Chapter 1

Sera Damon glares at the spiky burgundy haired object of her ire, " Your cousin Marcus is here, along with a short dude in a trench coat. "

Sera's sapphire eyes widen and even as Taiki watches she was ready in a minute, well, except for her hair, " I'm feeling generous, I'll let you play with my hair as you get it up in its proper style, you do have time for that, right, Taiki? "

Taiki smiles, " Yeah, I've got time for that, Sera. " It was still hard for Taiki to realize that five years had passed since Sera's mother had been brutally murdered by her father. Taiki had everything he needed for doing Sera's hair, including the spikes she wove into the braid. He'd had to get good at doing her hair as it was only two weeks ago that she'd gotten the last surgery and everyone had declared her arm healed, well, arm and shoulder, technically. Still, she wasn't allowed to do anything too strenuous with her arm until the end of the day.

Marcus Damon was almost literally bowled over by his baby cousin as she flew down the stairs and into his arms, " When'd you get back? "

" Two days ago, needed to spend some time with the others first. Mom and Thomas told me what happened, Seraphy. "

Taiki was approaching at this time and he knew damn well that only Marcus was allowed to call her that, " They don't know it all, I got to Sera before your mom did, Marcus, and pulled her out of the way, then Sera called for your mom. I'm Kudo Taiki, Sera's closest friend with Keenan coming in a close second. "

Marcus looks him over as he does his cousin's hair, he'd had white gloves on before, then again, he was also running his fingers through her hair as well. Sera rolls her eyes at her cousin, " Taiki had to become my stylist and he apparently has a fetish for my hair, so every now and then I let him play with it. Besides he's good pervert deterrent. "

Taiki growls lowly at the reminder of that incident, " He should be grateful I didn't sic Keenan on him yet too. "

They were referring to an incident a month ago, when Mizuki Hojo cornered her near the school boiler room. Unfortunately for him she was supposed to meet Taiki at the doors, when she didn't show he went looking and made Sarah Damon look tame when it came to her double brother-in-law. Marcus looked like he wanted to ask but from the set of Taiki's eyes and body he'd handled it, easily. Though the fact that he was comfortable enough with Keenan to potentially sic him on an idiot that went after his cousin put him in Marcus' good books. Marcus is astonished at how quickly Taiki got Sera's hair done, he did have practice at that.

The cousins let Taiki have a head start out the door though Sera grabbed a red sports drink for him, knowing he'd need it soon enough. Her black and amethyst Data Link was still on her left hip, " BlackAgumon, Realize! "

Sera hugs her partner and quickly calls him into her Data Link as Marcus calls his partner in as well, before she picks up the pace, Marcus following her. She sends a message to Angie about Taiki's change of plans and sprints the rest of the way to the game. She manages to get Marcus in for free, claiming he was her brother, hey, in her opinion he was. They snag seats near center court and they are joined by Hinomoto Angie a young girl with fair skin, amber eyes, and shoulder-length red hair, which is worn in two spiky pigtail held by two green scrunchies. Her hair also has a spiky fringe and two side bangs, which reach her cheeks. She is wearing a white shirt with a pink collar, long pink sleeves, and a red heart on the left side of the chest. She also wears denim shortalls with a crimson belt with a circular golden buckle, black stockings, and yellow sneakers with white vamps and shoes. The shortall has a golden metallic buckle on the right strap, one pocket on each side of the front, two rear pockets, and a fifth pocket on the stomach. It also lacks a left buckle, and is worn with the left strap undone, exposing the red heart on her shirt.

Sera waits until a time out is called and tosses Taiki his sports drink, the blonde boy, Kevin, nods and Taiki wanders over, " Thanks, Sera. Oh, right, we had plans for today, didn't we, Ange? Thanks for letting her know about the change, Sera. "

The girls both sigh at this, " We wouldn't have this problem if you could learn to say no every now and then. " they say together.

Marcus quirks an eyebrow at this, " Seriously, you can't say no? "

" If I can help someone out I will. " Taiki says and heads back over to join the rest of the basketball team. Sera and Angie both shudder just then as they can feel several eyes on them.

" His fan girls, here? " Angie whimpers.

Sera's eyes widen in horror at this, " Marcus, you are not allowed to leave us alone. Taiki's terrified of them and they hate us because we're both too close to him. "

Marcus' olive green eyes widen at this information, " He has the scary kind of fan girls? "

" Yep, though he generally with us and they heard about a certain incident and realize that screwing with me will piss off their object of obsession. "

" Yeah, Taiki does not take kindly to either of us being messed with by his fan girls, now if there aren't too many Sera can fight her way out, but when the whole horde is after you the best thing to do is run. This is why I'm glad Sera generally knows where Taiki is at any given time as she can lead us to our salvation. " Angie says.

