First, before you begin I would like to make a Dedication to a friend of mine who sadly passed away. Even though I didn't know, her offline but she will still be sadly missed my many of her online friends…

This chapter is in Memory to

ShawneeLynn Johnston

1988-2005

Britannia Chapter 12

Over Dinner

It has been two days since Hikari left the Yagami province to go to her destination of the Ishida province. With her escort of guards, they were now just yards away from the Ishida castle. The carriage driver made a turn that enable Hikari to get an eye view of the castle as it approached.

With in minutes the carriage arrived at the castle gates, which had already been opened having been expecting Hikari for a couple of hours now. The carriage came to a halt and the door opened, she saw Takeru and Daisuke there first ready to greet her.

"Princess Hikari my pleasure to welcome you to the Ishida castle," Takeru said bowing slighting to her.

Daisuke did the same and once he had risen, he had given her a kiss on her hand, "Welcome to Ishida," he replied.

Yamato then came through the crowd of spectators watching the princess move about, "Princess Hikari," he called.

She turned around, spotting him, and made her way toward him with Daisuke and Takeru trailing behind her.

"King Yamato, it Is nice to see you once again, however I do believe that there is someone I wish to see," she said to him politely as they were in front of may pilgrims.

Yamato nodded and he lead her into the royal castle gates, "Takeru, Daisuke please make the Yagami guards at home," he said to them over his shoulder.

"Yes," the two replied miserably.

Yamato lead her up to Sora's room soon to find that Sora was not in there and nor the baby either, "Odd, where did she go to?" he questioned.

"Sora was always one that loved flowers in the gardens," Hikari said.

Yamato nodded and the two headed down to the gardens.

Sora was indeed down in the gardens she had sat herself on the grass and held baby Raidon in her arms rocking him in the warm late summer sun.

Hikari and Yamato walk into the garden there they saw Sora sitting on the grass with the baby in her arms. "I shall leave you both for personal time," Yamato said to her and left in the direction he had came with her.

Hikari breathed in a gulp of air and approached her, "Sora," she said.

Sora looked up, "Hikari!" she cried she slowly got up with baby in hand.

Hikari was looking at her new nephew when Sora said, "did you want to hold him?" she questioned.

Hikari nodded, "Okay," she replied. Sora handed Raidon to her and she looked down at the baby, "he looks a lot of Taichi," she said.

"I know," she said.

"Then you know you have to tell Taichi the truth," Hikari replied still looking down at baby Raidon who was in her arms.

"I know, I know," Sora said she straightened her gown.

"You know but you have not told him," Hikari said this time looking up at Sora, "Taichi will be angry that you kept this from him," she warned.

Sora didn't say anything she knew he would be angry with her and she had seen him angry before many times but never with her.

YagamiCastle…

Taichi and Koushiro returned to the castle, from their ride. They both dismounted their horses and took them back to there stable so they could rest the day was getting colder as fall was steadily approaching.

"You would think that Imagawa king would be upset of the way I escaped from his grasp, by attacking our kingdom but it has been nine months since and nothing has occurred that would indicate that he would do something," Taichi said as they both finished putting away their horses equipment in there respectful drawers.

Koushiro looked at him, "He most likely didn't want that kind of war at all," he said.

"How do you know for sure?" Taichi questioned they made there way out of the stables and cut across the horse field toward the castle.

"If there was any kind of doubt in my mind that Imagawa would attack then I would have said it. Imagawa seems like the kind of king who would do anything other then war," Koushiro said.

"You can't know that, Koushiro the man is insane and he deservers to die," Taichi said bitterly remembering the time he was held captive in the dungeons and listening to Yoshita's cruel words to him.

"Then we should take this topic up with your father," Koushiro suggested.

ImagawaProvince…

A goblet of wine was slammed onto the table for the second time that night, "If they think that my revenge is severed they are sadly mistaken!" Yoshita said angrily as he looked across the table to his servant.

"Then are you going to go along with plan B sir?" his servant questioned.

Yoshita stood from his seat, "Yes, go on with it," he said with a smirk. "Haruko will pay all those years stealing Kumiko from me the way he did," he said.

"So he will, but I have to live with my deceit," Sora said.

Hikari sighed, "It is still not too late to make amends with him however."

Sora smiled at her half heartedly, "I must think about this," she said taking her child from Hikari. Sora began to walk out of the garden with Hikari following her.

"Sora you have had nine months to think about this and yet you still haven't told him the total truth," Hikari argued.

Sora didn't say anything and kept on walking through the halls they were quite till they reached her room where then entered Sora had put Raidon into his crib.

"If we don't hurry Yamato may start dinner with out us," Sora said to her she walked by Hikari who was only frustrated with her attempts to get her to tell her brother.

"I say we send an assassin and get rid of him," Taichi said to his father during dinner.

"Taichi to do that will angrier the Imagawa leaders and then we will have a war upon our hands. Do you really want that my son?" Haruko asked eying him.

Taichi sat there in his seat for a moment contemplating what his father had told him, "If the assassin does this cleanly then we should have no fear of being suspected," he said in a suggestive tone.

Haruko stood up and walked over to his son, "Taichi my boy, in the past you have made some bad decisions." He said as he patted him on the shoulder, "So for the meantime the Imagawa province shall be left out of our conversations okay?" his father asked.

Taichi sighed inwardly, "What are you saying when you say bad decisions?" he asked.

His mother stood up suddenly, "Ones to do with the matter of the heart," she said.

Taichi shook his head, "You don't know anything about my feelings," he said hastily.

Kumiko sighed and put her hand on his shoulder, "Taichi my darling some things are always meant to be. You have made mistakes therefore you should learn to abide from your mistakes," she explained.

"Sora wasn't a mistake!" he cried.

"Taichi," Koushiro called to him, "Don't start again," he said.

Taichi frowned at his friend then he looked to both his parents, "I think I should plan a surprise visit to Yamato's castle." Taichi turned to leave the dining headquarters.

Koushiro finished a quick bite of his chicken then went after the young prince, "Taichi wait a second," he said running after him.

"I will wait no longer, Yamato has no right to tell me that I can not see Sora," Taichi shouted enraged.

"You should respect him because he is the King of the Ishida province," Koushiro said hastily.

"Respect him because he is keeping me away from Sora? I think not," Taichi, said he went into his room Koushiro still behind him watching him with worry.

"Taichi, Yamato asked you to respect those wishes…" Koushiro said again trying to peruse his friend from going and barging on to the Ishida grounds with out notice.

Taichi threw on a tunic and robes then exited his chambers, "Koushiro you are starting to irritate me. As a friend why are you trying to keep me here! You know how much I miss Sora! Tell me why?" he shouted.

"I was told by Yamato to keep you away," he said finally admitting to him.

"Keep me away from what?" Taichi demanded.

"I don't know he didn't want to say, for this reason," he said. Taichi charged ahead of Koushiro towards the stables, "Where are you going!" Koushiro hollered to him.

"I'm paying a visit to Yamato," he said rather angry toward his friend who had turned his back on him by lying to him all this time.

"Very well, but your not going alone I'm going with you," Koushiro said to him.

To Be Continued…

Author's note: Sorry it is a little bit short I felt it was good to end it here at this part.