests shining at their brightest, they felt each others presence tingling on their skin, feel what the other was feeling, and, at least in Takeru's case, hear her thoughts.
With the feeling of this new strange power, they broke the kiss, their foreheads leaning against the other's forehead, looking into their unique eyes.
"What was that?" Hikari whispered breathlessly, tingling on her skin, she felt Takeru's uncertainty, and then curiosity.
::I don't know.:: Hikari's eyes widened as she looked confused into Takeru's mischievous blue eyes.
"Wha- what, I just heard your thoughts." She stuttered. "How?"
Takeru felt her confusion, and smiled gently, as he answered.
::I'm not really sure myself, but I think it's because I sent it to you.::
Feeling the bond, Hikari placed a lingering kiss on his lips.
"Did it work?" Takeru whispered gently as they emerged from their kiss.
"Yes. How did you do it?" she softly replied, both feeling that if they removed the tranquil atmosphere, everything that was happening, would disappear.
"I'm not certain, I just felt that I could, and it happened." He answered quietly, kissing her softly on the forehead.
::I'm not the only one with a new power though.:: He thought to her, feeling her confusion again.
"What do you mean?" She said as she looked up at him.
Takeru smiled at her naivety. "Look around you, Ri."
Hikari felt a sudden spark within her heart, as she saw the light luminescent pink blanket that was covering the stable. Playing with the spark, she realised she could release different amounts of light according to her will.
She squealed happily, practically jumping onto Takeru at the sheer thought of being able to control something as wonderful and powerful as that beautiful pink light that was hers.
She kissed him passionately, and he returned the favour, before they wallowed in the bliss of feeling their lovers feelings, and the fact that they were in love.
"Take?" She asked, continuing when she felt his attention. "The moon, I think we better go, its getting very late."
Takeru looked out at the cloudless sky, and the bright moon shining with the stars in the black abyss. "mm… your right." He said careless as he ran his fingers through her hair. "Might as well, otherwise my onii-chan will get angry." (brother)
Hikaris eyes widened. "A brother? You have a brother! What's he like? I can't believe it! I wish I had family." She whispered excitedly.
Takeru chuckled. "What… to get angry at you?"
Kari smiled brightly. "I wouldn't matter, you know, Take, when they are angry at you, it's really just a different way of showing that they care."
::You know, you may be the wisest person I know.:: He said, wrapping his arms around her torso, kissing her softly, before stopping staring at something glowing around her neck.
Feeling his enormous curiosity, Hikari looked down to her neck, seeing her crest was out. Hikari gasped, hurriedly putting it away beneath her shirt.
::What was that?:: He asked gently in her mind. She looked up at him, scared. ::I'm not going to tell anyone.::
"It's the only thing I have left of my family." She explained quietly. "Its really important to me, Take. I've never let anyone see it."
"Could I see it though?" He asked politely, realising this may be the evidence of who Kari is.
"There's no reason for you to, is there?" Hikari defended, before realising her mistake and sighing. "I'm sorry, Take, its just special to me."
Takeru's eyes softened, and he kept his arms wrapped around her waist as she leant her head on his well-built chest. "If it has a mark on it, I may be able to recognise it as a family emblem, Ri." He whispered into her ear. "That's all I wanted to check."
Hikari's head shot up, and her eyes widened. "It does have a marking on it! You mean it might tell you exactly who I am?" The girl squealed happily as Takeru nodded.
"I suppose then in that case, I'll show it to you when the sun is going down tomorrow, is that all right for you?" She explained. "But, I've really got to go now, Lara said she was going to tell me something." She said softly, kissing Takeru passionately on the lips, and ruffling his hair, she ran out the barn door.
Once alone, with the last shimmer of Hikari's beautiful light fading, Takeru pulled out a yellow piece of string, and attached to it was a crest. 'could it be?' he questioned, looking at the heredity sign of his royalty. 'Perhaps I'm getting ahead of myslelf, but if it is, it could fix everything.'
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Hikari ran to her quarters giggling with happiness, and all the wonders of that night. Her chocolate brown hair came out of her loose ponytail as she flew round the last bend, coming face-to-face first with a nervous Lara.
Puzzled, Kari looked around the candle-illuminated room. The little bits of her stuff were placed neatly in her draw, but her bed covers were a mess. Lara's side was different. It was completely empty.
"What… Whats happening?" Hikari stuttered. "What happened to all your things, Lar?"
"I'm going, Kari." Lara whispered, panicking as tears formed in her best friends eyes. "Hikari, you know that boy, Daisuke? He was my best friend back home. He says everyone thinks I'm dead, and Kar, I love him."