All three watch Taiki's epic spin move only to pass the ball to Kevin, the boy he'd agreed to help out. Thankfully Sera had managed to keep Taiki from overdoing it on the practice. The players all head into the locker room to change and the girls stick close to Marcus, not wanting the fan girls to get at them. Yes, his fan girls were that scary. When Taiki came out wearing a black shirt under another blue shirt with a white oval with yellow borders and a yellow "t" in the chest and a yellow arm on the left arm. He also wears black leggings under brown shorts and a belt, a red jacket like vest, green goggles, red and white shoes, and white gloves.

" Let's get out of here, Taiki, your fan girls have been giving both of us the evil eye ever since you talked to us at that one time out. " Angie says.

Taiki frowns at this and spies the head of his fan club in the stands. He almost snarls at this, as he really wanted to demonstrate a little affection towards Sera. " Marcus, do you have any problems with your cousin dating? "

Marcus looks at the burgundy haired kid asking and he smirks, " Depends on the person, though we should probably finish this conversation elsewhere, unless you want me to scare your fan girls off. "

Taiki nods at this and they make good their escape. Sera is currently wearing black crescent upturned crescent moon earrings, a black camisole under a purple tank top, she wore black fingerless gloves with purple stitching and her name embroidered in kanji on them, a gift from Taiki for her birthday not that long ago, black cargo shorts over purple leggings, a purple belt, purple and black tennis shoes, and a purple choker with a silver upturned crescent moon on it, a gift from her aunt. " Now, Taiki, why ask me that question? "

Taiki gives him a deadpan look, " I'm already dating your cousin, I just don't want you killing me. Though only a select few even know this. "

Marcus looks at whom he considered another little sister, " I'm allowed to terrorize any other guy you don't want around you, right? "

" Yeah, you are, Marky. "

" Gah, Seraphy, you know I hate that nickname. " Marcus whines.

" Marcus, you're nineteen and you're still whining at your thirteen year old cousin? " Sera asks him.

Angie snickers as they find a place to settle down on some stairs, Sera leaning up against Taiki's left side. Marcus was currently wearing a black tank top, a red and white vest, red sneakers, khaki jeans, and black wrist bands, and a silver crest given to him by his father. He has shoulder length brown hair tied back in a half ponytail with bangs framing both sides of his face. " When did you two switch over from best friends to dating anyhow? " Marcus asks, genuinely curious. If there was anyone whom he could approve of dating his unofficial little sister it was Kudo Taiki.

Taiki blinks at this and Sera cocks her head to the side, " I think it was a gradual transition, Marky. We didn't even notice the parameters of our relationship changed until Taiki went alpha male the one day. "

Angie grins at this, " Oh, that was a sight to behold. Aiko Taiki, yes, that is his name, asked her out the one day about four months ago, Sera said no and he persisted, wanting to know why when our Taiki intervened from over Sera's shoulder, glaring him down. Only those nearby know what really happened but your dear cousin here, once Aiko-san was gone, spun on her heel and slapped Taiki upside the head. "

Taiki whimpers in remembered pain, " Did you have to teach her how to inflict pain with the least amount of force? "

" Hey, we worked that out, you can go all alpha male on the idiots and perverts unless I want first crack at them. I'm a Damon, dammit, I can generally handle myself. " Sera retorts just as Jeremy Tsurgi crops up babbling on about the seven circles of pain. Jeremy has short brown hair, brown eyes, and wears a light blue shirt under a green button up shirt with the sleeves rolled up and two pocket, one on each side in the front, tan cargo pants, and green and brown boots.

Sera and Marcus tune out the friendly rival bickering until Sera blinks when Taiki stands up, she pulls Marcus aside, " Digiworld's calling him, he can fully hear the Digi Melodies now. "

" I'm all for a good fight, Seraphy. " Marcus says and the cousins follow the other three. Sera wasn't about to let her boyfriend go to the Digital World without her, and Marcus wasn't going to let Sera go without him. They observe until the portal opens and grab on to the other three. Marcus and Sera wake up mere moments before the digimon that Taiki had save wakes Taiki up. The blonde's head was on Taiki's lap and she was content to stay where she was while Taiki shoved Angie and Jeremy off of him. Marcus smirks, yeah, no guy would remove his girlfriend from that position.

" Where are we anyhow? " Jeremy asks.

Sera tunes out for the moment and then her DATS honed senses kick in, she flips to her feet and switches her Data Link holder to her right hip, as she'd be punching with her left arm for the next little while. She pulls out her burst mode Data Link, " BlackAgumon, Realize! "

Marcus grins there was a fight in the offing, grabbing his orange and black burst mode Data Link, " Agumon, Realize! "

" Boss, I hate being in there. " Agumon complains.

That was when MadLeomon showed up with his goon squad. Sera and Marcus both crack their knuckles and leap up into the air even as Ballistamon saves Taiki and crew from the crazy lion, shouting, " It's fightin' time! "

In sync they both punch a Pteramon into the ground and activate their DNA. They land and gather the charge, " DNA Full Charge! "

" Agumon warp digivolve to… RizeGreymon! "

" BlackAgumon warp digivolve to… MetalGreymon(Virus). "

Taiki reloads the digimon he'd saved and the now known as Shoutmon joins the fray, though he deals with MadLeomon. Sera smirks and leaps up into an aerial spin kick, sending a Mammothmon sailing. Shoutmon and MadLeomon both stare, " How the hell did she do that! " Everyone save Marcus, RizeGreymon, and MetalGreymon(Virus) exclaims.

" Sera, I expect an explanation after we get out of this, okay? " Taiki calls out to his suddenly ecstatically happy girlfriend.

" Sure thing, Tai-chan. " Sera calls back.

" I will never understand how you rate her. " Jeremy says.

" I see her and accept her for whom she is. I don't try and change her. " Taiki answers, remembering a certain chat where she'd revealed her previous lives to him, telling him all the sordid details. To think that she had been the much beloved Sailor Moon in her last life. From what she'd told him she had hated fighting as Tsukino Serena. As Sera Damon she lived for fighting, street fighting that is. It drove her aunt and his mother nuts, as Sarah Damon knew that Marcus had had entirely too much influence on his sweet little cousin.

Taiki, however, loved watching her fight and now was no different. Things took a change for the worst when MadLeomon absorbed some of his own minions and became ArmedMadLeomon. Marcus and Sera come at him from different directions and both nail him with solid punches knocking him away from Shoutmon and Ballistamon, " Stay down, you overgrown house cat. " Marcus quips.

Marcus and Sera's partners were still busy with the rest of ArmedMadLeomon's goon squad, " Taiki, use your digivice, go on instinct. " Sera calls out even as she and Marcus help Shoutmon and Ballistamon out of the hole they'd ended up in thanks to the kitty on steroids.

Taiki's eyes widen and then they narrow, he hadn't saved Shoutmon to let him die now. He runs out from behind the rock he, Angie, and Jeremy had taken cover behind and follows his instincts, before calling out, " Digi Fuse! "

While that's happening Marcus punches the kitty away again, just keeping him busy, he was Shoutmon's opponent and Marcus wouldn't take that away from him. " Giga Blaster! " MetalGreymon(Virus) calls out.

" Rising Destroyer! " RizeGreymon calls out, taking out several more minions. Marcus leaps out of the way as Shoutmon times two, they'd later learn that form was called, goes in for the attack. The fusion ends and Shoutmon suggests to Taiki that they'd needed more help.

Taiki grins, " Shoutmon, Starmon, Pickmonz, Digi Fuse! "

With the use of the Sun Sword Shoutmon defeated ArmedMadLeomon, leaving him as MadLeomon once again. Then he is pulled away by his boss, Sera grins wildly as she and Marcus high five before Taiki spins her around and kisses her soundly. Marcus blinks, " He loves watching her fight. " Angie explains.

" Oh, I see. " Marcus says.

Taiki pulls away quickly, " I am not in any way an idiot, Marcus. I've been raised to respect females and do you honestly think she'd let me do anything she didn't want me to? "

Marcus sighs, " Point, I trained my baby cousin well. "

" Boss, that fight rocked. " Agumon says.

Sera grins, " He's right, that fight totally kicked ass. "

Taiki shakes his head, pulling her closer to him, " This is going to be fun, so, Shoutmon, what's going on? "

That was when they learned about Bagra's Army and why Shoutmon wanted to be King to protect his friends. Marcus grins, " I'm in, this promises to be a good fight, what do you say, Agumon? "

" Do you even need to ask, Boss? " Agumon replies.

" I'm in, this is far more important. " Taiki states.

Angie and Jeremy both groan at this even as Sera and BlackAgumon cheer, they could fight again.

Time Gates:

Pluto frowns as she looks for the soul of the hime, where and when had she ended up. She knew that the brat had been reincarnated but she couldn't find her. Little did Pluto know that forces outside of her realm of experience and one she did know were shielding the hime from her. Amaterasu and several Digital Deities had conspired together to hide the girl from those that would wish to use her for her power alone. Amaterasu had also ensured that she would meet Taiki Kudo not to mention have Marcus Damon as a stalwart and slightly wild protector.

Disclaimer: I do not won Sailor Moon or Digimon.