"Leaving?" was all the shocked Hikari could say as she processed all the information.
"This is the only chance I have to go home, Kari. I love Dai, you'd do the same for Takeru, I know you would."
"Where are you going?" Kari asked.
"Back home, Kari, back to my kingdom with my fiancé."
"Fiancé? You guys sure work fast. I guess you really love him, huh? I suppose I'm happy for you." Kari said once she found her voice
"Really? Cause there's no way I'd leave if I didn't have your support."
"Don't worry, I understand. If Takeru was my Fiancé, I'd follow him to the ends of the earth."
Lara hugged her best friend. "Thanks Kar, You've always been like a sister to me, ever since I came here."
Kari giggled. "Well that's because we are sisters! At least according to me!" Lara just laughed.
"You're right, and nothing will ever change that."
"Lar, you leaving is all very well, but why is your stuff moved?" she asked. "All you've got is the bed to sleep on…"
"I'm sorry, Kari, its just that Tomorrow morning I'm moving into the castle to be closer to Dai."
A lone tear came down her cheek. Alone… tomorrow morning, she would be alone, with no friends, just like it was before Lara came. She was fine with swords and death, the one thing she was afraid of was being alone.
"Kar? Are you sure you're okay with this?"
Kari forced a smile. "'Course I am."
Lara smiled. "Don't worry, Ri, trust your heart and you and Takeru will be fiancé's in no time, and then we'll see each other all the time!"
"huh? Why?"
"Oh, only because Daisuke and Takeru have been best friends since they were children. Longer than us!" Lara smiled mischievously.
"Really! That's so great, Lar! I was so afraid I'd never see you again." Hikari smiled brilliantly, but it disappeared as quickly as it appeared. "But wait, isn't your fiancé a noble."
"Yes." Lara answered in a careless bored voice, like it didn't matter.
"But then Takeru…" Her eyes were suddenly scared and tears were already beginning to fall.
"Takeru is everything, Hikari, every class in 1 handsome teenage boy. You got to hold on to him, don't let anything stand between you two."
The tears stopped falling at the words of her best friend, laughing a bit a the truth of her words. "Thanks Lara. I don't know what I'll do without you here."
"You'll live a wonderful life until you and your boy come and visit me."
"I hope so." She said, smiling again, and blowing out the candle. "Good night, Lar."
"Night, Kari."
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The sun was only just rising, but inside the castle, a war was at hand… well, at least a war of brothers.
The three boys (Matt, T.K and Davis) were in Takeru's bedroom. Davis was looking bored witless, fiddling with a golden ring, aimlessly turning it around and around in his hand, thinking hard about anything other than what was going on, even though his best friends fights with his bro were interesting, this one was different, as he already knew the outcome.
Takeru had explained everything about Kari's special jewellery last night, there was really no reason to listen to this now was there. He didn't even notice the exasperated sound in his best friends voice, and the way the older boy was pacing around the room.
"NO WAY! Takeru, its preposterous. Why would she be here?"
"I know what I saw, onii-chan, everything will work out."
Matt stopped pacing. "How can it! Otouto-chan, you have seriously lost your mind. You think you've found the lost princess of Kamiya, and now you want to give her back." (Little brother)
"Is that such a bad thing? She only wants to meet her family." T.K pleaded.
Matt raised his eyebrows. "Oh yeah, sure, lets just all let Princess Kari waltz back to her own kingdom… you do realise what they'd do to us if we even stepped foot in their kingdom."
"Precisely. Matt, if you don't want to do it for her, do it for the fact that once we give her back, they'll owe us. They wont be able to kill us if we go into their kingdom."
"You don't understand, Takeru."
T.K looked questionably at his older brother. "What do you mean."
"My life is fine, as long as she is lost." Yamato said, a darkness covering his blue eyes. "I love Sora, Takeru, if that Kamiya comes back, she'll be my fiancé." His eyes turned to glare onto his little brother "Or did you forget about that promise? Because I sure as hell didn't, it haunts me every second of the day."
Takeru stood still; shocked… he had forgotten, completely. He didn't usually, but once he met Hikari, it had utterly slipped his mind. Then suddenly he realised something. "The promise doesn't matter, Matt."
"What do you mean, you know our dad, he wont change."
"Her parents wont force her into it. She doesn't love you, or even like you."
Yamato shook his head, his brother was mad, and he was losing his patience. "how do you know?" he growled.
Takeru clenched his fist. "Because I'm in love with her."
Matt blinked stupidly "Hey, but wait, I thought you were in love with that
Kari--- oooh!… I get it."
"Yeeeeees, Yama… Thankyou, took you long enough."
"You know what, otouto-chan?"
"huh?"
"This may actually work."
Takeru smirked. "Told ya so."
"Oh shut-up."
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Kari slept in that morning; it was the one-day of the year that they got off. She felt whole now, after bonding with Takeru last night. Takeru decided to be her wake up call this morning, and think to her a whole lot of nonsense. It was then that they decided to call this little connection they shared exactly what it was, bonding or a bond.
They had also worked out how to hide some feelings from each other, and Takeru told her that he found out he could also read her thoughts if he wanted to, so they practiced all morning with her putting certain thoughts in front of others and hiding some thoughts from him.
Now everything was completely perfect, except for the fact that Lara was gone from her spot in the room. It was nearly 2pm, and sunset would be coming soon. Lara had explained to Kari that she was leaving for home in a week. So they had one week to do absolutely everything together.
At this second, Hikari had all the candles out, curtains drawn, and doors closed, as she practiced controlling her luminous pink light. She stopped quickly as she hear loud laughing coming from outside.
"Kar! Its me! Open the door."
"Just a second, Lara." Kari replied to her best friend, as she quickly opened all the windows, letting in some sunlight.
"Wow." she breathed, as she saw her best friend in a beautiful emerald dress.
"Isn't it nice? Dai and I went to the market; he said it brought out my eyes! AND LOOK!" she screamed, showing Hikari a simple but beautiful golden engagement ring.
"Wow, Lar, your so lucky!"
"I suppose, but I really wish my Dai would pick up some manners, or at least a bit of tact from Takeru. Honestly, he has neither of them! He just talks and talks…" she continued, but for some reason Hikari couldn't get her eyes off the dress, as she remembered something, far in the back of her mind.
----Flash-back----
(hika= 6 years Tai = 9)
[everything is fuzzy for Present Hikari, except for herself]
"Onii-chan! look! Am I pretty?" an innocent girl ran down long marble steps, her ruby red dress flowing after her, coming to a mirror. A fuzzy image walked behind her.
"more than pretty, kari-chan, your beautiful."
"Thankyou Tai! and you are Hanedesom…"
The 9 year old laughed a bit. "Handsome, Kari-chan."
The girl nodded eagerly. "Yep, onii-chan, that's it. Its what I said, right? Hanedesom."
the older brother sweat-dropped. "So, Hikari-chan, why did you get such a pretty dress?"
"OOOHitwassofunmamaandiwenttothemarketandthenwewenttoashopandshetoldmetotryondressesfortheballandshetoldmethisonemademelooktheprettiestprincessinallthelandbecauseitbringsoutmykireieyes!!!!!" The young girl said, jumping up and down, her dress just flowing with her as if it were made for hyperactive young girls on sugar highs.
Tai was squatting on the floor next to her, sweatdropping (anime style) "Really. Do you think you could repeat that in a language I can understand, or at a normal pace?"
Chibi-Kari just wagged her little finger at him like he was a bad boy. (call it young maternal instincts.) "Na uh ah… Mama also said you have to learn to listen more." she said, before twirling round in a circle. " 'nii-chan? Watch it! its following me!" she giggled happily, watching her small, flowing, crimson dress, twirl along with her.
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"Kari?" Lara waved a hand in front of Kari's face. "Hello? Anyone in there?"
Kari shook her head, as Lara sighed. " Wow, you scared me for a second their Kari! You weren't responding, its like you just zoned-out!"
"Yeah, I did… sorry Lar."
Lara laughed. "Its alright, I do that all the time when you talk to me about Takeru!"
"Hey!"
"Well, speaking of your boyfriend, aren't you supposed to be meeting him at sunset?" Lara smirked.
Kari looked out the window, and sure enough, the sun was starting to go down on the horizon.
"Ah!" she said, jumping off the bed, and running to the door. "But, hey, Lar, how did you find out?"
"Dai told me."
Kari raised an eyebrow. "Ri-ight." she said.
"Oh, and Kari? Don't go to hard on Takeru, he really loves you, and always will, I've come to understand this, and don't you forget it."
Hikari chuckled. "I could never forget that!" she said, before waving goodbye.
"I hope so, Kari, I really do. Where the two of you go from here, is up to you." Lara said softly to herself, before going off to meet Daisuke.
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Hikari ran fast through the grass, her dark brown hair flowing after her as she came closer to the barn. The sun was low in the sky, already turning a bright orange and making sky light up with the colours of a fire.
"Take!" The brunette yelled as she opened the barn door and ran up to the blonde boy, wrapping her arms around his neck. She stopped for a second, looking at his face, as he sent her a nervous smile.
"Hey angel." He said carefully, as he pushed her hair behind her ear.
Kari looked at him, confused, wondering what was up to make him act this way. She then remembered something. If she found out who she was, then she would have to leave.
"Don't worry Take, I ain't going anywhere." Her pink lips formed a smile across her flushed face, making her look beautiful. Takeru smiled softly at her, basking in the innocent silence. Wondering how long it would last.
"I'm pretty sure I know who you are." He said quietly, still trying to figure out how to cope with her reaction.
Kari's eyes widened. "But you haven't even looked at it yet! Is it all right?"
He chuckled, running his hand through his sandy-blonde hair. "in some ways, it's bad, but in some ways, its good."
"Your confusing, you know that?" Hikari laughed. "Here, why don't you look at it first before deciding who I am!" she finished, handing over her light pink crest.
"So?" she questioned, watching as he looked intently at her necklace. It was unnerving, but she couldn't read his emotions. They were so mixed it was impossible.
"I was right." He whispered more to himself than her. "You're her."
Kari blinked and raised an eyebrow. "Who?"
Takeru looked up at her face, more serious than she had ever seen him before. "The lost Kamiya princess. Princess Hikari."
Kari almost choked. "Ok… where in the world did that come from?" she spluttered. "No offence, Keru, but its preposterous. Impossible."
Takeru shook his head from side to side, looking back at
her crest. "No, Hika, its not. Every royal child of this era has a crest, Hika.
Its impossible for anyone else to have one, let alone have one and for it to
work." His lips formed a small smile.
"This is one of them. Each one has a symbol on it that means different
things. Yours means 'light'."
"So, you mean…?" she stuttered. "No way, Take… it cant be true."
'and what does he mean by 'good outcomes.' I can see any in this!'
A small wind came through a window, as Takeru placed the crest back into Kari's hand, closing it up. Then, for some reason he broke into a huge smile. Hikari just stared in disbelief at her necklace, not fully comprehending all that Takeru had just told her. Me? a princess? she thought… there's no way… This ruins everything.
Tears spilling in her eyes and her head nodding slowly from side to side in a disbelieving manner a gentle hand wiped away her tears and she looked up at her boyfriends blue eyes, and brilliantly smiling face. "How can you be so happy? Don't you understand what this means?" she asked, her voice breaking.
"Its perfect." he said, the sincerity of his words were shining in his eyes, and it made Hikari feel as if she'd skipped a chapter of a story. "Everything will be able to fit into place now, Hika. Everything is just so wonderful."
"HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT?" Hikari cracked, Takeru's eyes snapped towards her, a sort of fear echoing in them. She wasn't taking this as well as he had hoped. "Open your eyes, Take, I love you, being the Kamiya princess doesn't fix everything, it ruins everything. It means that I have to leave, that we wont be able to see each other, and that I'm engaged to that… that… that ISHIDA!"
She was now glaring fully into his insightful blue eyes, with her last sentence she could see a deep dark sadness suddenly flicker through his eyes, but it was gone as soon as she noticed it, and replaced with peace and joy.
He smiled again, looking like an angel as the sun highlighted his golden locks while they softly moved with the wind. "Open your own eyes, Ri, I love you too… I will make this work, we can overcome this and The 'Ishida'" he said this light-heartedly. "Doesn't want to marry you either. We can fix this, as long as you love me I will always be by your side. Actually, I'll be there even if you don't love me." He smiled. "And you're wrong. This fixes everything, its all falling into place… we just have to stay true to our hearts. Act on our emotions, and everything will work out." The sincerity blaring out of his eyes was so comforting she was scared they'd both lost their minds.
"How? I don't understand how?" The tears began to fall again, as she looked at the crest in her hands. "All because of this stupid thing, I'll leave to go home, and be forbidden to ever see you again. All because of this stupid peace of junk, everything I ever dreamed for will be lost in a single moment that has already passed."
She looked up into his eyes, which were still blazing with uncontrolled genuineness, but now looked a little concerned.
::Please don't hate me, Ri, I love you::. Hikari heard his voice echo in her head.
"I love you so much, Ri, Don't ever forget it, please." He said sincerely, fingering something around his neck.
"Why?" she breathed, tears flowing as she was suddenly afraid of what she might hear.
She noticed his bright blue eyes were beginning to shed tears as well, and suddenly wanted to wipe them away, but as she reached foreword, she noticed the thing he was touching looked a lot like a neckace. Her lovers tears forgotten she touched it, and her curiosity taking over her she watched as he slowly tugged it out from under his shirt, showing a crest like hers, except yellow and a different marking on it.
Hikari shook her head from side to side as she remembered the words that Takeru had told her. 'Every royal child of this era has a crest, Hika. Its impossible for anyone else to have one, let alone have one and for it to work!'
"No." she whispered, taking the crest into her hand. "No, its not, it can't be… Takeru… Ishida?" she looked up at him, a yearning in her heart for him to say he stole it or something of that sort. But seeing his face she knew it was true, his eyes heartbreaking as tears flowed out of them like an endless waterfall, almost pleading for forgiveness.
A depression suddenly engulfed her heart. Ishida? All she could do was fling his crest away from her as if it was poison, and take stumbling steps to the back of the barn, as he just stood there, prepared to take whatever she threw at him because in his mind, he deserved it.
Hikari had a sudden urge to just run, run away from everything… perhaps she would wake up tomorrow and everything would be the same… but no… it wouldn't be. As she looked at the figure she once felt love for she realised how stupid she had been… only the Ishida's had that striking blonde hair and those pure blue eyes.
And that was when the sadness she felt turned into anger. A deep loathing and hatred engulfed her heart, overtaking all the sadness and love she may have had. So her ruby eyes glared at him, full with betrayal, mirroring every form of resentment possible… and those eyes hit Takeru like a sword to the heart.
"So… you were just playing with me then? What was I to you? Did you ever even like me, Let alone love me? Am I just a one month stand, how many other servants are you seducing every day?"
Takeru clenched his hands together, trying to ignore what she said and explain her as reasonably as possible. 'she doesn't mean it' he thought, taking a deep breath.
"Understand this, Hikari, you are none of those things, and I love you. Ishida or not, I had no light or hope in my life until you came. You chased away the darkness, and I will never stop loving you." His calm voice was slowly breaking, he knew this was beyond forgiveness, but the sincerity was still there, and the heart-rending expression on his face was forever present. This just made Hikari burn with anger.
"Cut the crap, Ishida." her crimson eyes narrowed like daggers as she said his last name like poison. "I hate you, and all your pathetic family. I cant believe you led me on this long, but trust me, it will never happen again, I will regret this part of my life and forget it as soon as I am able."
Takeru bit his lip… "Im sorry to hear that, because I don't think I will ever be able to think of this time in that view because, with all do respect, it was the best time of my life." Takeru looked into her eyes, faced with the emotions he should have been prepared for, he couldn't help but feel guilty. "If that's really how you think I suppose I should leave now, so not to burden you with my presence any longer."
"Good, go back to making all our lives miserable; come back from that Satan castle you came from." She retorted, before suddenly feeling uncertain about what she had just said, coming in place with hurt blue eyes, and a betrayed look on his face.
"that's low Ri, real low, I thought you knew me better than that, but if you think of me as my father, I suppose now would be a time to leave, cause I assure you, I would never stoop down to his level, and before our meeting today, I'm pretty sure you knew that."
With that he slowly left the barn house, leaving Hikari alone, with her pink crest, now idle, in her hand. Her eyes widened as she suddenly thought through what happened
Her anger suddenly all disappeared as she realised everything she had just done, and all she had said to the boy she loved. The boy she still loved and would probably never stop loving. The last look he had given her was just sticking in her mind, that guilty, sad, betrayed look. Did the last name really matter that much?
::I'm really sorry, Hika, I'm sorry for not telling you… I'm sorry that it didn't work out between us. I really thought it could::
She heard his voice echo inside her head for what could be the last time, and that was it, she broke down and cried. Cried for her damn spur of the moment temper. Cried for all the times she'd cussed the Ishida's in front of him. And cried for the fact she'd just lost the most important person in her life.
"…No, Take… don't go…dammit… I didn't mean it… I'm sorry." She cried harder, the sun disappearing down underneath horizon. "…Im so, so sorry."
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A/N:
Hehehehe, I'm so evil!!! But don't worry, I have the next chapter planned out, and the next chapter after that… the real story hasn't even started yet!
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Well, thanks to all for sticking through this LONG update… I really am sorry… but I am going to update once every 2 weeks, at least. Perhaps sooner.
I'm deciding on one thing though… should there be digimon? I'm not sure… Anyways…
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